This album other then being one of the best records ever being made by any band, it is preserved at the library of congress for its whole content. Call it a master piece is an understatement. 😊❤
Me too, but I’m 48. This album, along with ..AJFA, were always my go to albums. And to think that they’re still killing it on tour is nothing short of breathtaking. Legends 🤘
The synopsis of the song is this.....the drug is the master and the user is the puppet. Look at the album cover art, the hands in the upper corners are the drug and the strings for the puppets are in the graves. "Master, Master where's the dreams I've been after?"
There are many sub genres in metal. Some are like you were saying “Cookie Monster” very funny by the way. I’m in my 50s and I’ve loved Metallica since 1985 when I first heard them.
I see this song in 4 parts. The beginning is the drug enticing the addict into using. The melodic change is the high the user experiences. Then it picking up tempo is the crash of coming down. The last part of the song is the drug letting the user that it's in control now.
@@ReactionGenX I think you should do The Unforgiven or Fade To Black. For Fade To Black, I would choose one of the latest live performances from Metallicas official UA-cam channel. Beautiful. :) Maybe the one from Phoenix, September 2023. Or, the one from Lincoln September 2018 might be even better. :)
Their first official music video.." One"...... Check out what it is about............A young soldier from WW1 gets his legs and arms blown off by a landmine. He also went blind,he cannot speak or hear. He can feel pain..... He is trapped in his body
So many of this albums themes transcend time. Drug abuse here, religious charlatans- Leper Messiah, lack of care for soldiers-Disposable heroes, mental illness- Welcome Home
Go down the rabbit hole that is Metallica! I promise you won’t regret it! The first melodic solo is the addict getting their fix. The harder one is them needing their fix again. Metallica are masters at music writing! They are known for very deep lyrics that James always manages to write in such a way that are very personal to him yet just vague enough for the listener to interpret them to their own lives and experiences.
I heard "ONE" in 84' and fell in love with Metallica. I was 6.❤❤ First LP tape I ever got at age 10, Metallica of course. Then G'N'R. I grew up listening to Iron Maiden, ACDC, Megadeth, Pantera, Led Zeppelin, The Doors, Twisted Sister etc... you name it my older brothers partied to it.❤❤
Welcome to the rabbit hole that is Metallica. So much great stuff, especially the older stuffs. Newbie here. Great reaction to one heavy metal anthem. The other would be Judas Priest- Painkiller. One the we will have to scrape you off the floor 😂 Much luck and fun on your metal journey!!
As someone who started with Metallica in 1983 with their first album, I agree completely, their first five albums were great and they’ve gone downhill since then.
Welcome to heavy metal, fellow GenXer! Boy, you have an amazing journey ahead of you. Metal has several subgenres - some you'll love, some you'll possibly hate. Not all metal is the same, but there is something for everyone. Seriously. Love classical music? Symphonic metal is for you. Into rap? Nu-metal or rapcore just might be your thing. Like pirates? Pirate metal exists, my friend. I'm not kidding. Death metal, power metal, thrash, groove and speed metal. And countless others! So much to explore, so much to love! And, as an added bonus, you'll soon find that many of the best metal bands are from Europe. Since you indicated you were into rap back in the days, I gotta ask - ever listened to any Rage Against the Machine? They were solidly in GenXers young adult years (early 90s). They have a lot of metal elements in their music, along with rap, some punk, etc. Anyway, I'm happy to help you out on your journey. If any of the above categories intrigued you, let me know and I'll give you some good recommendations to get you started. In the mean time, check out this live Metallica performance from Moscow, 1991, just before the collapse of the USSR. There are around 1.5 MILLION (yes, you read that right) people in attendance! Creeping Death (Metallica - Live in USSR, 1991) - ua-cam.com/video/IjjCp_QU5Qk/v-deo.html
Wow I can’t wait to check all that out. I did listen to a bit of rage. I will get to creeping death live. I have a plan to do a studio video and follow it up with a live show of the same song. I’m doing master of puppets live in Seattle today. I think I have creeping death planned for Monday.
Your background is full of books I have read. Are you sending out a bat signal to Mr. Sanderson there? Glad you enjoyed the complexity of this song. Considering your apparent love for the Fantasy genre, you have stumbled upon a genre that embraces the concepts of Fantasy fully!
Welcome to the Metallica rabbit hole, buckle up and hold on and enjoy the ride. I have been a life long fan 30+ years , my first Metallica concert was in 1986 during the Master of Puppets Tour. Hands down the best metal band ever imo and the whole album is incredible 🤘
Hey dude, if that was a for real first reaction video to Metallica it was a real one. And I can totally relate. I was 52 when I started listening to Metallica. I was a little bit of a metalhead in high school and I listened o iron Maiden Judas priest ACDC. But then I went to college and New Wave was around and deep dance and then techno and rap and grunge and then I got married and I discovered whole new genres of music that I loved. My wife and I saw nine inch nails Green Day Foo fighters Mumford & sons jidenna Kendrick Lamar Muse RL Burnside. But my life really hit a shity spot and I decided to go outside and listen to a Metallica concert for the first time. By lucky chance, I wound up choosing Seattle 1989. I was so blown away I started listening to their entire catalog but I had only made it through two albums when I decided to look for concert tickets. My wife as of yet didn't know them really at all. She would learn to love them too though not as much as me. She did buy me the s&m two concert and three other albums on colored vinyl though. We saw them live in Houston in 2017. F†*********************k!!!!!!!!!! If I can offer any assistance to a guy more or less my age I'd be happy to share what songs and albums and concerts and footage and whatever to watch because at this point I've watched hundreds of their concerts many of them probably hundreds of times. I watch reactions and I have never despite my wide range of interest in music heard anybody who comes close to holding my interest consistently in a new ways the way this band does. The f****** talent is off the hook the lyrics touch me and make me cry in the middle of a metal song. Since my wife passed unexpectedly last year the song Nnothing Else Matters has become my personal anthem - not only for the way we lived together and the way we both thought, but now is my way of recognizing her life with our dog Pedro. Everyday for us something new. And like many others, I had a period of depression in there and Fade to Black was my personal life at the time. And while that song didn't save me, listening to the perfection of the music and the fact that these guys who are my age could do that, gave me hope and inspiration. What did save me, to no small degree, were those really really hard songs and those really really meaningful lyrics and the unceasing angst and anger of James's voice,. That allowed me to channel out the anger and frustration that was keeping me in the place I was at. I don't feel quite the same emotional attachment now because of the circumstances of my life and the fact that I'm not depressed at the moment. But I still listen to them every time I go for a 30 mi bike ride through the mountains in upstate New York. Battery will get me up the steepest hill. And every time I get pissed at something, these guys are there to let me take out my anger through their voices and their music. And if you have mother issues ... Het fields your Man. And if you like heavy. Do you like heavy? Do you want heavy? Metallica gives you heavy baby..
Wow what a journey you took. Thank you for sharing it with me. I am 51 and I was sort of sheltered in high school I listened to mostly nwa and stuff like that. When I moved away to college I really got into more of pop. I’m loving this so far. I relistened to the Metallica song several times now. I can’t wait to listen to more.
There are different sub genres of metal. The cookie monster stuff is Metalcore, Death Metal, etc. This is thrash metal and this genre usually has good vocals. I'm not into the Cookie Monster crap either. Just curious as to what you grew up listening to. I'm Gen X as well, but I was onto Metallica since the first album, which came out when I was 16. But I like everything from classic rock to prog to jazz fusion.
Love seeing people get into metal, man! I can recommend something like Disposable Heroes or Blackened for a next song from Metallica, can also recommend the bands Megadeth and Pantera.
The next Video is a Master of Puppets live in Seattle. Then I’m doing a song called Fade To Black. I’m doing studio recordings then following them up with a live performance
Oh, there's different types of metal. You've got old school metal like Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden, etc... You've got just plain metal like these guys. You've got Death Metal, Thrash Metal, Speed Metal, New Metal, and my personal favorite Progressive Metal, among others. For Progressive Metal, try a song called "The Pot" by Tool.
More and more of you guys that never listened to metal are being turned onto the genre. You all have the same outlook on what you thought metal was, not the case! Most metal bands have the best singers out of any genre!
I find it hard to believe that any Gen X has never heard of Metallica. Were u in a cave and let the best years of your life pass you by. Please tell me u at least noticed all the girls with their Aqua net hair .😂
they were 20 when they made this. crazy
Sir, if you truly have not been exposed to this music, I feel for you. This speaks to our generation. Listen to everything from the beginning.
This album other then being one of the best records ever being made by any band, it is preserved at the library of congress for its whole content. Call it a master piece is an understatement. 😊❤
It's a deep rabbit hole that you will find "F'n AMAZING "
i'm 52 , i've been listening to this album since i was 15
Me too, but I’m 48. This album, along with ..AJFA, were always my go to albums. And to think that they’re still killing it on tour is nothing short of breathtaking. Legends 🤘
The synopsis of the song is this.....the drug is the master and the user is the puppet. Look at the album cover art, the hands in the upper corners are the drug and the strings for the puppets are in the graves. "Master, Master where's the dreams I've been after?"
There are many sub genres in metal. Some are like you were saying “Cookie Monster” very funny by the way. I’m in my 50s and I’ve loved Metallica since 1985 when I first heard them.
Best band ever to have stepped upon the surface of Earth 🔥🔥🔥🤘🤘🤘….you just listened to The Anthem of Thrash Metal 🔥🔥🔥🤘🤘🤘
Well, in the 1980s, they were, and justice for all was their last good album.
I see this song in 4 parts. The beginning is the drug enticing the addict into using. The melodic change is the high the user experiences. Then it picking up tempo is the crash of coming down. The last part of the song is the drug letting the user that it's in control now.
Im 67,still Love them❤. Seen them in Göteborg 2004.
Always good to see someone discover Metallica. If you have yet to hear it, I recommend their song Fade to Black.
Great reaction. Welcome to the Metallica family. :)
thank you so much. what song should I do next?
@@ReactionGenX I think you should do The Unforgiven or Fade To Black. For Fade To Black, I would choose one of the latest live performances from Metallicas official UA-cam channel. Beautiful. :) Maybe the one from Phoenix, September 2023. Or, the one from Lincoln September 2018 might be even better. :)
Love it - the best all around band ever. Please do Disposable Heroes off the same album. Great reaction.
You’re the second person to ask for that so now I need to 👍
If you want the best metallica do anything in the 1980s, their injustice for oll album was the last of their great ones.
Their first official music video.." One"...... Check out what it is about............A young soldier from WW1 gets his legs and arms blown off by a landmine. He also went blind,he cannot speak or hear. He can feel pain..... He is trapped in his body
I keep hearing people say that song one. I might do it next
l think the film clip takes away from the song - personally l’d listen to the studio version with lyrics to take in how deep the content really is
@@chris8534 I have heard that
So many of this albums themes transcend time. Drug abuse here, religious charlatans- Leper Messiah, lack of care for soldiers-Disposable heroes, mental illness- Welcome Home
YES!!!! MORE!!!!
Go down the rabbit hole that is Metallica! I promise you won’t regret it! The first melodic solo is the addict getting their fix. The harder one is them needing their fix again. Metallica are masters at music writing! They are known for very deep lyrics that James always manages to write in such a way that are very personal to him yet just vague enough for the listener to interpret them to their own lives and experiences.
If you’re amazed by Metallica’s tempo changes and coordination you’re going to LOVE Dreamtheater.
There's never been another band Like Metallica. I heard them for the firat time in 1983 at 13 and this is what Metal had to be for me going forward.
I heard "ONE" in 84' and fell in love with Metallica. I was 6.❤❤ First LP tape I ever got at age 10, Metallica of course. Then G'N'R. I grew up listening to Iron Maiden, ACDC, Megadeth, Pantera, Led Zeppelin, The Doors, Twisted Sister etc... you name it my older brothers partied to it.❤❤
Hhmmm thats interesting, you heard 'one' 4 years before it was released..........
@shereebuckley7208
As a guy that was shunned as a Metallica (and just metal) fan, thanks for the apology. We endured a lot of shit, while going "but have you listened?"
The entire "Ride the Lightening" album is a great place to start!
Welcome to the rabbit hole that is Metallica. So much great stuff, especially the older stuffs. Newbie here. Great reaction to one heavy metal anthem. The other would be Judas Priest- Painkiller. One the we will have to scrape you off the floor 😂 Much luck and fun on your metal journey!!
Thank you so much
Best Metallica intro imo is for whom the bell tolls
So happy for you!!!......Sad part is instead of 25_30 dollars a show, it will cost 300+ dollars.....Sorry I just had to say it!
Ohhh Brandon Sanderson THE STORMLIGHT ARCHIVE on the shelf!!!
Insta subscribed!!!
Like every song on the first 5 albums are just as good.
As someone who started with Metallica in 1983 with their first album, I agree completely, their first five albums were great and they’ve gone downhill since then.
I'm 35 years and so sad i found them only 10 years ago
Welcome to heavy metal, fellow GenXer! Boy, you have an amazing journey ahead of you. Metal has several subgenres - some you'll love, some you'll possibly hate. Not all metal is the same, but there is something for everyone. Seriously. Love classical music? Symphonic metal is for you. Into rap? Nu-metal or rapcore just might be your thing. Like pirates? Pirate metal exists, my friend. I'm not kidding. Death metal, power metal, thrash, groove and speed metal. And countless others! So much to explore, so much to love!
And, as an added bonus, you'll soon find that many of the best metal bands are from Europe.
Since you indicated you were into rap back in the days, I gotta ask - ever listened to any Rage Against the Machine? They were solidly in GenXers young adult years (early 90s). They have a lot of metal elements in their music, along with rap, some punk, etc.
Anyway, I'm happy to help you out on your journey. If any of the above categories intrigued you, let me know and I'll give you some good recommendations to get you started.
In the mean time, check out this live Metallica performance from Moscow, 1991, just before the collapse of the USSR. There are around 1.5 MILLION (yes, you read that right) people in attendance!
Creeping Death (Metallica - Live in USSR, 1991) - ua-cam.com/video/IjjCp_QU5Qk/v-deo.html
Wow I can’t wait to check all that out. I did listen to a bit of rage. I will get to creeping death live. I have a plan to do a studio video and follow it up with a live show of the same song. I’m doing master of puppets live in Seattle today. I think I have creeping death planned for Monday.
Enjoy your journey :)
If you liked the timing of this you should check out Tool. Danny Carry is masterful on drums, no offense Lars.
Your background is full of books I have read. Are you sending out a bat signal to Mr. Sanderson there? Glad you enjoyed the complexity of this song. Considering your apparent love for the Fantasy genre, you have stumbled upon a genre that embraces the concepts of Fantasy fully!
Welcome to the Metallica rabbit hole, buckle up and hold on and enjoy the ride. I have been a life long fan 30+ years , my first Metallica concert was in 1986 during the Master of Puppets Tour. Hands down the best metal band ever imo and the whole album is incredible 🤘
Hey dude, if that was a for real first reaction video to Metallica it was a real one. And I can totally relate. I was 52 when I started listening to Metallica. I was a little bit of a metalhead in high school and I listened o iron Maiden Judas priest ACDC. But then I went to college and New Wave was around and deep dance and then techno and rap and grunge and then I got married and I discovered whole new genres of music that I loved. My wife and I saw nine inch nails Green Day Foo fighters Mumford & sons jidenna Kendrick Lamar Muse RL Burnside. But my life really hit a shity spot and I decided to go outside and listen to a Metallica concert for the first time. By lucky chance, I wound up choosing Seattle 1989. I was so blown away I started listening to their entire catalog but I had only made it through two albums when I decided to look for concert tickets. My wife as of yet didn't know them really at all. She would learn to love them too though not as much as me. She did buy me the s&m two concert and three other albums on colored vinyl though. We saw them live in Houston in 2017. F†*********************k!!!!!!!!!!
If I can offer any assistance to a guy more or less my age I'd be happy to share what songs and albums and concerts and footage and whatever to watch because at this point I've watched hundreds of their concerts many of them probably hundreds of times. I watch reactions and I have never despite my wide range of interest in music heard anybody who comes close to holding my interest consistently in a new ways the way this band does. The f****** talent is off the hook the lyrics touch me and make me cry in the middle of a metal song. Since my wife passed unexpectedly last year the song Nnothing Else Matters has become my personal anthem - not only for the way we lived together and the way we both thought, but now is my way of recognizing her life with our dog Pedro. Everyday for us something new.
And like many others, I had a period of depression in there and Fade to Black was my personal life at the time. And while that song didn't save me, listening to the perfection of the music and the fact that these guys who are my age could do that, gave me hope and inspiration.
What did save me, to no small degree, were those really really hard songs and those really really meaningful lyrics and the unceasing angst and anger of James's voice,. That allowed me to channel out the anger and frustration that was keeping me in the place I was at.
I don't feel quite the same emotional attachment now because of the circumstances of my life and the fact that I'm not depressed at the moment. But I still listen to them every time I go for a 30 mi bike ride through the mountains in upstate New York. Battery will get me up the steepest hill.
And every time I get pissed at something, these guys are there to let me take out my anger through their voices and their music.
And if you have mother issues ... Het
fields your Man.
And if you like heavy. Do you like heavy? Do you want heavy? Metallica gives you heavy baby..
Wow what a journey you took. Thank you for sharing it with me. I am 51 and I was sort of sheltered in high school I listened to mostly nwa and stuff like that. When I moved away to college I really got into more of pop. I’m loving this so far. I relistened to the Metallica song several times now. I can’t wait to listen to more.
If Lars drumming blows you away, then wait till you listen to Dave Lombardo and Slayer.
There are different sub genres of metal. The cookie monster stuff is Metalcore, Death Metal, etc. This is thrash metal and this genre usually has good vocals. I'm not into the Cookie Monster crap either. Just curious as to what you grew up listening to. I'm Gen X as well, but I was onto Metallica since the first album, which came out when I was 16. But I like everything from classic rock to prog to jazz fusion.
Love seeing people get into metal, man! I can recommend something like Disposable Heroes or Blackened for a next song from Metallica, can also recommend the bands Megadeth and Pantera.
The next Video is a Master of Puppets live in Seattle. Then I’m doing a song called Fade To Black. I’m doing studio recordings then following them up with a live performance
Oh, there's different types of metal. You've got old school metal like Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden, etc... You've got just plain metal like these guys. You've got Death Metal, Thrash Metal, Speed Metal, New Metal, and my personal favorite Progressive Metal, among others. For Progressive Metal, try a song called "The Pot" by Tool.
Metallica is probably the greatest band ever so far. Their entire catalog is fire and they've been going for 40 years.
Their entire catalog up to and justice for all album was fire, it’s been rolling downhill since though.
@@robertdysonn cope and seethe. They're still selling millions.
@@JaggedDagger they might be, but that doesn’t mean they don’t suck.
@@JaggedDagger I also think part of their popularity now is because of their beginning, people are willing to except that they suck a little more now.
@@robertdysonn Move on with your pathetic life or keep being a hater. Better get another booster to make yourself feel better
Ktulu. Choose Ktulu
iron maiden next
More and more of you guys that never listened to metal are being turned onto the genre. You all have the same outlook on what you thought metal was, not the case! Most metal bands have the best singers out of any genre!
I know a genuine first reaction when i see one - and that was not it.....
I find it hard to believe that any Gen X has never heard of Metallica. Were u in a cave and let the best years of your life pass you by. Please tell me u at least noticed all the girls with their Aqua net hair .😂
Orion
drugs
You're like fifty years old and you've never heard of metallica?
some people haven't experienced everything..
Im 40 and missed out on bunch in life, but at least i listened to basically everything in music :>