Great song choice! Mine was Scorpions Wind of Change lol (at my first wedding). The second wedding was quiet with no reception, just my amazing wife and two friends going to a metal bar for the night!
Yeah, that's so cool n I couldn't agree more as it truly is one of the all time classic's n is an absolute perfect choice for a wedding song and even though my ex wife and I danced to another absolute classic- PATIENCE by Guns n Roses, this was actually the second of our wedding songds
@@bigemetalmilitia8462 exceptionally well said. For example, my love for No Leaf Clover and Hero of the Day is more or less equal to The Shortest Straw and For Whom The Bell Tolls. I just appreciate them for different reasons.
I love Jason Newstead as an addition to Metallica. Such a genuine fanboy, beautiful spirit and crushing bass player. I also love that this is a tour video. Metallica’s core core fans had a cow over this ‘ballad’ but it’s an incredible part of the ‘Black Album.’ It gave access to people who couldn’t imagine listening to metal. That’s a gift
This is one of the few love songs Metallica ever did. James wrote this for his woman while he was homesick on tour in 1990. Power Ballads in Metal are probably best described as Soft Metal, where it featured the heavy guitars and drums in at least some parts of the song, but is generally slower and not as lyrically or harmonically intense. This song, however, borders on Soft Metal and Soft Rock only because there's a lot more Acoustic guitar than Heavy guitar. The drums, however, remain pretty heavy throughout, so it's likely up to interpretation.
It's a ballad from a metal band, plain and simple. I used this song in my wedding actually. My favorite Metallica song has always been Dyers Eve from the first time I heard it, but there are countless great songs from them.
This song has over one billion views!!! They dedicated it to their fans!!! We played it at my son's Memorial service last year!!! 💜💜💜😥😥😥🎶🎼🎵🥁🎙🎸🎤🤘🤘🤘🤘 Chris Stapleton covered this and it's effing AMAZING!!!
The slow songs and power ballads were a must if metal bands wanted to get onto mainstream radio. I remember when hearing Queensryche’s Silent Lucidity on a top 40’station. At the end of the song the DJ said, “now before you run out to buy this album, be warned, the rest of the album is very “different”.
Metallica is Metallica they make music they want to hear and don’t label it, if they make some metal great if they make ballads like nothing else matters great .. Metallica just makes the best music
James wrote this for a someone back in the 90's, but when they actually decided to record it, he was way over it. So they did recorded it as a "love song" to their fans. You guys should do full album reviews... Kill Em' All, Ride The Lightning, Master of Puppets and And Justice For All. That would be sweet! \m/
James’s now Ex Kristen Rodriguez, she was from the East Bay Area (Concord, Ca), is who this song is about, she is a friend of mine. Bay Area Thrash for life
Smokey is exactly right. Everybody put out a ballad track. Most bands still do. The guitar toward the end qualifies it as metal to me, but whatever you want to label it, it’s beautiful. Bands are allowed to have layers.
Shout out Michael Kamen who produced the score he was a brilliant composer who also wrote and directed the San Fransisco Orchestra to perform with MetallicA called S&M an amazing Metallica + Orchestra Live concert DVD (psst S&M 1 is better try Call of the Ktulu!)
S & M 1 is a permanent rotation on whatever I'm using to listen to music on. It is an INCREADABLY powerful album where the Metal doesn't overpower the stings & winds(but Lars really doesn't do the percussion section any favors, surprise surprise) & the extremely talented orchestra didn't over power the band. Absolutely stunning successful blending of two very different types of music together.
@@metaphoria3 From what I could hear, it was mostly just Lars being Lars & speeding up the beat during the song, that's pretty damn normal for him during a live performance. Kamen was able to keep the winds, brass & strings up to beat about 98% to 99% of Lars rushing. The percussion section really struggled on more than a few spots, but like I said, Lars being Lars. There's a reason he is considered one of rock & metals greats. He seems to be getting a better handle on his impulses to rush a song during live performances in the last 5 years or so, but he still wants to go really, REALLY fast, it's just his nature.
I think this is up there with Stairway to Heaven and some others as one of the best songs of all time. I'm not sure anyone can argue with that!!! I was never that into Metallica, but this and a few other songs show what an amazing band they are.
I am really enjoying being a spectator of this journey of metal discovery the Rappers are having :) They started off with a very niche prog rock and now are moving into the pillars of the Metal. I wonder if we're going to see them connecting Brian May's guitars with the 80ies Metal (basically, creating it), or shred prodigies like Jason Becker - gems on their own, or any other aspect of Metal they have not yet reached. There's so much more for them to experience! The journey is only beginning haha
That was my wedding song, as my wife used for her entrance. James voice is pretty good for this balads. You should check until it sleeps and mama said. You won't regret. Keep it up, guys! 👏🏽🤘🏽
The strings section of *_Nothing Else Matters_** and *_Disarm°_* are the two songs that got me to love a strings section in Rock and all its sub-genres.🎻 *being Metallica, °being The Smashing Pumpkins
Anybody from 1980s onward from Malaysia and Singapore malay community love Metallica. Reload was the first album I listen to, Black was given to me by my uncle and St'Anger i forced my parent to buy for my present. This is nice on my 31st birthday reminding me of my childhood. 🤘🤘🤘🦊🦊🦊. It's 4th of July here already so wishing you happy 4th of july. It's MoaMetal birthday too.
Metallica is American metal unto itself. This song was part of their most commercially successful album, the Black album. I'd highly recommend, for another curve ball for Hollywood, to check out something from the S&M (Symphony & Metallica) albums. Edit: Go with The Call of Ktulu, since it's actually symphonic in its origins (it was made to be played via symphony).
Back when this came out on the black album Metallica took a lot of crap from the metal purist who felt that metal artist shouldn't do anything but metal. Called them sell outs for it. Metallica's response was yes we now sell out everywhere we go. The Black album changed their lives. And who knew some years later they would have an upstart band open for them that is just as controversial as themselves but in a different way. Babymetal opened for Metallica and changed Babymetal's lives. As they put it that's when they really got into metal. Umm I could see opening for them having that kinda affect. 4th of July is also Moa's Birthday. As of right now it's already the 4th and it's around 9:15am in Japan so Happy Birthday Moa.
Others to do are. " Whiplash" "Hit the lights" "Harvester of sorrow" "Fight fire with fire" "Sanitarium" "Orion" "Sad but true" "Cyanide" "Creeping death" "All nightmare long" Unforgiven 1,2 &3 Just a few to maybe 👀 at.
For me after Black Album Metallica become more rock than metal band. Fun fact: when Metallica touring they often do cover of one "famous" song from country when they play. In Poland they did Czesław Niemen and Dżem song, in Czech - Jozin z bazin (I hope I write it proper). Great reaction gentleman.
This is iconic song it infected milons of people whos wanted to learn play guitar and first chord to play. Black album separet fans of Metallica call it pop metal and they sold out to radio. For me Black album was introduction to Metallica and Matal as well. I love it till now. Thous guys changed Metal and I have tons of respect. Through The years they had many problems (death of friend, lost voice and much more) they survived it. They had high na low like everybody but there is no bigger metal band now.
Hey guys - back in the day metal was metal- just as Smokey said- all metal bands had a couple ballads. Think about it- they did all this physical stuff live... everyone could take a breath during the ballads... and- us females ate that shit up
You haven't heard Metallica until you hear Whiplash. Bring extra Tylenol, cos your necks WILL be sore, itellyoowhut man. "Bang your head against the seat like you never did b4. The feeling, gotta have it, make you really sore..... Adrenaline starts to FLOW. You're thrashing all around. Actin like a maniac,... WHIPLASH!!!" OLD METALLICA RULES. RIP Cliff Burton
@ThrashTalkers Metallica does a lot of Symphony 2 whole albums ,country,blues, Hard plus metal plus movie Quality.... Deep multi meaning and literal movie tracks. at most times they Dominate the charts including Apple and that was about a year ago when i checked. there is no metal band in the world that compares as they take most general music charts in most years!
Yeah, Beavis & Butthead did have to pay to be able use the bands in their t-shirts. That's why most merch like toys and the like had Beavis' t-shirt usually say "Death Rock" and Butt-head's say "Skull" instead of AC/DC and Metallica.
The biggest names in British heavy metal are Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Def Leppard, Motörhead, Black Sabbath...most are from Birmingham except Iron Maiden who are from East London. Nothing Else Matters is actually a waltz. Edit: It doesn't matter what category you put music in...who cares what it's called? It sounds great and that's the point, nothing else matters!
Slipknot might have a smaller rabid fanbase, but those that they do have aren't just rabid, but down right fanatical. Slipknot really has earned their chops on the Metal circuit. edit: Yes, this is the breakout hit from the "Black" album. It was the song that really exploded Metallica into a "MEGA" group. I heard this song on stations that would NEVER had played a Metallica track. It is Metallica's first "Power Ballad" that proved that they were more than just a Thrash Metal group, but yes this is still a "Metal" song, there are MANY variations of "Metal". Bob Rock had a massive influence in the evolution of the group.
My husband and I danced to this song at our wedding 17 years ago! Timeless classic ballad! Keep up the great work guys! Much love!
So cool.
Great song choice! Mine was Scorpions Wind of Change lol (at my first wedding). The second wedding was quiet with no reception, just my amazing wife and two friends going to a metal bar for the night!
Yeah, that's so cool n I couldn't agree more as it truly is one of the all time classic's n is an absolute perfect choice for a wedding song and even though my ex wife and I danced to another absolute classic- PATIENCE by Guns n Roses, this was actually the second of our wedding songds
🙏💜🖤🌌
Love this! Elton John said in his interview with Howard Stern, that this was one of the greatest songs ever written. He's not wrong!
Big facts.
Metallica is Metallica as Tool is Tool.
Perfectly said🤘🤘
Older stuff is better?
@@Poopooshoe90 personal preferences. I love it all. Early is thrashier. Depends on your taste
@@bigemetalmilitia8462 exceptionally well said. For example, my love for No Leaf Clover and Hero of the Day is more or less equal to The Shortest Straw and For Whom The Bell Tolls. I just appreciate them for different reasons.
@@mikethemotormouth exactly. One day its suicide and redemption, the next it's Orion 🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🍺🍺🍺
Wow! Love this song!!! Harvester of Sorrow and Blackened please!!!!!
Blackened with a lyric vid
Dude! Spit out the Bone. That song surprised the hell outta me
I love Jason Newstead as an addition to Metallica. Such a genuine fanboy, beautiful spirit and crushing bass player. I also love that this is a tour video. Metallica’s core core fans had a cow over this ‘ballad’ but it’s an incredible part of the ‘Black Album.’ It gave access to people who couldn’t imagine listening to metal. That’s a gift
I love Jason. He’s such a genuinely good person.
I love James voice on this song. It shows he can really sing andhe plays the guitar so beautifully.
Metallica was the first metal band I had ever heard of. They were my number 1 band for most of my childhood
Same! They were THE metal band of my childhood.
It was the first metal band I heard too:)
Metalica is so amazing ...and it hits my heart
Metal covers a 'wide' variety of music.
Great Reaction!
This is one of the few love songs Metallica ever did. James wrote this for his woman while he was homesick on tour in 1990.
Power Ballads in Metal are probably best described as Soft Metal, where it featured the heavy guitars and drums in at least some parts of the song, but is generally slower and not as lyrically or harmonically intense. This song, however, borders on Soft Metal and Soft Rock only because there's a lot more Acoustic guitar than Heavy guitar. The drums, however, remain pretty heavy throughout, so it's likely up to interpretation.
Have a happy and safe 4th Tribe
Happy 4th! 😊
James, you always have the perfect message 😎 love to you and yours, and enjoy our INDEPENDENCE DAY 🙏
@@-TRIAD- same to you and yours brother Triad 🙏🤟
@@tiffanykennedy8397 Love to you TK🙏
Happy 4th!
It's a ballad from a metal band, plain and simple. I used this song in my wedding actually. My favorite Metallica song has always been Dyers Eve from the first time I heard it, but there are countless great songs from them.
This song has over one billion views!!! They dedicated it to their fans!!! We played it at my son's Memorial service last year!!! 💜💜💜😥😥😥🎶🎼🎵🥁🎙🎸🎤🤘🤘🤘🤘 Chris Stapleton covered this and it's effing AMAZING!!!
The slow songs and power ballads were a must if metal bands wanted to get onto mainstream radio. I remember when hearing Queensryche’s Silent Lucidity on a top 40’station. At the end of the song the DJ said, “now before you run out to buy this album, be warned, the rest of the album is very “different”.
Metallica is Metallica they make music they want to hear and don’t label it, if they make some metal great if they make ballads like nothing else matters great .. Metallica just makes the best music
One of the best ballads ever.
James wrote this for a someone back in the 90's, but when they actually decided to record it, he was way over it. So they did recorded it as a "love song" to their fans. You guys should do full album reviews... Kill Em' All, Ride The Lightning, Master of Puppets and And Justice For All. That would be sweet! \m/
James’s now Ex Kristen Rodriguez, she was from the East Bay Area (Concord, Ca), is who this song is about, she is a friend of mine. Bay Area Thrash for life
@@bayareathrasher666 Oh wow, I always thought her last name was Martinez!
Exactly! Those first four albums! After that, eh!
This is my funeral song officially in my will, the version they played with orchestra.
Nothing else Matters is my favorite from childhood
Smokey is exactly right. Everybody put out a ballad track. Most bands still do. The guitar toward the end qualifies it as metal to me, but whatever you want to label it, it’s beautiful. Bands are allowed to have layers.
I can see you two doing an awesome reaction to some old AC/DC! Specifically “JAILBREAK, ” and “I’VE GOT BIG BALLS!” You'll love those songs!
Shout out Michael Kamen who produced the score he was a brilliant composer who also wrote and directed the San Fransisco Orchestra to perform with MetallicA called S&M an amazing Metallica + Orchestra Live concert DVD (psst S&M 1 is better try Call of the Ktulu!)
S & M 1 is a permanent rotation on whatever I'm using to listen to music on. It is an INCREADABLY powerful album where the Metal doesn't overpower the stings & winds(but Lars really doesn't do the percussion section any favors, surprise surprise) & the extremely talented orchestra didn't over power the band. Absolutely stunning successful blending of two very different types of music together.
@@ovk-ih1zp dang I thought Lars was tits on that everything else I agree w tho
@@metaphoria3 From what I could hear, it was mostly just Lars being Lars & speeding up the beat during the song, that's pretty damn normal for him during a live performance. Kamen was able to keep the winds, brass & strings up to beat about 98% to 99% of Lars rushing. The percussion section really struggled on more than a few spots, but like I said, Lars being Lars. There's a reason he is considered one of rock & metals greats. He seems to be getting a better handle on his impulses to rush a song during live performances in the last 5 years or so, but he still wants to go really, REALLY fast, it's just his nature.
@@ovk-ih1zp I hear ya I’m just more entranced with the songwriting/ dynamics of the songs themselves than the micro engineering of it human aspect
Songs write themselves don’t limit yourself
Been Binging you dudes for hours and still haven't gotten past reaction vids. Lovin it.
I think this is up there with Stairway to Heaven and some others as one of the best songs of all time. I'm not sure anyone can argue with that!!! I was never that into Metallica, but this and a few other songs show what an amazing band they are.
I am really enjoying being a spectator of this journey of metal discovery the Rappers are having :) They started off with a very niche prog rock and now are moving into the pillars of the Metal. I wonder if we're going to see them connecting Brian May's guitars with the 80ies Metal (basically, creating it), or shred prodigies like Jason Becker - gems on their own, or any other aspect of Metal they have not yet reached. There's so much more for them to experience! The journey is only beginning haha
That was my wedding song, as my wife used for her entrance.
James voice is pretty good for this balads.
You should check until it sleeps and mama said.
You won't regret.
Keep it up, guys! 👏🏽🤘🏽
Yes, its metal. Led Zepplin did Stairway. Same thing. Just because it doesnt blow your head off, its still in the genre. Love you guys!!
Cattle Decapitation- "Time's Cruel Curtain"
One of the first riff i learn.
Daww
Greatest band in history!
Machine head - locust … you will be mindblown
Greatttt song!!
This song was “sampled” on the Jungle Cruise movie from Disney.
Love Smokeys trivia knowledge!
This is the best selling album since it came out in 1991. Period, any genre.
The strings section of *_Nothing Else Matters_** and *_Disarm°_* are the two songs that got me to love a strings section in Rock and all its sub-genres.🎻
*being Metallica, °being The Smashing Pumpkins
Timeless classic!
Anybody from 1980s onward from Malaysia and Singapore malay community love Metallica. Reload was the first album I listen to, Black was given to me by my uncle and St'Anger i forced my parent to buy for my present. This is nice on my 31st birthday reminding me of my childhood. 🤘🤘🤘🦊🦊🦊. It's 4th of July here already so wishing you happy 4th of july. It's MoaMetal birthday too.
🦋Great Reaction Guys! 🙌 Fade to black, To Live Is To Die & The Day That Never Comes are my favorites.
Your sound quality is on point
Y’all should watch a video of a live mushroomhead concert it wil blow your mind
Love mushroomhead
"Is this on the Black Album?"😳 Man, I feel old...thanks, Hollywood! 😏
I bought the black album the day it came out..lol
this is a classic, The Black album got me into metal actually. Can you guys react to Whiplash on Kill em All’?
(Love the vids)
Megadeth, Metallica and Anthrax.... the Holy Triumvirate of metal
Add Slayer and they could be the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
@@mikethemotormouth the horsemen are drawing nearer.....
Hi brother.
@@markmaloney3140 Brother Mark how have you been?
@@mikethemotormouth And Sepultura - the band that has been forgotten through the ages but laughs at the rest of these bands
Metallica is American metal unto itself. This song was part of their most commercially successful album, the Black album.
I'd highly recommend, for another curve ball for Hollywood, to check out something from the S&M (Symphony & Metallica) albums.
Edit: Go with The Call of Ktulu, since it's actually symphonic in its origins (it was made to be played via symphony).
How about No Leaf Clover
Back when this came out on the black album Metallica took a lot of crap from the metal purist who felt that metal artist shouldn't do anything but metal. Called them sell outs for it. Metallica's response was yes we now sell out everywhere we go. The Black album changed their lives. And who knew some years later they would have an upstart band open for them that is just as controversial as themselves but in a different way. Babymetal opened for Metallica and changed Babymetal's lives. As they put it that's when they really got into metal. Umm I could see opening for them having that kinda affect. 4th of July is also Moa's Birthday. As of right now it's already the 4th and it's around 9:15am in Japan so Happy Birthday Moa.
I recommend And Plague Flowers the Kaleidoscope by Ne Obliviscaris live from Colorado
Others to do are.
" Whiplash"
"Hit the lights"
"Harvester of sorrow"
"Fight fire with fire"
"Sanitarium"
"Orion"
"Sad but true"
"Cyanide"
"Creeping death"
"All nightmare long"
Unforgiven 1,2 &3
Just a few to maybe 👀 at.
Side note, Elton John said this was the best song ever written when he did his own version of it.
Best react channel ever
This is what they called a power ballad
Excellent track
One of the best songs ever made.
they are Masters of Rock!
Is that rik james! lol i have to admit kirks hair did look like him😂 amazing song there 💯
RUSH THURSDAYS!!!
For me after Black Album Metallica become more rock than metal band. Fun fact: when Metallica touring they often do cover of one "famous" song from country when they play. In Poland they did Czesław Niemen and Dżem song, in Czech - Jozin z bazin (I hope I write it proper).
Great reaction gentleman.
You guys should do Blackened next!
Check out this euro chick Cissie cover of blackened on the guit (older vid) Girl got so much attention for it she actually met the band
Did you guys NOT do the LIVE version in Moscow of Enter Sandman............OMG!
You guys should do wherever I may roam from the black album
slayer needs to be in the conversation. Tool fan here.
This is a metal ballad... so yeah, I consider it metal
Chris Stapleton did a cover of this song and it was spectacular!!!🤘💕🎵🎼🎶
SONIC PERFECTION!!!
Always smoking man, I always think of the memory remains and their cover of whiskey in the jar
🤘🤘
S&m 1 Call of the Ktulu!
HEAVY METAL THATS WHAT METALLICA IS HEAVY METAL
That's what Metallica used to be
And then the black album
I have seen the Dokumentation of Metallica... That was awesome 😳😭🥰😅🤘🏼
This is iconic song it infected milons of people whos wanted to learn play guitar and first chord to play. Black album separet fans of Metallica call it pop metal and they sold out to radio. For me Black album was introduction to Metallica and Matal as well. I love it till now. Thous guys changed Metal and I have tons of respect. Through The years they had many problems (death of friend, lost voice and much more) they survived it. They had high na low like everybody but there is no bigger metal band now.
Hey guys - back in the day metal was metal- just as Smokey said- all metal bands had a couple ballads. Think about it- they did all this physical stuff live... everyone could take a breath during the ballads... and- us females ate that shit up
You haven't heard Metallica until you hear Whiplash. Bring extra Tylenol, cos your necks WILL be sore, itellyoowhut man. "Bang your head against the seat like you never did b4. The feeling, gotta have it, make you really sore..... Adrenaline starts to FLOW. You're thrashing all around. Actin like a maniac,... WHIPLASH!!!"
OLD METALLICA RULES. RIP Cliff Burton
Unforgiving 2 is pretty country gotta do Unforgiven 1 first naturally
Lads would love to hear you react to a bit of Everlast or Rage against the machine version of 'How I could just kill a man'
Thank you. Ive been telling people about rages version. Banger
Please react to Kyuss...Phototropic and then Whitewater.
@ThrashTalkers Metallica does a lot of Symphony 2 whole albums ,country,blues, Hard plus metal plus movie Quality.... Deep multi meaning and literal movie tracks. at most times they Dominate the charts including Apple and that was about a year ago when i checked. there is no metal band in the world that compares as they take most general music charts in most years!
Watch “Some Kind of monster” the movie. Try “thru the never” which has a sitar and low mans lyric which is a sea shanty.
One of the best songs ever written- Elton John
Tool and Metallica are my 2 favorite bands!🤘 If you want something newer don’t sleep on The Amity Affliction and Highly Suspect!🔥💯
Mr.Kirk Hammett 👏🏻🤘🏻👌🏻🙌🏻🎸
If I had to categorize this song, it's a rock song only it's performed by a metal band! 🤷🏻♂️ 🤘🏼💙🤘🏼
Iron Maiden - Afraid to shoot strangers... Please!
That was definitely Kirk's 'Rick James' era:)
Haha I actually teach this tomo at my guitar class in the U Dist in Seattle! Grab a beer and a guitar and let’s learn some licks Trash Ralkers \m/
Metallica - Dyers Eve
Yeah, Beavis & Butthead did have to pay to be able use the bands in their t-shirts. That's why most merch like toys and the like had Beavis' t-shirt usually say "Death Rock" and Butt-head's say "Skull" instead of AC/DC and Metallica.
The Haunted "bloodletting "
I think this is still metal, just a ballad by a metal band, I love the song!!!
Awesome reaction! Please react to The Unforgiven by them! It's off the Black Album. So was this 🎵 song.
The biggest names in British heavy metal are Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Def Leppard, Motörhead, Black Sabbath...most are from Birmingham except Iron Maiden who are from East London. Nothing Else Matters is actually a waltz.
Edit: It doesn't matter what category you put music in...who cares what it's called? It sounds great and that's the point, nothing else matters!
If I’m not mistaken I think Metallica wanted to prove they can play classical music with light rock and light metal in it too
Yes it on the black album
The rest of the world has heard this song Hollywood lol
Slipknot might have a smaller rabid fanbase, but those that they do have aren't just rabid, but down right fanatical. Slipknot really has earned their chops on the Metal circuit.
edit: Yes, this is the breakout hit from the "Black" album. It was the song that really exploded Metallica into a "MEGA" group. I heard this song on stations that would NEVER had played a Metallica track. It is Metallica's first "Power Ballad" that proved that they were more than just a Thrash Metal group, but yes this is still a "Metal" song, there are MANY variations of "Metal". Bob Rock had a massive influence in the evolution of the group.
Mama Said is a GREAT song!
Check out
Matallica turn the page (video)
Matallica for whom the bell tolls (live 1985 video)
Y'all should listen to the Metallica cover of Last Caress by the Misfits. Especially the live version from the Binge and Purge collection.
U gotta do blackend by Metallica. Pay attention to the third bar of the main riff after the solo.
"tHeY aRe SooO yOuNg"
10 years into their career.....
Yes it is off the black album good man 🤘🏻🤘🏻
You should listen to unforgiven 1,2, and 3 by Metallica