I'm a 46 year old white dude, been listening to heavy metal since the late 70's. Was fortunate enough to have been exposed to many genres from an early age . Metalheads need to experience funk, R&B, blues.
I'm a 38 year old white dude, been listening to Metal since I understood what music was. In the early 90's, I developed an appreciation for hip-hop, R&B, and other so-called "black guy" music. I love watching reactions like this 'cuz it reminds me of my first time hearing artists like Snoop and Ice Cube, but from the other side of that mirror.
Ikr. I remember playing a classical song on my iPod back in high school to one of my friends that listened to Katy Perry (yeah...) actually this one: ruclips.net/video/sGnxbWvpueE/видео.html and he said the same thing after about 5-10 seconds...I was very disappointed, I thought he'd at least give it more than 10 fucking seconds... "sounds like noise" or some shit. I was like well my opinion of you has now decreased 5-fold lol. BTW, the movie that song is in, "Master and Commander" is very, very, very good.
This I started watching Layedbak a few weeks ago randomly, I don't know what made me click it, led me here very quickly. Never watched reactions at all (outside of video gaming) but watching people listen to shit you love for the first time is actually awesome
It’s based on the novel “Johnny’s got his gun” and it basically tells the story of a man who lost his eyes, mouth, ears, arms and legs but miraculously survived. He was signalling with his head “kill me” in Morse code, but they left him to rot in his last days.
Idk if you gon reply cause this old but why tf didn’t they just put him out of his misery?? Goddamm that pisses me off so many people went thru fucking hell literally for war.
@@jacksonconstantine5740 I mean shit in this case where the guy is basically dead but alive in his head and is telling them to just kill him to end the pain and suffering seems like the only humane thing to do. That’s all bad
@@jacksonconstantine5740 now we have a document you could sign where if youa are injured, you can legally not receive medical health under law, but it costs the moral health of the medical operator letting you die (the complete opposite of their job)
The song is about a soldier in WW1 who gets blown up by a landmine and loses his arms and legs and ability to see, talk, hear or breath without an iron lung. But he's kept alive by doctors, trapped in his own mind, unable to communicate with the outside world.
@@letsgoooo8006 I was thinkin the same damn thing! This is my all time favorite song! And, I was just sittin here, thinkin to myself, "Dude!? You ain't there, yet! Ya'll bout to be amazed by perfection!"! LOL
Man.. I've been listening to metal for the better part of 40 years. I've even spent my time behind the microphone in a few bands. I just wanted to thank you. You just helped me see it the same way I saw it all those years ago. With awe and respect. Thank you.
"I need to be more open-minded, if I'm missing out on things like that!" - I love this sentence, man. We all need to hear this! The world has a million flavors, no limit to what we each can taste. Great video, loved it.
"There's always deep meaning behind good music." I've been a musician for 30 years and a lover of music for 40 years. I've never heard that said any better!
I'm a 68 year old child of the "60's". I ran across your vids while browsing. You totally impressed me with your openness and approach to new music. I checked out some other reactors and you are the best I've found, I'm now a Fan and Subscriber. I've watched many more of you reactions but had to come back to the beginning of the new genre your exploring. Your reasoning is sound and I appreciate a young black man stepping outside his comfort zone. You've opened the doors to a whole new world for yourself. By the way I LOVE your reactions and you do need to get a guitar! My suggestion for a reaction is from a band that started out in a garage in Detroit. Grand Funk Railroad is the band and " Foot Stomping Music " is the song.
"I just lost my metal virginity." That's fucking awesome. Dude, your reaction to the solo, same as mine was the first time I heard it. Excellent choice here, this is one of the best metal songs ever written, IMO. I always find it amusing seeing people get into metal for the first time and watch them realize how great it really can be. Welcome to the metal community dude!
Enter Sandman..Sad But True..Nothing Else Matters.. Unforgiven..Wherever I May Roam..ALL METALLICA is beyond amazing! And sooo super soothing to me the newer stuff sometimes isnt as hard but man these guys always bring deep lyrics and never without a message i.e. The Day That Never Comes and ALL their videos are masterful at painting the full thought and meaning to their lyrics..the BEST! I can go on and on with songs if you want more!
@@cloud_monkey422 I realize most are which is why I also said I could go on and on..didnt wanna list em all at once figured that was an easier way?! There is NO bad Metallica!
Michelle Brown I shouldn’t have tagged you because I was more or less saying it in hopes shaq would see or if someone who primarily listens to hip hop and enjoyed this song could see
As a kid seeing this anti-war video play on MTV, this song took away my innocence. It was frightening, disturbing, yet compelling and opened my eyes not only to the pain and reality of war, but the potential pain and suffering this life has to offer. It’s definitely the most powerful song and music video I have ever seen. It’s perfect and timeless!
"Bro, I had friends in high school that always listened to this bro, and I used to always pick on them like 'bro why are you listening to all that noise.' But now I realize, it's not noise! It's actually relaxing! I gotta call all my friends from high school and apologize." That's growth right there!
One is great.... No question. Just give me some Sepultura instead. Like even if you dont like a band in general, there are still at least one song you like. For me, it is One, and I like old Sepultura with Max over Metallica.
@@brostenen One of the great things about metal is the infinite number of subgenres. I do like Metallica, Sepultura etc. but where I truly space out is slow Doom metal or extreme black metal.
When i watch reactions like this i feel like "He finally gets it" ! Must be kind of when religious people get others to join their religion in a way. Metal is my religion and every metal head is my brother no matter what sex, race, size, hair color or if you have fourteen dicks.
I just started watching your videos and I gotta say, you've had the BEST reactions out of everyone I've seen so far. I don't get to WATCH your reactions due to me being a truck driver but I do hear them. Just hearing the wonder in your voice over any type of music is awesome. I couldn't live without it. Thank you for the honestly you show.
being a metal head, i always come back to this video to get a boost of joy. what i would do to have another “first time” at hearing this song. fucjing love your reactions man. ❤️
It was beautiful to me and almost poetic being in the moment where you realize how this music is not noise but art. I’ve been a Metallica fan since the 90’s and everyone around me used to make fun of me or having prejudice just because of the music or clothes I wear. I’m sure black people can relate to this sentiment. At the end, we all just want to be validated, we want to be heard and loved. We all want the same things in life. We’re all here fighting to find happiness and to find meaning. As I watched you react to Metallica, a glimpse of hope rooted in my heart, for karma and it’s beauty has its way around everyone’s life. Thank you for this video. Sending my best wishes from Mexico 🇲🇽 P.S. You should hear the cover of this song from Apocalíptica (a cello quartet, they even open for Metallica - they’re that good -)
Lmao I felt like that for the opposite reason. I only listened to rock (mostly metal) in HS and when my friends who listened to hip hop would ask me if they could listen i'd be like nah you wouldnt get it then i got into hip hop after i graduated and i was like shit... should have let them listen!
@@snworbatory386 sorry I didn't hear bass on anything on Justice. That's also why Jason was upset. Now you probably heard bass live when they toured for Justice
The songs about a solider that step on a landmine. Lost his arms, legs, sight an hearing an the doctors kept him alive. An all he can do is lay there not knowing day or night or whats happening. Its a really deep song
And that's what it's supposed to do make you melt on every single level. disco died for a reason and you just got introduced to it my friend welcome to the club cut out jeans and concert t-shirts are perfectly acceptable to show your pride 🤘
Shaq hitting me with "I think i just lost my metal virginity" and "Now i realize its not noise", those are words that make us metal heads happy, seeing others being able to go from one specific genre to being able to jam along with us!
I love this because I get goosebumps by see you react to my favorite songs for the first time and it’s like I get to relive hearing it for the first time. Much love 🤘🤘🤘
How they use the guitar and drums in the second half of the song to simulate gunfire is pure genius. A lot of people miss that simile. These guys are fucking GOATs.
I know this is late. But as a white guy watching a black guy listen to rock and love it. It makes my happy. Crazy how music can unite us. Your definitely way more interesting than anyone else doing this. I will never watch anyone else do such a thing unless they are on par with you
This is a song based on the book, "Johnny Got His Gun" and the footage is from the movie of the same title. It's about a soldier who's horrifically injured in combat. He loses his arms, legs, eyes, and bottom jaw. The doctors "save" him, and as he lays in bed, he slowly slips into madness. Imagine being trapped in your body, but unable to speak, move, or communicate.
Thousands of years ago when me and my fellow travelers were crossing the Bering strait land bridge, this song is what kept us going, we would gather each morning, noon and night and play it for all. It truly kept us going, pure classic
I grew up listening to Rap, Metal, Rock, Country, Oldies, R&B etc. I loved it all too. I love music in general and I love seeing people listen to different music and react and sometimes you see the lightbulb come on.👍🏼😁
You are about to be opened to a whole new world of music my man. The riffs and transitions that Metallica uses will blow your mind. And just wait until you hit up other metal groups and rock groups. Other great Metallica songs are Master of Puppers, Fade to Black, Orion, Welcome Home (Sanitarium), and the Call of Ktulu. You should react to all of them! Love how the head-banging came as natural to you as it does to everyone. You can't help it. haha
Lol! I just love this!! I love to see people stepping outside of their comfort zone and learning and loving and thoroughly enjoying real music! Shaq.... i've been watching you for a while now and i've gone back and watched many of your videos from the past. I have to say this....I give you mad props for expanding yourself and your mind and your world and in turn, you're opening people up to new worlds where their other wise wouldn't have been exposed to, nor done it on their own. You are bridging the gap between blacks and whites, rap and rock and country, and it's BEAUTIFUL!!!! You are single handedly building a bridge and bringing all walks of life together with music, which is what music is for! Mad love to you from orangeburg, south carolina 💞💞💞
He's like a Child that needs to be taught form the beginning First of all he needs to stop saying YO YO YOU Secondly let's get a pateron account going to get this guy a Black shirt and a Denim jacket with all the patches let's loose the hat and get him to grow his hair he's already got the goat, so .. that's fine we need to get him up to speed, he's like 30 years behind hehe DATS TUFF, DAAAATTTSS.. TUFF
Great to know that you’ve given heavy metal a shot. And of all the songs to listen to for your first full-length song, you’ve chosen one of the best songs that was ever written in the history of music. Godspeed, brother! Rock on! 🤟🏻
"there is always deep meaning behing good music" you, sir, got it fucking right! this video is really cool! obviously you are not a metalhead but gave it a chance. it's always good to expand your musical horizon! and after all we all got to respect good music, even we don't like it. i mean, you would't hang a painting of a weird looking woman in your hallway but da vinci is still one of the greatest artists. you don't have to like the piece of art but appreciate the passion, work and time the artist invested to make his piece.
Stefan Ide I think the misconception with some so called “metalhead” and “hiphop heads” is that both parties don’t like the other music but it’s mostly false
Literally no, that’s not Morse code for “kill me” James and Lars were jamming when James played that riff and asked Lars to keep up w him and that’s the machine gun riff
d g83 that's wut the fuck I said to he just so happen to choose this bad ass fckn jam thats mellow and killer smooth n ruff for his first metal virginity he got a lil taste of it all in "one" lol..song
The movie is called Johnny Got His Gun. It's about a young man that goes off to war and gets nearly killed by a landmine. The blast blows off his arms, legs and face. The flash blinds him and the sound makes him deaf. He's alive but has no way to communicate with the people taking care of him. The doctors assume that he's basically a piece of meat but his mind is absolutely alive. He wants to die to end his misery, but the doctors insist on keeping him alive.
Hey man! I’m a grown ass metal man, forever. I love hip hop and funk. I can dance my ass off too, but you found it!! I was a senior in high school when this hit. I was happy watching your reaction, welcome to the family man. I love a lot of different metal bands, Soundgarden is my shit. METALLICA is fn great!!! You said relaxing. Most people don’t understand how metal can be relaxing, you said it right👍🏼👍🏼🤘🤘 ONE is the heavy we need, good one!!
I LOVE, LOVE, LOVED WATCHING THIS REACTION VIDEO!!! I listened to Metallica along with other metal bands since I was little which is not anticipated or expected of a black person but I didn’t care. I liked what I liked. But to watch u listen and react to metal for the first time and particularly “One” by Metallica, which is hands down one of their best songs ever, made me feel what u were feeling all over again! It’s a good choice of song because it starts out somewhat gentle and calm yet undeniably metal and then progresses into this fast-paced, edge-of-ur-seat banger that gets u so f***ing amped u think u might explode. All the while, the lyrics depict the mindset of a severely wounded soldier who, due to his injuries and his treatment by medical staff, is mentally spiralling into insanity and begging God to help him and wake him out of the hellish reality he is hoping is a bad dream. OMG...so proud of u for taking the chance and trying something different. U r correct...in order to be great u have to expand ur horizons, step outside the box and be enlightened. There’s a whole world out there to experience and most of us don’t even get to experience 5% of it. Good for u brah! Also it’s awesome to see so many positive comments of support, advice, recommendations and love for this guy doing this video...I LOVE IT!! Oh and the guitar and drums in this tune....SICK!!! EPICALLY SICK!!! Agree with u 1000% there too!!! Keep up the good work and experience all that u can. 👍
Sweetie I'm an old southerner(but skin shade means npthing more than pigment...my mom raised me to never look at a freakin color...and proud to say my pwn kids will tell you about a movie today...but..the only the thing they will tell ypu is either if they had glasses or what clothes they had on.....we as people shouldn't see color!!..sorry just my opinion and way I see us!..I'm mostly native American...so have my own issues LMAO!
Luke R that’s what I was saying every time he said he was listening to the guitar solo. I was so hyped when he actually listened to the real solo and saw his reaction.
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You have to go outside your comfort zone to be the Greatest💯 I clearly enjoyed this and glad i made this decision to try heavy metal🔥
Much respect for this one homie
No Life Shaq dude
Please react to
Scroobius pip , introduction
React to Lil dicky pillow talking ft brain
Coach you GOTTA check out my mans Chris Stapelton (Country/Blues) - I was wrong. His voice will blow your mind he can sing anything.
Yo you should check out Token.
_"Now I realise, it's not just noise."_
*He's done it.*
Agreed, good stuff
He has won metal
It is not noise at all...Great music with great musicians.
That was what happened to my dad when he listened to Nirvana for the first time in the 1989 because he used to only listen to funk, soul, rap, and r&b
Some metal is just noise Metallica definitely is bars tho
I'm a 51 year old black man, been listening to heavy metal since 1984. Welcome to the club brother.
I'm a 46 year old white dude, been listening to heavy metal since the late 70's. Was fortunate enough to have been exposed to many genres from an early age . Metalheads need to experience funk, R&B, blues.
It's a brotherhood no matter who you are
@@hardcoremusichead1755 Late 70's? Damn dude, you got into it early~~we're the same age~~I wasn't exposed to it until about 82 \m/ \m/ \m/ \m/
I'm a 38 year old white dude, been listening to Metal since I understood what music was. In the early 90's, I developed an appreciation for hip-hop, R&B, and other so-called "black guy" music. I love watching reactions like this 'cuz it reminds me of my first time hearing artists like Snoop and Ice Cube, but from the other side of that mirror.
My friend played this for me in 87. Been a fan ever since!
The moment he relizes metal isn't noise. Man, that was priceless to watch.
Ikr. I remember playing a classical song on my iPod back in high school to one of my friends that listened to Katy Perry (yeah...) actually this one: ruclips.net/video/sGnxbWvpueE/видео.html and he said the same thing after about 5-10 seconds...I was very disappointed, I thought he'd at least give it more than 10 fucking seconds... "sounds like noise" or some shit. I was like well my opinion of you has now decreased 5-fold lol. BTW, the movie that song is in, "Master and Commander" is very, very, very good.
Yep!!!!!!. 1990.
I had the same reaction😂
@@ghostsade3
Katy Perry Has Been Around For That Long?
It was awesome to watch that man
"Its actually relaxing" as a metalhead nothing pleases me more to hear than that phrase said by someone for the first time.
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🤘🤘🤘🤘
Bro I was literally looking for this comment ahhhhh like hell yea dude 🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘
Yeah, I've never quite understood that. Maybe its the mathematical precision that is so comforting? BUT, it is super relaxing!
I'm a 700 year old Chinese man, and I've been listening to metal since I was black
WTF? 🤣🤣🤣🖕🤣🤣🤣
Mah nigga
This might be the best comment on RUclips
😂😂😂😂 The greatest comment I've read in 2019!!! *TOP 5 FOR SURE!*
🔥🔥🔥🔥🙏
😂😂😂😂
“I gotta get a guitar” everyone who listens to Metallica. 😂
That's right and that how it all starts.. Of cause of METALLIC!!!
No, only the ones with true love of music and humility.
Correction: everyone that listened to good rock and roll and metal ince
Exactly
Also Pink Floyd and Led Zeppelin fans.
When you start to realize that watching people that have never heard bands you love has made you relive your very first experience
It's made me realize I've taken a lot of songs for granted having heard them my entire life. I can't stop watching these reactions!!
This is why I watch reactions. It's great.
So true! I love watching reactions for that very reason.
this man im currently in a hole right now watching reactions of songs i loved
This
I started watching Layedbak a few weeks ago randomly, I don't know what made me click it, led me here very quickly. Never watched reactions at all (outside of video gaming) but watching people listen to shit you love for the first time is actually awesome
At 7:15 you're like: "it started out so smooth and then it got so crazy." I'm like: "oh just wait ... wait till you hear the rest!!!!!"
Anybody on gods green earth that’s grown up listening to Metallica said that, and he still was yet to listen to master of puppets😂
@@Overpaid_ATV thats a very good one
I thought the same thing!
Eric Hunter, 🤣🤣🤣🤣, same. Lol
Shaq's reaction to Jinjer's Pisces (Live) - epic as well. Shaq... how long did you end up watching Spongebob?
Dude just listened to metal for his first time, and headbanged out of pure instinct. Metal is life.
Hell yeah 🤘 🤘
"I have to go out of my comfort zone to be the greatest." Im so glad one million people heard you say that.
He inspired me with that quote.. Takes courage to do that! Helps us all connect as one race... The Human Race!!!
We all need to do it more, myself included. Shaq out here spitting truth.....
“So this dude got severely injured in the war, and all he can do is think.
...that’s tough!”
the video is from the movie jhonny get your gun. very sad movie
Well if you think about it this way what he said is very relevant. That is tough just sayin!
Read Johny Got His Gun. This song is based on it.
It’s based on the novel “Johnny’s got his gun” and it basically tells the story of a man who lost his eyes, mouth, ears, arms and legs but miraculously survived. He was signalling with his head “kill me” in Morse code, but they left him to rot in his last days.
Idk if you gon reply cause this old but why tf didn’t they just put him out of his misery?? Goddamm that pisses me off so many people went thru fucking hell literally for war.
@@Jodyjo99 in lots of places assisted dying is still illegal.
@@jacksonconstantine5740 I mean shit in this case where the guy is basically dead but alive in his head and is telling them to just kill him to end the pain and suffering seems like the only humane thing to do. That’s all bad
@@Jodyjo99 I agree
@@jacksonconstantine5740 now we have a document you could sign where if youa are injured, you can legally not receive medical health under law, but it costs the moral health of the medical operator letting you die (the complete opposite of their job)
Movie - "He's saying 'kill me'"
Shaq - "Bro, I NEED to get me a guitar!"
🤣
I Was Dying Laughing 🤣🤣🤣 Like Sir ! That Man Is On His Death Bed 🤣🤣🥲
😭😭 no stop that's messed up 😭😭
@@izzatothman4532 Shaq has a iq of 50
He's poppin his head, nah sir he's saying kill me in Morse Code. 😭😭😭
He wasn't bobbin his head. He was banging his head on the table in Morse code saying kill me
Wtf
The song is about a soldier in WW1 who gets blown up by a landmine and loses his arms and legs and ability to see, talk, hear or breath without an iron lung. But he's kept alive by doctors, trapped in his own mind, unable to communicate with the outside world.
@@ryanmchenry6694 In the song it's a landmine, but in the actual film it was an artillery shell. Man, I hate sounding like that *one* guy.
@@darkagedrifter this was just being helpful
He was using his head to translate in morse code yes. But he was headbanging 🤘🤘
Me the whole time
"But wait, there's more"
Me too 😂😂
Yes!!! I was like "wait for it.....wait for it!....lol
That is exactly my thought
Me too! I'm like, just wait bro, just wait.
@@letsgoooo8006 I was thinkin the same damn thing! This is my all time favorite song! And, I was just sittin here, thinkin to myself, "Dude!? You ain't there, yet! Ya'll bout to be amazed by perfection!"! LOL
Man.. I've been listening to metal for the better part of 40 years. I've even spent my time behind the microphone in a few bands. I just wanted to thank you. You just helped me see it the same way I saw it all those years ago. With awe and respect. Thank you.
you put that feeling into words which makes me enjoy this type of content.
"It started so smooth... then it just got crazy!!!!!" welcome to heavy metal my friend
Heavy*
Nathaniel Perez
Annoying*
These guys changed my life!
Metallica is thrash metal :) not heavy
Labete Dulac
If you don’t like Metallica, then why the hell are you here?
"I need to be more open-minded, if I'm missing out on things like that!" - I love this sentence, man. We all need to hear this! The world has a million flavors, no limit to what we each can taste. Great video, loved it.
7:56 “Only good music make you feel like that”
True words right there!!!
"There's always deep meaning behind good music." I've been a musician for 30 years and a lover of music for 40 years. I've never heard that said any better!
B-52s make great music and I would say their songs are mostly silly
@@bbranett2188 Loveshack baby
I love how headbanging is like instinct. Lol
He started doing the Staley headbang right along with me at 12:28
Shaena Mason moreso i loved when his instinct was to grab anything he had (a giant stuffed toy) n do some air guitar
Haha yes!
Good to give all music a listen
@@largemouthhunter5014 Word. Eclectic listening is dope.
A little fun fact the beat that Lars is playing on the double bass actually is code for SOS
Which in itself is a miracle because 9/10 Lars wasn't on beat when he played 😂 always having to restart songs because of it on tour
Shaq you are in my opinion the greatest reaction guy on RUclips, truly humble and honest.
watch lost in vegas
waaaay better detail on lyrics but yeah that was a good reaction.
This guys naturally fun and honest reaction is great.
true. i never enjoyed all the reaction stuff till i saw his channel
By far
over a year later and he really did change the reaction genre
Dats tuff
Anyone else thinking in their head while he flipping out about the guitar....JUST WAIT. Wait for the solo homie! He bout to flip!
YES YES YES....LOL
Yes I was lmao.
Omg I was thinking the samething
Yoooo lol. I was thinking the same shit
I was saying that whole time, "Oh, you just wait!"
I'm a 68 year old child of the "60's". I ran across your vids while browsing. You totally impressed me with your openness and approach to new music. I checked out some other reactors and you are the best I've found, I'm now a Fan and Subscriber. I've watched many more of you reactions but had to come back to the beginning of the new genre your exploring. Your reasoning is sound and I appreciate a young black man stepping outside his comfort zone. You've opened the doors to a whole new world for yourself. By the way I LOVE your reactions and you do need to get a guitar! My suggestion for a reaction is from a band that started out in a garage in Detroit. Grand Funk Railroad is the band and " Foot Stomping Music " is the song.
Dave L yes Aman right on Grand funk........
Yes, Dave, he is the BEST!!! Please listen to my favorite album ever: Band Of GYPSIES💜
boomer
Every day that a metal head is born, is a damned good day.
Spot on
"I just lost my metal virginity." That's fucking awesome.
Dude, your reaction to the solo, same as mine was the first time I heard it. Excellent choice here, this is one of the best metal songs ever written, IMO.
I always find it amusing seeing people get into metal for the first time and watch them realize how great it really can be.
Welcome to the metal community dude!
10:37 when Shaq entered the world of the headbangers. The rest is history.
"I feel like I just lost my metal virginity"😂😂🔥
"I gotta call my Momma!"
I cried laughing so hard at that
Great comment!
Lil Code 😂👌
"Now I realize, it's not noise!"
Welcome to the dark side young Padawan.
Enter Sandman..Sad But True..Nothing Else Matters.. Unforgiven..Wherever I May Roam..ALL METALLICA is beyond amazing! And sooo super soothing to me the newer stuff sometimes isnt as hard but man these guys always bring deep lyrics and never without a message i.e. The Day That Never Comes and ALL their videos are masterful at painting the full thought and meaning to their lyrics..the BEST! I can go on and on with songs if you want more!
Michelle Brown that’s pretty much all just one album, the black album.
They have so much more great songs on the other albums too!
@@cloud_monkey422 I realize most are which is why I also said I could go on and on..didnt wanna list em all at once figured that was an easier way?! There is NO bad Metallica!
Michelle Brown I shouldn’t have tagged you because I was more or less saying it in hopes shaq would see or if someone who primarily listens to hip hop and enjoyed this song could see
@@cloud_monkey422 no biggie girl..I'm psyched he has lost his heavy metal virginity to Metallica in Hope's we get more reactions on Metallica!!!
Michelle Brown the black album
What a great song!! NoLifeShaq, I'm here 5 yrs later and LOVE this!!!
9:10 "There is always deep meaning behind good music"...Love It!!
Fucking a right. Thats an intelligent observation. But when he jumps up and say, I GOT TO GET A GUITAR. THATS THE FIRE!
Brilliant observation for sure.
As a kid seeing this anti-war video play on MTV, this song took away my innocence. It was frightening, disturbing, yet compelling and opened my eyes not only to the pain and reality of war, but the potential pain and suffering this life has to offer. It’s definitely the most powerful song and music video I have ever seen. It’s perfect and timeless!
"Bro, I had friends in high school that always listened to this bro, and I used to always pick on them like 'bro why are you listening to all that noise.' But now I realize, it's not noise! It's actually relaxing! I gotta call all my friends from high school and apologize." That's growth right there!
9:17 shaq:"oh this a solo right here"
Me:"OH U JUST WAIT U DON'T EVEN KNOW BRUH"
Elyesse Bouhouch he wasnt prepared for it
Then when the real solo hit! Ah I love when people can FEEL the music and we get to share that experience. Such joy.
Thought that the exact same thing. I was like wait, you ain't heard nothing yet.
LMAO!!
Was thinking the exact same thing 🤣
James Hetfield guitar and lyrics. Kirk hammett on guitar. Jason newstead on bass. Larson Ulrich on drums. Welcome to greatest classic heavy metal.
Enjoy rhe ride Shaq. This for me in the best album in history, hands down game over, and thank your mother for the rabbits.
*Newsted *Lars Ulrich.
One is great.... No question. Just give me some Sepultura instead. Like even if you dont like a band in general, there are still at least one song you like. For me, it is One, and I like old Sepultura with Max over Metallica.
Heavy and Thrash Metal
@@brostenen One of the great things about metal is the infinite number of subgenres. I do like Metallica, Sepultura etc. but where I truly space out is slow Doom metal or extreme black metal.
"It's actually relaxing!"
Understatement of all time.
I use that, in my own life. It ACTUALLY relaxes me.
Your reaction got me laughing.. welcome to our metal world.. metal music is very big brotha..
arise212x unlike newer hip hop**
Watch some proper fans and a band Slipknot live at download festival 🤘
When i watch reactions like this i feel like "He finally gets it" ! Must be kind of when religious people get others to join their religion in a way. Metal is my religion and every metal head is my brother no matter what sex, race, size, hair color or if you have fourteen dicks.
“I feel like I lost my metal virginity!!!” Hahahahaha. Amazing.
Mark Krow i gotta go call my mama.
Not only did he lose it, he lost it to a BIG one!
He totally did. We all watched him pop his metal cherry! 🍒
“I GOTTA GET ME A GUITAR”! Lmao, priceless.
lmao he grabs the tiger lol
Lmfao, “I gotta go crazy”!
That was my exact thought when I heard this song as a 10 year old in 1995.
not much quite like that first experience plugging in and cranking up with some distortion.. skills or no skills.. it's powerful!
Getting a guitar is the easy part lol
Just a PSA.. do not drive on the highway listening to Metallica. Your gas pedal hits the floor every time! Crazy how that works
Hah. Many tickets in my teens. Think I've got all their albums. And many other pedal thru the floor bands
Don’t listen to instrumental prog Metal while driving that stuff will make you fly off the road
Every time
Its about war...and the man with no arms no legs no voice no vision...he's trapped within himself...that's tough
You picked a great song for your first one.
michael l ahhhhhhhhh I see what u did there u sly bastard gg boi gg
Lyrically anyway yeah. Puppets is all about drugs and alcohol addiction and thats pretty dope too
michael l I agree.
@@famousfraank When you say Master of puppets for me it is politicians.
Veej Saurty me too
I just started watching your videos and I gotta say, you've had the BEST reactions out of everyone I've seen so far. I don't get to WATCH your reactions due to me being a truck driver but I do hear them. Just hearing the wonder in your voice over any type of music is awesome. I couldn't live without it. Thank you for the honestly you show.
I just lost my metal virginity!"
That's a pretty metal sentence for being new to the brotherhood haha. Welcome my friend :)
Thats tough!
I lost it 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🙌🏻
This channel has just gotten a whole lot better.
Hope he does more Metal.
Hoping for him to do a Tool song
You’ve been exposed to another form of art. Welcome aboard brother
being a metal head, i always come back to this video to get a boost of joy. what i would do to have another “first time” at hearing this song. fucjing love your reactions man. ❤️
Same, Metalhead Shaq fucking rules, best reactions on YT.
What I like about metal is that the instruments got bars too
This comment ❤️
Ditto.
Yes for sure!!! Them bad ass guitar solos are all bars for real
This is one of the most underrated comments I've seen in a long time😂😂😂👏🏾👏🏾
yup those bars are called licks 👍or fills 🙂👍
It was beautiful to me and almost poetic being in the moment where you realize how this music is not noise but art. I’ve been a Metallica fan since the 90’s and everyone around me used to make fun of me or having prejudice just because of the music or clothes I wear. I’m sure black people can relate to this sentiment. At the end, we all just want to be validated, we want to be heard and loved. We all want the same things in life. We’re all here fighting to find happiness and to find meaning. As I watched you react to Metallica, a glimpse of hope rooted in my heart, for karma and it’s beauty has its way around everyone’s life. Thank you for this video. Sending my best wishes from Mexico 🇲🇽
P.S. You should hear the cover of this song from Apocalíptica (a cello quartet, they even open for Metallica - they’re that good -)
Best comment ever
I agree Apocalyptica made a great ONE cover,harvester of sorrow by Apocalyptica is awesome too ^^
I got to call all my friends from high school and apologize , lol
Lmao I felt like that for the opposite reason. I only listened to rock (mostly metal) in HS and when my friends who listened to hip hop would ask me if they could listen i'd be like nah you wouldnt get it
then i got into hip hop after i graduated and i was like shit... should have let them listen!
Golgothian for real 😂 I love rap now days. But my original love is hard rock
Just listened to your pre-fight talk. You could not be more on point. I wish I could sub twice and you're the best reactor to me by far.
This song is sad, and horrifying at the same time.
And amazing
and amazing all at once. "Lest the ages Forget"
This song scares the shit out of me.
@@eljono1 Yea. Quad amputee with no hearing, sight or speech = 2 words. FUKING KILL ME.
@@TedBrogan that's three words
"Does Metallica have anymore good music for me to react to?" 🤣🤣🤣 ummmmmmm YES
Imo tha last one was sad but true
Yes, this album and everything prior are great!
Rythm Guitar and Vocals : James Hetfield
Lead Guitar : Kirk Hammet
Drums : Lars Ulrich
Bass Guitar and Backing Vocals : Jason Newsted
Yet there's no bass in this song lol
yeah...
spiderbaby420 "One" is pretty much the only song off Justice where you can actually hear the bass
@@snworbatory386 sorry I didn't hear bass on anything on Justice. That's also why Jason was upset. Now you probably heard bass live when they toured for Justice
@GamesAndSuch Dave had not part in this song
There is something I really enjoy about watching people discover things I personally enjoy. I experience that discovery all over again inside.
And it's just as good all these years later. Maybe better.
SHAQ THE GOAT OF REACTIONS 🗣✍🏽🔥
"Its actually relaxing!" THANK YOU
Haha you know.
The X nuT you’re dumb af
What I would give to hear this song again for the first time. It’s brain melting. The best thing ever.
The songs about a solider that step on a landmine. Lost his arms, legs, sight an hearing an the doctors kept him alive. An all he can do is lay there not knowing day or night or whats happening. Its a really deep song
Paul Jones its a great sing but everytime i listen to this i cant get over that sick ass guitar solo
Yup💯💜💚
Johnny Got His Gun!!!!Movie
Not a landmine. Artillery round exploded in the trench.
In the song he literally sings landmine has taken my sight taken my speech taken my hearing and so on
and it was at 13:25 of this video a new metalhead was born. Loved the reactions, ty for the smile, and being genuine.
love the name...fellow percussionist here...
@@columbusbankerbob6123 Pretty sure it's a clever name stemming off the word repercussion.
@@SvelrInc I'm sure you are right. I didn't read that when I wrote the comment. :(
@@SvelrInc I was thinking Reaper + Percussion = Reapercussion. Hmmm, might be a good name for a new drum company! :)
At 10:43 your brain melted , welcome to the club .
First time I saw that video on MTV my jaw hit the floor right then.
melted is a good word
master of puppets!! great song
The simultaneous head band hooked me as a kid.
And that's what it's supposed to do make you melt on every single level. disco died for a reason and you just got introduced to it my friend welcome to the club cut out jeans and concert t-shirts are perfectly acceptable to show your pride 🤘
Shaq hitting me with "I think i just lost my metal virginity" and "Now i realize its not noise", those are words that make us metal heads happy, seeing others being able to go from one specific genre to being able to jam along with us!
I can't believe I'm saying this but I think I actually really enjoyed watching a reaction channel for once.
Golden Revolve Right?!??
Once u enjoyed, never will exist a comeback
Same
i like your quote "there's always deep meaning behind good music."
Master of Puppets will blow your mind.
master of puppets as a whole album is a musical masterpiece
Listen to this man shaq, he speaks much truth
Master!
Master!
How abaut Childrens of Bodom
sean scott don't kill the man!!😂
I love this because I get goosebumps by see you react to my favorite songs for the first time and it’s like I get to relive hearing it for the first time. Much love 🤘🤘🤘
Shaq 2 mins in: I wish I could play like this!
Me: bro you have no idea what you’re in for....
😂😂😂 no idea at all
Love when he thought the build up was the actual solo.
I can play most Thier catalog been playing guitar since I was a kid, music ed major ruclips.net/video/uAZCH8oe_WQ/видео.html
How they use the guitar and drums in the second half of the song to simulate gunfire is pure genius. A lot of people miss that simile. These guys are fucking GOATs.
@@zee_bee_23 the drums in this song are my favorite part.
This song and video always make me emotional. When he was bobbing his head, he was using Morse Code to say "help" and "kill me".
Nowayyyyy omg my soul what have you done to my soul that is the saddest part now.
Damn
@@Majinjef2099 they're saying it in the freaking video...
Its all from johnny got his gun i believe
I know this is late. But as a white guy watching a black guy listen to rock and love it. It makes my happy. Crazy how music can unite us. Your definitely way more interesting than anyone else doing this. I will never watch anyone else do such a thing unless they are on par with you
YOOO Hip hop meets metal... Rage against the machine - killing in the name of.
He'll love it!
Yes!
I'd also recommend bulls on parade and people of the sun.
Everyone always says Killing in the name of and it's one of their most lyrically bland songs. Know your enemy
Kill a Man!
Or he could go back to the beginning of the Rap/Metal and maybe listen to Anthrax w Public Enemy or maybe Mordred.
Dude! This is showing flexibility! Hats off to ya!
This is a song based on the book, "Johnny Got His Gun" and the footage is from the movie of the same title. It's about a soldier who's horrifically injured in combat. He loses his arms, legs, eyes, and bottom jaw. The doctors "save" him, and as he lays in bed, he slowly slips into madness. Imagine being trapped in your body, but unable to speak, move, or communicate.
Dylan McKenzie A date far worse than death.
Dylan McKenzie you just opened my mind
It's kinda sad when you think about it
Dylan McKenzie DARKNESS IMPRISONING ME
The Lone Outlaw oooh spell fate wrong ooof
This is still by far my favorite reaction video of all time! I remember the first time I saw that video on MTV - Headbanger's Ball.
"He's bopping his head!" Just to let you know, he's not bopping to the music. He's nodding the words "kill me" in Morse code
As many years that I have heard this song and seen the video.... I never knew that! Very interesting! Learn something new every day
Yeah the officer says that he is repeating "kill me" over and over again in morse code
@@allencortez2217 very cool!
@@tanawilleby7934 Before the solos begain there's the scene of his father telling him do you remember the Morse code and he started doing it
@@3ShotTGK Thanks, I will check all vids out more closely. Interesting stuff you miss......
Thousands of years ago when me and my fellow travelers were crossing the Bering strait land bridge, this song is what kept us going, we would gather each morning, noon and night and play it for all. It truly kept us going, pure classic
I grew up listening to Rap, Metal, Rock, Country, Oldies, R&B etc. I loved it all too. I love music in general and I love seeing people listen to different music and react and sometimes you see the lightbulb come on.👍🏼😁
8:39 When you realize what the song is actually about, yea it's epic
I love this song and never knew what it was about
Metallica has some of the best guitar instrumentals ever
You are about to be opened to a whole new world of music my man. The riffs and transitions that Metallica uses will blow your mind. And just wait until you hit up other metal groups and rock groups. Other great Metallica songs are Master of Puppers, Fade to Black, Orion, Welcome Home (Sanitarium), and the Call of Ktulu. You should react to all of them! Love how the head-banging came as natural to you as it does to everyone. You can't help it. haha
Call of Cthulhu is a masterpiece
Yeah, this list of songs is legit. Please don’t do Nothing Else Matters...or anything from the Black Album. Basic.
Agree completely. The Black album was good for what it was, but in the overall scheme of great Metallica songs, they are all pretty basic.
Preach
TheSpydyr Of Wolf and Man is the shit tho
Lol! I just love this!! I love to see people stepping outside of their comfort zone and learning and loving and thoroughly enjoying real music! Shaq.... i've been watching you for a while now and i've gone back and watched many of your videos from the past. I have to say this....I give you mad props for expanding yourself and your mind and your world and in turn, you're opening people up to new worlds where their other wise wouldn't have been exposed to, nor done it on their own. You are bridging the gap between blacks and whites, rap and rock and country, and it's BEAUTIFUL!!!! You are single handedly building a bridge and bringing all walks of life together with music, which is what music is for! Mad love to you from orangeburg, south carolina 💞💞💞
Welcome to our Kingdom of Metal Bro. You're in
He's like a Child that needs to be taught form the beginning
First of all he needs to stop saying YO YO YOU
Secondly let's get a pateron account going to get this guy a Black shirt and a Denim jacket with all the patches
let's loose the hat and get him to grow his hair
he's already got the goat, so .. that's fine
we need to get him up to speed, he's like 30 years behind hehe
DATS TUFF, DAAAATTTSS.. TUFF
HE'S ONE OF US NOW!!!!!sorry hop hop fans...but that's the power of METAL
Bars are for all kinds! #wehereforthebarz
dafuq you're making us seem weird as fuck xD
You cannot destroy the metal - Jack Black
Metallica bangs. Classic.
Lmao hell yeah I fuck with a bunch of different metal and a bunch of different rap/hip hop
Great to know that you’ve given heavy metal a shot. And of all the songs to listen to for your first full-length song, you’ve chosen one of the best songs that was ever written in the history of music.
Godspeed, brother! Rock on! 🤟🏻
I don't know if anyone else has mentioned it but you said about him bobbing his head. He was signaling in morse code "Kill me" over and over.
@surfitlive sameeeee😂
I never knew this thanks really deep
"there is always deep meaning behing good music"
you, sir, got it fucking right!
this video is really cool! obviously you are not a metalhead but gave it a chance. it's always good to expand your musical horizon! and after all we all got to respect good music, even we don't like it. i mean, you would't hang a painting of a weird looking woman in your hallway but da vinci is still one of the greatest artists. you don't have to like the piece of art but appreciate the passion, work and time the artist invested to make his piece.
Stefan Ide I think the misconception with some so called “metalhead” and “hiphop heads” is that both parties don’t like the other music but it’s mostly false
This song gives me chills particularly the beginning solo.. been my song since I was 3 years old😀 love Metallica
That riff around 10:30 is Morse code saying “kill me” over and over as he sings. Truly sad.
This was my first album I got as a kid. Well on cassette tape. I didn't know that about that riff. Very interesting!
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@@lndvideo Exact same thing here!!
Literally no, that’s not Morse code for “kill me” James and Lars were jamming when James played that riff and asked Lars to keep up w him and that’s the machine gun riff
Sorry but no... "Kill me" in morse code is too long to fit there
Bro I love how you keep an open mind about music styles, especially metal.
Couldn't of picked a better song for your first metal reaction shaq
"Of" or have?
d g83 that's wut the fuck I said to he just so happen to choose this bad ass fckn jam thats mellow and killer smooth n ruff for his first metal virginity he got a lil taste of it all in "one" lol..song
@@atomicshimmy2460 grammar Nazi
Kevin De Herrera lol, yeah gotta start with baby steps. Don’t want to jump right into Meshuggah or something
I think this guys life just changed lol
"It's actually relaxing!" Strange, isn't it? Hard music, but puts you at ease. They're freaking artists
Lol this man’s reaction is hilarious, but you could tell he’s having so much fun listening to it. Good to know metal’s getting more recognition
The movie is called Johnny Got His Gun. It's about a young man that goes off to war and gets nearly killed by a landmine. The blast blows off his arms, legs and face. The flash blinds him and the sound makes him deaf. He's alive but has no way to communicate with the people taking care of him. The doctors assume that he's basically a piece of meat but his mind is absolutely alive. He wants to die to end his misery, but the doctors insist on keeping him alive.
"Johnny get your gun."
@@samgio0217 davidfair is correct. Johnny get your gun is a 1919 silent comedy. johnny got his gun is the war book and movie.
Also he is shaking his head to Morse code telling them to kill him.
It was a book against war
Interesting that it was written as an antiwar novel after the world war 1, but didn't get popular until vietnam.
Hey man!
I’m a grown ass metal man, forever. I love hip hop and funk. I can dance my ass off too, but you found it!!
I was a senior in high school when this hit. I was happy watching your reaction, welcome to the family man.
I love a lot of different metal bands, Soundgarden is my shit.
METALLICA is fn great!!!
You said relaxing. Most people don’t understand how metal can be relaxing, you said it right👍🏼👍🏼🤘🤘 ONE is the heavy we need, good one!!
I LOVE, LOVE, LOVED WATCHING THIS REACTION VIDEO!!! I listened to Metallica along with other metal bands since I was little which is not anticipated or expected of a black person but I didn’t care. I liked what I liked. But to watch u listen and react to metal for the first time and particularly “One” by Metallica, which is hands down one of their best songs ever, made me feel what u were feeling all over again! It’s a good choice of song because it starts out somewhat gentle and calm yet undeniably metal and then progresses into this fast-paced, edge-of-ur-seat banger that gets u so f***ing amped u think u might explode. All the while, the lyrics depict the mindset of a severely wounded soldier who, due to his injuries and his treatment by medical staff, is mentally spiralling into insanity and begging God to help him and wake him out of the hellish reality he is hoping is a bad dream. OMG...so proud of u for taking the chance and trying something different. U r correct...in order to be great u have to expand ur horizons, step outside the box and be enlightened. There’s a whole world out there to experience and most of us don’t even get to experience 5% of it. Good for u brah! Also it’s awesome to see so many positive comments of support, advice, recommendations and love for this guy doing this video...I LOVE IT!! Oh and the guitar and drums in this tune....SICK!!! EPICALLY SICK!!! Agree with u 1000% there too!!! Keep up the good work and experience all that u can. 👍
Sweetie I'm an old southerner(but skin shade means npthing more than pigment...my mom raised me to never look at a freakin color...and proud to say my pwn kids will tell you about a movie today...but..the only the thing they will tell ypu is either if they had glasses or what clothes they had on.....we as people shouldn't see color!!..sorry just my opinion and way I see us!..I'm mostly native American...so have my own issues LMAO!
9:17 "this a solo right here" oh you just wait
Luke R that’s what I was saying every time he said he was listening to the guitar solo. I was so hyped when he actually listened to the real solo and saw his reaction.
When he air guitars the stuffed animal😂😂😂😂