This was Metallica's very first music video. I am old enough to watch it's premier on MTV. The video clips that are intertwined in the music video are from the the movie "Johnny Got His Gun" which the band bought the rights to the film so they could keep showing their music video (and using clips in live performances) without having to pay royalties. The line that got me is when the military guy asks the padre "Don't you have some message for him padre?" and the padre's response was "He's a product of your profession, not mine"
Metallica was the very first legit metal band to win a Grammy Award. And this song won it for them. And they have gone on to win countless more awards of various kinds over the years. I learned to play guitar by watching, and listening to Metallica as a teenager.
Don't really want to be "that guy", but the "...And Justice" album lost to Jethro Tull. It wasn't until the Black album that they won their first Grammy.
@@pantlessreactions Metallica won a Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance in 1990 for their song "One". This was the first Grammy ever awarded in this category. Jethro Tull won the Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance Vocal or Instrumental in 1989 for their album Crest of a Knave, beating out Metallica, who were expected to win with the album ...And Justice for All.
see scall899 above. He is correct. (And in 89, as a fervent Tull fan, I was embarrassed when they were even nominated for Best Hard Rock/Metal. Absurd. Metallica should have won. Tull is usually considered progressive not Metal! )
Lars is not the greatest drummer which I will say and as a die hard Metallica fan I know he’s not the greatest drummer he is simply a great drummer but he shows greatness in certain songs and this one is one of them. The drumming is epic
I'm the biggest Metallica and Megadeth guy available. But later in your reviews, I would love a rabbit hole of EARLY Journey before commercialisation of their music. There was another lead lead singer named Greg Rollie that interchanged with Steve. I love when Phil does talk a political thought. He's right.
I was late to the whole Metallica scene until this album! Initially, I swore that their music was not my thing as a youngster during the 80's. So whenever my peers would play their music, I just shrugged it off. However, in late 1988, when the and justice for all album was released, my cousin purchased the cassette tape, and we'd blast it while we were riding around ditching high school. The sound just blew me away and drew me in! On April 31, 1989, my aunt, who was like a mother to me, lost her life to a several years long battle of cancer. The day we buried her was the day that everything fell apart for us, meaning her children and myself. We were forced to become young adults raising each other, and we went on a drunken, drugged out binge that lasted for years! That summer, to me, became what I refer to as the summer of our youth, and this album was a strong part of it along with many others. I dove full-on into Metallica that summer as well, and it stuck with me as a favorite. I will never forget that summer and the people I shared it with along with the music we listened to. Since then, we've lost a great lot of or group and the neighborhood to alcohol, drugs & violence. However, the and justice for all album is still as vivid in my mind as all of the faces and memories from those years! luckily, on 11/11/1998, I got sober and remain that way to this very day coming up on 25 years in just a few days. I cherish the memories and hold them close to my being. The good, the bad & the ugly included! Thank you for doing this one and for liking it so much, too. Peace, Love & Happiness - Always!
I think I was only a month or two ahead of ya. I started hanging out with a friend who always played MoP in the car. At first all I heard is a bunch of noise. But I made up my mind to give it a fair chance. Then, my third or fourth time through the tape, it just “clicked.”
'One' was inspired by the story (and subsequent movie) 'Johnny got his gun' about the terrible aftermath of World War I for one soldier who is unfortunate not to die in battle... People forget that World War I was a huge, traumatic event on a global scale that had never been experienced before... The Crimean War of 1853 was a result of tensions between the European empires of the 19th century vying for power and territory... Weapons were being created that expanded the scale and breadth of wars... The American Civil War of 1861 was another regional conflict that sent signals that war games were changing w/ better guns... better cannons... better explosives... Casualty figures were rising significantly. The invention of the 4-wheel car in 1891... the airplane took flight in 1903; by 1916 when World War I broke out in the early 20th century, the first aircraft were used to drop bombs on enemy lines... The distances covered were suddenly much greater and pretty soon, the empires of Europe (and Asia) were at war w/ each other and it was the first time in mankind's history that regional wars were suddenly outdone by a massive military conflict that engulfed a significant part of the world... It was so bad that it was called 'The Great War'... 'The War to end all Wars'... Casualties mounted in the hundreds... then thousands... then millions... not to mention the catastrophic numbers of wounded and traumatized combatants... And it came to an end only to encounter the Spanish flu pandemic that decimated the world's population by spreading w/ the soldiers who fought and aided World War I... Of course, we know that it only set the stage for World War II in 1939... By that point, we had faster airplanes... bigger bombs... missiles... tanks... battleships ... submarines... 3% of the world's population was wiped out in World War II. The reality of war was glorified for centuries to inspire people to enlist as soldiers and defend the glory of their homelands... That reality was destroyed by the Vietnam War in the 1960's... the 1991 Gulf War, when veterans were left untreated for PTSD and "shell shock"... denied benefits and health care after returning home from war... Metallica did a great job w/ their songs by not glorifying it but exposing the brutality and ugliness of it all.
WWI is often said to be the worst war in human history from the perspective of the soldier. WWII is generally considered the worst war in history for civilians.
@@ryantannar5301 Toothache... stomachache... Both s++k In any case, World War II was worse because the casualties doubled and the scope of war went ground and air.
both suck, but this dismissive attitude when somebody was just having a friendly discussion does nothing but prevent us from being able to analyze the differences. I'm not too sure you even follow what I was getting at. You also have no clue what WWI was like if you're saying that the addition of air combat made WWII worse for soldiers. How is air combat worse than having your skin melt off your bones as you cough and vomit up your internal organs? When in WWII did several million die to advance a front line justs a couple miles? What was your point here even?@@sumonjamal1653
It's brilliant. The pace of the music speeds up as he becomes more frustrated. The drums almost sound like machine gun burst. The guitar solo is chaotic as if it's his mind spiraling out of control. Metallica always infuses tempo and sound as part of the story.
It is. What’s even more terrifying is there’s a medical condition called “Locked in syndrome” where you’re fully aware of what’s going on around you, you are fully conscious, but you can’t speak or move, you can’t acknowledge any sort of stimuli around you. They don’t know what causes it. That’s terrifying.
Want to hear a different side of *#Metallica* that originally got backlash from hardcore fans check out *(Nothing Else Matters)* they were being accused of selling out. *James Hetfield* responded yeah we sell out every Stadium we play LOL
This was based on a Movie "Johnny Got His Gun" and BTW I appreciated your "rant" , I am glad to see some Americans see what war is really about these days, actually since vietnam- MONEY AND POWER.
I agree about the movie clips being distracting. They're important for the context and I understand why they felt the need to add them for the video, but for me this song is way more impactful when listening to the album version without all the added dialogue.
Without the movie clips giving you the narrative, the music takes you on that journey by itself. The melodic beginning as he is in a haze, trying to figure out his situation. The madness that builds in his mind as the speed of the guitars increases, then the sudden stop. Powerful.
I would feel better about the movie clips if it wasn’t blatant political propaganda. This song is already brilliant social commentary about Physician Assisted Suicide. Mixing in Communist/Democracy rhetoric is just distracting.
@@robbob5302 It's an anti-war story. Everything else is brought on by the viewer's own baggage. The song itself makes no reference to any physician. Hence, "One".
Great reaction!! Yes, listen to the album version too, but this video truly encapsulated the lyrics/vibe of the song. I'd second the Fade To Black as being the next song by Metallica!! Cheers.
Taking from a movie called: Johnny Got His Gun which I rented back in 89 when this video came out! My college roommates and I including our girlfriends were balling our eyes after it was over😭😭😭😭 we all had people in the Military particularly the ARMY and MARINE CORPS!!! One of my roommates uncle served in Vietnam along with my dad in the ARMY and they said one guy got almost blown to bits stepping on an IED and both arms and legs were gone but he did not survive! THANK YOU TO ALL OUR COMBAT VETERANS AND CURRENT MILITARY SERVING IN WAR ZONES IN PARTICULAR❤️❤️❤️ 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
I didn't listen to metal in the 80's I was strictly into hip hop. This video aired on MTV and I was hooked. I started getting into Metallica and other thrash metal bands.
As a Veteran of the Afghanistan and Iraq War, this song is very difficult to listen to but is the honest to God TRUTH about what a lot of war Veterans are going through both emotionally and physically.
I can remember a lot of us Metallica fans were bummed when we saw them on MTV. They weren’t just ours after that. Great for the band and obvious why they did in retrospect, but at the time it was a drag. Quickly forgiven once I saw how cool the video actually was though.
Okay, I am NOT trying to be rude. I have a question, though. I noticed you have a slight lisp, which seems like you have worked on, to make it almost unnoticeable. Is that a reason you got into lifting? To stop yourself from being bullied for your lisp? Again, not trying to be rude, just generally curious. It seems that I notice it more when you are moved by something and more reactionary, rather than when you are less excited about what you heard. If that is the case, I feel like you succeeded in every aspect of it.
The song "One" was written by (James and Lars) all Based on the Anti-War Movie "Johnny Got His Gun" which all of the video clips and audio clips was from that movie which the band had to buy the rights to the movie so they could stop paying royalty fees every time not just for the music video being shown/played on T.V but also every time the Music Video audio version was played on the radio.
It's a shame how many Hamas terrorist supporters in this country right now . My dad and 4 uncles fought in combat in veitnam, grandpa in ww2 . Don't ever say it was for nothing or profit!
I totally agree about the studio version needing to be experienced - I find the movie playing in the background here is distracting, especially if you've never heard the unmolested original.
@@g3synth205 Yea I think they should experience all 3. It is good to watch the video to grasp the meaning of the song but then when you hear the studio version your able to really concentrate on how amazing the instrumentals are. There are also a bunch of very good live versions of it as well.
ONE is on the top 3 Metallica songs. My list I listen to is huge! Metallica just keeps giving us incredible music. I dont know if you have done THE DAY THAT NEVER COMES? Its a Great Songs also
As the comment directly below says, it was their first video. Metallica was not a new band, but thus far had declined to make a video. There was all kinds of anticipation about this video. This was an event, a scheduled event.
One of my favorite songs it's so cool to watch people listen this song for the first time. When I see people's faces and there reaction it makes me choke up I always have this reaction and I've listened to this song since it came out. So 1000's of times. Metallica in general but the song fade to black is what kept me alive.
This is my favorite video from METALLIC the is ONE this song is based from The short story Johnny Get Your Gun . . MY FAVORITE song from them would be WELCOME HOME SANATORIUM . ( There is a unofficial music for it and the video shows clips from The Movie one who flew over the Cuckoo's Nest).
LOL. You have a competition that isn’t a competition. METALLICA IS A HUNDRED TIMES BETTER THAN Iron Maiden! Iron is great. But they don’t have the songs, period. Metallica is the best selling metal band of all time for a reason. Duh!!!!!!!!
*Glad you caught most of the story & lyrics you almost need to React with Closed Captioning on. Because it's a World War I soldier who lost his vision, his hearing, his arms & legs to a landmine*
As it has been said, the scenes in this video are from "Johnny got his gun". Which was a movie. In fact, Metallica wanted to use scenes from the Movie. So, they bought the rights to it. It's a timely message. another to react to, is "Sky Pilot" By the Animals, Make sure it's the LONG version. It tells the same story.
I was 18 when this album came out and this was their first music vid on MTV not to mention the local rock station played the hell out of this song. The scenes in the vid was from a classic war movie Johnny Get Your Gun I believe is the title. Song definitely paints a vivid picture of what a disabled vet goes through mentally from the trauma of their mortal wounds. This was Metallicas last thrash album before toning it down to more rock metal level 🤘😎🤘
And Justice For All was the 1st Metallica album without Cliff Burton... Their bassist was killed in a bus accident on September 27, 1986... This was Jason Newstead as bassist on this album... Please react to the Live version on Anesthesia Pulling Teeth by Metallica... You will see true greatness on a bass, by Cliff Burton... RIP..❤❤
Start from the first album and go chronological. You'll see the maturity grow but I'd stop at the Black album....with Death magnetic and Hard Wired as exceptions
On the night of September 15 2001, while I was on library from the Marine Corps, I fell off a 40' cliff and smacked me head on a rock suffering a class 3 tramdic brain injury. I remember when I was in the VA hospital a couple months after that happened and still not knowing what happened, this song went through.
It's fun to look back and try to remember what all the fuss was about, but definitely keep in mind the political climate at the time. The little skirmish in the Ukraine today is in no way on par with what was going on back in the 80s. Back in the 80s, sure, we were told the cold war was done, but all men 18-25 had to register for the draft (I think they still do). While no servicemen have actually been drafted since 1973 (I think) it still filled our heads with dread back in the 80s when we were picking fights with all the countries that had oil. You could be drafted and die for causes you didn't even know, but could be pretty sure they were related to oil. "One" was an amazing video and song that happened to hit (and make Metallica's career) at a time when it actually mattered.
"That guy" Is Jason Robards. A legend. When I was young there was so little cinema and post big-band music that everyone pretty much knew all the same stuff. I can't Imagine how daunting of a task it must be for younger generations to find and absorb so many worthwhile artistic endeavors. Be that as it may, it can't be overstated how important it is that they do so. The "churn" that modern music and cinema has devolved into will be the death of creativity and our culture will suffer mightily should it survive at all. If we don't promote that drive to reach back through time and draw inspiration from those greats, those people that made us feel like we were witnessing history in real time, then we've failed as a generation. Hyperbolic? Time will tell. Much love, everyone
Exactly you said it perfectly that you can't focus on the music because the video is distracting,for that reason why it does my head in when majority of people on RUclips react to the video version of this masterpiece song.When people should listen to the music version instead,as that's what it's about the music not the video.
I'm 51 I have listened to them since I was 12@ I was lucky to win free tickets to DETROIT 1999 concert I got lucky for the beginning of my, new century lol❤❤😂 up front all free fav band mic drop better description than lol
Hey, you guys should do a reaction to: Metallica - s&m1 no leaf clover live. They play with the San Francisco Symphony orchestra. A different experience from them with their standard heavy metal sound. You’ll both love it
Metallica owns the rights to the movie. Why u can't find it anywhere today. As another said it's from the book Johnny got his gun written in 1935 I wanna say but could be off a yr or two. Read it for literature class in HS before the song n album came out. So me n my bud bought the album the day it dropped n we rode around n listened to it over n over but when it got to this song I was like shit that song is like that book I read in HS. N then the video dropped n I'll be damned if that's exactly where the song n video came from. I was 19 n saw the And Justice for All tour when it came to Nashville Tn. 7th row center stage $17.50. Old Starwood Amphitheatre. U would pay 10x's that for the same seat today. Good times.
I'm not a Metallica fan. At all. Never have been, and while I've had friends and relatives who are, I've just never been interested in them. THAT BEING SAID... I will never deny their talent, nor their showmanship. And there are a couple of tracks I actually enjoy. There's just something about the group and their overall sound and vibe that throw me off. Anyway, this IS one of the tracks I enjoy. It's not just a song, or the lead singer screaming... the added video clips bring it home for me. Other honorable mentions include their cover of Bob Seger's Turn the Page. I prefer Seger's version, but they took the song and without butchering it, made it their own, giving it an angry feel instead of the melancholy of the original. I was also pleasantly surprised with their cover of music from The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly on one of their live albums. There's just no way I could listen to multiple tracks. Just not my vibe, I guess. I hope the die hard fans can at least appreciate this post. Think of it as praise for the band from someone who doesn't like them. How often does something like that happen? Respect for them, even if they will never have a place in my music collection.
Metallica wasn't going to create a music video ... selling out. Lol. If this is selling out ... I'm glad they did. Amazing song, amazing video ... and extremely moving no matter your politics or religion.
War has always been about about profiteering, greed, power, and the supposed lower classes have always been the pawns, the Pink Floyd song Us and Them includes the Lyric, 'Forward he cried from the rear and the front rank died', which nicely sums it up, its definitely not a new thing, well done Metallica a beautifully poignant song
Metallica is more than those usual songs … “one , master of puppets , fade to black , nothing else matters , I mean C’mon …. Go for songs of the Covers they did on late’s 80’s Garage days Re-Visited and many other songs !!!!
This was Metallica's first video and before it ever came out, tons of fans called the band "sellouts" after hearing they were putting a video on MTV. So Metallica decided to buy an extremely creepy war flick and make this video, both as a huge "fuck you" to war and also to those who thought metal musicians couldn't put out thought provoking music videos with any useful message or imagery. Everything back then was hairspray and spandex and corny Fake Satanism stuff to rile up Conservatives. It's done as if the song is part of the soundtrack to the actual film on purpose and floats in and out of focus because this is a fever dream sequence. They later replaced this version with a "Jammin" version that just features the band miming playing in the warehouse because of the negative feedback from this video
The bad news is this was NOT fully based on a real person, but it did happen. My Mom worked for the CDC back before it became a WEF play toy. Then she was an Immunologist working on the cure for HIV and investigating possible outbakes of a Spanish flue variant tied to HIV in the 1960s. She was looking up records of patients that died of Spanish flew in the big outbake of the early 1900s and there she became acquainted with the case of an unknown American soldier who was Immune compromised due to the loss of more than half his bone marrow in a Mine detonation on the Western Front. He died on the passage back to America. Before being cleared for passage he had to be stabilized and underwent massive amputations and corrective surgeries to stem bleeding from all his limbs massive head and face wounds. She said about 8 different surgeons took part and not one thought the poor man would live to make it to the next procedure or they would have been obligated to stop trying to help him in order to prevent the continuing Horror of living without ANY outside stimulation or ability to communicate. He had no legs or arms, his mouth was literally removed making it necessary to feed him via intravenous line to his stomach, his hearing and sight where both nonexistent and due to the burning of the outer layers of skin they doubted he had any feeling but pain and itching. He did not however die of the wounds but of the Spanish flew as his body's immune system was so horrible compromised. She said had it not been for that he may have continued to exist for years in his flesh prison. Saddest part was according to what markers they could fiend to try and get an identification showed him to be no more than 17 or 18 years old. How utterly horrifying. The good news was Mom did not think that he ever really regained consciousness enough to suffer for long, but he did type out in Moris code Pleas stop No More, for a few hrs at one point (That was true as well and had he not passed may have helped in identifying him). The Drs sedated him and before the medical bord could discuss the ethics of keeping him alive he was shipped out to America relieving them from having to be the ones to pull the plug as it were. Sad segway to this but Happy Holidays to you both, bless and be well.
The tendency of pretending that any war is a defensive one shows two things. First of all that the majority of people, at least in civilized countries, cannot be made to kill or be made to die unless they are first convinced that they are doing so in order to defend their lives and freedom. Second, it shows that it is not difficult to persuade millions of people that they are in danger of being attacked, and hence, that they are called upon to defend themselves. Such persuasion depends most of all on a lack of independent thinking and feeling, on their political and or religious leaders/beliefs. The middle east seems to be a, "Thunderdome" where people/children go and fight and Die, for what? The whims of the corrupt politicians and their political agenda? College tuition? What? And don't tell me, "Our Freedoms." And you know what, criticizing or detouring those people/loved ones, who sign up, or would otherwise sign up, to Kill/Die, to serve the whims of those corrupt politicians, is Not an insult to those who have died, who have paid the ultimate price with their lives, in which I respect with the utmost, but serves as a Warning to the living, Not to blindly obey those corrupt politicians. I feel that the best way that we could honor all of those fallen soldiers, is to STOP creating so many of them. The American military and the machine of war it produces and forces on the 🌎 is disgustingly evil and it has gotten away with so much because of Patriotsm. That's what the rich evoke and call to when it's time for the poor to hear the burden and Die for profits. This madness has to end, Wake Up America...
4:20 let me ask you this; would it be worth sending your child to die against those in power you deem corrupt? That’s the context of this movie/book that the song drew inspiration from. It’s convoluted now more than ever with specific intent, but in this context; freedom=democracy. Frankly it still should. The fact it doesn’t is nobody’s fault but ours.
One of the most influential anti war songs. The movie was based on the book Johnny Got His Gun about WW1. It was one of three books banned for troops to read during WW2. The other two were enemy propaganda. He was kept alive indefinitely for religious reasons and because of the medical profession’s pride in being able to “save” wounded soldiers.
This just pushes me more to make sure I will NEVER be on long term life support. Told my family to let me go. I've seen many family members on life support after open heart surgery but they were only on a few hours. They look dead! Seeing my mom like that was awful. We have a heart defect that's hereditary and if you have it then you get the zipper. So far I'm fine but this thing is hard to find and two uncles died on the table during the dye test. My mom had chest pain and we got her to the hospital in time. Then my brother in law had to get the zipper at 50. His was due to smoking since 15. This man was tiny but he did eat a lot of out delicious Southern food. Just never want long tern life support for me. If I have to get the zipper, pray that I won't, I told my hubby I might just go, but he really wants me to get it. Hard hard decisions.
Can't believe you have never heard or seen this before. This was my introduction to Mettalica. I've never followed their career as a metal enthusiast, but they deserve the attention. Their music can be (and is) quite complex. Next step: Fade to Black live in Seattle 89. It is a must listen song where you can feel the anger in James's voice.
Nah. Listening to the album version first is the best way to go. Getting the gist of the original mood, dynamics & instrumentation is important. Then watch how they play with it live.
This was Metallica's very first music video. I am old enough to watch it's premier on MTV. The video clips that are intertwined in the music video are from the the movie "Johnny Got His Gun" which the band bought the rights to the film so they could keep showing their music video (and using clips in live performances) without having to pay royalties. The line that got me is when the military guy asks the padre "Don't you have some message for him padre?" and the padre's response was "He's a product of your profession, not mine"
Head Bangers Ball!!!
Great 1st video
As a 22 year old I can say I did watch that a bit growing up 🤣
I was tearing this up back in 1988. Spring Break Ft.Lauderdale. Kids today just don't know but, I enjoy their first listen reactions.
@@DavidThomas-vj3eu Yeah, this song/video paints a very good and sobering picture of war and it's human cost.
Metallica was the very first legit metal band to win a Grammy Award. And this song won it for them. And they have gone on to win countless more awards of various kinds over the years. I learned to play guitar by watching, and listening to Metallica as a teenager.
Don't really want to be "that guy", but the "...And Justice" album lost to Jethro Tull. It wasn't until the Black album that they won their first Grammy.
@@pantlessreactions Metallica won a Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance in 1990 for their song "One". This was the first Grammy ever awarded in this category.
Jethro Tull won the Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance Vocal or Instrumental in 1989 for their album Crest of a Knave, beating out Metallica, who were expected to win with the album ...And Justice for All.
@@scall899 my mistake then
I heard it was Jethro Tull.
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see scall899 above. He is correct. (And in 89, as a fervent Tull fan, I was embarrassed when they were even nominated for Best Hard Rock/Metal. Absurd. Metallica should have won. Tull is usually considered progressive not Metal! )
Lars' double peddle in this song is just special.... Amazing!
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its called double bass
Lars is not the greatest drummer which I will say and as a die hard Metallica fan I know he’s not the greatest drummer he is simply a great drummer but he shows greatness in certain songs and this one is one of them. The drumming is epic
This video sends chills through me every time. To be trapped in your body with no way to communicate sounds like an unimaginable nightmare.
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I'm the biggest Metallica and Megadeth guy available. But later in your reviews, I would love a rabbit hole of EARLY Journey before commercialisation of their music. There was another lead lead singer named Greg Rollie that interchanged with Steve. I love when Phil does talk a political thought. He's right.
Well, except for morse code
What do you think becoming old is like ??? Exactly what you are describing, hold on cause the roller coster is only just about to begin lol
To add to your point about what's going on in the world today, Black Sabbath's "War Pigs" is just as poignant.
Without that fan made video that really doesn’t go with the songs’s lyrics.
Guns and Roses "Civil War" as well
I was late to the whole Metallica scene until this album!
Initially, I swore that their music was not my thing as a youngster during the 80's. So whenever my peers would play their music, I just shrugged it off. However, in late 1988, when the and justice for all album was released, my cousin purchased the cassette tape, and we'd blast it while we were riding around ditching high school. The sound just blew me away and drew me in!
On April 31, 1989, my aunt, who was like a mother to me, lost her life to a several years long battle of cancer. The day we buried her was the day that everything fell apart for us, meaning her children and myself. We were forced to become young adults raising each other, and we went on a drunken, drugged out binge that lasted for years!
That summer, to me, became what I refer to as the summer of our youth, and this album was a strong part of it along with many others. I dove full-on into Metallica that summer as well, and it stuck with me as a favorite.
I will never forget that summer and the people I shared it with along with the music we listened to.
Since then, we've lost a great lot of or group and the neighborhood to alcohol, drugs & violence. However, the and justice for all album is still as vivid in my mind as all of the faces and memories from those years!
luckily, on 11/11/1998, I got sober and remain that way to this very day coming up on 25 years in just a few days. I cherish the memories and hold them close to my being. The good, the bad & the ugly included!
Thank you for doing this one and for liking it so much, too.
Peace, Love & Happiness - Always!
I think I was only a month or two ahead of ya.
I started hanging out with a friend who always played MoP in the car. At first all I heard is a bunch of noise. But I made up my mind to give it a fair chance.
Then, my third or fourth time through the tape, it just “clicked.”
Man, whatta history.
Congrats to survive that.
'One' was inspired by the story (and subsequent movie) 'Johnny got his gun' about the terrible aftermath of World War I for one soldier who is unfortunate not to die in battle...
People forget that World War I was a huge, traumatic event on a global scale that had never been experienced before... The Crimean War of 1853 was a result of tensions between the European empires of the 19th century vying for power and territory... Weapons were being created that expanded the scale and breadth of wars... The American Civil War of 1861 was another regional conflict that sent signals that war games were changing w/ better guns... better cannons... better explosives... Casualty figures were rising significantly.
The invention of the 4-wheel car in 1891... the airplane took flight in 1903; by 1916 when World War I broke out in the early 20th century, the first aircraft were used to drop bombs on enemy lines... The distances covered were suddenly much greater and pretty soon, the empires of Europe (and Asia) were at war w/ each other and it was the first time in mankind's history that regional wars were suddenly outdone by a massive military conflict that engulfed a significant part of the world... It was so bad that it was called 'The Great War'... 'The War to end all Wars'... Casualties mounted in the hundreds... then thousands... then millions... not to mention the catastrophic numbers of wounded and traumatized combatants... And it came to an end only to encounter the Spanish flu pandemic that decimated the world's population by spreading w/ the soldiers who fought and aided World War I...
Of course, we know that it only set the stage for World War II in 1939... By that point, we had faster airplanes... bigger bombs... missiles... tanks... battleships ... submarines... 3% of the world's population was wiped out in World War II.
The reality of war was glorified for centuries to inspire people to enlist as soldiers and defend the glory of their homelands... That reality was destroyed by the Vietnam War in the 1960's... the 1991 Gulf War, when veterans were left untreated for PTSD and "shell shock"... denied benefits and health care after returning home from war...
Metallica did a great job w/ their songs by not glorifying it but exposing the brutality and ugliness of it all.
My grandfather fought I ww1 he was 24 years older than my grandma, very great people and smart and genuine
WWI is often said to be the worst war in human history from the perspective of the soldier. WWII is generally considered the worst war in history for civilians.
@@ryantannar5301 Toothache... stomachache... Both s++k
In any case, World War II was worse because the casualties doubled and the scope of war went ground and air.
both suck, but this dismissive attitude when somebody was just having a friendly discussion does nothing but prevent us from being able to analyze the differences. I'm not too sure you even follow what I was getting at. You also have no clue what WWI was like if you're saying that the addition of air combat made WWII worse for soldiers. How is air combat worse than having your skin melt off your bones as you cough and vomit up your internal organs? When in WWII did several million die to advance a front line justs a couple miles?
What was your point here even?@@sumonjamal1653
It's brilliant. The pace of the music speeds up as he becomes more frustrated. The drums almost sound like machine gun burst. The guitar solo is chaotic as if it's his mind spiraling out of control. Metallica always infuses tempo and sound as part of the story.
The greatest metal song of all time, hands down!
"Johnny got his gun" is the movie from which all the video clips were taken. 1971
Absolutely a masterpiece of brilliant musicianship! I'm 46 years old,and still listen too this song almost every day
8:05
The thought of being trapped in your own mind physically is terrifying
It is. What’s even more terrifying is there’s a medical condition called “Locked in syndrome” where you’re fully aware of what’s going on around you, you are fully conscious, but you can’t speak or move, you can’t acknowledge any sort of stimuli around you. They don’t know what causes it.
That’s terrifying.
I agree. I’ve just recently started suffering from some mild claustrophobia and this scenario horrifies me.
Want to hear a different side of *#Metallica* that originally got backlash from hardcore fans check out *(Nothing Else Matters)* they were being accused of selling out. *James Hetfield* responded yeah we sell out every Stadium we play LOL
This was based on a Movie "Johnny Got His Gun" and BTW I appreciated your "rant" , I am glad to see some Americans see what war is really about these days, actually since vietnam- MONEY AND POWER.
War, typically, is armed robbery writ large. "They've got it, we want it, let's take it"
The overlay track is only on this video. In the main song there is no overlay
This song hits me right in my feels 😢😢
Same
More if you are a combat vet
I agree about the movie clips being distracting. They're important for the context and I understand why they felt the need to add them for the video, but for me this song is way more impactful when listening to the album version without all the added dialogue.
I agree
Without the movie clips giving you the narrative, the music takes you on that journey by itself. The melodic beginning as he is in a haze, trying to figure out his situation. The madness that builds in his mind as the speed of the guitars increases, then the sudden stop. Powerful.
@@donjackson5522 yep. The story is all there in the music and lyrics.
I would feel better about the movie clips if it wasn’t blatant political propaganda. This song is already brilliant social commentary about Physician Assisted Suicide. Mixing in Communist/Democracy rhetoric is just distracting.
@@robbob5302 It's an anti-war story. Everything else is brought on by the viewer's own baggage. The song itself makes no reference to any physician. Hence, "One".
to enjoy the song you need to listen to the track only without the movie pieces
Great reaction!! Yes, listen to the album version too, but this video truly encapsulated the lyrics/vibe of the song.
I'd second the Fade To Black as being the next song by Metallica!! Cheers.
Masterpiece that is a very important pillar in the World of Music 🔥🔥🔥🤘🤘🤘
Taking from a movie called: Johnny Got His Gun which I rented back in 89 when this video came out! My college roommates and I including our girlfriends were balling our eyes after it was over😭😭😭😭 we all had people in the Military particularly the ARMY and MARINE CORPS!!! One of my roommates uncle served in Vietnam along with my dad in the ARMY and they said one guy got almost blown to bits stepping on an IED and both arms and legs were gone but he did not survive! THANK YOU TO ALL OUR COMBAT VETERANS AND CURRENT MILITARY SERVING IN WAR ZONES IN PARTICULAR❤️❤️❤️ 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Do Alice in chains unplugged nutshell
Forget ... Have you done Sabbath "War Pigs"??? Great reaction and perspective on One and connection to then and now!
Yes we did! It's here:
ruclips.net/video/hnO-l2eN6dA/видео.htmlsi=SSlDfZ_HzdYiFy6d
You should’ve gone with the audio from the album. The video butchers the song
What a shit statement lol. I guess it's your opinion though 🤷
I didn't listen to metal in the 80's I was strictly into hip hop. This video aired on MTV and I was hooked. I started getting into Metallica and other thrash metal bands.
This is what sold me on Metallica. I had heard some of their others but didn't pay much attention to it. This was my entry to being a heavy metal fan
As a Veteran of the Afghanistan and Iraq War, this song is very difficult to listen to but is the honest to God TRUTH about what a lot of war Veterans are going through both emotionally and physically.
Be well, brother.
US Army here 1990-1994
I can remember a lot of us Metallica fans were bummed when we saw them on MTV. They weren’t just ours after that. Great for the band and obvious why they did in retrospect, but at the time it was a drag. Quickly forgiven once I saw how cool the video actually was though.
The RnR Hall of Fame is a joke. They let in too many non-rnR acts. They've snubbed Iron Maiden since 2005. Some bands even for 4 decades.
Listen to the album version, when you wanna hear it without the overlay from the movie.
A complete MASTERPIECE!!!
Okay, I am NOT trying to be rude. I have a question, though. I noticed you have a slight lisp, which seems like you have worked on, to make it almost unnoticeable. Is that a reason you got into lifting? To stop yourself from being bullied for your lisp? Again, not trying to be rude, just generally curious. It seems that I notice it more when you are moved by something and more reactionary, rather than when you are less excited about what you heard.
If that is the case, I feel like you succeeded in every aspect of it.
This is a masterpiece, period
The song "One" was written by (James and Lars) all Based on the Anti-War Movie "Johnny Got His Gun" which all of the video clips and audio clips was from that movie which the band had to buy the rights to the movie so they could stop paying royalty fees every time not just for the music video being shown/played on T.V but also every time the Music Video audio version was played on the radio.
Work out playlist necessity is Battery by Metallica I can't remember if you've done that before.
It's a shame how many Hamas terrorist supporters in this country right now . My dad and 4 uncles fought in combat in veitnam, grandpa in ww2 . Don't ever say it was for nothing or profit!
One of the best heavy metal songs of all time. Now you gotta check out a live version and the studio audio version that doesn't have all the dialouge.
Why?
@@MrCBTman Why what?????
I totally agree about the studio version needing to be experienced - I find the movie playing in the background here is distracting, especially if you've never heard the unmolested original.
@@g3synth205 Yea I think they should experience all 3. It is good to watch the video to grasp the meaning of the song but then when you hear the studio version your able to really concentrate on how amazing the instrumentals are. There are also a bunch of very good live versions of it as well.
ONE is on the top 3 Metallica songs. My list I listen to is huge! Metallica just keeps giving us incredible music. I dont know if you have done THE DAY THAT NEVER COMES? Its a Great Songs also
Your first pause & rant made me want to suggest *Black Sabbath (War Pigs)*
Already done! ruclips.net/video/hnO-l2eN6dA/видео.htmlsi=l1krvegqTvCSenYT
@@barsandbarbells2022I'm just hitting strikes on my suggestions👍
You HAVE to do the live version. Do the one from the 72 seasons tour and watch them kill this at 60 !!!!!!!!!!!
As the comment directly below says, it was their first video. Metallica was not a new band, but thus far had declined to make a video. There was all kinds of anticipation about this video. This was an event, a scheduled event.
If you haven't done it yet, " The Day That Never Comes" by Metallica is another good one that is on the war theme.
this is a very sad song and if you can place yourself into someone else you feel helpless.
One of my favorite songs it's so cool to watch people listen this song for the first time. When I see people's faces and there reaction it makes me choke up I always have this reaction and I've listened to this song since it came out. So 1000's of times. Metallica in general but the song fade to black is what kept me alive.
You and I are alike in this hahah I get all emotes when they realize this even exists. DARKNESS , ENVISIONING ME
The video annoys me. For me it clashes with the song and is just distracting. Probably an unpopular opinion. The normal studio version is much better.
I think both have something to share equally but I respect your opinion.
This is my favorite video from METALLIC the is ONE this song is based from The short story Johnny Get Your Gun . . MY FAVORITE song from them would be WELCOME HOME SANATORIUM . ( There is a unofficial music for it and the video shows clips from The Movie one who flew over the Cuckoo's Nest).
Sanitarium is my favorite too!!!
in2016 i gad a stroke and this song heloed me recover
More proof that metal music isn't "just noise with screaming".
Try for whom the bell tolls live with Cliff Burton
On the album they don’t have the talking on it it’s just for the album
Best Metal band ever.
You guys could do a live version of ONE. Might even get a better feel of the song that way.
LOL. You have a competition that isn’t a competition. METALLICA IS A HUNDRED TIMES BETTER THAN Iron Maiden! Iron is great. But they don’t have the songs, period. Metallica is the best selling metal band of all time for a reason. Duh!!!!!!!!
So many great bands came out of the 60s and 70s that you couldn't believe it could get better, and then came Metallica!
Another awesome reaction 👏🏼
Thank you!! 😁
The comment by the soldier that walked said the craziest statement “He is a product of Your occupation not mine”
Well, considering he was a chaplain and the other was the doctor who kept him "alive," I'd concede the point
*Glad you caught most of the story & lyrics you almost need to React with Closed Captioning on. Because it's a World War I soldier who lost his vision, his hearing, his arms & legs to a landmine*
As it has been said, the scenes in this video are from "Johnny got his gun". Which was a movie. In fact, Metallica wanted to use scenes from the Movie. So, they bought the rights to it. It's a timely message. another to react to, is "Sky Pilot" By the Animals, Make sure it's the LONG version. It tells the same story.
*#Metallica** (Masters Of Puppets)* is an incredible song concept. If you've already done that one check *(Enter Sandman)*
We've done both of those!
@@barsandbarbells2022 I thought so didn't remember or want to look it up when I was leaving a comment👍
Playlist for ya here:
ruclips.net/p/PLiy8c3CGpcygqDj9juLoGsPOZSUO-LYhK&si=SwtsgMjgEdOmTOCt@@CaddyJim
Their best track imo, it's next level amazing
One by Creed! 🔥
I was 18 when this album came out and this was their first music vid on MTV not to mention the local rock station played the hell out of this song. The scenes in the vid was from a classic war movie Johnny Get Your Gun I believe is the title. Song definitely paints a vivid picture of what a disabled vet goes through mentally from the trauma of their mortal wounds. This was Metallicas last thrash album before toning it down to more rock metal level 🤘😎🤘
Listen to the whole album! It is in my top albums on my whole playlist
take a trip down the NIGHTWISH rabbit hole.... You won't be disappointed!!!
And Justice For All was the 1st Metallica album without Cliff Burton... Their bassist was killed in a bus accident on September 27, 1986... This was Jason Newstead as bassist on this album... Please react to the Live version on Anesthesia Pulling Teeth by Metallica... You will see true greatness on a bass, by Cliff Burton... RIP..❤❤
Watch the live version from the Box set, live shit, Binge and Purge the Seattle performance
I never felt what "metal" was until I was hit with "DARKNESS ENVISIONING ME , ALL THAT I SEE, ABSOLUTE HORROR." like omg yes
saw them on this tour with Queensryche opening.. great show.
Start from the first album and go chronological. You'll see the maturity grow but I'd stop at the Black album....with Death magnetic and Hard Wired as exceptions
On the night of September 15 2001, while I was on library from the Marine Corps, I fell off a 40' cliff and smacked me head on a rock suffering a class 3 tramdic brain injury. I remember when I was in the VA hospital a couple months after that happened and still not knowing what happened, this song went through.
It's fun to look back and try to remember what all the fuss was about, but definitely keep in mind the political climate at the time. The little skirmish in the Ukraine today is in no way on par with what was going on back in the 80s. Back in the 80s, sure, we were told the cold war was done, but all men 18-25 had to register for the draft (I think they still do). While no servicemen have actually been drafted since 1973 (I think) it still filled our heads with dread back in the 80s when we were picking fights with all the countries that had oil. You could be drafted and die for causes you didn't even know, but could be pretty sure they were related to oil.
"One" was an amazing video and song that happened to hit (and make Metallica's career) at a time when it actually mattered.
Try two metallica instrumentals. Call of Ktulu from Ride the Lightning album and then Orion from Master of Puppets album.
The best hard rock group ever😂
Maybe the Best group. Besides Rush
“The big four” Slayer,Anthrax,Megadeth and METALLICAAAA!!!
DEATH - Lack of comprehension (video)....something to get impressed by :D
Metallica is the greatest American rock and roll band ever, except maybe CCR.
Support from Serbia...please listen Orphaned Land Norra El Norra...great song
THIS TURNED AN ENTIRE Generation into Metal Fans thats it Legacy.
"That guy" Is Jason Robards.
A legend.
When I was young there was so little cinema and post big-band music that everyone pretty much knew all the same stuff. I can't Imagine how daunting of a task it must be for younger generations to find and absorb so many worthwhile artistic endeavors.
Be that as it may, it can't be overstated how important it is that they do so.
The "churn" that modern music and cinema has devolved into will be the death of creativity and our culture will suffer mightily should it survive at all.
If we don't promote that drive to reach back through time and draw inspiration from those greats, those people that made us feel like we were witnessing history in real time, then we've failed as a generation. Hyperbolic? Time will tell.
Much love, everyone
Exactly you said it perfectly that you can't focus on the music because the video is distracting,for that reason why it does my head in when majority of people on RUclips react to the video version of this masterpiece song.When people should listen to the music version instead,as that's what it's about the music not the video.
I'm 51 I have listened to them since I was 12@ I was lucky to win free tickets to DETROIT 1999 concert I got lucky for the beginning of my, new century lol❤❤😂 up front all free fav band mic drop better description than lol
Hey, you guys should do a reaction to:
Metallica - s&m1 no leaf clover live. They play with the San Francisco Symphony orchestra. A different experience from them with their standard heavy metal sound. You’ll both love it
I have a Metallica suggestion for you, Harvester Of Sorrow Live in Russia 1991.
Metallica owns the rights to the movie. Why u can't find it anywhere today. As another said it's from the book Johnny got his gun written in 1935 I wanna say but could be off a yr or two. Read it for literature class in HS before the song n album came out. So me n my bud bought the album the day it dropped n we rode around n listened to it over n over but when it got to this song I was like shit that song is like that book I read in HS. N then the video dropped n I'll be damned if that's exactly where the song n video came from. I was 19 n saw the And Justice for All tour when it came to Nashville Tn. 7th row center stage $17.50. Old Starwood Amphitheatre. U would pay 10x's that for the same seat today. Good times.
I'm not a Metallica fan. At all. Never have been, and while I've had friends and relatives who are, I've just never been interested in them. THAT BEING SAID... I will never deny their talent, nor their showmanship. And there are a couple of tracks I actually enjoy. There's just something about the group and their overall sound and vibe that throw me off. Anyway, this IS one of the tracks I enjoy. It's not just a song, or the lead singer screaming... the added video clips bring it home for me. Other honorable mentions include their cover of Bob Seger's Turn the Page. I prefer Seger's version, but they took the song and without butchering it, made it their own, giving it an angry feel instead of the melancholy of the original. I was also pleasantly surprised with their cover of music from The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly on one of their live albums. There's just no way I could listen to multiple tracks. Just not my vibe, I guess. I hope the die hard fans can at least appreciate this post. Think of it as praise for the band from someone who doesn't like them. How often does something like that happen? Respect for them, even if they will never have a place in my music collection.
Seen them as young cats opening for other bands, then seen them with Guns N Roses, and at Monster Of Rock in awesome concert yay 🤘😆🤘🎸🎸🎤🥁
Metallica wasn't going to create a music video ... selling out. Lol. If this is selling out ... I'm glad they did. Amazing song, amazing video ... and extremely moving no matter your politics or religion.
War has always been about about profiteering, greed, power, and the supposed lower classes have always been the pawns, the Pink Floyd song Us and Them includes the Lyric, 'Forward he cried from the rear and the front rank died', which nicely sums it up, its definitely not a new thing, well done Metallica a beautifully poignant song
I know what you mean, I'm in the middle of it For democracy and western values. 👍. .... Fuck it
It’s funny how this was basically banned from MTV when they were for music, for being too depressing.
Metallica is more than those usual songs … “one , master of puppets , fade to black , nothing else matters , I mean C’mon …. Go for songs of the Covers they did on late’s 80’s Garage days Re-Visited and many other songs !!!!
This was Metallica's first video and before it ever came out, tons of fans called the band "sellouts" after hearing they were putting a video on MTV. So Metallica decided to buy an extremely creepy war flick and make this video, both as a huge "fuck you" to war and also to those who thought metal musicians couldn't put out thought provoking music videos with any useful message or imagery. Everything back then was hairspray and spandex and corny Fake Satanism stuff to rile up Conservatives. It's done as if the song is part of the soundtrack to the actual film on purpose and floats in and out of focus because this is a fever dream sequence. They later replaced this version with a "Jammin" version that just features the band miming playing in the warehouse because of the negative feedback from this video
This video was based on and featured clips from the film "Johnny Got His Gun" (1971)
The bad news is this was NOT fully based on a real person, but it did happen. My Mom worked for the CDC back before it became a WEF play toy. Then she was an Immunologist working on the cure for HIV and investigating possible outbakes of a Spanish flue variant tied to HIV in the 1960s. She was looking up records of patients that died of Spanish flew in the big outbake of the early 1900s and there she became acquainted with the case of an unknown American soldier who was Immune compromised due to the loss of more than half his bone marrow in a Mine detonation on the Western Front. He died on the passage back to America. Before being cleared for passage he had to be stabilized and underwent massive amputations and corrective surgeries to stem bleeding from all his limbs massive head and face wounds. She said about 8 different surgeons took part and not one thought the poor man would live to make it to the next procedure or they would have been obligated to stop trying to help him in order to prevent the continuing Horror of living without ANY outside stimulation or ability to communicate. He had no legs or arms, his mouth was literally removed making it necessary to feed him via intravenous line to his stomach, his hearing and sight where both nonexistent and due to the burning of the outer layers of skin they doubted he had any feeling but pain and itching. He did not however die of the wounds but of the Spanish flew as his body's immune system was so horrible compromised. She said had it not been for that he may have continued to exist for years in his flesh prison. Saddest part was according to what markers they could fiend to try and get an identification showed him to be no more than 17 or 18 years old. How utterly horrifying. The good news was Mom did not think that he ever really regained consciousness enough to suffer for long, but he did type out in Moris code Pleas stop No More, for a few hrs at one point (That was true as well and had he not passed may have helped in identifying him). The Drs sedated him and before the medical bord could discuss the ethics of keeping him alive he was shipped out to America relieving them from having to be the ones to pull the plug as it were. Sad segway to this but Happy Holidays to you both, bless and be well.
The tendency of pretending that any war is a defensive one shows two things. First of all that the majority of people, at least in civilized countries, cannot be made to kill or be made to die unless they are first convinced that they are doing so in order to defend their lives and freedom. Second, it shows that it is not difficult to persuade millions of people that they are in danger of being attacked, and hence, that they are called upon to defend themselves. Such persuasion depends most of all on a lack of independent thinking and feeling, on their political and or religious leaders/beliefs.
The middle east seems to be a, "Thunderdome" where people/children go and fight and Die, for what? The whims of the corrupt politicians and their political agenda? College tuition? What? And don't tell me, "Our Freedoms." And you know what, criticizing or detouring those people/loved ones, who sign up, or would otherwise sign up, to Kill/Die, to serve the whims of those corrupt politicians, is Not an insult to those who have died, who have paid the ultimate price with their lives, in which I respect with the utmost, but serves as a Warning to the living, Not to blindly obey those corrupt politicians. I feel that the best way that we could honor all of those fallen soldiers, is to STOP creating so many of them. The American military and the machine of war it produces and forces on the 🌎 is disgustingly evil and it has gotten away with so much because of Patriotsm. That's what the rich evoke and call to when it's time for the poor to hear the burden and Die for profits. This madness has to end, Wake Up America...
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4:20 let me ask you this; would it be worth sending your child to die against those in power you deem corrupt? That’s the context of this movie/book that the song drew inspiration from. It’s convoluted now more than ever with specific intent, but in this context; freedom=democracy. Frankly it still should. The fact it doesn’t is nobody’s fault but ours.
One of the most influential anti war songs. The movie was based on the book Johnny Got His Gun about WW1. It was one of three books banned for troops to read during WW2. The other two were enemy propaganda. He was kept alive indefinitely for religious reasons and because of the medical profession’s pride in being able to “save” wounded soldiers.
This just pushes me more to make sure I will NEVER be on long term life support. Told my family to let me go. I've seen many family members on life support after open heart surgery but they were only on a few hours. They look dead! Seeing my mom like that was awful. We have a heart defect that's hereditary and if you have it then you get the zipper. So far I'm fine but this thing is hard to find and two uncles died on the table during the dye test. My mom had chest pain and we got her to the hospital in time. Then my brother in law had to get the zipper at 50. His was due to smoking since 15. This man was tiny but he did eat a lot of out delicious Southern food. Just never want long tern life support for me. If I have to get the zipper, pray that I won't, I told my hubby I might just go, but he really wants me to get it. Hard hard decisions.
Can't believe you have never heard or seen this before. This was my introduction to Mettalica. I've never followed their career as a metal enthusiast, but they deserve the attention. Their music can be (and is) quite complex. Next step: Fade to Black live in Seattle 89. It is a must listen song where you can feel the anger in James's voice.
Nah. Listening to the album version first is the best way to go. Getting the gist of the original mood, dynamics & instrumentation is important.
Then watch how they play with it live.