Is this a JOKE Metallica? 72 Seasons Review
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- Опубліковано 8 лют 2025
- Is this a JOKE Metallica? In this video I review the brand new Metallica track 72 Seasons. It's the title track from their upcoming new album 72 Seasons. The question is, can Metallica redefine themselves to a new generation, or will they fall into an endless cycle of rehashing the past. Sad but True, the tik tok generation is here. They don't have the patience to sit through long songs that don't get straight to the point. I'll dissect the lyrics, song structure, music theory, guitar solo problems and more! I mean, what's Dave Mustaine gonna think about this?
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The long intros are not included on the album. This is just for video purposes.
Oh Shred, really ?
All the time you just want to come across as super cool, but your arrogance and hubris destroys real coolness.
The 90s are over, maybe you should consider an update for yourself.
Metallica are set in stone, I haven't heard from you yet. You should just shut up or at least show some humility ♠️
Hi Shred, why arent you invited to Shred collabs? Like the ones from Jared Dines. Id really love to see your input there.
Great review. As a gen x guy, I can appreciate old school and new schools. But I am still not loving this song after hearing twice now.
As far as the Megadeth/ Metallica comparison goes, I believe The Sick The Dying And The Dead knocks Papa Het’s new stuff outta the water. Dave succeeded in new Megadeth offering a throw back. James is trying on this album, but he’s trying to out duel Dave it feels like to me.
That being said I don’t think new Metallica is trash .. I just don’t love it, and won’t spend money on the album. 😐
You just wrong guy-and f tik tok-you probably complain about maiden as well
If the tik tok generation can't handle a long song, it's their loss, really.
The problem here is that the song is very boring, 4 minutes of the same shit could be enough
Honestly the best songs are longer. It's their small attention spans that can't stand the long songs too lmao.
This guy, "Shred", whoever that is, has clearly not listened to the ...And Justice For All album. Fkin TikTok! Ha!
They can’t handle And Justice for All lol
Lol people dont like it because its the most generic hard rock ever, repeated for about 4 minutes too long.
Im pretty sure the lyrics are talking about his 72 seasons (first 18 years) and you can kind of see it in the words like dogmatic, etc talking about how he was steered and "educated' by his parents a certain way and how its been constant trauma.
The "split in two" line also means, imo, that till the first 18 years, you're mostly told what to do, when you have limited authority over life. And from there's your life is split in two, the second part where you have to figure stuff out for yourself.
@@pratikmandal1350 yea that tracks from his interview where he said the rest of your life is basically healing from and fixing the first 18 years of your life.
@Pratik Mandal yeah, I agree. That's inciteful. He also talked about stage fright and that happened recently at a concert I believe, so he must be talking about the present too. I really like this song. Old style, but the comments about the blues scale is true. He needs to keep up with James and learn some new scales.... cheers.
so dyers eve 2?
@@michakrzyzanowski8554 basically yes
James wrote the lyrics about himself and going through the things over the first 18 years of his life that haunted him for most of his life. His mom dying of cancer, his abusive father, and the messed up cult religion Christian science that James and his family were raised on. This album is a lyrical and musical release that James has needed for awhile. I love this song, i love the deep heavy groove of the pre-chorus and the vocals of James, plus the 80's essence and drive of this song.
Kirk's solos are horrible to listen
@@rumplestilskin223 I agree. And it's not about the band getting on in age...hell, it's not even about shredding. Hammett's solos so far on this album have been absolute shit and this is the worst of them all. I don't care what any fan says, Hammett is just being lazy at this point in his career. No thought whatsoever was put into this solo and he plays the same "chord-like" wah shit over and over it's almost become a running joke now. I rather he didn't play solos at all than write this shit.
My mother and father died from cancer; my uncle was super abusive (verbally, mentally, physically and spiritually - he's a potato head redneck). James Hetfield is point on about his abusive experience during childhood in his 72 Seasons album.
Jehova sect
Don't lump Christians in with that nonsense. I've been Christian all my life and doctors are vital and very needed. Metallica has been my favorite band since I was about 10, so over 30 years now lol loving the new album compared to the last few lol
a song doesn't have to follow a structure of VCVCBC and done. A song doesn't have to be no longer than 3 minutes. I really dig this song, probably my favorite from the new album so far.
yeah!
fuck structure!
thats why I also love nirvana
You have bad taste if you like this song lol
@@trestres236 lol who are you to critique our musical preference.
Just serious bands like opeth and mastodon can really rock long songs without losing engagement, sounding less unga Bunga ish. This is hammet pushing himself a bit tho it's usually even duller composition than this so will give them an ok meh
Same here man. It's like progress rock. But don't expect a guy that burps in the middle of a YT video to understand complexity of tension building, and the idea of retardation as a musical concept
it s so much fun to see youtubers having some advices to give to legends
Yea it’s pretty funny. Not in a good way
This is a very dangerous attitude. Just because people have power and heritage doesn't mean they don't make mistakes or poor decisions. And obviously this video isn't meant in the sense that Shred would like to write the next album instead of them. Many artistically decisions come down to preference and you don't have to agree with everything Shred says in the video, at least I don't. But it's still fair criticism and I don't care if he talks about my neighbour's album or a rock legend's album, it has the same value to me.
They were legends even when they made St anger. By your idiotic logic everybody who didn't like the album back then should have just stayed quiet about their criticism because Metallica are legends.
@@marctestarossayea cool story its been said a billion times
metallica has already proven them as legends let them speak their mind or fuck off straight up!
Long songs are great. For example "To live is to die" or "And Justice for All...". Both nearly 10 minutes long and one of the best songs they've written
"Do you know what this is? this is justice baby!" James Hetfield live in Montreal love that live youtube of AJFA
yeah but those are way cool, i like this one the most from this album, but no comparison to the old albums of course, they just repeat the same stuff too much i feel like they dont innovate as much dont try differnt stuff as much
Yes long songs are awesome the more Metallica the better i don’t understand why people complain that there songs are to long
@@Chuckichanly we're gloryfying the old records too much. They are legendary pieces of music, don't get me wrong. But they are pretty similar to the new stuff. Also remember when Metallica tried to change thier sound a bit. Like with load and reload - they got shit on for this.
Long songs are great if the songs are great. And AFJA and TLITD are both amazing. And so is Spit out the Bone. But 72 seasons should’ve been a 4-minute song. And nearly every song released by Metallica since Reload would have benefited from cutting off the mediocre stuff.
The new songs are liked by most Metallica fans, it's good they chose to please their fans instead of critics. Thats what I love about them.
Speak for yourself. I love Metallica but this new stuff is the worst stuff they’ve done in years.
@@kobainage Speak for yourself. This is amazing.
Are critics what you call people that want good riffs instead of formulaic derivative schlock
I’m a fan of their old stuff. Anything after the black album just doesn’t move me.
@WadddleDeee I wrote most Metallica fans, not all.. just read the comments on their official videos, every 20~30 positive comments you'd get one person hating on the new songs.. and by critics I mean people who want the band to do music according to how they see Metallica should be, not how they really are..
If the TikTok generation doesn’t like it, good!
Metallica...pissing off parents in the 80s. Metallica...pissing off kids of today. Poetic!
I’m mean come on the tik tok generation likes pop, hip hop and crap rap, and they don’t even write their own music
That guy is the exact reason I don't like metalheads.
It's obvious it's a fake persona
The entire album is a banger. Metallica still showing metal bands how it's done.
the album sucked lmao
@@potofsteak4877 you"re delusional
@@potofsteak4877seriously, I had to register to Death Magnetic to remember how good they used to sound.
Metallica stans and haters have zero unbiased, common sense reactions.
I don't hate it to death, but it's really weird... xD like some kind of "modern rock metal album"... 😅
death magnetic was actually good
I like it better than the son of darkness or the last one, but screaming suicide is my favorite so far.
agreed
Those lyrics were lit 🔥
I don't understand why James just doesn't write some straight up thrash, quit dickin around and DO IT.
I dont love any yet, lacks bite IMO
darkness was the last one. i love darkness even though its more repetitive then i generally like.
I don't hate it. I'm not a huge fan of post "justice" Metallica, but this isn't too bad. Better than most stuff on the radio.
thats one hell of a year gap
Agreed, it is far more digestible than a lot of the crap on the radio these days.
I thought death magnetic was the best since justice.
load/reload are underrated. So many good riffs!
@@michakrzyzanowski8554 overrated fixed it for ya.
Every time a new Metallica song comes out it makes me think, damn I wish Trujillo would do another album with suicidal or infectious grooves.
100%. His SxTx stuff absolutely pisses all over this.
Infectious Grooves is on the house
Infectious grooves !!!!
Such a good song. All 4 have been good. Can’t wait for the album. 2 more weeks, boys!
2 days! 👀 Or tomorrow if you're catching the theatre show
...so.. you 'want' Metallica to write songs to cater to TikTok users?? THANK GOD they aren't. wtf..
The lyrics are about phases of his life, which is what 72 seasons is. We probably have to google what some of the words mean but nearly every one of their songs has meaning to the words. Just gotta dig sometimes
It's actually the first 18 years of his life. If you divide 72 by 4 (4 seasons in a year), you get 18. Which makes it more meaningful in my opinion.
@@band77one Well, it has to be interesting so that extent I agree with him. No natter what the subject matter is.
I honestly thought it was pretty good and think it’s the best single.
Totally agree
shred is being ironic, that's his idea
@@lucasmiguel4734 Yeah, I actually noticed that pattern about him.
I agree
cope
This reminds me of that kid who gives his school presentation that has about 2-3 minutes of material but he needs to stretch it out to 5. The assignment was to give a 5 minute presentation, not take 5 minutes to give a 3 minute presentation
Exactly
Yeah the songs are pretty decent but could definitely be shortened especially if darkness had a son. That one just dragged on
"a modern song is already over by now" we dont give a shit about modern
Metallica used to write great long epic songs. This would have been a great song if the fat was trimmed. It has no reason to drag on like they do. The song writing is better than it has been in years, but they have no one except yes men around them, so no advise to trim it down and make the songs great. No reason for such repetitive long songs in my opinion as a longtime Metallica fan. If the songs had more to them to justify the Ride the Lighting, Master of Puppets, And Justice For All lengths it would be different, but these songs seriously are 3 to 4 minute songs just dragged out too long for no reason making it an exhausting listen when it doesn’t need to be.
Probably 60 years old James doesnt give a shit about tic toc generation. This is better.
I really like this song. It’s definitely my favorite of the songs they’ve released from the new album so far
It has more fluidity to it in the riff changes without losing itself, overall pace is cohesive, definitely this and Fux Aeterna are my two favorites out of the four so far. 50%
I think this album could be viewed in retrospect as a "Hardwired Pt 2." But hopefully I'm wrong and we get an instrumental with a great bass section.
I definitely second that. I'm hoping the rest of the Album holds up the same lyrical and musical heaviness.
Agree. It has the most vintage peak Metallica feel of any of the new songs. NOT saying it’s vintage peak Metallica! Just saying that OF the 4 new songs, this one goes there the most
Tallica were the kings of making smooth transitions between the the main riffs and structure of the songs, now this songs are like lets copy this and paste it here here and here to make the song longer and we dont give a fuck if it doesn`t make any sense.
Exactly what I think too. I’m holding out hope for the rest of the album.
I thought the same thing hut when I list3ned to the whole album the song makes sence
Honestly, this song doesn't feel all that long to me. Just flows right along to my ears. Easily my favorite of the four singles they've released thus far. 🤘🤘🤘🤘
That just goes to show how good the song is, when you can keep someone engaged to the point where time is irrelevant.
You guys gotta remember these guys are pushing 60. And they still play like that? Metallica is Metallica. You really can’t fuck with these guys.
Let's accept it people, at this point 'hating' Metallica is like a meme trend, absolutely everything that Metallica will do is gonna get 666 arguments of how bad it is... Metallica's song writing hasn't really changed at all, the reality is that you all have to accept they are not doing thrash metal any more, insisting in judging their new stuff as the same music they did 30+ years ago is just dumb. A lot of youtubers benefit from Metallica and a lot of them are literally just jumping into the meme trend for viewers...
30 years ago they weren't doing thrash anymore either. But I know what you are saying.
The 'fans' shouldn't have been caught yawning at justice for all then - that's what pissed the band off to cut things short.
Completely agree, these clowns that come out thinking Metallica is still in there 30’s ummm I don’t think so. People should thank Metallica for still being around n still killing it 👍
30 years ago was 1993, Metallica album had came out by then, certainly not thrash.
James Carr I’m glad people were less critical in the ‘80s. Metallica never would’ve gotten away with so many repeated song structures, reused album sequence structures, and reused riffs.
That’s how every band has their distinct sound.
There was no internet in the 80’s. Mark my words: if there was internet back then, they would have been bashed just as much. Loud minority couldn’t hide behind a computer screen back then. You just couldn’t talk shit about Metallica without getting beaten up back then by metalheads
Just feels like something is missing from these new songs, just doesn't scratch my Metallica itch. Also all these new songs, not just Metallica, they all sound too clean and overproduced. Guess I'll stay in my 80s/90s epicness
indeed
We miss the old evil fat guitartone of Justice. We miss the competing experimental Lars, we miss the youth of the band. We miss Fleming Rassmussen. I still consider this pretty good for a band that consists of four 60 year old superrich men that have nothing to prove anymore.
80's and 90's were epic. music has progressed (progressive rock) into shit since then. but i still love this.
very little good new music to listen to anymore.
@@dvvaughn564 For sure.
What you are experiencing is called nostalgia. It doesn't really have to do with the music
So Metallica should make music for the TiKTok generation to be still relevant? Are you serious?
Not a fan. This album literally sounds like hardwired to self destruct part 2. Death magnetic had more soul than this album. Come at me haters.
With the budget that Metallica has the visuals in this video is great just imagine if that they used de-aging motion picture in the beginning of the video they are young like how they were in the 80s as the song goes of a journey of growth and at the end they all form into the age they are now.
Interesting thought. That may make the song better. Idk.
Awesome
Except that this sounds like nothing they made in the 80s
That idea is better than this shit song. Would have made it at least entertaining.
@@xxstankyzxx2890 ... So? The Song still is about the crossing barrier between childhood and adult
honest i actually like this song, the best one of the new shit ive heard yet, the riffs are fucking good
A bad day for Dave Mustaine? don't think so. The first song from his new album; We'll Be Back. Blows at every sense of this New "72 Seasons" song. Even the whole new Metallica Album under water. Just a Flush .....
However, at April 14 Overkill will release already their new stuff ....... so, you got the picture already?
Is that you Dave?
Lmao stop coping.
Metallica are making better music deal with it 🤷🏾♀️. You know Dave is burning right now with all the love this song is getting.
It sounds like you are criticizing them for not being pop drivel. If they would remove everything you said, it wouldn’t be Metallica. I don’t want them to go the modern route. Most modern music flat out sucks.
If this is "mediocre" or a "joke", then middling, humorous 'Tallica is pretty damn good, imo, better than most sh*t released these days. Sorry, not sorry.
Does Lars know drum kits have toms?
I usually dont pay that much attention to these new solos. Kirk just suffers through them, with zero imagination. Same with live performances, he just plays whatever. I like this song the most. If darkness had a son is by far the worst.
I agree. I don't know what happened to Kirk. He used to be creative. After the Black album he just said "pentatonics ftw" and plays the same patterns over and over.
Sry to say same with Zakk wylde… was such a genius early on … then , mindless shred with no thought…. Sad
"Same with live performances. He just plays whatever"? WTF are you talking about? Kirk doesn't just play "whatever" live. He plays the solos that he wrote for that particular song. Your comment makes it sound like you think he's just improvising when he's on stage. 😅
kirk has always been like that. i cant think of a single decent solo he's ever played.
@@albertfish69are you serious? The 80's are full of great to legendary solos by him. He barely soloed in the 90's. St. Anger, he wasn’t allowed to have solos on there (which was a very stupid decision on James and Lar's behalves).
So your comment only applies to Death Magnetic (which is the only album Kirk was allowed to express himself again) you unemphatic douche. James hasn't been creative since the 90's on riffs, none of you say shit about him, lmfao 😂.
Definitely is my favorite of the four songs revealed from the album. I agree about the lyrics though, they're the weakest link for me. However, I like that harmonized part of Kirk's Solo when it slows down towards the end. I like the heaviness of the pre-chorus, I like the main riff. I like the chorus riff and even that bridge later in the song. For a song around 8 minutes or so, it didn't feel like it dragged on for that long. (Unlike "If Darkness had a Son" which had less dynamics) Jame's Voice sounds good on the track, Lar's Drumming is as good as it can be expected to be, as he's no Dave Lombardo. The whole thing felt like a perfect blend of old and new Metallica. Expecting them to replicate anything from Ride The Lightning or Master of Puppets would just be an absurd expectation to have. Overall, I think the track is good, all things considered. After Load, Reload, St. Anger, and to a lesser extent, Death Magnetic, it's clear they've come a long way in terms of forging a sound that's acceptable to all their fans, both old and new alike. 8/10 for me.
Really? To me it's the worst of the four - the riffs are pretty generic, the solo is simplistic, the vocals don't have much intensity or passion and aren't very memorable (except for the chorus which is kind of annoying), and the arrangement is clunky. The drumming is the best part.
Death magnetic kicked ass! You just gotta listen to the guitar hero version that's mixed and mastered properly.
@@hinjurock70 everyone has their own likes and preferences, to me is a solid 7.5 - 8 / 10 too.
Only LUX AEtherna feels a bit better than this
Death Magnetic is the best album they have done since AJFA
@@matthewblackwood4704
I like Hardwired better - some of the songs on Death Magnetic aren't very memorable and sound awkwardly pieced together.
If the TikTok generation can't make it through an 8-minute metal song, they stand no chance of ever progressing to Ayreon and Dream Theater, let alone Mahler and Scriabin.
Mate this guy is over critical and overthinking everything to his non reachable standard, just pride at its finest with this guy, I appreciate his passion for analysing something, but he’s gone too far and become arrogant and can’t enjoy anything
my thoughts exactly
I find that the songs of this new metallica contain some really cool idea, but also there are... questionable choices, and most of all they tend to drag too much intros and many other passages (a sort of "Iron Maiden syndrome"). The final result is "not bad at all, but could have been better".
It's a great album to have as a background in a rock pub, you vaguely listen to it while drinking beer and chat with friends, and every once in a while you focus on a cool passage, then you resume your chatting. But to listen with attention to the album, for its whole duration? i don't think i would be able to do it without boring myself out. And i'm 53, not a tiktok addict.
it's OK the only problem is that it sounds very similar to the last 2 Albums, I will do a review for it & Looking forward to it. ( Fan since 1987 )
This sounds nothing like death magnetic
@@jd0879 this sounds like Hardwired but less like DM, all 3 are somewhat similar
The one word I would use to describe this album is 'generic'
Guitar tone sucks. Sounds weak, generic and un-metallic. ☹️
Structure is super repetitive and boring. Riffs lack the quality to be heard that many times.
My favorite so far.... Sounds fresh with some older elements. It doesn't feel as dragged as IDHAS. Not some great solo work but decent, but I like the vibe of the song.
This new song to me is on a similar 6.66 level as Moth Into Flame, Halo On Fire and Spit Out The Bone. I like it...top notch.
This isn't a bad song at all. I mean out of all the songs I have heard so far this one plods a long in parts, but overall it's still pretty good.
Agee. This is the best song of all new ones so far. Fuck the TikTok generation
That's about the only way to really insult Metallica.
But it's true. They didn't write any really bad song throughout their career.
Sadly, Metallica normally (means until 2000) wasn't about 'pretty good' songs.
They were about awesome songs at least. They wrote a handful of that since Jason left.
Why people are interested in Metallica are the killer tracks.
There is nothing near a killer track to be heard so far.
So, I agree. This is pretty good.
But not the sphere where Metallica should be dealing.
Lars once was afraid Metallica could become a parody.
It's not that far.
Not yet.
As an art, I appreciate ALL of Metallicas music. They stay true to what they like to make, and don’t always bend to pressure of changing their style for critics. I also appreciate your commentary and teaching about the different styles they are using and the musical composition etc. Your opinions are what makes music great, in that it gets a conversation going for many folks. Cheers!
I disagree they seem to be more occupied with trying to recapture their youth. Lars needs to actually practice a lot but mostly with a variety of Tom fills. Kirk obviously doesn't give a shit anymore. The only musicians in these songs that seem to be actually serious or passionate about the album is Hetfeild and Trujillo in my opinion. It feels like Lars and Kirk are really holding them back on this one.
Geez, they are selling out arenas and making millions....so who's the joke on?
Someone tell Lars he doesn’t have to hit the hats during every intro and break
Im really thinking Lars is ocd about something and the damn hh is his totem to protect us all. He MUST hit it, and hit it often. Louder. Harder! THINK OF THE CHILDREN!
This is NOT a bad song it's just an 8 minute Hardwired...
Definitely better than the other singles.
It far superior than Hardwired.
Actually, this is my favorite song from 72 seasons so far. IMHO the main riffs are very good. The groove changes are dynamic and the bridge is super heavy. It very nicely leads into the chorus. You are right when you say that it's an old school song, but I like that and I guess most of the fanbase will welcome that as well. When you analyze the whole tune intellectually you can get the impression that they are consciously trying to replicate the past, but for me personally that is way better than the countless boring and spineless songs they released on the last Albums.
Moreover, I totally agree with your comments on the guitar solo! Kirk ignoring the harmonic background is really disappointing.
@Benjamin David how do you know that James wrote the solo?
James is on fire in this new recordings, but Kirk's leads are boring
So far every one of the songs they released for this album has reminded me of the old school Metallica from the first couple albums. I think that's why I love it so much. You got that old school feel in there.
I bet Kirk has not been playing or listening to metal music since 1992 anymore. He simply is not metal heart since many years.
@@michakocher1392James making the same riffs for the past 2 decades, but you expect Kirk to do new lead ideas to blow your mind?
Horrible album. Nothin more was expected anyways. Lars's drumming is just straight up disrespectful to the listener.
Agreed Entirely. Metallica is literally trying to kill themelves off, so they don't have to play anymore, because they've been enslaved to the music industry for so long.
as you said: Hetflied is just pouring words and phrases with no connection/history. they're just one liners like recent music.
All 4 songs so far sound like a mashup of riffs that weren't good enough to be on better albums
Hey shred, let's not forget.. the most metal thing we can do, is doing what we want and not follow the trend.
Metallica is the embodiment of that. 40 years in, and still not following the tik tok trend lol
Didn't they heavily promote the last song on tik tok?
@cameron farrell fair point, but there is a big difference between what our music actually IS, and how we advertise it.
Tik tok was the advertisement. Not the actual music being written
That dude complaining about METALLICA's songs being long , i tell you what go listen to Your RAP or whatever garbage you think it's kool. Lame it's your cancerous taste and I hope I don't get infected by your lameness. GO METALLICA fuck it all and fucking no regrets...
I was waiting your reaction all day. In general I agree with u, it will be better for them to be more straightforward, not for the needs of the tik tok kids but to express the inner rage better
That was the black album but everyone bitched about that too. No matter what this band does it’s gonna be whine whine whine
What does inner rage have to do with song length exactly?
It sounds like metallica is still trying to write like the eighties, but their riffs aren’t of the same quality or quantity to make it as good.
Writing 7-8 minute songs with 3-4 minute riffs.
Boring.
There’s vocal effects that sound like “Manunkind”. They’re running out of new ideas.
Figure out a new way? Tragedy, mental issues, substance abuse... more it's getting old the less it changes. I don't think they gonna go the route.
It's easy to demand production in creativity, easier said than done.
Radiohead had their share at their beginning (after ok computer).
I'll say this: Their best music is definitely behind them, but to me, that's quite alright. I still love the new stuff, and in time, some songs will latch onto me.
As far as lyrics, which Het has always excelled at, I think he's worried about repeating himself. I've written songs as a hobby for 25+ years, and I get how hard it is when you feel like you've run out of words even though you still have something to say.
Ultimately I'm waiting to hear the album in full and see how the songs work when they flow one to the next.
It's going to be like Hardwired, Some songs will work for you, some won't... It's 12 songs on the album, and whenever it was that format, it has filler songs and different styles between the songs. To me Death Magnetic was a banger album, but they butchered that mix so hard with compression and loudness which left it to cry in the corner like an emo kid...
The opening bass riff gives me Dick Dale - Misirlou vibes
Ive loved this band to death for 14 years now. Posters and flags still cover my bed room walls, but... This ain't it. This song js at least 2.30m longer than it should, Kirk is completely shitting the bed in the studio for more than a decade now, Lars only knows snare fiils. Its so sad to see a band that got so far, created 5 albums that are legendary in 10 years to get to this. The Load's were different, but they were clearly natural to them. St Anger had horrible production, but you could feel there was some substance in it. Since Hardwired, with the exception of Atlas Rise, Dream no More and Halo on Fire, this is band that is on auto pilot. There's nothing here that makes you wanna repeat this shit. This song live will be the biggest boredom ever experienced. They are 60, slow down then. This is generic metal, so forced. The same variations over and over....
At least they stop doing that sucks, and James voice is still amazing. But the music is completely boring. What happened to Kirk after the black, he can’t do a good solo anymore
I hear a common complaint when I see these reactions about the intros being to long and it could of been shortened. But if you take away the filler intro of the videos, they are pretty much on par with most of their intros of their albums. Metallica pre-black album tended to have long intros. Shit, with justice which a lot of people would consider their more "bloated songs" album, some songs on there took longer to get to the vocals or change up before these songs do. Same with the complaints about repetitiveness. Justice and black album are the epitome of repetitive with the exception of like 2 songs but no one complains about that. Hmm
Feels like everyone can’t dig their new stuff just because of the shit they dropped 30 years ago. They are not going to create songs like battery and creeping death. They are making shit that they like and wanna play they don’t care about what people think at all😭 we just gotta be grateful the band is even together still. And the lyrics in this are about James dude
So do Megadeth,they wont make rust in piece but their new album was great,this is just lame riffs slapped around ,no structure even worse than hardwired
@@mrbungle3310 Dunno man, a lot of the points made in this video could easily be applied to Megadeth, like in nightstalkers. Double standars i guess
@@mrbungle3310 again… Metallica releases shit that they enjoy jamming too. Mustaine destroys half of their music with his horrible vocals anyways 💀
@@mrbungle3310 you can say the same about megadave newest album, dystopia was way better than the new one.
@@Nickyyzz. Shit take. Mustaines voice compliments the music, which is great.
My critiques:
-Song kinda overstays its welcome.
-Some pretty cool riffs and ideas that I think would belong to different songs.
-Song probably should've ended after the solo/harmony bit (the build up at the end felt like it was going to end).
-Sounds too similar to anything on Hardwired. If you listen to Death Magnetic and Hardwired, you can definitely hear a difference in terms of theme, riff writing, etc.
-Solo wasn't really anything new and it was kinda meh. I don't feel like it was anything note worthy and was just a typical pentatonic/blues-y type of solo.
Positives:
-One of the great things about this song was the riff writing, it really shows that Metallica can really write some kickass riffs.
-James still sounds pretty great even when he's getting up there in age.
-Production was great (both the song and the music video). It wasn't a sore to both listen to and watch.
-Rob sounds pretty good in this song, I'll have to agree that I like the tremolo note that goes on throughout the song.
-I do like the chorus (it just sounds badass).
-By far my favorite part of the song was the Harmony after the solo. I always love some Metallica harmonies after solos.
Songs about the fear of approaching adulthood . 72 seasons is first 18 years . Talks about running from the “ shadow “ and all this stuff about being chased by “ approaching manhood “ and all the atrocities that follow all of us in different ways . different tragedies . The “ choking on the stage fright “ is about being scared to stand up and switch to adult hood and all it’s responsibilities . I love it
Very well said. I love the lyrics to this song. There is a meaning behind each line in the song.
Running from the shadows… until song number 2 Shadow Follows
I think his criticism about the words of the songs is completely incorrect. First of all the words like "Shot down", "Traumatic", "Time haunted by the past" themselves sound good and strong and second - those lyrics fits that part of the song and the beat perfectly. No one expects any super deep lyrics in that part of the song and I think the solution with short words turned out great.
Metallica sounds now like an AI version of them. Hollow and predictable.
At first I thought the song was just ok. It grew on me . I loved the modulation and key changes in the solo. This was the best solo out of the four new singles
Unless you're commentary is meant to be an April fools joke then just stop listening to Metallica songs
I think they should try to explore different tunings, like not just eb, but maybe even drop D or more drop A, because you can only come up with so many ideas with just standard tuning, and since hardwired the riffs have been kind of basic and almost like they are running out of steam. id like to hear more lower tunings from them.
Drop A? Sheeesh
st. anger was almost entirely in drop c
@@datutturugang666 I never listened to any songs from that album so I wouldn’t know ha
@@harrisonmauldin5090 everyone criticize it, but i really enjoy the rawness of it
@@datutturugang666 I mean I’ve heard some of the riffs, I don’t think their too bad, I just haven’t listen to whole songs, the snare is just so present and it sounds so off lmao that’s why I haven’t listened to much of it
This song sounds like a neutered 'Spit Out the Bone' if you ask me.
It rocks, and they rock! I love the longer songs, especially when they jam out at the end. Props to them for still going strong.
72 Seaons is my favorite song they've released since Fuel
Metallica owes no one nothing, haters will hate, but the true Metclubbers knows what's up. ❤️🤘💡😘
Every other guy on UA-cam wants to teach metallica how to write, structure n compose this days what a joke....just relax sit back n enjoy the music man rather than being too critical about every little thing....they the GOATs not u.....
Yes they are a joke. There are a ton of unknown bands that are crushing it.
I like your takes on the song, but I personally found the lyrics very interesting to look into and take meaning from.
definitely drags a lot. They could cut that pre chorus thing and shorten the long exposition and it would be a banger!
These new songs just make me wanna listen to their old records
Me too...this record sounds too generic, with a few good moments here and there
Ok... lol
I'm sorry, but I've been a long-time Metallica fan, and all their stuff is great in its own respect. But I'm going to say that these guys lost their edge long ago.😞 "Death Magnetic" had some great riffs and songs, and "Hardwired" was pretty much more of the same, and it looks like this is yet more of the same. I want to like 72 seasons, but I just can't.
This song sounds like it was done by an AI. As uninspired, dull and boring as the other three. And as Hardwired. And as Death Magnetic. Random riffs stitched together with no soul, nothing epic to remember, nothing catchy. No experimentation, no different personality for each of the songs. They all sound the same. I bet they were written in one hour.
I'm the weird one. I think Load was their best work. SO many great tracks on the record.
After hearing these 72 Seasons singles I was reminded of how great Load was too.
Load as well as Reload are actually enjoyable records, I know that wasn't popular at the time (I came into the fold with S&M and really like No Leaf Clover on mtv). Regardless, this new album is sounding like a Kill 'Em All lite or something.
He said Load... troll can smell a troll
You're not weird. I've been listening to Metallica since 1984 & been obsessed with them since 1988 & I love Load & Reload. I love St. Anger too. There's no such thing as original Metallica material that I don't love. The only thing they've done that I'm not a fan of is the "Lulu" album they did with Lou Reed. I gave it a listen but it just didn't groove with me. But Load & Reload are phenomenal albums! Metallica's experimental phase. Good stuff! 🤘
@@coginktattoos that's cool. Personally I'm not a fan of st anger. There were a couple song I thought were good. For whatever reason I thought load was really good. I understand they were trying to stay relevant with the grunge era
If Darkness Had A Son has been the best single
Really? I love Metallica but I hated that song. It even made me lose hope in the new album, this new song brought it back though
LOL 😂
hell no, this one is actually kinda decent. the others were all mediocre.
I agree. It’s awesome.
It was good.
Metallica lives forever! Seeing the movie on the 13th! Who's with me
Me too, can't wait!
Me and my buddies as well!
me and my buddies are goin. Have fun bro
Hell yeah
Me to im excited
Wasn't Metallica writing long intros even on their first 4 albums?
Didn't you all, true metalheads, love them for that?
Today, people do not have time for a long song.
You really deserve to listen to your favorite WAP music, Scott.
It's not just about the length. The main problem is that it's long AND boring
@@Q24G It's long and boring for YOU. Not for a lot of people I know.
8:48 papa het’s explanation as to why 72 seasons is named as is when they announced the album gives some context, it says things about being deprived of the first 18 years of one’s life and the feeling that we’re let go by our parents or what’s next after that
It was alright. Basically spit out the bone with the opening of Black Magic by Slayer.
nothing like black magic.
Spit out the bone is awesome, this song is not.
black magic is legendary tho
Had a little Toxic Waltz at 4:55 too lol
@@daveelson213 the opening is reminiscent of Black Magic.
I think the suspense is done pretty well with the intro and the interludes are energetic af, just the way I like it
Modulations add to element of surprise and it works out really well imo
Dear commenters:
Metallica is past their prime. Don’t expect masterpieces.
Past there prime I agree
But still brilliant absolutely yes
Exodus
Many of these UA-camrs would have no choice but to find steady work if it weren't for Metallica, and they have the guts to criticize the people who are paying their bills.
It just sounds like a band trying too hard to be relevant/modern for "today's" generation, when they really should go back to the sound and tone of their 80s shit.
This just sounds like the same, hyper, repetitive stuff we've been hearing for the past few albums, and again, it sounds like they're trying too hard to sound, "modern".
They don't need to and honestly, this new music doesn't suit them.
Sure, they still sound, great. There's no question that everyone can still play and James can sing and write.
But, I gotta say... listen to their performances on Howard Stern, the past few years of "Master of Puppets", "Sad But True", etc ..all they need to do is to go back to that shit.
Come up with memorable tracks, such as those and stop giving into today's generation and standards. Stay true to yourself and your legacy.
It just seems like the band is still trying to find its place with today's music, by trying to BE today's music, when they should just stick to their origins.
Old should stick with the old and not try to blend in with the young/new. That's what's been hurting them.
I'm pretty sure the real reason of the song starting at 1:20 is that they're using this one as the intro tape of their the shows in the next tour, same way they did with Hardwired and That was just your life.
Blackness…recording starts... yellow lasers and images from the bedroom flash on the screens/cubes. Band walks on stage around :33 (can see Kirk smiling and waving in the dark) and starts playing it live at :51 snare. 😂
Metallica doesn’t need to change who they are, based on whether or not TikTok kids will sit through a longer song. This is coming from a 22 year old. Let’s appreciate the quality at which they are still performing, and the legendary transitions they continue to find new ways to incorporate into their music!!!
It's actually a good day for Mega Dave because you didn't love everything that Meta did. 😊
Good analysis of the song. Thanks Shred!
I love this song, love the solo and especially love that bridge in it. I don't care if its long either, I mean, have you heard almost every metal song ever? They're all around 6 to 8 minutes lol. But yeah of course this is my personal opinion. Also I don't think getting annoyed about the lyrics not starting at the start of the song is a really good critic since you don't really got a Metallica song if the lyrics don't start a minute or after into the song lol.
I could not disagree more with this review. They should shorten the songs for this generation? That comment is as dumb as wearing sunglasses in the house.
Better than "If darkness had a Son", but still sounds like an uninspired default hardrock track to me. And Kirk managed to make yet another identical solo to the rest of them. To be honest, I don't like this new album at all.