Holy Sh*t!! | METALLICA - "The Shortest Straw" | (REACTION)
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Just do them all. Every Metallica album. I’ll watch
Skip st anger lol 😂
@@jesswise8680 Nah, just tell Alex to watch SKOM first THEN have him listen to it.
@@jesswise8680 imo st anger is not even the worst album
@@Gabrostil Which one do you think is?
@@OriginalMiztiki Lulu with no doubt
We are closing in on The Frayed Ends of Sanity, lads.
Yessir!!!!
Best song
Old habits reapper
And Dyers eve
@@jonmarrie4360 I can't WAIT for his reaction to this one!
Can confirm James is a beast. Been a bassist for over 30 years, and I’m now teaching myself guitar through Metallica songs. His right hand is mind blowing with how precise he is, especially while singing. Dude is a lot better than anyone gives him credit for.
Agreed. Specially when u consider the fact he can only down pick…..
@@metalwhore he wants ti do only downpicking, in fact in a live in 1989 he played damage Inc with alternate picking beacuse It was 20/25% faster and he couldn't physically play that with only downstroke
@@leosileo5544 he’s stilll a god and yeah U right he doesn’t always at least not anymore. but u know sometimes over the years you lose endurance. Same way he stopped with the arpeggios whilst singing. Also he’s actually singing on top of that speed. And they be doing shows for like 2 hours… considering all that he’s still a downpicking god in my eyes. Also in later use they’d go drop their tuning from e to e flat while performing live…. I don’t think I could even masturbate on viagra for two hours without my hands falling off…
@Et V Yes I gave aja another try. Listened to it carefully like u said. You’re right. It’s totally easy. I too can now sing and play dyers eve whilst down picking just like hetfield.
@@metalwhore he can definitely alternate pick. It’s not a lack of talent, he chooses to only downpick. Which makes his playing and their music more impressively
Lars' drumming on this is absolutely insane
his best work was on this album. prime lars
I cant get out of feeling that double bass is like different takes, its always a switch. I read somewhere, Lars was doing his parts separatly, like kicking and splashing, may be some one explain it to me
@@HardbrasH1 There's no way he did the parts separately. It's way too much work and sounds like ass
@@tiagometallica007 Lars did a lot of the parts in short punches though, especially dyers eve. Punching in and out only a few measures at a time and some old school copy and pasting with a razor and tape. Confirmed by the producer even
@@mikatomik5532 most if not all drum recordings are done that way. Recordings are mostly done in short segments in order to achieve the best parts. Its standard procedure and probably even more so wiyh the advent of pro tools. Hell, at least hes playing it, a lot of bands just programme drums now
James is an amazing guitarist. People tend to overlook rhythm guitar players but they don't realize how hard that shit is, especially when you're singing at the same time. He also wrote some of the most kickass riffs of all time.
EVH said learn rhythm guitar first, get that solid and then, with more practice, you can try to play lead and solo.... and Emppu Vuorinen plays both rhythm and lead.
James is the reason I play guitar!
I care more about rythm than lead, but then im also a drummeheher
Hetfield IS the rhythm guitar god, as far as I'm concerned. He learned from Tony Iommi, and then turned that shit UP.
Nobody down picks like thy God James Freakin Hietfield.
I still get goosebumps listening to this song after 30+ years.
Its a great song !
We could be related. Lol. Me too brother. It's in my top 5 favorite metal songs.
Same
This is the sickest Metallica track ever!!
Powerful! Has teeth!
AJFA is my absolute favourite album. There isn’t a single weak song in it. They just go from better to better.
MoP will always be my favorite. Damage Inc, Orion, Sanitarium, Lepper Messiah, all of them. I can't name a single one I hate. RTL is a very close second for me.
Agree, most unique metal album ever.
Kill em all is my favorite metallica album but and justice for all is a close second. Every song rips
Thank you for recognizing all that James does. The guy is not only a signer/songwriter, he's playing sometimes complicated riffs at high speeds while singing. Incredible musician who doesn't get enough praise because he's in a genre that is deemed lesser.
I wouldn't say he's underpraised because the genre is deemed lesser. Metallica are absolutely huge and they have been for the past 20 years. To the point they are even known outside of the metal genre, which speaks volumes.
The thing is, while it's impressive yes, there comes a point in learning an instrument where you are able to do the basics without thinking about it. That's the point you 'have' to be at in order to sing while you play. And if you can do it, it won't matter how fast you need to play it because you're already able to do it.
Not saying this to downplay him as a musician though, don't get me wrong. There is no doubt in my mind he knows his way around a guitar like the best of them, but thrash metal especially, is filled with singers who play instruments while also doing vocals, which is why it's often not really picked up on.
Yes he played complicated riffs like in dyers eve.
Dude, he wrote almost all of the guitar riffs in Metallica. Plus, he was one of the most accurate and in sync guitar players. Kirk gets a lot of love because of the solos, but really James was the one who made all the great riffs.
You know we're all waiting for the Dyers Eve reaction.
Yes yes yes!
And frayed end of sanity
Shit yeah!
We are? Probably my least favorite song on the album.
Let's not forget Harvester of Sorrow either. Great track
YES! DO RIDE THE LIGHTNING NEXT!!!
47 likes, amazing album.
Yes! Please! RIDE!!!!!!
Hell Yeah, the best Thrash Metal album ever.
This album could've come out yesterday and been the most relevant album of the year.
I don’t think so tbh
@@huh5087 Depends on where you live to be honest. In Serbia this would be relevant
YES
Probably Kirk's best solo recording ever.
Truly is a work of art
Ride The Lightning
Its good, But there are many songs on RDL almbum that just don't compare. AJFA is much more structured, But RTL is shredding at Metallica's finest!
@@Jmwoodbury17 I would agree. Alfa is a masterpiece. The highpoint of Metallica's musicality.
ride the lightning and one
just saying
It's time for the greatness that is 'harvester of sorrow'
Bwaaaahahaha
@@josephcrowe2908 what
Favorite song by them from their entire catalogue💯✔🇺🇸🍻
@@sly11benal7 awesome it's up their for sure
And the live version of this song in Moscow was epic! That would be a dope-ass reaction video.
I can’t wait for “To Live Is To Die” to go up. Matter of fact Alex you should just do that and “Dyers Eve” in one run. That would be killer.
That would be Epic!
Definitely, especially since To Live Is To Die leads straight to Dyers Eve perfectly
@@nou7911 let's hope he does it that way
That's a really good idea
Yea, agree, should do a double shot for the last two songs on the album for sure! No break in between, just straight through.. Do it Alex!
Jaymz is a lyrical genius! Don't think he gets the respect he deserves for it, he touches the subject enough to get his point across yet leaves it vague enough for it to feel something special for each of us ~ GENIUS ~
And he was about 25 years old, too! Amazing!
he wrote fade to black when he was 22-23🤯
Actually his lyrics are so-so ish, but his vowels are spot on. Very musical. Too bad he ran out things to sing about 30 years ago.
They are one of few bands that I have ever come across where their fillers songs could be any other band's top 10 hits. Everything is so good from beginning to end.
I think I speak for a lot of Metallica fans when I say we're living our second life through you. Most of us remember the first time we heard some of these songs and to watch someone else have same experience takes us back. I personally would watch you do the whole Metallica catalog but I know that would be a bit much for some.
Can't wait for Dyers Eve
No such thing as too much Metallica
Very well said dude.
It's like sharing them with a friend for the first time. I hope he does the Ride the Lightning album next!
@@chrisw1360 I was about to say something very similar.
Couldn't have said it any better! Hope he does them all.
Yes full album reviews of metallica.....all day everyday.....all of them.....dont stop....every single one.
I wouldn't mind if he skipped St. Anger....
@@DarkReturns1 nah st anger is a good album
@@alexmendoza3752 haha nice joke
@@alexmedina484 you just gotta go along what everyone else says about the album but if you actually really listen to it it's pretty good. Good riffs lyrics it's pretty damn good to me
@@alexmendoza3752 dude, I listen to the whole album, it's the worst Metallica album ever
"I need it to be louder!" was my same reaction when hearing this as a teenager. This album is also why my speakers blew out in my first car...
I’m now 42 years old and I grew up listing to these songs and honestly dude, watching you react to them takes me straight back to the first time I heard them. Laying on my bed reading the lyrics from the CD sleeve along with the songs, having my mind absolutely blown by James hetfields lyrics and my eyes opened to how the world can be, literally feeling my life change at that moment. Long live the mighty Metallica!
From “Kill ‘Em All” to the black album Metallica did not miss
Finally someone that doesn’t put the greatness that is the black album with load and reload and talk about the three albums like they were shit. They did sell out if that’s how you want to call it but it’s still an amazing album, note one bad song. And load is still a good álbum in my opinion
Black album sucks.
I actually prefer load and reload than the black album😂
Try listening to black album at 1.25 speed. So much better. Obviously a few songs dont work but damn of wolf and man is killer at that speed.
@@sivadepilif no
Duh!!! This whole album is bad ass from start to finish
Holy shit, based on that song meaning this song would be even more appropriate today.
Justice features some of Kirk's most violent and unhinged lead guitar work. Definitely one of my favorite solos of his. It's just so bonkers and unpredictable. And then the riffs! The whole song just moves and grooves so well. It's so damn fun to play.
Motorhead is one of Metallica's influences.
They were a huge influence on them!
@Mick Doolan ua-cam.com/video/2Mkq6GFLIsk/v-deo.html
Lars followed them around for years as their #1 fanboy
they realy loved Lemmy, and as you can see after he past away they made a tribute song for him showing his story in the video. And he liked them also when they came up as a band
A lot of Motorhead's songs sound the same.
I stand by the opinion that this is one of the most underrated Metallica songs
I agree!
I think the love this song is getting is becoming stronger which I'm so happy to hear. The chugging riffs, the pounding drums, AND THAT SICK SOLO.
only underrated by the ppl that think load is a banger
@@kevinmckee6985 load isn't a "banger" lol, but it's definitely good music imo. Bleeding Me is one of my favs off that
@@DarkReturns1 gross
The venom in James' voice on this album is palpable. So f'n good.
This album is the reason I became a lawyer. It shaped my life forever.
I also had the bass tab book. Learned all the songs, so I didn't notice it has no bass. I supplied it!
Hopefully you’ve had chance to check out “and Justice for Jason”
James does have some of the best muscle memory I’ve ever witnessed. He can play some of the most difficult riffs at various speeds and sing at a different pace without messing up. It’s mind blowing, really.
Him and Dave mustain are robots when it comes to singing and playing
Metallica riffs are honestly beginner level
@@Celatra Sure, you can do much better, right?
Why don't you record yourself playing one of their simple riff songs, like Sad but True and show us!
@@pantherofcarantania i don't need to, because millions of others have done it already both live and in studio. There are tons of metallica tribute bands that have a singer as a rythm guitarist.
Point is, Dave Mustaine is better guitarist, so is Mikael Åkerfeldt from Opeth. The shit he plays while singing is insane. Just go watch them play The Moor live
@@Celatra yep your right about that.
This album is so angry.... you can feel it....
"Is it over?"
Ya brah. You can breathe.
Deep breathes. Long ways to go yet
One of my favorite metallica songs
My favorite Metallica song of all time. Just pure heavy slap shit. I remember I used to listen to this song over 4 times a day to learn all the lyrics lmao.
Same here dude. Harvest of Sorrow and Shortest Straw are my favourites🤘
Dang. I never knew anyone thought this was their favorite song on the album. I always felt this was the weakest song on the album.
@@BreinGames Same. The chorus is garbage imo. The solo is the only good part of the song.
Each to their own.... i love every song on this album... dyers eve is my favourite
@@BreinGames yeah, it's definitely an unpopular opinion but I love how strange, I would say, it is. Different but technical. Love it.
“The shortest straw has been pulled for you” refers to drawing straws. To decide something by picking at random from straws of different lengths. The person who pulls the shortest straw is usually the one chosen for something, often an unpleasant task.
I always think of people stranded at sea and whoever draws the shortest straw gets eaten
I think the main point is that you don't even get to pull the straw yourself, you have no choice in the matter, it's decided for you.
underline "for you" the shortest straw has been pulled For you, thus we are no longer in control of our own destiny. I think he actually did get it right.
James definitely gets my vote for perhaps best rhythm guitar and then he sings at the same time.
Just got my driver’s license right before this was released. I had a ‘79 Trans Am with T-tops, a sweet mullet, and a pioneer sound system and this barely left the tape deck.
"Why won't it go louder?! I need it to be louder!!"
Reminds me of Fat Ed’s furry f*cking guide to metal.....
James Hetfield song writing is just pure poetry.
I'm chomping at the bit for every song left
Your whole album reviews are great man, keep it up. You are an awesome dude bro
This solo is the best Kirk Hammet solo ever fight me.
Nah i agree
No I won’t (cough**cough**Ride the Lightning*cough*cough** )
Maybe not the best but top 10 for sure
Ride The Lightning and The Call of Ktulu disagree with this imo of course, still this solo kicks ass
Agreed, shame he can't nail it live
Metallica Ride The Lightning Album broo!!!
Agreed!🤘
Definitely
Totally
It's a requirement
Man hasn't even heard to live is to die yet. Imagine what call of ktulu will be like.
Definitely my favorite song off this album, and probably my favorite Metallica song of all time. It's just doing so much with all of the instruments, while having a relevant message to it. It's a perfect song.
I do wish they would re-release this album with Bass in it. It would add a much needed fullness to it.
Check out The Bass Channels mix on this album. Also has some dude playing a Warwick along with the entire album
I like how every song put him in shock harder than previous, next we have super army, Harvester, Frayed Ends, To Live, Dyers....
Shortest straw is such a slept on song
It really is
Best Metallica reaction ever-“Why won’t it go louder? I need it to go louder!”
Hetfield's riff work, vocals and lyrics were top notch
Nevermind the fact that you now have 666k subscribers.. But just saying there's a solid investment in going through all the Metallica albums by itself.
… “just realized James has to play and sing over this”.. everyone on here realizes this at some point as they learn every riff and feel like they’re starting over when they try.
The journey continues…
I tried to learn this song and sing it at the same time, then I was like “fuck it”. It’s satisfying enough just to play the rhythm guitar part, which is saying a lot.
Singing and playing at the same time is 10x harder than just doing one thing. Dunno why. You gotta keep 2 things at the same time and such parallelism is very unnatural and hard for our brains. We are not created for multitasking
@@angryktulhu rhythm guitar is literally playing a repeated rhythm, so your body can kinda fall into a sort of auto pilot while you play, allowing you to sing as you play. It also helps if you know the lyrics cold. But this riff is pretty complicated, especially transitions, so singing along is difficult to be sure.
He's yet to realise James and his down picking.
Loving these full album reactions man! Should definitely do more of these types, for sure. :D
Metalhead for 30 years here. This is my all time favorite Album hands down.
There is a gym somewhere playing this entire album on a loop!💪🔥🔥
These full album reactions are the best! Please do "ride the lightning" or the black album!!!
Not sure if anyone has said anything about this yet, but here goes. Justice was Jason Newsted's first original MetallicA album. There was no bass parts written for the album, so they just had Jason mimic James' rhythm parts. That is why Justice has such a heavy sound.
I like the whole album reviews, and I love watching you enjoy this. I've been a MetallicA fan since 85.
666k Subscribers! Perfect timing! Ride the Lightning must be next! I can't wait for the rest of this album, too, though!
I'm been a 'Tallica fan for years and I have always loved these songs. The songs that are not the "hits". This is my favorite of those second only to trapped under ice and Leper messiah
Leper is propably top5 song for me. One, Blackened, Puppets, Leper Messiah and hard to say 5th but maybe its from Kill 'em all. Whiplash. Whiplash is just crazy live song 🤟🏻
Badass song and one of those deeper cut songs that doesn’t get the love like a master of puppets gets but its up there in every way 🤘🏼
The Shortest Straw, fuck! That guitar solo, God damn! The snare drum on this one smashes you over the head like a frickin' sledgehammer! The thing I really like is the absence of a drum fill, a half drum fill and a full drum fill, consecutively into each chorus. This might be MetallicA's most underrated song.
I had forgotten how good this song is.
Awesome Alex u rock!!!!
I love album reactions! So many classic albums as well as new banger albums, and I find there's always something special in getting the full meaning and picture of a full album!
I think James is one of the most under appreciated guitarist/frontman in the industry. Most people equate solos and major modes and scales as talent but overlook the riffing! Listen to main riff of battery and try to play it. And sing. Very. Very tough. He’s the reason I play guitar
Love the whole album platform.
Alex, yes, give us reactions from all the albums from start to finish, you'll love it as much we all do love watching you.
Don't let anyone throw a shade at you and have a dope as day bro
Please keep goin through the albums this is awsome enjoying it everyday
Arguably their most underrated track.
I have been waiting all day long for this video, checked about 3 times youtube for this, shit what a fucking amazing song
I've been refreshing UA-cam since 10am waiting! Haha
This song gets me in the mood for getting stuff done (chores), working out, punching my everlast bag, or going to fight enemies.
I always do chores with Metallica. They helped me scrub my pots and pans tonight. 😂
Just do them all!! It will be an amazing journey
Shortest straw has one of my favorite second solos. Great fun reaction as always.
I bought this cassette with Christmas money when I was 11. It’s was our soundtrack that following summer at “the pits” where we rode our BMX bikes.
Full albums. Yes indeed.
My favourite Kirk Hammett solo. So crazy, so haphazard. Mental.
Full album reactions are great! Keep it that way! 🤘🏼🤘🏼
Intently listening to full Metallica albums like this can build an expansive foundation leading to so much more. I say this because it happened to me. You're a sharp dude Mr. Hefner.
One of my top 5 Metallica songs.
Full albums, METAL! 🤟
Now imagine the whole album, where the bass is turned up to there normal levels haha
Look up "And Justice For Jason".. the full album, but with the bass turned up in the mix like it should have been to begin with. It's here on YT. You'll be shocked at the killer bass lines Jason had on this album... but we didn't get to hear!
Or you can just find a live version.
I'm bummed Alex missed Metallica Monday free concert replays during the early stages of the pandemic.
This is my favorite song off the album
Hahahah "you gotta let that flow through"
I love this guy
7:19 when Kirk slides back into that solo bit I always loose my fucking mind 🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘
I'm a life long Metallica fan, and love metal through and through. This band will live forever in relevance... Man the 4 horsemen will always be kings of metal
true
Keep up the album reactions. I'm loving these!
Shortest straw .... pulled for you!!!!!!!🎸🤘💫
Ride the Lightning is the best album in my opinion.
That’s my favorite Metallica album of all time 🤘
Am i evil..is the best song
I've never been able to settle between lightening and puppets. Both just killer.
@@insufferablethrashelitist9305 This is true!
Everytime I think I know which one between lightning, puppets and justice is my favorite album ever. I listen to the other and start debating myself on it and then repeat
I have recently been exploring Metallica myself, and your videos on their music are super entertaining!
I’m 15 and I started exploring Metallica since I was 6 and they are the best band ever. It’s the best journey you could ever take, enjoy. 😉
@@mooneyhammafia3094 So true my friend. I've been on the same journey for 38 years! Rock on!
Dude, you are amazing! 🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻
Yes yes more full album reactions!!
Yes...react to more Metallica full albums. Next should be their first studio album, Kill 'Em All, released in July, '83. Lars and James were both 19, Kirk was 20, Cliff was the old man at 21. And they blew people's minds... especially Cliff's bass solo.
Just wait till you get to Harvester of Sorrow 💯
Dude, I've never commented on a single video of yours before... but alas. It is time. I have been watching you consistently for a long time now, truly I don't even remember how long... I think you had less than 10k subs, maybe less than 1k? Idfr, but the point is i have been watching your videos for a loooong ass time, and they have never failed to bring a smile to my face. I distinctly remember watching 3 different reaction channels regularly back in those days, I believe one of them fell off completely, and the other is huge now, but I must tell you of those three you are the only one I still watch my dude. Having said that, what makes me comment, why now? The answer is very simple, You my friend are now listening and reacting to my favorite album of ALL TIME in its entirety. And I simply cannot express how much that means to me. And I just want to say here and now that from myself and I'm sure your fanbase will agree with me that those positive words of encouragement that you give us at the end of each and every single fucking video, We all give that back to you tenfold Alex, or Sevenfold whichever you prefer, lol. Sorry I'm not the best with puns.. lol. but I digress my dude, just keep doing what you do bro, your awesome and I just fucking love you to pieces brother. Thank you so much for what you do, I know you make a difference in peoples lives... because you make a difference in mine Alex. Don't forget that. Your an inspiration to so many, and I know you will continue to be. Also man, I haven't picked up a guitar in probably six years, but because of you I just might start playing again, keep at it bro, just keep at it. In time I will give back to you via your patreon just trying to get a little bit more financially stable first. Love you Alex, and YOU my friend have a great day, and I will see you on your next upload; That's a ma' fuckin fact yo!
YES YES YES 🤘🏼🖤🤘🏼
One great headbanging song
Even though the bass isn't heard as much as it should be it's still a great album. This album is timeless because of the riffs and solos are so technical
Plus the fact that Hetfield is in his prime and sounds like a god
The and justice for Jason is fantastic. Love the bass turned up !!!!!
@@danieldainty3523 It actually sounds better with bass in it
This album has been melting my face since jan.89
You should definitely check out the first two albums "Kill them all" and "Ride the Lightning"
I wait in great anticipation for the next track, one of my all-time Metallica favs; 'Harvester Of Sorrow'.