@@Wilsbourne Sorry je parle pas anglais mais ce sera facile, pour moi c'est 1/ Nothing else matters 2/ One 3/Master Of Puppets c'est mon opinion personnel Hello de Swiss
Stevie you are a master at breaking down bars and lyrics. I’ve heard this song like 800 times and you broke it down better than I could in one listen. You’re in a class of your own among all the “reactors” in terms of getting in the artist’s mind space.
So many songs I have seen him catch things that I missed listening to the song hundreds of times, and I'm usually the one amongst people I know that catches things.
This right here. I’ve been listening to this song since I was a kid (I’m 28) and learned what it was about by someone listening for their first time. Stevie’s a boss.
“Screaming” such a bullshit stereotype!! It’s just only one thing in metal, and not everybody is doing it, and everybody doesn’t do it the same way, style, phrasing!! It’s just a small shit, yes, some sub-genres do it more than the others, but metal is a very wide genre with complex and creative composition and songwriting! You can see metal as the sum of all antitheses! Fast, and slow, heavy, and soft, melodic, and rhythmic, vocal fries, and clean vocals, operatic wide range voices, and gritty vocals!!
I absolutely love how you stop to understand and appreciate what us rock fans are drawn to relate to from a young age reaching for an outlet suppose just as young kids in America are drawn to hip/hop. I've never watched any other reaction video host that REALLY strives to understand like you do and its beautiful to watch. Thankyou
Both lyric and official video, from what I have seen of other reactors, for this song specifically you have to learn the song first or the video will overwhelm.
Top ten of what? Top ten albums when said bands stop being said bands? I am thankful for the black album, because without it I would not have explored in their real music in their first 4 albums. I like black as a music lover but as a metallica fan? Meh
@@lewokecrybabyjames5828 So a band needs to stay the same way forever? How can you claim you like it "as a music lover" but not as a Metallica fan? That shit isn't logical at all.
@@lewokecrybabyjames5828 So because Black Album is different it’s not their ‘real music’. What Metallica have put out after 1991 doesn’t change the high quality of this Album.
Not to be dramatic, My brother and I grew up on Metallica, first concerts, etc. I lost him a few years ago to drugs and haven’t been able to listen to them until now and I enjoyed it so much. Thank you. ☺️
Sorry for your loss. The same goes for my Dad and the things I learned from him that I loved. I'm trying to over come that mental block. Sending good vibes and prayers your way 🤟🏽
Fade to black is my fave by them. Loved the reaction, it’s great to see you getting into a genre so near and dear to me. I see you going through the same musical journey with rock that I currently am with rap.
steve a 61 young soul from canada can only say -God bless you .When the bulb goes off to when you see your soul ,which comes through music Youll be be so happy.Thats all we need and matters.Rock and all music will give you that to feed you .All the best from Canada
You are so intelligent bro. You get it and explain it so others can understand too. Much respect and love to you for being so diverse. You brother are an amazing person for real.
Love this track... special thing about it that it switched the classic metal formula of heavy chorus and slower vocal parts.... make this song even more impactful.
One thing to appreciate about older music genres is the talent it takes to write the lyrics, play the instruments and sing...and no autotune. When you start to appreciate those things, you'll enjoy the music even more! Keep on keepin on!
Man you're so right about music, and i always thought people missed the lyrics in metallica because they're so well written but i understand its not everybodys taste in music.
Lotta folks talking about "One" and "Fade to Black" and such, and for good reason, but I'd suggest "For Whom The Bell Tolls" for a story. It's my favorite bell-themed metal song. Edit: OOH! OOH! Or "The Memory Remains!"
The thing about metal/rock whatever you want to call it, is about life, feelings and ways people deal with their lives, I wish more people, like you, would give it a chance and listen, read the lyrics and enjoy the music and talented musicians, Thankyou for giving yourself some new horizons, it’s good to see 😁
I respect that even if you dont vibe with the music itself that you are very much respecting and enjoying the genre for everything that people wont tell you its actually about. Rock/Metal is so much more than big drums and heavy guitars and gritty voices and i love that reaction channel or not you are able and willing to put that behind you and just focus on the content of the genre and music itself. much love man and look forward to future videos
You da man!! You don't just listen and react..you really listen and understand the life lesson the guy's say in song. You get into the true meaning of each song. Thank you for truly understanding METALLICA...
I've been a Metallica fan since the day I was born. My mom went to the black album concert while 8 months pregnant with me. You're picking up things on your first listen that I didn't pick up until YOU broke it down. Best barologist on RUclips bar none (pun intended)
Growing up in the 90s I used listen to this song and think yeah you cant tell me what to do and really got the blood flowing. After having my own seeing him grow, there is a whole other side I couldn't see before. To me this is a warning. I never realized what young boys were like till I raised one, and you MUST instill rules and discipline. It must be done but it in a way that builds the structure needed but not the animosity to society at large.
Would love for Stevie to move over to some Grunge shit. Him reacting to Alice in Chains would be mad. Entice him in with some big hitters like rooster and then let him explore himself.
You figured this out very quickly; respect! Got the family aspect of it right. James went through some trauma in his childhood, as has Kirk btw. Love your reactions!
Love the breakdown!! I see it in a lot of different ways. Could be family, could be a job someone got, could be religion, could be a group of friends you made at a young age that he couldn't break free from. I love this song. The music speaks to me, but I am a Hip Hop and Metal head so I grew up with this!
Gooo shot bro...glad to see the appreciation for music like I have...to dawg...I know you busy but that Dax “next rap god”...has 10 minutes of bars can’t wait to see that breakdown
As a metalhead it is an absolute delight seeing you listen to the old classics and break them down. I think it's extra enjoyable Because it's outside your comfort zone, because you don't usually listen to this stuff. Just like Master of puppets though, you get what they're talking about right away.
This song really resonated with me in high school. I felt trapped under what my parents wanted, my teachers wanted... The one teacher that made me feel like I had a place was Mr. Graham. I owe Mr Graham so much
You don’t have to like a genre of music to appreciate it. And it’s great that you are expanding your life by delving into other types of music. I think listening to and appreciating different kinds of music or anything that’s out of the norm in our lives makes us better people and better to each other. You won’t walk past an obvious metal head and not be able to relate to them. And that’s what the world needs- all people to not judge other people. Love your reaction ‘
And justice for all the whole album is mind blowing aggressive is how we love our heavy metal ps seen them 2x in the 90s still thrashing and I am 59 yrs old love your reaction and understanding of real music sold my soul for Rock and Roll 🤘
This song described the first 40 years of my life and played a huge role in my music list. Took me moving almost 2000 miles away from my family to finally drop some of the rage and hatred I felt towards them. Raised by my psycho grandparents who beat me daily in the name of God, told I wasnt good enough for him so he turned his back on me. Told me my parents would die in prison (which is where they were) and it was my fault. Parents get out and its always my sister that is the favorite, I'd get laughed at to my face if I ever asked for anything, any sort of help at all. Left California a defeated broken man and moved to Kansas to start over. Finally pulling myself off the ground and finding happiness in life. I have learned forgiveness, but sadly not the ability to forget. This and R.E.M.'s Losing My Religion were huge for me growing up. (the grandfather that beat me daily in the name of God happened to be a pastor)
Yep, as soon as he was born (new blood joining the Earth) he was subdued into this way of life we're all stuck in. All of the special things inside of him, he never got to let out for everyone to see, so he never got to be himself as a young prince. When he becomes king, he's so bitter and regretful that he wasted his life trying to conform and fit the mold of others, that he just doesn't care anymore since he didn't get to live his personal truth. I think the "thee" he's referring to is society as a whole, or whatever obstacle is preventing people from being truly free. And because of that oppression, no matter how major or minor, they're forever unforgiven for holding us back. That's how I took it - and waaaaaay back in middle school, our literature teacher broke this down from her perspective (and she was a huge metal fan lol).
This song is a tragedy. He vows that from this day his will they'll never take away, but in the end he dubs himself unforgiven and rots away as an old man. He never actually breaks free of his chains, even though he so desperately desires to.
It hits harder the more you listen man. I love this shit. Your reactions to music I grew up with is awesome. You feel what I felt first time hearing it. you pay attention to the lyrics aside from the music. And that's Good shit.
Bro I grew up on this shit and it went over my head until I woke the fuck up! It came on the radio a week ago or something, and I caught it. Metallica can tell a story bro! He's breaking the cypher. The scapegoat breaking the curse on his blood line.
It’s dope as fuck that you can “hear something” 100 times, but it isn’t until the day you actually “listen” or read the words as you listen to them to complete the thought process of what’s being said. It’s dope as fuck Stevie I agree. It’s been happening to me a lot lately
You can literally apply the meaning of the lyrics to just about any aspect of life whether it about culture, religion politics, personal relationships. This is one of my favorite Metallica songs. And one of their better known and loved tracks.
Awesome seeing somebody see these songs for the first time and really dive into the lyrics. This is the first of a trilogy, by the way, and they get even better. Wait til you hit #3!
Here's what ppl who think metallica is simpler than some of these "harder" metal bands are missing about their complexity and beauty in how they write: Take the 2nd verse, call to the time signature they are on, and the switch-ups therein. Instead of using end-of-the-line rhyming, there's a soft rhyme. "A tired man they see no longer caaares" then it's soft rhymed to a half-step on the next line "The old man then PREPARES to die regretfully, that old man here is me." They matched this to how they flow musically sometimes. There's countless times this happens in all their music but knowing how/when to describe it in a way others may understand, especially through text and not speech, is difficult. That audible "fitting" of how the song flows and peaks and valleys of just "what your ears tell you" is what makes metallica the best, they fit shit together in ways that just sounds awesome, but it's often hard to explain to those who don't just feel it. I saw a moment where I thought I might be able to catch it properly and verbalize it. I guess if you get it, you get it.
The final play when those who treated you with malace seek solice and resolution on your death bed. Your final words leave them stung. "I dub thee unforggiven."
It's crazy how you could have been listening to Metallica for years in your teenager years & as a non-first tongue english speaker, you only realize later the meaning of the lyrics. Metallica for sure got bars bro, so much richness i was already feeling in their music but now thru experiencing their lyrics as my english is better, it's even more incredible. Really nice breakdown :)
James wrote this about the super strict Christian Scientist family he came from. His mom and dad were so devout Christian scientists that James wasn't allowed to attend health class in school because his parents didn't believe in medicine. So this is kind of his story and how he felt growing up.
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Metallica “Fade to Black” one of the best written and composed songs ever
people talking about one, but that song is boring af. fade to black is way better.
@@paulcrumpacker2078 bro no way you said one is boring
@@paulcrumpacker2078 Nah bro I'm sorry but that opinion is wack as fuck. One absolutely slaps.
Fade to Black hits you different. And also One is fucking FIRE, the story telling is off the fucking charts.
@@Wilsbourne Sorry je parle pas anglais mais ce sera facile, pour moi c'est 1/ Nothing else matters 2/ One 3/Master Of Puppets c'est mon opinion personnel Hello de Swiss
Stevie you are a master at breaking down bars and lyrics. I’ve heard this song like 800 times and you broke it down better than I could in one listen. You’re in a class of your own among all the “reactors” in terms of getting in the artist’s mind space.
Facts!! I feel the same
Lol heard it just as much and you’re right
So many songs I have seen him catch things that I missed listening to the song hundreds of times, and I'm usually the one amongst people I know that catches things.
Agreed!
This right here. I’ve been listening to this song since I was a kid (I’m 28) and learned what it was about by someone listening for their first time. Stevie’s a boss.
this is actually the first in a trilogy, unforgiven 1 2 and 3 all connect
He has to react to the next 2 after this... It's a must.
The trilogy. I can't forgive you, I can't forgive society, I can't forgive myself.
And each Unforgiven in each song is targeting a different persona. It's great.
James hetfield wearing his heart on his sleeve.
This is the only one worth listening to
Big Knight rockin' the tallica vibes! Enjoy the ride lad. \m/
@@frederickfelix1773 wtf you talking bout trick
But he hasn’t gotten to ride the lightning yet lmao
People often look past the lyrics of metal because of "the screaming" but if you break down the lyrics you find some of the best stories in the world
Until I watched this video I never knew what he was saying after 30 years. 🥲
I will forever call Metal music poetry with heavy riffs and solos played over theme
Metallica doesn't scream
“Screaming” such a bullshit stereotype!! It’s just only one thing in metal, and not everybody is doing it, and everybody doesn’t do it the same way, style, phrasing!! It’s just a small shit, yes, some sub-genres do it more than the others, but metal is a very wide genre with complex and creative composition and songwriting! You can see metal as the sum of all antitheses! Fast, and slow, heavy, and soft, melodic, and rhythmic, vocal fries, and clean vocals, operatic wide range voices, and gritty vocals!!
Dude, One by Metallica next! It will blow your mind
Agreed. He's gonna love One, the lyrics AND the sound/movement of the song
The video gonna distract he should do lyrics video.
Yes with oficial video
@@may2nary922 Nah the video ruins the song.
Lyric video...not the official video. The official video distracts from the lyrics.
Give "fade to black" a listen. Great song written when James was in a very dark place in his life
Lol...because y
his amp was stolen
They all felt homesick and that's how that song was written. They were recording the album Ride the Lightning in Denmark.
I absolutely love how you stop to understand and appreciate what us rock fans are drawn to relate to from a young age reaching for an outlet suppose just as young kids in America are drawn to hip/hop. I've never watched any other reaction video host that REALLY strives to understand like you do and its beautiful to watch. Thankyou
More Metallica, Stevie; next is “One” lyric version....the Music and the lyrics will leave you in awe 🔥🔥🔥🤘🤘🤘
Both lyric and official video, from what I have seen of other reactors, for this song specifically you have to learn the song first or the video will overwhelm.
Definitely waiting for him to get around to "one"
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The whole Metallica Black album is a classic. Def in my top 10.
Top ten of what?
Top ten albums when said bands stop being said bands? I am thankful for the black album, because without it I would not have explored in their real music in their first 4 albums. I like black as a music lover but as a metallica fan? Meh
I pop it in my car and it stays in there for months and I get to wake up the Metallica every morning. What more could I ask for?
@@lewokecrybabyjames5828 So a band needs to stay the same way forever? How can you claim you like it "as a music lover" but not as a Metallica fan? That shit isn't logical at all.
@@lewokecrybabyjames5828 So because Black Album is different it’s not their ‘real music’. What Metallica have put out after 1991 doesn’t change the high quality of this Album.
Metallica, the sounds of my youth!
What an album.
Oh I'm super excited about this one!
Not to be dramatic, My brother and I grew up on Metallica, first concerts, etc. I lost him a few years ago to drugs and haven’t been able to listen to them until now and I enjoyed it so much. Thank you. ☺️
Sorry for your loss
Im so sorry for your loss 🙏
Sorry for your loss. The same goes for my Dad and the things I learned from him that I loved. I'm trying to over come that mental block. Sending good vibes and prayers your way 🤟🏽
Stevie im glad you are listening to other genres like this im glad you are interested
man you hit the lyrics right on the head. i was a teen just vibing out in the 90s abused by family and listening to this.
Thanks!
Stevie has boarded the metal roller coaster
Your talent for understanding the lyrics is incredible. I had to look it up to understand it but you came up and explained the whole song. 👏
it's really nice to see someone hear and see the lyrics and paint a picture of a story for themselves
METALLICA WHEREVER I MAY ROAM
I just found your channel today but you’re already my favorite reactor. You actually understand the meanings of the songs.
this is why they say rock is a journey
Three minutes into this video and I already gave it a thumbs up. You’re truly a student of lyrical talent. Well done, as usual.
Fade to black is my fave by them. Loved the reaction, it’s great to see you getting into a genre so near and dear to me. I see you going through the same musical journey with rock that I currently am with rap.
Get on "One"! Crazy video, crazy lyrics and insane instramentals!
Welcome home (sanatarium) lyrics 🔥
I love that your branching out into rock. Epic job breaking down the lyrics as well!
It's metal, not rock....
steve a 61
young soul from canada can only say -God bless you .When the bulb goes off to when you see your soul ,which comes through music Youll be be so happy.Thats all we need and matters.Rock and all music will give you that to feed you .All the best from Canada
You are so intelligent bro. You get it and explain it so others can understand too. Much respect and love to you for being so diverse. You brother are an amazing person for real.
First time seeing your content this is legit man love the real reaction!!!! WELCOME TO THE ROCK FAMILY!!!!
Bro, your commentary is spot on. If only everyone felt the same way. Good on you .... got a subscriber now.
Love this track... special thing about it that it switched the classic metal formula of heavy chorus and slower vocal parts.... make this song even more impactful.
One thing to appreciate about older music genres is the talent it takes to write the lyrics, play the instruments and sing...and no autotune. When you start to appreciate those things, you'll enjoy the music even more! Keep on keepin on!
Bro, “One” and “Nothing else matters”. You won’t regret it. Master of Puppets might be a good one too. Nvm on the master of puppets 😂😂
I need the Stevie Knight Metallica breakdowns. BARSSSS
Man you're so right about music, and i always thought people missed the lyrics in metallica because they're so well written but i understand its not everybodys taste in music.
i really like how u analyse the lyrics of every song
keep it up!!
much love from austria
I dont think theres been anyone that can speak with a guitar like kirk hammett
You gotta do part 2 and 3 Stevie this the goat trilogy mane got tooo mane. If u don’t react just listen. Unforgiven 1 2 3.
Stevie gonna freak when he hears the bars In “one” by Metallica
Not just family..... community and wider society also....love ya brother
Music is the language of the gods. Language of the soul. This is how we come together.
Lotta folks talking about "One" and "Fade to Black" and such, and for good reason, but I'd suggest "For Whom The Bell Tolls" for a story. It's my favorite bell-themed metal song.
Edit: OOH! OOH! Or "The Memory Remains!"
Wow just wow the way to DISECT the lyric and explain is so wow. much Respect From MALAYSIA. #STAYSAVEBESAVE
The thing about metal/rock whatever you want to call it, is about life, feelings and ways people deal with their lives, I wish more people, like you, would give it a chance and listen, read the lyrics and enjoy the music and talented musicians, Thankyou for giving yourself some new horizons, it’s good to see 😁
I respect that even if you dont vibe with the music itself that you are very much respecting and enjoying the genre for everything that people wont tell you its actually about. Rock/Metal is so much more than big drums and heavy guitars and gritty voices and i love that reaction channel or not you are able and willing to put that behind you and just focus on the content of the genre and music itself. much love man and look forward to future videos
Listening to you talk about actually listening to songs in first few minutes, I’m distracted by the ceiling fan being out of balance.
You da man!! You don't just listen and react..you really listen and understand the life lesson the guy's say in song. You get into the true meaning of each song. Thank you for truly understanding METALLICA...
I've been a Metallica fan since the day I was born. My mom went to the black album concert while 8 months pregnant with me. You're picking up things on your first listen that I didn't pick up until YOU broke it down. Best barologist on RUclips bar none (pun intended)
I love rock music too. It also one of the most critic lyrics n music in history like shady. Rockstar
Diggin you doin more rock and metal. Hellyeah!
I like your videos because you actually understand what the songs are about, a lot of these type of channel dont.
Just a quick note, this was the one, don't know why. You spit some truth in the first 4 minutes. 3 videos later, I subscribed. Much love!
Growing up in the 90s I used listen to this song and think yeah you cant tell me what to do and really got the blood flowing. After having my own seeing him grow, there is a whole other side I couldn't see before. To me this is a warning. I never realized what young boys were like till I raised one, and you MUST instill rules and discipline. It must be done but it in a way that builds the structure needed but not the animosity to society at large.
Would love for Stevie to move over to some Grunge shit. Him reacting to Alice in Chains would be mad. Entice him in with some big hitters like rooster and then let him explore himself.
You figured this out very quickly; respect! Got the family aspect of it right. James went through some trauma in his childhood, as has Kirk btw. Love your reactions!
Love the breakdown!! I see it in a lot of different ways. Could be family, could be a job someone got, could be religion, could be a group of friends you made at a young age that he couldn't break free from.
I love this song. The music speaks to me, but I am a Hip Hop and Metal head so I grew up with this!
Gooo shot bro...glad to see the appreciation for music like I have...to dawg...I know you busy but that Dax “next rap god”...has 10 minutes of bars can’t wait to see that breakdown
This song scares the shit outta me sometimes, and motivates me lol
Sad but True my brother, another one to analyze but it’s heavyyy
I identify with this - I was controlled, abused, lived in fear, ran away at 12 - resonates with me, music is so important to me
As a metalhead it is an absolute delight seeing you listen to the old classics and break them down. I think it's extra enjoyable Because it's outside your comfort zone, because you don't usually listen to this stuff. Just like Master of puppets though, you get what they're talking about right away.
Love this guys reactions
WE NEED A ALBUM REVIEW OF WHOLE BLACK ALBUM!!!
Absolutely! The whole album is very deep.
@@joscor35 My favorite album of all time! In any genre
This song really resonated with me in high school. I felt trapped under what my parents wanted, my teachers wanted... The one teacher that made me feel like I had a place was Mr. Graham. I owe Mr Graham so much
You don’t have to like a genre of music to appreciate it. And it’s great that you are expanding your life by delving into other types of music. I think listening to and appreciating different kinds of music or anything that’s out of the norm in our lives makes us better people and better to each other. You won’t walk past an obvious metal head and not be able to relate to them. And that’s what the world needs- all people to not judge other people. Love your reaction ‘
Oh man. Would love to see an unforgiven 2 reaction Stevie!
the Unforgive is a trilogy of songs, 1,2 and 3 and the Unforgiven 3 will blow your mind with one of the most epic guitar solo ive ever heard
And justice for all the whole album is mind blowing aggressive is how we love our heavy metal ps seen them 2x in the 90s still thrashing and I am 59 yrs old love your reaction and understanding of real music sold my soul for Rock and Roll 🤘
Doesn't matter what genre. If it makes you feel, it's good music
This song described the first 40 years of my life and played a huge role in my music list. Took me moving almost 2000 miles away from my family to finally drop some of the rage and hatred I felt towards them. Raised by my psycho grandparents who beat me daily in the name of God, told I wasnt good enough for him so he turned his back on me. Told me my parents would die in prison (which is where they were) and it was my fault. Parents get out and its always my sister that is the favorite, I'd get laughed at to my face if I ever asked for anything, any sort of help at all. Left California a defeated broken man and moved to Kansas to start over. Finally pulling myself off the ground and finding happiness in life. I have learned forgiveness, but sadly not the ability to forget. This and R.E.M.'s Losing My Religion were huge for me growing up. (the grandfather that beat me daily in the name of God happened to be a pastor)
Glad to hear you were able to get out of a terrible situation. One love brother. Cheers
Yep, as soon as he was born (new blood joining the Earth) he was subdued into this way of life we're all stuck in. All of the special things inside of him, he never got to let out for everyone to see, so he never got to be himself as a young prince. When he becomes king, he's so bitter and regretful that he wasted his life trying to conform and fit the mold of others, that he just doesn't care anymore since he didn't get to live his personal truth. I think the "thee" he's referring to is society as a whole, or whatever obstacle is preventing people from being truly free. And because of that oppression, no matter how major or minor, they're forever unforgiven for holding us back. That's how I took it - and waaaaaay back in middle school, our literature teacher broke this down from her perspective (and she was a huge metal fan lol).
This song is a tragedy. He vows that from this day his will they'll never take away, but in the end he dubs himself unforgiven and rots away as an old man. He never actually breaks free of his chains, even though he so desperately desires to.
Stevie please do “One” by Metallica, one of their best songs.
Pantera- Walk 🤘🤘
Great reaction. Sometimes the words helps understand the metal
You’re very thoughtful, man! Bravo
Gotta do a reaction to creeping death…either live or lyrics…that’s a deep/angry one…you’ll get it right away
It hits harder the more you listen man. I love this shit. Your reactions to music I grew up with is awesome. You feel what I felt first time hearing it. you pay attention to the lyrics aside from the music. And that's Good shit.
That's the reason I subscribed, you dissect the lyrics .
The video to this has never left my head....
I love this song it one of my favorite one from them
Bro I grew up on this shit and it went over my head until I woke the fuck up! It came on the radio a week ago or something, and I caught it. Metallica can tell a story bro! He's breaking the cypher. The scapegoat breaking the curse on his blood line.
Great breakdown. You do it better than most.
💯🤯 SK! It's super cool that you're
down with some Metallica‼🔥🤟
It’s dope as fuck that you can “hear something” 100 times, but it isn’t until the day you actually “listen” or read the words as you listen to them to complete the thought process of what’s being said. It’s dope as fuck Stevie I agree. It’s been happening to me a lot lately
You can literally apply the meaning of the lyrics to just about any aspect of life whether it about culture, religion politics, personal relationships. This is one of my favorite Metallica songs. And one of their better known and loved tracks.
Need to get on some "ONE" next or "Fade to Black"
Awesome seeing somebody see these songs for the first time and really dive into the lyrics.
This is the first of a trilogy, by the way, and they get even better. Wait til you hit #3!
Here's what ppl who think metallica is simpler than some of these "harder" metal bands are missing about their complexity and beauty in how they write:
Take the 2nd verse, call to the time signature they are on, and the switch-ups therein. Instead of using end-of-the-line rhyming, there's a soft rhyme. "A tired man they see no longer caaares" then it's soft rhymed to a half-step on the next line "The old man then PREPARES to die regretfully, that old man here is me." They matched this to how they flow musically sometimes. There's countless times this happens in all their music but knowing how/when to describe it in a way others may understand, especially through text and not speech, is difficult.
That audible "fitting" of how the song flows and peaks and valleys of just "what your ears tell you" is what makes metallica the best, they fit shit together in ways that just sounds awesome, but it's often hard to explain to those who don't just feel it. I saw a moment where I thought I might be able to catch it properly and verbalize it. I guess if you get it, you get it.
Dude there are 2 more of these songs. The unforgiven 2 and 3
Being and staying our own master has never been easy.
The final play when those who treated you with malace seek solice and resolution on your death bed. Your final words leave them stung. "I dub thee unforggiven."
Great reaction Stevie!
It's crazy how you could have been listening to Metallica for years in your teenager years & as a non-first tongue english speaker, you only realize later the meaning of the lyrics.
Metallica for sure got bars bro, so much richness i was already feeling in their music but now thru experiencing their lyrics as my english is better, it's even more incredible.
Really nice breakdown :)
James wrote this about the super strict Christian Scientist family he came from. His mom and dad were so devout Christian scientists that James wasn't allowed to attend health class in school because his parents didn't believe in medicine. So this is kind of his story and how he felt growing up.
It's a shame the music and signing style isn't your thing by I appreciate you take the time to listen and interprete the lyrics. Respect.
Spectacular reaction man.
Slipknot: spit it out with lyrics. But then you should do the live at download. It will blow you away
How has no one else told him there are 2 more unforgiven songs yet!!!