There's this really old movie called "Heavy Metal" that featured like 20 seconds of this song by BOC. It took me years to hear the full song and learn who did it. (Video wasn't released for a while) Love the BOC version, but wow...Metallica, amped acoustic. Wish I'd been there!
This SUCKS compared to the BOC live version...nothing more evident than in the HORRIBLE vocals here...he ain't no Eric Bloom...and the guitar ain't no Buck Dharma! This awful!
@@jeffwarren4938 Which is sad, Metallica HAS done very well on at least one other cover (Turn the Page by Bob Segar, not AS good but very close in quality to the original).
You see me now a veteran of a thousand psychic wars Ive been living on the edge so long Where the winds of limbo roar And I'm young enough to look at And far too old to see All the scars are on the inside I'm not sure if there's anything left of me Don't let these shakes go on Its time we had a break from it Its time we had some leave We've been living in the flames We've been eating up our brains Oh, please don't let theses shakes go on
Are you kidding?.Go Listen to REAL version live by BOC...this sucks He can't carry a tune in a bucket! Go listen to Eric Bloom really sing this live....in 1981!
Don't let these shakes go on Its time we had a break from it Its time we had some leave We've been living in the flames We've been eating out our brains Oh, please don't let theses shakes go on You see me now a veteran of a thousand psychic wars My energy's spent at last And my armor is destroyed I have used up all my weapons and I'm helpless and bereaved Wounds are all I'm made of Did I hear you say that this is victory?
ou ask me why I'm weary, why I cant speak to you You blame me for my silence Say its time I changed and grew But the wars still going on dear And there's no end that I know And I cant say if were ever... I cant say if were ever gonna to be free Don't let these shakes go on Its time we had a break from it Its time we had some leave We've been living in the flames We've been eating out our brains Oh, please don't let theses shakes go on
pretty phenomenal acoustic cover id say. arjen anthony lucassen's cover is my fav version. check him out, he did a pretty metal cover of pink floyd's welcome to the machine also
For the real deal check out Blue Oyster Cult's live version from 10/09/81 ... awe inspiring with one of the greatest guitar solos ever played ... this version is painful by comparison.
StoogesOfTheFuture Buck was writing great hard rock songs long before Metallica ever sucked their first tit. Its pretty sad that they tried so hard to look cool playing real music but, failed miserably. Even sadder that you think it sounded good. Douchebag.
Don't let these shakes go on Its time we had a break from it Send me to the rear Where the tides of madness swell And been sliding into hell Oh, please don't let shakes go on Don't let these shakes go on Don't let these shakes go on
I love them because they weren't afraid and still aren't afraid of testing new things, ideas and new way to do music. Risky when many others like to repeat the same formula. Great inspiration to our songs. Come and taste it and please share your thoughts. It's only 3 minutes and free here on Soundcloud : soundcloud.com/olivier-pastorino/sober-ii-album-love-lust-ro
shitty cover but blue oyster cult need all the attention it can. 'fear the reaper' is overrated boring song and the public doesnt know the dozens of better songs from the band. most underrated band in history of rock n roll. 'Imaginos' was the best rock album of 80s
Imaginos is probably their most underrated record. Joe Satriani played the solos on The Siege And Investiture Of Baron Von Frankenstein's Castle At Transylvania.
I thought the castle was located at Weisseria, I stayed their one night, I have the keychain to prove, come on oyster boy, Get out from under the Soft White Underbelly you are hidden under or The Stalk Forrest you are in
funny you should mention "imaginos", because metallica also covered "astronomy" in a highly credible fashion, but on "imaginos", BOC "covered" (yeah, i know- that's why the quotes) "astronomy" and crucified it worse than this
Imaginos rules. One of my favourite albums of BOC with their second album. I love BOC and having Joe Bouchard following us on Soundcloud for our first album is a huge blessing :soundcloud.com/olivier-pastorino/sober-ii-album-love-lust-ro
why do they insist on continuing to destroy their legacy,should have quit in 1986 when Cliff died.If they wanted to keep playing music they should have changed the name of the band and left the history and legacy of Metallica alone.Damn
I just can't get behind this on any Level ... How can Someone kill the Feeling and Intensity of this song so Brutally.. The Vocals are as if he is reading it for Kroakee.. Guitar leaves me scratching my head, drums ... ummmm... Bass was the best part from what I could hear of him.. I normally wouldn't have commented for something like this but....... I'm curious as to how this came to be... Did they just try to play a song that someone yelled from the crowd as a random pick.. and they all talked amongst themselves and agreed they each remembered it enough to try and wing it ? I AM SURE they didn't play it to mock it..... IN Anycase , If You Liked it , then Right on... That's Cool.. For Me .. I just don't get it at all. Epic Song of Ages ... Played not well at all and Deffinetley did not do the Song Justice... I don't want to say they Disrespected it , I can't see them doing that ever .. Though I still wonder what was up with their Iron Maiden - Run to the Hills ditty... lol In anycase , great find, but wish I hadn't... I do Wish Metallica all the Best and Thanks for DECADES OF AMAZING BADDASS ! MUSIC ... This one will just go down in Mystery for me.. lol
Great great, classic song, but, this cover is GREAT! No idea what you were listening to, Fernando! Metallica paid great respect to the ?B.O.C. Original here!
I mean, James has some good performances and is a good lead singer for the most part for what their songs are trying to do. But, yeah, he can't even come close to how Eric Bloom performed this in his heyday.
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There's this really old movie called "Heavy Metal" that featured like 20 seconds of this song by BOC. It took me years to hear the full song and learn who did it. (Video wasn't released for a while) Love the BOC version, but wow...Metallica, amped acoustic. Wish I'd been there!
The sane...the best song of the movie!
It’s great. Honestly was never a huge Metallica fan but this version slays
@@AdNauseamart That's because it's not a Metallica song.
Blue Oyster Cult originaly, co-written by Michael Moorcock.
This SUCKS compared to the BOC live version...nothing more evident than in the HORRIBLE vocals here...he ain't no Eric Bloom...and the guitar ain't no Buck Dharma! This awful!
@@jeffwarren4938 Which is sad, Metallica HAS done very well on at least one other cover (Turn the Page by Bob Segar, not AS good but very close in quality to the original).
You see me now a veteran of a thousand psychic wars
Ive been living on the edge so long
Where the winds of limbo roar
And I'm young enough to look at
And far too old to see
All the scars are on the inside
I'm not sure if there's anything left of me
Don't let these shakes go on
Its time we had a break from it
Its time we had some leave
We've been living in the flames
We've been eating up our brains
Oh, please don't let theses shakes go on
blue oyster cult yes metallica has good taste
Great taste, horrible bad cover attempt.
They've done MUCH better as least on one other cover.
@@bricefleckenstein9666 Astronomy?
@@krill3333 Heck no!
Turn The Page.
I absolutely love Kirk's solo in this performance. Just inspired.
James's voice is just great
Are you kidding?.Go Listen to REAL version live by BOC...this sucks He can't carry a tune in a bucket! Go listen to Eric Bloom really sing this live....in 1981!
Eventhough I enjoy their cover Astronomy, I wish they'd have done this for Garage, Inc.
Don't let these shakes go on
Its time we had a break from it
Its time we had some leave
We've been living in the flames
We've been eating out our brains
Oh, please don't let theses shakes go on
You see me now a veteran of a thousand psychic wars
My energy's spent at last
And my armor is destroyed
I have used up all my weapons and I'm helpless and bereaved
Wounds are all I'm made of
Did I hear you say that this is victory?
Truly great heavy metal lyrics. Stands up to any..
could lars even attempt to play the correct beat?
Agree, the drumbeat is the most recognizable part of this song! Kirk's guitar solo kind of saved it.
Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck. Lars really fucked it up.
great minds think alike because I like this one 2
ou ask me why I'm weary, why I cant speak to you
You blame me for my silence
Say its time I changed and grew
But the wars still going on dear
And there's no end that I know
And I cant say if were ever...
I cant say if were ever gonna to be free
Don't let these shakes go on
Its time we had a break from it
Its time we had some leave
We've been living in the flames
We've been eating out our brains
Oh, please don't let theses shakes go on
pretty phenomenal acoustic cover id say. arjen anthony lucassen's cover is my fav version. check him out, he did a pretty metal cover of pink floyd's welcome to the machine also
For the real deal check out Blue Oyster Cult's live version from 10/09/81 ... awe inspiring with one of the greatest guitar solos ever played ... this version is painful by comparison.
Fuck Dharma could barely play Smoke on the Water, Not even a match for metallica, they are gay gooses
StoogesOfTheFuture Buck was writing great hard rock songs long before Metallica ever sucked their first tit.
Its pretty sad that they tried so hard to look cool playing real music but, failed miserably. Even sadder that you think it sounded good. Douchebag.
to be fair, metal solos are far usually weaker on acoustic guitars. Harder to bend, harder to reach the high notes.
Don't let these shakes go on
Its time we had a break from it
Send me to the rear
Where the tides of madness swell
And been sliding into hell
Oh, please don't let shakes go on
Don't let these shakes go on
Don't let these shakes go on
Cool that anyone knows this song and cool version of it.
Wow
James sounds to different at times here.
MICHEAL MOORCOCK LYRICS , LEGEND !!
Very cool. Love BOC
I love them because they weren't afraid and still aren't afraid of testing new things, ideas and new way to do music. Risky when many others like to repeat the same formula. Great inspiration to our songs. Come and taste it and please share your thoughts. It's only 3 minutes and free here on Soundcloud : soundcloud.com/olivier-pastorino/sober-ii-album-love-lust-ro
Grande Blue Oyster Cult!!!
if ya dont like it dont listen
Not a bad rendition, I liked it.
They are playing it like a weak unplugged version!!
Where is the intense pounding drums?
how to fuck up a great song in 3, 2, 1......
Agreee...vocals and guitar, and drums suck compated to BOC...he ain't no Eric Bloom, or Buck Dharma
Metallica is fucking unstoppable
Trust Hammett to get the guitar part wrong.
That was funny
woah awesome !!!!
Joya de canción. Joya de cover.
Not bad but hard to follow the original masterpiece from the mighty BOC
Terrible. They should pay BOC twice the royalty for that disaster.
I'm a fan of Blue Oyster Cult and I find this insulting lars need to learn the real drum parts James does good on vocals but this is insulting
My favourite part is when the song finishes
So many jealous fuckers throw hate. Metallica is better than your favorite band. Live with it. 120 million albums. THE PEOPLE HAVE SPOKEN
Elric!
Whatever it is, I agree.
@InsaneGamer921 just share this around :)
Emocionante la wea, la raja!!!!
Nice try... but nothing to compare with the Origin Of Storm !!!
I think I just threw up in my mouth watching that crap! Horrible!
The Live BOC version is ten times beter!!! The ORIGINAL!
veteran of the psychic wars*
Hater are jealous toddlers
quisiera las tabs
B.Ö.C. !!!
What a massacre !!!
2:42 good
Love metallica.. But Buck Dharma *_* 😍
Hes a midget fuck, and an untalented fuck
StoogesOfTheFuture yore a moron
Please play your own songs, and don't mess up BOC masterpieces, thnx.
Tell Blue Oyster Cult to play their own songs and dont mess up the Doors masterpieces, thnx
iuuuuuck.
Can't ruin a good song, but they tried!Leave that song alone,BOC forever
They tried to do it in some other way than the original...and they failed...
Horrific
shitty cover but blue oyster cult need all the attention it can. 'fear the reaper' is overrated boring song and the public doesnt know the dozens of better songs from the band. most underrated band in history of rock n roll. 'Imaginos' was the best rock album of 80s
Imaginos is probably their most underrated record. Joe Satriani played the solos on The Siege And Investiture Of Baron Von Frankenstein's Castle At Transylvania.
I thought the castle was located at Weisseria, I stayed their one night, I have the keychain to prove, come on oyster boy, Get out from under the Soft White Underbelly you are hidden under or The Stalk Forrest you are in
funny you should mention "imaginos", because metallica also covered "astronomy" in a highly credible fashion, but on "imaginos", BOC "covered" (yeah, i know- that's why the quotes) "astronomy" and crucified it worse than this
Imaginos rules. One of my favourite albums of BOC with their second album. I love BOC and having Joe Bouchard following us on Soundcloud for our first album is a huge blessing :soundcloud.com/olivier-pastorino/sober-ii-album-love-lust-ro
why do they insist on continuing to destroy their legacy,should have quit in 1986 when Cliff died.If they wanted to keep playing music they should have changed the name of the band and left the history and legacy of Metallica alone.Damn
You criticize them, lets see y'all do better
I listened it bout 10 times in a row, but their cover is a mess. To my mind they should stop covering other bands like the BOC (Buck is God).
stick with covering old MEtallica.....
Odio cuando Robert Trujillo pone sus piernas así... detesto que ni siquiera hable bien la lengua de sus padres.
I just can't get behind this on any Level ... How can Someone kill the Feeling and Intensity of this song so Brutally.. The Vocals are as if he is reading it for Kroakee.. Guitar leaves me scratching my head, drums ... ummmm... Bass was the best part from what I could hear of him..
I normally wouldn't have commented for something like this but....... I'm curious as to how this came to be... Did they just try to play a song that someone yelled from the crowd as a random pick.. and they all talked amongst themselves and agreed they each remembered it enough to try and wing it ? I AM SURE they didn't play it to mock it.....
IN Anycase , If You Liked it , then Right on... That's Cool.. For Me .. I just don't get it at all. Epic Song of Ages ... Played not well at all and Deffinetley did not do the Song Justice... I don't want to say they Disrespected it , I can't see them doing that ever .. Though I still wonder what was up with their Iron Maiden - Run to the Hills ditty... lol
In anycase , great find, but wish I hadn't...
I do Wish Metallica all the Best and Thanks for DECADES OF AMAZING BADDASS ! MUSIC ...
This one will just go down in Mystery for me.. lol
Couldn't be worse,,,,
What, your fucking life ?? Fuck you SPARE
One of my favorite songs of all history, but that cover sucks.
Fernando Waters. Disagree completely. They did an awesome job
Great great, classic song, but, this cover is GREAT! No idea what you were listening to, Fernando! Metallica paid great respect to the ?B.O.C. Original here!
Rather poor cover of a BOC anthem...
It's not BOC...meh.
Those guitars sound terrible. Should be using Gibsons or Martins.
Had a good native American beat, but Lars vocals butchered the aesthetic.
God, Lars is so awful...
what a horrible cover !!!!
Please, Metallica, don't do this. Don't make a Ghost cover, no please
Way to insult a great band you're trying to pay tribute to. Metallica could be a decent band if they'd hire a lead singer.
I mean, James has some good performances and is a good lead singer for the most part for what their songs are trying to do. But, yeah, he can't even come close to how Eric Bloom performed this in his heyday.
meh
That sounds like sh*t