The ending of the video is on my Instagram @rickbeato1. It’s 1:43 long. There have been problems with RUclips all day and the end of the video was clipped on upload.
I was also gonna say you may wanna pin this because it was pretty far down the page for me. I guess that's what happens when you do a super popular song. Everyone has something to say about it. LOL!
It is always good to find such people, it means we can achieve happiness in life, if we only find the right thing and work hard. Whatever it is, whatever makes you happy
Smooth move adding the new thumbnail from Stranger Things 4. My metal head kids and I all got a big kick out of Eddie's Upside Down Master of Puppets solo.
Noah Wood how much of that album is down to Cliff? If I’m not mistaken ...And justice for all was released in 88 and Cliff died in 86 right? Genuinely intrigued as to how much of a part Cliff had to play before his death in that record, I know he has songwriting credits posthumously, but have no idea how much of the record he played a part in.
Yeah how come Eddie is on the thumbnail considering this video was released 3 years ago and that episode of stranger things wasn't released then. So did he edit the thumbnail recently to get more views?
@@blib3786 I actually like the original mix, a bass tone like that shouldn't be super loud but should compliment the guitars, giving them that low end punch to drive that super tight and sharp guitar tone, its almost perfect imo, I maybe would have turned the bass up slightly but everything in moderation
When I was in high school, my favorite band at the time was Van Halen. A new kid moved to our area, we became good friends and he told me that, if I liked Van Halen, I would love Metallica. I was ordering my 12 albums on tape from Columbia House and I saw Master of Puppets on there. So I ordered it. I saved that one for last. When the music started, my jaw dropped and I was in awe of every single song on the album. That was the day Metallica became my favorite band. 👍🏼
I remember being in college and getting CDs from Columbia house. All r my favorites. I never did buy any CDs from Columbia house but I loved their free cds
Mark B. 🇺🇸 🇺🇸 🇺🇸 Van Halen and Black Sabbath were my favorites in the 70’s as a 4th grader. When Metallica came out I went nuts with the angry guitar and drum sounds. This music made My time on deployment ten times more enjoyable in the 90’s! Semper Fi!
subcomandante marcos pretty sad. They don’t even realize songs are only one on an album. I’m not even sure My kids know what an album is. How many people know immediately after a metal song plays what song comes next. Even if it’s on the radio or in a mix etc. Lol. Kids are lost on music today. Songs are part of albums not singles you can rip apart and buy on itunes
I don’t remember which music club it was, but I forgot to send back the card with “I don’t want the monthly pick” and they automatically sent me....... The Great Southern Trendkill!!!!! I actually got pissed, being like 13 years old and having to pay for it. My stepbrother said, hold on, I heard this Pantera band is pretty good. We popped it into the CD player and absolutely changed my life’s course forever.
Never realized how fizzy the guitars sounded on their own . They work in the mix one of the best rhythm metal tones ever put to tape . Cliff transcribed the guitar harmonies for them . Kirk said that they could’ve done it trial and error and it take a day or take it to Cliff and he could tell them in a few minutes what to play . Cliff’s contributions cannot be overstated .
Download festival 2006, Metallica come on and go "Ok, were gonna play the whole of Master of Puppets album straight through, that cool?" Crowd goes insane! Best gig ever!
Hearing this gives you a better understanding of how gifted Cliff was.... and he was only 23 when they made this album. It’s just not fair he’s gone...
@@oppothumbs1 He's old school, dude. The fact that his stuff is understandable to the majority of people out here doesn't mean he's mediocre. You'd rather say majority of people enjoy and look for mediocre stuff. Rick has a lot of stuff that nobody really cares about or watches.
Another interesting part of this song is during the chugging section, when James plays those C# notes Cliff is playing a C note, creating a minor 9th dissonance between the two
Kirk mentions in an interview that Cliff was their music teacher so to say. Telling them which notes work well together. Glad to see he still gets the recognition he deserves
Bay Area thrash metal is heavily influenced by punk, with the attitude that comes with it. I don't think Gary care that much about how clean or original he is. He's doing it his way and the rest don't matter that much.
@@aaebsssb9914 You must be deaf when claiming James "plays all of the of the riffs correctly without leaving any notes". Even himself would laugh about this I guess.
random user I thought you meant that he leaves notes out intentionally like in the main riff on Master Of Puppets live, but it is very hard to play guitar and sing if you play the riffs that he plays
@@aaebsssb9914 I think the reason why he plays kind of sloppy is that he attaches more importance to transporting energy in live situation (which works quite well doesn't it) than play as accurate as possible.
I'm so glad you touched on Cliff's bass line, I've always loved that. Didn't know Cliff liked Stuart Copeland.....one of my favorite drummers. Really appreciate this. Well done.
I was wondering how you were talking about this Stranger Things moment 3 years ago and then I saw you just rebranded ur existing video to match current SEO trends. Smart. Very savvy, Rick.
Cliff burton is the reason I wanna learn music theory. He was so much more then just a bass player he was a musical genius and that’s why I watch your videos rick
I was 16 when this came out, and what is crazy to me, and what I love about this channel, is that what sounded to me like 4 guys just playing like insane people with no rules, was in in fact a complex, well thought out/technical master class of music.
How have I only found this channel now?! I am not a musician but I've listened to Puppets for over 30 years now, probably thousands of times. I know every note of this song by heart but you made it seem new to me again. Thank you, truly amazing work!
Ahh I knew this song had to get the Beato treatment on this series at some point! This is arguably their most important and iconic song indeed! Great video as always!
@Shockheadd45Enter Sandman is an overplayed, sellout pop metal, borderline hard rock 'hit' written by a metal band which at the time was clearly going for success on the radio. Its a gateway song for people who have never listened to metal before and it has nothing on this masterpiece or some of their other stuff from their heyday, not musically, not energetically, and certainly not in terms of depth and dynamics. *they mixed that with groove, nuance and melody* ---> Like those aren't already present in Master Of Puppets. Enter Sandman released on any prior album wouldn't have made a dent, Puppets is a timeless thrash / heavy metal classic. *which is exactly how Metallica started* ----> Enter Sandman doesn't sound anything like what they sounded like when they 'started', please go and get your ears checked.
The part where you're talking about Cliff playing the driving bass line without muddying up the individual notes from the guitars is something that I think is really important. So often I hear bass players parroting the notes the guitar players are playing, and I think it works sometimes, but most of the time I want to hear the bass also reinforcing it's connection to the drums. If the bass is always chasing the guitar line it's sort of leaving the drums hanging to my ear. This is the perfect example of the bass connecting to both the guitars and drums and using the entire space in a good way without simply parroting one or the other. He's staying with the beat and throwing a note to the guitars when necessary to help beef up their end. It must have been a real pleasure to jam with him.
'Master Of Puppets' must have an entire musical university chair. This record actually chenged my life, giving start to my journey througth music. Rock On!
Love how isolates the instruments so we can better understand them. Would have loved to have Rick as a teacher. That being said I did love my teacher haha. Crazy older guy who would always tell me to give him my guitar before we started so he could tune it. I would meticulously tune it before each lesson and his old ears were off at that point and he would just butcher my tuning. Room was tiny, he always had coffee breath but he loved music and he showed me how to get after it on that guitar. Mom was always late picking me up from my lesson so I’d wander around that store wide eyed and just take it in. The guy who worked the counter was good to me cuz he knew the family situation was kinda gnarly so he’d always tell me to grab a couple of free pics for my guitar. Still remember how that place smelled. It was that smell you’d recognize if you’ve ever out your face next to the the hollow in your acoustic. That wood smell. Damn...
I love how the viewer's are really able to see you enjoy the music. There's a man who's love of music isn't limited by the boxes of genres he just loves quality music
I love how you isolate Cliff’s bass and explain just how important that is to the song, it’s definitely one of the more noticeable bass lines I’ve ever heard in a metal song. He was one of the best.
And how many headbangers in high school wanted to kick my ass because I listened to The Police, and The Police were a "girl's band"? Lots. But every headbanger had to concede - Stewart Copeland is an awesome drummer. And now I know Metallica agreed with me the whole time.
The Police were a groundbreaking unique band. As a metal head back the day when they hit the scene all of my metal head friends loved them. Musically they are masters.
Those guys were a bunch of jackasses. It's the same where I come from. Basically if you didn't listen to ONLY rap you weren't cool. IT DOESN'T MATTER who you are where you're from, what culture you're from or what color you are. Stigmas are stupid. Music is for everyone to enjoy. I'm so glad that I was open-minded and enjoyed all genre of music. Of course I'm a '70s & '80s kid, I grew up when all this new and hot!
I would be interested to hear your take on the song Orion from the Puppets album. I've always thought Orion was a musical masterpiece that is so good it didn't require lyrics to engage the listener. In fact, lyrics would have detracted from the music, and hidden some of the greatness behind James' voice. Orion never gets old to me, and I've been amazed from the 1st time I heard it to the 1000th time I've heard it. With Master of Puppets, Battery, Orion, Sanitarium, and Damage Inc., there has never been a better metal album. (Ride the Lightning, Justice, and the Black album are not far off however)
Orion is one of my faves. I can hear a little classical influence there. My fave album of theres has always been ...And Justice for All. Something about that album...its so tight and was the closest Metallica got to prog metal territory.
Right! The fact that everyone says that Hetfields downstroke picking ability is second to none is really true. Beato even says it hurts his thumb playing the one section.
@@RickBeato even still with the Instagram upload, it is a really abrupt ending from you, not used to that in your vids. Did you need to piss really bad, or somethin of that ilk?
On point as usual Rick. Keep it up. It is just crazy how talented these guys were at that age. Cliff was so amazing and intelligent just wish he'd not been taken from us so soon.
I know Master of Puppets is as cliche a favorite Metallica song as they come, but it really is the pinnacle of their song writing, in my opinion. They pulled out all the stops. I loved the entire album when I first listened to it, but MoP genuinely changed the way I thought about music.
when he isolated the intro guitars, i just... how does someone sit down and write a song like this? we're still talking about how genius it is 34 years later. it blows my mind all the time how brutally relentless this song is until the melodic interlude, and again after it. what a masterpiece
Always blows my mind of underestimated that genius is too. There is no difference to what classical composers did but because those bands go on stage (while singing to it at the same time) and perform those songs like it's nothing at such a young age too and because the music is so perfect they make it look easy and effortless. When it's broken down like this it's like.. HOW?! At the danger of sounding like a granny here but sorry, a lot (not all) of today's pop (as in popular) music is so bad in comparison. Good and hitting that ear worm spot but bad quality.
@@phangirlable Totally agreed. This breakdown just highlights the complexity of this song even more. (Most) Popular music these days are soooo pale in comparison.
I love this series as I learn so much from them. After every one, I have to relisten to the song and the two combined in my head bring a deeper enjoyment of the music made. Thank you for your time and efforts.
Please reupload the full version because you stopped right before one of the most influential solos in my development as a musician. When I learned that solo (no doubt not at 100% accuracy) I truly felt like I was no longer in the "suck" zone of guitarists.
there is just something about the melodic part of this song as well as Orion that just takes me to another place. i am instantly 16 again, specters of my friends and i packed into a car and driving around all night. repeated hundreds of times in what is now a different place and time. more like visions of a past lives than memories of youth. Cliff was like some patron Saint to us all, and like the first great loss of our youths like one of our own fallen.
Very smart of you to retitle and re-tag this video in light of the new found attention the song is receiving. It may be fleeting, but I hope it results in a bunch of new metal fans who discover other bands.
What timing! I was at the record store with my 7yo son last night. I was flipping through the vinyl when he pointed at this album. It was in the front of the bin and you could see the name of the band and the upper part of the cover art. My son said, "I like their name. Do you think this is good?" I laughed and said, "Let's buy it and find out." I'll have to show him this video now!
@@aaebsssb9914 Look up Nories disease. It's pretty rare. Symptoms include blindness, hearing loss, autism. I have the first 2, my youngest brother has the first and 3rd. If your a male theirs a 50/50 chance that you can pass it on if you have a duahgter because the females are carriers. Not something I wanna continue, personally.
My brother got this record first when I was 16...and it turned me from a rock fan into guitar player...starting a career in music that lasts until this day. Thank you Metallica and and thank you to Rick for analyzing this masterpiece.
Love these series. I just started diving into music theory with my guitar teacher this summer and to me it’s overwhelming but not impossible to learn. Rick uses a lot of terms I hear my teacher say. These videos are very educational. Thanks Rick 🎸🤘🏻
Or when you see someone else play it correctly. First time I seen it, my sister's boyfriend taught me my first song which was sweet dreams, but he played master of puppets and I remember thinking how f*cking insane it looked. Lol
As always excellent work. You always help bring me back to the sensation of what it felt like when I first heard the songs you breakdown. Music is kinda like chasing a dragon, the first time you ever hear something great, you need more and more until that point where you actually forgot what it felt like the very first time. That's the #1 reason I love what you do for us Rick! Thank you so much for helping me hear all my favorites for the first time again!
@@SpaceCattttt someone who understands nothing about what happened there . A song they were still recording found its way to napster. Lars has since said "I don't give a fuck how many Metallica songs you download. Just do me a favor and wait until we're done recording the damn thing.". If Napster would have paid the band's like the streaming services do now they wouldn't have been sued. You do your job for free and don't bitch about it if you feel that way. I'm not going to fault someone for wanting their pound of flesh.
@@iamtheai2759 he said it in an interview years after the law suit. I'm sure it's on youtube somewhere. It's the one he starts with "my manager will kill me for saying this but".
Among the living, and Master of Puppets were given to me by a friend on cassette like 88 or 89. I was a blues rock jazz snob before hearing those records. Both are classics worth 100+ listens. Dimebag..and Burton were tragic losses gone far too soon.
I always feel better after watching a video where Rick explains what a song makes great. His enthousiasm! The way he drums with his hands, plays guitar en bass with his hands. He really likes the music he is talking about! And so do we!
Watching this video after watching it featured on the last episode of Stranger Things bring me back to the first time I listened to this album in high shcool in the 1980's; such an amazing band and record, and thank you for doing this great breakdown Rick!
That micro-deviation in the verse is genius, it sounds odd the very first time you hear it like almost some sloppy tempo mistake (Cue Lars joke) but it's on purpose. Who would write and play something like this then make it work. They jam that time signature oddity like it's natural.
@@deadstar44 Yeah, I understood that it was actually the way Hetfield played the riff originally, so it's not even Lars's "mistake". They weren't counting it, they just played it that way because it felt right (so it wasn't really even a conscious decision, it just sounded good to them). The rhythm was analyzed pretty recently and the analysis showed that it stays consistent throughout the song.
I remember watching a video at some point of Adam Jones talking to Hammett about And Justice for All, and Jones asked if they counted everything, and Kirk said no, they always play by feel. Obviously, Jones said Tool counts everything meticulously
Love that you notice and breakdown how they used to meld time frames. This is actually their secret to their sound overall. To me it's why they stood out over so many other bands
I grew up on listening to and playing Metallica and I find myself drawn to music that constantly changes metres. A song that is 4/4 all the way through bores my brain most of the time.
First of, Rick, you've really opened up my interest in music again after having been in a drought for several years. Second, am I the only one that thinks that the music sounds much more rad when the bass can be heard clearer? Around 6 mins into the clip, how amazingly much greater with a bit less guitar mat covering up everything.
I’m 24 years old and “grew up” listening to Metallica and it’s so fascinating to see how so many people did the same but in the 80s when Metallica was at the peak of their powers
It's one thing to hear the band explain their influence, then go, "oh, yeah, I hear that", then it is an entirely different thing to hear the music and know how they were influenced... Rick, you are truly a musical genius. The amount of cataloged data in your brain on the music industry and music theory needed to arrive to these conclusions is nothing short of genius.
Welcome to the club. I’m 51 been playing since the ‘80s and since the internet I learned I been playing a ton of songs wrong. We did have to learn by ear with a record player though...
@The Anti Christ I do not disagree on that. The bass doesn't need to do the same as the guitar, but that doesn't mean that when it does is bad either. Depends on the song and IMO this particular song sounds better with doubling the line rather than playing agains't it.
You get it right every time Rick, I have no musical bone in my body but I know you break right every time and that’s what I appreciate. Thank you, keep doing what you do I love it brother!
The ending of the video is on my Instagram @rickbeato1. It’s 1:43 long. There have been problems with RUclips all day and the end of the video was clipped on upload.
Everything cool, Rick. We'll wait for you to fix it. Don't sweat it.
welcome back from Italy
You might wanna pin this
I was also gonna say you may wanna pin this because it was pretty far down the page for me. I guess that's what happens when you do a super popular song. Everyone has something to say about it. LOL!
Sopranos finale style.
Changing the name and thumbnail of this old video to get the algorithm is a gangsta move.
Rick knows how to make money
@@Cyanoblades now he just has to avoid demonetizations
Thought I might have found a glitch in the Matrix!
Lol he is a legend
I was like Damn... "It has been 3yrs already?"
man is a genius to change the thumbnail to make it current again
Rick, please "The Warning".
This guy looks like he enjoys every minute of his work.
The saying "do what you love and everything follows is absolutely true".
As how it should be
That never ending child like enthusiasm
This video could be 3 hours long and he never will lost enthusiasm.
It is always good to find such people, it means we can achieve happiness in life, if we only find the right thing and work hard. Whatever it is, whatever makes you happy
@@LinusFeynstein indeed
Smooth move adding the new thumbnail from Stranger Things 4. My metal head kids and I all got a big kick out of Eddie's Upside Down Master of Puppets solo.
I think "Orion" from the same album would be a great song for you to dissect. Really shows Cliff's input into the band. Just an awesome instrumental.
Indeed! Orion is my favorite tune from the Master of Puppets album.
True. Really is an epic masterpiece.
My favorite Metallica song.
YES! Orion a very deep song, with no words to mess with it.
@@AlexZander688 i couldnt choose between this, Disposable Heroes or Leper Messiah. Not even with a gun to my head.
Have never heard Cliff's bass so clearly before. Amazing.
Listen to Pulling teeth live from 83
Listen to Orion he has two solos 1:42 and 6:45 the bridge and his bass is very pronounced through the rest.
EON BLUE the first one is a bass riff not solo.
You’ve obviously never heard of ‘And Justice for All’
Noah Wood how much of that album is down to Cliff? If I’m not mistaken ...And justice for all was released in 88 and Cliff died in 86 right? Genuinely intrigued as to how much of a part Cliff had to play before his death in that record, I know he has songwriting credits posthumously, but have no idea how much of the record he played a part in.
The fact that Kate Bush is mentioned in this video pre- Stranger Things season 4 is wild. It's like Rick time traveled lol
That caught me way off guard and I thought he was referencing Stranger Things press!
Yeah how come Eddie is on the thumbnail considering this video was released 3 years ago and that episode of stranger things wasn't released then. So did he edit the thumbnail recently to get more views?
@@lewisevander probably. Not that there’s anything wrong with that
EXACTLY!
@@lewisevander it's a great strategy move RUclipsrs should do more often.
“When they’re playing it, they’re just feeling it.” Most accurate description of the time signature of this song out there.
I seen them live in 88 or 89 can’t remember exactly which year lol. But this song live was like a religious experience.
"What makes this song great" EVERYTHING
would have been a much shorter video
Lars's drums
He's not wrong..
*yes*
Cliff Burton
Love that the bass is consequently louder in Rick‘s mix vs the original version. RIP Cliff
i was wondering where he got that version with louder bass
@@SwordOfPhoenix just look it up, MoP louder bass
You can hear Cliffs bass all through out that album
Ugl Fišer It sounds so much better and heavier that way, they really should have turned up the bass in the original mix.
@@blib3786 I actually like the original mix, a bass tone like that shouldn't be super loud but should compliment the guitars, giving them that low end punch to drive that super tight and sharp guitar tone, its almost perfect imo, I maybe would have turned the bass up slightly but everything in moderation
When I was in high school, my favorite band at the time was Van Halen. A new kid moved to our area, we became good friends and he told me that, if I liked Van Halen, I would love Metallica. I was ordering my 12 albums on tape from Columbia House and I saw Master of Puppets on there. So I ordered it. I saved that one for last. When the music started, my jaw dropped and I was in awe of every single song on the album. That was the day Metallica became my favorite band. 👍🏼
I remember being in college and getting CDs from Columbia house. All r my favorites. I never did buy any CDs from Columbia house but I loved their free cds
Mark B. 🇺🇸 🇺🇸 🇺🇸 Van Halen and Black Sabbath were my favorites in the 70’s as a 4th grader. When Metallica came out I went nuts with the angry guitar and drum sounds. This music made My time on deployment ten times more enjoyable in the 90’s! Semper Fi!
Columbia house WOW. My parents first lesson about $. I tried telling them it cost a penny. They told me I lost my allowance for months
subcomandante marcos pretty sad. They don’t even realize songs are only one on an album. I’m not even sure My kids know what an album is. How many people know immediately after a metal song plays what song comes next. Even if it’s on the radio or in a mix etc. Lol. Kids are lost on music today. Songs are part of albums not singles you can rip apart and buy on itunes
I don’t remember which music club it was, but I forgot to send back the card with “I don’t want the monthly pick” and they automatically sent me....... The Great Southern Trendkill!!!!!
I actually got pissed, being like 13 years old and having to pay for it. My stepbrother said, hold on, I heard this Pantera band is pretty good.
We popped it into the CD player and absolutely changed my life’s course forever.
Never realized how fizzy the guitars sounded on their own . They work in the mix one of the best rhythm metal tones ever put to tape . Cliff transcribed the guitar harmonies for them . Kirk said that they could’ve done it trial and error and it take a day or take it to Cliff and he could tell them in a few minutes what to play . Cliff’s contributions cannot be overstated .
Download festival 2006, Metallica come on and go "Ok, were gonna play the whole of Master of Puppets album straight through, that cool?" Crowd goes insane! Best gig ever!
Was there.
One of my favourite gig memories.
Oh you lucky bastards!?
The did that when I saw them live in 2006 here in Italy, The whole album 😍
what a shame. going an entire set with nothing off the black album must have been awful 😓
Honestly as amazing as Master of Puppets is, I'm not big on full-album shows. Just because you know exactly what song is on next.
Hearing this gives you a better understanding of how gifted Cliff was.... and he was only 23 when they made this album. It’s just not fair he’s gone...
Geoff Adam I had no idea Cliff was only 23 yo and recorded this masterpiece!
that bass line is a steam roller. its punishing, relentless all while being blisteringly fast
The other guys were younger! It's mental
barebare u died young
Geoff Adam Your right. it’s not fair at all.
These videos are underrated. Not only musicians but everyone can raise their understanding of music through Rick Beato.
nick beato lol
Christ the admiration of Rick is ridiculous. He has mediocre taste in music imo.
@@oppothumbs1 He's old school, dude. The fact that his stuff is understandable to the majority of people out here doesn't mean he's mediocre. You'd rather say majority of people enjoy and look for mediocre stuff. Rick has a lot of stuff that nobody really cares about or watches.
Spot on. The content is brilliant. I never played an instrument -nor have I really wanted to, but I love music and Rick is just all-time.
@@oppothumbs1 what do you like? Metalcore or kpop?
Love that you can’t help do air drums and guitars. That’s the music passion that drives us all. Keep rocking Rick! From Sydney Australia.
He could’ve explained for an extra hour and I’d still be watching.
Greatest metal song ever 🤘
Seriously, I could watch him dissect every part
Kinda wish he woulda
19:22 “When you think of Van Halen, the...”
The what, Rick? I need to know!
The video got cut. Part 2?
The day the music died...
Parcival Cliffhanger
To be continued?
It's a Burtonhanger.
Every school should have a music teacher like rick beato
From your lips to God’s ear my friend!
That would be a waste of potential
With the current generation that I teach... it would fall on deaf ears.
They live for their phones and burning tires cuh
Like Harvard School of Law.
This would b gr8
Another interesting part of this song is during the chugging section, when James plays those C# notes Cliff is playing a C note, creating a minor 9th dissonance between the two
Kirk mentions in an interview that Cliff was their music teacher so to say. Telling them which notes work well together. Glad to see he still gets the recognition he deserves
*the more you know🤔
Where exactly?
@@Daan7000 The “MASTER! MASTER!” bit right before the fast guitar solo
@@User-jk8wq but that bit is e and g?
Oh hell yeah this is officially my favorite youtube series. It’s such a wonderful lesson on songwriting and production aesthetics.
Jacob Leevai I’m glad someone gets that I’m showing the production elements. Thank you!
Rick Beato I love it Ive always been insterested in audio production and I am such a nerd for songwriting so this is just perfecy
Gary holt of exodus also a great guitarist said "james hetfeild down picks what no mortal man could do"
Gary is an average guitar player, no feeling and his solos are just a bunch of random notes put together.
@@nimaakhtarkhavari8766 ok boomer
@@nimaakhtarkhavari8766 not a shitty guitar Player but Maybe a shitty songwriter
Bay Area thrash metal is heavily influenced by punk, with the attitude that comes with it. I don't think Gary care that much about how clean or original he is. He's doing it his way and the rest don't matter that much.
Nima Akhtar Khavari and you are whom??
That side by side of Lars with Stewart Copeland just made my year, man!
I just discovered these videos and I find them to be absolutely fascinating. I’ve never seen songs analyzed this way and I love it. Great job, Rick.
Thank you for isolating Cliff Burton's track on that I have never heard that it brought a tear to my eye thank you my friend
Look up bass only songs by Metallica (Cliff)
Bass love! Cliffem All!
Finally it is audible
Hetfield down-strums the whole thing live, though. Usually at greater speed than the record too. Pretty tight, him and Hammet.
That's not true. He leaves out a lot of notes.
random user He plays all of the of the riffs correctly without leaving any notes what are tou talkong about
@@aaebsssb9914 You must be deaf when claiming James "plays all of the of the riffs correctly without leaving any notes". Even himself would laugh about this I guess.
random user I thought you meant that he leaves notes out intentionally like in the main riff on Master Of Puppets live, but it is very hard to play guitar and sing if you play the riffs that he plays
@@aaebsssb9914 I think the reason why he plays kind of sloppy is that he attaches more importance to transporting energy in live situation (which works quite well doesn't it) than play as accurate as possible.
Was not expecting to hear Kate Bush as an influence. It all circled around.
Right!? Crazy stuff.
He mentioned kate bush and police but only focused on the police. What was kate bush’s influence, Lar’s bitchy whining?
WOW I had NO idea that the base line differentiated from the main guitar riff. Insane.
That sound/skill the bass player Cliff had is what grabbed James attention and James knew who WILL BE Metallica bass player.
It’s is strange to come across a bass player that’s actually a musician.. and not just the homie that hangs out at band practice.
This was probably my main takeaway from this video too, lol!
@@triscuitfarms Come on mate. No need for that.
Brian Sager 😂😂😂
Love it when you go to the piano to explain something in a Metallica song! Giving it the attention it deserves.
five watt world thanks Hypes!
I'm so glad you touched on Cliff's bass line, I've always loved that. Didn't know Cliff liked Stuart Copeland.....one of my favorite drummers. Really appreciate this. Well done.
I was wondering how you were talking about this Stranger Things moment 3 years ago and then I saw you just rebranded ur existing video to match current SEO trends. Smart. Very savvy, Rick.
"What kind of super-imposed metric modulation do you want to try for the verse?"
Lars: "Yes."
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MEGALOL!!!
Gave me a good laugh.
"FIRE EVERYTHING!!!!!"
Lmao...you win this thread
I love that you turned the bass sound up. Really brings out how good Cliff played
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Cliff burton is the reason I wanna learn music theory. He was so much more then just a bass player he was a musical genius and that’s why I watch your videos rick
I was 16 when this came out, and what is crazy to me, and what I love about this channel, is that what sounded to me like 4 guys just playing like insane people with no rules, was in in fact a complex, well thought out/technical master class of music.
How have I only found this channel now?! I am not a musician but I've listened to Puppets for over 30 years now, probably thousands of times. I know every note of this song by heart but you made it seem new to me again. Thank you, truly amazing work!
Ahh I knew this song had to get the Beato treatment on this series at some point! This is arguably their most important and iconic song indeed! Great video as always!
This is where the REAL metalheads keep coming back to, not 'Enter Sandman'.
That beautiful instrumental interlude... my my.
@@sainandanramakrishnan4812 Ahh definitely man! I reckon That MoP is way more iconic than Enter Sandman indeed
@@wcstrawberryfields8011 It does add diversity to the song!
@Shockheadd45Enter Sandman is an overplayed, sellout pop metal, borderline hard rock 'hit' written by a metal band which at the time was clearly going for success on the radio. Its a gateway song for people who have never listened to metal before and it has nothing on this masterpiece or some of their other stuff from their heyday, not musically, not energetically, and certainly not in terms of depth and dynamics.
*they mixed that with groove, nuance and melody*
---> Like those aren't already present in Master Of Puppets. Enter Sandman released on any prior album wouldn't have made a dent, Puppets is a timeless thrash / heavy metal classic.
*which is exactly how Metallica started*
----> Enter Sandman doesn't sound anything like what they sounded like when they 'started', please go and get your ears checked.
The part where you're talking about Cliff playing the driving bass line without muddying up the individual notes from the guitars is something that I think is really important. So often I hear bass players parroting the notes the guitar players are playing, and I think it works sometimes, but most of the time I want to hear the bass also reinforcing it's connection to the drums. If the bass is always chasing the guitar line it's sort of leaving the drums hanging to my ear. This is the perfect example of the bass connecting to both the guitars and drums and using the entire space in a good way without simply parroting one or the other. He's staying with the beat and throwing a note to the guitars when necessary to help beef up their end. It must have been a real pleasure to jam with him.
I learn so much just frrom these videos Rick. Holy hell you inspire me, one day we'll sit together and talk about music.
'Master Of Puppets' must have an entire musical university chair. This record actually chenged my life, giving start to my journey througth music. Rock On!
Love how isolates the instruments so we can better understand them. Would have loved to have Rick as a teacher. That being said I did love my teacher haha. Crazy older guy who would always tell me to give him my guitar before we started so he could tune it. I would meticulously tune it before each lesson and his old ears were off at that point and he would just butcher my tuning. Room was tiny, he always had coffee breath but he loved music and he showed me how to get after it on that guitar. Mom was always late picking me up from my lesson so I’d wander around that store wide eyed and just take it in. The guy who worked the counter was good to me cuz he knew the family situation was kinda gnarly so he’d always tell me to grab a couple of free pics for my guitar. Still remember how that place smelled. It was that smell you’d recognize if you’ve ever out your face next to the the hollow in your acoustic. That wood smell. Damn...
I love how the viewer's are really able to see you enjoy the music. There's a man who's love of music isn't limited by the boxes of genres he just loves quality music
I love how you isolate Cliff’s bass and explain just how important that is to the song, it’s definitely one of the more noticeable bass lines I’ve ever heard in a metal song. He was one of the best.
God that bass!! I never realized how much the bass drove this song!! Wow!
It's a shame it's burried in the mix
And how many headbangers in high school wanted to kick my ass because I listened to The Police, and The Police were a "girl's band"? Lots. But every headbanger had to concede - Stewart Copeland is an awesome drummer. And now I know Metallica agreed with me the whole time.
the police were amazing
The Police were a groundbreaking unique band. As a metal head back the day when they hit the scene all of my metal head friends loved them. Musically they are masters.
@@TheAgentAssassin I am still floored by some of their stuff when listening to them today. Like... how the hell?! Absolutely incredible musicians.
Those guys were a bunch of jackasses. It's the same where I come from. Basically if you didn't listen to ONLY rap you weren't cool. IT DOESN'T MATTER who you are where you're from, what culture you're from or what color you are. Stigmas are stupid. Music is for everyone to enjoy. I'm so glad that I was open-minded and enjoyed all genre of music. Of course I'm a '70s & '80s kid, I grew up when all this new and hot!
Also the annoying sexism of the automatic assumption that a “girl’s band” would suck.
Ive been waiting for this for so damn long
Profile pic checks out.
@@dvt1393 username doesn't 😂
Well partially
I have that Tshirt too😋
I would be interested to hear your take on the song Orion from the Puppets album. I've always thought Orion was a musical masterpiece that is so good it didn't require lyrics to engage the listener. In fact, lyrics would have detracted from the music, and hidden some of the greatness behind James' voice. Orion never gets old to me, and I've been amazed from the 1st time I heard it to the 1000th time I've heard it. With Master of Puppets, Battery, Orion, Sanitarium, and Damage Inc., there has never been a better metal album. (Ride the Lightning, Justice, and the Black album are not far off however)
...never heard of Rust In Peace?
Orion is one of my faves. I can hear a little classical influence there. My fave album of theres has always been ...And Justice for All. Something about that album...its so tight and was the closest Metallica got to prog metal territory.
The song where Hetfield's rhythm guitar prowess really shines.
Right! The fact that everyone says that Hetfields downstroke picking ability is second to none is really true. Beato even says it hurts his thumb playing the one section.
Video was cut in the middle Rick... it was great but i think some of it is missing. Might wana check that and consider re-uploading the full version.
RUclips went down today
Yoni Kup it’s not cut in the middle. It’s just a minute left. Check my Instagram in 30 minutes
@@RickBeato A minute left? But there's 6 minutes left in the song!
@@kevnar Because the song repeats itself after that.
@@RickBeato even still with the Instagram upload, it is a really abrupt ending from you, not used to that in your vids. Did you need to piss really bad, or somethin of that ilk?
On point as usual Rick. Keep it up. It is just crazy how talented these guys were at that age. Cliff was so amazing and intelligent just wish he'd not been taken from us so soon.
Love the thumbnail and description change lol.
You should do Orion next. It's such a masterful piece
Any Metallica instrument, really.
I would prefer if he did Pulling Teeth, though. I mean, c'mon.
@@barbutahelmet8966 Yeah, honestly any one of them I would be happy with
I know Master of Puppets is as cliche a favorite Metallica song as they come, but it really is the pinnacle of their song writing, in my opinion. They pulled out all the stops. I loved the entire album when I first listened to it, but MoP genuinely changed the way I thought about music.
Great breakdown as always, but that production note on the guitar tone was very cool! Thanks for sharing that!!
when he isolated the intro guitars, i just... how does someone sit down and write a song like this? we're still talking about how genius it is 34 years later. it blows my mind all the time how brutally relentless this song is until the melodic interlude, and again after it. what a masterpiece
Always blows my mind of underestimated that genius is too. There is no difference to what classical composers did but because those bands go on stage (while singing to it at the same time) and perform those songs like it's nothing at such a young age too and because the music is so perfect they make it look easy and effortless. When it's broken down like this it's like.. HOW?! At the danger of sounding like a granny here but sorry, a lot (not all) of today's pop (as in popular) music is so bad in comparison. Good and hitting that ear worm spot but bad quality.
@@phangirlable Totally agreed. This breakdown just highlights the complexity of this song even more. (Most) Popular music these days are soooo pale in comparison.
I love this series as I learn so much from them. After every one, I have to relisten to the song and the two combined in my head bring a deeper enjoyment of the music made. Thank you for your time and efforts.
You have the enthusiasm that I had at the age of 15. AWESOME. Hey wait.... I still have it!!!!!! ROCK ON
I've rarely - if ever - seen Rick so INTO a metal song. He clearly loves this, and his analysis is spot on (as always).
Please reupload the full version because you stopped right before one of the most influential solos in my development as a musician. When I learned that solo (no doubt not at 100% accuracy) I truly felt like I was no longer in the "suck" zone of guitarists.
Man, I love these analysis. You make me see the song in a completely different way even though I’ve heard this song 1000 times
7:05 - Lars' biggest influence, Katrina & The Waves, 'Walking On Sunshine '
Brilliant
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thats exactly what i thought😅
there is just something about the melodic part of this song as well as Orion that just takes me to another place. i am instantly 16 again, specters of my friends and i packed into a car and driving around all night. repeated hundreds of times in what is now a different place and time. more like visions of a past lives than memories of youth. Cliff was like some patron Saint to us all, and like the first great loss of our youths like one of our own fallen.
Man! This is time-travel... I was there when it came out (and the other 3). Mind-blown!
Very smart of you to retitle and re-tag this video in light of the new found attention the song is receiving. It may be fleeting, but I hope it results in a bunch of new metal fans who discover other bands.
The first Metallica song I ever heard. I was hooked from the first note!
Great video Rick!
You never hear a song the same way after watching these. i love em.
I Effen Love watching you Rock Out!!! I love all of different shows/topics you offer but these make me Move!
35 years on this has stood the test of time.
Still one of my favourite metal tracks.
What timing! I was at the record store with my 7yo son last night. I was flipping through the vinyl when he pointed at this album. It was in the front of the bin and you could see the name of the band and the upper part of the cover art. My son said, "I like their name. Do you think this is good?" I laughed and said, "Let's buy it and find out." I'll have to show him this video now!
Man, I don't wanna have kids, for genetic reasons, but reading comments like yours make me want to become a dad. lmao. PEACE
NevEd Genetic reasons?
@@aaebsssb9914 Look up Nories disease. It's pretty rare. Symptoms include blindness, hearing loss, autism. I have the first 2, my youngest brother has the first and 3rd. If your a male theirs a 50/50 chance that you can pass it on if you have a duahgter because the females are carriers. Not something I wanna continue, personally.
NevEd That is a pretty bad disease. I hope that you have a nice day
@@aaebsssb9914 Thanks dude, same to you
I can still remember the first time I heard this decades ago. Altered my music taste for the rest of my life. Thanks for the video!
Same here. I had heard the Black Album, at least the radio played songs, but Master of Puppets had a profound effect on me.
My brother got this record first when I was 16...and it turned me from a rock fan into guitar player...starting a career in music that lasts until this day. Thank you Metallica and and thank you to Rick for analyzing this masterpiece.
I love your in depth analysis and dissection of all my favourites over many years. The music is more relevant now than 35 years ago. Thank you
the whole damn crowd was banging they're heads to the beat when I saw them play this live, it was insane
Love these series. I just started diving into music theory with my guitar teacher this summer and to me it’s overwhelming but not impossible to learn. Rick uses a lot of terms I hear my teacher say. These videos are very educational. Thanks Rick 🎸🤘🏻
Progtallica
Seriously though, the song has so many time changes, but its so well written that you don't even notice until you try and learn it.
yeah going from 4/4 to 2/4 is not that much of a deal lol
No man, it's 6/4, way more metal 😁
With the occasional 21/32 thrown in to mess with everyone else.
Or when you see someone else play it correctly. First time I seen it, my sister's boyfriend taught me my first song which was sweet dreams, but he played master of puppets and I remember thinking how f*cking insane it looked. Lol
@@godozo 11/16
As always excellent work. You always help bring me back to the sensation of what it felt like when I first heard the songs you breakdown. Music is kinda like chasing a dragon, the first time you ever hear something great, you need more and more until that point where you actually forgot what it felt like the very first time. That's the #1 reason I love what you do for us Rick! Thank you so much for helping me hear all my favorites for the first time again!
The Watching-It-Before-It-Gets-Taken-Down Gang!
Metallica dosen't block vids of this sort on RUclips
Jonathan Wright that's awesome. I hope it stays up
@@SpaceCattttt someone who understands nothing about what happened there . A song they were still recording found its way to napster. Lars has since said "I don't give a fuck how many Metallica songs you download. Just do me a favor and wait until we're done recording the damn thing.". If Napster would have paid the band's like the streaming services do now they wouldn't have been sued. You do your job for free and don't bitch about it if you feel that way. I'm not going to fault someone for wanting their pound of flesh.
spiderfan1974 that’s a new version from what I read. Do you have a source?
@@iamtheai2759 he said it in an interview years after the law suit. I'm sure it's on youtube somewhere. It's the one he starts with "my manager will kill me for saying this but".
I like to call this song ‘the Bohemian Rhapsody of Metal’
Perfect
bullsmith
That honor belongs to One
Orion
stargazer _099 bohemian rhapsody is thrash
Among the living, and Master of Puppets were given to me by a friend on cassette like 88 or 89. I was a blues rock jazz snob before hearing those records. Both are classics worth 100+ listens. Dimebag..and Burton were tragic losses gone far too soon.
I love that Rick is a well rounded musician and has an appreciation for Metal.
I love how loud you have the bass on this!
Thought Rick was a time traveler for a moment
I always feel better after watching a video where Rick explains what a song makes great. His enthousiasm! The way he drums with his hands, plays guitar en bass with his hands. He really likes the music he is talking about! And so do we!
Watching this video after watching it featured on the last episode of Stranger Things bring me back to the first time I listened to this album in high shcool in the 1980's; such an amazing band and record, and thank you for doing this great breakdown Rick!
Video ends when you are talking about the studio guitar EQs... Edit: Thanks for posting the rest to IG, Rick! Awesome video, as usual.
Yeah. WTF?
Never heard so much complimentary talk about Lars' drumming.
Haha haters. Eat it.
Lars was good back in the day.. just lazy and clumsy now!
That micro-deviation in the verse is genius, it sounds odd the very first time you hear it like almost some sloppy tempo mistake (Cue Lars joke) but it's on purpose. Who would write and play something like this then make it work. They jam that time signature oddity like it's natural.
@@deadstar44 Yeah, I understood that it was actually the way Hetfield played the riff originally, so it's not even Lars's "mistake". They weren't counting it, they just played it that way because it felt right (so it wasn't really even a conscious decision, it just sounded good to them). The rhythm was analyzed pretty recently and the analysis showed that it stays consistent throughout the song.
MOP and AJFA ia still some of the best drumming I've ever heard
His parts have always been written for him. Hetfield, hammett, burton, and mustaine have been their songwriters
I remember watching a video at some point of Adam Jones talking to Hammett about And Justice for All, and Jones asked if they counted everything, and Kirk said no, they always play by feel.
Obviously, Jones said Tool counts everything meticulously
And can anyone in good conscience claim that Lars is on the same planet as Danny Carey?
@@struedel25 they are both on Earth, seen both bands at Myer Music Bowl. One is just way better.
You certainly have a passion for music that few of your peers rival. It’s truly fun to watch, quite inspiring.
At 3:49 Rick goes into Dad at metal concert mode. Great vid!
Dead Hand Blues I am a dad that likes metal :)
Love that you notice and breakdown how they used to meld time frames. This is actually their secret to their sound overall. To me it's why they stood out over so many other bands
I grew up on listening to and playing Metallica and I find myself drawn to music that constantly changes metres. A song that is 4/4 all the way through bores my brain most of the time.
very clever Changing the thumbnail haha
And title…. And hashtags…..
Mr. B. your breakdowns are EPIC and I value your insight so much! Thank you!
“Master” was the song which got me hooked on Metallica. Great video, Rick. Love this series.
First of, Rick, you've really opened up my interest in music again after having been in a drought for several years. Second, am I the only one that thinks that the music sounds much more rad when the bass can be heard clearer? Around 6 mins into the clip, how amazingly much greater with a bit less guitar mat covering up everything.
I’m 24 years old and “grew up” listening to Metallica and it’s so fascinating to see how so many people did the same but in the 80s when Metallica was at the peak of their powers
It's one thing to hear the band explain their influence, then go, "oh, yeah, I hear that", then it is an entirely different thing to hear the music and know how they were influenced... Rick, you are truly a musical genius. The amount of cataloged data in your brain on the music industry and music theory needed to arrive to these conclusions is nothing short of genius.
I love when he does metal songs. Great video as usual.
Very smart updating thumbnail and changing title!! 👌👌
That moment you realize you’ve been playing the bass riff wrong your entire life ...
Welcome to the club. I’m 51 been playing since the ‘80s and since the internet I learned I been playing a ton of songs wrong. We did have to learn by ear with a record player though...
@@sirbaronvoncount4147 ..haha,yep...very relatable!
Depends on what you consider wrong. Rob plays it with the guitar and I am pretty sure Jason did too. (And I prefer it that way).
Always felt he was quite in the mix. It’s hard to pick out the nuance in his playing.
@The Anti Christ I do not disagree on that. The bass doesn't need to do the same as the guitar, but that doesn't mean that when it does is bad either.
Depends on the song and IMO this particular song sounds better with doubling the line rather than playing agains't it.
You get it right every time Rick, I have no musical bone in my body but I know you break right every time and that’s what I appreciate. Thank you, keep doing what you do I love it brother!