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It was at Tushino Air Force Base outside of Moscow. My brother, myself and his best friend Brett were all US Air Force brats and our dads were stationed at Ramstein AFB in Germany. No way were we gonna miss this. We took about 5 trains, a bus and even hitchhiked to get to Moscow. We bribed a border guard in Ukraine because my brother (of course) lost his passport. We snuck over the Russian border near Bolgorod via an abandoned railway and were chased by cops or soldiers with dogs. They gave up and eventually somehow we made it up,to the show. It was AC/DC, Metallica, Pantera and Black Crowes. We slept in a tent we found. Then we got on a train home that ended up in Lithuania and our parents finally sent us plane fare to get back to Germany. What a fucking time to be 18.
This concert is in the top three largest held, from what I remember. Without googling it. With how many attended, you could form your own country. Metallicaland.
@@vvsshinobi2346 Depends. Maybe in certain countries who don't care about fire regulations, health and safety. You might able to half those numbers that Metallica had.
This concert was held a month after the August Coup and three months before the fall of the Soviet Union. The government wanted to try bringing in music to the Soviet Union so they brought some bands to have an open air concert. The military tried to have the concert postponed because of all the political stuff happening that year (by the end of the year the Soviet Union wouldn't exist anymore) but it still went on. The military was there to keep everything in order, but the crowd got so big they couldn't do much about it and you can see some of them in the video enjoying the concert with the rest of the people.
@@RussianReactionReviews Oh yes I see by other comments that my memory was not so sharp about the timeline for the (alleged) fall of the Soviet Union. Must have been that head injury I suffered on the oil rigs. :) I was thinking of the fall of the Berlin wall in 1989. But yeah from what I have read this was quite a turbulent time in the USSR.
@@RussianReactionReviews I don't know if anyone else noticed, but they have three stacked lines of troops stretched across providing security. I can't tell if they're militia, interior ministry or maybe KGB. The only reason I entertain the idea of the KGB is due to the time period and possibly Gorbachev wanted no chance of anyone getting near Metallica. I remember it being a much higher priority in the USSR than the US to ensure that anyone visiting, especially from the West, absolutely left in the same condition. Anyone know for sure?
In the original Pantera video for Domination there was footage of some soldiers beating fans with batons because they didn't understand what mosh pits were and they obviously thought people were rioting. Funnily enough you can't find that version anywhere online now. But you will still be able to see it on the Pantera DVD releases
I love the reaction videos of this major EVENT. I am 69 years old and I love this. The crowd, the flags and the intro, then WOW! Metallica hit a home run. I cry with joy watching 1.6 million people cut loose. FREEDOM. I get tears every time
I was 9 years old living in Moscow and remember my grandma saying that the metro stations were unusually brimming with people. How I wish I witnessed this concert. History made
I went to a Metallic concert in the US in 1991. It was nothing like this. There was a Jimmy Buffet concert at the same venue the night prior, must of us were still hung over.
@@RoverWaters search it up on the internet, they stopped couting at 1.6mil, it seems like you're spammy every comment and that you're frustrated, do something with your life.
@@michaelmyers1875 "According to various sources (the exact figure cannot be given, because the entrance was free), on Saturday, from 300 to 400 thousand people visited the airfield in Tushino. They did not reach the Guinness Book of Records (while the record for attendance of the free Jean-Michel Jarre show in 1989 in Paris, which was attended by 1 million 300 thousand spectators, is held), but maybe this is for the best." Moskovsky Komsomolets" 01.10.1991
Excuse me excuse me excuse me me just imagine how many times you have to say that just to go get a drink or go to the bathroom of God and how long it would take you to get there
It wasn't just a Metallica concert - but this seems to be the only video available from that concert at least on UA-cam. The concert was "For Those About to Rock: Monsters in Moscow" and featured AC/DC, Metallica, The Black Crowes, Pantera, and E.S.T. It was held at Tushino Airfield. You will not be able to ever see a concert like that (with that sort of crowd) unless something crazy happens in the world. It was a one time thing that is unlikely to be repeated.
I had been on a concert in Würzburg in Germany late 80s where Metallica played, and a thunderstorm aproach from behind the stage. When they played "ride the lightning", real lightning were going down behind the stage with massive thunder. The most awesome concert ever!
This was filmed the summer before the USSR broke up. It didn't end until Gorb achev resigned Christmas 1991 and the USSR was dissolved on Dec.31st. He had been allowing more freedom since 1986.
From what i remember western culture had been seeping into the Soviet union for years and the people had been craving more and more. So when this concert happened people turned out in droves, and as you can see, the turnout was insane. This was their Berlin Wall moment, when they got to be free
@@Geezerelli Their fucking shit government has brainwashed the masses. There are still some who dream of freedom yet they are powerless to stop it. Putin would murder millions of his own to stay in power.
this was a big deal . I remember it & how awesome it was to see that we are all so similar after years of propaganda from both governments . My friends & I were metal kids & there are metal fans in Russia that would probably be our friends if we knew each other . Seems obvious & silly now but not then
We went so much harder in the 90s, people will never understand. At our parties TOO damn many people showed up, GALLONS upon GALLONS of alcohol were consumed, bones broke, condoms broke, fires were set and some houses collapsed. WE. TURNED. UP. #90sbabygang
I remember that concert. I just finished school ))) Back then, Pantera was an unknown band in the USSR, but they just tore everyone apart with their energy and music.
The concert was at Tushino Airfield in northwest Moscow, the area has since been redeveloped and is now the site of the Otkritie Arena, the home of FC Spartak Moscow. The count of 1.6 million people was actually when they stopped counting at the entrance because so many people were sneaking in by other routes. Great concert, actually opened by AC/DC, unfortunately there were too many people for the military to control and sadly over 700 were injured and over 150 people in the crowd died.
As an artist myself i can tell you that as soon as you step on stage in front of a crowd, no matter the size, you get overtaken by something, all shyness and awkwardness is gone, and you just rock your mic or instrument and by the time you come back to yourself the gig is over, and if you are a shy person etc, that shyness might come back but while on stage the artists in you is bigger than everything else
@@tolis751 Oh the same old argument eh?! Nations conquer nations. You can see it throughout history. America together with a whole lot of other countries were built that way. You can’t change that. What do you want to do, kick everyone that is not Native American out? SMH…
Hearing James (lead singer) talk about this show on JRE is crazy, he talks about the soldiers just taking off uniforms, tossing up hat's and joining the mosh.
А Энтер Сэндмэн как бы в то время песенка то была свежачок, альбом BA то вышел всего с месяц назад в то время. Но бесплатный вход и фанатов в районе млн. это мощно!
Hey, as an old man, I was in college when this album came up. For those of us who grew up during the Cold War, 1991 was a unique year - the end of the political structures we were so used to living under brought nervousness but also a kind of promise and hope for the future - on both sides of the "Iron Curtain" - that we hadn't seen before or since. Both the U.S. and Russia have kind of backslid in the decades since, but at the time, the future suddenly seemed a lot brighter for us all
Yeah man I remember that sense of optimism we all felt then. We knew the world wasn't perfect but it felt like it was on the upswing toward getting better. Who knew the oppositional forces against it continuing would be so strong?
Wow, great memories. I was there for the festival. I was in the recording industry and had a large recording studio where we recorded 4 Metallica albums in California where all the guys in the band lives, just north of San Francisco. I had been visiting the USSR since 1976 and talked several groups into playing there, but did not have any input on the decision to play that festival and found out about it from them. That was not certain anyone would be allowed in the country because the attempted coup happened just a few days before. The location was the old Tushino Airfield. ACDC played also, which was the first time I had seen them live. I have a lot of still photos I took from that concert. Did you grow up in St Petersburg? I live in the center near Ligovsky Metro. I moved full time from the San Francisco area in 2000 after falling in love with the city in 1976 on my first visit. The 90s was a crazy time, good and bad as an ex-pat and mostly bad for local Russians but beginning in 2000 or so everything was improving monthly and the economy really grew until the Wall Street meltdown in 2008-9 caused a depression all over. Russia did not suffer much from it but it stopped growing at 6-8% as it had for 8 years in a row. It is still a great place to live. What clubs did you go to, we probably crossed paths a lot.
This was just after the fall of the USSR and this concert was at one of the largest active Air Force bases, thus the military aircraft seen flying in and out, 4th largest concert in history 1.4M - 1.6M+, crazy!
Amazing. The freedoms many take for granted these people were starving for...and they got a very loud helping of it that day. Music is at a higher level than politics.
Im Polish we have concerts like this each year in Kostrzyn with between 350-750K people normally but this is just wow. Love it energy and people really having fun. nice.
PS: I also believe that this was the FIRST FULL LENGTH concert by an American band (of any genre) to take place on Russian soil for the PEOPLE, not the "elite". Meaning that it was the first time in decades that an American band was going to hold a full length concert (with Metallica that could be up to 3-4 hours depending on list of songs) instead of showing up for one or two songs as a "demonstration" at another group's concert or event. It WAS the first time in nearly 70 years that the list of songs being played was NOT "screened" by "party officials".
I was 18 when this happened. There were 1.6 MILLION people in attendance. Russian helicopters were less then 7 meters above the crowd. Russian soldiers were stripping off their uniforms and participating in mosh pits. I was literally witnessing history. And now, history is happening again literally on the other side of the world. My life has been CRAZY!!! Мне было 18, когда это случилось. На мероприятии присутствовало 1,6 МИЛЛИОНА человек. Российские вертолеты были на высоте менее 7 метров над толпой. Российские солдаты снимали форму и участвовали в мошпитах. Я буквально был свидетелем истории. И теперь история снова происходит буквально на другом конце света. Моя жизнь была сумасшедшей !!!
For me this is a sad reminder of what could have been. All this positive energy faded and the the people in this crowd chose a new Tsar, bringing ruin to a whole younger generation - and their neighbours.
Europeans do love them some Metal! One of the last big metal bands before Grunge took over. I was never much of a Metallica fan but that would have been a hell of a concert.
Yessss I’ve been waiting for this reaction. I didn’t think this video was real the first time I saw it. I’ve seen Metallica twice now and them being out of their prime and in smaller stadiums they are always still sold out
There’s something about the energy here. It’s like all these people turned up to see a band that...gave hope? A look at a different world? I don’t know what it is about this crowd but the energy is palpable. You can feel it in the video. It’s unreal.
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I just try to imagine standing on that stage looking out at that virtual sea of people😳. As far as you can see in all directions people raising their fists and bobbing their heads in unison!!seen this a thousand times and still get goosebumps
To that point in history, this was the largest concert crowd ever. Here are the top 5 from that day to now: Jean-Michel Jarre - Moscow (1997)3.5 million Rod Stewart - Rio de Janeiro (1994)3.5 million AC/DC and Metallica - Moscow (1991)1.6 million Paul van Dyk, Carl Cox and Armin Van Buuren - Dortmund (2008)1.6 million The Rolling Stones - Rio de Janeiro (2006)1.6 million Rock on!
I can give you two videos to react to that involve Russia. First, Aterro Dominatus by Sabaton about the fall of Berlin in WW2, and Night Witches also by Sabaton about the all female Russian 588th bomber wing. Thumbs up if you agree
I'm one of those Old fogies that attended Metallica concerts back when they had long hair And cliff burton was rocking the jean jackets And awesome bass riffs While Kirk was doing one Hand solo's,and James was rocking a bullet belt Edit: Most of you millenniulls weren't even born yet
Beautiful reaction. And truly appreciate You watching it ALL the way thru. And thoroughly enjoyed watching Your reaction.And may God's glory be to all countries and mankind.
i love you too my dear,yeah truly was huge crowd ,yeah they are my fans and my enthusiasms ,thank you for your opine and investigating this song,your sincerely one
I was 16 at that time, living in Belgium. Although Reagan and Gorbatsjov declared the Cold War a few years earlier as over, there was still still a bit of distrust about Russia and Russian people here in Europe. Anyways, I watched this concert on TV and I was so impressed by it that I kept thinking: Now the Cold War is really over and this is a celebration of it... It wasn't the government who brought people together, but it was Metallica!
Love me some Metallica! 1st Concert I went Munster of Rock, I saw Metallica in 1991 Germany, after being in the US Army fighting in Iraq, Desert Storm for 6 month! This concert made me release all my frustrations, anger and stress from being in combat!!! When I have my PTSD moments, I listen to their song “One”!!! Their’s others who’s worse then me. So I say to friends and family; I need no sympathy or answers to my questions, just lend me your ears and listen to what I went through…
That wasn't just any concert, that was and still is a symbol of freedom from oppression. Even the guards were head banging. Those people needed that shit so bad. Sadly, I believe some people died in that concert, primarily from the guards. That's what I heard.
I remember waking up on christmas morning to hear that the Soviet Union had dissolved. Growing up with all of that, there was this definite feeling of "now what?", probably from both sides. It almost can't be imagined in today's world what that was like. It shaped the world, the policies of both countries, it literally redefined the world post ww2. Then one day, you wake up and it all ended without the war that we all feared...which would have destroyed the planet.
This made me curious to know what the biggest concert crowd ever was - it turns out there were an estimated 1.6 million people here - which is crazy to see that sea of people and know there are 1.6 million there - but the REALLY fascinating part was that the largest concert crowd ever was also in Moscow but was someone I haven't even heard of (Jean-Michel Jarre) and they claim that his concert had 3.5 million people!! Imagine that crowd in this video being more than TWICE the size! I can't even fathom. Love all your videos! Would also very much love to see ballet movie reaction videos telling us what's real and what is exaggerated for the movie audience!
Jean-Michel Jarre was pretty big in the 70s. One of my first albums as a kid was Oxygene. Still sounds amazing today. It's like the Mozart of electronic music.
I'm sure that where the Soviet Union still existed, everyone in the government secretly heard Metallica and Co 😜🤟🏻 But think it's cool that even the few police officers celebrated with the fans Fans 😁
@@RussianReactionReviews You have to listen to the song Moscow by the rock band Rammstein. There Germans and Russians sing together in their national language. Sounds mega. Is also with subtitles
@@RussianReactionReviews The video is from Dr Ratamatahata and currently has 4.1 million views Just so you don't have to look for the right one for so long. Thanks again for your time for your subscribers😀
I was a 20 year-old kid living in Seattle when this concert went down. I actually went to watch Metallica here in Seattle two years before this concert took place. It was the best concert I’ve ever been to. I think this concert in Moscow is now probably the best concert ever. It’s mine blowing. 1.6 million people.
I am surprised the crowd wasn't larger. Russia was about to fall, everyone could feel it. This was, I believe, the first American rock concert in Russia. Imagine finally being able to have the chance to see a band that you probably could have gotten in trouble for listening to even just a year ago. I was just going into high school when this happened.
I'm much older then you back in the 1970s/1980s/1990s we had so much fun all concerts were like this Today not so much, younger people missed out on many cool things that no longer happen these days.
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People herd live for the first time western music ( live i mean ) ... Communism just started to end... people enjoying freedom.
Where is my reply? Did you delete it? You’re the only one that could! Or UA-cam? What happened?
When you realize that your parents are wild and cooler than you!
Well always be
Damn right.
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You got that right!!
I remind my son of that constantly. I’ve seen Metallica 6-7 times. Brought my son to the last show. 👍
It was at Tushino Air Force Base outside of Moscow. My brother, myself and his best friend Brett were all US Air Force brats and our dads were stationed at Ramstein AFB in Germany. No way were we gonna miss this. We took about 5 trains, a bus and even hitchhiked to get to Moscow.
We bribed a border guard in Ukraine because my brother (of course) lost his passport. We snuck over the Russian border near Bolgorod via an abandoned railway and were chased by cops or soldiers with dogs. They gave up and eventually somehow we made it up,to the show. It was AC/DC, Metallica, Pantera and Black Crowes. We slept in a tent we found. Then we got on a train home that ended up in Lithuania and our parents finally sent us plane fare to get back to Germany. What a fucking time to be 18.
Охренеть, думаю, это останется в твоём сердце навсегда:)
that story is incredible!
BADASS.
@Night Master There's a bunch more to the story but this is the short version!
ALL WORTH IT FOR THE BLACK CROWES
RAPPERS TODAY ALWAYS SAY THEY SELL OUT STADIUMS 🏟, METALLICA RESPONDED THATS NICE 👍, WE SOLD OUT A COUNTRY. LMAO 😂
Don’t think it’s just rappers you’ll be hard pressed to find any music entertainers today making these attendance numbers.
@@vvsshinobi2346 IT WAS A JOKE
This concert is in the top three largest held, from what I remember. Without googling it.
With how many attended, you could form your own country. Metallicaland.
@@vvsshinobi2346 Depends. Maybe in certain countries who don't care about fire regulations, health and safety. You might able to half those numbers that Metallica had.
@@vvsshinobi2346 Havana 2016 Stones
To those of us that lived through the Cold War era this was a historical event!
I was a US Marine Corps sergeant in Saudi Arabia when that tune came out and we were really rocking it!
I heard people are still trying to leave that concert
lmao
Lmao
So true
😂🤣😂🤣
lol
It was a free concert at some airfield given by their record label. The estimated attendance was 1.6 million.
tushino airfield
@@richardlucas3952 There you go. One of my favorite Metallica videos.
By record label you mean USSR
@@zoltankovacs4399 I was just going by what James Hetfield (Metallicas lead singer) said in a Joe Rogan podcast. Perhaps he was mistaken.
@@zoltankovacs4399 Either way its one awesome version of Sandman.
This concert was held a month after the August Coup and three months before the fall of the Soviet Union. The government wanted to try bringing in music to the Soviet Union so they brought some bands to have an open air concert. The military tried to have the concert postponed because of all the political stuff happening that year (by the end of the year the Soviet Union wouldn't exist anymore) but it still went on. The military was there to keep everything in order, but the crowd got so big they couldn't do much about it and you can see some of them in the video enjoying the concert with the rest of the people.
Yea great observation , it looks like they were with the people and enjoying some awesome tunes
@@RussianReactionReviews Oh yes I see by other comments that my memory was not so sharp about the timeline for the (alleged) fall of the Soviet Union. Must have been that head injury I suffered on the oil rigs. :) I was thinking of the fall of the Berlin wall in 1989. But yeah from what I have read this was quite a turbulent time in the USSR.
@@RussianReactionReviews I don't know if anyone else noticed, but they have three stacked lines of troops stretched across providing security. I can't tell if they're militia, interior ministry or maybe KGB. The only reason I entertain the idea of the KGB is due to the time period and possibly Gorbachev wanted no chance of anyone getting near Metallica. I remember it being a much higher priority in the USSR than the US to ensure that anyone visiting, especially from the West, absolutely left in the same condition. Anyone know for sure?
In the original Pantera video for Domination there was footage of some soldiers beating fans with batons because they didn't understand what mosh pits were and they obviously thought people were rioting. Funnily enough you can't find that version anywhere online now. But you will still be able to see it on the Pantera DVD releases
That’s great insight ❤️
I love the reaction videos of this major EVENT. I am 69 years old and I love this. The crowd, the flags and the intro, then WOW! Metallica hit a home run. I cry with joy watching 1.6 million people cut loose. FREEDOM. I get tears every time
If there were ever a concert that I could go back and choose to be at, this would be it.
I was 9 years old living in Moscow and remember my grandma saying that the metro stations were unusually brimming with people. How I wish I witnessed this concert. History made
I went to a Metallic concert in the US in 1991. It was nothing like this. There was a Jimmy Buffet concert at the same venue the night prior, must of us were still hung over.
Seems like every Russian between the age of 16 and 25 were there. Holy shit.
@@purpleskiesforever I was 13 that moment))) And it was the first rock show I've ever seen. Life changing moments)))
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I was around the same age too young to remember. I heard they stopped counting at over a million and a half people.
One of the largest concerts in the history of the world, 1.6 million screaming Russian fans. It's a beautiful thing.
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@@RoverWaters you're a hater 😂
@@michaelmyers1875 I am a fact checker
@@RoverWaters search it up on the internet, they stopped couting at 1.6mil, it seems like you're spammy every comment and that you're frustrated, do something with your life.
@@michaelmyers1875 "According to various sources (the exact figure cannot be given, because the entrance was free), on Saturday, from 300 to 400 thousand people visited the airfield in Tushino. They did not reach the Guinness Book of Records (while the record for attendance of the free Jean-Michel Jarre show in 1989 in Paris, which was attended by 1 million 300 thousand spectators, is held), but maybe this is for the best." Moskovsky Komsomolets" 01.10.1991
When was the last time we saw a freaking helicopter flying over a metal concert crowd? That's right!
Military helicopter too. I can't imagine.
Yesterday at 7 am.
See my comment above. Was in case they needed their machine gun for crowd control. Bullets wouldn't have worked too high up.
It was to generate air flow to cool off the crowd, they don't pack sardines that tight.
Helicopter? Don't know. WWII Spitfire warplane? Iron Maiden at Castle Donnington, 2013
This concert was a big deal when I was a kid! Unforgettable. So many human beings it blows my mind still.
No cellphones... Just wild people having a wild day... Enjoying the concert
I've seen the 1991 Moscow Metallica video many times ... sends a chill down my spine every single time.
The communists have never recovered after that concert. Mettalica defeated communism without firing a single shot.
communism never existed you fool
@@huizdeeze1075 Relax.
@@mikewarden57 fck off fool
@@huizdeeze1075 communism failing is what communism is. It wouldn’t be communism if it didn’t fail lol
@@huizdeeze1075 fuck communism
The way I can tell I'm getting older: I look at that crowd and think, "What if I had to use the bathroom?" lol
Excuse me excuse me excuse me me just imagine how many times you have to say that just to go get a drink or go to the bathroom of God and how long it would take you to get there
Good news...at that concert you prolly could just....went
You just go
You piss on someone's leg and blame the rain.
its on the spot
It's amazing to see this. The screams of freedom and liberty at its very first taste
It wasn't just a Metallica concert - but this seems to be the only video available from that concert at least on UA-cam. The concert was "For Those About to Rock: Monsters in Moscow" and featured AC/DC, Metallica, The Black Crowes, Pantera, and E.S.T. It was held at Tushino Airfield. You will not be able to ever see a concert like that (with that sort of crowd) unless something crazy happens in the world. It was a one time thing that is unlikely to be repeated.
Thought the video for "Domination" was from the same event
There's footage of all acdcs set at this concert on youtube
Pantera domination
Absolute best Metallica moment of their entire band’s existence
Probably any bands existence!
And with the San Francisco symphony. What, no Lulu? Haha!
I had been on a concert in Würzburg in Germany late 80s where Metallica played, and a thunderstorm aproach from behind the stage. When they played "ride the lightning", real lightning were going down behind the stage with massive thunder. The most awesome concert ever!
I never been to a rock concert sounds fun
@@RussianReactionReviews when you get a chance, you really should go to one.
The size of the crowd is mind blowing. Has to be the largest crowd to see a Metallica concert and it happened in Russia.
How cool is it to see that wave of people . I can imagine the energy there
It wasnt just a metallica concert!
This was the largest crowd ever for a music concert, anywhere in the world. Doubt it will ever be topped.
@@michaelchmiel166 the largest was Rod Stewart at copacabana beach and Jean Michel jarr in Moscow both 3.5 million
That was a crowd of 1.9 million people!
That’s what decades of repression finally released looks like
Yup.
Over 100 rapes and dozen people killed?
@@bellahoughton84 57 people died if i recall.. but when you have over 1.6M people together like that, things are bound to happen.
This was filmed the summer before the USSR broke up. It didn't end until Gorb achev resigned Christmas 1991 and the USSR was dissolved on Dec.31st.
He had been allowing more freedom since 1986.
@@bellahoughton84: first time ive heard that.
Legend has it that there are still people coming home from the concert.
For 1991 that was some incredible audio quality. Concerts nowadays rarely sound that impressive and exciting.
Coz theres a jobsworth from enviro health ready to shut it down these days.
We're only allowed shit stuff now.
From what i remember western culture had been seeping into the Soviet union for years and the people had been craving more and more. So when this concert happened people turned out in droves, and as you can see, the turnout was insane. This was their Berlin Wall moment, when they got to be free
I doubt they want it now .
"западная музыка" - смешно, это классика. ( "western music" is funny, it's a classic.)
@@Geezerelli Their fucking shit government has brainwashed the masses. There are still some who dream of freedom yet they are powerless to stop it. Putin would murder millions of his own to stay in power.
this was a big deal . I remember it & how awesome it was to see that we are all so similar after years of propaganda from both governments . My friends & I were metal kids & there are metal fans in Russia that would probably be our friends if we knew each other . Seems obvious & silly now but not then
Your face seem full of thoughts that must remain untold... thanks for this reaction.
ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC
Fellas will back me up on this.
When she spoke Russian, I had no idea what she said...... but I could listen to it ALLLLL DAY.
Right.. and, despite the yawn, the beautiful smile at the end
This is one of the many reasons why Metallica is the greatest metal band of all time.
There are other bands way better , Metallica is the most comercial band but by far Iron Maiden is the best metal band of all time
@@hittrewweuy7595 They're still the greatest band as in biggest. The best is just subjective and impossibe to measure.
But they weren't alone I believe ACDC and like five other bands were there. I love Metallica but y'all are over hyping them at this concert
@@hittrewweuy7595 Iron Maiden is just as commercial, both have sold over 100 million albums.
@@calvinr.johnsonjr.9076 AC/DC Pantera Motley Crue Queensryche The Black Crowd , metallica was small in this line up
Food for thought
All those 20 something "kids" in the crowd. Are 50 something now.
Food for thought, or food for depression?
lol....
And those that were born 9 months after the concert would be 30...
Memories bro
@@johngammon7891 28 or 29
a rock band quite literally bringing nations together
We went so much harder in the 90s, people will never understand. At our parties TOO damn many people showed up, GALLONS upon GALLONS of alcohol were consumed, bones broke, condoms broke, fires were set and some houses collapsed. WE. TURNED. UP. #90sbabygang
You gotta love this one, check out Creeping Death live in Moscow 1991 by metallica
I remember that concert. I just finished school ))) Back then, Pantera was an unknown band in the USSR, but they just tore everyone apart with their energy and music.
my PANTERA video was blocked :(
@@RussianReactionReviews so sad 😞 it was awesome.
Pantera’s “Domination” was also filmed in Moscow.
That breakdown at the end.
im going through liking all the Domination mentions. so good.
I was going to comment that too
There was total of 4 bands that played that day, AC/DC, MetallicA, Pantara, and forgot the fourth band each had like an hour or more on stage
@@Nannuq the Black crowes,, and also a local band called est
This brought tears to my eyes 👀 freedom to just let your emotions go for 2 hours in a country that doesn’t know freedom is exhilarating.
The concert was at Tushino Airfield in northwest Moscow, the area has since been redeveloped and is now the site of the Otkritie Arena, the home of FC Spartak Moscow. The count of 1.6 million people was actually when they stopped counting at the entrance because so many people were sneaking in by other routes. Great concert, actually opened by AC/DC, unfortunately there were too many people for the military to control and sadly over 700 were injured and over 150 people in the crowd died.
with 1.6 million people there, 150 deaths is probably less than average for any given amount of people.
People died? I've read somewhere that none had died. Can you share your sources? Thanks
I used to get nauseous when I had to stand in front of a class of 10. It's insane to see how casual James can sing in front of an entire country.
It’s actually easier to stand in front of people you do not know than 10 people you know very well or see all the time.
He was very shy and almost was not lead singer
As an artist myself i can tell you that as soon as you step on stage in front of a crowd, no matter the size, you get overtaken by something, all shyness and awkwardness is gone, and you just rock your mic or instrument and by the time you come back to yourself the gig is over, and if you are a shy person etc, that shyness might come back but while on stage the artists in you is bigger than everything else
@@TheHipHop_Junkie I used to perform and was sick before every time. Nothing ever made it better
I know that feeling from ballet
I’m an American of Croatian decent. I love my Russian “brothers and sisters”
American of Croatian decent :):)yeah and i m chinese with greek decent Only indians are American
@@tolis751 Tolis whats your problem lol
@@tolis751 Oh the same old argument eh?! Nations conquer nations. You can see it throughout history. America together with a whole lot of other countries were built that way. You can’t change that. What do you want to do, kick everyone that is not Native American out? SMH…
Hearing James (lead singer) talk about this show on JRE is crazy, he talks about the soldiers just taking off uniforms, tossing up hat's and joining the mosh.
@Larry Freeman its episode #887, they don't have a clip but I'm pretty sure its up on Spotify.
А Энтер Сэндмэн как бы в то время песенка то была свежачок, альбом BA то вышел всего с месяц назад в то время. Но бесплатный вход и фанатов в районе млн. это мощно!
That was epic! A well loved band around the world, at that time!
Imagine the view from that helicopter pilot perspective, that must have been the greatest job ever in history.
Hey, as an old man, I was in college when this album came up. For those of us who grew up during the Cold War, 1991 was a unique year - the end of the political structures we were so used to living under brought nervousness but also a kind of promise and hope for the future - on both sides of the "Iron Curtain" - that we hadn't seen before or since. Both the U.S. and Russia have kind of backslid in the decades since, but at the time, the future suddenly seemed a lot brighter for us all
That’s some great insight, this definitely must hit home ... have you ever seen a crowd like this before ?
Yeah man I remember that sense of optimism we all felt then. We knew the world wasn't perfect but it felt like it was on the upswing toward getting better. Who knew the oppositional forces against it continuing would be so strong?
@@Mazecraft go smoke some more dope hippie trash 🖕
@Alex Winterborn who's larping now? Lmfao 😂
@@jakefromstatefarm5204 yea Jake(ass) you belong on a state farm
Wow, great memories. I was there for the festival. I was in the recording industry and had a large recording studio where we recorded 4 Metallica albums in California where all the guys in the band lives, just north of San Francisco. I had been visiting the USSR since 1976 and talked several groups into playing there, but did not have any input on the decision to play that festival and found out about it from them. That was not certain anyone would be allowed in the country because the attempted coup happened just a few days before. The location was the old Tushino Airfield. ACDC played also, which was the first time I had seen them live. I have a lot of still photos I took from that concert.
Did you grow up in St Petersburg? I live in the center near Ligovsky Metro. I moved full time from the San Francisco area in 2000 after falling in love with the city in 1976 on my first visit. The 90s was a crazy time, good and bad as an ex-pat and mostly bad for local Russians but beginning in 2000 or so everything was improving monthly and the economy really grew until the Wall Street meltdown in 2008-9 caused a depression all over. Russia did not suffer much from it but it stopped growing at 6-8% as it had for 8 years in a row. It is still a great place to live. What clubs did you go to, we probably crossed paths a lot.
This was just after the fall of the USSR and this concert was at one of the largest active Air Force bases, thus the military aircraft seen flying in and out, 4th largest concert in history 1.4M - 1.6M+, crazy!
The helicopters were used to keep the crowd from overheating
When you realize that this wasn't even a Metallica concert... It was an AC/DC concert and metallica was the opener.
Pantra,blackcrowes also
AC/DC Headline
Metallica Opening Act
Pantera Support Act
Black Crow Support Act
Damn, should've been there. But -91 I was still in school.
@@johan.ohgren I wasn't even born yet lol
@@JAce94007 I was even a dream in my parent's sleep let alone being born .
Amazing. The freedoms many take for granted these people were starving for...and they got a very loud helping of it that day. Music is at a higher level than politics.
никаких телефонов , чистый кайф от исполнения любимой группы
Да
ез
Ce concert me donne toujours des frissons !
Im Polish we have concerts like this each year in Kostrzyn with between 350-750K people normally but this is just wow. Love it energy and people really having fun. nice.
heavy metal concert with 750K?
PS: I also believe that this was the FIRST FULL LENGTH concert by an American band (of any genre) to take place on Russian soil for the PEOPLE, not the "elite". Meaning that it was the first time in decades that an American band was going to hold a full length concert (with Metallica that could be up to 3-4 hours depending on list of songs) instead of showing up for one or two songs as a "demonstration" at another group's concert or event. It WAS the first time in nearly 70 years that the list of songs being played was NOT "screened" by "party officials".
I was 18 when this happened. There were 1.6 MILLION people in attendance. Russian helicopters were less then 7 meters above the crowd. Russian soldiers were stripping off their uniforms and participating in mosh pits. I was literally witnessing history. And now, history is happening again literally on the other side of the world. My life has been CRAZY!!!
Мне было 18, когда это случилось. На мероприятии присутствовало 1,6 МИЛЛИОНА человек. Российские вертолеты были на высоте менее 7 метров над толпой. Российские солдаты снимали форму и участвовали в мошпитах. Я буквально был свидетелем истории. И теперь история снова происходит буквально на другом конце света. Моя жизнь была сумасшедшей !!!
folk story, it was not 1.6 mill
@@RoverWatersit was more.
@@whyalwaysme2522 legend says
but no fact
@@RoverWaters they stopped counting at 1.6 mill., People start to enter from all sides
@@whyalwaysme2522 internet folktale
Creeping Death (from this same concert,) even better!
yeah✊ so is the Harvester of Sorrow even better for me pure🔥🔥🔥 Cheers from Poland 🙂
Best Metalica opening song and
performance, anytime, anywhere. This is classic. Good job Russia, you ROCK!!
For me this is a sad reminder of what could have been.
All this positive energy faded and the the people in this crowd chose a new Tsar, bringing ruin to a whole younger generation - and their neighbours.
Europeans do love them some Metal! One of the last big metal bands before Grunge took over. I was never much of a Metallica fan but that would have been a hell of a concert.
Yessss I’ve been waiting for this reaction. I didn’t think this video was real the first time I saw it. I’ve seen Metallica twice now and them being out of their prime and in smaller stadiums they are always still sold out
I would love to attend
A beautiful reaction and a beautiful smile, as always. I see a pattern forming here. =)
Thank you common
love the way you did this video by just letting it play right through. some history from your country and people. keep up your reactions so A1
There’s something about the energy here. It’s like all these people turned up to see a band that...gave hope? A look at a different world? I don’t know what it is about this crowd but the energy is palpable. You can feel it in the video. It’s unreal.
Very palpable
If we shoot you some other metal, would you be interested in reviewing some stuff?
Omg the energy is amazing!!
You know, you are doing nothing to dispel the myth that all Russian woman are incredibly beautiful.
Russian women are either haggard old grandmas, or 9's and 10's. She fits the stereotype
@@dapperdan434 Lol you don't get out enough or you are failing to attract them.
@@Bye-kd8xo im mexican, do you think i have cool chances with russian girls?
russian women are the most beautiful women on this planet, besides their physical appearance, their traditional values and femininity is what makes them top tier
@@Bye-kd8xo I don’t get it are you saying I can’t pick up 9”s or 10”s or is what I said accurate and you just wanna talk
I just try to imagine standing on that stage looking out at that virtual sea of people😳. As far as you can see in all directions people raising their fists and bobbing their heads in unison!!seen this a thousand times and still get goosebumps
same here Roy
To that point in history, this was the largest concert crowd ever.
Here are the top 5 from that day to now:
Jean-Michel Jarre - Moscow (1997)3.5 million
Rod Stewart - Rio de Janeiro (1994)3.5 million
AC/DC and Metallica - Moscow (1991)1.6 million
Paul van Dyk, Carl Cox and Armin Van Buuren - Dortmund (2008)1.6 million
The Rolling Stones - Rio de Janeiro (2006)1.6 million
Rock on!
That crowd is something to be reckoned with... Especially now since it's covid times. Leastwise... Covid or not... That's insane amount of people
1.6 million, according to some comments I read. I was 19 in 1993, but only went to rock concerts, not heavy metal.
I can give you two videos to react to that involve Russia. First, Aterro Dominatus by Sabaton about the fall of Berlin in WW2, and Night Witches also by Sabaton about the all female Russian 588th bomber wing. Thumbs up if you agree
Thumbs up and a heart
Yes! Sabaton! Very good suggestion! :-)))
Cant forget panzerkampf
The Russian WW II , female pilots were incredible, also in the same vein the female snipers. Incredible stories.
I'm one of those Old fogies that attended
Metallica concerts back when they had long hair
And cliff burton was rocking the jean jackets
And awesome bass riffs
While Kirk was doing one
Hand solo's,and James was rocking a bullet belt
Edit: Most of you millenniulls weren't even born yet
wish i was born in the 70s so i could see the concerts metallica had
Beautiful reaction. And truly appreciate You watching it ALL the way thru. And thoroughly enjoyed watching Your reaction.And may God's glory be to all countries and mankind.
Music could unite the world!!
1991 in Moscow. That was a year of crisis. People were ready for this concert.
Legend has it that the crowd is still leaving.
Best concert in human history - Pantera, Metallica, Black Crowes and AC DC.
The bands that took down Soviet Russia
i love you too my dear,yeah truly was huge crowd ,yeah they are my fans and my enthusiasms ,thank you for your opine and investigating this song,your sincerely one
Thanks for sharing your experience. Saw them in 1995 in America. My ears are still ringing. lol..✌️
Metalica fucking ROCKED Moscow.
I was 16 at that time, living in Belgium. Although Reagan and Gorbatsjov declared the Cold War a few years earlier as over, there was still still a bit of distrust about Russia and Russian people here in Europe.
Anyways, I watched this concert on TV and I was so impressed by it that I kept thinking: Now the Cold War is really over and this is a celebration of it...
It wasn't the government who brought people together, but it was Metallica!
Somewhere under that sea of humanity, was Tushino Airfield.
I like how her flat look quickly transitions to a look of horror disbelief when it shows the crowd and chopper.
Love me some Metallica! 1st Concert I went Munster of Rock, I saw Metallica in 1991 Germany, after being in the US Army fighting in Iraq, Desert Storm for 6 month! This concert made me release all my frustrations, anger and stress from being in combat!!! When I have my PTSD moments, I listen to their song “One”!!! Their’s others who’s worse then me. So I say to friends and family; I need no sympathy or answers to my questions, just lend me your ears and listen to what I went through…
That wasn't just any concert, that was and still is a symbol of freedom from oppression. Even the guards were head banging. Those people needed that shit so bad. Sadly, I believe some people died in that concert, primarily from the guards. That's what I heard.
How awesome
The moment you realize your parents generation were cooler then your generation will ever be.
It's the same year USSR fell aswell. Giving them a perspective of what's going outside the world
I remember waking up on christmas morning to hear that the Soviet Union had dissolved. Growing up with all of that, there was this definite feeling of "now what?", probably from both sides. It almost can't be imagined in today's world what that was like. It shaped the world, the policies of both countries, it literally redefined the world post ww2. Then one day, you wake up and it all ended without the war that we all feared...which would have destroyed the planet.
How many liters of vodka were consumed at that concert.. at least 100,000! Love Metallica!! 🤟
That's what so beautiful about music. It always finds ways to bring people together.
This made me curious to know what the biggest concert crowd ever was - it turns out there were an estimated 1.6 million people here - which is crazy to see that sea of people and know there are 1.6 million there - but the REALLY fascinating part was that the largest concert crowd ever was also in Moscow but was someone I haven't even heard of (Jean-Michel Jarre) and they claim that his concert had 3.5 million people!! Imagine that crowd in this video being more than TWICE the size! I can't even fathom. Love all your videos! Would also very much love to see ballet movie reaction videos telling us what's real and what is exaggerated for the movie audience!
Jean-Michel Jarre was pretty big in the 70s. One of my first albums as a kid was Oxygene. Still sounds amazing today. It's like the Mozart of electronic music.
In China, Jarre was huge
that is not 1.6 million crowd
kid
I think Rod Stewart had crowd of over 5 million once
@@RoverWaters
Did you count each one ?
Damn. I'm starting to hear "You Know Who!" in my head all the time. ;-)
Hahshshsha yesssssss ThAts what I wanted when I made that as my intro
I'm sure that where the Soviet Union still existed, everyone in the government secretly heard Metallica and Co 😜🤟🏻
But think it's cool that even the few police officers celebrated with the fans Fans 😁
I agree ☝️
@@RussianReactionReviews
You have to listen to the song Moscow by the rock band Rammstein. There Germans and Russians sing together in their national language. Sounds mega. Is also with subtitles
Ok I will check it out lennart
@@RussianReactionReviews
The video is from Dr Ratamatahata and currently has 4.1 million views Just so you don't have to look for the right one for so long. Thanks again for your time for your subscribers😀
Truest definition of heavy metal...Metallica brings it every time
I was a 20 year-old kid living in Seattle when this concert went down. I actually went to watch Metallica here in Seattle two years before this concert took place. It was the best concert I’ve ever been to. I think this concert in Moscow is now probably the best concert ever. It’s mine blowing. 1.6 million people.
Check out "Domination" by PANTERA from the same show...wow!
Would you happen to have a link ? I’m reading the comments seems popular
@@RussianReactionReviews i don't have the exact link; but the best is titled: "Domination live from Moscow 91" pantera
4:48 Well.. There's the REACTION you've been waiting for hahaha
or did U mean 5:12' ?🤔😉
I am surprised the crowd wasn't larger. Russia was about to fall, everyone could feel it. This was, I believe, the first American rock concert in Russia. Imagine finally being able to have the chance to see a band that you probably could have gotten in trouble for listening to even just a year ago. I was just going into high school when this happened.
It wasn't Russia about to fall, it was the Soviet Union.
Performance of the legend
I'm much older then you back in the 1970s/1980s/1990s we had so much fun all concerts were like this Today not so much, younger people missed out on many cool things that no longer happen these days.
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