That’s funny cuz I feel the same exact way. There’s a whole handful of other bands that I like significantly more than Metallica, but this song and video are one of my favorites in all of music. It has such a deep meaning and it just sounds so bad ass. And it was quite ground breaking in its time.
Legitimately. Was he head banners anthem in the late 80s. When that song would come on on Friday night at the pool halls, every single person in the entire pool hall which stop whatever the hell we were doing, and rock out to this song
The song is about a man who not only lost his limbs, he lost his sight, his hearing and he's speech.. being left alive by machines "that make him be" he communicated my nodding his head in morse code. I'ts based on a novel and a movie about World War 1 called 'Johnny got his gun' edit: spelling
The story is about a soldier in WWI whose cerebellum was rendered dysfunctional, so he could not experience any external stimuli. WWI soldiers were typically not volunteers.
Alan Lovejoy that’s what the army and the doctors thought but the point of the story, the tragedy of it was that he could feel external stimuli. He could feel when he was touched, when the sun shone on him and when people we walking near him. Unfortunately, because of shrapnel damage his eyes, ears, mouth, arms and legs were all lost so he couldn’t communicate with anyone. Until near the end of the book...such an amazing read
The fact that you research the songs meaning beforehand and also make sure to see the lyrics... youve gained another subscriber. keep up the good work!!
Having a draftee Vietnam vet father, Metallica's "One" and Alice In Chains "Rooster" always choke me up every time I hear them. I miss that old 'sumbitch. Oh, the stories, too.
I'm an amputee for almost 3 years now (not from war) & I can 100% relate to phantom pains. The Dr. said they should go away in 3 months & if they didn't, I'd have them for the rest of my life; I still have them...
You should watch the music video next. I’ve always said that the studio version and the music video are two very different, but equally important experiences. And I think the music video works best after you’ve already heard the studio version, rather than the other way around. Even if you don’t plan on listening to it anymore, it’s still worth a first time viewing.
JohnnyV Val yea you’re right he should listen to St. Anger. The pinnacle of Metallica’s catalog, puts everything from Kill’em All to the Black Album to shame.
Lol the guy said he doesn't like sad songs. "Fade To Black" would probably send him running for the door. Hopefully he can get past the melancholy message and understand it's true meaning that it's meant to shed light on the subject and make life lister realize there's always help and not to give in to the voice telling you to end it.
As a black metalhead, you know when you truly have become when you cry, lol! When I first heard Fade to Black all those decades ago, it left me in goosebumps and tears, lol. It really is a favorite.
The song is describing a man who went to war and lost all of his senses. He can’t see, he can’t walk or reach out...he can’t hear. But he’s still alive but he’s in his own head and that’s all he has. Himself by himself.
The song is based off the movie "Johnny got his gun" and is possibly one of the most depressing movies I have ever seen but really highlights the horrible toll of war and the way that these soldiers and veterans are treated. The official music video for the song even contains clips from the movie and really makes the message in the song hit home, right in the feels. I really like it when people, such as yourself, expand their mind and explore other genres of music, and even admit that you had this bias earlier in life. It's a common misconception that heavy metal lyrics are meaningless, violent and evil. You tend to find that a lot of metal music has some VERY deep lyrics covering a vast array of subjects like war, homlessness, substance abuse, domestic abuse, the state of the environment etc... something that isn't too often covered in more popular styles of music.
the video is awful, I'm so glad he didn't react to it like most of the others did. Half of the time you can't hear the actual song because the movie scenes are way too loud and you always are distracted from the gross imagery, so you can not focus on the song, which truly is a master piece, like he said.
Welcome to being a Metal Head! We all hope you enjoy your stay. And I'll bet anything... You will listen to this song again my brother. There is so much more for you to experience, and we'll all be here through your journey as you become more of a Metal fan. \w/, >
Love your videos man. I have had music kick my ass a few times. You don't have the ear for it at the time. Then you listen to it 10 years later, and think, Holy Crap they were brilliant.
This song gets me in an emotional mood, especially since I've learned of the man named Hisashi Ouchi, who suffered a tremendous amount of nuclear radiation during an accident. He was kept alive for 83 days against his will, unable to move, see, anything. He just existed. Please don't look up photos of him. They're quite gruesome.
Hey bro, there’s no rules to go by when you’re just going with how you feel, say what you gotta say and feel it. FEEL IT!!! Great song and great reaction, this is ONE of the best heavy songs in existence, musically and lyrically, it’s beautiful and brutal, much like life. Do your thing man, enjoy it and stay honest 🤘🤘 cheers to your journey into new territory, coming from a musician of 30yrs and loves all music as long as I can groove or relate, no limits man. Keep it rockin 👍
I know this is an older video. But my high school English teacher had us read Johnny Got His Gun and I mentioned this song to him. Once we were done reading the book he let us watch the music video to this song. Best English teacher ever.
This song is based on a great, yet dark and sad movie, Johnny got his gun, fimed in 1971, about a Great War soldier, who's severely injured, losing all his physical sensations, and also, his arms and legs, and is taken away for experimentation. That's a movie you should watch on a sunny day... The song makes a wonderful tribute to that movie.
If you pay close enough attention this song actually has a really deep progression, both lryically and musically. It starts out soft and dreamy, and slowly transitions into the thrashing drums and guitar, mirroring the person's journey from waking up confused and eventually descending into panic and fear as he realizes what happened to him.
rock is known for not straying from dark human emotions and sadness, but there is an unsaid strength behind the songs and thats in the music, u can bob your head and when you can separate yourself from it and remember its art you can enjoy it, like a John wick film, there is intense violence and most of us dont want that to happen to anyone, but its entertainment and you may find yourself realize you have all those emotions at times in your life, not so specifically to the story of a war veteran but simply the lyrics about feeling claustrophobic , and you find strength and excitement and yourself happily going "DARKNESS IMPRISONING ME , ALL THAT I SEE" , thats part of rock, just accepted a heaviness at times but seperating it and making it into something you can step over, go to a metallica show and see these songs arent really downers, but uppers, especially those parts. Its an inverse relationship sometimes, its layered, its not all in the lyrics, its the melody and beat, there have been songs too heavy in theme for me at times but after years and growth you go back and ur like yea, I can love this freely because im set free from those emotions, now I can celebrate the humanity behind the song, the song is a bit sad but also a celebration of strength in that people who have felt that darkness literally or partly relate, they can make it into something beautifully moving, like this song, its about knowing ur sadness isnt a fault, but a binding factor in our existence, thats where you start to listen to rock songs and feel the purpose of it, its not supposed to be easy listening always! IF u want happy rock tho listen to some blink 182, they arent heavy but they are irrelevant on purpose and thats what made em big, they are supposed to be light hearted to provide relief, even tho lyrically they sing some downer ish stuff too. "every time I look for you" "Reckless abandon" have some fun feels and the drums are awesome, especially in reckless abandon, also in the song "rollercoaster" those are more light hearted. Travis barker is an infamous drummer . Not the most profound songs lyrically, but if u want catchy fast paced happy sounds that rival the catchiness of anything on the radio, thats a great band. Atleast for some of their albums, now they kinda suck IMO
The way i listen to sad songs like this is to appreciate your own life because it could always be worse, like the guy they describe in this song. So i turn it into something positive.
Some of the greatest stories told in music come from the metal/rock genre. Because the instruments and lyrics come together so well, other genres have sounds and words. Metal and rock have music and stories. You've only scratched the surface. Theres so much more out there.
Brother, just like I said, I'm new to your channel, and it was really great to listen, to you on this video, it's really refreshing to hear people open their minds and take metal for what it is. It's not just blaring guitars and guys screaming, it's great lyrics, songs with meaning and awesome musicianship I'm glad to see that he like it and keep rocking bro
First of all, THANK YOU for reacting to the STUDIO version of this song... I hate when people react to the video because the extra audio and visuals in the video distract from the actual song in my opinion
I just thought to myself. In a way Metallica is Like Tupac, and Tupac is like Metallica. Ppl are gonna be like nah or wtf, but think about that for a minute. They will always be relevant.
If you've been down sense you where a six year old girl this music makes you know that your not alone in your pain. I've been suicidal sense I was six years old this helps go trough your emotions trough the music so you won't have to be angry or hurt yourself.
Rich my dude fun fact for you. The reason this song is called "one" is because people were constantly asking them to make this song so Metallica said "ok we will make one song" hence the name
I finally found someone who doesn't really like this song! Now don't get me wrong, I love this song, but I've seen so many reactions where everyone loves it so much that I'm actually glad to see a new opinion. Thanks for being real.
Music is subjective in how it makes you feel. The same with all art forms. We take what we take from it emotionally and intellectually. Great reaction.
Would you believe there are some folks out there who don't consider this song (Metal?!)😡Some are even serious Metallica fans,(or at least that's what they call themselves.)A lot of us who absolutely love Metallica view this particular song as one of their most amazing masterpieces!😊
You completely understand this music. Having an open mind and ears to music of all genres is how we all can come to understand eachother and unite as one
Jason Watch Metallica’s video. Listen to their cover. It’s not necessarily a minor key. The theme Metallica made it into was simply a more-festive drinking song...with James playing lead!!!
Something else about a lot of people who walked past music like this when they were young... this music is intricate. If it's played over FM radio and/or little speakers that are overdriven, it's mush. Fuzz with a changing tone, all the little tiny bits get lost or worse, changed... one of the chugg riffs has a lower octave three instrument harmonic. That bass harmonic, played over a system that's pushing or past it's limit, sounds like the honk you'd get out of a 10' tall goose, or a tremendous fart if the equipment's really bad. (ED: 12:30 to 12:38 is the one prone to 'gronking'). You want a happy song from the band that excels at pointing out the evils of humanity? Well... Hit The Lights and Whiplash are crowd pumpers from the first album, you've got the instrumentals, and some selections from Black, Load, and Reload that aren't deepdamndark. The Master of Puppets and Justice albums are both thematic on malevolent control/string pulling and injustices, respectively... which is a shame because while the subject matter gets super deep, those albums have some of their best thrash and thrash/prog metal.
Now you should check out the official music video for this song. The video for this song was Metallica's first music video they ever made. It was also a big departure from pretty much every other music video other musician's had released up to that point. They really made something special with that video. The story the song is based on, Johnny Got His Gun, is about WWI, so the subject may have been drafted, not a volunteer. I am not sure on that point. The movie clips used in the video are from a real movie based on the original book, edited in a bit out of order to work with the emotional arc and message.
If you truly want to learn my guy. Start off with an Acoustic. One for about 150. Play it and learn for about a year. And when you get your first electric. Get a good one. Mine was an Ibanez. I gave right at 700 for it. It was amazing. 3 yrs later I sold it for 900. Just learn man. Metallicas intros r pretty easy to play and learn from. The easiest songs in my opinion is AC/DC songs to learn. Good luck
My man don't forget about picks, tuners, strap, and stand/bag/case. Those add to total costs. Just bought my kid another guitar. Also the guitars with built in tuners are pretty awesome. They are great for learning and not trying to be perfect. You gotta react to "Shake That" - Eminem ft. Nate Dog for a club type song or "One Shot, Two Shot" - D12 for a story telling song.
Nah, he don't need a tuner, strap or case. Today there is plenty of tuner apps on smartphones and computers. For beginner it will be enough. Also it's better to learn how to tune guitar by ear. Strap, stand or case can become handy, but on low budget it's just better to buy better guitar.
Hi Doc. I've watched many react to this song. But never said this till now. At the age of 17, I had to make the decision to have my mom's machines turned off. I'm now 45 and still live with that decision, even though I know it was the right thing to do.
You say it won’t make the playlist until you listen to it, all the way through, 3 times and then you are hooked. But, Whiskey in the Jar is an upbeat song based off an old Irish folk song and first converted to a rock song by Thin Lizzy, who was an Irish band with a black Irishman lead singer. Or try So What ,,,, upbeat as hell!
I think watching the music video actually help to understand the music better. This song is about a movie Johnney got a Gun and they had part of the video in the songs(I think it was from the movie) to understand.
I normally watch your UK rap/grime reactions but I'm also a huge metalhead, so it's cool to see you do this. You made me chuckle though: UK rap, always catching the bars, metal sung relatively slowly: - checking your phone because you don't want to miss the lyrics :)
This is one of my first heavy metal song's I ever learned when I was a kid. Fender is a great guitar to start with. I play Jackson, Gibson, ESP....it depends all on preferences.
Fade to Black is a real deep song. Check that one out man. James Hetfield wrote it when all their gear was stolen in the winter of 83 in Boston I think it was Boston but he was so depressed but got out of his depression of losing all their gear by writing one of the greatest Metal Ballad type song ever.
Guitarist of 17 years here. Used is absolutley fine, just have a quick look for any obvious damage or cracks around the neck (especially where it meets the body and where it meets the headstock). A test of the electrics if buying an electric doesnt hurt either. Other than that you should be good. Also when it comes to starting out on the instrument. You can look up and learn chords and scales and such, but other than that, just play the thing. As often as you can even if its just 10-15 minutes here and there. That's how you really learn guitar. 9/10 people I've met who say something like this "I wanna learn guitar. I need to go get lessons" never end up learning. They will go to a handful of lessons, maybe learn a chord or to but ultimately fail or quit because they're hinging their success on someone else and these lessons from the get go, instead of realising that no-one can teach you how to play except yourself. Someone can show you chords or what a scale is, or some tips but the only person who can teach you how to actually play is yourself. So I'll loop around on myself and say the best way to go is to just play, a much as you can as often as you can and you'll be jamming out in no time.
i just found your channel. i enjoy your insights into the topics of the songs you listen to. at the end of this video you ask for a "happy metallica song". metal music in general tends to focus on "heavy" topics, so there isn't much to pick from. maybe try the song "Fuel"? it's about race cars.
Hey RICH, try out Avenged Sevenfold. Pretty much anything on the album "The Stage" especially the songs "The Stage" "Exist" "Creating God" or "God Damn" but definitely look up what the band was thinking when they assembled this album. Those last two songs I mentioned are way different than whow they sound.
Just a suggestion. If you are listening to the non MV studio versions, you may as well use a lyric video for the reaction. Quality is the same, but with the convenience of not having to look up the lyrics, plus viewers that don't know the band themselves also get the lyrics. Other than that, I like what I have seen from you so far, checking out a few more of your vids before I decide on subbing.
not really a Metallica fan, not a hater either, they were great in the 80's and early 90's ...BUT this is and will ALWAYS be one of the greatest heavy metal songs ever
@@docrich I like everything , literally, Motown to pop to black metal...but if we are talking strictly metal....then Pantera, Slipknot, Dio, Behemoth(some songs, not most), Alice in Chains( not metal but heavy)...react to Behemoth O father O Satan o Sun live ( yeah its satanic but whatever in 2019)...Oh and Ministy
Not to be a kill joy Rich but once you get a guitar the first thing you'll realize is its nothing like as easy as it looks, gl though its amazingly satisfying if you put the time in, just set realistic expectations :). Jumping straight in to learning metallica stuff would be a kin to trying to run the 100 meters in under 10 flat at 300+ lbs. Also avoid very cheap acoustics, the action on them tend to be very high making them very difficult to play.
Not exactly true. Some Metallica stuff is criminally simple to play. It's what I cut my teeth on. This song in particular is a good starting point. Half of it is very easy. Granted the other half takes a few years of dedication, but there's very little Metallica that can't be played after a few years. Theyre not a particularly technical band. After 30 years of playing theyre kinda mundane.
You think that until its really you. I said Lord if im ever paralyzed let me die. The next day i lost all use of my right arm hand. Only severe pain. Hell on earth. But i fought and 10 years later the Lord healed me. A true miracle. Take what is given and be beyond thankful. To the Creator for reasonable portion of health.
Only real tip I have for used guitars is make sure to get a good side view. Only major issue I can think of offhand is possible warping of the fret board. If people don't loosen the string in between session the constant tension can cause some bending in the wood and damage sound quality. Other than that You're usually safe as far as I'm aware.
fun fact: the intro to One by Metallica is one of the easiest guitar riffs you can learn that involve picking, and i highly recommend learning it. if you can get it down, the mini-solo that follows the intro is also surprisingly easy.
To really get a sense of the music you see the actual music video. Also the movie that they play during the music video is called Johnny got his gun, I saw that movie in the 80’s and is just as depressing
Rich check out Creeping Death live 91 Moscow there were 1.6 MILLION people in the crowd; you will never see something more crazy than Metallica live rocking millions of headbanging Russians live. Its an insane video!
Pausing during the guitar solo of One to go into a 5 minute rant and then resume without rewinding in the middle of the solo should be illegal.
it is....
Blasphemy maybe..... but he made a great point about opening your mind to new things.
indeed
@@jojack1234567890 it's blasphemy to put a silencer on a desert eagle or an ak-47
Definitely
I'm not the biggest Metallica fan. I like em but I'm not in love with them. One is probably one of the greatest songs ever written.
E that compliment to them probably has more value that it would from me as a fan of them. Good on ya mate :)
They have many.
I rather enjoy Orion. It's an instrumental and feels like a journey in music
That’s funny cuz I feel the same exact way. There’s a whole handful of other bands that I like significantly more than Metallica, but this song and video are one of my favorites in all of music. It has such a deep meaning and it just sounds so bad ass. And it was quite ground breaking in its time.
Legitimately. Was he head banners anthem in the late 80s. When that song would come on on Friday night at the pool halls, every single person in the entire pool hall which stop whatever the hell we were doing, and rock out to this song
"Let the instruments speak to your soul." This guy gets it
My old music teacher always told us, "become one with your instrument, loosen up, let the music flow through you, play what you feel within".
The song is about a man who not only lost his limbs, he lost his sight, his hearing and he's speech.. being left alive by machines "that make him be" he communicated my nodding his head in morse code. I'ts based on a novel and a movie about World War 1 called 'Johnny got his gun'
edit: spelling
The story is about a soldier in WWI whose cerebellum was rendered dysfunctional, so he could not experience any external stimuli.
WWI soldiers were typically not volunteers.
Alan Lovejoy that’s what the army and the doctors thought but the point of the story, the tragedy of it was that he could feel external stimuli. He could feel when he was touched, when the sun shone on him and when people we walking near him. Unfortunately, because of shrapnel damage his eyes, ears, mouth, arms and legs were all lost so he couldn’t communicate with anyone. Until near the end of the book...such an amazing read
@@4seasonsebay I see. That's excruciatingly sad. Thanks for the more complete story.
@@4seasonsebay that song has every future soldier to listen before he sign the contract...
The fact that you research the songs meaning beforehand and also make sure to see the lyrics... youve gained another subscriber. keep up the good work!!
Having a draftee Vietnam vet father, Metallica's "One" and Alice In Chains "Rooster" always choke me up every time I hear them.
I miss that old 'sumbitch. Oh, the stories, too.
yeaaah, here comes the roostaaaahhhh!
I'm an amputee for almost 3 years now (not from war) & I can 100% relate to phantom pains. The Dr. said they should go away in 3 months & if they didn't, I'd have them for the rest of my life; I still have them...
You should watch the music video next. I’ve always said that the studio version and the music video are two very different, but equally important experiences. And I think the music video works best after you’ve already heard the studio version, rather than the other way around. Even if you don’t plan on listening to it anymore, it’s still worth a first time viewing.
Agreed. More chills hearing the dialogue in the video. Such an epic song, with an epic message.
Bro, I have never hit like so fast in a video before.
*Edit--you paused it during Kirk's solo. Nooooooo!
Metallica- Nothing Else Matters
Yeah I think this one will be great to react to for next Metallica
*DONT IT SUCKS*
JohnnyV Val yea you’re right he should listen to St. Anger. The pinnacle of Metallica’s catalog, puts everything from Kill’em All to the Black Album to shame.
@@jacjr6193 FINALLY somebody understands! Mama Said is waaaay better!
Yeah. You gonna love this one. My favourite song of all time.
Man, i love your emotional commentary, you really connect with the lyrics
Unless you work at the factory, every guitar is used.
Check out fade to black. An absolute emotional roller coaster
Lol the guy said he doesn't like sad songs. "Fade To Black" would probably send him running for the door. Hopefully he can get past the melancholy message and understand it's true meaning that it's meant to shed light on the subject and make life lister realize there's always help and not to give in to the voice telling you to end it.
there's no doubt that fade to black is their best
It's one of my favourite Metallica songs.
As a black metalhead, you know when you truly have become when you cry, lol! When I first heard Fade to Black all those decades ago, it left me in goosebumps and tears, lol. It really is a favorite.
@@christallh24 Hell yeah! It's a masterpiece. You're not a true metalhead if you don't get emotional when listening to certain songs lol.
The song is describing a man who went to war and lost all of his senses. He can’t see, he can’t walk or reach out...he can’t hear. But he’s still alive but he’s in his own head and that’s all he has. Himself by himself.
Man.... Thank you so much for not reaching to the official video and for having the lyrics up. You're new to me but you are killing these reacts!
Exploring music left and right, is a must for anyone, young and old.
The song is based off the movie "Johnny got his gun" and is possibly one of the most depressing movies I have ever seen but really highlights the horrible toll of war and the way that these soldiers and veterans are treated. The official music video for the song even contains clips from the movie and really makes the message in the song hit home, right in the feels.
I really like it when people, such as yourself, expand their mind and explore other genres of music, and even admit that you had this bias earlier in life. It's a common misconception that heavy metal lyrics are meaningless, violent and evil. You tend to find that a lot of metal music has some VERY deep lyrics covering a vast array of subjects like war, homlessness, substance abuse, domestic abuse, the state of the environment etc... something that isn't too often covered in more popular styles of music.
The music video makes this song so much more intense.
the video is awful, I'm so glad he didn't react to it like most of the others did. Half of the time you can't hear the actual song because the movie scenes are way too loud and you always are distracted from the gross imagery, so you can not focus on the song, which truly is a master piece, like he said.
The video is literally is the song, how can it distract from the gross imagery when it is the gross imagery that the song is depicting?
Welcome to being a Metal Head! We all hope you enjoy your stay. And I'll bet anything... You will listen to this song again my brother. There is so much more for you to experience, and we'll all be here through your journey as you become more of a Metal fan. \w/, >
Love your videos man. I have had music kick my ass a few times. You don't have the ear for it at the time. Then you listen to it 10 years later, and think, Holy Crap they were brilliant.
This song gets me in an emotional mood, especially since I've learned of the man named Hisashi Ouchi, who suffered a tremendous amount of nuclear radiation during an accident. He was kept alive for 83 days against his will, unable to move, see, anything. He just existed.
Please don't look up photos of him. They're quite gruesome.
Hey bro, there’s no rules to go by when you’re just going with how you feel, say what you gotta say and feel it. FEEL IT!!! Great song and great reaction, this is ONE of the best heavy songs in existence, musically and lyrically, it’s beautiful and brutal, much like life. Do your thing man, enjoy it and stay honest 🤘🤘 cheers to your journey into new territory, coming from a musician of 30yrs and loves all music as long as I can groove or relate, no limits man. Keep it rockin 👍
Metallica - Creeping Death Live at Moscow 91
anything at moscow 91*
You didn't sign up for WW1, you were drafted.
I know this is an older video. But my high school English teacher had us read Johnny Got His Gun and I mentioned this song to him. Once we were done reading the book he let us watch the music video to this song. Best English teacher ever.
20:37 bro pausing during the solo is fine but make sure you re-wind a bit when jumping back into it :) !
I agree. It messes up the flow.
ITS NOT FINE
Huge Metallica fan! Just catching up with the Metallica reactions for my FB group. Fantastic reaction! Thank you! 💜
This song is based on a great, yet dark and sad movie, Johnny got his gun, fimed in 1971, about a Great War soldier, who's severely injured, losing all his
physical sensations, and also, his arms and legs, and is taken away for experimentation. That's a movie you should watch on a sunny day... The song makes a wonderful tribute to that movie.
You have to watch the official video. It was game changing. One of the greatest videos ever made.
If you pay close enough attention this song actually has a really deep progression, both lryically and musically. It starts out soft and dreamy, and slowly transitions into the thrashing drums and guitar, mirroring the person's journey from waking up confused and eventually descending into panic and fear as he realizes what happened to him.
rock is known for not straying from dark human emotions and sadness, but there is an unsaid strength behind the songs and thats in the music, u can bob your head and when you can separate yourself from it and remember its art you can enjoy it, like a John wick film, there is intense violence and most of us dont want that to happen to anyone, but its entertainment and you may find yourself realize you have all those emotions at times in your life, not so specifically to the story of a war veteran but simply the lyrics about feeling claustrophobic , and you find strength and excitement and yourself happily going "DARKNESS IMPRISONING ME , ALL THAT I SEE" , thats part of rock, just accepted a heaviness at times but seperating it and making it into something you can step over, go to a metallica show and see these songs arent really downers, but uppers, especially those parts. Its an inverse relationship sometimes, its layered, its not all in the lyrics, its the melody and beat, there have been songs too heavy in theme for me at times but after years and growth you go back and ur like yea, I can love this freely because im set free from those emotions, now I can celebrate the humanity behind the song, the song is a bit sad but also a celebration of strength in that people who have felt that darkness literally or partly relate, they can make it into something beautifully moving, like this song, its about knowing ur sadness isnt a fault, but a binding factor in our existence, thats where you start to listen to rock songs and feel the purpose of it, its not supposed to be easy listening always!
IF u want happy rock tho listen to some blink 182, they arent heavy but they are irrelevant on purpose and thats what made em big, they are supposed to be light hearted to provide relief, even tho lyrically they sing some downer ish stuff too. "every time I look for you" "Reckless abandon" have some fun feels and the drums are awesome, especially in reckless abandon, also in the song "rollercoaster" those are more light hearted. Travis barker is an infamous drummer . Not the most profound songs lyrically, but if u want catchy fast paced happy sounds that rival the catchiness of anything on the radio, thats a great band. Atleast for some of their albums, now they kinda suck IMO
The way i listen to sad songs like this is to appreciate your own life because it could always be worse, like the guy they describe in this song. So i turn it into something positive.
Stopping during the solo is a cardinal sin of the highest order, sir!
Some of the greatest stories told in music come from the metal/rock genre. Because the instruments and lyrics come together so well, other genres have sounds and words. Metal and rock have music and stories. You've only scratched the surface. Theres so much more out there.
Brother, just like I said, I'm new to your channel, and it was really great to listen, to you on this video, it's really refreshing to hear people open their minds and take metal for what it is. It's not just blaring guitars and guys screaming, it's great lyrics, songs with meaning and awesome musicianship I'm glad to see that he like it and keep rocking bro
I say the other way around just because you are alive doesn't mean you're living it's a powerful quote
This song is one that if I'm pissed off I turn very very loud and just basically go insane. Always a great energy drain to calm you down. 😂
First of all, THANK YOU for reacting to the STUDIO version of this song... I hate when people react to the video because the extra audio and visuals in the video distract from the actual song in my opinion
Amen. Totally agree.
I just thought to myself. In a way Metallica is Like Tupac, and Tupac is like Metallica. Ppl are gonna be like nah or wtf, but think about that for a minute. They will always be relevant.
Metallica- Welcome home (Sanitarium)
If you've been down sense you where a six year old girl this music makes you know that your not alone in your pain. I've been suicidal sense I was six years old this helps go trough your emotions trough the music so you won't have to be angry or hurt yourself.
Rich my dude fun fact for you. The reason this song is called "one" is because people were constantly asking them to make this song so Metallica said "ok we will make one song" hence the name
Am an admirer of your videos and I've got to say, I've watched maaaanny reaction videos to this song and yours is the absolute most spot on 💯
I finally found someone who doesn't really like this song!
Now don't get me wrong, I love this song, but I've seen so many reactions where everyone loves it so much that I'm actually glad to see a new opinion. Thanks for being real.
Music is subjective in how it makes you feel. The same with all art forms. We take what we take from it emotionally and intellectually. Great reaction.
Would you believe there are some folks out there who don't consider this song (Metal?!)😡Some are even serious Metallica fans,(or at least that's what they call themselves.)A lot of us who absolutely love Metallica view this particular song as one of their most amazing masterpieces!😊
You completely understand this music. Having an open mind and ears to music of all genres is how we all can come to understand eachother and unite as one
Respect for the honest comments dude...
Happy Metallica? React to their cover version of “Whiskey In The Jar”.
Continental Aquatics it’s not exactly a happy song.
Jason Watch Metallica’s video. Listen to their cover. It’s not necessarily a minor key. The theme Metallica made it into was simply a more-festive drinking song...with James playing lead!!!
Yes.
Jaro 🤣🤣🤣🤣 one of my favorites
Happy Metallica = Babymetal :) th-cam.com/video/Ro-_cbfdrYE/w-d-xo.html
Once they bleed, they heal, then they callous. Dexterity will be around the corner. Then music will be too.
Something else about a lot of people who walked past music like this when they were young... this music is intricate. If it's played over FM radio and/or little speakers that are overdriven, it's mush. Fuzz with a changing tone, all the little tiny bits get lost or worse, changed... one of the chugg riffs has a lower octave three instrument harmonic. That bass harmonic, played over a system that's pushing or past it's limit, sounds like the honk you'd get out of a 10' tall goose, or a tremendous fart if the equipment's really bad. (ED: 12:30 to 12:38 is the one prone to 'gronking').
You want a happy song from the band that excels at pointing out the evils of humanity? Well... Hit The Lights and Whiplash are crowd pumpers from the first album, you've got the instrumentals, and some selections from Black, Load, and Reload that aren't deepdamndark. The Master of Puppets and Justice albums are both thematic on malevolent control/string pulling and injustices, respectively... which is a shame because while the subject matter gets super deep, those albums have some of their best thrash and thrash/prog metal.
Now you should check out the official music video for this song.
The video for this song was Metallica's first music video they ever made. It was also a big departure from pretty much every other music video other musician's had released up to that point.
They really made something special with that video.
The story the song is based on, Johnny Got His Gun, is about WWI, so the subject may have been drafted, not a volunteer. I am not sure on that point. The movie clips used in the video are from a real movie based on the original book, edited in a bit out of order to work with the emotional arc and message.
If you truly want to learn my guy. Start off with an Acoustic. One for about 150. Play it and learn for about a year. And when you get your first electric. Get a good one. Mine was an Ibanez. I gave right at 700 for it. It was amazing. 3 yrs later I sold it for 900. Just learn man. Metallicas intros r pretty easy to play and learn from. The easiest songs in my opinion is AC/DC songs to learn. Good luck
Check out - the four horsemen by Metallica
Best face melting solo from Metallica imo. Super raw.
All genres of music add to our collective culture. I’m an older man and I’ve been exposed to all types of music. And I’m a better person for it.
Metal knocks you back for a min..
i understand the pausing but you cant "feel" a music like this with all that pausing so its an innuendo :P
Listen asshole, if you want to fucking hear the entire song without pausing just search "Metallica-One"
@@guilleapaez Dude chill
Guillermo Paez listen fuckwit. He has a point. Chill
My man don't forget about picks, tuners, strap, and stand/bag/case. Those add to total costs. Just bought my kid another guitar.
Also the guitars with built in tuners are pretty awesome. They are great for learning and not trying to be perfect.
You gotta react to "Shake That" - Eminem ft. Nate Dog for a club type song or "One Shot, Two Shot" - D12 for a story telling song.
Nah, he don't need a tuner, strap or case. Today there is plenty of tuner apps on smartphones and computers. For beginner it will be enough. Also it's better to learn how to tune guitar by ear. Strap, stand or case can become handy, but on low budget it's just better to buy better guitar.
You can harmonicly tune even if you don't have an ear yet.
Hi Doc. I've watched many react to this song. But never said this till now. At the age of 17, I had to make the decision to have my mom's machines turned off. I'm now 45 and still live with that decision, even though I know it was the right thing to do.
Love your channel brother. You get it.
You say it won’t make the playlist until you listen to it, all the way through, 3 times and then you are hooked. But, Whiskey in the Jar is an upbeat song based off an old Irish folk song and first converted to a rock song by Thin Lizzy, who was an Irish band with a black Irishman lead singer. Or try So What ,,,, upbeat as hell!
I think watching the music video actually help to understand the music better. This song is about a movie Johnney got a Gun and they had part of the video in the songs(I think it was from the movie) to understand.
Metallica For Whom the Bell Tolls is a good one.
I normally watch your UK rap/grime reactions but I'm also a huge metalhead, so it's cool to see you do this. You made me chuckle though: UK rap, always catching the bars, metal sung relatively slowly: - checking your phone because you don't want to miss the lyrics :)
Seek and Destroy will get you pumped and I think Ain’t my Bitch is an underrated Mettalica song but also good.
This is one of my first heavy metal song's I ever learned when I was a kid. Fender is a great guitar to start with. I play Jackson, Gibson, ESP....it depends all on preferences.
The music video for One has a lot of extra dialogue that really hammers home what theyre talking about
I believe that the next three songs he needs to listen to would be Fade To Black, Dyers Eve and The Day That Never Comes due to the lyrics in all 3
To be great at anything requires time. The guitar must be your bride for the next 30 years if you want to sound anything like this.
When you're a new guitar player it doesn't take very long for your fingers to bleed! But worth every drop! Do it!!!
listen to Fade To Black by Metallica another deep one ;)
Fade to Black is a real deep song. Check that one out man. James Hetfield wrote it when all their gear was stolen in the winter of 83 in Boston I think it was Boston but he was so depressed but got out of his depression of losing all their gear by writing one of the greatest Metal Ballad type song ever.
Rich, Seek and Destroy is a great one. Gritty, hard, upbeat. Throw it on the playlist
The intro to this song is the first thing I learned. Super easy. Just look it up on TH-cam.
In the movie to this song he keeps doing morse code with his head saying kill me over and over. Thats messed up rite there
I know how to play many Metallica songs and the intro to "One" is one of the simplest to play.
@@HandlesTheCyberman Definitely. That was actually the first solo I ever learned how to play. I could play it perfectly until the second part, lol
Can't even let the song play 10 seconds without stopping it to talk for 2 minutes
then go listen to the song yourself if you dont wanna hear him talk ;)
Guitarist of 17 years here. Used is absolutley fine, just have a quick look for any obvious damage or cracks around the neck (especially where it meets the body and where it meets the headstock). A test of the electrics if buying an electric doesnt hurt either. Other than that you should be good.
Also when it comes to starting out on the instrument. You can look up and learn chords and scales and such, but other than that, just play the thing. As often as you can even if its just 10-15 minutes here and there. That's how you really learn guitar. 9/10 people I've met who say something like this "I wanna learn guitar. I need to go get lessons" never end up learning. They will go to a handful of lessons, maybe learn a chord or to but ultimately fail or quit because they're hinging their success on someone else and these lessons from the get go, instead of realising that no-one can teach you how to play except yourself. Someone can show you chords or what a scale is, or some tips but the only person who can teach you how to actually play is yourself. So I'll loop around on myself and say the best way to go is to just play, a much as you can as often as you can and you'll be jamming out in no time.
Thanks for the great advice!
i just found your channel. i enjoy your insights into the topics of the songs you listen to. at the end of this video you ask for a "happy metallica song". metal music in general tends to focus on "heavy" topics, so there isn't much to pick from. maybe try the song "Fuel"? it's about race cars.
Hey RICH, try out Avenged Sevenfold. Pretty much anything on the album "The Stage" especially the songs "The Stage" "Exist" "Creating God" or "God Damn" but definitely look up what the band was thinking when they assembled this album. Those last two songs I mentioned are way different than whow they sound.
Once again bro GOAT
Keep on reppin my Buckeyes, love it!
Just a suggestion. If you are listening to the non MV studio versions, you may as well use a lyric video for the reaction. Quality is the same, but with the convenience of not having to look up the lyrics, plus viewers that don't know the band themselves also get the lyrics. Other than that, I like what I have seen from you so far, checking out a few more of your vids before I decide on subbing.
not really a Metallica fan, not a hater either, they were great in the 80's and early 90's ...BUT this is and will ALWAYS be one of the greatest heavy metal songs ever
What bands are you a fan of?
@@docrich I like everything , literally, Motown to pop to black metal...but if we are talking strictly metal....then Pantera, Slipknot, Dio, Behemoth(some songs, not most), Alice in Chains( not metal but heavy)...react to Behemoth O father O Satan o Sun live ( yeah its satanic but whatever in 2019)...Oh and Ministy
Not to be a kill joy Rich but once you get a guitar the first thing you'll realize is its nothing like as easy as it looks, gl though its amazingly satisfying if you put the time in, just set realistic expectations :). Jumping straight in to learning metallica stuff would be a kin to trying to run the 100 meters in under 10 flat at 300+ lbs.
Also avoid very cheap acoustics, the action on them tend to be very high making them very difficult to play.
Not exactly true. Some Metallica stuff is criminally simple to play. It's what I cut my teeth on. This song in particular is a good starting point. Half of it is very easy.
Granted the other half takes a few years of dedication, but there's very little Metallica that can't be played after a few years. Theyre not a particularly technical band. After 30 years of playing theyre kinda mundane.
Also, guitar action can be changed at will. You should know that though guy.....
This song is a piece of cake to me because I did play until my fingers bled.
Metallica - creating guitarists since 1981 ;-)
Read the novel Johnnies go his gun. Whole song is based on it. IT goes really deep in Johnnies psyche while he is truly isolated
You think that until its really you.
I said Lord if im ever paralyzed let me die.
The next day i lost all use of my right arm hand.
Only severe pain.
Hell on earth. But i fought and 10 years later the Lord healed me.
A true miracle.
Take what is given and be beyond thankful. To the Creator for reasonable portion of health.
Only real tip I have for used guitars is make sure to get a good side view. Only major issue I can think of offhand is possible warping of the fret board. If people don't loosen the string in between session the constant tension can cause some bending in the wood and damage sound quality. Other than that You're usually safe as far as I'm aware.
I absolutely love you pull the lyrics up man!!
You have a big Heart Brother !!!
Whiskey in a jar and sad but true are my favs ! But I love all of them !
fun fact: the intro to One by Metallica is one of the easiest guitar riffs you can learn that involve picking, and i highly recommend learning it. if you can get it down, the mini-solo that follows the intro is also surprisingly easy.
You can get as good as you want to get my man. Go for it!!
To really get a sense of the music you see the actual music video. Also the movie that they play during the music video is called Johnny got his gun, I saw that movie in the 80’s and is just as depressing
This song is about WWI. Unfortunately, back then you were drafted, you didn’t sign up.
Negro, tienes un gran corazón viejo, saludos desde Santiago de Cali Colombia 👍🎼
Rich check out Creeping Death live 91 Moscow there were 1.6 MILLION people in the crowd; you will never see something more crazy than Metallica live rocking millions of headbanging Russians live. Its an insane video!