Well, so far it was the best sellable metal album in history. And it's purely oldschool metal. Do both suffice to consider it the best metal album in history?
For me, first 4 albums are unbelievable front to back. After that I pick and choose songs but nothing comes close to the first 4 albums. From 81 to 88 the quality was insane. After that the years between albums grew and the quality dropped significantly IMO
Metallica has such a big and loyal following because they're more than just a metal band. In tracks like this they show you the can be melodic and mellow as well as hard and fast. They've always been a band of many styles and they pull it off so well. They're more than just a metal band, they're world class musicans.
Exactly. They understood the importance of contrast. They knew when to speed up and when to slow down. This helped set them apart from the other Thrash and Metal bands at their time and even today as well. Their versatility gave the legend status and a permanent throne in Rock 'N Roll history.
That’s why it was so sad that Cliff died. He was a huge classic fan. That was if you want fusion. Like The Doors e.g. brought in many jazzy and classical parts within Rock Music.
@@mahatma_manett Yeah I fully belive that Metallica would never have been nearly as big as they were/are without Cliff. Even after he passed, the things he taught them didn't. He was truly one of a kind
@@mahatma_manett Can you even imagine the stuff they would have produced had Cliff lived on and had Dave stayed in the band? They were otherworldly with Kirk. This is in no way to disrespect him. Likewise with Jason. He was awesome. But, the songwriting supremacy with James, Dave, Cliff, and Lars could have been unimaginable. A true supergroup.
I've always wondered how Metallica can play the same songs at their concerts, over and over. But then I realize I've been listening to them for almost 40 years. Their music is timeless
I would give a kidney and my pinky toes to be able to go back and hear this again for the first time as a kid, back in 87-88. Going into adolescence as a troubled kid, their music hit me like an atomic bomb. The music told as much of the story as the vocals did.
I remember playing this song as a mid-teens boy in the late 80s. When Hetfield sang, "Sanitarium, leave me be!" my mom glanced over with an angry look and said: "Sanitarium, hey baby! What stupid lyrics!" Old Metallica is best Metallica.
because thats the only thing she was hearing, sorry to ssay but thats just plain stupidity and ignorance. Some people would be better just shutting their damn mouth rather than saying bullshit like that to their kids experiencing something.
Stepping outside of your comfort zone is what makes your channel so good. I'm a 45 yr old white dude from Mississippi. My school was probably 60/40 white/black students. Football is how I developed my relationships with people outside of my race. The introduced me to HipHop at around 14. So not only at 14 was I a Metallica fan, I was also a NWA/Geto Boys fan. It fun seeing others discover some of the music I loved growing up. This was fun. Thank you
It's so validating to watch people that are new to the genre be in awe of Metallica as well. Let's me know that it's not just in my head, they are something truly special.
I actually like this guy's commentary. He seems well-educated. He's very soft-spoken and well-spoken. But it makes me happy to see someone of a different culture in a different genre that understands and appreciates all aspects of all music and truly appreciates it
I am old enough that I saw Metallica play live in 1989 for their and Justice for All (Damaged Justice) tour. I was only 13 at the time, and yes I went to a concert at 13 with no parents because that’s how my life was. The Cult, another great band, opened for them. It was the best moment of my life at the time it happened and one of my best memories. So that particular album holds a lot of good feeling for me. I might go see them next year in minneapolis, it’s expensive now. I won the ticket to go see them in 1989 on the radio! lol they held a call in contest where you had to be the 10th caller, answer metallica trivia correctly and you win and I won. My parents had to claim the prize for me lol because I was only 13. My parents were in their late 50s when I was a teenager and let me listen to and be anything I liked. And I will be forever grateful to them for letting me be myself and letting me go to another city to see that show.
If you haven't yet, listen to Metallica "Master of Puppéts" Best metal of all time from an 80s raised 51 year old Marine who has seen Metallica 3 times, last time was in 2021 in Atlanta.
Polo, I love watching you expand your mind and musical library to so many genres that you probably wouldn't have ever listened to, wothout your channel! More power to you!😊
After all these yrs, this is still the greatest metal album ever. This has been my fav Metallica song since '87. As a kid, sanitarium was school. As an adult I realized it's just life in general. R.I.P. Cliff. 🇺🇲🤘 (Orion)
I saw Metallic back when they toured w my All Time Favorite OZZY!!! They both rocked and I had back stage pass thanks to my friends that worked there! My pass is signed by all my the band members as well as My Ozzy!!!❤❤❤❤❤❤
Cliff Burton (major rager on the four string mother fucker) was my favorite musician growing up. You can definitely hear and feel the void in their music since he died. RIP Cliff 😢
Kirk Hammett the guitarist was taught by Joe Satriani, and I personally believe that the speed and technicality will always fall second to the ability to make every note sound like a voice you want to sing to: FIT THE SONG.
This is such a beautiful song and powerful. In my teens when I was angry, sad or whatever this was on of my go too to chill out. One of my favorite, and one of Metallica most heavy song on this album is The Thing That Should Not Be.
People make the mistake of thinking music must be pleasant to be beautiful, this song shows uncomfortable beauty, it doesn't want to be pretty but it is
This is such an amazing album. Their first five albums are legendary. My personal favorite album from them is Ride The Lightning but Master of Puppets is definitely a close second. The thing that makes these albums so iconic is not just the help of pioneering the thrash metal genre, the uniqueness of them using both hard/fast juxtaposed by slow/emotional, but also how each album plays like a greatest hits album despite just being a regular album because every single song is a 10/10. This song loke quite a few other of Metallica's best songs is based off of a movie/book. This one in particular is inspired by Two Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest. Lyrically and sonically just hit ut out of the ballpark. The lead singer is James Hetfield. Great reaction, Pollo. Can't wait for more Metallica whenever you have the time. This was a pleasant surprise.
Fact: I have a history of major depression / sui side and many years ago I had a friend who attempted, and he was committed to a facility for several weeks as his wrists and mental health healed. One night, I got a phone call at 10pm, saying that it was collect and from my friend. He was being released, but had nowhere to go, and I said that he could crash with me, so I had 1 hour to get my place ready. I called a bunch of our friends who came over, I bought a cake (wrote on it: "Welcome home Sanitarium" ) and had this song blasting as he came in. I'll never forget the huge smile he had on his face. I wasn't supposed to have overnight (unregistered guests) so I snuck him in for a month until he could find work and another place to live. We're no longer in touch, but last I heard he moved out of state closer to family and was doing well. Metallica and metal = positive mental health.
Nice one. My favourite Metallica song, and has been since I first heard in in 1986. I don't think it's too long. The perfect combination in a metal song. 🤘🔥
Can't believe it is going on 40 years since my ears first heard Metallica. Back then Metallica was not played on the radio or on MTV, so it wasn't until they're 3rd album, Master of Puppets, reached the record stores in the Midwest. I was a teenaged metal head still looking for music that spoke to me. Hearing the first track, Battery, blew me away. The entire album was like nothing I had ever heard before, and still rates as my favorite album all time. I went back and bought everything Metallica I could get my hands on, and have bought up everything they've put out since. I'm in my 50's, and still want Orion to be played when they lower my casket into the ground some day. Great reaction, welcome to the world of Metallica. Enjoy the ride 🤟
Great reactions, Polo. Your channel is a wonderful place to spend some time. Thanks so much for pushing through your apprehension in your early days. Yours is one of the finest on the Tube... Be well..
This song is incredible! Everything just sounds so good together. Master Of Puppets and And Justice For All are the best 2 Metallica albums. No bad songs
Random trivia for the casual listeners of this tune... from post solo 9:45 onward to the specific riffs around 10:32 are a nod to rush - tom sawyer. Hetfield thanks rush in the liner notes of the album for the inspiration
As a Metallica fan for about 40 years, it's so cool seeing people find them now and enjoy such great music from decades ago. Master of Puppets, in my opinion, is one of the greatest albums ever made. Tragically it was the last time we got to hear the work of Cliff Burton. James, Kirk and Lars all credit Cliff with coming up with the arrangements and melodies that make this album so iconic. Disposable Heros is still my favorite song from the record, but there isn't a bad track on Master of Puppets. So glad you're enjoying.
This song.....my family always calls it my time in "private school". It was tough I was 15 and so alone and angry. Those times built a very firm foundation. Now I'm 53 and life is good. Better than I deserve I assure you.
Cliff Burton was the bassist before his untimely passing on tour in Europe The bus crashed. Burton is classically trained and taught his hard driving hard drinking friends music theory and composition. Going back to music school and classical training Burton (RIP) met another phenomenal guitarist who also died too young, (RIP) Randy Rhoads. Who played with Ozzy Ozbourne. Interestingly Metallica's current and third bassist (recorded at lease) Robert Trujillo also played for Ozzy. Metallica has mad respect for the The Prince of Darkness.
Kid growing up listening to rap and metal we lived in Milwaukee summer of 87 me and my older brother went to a run dmc concert! Loved it! I get the rap vibe grew up knowing many rap artist. now being 51 now! But later on my interest grew more back to metal...loved rap I early 80's & early 90's. Always loved my metal! Plenty of hard-core metal bands out there!
You've been the most emotionless reactor with incredible insight and intuitive response to Metallica that I've ever seen. Lol. So calm, but sees the vision that the band had to offer in their music. Kudos to you sir. Great reaction. 🤘😀
The Entire Album is Metallica's Masterpiece. One of the top 20 greatest albums of all time! Every song is amazing and an entity all it's own. Pay attention to the songs. It's kind of a concept album, and each song tells a part of a story.
Great reaction! Genuine and authentic, which is lacking in most YT reactions! I think some of the adjectives that best describe Metallica's music are: layered, dynamic, deep, substance, heavy, emotional, and massive. James and Kirk are state of the art musicians, and Cliff (the bassist on this album) was world class elite; but, unfortunately he was killed during the tour for this album in a bus accident. I'm gonna check out the rest of your Metallica reactions, and hope that you do more, a lot more! Liked and sub'd!
They've been around since 1982. Back then, we got bootlegs. I got the tape Metallica Kill them all. Out of the trunk of a car. The radio stations wouldn't play this music back then. After hearing that album, I was a fan for life
Metallica is part of the reason I'm such an empathetic person today. Not a lot of people back then were writing with the kind of compassion they did about dehumanized people. They raised the collective consciousness.
Metallica’s genius is that they create a complete picture. The lyrics combine with the vocals and the instruments and take you on a journey. Please, please, please if you’re listening to Metallica for the fist time, listen more than once and pay attention to the lyrics. You won’t me disappointed.
All Metallica is good Metallica. There are so many great songs. Such melodic guitar rifts mixed with aggressive hard rifts from both James and Kurt, Lars's drums are perfect for this song and the base mixes well too. I have been a fan since they published ride the lighting.
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Ride the Lightning, Master of Puppets & ...And Justice for All are the core albums. K'EA is their best and everything else is recycling and overproduced
I would say and Justice for all is their best album, but I know I will get disagreed with by those who prefer Master of Puppets. If you want an instrumental to react to I say Orion is a masterpiece. On AJFA Dyers eve, and Harvester of Sorrow are my favorites. Ride the Lightening I feel is their second best album. React to For Whom the bell tolls maybe?
Great Reaction! Anything up to “And Justice For All!” Most of us “older listeners” will like the original, old and raw Metallica. The stuff going forward is good too. There is a definitive change to the music when they put out “Enter Sandman” and “Sad But True”… still great, but different! I’d love to see a response to “And Justice For All”!
one of their greatest songs so far. Have been waiting for that one for you to react to. Nice father days present, thanks. This phase of their song writing is amazing. They play with themes, intros, outros, great powerfull solos and shifts in speed throughout their songs. This one is one of their stellar works.
I was 15 yo when this song came out. It is still my absolute favorite Metallica song. This is back when it was something special and unique to be a Metallica fan. Just leave me alone.
this album is a masterpiece front to back and even though most people consider this their crown jewel or magnum opus, while agree, i love and justice for all more to be honest.
Yeah for me my personal favorite is Ride The Lightning but I bet we can all agree that their first five albums are untouchable when it comes to quality.
I am 56 years old ! Metallica by far in my opinion is the best period ! They have all qualities and vocals! There own distinct sound ! That is different from anyone else period!
Metallica is my favorite metal band because the music takes me on a journey. They’re the most musical metal band I’ve heard. Cliff Burton, the original bass player who died after Master of Puppets album, heavily influenced the band’s sound back then because of his knowledge of classical music. And his bass sound was just killer but all of the instruments and James Hetfield’s vocals went so well together… Sometimes I think that if Cliff was alive today, Metallica would be taking us on some more of those magical journeys. I miss that…
Cliff may not have been credited with the writing of many songs, but you can absolutely hear his influence. Anyone classically trained can hear the complex yet subtle arrangments that went into the early albums. It was classical instrumentation with a coat metal paint. After Master of puppets, and Cliff's death, that all went away and the arrangments became more mainstream "poppy" with a metal skin.
I can listen to this song and album anytime anywhere and be put at ease. I seriously and literally feel asleep listening to this back in the eighties it calms me so. Yeah I said calms. Great video thanks for memories.
Saw them at Radio City in Anaheim in 1982. I think it was their first gig. not sure. I don't remember much of what was played, covers I think, but one song, Am I Evil, stuck in my head. My buddy and I thought they were ok, loud enough. We went because my buddy used to play tennis with Dave Mustaine, who was the guitarist at the time.
This whole album is fire and arguably one of the best albums any genre. It is an entire story from beginning to end. Perfection in my opinion.
Well, so far it was the best sellable metal album in history. And it's purely oldschool metal. Do both suffice to consider it the best metal album in history?
personally, i only enjoy the first half of the album.
@@DrumStan the black album is the best-selling metal album
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The Black album sold more than MOP though
Master of Puppets is preserved in The Library of Congress due to its historical significance in music... so.. yeah... it's pretty good. :)
Old Metallica is Best Metallica
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For me, first 4 albums are unbelievable front to back. After that I pick and choose songs but nothing comes close to the first 4 albums. From 81 to 88 the quality was insane. After that the years between albums grew and the quality dropped significantly IMO
100%. First 4 albums only
Agreed. Anything before the Black Album. And Justice For All is my favorite. 2nd is Master of Puppets
We miss you Cliff!
We really do miss Cliff.
Master of puppets album is one of greatest albums of all time, in my top ten. This album is just different
A guitar player's bible, imo
This song... this entire album... this band for their first five albums.... absolute masterpieces.
Metallica has such a big and loyal following because they're more than just a metal band. In tracks like this they show you the can be melodic and mellow as well as hard and fast. They've always been a band of many styles and they pull it off so well. They're more than just a metal band, they're world class musicans.
Exactly. They understood the importance of contrast. They knew when to speed up and when to slow down. This helped set them apart from the other Thrash and Metal bands at their time and even today as well. Their versatility gave the legend status and a permanent throne in Rock 'N Roll history.
01) Master Of Puppets
02) ...And Justice For All
03) Ride The Lightning
04) The Black Album
05) Kill'em All
That’s why it was so sad that Cliff died. He was a huge classic fan. That was if you want fusion. Like The Doors e.g. brought in many jazzy and classical parts within Rock Music.
@@mahatma_manett Yeah I fully belive that Metallica would never have been nearly as big as they were/are without Cliff. Even after he passed, the things he taught them didn't. He was truly one of a kind
@@mahatma_manett Can you even imagine the stuff they would have produced had Cliff lived on and had Dave stayed in the band? They were otherworldly with Kirk. This is in no way to disrespect him. Likewise with Jason. He was awesome. But, the songwriting supremacy with James, Dave, Cliff, and Lars could have been unimaginable. A true supergroup.
The fact that they were kids when they created this masterpiece is mind-blowing
Damage inc is a banger too!
Weren’t they about 23-24?
@@ali965 James and Kirk were 22, Lars was 21, and Cliff was 23 when they wrote and recorded the Master of Puppets album in 1985.
@@ali965that’s still kids.
I've always wondered how Metallica can play the same songs at their concerts, over and over. But then I realize I've been listening to them for almost 40 years. Their music is timeless
Kill just turned 40 brother
James Hetfield is lead singer for Metallica... Old school Metallica is #1 fire
I would give a kidney and my pinky toes to be able to go back and hear this again for the first time as a kid, back in 87-88. Going into adolescence as a troubled kid, their music hit me like an atomic bomb. The music told as much of the story as the vocals did.
Heh yeah man somewhere someway I was right there next to you , different town ,different day, but same sky same feelings same time
I remember playing this song as a mid-teens boy in the late 80s. When Hetfield sang, "Sanitarium, leave me be!" my mom glanced over with an angry look and said: "Sanitarium, hey baby! What stupid lyrics!"
Old Metallica is best Metallica.
because thats the only thing she was hearing, sorry to ssay but thats just plain stupidity and ignorance. Some people would be better just shutting their damn mouth rather than saying bullshit like that to their kids experiencing something.
Shoooot, my mom actually likes Sanitarium. 😂
Stepping outside of your comfort zone is what makes your channel so good. I'm a 45 yr old white dude from Mississippi. My school was probably 60/40 white/black students. Football is how I developed my relationships with people outside of my race. The introduced me to HipHop at around 14. So not only at 14 was I a Metallica fan, I was also a NWA/Geto Boys fan. It fun seeing others discover some of the music I loved growing up. This was fun. Thank you
It's so validating to watch people that are new to the genre be in awe of Metallica as well. Let's me know that it's not just in my head, they are something truly special.
This absolutely slams in the car most Metallica does. It’s that right bass Tone.
I actually like this guy's commentary. He seems well-educated. He's very soft-spoken and well-spoken. But it makes me happy to see someone of a different culture in a different genre that understands and appreciates all aspects of all music and truly appreciates it
James wrote this after watching the movie One Fell Over the Cuckoo's Nest.
Great album 🤘
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I am old enough that I saw Metallica play live in 1989 for their and Justice for All (Damaged Justice) tour. I was only 13 at the time, and yes I went to a concert at 13 with no parents because that’s how my life was.
The Cult, another great band, opened for them. It was the best moment of my life at the time it happened and one of my best memories. So that particular album holds a lot of good feeling for me. I might go see them next year in minneapolis, it’s expensive now. I won the ticket to go see them in 1989 on the radio! lol
they held a call in contest where you had to be the 10th caller, answer metallica trivia correctly and you win and I won. My parents had to claim the prize for me lol because I was only 13. My parents were in their late 50s when I was a teenager and let me listen to and be anything I liked. And I will be forever grateful to them for letting me be myself and letting me go to another city to see that show.
My favorite Metallica album! Thanks for the reaction!
You listening to it 37 years after it came out. Imagine how hard it was almost 4 decades ago. 🔥🔥🔥
If you haven't yet, listen to Metallica "Master of Puppéts"
Best metal of all time from an 80s raised 51 year old Marine who has seen Metallica 3 times, last time was in 2021 in Atlanta.
Metallica is not just a metal band. It's something special.
The little solo after the first chorus is an all time favourite. So sad and beautiful
Same. I always find myself coming back to it. So haunting and sorrowful sounding. It lingers in its dissonance.
100% same. Metallica just has that IT factor. First time i heard Sanitarium, I had a euphoric feeling as if I just took a drug.
This song is one of my favorites from them, because it just sounds so natural, there's nothing forced in it.
Polo, I love watching you expand your mind and musical library to so many genres that you probably wouldn't have ever listened to, wothout your channel! More power to you!😊
Blessings from Finland.
After all these yrs, this is still the greatest metal album ever. This has been my fav Metallica song since '87. As a kid, sanitarium was school. As an adult I realized it's just life in general. R.I.P. Cliff. 🇺🇲🤘 (Orion)
your channel is so good keep it up i love metallica
One of my favorites! Think of the movie One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest while listening to it.
I saw Metallic back when they toured w my All Time Favorite OZZY!!!
They both rocked and I had back stage pass thanks to my friends that worked there! My pass is signed by all my the band members as well as My Ozzy!!!❤❤❤❤❤❤
Perfect timing for this video. I needed that. Thx Bro!
Love your channel,bro! Keep up the good work!!!
Gotta give disposable heroes a listen. Another powerful song in this powerful bands catalogue
This album is the first Progressive Metal album i have heard. You can hear the influence of Ciff Burton. RIP
Cliff Burton (major rager on the four string mother fucker) was my favorite musician growing up. You can definitely hear and feel the void in their music since he died. RIP Cliff 😢
Kirk Hammett the guitarist was taught by Joe Satriani, and I personally believe that the speed and technicality will always fall second to the ability to make every note sound like a voice you want to sing to: FIT THE SONG.
This is such a beautiful song and powerful. In my teens when I was angry, sad or whatever this was on of my go too to chill out.
One of my favorite, and one of Metallica most heavy song on this album is The Thing That Should Not Be.
People make the mistake of thinking music must be pleasant to be beautiful, this song shows uncomfortable beauty, it doesn't want to be pretty but it is
So accurate mate, fade to black is the same....so dark so powerful but beautiful too 😢
This is such an amazing album. Their first five albums are legendary. My personal favorite album from them is Ride The Lightning but Master of Puppets is definitely a close second. The thing that makes these albums so iconic is not just the help of pioneering the thrash metal genre, the uniqueness of them using both hard/fast juxtaposed by slow/emotional, but also how each album plays like a greatest hits album despite just being a regular album because every single song is a 10/10.
This song loke quite a few other of Metallica's best songs is based off of a movie/book. This one in particular is inspired by Two Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest. Lyrically and sonically just hit ut out of the ballpark. The lead singer is James Hetfield. Great reaction, Pollo. Can't wait for more Metallica whenever you have the time. This was a pleasant surprise.
This is the song that made me a Metallica fan back in the 80’s
Sanitarium is my favorite Metallica song, it's my youth-young adult...now...welcome home...leave me be
Best reaction channel on the youtoobz! Happy father's day brother.
Fact: I have a history of major depression / sui side and many years ago I had a friend who attempted, and he was committed to a facility for several weeks as his wrists and mental health healed. One night, I got a phone call at 10pm, saying that it was collect and from my friend. He was being released, but had nowhere to go, and I said that he could crash with me, so I had 1 hour to get my place ready.
I called a bunch of our friends who came over, I bought a cake (wrote on it: "Welcome home Sanitarium" ) and had this song blasting as he came in. I'll never forget the huge smile he had on his face.
I wasn't supposed to have overnight (unregistered guests) so I snuck him in for a month until he could find work and another place to live. We're no longer in touch, but last I heard he moved out of state closer to family and was doing well.
Metallica and metal = positive mental health.
Nice one. My favourite Metallica song, and has been since I first heard in in 1986. I don't think it's too long. The perfect combination in a metal song. 🤘🔥
Can't believe it is going on 40 years since my ears first heard Metallica. Back then Metallica was not played on the radio or on MTV, so it wasn't until they're 3rd album, Master of Puppets, reached the record stores in the Midwest. I was a teenaged metal head still looking for music that spoke to me. Hearing the first track, Battery, blew me away. The entire album was like nothing I had ever heard before, and still rates as my favorite album all time. I went back and bought everything Metallica I could get my hands on, and have bought up everything they've put out since. I'm in my 50's, and still want Orion to be played when they lower my casket into the ground some day. Great reaction, welcome to the world of Metallica. Enjoy the ride 🤟
Great reactions, Polo. Your channel is a wonderful place to spend some time. Thanks so much for pushing through your apprehension in your early days. Yours is one of the finest on the Tube... Be well..
This song is incredible! Everything just sounds so good together. Master Of Puppets and And Justice For All are the best 2 Metallica albums. No bad songs
Yeeessss!!!! Great selection Polo! Happy Father's day to you Sir!
Random trivia for the casual listeners of this tune... from post solo 9:45 onward to the specific riffs around 10:32 are a nod to rush - tom sawyer. Hetfield thanks rush in the liner notes of the album for the inspiration
As a Metallica fan for about 40 years, it's so cool seeing people find them now and enjoy such great music from decades ago. Master of Puppets, in my opinion, is one of the greatest albums ever made. Tragically it was the last time we got to hear the work of Cliff Burton. James, Kirk and Lars all credit Cliff with coming up with the arrangements and melodies that make this album so iconic. Disposable Heros is still my favorite song from the record, but there isn't a bad track on Master of Puppets. So glad you're enjoying.
The last third of this song will always blow my mind
This song.....my family always calls it my time in "private school". It was tough I was 15 and so alone and angry. Those times built a very firm foundation. Now I'm 53 and life is good. Better than I deserve I assure you.
Bassist Cliff Burton was highly educated
And has a high IQ
Plus went to college to study music
He brought pure raw talent
And made them iconic
When this came out, it was underground music! Nobody would have thought metal would become mainstream.
This song is so beautiful
Dude, Gord Downie played his last concert knowing he was terminally I’ll, and the whole country went fuckin crazy
Cliff Burton was the bassist before his untimely passing on tour in Europe
The bus crashed.
Burton is classically trained and taught his hard driving hard drinking friends music theory and composition.
Going back to music school and classical training Burton (RIP) met another phenomenal guitarist who also died too young, (RIP) Randy Rhoads.
Who played with Ozzy Ozbourne.
Interestingly Metallica's current and third bassist (recorded at lease)
Robert Trujillo also played for Ozzy.
Metallica has mad respect for the The Prince of Darkness.
That plaintive "Just leave me alone" always gets me. I can relate, so much.
Kid growing up listening to rap and metal we lived in Milwaukee summer of 87 me and my older brother went to a run dmc concert! Loved it! I get the rap vibe grew up knowing many rap artist. now being 51 now! But later on my interest grew more back to metal...loved rap I early 80's & early 90's. Always loved my metal! Plenty of hard-core metal bands out there!
You've been the most emotionless reactor with incredible insight and intuitive response to Metallica that I've ever seen. Lol. So calm, but sees the vision that the band had to offer in their music. Kudos to you sir. Great reaction. 🤘😀
The Entire Album is Metallica's Masterpiece. One of the top 20 greatest albums of all time! Every song is amazing and an entity all it's own. Pay attention to the songs. It's kind of a concept album, and each song tells a part of a story.
Great reaction! Genuine and authentic, which is lacking in most YT reactions! I think some of the adjectives that best describe Metallica's music are: layered, dynamic, deep, substance, heavy, emotional, and massive.
James and Kirk are state of the art musicians, and Cliff (the bassist on this album) was world class elite; but, unfortunately he was killed during the tour for this album in a bus accident.
I'm gonna check out the rest of your Metallica reactions, and hope that you do more, a lot more! Liked and sub'd!
80s Metallica = Amazing.
They've been around since 1982. Back then, we got bootlegs. I got the tape Metallica Kill them all. Out of the trunk of a car. The radio stations wouldn't play this music back then. After hearing that album, I was a fan for life
This band inspired me to learn guitar. Born in 1983, been playing ever since
Saw them on this tour bangers all,.
Metallica is one of my favorite bands in the world. This is my favorite Metallica song.
I would pay to be able to hear this for the first time again.
Metallica is part of the reason I'm such an empathetic person today. Not a lot of people back then were writing with the kind of compassion they did about dehumanized people. They raised the collective consciousness.
Metallica’s genius is that they create a complete picture. The lyrics combine with the vocals and the instruments and take you on a journey. Please, please, please if you’re listening to Metallica for the fist time, listen more than once and pay attention to the lyrics. You won’t me disappointed.
This is my favourite Metallica song. Its got everything.
My all time favourite as well. The whole album is amazing but nothing else hits me quite like this.
It's fun to take the journey with you....thanks brother 🤘🏻
All Metallica is good Metallica. There are so many great songs. Such melodic guitar rifts mixed with aggressive hard rifts from both James and Kurt, Lars's drums are perfect for this song and the base mixes well too. I have been a fan since they published ride the lighting.
Never forget I had to wear my Metallica master of puppet shirt hundreds of times when this album came out.. It brings back many memories man..
Happy fathers day brother x love metallica so much my son ❤
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Do blessthefall hollow bodies next i wanna see this lol
Ride the Lightning, Master of Puppets & ...And Justice for All are the core albums. K'EA is their best and everything else is recycling and overproduced
I would say and Justice for all is their best album, but I know I will get disagreed with by those who prefer Master of Puppets.
If you want an instrumental to react to I say Orion is a masterpiece. On AJFA Dyers eve, and Harvester of Sorrow are my favorites.
Ride the Lightening I feel is their second best album. React to For Whom the bell tolls maybe?
@@chadengert7786I respectfully disagree. I love the songs No Leaf Clover, St Anger, and the black album in general.
Great Reaction! Anything up to “And Justice For All!” Most of us “older listeners” will like the original, old and raw Metallica. The stuff going forward is good too. There is a definitive change to the music when they put out “Enter Sandman” and “Sad But True”… still great, but different! I’d love to see a response to “And Justice For All”!
This has always been one of my favorite Metallica songs
one of their greatest songs so far. Have been waiting for that one for you to react to. Nice father days present, thanks. This phase of their song writing is amazing. They play with themes, intros, outros, great powerfull solos and shifts in speed throughout their songs. This one is one of their stellar works.
I was 15 yo when this song came out. It is still my absolute favorite Metallica song. This is back when it was something special and unique to be a Metallica fan. Just leave me alone.
this album is a masterpiece front to back and even though most people consider this their crown jewel or magnum opus, while agree, i love and justice for all more to be honest.
Yeah for me my personal favorite is Ride The Lightning but I bet we can all agree that their first five albums are untouchable when it comes to quality.
Check live performance of this song from Seattle 89. I have goosebumps even after I watch the video thousands time :)
I am 56 years old ! Metallica by far in my opinion is the best period ! They have all qualities and vocals! There own distinct sound ! That is different from anyone else period!
Metallica is my favorite metal band because the music takes me on a journey. They’re the most musical metal band I’ve heard. Cliff Burton, the original bass player who died after Master of Puppets album, heavily influenced the band’s sound back then because of his knowledge of classical music. And his bass sound was just killer but all of the instruments and James Hetfield’s vocals went so well together… Sometimes I think that if Cliff was alive today, Metallica would be taking us on some more of those magical journeys. I miss that…
My all Time Favorite song!!!
Wow 😮 great band 🔥 Happy Father's Day Polo ❤
The soundtrack of 2 am on a school night.. one of the many Metallica songs that helped settle my troubled brain before sleep. ❤
awesome brother thanks for sharing your view on the band that changed my life
Cliff may not have been credited with the writing of many songs, but you can absolutely hear his influence. Anyone classically trained can hear the complex yet subtle arrangments that went into the early albums. It was classical instrumentation with a coat metal paint. After Master of puppets, and Cliff's death, that all went away and the arrangments became more mainstream "poppy" with a metal skin.
Ahhhhh PoloG back at it with a Metallica classic??? Hell yeah
Happy Father’s Day,Polo!
This album was the gamechanger in metal in 1986.
See them live one time. Nothing like it. 🔥
This song was truly iconic for the angry, neglected , and misunderstood 80s generation, of which I was one.
I can listen to this song and album anytime anywhere and be put at ease. I seriously and literally feel asleep listening to this back in the eighties it calms me so. Yeah I said calms. Great video thanks for memories.
Oh yeah windows down cranked is one of the best ways to listen to this
Saw them at Radio City in Anaheim in 1982. I think it was their first gig. not sure. I don't remember much of what was played, covers I think, but one song, Am I Evil, stuck in my head. My buddy and I thought they were ok, loud enough. We went because my buddy used to play tennis with Dave Mustaine, who was the guitarist at the time.
Song is written about the book and movie One Flew Over The Cockoos Nest
Hard to believe they have been a kick ass band more years than you are old!
great video brother!
Watch the live version from Seattle 1989 - the best live performance of this song. Especially the last 2 minutes.
I remember I did a killer push press one rep max to this song blasting in the weight barn in high school.
you do awesome reaction i really enjoy them keep that style up