Its so hard to tell but he might be, but the recording is def alternate picked because it gives the riff that tone. Its not oppressively hard to down pick it, it just doesn't sound right.
Downpicking is not a hard technique. Plenty of thrash players use it and even at a higher speed. I play guitar and started Downpicking everything because I lack technique. It really comes easy after practicing it. Nothing any other experienced guitarist can't do.
I might be in a weird minority but this is my favorite track off the album. The heavy, marching rhythm and lyrics that are more true now than when they were written. The whole song is underated imo. This, the title track and Shortest Straw and my top three on AJFA.
Hey man, I love your video formats! Really awesome to see deep dives into specific tracks along with a full guitar play through! Especially on AJFA's most underrated (and my favorite) track. Cheers man, I had to sub!
Thank you adarkerstandard, that means a lot! Its one of my favorites so I felt that it was a good one to start with, blew my mind they havent played it in full since 1989.
hey! i believe james used his gibson ‘84 “so what” and his “more beer!” explorers for the entirety of recording justice as it was only until 1989 when he finally got his “EET FUK” guitar. otherwise great video and awesome look into the song! keep making these, i’ll definitely keep watching in the future!!!
DOESNT MATTER WHAT YOU SEE, OR INTO IT WHAT YOU READ! man, this is the most aggressive James Hetfield has ever sounded, on any recorded song. I learnt this when I was 15, it helped me to double pick the E string.
great vid and song! A note about the pre-chorus: When James' vocal comes in, he switches from regular Root-fifth power chords to adding the E string to the chords in the same position as the A string. So the first chord after the open string was (starting with the E string) B, E, B, or 7 on E string, 7 on A string, 9 on D string. He doesn't do this often, and this song is one of the only times I've seen him do it. I had the "official" tab book, and they didn't catch this either. It always drove me crazy that it wasn't quite right when I was playing it, there was something heavier going on during that pre-chorus vocal. You can see it broken down in this vid: ruclips.net/video/mfbyiDVtxww/видео.html
Hey thanks for the meticulous comment Mickey! After every video I see every nuance I miss when recording these Metallica songs, I just try my best to get the songs to a place I am comfortable with and provide some entertainment. Im glad you enjoyed the video and truly thank you for the insight, I completely missed it.
Great video and great work on the guitar. This is not an easy song to learn. I once read many years ago that this song was inspired by the trial laid against The Dead Kennedys over their album Frankenchrist. They were hit with an obscenity suit (typical for the hard right “moral majority” 1980s) that bankrupted and broke up the band. Interesting, now that I think about it, how all the AJFA political songs were soon abandoned by Metallica in their live concerts. It was clearly seen as a mistake or overreach, but it’s an interesting conclusion to their trilogy of 80s thrash albums. I should also note that the reappearance of this song’s riffs in St Anger’s Some Kind of Monster was very welcome and enjoyable, and really the only time that “Political Metallica” made a reappearance, even if it was in the service of metaphor for overcoming personal trauma. I also think that song, on another level, describes the making of the album itself, ala Smoke on the Water, but that’s just me. Thanks again!
@@BrianWGuitar The intro and verses are pretty easy but things begin to get a bit more complicated at the bridge. The chord shapes are super cool, though. I am working on the chorus and bridge atm.
Hi Brian! What is in your opinion the part written by Kirk? The pre-verse/bridge riff or the pre-chorus? (by process of elimination from the James riff tapes).
Une de mes préférées de Metallica, pour moi juste derrière Blackened sur cet album. Tous les bons riffs qu'il y a là dedans c'est fou ! L'intro badass, le solo "cornemuse" :) j'adore tout sur ce morceau, jamais compris pourquoi ils ne l’ont jamais joué pendant 20 ans...
Je l'ai fait avec Google Translate, alors excusez ma mauvaise phrase. Je ressens exactement la même chose, il y a tellement de bonnes chansons sur cet album.
Hey hypnovertigo My Apocalypse is sick! Ill be covering The God That Failed at some point to! I havent spent too much time with that song so im excited to go in depth with it.
@@BrianWGuitar it's probably their heaviest song honestly. Very dry and brick wall like in atmosphere. Shame it's not known as one of their best. Unnamed Feeling is great too. Where the Wild Things Are is another favorite
It's a great song but it's no wonder Lars has a hard time with it. He has to actually think about the parts. We all know he is allergic to improving his craft since the 90's.
The only album where Lars sounds like Vinny Paul's drum style and arguably his finest hour. James has the best voice on this album for thrash metal. The whole look of the band on this album is imo their best and even though the bass is absent this album is definitely one of their best. Master of Puppets of course is their best but that too is debatable. Long live the Metal Titans 🤘🏼❤
@@BrianWGuitar for me its hard to pick just one favorite. If it's epic to me, then all that do are my favorite. Just too many good albums out there that are epic and out of this world in creativity and originality 🤘🏼
I think at this point in their career he is fine, he kills the albums and they are all slowing down live. I mean shit they are in their late 50s, they earned the ability to coast a little bit. But I totally get how that disappoints people.
@@BrianWGuitar I mean it's like a music super power they just had and somehow lost once they started having families we can't really just blame the little guy. The contrast is just so stark between the 5 early albums that I still like to revisit and everything else that i ignore
One of the most mysterious aspects of Metallica is definitely not their songs or album covers. Well at least up until the black album anyway. Really great stuff. But their merch man, and I’m especially talking about their t-shirts. The designs are goofy as hell and I would NEVER buy one, because they ain’t cool at all. So weird. Greatest metal band of all time time tho. But the G*d d*amn t-shirts🫣
@@BrianWGuitar sorry im a crusty late gen xer I was born when all the albums first came out. June 86 i saw them with ozzy at Long Beach Ca. It was my first concert when i was a pre teen. Then went to justice and the even the black album tour with gnr and the tour with allegedly alice and chain and fight played instead. Rob halfords new band.
One of my favorite Metallica songs...
Its a sick fucking song 🤘🏻
me too
i love escape too
n they hate it
Im gonna look at that one soon.
same
Beholder, Blackened and Dyers Eve are the only songs me and my now dead drummer used to cover off that album. Beholder prolapses assholes man! 🤘😤🤘
Absolutely love this song. This was my anthem at 14. Great drum part too. I think the only thing I’d get rid of is the flange on James’s vocals.
Yea robert its a fucking sick song
Yes, totally agree! AJFA doesn't have a bad song.
Fucking love the album but Im not too fond of the title track 😂. But it is killer!
The song structure is a little riff salady but it's still not bad.
Yea Id agree with that.
@@BrianWGuitarit seems that they had 125 riffs left and decided, ok let's use all of it in one song.
At 5:55,in the Justice Medley while playing in San Diego,James really plays the main riff all with Downstrokes,man's a beast!
Its so hard to tell but he might be, but the recording is def alternate picked because it gives the riff that tone. Its not oppressively hard to down pick it, it just doesn't sound right.
Downpicking is not a hard technique. Plenty of thrash players use it and even at a higher speed. I play guitar and started Downpicking everything because I lack technique. It really comes easy after practicing it. Nothing any other experienced guitarist can't do.
@@JPR17 Watch Metallica live in Toronto 1986.
@@HamsterCrusher13 why?
@@JPR17 Tell me that the down picking in that performance is actually easy with some practice. Because it's not.
Great job editing to show where the playing should be focused on, really dig how you went off the beaten path and showcase these gems.
Hey thank you, im glad you are enjoying the content!
Great video man ! Always loved how oppressive this song felt
Thanks dude 🤘🏻! I think the tone adds to the oppressiveness
this has been my favorite for the last 3 years
great video, great analysis!
Thank you dread 🤘
Great job, dude!
Glad you liked it!
Definitely one my faves on 'Justice', love the grooves in the song!
I might be in a weird minority but this is my favorite track off the album. The heavy, marching rhythm and lyrics that are more true now than when they were written. The whole song is underated imo.
This, the title track and Shortest Straw and my top three on AJFA.
Its one of my favs all time! One, Blackened, and Dyers Eve edge it out for me though on this album.
awesome, and spot on! I can't tell you how many arguments I have gotten into about this song , and how it's played
Thank you dougulman! Its a really intricate song for sure, lots of nuance.
I love this song, the first couple riffs are so heavy.
this is a cool unique video idea. You got a subscriber!
Awesome, thank you!
Hey man, I love your video formats! Really awesome to see deep dives into specific tracks along with a full guitar play through! Especially on AJFA's most underrated (and my favorite) track. Cheers man, I had to sub!
Thank you adarkerstandard, that means a lot! Its one of my favorites so I felt that it was a good one to start with, blew my mind they havent played it in full since 1989.
I've always thought that Metallica went full Dream Theater with that song.
Pretty groovy and rhythmic.
Yea I love the rhythms and groove in the song
I think the title track is more complex but still eye of the beholder is such a banger
hey! i believe james used his gibson ‘84 “so what” and his “more beer!” explorers for the entirety of recording justice as it was only until 1989 when he finally got his “EET FUK” guitar. otherwise great video and awesome look into the song! keep making these, i’ll definitely keep watching in the future!!!
O shit I did not know that, info is hard to find sometimes so thank you! And thank you for the kind words!
What are the guitar tunings used on And Justice for all???
very good video about very good song
Thank you! I fucking love this song.
I think the only thing the song was missing was a tempo change partway through the song. I think that would have made it really good
Yea erik that could be sick
DOESNT MATTER WHAT YOU SEE, OR INTO IT WHAT YOU READ!
man, this is the most aggressive James Hetfield has ever sounded, on any recorded song.
I learnt this when I was 15, it helped me to double pick the E string.
Love your tone dude. Great video. It is yet another Metallica gem 💎. I love your cover man. I am going to cover this for sure. Great video dude🤘
Thank you Billy! It is a fucking sick song and so fun to play.
Revisit? Never stopped listening to it!
Definitely one of my favorites off of Justice, that main riff will never not be cool.
Nice guitar btw, HB is so underrated
Couldn't agree more! I love this HB so much especially because its the closest I can get to an ESP mx 220
Nice vid! Great song too. I like your 84 too, looks like you put a brass nut on it along with the 81
Thank you Corrosive!! Its just a stock Harley Benton ex84. It has the EMG 81/60
Randy Hinkey knows a lot about metallica. Thumbs up
I cant even tell how many times Ive heard that one now XD
Its actually a fun song to play after trying Blackened and getting mad
Yea thats where Im at too XD
great vid and song! A note about the pre-chorus: When James' vocal comes in, he switches from regular Root-fifth power chords to adding the E string to the chords in the same position as the A string. So the first chord after the open string was (starting with the E string) B, E, B, or 7 on E string, 7 on A string, 9 on D string. He doesn't do this often, and this song is one of the only times I've seen him do it. I had the "official" tab book, and they didn't catch this either. It always drove me crazy that it wasn't quite right when I was playing it, there was something heavier going on during that pre-chorus vocal. You can see it broken down in this vid: ruclips.net/video/mfbyiDVtxww/видео.html
Hey thanks for the meticulous comment Mickey! After every video I see every nuance I miss when recording these Metallica songs, I just try my best to get the songs to a place I am comfortable with and provide some entertainment. Im glad you enjoyed the video and truly thank you for the insight, I completely missed it.
@@BrianWGuitar Loving the channel. That's an easy one to miss, frustrated me for years!
Thank you!
Great video and great work on the guitar. This is not an easy song to learn.
I once read many years ago that this song was inspired by the trial laid against The Dead Kennedys over their album Frankenchrist. They were hit with an obscenity suit (typical for the hard right “moral majority” 1980s) that bankrupted and broke up the band.
Interesting, now that I think about it, how all the AJFA political songs were soon abandoned by Metallica in their live concerts. It was clearly seen as a mistake or overreach, but it’s an interesting conclusion to their trilogy of 80s thrash albums.
I should also note that the reappearance of this song’s riffs in St Anger’s Some Kind of Monster was very welcome and enjoyable, and really the only time that “Political Metallica” made a reappearance, even if it was in the service of metaphor for overcoming personal trauma. I also think that song, on another level, describes the making of the album itself, ala Smoke on the Water, but that’s just me.
Thanks again!
Thank you for the information! Thats really insightful
Love this song. Love the In Flames cover as well.
Literally learned this 2 nights ago.
The song?
@@BrianWGuitar Yeah, I was having a bad day and blew off a lot of steam by learning it. James' rhythm is aggressive and loads of fun to play to
Its such a good fucking song
@@BrianWGuitar The intro and verses are pretty easy but things begin to get a bit more complicated at the bridge. The chord shapes are super cool, though. I am working on the chorus and bridge atm.
Yea it can be kinda tricky, I really love that section but there is a lot to learn for sure!
How did you get that spot on guitar tone?
The IR really does a lot of the heavy lifting for the tone.
Hi Brian! What is in your opinion the part written by Kirk? The pre-verse/bridge riff or the pre-chorus? (by process of elimination from the James riff tapes).
ruclips.net/video/bmVQ3DTVMpw/видео.html
Im not sure if this is the one, but the riff around 0:27 is sick!
I love this Album and this song a lot. I just love Metallica period. I have the same James Hetfield Funko Pop.
Thats sick!
Brutal riff!!LOVE this song
Yea its a fucking sick song!
Its a challenge to play this on the drums.....great tune!
I can only imagine, I wish I could play drums.
@@BrianWGuitar thanks man..👉🏻
Une de mes préférées de Metallica, pour moi juste derrière Blackened sur cet album. Tous les bons riffs qu'il y a là dedans c'est fou ! L'intro badass, le solo "cornemuse" :) j'adore tout sur ce morceau, jamais compris pourquoi ils ne l’ont jamais joué pendant 20 ans...
Je l'ai fait avec Google Translate, alors excusez ma mauvaise phrase. Je ressens exactement la même chose, il y a tellement de bonnes chansons sur cet album.
by far my favourite song on AJFA
Dude i figured out the ultimate eq settings for this album on my Furman 4. It doesnt really "make" a tone it just peels off a ton of a shit blanket
some other underrated masterpieces would be Hero of the Day, God That Failed, and My Apocalypse for me
Hey hypnovertigo My Apocalypse is sick! Ill be covering The God That Failed at some point to! I havent spent too much time with that song so im excited to go in depth with it.
@@BrianWGuitar it's probably their heaviest song honestly. Very dry and brick wall like in atmosphere. Shame it's not known as one of their best.
Unnamed Feeling is great too. Where the Wild Things Are is another favorite
@@hypnovertigo7200 Im not too big on Reload but I do love some of the shit on St Anger
best song on justice
It's a great song but it's no wonder Lars has a hard time with it. He has to actually think about the parts. We all know he is allergic to improving his craft since the 90's.
Thats not what he said at all but go off man
They should bring back Flemming
What is an “IR”?
Its an impulse response, a digital capture of a real cab.
@@BrianWGuitar cool!
The best song by Metallica to be called the worst 😢
Right?!? Its a good fucking song
Harley Benton is love, specially my HB SG
and who gives a damn what Lars Douchebag likes or dislikes ?
good tone man
Harley Benton really does make some killer stuff, and thank you!
love the old THRASHMETAL sounds
despite me been much more of a DoomMetaller musician
Fuck man...that tone is incredible!!
Thank you demonicon!
The only album where Lars sounds like Vinny Paul's drum style and arguably his finest hour. James has the best voice on this album for thrash metal. The whole look of the band on this album is imo their best and even though the bass is absent this album is definitely one of their best. Master of Puppets of course is their best but that too is debatable. Long live the Metal Titans 🤘🏼❤
I totally agree mojo. I flip back and forth which album is my favorite, puppets or AJFA. They both just rip
@@BrianWGuitar for me its hard to pick just one favorite. If it's epic to me, then all that do are my favorite. Just too many good albums out there that are epic and out of this world in creativity and originality 🤘🏼
It's not just alternate picking. There's a lot of a gallop stuff going on.
Eye Of The Beholder could have been a better song. The lyrics are great but the beat gets a little repetitive after a while
Thats whats Lars was getting, but I think the complexity makes it special.
Uh, were you in the original Friday Night Lights movie
No im not Ethan Suplee
On the original recording It seems like you can hear Lars drum part all chopped and spliced together. He could never play this song right.
I dont agree but you are entitled to your opinions
You look like my cousin Michael, are you mike?
I think you would know if your cousin was making youtube videos, definitely not me.
@@BrianWGuitar I haven’t seen him in a minute, aunt sally?
@@BrianWGuitar nice cover bro even if we aren’t related
Hey thanks man! I can be your cousin now if you want XD @@huntermoreno8124
Not being a hater but It’s just weird how Lars lost all feeling for good music past the black album. 😢
I think at this point in their career he is fine, he kills the albums and they are all slowing down live. I mean shit they are in their late 50s, they earned the ability to coast a little bit. But I totally get how that disappoints people.
@@BrianWGuitar I mean it's like a music super power they just had and somehow lost once they started having families we can't really just blame the little guy. The contrast is just so stark between the 5 early albums that I still like to revisit and everything else that i ignore
Based
Great job, you don't use your pinky finger at all? Barley I met lol
For chords?
James would have trouble singing it..
Lars said it himself. ....he cant play it anymore
Lars may have given up on playing, but I'm sure he has plenty of other talents to showcase!
@@BrianWGuitarhe is still very good at tennis!
One of the most mysterious aspects of Metallica is definitely not their songs or album covers. Well at least up until the black album anyway. Really great stuff. But their merch man, and I’m especially talking about their t-shirts. The designs are goofy as hell and I would NEVER buy one, because they ain’t cool at all. So weird. Greatest metal band of all time time tho. But the G*d d*amn t-shirts🫣
I really love a lot of their shirts 😂
Appetite of destruction???
There is only 4 metallica albums to me.
Well dude you will hate this channel because I love most of their albums and a diverse range of music
@@BrianWGuitar sorry im a crusty late gen xer I was born when all the albums first came out. June 86 i saw them with ozzy at Long Beach Ca. It was my first concert when i was a pre teen. Then went to justice and the even the black album tour with gnr and the tour with allegedly alice and chain and fight played instead. Rob halfords new band.
I totally understand dude, that sounds like an awesome era to see. I wish I could have.
@@BrianWGuitar love your break down of metallica songs
Thank you! @@stephenfrancis303