I never saw the interview until after reading the comments here. James wiping his eye after Elton John gave praise for the song made me all misty-eyed. Here's the link for it from The Howard Stern Show. ruclips.net/video/wofWGD5TUxo/видео.html
The song was written by Hetfield while he was on tour and being homesick. It's really about long-distance relationships and how hard it is to maintain them while on the road. The song wasn't meant to be released but when Lars heard James play it, he loved it and convinced him to put it on the album.
I never saw the interview until after reading your comment. James wiping his eye after Elton John gave praise for the song made me all misty-eyed. Here's the link for it from The Howard Stern Show. ruclips.net/video/wofWGD5TUxo/видео.html
I'm not metal fan at all, but Metallica has been one of my favorite all time bands since childhood. Something about their melodic guitar solos with the additional truthful and introspective lyrics coming from songs like The Unforgiven, Nothing else matters, One, and Sad but true that can apply to all experiences and walks of life have had me hooked.
Lex had it nailed from the jump. It was about "i'm doing me and being true to me" i don't need to listen or care what you have to say. I don't need to be like everyone else. This song was composed with the help of Michael Kamen (a music composer for big production movies). The beat is written as a waltz (one-two-three-one-two-three-one-two-three) as opposed to most popular rock music composed with a 4/4 signature (which is something I didn't realize myself until about 10 years ago when I started drumming).
James wrote it for his girlfriend at the time. Showed Lars and the guys and they all loved it. James was super hesitant to have this as a metallica song but low and behold it's one of their many classics ❤️
Well Michael Kamen did the orchestral arrangements - that's not really the same as helping compose the song (he doesn't get a writing credit, for example)
Gotta do the unforgiven trilogy..yea I grew up in the 80's and was disappointed in the direction of the band, but grew on me after time..I guess ya can't do the same music when you were younger, your values and point of views changes as should. But still love the 1st 4 albums the best. Great reaction!!
At the time, my big brother felt that Metallica had 'sold out' with the Black Album. This is when I finally could actually get into their music, when they softened up just a little bit (he had played them to DEATH and LOUD around our house and I was SO SICK of hearing their older stuff. Then they did this and I LOVED it!). My brother doesn't understand economics. He still doesn't get that the band was about to go broke because there was NO WAY they would get ever have been able to break into the 'mainstream' with the way they had been doing things from day one. Instead of declaring bankruptcy and breaking up, they went in a different direction. My brother hated it, still doesn't listen to anything from the Black Album. What in idiot. He's missing out on so much great writing!
I always took it as a first love kind of theme, while travelling, "so close no matter how far" so even when travelling we are still close, people will tell us to stop but it doesn't matter what they say etc
@@TonyHavenMusic I think he means, so close to letting everyone see their(meaning the band) ture self, no matter how far away they are from actually getting there. That is why he says never open my self this way, life is ours we live it our way.
I love watching James show his chops. He's a great guitarist and I feel like it takes a backseat sometimes because he doesn't necessarily play lead. Don't let it fool you. The man's an amazing guitarist and can play every part of every song he's written
There are times his voice sounds like a guitar sliding up. So cool. I heard this song for the first time as a grandma in her 60's and I think I'm in the time of my life where this speaks layers to me that I cannot put into words. I'm on the downhill side of life. He's talking about the cultural mores that tell a person how to have a relationship, how to live life. They have to do it differently because of the band tours. And so forth. Thanks for pulling up the lyrics. It is like the world has embraced this song. And I, the grandma, can play this song on repeat for hours. I'm subscribing because it seems like you like to learn. 💜
I remember when this first came out and all the whiny "You sold out" malarkey... everyone wanting to attribute all kinds of jacked up shite about the song and style... but it was a straight up tribute to the 'brotherhood' of the band. Didn't matter how far apart they were, they were still close friends, They trusted in who they were from deep down in their hearts and they didn't give a flying "F" what anybody else said about it... People don't often open up to just how strongly they feel and how they want to live, and they made the choice to do so and they meant it with the power of an oath... nothing else mattered... They trusted each other, they found new paths and things together and they kept an open mind to consider things carefully without jumping to conclusions... The lyrics really tell the story the way it is... Metallica didn't give a shit about what other people thought or what they did or even claimed to "know" (because the critics generally didn't have a clue anyway) and they were essentially saying I don't give a damn about other people's games and feelings... this was who Metallica was, how they felt, and the way they wanted to live and do things. If someone else had a "problem" with it then that someone could just F**k off, because the group did not care beyond those they chose to be close to. Too bad that there are many people who just can't get that basic message and insist that there has to be "something more" to it... Nope... it really is just that simple.
People said the same thing when Zeppelin put out the third album, which was different from the first two. It shows great creativity and talent to be able to play different styles and come up with something new….and nothing else matters.
Well they did sellout. It was never about the songs etc. It was their hypocrisy shooting on bands like Motley Crue, Poison etc an in the end they followed the same path. I do like the fact that when they decided to go that way, they did it their way.
I first heard this song when I got to my first permanent duty station and moved into my barracks. A Marine down the hall from me was practicing it on his acoustic guitar in his room. The sound traveled down the hall and put a chill in my spine. I had to come down and find out what he was playing. I was shocked to here it was Metallica. I fell in love with the melody instantly.
I'm digging this channel. Brad just in logical analyzing mode and Lex just be grooving and it shows in their faces. Keep it up and keep it real. Ya'll got something here.
This is the first true metallica ballad. They've had songs that start out slow, but always end up with metallicas signature thrash style by the end. This is the first that didn't.
I've been a Metallica fan since the first album and grew up in San Jose, CA about 30 minutes from where Metallica is from. My opinion is this is in top 3 Metallica songs. Technically beautiful..
Reason metallica is still popular and have been around as long as they have. They evolved and kept moving forward. If they stayed 80s metallica they would of died in the 80s
The thing one has to understand is that during(especially) the 80ies hard rock and metal fans were always criticizing bands for changing their style even the slightest, "they have gone too soft", "they shouldn´t add such instruments", "they should sing about this and that" This song was kind of ending that era of whining, they made a very chill, beautiful balad singing "never cared for what they say, never cared for what they do".. It is Metallicas music, take it or leave it, be a fan or don´t, they are doing what makes them feel good and that is a strong message: Do what makes you feel good, don´t live with the dogma of needing to please others all your life, in the end what is important is that you make the most of your life, cause nothing else matters
@@robertpfeiff yea, Metallica was always very versatile which suited me well as their songs often had deep messages as well as served such a wide spectra of musical talent It is kind of weird though with James Hetfield even writing songs about being tired of just doing it for the money while Lars Ulrich worked hard to get every penny out of it even when they were already billionaires :D
@@Mikael_Puusaari If not for Hetfield's lyrics, I might not have stayed a fan this long, honestly. And I'm aware that makes me sound like a fanboy, I've just always identified with his words. Lars is and has always been and always will be a douche though lol.
One of the best metal ballads ever written. Everything fits so well together here and this was basically what started the more modern metallica back then. The black album really brought them into everyones focus, not just the metal core community. The 90s were such an amazing time for us kids back then, growing up with giants like Metallica, Aerosmith, GnR and even many of the older legends from 70s and 80s before it all changed so quickly in the 2000s to more over produced fast food music.
It is highly advised to always have the lyrics at hand when listening to Metallica, the lyrics make the song as much as the instruments. This is the only relaxed Metallica song though. One of my personal favourites is Orion, an instrumental arranged by Cliff Burton, the brilliant bassist who sadly died in a tourbus accident. He was classically trained and made a very intricate song. Listen to it with your eyes closed, it's insane. Also nearly impossible to pause.
"Look at every path closely and deliberately. Try it as many times as you think necessary. Then ask yourself alone, one question . . . Does this path have a heart? If it does, the path is good; if it doesn't it is of no use.” ― Carlos Castaneda ♥
I'd go so far as to say this song is Heaven sent. It takes me to a time and place that I will never see again. Bittersweet doesn't even begin to describe it. Metallica!!!
Before I even start, THIS is literally THE song that made me start learning guitar. I wanted to play like kirk & now I can. Thanks for reviewing this one guys. 🤘🤘🤘🤘
As someone from the SF Bay Area, I’ve been going to Metallica gigs since 1983. I know exactly who this song was written for, she is a personal friend of mine.
Cliff Burton's death and life on the road finally caught up to Metallica. This album is a reflection of their maturation as men and musicians. They grew up even if their angry fans didn't.
This song always makes me shiver and smile when I listen to it and I get goosebumps every time it hits the orchestra and guitar solo and Nothing else matters
Everyone will see this song differently. That's what makes songs so great. I feel like this song is about being open minded and trusting yourself. This song will be played at my funeral. Thank you for sharing.
They can be other, family, neighbour, friend, stranger …. Aligning action with your own authentic inner voice necessitates diluting the power of others words to influence you
My favorite Metallica song, I'm Rwandan East Africa, and i grew up listening to this song, I was a kid in the lat 90's, listening to them plus snoop dog Biggy and Pac
Metallica has a unique ability to make the drums stand out. I can't think of another band where the drums have such a powerful sound. Most of the time the guitar takes over, but Metallica gives Lars an absolute headline in the music in my opinion and its unique.
I remember them days we was in Iraq the first time life was so simple then u could trust people then we all went to church we new right from wrong we did good together not against each other wish we could go back to them times.
I think it's just about being open minded and trusting yourself and your intuition and not allowing other people's actions or opinions skew your "vision" of what you aspire to and your belief that you can achieve that vision. I know songs hit people differently and everyone doesn't interpret a song in exactly the same way but that's what I hear when I listen to this song.
The god that failed. Bleeding Me Outlaw Torn Tuesdays Gone Blitzkrieg Spit out the bone The four horsemen Frayed ends of sanity Just to name a few... :D
Wow i've binged watched about 50 of your videos so far and i can't get enough. Thank you so much for the content you guys are great great great! Love all the analytics in the videos and interpretations you have on the songs
Their style didn’t really change all that much. The god that failed and my friend of misery were as hard as their older stuff. Black album just showcased their ability to try new things and succeed!
This was written for an old time girlfriend of James Hetfield, there is no particular meaning I guess. James says now it's about the fans of Metallica, and nothing else matters but them
So in the 80's there was a short-lived period where even the heaviest of bands were writing power ballads. This is considered Metallica's ballad, written by James for his wife when he was missing her while being on tour, and it came at a time where James was learning classical guitar.
@@bionicgeekgrrl Well, I'm not even a moderate Metallica fan tbh, I wouldn't know that. Besides it looks like that song came out before the 80's ballad bandwagon that everyone jumped on, ie; late 80s. The thing about that era was that after the rock bands had established their ballad presence, in the early 90s metal bands followed up with their own power ballads. NEM came out in 91.
For some background on this song, this is a song he somewhat made for James Hetfield's girlfriend at the time to be played over the phone. Add in some more lyrics to go along with it and you have a song James was scared to release since it was an unprecedented song in Metallica history. Add in James training his vocals with some of his business partners and you have the song right here. Also quick fun fact: James Hetfield (rhythm guitarist and singer) actually played all the guitar for the song since Kirk Hammett (lead guitarist) didn't have time to learn the song from James and play it. Edit: Nvm, just saw the end of the video of you guys reading the info from genius. But still.
Per Hetfield, it's essentially a love song. The way I interpret it is that the noise around you trying to dictate who you become or who you are or what people expect of you is not more important than the love you have at home.
1991 was an unbelievably good year for rock music. Metallica - "black album / Guns n Roses - Use Your Illusion 1 and 2 / Nirvana - Nevermind / Pearl Jam - Ten / Red Hot Chili Peppers - Blood Sugar Sex Magik / the smashing pumpkins - gish / Van Halen - For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge - and i'm probably forgetting some, all came out in 1991
So thankful 2 see people appreciate all types of music. Surrounded by friends who only listened to a certain genre. Open them up and get addicted 2 the passion. Love the vids!
Wow sorry to hear. It's tough.. my dad was my best friend.. it sucks. July 23rd I remember it too clearly. ♡ thank you for the reply:) that was cool. Oh side note in 97' dad and i got to see Metallica in st Louis on the Load tour.. it was really awesome and they played this song! I was in 8th grade i believe.. ..memories lol
Played in my good childhood friend funeral after drowning the day we quit school. He was a big Metallica fan, and this song always bring all of us back ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️Cato♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️
Love the conversation. The difference between fans not liking artists being free to develop their art freely I feel is this: fans who want to get something from the art/ artists or fans wanting to receive whatever/ wherever the artist takes them. Have you done Wherever I may roam? I always think of Metallica in the context of a motorcycle gang. But I love them most for their honesty asking life’s questions.
I swear, heavy metal in general, and Metallica in particular, is the gateway drug for reformed rap fans :) I also really like their performance of this song on Howard Stern with Miley Cyrus on vocals.
Jason basketball - I played 90s soccer at college (Scottish student on a North Carolina scholarship) and off season we trained indoor just after the basketball team. First season first session in between them finishing and us getting ready their ball came my way and I threw it over my head and nothing but netted it from a fair distance. Not even a pure fluke as I wasn't even trying for the basket, just returning the ball. Needless to say I never attempted it again and all 5'4" of me was a Barton College basketball legend for at least 30 seconds or so. Good times!
They played this at my friend's, Brian Bougher's, funeral. This was his favorite song. He was a Marine killed in Carlsbad, CA back in '93. RIP Brother.
This song ended up blowing Metallica from a massive Rock band to a massive band period. Everybody knew Metallica after this, since this got huge radio play time. This album alone has sold over 30 million copies, Every year Metallica makes at least 5 million dollars on Nothing Else Matters alone. So, financially this album set them for life.
Good one guys..sorta been waiting on you two to hear this side of Metallica. Gotta remember most bands are kids in the beginning say age 21-24...if your great like Metallica then your lucky enough to hold a fan base beyond those years but that fan base has to be wise enough to allow you your natural maturity which your style and music will be a direct reflection of. Alot of fans act like a band should never change from the time they started young. unrealistic., the same fans that dislike this era of Metallica are the same fans just mentioned.
Good point. I remember hearing the "Black" album for the first time and feeling a bit let down, or maybe like they alienated me (us), but then I started to like it quite a bit, but differently than the others, even though I'd only been introduced to them a year or two earlier. What did irritate me, was those "new fans" that would have never considered listened to the former Metallica albums.
I was a huge fan of Metallica back in the day. At the time this song hit i had been in choral arts most of my life, so when the song came out, i instantly saw a qualitative jump in their music and i loved it.
![BRASIL vs. URUGUAY [1-1] | RESUMEN | ELIMINATORIAS SUDAMERICANAS | FECHA 12](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/-hWBAuxF1eY/mqdefault.jpg)
Elton John said that this is one of the best songs ever written. It brought James Hetfield to tears when during an interview.
I never saw the interview until after reading the comments here. James wiping his eye after Elton John gave praise for the song made me all misty-eyed. Here's the link for it from The Howard Stern Show.
ruclips.net/video/wofWGD5TUxo/видео.html
When i orignally saw that, I felt as if EJ wasn't being sincere on that statement... something tells me he was BS'ing
@@drasteek Idk, Elton John seems like a sincere person. If his music wasn’t enough to convince you of that idk what will
@@drasteek Well, he actually covered the song with Miley Cyrus, so I think the only bs is this comment 😂
@@GothJedi key word: "seems". some of his music is vastly superior to NEM
True Metallica fans were never mad at this
Yeah I must be because I don't remember ever being pissed off at this. It is a good album and song.
As a kid, the black album was the first Metallica album I heard, so I loved it. I love all their old stuff too.
@@xtravagentk1275 As a kid, the first Metallica album I ever heard was Load. And it took me down a wonderful rabbit hole. :)
I'm not a fan of St. Anger or LuLu, but they both have a track or two I like
@@williamthompson1109 Lulu is a colaboration album, so is not really a Metallica album at all
The song was written by Hetfield while he was on tour and being homesick. It's really about long-distance relationships and how hard it is to maintain them while on the road. The song wasn't meant to be released but when Lars heard James play it, he loved it and convinced him to put it on the album.
This ☝🏻☝🏻☝🏻☝🏻☝🏻
Hetfield said he was embarrassed about it, lol
One of the thing i like most is also is Epic guitar solo at the end freom Hetfield!
Thanks! Never knew that actually. Might be Lars' single best contribution to music ever. lol
I'm pretty sure that Lars helped James on this song. Not sure to what extent, but I'm certain he did.
The song was about James missing his girl while on the road
Elton John once told James from Metallica that he considered this one of the most beautiful films ever written.
I agree. 🤘
I never saw the interview until after reading your comment. James wiping his eye after Elton John gave praise for the song made me all misty-eyed. Here's the link for it from The Howard Stern Show.
ruclips.net/video/wofWGD5TUxo/видео.html
I'm not metal fan at all, but Metallica has been one of my favorite all time bands since childhood. Something about their melodic guitar solos with the additional truthful and introspective lyrics coming from songs like The Unforgiven, Nothing else matters, One, and Sad but true that can apply to all experiences and walks of life have had me hooked.
You are.
Thanks for sharing my g, yes truth always attracts us
Lex had it nailed from the jump. It was about "i'm doing me and being true to me" i don't need to listen or care what you have to say. I don't need to be like everyone else.
This song was composed with the help of Michael Kamen (a music composer for big production movies). The beat is written as a waltz (one-two-three-one-two-three-one-two-three) as opposed to most popular rock music composed with a 4/4 signature (which is something I didn't realize myself until about 10 years ago when I started drumming).
Truth
James wrote it for his girlfriend at the time. Showed Lars and the guys and they all loved it. James was super hesitant to have this as a metallica song but low and behold it's one of their many classics ❤️
@@kristovj827 I thought Lars hated it... Oh, well. Whatever. It turned out GREAT. :)
@@jamescurfman3284 James wrote it. Lars was the catalyst for this song to become a Metallica track.
Well Michael Kamen did the orchestral arrangements - that's not really the same as helping compose the song (he doesn't get a writing credit, for example)
It's about relationships. To me it's the perfect wedding song. Always one of my favorite songs ❤❤❤❤
Mettalica most recognized songs. Just unbelievable how great they are hands down one of the most amazing bands ever
Gotta do the unforgiven trilogy..yea I grew up in the 80's and was disappointed in the direction of the band, but grew on me after time..I guess ya can't do the same music when you were younger, your values and point of views changes as should. But still love the 1st 4 albums the best. Great reaction!!
The original unforgiven is really .... In my opinion the only great song of the 3 ... they went back to the well too many times
I always follow up that trilogy with slipknots vermillion part 1 & 2. That's exactly how long I drive to work in the morning.
At the time, my big brother felt that Metallica had 'sold out' with the Black Album. This is when I finally could actually get into their music, when they softened up just a little bit (he had played them to DEATH and LOUD around our house and I was SO SICK of hearing their older stuff. Then they did this and I LOVED it!).
My brother doesn't understand economics. He still doesn't get that the band was about to go broke because there was NO WAY they would get ever have been able to break into the 'mainstream' with the way they had been doing things from day one. Instead of declaring bankruptcy and breaking up, they went in a different direction. My brother hated it, still doesn't listen to anything from the Black Album. What in idiot. He's missing out on so much great writing!
@@teddytums8615 That's one way to keep you awake for the drive! Awesome! :)
I'm a fan since the beginning and love the old albums but like everything except st anger. Honestly like the last album over anything since Justice ⚖
Their war songs are more storytelling songs than anything, and this song happens to be a love song, obviously open to interpretation
To me the theme behind this song is I don't give as shit about "their" opinions, I'm just gonna do me.
I always took it as a first love kind of theme, while travelling, "so close no matter how far" so even when travelling we are still close, people will tell us to stop but it doesn't matter what they say etc
@@TonyHavenMusic I think he means, so close to letting everyone see their(meaning the band) ture self, no matter how far away they are from actually getting there.
That is why he says never open my self this way, life is ours we live it our way.
Even the video is a self revealing view into the band, being shot in a behind the scenes style.
I love watching James show his chops. He's a great guitarist and I feel like it takes a backseat sometimes because he doesn't necessarily play lead. Don't let it fool you. The man's an amazing guitarist and can play every part of every song he's written
His solo is short but sweet and shows off how tasteful his playing can be. For that it remains one of my favorite solos ever.
He wrote this solo and the interlude solo of master of puppets which is so sweet… such a great part for what’s to come when Kirk melts the face off
There are times his voice sounds like a guitar sliding up. So cool. I heard this song for the first time as a grandma in her 60's and I think I'm in the time of my life where this speaks layers to me that I cannot put into words. I'm on the downhill side of life. He's talking about the cultural mores that tell a person how to have a relationship, how to live life. They have to do it differently because of the band tours. And so forth. Thanks for pulling up the lyrics. It is like the world has embraced this song. And I, the grandma, can play this song on repeat for hours. I'm subscribing because it seems like you like to learn. 💜
Metallica : WHISKEY IN A JAR! 1 o the Best party Jams, at least the way I party
I remember when this first came out and all the whiny "You sold out" malarkey... everyone wanting to attribute all kinds of jacked up shite about the song and style... but it was a straight up tribute to the 'brotherhood' of the band. Didn't matter how far apart they were, they were still close friends, They trusted in who they were from deep down in their hearts and they didn't give a flying "F" what anybody else said about it... People don't often open up to just how strongly they feel and how they want to live, and they made the choice to do so and they meant it with the power of an oath... nothing else mattered... They trusted each other, they found new paths and things together and they kept an open mind to consider things carefully without jumping to conclusions... The lyrics really tell the story the way it is... Metallica didn't give a shit about what other people thought or what they did or even claimed to "know" (because the critics generally didn't have a clue anyway) and they were essentially saying I don't give a damn about other people's games and feelings... this was who Metallica was, how they felt, and the way they wanted to live and do things. If someone else had a "problem" with it then that someone could just F**k off, because the group did not care beyond those they chose to be close to. Too bad that there are many people who just can't get that basic message and insist that there has to be "something more" to it... Nope... it really is just that simple.
People said the same thing when Zeppelin put out the third album, which was different from the first two. It shows great creativity and talent to be able to play different styles and come up with something new….and nothing else matters.
Well they did sellout.
It was never about the songs etc. It was their hypocrisy shooting on bands like Motley Crue, Poison etc an in the end they followed the same path.
I do like the fact that when they decided to go that way, they did it their way.
Me and my wife played this for our first dance at our wedding last month.
That’s a long ass dance
The theme "I love you, you love me. F*ck the haters. We have each other, and nothing else matters"
You should hear these guys play with the San Francisco symphony orchestra. Amazing. Try “No Leaf Clover”.
It's a classic for sure, one of my favorite songs on this album is wherever I may roam which I think still holds up today as a great track
Orion, The Call if Ktulu, To Live is to Die, Suicide and Redemption.....🤘
You guys GOTTA do Orion AND Blackened!
Blackened is def one of my favorite Metallica songs, and it never gets the love it deserves.
Metallica is currently touring in America. Brad should take Lex to her first rock concert.
I like how you guys got right into it without a 5 minute intro about yourself and your side hussles.
As soon as that solo started Lex got that super dupper smile ,a true metal chic
I first heard this song when I got to my first permanent duty station and moved into my barracks. A Marine down the hall from me was practicing it on his acoustic guitar in his room. The sound traveled down the hall and put a chill in my spine. I had to come down and find out what he was playing. I was shocked to here it was Metallica. I fell in love with the melody instantly.
You guys are great, Love Lex's appreciation for the riffs on tons of great music I grew up with.
I love No Leaf Clover by Metallica and the San Francisco Symphony. One of my all time favorites!!
Same..they killed S and M...
That sequence, The Memory Remains into No Leaf Clover followed by Hero of the Day is one of my favourite things ever.
The way she looks at you Brad, you da man. True love beams out of her eyes.
For me it has always been a love song especially when travelling (or touring) to the one you love.
I'm digging this channel. Brad just in logical analyzing mode and Lex just be grooving and it shows in their faces. Keep it up and keep it real. Ya'll got something here.
As Jason said “ we did sell out,,,, every seat, in every arena, we played in”
But selling out made Metallica "sellout": worst thing ever in metal scene ever
@@antoniomaraspin says you, someone who doesn't matter and never will
@@antoniomaraspin I’m sure they’re crying into their millions while “purists” have cry wanks
I love the direction they took, even if they did get back into thrash
It's a love song, guys. "They" is everyone who opposes the relationship.
This is the first true metallica ballad. They've had songs that start out slow, but always end up with metallicas signature thrash style by the end. This is the first that didn't.
if lex loves rock infused orchestra, then shes is gonna love the S&M live version of this song, this song played with a whole orchestra, check it out
I've been a Metallica fan since the first album and grew up in San Jose, CA about 30 minutes from where Metallica is from. My opinion is this is in top 3 Metallica songs. Technically beautiful..
This song has always been one of my favorites among a catalogue of great Metallica songs. Great reaction, loved it!
Reason metallica is still popular and have been around as long as they have. They evolved and kept moving forward. If they stayed 80s metallica they would of died in the 80s
I think the same
thats a complete fact. . metal as it was in the 80s' and going into the early 90's pretty much died with the rise of 'grunge'
The thing one has to understand is that during(especially) the 80ies hard rock and metal fans were always criticizing bands for changing their style even the slightest, "they have gone too soft", "they shouldn´t add such instruments", "they should sing about this and that"
This song was kind of ending that era of whining, they made a very chill, beautiful balad singing "never cared for what they say, never cared for what they do"..
It is Metallicas music, take it or leave it, be a fan or don´t, they are doing what makes them feel good and that is a strong message:
Do what makes you feel good, don´t live with the dogma of needing to please others all your life, in the end what is important is that you make the most of your life, cause nothing else matters
I've said for years that MetallicA is really a punk band, in attitude at least. From what I can tell they've always done what they've wanted to do.
@@robertpfeiff yea, Metallica was always very versatile which suited me well as their songs often had deep messages as well as served such a wide spectra of musical talent
It is kind of weird though with James Hetfield even writing songs about being tired of just doing it for the money while Lars Ulrich worked hard to get every penny out of it even when they were already billionaires :D
@@Mikael_Puusaari If not for Hetfield's lyrics, I might not have stayed a fan this long, honestly. And I'm aware that makes me sound like a fanboy, I've just always identified with his words.
Lars is and has always been and always will be a douche though lol.
One of the best metal ballads ever written. Everything fits so well together here and this was basically what started the more modern metallica back then. The black album really brought them into everyones focus, not just the metal core community. The 90s were such an amazing time for us kids back then, growing up with giants like Metallica, Aerosmith, GnR and even many of the older legends from 70s and 80s before it all changed so quickly in the 2000s to more over produced fast food music.
It is highly advised to always have the lyrics at hand when listening to Metallica, the lyrics make the song as much as the instruments.
This is the only relaxed Metallica song though. One of my personal favourites is Orion, an instrumental arranged by Cliff Burton, the brilliant bassist who sadly died in a tourbus accident. He was classically trained and made a very intricate song. Listen to it with your eyes closed, it's insane. Also nearly impossible to pause.
I mean fade to black is relaxed, except for the ending
"Look at every path closely and deliberately. Try it as many times as you think necessary. Then ask yourself alone, one question . . . Does this path have a heart? If it does, the path is good; if it doesn't it is of no use.”
― Carlos Castaneda ♥
I'd go so far as to say this song is Heaven sent. It takes me to a time and place that I will never see again. Bittersweet doesn't even begin to describe it. Metallica!!!
Sometimes music is just a little bit like time travel.
Before I even start, THIS is literally THE song that made me start learning guitar. I wanted to play like kirk & now I can. Thanks for reviewing this one guys. 🤘🤘🤘🤘
Kirk didn't have anything to do with this song though
As someone from the SF Bay Area, I’ve been going to Metallica gigs since 1983. I know exactly who this song was written for, she is a personal friend of mine.
Cliff Burton's death and life on the road finally caught up to Metallica. This album is a reflection of their maturation as men and musicians. They grew up even if their angry fans didn't.
This song always makes me shiver and smile when I listen to it and I get goosebumps every time it hits the orchestra and guitar solo and Nothing else matters
Everyone will see this song differently. That's what makes songs so great. I feel like this song is about being open minded and trusting yourself. This song will be played at my funeral. Thank you for sharing.
They can be other, family, neighbour, friend, stranger …. Aligning action with your own authentic inner voice necessitates diluting the power of others words to influence you
My favorite Metallica song, I'm Rwandan East Africa, and i grew up listening to this song, I was a kid in the lat 90's, listening to them plus snoop dog Biggy and Pac
Metallica has a unique ability to make the drums stand out. I can't think of another band where the drums have such a powerful sound. Most of the time the guitar takes over, but Metallica gives Lars an absolute headline in the music in my opinion and its unique.
Real and true musicians evolve. Art is ever changing. I appreciate REAL artist who try new things.
I remember them days we was in Iraq the first time life was so simple then u could trust people then we all went to church we new right from wrong we did good together not against each other wish we could go back to them times.
It's a luv song, kids. 'They' are the people surrounding the 2 in luv
I think it's just about being open minded and trusting yourself and your intuition and not allowing other people's actions or opinions skew your "vision" of what you aspire to and your belief that you can achieve that vision. I know songs hit people differently and everyone doesn't interpret a song in exactly the same way but that's what I hear when I listen to this song.
Metallica - Seek and Destroy
Metallica - No Remorse
Metallica - Of wolf and Man
To be honest there's a lot to pick from .
The god that failed.
Bleeding Me
Outlaw Torn
Tuesdays Gone
Blitzkrieg
Spit out the bone
The four horsemen
Frayed ends of sanity
Just to name a few... :D
Wow i've binged watched about 50 of your videos so far and i can't get enough. Thank you so much for the content you guys are great great great! Love all the analytics in the videos and interpretations you have on the songs
It's about being honest with your feelings and expressing them no matter what others think or feel.
It bears repeating, OMFG SHE IS FUCKING ADORABLE!
This is the song my wife and I danced to at our wedding. Metallica for life!!
Awwwww
I happen to love the entire black album, this song , wherever I may roam, and of wolf and man are great!
This song was from the soul
Their style didn’t really change all that much. The god that failed and my friend of misery were as hard as their older stuff. Black album just showcased their ability to try new things and succeed!
Agreed- Of wolf and man as well. Basically this album gets hate from this one song.
Through the Never!!!
It was an album that showed their depth, not just in playing instruments, but in making songs that could touch all people in different ways
This was written for an old time girlfriend of James Hetfield, there is no particular meaning I guess. James says now it's about the fans of Metallica, and nothing else matters but them
Literally was gonna say the same thing..
He was on the phone to her when he got the idea apparently.
Absolutely class from the boys..
I’m am good friends with that Ex
@@bayareathrasher666 straight up.🤷
Fair play.
She should have hung in there..
She'd be loaded now.😆
She maybe anyways for all I know.😂
I guess he wrote it while he was on the phonr with her touring, from afar "so close, not matter how far"
I think I've heard James also say that their songs can be interpreted in many ways and that he likes that.
Trust I seek and I find in you everyday for something new open mind for a different view and nothing else matters. It's an amazingly deep song.
So in the 80's there was a short-lived period where even the heaviest of bands were writing power ballads. This is considered Metallica's ballad, written by James for his wife when he was missing her while being on tour, and it came at a time where James was learning classical guitar.
Fade to black on ride the lightning was also considered a ballad
@@bionicgeekgrrl Well, I'm not even a moderate Metallica fan tbh, I wouldn't know that. Besides it looks like that song came out before the 80's ballad bandwagon that everyone jumped on, ie; late 80s. The thing about that era was that after the rock bands had established their ballad presence, in the early 90s metal bands followed up with their own power ballads. NEM came out in 91.
This is a classic song that bought me to the heavy metal genre. 🤟Thank You so much for reacting to it. 👏Love You! ❤️
For some background on this song, this is a song he somewhat made for James Hetfield's girlfriend at the time to be played over the phone. Add in some more lyrics to go along with it and you have a song James was scared to release since it was an unprecedented song in Metallica history. Add in James training his vocals with some of his business partners and you have the song right here.
Also quick fun fact:
James Hetfield (rhythm guitarist and singer) actually played all the guitar for the song since Kirk Hammett (lead guitarist) didn't have time to learn the song from James and play it.
Edit: Nvm, just saw the end of the video of you guys reading the info from genius. But still.
I didn’t know that until today. Cool! Thanks!
This guy brad has the hardest time understanding and comprehending song meanings
Per Hetfield, it's essentially a love song. The way I interpret it is that the noise around you trying to dictate who you become or who you are or what people expect of you is not more important than the love you have at home.
1991 was an unbelievably good year for rock music. Metallica - "black album / Guns n Roses - Use Your Illusion 1 and 2 / Nirvana - Nevermind / Pearl Jam - Ten / Red Hot Chili Peppers - Blood Sugar Sex Magik / the smashing pumpkins - gish / Van Halen - For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge - and i'm probably forgetting some, all came out in 1991
So thankful 2 see people appreciate all types of music. Surrounded by friends who only listened to a certain genre. Open them up and get addicted 2 the passion. Love the vids!
One of my favorites... reminds me of my dad still everytime. He died 3 yrs ago now... worst thing I've ever gone through.
Same for me jan 2018 ❤️😖 (Lex)
Wow sorry to hear. It's tough.. my dad was my best friend.. it sucks. July 23rd I remember it too clearly. ♡ thank you for the reply:) that was cool. Oh side note in 97' dad and i got to see Metallica in st Louis on the Load tour.. it was really awesome and they played this song! I was in 8th grade i believe.. ..memories lol
Played in my good childhood friend funeral after drowning the day we quit school. He was a big Metallica fan, and this song always bring all of us back ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️Cato♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️
yall gotta dig deeper into Metallica. ride the lightning and unforgivien
Orion and a their instrumentals as well.
This song was played a a very good friend of mine’s funeral 🥲 an all time classic 👍
Love the conversation. The difference between fans not liking artists being free to develop their art freely I feel is this: fans who want to get something from the art/ artists or fans wanting to receive whatever/ wherever the artist takes them. Have you done Wherever I may roam? I always think of Metallica in the context of a motorcycle gang. But I love them most for their honesty asking life’s questions.
Wow Lex... the way you pick apart lyrics for the definition is really incredible. You two are doing a great job. thanks for the content.
I swear, heavy metal in general, and Metallica in particular, is the gateway drug for reformed rap fans :)
I also really like their performance of this song on Howard Stern with Miley Cyrus on vocals.
I love your reactions! So real and genuine, and also willing to learn more once you learn the lyrics
“No Leaf Clover”…or anything from the S&M album/concert. Metallica are true masters of the craft!!
Ugh I love that song!
I was thinking that Metallica would never release a slow-tempo song heavier than "Sad But True". Then "Minus Human" came along...
Bands are like sports teams, you remain a fan through thick and thin. Stay true to what they do.
Jason basketball - I played 90s soccer at college (Scottish student on a North Carolina scholarship) and off season we trained indoor just after the basketball team.
First season first session in between them finishing and us getting ready their ball came my way and I threw it over my head and nothing but netted it from a fair distance. Not even a pure fluke as I wasn't even trying for the basket, just returning the ball. Needless to say I never attempted it again and all 5'4" of me was a Barton College basketball legend for at least 30 seconds or so. Good times!
The day that never comes. It's really good.
So now let's play some Pantera 5 minutes alone, I know Lex will definitely love this track
One of greatest songs ever!!!❤️hi from Serbia
It's about, trust in you and what you believe never let anyone change your mind, never let them tell you what you should be.
First time I heard this song I was a teenager, helped shape my character immensely! Great song all these years later.
They played this at my friend's, Brian Bougher's, funeral. This was his favorite song. He was a Marine killed in Carlsbad, CA back in '93. RIP Brother.
This is a love song. Although you can interpret it any way you want. I’ve always thought it was James stating is his love for someone.
Agreed
Definitely a love song
This song ended up blowing Metallica from a massive Rock band to a massive band period. Everybody knew Metallica after this, since this got huge radio play time. This album alone has sold over 30 million copies, Every year Metallica makes at least 5 million dollars on Nothing Else Matters alone. So, financially this album set them for life.
One of my favorite songs of all time!!!
This is one of my favorite Metallica songs!! It is beautiful music with a beautiful message ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ love it
Good one guys..sorta been waiting on you two to hear this side of Metallica. Gotta remember most bands are kids in the beginning say age 21-24...if your great like Metallica then your lucky enough to hold a fan base beyond those years but that fan base has to be wise enough to allow you your natural maturity which your style and music will be a direct reflection of. Alot of fans act like a band should never change from the time they started young. unrealistic., the same fans that dislike this era of Metallica are the same fans just mentioned.
Good point. I remember hearing the "Black" album for the first time and feeling a bit let down, or maybe like they alienated me (us), but then I started to like it quite a bit, but differently than the others, even though I'd only been introduced to them a year or two earlier. What did irritate me, was those "new fans" that would have never considered listened to the former Metallica albums.
@@R777-RLM Good point as well...bottom line bands change if they are good enough to stick around,
and so will the fans
My absolute favorite song by them. Great reaction guys! 👍
This is a love song: "life is ours, we live it our way, because nothing else matters.," Etc.
the spirt of rock n' roll is do what YOU want others views, opinions etc dont matter just focus on yourself thats the point
I was a huge fan of Metallica back in the day. At the time this song hit i had been in choral arts most of my life, so when the song came out, i instantly saw a qualitative jump in their music and i loved it.
"The god that failed" has a REALLY deep story. You should listen to and react to that one next. Its heavy but chill
Good pick brotha, one of my tope favs from Metallica.
One of their heaviest and chuggiest actually lol
A really deep track that is awesome \m/
Definitely One of My Faves🤘🏽🤘🏽
Metallica- the day that never comes 🤘