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Early Metallica is absolutely killer. Pretty much any song from the Kill 'em All, Ride The Lightning, Master of Puppets or ...And Justice for All albums are badass.
I am a 57-year-old man with stage four cancer and I really really enjoy your videos. Thank you so much. Out of all the reaction videos out there,, you are more genuine than the others. I don’t know if you’ll ever read this but thank you
I am 63 years old and I love Metallica I love all the reactions and how this man expands his mind and gets into everything from country to metal. I wish you and that your family the best I'll say a prayer and never quit rocking.
Hope everything works out. One of my best friends lost most of his leg to a very rare sarcoma and has battled cancer two more times since his leg. He always says something that inspires me as I battle a very rare neurological disease.."every step is a finish line"" keep pushing and keep fighting!!
@@dvk7277 That`s obviously not true. "chop your breakfast on the mirror", "I`m your source of self-destruction", "taste me you will see, more is all you need", ... obviously drugs. It started out about a song about "hard" drugs, but was later associated too with the alcohol problems of some band members.
@@dvk7277 ….“chop your breakfast on a mirror“. How could this not be about drugs? I know Hetfield said so later. You can relate it to more, but it’s about drugs.
Ok. This is a masterpiece, and there is a reason Master of Puppets is enshrined in the Library of Congress for cultural significance. It is about drug abuse. But it's more than that. The lyrics are told from the perspective of the drugs. The instrumentation is told from the perspective of the addict. I appreciate this reaction.
Just imagine a two hour concert of these songs. Complete adrenaline rush and when it's over you're drained. I've seen them live five times over 30 years. They blow the roof off every time. Even at 60 years old they still rock harder than most bands that are twenty years younger.
I had the pleasure of seeing Metallica open for Ozzy when Metallica was touring to support the Master of Puppets album. It was an epic concert. My friend and I enjoyed it so much we went back for the 2nd night, bought tickets off a scalper in the nose bleed section and snuck down to the floor.
1st part of the song (heavy part) - you, the addicted, looking for the drug.. abstinence etc, build up.. 2nd part of the song (mellow part, or calm before the storm as you put it) - when you are high, euphoria.. 3rd part of the sone (gets heaving again, build up) - this is when the high comes off and the cycle starts again.. asking the master where the dreams are etc.. Dont know which songs you have done or not but: One Fade to Black Welcome Home (Sanitarium) Unforgiven I, II and III Battery Blackened Damage Inc. Creeping Death Harwester of Sorrow From whom the bell tolls Disposible heroes The Four Horsemen Dyers Eve Orion So many fucking more its unreal..
The beautiful interlude in the middle symbolizes the addict when they're high but it's starting to wear off and the guitar is pounding away like the urge to get high again. No peace except that small moment in between trying to figure out how you're gonna get your next fix.
10:00 the music...it creates a back and forth...like a tug-of-war....then the music goes up and down and upside down...peaceful...then the addiction that you thought you locked away starts banging on the door in you mind...louder and louder...the drums sound similar to the slave ship drums sometimes...then this part I timestamped...it's like he is swept away by a tornado in his own mind...and the queeling guitar almost sound like the addiction is laughing at him...amused and in control now. This is the battle...the back and forth...the rollercoaster...the storm...the locked door...broken down and releasing havoc into your own mind. You're right..the music really does match this song.
My favorite Metallica track is on the ride the lightning album, “Creeping Death” is a masterpiece in itself with biblical references. They have a video of it on RUclips playing live for a crowd of an estimated 1.6-1.7 million people in Moscow. An epic live performance
I was an opiate addict for around 12 years, I started when I was 15. Been sober many years now. I quit methadone cold turkey, was taking 165mg a day for 2 years. That's enough to kill several people but it didn't even get me high just made me feel normal. My withdrawal was absolute hell and I almost died. I had seizures, hallucinations, intense anxiety and constant pain. It lasted for a full month. It was like the flu but thousands of times worse for a whole month. I just wanted to comment and say anyone can quit, you have it in you I promise. You have to want to quit for yourself. Only when you're tired of it and want it to end will you be able to finally get clean. Who ever needs to hear this keep going, you got this. It sucks and takes years to get back to normal but it's 100% worth it. You're amazing, don't let anyone tell you otherwise.
*I like how you said "it's usually the calm before the storm" at the beginning of the guitar solo because that's what it was supposed to represent. The mellow, close your eyes happiness at the start of the solo was the high from the drug kicking in, feeling euphoric. Then it gets a little chaotic as they're starting to come down. Then it's just full throttle frenzy as the user is withdrawing, needing more, now.*
This is simply one of the greatest albums ever recorded, kudos for being open minded enough to appreciate how awesome this song is!! I've been listening to it since it came out & it never gets old!!
The album made it to the library of congress that should tell everything one needs to know about this album. Such a perfect written masterpiece. At this era metallica made history. Nothing like hearing master of puppets the first time i wish i could get that first time feeling again that was my high a high that i chase but never seem to find again.
This is by far, my favorite album of Metallica's catalogue. The Library of Congress agrees, as it is the only metal album yet to be enshrined. Favorite song though is Dyer's Eve off of their next record ...And Justice for All. The best way to listen to it IMO is to listen to the previous song on the record: To Live is to Die written by the late, great Cliff Burton. Then it goes instantly right into Dyer's Eve. This is the way you listened to it back in the day on cassette tape or vinyl. Back in the days when you listened to an album straight through as an experience and not just one song.
This, in my opinion, is the best metal song of all time, and Tool is my favorite band. Next, react to "Orion" to hear Metallica with just music. It will blow your mind. Cliff Burton on bass.... Just... Wow.
i love the interlude in this song. its so calm, makes you feel at peace, like youre riding the high, then he cries for help and it loses control, it throws you off by not following the beat, like youre crashing, they invoked the feelings of getting high and coming down with their music
As a long standing member of the Metallica family (huge fan since about 1985) welcome to the Metallica family where all are welcome whether you have been listening for decades or just discovering them. And I can listen to them all day long and it get tired of them and they are still making great music and are still spectacular live!
Well I started with them in 83 and I have to say that after and justice for all in 1990 everything is just mediocre. You want the best stuff, truth trash go to the 1980s because after and justice for all they’re no better than the average band. well I bought my first in 1983 and fell in love with them throughout justice for all in 1990 and then the black album was the most disappointing album in history and they never have recovered. Do you want the true Metallica go to the 1980s albums because after that they’re no better than the average band.
As I've mentioned to other reactors such as yourself who grew up on hiphop and just now discovering metal: Hip-hop (rap) from yesteryear (I'm talking the good non-mainstream great lyrics and messages - not the 'gucci-gang and drug/gun/hos mainstream stuff) and Metal music are very similar. They have more in common than your realize. They both articulate very deep messages and profound meaning in their lyrics, and usually comes from a very deep, introspective or downright angry place. The biggest difference is the live instrumentation in metal (that hip-hop samples bass and guitar riffs and even beats). The composition of the instruments in metal music serves the same purpose as the musical score in a movie does. (the haunting sounds of Jaws, or the high-energy battle music of The Avengers or often sad and melancholic sounds in heart-wrenching scenes). The music enhances the acting, action, and dialogue in a movie broadcasting and magnifying the intended emotional response - just as the guitars and drums enhance the mood and emotions of the listener to metal. Those movies would not be nearly as moving or impactful if it wasn't for amazing music being played by the symphony-orchestras. You nailed it when you said "Country music could have the same lyrics, and will produce a completely different emotion". That's it!!! Metal music (most of it) has a message - and that message is honestly very similar to hip-hop: rebellious, anti-establishment, anger at the elites, oppressors, and corporations that rule over people, war pigs that use soldiers for their gains. And it hammers home its message by stirring the emotions in the listener to give them something to identify with - whether that's mutual anger, rage, loss, frustration, etc - through the instruments and their compostition.
Check out Ride the Lightning, it’s about someone who’s facing death penalty through electric chair but he’s actually innocent. My fav Metallica song and definitely one of their best, actually one of the best metal songs of all times
Master of puppets are pulling your strings, twisting your mind and smashing your dreams. Blinded by me, you can't see a thing. Just call my name. Cause I hear you scream, master.
One thing you to take in account that cliff Burton played on master of puppets the last album before he died jason newsted played from there on until he left big diff in giutar playing cliff was one of kind awsome
I will tell you from experience that this song FEELS like addiction, and if you know, you know. Starts off kinda hard but just, when your body starts letting you know that it's been a while since we had a fix. Gets harder as the anxiety increases. Then you hit that airy, smooth, bridge, when you first feel that drug washes over you. Then immediately starts to Amp back up, because even under the influence that addict already starts to look for where the NEXT hit gonna come from. This song is about heron, but ANYONE that has had a pain pill addiction can also testify!
the way the song in constructed is almost like an addicts angry/aggressive withdrawal then gets to the peacefull melodic part would be like getting that euphoric blissful hit then the cycle repeats,whether it was intended like that or not it's so fitting.
metal is the opera of rock and roll and Metallica is the master of it. I would highly suggest their San Fransisco symphony tour versions of so many classic songs.
This song is their absolute tour de force. For pure, bone-crunching, body-crushing, hypnotizing power, check out "Battery". Together, along with Master of Puppets, they make the best 1-2 combo of opening tracks I've ever heard on an album.
This was written almost 40 years ago. James was in early 20's . In my estimation his body of work is just too impressive. Great reaction you're catching on sir.
6:45 Have you ever watched the sunrise at the end of a 3 day bender on speed? You just ate for the first time in 72 hrs, n you are filled with regret, sorrow, and hopelessness as you get ready for your first rest in three days? I have. 8:45 the desperate moment when you realize you must end your addiction... or it will end you (and soon). Two n a half years clean now, and counting. I mention this not for accolades or pats on the back, If I did this so can you. If you are trying to get clean or are a friend of someone who is, there is hope, and there is help. Peace, love, and empathy.
My take on the structure of this song is that the guitar solo in the middle is like the temporary high someone gets for giving into their addiction, then they slowly come back down until they end up right where they were before (the same riff from the beginning)
Love Metallica ❤️ my all time favorite band... I was 15 yrs old when I 1st hurd of them and going on 50 and still love ❤️ them... must listen 🎶 to Sanatorium... for sure...
Love the reaction. One small thing to mention. This is metal, not rock. Rock is like Metal's calmer more radio friendly little brother. Rock is not nearly as aggressive as Metal. Kinda like Hip-hop and Rap are related, but different 👍
And that is why Metallica is the world's premier speed metal band. Already inducted to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame several years ago. Lars Ulrich drummer /founder, James Hetfield lead vocals /rhythm guitarist, Kirk Hammet lead guitar, Robert Trujillo bass. (Cliff Burton original Bassist RIP, Jason Newsted Bassist quit)
Excellent reaction. Metal, can bring out rage and frustration, and help you release it and get yourself together. Lyrically, "Eye of the Beholder" is one of the best Metallica songs.
The best part of the whole album master of puppets is the fact that they were 23, 24 years old when they wrote their masterpiece. Metallica fan since 1987. Enjoy.
"I don't know how we can listen to 5 Metallica songs in a row" THAT was very true. Really. I remember NOT being to understand or even HEAR anything passed a few songs on any new album... And, I thought I was weird... hahaha But, it all turns out to be... "their" fault ;) good catch on all that
Polo, no problem. We all love it.. You are far from done with Metallica, there still are many mo albums& tons of songs.. Check out Outlaw Torn.. It goes straight to yo soul& Bleeding Me.. oh yeah
It's hard to interpret chopping your breakfast on a mirror too many different. 😉 But you are right, the general theme of something controlling your life fits many things.
Glad you dug this one and got into the lyrics, one of their absolute best, possibly their magnum opus. My recommendation for what to listen to, the way I got into ‘Tallica, probably wouldn’t work well as a reaction, but the album S&M is a great way to hear the breadth of their work. It’s a live album they did with the San Francisco Symphony back in 1999, and while it’s missing a few greats like “Fade to Black,” it’s still a great album. This song in particular shows off how Metallica composes for a live audience. The repetition throughout of “Master…Master!” gives even someone hearing it for the first time enough examples to get used to it and to hear the people in the crowd shouting it each time, as James Hetfield (lead vocals and rhythm guitar) barks out the first one and then gestures for the audience to yell the second one. Fans who’ve been to multiple shows have even started singing along to the mellow guitar solo that he plays with Kirk Hammet (lead guitar), which is a strange but beautiful evolution of a song they have performed in almost every show since the album was released 36 years ago. You mentioned the drums played by Lars Ulrich, not the most technical of metal drummers and he’s had his ups and downs with discipline and practice over the years, but seeing the performances he puts in lately, he’s taken such criticism to heart and really stepped up his live work as of late. Most Metallica songs give writing credit to him and Hetfield, which you can really see if you watch some making ofs, Lars is quite the producer and song shaper, often talking about what a given track “needs” or should have to achieve what they want. This was also the last album to feature their original bassist, Cliff Burton, who tragically died in a bus accident while touring to promote the album.
I love that "mastee, master..." fading away with echoes like you are sinking under water, sinking into the drug effect and inmediatly start that solo .. clse you eyes and you literally are flying, riding on heroine or something... That's perfection, period.
Nothing else Matters is a great one to do. The instruments tell a story along with the lyrics. It's wise to understand the lyrics of Metalica. My son is a heavy metal artist. I didn't care for a lot of it but the music is phenomenal and the lyrics are awesome if we take the time to hear. Thank you for appreachiating this fact. Love your reactions.🥰
Much love and respect for expanding your musical library! You have to check out "One" next. Make sure to watch the original video. It's a mini movie, so don't worry about reading the lyrics beforehand. You won't need to, I promise!
@@ianwakers I swear everyone always recommends the same songs when someone is just diving into Metallica. Master, ride the lightning, one and nothing else matters. It's not like the band has TONS of great songs that are not only great but legendary. They have a bunch of legendary tier songs and that's unheard of. Fucking James even crossed over and made a damn country song on their experimental load/reload album. But nope, let's recommend the same 4 songs. Now where I disagree is I love both the studio and music video of one. Both are fine imo
That comment at around 5:20, reading the lyrics is key to liking Metallica IMO. I also sat through about an hour of it at a party- it grows on you so fast if you are around it.
I remember as a young kid driving with my best friend to Tower Records in San Francisco to get this album the moment it was released. We bought it on CD and Album. Listening to it for first time on Bay Bridge Coming Home to El Sobrante which happens to be where the lead guitarist lived at the time. Anyway....
Stopped in for the Metallica, stayed for the insight. I very much like what you have to say, young man. Very well thought-out, very open-minded. Subbed.
Fave song? impossible to do without adding an S. Fave song + s "Creeping Death / Call of Ktulu", "Orion", "Blackened" , "The god That Failed". All those are solid.
In regards this song invoking feelings of rage, I would say it would be closer to a rage that invokes self hatred. Addiction is an arduous battle with yourself. Always putting yourself down, always hating what you are, always lamenting the next spiral that is to come while trying to recover. Relapsing is a very real fear as well as a strong temptation. Really powerful stuff.
Utwór dzieli się na części: chęć zażycia (narratorem jest narkotyk), zażycie narkotyku (łagodna melodia) oraz odstawienie, reakcja na zaprzestanie działania narkotyku (narrator jako uzależniony) oraz ostatnia będąca zarazem pierwszą (chęć ponownego zażycia). Całość piosenki mówi o piekielnym kole uzależnienia.
Pastor of Muppets… so good. my favorite Metallica, in particular Sanitarium. returning to it now, it’s surprisingly progressive… flexible time signatures, extended song structure. it has been inspiring to follow your videos as you move through the genres lending an open ear and giving honest and unfiltered reactions… more power to ya.
Check out "Disposable Hero's." It's another deep song. Except this one is about soldiers. I think that it's on "Masters of Puppets" also. Metallica really hit a home run with "Masters of Puppets." They even got to play the Emmy's after that album.
Love your reactions man! I like your deep dives into the songs, but I must ask. That wooden thing that doesn't stop spinning in the background. does it have a name? I need one! xD
I'm so glad you have an open mind! Me too. The world is full of happy,sad, mean, exctiement, fear and reality. Metallica is heavy metal so tends to be darker. But, please understand they take it serious and put tons of thought into their lyrics and music. Which I can say for 95 percent of heavy metal music. KEEP LISTENING to hard rock, heavy metal, and any other music you like or haven't heard yet! You seem like a good guy!
*smiles* Since you mentioned lyrics. This is lyrically tied to a four song set. All on the same album, Begins with Leper Messiah, continues again with Damage Inc. Then Puppets, and finally Welcome Home (sanitarium)
They use the music like an orchestra to elicit emotion & the lyrics tell a story. (for the most part.). Oh, they have played with the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra. S&M Album & TV show.
The slow part is when he got his fix and is all high, then it goes back to the fast part "Master,Master where's the dream that I've been after" "Master, Master, you promised only lies"
I was introduced to acid rock when I was eight, and I've primarily been into hard rock and metal ever since. However, my family has an extensive and pretty eclectic album collection dating back to the late 40s. I've heard everything from Elvis, the Righteous Brothers, Marvin Gay, Carlos Montoya, movie soundtracks, etc. While I loved R&B, I wasn't a huge fan of Rap until, ironically, NWA. To me, that started an era in Rap that was akin to a punk or metal phase. All of their frustrations, anger and melancholy coupled with intricate aggressive street poetry. Art. Nobody should stick with only one genre of music, there's so much creativity in the world, why lose out on experiencing it?
What do you mean "What's your favorite Metallica song?" You have to ask us, "What are 20-50 favorite Metallica songs?"!! Glad I found you, and looking forward to another. 👍
Rage is a good word for it. A lot of classic metal isn't just people being angry, it's people expressing why *you should be angry too*. Drug, war, corruption, poverty, all the problems of the world. Why is nobody angry about them?
Rick Beato just downloaded his interview with Kirk Hammett. Around 1:08:40 of that interview, Kirk describes how their music is therapeutic, further saying every year there's a 12-year-old boy angry at his parents feeling frustrated that just connects with it. Honestly, their music is therapeutic for any age feeling annoyed by anything. That's personal knowledge from a woman in her 50s. 😂 BTW it's an excellent interview that any fan of Metallica should check out! I have an even deeper love for them now.
"Disposable "Heroes" you will love(same album) just do the entire record , you won't be sorry and you were spot on about meaning, Hetfield said it's about anything neg. in your life that you allow yourself to be sucked into, this song is 30+ yrs old and still holds up today, now more than ever. the instruments interpret a "high" (slow melodic 🎸in the bridge and then a "comedown"(when the 🎸 gets super xtra lol) this song is a legit masterpiece, and they were only in their early 20's when they wrote this🤘🏻🥰 edit: they did to metal kinda what Eminem did to hip hop, gold standard. set the bar really high for other artists back in the day
I'm a 57 yr-old white man who grew up listening to all genres of music, and I wholeheartedly agree that while there's definitely a time for music without any deep meaning, that simply moves you and envelops your soul in it's own magic, and people can find meaning in them, especially if they're tied to impactful memories, but generally songs with deep meaning are the ones we tend to carry with us throughout our life. Metallica, from the start, seemed dedicated to writing songs with deep meaning almost exclusively.
Great reaction man! BTW, this version of the song sounds like back in the day when the batteries of your personal stereo begin to run out. It's a little slower than the original.
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Im dissapointed in these so called metallica fans. Not a single one has asked you to check out Anesthesia Pulling Teeth from Kill Em All.
Early Metallica is absolutely killer. Pretty much any song from the Kill 'em All, Ride The Lightning, Master of Puppets or ...And Justice for All albums are badass.
I like your videos but I gotta say, every time you call metal music "rock" it kinda makes my skin crawl lol
I am a 57-year-old man with stage four cancer and I really really enjoy your videos. Thank you so much. Out of all the reaction videos out there,, you are more genuine than the others. I don’t know if you’ll ever read this but thank you
Hope things work out for you both and you go to see many more Metallica gigs. All the best from Scotland....
I am 63 years old and I love Metallica I love all the reactions and how this man expands his mind and gets into everything from country to metal. I wish you and that your family the best I'll say a prayer and never quit rocking.
Stand and deliver brother, you've got this. Keep jamming and keep fighting. Fuck cancer!
Praying for you.
Hope everything works out. One of my best friends lost most of his leg to a very rare sarcoma and has battled cancer two more times since his leg. He always says something that inspires me as I battle a very rare neurological disease.."every step is a finish line"" keep pushing and keep fighting!!
This is the best anti drug song ever. The destruction is illustrated in every beat you hear the chill then the build to desperation.
You are so right. Brings back some dark memories for me.
Absolutely right. This one gets brutally honest about the reality of drugs and what they do.
Crazy thing is that it was not about drugs specifically. It was mainly about being controlled by anything, or anyone.
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That`s obviously not true. "chop your breakfast on the mirror", "I`m your source of self-destruction", "taste me you will see, more is all you need", ... obviously drugs. It started out about a song about "hard" drugs, but was later associated too with the alcohol problems of some band members.
@@dvk7277 ….“chop your breakfast on a mirror“. How could this not be about drugs? I know Hetfield said so later. You can relate it to more, but it’s about drugs.
The entire album is truly a masterpiece. One of the greatest albums, ever.
no features, no skips.
my first concert was Metallica opening for ozzy
@@amyballard2495 me too. In Philly
@@ronb6152that's awsome I saw them in Detroit
Yes!!!🤘🤘🤘
"and it's usually the calm before the storm"
You may not have listened to much Metallica, but you definitely understand Metallica
Ok. This is a masterpiece, and there is a reason Master of Puppets is enshrined in the Library of Congress for cultural significance.
It is about drug abuse. But it's more than that. The lyrics are told from the perspective of the drugs. The instrumentation is told from the perspective of the addict.
I appreciate this reaction.
Just imagine a two hour concert of these songs. Complete adrenaline rush and when it's over you're drained. I've seen them live five times over 30 years. They blow the roof off every time. Even at 60 years old they still rock harder than most bands that are twenty years younger.
I had the pleasure of seeing Metallica open for Ozzy when Metallica was touring to support the Master of Puppets album.
It was an epic concert. My friend and I enjoyed it so much we went back for the 2nd night, bought tickets off a scalper in the nose bleed section and snuck down to the floor.
1st part of the song (heavy part) - you, the addicted, looking for the drug.. abstinence etc, build up..
2nd part of the song (mellow part, or calm before the storm as you put it) - when you are high, euphoria..
3rd part of the sone (gets heaving again, build up) - this is when the high comes off and the cycle starts again.. asking the master where the dreams are etc..
Dont know which songs you have done or not but:
One
Fade to Black
Welcome Home (Sanitarium)
Unforgiven I, II and III
Battery
Blackened
Damage Inc.
Creeping Death
Harwester of Sorrow
From whom the bell tolls
Disposible heroes
The Four Horsemen
Dyers Eve
Orion
So many fucking more its unreal..
I think you forget low mans lyrics and Mama said
Spot on on the breakdown of the phases.
That list needs to be completed with three masterpieces: "Bleeding me", "The outlaw torn" and "Fixxxer" 🤘🏼🎶
Best way to watch "Creeping Death" is from the 1991 Moscow concert.
@@professionalvampire1 hell yeah 🤘🏻🤘🏻
This album shows the massive influence that Cliff Burton had on the rest of the members. This album was Metallica at their peak songwriting wise.
Their finest hour!
Mic drop
When you said you felt rage more than sadness: NAILED IT
You can basically pick ANY song off the first four albums and it's gonna be a great song.
Their song "One" is both moving and meaningful, particularly combined with the official video. A powerful anti-war song!
It's based on the movie
Johnny got his gun
The beautiful interlude in the middle symbolizes the addict when they're high but it's starting to wear off and the guitar is pounding away like the urge to get high again. No peace except that small moment in between trying to figure out how you're gonna get your next fix.
10:00 the music...it creates a back and forth...like a tug-of-war....then the music goes up and down and upside down...peaceful...then the addiction that you thought you locked away starts banging on the door in you mind...louder and louder...the drums sound similar to the slave ship drums sometimes...then this part I timestamped...it's like he is swept away by a tornado in his own mind...and the queeling guitar almost sound like the addiction is laughing at him...amused and in control now. This is the battle...the back and forth...the rollercoaster...the storm...the locked door...broken down and releasing havoc into your own mind. You're right..the music really does match this song.
My favorite Metallica track is on the ride the lightning album, “Creeping Death” is a masterpiece in itself with biblical references. They have a video of it on RUclips playing live for a crowd of an estimated 1.6-1.7 million people in Moscow. An epic live performance
Absolutely agree!
Yes, the Moscow concert is epic.
Love that video and Creeping Death is a fav of mine too
Creeping Death and then Cthulu after that...what an amazing combo. Both album versions are absolute fucking perfection.
Imagine playing in front of 1.6+ million people? Absolutely fucking insane.
I was an opiate addict for around 12 years, I started when I was 15. Been sober many years now. I quit methadone cold turkey, was taking 165mg a day for 2 years. That's enough to kill several people but it didn't even get me high just made me feel normal. My withdrawal was absolute hell and I almost died. I had seizures, hallucinations, intense anxiety and constant pain. It lasted for a full month. It was like the flu but thousands of times worse for a whole month. I just wanted to comment and say anyone can quit, you have it in you I promise. You have to want to quit for yourself. Only when you're tired of it and want it to end will you be able to finally get clean. Who ever needs to hear this keep going, you got this. It sucks and takes years to get back to normal but it's 100% worth it. You're amazing, don't let anyone tell you otherwise.
*I like how you said "it's usually the calm before the storm" at the beginning of the guitar solo because that's what it was supposed to represent. The mellow, close your eyes happiness at the start of the solo was the high from the drug kicking in, feeling euphoric. Then it gets a little chaotic as they're starting to come down. Then it's just full throttle frenzy as the user is withdrawing, needing more, now.*
Exactly. Couldn’t be better said.
This is simply one of the greatest albums ever recorded, kudos for being open minded enough to appreciate how awesome this song is!! I've been listening to it since it came out & it never gets old!!
“The calm before the storm.” You’re absolutely right. The slow part represents the high, then the hunger for more slowly comes back.
1992 Blasting 'And Justice for All' through cassette on an Alpine while leaving high school. Good times.
The album made it to the library of congress that should tell everything one needs to know about this album. Such a perfect written masterpiece. At this era metallica made history.
Nothing like hearing master of puppets the first time i wish i could get that first time feeling again that was my high a high that i chase but never seem to find again.
Check out Metallica 1991 live in Moscow “Enter Sandman”
You’ll never see band playing to a crowd with more energy. It’s an amazing thing to see
I totally agree!!!
Creeping Death is much better.
Why would you say enter sandman? Creeping death is way better.
They're all great! At that concert, they showed their masterful skills. Whatever they chose to play was excellent. 😀
@@neworleanslady9664 Oh absolutely. But Creeping Death was still better.
This is by far, my favorite album of Metallica's catalogue. The Library of Congress agrees, as it is the only metal album yet to be enshrined. Favorite song though is Dyer's Eve off of their next record ...And Justice for All. The best way to listen to it IMO is to listen to the previous song on the record: To Live is to Die written by the late, great Cliff Burton. Then it goes instantly right into Dyer's Eve. This is the way you listened to it back in the day on cassette tape or vinyl. Back in the days when you listened to an album straight through as an experience and not just one song.
Master of Puppets is #1
Every professional album ever is in the Library of Congress. I have like 9 Albums in the Library of congress.
Cliff Burton didn't write "To Live Is To Die" either. He just wrote the poem in the middle.
@@redrick8900 what are the titles of your albums, mediocre talent 1-9?
@@jumpcutreviews1545 Your inept insults at art you haven't heard would only reinforce my point if true. Way to step in it.
The beauty of music is that our tastes broaden as we age and THERES SO MUCH MUSIC !
This, in my opinion, is the best metal song of all time, and Tool is my favorite band. Next, react to "Orion" to hear Metallica with just music. It will blow your mind. Cliff Burton on bass.... Just... Wow.
Best reaction to this song I’ve seen. Real, raw and dead on
i love the interlude in this song. its so calm, makes you feel at peace, like youre riding the high, then he cries for help and it loses control, it throws you off by not following the beat, like youre crashing, they invoked the feelings of getting high and coming down with their music
Nailed the meaning brother. People thought it was only about cocaine. It's about all addiction.
As a long standing member of the Metallica family (huge fan since about 1985) welcome to the Metallica family where all are welcome whether you have been listening for decades or just discovering them. And I can listen to them all day long and it get tired of them and they are still making great music and are still spectacular live!
Well said, Sister! Fan since 91.
Well I started with them in 83 and I have to say that after and justice for all in 1990 everything is just mediocre. You want the best stuff, truth trash go to the 1980s because after and justice for all they’re no better than the average band. well I bought my first in 1983 and fell in love with them throughout justice for all in 1990 and then the black album was the most disappointing album in history and they never have recovered. Do you want the true Metallica go to the 1980s albums because after that they’re no better than the average band.
As I've mentioned to other reactors such as yourself who grew up on hiphop and just now discovering metal:
Hip-hop (rap) from yesteryear (I'm talking the good non-mainstream great lyrics and messages - not the 'gucci-gang and drug/gun/hos mainstream stuff) and Metal music are very similar. They have more in common than your realize. They both articulate very deep messages and profound meaning in their lyrics, and usually comes from a very deep, introspective or downright angry place.
The biggest difference is the live instrumentation in metal (that hip-hop samples bass and guitar riffs and even beats). The composition of the instruments in metal music serves the same purpose as the musical score in a movie does. (the haunting sounds of Jaws, or the high-energy battle music of The Avengers or often sad and melancholic sounds in heart-wrenching scenes). The music enhances the acting, action, and dialogue in a movie broadcasting and magnifying the intended emotional response - just as the guitars and drums enhance the mood and emotions of the listener to metal. Those movies would not be nearly as moving or impactful if it wasn't for amazing music being played by the symphony-orchestras.
You nailed it when you said "Country music could have the same lyrics, and will produce a completely different emotion". That's it!!! Metal music (most of it) has a message - and that message is honestly very similar to hip-hop: rebellious, anti-establishment, anger at the elites, oppressors, and corporations that rule over people, war pigs that use soldiers for their gains. And it hammers home its message by stirring the emotions in the listener to give them something to identify with - whether that's mutual anger, rage, loss, frustration, etc - through the instruments and their compostition.
Check out Ride the Lightning, it’s about someone who’s facing death penalty through electric chair but he’s actually innocent. My fav Metallica song and definitely one of their best, actually one of the best metal songs of all times
Master of puppets are pulling your strings, twisting your mind and smashing your dreams. Blinded by me, you can't see a thing. Just call my name. Cause I hear you scream, master.
One thing you to take in account that cliff Burton played on master of puppets the last album before he died jason newsted played from there on until he left big diff in giutar playing cliff was one of kind awsome
"That part was badass I wanna hear it again"... welcome to 12 years old me =)
Classic Metallica. Love them. Glad you can appreciate now what us rock heads loved waaay back when. 💜
bro i love watching your facial reactions to these songs, seems like youre really grasping how metal started and its core.
I DEFINITELY recommend seeing their Manchester 2019 performance of this! It was pouring rain and they gave no fucks. XD
I will tell you from experience that this song FEELS like addiction, and if you know, you know. Starts off kinda hard but just, when your body starts letting you know that it's been a while since we had a fix. Gets harder as the anxiety increases. Then you hit that airy, smooth, bridge, when you first feel that drug washes over you. Then immediately starts to Amp back up, because even under the influence that addict already starts to look for where the NEXT hit gonna come from. This song is about heron, but ANYONE that has had a pain pill addiction can also testify!
the way the song in constructed is almost like an addicts angry/aggressive withdrawal then gets to the peacefull melodic part would be like getting that euphoric blissful hit then the cycle repeats,whether it was intended like that or not it's so fitting.
Yesssss! you finally said it! (MWM) (Music with Meaning) Exactly! 🖤💚🖤💚😎😎🙏
metal is the opera of rock and roll and Metallica is the master of it. I would highly suggest their San Fransisco symphony tour versions of so many classic songs.
This song is their absolute tour de force.
For pure, bone-crunching, body-crushing, hypnotizing power, check out "Battery".
Together, along with Master of Puppets, they make the best 1-2 combo of opening tracks I've ever heard on an album.
Rap and Metal can have a lot of similarities, with the fast paced lyrics and energy. Love seeing someone discover music like this.
This was written almost 40 years ago. James was in early 20's . In my estimation his body of work is just too impressive.
Great reaction you're catching on sir.
@polo reacts that’s what it’s about and I always like your reactions keep doing the good work
The song is about cocaine addiction: "chop your breakfast on a mirror". The clearest reference to doing lines of coke.
6:45 Have you ever watched the sunrise at the end of a 3 day bender on speed? You just ate for the first time in 72 hrs, n you are filled with regret, sorrow, and hopelessness as you get ready for your first rest in three days? I have. 8:45 the desperate moment when you realize you must end your addiction... or it will end you (and soon). Two n a half years clean now, and counting. I mention this not for accolades or pats on the back, If I did this so can you. If you are trying to get clean or are a friend of someone who is, there is hope, and there is help. Peace, love, and empathy.
My take on the structure of this song is that the guitar solo in the middle is like the temporary high someone gets for giving into their addiction, then they slowly come back down until they end up right where they were before (the same riff from the beginning)
Love Metallica ❤️ my all time favorite band... I was 15 yrs old when I 1st hurd of them and going on 50 and still love ❤️ them... must listen 🎶 to Sanatorium... for sure...
Love the reaction. One small thing to mention. This is metal, not rock. Rock is like Metal's calmer more radio friendly little brother. Rock is not nearly as aggressive as Metal. Kinda like Hip-hop and Rap are related, but different 👍
And that is why Metallica is the world's premier speed metal band.
Already inducted to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame several years ago.
Lars Ulrich drummer /founder, James Hetfield lead vocals /rhythm guitarist, Kirk Hammet lead guitar, Robert Trujillo bass.
(Cliff Burton original Bassist RIP, Jason Newsted Bassist quit)
Excellent reaction. Metal, can bring out rage and frustration, and help you release it and get yourself together. Lyrically, "Eye of the Beholder" is one of the best Metallica songs.
Thanks for liking the video I also checked out another song by Metallica - Nothing else matters ruclips.net/video/Zu9VQGhqmVA/видео.html
If you like drums check out Slipknot
The best part of the whole album master of puppets is the fact that they were 23, 24 years old when they wrote their masterpiece.
Metallica fan since 1987. Enjoy.
"I don't know how we can listen to 5 Metallica songs in a row"
THAT was very true. Really. I remember NOT being to understand or even HEAR anything passed a few songs on any new album...
And, I thought I was weird... hahaha
But, it all turns out to be... "their" fault ;)
good catch on all that
Polo, no problem. We all love it.. You are far from done with Metallica, there still are many mo albums& tons of songs.. Check out Outlaw Torn.. It goes straight to yo soul& Bleeding Me.. oh yeah
haha 8minutes of dopamine 👌
Just keep digging....I grew up a hip hop/metal white boy and now all music ties us together ....I love the Beatles now....music is amazing 😎
There is a reason this album and song have been added to the library of Congress for its significance
Love your compare and contrast of the lyrics with country music. Drug addiction certainly brings out both sadness AND anger.
You have to see a live version of this. The audience participation is just perfect.
Got to see them after the black album release
Ride the lightening will always be my favorite
It's hard to interpret chopping your breakfast on a mirror too many different. 😉
But you are right, the general theme of something controlling your life fits many things.
Glad you dug this one and got into the lyrics, one of their absolute best, possibly their magnum opus. My recommendation for what to listen to, the way I got into ‘Tallica, probably wouldn’t work well as a reaction, but the album S&M is a great way to hear the breadth of their work. It’s a live album they did with the San Francisco Symphony back in 1999, and while it’s missing a few greats like “Fade to Black,” it’s still a great album.
This song in particular shows off how Metallica composes for a live audience. The repetition throughout of “Master…Master!” gives even someone hearing it for the first time enough examples to get used to it and to hear the people in the crowd shouting it each time, as James Hetfield (lead vocals and rhythm guitar) barks out the first one and then gestures for the audience to yell the second one. Fans who’ve been to multiple shows have even started singing along to the mellow guitar solo that he plays with Kirk Hammet (lead guitar), which is a strange but beautiful evolution of a song they have performed in almost every show since the album was released 36 years ago.
You mentioned the drums played by Lars Ulrich, not the most technical of metal drummers and he’s had his ups and downs with discipline and practice over the years, but seeing the performances he puts in lately, he’s taken such criticism to heart and really stepped up his live work as of late. Most Metallica songs give writing credit to him and Hetfield, which you can really see if you watch some making ofs, Lars is quite the producer and song shaper, often talking about what a given track “needs” or should have to achieve what they want. This was also the last album to feature their original bassist, Cliff Burton, who tragically died in a bus accident while touring to promote the album.
Rage is a good word. For the waste, the knowledge of the path being trodden but that pull is so very strong and we may as well be puppets.
“Blackened” has always been one of if not my favorites
I love that "mastee, master..." fading away with echoes like you are sinking under water, sinking into the drug effect and inmediatly start that solo .. clse you eyes and you literally are flying, riding on heroine or something... That's perfection, period.
Nothing else Matters is a great one to do. The instruments tell a story along with the lyrics. It's wise to understand the lyrics of Metalica. My son is a heavy metal artist. I didn't care for a lot of it but the music is phenomenal and the lyrics are awesome if we take the time to hear. Thank you for appreachiating this fact. Love your reactions.🥰
Much love and respect for expanding your musical library! You have to check out "One" next. Make sure to watch the original video. It's a mini movie, so don't worry about reading the lyrics beforehand. You won't need to, I promise!
@@ianwakers I swear everyone always recommends the same songs when someone is just diving into Metallica. Master, ride the lightning, one and nothing else matters. It's not like the band has TONS of great songs that are not only great but legendary. They have a bunch of legendary tier songs and that's unheard of. Fucking James even crossed over and made a damn country song on their experimental load/reload album. But nope, let's recommend the same 4 songs. Now where I disagree is I love both the studio and music video of one. Both are fine imo
@@ianwakers it adds another layer of greatness to an already great song. You're the only person I've seen in the last year that has that opinion.
Even the instrumentals start out light and angelic and ends up heavy and dark. This song gives me chills.
That comment at around 5:20, reading the lyrics is key to liking Metallica IMO. I also sat through about an hour of it at a party- it grows on you so fast if you are around it.
I remember as a young kid driving with my best friend to Tower Records in San Francisco to get this album the moment it was released. We bought it on CD and Album. Listening to it for first time on Bay Bridge Coming Home to El Sobrante which happens to be where the lead guitarist lived at the time. Anyway....
5 Metallica songs gives me energy! It doesn’t drain me! 😂👍 That’s how!
Stopped in for the Metallica, stayed for the insight. I very much like what you have to say, young man. Very well thought-out, very open-minded. Subbed.
Fave song? impossible to do without adding an S. Fave song + s "Creeping Death / Call of Ktulu", "Orion", "Blackened" , "The god That Failed". All those are solid.
The song can be interpreted for anything that controls you because anything that controls you is your master
i think james said in an interview that the song is about manipulation in general
In regards this song invoking feelings of rage, I would say it would be closer to a rage that invokes self hatred. Addiction is an arduous battle with yourself. Always putting yourself down, always hating what you are, always lamenting the next spiral that is to come while trying to recover. Relapsing is a very real fear as well as a strong temptation. Really powerful stuff.
The laughter at the end has been my favorite since I was in elementary school
Utwór dzieli się na części: chęć zażycia (narratorem jest narkotyk), zażycie narkotyku (łagodna melodia) oraz odstawienie, reakcja na zaprzestanie działania narkotyku (narrator jako uzależniony) oraz ostatnia będąca zarazem pierwszą (chęć ponownego zażycia). Całość piosenki mówi o piekielnym kole uzależnienia.
9:46 is one of the most charged, but pleasing sounds of any song I’ve ever listened to.
Important note: The Master of Puppets album is saved in the Library of Congress as a cultural and national treasure.
The fact this song came out in 86 is crazy cause addiction has become so much worse since then.
Pastor of Muppets… so good. my favorite Metallica, in particular Sanitarium. returning to it now, it’s surprisingly progressive… flexible time signatures, extended song structure. it has been inspiring to follow your videos as you move through the genres lending an open ear and giving honest and unfiltered reactions… more power to ya.
Check out "Disposable Hero's." It's another deep song. Except this one is about soldiers. I think that it's on "Masters of Puppets" also. Metallica really hit a home run with "Masters of Puppets." They even got to play the Emmy's after that album.
Metallica never played the Emmys. They played “One” on the Grammys in 1989.
There’s a fire song and a good one on the workout playlist.
Love your reactions man! I like your deep dives into the songs, but I must ask. That wooden thing that doesn't stop spinning in the background. does it have a name? I need one! xD
I'm so glad you have an open mind! Me too. The world is full of happy,sad, mean, exctiement, fear and reality. Metallica is heavy metal so tends to be darker. But, please understand they take it serious and put tons of thought into their lyrics and music. Which I can say for 95 percent of heavy metal music. KEEP LISTENING to hard rock, heavy metal, and any other music you like or haven't heard yet! You seem like a good guy!
*smiles* Since you mentioned lyrics.
This is lyrically tied to a four song set. All on the same album, Begins with Leper Messiah, continues again with Damage Inc. Then Puppets, and finally Welcome Home (sanitarium)
For whom the bell tolls is my top Metallica song. Been listening to them since my dad put headphones on my mums stomach. 🎉
They use the music like an orchestra to elicit emotion & the lyrics tell a story. (for the most part.). Oh, they have played with the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra. S&M Album & TV show.
Metal saved many lives.
The slow part is when he got his fix and is all high, then it goes back to the fast part "Master,Master where's the dream that I've been after" "Master, Master, you promised only lies"
The depth of understanding that these guys had in their early 20s is truly remarkable!!
This is a really good point
All their old stuff is like riding a roller coaster of emotion.
I was introduced to acid rock when I was eight, and I've primarily been into hard rock and metal ever since. However, my family has an extensive and pretty eclectic album collection dating back to the late 40s. I've heard everything from Elvis, the Righteous Brothers, Marvin Gay, Carlos Montoya, movie soundtracks, etc. While I loved R&B, I wasn't a huge fan of Rap until, ironically, NWA. To me, that started an era in Rap that was akin to a punk or metal phase. All of their frustrations, anger and melancholy coupled with intricate aggressive street poetry. Art. Nobody should stick with only one genre of music, there's so much creativity in the world, why lose out on experiencing it?
What do you mean "What's your favorite Metallica song?" You have to ask us, "What are 20-50 favorite Metallica songs?"!!
Glad I found you, and looking forward to another. 👍
What's your favorite Metallica song?.... The first four albums....
Rage is a good word for it. A lot of classic metal isn't just people being angry, it's people expressing why *you should be angry too*.
Drug, war, corruption, poverty, all the problems of the world. Why is nobody angry about them?
This takes me back. Metallica was perfect for an angsty teen. Then grunge came along.
Rick Beato just downloaded his interview with Kirk Hammett. Around 1:08:40 of that interview, Kirk describes how their music is therapeutic, further saying every year there's a 12-year-old boy angry at his parents feeling frustrated that just connects with it.
Honestly, their music is therapeutic for any age feeling annoyed by anything. That's personal knowledge from a woman in her 50s. 😂
BTW it's an excellent interview that any fan of Metallica should check out! I have an even deeper love for them now.
I commented without watching the entire video, you hit the nail on the head when you said that it could be interpreted in several different ways.
"Disposable "Heroes" you will love(same album) just do the entire record , you won't be sorry and you were spot on about meaning, Hetfield said it's about anything neg. in your life that you allow yourself to be sucked into, this song is 30+ yrs old and still holds up today, now more than ever. the instruments interpret a "high" (slow melodic 🎸in the bridge and then a "comedown"(when the 🎸 gets super xtra lol) this song is a legit masterpiece, and they were only in their early 20's when they wrote this🤘🏻🥰
edit: they did to metal kinda what Eminem did to hip hop, gold standard. set the bar really high for other artists back in the day
I'm a 57 yr-old white man who grew up listening to all genres of music, and I wholeheartedly agree that while there's definitely a time for music without any deep meaning, that simply moves you and envelops your soul in it's own magic, and people can find meaning in them, especially if they're tied to impactful memories, but generally songs with deep meaning are the ones we tend to carry with us throughout our life.
Metallica, from the start, seemed dedicated to writing songs with deep meaning almost exclusively.
For me the song's tone conveys more a feeling of deep frustration or helplessness rather than rage. This song is a masterpiece.
I really dig when hip hop fans get turned onto metal. AWESOME
Great reaction man! BTW, this version of the song sounds like back in the day when the batteries of your personal stereo begin to run out. It's a little slower than the original.