I love this song, it just never gets old. Sir Elton John said in a Zoom appearance on The Howard Stern Show in 2021 that this was one of the best songs ever written.
You have to keep in mind that Metallica got hugely popular without music videos. The first video they made was “One” which was on the album before this one (…and Justice for All.) This album (The black album) was when they started making music videos and recording everything. So, to a lot of Metallica fans this was a cool behind the scenes look at the mythic Metallica, and made them look like regular people. I thought it was really cool. As well, this is the album where Kirk Hammett (the lead guitarist) started getting really into Blues. So, a lot of the songs on this album had a blues feel to it. Also, the downfall of the trash band Metallica. Many consider this album, or …And Justice for All, their last good album. Personally, I think they are still a great band, but not the same band.
I mean Metallica had a great prime and as long as they were good in their prime I’m not disappointed at all but ngl after black album they fell off a lil
And this video was made from excerpts from the two-part 4 hour rockumentary A Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica which came out a few months later, which gave us an even better look into the band that we hadn't seen before...then we got Some Kind of Monster and though it was an exceptional documentary, we got to see a whole other side of the band that maybe we would have prefer not to have seen.
James Hetfield was nervous bringing this song to the band because of like you said how different it is, but the other guys were very supportive of James showing this more "vulnerable" side, it took guts to release such a song at the time for the band.
Yup, every time I have it on in the car I have to crank the volume to near max just as the solo kicks in, same with the solo for unforgiven and similarly the solo in 'in bloom' by nirvana. The contrast to the rest of the songs and the simplicity of those solos are just amazing.
Even the St. Anger Album and We Did It Again feat. Ja Rule?? lol in my opinion St. Anger is the worst album they released and worst song ever made is We Did It Again
You cannot believe how emotional this song can be until you and 50000 other people are singing to it... It is something special that you just cannot understand until you've been there yourself. I don't know what it is about Metallica, but they can have any opening act and the moment these guys step on the stage the whole venue is charged up with this energy. When "Ecstasy of Gold" hits the first two notes, things start going crazy and wild and you can feel the energy just coarsing through your entire body. It is an otherworldly experience and something unbelievable! It is Metallica. And you are correct in the genre assessment. Metal music is the classical music of today. They share a lot of the elements between the old masters and how metal songs are put together. There is no formula for this madness, it just is... The beautiful thing about Metallica is that they make the best songs they can and don't do things that are overly technical or really hard to pull off unless it fits the song... Kirk has said that he basically never plays the solos live like he did on the album versions. There are few so iconic that he has to, but usually he is giving you something new every time. And the snot nosed kids still cannot believe that people come out and listen to them. They are enjoying the audience about as much as the audience is enjoying them. Like James has said this is outsider music...
I as a Metallica-fan, from back before the release of the first album "Kill 'em all", loved the whole Black album, when it was released, and this song was one of my absolute favourites!
@@KingNothing2x4 Nope, but for some reason the songs from the tape found their way (through tape-trading) to Sweden, where I live. So the songs turned up on different compilation tapes that me and my friends got hold of. :)
This song is a tool that will get me out of every depression. That climax at the end of the song always wipes away my tears and kicks me in the ass to get me up and keep fighting. Hetfield wrote this song for a girl he missed on tour, but for about 20 years it has been a song about fans and the band's perception of them. In one of the interviews, James Hetfield said: I was very ashamed to show this composition to the guys in the band. You understand hevy metal - tough guys, but the bigger the heart, the bigger the armor it hides behind. He showed this song to Lars (drummer) and he and the producer said it was great and should be on the album. Metallica plays this song at every concert and on every tour
one of the greatest compositions of metalica . one of the best heavy metal rock ballads. The song fits very harmoniously into the 1991 album "The Black Album". . Enter Sandman from the same album ..your fan from Russia
TH-cam actually has the metallica concert in Antarctica. It had around maybe 75 people under a big bubble. The audience was less than 5 feet away. I'm guessing they were scientists and photographers and maybe even a few who do live there. It was harsh conditions as you can imagine. Had to be done at daytime and under that bubble to avoid the extreme cold conditions. It was a helluva show.
So I’m not the biggest metal head in the world. I like selective songs and bands over the years. The popularity of this song is undeniable. IMHO, it’s a great power ballad with great writing and very emotional. Excellent reaction Phil & Sam. 🤘
@@CB-xr1eg If I read a post on a random video that someone made , and they had used a word wrong. I wouldn’t have the time nor care how they spelled something. Especially a word that is the same word just spelled different according to how it’s used. Just seems strange to me. I’m not mad about it. Just seems odd.
@@mattmorganRnR Put it this way, it took me about 5 seconds to poat that one word as a means of pointing out an error. How long did it take you to post your 3.5 line comment rebuking me for it? Put it another way, you say you don't have the time nor the care, but you have the time and care to send me a wordy comment saying that posting 1 word of correction "just seems odd". I think it's *you* that seems odd! Btw, their* and there* are NOT the same word. I just thought you should know that.
Their first "Ballad" as I remember. This was them showing us the beginning of their range as a band. I think this song also served them later in their careers when they played some of their songs with a full orchestra, making some of their songs even more haunting. I think they were also very surprised by how received this song became when it was released as a single.
Songs like this have given me more respect by showing us other skills they have. These guys are remarkable and they have so many songs that I find one listening to that ends up being on my big list of great music. Im always impressed how well they synchronize and seem to alway be attached and have the cleanest heavy music of any group ever. The technical stuff they do and are awesome solos. They are a true band and their hard work pays off! I just wished I had discovered music that wasnt played on the radio so much that I had them sterotyped as just heavey metal. I picked up some guitars and amps and started playing again because of Metallica. Take a look at Bleed Me, Sanitarium, Hero of the Day
I love their other songs, but I also really love this song too!❤Many heavy groups do slower songs too. This is one of my favorites!!🔥🔥 Glad you reacted to this song!👍
Hey guys, long time since I've been here! Anyhow, this is a true Metallica classic, which never fades with age. Once again, your comments are "spot on" Listening to the vinyl is key to appreciating the original sound. Another record is that they played to a crowd of 1.6 million in Moscow in 1991! have a great Christmas and rewarding New Year.
James gave an interview that ended up on their dvd where he talked about the meaning of this song it was the only time he talked about the real reason it was written. It was never meant to go public but once his manager and band mates heard it they demanded he let them play it. Now when asked James says he can't remember the reason he wrote this he says that because he doesn't want to talk about the real reason as its very private
An all time classic! I looove this song! I remember them on the Howard Stern Show playing some songs and talking about them in a Metallica special. Elton John did a zoom call to the show and he said this is one of the best songs ever written! By James Hetfields reaction to that comment it really shook him! It's a very special song and album for sure!
The whole "Black Album" has a different vibe from their previous releases but set a precedent for their future records for some time. They trimmed run times down, simplified the delivery, and made an overall more accessible record for the masses. Some of the die hard fans (myself included at the time) were taken by surprise, and some were very critical and dismissive of the record. Personally, while not my favorite, I think it has amazing production, and a lot of memorable songs. Also, I got the record a week early because I had preordered it at a mall, and for the hell of it asked what the progress was on the preorder, and the guy was like "We have it in, let me get it for you," and bam. I saw the band several times live, twice on this tour (including one of the shows that they double headlined with Guns n Roses which was infamous for several reasons), and if there is one thing I will say about Metallica, they definitely deliver. I'm not a big metal guy anymore, but I still feel a certain nostalgia for Metallica.
The black album was a very controversial album in the sense it lost some of their hardcore base but it picked up more in the mainstream non metal heads of the general public. I started way back on their second album "Ride the Lightning" and until the "Black" album there NEVER was a Metallica song played on the radio until this album.. On the Howard Stern Show, Elton John was on via satellite and said this was one the best songs that he ever heard and it actually got James Hatfield choked up to tears with that compliment.
Phil & Sam, you're both right. Headbanging metal fans hated this song (although previous albums had slow/softer songs) and they gained millions of new fans because of this song and "Enter Sandman". James had this song before the making of this album but he was terrified to show the guys because "it wasn't Metallica". Bob Rock, the producer, told him to show them...the worst thing they can do is say "no". The guys liked it and the rest is history.
@@jonathanbouthillette753 yeah, that was a moment when headbangers called Metallica sellouts. (For the first time?) Lars said that they were called that on every album after Kill em All.
The black album was my first Metallica album and Nothing else matters was one of my favourites from the start. I later learned to like the older Metallica albums too and nowadays I'm more into melodic death metal but still nothing else matters is a favourite song.
I love this song, in fact it's probably the first Metallica song I listened to as I'd always thought they were probably too 'metal' for my tastes, but after hearing James Hetfield put that much feeling into this songsong I listened to quite a few more
Great song they play on every continent in a 24-hour period I think was the record they went out and hired Motley Crue producer Bob Rock help them make a more commercial album and they succeeded.
This is from the Black Album that was produced by Bob Rock and was a pretty big development for them musically and from a production standpoint relative to the Metallica from their previous albums.
I'm a recent subscriber to the channel and definitely enjoy the videos you both upload. Especially the Metallica ones due in part to me being a huge fan. It's wicked awesome that you're exploring other genres of music. I look forward to many more top notch videos. Oh and can I make a suggestion.... Metallica's Leper Messiah is a great song and i can guarantee you both wil not be disappointed. Take care
The world record- only band to ever perform on all 7 continents. Their last continent was Antarctica, which they were the only band to ever perform on.
Love your channel guys, thank you for all your content, much love from the East Coast 🇨🇦 Please, please PLEASE, give us some more MOTÖRHEAD!! Lemmys lyrics are so underrated in many songs, such a legendary band and a legendary human
I remember at the time, Metallica took a lot of heat for this song. They said they would never sell out to doing ballads. But here it is. But at least it wasn't an I love you mushy tushy song. It had depth, so I enjoyed it. I really am more a Megadeth guy, but I love Metallica almost as much. They have done at least 3 different versions of this song on albums after this. Maybe more idk. Maybe take a look at a band named Testament with a song called Lost Souls, or Practice What You Preach. Might be right up Phil work out songs lol!!! Awesome reaction guys. I always enjoy your videos. Take care!!! GO BOSTON BRUINS!!! 🤟🍻
Elton John says this is one of the most beautiful songs ever written. I agree. They recently did this on Howard Stern with Miley Cyrus and it’s ICONIC. ❤
My wife and I had our first dance at our wedding to this song in 2002. Her pick, not mine. I was pleasantly surprised. I was suggesting The Beatles song 'In my Life'.
Metallica is a brave band, as I call them. Their first album from 1983, was very underground. Next year they signed with a bigger studio and got better equipmen and wrote more complex stuff. They were called sell-outs by the Kill Em All-fans (first album), and this trend continued for each album after that. But Metallica has always done what they wanted in their music. Selling out indicates that you change due to wanting more fame and money. For MEtallica they changed because they listen to different music.
In 2021 Elton John, with Miley Cyrus on lead vocals did a version of Nothing Else Matters for Elton's album The Lockdown Sessions. Metallica with Miley performed it on the Howard Stern Show in September of 2021 and during the show Elton John called in and stated during the interview that in his opinion, Nothing Else Matters is "one of the best songs ever written". In the clip which is on TH-cam, you can see James' stunned reaction. I tend not to disagree with someone like Elton John when it comes to music!
Hey you guys I'm old school I was forgenot to see bands live Mettalica was the best. Check out Mettalica Seattle 1989 considered the best heavy metal concert? Different opinions of course. The song is "for whom the bell tolls" better than the studio version. And "fade to Black" this is awesome you guys. Be cool stay safe.
There's an even softer version of this, it's labeled as the "Elevator Version", but it's jut a more acoustic/orchestral sound - no drums, mostly just guitars and stringed instruments (violins, etc). It's actually quite good. Jon Oliva (Savatage, Jon Oliva's Pain) also covered it.
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Two other videos I think you'll love that are slightly different from their "normal" are from the 1999 S&M concert, specifically The memory remains and No Leaf Clover. Give either of those a try and I think you'll really enjoy the sound.
You can image some diehards were not down with a power ballad but overall it showed their versatility and willingness to step outside the box to create what is now considered a Metallica classic!
It's definitely a love hate relationship not just with this song but with this album. I absolutely love it as i do basically everything they've ever put out but this is the album where they became mainstream with songs like this one, Enter Sandman, Sad But True or Wherever I may Roam. They cut down on the solos and made some more catchy stuff as well as some slower stuff and people that only like metal didnt like that. I'm a fan of all types of music so I still loved it but for many it was an unwelcomed change. You also have those that will simply hate on anything that becomes super popular. Can't wait to hear what you do next from Metallica. I cant remeber if youve done Master of Puppets yet but either that or Battery from the same album would be amazing.
Shout out to Bob Rock for producing this masterpiece. It may not have been nearly this good under a different producer. This entire album is the standard for which all else is measured imo. Absolutely amazing production
The fans knew every album had a ballad. Standard for a lot of bigger metal bands. METAL BALLADS COLLECTION th-cam.com/video/I6YyrmtEf1k/w-d-xo.html 00:00:01 - 01. ACCEPT-AMAMOS LA VIDA 00:04:38 - 02.OZZY OSBOURNE-MAMA I’M COMING HOME 00:08:39 - 03.JUDAS PRIEST-ANGEL 00:12:55 - 04.IRON MAIDEN-WASTING LOVE 00:18:32 - 05.HELLOWEEN-FOREVER AND ONE 00:22:19 - 06.SAXON-NOTHERN LADY 00:26:31 - 07.CRIMSON GLORY-SONG FOR ANGELS 00:31:39 - 08.DREAM THEATER-THROUGH HER EYES 00:37:00 - 09.GAMMA RAY-LAKE OF TEARS 00:43:39 - 10.WASP-THE IDOL 00:50:07 - 11.GRAVE DIGGER-THE BALLAD OF MARY 00:54:36 - 12.QUEENSRYCHE-SILENT LUCIDITY 01:00:14 - 13.PRIMAL FEAR-THE HANDS OF TIME 01:04:27 - 14.MICHAEL KISKE & AMANDA SOMERVILLE-SILENCE 01:10:44 - 15.HOLLYHELL-REVELATIONS 01:16:27 - 16.BRUCE DICKINSON-TEARS OF A DRAGON 01:22:31 - 17.STRATOVARIUS-IF THE STORY IS OVER 01:28:18 - 18.KAMELOT-ABANDONED 01:32:12 - 19.NIGHTWISH-SLEEPING SUN 01:36:10 - 20.MANOWAR-MASTER OF THE WIND 01:41:20 - 21.WASP-SLEEPING IN THE FIRE 01:44:54 - 22.CRIMSON GLORY-PAINTED SKIES 01:49:51 - 23.ACCEPT-THE KING 01:53:57 - 24.JUDAS PRIEST-ALONE 02:01:26 - 25.MEGADETH-A TOUT LE MONDE 02:05:45 - 26.HAMMERFALL-ALWAYS WILL BE 02:09:47 - 27.PRIMAL FEAR-FIGHTING THE DARKNESS 02:13:23 - 28.STRATOVARIUS-FOREVER 02:16:31 - 29.BRUCE DICKINSON-MAN OF SORROW 02:21:22 - 30.BEYOND THE BLACK-UNBROKEN 02:25:46 - 31.AMARANTHE-AMARANTHINE 02:28:58 - 32.QUEENSRYCHE-SOMEONE ELSE 02:33:26 - 33.SAVATAGE-ALONE YOU BREATHE 02:40:43 - 34.GAMMA RAY-FAREWELL 02:45:46 - 35.WITHIN TEMPTATION-SINEAD 02:50:04 - 36.HELLOWEEN-IF I KNEW 02:55:24 - 37.FATES WARNING-WE ONLY SAY GOODBYE 02:59:56 - 38.DREAM THEATER-ANOTHER DAY 03:04:11 - 39.AVANTASIA-ANYWHERE 03:09:18 - 40.MOTORHEAD -1916 03:12:56 - 41.SAVATAGE - IF I GO AWAY 03:18:06 - 42.FATES WARNING -WISH 03:24:21 - 43.DISTURBED-THE SOUND OF SILENCE 03:28:02 - 44.DREAM THEATER-THIS IS THE LIFE 03:34:46 - 45.PRETTY MAIDS-LITTLE DROPS OF HEAVEN 03:39:00 - 46.ANGRA-VISIONS PRELUDE 03:43:25 - 47.HOLLYHELL-THE FALL 03:48:07 - 48.MAJESTIC-STANDING ALONE 03:54:12 - 49.LABYRINTH-FALLING RAIN 04:00:25 - 50.PARADISE LOST-ONE SECOND 04:03:24 - 51.RHAPSODY-WINGS OF DESTINY 04:07:36 - 52.STRATOVARIUS-COMING HOME 04:12:58 - 53.SHADOW GALLERY-PAIN 04:19:15 - 54.SYMPHONY X-THE SACRIFICE 04:23:28 - 55.TIMO TOLKKI & MICHAEL KISKE-KEY TO THE UNIVERSE 04:27:31 - 56.WITHIN TEMPTATION-MEMORIES 04:31:08 - 57.SIRENIA-THE OTHER SIDE 04:34:47 - 58.WASP-MISS YOU 04:41:57 - 59.M. KISKE & A. SOMERVILLE-END OF THE ROAD 04:46:58 - 60.MOTORHEAD-TILL THE END
We are talking about an album that sold over 30 million copies! At that time, until the beginning of grunge, metallica became the biggest rock band in the world. As a previous fan of them it was strange to hear a couple of softer tracks on that album, but I loved them too. There are a lot of great heavyer tracks that compensate. The real delusion for the hardcore fans came with Load and the following albums…
This was almost my wife and I's wedding song.. instead we chose Firehouse " Love of a Lifetime "... 18+ years later,and we're still together!! Btw,we've been together since 2000...23 years strong!!! This song was Definitely our close #2..Lol
I love this song, it just never gets old. Sir Elton John said in a Zoom appearance on The Howard Stern Show in 2021 that this was one of the best songs ever written.
He brought a tear to James' eye when he said so .
The palm to the forehead!
Elton John was playing piano for the cover of this song that Miley Cyrus made for the Blacklist Album
@@user-tb8sy5bz7m And that Howard Stern appearance was where Miley actually performed the song _with_ Metallica.
He likened it to Greensleeves, which is a classical piece and James broke down...it was a nice moment.
I'm a 63 year old disabled US Army vet. My wife and I made this our anthem. The words fit us and our lifestyle.
A perfect song for that! 👍
You have to keep in mind that Metallica got hugely popular without music videos. The first video they made was “One” which was on the album before this one (…and Justice for All.) This album (The black album) was when they started making music videos and recording everything. So, to a lot of Metallica fans this was a cool behind the scenes look at the mythic Metallica, and made them look like regular people. I thought it was really cool. As well, this is the album where Kirk Hammett (the lead guitarist) started getting really into Blues. So, a lot of the songs on this album had a blues feel to it. Also, the downfall of the trash band Metallica. Many consider this album, or …And Justice for All, their last good album. Personally, I think they are still a great band, but not the same band.
I mean Metallica had a great prime and as long as they were good in their prime I’m not disappointed at all but ngl after black album they fell off a lil
And this video was made from excerpts from the two-part 4 hour rockumentary A Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica which came out a few months later, which gave us an even better look into the band that we hadn't seen before...then we got Some Kind of Monster and though it was an exceptional documentary, we got to see a whole other side of the band that maybe we would have prefer not to have seen.
James Hetfield was nervous bringing this song to the band because of like you said how different it is, but the other guys were very supportive of James showing this more "vulnerable" side, it took guts to release such a song at the time for the band.
Russia performed in front of 1.6 million fans
@@zanehoppe7927The video/songs are on TH-cam. th-cam.com/video/_W7wqQwa-TU/w-d-xo.html
I personally enjoyed it when it first came out, and in my opinion one of the greatest power metal ballads ever, first time I heard it was on Mtv.
My wife and I used this as our wedding first dance in 2009. First saw Metallica in 1993. Great reaction folks 🤟🤟
James's solo in this song never gets old. I've probably heard this song 200+ times and it's still so good.
Yup, every time I have it on in the car I have to crank the volume to near max just as the solo kicks in, same with the solo for unforgiven and similarly the solo in 'in bloom' by nirvana. The contrast to the rest of the songs and the simplicity of those solos are just amazing.
A TRUE METALLICA FAN APPRECIATES AND RESPECTS EVERYTHING THEY RELEASE
wrong...some is crap, but this is good
Even Lulu? 😮
Even the St. Anger Album and We Did It Again feat. Ja Rule?? lol in my opinion St. Anger is the worst album they released and worst song ever made is We Did It Again
@@makaveli8809I don't ever consider Saint Anger Metallica as good. But they have come back from their thrash roots
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You cannot believe how emotional this song can be until you and 50000 other people are singing to it... It is something special that you just cannot understand until you've been there yourself. I don't know what it is about Metallica, but they can have any opening act and the moment these guys step on the stage the whole venue is charged up with this energy. When "Ecstasy of Gold" hits the first two notes, things start going crazy and wild and you can feel the energy just coarsing through your entire body. It is an otherworldly experience and something unbelievable! It is Metallica.
And you are correct in the genre assessment. Metal music is the classical music of today. They share a lot of the elements between the old masters and how metal songs are put together. There is no formula for this madness, it just is...
The beautiful thing about Metallica is that they make the best songs they can and don't do things that are overly technical or really hard to pull off unless it fits the song... Kirk has said that he basically never plays the solos live like he did on the album versions. There are few so iconic that he has to, but usually he is giving you something new every time. And the snot nosed kids still cannot believe that people come out and listen to them. They are enjoying the audience about as much as the audience is enjoying them. Like James has said this is outsider music...
One of the best pieces of music period.
This was my wife and father in laws father/daughter dance at our wedding. We did all rock/metal music and theme.
I as a Metallica-fan, from back before the release of the first album "Kill 'em all", loved the whole Black album, when it was released, and this song was one of my absolute favourites!
@@KingNothing2x4 Nope, but for some reason the songs from the tape found their way (through tape-trading) to Sweden, where I live. So the songs turned up on different compilation tapes that me and my friends got hold of. :)
"Lovely" no! STUNNING... That angel to your left is STUNNING!!!! God bless you both!!!!!!!!
This song is a tool that will get me out of every depression. That climax at the end of the song always wipes away my tears and kicks me in the ass to get me up and keep fighting. Hetfield wrote this song for a girl he missed on tour, but for about 20 years it has been a song about fans and the band's perception of them. In one of the interviews, James Hetfield said: I was very ashamed to show this composition to the guys in the band. You understand hevy metal - tough guys, but the bigger the heart, the bigger the armor it hides behind. He showed this song to Lars (drummer) and he and the producer said it was great and should be on the album. Metallica plays this song at every concert and on every tour
It's also been praised by Sir Elton John
Kristen Rodriguez, she lives here in the Bay Area..or used to.
one of the greatest compositions of metalica . one of the best heavy metal rock ballads. The song fits very harmoniously into the 1991 album "The Black Album". . Enter Sandman from the same album ..your fan from Russia
The musical arrangement and delivery in this song is proper next level, it’s exquisite.
It's my favorite song...EVER!😃 E-minor is one of the greatest keys to play in.
The black album live was epic and yes this album brought a lot of new fans❤
TH-cam actually has the metallica concert in Antarctica. It had around maybe 75 people under a big bubble. The audience was less than 5 feet away. I'm guessing they were scientists and photographers and maybe even a few who do live there. It was harsh conditions as you can imagine. Had to be done at daytime and under that bubble to avoid the extreme cold conditions. It was a helluva show.
Love them! Once a headbanger always a headbanger! 🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🥰
This was an anthem. Fondly remember as a teenager, drinking with my mates while listening to this song.
Played in Antartica in 2013 making them first band to play on all 7 continents.
So I’m not the biggest metal head in the world. I like selective songs and bands over the years. The popularity of this song is undeniable. IMHO, it’s a great power ballad with great writing and very emotional. Excellent reaction Phil & Sam. 🤘
It's cool that metallica is even played on the on the old school rock radio station in my hometown.
Wildly popular! Next try the live with San Francisco Philharmonic Orchestra....mind blown
live in nimes 2009
This song and Enter Sandman shot there music to the moon!!! 🔥🔥🔥🤘🏼🤘🏼
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@@CB-xr1eg I knew that once a sent it, but 😂. Good eye , but strange call out. 👍🏼👍🏼🔥
@@mattmorganRnR Why is a one word call out strange?
@@CB-xr1eg If I read a post on a random video that someone made , and they had used a word wrong. I wouldn’t have the time nor care how they spelled something. Especially a word that is the same word just spelled different according to how it’s used. Just seems strange to me. I’m not mad about it. Just seems odd.
@@mattmorganRnR Put it this way, it took me about 5 seconds to poat that one word as a means of pointing out an error. How long did it take you to post your 3.5 line comment rebuking me for it? Put it another way, you say you don't have the time nor the care, but you have the time and care to send me a wordy comment saying that posting 1 word of correction "just seems odd". I think it's *you* that seems odd!
Btw, their* and there* are NOT the same word. I just thought you should know that.
Their first "Ballad" as I remember. This was them showing us the beginning of their range as a band. I think this song also served them later in their careers when they played some of their songs with a full orchestra, making some of their songs even more haunting. I think they were also very surprised by how received this song became when it was released as a single.
"Mama Said" great song to check out.
Play King Nothing sometime. Love this song. Another great review. Another heart wrenching song is Welcome Home (Sanitarium).
Favorite Metallica song. Great choice!
Songs like this have given me more respect by showing us other skills they have. These guys are remarkable and they have so many songs that I find one listening to that ends up being on my big list of great music. Im always impressed how well they synchronize and seem to alway be attached and have the cleanest heavy music of any group ever. The technical stuff they do and are awesome solos. They are a true band and their hard work pays off! I just wished I had discovered music that wasnt played on the radio so much that I had them sterotyped as just heavey metal. I picked up some guitars and amps and started playing again because of Metallica. Take a look at Bleed Me, Sanitarium, Hero of the Day
I love their other songs, but I also really love this song too!❤Many heavy groups do slower songs too. This is one of my favorites!!🔥🔥
Glad you reacted to this song!👍
It's such a beautiful song.
Hey guys, long time since I've been here! Anyhow, this is a true Metallica classic, which never fades with age. Once again, your comments are "spot on" Listening to the vinyl is key to appreciating the original sound. Another record is that they played to a crowd of 1.6 million in Moscow in 1991! have a great Christmas and rewarding New Year.
James gave an interview that ended up on their dvd where he talked about the meaning of this song it was the only time he talked about the real reason it was written. It was never meant to go public but once his manager and band mates heard it they demanded he let them play it. Now when asked James says he can't remember the reason he wrote this he says that because he doesn't want to talk about the real reason as its very private
We were Gen X and appreciate every song that was good. We were always open to " something new." Metallica fit right in.
An all time classic! I looove this song! I remember them on the Howard Stern Show playing some songs and talking about them in a Metallica special. Elton John did a zoom call to the show and he said this is one of the best songs ever written! By James Hetfields reaction to that comment it really shook him! It's a very special song and album for sure!
This song gave all of us diehard metal heads a way to communicate our feelings to our significant other.
Look at Metalica live in Moscow, over 1 million people came.
The whole "Black Album" has a different vibe from their previous releases but set a precedent for their future records for some time. They trimmed run times down, simplified the delivery, and made an overall more accessible record for the masses. Some of the die hard fans (myself included at the time) were taken by surprise, and some were very critical and dismissive of the record. Personally, while not my favorite, I think it has amazing production, and a lot of memorable songs. Also, I got the record a week early because I had preordered it at a mall, and for the hell of it asked what the progress was on the preorder, and the guy was like "We have it in, let me get it for you," and bam. I saw the band several times live, twice on this tour (including one of the shows that they double headlined with Guns n Roses which was infamous for several reasons), and if there is one thing I will say about Metallica, they definitely deliver. I'm not a big metal guy anymore, but I still feel a certain nostalgia for Metallica.
I will say Of Wolf and Man is a banger
@@jonathanbouthillette753💯% spot on!!! Easily my favorite on that album.
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My favorite Metallica song
Композиція неймовірна,супер!Усім прихильникам ,,METALLICA",ця пісня про віру в Бога!
The black album was a very controversial album in the sense it lost some of their hardcore base but it picked up more in the mainstream non metal heads of the general public. I started way back on their second album "Ride the Lightning" and until the "Black" album there NEVER was a Metallica song played on the radio until this album.. On the Howard Stern Show, Elton John was on via satellite and said this was one the best songs that he ever heard and it actually got James Hatfield choked up to tears with that compliment.
Phil & Sam, you're both right. Headbanging metal fans hated this song (although previous albums had slow/softer songs) and they gained millions of new fans because of this song and "Enter Sandman".
James had this song before the making of this album but he was terrified to show the guys because "it wasn't Metallica". Bob Rock, the producer, told him to show them...the worst thing they can do is say "no". The guys liked it and the rest is history.
Didn't also not like when they added acoustic on Fade To Black?, I could be wrong about that but i thought i read or herd it somewhere
@@jonathanbouthillette753 yeah, that was a moment when headbangers called Metallica sellouts. (For the first time?) Lars said that they were called that on every album after Kill em All.
Def check out some of their instrumentals like Orion, Call of K'thulu or To Live Is to Die
i have this on my ipod along with other metallica songs
Not a big deal, but this song is from 1991-2, Cliff Burton on the thumbnail died in 1986.
Jason Newsted 3:48 was the Bassist on this song.
The black album was my first Metallica album and Nothing else matters was one of my favourites from the start. I later learned to like the older Metallica albums too and nowadays I'm more into melodic death metal but still nothing else matters is a favourite song.
Wow! So nice to hear a proper opinion and discussion from Sam.
I love this song, in fact it's probably the first Metallica song I listened to as I'd always thought they were probably too 'metal' for my tastes, but after hearing James Hetfield put that much feeling into this songsong I listened to quite a few more
This is my all time favorite from the band!
You guys have got to check out No Leaf Clover from the S&M series.
They are so precious and badass, I just wanna hug em all😂😂😂😂
Great song they play on every continent in a 24-hour period I think was the record they went out and hired Motley Crue producer Bob Rock help them make a more commercial album and they succeeded.
This is from the Black Album that was produced by Bob Rock and was a pretty big development for them musically and from a production standpoint relative to the Metallica from their previous albums.
I'm a recent subscriber to the channel and definitely enjoy the videos you both upload. Especially the Metallica ones due in part to me being a huge fan. It's wicked awesome that you're exploring other genres of music. I look forward to many more top notch videos. Oh and can I make a suggestion.... Metallica's Leper Messiah is a great song and i can guarantee you both wil not be disappointed. Take care
The world record- only band to ever perform on all 7 continents. Their last continent was Antarctica, which they were the only band to ever perform on.
This is definitely one of their popular songs amongst fans and casual listeners at over 1 billion listens on Spotify.
1985 Metallica
For whom the bell tolls live
Day on the Green
With the late Cliff Burton on bass
They played on every single continent!!🤘🤘🤘🎶🎼🎵🎹🎤🎧🎸🥁🤘🤘🤘🔥🔥🔥 They dedicated this song to their fans!!💜💜
Really even Antarctica????
@@JustinPramis that's what I heard straight from James Hetfield in an interview. 🤘🤘 Just checked...they played on Antarctica in 2013!!
@@marcieharreld286 So cool. Thanks for sharing that. I can’t imagine many other bands have pulled that off. Best wishes Marcie
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@@JustinPramis they are the only band to achieve this so far!! You're very welcome!!🤘🤘🤘 Happy Holidays!!🎄❄⛄
@@marcieharreld286 Same to you. Happy Holidays 🙏🎄🎁🎁🌲🙏
while i cant say i'm a dedicated fan own 2 albums but this is one of my favorites
Every album they evolved a new style. That's what makes them great. Like the Beatles, Rolling stones
Beautiful Metal ballad
Love your channel guys, thank you for all your content, much love from the East Coast 🇨🇦
Please, please PLEASE, give us some more MOTÖRHEAD!!
Lemmys lyrics are so underrated in many songs, such a legendary band and a legendary human
elton john once said this was the greatest song ever written
He said it was one of the best songs ever written.
@lynndavison5805 I stand corrected 🙂
@ it is a great song though - I love it.
I remember at the time, Metallica took a lot of heat for this song. They said they would never sell out to doing ballads. But here it is. But at least it wasn't an I love you mushy tushy song. It had depth, so I enjoyed it. I really am more a Megadeth guy, but I love Metallica almost as much. They have done at least 3 different versions of this song on albums after this. Maybe more idk. Maybe take a look at a band named Testament with a song called Lost Souls, or Practice What You Preach. Might be right up Phil work out songs lol!!! Awesome reaction guys. I always enjoy your videos. Take care!!! GO BOSTON BRUINS!!! 🤟🍻
I actually had this song on my playlist at my wedding
Omg I LOVE this song!!! Please do Wherever I may roam and until it sleeps…no one does those and they are my favourites…or the Unforgiven 🇨🇦🖖🏻
The record is they're the only band that has played in all continents, which was achieved in 2013 when they played in the Chilean Antártica.
Afaik people loved this song from the beginning. I certainly did. I liked this whole album.
Elton John says this is one of the most beautiful songs ever written. I agree. They recently did this on Howard Stern with Miley Cyrus and it’s ICONIC. ❤
It shows their diversity. 🥁☮☘
If Elton John says this is one of the greatest songs ever written then the haters and the self doubt don't matter
Metallica has many great songs but this is my favorite Metallica song and one of my favorite songs
That's why you need to. watch It more than once.🤘🤘
Samantha - wild polar bears are only found in the Arctic and the island on Lost, just so you know!
James wrote this and it was very personal. He really didn't want to record it.But the rest of the band insisted .
Love this song!
all 7 contients for the world record. Love your vids guys
Fan since 87.. I don't remember any of us having a problem with the song.. it felt like a Gift.
James was lost with this riff, it didn't belong anywhere so he just dropped it here... and it was beautiful
My wife and I had our first dance at our wedding to this song in 2002. Her pick, not mine. I was pleasantly surprised. I was suggesting The Beatles song 'In my Life'.
Sir Elton John said it’s one of the best songs ever written. Very high praise
Metallica is a brave band, as I call them. Their first album from 1983, was very underground. Next year they signed with a bigger studio and got better equipmen and wrote more complex stuff. They were called sell-outs by the Kill Em All-fans (first album), and this trend continued for each album after that. But Metallica has always done what they wanted in their music. Selling out indicates that you change due to wanting more fame and money. For MEtallica they changed because they listen to different music.
James Hetfield has an amazing voice and singing abilities in very aspect. Also, the buildup of the song is giving me gooseumps!
love them
In 2021 Elton John, with Miley Cyrus on lead vocals did a version of Nothing Else Matters for Elton's album The Lockdown Sessions. Metallica with Miley performed it on the Howard Stern Show in September of 2021 and during the show Elton John called in and stated during the interview that in his opinion, Nothing Else Matters is "one of the best songs ever written". In the clip which is on TH-cam, you can see James' stunned reaction. I tend not to disagree with someone like Elton John when it comes to music!
You guys should totally hear "Whiskey in the Jar" idk why I love that song so much.... Ok well I do... I just don't wanna spoil it for you hahaha
I highly suggest doing Sad But True, another heavy banger from metallica
Hey you guys I'm old school I was forgenot to see bands live Mettalica was the best. Check out Mettalica Seattle 1989 considered the best heavy metal concert? Different opinions of course. The song is "for whom the bell tolls" better than the studio version. And "fade to Black" this is awesome you guys. Be cool stay safe.
There's an even softer version of this, it's labeled as the "Elevator Version", but it's jut a more acoustic/orchestral sound - no drums, mostly just guitars and stringed instruments (violins, etc). It's actually quite good.
Jon Oliva (Savatage, Jon Oliva's Pain) also covered it.
Two other videos I think you'll love that are slightly different from their "normal" are from the 1999 S&M concert, specifically The memory remains and No Leaf Clover. Give either of those a try and I think you'll really enjoy the sound.
You can image some diehards were not down with a power ballad but overall it showed their versatility and willingness to step outside the box to create what is now considered a Metallica classic!
It's definitely a love hate relationship not just with this song but with this album. I absolutely love it as i do basically everything they've ever put out but this is the album where they became mainstream with songs like this one, Enter Sandman, Sad But True or Wherever I may Roam. They cut down on the solos and made some more catchy stuff as well as some slower stuff and people that only like metal didnt like that. I'm a fan of all types of music so I still loved it but for many it was an unwelcomed change. You also have those that will simply hate on anything that becomes super popular. Can't wait to hear what you do next from Metallica. I cant remeber if youve done Master of Puppets yet but either that or Battery from the same album would be amazing.
Shout out to Bob Rock for producing this masterpiece. It may not have been nearly this good under a different producer.
This entire album is the standard for which all else is measured imo. Absolutely amazing production
The fans knew every album had a ballad. Standard for a lot of bigger metal bands.
METAL BALLADS COLLECTION
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00:00:01 - 01. ACCEPT-AMAMOS LA VIDA
00:04:38 - 02.OZZY OSBOURNE-MAMA I’M COMING HOME
00:08:39 - 03.JUDAS PRIEST-ANGEL
00:12:55 - 04.IRON MAIDEN-WASTING LOVE
00:18:32 - 05.HELLOWEEN-FOREVER AND ONE
00:22:19 - 06.SAXON-NOTHERN LADY
00:26:31 - 07.CRIMSON GLORY-SONG FOR ANGELS
00:31:39 - 08.DREAM THEATER-THROUGH HER EYES
00:37:00 - 09.GAMMA RAY-LAKE OF TEARS
00:43:39 - 10.WASP-THE IDOL
00:50:07 - 11.GRAVE DIGGER-THE BALLAD OF MARY
00:54:36 - 12.QUEENSRYCHE-SILENT LUCIDITY
01:00:14 - 13.PRIMAL FEAR-THE HANDS OF TIME
01:04:27 - 14.MICHAEL KISKE & AMANDA SOMERVILLE-SILENCE
01:10:44 - 15.HOLLYHELL-REVELATIONS
01:16:27 - 16.BRUCE DICKINSON-TEARS OF A DRAGON
01:22:31 - 17.STRATOVARIUS-IF THE STORY IS OVER
01:28:18 - 18.KAMELOT-ABANDONED
01:32:12 - 19.NIGHTWISH-SLEEPING SUN
01:36:10 - 20.MANOWAR-MASTER OF THE WIND
01:41:20 - 21.WASP-SLEEPING IN THE FIRE
01:44:54 - 22.CRIMSON GLORY-PAINTED SKIES
01:49:51 - 23.ACCEPT-THE KING
01:53:57 - 24.JUDAS PRIEST-ALONE
02:01:26 - 25.MEGADETH-A TOUT LE MONDE
02:05:45 - 26.HAMMERFALL-ALWAYS WILL BE
02:09:47 - 27.PRIMAL FEAR-FIGHTING THE DARKNESS
02:13:23 - 28.STRATOVARIUS-FOREVER
02:16:31 - 29.BRUCE DICKINSON-MAN OF SORROW
02:21:22 - 30.BEYOND THE BLACK-UNBROKEN
02:25:46 - 31.AMARANTHE-AMARANTHINE
02:28:58 - 32.QUEENSRYCHE-SOMEONE ELSE
02:33:26 - 33.SAVATAGE-ALONE YOU BREATHE
02:40:43 - 34.GAMMA RAY-FAREWELL
02:45:46 - 35.WITHIN TEMPTATION-SINEAD
02:50:04 - 36.HELLOWEEN-IF I KNEW
02:55:24 - 37.FATES WARNING-WE ONLY SAY GOODBYE
02:59:56 - 38.DREAM THEATER-ANOTHER DAY
03:04:11 - 39.AVANTASIA-ANYWHERE
03:09:18 - 40.MOTORHEAD -1916
03:12:56 - 41.SAVATAGE - IF I GO AWAY
03:18:06 - 42.FATES WARNING -WISH
03:24:21 - 43.DISTURBED-THE SOUND OF SILENCE
03:28:02 - 44.DREAM THEATER-THIS IS THE LIFE
03:34:46 - 45.PRETTY MAIDS-LITTLE DROPS OF HEAVEN
03:39:00 - 46.ANGRA-VISIONS PRELUDE
03:43:25 - 47.HOLLYHELL-THE FALL
03:48:07 - 48.MAJESTIC-STANDING ALONE
03:54:12 - 49.LABYRINTH-FALLING RAIN
04:00:25 - 50.PARADISE LOST-ONE SECOND
04:03:24 - 51.RHAPSODY-WINGS OF DESTINY
04:07:36 - 52.STRATOVARIUS-COMING HOME
04:12:58 - 53.SHADOW GALLERY-PAIN
04:19:15 - 54.SYMPHONY X-THE SACRIFICE
04:23:28 - 55.TIMO TOLKKI & MICHAEL KISKE-KEY TO THE UNIVERSE
04:27:31 - 56.WITHIN TEMPTATION-MEMORIES
04:31:08 - 57.SIRENIA-THE OTHER SIDE
04:34:47 - 58.WASP-MISS YOU
04:41:57 - 59.M. KISKE & A. SOMERVILLE-END OF THE ROAD
04:46:58 - 60.MOTORHEAD-TILL THE END
I love Lars so much, and he was looking SO fine in this vid. (the drummer)
We are talking about an album that sold over 30 million copies! At that time, until the beginning of grunge, metallica became the biggest rock band in the world.
As a previous fan of them it was strange to hear a couple of softer tracks on that album, but I loved them too. There are a lot of great heavyer tracks that compensate. The real delusion for the hardcore fans came with Load and the following albums…
This was almost my wife and I's wedding song.. instead we chose Firehouse " Love of a Lifetime "... 18+ years later,and we're still together!! Btw,we've been together since 2000...23 years strong!!! This song was Definitely our close #2..Lol