"The Unforgiven" is James Hetfield's most personal track of all Metallica songs. The song explores James' tumultuous childhood. His dad left the family when he was thirteen for no apparent reason -- only a mare note was left behind explaining his departure. James got really mad at his father for leaving them behind, given that he was the breadwinner of the family and that his mom wasn't as effective at being a single parent. She made a living painting stuff, but besides that, she wasn't able to properly take care of James and her daughter. Nevertheless they managed to push on... but not for long. His mom passed away when James was sixteen after a losing battle with cancer. James never really had close friends. At school he was an outcast because he was "different" from the rest of his classmates. He was raised in a highly-christian family. So at school, when it was time for Science he left the classroom because he was told by his parents that science was not as important as God's powers. James has recently revealed in an interview that it really awkward standing in the hallway outside the classroom having to explain his situation to other teachers passing him by. At home his dad used to read him and his sister the Bible and he would get so emotional, in fact, to the point where he would almost cry in tears. James, on the other hand, was totally confused as to why his dad was crying and why he's not. When James' mother was in her deathbed, her relatives - who also happened to have a similar christian mindset - never really gave her any medicine or took her to to the hospital. They thought God would somehow take care of her but they were very wrong. Without a parent or close friends, James quickly fell into drinking. Even at some points in his adult life he was so addicted to it that his wife kicked him out of home. The Metallica documentary entitled, Some Kind of a Monster, released in 2001, shows James finally taking steps to address his alcoholism.
Metallica - Fade to black James wrote that song after his amplifier to his guitar was stolen and it was the amplifier his mother gifted him before she passed away. He wrote the song giving you the point of view of a man thinking about taking his own life and in the end, he takes his life.
@@nachocheez9690 In 2003 during an interview on MTV James Hetfield himself admitted that a break-in to their gear truck resulting in the loss of his favourite Marshall amplifier contributed to the mood of the song. That amplifier was the one his mother gifted him.
I know you're shocked and I'm certain that maybe Metallica isn't exactly your cup of tea. But for you to be able to immerse yourself and look at it from every perspective it is really commendable man I appreciate it more than you know because man people used to give me shit tell me my music was noise
Tbh I’m not a huge fan of heavy metal cuz I’m not huge fan of the screaming by tbh other then 1 or 2 bad wolves songs and some ffdp songs and Metallica those are the only guys I like cuz there not screaming
I love seeing this band in concert. They put a lot into their music. It touches your soul. Rumbles in your chest. From the guitars. It's awesome. Especially when you can push your way to the front. Can't hear for 3 days but it's definitely worth it..Even in the seats you will have a good time. If you ever get a chance go see them. That's one concert you will never forget. Peace out 💙
Jai you a headbanger down to the bone, metal song comes on & you just focused on the feeling of the music & the looks you give Half when he pauses sometimes cracks me up 🤘
I love that you guys open yourself up to all types of different music. Especially more heavy metal or hard rock type music. So many people just dismiss it. If you actually pay attention, listening to the words, feeling the energy, It has so much to say.
❤Love you guys & Your Reactions are awesome!! Metallica is one of my Favorite bands, seen them 4x including 5 months pregnant! Great Concerts, 1st time was in 89, twice in 91 and in 92, Great Shows!! Good Vibes!🔥🔥🤘🎸❤
Another poster in another channel posted a nice synopsis of each theme: Unforgiven I: Can I forgive you? Unforgiven II: Can we forgive each other? Unforgiven III: Can I forgive myself? They are all great in their own way. Musically part III differs a bit from the first, two, but its a hard one. As a Younger man, when that came out I couldnt quite connect to it... now tho... oh boy
I can't wait until you guys have millions of subscribers and im gonna be able to say, that I became a subscriber before everyone else realized the stars they really are 💕
So happy to see two of my favorite people hit 150K Subscribers! Metallica is my husband’s all time favorite band. He first saw them in a bar in Baltimore, MD before they blew up. #GVT ❤️
When the black album came out I was like 14 and this was the only tune i didn't like off it back then, Was young and wanted the crazy metal stuff. Over the years my appreciation for this tune really changed and realized how great it was...along with 2 & 3. When you get to live through when all the albums came out it turns into something special I tell ya, Awesome to see you guys discovering it now. Oh and congrats on 150k subs!! Cheers \m/
This has always been one of my favorite Metallica songs, they are one of the bands that gave me something to hold onto when I was younger and helped me survive. Really awesome to hear yalls insight on it.
Kirk (Hammet) was struggling in the studio with the part that ended up being the smokin' guitar solo, so the producer (Bob Rock) kept prodding at him, and challenging him until he eventually put down basically what ended-up being the heroic solo that is on this track. \m/
i am 42 years old. my daddy died when im 10 . so i have been dubed unforgiven. cause that will shine, my daddy will never once tel me he is proud of me. i must live as the unforgiven
Fade To Black is my favorite song by them. I can definitely relate to it. If you get a chance can you please react to it. That's one of the songs that will be playing at my funeral. Thank you peace ✌💜
I'm not suprised this was a great song metallica is a legendary band with a lot of great songs like creeping death for whom the bell tolls and master of puppets to name a few🎶🔥🎶
"With time, the child draws in This whipping boy done wrong Deprived of all his thoughts The young man struggles on and on, he's known A vow unto his own That never from this day His will they'll take away" sighhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh............................................................. the story of my life
The best music, is about life. We all live it, we all go through it some on level, together. So regardless of genre, everyone can relate to the good stuff. Great video!
The Unforgiven" is James Hetfield's most personal track of all Metallica songs. The song explores James' tumultuous childhood. His dad left the family when he was thirteen for no apparent reason -- only a mare note was left behind explaining his departure. ... He was raised in a highly-christian family. Has a deep meaning.
I don't comment very much because I'm always watching you guys on my TV, but I just wanted to thanks for exploring lyrics. I like all kinds of music. One thing I've noticed is that metal fans are less interested in lyrics than kick-ass music. James is a fucking poet and he hardly receives that recognition. Great job, guys! Also, if you do another country reaction, can you check out Cody Jinks. Cody was a metal guy before he made it in country music. He does some cross genre shows from time to time. His lyrics are a bit more straightforward, but goddamn he can make you feel them. Mama Song is really good. Again, thanks for all that you guys do to entertain me daily. From Bama with love.
Such a great song by my number 1 favorite band of all time. I've seen them in concert 5 times with the first time being in 94. I can't remember off top what all Metallica songs y'all have done but I recommend Sanatarium, Battery, King Nothing, Until it Sleeps, No Leaf Clover and The Day That Never Comes.
Great Choices, Sanitarium is awesome! I like Creeping Death, Anything on in justice for all or Killem all, Ride the lightning. Earlier albums, black Albums great too. 💯🔥🤘🎸
@@Metal_Mary Yea I love every song from the beginning until St Anger. And I get it, that was an important album for them personally to get through their issues, it just isn't regular Metallica. Death Magnetic has some great songs too. Master of Puppets and Justice are my favorite two albums though. When I started playing guitar all I wanted was to learn as much as I could off those albums.
Since we are all Queen Fans. please react too the Freddy Mercury Tribute Concert that was done after we lost Freddy!! Great Bands, great audience.. worth the watch...
They’ve been digging Metallica hard af for a but now and i love it, might be just me but it seems they heavily gravitate to their music with more in tuned focus than that with other bands. And not saying thats a bad thing by any means, everyone gets that way having felt naturally drawn to a band. Idk just get hyped seeing them react to Metallica, as i can really mutually feel that attachment along with them. Love you guys, been watching since close to the start of y’all’s channel, good to see how far yallve grown since. I know that things will only get exponentially greater for you guys from here and that it will feel very unreal how fast it will happen, mock my words lol. Much love, keep it up!!
Seems you misunderstood one line....."You label me, I label you, so I dub thee unforgiven". I always interpreted that as instead of listening and attempting to relate to each other on common principles, we label each other and are unable to forgive labels placed upon us. That is only that one part of the song for me, thanks for listening to Metallica.
Such a great song! Used to love playing along to this song on my guitar and drums. Great review! If y'all are ever in New Orleans, hit me up! Cajun food's on me :D
I thought of another one I really think you guys would love. Ride the Lightning is about someone being wrongfully charged and sentenced to death by electric chair. It is a masterpiece.
Damn 150K bout time for a celebration! Hottest couple out there! Love from Minneapolis 🤘🏻
Never knew it was a 3 part. Fell in luv with them when I saw the One video. So emotionally moving.
One of my favorites. Got me through some tough times....
FYI: This is part one of a three part series, Unforgiven I, II & III. They are all epic! PEACE!!!!!
Yess all 3 the theology of Unforgiven.
II is my favorite. Don't care for III much. Funny thing is I was going to suggest all 3 too.
third is not epic at all
This is the deepest and best part in my opinion
"The Unforgiven" is James Hetfield's most personal track of all Metallica songs. The song explores James' tumultuous childhood. His dad left the family when he was thirteen for no apparent reason -- only a mare note was left behind explaining his departure. James got really mad at his father for leaving them behind, given that he was the breadwinner of the family and that his mom wasn't as effective at being a single parent. She made a living painting stuff, but besides that, she wasn't able to properly take care of James and her daughter. Nevertheless they managed to push on... but not for long. His mom passed away when James was sixteen after a losing battle with cancer.
James never really had close friends. At school he was an outcast because he was "different" from the rest of his classmates. He was raised in a highly-christian family. So at school, when it was time for Science he left the classroom because he was told by his parents that science was not as important as God's powers. James has recently revealed in an interview that it really awkward standing in the hallway outside the classroom having to explain his situation to other teachers passing him by. At home his dad used to read him and his sister the Bible and he would get so emotional, in fact, to the point where he would almost cry in tears. James, on the other hand, was totally confused as to why his dad was crying and why he's not.
When James' mother was in her deathbed, her relatives - who also happened to have a similar christian mindset - never really gave her any medicine or took her to to the hospital. They thought God would somehow take care of her but they were very wrong. Without a parent or close friends, James quickly fell into drinking. Even at some points in his adult life he was so addicted to it that his wife kicked him out of home. The Metallica documentary entitled, Some Kind of a Monster, released in 2001, shows James finally taking steps to address his alcoholism.
I thought his parents were Christian Scientist. They do not believe in using any type of modern medicine and will refuse it if offered. ☹️
I can relate to James...my dad spilt when I was still in my crib!
You all make me feel bad for abondoning my three pregnant xs
It's ok it passed now
@@micdel1725 they were, and that was the inspiration for The God That Failed
Metallica - Fade to black
James wrote that song after his amplifier to his guitar was stolen and it was the amplifier his mother gifted him before she passed away. He wrote the song giving you the point of view of a man thinking about taking his own life and in the end, he takes his life.
Fantastic song!
Amazing song!!
Why do people feel the need to talk about him losing his amplifier when mentioning that song
@@nachocheez9690 In 2003 during an interview on MTV James Hetfield himself admitted that a break-in to their gear truck resulting in the loss of his favourite Marshall amplifier contributed to the mood of the song. That amplifier was the one his mother gifted him.
So many years later and I remember the lyrics
I know you're shocked and I'm certain that maybe Metallica isn't exactly your cup of tea. But for you to be able to immerse yourself and look at it from every perspective it is really commendable man I appreciate it more than you know because man people used to give me shit tell me my music was noise
Tbh I’m not a huge fan of heavy metal cuz I’m not huge fan of the screaming by tbh other then 1 or 2 bad wolves songs and some ffdp songs and Metallica those are the only guys I like cuz there not screaming
Hottest couple out there 150K! Unforgiven 2 and 3 also good. Love from Minneapolis
Hello Minneapolis, from also Minneapolis!
612 stand up !!!!
Southside reppin !!!
Greatest band of all time
Jai is definitely a headbanger. Her love for hard rock shows through in these videos. Rock on, and keep doing what you are doing!
Bless his heart I just want to go back in time and give him a hug
Much love from Illinois! I agree your the best couple out there! Keep up the Good Vibes!!
METALLICA G.O.A.T. That Guitar Solo Straight 🔥
I love seeing this band in concert. They put a lot into their music. It touches your soul. Rumbles in your chest. From the guitars. It's awesome. Especially when you can push your way to the front. Can't hear for 3 days but it's definitely worth it..Even in the seats you will have a good time. If you ever get a chance go see them. That's one concert you will never forget. Peace out 💙
Yes they do seem em 3 times and waiting for more
@@rowdyyates1523 I'm right there with you on that. Great band but so much better live. ☮
Me too seen em 3 times
Jai you a headbanger down to the bone, metal song comes on & you just focused on the feeling of the music & the looks you give Half when he pauses sometimes cracks me up 🤘
I love that you guys open yourself up to all types of different music. Especially more heavy metal or hard rock type music. So many people just dismiss it. If you actually pay attention, listening to the words, feeling the energy, It has so much to say.
Great song. Half & Jai, your smiles, love & laughter are contagious...thank you. 💝
❤Love you guys & Your Reactions are awesome!! Metallica is one of my Favorite bands, seen them 4x including 5 months pregnant! Great Concerts, 1st time was in 89, twice in 91 and in 92, Great Shows!! Good Vibes!🔥🔥🤘🎸❤
Love you guys, and both of y’all IJS ❤️❤️
Another poster in another channel posted a nice synopsis of each theme:
Unforgiven I: Can I forgive you?
Unforgiven II: Can we forgive each other?
Unforgiven III: Can I forgive myself?
They are all great in their own way. Musically part III differs a bit from the first, two, but its a hard one. As a Younger man, when that came out I couldnt quite connect to it... now tho... oh boy
Love yall diversity in music keep it coming God blesss
This is my favorite Metallica song
I really enjoy your fresh new perspective on the Great 80's tunage that I LOVE!
This song means so much to so many people!!! Thanks for experiencing it ❤️
I can't wait until you guys have millions of subscribers and im gonna be able to say, that I became a subscriber before everyone else realized the stars they really are 💕
One of my all time favorites! Sang and banged the head along. \m/
So happy to see two of my favorite people hit 150K Subscribers! Metallica is my husband’s all time favorite band. He first saw them in a bar in Baltimore, MD before they blew up. #GVT ❤️
You guys are killing it. Love your Vibes and openness to a message no matter the deliverer.
Wow,
I haven't heard
this song in awhile.
🎵🎶🎵🎶🎵🎶🎵🎶🎵🎶🎵🎶🎵
Nice reactions 👌🏻
🎶🎵🎶🎵🎶🎵🎶🎵🎶🎵🎶🎵🎶
Love you guys , the innocence is great to see , get it !
When the black album came out I was like 14 and this was the only tune i didn't like off it back then, Was young and wanted the crazy metal stuff. Over the years my appreciation for this tune really changed and realized how great it was...along with 2 & 3. When you get to live through when all the albums came out it turns into something special I tell ya, Awesome to see you guys discovering it now. Oh and congrats on 150k subs!! Cheers \m/
The line is "You labelled me, I'll label you".... \m/
This has always been one of my favorite Metallica songs, they are one of the bands that gave me something to hold onto when I was younger and helped me survive. Really awesome to hear yalls insight on it.
Kirk (Hammet) was struggling in the studio with the part that ended up being the smokin' guitar solo, so the producer (Bob Rock) kept prodding at him, and challenging him until he eventually put down basically what ended-up being the heroic solo that is on this track. \m/
Metallica has some of the best music 🎶 love this band. Thanks for giving them a chance!! Peace, love and good vibes Jai and Half 🥰❤
Forever love going out towards your family
Haha! I love seeing you guys on the start of head banging!
i am 42 years old. my daddy died when im 10 . so i have been dubed unforgiven.
cause that will shine, my daddy will never once tel me he is proud of me. i must live as the unforgiven
Yall are the best! This song, this reaction! FIRE. Metallica is legendary.
KEEP ROCKING HALF AND JAI & FAMILY
Another one of my favorite rock groups appreciated by my favorite solid couple. Love u guys. Stay strong. 😊✌❤❤❤
Fade To Black is my favorite song by them. I can definitely relate to it. If you get a chance can you please react to it. That's one of the songs that will be playing at my funeral. Thank you peace ✌💜
One of my favourite songs
He says " you labeled me I'll label you"
Y'all definitely need to check out Unforgiven 2 & 3!!! All 3 songs are phenomenal!!
I'm not suprised this was a great song metallica is a legendary band with a lot of great songs like creeping death for whom the bell tolls and master of puppets to name a few🎶🔥🎶
Metallica is Metal!
Anither Great review. ✌
"With time, the child draws in
This whipping boy done wrong
Deprived of all his thoughts
The young man struggles on and on, he's known
A vow unto his own That never from this day
His will they'll take away" sighhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh............................................................. the story of my life
The best music, is about life. We all live it, we all go through it some on level, together. So regardless of genre, everyone can relate to the good stuff. Great video!
The Unforgiven" is James Hetfield's most personal track of all Metallica songs. The song explores James' tumultuous childhood. His dad left the family when he was thirteen for no apparent reason -- only a mare note was left behind explaining his departure. ... He was raised in a highly-christian family. Has a deep meaning.
This is the only reaction video series I subscribe to. Great job!
One of the deepest songs ever written
I don't comment very much because I'm always watching you guys on my TV, but I just wanted to thanks for exploring lyrics. I like all kinds of music. One thing I've noticed is that metal fans are less interested in lyrics than kick-ass music. James is a fucking poet and he hardly receives that recognition. Great job, guys! Also, if you do another country reaction, can you check out Cody Jinks. Cody was a metal guy before he made it in country music. He does some cross genre shows from time to time. His lyrics are a bit more straightforward, but goddamn he can make you feel them. Mama Song is really good. Again, thanks for all that you guys do to entertain me daily. From Bama with love.
Such a great song by my number 1 favorite band of all time. I've seen them in concert 5 times with the first time being in 94. I can't remember off top what all Metallica songs y'all have done but I recommend Sanatarium, Battery, King Nothing, Until it Sleeps, No Leaf Clover and The Day That Never Comes.
Great Choices, Sanitarium is awesome! I like Creeping Death, Anything on in justice for all or Killem all, Ride the lightning. Earlier albums, black Albums great too. 💯🔥🤘🎸
Or Master of Puppets as well. Fast Transitions are CRAZY Fire 🔥
@@Metal_Mary Yea I love every song from the beginning until St Anger. And I get it, that was an important album for them personally to get through their issues, it just isn't regular Metallica. Death Magnetic has some great songs too. Master of Puppets and Justice are my favorite two albums though. When I started playing guitar all I wanted was to learn as much as I could off those albums.
Since we are all Queen Fans. please react too the Freddy Mercury Tribute Concert that was done after we lost Freddy!! Great Bands, great audience.. worth the watch...
Nothing else matters if you haven't done it already
Amazing song never gets old!
Dig your reactions, keep it up! Greetings from STL
They’ve been digging Metallica hard af for a but now and i love it, might be just me but it seems they heavily gravitate to their music with more in tuned focus than that with other bands. And not saying thats a bad thing by any means, everyone gets that way having felt naturally drawn to a band. Idk just get hyped seeing them react to Metallica, as i can really mutually feel that attachment along with them. Love you guys, been watching since close to the start of y’all’s channel, good to see how far yallve grown since. I know that things will only get exponentially greater for you guys from here and that it will feel very unreal how fast it will happen, mock my words lol. Much love, keep it up!!
Kirk Hammett's best guitar solo in my book...The Thing that should not be is a close #2...ohhh yurrrr!!
Bob Rock basically had to "beat it out of him". Just makes it that much better, really.
You guys look so good with your fresh hair! ❤️🇨🇦
Thank you 😊
Love you guys as always 😘!
Seems you misunderstood one line....."You label me, I label you, so I dub thee unforgiven". I always interpreted that as instead of listening and attempting to relate to each other on common principles, we label each other and are unable to forgive labels placed upon us. That is only that one part of the song for me, thanks for listening to Metallica.
Such a great song! Used to love playing along to this song on my guitar and drums. Great review! If y'all are ever in New Orleans, hit me up! Cajun food's on me :D
"Peace and hairgrease" 👌😂
The Best Metallic song ever!
Metallica's popped into the mainstream with this album
Make sure you do 2 and 3. I think you'll like them.
150K 🎊🤩💃🏻🥂🎶🥳
I love your reaction when I saw this I'm like yesssss you will brake down the lyrics. Can you do a trilogy Unforgiven part 1 , part 2 and part 3.
Half, Jai. Try The Unnamed Feeling by Metallica if you haven’t already. Love you guys! God Bless!!!
Ummmmm. YESSSSSS 🤘🤘 You already know im loven this! 💜💙❤
Fade To Black🙌🏻
Damn yalls speaker setup is legit
I thought of another one I really think you guys would love. Ride the Lightning is about someone being wrongfully charged and sentenced to death by electric chair. It is a masterpiece.
Hey,wait a second! The second shout out was Franklin Zappa! Frank Zappa
YT’s favorite couple!
Metallica with the San Francisco Symphony Orcrastra preforming Nothing Else matters
Great reaction! Listen to more of that album!
Great song !👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼💞
"You labelled me..I'll label you..."
Never go wrong with Metallica
Whoever said jai is taking over tell them to pick another channel, love ya'll keep it going GVT!!!!!!!
Good reaction. Man i bet you do a great Bernie Mac impression. I can hear him in your voice!
Just to clarify, the lyrics aren't "You labeled me a little you" it's actually "You labeled me, I'll label you."
What's up to the family hope everybody is doing well.
Ya guys gotta check out Def Leppard love bites #bless from Cairns city Queensland AUSTRALIA 🇦🇺
yes def Leppard Please!!!
@@georgiahouston8163 😎✌
Yes!!
@@akibanawakii7465 I have them tattooed on my back..my favorite band since I first heard "Rock of Ages" in 1980s.
Favorite rock group besides guns and roses. Try Jane Said by Jane's Addiction
Best reaction best bland. Good nait 🤘❤️
At the beginning of the song before the beat drops in, I always get a Clint Eastwood vibe... Done on purpose maybe, with the movie Unforgiven?
He said that the old man is me!
Now you have to do the sequel Unforgiven 2 which everyone hated but I like.
Helloween-We Damn The Night. Metal, but about guardian angels. Please view! Love you guys. 👍🏻👍🏻
F*cking love Metallica! Love this song. Please check out No Leaf Clover. It's AMAZING.
Check out "One" live from Seattle 1989!
Wow. An African American couple, rap heads, bouncing their heads to Metallica. This is RUclips at its best. Connecting people through music.
Metallic -the unforgiven 2..this song I like a Lot better then the 1st one imo..def worth a listen
Next - Metallica - Orion. All the love from Finland
Judas Priest Diamonds And Rust next Please, love this reaction ofc :D
Best live band ever