The BEST Song On the Album?! | METALLICA - "To Live Is To Die" | (REACTION)

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  • @kajg3134
    @kajg3134 3 года назад +997

    I love how im late for class and im gonna get marked absent but idgaf one of my favorite youtubers reacting to my favorite band reacting to one of the best songs by that band its worth every little bit of it 🤘

    • @chairmanofthebored6860
      @chairmanofthebored6860 3 года назад +35

      You do know that you can always watch this later, right?

    • @joshuakennedy5629
      @joshuakennedy5629 3 года назад +13

      @@chairmanofthebored6860 If the teacher still marks him late he’s crazy😂

    • @blakemoore3858
      @blakemoore3858 3 года назад +7

      Be funny if the teacher has this playing when they walk through the door.

    • @thetomgibson
      @thetomgibson 3 года назад +8

      Everyone knows there’s no bass on this album

    • @dannysarco6743
      @dannysarco6743 3 года назад +8

      On your tombstone, this act alone warrants the statement in quotes "He had his priorities correct".

  • @8tonystark8
    @8tonystark8 3 года назад +1099

    1. The slow introduction: it symbolizes the feeling of aggression and loss that the band suffers due to their loss.
    2. Solo #1: represents the whole feeling of anger of Kirk Hammett.
    3. The interlude (slow part of the intro): it represents the acceptance of the loss of the 3 remaining members, and the going forward in their honor.
    4. Solo # 2: represents how deeply the death of Cliff Burton has affected them.
    5. On the return of the heavy part, they pay tribute to Cliff by reading the poem, his last composition, and continue with the tribute doing just what Cliff would have expected of them, to move forward with the music.
    6. Upon reaching the end, the song returns to the classic style of the introduction, symbolizing the memory of Cliff, which will never end. The final riff is suddenly interrupted, symbolizing the end of Cliff's life, cut short by death at such a young age.
    P.S. thanks to the autor of this comment

    • @ros9764
      @ros9764 3 года назад +24

      I always thought the song was about a person's life. They are being born and their childhood is happy like the intro, then they learn more and more about reality with the heavy riffs, they start accepting that they have to go through that, their adult life has a lot of ups amd downs and it's a mess like the riffs up until their slow death which starts from the part they talk in the song and die peacefully with the part that started it all, the feeling they had when they were born...

    • @uncleruckus3149
      @uncleruckus3149 3 года назад +1

      Sleep time

    • @johnpatrick1647
      @johnpatrick1647 3 года назад +34

      @@ros9764 The great thing about music, is that it can be interpreted by many different people in many different ways.

    • @johnpatrick1647
      @johnpatrick1647 3 года назад +4

      @Shaquile O'atmeal Music interpretation, especially with the lack of lyrics, usually is.
      The most we can go by, if the band doesn't clarify 100%, is knowledge based off the "official" subject matter- in this case, the death of Cliff Burton.
      Five distinct compositions, broken with a spoken word poem, could signify the five stages of grief.

    • @timdarnell7819
      @timdarnell7819 3 года назад +6

      @Shaquile O'atmeal you gonna argue that grass isn't green and that the sky isn't blue? It's understood that there are 5 stages of grief. Your opinion on it doesn't matter.

  • @yoiamhere4737
    @yoiamhere4737 3 года назад +1497

    Who else is hyping up to see Alex hear Dyer's Eve for the first time?

    • @Outlawtorn29
      @Outlawtorn29 3 года назад +10

      Yeah i can't wait 🤘🔥😝

    • @MetgadethFan17
      @MetgadethFan17 3 года назад +7

      Meeee🤘🏼

    • @charlesdokken7810
      @charlesdokken7810 3 года назад +28

      IMO, their best song...can't wait to see that reaction.

    • @alexdeacon1884
      @alexdeacon1884 3 года назад +2

      Hundo...

    • @TheWhiteTruth88
      @TheWhiteTruth88 3 года назад +12

      Truth, it's so bad ass even Metallica strains to play it lol Its why they never did for years.

  • @mattyjay8896
    @mattyjay8896 3 года назад +335

    Cliff was a proper musician, he actually studied music theory and taught James harmonies!!

    • @atranfanatic
      @atranfanatic 3 года назад +16

      Also Cliff was heavily influenced by the man. Geddy Lee!

    • @dr.edwardkevorkian5439
      @dr.edwardkevorkian5439 3 года назад +29

      James IS the musician he is today because of Cliff Burton.

    • @ivybressler1204
      @ivybressler1204 3 года назад +8

      Anesthesia from the Kill 'Em All album... Everytime it starts up as I'm pulling in somewhere, well, I'm gonna be 10 minutes late

    • @deshaunwiggins3474
      @deshaunwiggins3474 3 года назад +3

      Cliff wasnt on this album

    • @JGarrison51285
      @JGarrison51285 3 года назад +11

      @@deshaunwiggins3474 But his writing is... So technically he is

  • @german2501
    @german2501 3 года назад +270

    The best instrumental in my opinion. Orion is the best song musically talking, but this song concentrates all the rage in these power chords and all the sadness in the clean parts. It's a song for crying...

    • @jdawg3629
      @jdawg3629 3 года назад +14

      Have no shame. Let the tears flow

    • @matthewiles5714
      @matthewiles5714 3 года назад +5

      This isn't 100% instrumental unlike Orian and Call Of The Katula.

    • @ohblivian
      @ohblivian 2 года назад

      I like Ktulu better BC it's both of these aspects into One, and it tells a story as well.

    • @keanureimers1242
      @keanureimers1242 2 года назад +6

      My nigga Orion goes so hard

    • @daniellysohirka5079
      @daniellysohirka5079 2 года назад +2

      @@keanureimers1242 it's the best by far, showcases Cliff's bass playing, and the twin guitar playing. Possibly best solo on MoP.

  • @JaggedDagger
    @JaggedDagger 3 года назад +694

    This is one of the few metal songs that will make a grown man cry

    • @ARG0T
      @ARG0T 3 года назад +28

      @Shaquile O'atmeal LMAO amazing username

    • @markmedka1342
      @markmedka1342 3 года назад +35

      Well, my eyes are always watering when listening to this song. RIP Cliff

    • @fl4shbangz
      @fl4shbangz 3 года назад +36

      @Shaquile O'atmeal You're an idiot

    • @bghammock
      @bghammock 3 года назад +5

      Allergies

    • @D-03
      @D-03 3 года назад +15

      When I heard that it was for cliff it made me cry. Like just being able to feel the music and know what it’s for

  • @kevinqwen221
    @kevinqwen221 3 года назад +694

    Next Album: Ride The Lightning⚡ 🤘

  • @The442nd
    @The442nd 3 года назад +82

    I can't listen to this without crying. I can't imagine how Kirk and James can hold it together

  • @TheRipeTomatoFarms
    @TheRipeTomatoFarms 3 года назад +163

    "But this is a song you don't pause".....pauses song.

  • @stonerjoe21
    @stonerjoe21 3 года назад +471

    I played the acoustic part at my cousin Nates funeral. When the time came for people to come up and say a few words, I was the second person up after his mom. I didn't say anything to anyone about it before hand I just did it. My cousin is one of the biggest reasons why I'm a metal head! Here's to you Nate!

    • @DarkReturns1
      @DarkReturns1 3 года назад +29

      Sorry for your loss, that was a beautiful tribute.

    • @gregorp8406
      @gregorp8406 3 года назад +7

      Gob bless his soul man and God bless you!
      What a beautiful tribute!

    • @collingwood42
      @collingwood42 3 года назад +6

      That’s pretty much exactly how I’d want my funeral to be too 👌 condolences to you

    • @tobyhubler9902
      @tobyhubler9902 3 года назад +8

      Sorry but very good choice of music for occasion. Lost my mom recently. Alex reaction put me to tears or well the song did. Does alot. Has for years. Over 30 years

    • @jakesbedroom
      @jakesbedroom 3 года назад +3

      @@tobyhubler9902 Sorry for your loss man, God bless her and you 🤎

  • @anemicroyalty8764
    @anemicroyalty8764 3 года назад +380

    FINALLY someone talks about this song in detail!
    This might be the most underrated masterpiece in modern music history, and I’m not being hyperbolic. It’s angry, sad, beautiful, tragic, everything. James solo in the interlude may be my favorite of all time.

    • @GODzil2a
      @GODzil2a 3 года назад +3

      So true, man!

    • @David-hr8mq
      @David-hr8mq 3 года назад +9

      The second solo by James is my favorite Metallica solo. It's so emotional.

    • @anemicroyalty8764
      @anemicroyalty8764 3 года назад +4

      @@David-hr8mq Absolutely. It needs so much more attention. Honestly, I’d currently say it’s my second favorite ever behind only Duane Allman’s Dreams solo.

    • @theartofhavoc5467
      @theartofhavoc5467 3 года назад +5

      Damn right. Probably the most heartfelt (and man, this heart was filled with grief, loss and anger) solo of all time.

    • @jakekemps5254
      @jakekemps5254 3 года назад +1

      Well said man... absolute masterpiece

  • @nickf2000ss
    @nickf2000ss 3 года назад +85

    I said it many times, best album in their entire catalog. Nope not Puppets, this one. One day everybody will realize it.

    • @skyraider87
      @skyraider87 3 года назад +4

      I don't have a favorite album. I find it impossible to play such games with Metallica. I do not prefer one over the other, nor will I ever.
      Unless it's death magnetic. Or anything after the Black Album.

    • @SG-qx1fg
      @SG-qx1fg 3 года назад +10

      If they remastered this album
      With bass and turned the mids down, this album would easily be their best.

    • @williamcolucci2607
      @williamcolucci2607 3 года назад +1

      Agree 100%I've always believed that,although lightning is close but yeah justice is the one

    • @johnnywrath6969
      @johnnywrath6969 2 года назад +4

      @@SG-qx1fg no shit. Agree , 0 audible bass guitar at all…. We all know that story though.

  • @ouroborosone
    @ouroborosone 3 года назад +63

    If you don’t feel this song, you’re a little dead inside. It’s a complete masterpiece, and a worthy goodbye to Cliff.
    This is like reliving the album for the first time. Thank you! One more to go. Brace yourself… Dyers eve. I have a feeling that one is going to hit you pretty hard.

  • @samredmond5196
    @samredmond5196 3 года назад +378

    *pauses the song*
    “This is a song you don’t pause” 😂

    • @Nahnigga
      @Nahnigga 3 года назад +1

      I think he pauses because of copyright idk

    • @breinhol
      @breinhol 3 года назад

      yeah, kills the vibe, but oh well

    • @mrpogo72
      @mrpogo72 3 года назад

      One reaction guy said pausing it he’s found doesn’t actually do shit to keep it from getting blocked etc. From what I’ve seen I tend to believe that to be true but he has said this during quite a few songs on this in master of puppets yet keeps pausing them anyway LOL.

  • @pierre-lucpaquette9811
    @pierre-lucpaquette9811 3 года назад +163

    "I'm going to be the best bassist for my brother." And you did it Cliff

    • @jeffreymcrae3853
      @jeffreymcrae3853 3 года назад +9

      Yes hid did... and he did his own way 😎

    • @alessandro9740
      @alessandro9740 3 года назад +2

      when he said that?

    • @JGarrison51285
      @JGarrison51285 3 года назад +4

      @@alessandro9740 He told his parents at the time Scott (his brother) had died, that he was going to be the best bass player in honor of him. Hope that clears it up

    • @alessandro9740
      @alessandro9740 3 года назад +1

      @@JGarrison51285 so his brother is bassist too?

    • @JGarrison51285
      @JGarrison51285 3 года назад +1

      @@alessandro9740 no his brother wasn't a musician. He died of a aneurysm at 16. Cliff was the only one interested in music at that time

  • @Toshiro581
    @Toshiro581 3 года назад +29

    This song is an emotional roller coaster

    • @Azhan.J777
      @Azhan.J777 2 года назад

      listened to that at the gym. probably one of the best experiences of my life.

  • @tobyhubler9902
    @tobyhubler9902 3 года назад +56

    Just lost my mom. This song hits home. Never listened to a song and it made me B Happy & Sad at the same time. Heard it hundreds of times. Cliff all the way. Ultimate tribute. Ultimate BAND PERIOD. 80's Metallica. Cant beat!!!

  • @mihautalaska5355
    @mihautalaska5355 3 года назад +136

    While listening to this song, you literally feel the pain of the band after losing their brother...

  • @brocrentel6461
    @brocrentel6461 Год назад +14

    The way the guitars harmonize on this song is so awesome...gives goose bumps every time

  • @Sam-gx5nc
    @Sam-gx5nc 3 года назад +51

    R.I.P Cliff. This is by far one of the most saddest and depressing Metallica songs. When I‘m listening to this song I remember that time where I was 11 And discovered Metallica. They where the band that got me into Metal. So much nostalgia is connected to this song, I love it.

  • @nathanmellott2262
    @nathanmellott2262 3 года назад +148

    This song brings me to tears! fun fact, Cliff's dad Ray kept in super close contact with Metallica and was like a "band dad" up until he passed. Rest in peace Cliff and Ray

    • @charlesbaker7505
      @charlesbaker7505 3 года назад +12

      I saw him at the twickenham show in 2019 everyone gave him a huge clap as he was walking and he threw up the devil horns, im not sure but ithink that might have been the last concert he went too before he passed sadly

    • @Felix61184
      @Felix61184 3 года назад +2

      On the Album " And justice for all " is no bassline soXD and on this time was Jason Newsted on bass . no cliff burton XD . But nice joke. Newsted was not involved in recording the album so no bass line.

    • @nathanmellott2262
      @nathanmellott2262 3 года назад +8

      @@Felix61184 there IS bass in all the songs, it's just turned all the way down so it's pretty much inaudible. Lars had the engineers turn it all the way down to highlight his drum sound, because they were hazing the shit out of Jason, and because none of them had gotten over cliffs death. Also most of the baselines in this song were un-released Cliff recordings but played by Jason but still turned all the way down

    • @nathanmellott2262
      @nathanmellott2262 3 года назад +7

      @@charlesbaker7505 I think it's absolutely amazing how Ray supported the band, but also Jason and Robert Trujillo till the very end. He carried on Cliffs spirit so gracefully

    • @charlesbaker7505
      @charlesbaker7505 3 года назад +2

      @@Felix61184 yes he was? Blackened is literally his riff just turned into a guitar lick

  • @katstat902
    @katstat902 3 года назад +194

    This song literally proves the fact that you don't need lyrics for a song to convey an emotion.(obviously excluding the spoken parts in the song). Every time that slow bit in the middle would come around, it just always made me cry. Ugh, they're just so good.

  • @johnoverbey2826
    @johnoverbey2826 2 года назад +33

    Kirk's solo truly expresses the sadness of the loss of Cliff.

    • @ninasbbm5133
      @ninasbbm5133 7 месяцев назад +1

      And James' as well

    • @ninasbbm5133
      @ninasbbm5133 7 месяцев назад +2

      And James' as well

    • @timcole421
      @timcole421 4 месяца назад +1

      Kirk's is first, sounds cold, shaky and nervous vibrato as usual. The intro/outro and center moment are all the reason you need to understand James is the best guitarist to ever be in metallica.

  • @bartekstrzelecki4579
    @bartekstrzelecki4579 3 года назад +76

    this song is very emotional even though there is no lyrics. I love it

    • @shaneculliton9975
      @shaneculliton9975 2 года назад +6

      Actually there technically are lyrics if you want to count that one part

    • @MikeOxlong-
      @MikeOxlong- 4 месяца назад

      @@shaneculliton9975that “one” part is actually two.

  • @SpasMaster2304
    @SpasMaster2304 3 года назад +121

    The song ending abruptly in the end mimics how Cliff's life ended abruptly as well...

    • @ResubidorSerial
      @ResubidorSerial 3 года назад +15

      "His life was short, like an unfinished song"

    • @briang8579
      @briang8579 3 года назад +3

      Because it cuts into dyers eve

    • @Ranganation
      @Ranganation 3 года назад +1

      @Shaquile O'atmeal Or it can be interpreted in whatever way people want.

    • @fixxxer2484
      @fixxxer2484 3 года назад +3

      Ends abruptly into the most brutal Metallica song ever recorded! We need to see his reaction to that transition!

    • @athlonen
      @athlonen 3 года назад +1

      No.. the end of the song goes straight into Dyer's Eve. It didn't just end. It ends abruptly here because they didn't want to go straight into the next track.

  • @mistymichelle9957
    @mistymichelle9957 3 года назад +50

    I've always heard this song as the stages of grief with all of the rhythm and melody changes. I hear the chaos of the bus crash, the anger & frustration, the sadness of losing their brother, and the acceptance that he's at peace. R.I.P. Cliff ❤

  • @DarkReturns1
    @DarkReturns1 3 года назад +44

    The look on Alex's face at 11:00 when he first realizes this is an instrumental 🤣🤘

    • @skinnybuddha74
      @skinnybuddha74 3 года назад +9

      And his look when the spoken word part kicked in almost as soon as he said that. Lol

  • @dustadorre
    @dustadorre 3 года назад +13

    This song legit makes me tear up. It's like you can hear them playing it for Cliff. Especially the build up and crescendo in the middle. It's a beautiful song.

  • @andrewzab83able
    @andrewzab83able 3 года назад +59

    This is one of those pieces that'll hit you in the feels. It was Cliff's last gift to the world.

    • @jcbass2u
      @jcbass2u 3 года назад +3

      and it shows....his melodic composition and meter are all over this masterpiece.

    • @deletedhero5579
      @deletedhero5579 Год назад

      James wrote this in tribute to cliff and have him credit for the inspiration

  • @DD-373
    @DD-373 3 года назад +200

    Fun fact the solo in the middle of the song during the melodic part is played by James and not Kirk

    • @unknownreacts1985
      @unknownreacts1985 3 года назад +11

      Didn't know that. Thank you sir

    • @DD-373
      @DD-373 3 года назад +7

      @@unknownreacts1985 you're welcome

    • @samredmond5196
      @samredmond5196 3 года назад +29

      My favorite James solo! I also love his solos on Orion and suicide and redemption

    • @exscape
      @exscape 3 года назад +24

      @@samredmond5196 Not to mention Master of Puppets. (The solo during the soft interlude.)

    • @samredmond5196
      @samredmond5196 3 года назад +3

      @@exscape oh yes absolutely, that one too

  • @olevantiel3123
    @olevantiel3123 3 года назад +32

    I like how he asked if there were lyrics after seven minutes

    • @MetallIstKrieg
      @MetallIstKrieg 3 года назад +2

      It’s amazing that he paused the song and said that right before the only lyrics in the song... Coincidence? I don’t think so... Some of his reactions are about as genuine as Star Wars Theory...lol

    • @patrickschrag3200
      @patrickschrag3200 3 года назад

      That's how long it feels for some of their songs to kick in Lol

    • @MikeOxlong-
      @MikeOxlong- 4 месяца назад

      @@MetallIstKrieglamest shit possible

  • @shanetintle1028
    @shanetintle1028 3 года назад +9

    I was introduced to METALLICA in the summer of 89 when I was 13 yrs old they became my absolute favorite band and they still are. Parts of me are jealous that your listening to these songs for the first time. I wish I could go back and relive the joy of discovering them for the first time.

  • @nikosgoral4722
    @nikosgoral4722 3 года назад +35

    7:56
    The biggest chills in my whole life

    • @JulesBox
      @JulesBox 3 года назад +4

      It's been like 15 years since I first heard it and I can't make it through it without crying, fuck man.

    • @thrash1337
      @thrash1337 3 года назад +3

      @@JulesBox This and the 9:30 overdrive 'crying guitar' part, those get me every damn time man...

  • @sebastiangaming6205
    @sebastiangaming6205 3 года назад +38

    “Idgaf that my heads chopped off”
    -Alex Hefner, 2021

  • @D_Shem73
    @D_Shem73 3 года назад +31

    This is not a song, it's a masterpiece ♥️

  • @harryzimmerman7991
    @harryzimmerman7991 3 года назад +5

    "I want this playing perpetually in the background of my head for the rest of my life!" IT WILL! it's been playing in the back of my head since September 23, 1992, the day my Mom passed and my world changed forever! Metal was the only way for me to go afterwards🤘Metallica and .And Justice For All was a huge part of that

  • @dennisthacker9995
    @dennisthacker9995 3 года назад +73

    That song fkd me up in 1989 and it's still doing it. Masterpiece

    • @KORNBG
      @KORNBG 3 года назад +3

      I feel you....

    • @b.bkrueger1394
      @b.bkrueger1394 3 года назад +1

      1988

    • @dennisthacker9995
      @dennisthacker9995 3 года назад +1

      I didn't hear it til 89 even though it was released in 88.

    • @dp471
      @dp471 3 года назад +2

      Yeah I first heard this song probably around 1996, 1997. When I was 13 or 14, still one of my absolute favorites.

  • @jumpcutreviews1545
    @jumpcutreviews1545 3 года назад +33

    You can hear the guys grieving for the loss of their friend, bandmate, and mentor. I lost my best friend back in Dec of 2015. Still think about him every day. This one hits home.

    • @moonman4307
      @moonman4307 3 года назад +3

      Im sorry to hear that, losing a best friend hurts. Hope youre feeling better

    • @DarkReturns1
      @DarkReturns1 3 года назад +7

      Same man, sorry for your loss. I lost my best friend in 04 when we were young. He was my brother really. Horrible accident.
      This song, you can just feel their pain and loss in the music...it always hits me in the chest. It's actually something I can't listen to on the regular because of that. This was probably the first time I've heard this song in a few years.
      It doesn't get any easier with time, but you learn to accept. Now Ben lives in me and my son with his name.

    • @jumpcutreviews1545
      @jumpcutreviews1545 3 года назад +1

      @@DarkReturns1 That's Awesome that you could honor him like that. People are never really gone as long as we remember them. Yeah, I hadn't herd this song in a while. I got the vinyl box set when it came out. It's amazing BTW has the Seattle 89 concert on 3LPs. Anywhoo, when I listed to this song it hit me. Music is really amazing and I will always be grateful to Metallica for the art they made no matter what they do. Those first 5 albums are just so great!

  • @daves6503
    @daves6503 3 года назад +6

    This album is simply a MASTERPIECE. From Beginning to End.
    FIRE.

  • @riffdagg6701
    @riffdagg6701 3 года назад +8

    One of my favorite MetallicA songs ever written, since the day it was released, and still gives me goosebumps. Almost dont seem right not having " Dyers Eve " blending into it.

  • @craigutter4372
    @craigutter4372 3 года назад +27

    RIP Cliff.
    Thank you for the music.

  • @MGSeven91
    @MGSeven91 3 года назад +20

    just one of the greatest masterpieces in music history, so close to classical music and so current in our days.

  • @davidmackeown5496
    @davidmackeown5496 3 года назад +5

    Middle section gets me every time ( the harmonizing) after all these years. Straight away think of Cliff. So emotional and so EPIC. My fav instrumental by miles. R.I.P. Cliff Burton. Way the song starts and finishes also - beginning of life - end of life.

  • @coreylavoie4995
    @coreylavoie4995 3 года назад +12

    You really need to listen to the last minute of "To Live is to Die" and immediately go into "Dyers Eve" without a break in between, it is the way we all listened to it on CD, cassette tape and I am sure it is the same on vinyl as well.

  • @Jez3134
    @Jez3134 3 года назад +32

    The second solo always stands out to me. Who ever wrote it, whether it was James or Kirk are speaking through that solo. It sounds like James playing as his vibrato is better. Wouldn't surprise me if the person playing at the time was crying tears all over their guitar. I get the feeling they were just utterly devastated.

    • @auunnfkristjansson6738
      @auunnfkristjansson6738 3 года назад +8

      That's James solo,All this album He's was so angry and sad when he wrote this album,Poor guy😔

  • @dknollRX7
    @dknollRX7 3 года назад +35

    Remember when you started and you thought Whiskey In the Jar was a Metallica original? You’ve come a long way.

  • @tevster1316
    @tevster1316 2 года назад +6

    A thing I love about Metallica instrumentals is they have all these killer riffs they’ve written and it’s literally the band figuring how do we fit them all in a song. And they make it work it perfectly.

  • @nitramus123
    @nitramus123 3 года назад +13

    Literally the best song ever written in history in my honest opinion😍❤️👍💯

  • @AmitSharma-kd7rj
    @AmitSharma-kd7rj 3 года назад +61

    The song makes me cry starting from James Solo upto Harmony part. The harmony part with double bass drumming just elevates the true emotions.
    I don't fucking care what anyone says about Metallica. METALLICA is beyond amazing and no other band will ever come close to it. Wow man so much emotions in a song without lyrics

    • @DarkReturns1
      @DarkReturns1 3 года назад

      I agree 💯

    • @maypoleluvsu4470
      @maypoleluvsu4470 2 года назад

      Your right there bro I could be the white 41 year old from the UK or someone any age from anywhere else in the world but I get what you mean. I can either say luv n hugs or firm handshake's from Birmingham UK

  • @donaldstone540
    @donaldstone540 3 года назад +77

    You know how, when you were a kid your mama said "Don't make that face, what if it freezes that way???" Metallica wants to give you permanent "Stank Face"

  • @alexracy9165
    @alexracy9165 2 года назад +5

    The intro reflects the shock of cliffs death. The heavy section punctuated with a wailing solo, is the anger and grief consuming your mind. Then the groove slows down and gets more contemplative, culminating in the clean riff where you can almost feel them switch from mourning his death to celebrating his life. Another solo, into a big triumphant riff section to recognize their achievements in the time they had with him. Then, back to the main riff, he will always be missed and the pain of tragedy will always be there in some form. But life eventually returns to something like normal, as it fades back into the melodic section. Metallica are truly genius, told a whole story and didn’t say a singe word.

  • @tobyhubler9902
    @tobyhubler9902 3 года назад +4

    I never got that emotional listening to music like I just did to That song. It's a MASTERPIECE. ABSOLUTE MASTERPIECE!!!

  • @DarkReturns1
    @DarkReturns1 3 года назад +21

    I lost my best friend a long time ago, RIP Ben, his favorite song was Call of Ktulu.
    But this song, this song right here makes me cry thinking of him everytime I listen to it. One of the parts in the middle, it's like I can feel their pain and loss and it reminds me of my own.
    Metallica man...so many emotions and barely a single word spoken. Love this band.

  • @craigusselman546
    @craigusselman546 3 года назад +20

    The part where they take all the distortion and pedals off and play clean still blows me away after all these years Clifford Lee Burton [1962-1986]

  • @theskyisteal8346
    @theskyisteal8346 3 года назад +5

    Amazing how a song about life can bear a perfect metaphor for it. This whole song feels like a buildup to some glorious vocals until you hit the end, realise you didn't you didn't get what you expected and, instead of being disappointed, you realize that you had everything you could ever ask for. And then it fades to nothing.

  • @cameronhawkins9973
    @cameronhawkins9973 3 года назад +5

    Cried the first time listening to this song, cried again watching this video. It will never fail to fill me with so much emotion. I envy Alex for hearing this for the first time

  • @massimocivita7288
    @massimocivita7288 3 года назад +12

    Masterpiece! The middle part make me cry!

    • @user-ns6fi9un9i
      @user-ns6fi9un9i 3 года назад

      @Shaquile O'atmeal when middle part comes, i always think of cliff's death. lo-fi effect sounds like a report on a radio about this tragedy. and this is really heavy on its own. and then, the solo comes, and smashes you even more.

    • @DarkReturns1
      @DarkReturns1 3 года назад

      @Shaquile O'atmeal you have been saying this to anyone showing emotions in the comments. You ok bro?

  • @michaeljames1593
    @michaeljames1593 3 года назад +24

    Dyers eve on deck. The anthem of all us metal kids in the 80’s.

  • @SharpestDager
    @SharpestDager 2 года назад +2

    The interlude/bridge in the middle where everything drips out and its just a band limited guitar just feels so heartbreaking. Its crazy

  • @OneNoteRiff
    @OneNoteRiff 3 года назад +4

    Pure emotion and soul. It's beautiful. When it's my time, I want to go out in a blaze of glory to this.

  • @alexhollon7526
    @alexhollon7526 3 года назад +35

    This is the most heart shattering and tear jerking song in their catalogue. Just try to change my mind.

    • @jamesryan099
      @jamesryan099 3 года назад +1

      mama said?

    • @rebelfiend1193
      @rebelfiend1193 3 года назад +1

      Fade to black, all within my hands?

    • @alexhollon7526
      @alexhollon7526 3 года назад

      @@jamesryan099 good pick, but doesn't quite hit the same level.

    • @alexhollon7526
      @alexhollon7526 3 года назад

      @@rebelfiend1193 fade to black is great, this one is just another level for me. And I suppose All within my hands can certainly count, though again not quite there.

    • @rebelfiend1193
      @rebelfiend1193 3 года назад

      @@alexhollon7526 I also forgot the unforgiven 3 live with the SFO

  • @dannyalaniz7387
    @dannyalaniz7387 3 года назад +16

    Song makes me cry every time... RIP Cliff

    • @timdarnell7819
      @timdarnell7819 3 года назад +6

      @Shaquile O'atmeal you do realize you don't have to be such a worthless POS, right. Get a life

    • @DarkReturns1
      @DarkReturns1 3 года назад +4

      That damn middle part, tears just pour out :( Even when I prepare for it, it still gets me

    • @BinksyyMusic
      @BinksyyMusic 3 года назад +2

      @Shaquile O'atmeal you probably have aids shut up

  • @victormurphy7956
    @victormurphy7956 3 года назад +10

    I play guitar and this song is insane to play... I don't mean hard to play... I don't know for others but I can sense the 7 stages of grief when I play the song. From the beginning to the end.

  • @dp471
    @dp471 3 года назад +5

    You can just hear the emotions coming out of their guitars in this song. They have always been good at evoking an emotional connection between the music and the listener.

  • @bigmatt2896
    @bigmatt2896 3 года назад +51

    PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE react to ride the lightning album after this alex, its a masterpiece

    • @yvak1232
      @yvak1232 3 года назад

      Right. Ride the lightning being the very best of 4 huge albums by metallica

  • @briangarita2686
    @briangarita2686 3 года назад +21

    After listening to this, you can understand why Metallica is a piece of gold in the metal music, or music in general. They are just history and greatness.

  • @THEREALBONGMAN
    @THEREALBONGMAN 3 года назад +5

    Your reactions are priceless bro. Love seeing someone experience this for the 1st time. Takes me back to better daze.
    Thank you Cliff for this one last masterpiece you left for us.

  • @user-if6yg7dk1w
    @user-if6yg7dk1w 3 года назад +3

    У меня от этой композиции , когда в середине начинается спокойный отрывок , мурашки с лошадиную голову бегут !!!

  • @andalf_der_graue
    @andalf_der_graue 3 года назад +11

    There's a lot of great interpretations out there about this song. For me, the snear hit at 7:56 is the moment of the crash/Cliff's death. Additionally, the song ends abruptly just like Cliff's life.

  • @Drumminjay01
    @Drumminjay01 3 года назад +44

    This is my favorite song by Metallica, and has been for decades. The melodic breakdown is some avengers endgame, when cap tightens the band on his broken shield. it gets even better when you let it play directly into Dyer's Eve.

    • @8tonystark8
      @8tonystark8 3 года назад +2

      Go Cap!

    • @jabone3431
      @jabone3431 3 года назад

      This and Orion

    • @anthonybotonis4541
      @anthonybotonis4541 3 года назад

      Yeh played together with dyers eve is the way to do it. A few of us asked for it but was not to be🥴

    • @LC-gs6qv
      @LC-gs6qv 3 года назад

      @@jabone3431 . I'm with you 👍

  • @carstenhastrup3764
    @carstenhastrup3764 3 года назад +5

    Without a doubt my favorite Metallica song! Always gets some tears going with that second solo.

  • @eddievasquez9854
    @eddievasquez9854 3 года назад +1

    Great reaction Alex!! the middle slow melodic section just makes me cry every time. I know you felt it too. So much emotions in this song from Anger to depression to sadness>

  • @Pandamonium626
    @Pandamonium626 3 года назад +7

    When I first heard this song as a teenager I didn't know any of the context behind it and yet I could still feel the sense of loss and sadness that the music stirred within me. It's incredible how music alone can just trigger those parts of your brain without any words to explain why you feel that way. The interlude later in the song always makes me picture a beach at sunset and feel a sense of sadness and moving on with your life.

  • @MetalMike56
    @MetalMike56 3 года назад +13

    This song is truly a masterpiece and often brings me to tears as it is a tribute to Cliff. #RIP

  • @brownwestmoreland1077
    @brownwestmoreland1077 3 года назад +2

    This song is so unique and complex. It took me three months to learn how to play it on guitar. It's absolutely one of my go to songs when I practice or warm up before a show or a teaching session.

  • @XxMETALJAREDxX
    @XxMETALJAREDxX 7 месяцев назад

    I love hearing the track playing from your headphones in this. It just shows you really have this cranked and truly love it. Keep it up!

  • @charlesjennings93
    @charlesjennings93 3 года назад +8

    One of the most beautiful songs by metallica.

  • @ROFLPirate_x
    @ROFLPirate_x 3 года назад +10

    I have yet to listen to a song, that not using words, conveys the pain of loss as much as this does. With just it's instrumentation, it perfectly displays the feelings of Anger, Sadness and loneliness.
    A beautiful tribute to Cliff.

  • @co2oz
    @co2oz 3 года назад +3

    The lyrics to Dyers Eve, the last song, are gonna blow your mind. I fitting way to wrap up the best MetallicA album.....

  • @Danarchistic1
    @Danarchistic1 3 года назад

    Just giving you props bro. Been following your page for a couple years and have been so entertained by your discovery of a genre that's been my bread and butter.
    These "And justice..." reactions are taking me right back to my my late teens.
    Thanks for the nostalgia!

  • @s1l3nc3r1985
    @s1l3nc3r1985 3 года назад +59

    Dyer's Eve.... story of my childhood.

    • @johnpatrick1647
      @johnpatrick1647 3 года назад +3

      You must be a fellow Gen-X'er.

    • @Ryan-xn3mt
      @Ryan-xn3mt 3 года назад +1

      Yes….. yes it is

    • @brettsumner5129
      @brettsumner5129 3 года назад +2

      Glad I'm not alone in this

    • @DarkReturns1
      @DarkReturns1 3 года назад +2

      @@brettsumner5129 me too. This whole album hits home in so many ways.

  • @DD-373
    @DD-373 3 года назад +41

    I asked before and I'm going to again when you finish the album you need to watch the entirety of the Seattle '89 concert

    • @samredmond5196
      @samredmond5196 3 года назад +4

      Hell yeah, the to live is to die puppets intro sounds incredible live

  • @zacharygentle6548
    @zacharygentle6548 8 месяцев назад +1

    This truly embodys everything that was cliff. Such a legend

  • @DonteKeys
    @DonteKeys 3 года назад +5

    The acoustic interlude, Hetfield solo, and build-up afterward is the best part of Metallica's catalog. Such a great song.

  • @KRUZradio
    @KRUZradio 3 года назад +10

    7:30 - This is the essential sound of Metallica with Kirk and James that they peaked with Master of Puppets and AJFA albums that makes them sound like no one else and gives the goosebumps hard. The melodies.. the notes!!
    Soooo good... 🎶🎸🎵🔥🧡

  • @LandoMan09
    @LandoMan09 3 года назад +10

    I was one of the very few that saw the performance of this song in San Francisco December 2011 it was magical

    • @andyheuer2206
      @andyheuer2206 3 года назад +1

      Those 30th Anniversary shows were something else. (Damn, 10 years goes by quick.)

  • @ThePizzi8
    @ThePizzi8 3 года назад +3

    Love your reactions man - exactly the same as I had those 33 years ago. Fact is this song keeps getting better over the years. Take what you feel about it right now and imagine it growing over decades...

  • @scottg1911
    @scottg1911 3 года назад +3

    The guitar changes are, starts as life is good life is beautiful, then abruptly is turned upside down by death and anger, then the sadness and mourning, then the trying to cope, then the finding some relief, then the sudden end of your peace. Also the abrupt ending signifies how life can be cut short any minute. Fucking masterpiece

  • @jasonbader2447
    @jasonbader2447 3 года назад +8

    RIP Cliff, you were taken to soon, and you're one amazing bassist

  • @adamlytek
    @adamlytek 3 года назад +15

    Ride the Lightning album is a must

  • @slipknot_0992
    @slipknot_0992 2 года назад +2

    This song and Orion are some of my favorite songs they masterpieces to me the guitar the drums everything is just amazing

  • @user-wj6no8yj4c
    @user-wj6no8yj4c 3 года назад +5

    Потрясающая музыка рождает потрясающие эмоции!
    Amazing music brings out amazing emotions!

  • @SrpskoNightmare
    @SrpskoNightmare 3 года назад +13

    Metallica is one continuous hit. Every song is outstanding to the point of no words. Also the abrupt ending throws your ass off a cliff and into dyers eve. I cannot wait for that reaction.

  • @rubentullenaar2934
    @rubentullenaar2934 3 года назад +8

    Here 8:13 , I always tear up, you can feel the sadness the band went through... RIP Cliff.

  • @dennishenwood8669
    @dennishenwood8669 3 года назад +1

    6:20 is when I crank it up all the way and remember my buddies who have since passed whom loved Metallica as much as I do. That part gets me everytime. Love watching you react to their music, reminds me of when I would play their music for my buddies for the first time. Keep rocking Alex

  • @austinzehr4509
    @austinzehr4509 3 года назад +1

    I’ve been waiting for this day. Always has been and always will be my favorite song ever! My wife has known from day one to play this at my funeral if I pass on before her.

  • @KipstOvo
    @KipstOvo 3 года назад +18

    After AJFA album, you should react to whole Seattle '89 show, which is by many considered their best fully recorded live show ;)
    And Hetfield at his prime is something else ;)

  • @jeffsmyth8585
    @jeffsmyth8585 3 года назад +9

    The last 3 songs on this album are my favorite. None had commercial success and all are fire.

  • @TheScary79
    @TheScary79 3 года назад +1

    One of my favourite songs with all of Ciffs talents showing in one song.

  • @mashrafishafin9860
    @mashrafishafin9860 3 года назад +4

    I saw a video where Mikael Akerfeldt played one of the riffs from To Live Is To Die and then said Opeth wouldn't have existed without that single riff. Just explains how freaking amazing and influential this song is