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Man really comments on Metallica openings being cool in the start and still puts first time hearing Metallica in the title, not first time hearing Enter The Sandman like I'm guessing it actually is
My Dad was 73 when he first heard Metallica, I was having a party and he came for a visit. Creeping Death came on and he was disappointed that my stereo wouldn't go louder and trust me, I had a pretty dope system ! He'd be 97 if he was still alive today.... never too old to hear and appreciate new music! Btw, Creeping Death is a pure Old Testament song... Dad had no idea of that just loved the power and quality of the music. Before hearing this he was mostly into 50's C & W, classical and clarinet!
I get that totally. I'm a 66 year old grandmother and was just introduced to that band a few years ago by my two sons who are metal musicians. Enter Sandman is great, but my actual favorite is Unforgiven, that song just resonates with me.
Was going to bring this up also.. Polo, you seem genuinely impressed with Metallica.... To fill in ANY blanks.. Ask this- WHO could bring 1.6 million people together? Yeah.. Metallica did it.. As you like to do.. research it first.. then watch it.. It's the definition of impressive and awesome. Also.. not sure if you have watched the Sanitarium video. That also hits a lot of the things you have commented on while watching Metallica. Anyway.. Welcome to the family. I appreciate your take and open-mindedness. You see things a lot like me.. I am a 'bit' older than you.. but like you, I get MORE open-minded as I get older... instead of more set in my ways. Life's good! Rock on.
Hi Polo, so glad to see you enjoy decrypting our favorite songs ! :) Allow me to make a quick suggestion : play STUDIO versions of Metallica's (and other bands') songs. It will do them more Justice (For All) in my opinion. Even though concerts are awesome to watch and even more to attend... they don't always do notes and beats right (unless you're talking about an album like S&M and in particular the song Ecstasy of Gold.) Very often, "real" bands and solo artists capture the true meaning of their art isolated from ambient noise and bathed in the pure instrumental rendition of their thoughts. Really enjoyed your comments, Good luck to you, stay safe ! p.s. WAH !!! I've just realized that I was commenting on your Nothing Else Matters impressions... here. woops, my bad ! hahah
This is another song from that album (the black album) My Friend of Misery there’s no video of this song just the song I’ve commented on couple of your other metallic videos but you’re going to like this one you don’t have to make a video just listen to the song it’s one of my favorites off this album but since it had so many top songs on it this song really got overlooked and I loved it it’s worth a listen like I said not asking for a video just a listen to this song you will like it!!!
@@gpatrick72 mostly yes, but... there are some songs still worth listening. I don't remember which ones and you could think that they are not memorable... but I do have terrible memory for names ;)
Should check out Creeping Death off the Ride the Lighting album. Or Fade to Black from the same album. Creeping Death is supposed to be about Jewish Passover and how God punished Moses’s pharaoh brother by killing the first born man.
That "tribal" sound of drums at the beginning was created by Lars replacing the customarily used high-hat with that of a floor tom to keep time. For non-drummers: The "high-hat" is what is generally used by drummers to keep the time. Along with the bass drum and snare, the high-hat is the most notable accoutrement. It consists of two small cymbals that are held face-to-face on a short pole/stick through the center of them. The left foot controls a pedal that toggles how much space is between the two cymbals. Pushing the foot down (closed), pushes the cymbals together creating a solid clack sound. By slightly lifting the foot, it creates a little space (open); they're still touching, but just lightly, so striking it gives a "sizzle" as one vibrates against the other - often times down in a sequence of say every fourth hit. (You can REALLY hear that sizzle in most of Van Halen songs - Alex Van Halen uses a lot of sizzle in his craft). The drummer keeps time by rhythmically striking (usually his right hand) against the downturned cymbal usually 8 or 16 times in each measure while then alternating between bass and snare drums to fill in the rest of the measure. In Enter Sandman, after the big beat drop in the intro, Lars reverts to the high-hat timing for the bulk of the song - only to return to the tom "tribal" sound in the bridge (the prayer before the final chorus) and the outro.
I’ve been a huge Metallica fan for decades now and I think they’re the best band to start with for people wanting to explore metal. They don’t throw you off the deep end with every single song they make.
Enter Sandman is a core memory for me :D being a 90's kid, the Black Album was the best thing that had happened to me until then. My poor mother had to listen to that tape SO often during school runs LOL!! Hearing this song live a couple of years ago was like I died and went to heaven. The energy in the stadium was INSANE
I can't help it! Every time I hear it, I gotta go all in jamming. I will sit in my car in the driveway and finish listening to the car full blast! I was able to see them in concert a few years back. EPIC!
This was one of the songs I played for my daughter when she was small to fall asleep to. Also on her list of lullabies were songs like Sweet Dreams by the Eurythmics, Sweet Child O' Mine by Guns N’ Roses and some others. Melodic electric guitar still puts her to sleep at 18 years old. It’s fantastic.
It's a good feeling having someone enjoy reacting to so many different genre's of music i love. I normally don't comment on any video's but you and a handful of others are my favorite reactors. It brings joy to the ol heart to have someone listen to music for the first time with them. Been a subscriber for a bit and I do enjoy your critique on the plethora of music you've done thus far. Keep up the good work!
I have been watching you for a while, and I am so enjoying your journey, and I have noticed a big difference in you because of it. Definitely can tell your transformation and your mind opening. It’s a joy to see. ❤️👍
This is one of those songs that almost transcends time... it sounds just as good and just as musically relevant today as it did... what... 30 years ago? 31? Just an amazing song. And I agree with you 100%... my appreciation for different music has expanded significantly with age. If nobody has recommended it yet... watch the 1991 Metallica concert (or at least Enter Sandman) in Moscow Russia. The size of the crowd was just... mind boggling. Reported crowd size varies from 600,000 to 1.6 million. Thanks for sharing!
I have seen this song live so many times that I cannot help seeing and hearing the pyro that always accompanies the end of the intro section in their live performances.
You're an excellent reactor! Much thought, and paying attention to all of the details! I'm a 60 year old white guy, and I grew up with ALL of the music that you react to. Keep up the good work!
1) the live version in Moscow is beyond amazing. 2) The hill I will die on - Metallica’s greatest song musically is My Friend of Misery. I will die on this hill. From the bass, the guitars, the lyric’s, the interlude and changeup in the middle to the culminating ending. If you listen to My Friend of Misery Live - it is amazing. They have one that is live in like Kentucky and holy shit it is mind bending.
This song came off the "Black" album, the album after "And Justice For All". The songs were a bit simpler and shorter. The semi truck scene was probably based on his father. His dad left the family ( I think when James was in his early teens); he happened to be a truck driver, and James felt he abandoned them. Then his mom developed cancer. She didn't seek treatment because she was Christian Scientist, leaving James and his sister without parents. So, he had a lot of pain associated with his parents.
Yes!!!!!! Enter sandman is the greatest song EVER!!! So glad you threw this in here. I can not listen to this song in my car unless I have cruise control on or I’m doing about 100+. This song gets everything you got jamming. The head banging feet tapping throwing the arms around song. Always true to metallic!!!
I truly enjoy the fact that someone younger is open to enjoying different genres of music and not just listening. Appreciation of music itself is essential. Period. Thank you!
As a black woman, I've always been side-eyed for my life-long love of music that wasn't "black". (Metal, Rock, Country, Classical). I've been loving seeing other black folks here on YT discovering and appreciating the music been judged as weird for loving for some forty years now. The first time I heard Metallica was actually Nightmare On Elm Street: Dream Child, lol. Loved them every since!
I recommend the Unforgiven Trilogy. Each song is like 10 years apart. Each tells an interesting story and its great to see the evolution over time. Unforgiven 3 is chef kiss great.
Oh yes the Unforgiven Trilogy is a great peace... But i have to admit... I can't even tell which song i like most. Harvester of Sorrow, Welcome Home (Sanitorium), Battery, no leaf clover... Every god damn, sorry for that, song is a freaking Masterpiece.
I just dug the music. Theeen, i swoop up to Minneapolis to go to the Mall, stopped at restaurant. Idr, but somehow our server and i riffed about Metallica, Fully. Very fun.
This, by far, is my favorite Metallica song. I grew up listening to it, my dad was a drummer, and this was always my favorite song for him to play/practice to!! So everytime I hear it, I think of my dad...
I was 10 years old when I heard this song for the first time. Sense it came out back in the day I've probably herd it hundreds of times and it still gets my heart racing. Got goose bumps listening to it with you. Man, what a great band. Go see 'em live while you still can!
Here for it. You need to react to EVERY SONG on this album. Most popular are Sad but True, Unforgiven, wherever I Roam, Nothing else matter, Wolf and Man, Misery. Yeah every song.
Most of what i've seen is those "Oh-aah" type of reactions. That's so nice of you that you take your time and make yourself acquainted with the song and it's backstory. Kind of a fresh breeze. "Wow! Wow! This is so cool!" F***, i know it's cool, that's probably why i watch the video, i do'nt need a random guy on RUclips telling me obvious things. So, that's why i like your videos.
You cracked me up dude! I had to laugh out loud when you said you were high the first time you listened to this song... hello from Cody Wyoming by the way😁
I love your reaction videos about Metallica because you care about the lyrics a lot and you are not simply listenening to the music but you give somekind of deeper emotional analysis of the songs. Great!
my boyfriend in high-school was obsessed with Metallica, his mission was to find the Metallica album they did with an orchestra on CD and we only found it at the virgin store in NYC at the time. haha
I really appreciate you bro. It’s cool that you’re into this stuff we grew up with. If you follow this vein into harder territory eventually you’ll end up at Slayer, Angel of Death. (produced by hip-hop legend Rick Rubin) I’d be really curious to see what you think of that song. Cheers, my man.🥂
I'm 63 years old, blacfeet origins, age make the difference, I have been listening to Metallica nearbout 40 years, the older I get the more I appreciate them.
I was just going to text something about the live video in Moscow. Please react to "Enter Sandman live in Moscow". It happened after the wall fell & there was 1.6 million people at the free concert. It's amazing & unbelievable how many people there was. Keep doing what you're doing. Have a great day
Hey my guy. I just found your channel tonight. I sub several reaction channels. But only the good ones. I like how you actually react to all the elements of the song. We know the song. We can and have heard the song many times. We're here for your reaction to it. So keep doing you thing Dude. You won me over. I saw you Ramstein "Du Hast" reaction, subbed, liked and commented and dug into your Metallica reactions. I'm a month late here, but I hope you see this. If you like back story... You have to see this song preformed by them in Moscow 1991. I promise, you'll get high just watching it if you know the back story to the performance. It was the most epic rock concert of all time! 1 Million people attended! They sent in the Russian Army for crowd control. The Army dudes were jamming with the fans! 🤣 Even so, I'm glad you got to appreciate it on this level first.
Me favorite Metallica song ever. Just a masterpiece. I saw these guys live in 1991 in Columbia SC. Headbanging at its best. I had whiplash fo a couple days. AWESOME
@@cjcookj85 Pantera opened the gig, Metallica played after The Black Crowes, and AC/DC closed the show. Most of the people were just there to celebrate the fall of the Soviet Union
This is my favorite Metallica song. I played this for my son when he was 6 or 7 and he sat down at the drum set at my friend's house and played this on the set after only hearing it once. That's when we discovered he has a natural musical talent . I used to love watching him play this on Guitar Hero too.
Man, I remember I was like 13 years old maybe hanging out with my best friend and his older brother who we looked up to during the metal era and this was a huge deal when this video was premiering on MTV
I've always woke up from falling dreams too my friend said he falls but is aware it's a dream and goes with it and sees incredible things. I haven't been able to yet, but gonna try
MUST WATCH: Enter Sandman LIVE IN MOSCOW. Check out the history behind that video! “The young challenged the old” and helped thwart a coup attempt by hardliner communists. They stood in front of tanks and shit. Their leaders asked them what they wanted for “saving us all”. And they said WE WANT METALLICA. Until then, American rock could only be heard on illegal bootleg tapes. The Russian government FLEW METALLICA to Moscow. And that shit was INSANE. You HAVE to watch it. It’s a moment like NO OTHER! Thanks Polo! It’s so much fun watching your journey. ❤️☮️🎶
For the frist time I have subed to a reaction channel. But you seem open minded and speak your mind and I like that about you buddy. I love this song and I have to laugh every new song you hear is your new fav, LOL me too. LOL
I think the best thing about great art is that the meaning is in the eyes of the beholder. I've noticed that songs I love their meaning change as I do.
as a 17 year old who is still scared of exactly what you’re talking about at 5:45 (the fear of being alone in the dark and alone with your fears as soon as i saw the dark screen i immediately clicked off. now i’m back to post this comment telling you all what happened and off to find another video. love the channel don’t mean any disrespect ❤️
@7:10 MAD props to you for spotting that difference. That's the Bob Rock effect. Bob Rock was the music producer that they hired for this album - who helped the band release a more "corporate rock" radio friendly album. It soared the band into the stratosphere of popularity and wealth, but unfortunately it was divisive to many of their previous fans who saw this album as a "sell out" or at least - the beginning of the sell out that really came on the next album - further dividing when they cut their hair short etc. Regardless - as a long time Metallica fan since long before this album, I will say this - the album is fantastic. Absolutely. It's not the same as their previous albums as you certainly pointed out. If that album came out by any other band or was their first album for instance on it's own merit - it would be lauded as truly fantastic and worth the accolades and awards it received. Meaning it's better than most other bands best efforts. But it falls short of the excellence in composition, song-writing, arrangement etc that went in to their previous studio albums that their core fans fell in love with. So many of such people trash the album - not on it's own merit - but as a comparison.
I think even in comparison the Black Album does great - it just isn't Thrash Metal. It's an amazingly excellent heavy metal/hard rock album, but it's not thrash. And that's what a lot of fans expected. I was a fan even back in the 90's, and I considered Black to be a perfect album, and their best work. A lot of others did too at the time, but I think since the internet and social media, people started changing their minds and also saying "I always disliked the black album because they sold out", but hey, to each their own.
Wrong. Bob Rock had nothing to do with the song structure on this album, which is what he was talking about. Bob made no difference there. The basis of the songs were written before Bob was even their producer. Bob said himself he had nothing to do with arrangements, and knew they weren't going to let him have anything to do with that. He just worked on their sound and performance.
@@Salomon_Gso he worked on their sound and performance but was not involved in their sound and performance. Got it. I didn't say he arranged it; i said he was a producer. To say he had no influence on the finished product is quite disingenuous to say the least. Watching the 4½ years in the life of Metallica video you can see some of Bob's interactions asking James to change up some of his "yah yahs" to try "mah-mah"s and use various sound effects in the studio etc. Furthermore by Polo's own explanation "the song was originally written about crib death....but the producers didn't like it....." So okay my guy, everyone's wrong.
@@FrostrazorI never said Rock had no influence. I was saying the basis of what that album was, was there in the demos before Rock got involved. Whatever, I honestly didn't read the rest of what you said in the OP. Also, it was James' bandmates that didn't like his original Sandman lyrics.
The entire world knows this song, doesn't matter what age really. Of all the covers done to E/S, the one Metallica chose to include on the Black List LP and is the very first track, is from the 3 sisters from Mexico, and one singer from Canada, mixed by legendary producer David Bendeth. "The Warning" with "Alessia Cara" sharing the vocals, for a re-imagined version is simply stunning, and an instant masterpiece. The official video is mesmerizing! ⚡
Another great intro build-up is on For Whom the Bell Tolls off Ride the Lightning album. It's a 5 minute song with a badass 2 minute intro! If you want to get your "treble-fill", there's no better song!
Polo have you listened to No Leaf Clover by Metallica? My favorite . 😊Music is the best drug, the best therapy, the best medicine. Music. Always. It feeds the soul. ❤
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Man really comments on Metallica openings being cool in the start and still puts first time hearing Metallica in the title, not first time hearing Enter The Sandman like I'm guessing it actually is
This album made Metallica absolutely explode! Everyone listened to them when this song hit the scene. 550 weeks on the Billboard top 200! 10.5 YEARS!
My Dad was 73 when he first heard Metallica, I was having a party and he came for a visit. Creeping Death came on and he was disappointed that my stereo wouldn't go louder and trust me, I had a pretty dope system !
He'd be 97 if he was still alive today.... never too old to hear and appreciate new music!
Btw, Creeping Death is a pure Old Testament song... Dad had no idea of that just loved the power and quality of the music.
Before hearing this he was mostly into 50's C & W, classical and clarinet!
I get that totally. I'm a 66 year old grandmother and was just introduced to that band a few years ago by my two sons who are metal musicians. Enter Sandman is great, but my actual favorite is Unforgiven, that song just resonates with me.
Great comment
love this story!!
Great story. Sorry for your loss. He obviously had great taste in music as u do!!
You should react to the live version in Moscow 1991. 1.6 million. Not so much for the song and lyrics, but more about the performance.
More like 100 million.
Absofreakinlutely.....
Was going to bring this up also.. Polo, you seem genuinely impressed with Metallica.... To fill in ANY blanks.. Ask this- WHO could bring 1.6 million people together? Yeah.. Metallica did it.. As you like to do.. research it first.. then watch it.. It's the definition of impressive and awesome. Also.. not sure if you have watched the Sanitarium video. That also hits a lot of the things you have commented on while watching Metallica.
Anyway.. Welcome to the family. I appreciate your take and open-mindedness. You see things a lot like me.. I am a 'bit' older than you.. but like you, I get MORE open-minded as I get older... instead of more set in my ways.
Life's good! Rock on.
Listen to" Orion" for a beautifully put together masterpiece ✨️
@@greaslegreedigut2353 l’ll second everything you said. And don’t worry Polo you are nailing it. Rock on
This track was amazing! Be sure to get the likes up for more Metallica reactions IF you enjoyed the video. Thanks for rocking with me 🙏🏽
Hi Polo,
so glad to see you enjoy decrypting our favorite songs ! :)
Allow me to make a quick suggestion : play STUDIO versions of Metallica's (and other bands') songs. It will do them more Justice (For All) in my opinion.
Even though concerts are awesome to watch and even more to attend... they don't always do notes and beats right (unless you're talking about an album like S&M and in particular the song Ecstasy of Gold.) Very often, "real" bands and solo artists capture the true meaning of their art isolated from ambient noise and bathed in the pure instrumental rendition of their thoughts.
Really enjoyed your comments,
Good luck to you, stay safe !
p.s. WAH !!! I've just realized that I was commenting on your Nothing Else Matters impressions... here.
woops, my bad ! hahah
This is another song from that album (the black album) My Friend of Misery there’s no video of this song just the song I’ve commented on couple of your other metallic videos but you’re going to like this one you don’t have to make a video just listen to the song it’s one of my favorites off this album but since it had so many top songs on it this song really got overlooked and I loved it it’s worth a listen like I said not asking for a video just a listen to this song you will like it!!!
Long time Metallica fan. But don't bother reacting to anything after the "Black" album, you will be disappointed.
@@gpatrick72 mostly yes, but... there are some songs still worth listening.
I don't remember which ones and you could think that they are not memorable... but I do have terrible memory for names ;)
Should check out Creeping Death off the Ride the Lighting album. Or Fade to Black from the same album. Creeping Death is supposed to be about Jewish Passover and how God punished Moses’s pharaoh brother by killing the first born man.
Metallica is my favorite band and I love seeing someone else experience it for the first time
That "tribal" sound of drums at the beginning was created by Lars replacing the customarily used high-hat with that of a floor tom to keep time.
For non-drummers:
The "high-hat" is what is generally used by drummers to keep the time. Along with the bass drum and snare, the high-hat is the most notable accoutrement. It consists of two small cymbals that are held face-to-face on a short pole/stick through the center of them. The left foot controls a pedal that toggles how much space is between the two cymbals. Pushing the foot down (closed), pushes the cymbals together creating a solid clack sound. By slightly lifting the foot, it creates a little space (open); they're still touching, but just lightly, so striking it gives a "sizzle" as one vibrates against the other - often times down in a sequence of say every fourth hit. (You can REALLY hear that sizzle in most of Van Halen songs - Alex Van Halen uses a lot of sizzle in his craft).
The drummer keeps time by rhythmically striking (usually his right hand) against the downturned cymbal usually 8 or 16 times in each measure while then alternating between bass and snare drums to fill in the rest of the measure.
In Enter Sandman, after the big beat drop in the intro, Lars reverts to the high-hat timing for the bulk of the song - only to return to the tom "tribal" sound in the bridge (the prayer before the final chorus) and the outro.
Non-drummer here. Thanks for the technical explaination. And thanks for keeping it in layman’s terms where non-musicians can understand😊
Where TF did the stereotype of the dumb drummer come from? Drumming sounds like an extremely technical art.
I’ve been a huge Metallica fan for decades now and I think they’re the best band to start with for people wanting to explore metal. They don’t throw you off the deep end with every single song they make.
Enter Sandman is a core memory for me :D being a 90's kid, the Black Album was the best thing that had happened to me until then. My poor mother had to listen to that tape SO often during school runs LOL!!
Hearing this song live a couple of years ago was like I died and went to heaven. The energy in the stadium was INSANE
Unforgiven is one of my favs by Metallica. It became more important as I gained more social hardships.
"If you were to talk to me five years ago..." Yes. Exactly.
I can't help it! Every time I hear it, I gotta go all in jamming. I will sit in my car in the driveway and finish listening to the car full blast!
I was able to see them in concert a few years back. EPIC!
This was one of the songs I played for my daughter when she was small to fall asleep to. Also on her list of lullabies were songs like Sweet Dreams by the Eurythmics, Sweet Child O' Mine by Guns N’ Roses and some others. Melodic electric guitar still puts her to sleep at 18 years old. It’s fantastic.
It's a good feeling having someone enjoy reacting to so many different genre's of music i love. I normally don't comment on any video's but you and a handful of others are my favorite reactors. It brings joy to the ol heart to have someone listen to music for the first time with them. Been a subscriber for a bit and I do enjoy your critique on the plethora of music you've done thus far. Keep up the good work!
Glad I could bring you a little bit of joy. Thanks for watching
Nicegrammar... it is becoming a lost art
I have been watching you for a while, and I am so enjoying your journey, and I have noticed a big difference in you because of it. Definitely can tell your transformation and your mind opening. It’s a joy to see. ❤️👍
This is one of those songs that almost transcends time... it sounds just as good and just as musically relevant today as it did... what... 30 years ago? 31? Just an amazing song. And I agree with you 100%... my appreciation for different music has expanded significantly with age. If nobody has recommended it yet... watch the 1991 Metallica concert (or at least Enter Sandman) in Moscow Russia. The size of the crowd was just... mind boggling. Reported crowd size varies from 600,000 to 1.6 million. Thanks for sharing!
I have seen this song live so many times that I cannot help seeing and hearing the pyro that always accompanies the end of the intro section in their live performances.
I think that “sad but true “ is much better and never gets the respect it deserves!!
So true, we (kids) get our fears from lessons and experience. Thank you.
It’s really cool to watch people discover new music-to them. You do it well, in a land of ‘reactors’. And I look forward to your posts!
You're an excellent reactor!
Much thought, and paying attention to all of the details!
I'm a 60 year old white guy, and I grew up with ALL of the music that you react to.
Keep up the good work!
1) the live version in Moscow is beyond amazing.
2) The hill I will die on - Metallica’s greatest song musically is My Friend of Misery. I will die on this hill. From the bass, the guitars, the lyric’s, the interlude and changeup in the middle to the culminating ending. If you listen to My Friend of Misery Live - it is amazing. They have one that is live in like Kentucky and holy shit it is mind bending.
This song came off the "Black" album, the album after "And Justice For All". The songs were a bit simpler and shorter.
The semi truck scene was probably based on his father. His dad left the family ( I think when James was in his early teens); he happened to be a truck driver, and James felt he abandoned them. Then his mom developed cancer. She didn't seek treatment because she was Christian Scientist, leaving James and his sister without parents. So, he had a lot of pain associated with his parents.
I am 63 years old and I must admit that I still sleep with the tv on. Great reaction my good man, great reaction!
all the classic nightmares are in this video - falling, snakes/spiders, the scary truck with dark windows....
Polo, I can’t help but be mesmerised by your perpetual motion ornament in the background!!!!!😂
Yes!!!!!! Enter sandman is the greatest song EVER!!! So glad you threw this in here. I can not listen to this song in my car unless I have cruise control on or I’m doing about 100+. This song gets everything you got jamming. The head banging feet tapping throwing the arms around song. Always true to metallic!!!
I truly enjoy the fact that someone younger is open to enjoying different genres of music and not just listening. Appreciation of music itself is essential. Period. Thank you!
As a black woman, I've always been side-eyed for my life-long love of music that wasn't "black". (Metal, Rock, Country, Classical). I've been loving seeing other black folks here on YT discovering and appreciating the music been judged as weird for loving for some forty years now. The first time I heard Metallica was actually Nightmare On Elm Street: Dream Child, lol. Loved them every since!
I recommend the Unforgiven Trilogy.
Each song is like 10 years apart. Each tells an interesting story and its great to see the evolution over time.
Unforgiven 3 is chef kiss great.
Agreed! "Unforgiven" is a must! Great reactions kind sir!
Oh yes the Unforgiven Trilogy is a great peace... But i have to admit... I can't even tell which song i like most. Harvester of Sorrow, Welcome Home (Sanitorium), Battery, no leaf clover... Every god damn, sorry for that, song is a freaking Masterpiece.
Your reaction was top notch! Thank you for your interest and comments. Love it!
Great reaction and I'm glad youtube put this in my path!
When VT football team enters the stadium! Love this song
King Nothing is another great song with epic riffs like this one. I love it. KEEP ROCKING!
I agree. The 1991 Moscow performance is draw-dropping amazzzing. 💯🤘🤘
“Face melting solo” Best description I’ve heard. Dead on!
I just dug the music. Theeen, i swoop up to Minneapolis to go to the Mall, stopped at restaurant. Idr, but somehow our server and i riffed about Metallica, Fully.
Very fun.
This, by far, is my favorite Metallica song. I grew up listening to it, my dad was a drummer, and this was always my favorite song for him to play/practice to!! So everytime I hear it, I think of my dad...
Tribal is such a great way of describing the drum intro.
The video perfectly depicts the chaos of dreams and nightmares.
U definitely need to see the live version of the song on an airfield near Moscow!!!
"Why does it have to be SNAKES!" "Indy, why does the floor MOVE?"
I was 10 years old when I heard this song for the first time. Sense it came out back in the day I've probably herd it hundreds of times and it still gets my heart racing. Got goose bumps listening to it with you. Man, what a great band. Go see 'em live while you still can!
Here for it. You need to react to EVERY SONG on this album. Most popular are Sad but True, Unforgiven, wherever I Roam, Nothing else matter, Wolf and Man, Misery. Yeah every song.
Most of what i've seen is those "Oh-aah" type of reactions. That's so nice of you that you take your time and make yourself acquainted with the song and it's backstory. Kind of a fresh breeze. "Wow! Wow! This is so cool!" F***, i know it's cool, that's probably why i watch the video, i do'nt need a random guy on RUclips telling me obvious things. So, that's why i like your videos.
Bruh............
Welcome to the Metalica Fam!!!!!!!!!
You cracked me up dude! I had to laugh out loud when you said you were high the first time you listened to this song... hello from Cody Wyoming by the way😁
I love your reaction videos about Metallica because you care about the lyrics a lot and you are not simply listenening to the music but you give somekind of deeper emotional analysis of the songs. Great!
my boyfriend in high-school was obsessed with Metallica, his mission was to find the Metallica album they did with an orchestra on CD and we only found it at the virgin store in NYC at the time. haha
I remember when this song came out. I was mesmerized!
Leved james in his "cowardly Lion" phase.
Sleeping and Dreaming was always a pleasurable escape for me. It was the Waking world that was fucking terrifying for me as a child.
Welcome to the Metallica family you gonna enjoy all about this AWESOME metal band. Enjoy the lives versions 🤟🏼🤟🏼🤟🏼
Definitely go see them live. Keep listening to their catalog, and see them live. Definitely worth the money for the experience. 🤘🤘🤘
This one and ONE is my fav Metallica songs
Polo, I love your reactions and I love the fact that you talk about the lyrics first. That is very important.
Fade to black is another one by Metallica that is a must listen 🎶
I really appreciate you bro. It’s cool that you’re into this stuff we grew up with. If you follow this vein into harder territory eventually you’ll end up at Slayer, Angel of Death. (produced by hip-hop legend Rick Rubin) I’d be really curious to see what you think of that song. Cheers, my man.🥂
Moth into a flame is my favourite Metallica track
I'm 63 years old, blacfeet origins, age make the difference, I have been listening to Metallica nearbout 40 years, the older I get the more I appreciate them.
The video and song are masterpieces.
I loved watching you rock out to this. It is my favorite Metallica song (and I'm not big into metal). Really grabs you by your guts.
Your awesome bro, keep killing it!
The live Moscow version has 1.6 million people there. it's after Berlin wall came down but any Metalica is amazing.🥰🥰🥰🥰
It's after the dissolution of the Soviet Union. The Berlin Wall came down 2 years before this concert 👍
@@salmonero6472 thank you for the correction. Lol. I knew it was in that era.😊
@@gracemichelli.2am124 haha np! There was alot of major political stuff going on at that time 👍hard to keep track!
I was just going to text something about the live video in Moscow. Please react to "Enter Sandman live in Moscow". It happened after the wall fell & there was 1.6 million people at the free concert. It's amazing & unbelievable how many people there was. Keep doing what you're doing. Have a great day
Hey my guy. I just found your channel tonight. I sub several reaction channels. But only the good ones. I like how you actually react to all the elements of the song. We know the song. We can and have heard the song many times. We're here for your reaction to it. So keep doing you thing Dude. You won me over. I saw you Ramstein "Du Hast" reaction, subbed, liked and commented and dug into your Metallica reactions. I'm a month late here, but I hope you see this.
If you like back story... You have to see this song preformed by them in Moscow 1991. I promise, you'll get high just watching it if you know the back story to the performance. It was the most epic rock concert of all time! 1 Million people attended! They sent in the Russian Army for crowd control. The Army dudes were jamming with the fans! 🤣
Even so, I'm glad you got to appreciate it on this level first.
Me favorite Metallica song ever. Just a masterpiece. I saw these guys live in 1991 in Columbia SC. Headbanging at its best. I had whiplash fo a couple days. AWESOME
I dont think the old man is the sandman, I think it is the kid as an old person. and it is his real face. he is also in their song "Unforgiven".
I must have seen this pause and replay to the same spot about 40 times
you should watch the llive from moscow version of this song. 1.6 million in attendance. crazy how many people were there...
Creeping Death live from moscow is lit too
Definitely
It was 1.6 all together at the event.
@@viking_nor fair enough. The crowd looks like they were all there for Metallica though. I'm not sure if I got a proper head count, lol
@@cjcookj85 Pantera opened the gig, Metallica played after The Black Crowes, and AC/DC closed the show.
Most of the people were just there to celebrate the fall of the Soviet Union
My favorite Metallica song. Thanks for reacting to it.
This is my favorite Metallica song. I played this for my son when he was 6 or 7 and he sat down at the drum set at my friend's house and played this on the set after only hearing it once. That's when we discovered he has a natural musical talent . I used to love watching him play this on Guitar Hero too.
Thanks for another good reaction.
Man, I remember I was like 13 years old maybe hanging out with my best friend and his older brother who we looked up to during the metal era and this was a huge deal when this video was premiering on MTV
Have not seen
This music video
Since
The 90’s …. Hits diff 30
Years later
Metallica always tells a story. Their videos aren't short by any means.
I've always woke up from falling dreams too my friend said he falls but is aware it's a dream and goes with it and sees incredible things. I haven't been able to yet, but gonna try
MUST WATCH: Enter Sandman LIVE IN MOSCOW. Check out the history behind that video! “The young challenged the old” and helped thwart a coup attempt by hardliner communists. They stood in front of tanks and shit. Their leaders asked them what they wanted for “saving us all”. And they said WE WANT METALLICA. Until then, American rock could only be heard on illegal bootleg tapes. The Russian government FLEW METALLICA to Moscow. And that shit was INSANE.
You HAVE to watch it. It’s a moment like NO OTHER!
Thanks Polo! It’s so much fun watching your journey. ❤️☮️🎶
Another great reaction Polo. Cool seeing you react to some rock, variety is always good. Keep being U
We used to play this before going down the tunnel at our high-school football games. The hype was real
Love your videos! Metallica 🤟🏻
i love you reactions, so mature. Please do more metallica reactions
For the frist time I have subed to a reaction channel. But you seem open minded and speak your mind and I like that about you buddy. I love this song and I have to laugh every new song you hear is your new fav, LOL me too. LOL
I think the best thing about great art is that the meaning is in the eyes of the beholder. I've noticed that songs I love their meaning change as I do.
as a 17 year old who is still scared of exactly what you’re talking about at 5:45 (the fear of being alone in the dark and alone with your fears as soon as i saw the dark screen i immediately clicked off. now i’m back to post this comment telling you all what happened and off to find another video. love the channel don’t mean any disrespect ❤️
Thank you Polo
@7:10 MAD props to you for spotting that difference. That's the Bob Rock effect. Bob Rock was the music producer that they hired for this album - who helped the band release a more "corporate rock" radio friendly album.
It soared the band into the stratosphere of popularity and wealth, but unfortunately it was divisive to many of their previous fans who saw this album as a "sell out" or at least - the beginning of the sell out that really came on the next album - further dividing when they cut their hair short etc.
Regardless - as a long time Metallica fan since long before this album, I will say this - the album is fantastic. Absolutely. It's not the same as their previous albums as you certainly pointed out. If that album came out by any other band or was their first album for instance on it's own merit - it would be lauded as truly fantastic and worth the accolades and awards it received. Meaning it's better than most other bands best efforts. But it falls short of the excellence in composition, song-writing, arrangement etc that went in to their previous studio albums that their core fans fell in love with. So many of such people trash the album - not on it's own merit - but as a comparison.
I think even in comparison the Black Album does great - it just isn't Thrash Metal. It's an amazingly excellent heavy metal/hard rock album, but it's not thrash. And that's what a lot of fans expected. I was a fan even back in the 90's, and I considered Black to be a perfect album, and their best work. A lot of others did too at the time, but I think since the internet and social media, people started changing their minds and also saying "I always disliked the black album because they sold out", but hey, to each their own.
Nailed it.
Wrong. Bob Rock had nothing to do with the song structure on this album, which is what he was talking about. Bob made no difference there. The basis of the songs were written before Bob was even their producer. Bob said himself he had nothing to do with arrangements, and knew they weren't going to let him have anything to do with that. He just worked on their sound and performance.
@@Salomon_Gso he worked on their sound and performance but was not involved in their sound and performance. Got it. I didn't say he arranged it; i said he was a producer. To say he had no influence on the finished product is quite disingenuous to say the least. Watching the 4½ years in the life of Metallica video you can see some of Bob's interactions asking James to change up some of his "yah yahs" to try "mah-mah"s and use various sound effects in the studio etc. Furthermore by Polo's own explanation "the song was originally written about crib death....but the producers didn't like it....." So okay my guy, everyone's wrong.
@@FrostrazorI never said Rock had no influence. I was saying the basis of what that album was, was there in the demos before Rock got involved. Whatever, I honestly didn't read the rest of what you said in the OP. Also, it was James' bandmates that didn't like his original Sandman lyrics.
The entire world knows this song, doesn't matter what age really. Of all the covers done to E/S, the one Metallica chose to include on the Black List LP and is the very first track, is from the 3 sisters from Mexico, and one singer from Canada, mixed by legendary producer David Bendeth. "The Warning" with "Alessia Cara" sharing the vocals, for a re-imagined version is simply stunning, and an instant masterpiece. The official video is mesmerizing! ⚡
Another great intro build-up is on For Whom the Bell Tolls off Ride the Lightning album. It's a 5 minute song with a badass 2 minute intro! If you want to get your "treble-fill", there's no better song!
Check out the version live from moscow. The crowd was unbelievable.
Love ya Man.
Yo polo I still remember when I discovered metallica through guitar hero. Respect
Check out the live recording in Moscow the crowd looked awesome.
Check out Welcome Home (Sanitarium). Another great Metallica song.
You've got a good "Stank Face" Polo
Check out their connection to Va Tech, the football program and the entrance song.
I can't wait till you discover Slipknot. Definitely read the lyrics. Corey's writing is amazing.
So you need To see them play the song live in Russia 1.6 million people showed up for this concert epic
I’ll recommend it again on this video. Would love to see a reaction to “wherever i may roam” just an awesome Metallica song
I think you'll like Megadeth, too. The lead singer was part of the original band of Metallica. Check out "Symphony Of Destruction"
Polo have you listened to No Leaf Clover by Metallica? My favorite .
😊Music is the best drug, the best therapy, the best medicine. Music. Always. It feeds the soul. ❤