Forgive me Jamel! Please forgive me for saying what you asked us not to say…You gotta hear the studio version. Even if for your own private experience. I don’t want you to miss one of the most intense intros to be heard and the deep deep groove that doesn’t translate very well in this live video. It’s a hair slower, which means it’s still fast as f***
Very true, I just wish the crowd noise wasn’t so LOUD in the recordings of this concert so you can actually hear it better. Don’t get me wrong, I love hearing a loud af crowd, but I wish they also had a direct recording from their amps and kits so we could also listen to just the performance with a hell of a lot less crowd noise if we wanted to. Like how they record their live shows now. I know this was back in ‘89 so it wasn’t as easy, but good damn if they had a recording like that of this concert it would legitimately be the greatest thing ever recorded on audio and there would be absolutely nothing you could complain about it for. Still sounds fucking badass though
@@fiverx2159 I don't disagree with that tone...but compare the two concerts on binge and purge...this show just sounded better and I don't know what they had inline on those Marshalls that year.
Absolute brutality, they were at their prime. They played here faster than the studio version (they used to play even faster, but this is also a pretty decent speed lol). Watched this 3 times in a row and then you put out a reaction to it, what a coincidence.
I work at a auto dealership in the service dept. Me and the guy next to me are both Metallica fans and when a vehicle doesn't start one of will tell the other it needs a BATT-A-REEEH.🤘🤘👍
This is an homage to their roots as a band on Battery St. It's also one of their fastest, if not the fastest song they have. This is a the best live version you could have chosen 🤘🤘🤘 Metallica is a top 3 band for me and I just can't get enough. Ever 🤩
Megan "Battery" is my favorite Metallica song without a doubt. What a way to start off the greatest metal album of all time "Master Of Puppets"...the acoustic guitar lulls you into a moment of "okay this is nice" then bam a kick to the face. But I think in my opinion their fastest song is "Dyers Eve" another favorite. Great insight with the Battery info! Cheers!
Was fortunate to attend both nights of this tour in Seattle. It was insane. They actually had large signs outside announcing that they were filming these shows.
@@UncleUncleRj - Not the exact wording; but something to the effect of "Concert tonight being filmed for future release" or something to that affect. It's been almost 33 years, so i'm not sure.
I have seen Metallica 4 times. First time was May, 1997 in Austin, Texas and the last time was 2019 in Paris, France. They are a great live band and have never disappointed. Thanks for reacting.
@@thefuzzmanI saw that lineup. Both Metallica and Queensrÿche killed it. Also saw them with Metal Church (not the greatest), on the "Evening With" tour (I think that was the Black Album. It was fine) and on the Monsters of Rock US tour. The Monsters show was great.
LOVE this song. It was the first thing that Rob Trujillo ever played with Metallica too at his audition. James asked what he wanted to play, and Rib said "Battery". Shocked the rest of the band big time.
1986- my 15 year old self lied to my mom and went and saw them right after this album was released. Made it to the front and was worth getting grounded. Saw them many many times since.
Man!!!!!! You hit it out the ballpark! NOT ONLY did you react to a great song, but also a great live version! ALSO: check 'em out before they debuted their 1st album= you'll *trip out* seeing how young they are (& their crazy/wild energy) you can literally *see* how huge they were gonna get just based on their enthusiasm
@@johngreen5837 yeah, shits funny... I remember on MTV when AliceInChains barely had their 1st album out: they had a camera crew with them at a waterpark... the whole time they were tripping *hard* but what was funny af was when they came to this mom & her kid son! Everyth'g was cool until they little by little freaked them out & you can see the mom's face literally melt into fear/panic... poor kid's probably still in therapy
@@johngreen5837 wait... you actually remember that? Sometimes I feel like I never reach anybody w/ my comments 'cuz I'm an old fogey, but at least you know w/ I'm talk'g about
It's unusual for an entire genre of music to fade away, but Metallica can always rest assure that they've permanently gone down in history as the greatest heavy metal band.
You’ve heard the studio version, I hope. This version is for the fans who are very very familiar with that version. Hard to like it in a vacuum I’d imagine.
In my opinion, James Hetfield has one of the best voices out there. Especially in heavy metal. He has a clarity to his vocals that seems to be the same no matter if they are live or in the studio. I will be an ultra fan of Metallica's until the day I die. Hopefully I'll get to see them in concert one day, but sadly, I think that window is closing...
Ahhh couldn't wait to click on this one. I had the privilege of seeing them on this tour for ...And Justice For All. I must have been 17/18 in those mosh pits. The energy was unbelievable... good memories
I was 20 when this show happened. I saw them live at the opening of the EMP. I’ve been listening to Metallica since Kill em all & they are to this day my #1 favorite band. Please do some reactions to anything from the S&M album if you haven’t already. With the SFO symphony orchestra backing them up with maestro Michael Kamen conducting. It puts a whole new spin on what an amazing band Metallica is.
I was a 17 y.o at that "Monster's Of Rock" concert in Seattle. They blew away the other groups: Kingdom Come, Dokken, Scorpions, and Van Halen!! That night I was hooked on Metallica... AMAZING!!
Great reaction. You literally can't go wrong with reacting to anything from this show. One of the greatest performances captured on film. Next up I recommend "whiplash". I dare say it's even faster than battery!
Became a Metallica fan in 1986 when I was 11 when Master Of Puppets came out. Fast forward 31 yrs to 2017. I had never seen Metallica. Took my 16 yr old son to see them for our first time. We took trains and taxi's from Long Island, NY to Philadelphia. Spent $400 on just trains and taxi's. I'd do it all over again. One of the best live bands I've ever seen.
The Kings. I’ve been a Metclub member since 2003z I’ve seen them live 14 times. They surprised me and send me the remastered deluxe Black Album package early. They take care of their fans.
@@Zseventyone sadly it never happened. That show was 100% outta control. Hetfield stopped the show at one point cuz a huge part of the crowd was facing away from the stage cheering for a dude getting a bj in the crowd. He finally got word what was goin on and they all started cheering him on too. It was crazy. The sound wall wasn't even completely built yet either. Um... they were supposed to play til midnight and played psh i don't even know.... 5 encores... they played til after 2 am. Pretty sure they got fined for it and had a lawsuit brought against em cuz it was LOUD and the houses even remotely close were complaining about the cursing. I think they got extra upset when they played So What. They played just about every song they had up until the black album. I think they played 2 or 3 songs off it. The rest was all old school. All their B sides. They played everything. I was 16. I saw ALOT of shows after that. SLAYER was killer but nothing ever topped that experience.
No it's not, It's about the Old Waldorf venue on Battery Street, which was their home venue when starting out, and it was also home to many other Bay Area bands and that whole scene.
Yes, Battery street in San Fran was were all the clubs were that all these underground bands played. They all knew each other and were part of the Battery "family"... hence "cannot kill the family, battery is found in me." The song depicts the thrash metal scene of the early 80's with vivid mosh pit imagery.
I saw Metallica in SF in 1988. Monsters of Rock. I was front row center and held onto the retaining wall for about an hour (Hetfield flipped me off) and had bruises on my chest and arms for days.. It was f'ing amazing.
*Metallica got their start in Los Angeles when Lars put an ad in the newspaper looking for other Metal musicians. James Hetfield answered that ad... and so it began*
Battery is both an homage to Battery St. in San Francisco, but also a reference to the energy they get from their fans. James sings "Cannot kill the family, Battery is found in me." He's referring to the greater Metallica family including fans and supporters, and how their energy drives him forward.
You should check out their S&M album. They play with the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra and the arrangements were don by the late Sir Michael Kamen. They won a grammy for their performance of Call of Ktulu!
Master of Puppets is one of the best metal albums of all time. Thanks for playing this bro. Hope your ears recover soon from the aural assault. Ha Ha.👍😀🙏💥
I was 14 when this show went down. This was the tour where I saw them for my first concert at Red Rock in Colorado. They were originally from the L. A. area but that was during the glam metal era so thy couldn't get noticed so they moved up to the bay area where the heavier scene was thriving.
I'm the same age as you Jamal. I have seen Metallica 4 or 5 times. One of my most memorable was seeing them at Woodstock 99. Rode Greyhound from Oakland to NY at 19 years old. What a trip... Keep doing your reviews. You and your family are awesome.
You really need to watch them play Master Of Puppets live in Seattle 89.That transition from the melodic bass/guitar part straight into Master Of Puppets is just epic!
I was there. Should have known better than to get up in the thick of the crowd, within 10 feet of the barrier, wearing my glasses. Some dude crowd surfing kicked me in the face. So for three days after the concert I was deaf AND blind.
Funny you mention Jason’s neck. Recent interviews with him he talks about the physical damage he’s done to his body. He recently had a shoulder surgery that almost ended his ability to play. But luckily he regained his ability to play.
Same age as my wife and same birthday as my son . So glad to have jammed with Jamel , My 1st. METALLICA SHOW was from this tour . 17 and wide as Hell! Your neck is so right . Shit hurts for days Whiplash 🤘😎🤘
This song is from their 3rd album Master Of Puppets in 1986, I was 11. Bunch of kids at school had Metallica shirts and patches on their denim jackets. Took the cassette out of my brother's car to see what the big deal was about Metallica. Listening to the acoustic intro of this song (1st song, side 1), I thought to myself, this isn't heavy. Then it kicked in and I was floored and would never be the same musically.
I first started going to concerts in 1988, and Metallica was on the bill for two of the four concerts I saw that year. I saw them on the Monsters of Rock tour in the early summer, when Metallica was second (?) on a bill that had Van Halen, Scorpions, Dokken and Kingdom Come. I became an instant fan of Metallica that day even though I hadn't heard much of them before hand (I was there for Van Halen). Then I saw them headline in the fall with Queensryche as their openers, and they delivered yet another amazing set. Over the years, Metallica has changed (evolved), and while I'm not always happy with their studio output (mostly St. Anger), they always delivered the goods live, and a lot of that can be attributed to James, who has been one of the best frontmen in metal history. He really knows how to get the crowd into the show and keep them there for 2 hours plus. I have tickets to see them in Atlanta in November, and I am definitely looking forward to it, since some of their best sets come when they aren't promoting a new album.
Me too bro' (except in my case it was at Newport News, VA.)- I remember something went wrong with the opening act & were replaced with *JUDAS FKKING PRIEST!*
They did a lot of gigs on a venue that was on Battery street, but this title has many meanings and pretty much all of them fit the song. Battery as an energy source, well, if this doesn't get you out of bed, you are dead. And then there is the assault kind of Battery, which is basically what happens in the mosh pits in their concerts... People get banged up in those. And in the really early days before Metallica moved to SF, they used to play gigs in LA, which had a huge hair metal scene and the hair metal and thrash metal fans were like oil and water. And there was pretty much ambulance at each of their shows as someone was going meet the sharp end of a knife... The SF scene was way more in tune with the wave of New British Metal that Metallica was into. You cannot even feel 5% of how these things play out live on RUclips... You can hear the crowd, but it is a whole other thing to feel it.
I got to see Metallica on the Master of Puppets tour when they opened for Ozzy. Hadn't ever heard their music beforehand and when they played Battery my mind was blown, never heard anything played that hard or fast. Ozzy never stood a chance. Best opening act I've ever seen.
Saw this Damaged Justice tour in their hometown SF...it was insane! I've seen them more times than I can count, all in Bay Area, and the hometown crowd never disappoints!🤘
Metallica put out 4 of the greatest metal albums of all time out in just 5 years. 83-88 you have Kill em' All, Ride the Lightning, Master of Puppets and ...And Justice for all.
This takes me way back! I remember going to a concert where they opened with this song and we rushed the stage and got the ride of our lives! I waited for the crowd to disperse to retrieve what was left of my belt and earrings lol. Good times 🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻😂
Two of my all-time favorite Metallica songs, have no lyrics. They are awesome instrumentals! They are: "Orion" (from "Master of Puppets") , and "The Call of Ktulu" (from "Ride The Lightning") Warning, both are long songs. Over 8 min each.
My very first concert experience was walking in to the stadium with this song and hair flapping. Metallica opened for Ozzie Osborne and they blew him away. I've been a fan ever since. I highly recommend the studio version of this with lyrics. It's quite cathartic.
This is considered one of the best concerts ever. I have heard that Battery is a street in SF that inspired the song title. The song is about the fans and the energy they bring. Battery is found in me. This is the opening track on Master of Puppets. Often considered the greatest metal album of all time. The last song on the album is Damage Inc. It might even be more aggressive. The whole album is worth a listen. Welcome Home (Sanitarium), Disposable Heros and Orion are a must.
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Jamel, you are such a cool guy!! I love your mind!! Your wife seems so sweet too! ♥️ Much love to you both!!
Jamal, can you please react to Brian Wilson presents SMiLE. It is the most creative and best written album ever. You will love it.
Forgive me Jamel! Please forgive me for saying what you asked us not to say…You gotta hear the studio version.
Even if for your own private experience.
I don’t want you to miss one of the most intense intros to be heard and the deep deep groove that doesn’t translate very well in this live video.
It’s a hair slower, which means it’s still fast as f***
@@Mixolydio I agree that it doesn't translate well live. He has to check out the studio version as well.
Hey Jamal could I humbly request a reaction to the studio version of Devils Food/ The Black Widow from Alice Coopers album Welcome to my Nightmare.
Seattle '89 is absolutely one of the greatest live recordings of all time.
You ain't sayin'nuttin'wrong!!! 👍
Meh. It just had great editor.
@@tallycahamuhlhetru26 go home
@@pyrocrew17 I AM home. GFY
@@tallycahamuhlhetru26 I know cuz your post sucked
There's just no Metallica like 80's Metallica.
THRASH!!
While I agree with your comment, I love "the black album."
@@psychochicken9535 haha no comment.
@@rosshixon6796 *implied headbanging*
@@psychochicken9535 was that the first Metallica album you really listened to?
The guitar tone of this show is still one of the top ten ever recorded.
One of the top 10 bands of all time. ESPECIALLY with Cliff
Very true, I just wish the crowd noise wasn’t so LOUD in the recordings of this concert so you can actually hear it better. Don’t get me wrong, I love hearing a loud af crowd, but I wish they also had a direct recording from their amps and kits so we could also listen to just the performance with a hell of a lot less crowd noise if we wanted to. Like how they record their live shows now. I know this was back in ‘89 so it wasn’t as easy, but good damn if they had a recording like that of this concert it would legitimately be the greatest thing ever recorded on audio and there would be absolutely nothing you could complain about it for. Still sounds fucking badass though
Can’t be. Mesa boogie triple rectifier wasn’t out yet
@@fiverx2159 I don't disagree with that tone...but compare the two concerts on binge and purge...this show just sounded better and I don't know what they had inline on those Marshalls that year.
@@gosmo4504 no marshalls. Only mesa boogie mark series amps
Absolute brutality, they were at their prime. They played here faster than the studio version (they used to play even faster, but this is also a pretty decent speed lol). Watched this 3 times in a row and then you put out a reaction to it, what a coincidence.
there live bpm is so hard to play on guitar
They were on 🔥 at that time!!!!! 🤘🏼😎 I’m glad I got to see them with Jason !!!he fed them that energy!!
This is the best live concert i have ever seen them play the whole comcert is badass use to have the dvd I have watched it over an ober
Okay that is a positively WILD performance of Battery. Sweet Jeebus.
Metallica was fucking nuts in the 80s
The whole Seattle 89 show was beyond nuts.
I work at a auto dealership in the service dept. Me and the guy next to me are both Metallica fans and when a vehicle doesn't start one of will tell the other it needs a BATT-A-REEEH.🤘🤘👍
Who needs a car though when you can just Ride the Lightning?
@@JeremyEllwood you might get *"WHIPLASH"* though from that...
@@JeremyEllwood ...so with *"THE FOUR HORSEMEN"* ride! Or choose your fate and *die!*
@@MariaRamirez-nq4is Typical. I would be the "One."
@@JeremyEllwood that would be like "pulling teeth"
Lars was pumpen, easily 10bpm faster than the actual Tempo. Always amazed me that James could play that riff and sing simultaneously.
Kirk too played the riff and the solos faster it’s crazy
They all do insane this concert
They were untouchable at this stage of their career. Glad I got to see this tour twice back in 1989.
This is an homage to their roots as a band on Battery St. It's also one of their fastest, if not the fastest song they have. This is a the best live version you could have chosen 🤘🤘🤘 Metallica is a top 3 band for me and I just can't get enough. Ever 🤩
Megan "Battery" is my favorite Metallica song without a doubt. What a way to start off the greatest metal album of all time "Master Of Puppets"...the acoustic guitar lulls you into a moment of "okay this is nice" then bam a kick to the face. But I think in my opinion their fastest song is "Dyers Eve" another favorite. Great insight with the Battery info! Cheers!
Was fortunate to attend both nights of this tour in Seattle. It was insane. They actually had large signs outside announcing that they were filming these shows.
That's cool. Out of curiosity, do you recall what exactly the signs said?
@@UncleUncleRj - Not the exact wording; but something to the effect of "Concert tonight being filmed for future release" or something to that affect. It's been almost 33 years, so i'm not sure.
@@LeeB41 That's cool, man. Woulda been fun to be there but I was only 4! Grew up watching it on B&P, tho!
I have seen Metallica 4 times. First time was May, 1997 in Austin, Texas and the last time was 2019 in Paris, France. They are a great live band and have never disappointed. Thanks for reacting.
Saw them in Corpus Christi, TX for the And Justice For All tour.
@@TreeFreak Saw them in Little Rock on the same tour. Queensrÿche opened and it was amazing! 🤘💀🤘
@@thefuzzman YES!
@@thefuzzmanI saw that lineup. Both Metallica and Queensrÿche killed it. Also saw them with Metal Church (not the greatest), on the "Evening With" tour (I think that was the Black Album. It was fine) and on the Monsters of Rock US tour. The Monsters show was great.
LOVE this song. It was the first thing that Rob Trujillo ever played with Metallica too at his audition. James asked what he wanted to play, and Rib said "Battery". Shocked the rest of the band big time.
The most scariest part of that is they played with this energy in the end of 2h30m show
That's cocaine.
@@LicMegags that and adrenaline I couldn’t last 15 minutes
Youth, Adrenaline, and Cocaine is a hell of a drug.
I was 17 and saw them on this tour. Metallica in their prime is like no other.
You gotta watch their performance of "master of puppets" in this show. Probably the best performance of a band ever.
must include the to live is to die part before mop
1986- my 15 year old self lied to my mom and went and saw them right after this album was released. Made it to the front and was worth getting grounded. Saw them many many times since.
I can't imagine what it must have felt like playing that night, the energy is amazing!
I was 19 in 1989! It was incredible! It was so loud my ears rang for a few days afterwards! 🤘
It was amazing. The energy was twice that in the crowd.
Keep in mind, they played that at the END of the set. Unf#@$ing real.
Man!!!!!! You hit it out the ballpark! NOT ONLY did you react to a great song, but also a great live version! ALSO: check 'em out before they debuted their 1st album= you'll *trip out* seeing how young they are (& their crazy/wild energy) you can literally *see* how huge they were gonna get just based on their enthusiasm
He should also check out all the Jason pisses James off vids. They're great
@@johngreen5837 yeah, shits funny... I remember on MTV when AliceInChains barely had their 1st album out: they had a camera crew with them at a waterpark... the whole time they were tripping *hard* but what was funny af was when they came to this mom & her kid son! Everyth'g was cool until they little by little freaked them out & you can see the mom's face literally melt into fear/panic... poor kid's probably still in therapy
@@MariaRamirez-nq4is bwahahaha. Ahh the 80's were soo rad
@@johngreen5837 wait... you actually remember that? Sometimes I feel like I never reach anybody w/ my comments 'cuz I'm an old fogey, but at least you know w/ I'm talk'g about
It's unusual for an entire genre of music to fade away, but Metallica can always rest assure that they've permanently gone down in history as the greatest heavy metal band.
Brutal concert! Chech out "For whom the bells tolls" from this epic concert.
Whiplash from this show is another good one.
@@governorboltz garage days revisited amen man
@@governorboltz Also "Seek and Destroy".
Jason's playing is MONSTROUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! He is like a jackhammer on that bass!!!!!!!!!!!
This is their prime.
You’ve heard the studio version, I hope. This version is for the fans who are very very familiar with that version. Hard to like it in a vacuum I’d imagine.
In my opinion, James Hetfield has one of the best voices out there. Especially in heavy metal. He has a clarity to his vocals that seems to be the same no matter if they are live or in the studio. I will be an ultra fan of Metallica's until the day I die. Hopefully I'll get to see them in concert one day, but sadly, I think that window is closing...
Kimberly Poulin
The window is never closed unless you close it yourself. Be strong and whatever you have going on in your life fight it like a tiger!
I heard they were starting up again.
@@nonserviam751 I really hope so!
Ahhh couldn't wait to click on this one. I had the privilege of seeing them on this tour for ...And Justice For All. I must have been 17/18 in those mosh pits. The energy was unbelievable... good memories
I was 20 when this show happened. I saw them live at the opening of the EMP. I’ve been listening to Metallica since Kill em all & they are to this day my #1 favorite band. Please do some reactions to anything from the S&M album if you haven’t already. With the SFO symphony orchestra backing them up with maestro Michael Kamen conducting. It puts a whole new spin on what an amazing band Metallica is.
Young Metallica were savage! Love it.
I was a 17 y.o at that "Monster's Of Rock" concert in Seattle. They blew away the other groups: Kingdom Come, Dokken, Scorpions, and Van Halen!! That night I was hooked on Metallica... AMAZING!!
Great reaction. You literally can't go wrong with reacting to anything from this show. One of the greatest performances captured on film. Next up I recommend "whiplash". I dare say it's even faster than battery!
Became a Metallica fan in 1986 when I was 11 when Master Of Puppets came out. Fast forward 31 yrs to 2017. I had never seen Metallica. Took my 16 yr old son to see them for our first time. We took trains and taxi's from Long Island, NY to Philadelphia. Spent $400 on just trains and taxi's. I'd do it all over again. One of the best live bands I've ever seen.
The Kings. I’ve been a Metclub member since 2003z I’ve seen them live 14 times. They surprised me and send me the remastered deluxe Black Album package early. They take care of their fans.
Your neck!! Dude my neck hurts just watching it I used to do that all the time when I was younger🤣
My first concert was Suicidal Tendencies and Danzig opening for Metallica in 94 at the Polaris Amphitheater in Columbus Ohio. 🤯
That’s a rad show
That was your first show?? Man, how long did it take to see one that good again?
@@Zseventyone sadly it never happened. That show was 100% outta control. Hetfield stopped the show at one point cuz a huge part of the crowd was facing away from the stage cheering for a dude getting a bj in the crowd. He finally got word what was goin on and they all started cheering him on too. It was crazy. The sound wall wasn't even completely built yet either. Um... they were supposed to play til midnight and played psh i don't even know.... 5 encores... they played til after 2 am. Pretty sure they got fined for it and had a lawsuit brought against em cuz it was LOUD and the houses even remotely close were complaining about the cursing. I think they got extra upset when they played So What. They played just about every song they had up until the black album. I think they played 2 or 3 songs off it. The rest was all old school. All their B sides. They played everything. I was 16. I saw ALOT of shows after that. SLAYER was killer but nothing ever topped that experience.
Battery street is the location of the house they crashed lived starting along with other thrash bands
No it's not, It's about the Old Waldorf venue on Battery Street, which was their home venue when starting out, and it was also home to many other Bay Area bands and that whole scene.
@@Elezium and the scene was like a family hence "Cannot kill the family Battery has found in me"
Yes, Battery street in San Fran was were all the clubs were that all these underground bands played. They all knew each other and were part of the Battery "family"... hence "cannot kill the family, battery is found in me." The song depicts the thrash metal scene of the early 80's with vivid mosh pit imagery.
I saw Metallica for the first time on the Damaged Justice tour in April 1989! Incredible show! Incredible intensity! 🤘😊🔥
By any chance, did you see them at Newport News, VIRGINIA in '89? ['cuz that's where I 1st saw Metallica in concert]
@@MariaRamirez-nq4is I saw them in Hamilton, Ontario 😊🇨🇦
@@andrewmcinnis1123 Cool! Thx'
Reminds me of listening to this on my walkman on the school bus. Great song to get you amped early in the morning.
My very first concert was Metallica "and Justice for All" tour with Queensryche opening. Great time to be alive!!
I saw them on this tour in Texas and it was by far the best live show I have ever attended !!! Love Metallica.
I saw Metallica in SF in 1988. Monsters of Rock. I was front row center and held onto the retaining wall for about an hour (Hetfield flipped me off) and had bruises on my chest and arms for days.. It was f'ing amazing.
*Metallica got their start in Los Angeles when Lars put an ad in the newspaper looking for other Metal musicians. James Hetfield answered that ad... and so it began*
Battery is both an homage to Battery St. in San Francisco, but also a reference to the energy they get from their fans.
James sings "Cannot kill the family, Battery is found in me." He's referring to the greater Metallica family including fans and supporters, and how their energy drives him forward.
You should check out their S&M album. They play with the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra and the arrangements were don by the late Sir Michael Kamen. They won a grammy for their performance of Call of Ktulu!
Their first tour to Australia was in 1989. I’m glad I got to see them in Melbourne. I felt this was their peak.
Thanks for sharing this.
Metallica became a household name after The Black Album, but a lot of people seem to have forgotten how huge they were even before then.
Yup, when MetallicA was frigging RAW!! I love those days! I will never see another band like them! Love the energy!
I LOVE this song. BATTERY!!!
Master of Puppets is one of the best metal albums of all time. Thanks for playing this bro. Hope your ears recover soon from the aural assault. Ha Ha.👍😀🙏💥
Not “one” of…it’s “THE” Best Metal album of All-Time!!
YES!🤘😳😁🤘saw them live in '94 near my hometown and it was just like this. Couldn't hear or speak right for four days after! Awesome!
I was 14 when this show went down. This was the tour where I saw them for my first concert at Red Rock in Colorado.
They were originally from the L. A. area but that was during the glam metal era so thy couldn't get noticed so they moved up to the bay area where the heavier scene was thriving.
I'm a bassist and man this is one of the hardest basslines I've ever learned
And Rob auditioned by suggesting it, it's an awesome scene in some kinda monster
I saw Metallica 5 times on the European leg of the damaged justice tour. For me this is peak Metallica
Brother I truly love the way you love music!!!
Metallica in the 80’s. Still unmatched to this date
Never seen this. Absolutely brutal! Powerhouse of energy is an understatement.
I saw them on this tour twice in '89. Straight up kick in the teeth heavy metal.
In '89 I saw them at Newport News, VIRGINIA (my 1st concert *ever!*
That was my first concert. July 1989 Baltimore, MD. Capitol Center. When Metallica was awesome!
No doubts about whose the best live performers of all time are!!!!!
The intensity of this performance is as much as a death metal concert!
I'm the same age as you Jamal. I have seen Metallica 4 or 5 times. One of my most memorable was seeing them at Woodstock 99. Rode Greyhound from Oakland to NY at 19 years old. What a trip...
Keep doing your reviews. You and your family are awesome.
Jason was the MAN!!
Compared to whom, exactly? Not Cliff or Rob.
@@Zseventyone every single live performance iv ever seen with him he is better than rob. still love rob though dont get me wrong hes a beast too.
1989 was the year I was introduced to pure METAL!! 🤘🤘🤘
And I was never the same…EVER!!
You really need to watch them play Master Of Puppets live in Seattle 89.That transition from the melodic bass/guitar part straight into Master Of Puppets is just epic!
After leaving the concert you couldn't hear for three days due to reverb. Lol 😆
True! My ears rang for 3 days! 😂🤘
Same hear, phone rang right next to my head and my mom ran to the living room upset I didn't answer it...lol
I was there. Should have known better than to get up in the thick of the crowd, within 10 feet of the barrier, wearing my glasses. Some dude crowd surfing kicked me in the face. So for three days after the concert I was deaf AND blind.
Master of Puppets will always be their best album IMO.
Hmmmm we all have our preferences I think And Justice For All.... is my fav album
@@brandoblack7376 no argument here. From kill em all to black album were all classics.
I'd say Ride the Lightning was their best
@@brandoblack7376 Justice is also my favorite but objectively Puppets is their best
Funny you mention Jason’s neck. Recent interviews with him he talks about the physical damage he’s done to his body. He recently had a shoulder surgery that almost ended his ability to play. But luckily he regained his ability to play.
This Live Shit Binge and Purge Seattle is my fav Metallica Live Concert to watch still makes jump around in my living room
And that after two and a half hours of concert!!!! Just the best metal ever!!
Saw 'em on that tour in Lubbock Tx and again in '92 on the black album tour. Glad I did.
Same age as my wife and same birthday as my son . So glad to have jammed with Jamel , My 1st. METALLICA SHOW was from this tour . 17 and wide as Hell!
Your neck is so right . Shit hurts for days
Whiplash 🤘😎🤘
I smashed that like button before I even hit play.
Hell yeah brother.
Good to see you're doing well Jamel.
This song is from their 3rd album Master Of Puppets in 1986, I was 11. Bunch of kids at school had Metallica shirts and patches on their denim jackets. Took the cassette out of my brother's car to see what the big deal was about Metallica. Listening to the acoustic intro of this song (1st song, side 1), I thought to myself, this isn't heavy. Then it kicked in and I was floored and would never be the same musically.
I first started going to concerts in 1988, and Metallica was on the bill for two of the four concerts I saw that year. I saw them on the Monsters of Rock tour in the early summer, when Metallica was second (?) on a bill that had Van Halen, Scorpions, Dokken and Kingdom Come. I became an instant fan of Metallica that day even though I hadn't heard much of them before hand (I was there for Van Halen). Then I saw them headline in the fall with Queensryche as their openers, and they delivered yet another amazing set.
Over the years, Metallica has changed (evolved), and while I'm not always happy with their studio output (mostly St. Anger), they always delivered the goods live, and a lot of that can be attributed to James, who has been one of the best frontmen in metal history. He really knows how to get the crowd into the show and keep them there for 2 hours plus. I have tickets to see them in Atlanta in November, and I am definitely looking forward to it, since some of their best sets come when they aren't promoting a new album.
This tour was fng awesome- the whole arena was banging their heads right along with them-
Jersey and New York shows were so sick!
Metallica for life.
1989 I saw them in Cleveland Ohio for their And Justice for All tour! Awesome !
Me too bro' (except in my case it was at Newport News, VA.)- I remember something went wrong with the opening act & were replaced with *JUDAS FKKING PRIEST!*
@@MariaRamirez-nq4is that sucks!
@@billofalltrades2633 haa!!!! PRIEST wasn't even billed!!!! Imagine seeing that *Harley* riding onto the stage...
They did a lot of gigs on a venue that was on Battery street, but this title has many meanings and pretty much all of them fit the song. Battery as an energy source, well, if this doesn't get you out of bed, you are dead. And then there is the assault kind of Battery, which is basically what happens in the mosh pits in their concerts... People get banged up in those. And in the really early days before Metallica moved to SF, they used to play gigs in LA, which had a huge hair metal scene and the hair metal and thrash metal fans were like oil and water. And there was pretty much ambulance at each of their shows as someone was going meet the sharp end of a knife... The SF scene was way more in tune with the wave of New British Metal that Metallica was into. You cannot even feel 5% of how these things play out live on RUclips... You can hear the crowd, but it is a whole other thing to feel it.
I got to see Metallica on the Master of Puppets tour when they opened for Ozzy. Hadn't ever heard their music beforehand and when they played Battery my mind was blown, never heard anything played that hard or fast. Ozzy never stood a chance. Best opening act I've ever seen.
Saw this Damaged Justice tour in their hometown SF...it was insane! I've seen them more times than I can count, all in Bay Area, and the hometown crowd never disappoints!🤘
"And Justice for all" is another must see! 😎✌
Metallica put out 4 of the greatest metal albums of all time out in just 5 years. 83-88 you have Kill em' All, Ride the Lightning, Master of Puppets and ...And Justice for all.
I love your office. The music bunker for sure!!! GOD bless brother!
James : " Hey lars, how many BPM tonight?"
Lars : " Yes"
I just realized how fucking insane Metallica was back in '89
This takes me way back! I remember going to a concert where they opened with this song and we rushed the stage and got the ride of our lives! I waited for the crowd to disperse to retrieve what was left of my belt and earrings lol. Good times 🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻😂
One thing that never gets mentioned in reactions to this performance of this song is that this energy was the encore at the end of a two hour set.
The BPM on this version is nuts!! I gotta watch the whole concert now!
Gonna comment this statement everywhere. I saw the in 92 and 93. Been to hundreds of more shows. No one beats metallica.especially back then!!!!!
Two of my all-time favorite Metallica songs, have no lyrics. They are awesome instrumentals!
They are: "Orion" (from "Master of Puppets") , and "The Call of Ktulu" (from "Ride The Lightning")
Warning, both are long songs. Over 8 min each.
My very first concert experience was walking in to the stadium with this song and hair flapping. Metallica opened for Ozzie Osborne and they blew him away. I've been a fan ever since. I highly recommend the studio version of this with lyrics. It's quite cathartic.
I saw them on the master of puppets tour and they played this song and it kicked ass. I miss this Metallica!
This is considered one of the best concerts ever. I have heard that Battery is a street in SF that inspired the song title. The song is about the fans and the energy they bring. Battery is found in me. This is the opening track on Master of Puppets. Often considered the greatest metal album of all time. The last song on the album is Damage Inc. It might even be more aggressive. The whole album is worth a listen. Welcome Home (Sanitarium), Disposable Heros and Orion are a must.
Jamais battery n a ete joué aussi vite que ce show qui est leurs meilleur encore a ce jour. Metallica forever
Most memorable concert I've ever been to, glad I survived the floor! 😎✌
Kirk Hammett doesn't get enough props for his guitar work. I've seen Metallica 5 times from 1989-1995 and that dude never misses a note..
Awesome bro! I love the way you hang on to those headphones for dear life, enjoy the ride brotha.
Producer: Alright James, how fast do you want the tempo to be ?
Het: YEAHHH!!
I went to this tour in 89. Saw them in Buffalo. Hell of a show.
I fucking love your reaction when you say, ‘Yo neck, yo neck brother’😂😂😂