(UPDATED) Every James Hetfield Solo in Metallica's Studio Albums (+ Commentary)

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  • @kjl3080
    @kjl3080  Рік тому +60

    *I fixed some errors from the last version of the video, but maybe I still missed something- if I did, or made a mistake, correct me by replying to this comment.*
    Edit 1: I typed House of Mirrors instead of Room of Mirrors
    P.S. I can't put my Patreon link in my endscreen anymore because I'm no longer in the partner program- Incredible.
    Eh, you can find it in the description still

    • @kjl3080
      @kjl3080  Рік тому +8

      holy shit i still managed to forget "now that we're dead", _again_

    • @kjl3080
      @kjl3080  Рік тому +8

      Oh, I didn’t forget, I had wrote down somewhere “not enough to be considered a solo” false alarm lmao

    • @jaggerarnold
      @jaggerarnold Рік тому +3

      the solo in orion after the interlude was also recorded by james, though kirk plays it live.

    • @morganc52011
      @morganc52011 Рік тому +1

      i thought kirk played 72 seasons song harmonized lead? it shows him playing it in the music video and i get that there’s another layer of harmony where james plays but it’s not his specific part?

    • @First.Take.Jake.
      @First.Take.Jake. Місяць тому +1

      Not to play the 'Erm, actually' card
      But...
      Orion: in the CD case it says 2nd solo: Hetfield (which is his solo Kirk just steals it live), it's Kirk's solo after the bass solo which was written mostly by Cliff to the point where it says 4th solo: Burton in the CD
      Other than that that was an amazing video, good on you my friend (of misery?!?!? whoa) :)

  • @Luingi
    @Luingi Рік тому +95

    Room of mirrors’ guitar harmony nearly had me in tears… multiple times

    • @sausagesausage2819
      @sausagesausage2819 Рік тому +1

      House of mirrors 11:28

    • @gansior4744
      @gansior4744 7 місяців тому +3

      It does to me every time. And when you think it cant get any better, Metallica slaps you with Inamorata and you are left absolutely devastated

  • @rossen7392
    @rossen7392 Рік тому +169

    Most of these are harmonies, not solos. Still very cool though, James is a master of melody.

    • @miketikeYT
      @miketikeYT Рік тому +14

      James writes most of the harmonies

    • @rossen7392
      @rossen7392 Рік тому +2

      Yes.

    • @carrasco921
      @carrasco921 Рік тому +7

      @@miketikeYT I thought it was Cliff who was the harmony dude

    • @testtheme
      @testtheme Рік тому +9

      ​@@carrasco921 he taught James how to do it but I think he only wrote Fade to black, Creeping Death, Orion, maybe i forgot something

    • @jeestudent103
      @jeestudent103 Рік тому +1

      In master from 0:35 to 0:54 in this video, that part is only played by James and that is that part I really consider solo

  • @ina.aaahhh
    @ina.aaahhh 5 місяців тому +6

    James is so underrated when it comes to solos. He plays with so much feel and his phrasing and tone are some of the best I've ever heard.

  • @Geohovahs_Hand
    @Geohovahs_Hand 11 місяців тому +15

    His solo off to Live is to Die is my favorite. So much sadness over the loss of Cliff in that one.

  • @abhishekyogan3358
    @abhishekyogan3358 Рік тому +42

    The outro solo(not really i get it) for outlaw torn is probably my favourite one out of all em, like that build up just keeps going on forever which is really satisfying and ive listened to it on loop for like 5hrs straight up, really addictive, James is truly one of a kind.

    • @KeelerTheCat
      @KeelerTheCat Рік тому +4

      That’s why I like to listen to the unencumbered version of the song. James’ part at the end is even longer than what is on the album, but they claim that it wouldn’t fit, so they had to cut it short.

    • @Chuckfrey05
      @Chuckfrey05 11 місяців тому

      That's my favorite solo of theirs by far

  • @huntzzio
    @huntzzio 9 місяців тому +4

    11:52 The scratching an itch simile is perfect honestly

  • @Owen_plays_music1049
    @Owen_plays_music1049 Рік тому +20

    4:04 This part almost sounds like Slash !

  • @Watabee_Stream
    @Watabee_Stream Рік тому +20

    Suicide and Redemption James Solo were included on the DLC of their theme of Guitar Hero and always blown away when everytime James solo comes it's so fkn Aggresive as hell
    idk but everytime james tries to do a solo
    he's style were like he was singing to it

  • @P1kaSans
    @P1kaSans Рік тому +20

    for me, the breakdown from "am i savage?" and "manUNkind" intro are still my favorite parts from modern metallica.
    and most of death magnetic

    • @gansior4744
      @gansior4744 7 місяців тому

      You sir, are incredibly based

  • @huntzzio
    @huntzzio 9 місяців тому +3

    I have no clue if it would fit, but an amalgamation/combo of The End Of The Line and Just A Bullet Away might be seriously cool.
    Always thought End of the Line had sick riffs but meh clean parts, and Just a bullet away with mid songwriting except for a few riffs and the entire interlude section.
    Actually, anyone remember The New Song (Death is not the end)? Just stick the 12/8 groove and interlude in there, cut out some other parts, and you have a killer track

  • @JakeMaurer3598
    @JakeMaurer3598 5 місяців тому +1

    Man his solo from to live is to die always gets me. So much grief in that section man.

  • @jr.ripsbmx
    @jr.ripsbmx Рік тому +10

    House of Mirrors goes hard 😂

  • @ShinSuperSaiyajin
    @ShinSuperSaiyajin Рік тому +24

    Hello fellow average Room of Mirrors enjoyer!
    And yes, I also called the song House of Mirrors on my first listen LOL

  • @blakezillagaming4216
    @blakezillagaming4216 Рік тому +11

    Room of Mirrors ❌
    House of Mirrors✅

  • @gansior4744
    @gansior4744 7 місяців тому +1

    That S&R Solo is amazing. This entire instrumental just slaps. Rob put some sugar on it. I just adore Death Magnetic. This and Two last songs on Yellow Album are proof that Metallica still got it. Also, thanks for including Just a Bullet Away. Really underrated

  • @fingerlingus7756
    @fingerlingus7756 Рік тому +15

    Pretty sure James played the first solo in 2 x 4. He's credited for lead guitar on that song.

    • @kjl3080
      @kjl3080  Рік тому +1

      Hm…

    • @420Impeller
      @420Impeller Рік тому +4

      Gotta be the 2nd solo. The first has wah and is in the right ear, so it's Kirk's. The second has no wah and is in the middle. So if James did play a solo on 2 x 4, it's in the 2nd one.

    • @fingerlingus7756
      @fingerlingus7756 Рік тому +3

      @@420Impeller The solo I was thinking of is the one that starts at 3:21 on the studio track. Kirk has a couple lead-ish parts earlier in the song that I wouldn't call solos, so James's solo would probably be like the second or third if you count those. If you watch the live performances from 1995 (Donnington is the one I'm thinking of in particular), James plays the first proper solo, and it's basically the same solo that plays at 3:21 on the studio track.

    • @420Impeller
      @420Impeller Рік тому +1

      @@fingerlingus7756 Yeah I wasn't thinking of those leads as any solos. Odd that he plays that one live because he rarely uses wah. With all the info we have the one you're talking about is most likely Kirk's solo for the reasons I mentioned. On Thorn Within and Outlaw Torn, James solos are on the left, so you can tell when it's one of his but the second solo in 2 x 4 is in the center. We can't be sur, so I guess we'll never truly know.

    • @thedancingguy828
      @thedancingguy828 Рік тому +2

      @@fingerlingus7756 the Donington Version is different and has 3 solos instead of 2 (Kirk, James and Kirk closes again)

  • @RandyTheSavage5150
    @RandyTheSavage5150 Рік тому +17

    I believe James plays the leads on Whiskey in a Jar as well

  • @chafdawg2000
    @chafdawg2000 2 місяці тому

    Great video!!

  • @ephemera-noctourniquet
    @ephemera-noctourniquet Рік тому +16

    NWOHBM... New Wave Of Hritish Beavy Metal

  • @tibojones
    @tibojones Рік тому +3

    it just goes to show that actual thought went in to james's solos especially s&r that solo james should have slapped kirk with it and screamed thats how you do a solo rather than all the same wah bs

  • @efekanintepe4572
    @efekanintepe4572 Рік тому +6

    11:04 its not house of mirrors its room of mirrors btw great vid keep up

    • @kjl3080
      @kjl3080  Рік тому +7

      Damn that’s so sad I made a mistake

    • @windyrush97
      @windyrush97 Рік тому

      Maybe he confused the song with Arch Enemy's

  • @yoloboom11cool65
    @yoloboom11cool65 Рік тому

    2:00 if you pay reallyy close attention to one you van hear some bass

  • @murf1mikejr
    @murf1mikejr 4 місяці тому

    House Jack Built comment had me dying

  • @thisiskevin92795
    @thisiskevin92795 Рік тому +1

    My Friend of Misery was combined w/ Bob Rock's Synth and One does have an audible Bass .

    • @First.Take.Jake.
      @First.Take.Jake. Місяць тому

      Yeah at like one part in the song (the outro harmony solo) and same with the rest of the album - other than TLItD you hear the odd note :|

  • @Александр-ф6р3г
    @Александр-ф6р3г 2 місяці тому

    Lead fill from ain't my b**ch

  • @Александр-ф6р3г
    @Александр-ф6р3г 5 місяців тому

    For whom the bell tolls has James lead after Cliff's intro

    • @First.Take.Jake.
      @First.Take.Jake. Місяць тому +1

      It's in the harmony solo, Kirk plays that solo

  • @laurendonlon2480
    @laurendonlon2480 Рік тому +11

    The fact that James solo in Atlas, Rise! sounded so NWOBHM

  • @nenenep
    @nenenep Рік тому +31

    wϟgh

  • @jajkosadzone5381
    @jajkosadzone5381 Рік тому +7

    If you are putting harmonies why dont you add Lords of Summer harmony. God it is so frickin good

  • @tonytonie
    @tonytonie Місяць тому

    Hero of the Day solo is in major

  • @Nah_IdLose
    @Nah_IdLose Рік тому +6

    Does Too Far Gone? Count as not enough to be considered a solo

    • @kjl3080
      @kjl3080  Рік тому

      Yes, it isn’t enough

  • @sniperguyAZ
    @sniperguyAZ 10 місяців тому +2

    Is the harmony in "Day That Never Comes" not a James' solo?

  • @blunderless
    @blunderless 7 місяців тому +1

    just realized most of the songs he solos on are about suicide... hope he's alright

  • @dAvE73906
    @dAvE73906 Рік тому

    Not to forget the solo in "Turn the Page"

    • @dAvE73906
      @dAvE73906 Рік тому

      And his solos in Motörhead cover songs

  • @thisiskevin92795
    @thisiskevin92795 Рік тому

    My Friend of Misery was combined w/ Bob Rock's Synth .

  • @zachlewis9751
    @zachlewis9751 4 місяці тому

    I liked Kirk's work and they finally let Rob step up more, but James really carried Hardwired through and through.

  • @madwire_band
    @madwire_band 6 місяців тому

    Orion’s solo before cliff’s solo was played by James

  • @anony-moon
    @anony-moon Рік тому +3

    Wait that one on THJB was a solo???

  • @redyyz4489
    @redyyz4489 11 місяців тому +1

    I'm sorry did you call it *House of Mirrors*?

  • @huntzzio
    @huntzzio 9 місяців тому +1

    7:44 this song is such a shame to me, because all of the clean parts are SO COOL, but the rest of the song is long and very boring with pretty mid lyrics (imo) but the instrumentation is just so beautiful on the interlude and intro!!

  • @Helena-gk4ui
    @Helena-gk4ui Рік тому +7

    actually ☝️🤓 the guitar hero solo it's on the studio recordings

  • @JDUBS971
    @JDUBS971 5 місяців тому

    You forgot sad but true

  • @BigKev87
    @BigKev87 10 місяців тому +1

    Hero of the Day is in A major, the only other one I can think of at the moment.

  • @Jeb4100
    @Jeb4100 6 місяців тому

    2 X 4, Now That We're Dead?

  • @theguyof360
    @theguyof360 Рік тому +5

    I have ruined the 420th like.

  • @drewwesley9506
    @drewwesley9506 Рік тому +1

    James does this thing at the end of his Master of Puppets solo where he retards his notes behind the beat.

    • @kjl3080
      @kjl3080  Рік тому +5

      That’s actually not James doing this; as I’ve drummed and played this song on the guitar before; Lars is actually shifting the beat at the end to give it an offbeat feel

    • @First.Take.Jake.
      @First.Take.Jake. Місяць тому

      @@kjl3080 nope that's lars trying his best lol

  • @gabrielpaiva9070
    @gabrielpaiva9070 Рік тому +2

    James played the solo on Nothing Else Matters?? 😮 I swear for the longest time I thought it was Kirk who played.

  • @gutbuster678
    @gutbuster678 4 місяці тому

    Pretty sure hero of the day is also in a major key, great work otherwise

  • @Vampboi666
    @Vampboi666 Рік тому +1

    (11:06) it's "Room Of Mirrors" @KayJay