Metallica - For Whom the Bell Tolls (Pianist listens to metal head friend’s suggestion)

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  • @adamclark6756
    @adamclark6756 9 місяців тому +120

    My favourite opening 2 minutes of almost any tune.

    • @neoneherefrom5836
      @neoneherefrom5836 9 місяців тому +3

      INXS is a great band I agree

    • @isa1988jesu
      @isa1988jesu 9 місяців тому +1

      Just epic

    • @mellanapa
      @mellanapa 9 місяців тому +1

      I'm about to second that, but I've gotta think some more before I decide... 😹

  • @Tyler_Cussen
    @Tyler_Cussen 9 місяців тому +41

    The "Take a look to the sky just before you die" line is one of my favourite lines in any song, and from Richard looking up to the sky when James says it I'm glad im not the only one who cant help but look up when he says it 😂

  • @scorpionking4012
    @scorpionking4012 9 місяців тому +16

    It’s a great simple song , but yet the lyrics and music make it feel so big, that’s what greatness is all about!!

    • @PikeBishop1
      @PikeBishop1 6 місяців тому +1

      It's simple yet creates an atmosphere not many songs I've ever heard create, in any genre.

  • @aronwulf1580
    @aronwulf1580 9 місяців тому +20

    A looooot of brilliant decisions were made during production of this song. For example: the echo of James’s voice when he sings the line “Time Marches On”. Even lyrically, very brilliant writing: Stranger Now Are His Eyes to this Mystery, Hears the Silence So Loud. Admittedly, Metallica is not a band I usually listen to, but For Whom the Bell Tolls is in my opinion a perfectly written song. Lyrically and musically.

  • @smokerman81
    @smokerman81 9 місяців тому +37

    Now he needs to see the live version of cliff ripping this intro

    • @undinism69
      @undinism69 9 місяців тому +3

      Day On The Green of course

    • @MrT79shakeshake
      @MrT79shakeshake 9 місяців тому +2

      Yep has to do a reaction to that live version.

    • @The_Copper_Element_Itself
      @The_Copper_Element_Itself 3 місяці тому

      Intro? He threw one killer of a solo there. Although his tone was very muddy at the time. It's a bummer he never had the time to evolve his tone and EQ into smth possibly even heavier and cooler

  • @RicardoPestana
    @RicardoPestana 9 місяців тому +17

    one of the masterpieces in Metal music

  • @pzyroks
    @pzyroks 9 місяців тому +28

    One of my all time favourite lyric lines!

  • @alyssahudson1743
    @alyssahudson1743 9 місяців тому +5

    One of the greatest metal albums of all time this is where I got my start bought it when I was a teenager long live metal bands all of them

  • @jorgecarneiro819
    @jorgecarneiro819 9 місяців тому +5

    One of my favorites songs metallica. Live version with old james voice it's brilliant... Now for when The Mars Volta...

  • @kasper-jw2441
    @kasper-jw2441 9 місяців тому +14

    finally!
    one of the best old metallica songs

  • @gregcarroll4053
    @gregcarroll4053 11 днів тому

    Just love you Guys, such a refreshing and different approach to reaction videos.

    • @Greatmeasures
      @Greatmeasures  11 днів тому

      Thank you so much! It means a lot to us!

  • @tristanblack6609
    @tristanblack6609 9 місяців тому +9

    So happy you guys finally got around to this one! Should really do the Symphony version from 99 sometime. Amazing performance

  • @cranboogie
    @cranboogie 9 місяців тому +7

    I’m so glad that my favorite logo is official now! 🌀🌀🌀👍👍👍
    At least for recent videos.

  • @vikusen1857
    @vikusen1857 9 місяців тому +24

    Not easy to impress this dude 😂

    • @Agnes135
      @Agnes135 5 місяців тому +1

      I can appreciate that he's actually honest

  • @kevinabraham9260
    @kevinabraham9260 9 місяців тому +3

    Gettin Snazzy with the proceed Richard…. LOVE IT you guys are awesome

  • @Sturmpionier
    @Sturmpionier 9 місяців тому +3

    Definitely have to show him the live in Oakland 1985 performance some time. Powerful!

  • @MichaelScott-jy2si
    @MichaelScott-jy2si 3 місяці тому +1

    You need to play the live version from 1985's
    A Day on the Green
    For whom the bell tolls
    With Cliff's opening bass solo
    It will blow his mind clean off his shoulders

  • @Molue_
    @Molue_ 4 місяці тому +1

    @3:56 *_"Lighting a cigarette on a dumpster fire."_*
    That sounds like a metaphor for life if I've ever heard one.

  • @Querlos
    @Querlos 3 місяці тому +1

    Day on the green please, his ears will melt.

  • @twohorsesinamancostume7606
    @twohorsesinamancostume7606 9 місяців тому +3

    I remember going to Cedar Point when the Millennium Force first opened. The lines were long enough that the park actually hired a DJ to play music while people were waiting and unfortunately for everyone there was a gaggle of teenage girls whose place in line put them in front of that DJ for a little over 45 minutes. Nonstop boy band songs until about a minute into the 6th or 7th song the DJ cut the music. "I'm sorry, but I can't play this stuff anymore. The people here deserve a real boy band." On comes For Whom the Bell Tolls and every single male in that line erupted into cheers.

  • @Defensive_Wounds
    @Defensive_Wounds 9 місяців тому +3

    11:07 - You should show James Hefield and Kirk Hammett playing the star spangled banner!!

  • @luigilogan1
    @luigilogan1 9 місяців тому +2

    my all time favorite Metallica track lets friggin goooooooo

  • @darrenmetal3338
    @darrenmetal3338 9 місяців тому +2

    Killem All and And Justice For All are for me the two best albums Metallica ever made.
    Great vid again guys

  • @suefantastic4584
    @suefantastic4584 9 місяців тому +3

    YES!! Creeping Death!! my absolute fav.. might not be your fav but I love it!! xo

    • @scorpionking4012
      @scorpionking4012 9 місяців тому

      Even better, the live version of Moscow 91’

  • @guylaub8505
    @guylaub8505 9 місяців тому +11

    Classic song and cool review. \m/
    I've done a book report for my English class on "For Whom the Bell Tolls" by Hemingway, never read the book but watch the movie :P
    Can't wait to see the review for Creeping of Death and Angel of Death, both a classic metal songs and both speaks to my Jewish heritage and are really close to my heart.
    Angel of Death in particular, my late grandmother RIP is a survivor from the Auschwitz extermination camp. In the lyrics they speak about Auschwitz and Josef Mengele(Angel of Death) who operated in Auschwitz.

    • @smftv
      @smftv 9 місяців тому +3

      My love to your family. I lost most of mine in the holocaust. My grandfather (rip) survived the Invasion of Normandy as a United States soldier. He never spoke of it, but I do know one story (the only thing I think he ever mentioned to my grandmother). I know he was there with his best friend whom at one point during the invasion jumped on a grenade to save my grandfathers life. He died in my grandfathers arms as my grandfather was trying to put his friends intestines back into his body. Rip. You see it movies like Saving Private Ryan, but it was real. I can't even imagine. Without that very brave soul, my mom, my family now, me of course... wouldn't be here today.

  • @EvoSvex
    @EvoSvex 9 місяців тому +5

    Nice Cattle Decap shirt, would be interesting how Judson would react to them lol

    • @Greatmeasures
      @Greatmeasures  9 місяців тому +7

      We’re going to have to make that happen

  • @Janemaryy420
    @Janemaryy420 9 місяців тому +1

    Don't think it sinks in !!! That they were like 19 or 20 yrs olds ....True Badasses

  • @Kickenwing13
    @Kickenwing13 9 місяців тому +7

    Greatest opening 10 minutes of a song.
    Saw a cattle decapitation in Pittsburgh I think, opening for Amon amarth. Another band that would be a good one, after Trivium of course. Good seeing you boys on the screen again. I wondered if he would think this song was too simple or not so pretty cool reaction

    • @smftv
      @smftv 9 місяців тому

      I saw Cattle open for Gwar many years ago before Brockie's death. As a writer, I couldn't get past their flyers which were misspelled, lol. It read: "Catle Decipitation". 🤣 I wonder if they ever made merch with that mistake? That'd be a gem, lol.

    • @Kickenwing13
      @Kickenwing13 9 місяців тому +1

      @smftv lol that's great. That's one of my regrets is not getting to see Gwar before Brockie died. I kept waiting for my friend to actually come through for their annual trip to Ohio State, usually right around Halloween. Still regret it

    • @smftv
      @smftv 9 місяців тому

      I got to see them 3x with Brockie. Very fortunate there, but I made one crucial mistake. Every time I was front row center stage. The first time I saw them, I was in a metal band (and dressed the part, because that's just how I dressed). I ruined a very expensive pair of leather pants that night! (rip). You should still go if you get the chance, but don't wear anything you like, lol. @@Kickenwing13

  • @seantimmons5900
    @seantimmons5900 9 місяців тому +14

    Yes, the Angel of Death was Mengele. Of course Judson would have WWII trivia in his cortex!

    • @Greatmeasures
      @Greatmeasures  9 місяців тому +6

      There’s not much he doesn’t know a little bit about. 😂

  • @TheBFN
    @TheBFN 9 місяців тому +4

    My fav album by them... CREEPING DEATH... 😈🤘...trapped under ice... Who made u god to flip the switch of DEATH.. Just harda$$ lyrics from start to finish...

    • @vonclod123
      @vonclod123 9 місяців тому +1

      Ya, to me it's their best raw thrash album, how about Escape!!

    • @TheBFN
      @TheBFN 9 місяців тому +2

      @@vonclod123 no damn chains can hold me to the ground..deff good stuff

    • @vonclod123
      @vonclod123 9 місяців тому +1

      All killer, no filler!! that album.@@TheBFN

    • @The_Copper_Element_Itself
      @The_Copper_Element_Itself 3 місяці тому

      Escape is genuinely so good. It feels a lot like ride the lightning but with some fun tweaks. The stomping and the sirens are so cool. The band hates the song tho, since it was made to please the producers​@@vonclod123

  • @OurRawHeart
    @OurRawHeart 9 місяців тому +2

    Show Judson that 85 video at A Day On The Green. He'll see Cliff in all his glory.

  • @DoylePTB
    @DoylePTB 9 місяців тому +4

    Gotta do Creeping Death next indeed!

  • @erz6306
    @erz6306 9 місяців тому +4

    "hear the silence so loud"

  • @larrydj549
    @larrydj549 9 місяців тому +4

    There's a throwback in the intro in Kirk's solo to Fairies Wear Boots by Black Sabbath.
    Also it would be cool to show him a live, more recent version of this one. The 4 Horsemen would be a cool one to start with on Kill Em' All

    • @smftv
      @smftv 9 місяців тому

      My favorite Bell Tolls live is from Woodstock '94. Jason does Cliff justice, it's a masterful version! And The Four Horsemen is one of my all time favs. I wish they'd play it live more often (the FULL) version, not the abridged one.

  • @kellymacdonald9618
    @kellymacdonald9618 7 місяців тому

    Absolutely, re: linking literature to lyrics. More, please! (I'm a literature nerd, so your talk of Hemingway, yes! 😄)

  • @alyssahudson1743
    @alyssahudson1743 9 місяців тому +1

    Creeping death is my favorite Metallica song ever my first impression

  • @lawrencefine5020
    @lawrencefine5020 9 місяців тому +9

    Metalica's best album.
    Not a dud on it.
    This song is the type of song you blast on your car stereo so everyone else can hear it too while your head bashes up against the steering wheel.
    Great song writing too:
    "crack of dawn, all is gone, except the will to be"
    That's some great stuff right there.
    Fun song.
    And yes "Aerosmith was much better on blow."
    I want that on a shirt
    And yes Angel of Death is based on Josef Mengele. the morbid Angel of Death.one of many twisted individuals in Not-See Germany.
    Yes he MUST hear Creeping Death and Fight Fire with Fire.

    • @cbmalm
      @cbmalm 9 місяців тому +1

      Finally found someone who agrees with me most people say I'm crazy

    • @ChicagoTRS
      @ChicagoTRS 9 місяців тому

      Agreed...best Metallica album

  • @LostHate
    @LostHate 9 місяців тому +1

    This another one that Gamazda has an awesome piano cover of if your interested. I highly recommend it.

  • @dannyandhisbass
    @dannyandhisbass 9 місяців тому +2

    I’m going to need you to get him to react to “where owls know my name - Rivers of Nihil”

  • @rexatkins9264
    @rexatkins9264 9 місяців тому +1

    Great job, guys, as always, on an iconic tune of theirs, the one that got me into them & utterly hooked me for quite a long while!
    And, I’m right there with you, Richard, on those first four Metallica albums from the ‘80’s (the first three with Cliff!) were the absolute best of them(.) The Black Album was monumental for the band (and heavy music, too) but after that it was mostly downhill for me, and pretty much the end of my Metallica phase.
    “Creeping Death” is epic and a great one to go to next. 🤘🏼

  • @MMasterDE
    @MMasterDE Місяць тому

    This one reminds me he needs to hear a Bolt Thrower track or two, just for the "war" feel. Maybe something like Anti-tank (dead armour) or The Killchain etc.

  • @Metallicainjection
    @Metallicainjection 9 місяців тому +1

    Fight fire with fire outro dive bomb is super cool. If you close your eye it feels a bomb is about to drop beside you.

  • @AN-nt3uv
    @AN-nt3uv 9 місяців тому +1

    Great piano intro to a great song.

  • @ilegallaws3741
    @ilegallaws3741 9 місяців тому +1

    Let's do wild side motley crew official video!! 😄such Kool song! For whom the bell tolls was my fav for a long time!! Great pick!

  • @georgeconradie4854
    @georgeconradie4854 9 місяців тому

    Good stuff! Judson is not the only guy in town doing piano covers. Check out Catherine Fearns doing Carcass - Heartwork

  • @ChristopherStendeck
    @ChristopherStendeck 9 місяців тому +3

    The Call of Ktulu would be a great one too 😊

  • @Dth666Mtl0
    @Dth666Mtl0 9 місяців тому +4

    Damn why did I never connect the dots between the ending and Hendrix myself? 😢

  • @sspp3065
    @sspp3065 9 місяців тому

    My favorite album

  • @darkprofano2
    @darkprofano2 9 місяців тому +2

    Let's go!! Creeping Death next!

  • @jackhaskins6855
    @jackhaskins6855 9 місяців тому

    unique about Creeping Death is that is from the perspective of the plague. Wild.

  • @zlovemyscxf-_-7680
    @zlovemyscxf-_-7680 9 місяців тому +1

    u guys need to see Alustrium - The Illusion of Choice I: Genesis

  • @vikusen1857
    @vikusen1857 9 місяців тому +2

    Iced earth - dantes inferno. Did never come as promised 😅

  • @4tr0phy
    @4tr0phy 14 днів тому

    This dude is either doing some wild method acting or is literally one of the craziest dudes to ever walk the earth.

    • @Greatmeasures
      @Greatmeasures  14 днів тому

      Probably some of both!
      Thank you for hanging out with us!

  • @drewsbrewcrew
    @drewsbrewcrew 9 місяців тому +1

    Rhyacian by The Ocean would be awesome for Judson to analyze.

  • @kellymacdonald9618
    @kellymacdonald9618 7 місяців тому

    Ohhhh man! INXS! YES!

  • @gregcarroll4053
    @gregcarroll4053 9 місяців тому

    Really refreshing

  • @vadymkvasha4556
    @vadymkvasha4556 9 місяців тому

    Ozzy just smiling about your points regarding the chemicals and the lifespan))

  • @Starrz88
    @Starrz88 9 місяців тому +1

    Of course Metallica is required listening, so thank you for doing this one!
    I'm just still here waiting on Dream Theater to return :(
    Judson needs to listen to Home by Dream Theater!

  • @rich8669
    @rich8669 9 місяців тому

    I'd like to hear Judson's take on "The Decline" by NOFX. A little punk is good for the soul.

  • @markobratusa
    @markobratusa 9 місяців тому

    Judson got it... slayerwise. GreatMeasures

  • @demongrunt7
    @demongrunt7 9 місяців тому

    he reminds me of, Dr Who Doctor #11 Matt Smith.

  • @UKEDNHAT7
    @UKEDNHAT7 9 місяців тому +1

    This’ll be a good one

  • @daniellehurrell6620
    @daniellehurrell6620 8 місяців тому

    “What does your shirt say?”
    “Cattle Decapitation”
    “Yeah, i guess i could see that after a minute.”
    “Cool shirt.”
    “One of my favorites.”
    “Lighting a cigarette on a dumpster fire.”
    😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
    Gotta love metal band logos
    ❤🤟

  • @s.e.gutierrez
    @s.e.gutierrez 9 місяців тому

    Greatest Measures🤘💙

  • @righteous247
    @righteous247 9 місяців тому

    Speaking of cattle decap, bring back the plague would make an interesting reaction

  • @The_Billzebub
    @The_Billzebub 9 місяців тому +1

    God I love this channel

  • @MetalHendrix.
    @MetalHendrix. 9 місяців тому

    GEM (feat.
    Matt Garstka) - "Vertigo" Thank You.

  • @smftv
    @smftv 9 місяців тому +2

    That next Metallica video is going to fire! One of my favorites of theirs. It's how I start my Passover Seder each year. 100% true. I love the energy and mix from the Moscow show version; that's the one I most often play; it's a fantastic edit! When I listen to this song "For Whom the Bell Tolls", I prefer the '94 Woodstock version (there's a few on here that are a high quality audio (not video). It's Jason of course, but he really honors Cliff and again... the energy, the hype... gets the blood pumping! This one actually if you're interested. ua-cam.com/video/xZ8P8MxDTRs/v-deo.html
    And Speaking of "Angel of Death"; I lost most of my family in the holocaust. A lot of people think "Oh Slayer, they're glorifying it". No. It's an education if you pay attention. It tells the story, and it's important to be reminded of the horrors that happened and the absolute Evil people that exist in this world (then and now) so as not to repeat the mistakes of the past.

  • @vonclod123
    @vonclod123 9 місяців тому

    The best album they did!

  • @joaopaulohenriques1404
    @joaopaulohenriques1404 9 місяців тому +1

    The title for Hemingway and Metallica are based on John Donne's poem.

    • @judsong
      @judsong 9 місяців тому +1

      “..it tolls for thee.”

  • @dudutano15
    @dudutano15 9 місяців тому +1

    What about make him react to Keith Emerson? Emerson, Lake & Palmer is a great choice for him. Creeping Death next? My favourite song of all time!

  • @zeigbert1743
    @zeigbert1743 9 місяців тому

    Definitely check out some kill 'em all. Can't go wrong with the four horseman.

  • @apolamperouge6013
    @apolamperouge6013 8 місяців тому

    the bass enhanced version would have been better so he could really hear Cliff's godliness

  • @richpeltier9519
    @richpeltier9519 9 місяців тому +5

    The first time I saw Metallica, was the Day on the Green show that you always see when you see Cliff playing this song. I was not expecting them to be good, based on their name I thought they were a hair metal band.
    The edit/remix of this song that is used during the opening credits of the movie Zombieland is peak filmmaking.
    Kirk got so good at writing solos for these songs, that the expectations ruined it for everyone. Now he hates writing solos and it's all our fault. He is one of the best ever and IMO way better than his hero MS.
    Mustaine would have ruined this album, firing him is the best thing Metallica ever did. Search your feelings, you know this to be true.
    🤟🧙‍♂🤟

  • @metaldrummersonly4402
    @metaldrummersonly4402 9 місяців тому

    Gotta do cattle Decapitation now because of the shirt..... your disposal

  • @toiddiot1629
    @toiddiot1629 9 місяців тому

    Great measures!

  • @Aquila81
    @Aquila81 9 місяців тому

    Liked before watching, just read the title 😁🤣🤘

  • @TheBFN
    @TheBFN 9 місяців тому

    OOO MAN Linus slid that your mom in like a smooth criminal 😂...and made u chuckle..i lov it...

    • @Greatmeasures
      @Greatmeasures  9 місяців тому +1

      He’s sneaky with the jabs

    • @TheBFN
      @TheBFN 9 місяців тому

      @@Greatmeasures deff...lol... Got to careful with those linus types 😂

  • @samuelleevallongo9752
    @samuelleevallongo9752 9 місяців тому

    Love ur video s can u guys please do some white zombie specifically star crusher ty

  • @muninraven3327
    @muninraven3327 9 місяців тому +2

    I enjoy it, but I also have to say maybe too much focus on metal. Hit Jetson with some Aphex Twin (some classical overlap there), or Autechre (yikes); or maybe even Max Richter's reinterpretation of Vivaldi's The Four Seasons. He might be familiar with that, but I am very interested in his thoughts.

    • @stecumo6459
      @stecumo6459 9 місяців тому +1

      good shout on max richter mate superb that

    • @Mr.Marbles
      @Mr.Marbles 9 місяців тому

      Hit him with igorrr. He wont like it but its like a car crash where you cannot look away 😂

  • @cristealaurentiu2440
    @cristealaurentiu2440 9 місяців тому

    GOAT

  • @JonathanVee
    @JonathanVee 9 місяців тому

    LOL to the end of the conversation! 😂

  • @FlippMasters
    @FlippMasters 9 місяців тому

    Give us Carcassss! Embodiment or corporal jigsore quandary! Anything from heartwork or necroticism would be awesome

  • @vdawg2224
    @vdawg2224 9 місяців тому

    Should have reacted to the live version from Day on the Green '85

  • @TallicaMan1986
    @TallicaMan1986 9 місяців тому

    this guys looks like a model without his glasses.

  • @jamesrichardson9878
    @jamesrichardson9878 9 місяців тому

    Might as well do creeping death if he hasn't heard much of the album , such a bad ass tune 💯

  • @theemsleyan
    @theemsleyan 9 місяців тому

    Have you ever considered doing Killswitch Engage? Could be fun because you can do a little 3 episode series on it - one song from the original Jesse Leach era (e.g. My Last Serenade), one from the Howard Jones era (live version of The End of Heartache, or maybe Rose of Sharyn). Howard left the band and Jesse came back, but on the most recent album they recorded a track with both vocalists (The Signal Fire) as a surprise and it was really sick for the fans

  • @hetfilpl9639
    @hetfilpl9639 9 місяців тому

    man, watch famous video of Mgla and Darkside playing! It's insane!

  • @dannyandhisbass
    @dannyandhisbass 9 місяців тому

    I need him to react to some protest the hero as well (y)

  • @belvedue7892
    @belvedue7892 9 місяців тому

    Big ups

  • @podris
    @podris 9 місяців тому

    You should try listening to “Anasthesia (pulling teeth)” by Metallica. It’s a Cliff Burtons bass solo on “Kill em all”.

  •  9 місяців тому

    I recommend Disposable Heroes.

  • @leviathan6394
    @leviathan6394 9 місяців тому

    Your thoughts about agalloch the mantle will be great or emyn muil angathfark

  • @sethcohen4119
    @sethcohen4119 9 місяців тому

    Dudes- do (Anesthesia) Pulling Teeth straight into Whiplash without prepping him at all. No spoilers!

  • @mrspgp
    @mrspgp 9 місяців тому

    1:07 lol don't don't do that 🤣
    edit: yess please do Creeping Death

  • @ICUdangjik
    @ICUdangjik 9 місяців тому +1

    Proceeeed

  • @bumblefluff79
    @bumblefluff79 9 місяців тому

    When they build the hallowed temple for pilgrims of heavy metal, Cliff's bass intro will be the cleansing soundtrack of the vaulted gates.
    Ps. Quick shout out to the editing, those fades are pretty tight these days!

    • @Greatmeasures
      @Greatmeasures  9 місяців тому +1

      That editing is all Judson. He’s a jack of all trades

    • @bumblefluff79
      @bumblefluff79 9 місяців тому

      @@Greatmeasures a true renaissance man

    • @Greatmeasures
      @Greatmeasures  9 місяців тому +1

      @@bumblefluff79 😂 True

  • @SteveCoronado2
    @SteveCoronado2 9 місяців тому

    Used to be my favorite song by them. Unfortunately after seeing them live during the Black Album tour I was extremely disappointed with Lars and his lack of performing the rolls/fills which just like Cliffs amazing intro makes the song. At least for me 🤘🏻🔥💥🙏🏻💯

  • @dzizas9534
    @dzizas9534 9 місяців тому

    i wonder what judson says about and justice for all

  • @471169
    @471169 9 місяців тому

    Call of Ktulu ( Ctulu) and
    Creeping Death