+Captain Ron I think he gets that dumbass. Cliff would have made all these songs sound so different. Even worse maybe. The guitar tone and James' vocals are what makes this album for most of us. I think Jason's percussive bass picking suited James guitar playing more than Cliff did in all honesty due to cliff being more fluid. James virtually played drums on guitar. Fucking the best shit ever.
Most certainly. The first time I saw them was on the "Ultimate Sin" tour with Ozzy. I stopped going to see them after the touring they did for"Load". This is definitely the Metallica I like. They were drunker and sloppier on stage, I will give them the fact that they are much tighter live now than they used to be? But they don't have that fire lit under their ass anymore. I think they made a wrong turn with the "Black" album (which I would give three out of five stars IMO). After "....And justice for all" they started to lose the aggressive rebellious thing that drew all of us to them in the first place in the early and mid-80s.
My mama confiscated all my Metallica cassettes in 89. Thought I was on drugs but just tired from going to school and working all night. I loved falling to sleep to master of puppets. Metallica was my drug.
A good buddy of mine who passed away lent me this record and Reign In Blood for the weekend around 1990 and I've been a thrash metal fan ever since, rest easy my brother
I was 17 in 87’ 11th grade and bought the lp…got this creeping death Ep and first four records on LP…this band was the bomb back in the day got into them in 84’ with ride..went back to first record, then forward in 86’ to master… then 88’s justice ..then was outta school …grunge hit in 91’ and so did the black album… then I was done , black was too polished -though good.. 96’ on lost interest when load dropped.
With no internet and radio stations refusing to play Metallica, the only way to discover them was to have a metal head friend who'd already bought an album. Luckily, I had several. Blew my mind at 17.
When people ask what is your favorite Metallica Justice, lighting, Puppets ,kill them all, and you say 5.98 ep and they stare at you with blank stares with no clue.
00:07 - Helpless (Diamond Head Cover) 06:41 - The Small Hours (Holocaust Cover) 13:24 - The Wait (Killing Joke Cover) 18:20 - Crash Course In A Brain Surgery (Budgie Cover) 21:31 - Last Caress / Green Hell (Misfits Cover)
Crude, rude , heavy guitars , awesome bass and great drumms . The way Lars played when he was younger was spectacular !! I love Metallica old school !!!!!!
Remember being 16 yr old and having heard only their first three records. No YT back then. Then a friend of mine came over and blasted this EP from the stereo. We freaked out around the room laughing hysterically. We had a band and we bled on our instruments even more than usual that day.
When this album came out I was about 16 years old. After listening to it for about 5 minutes, I was 16 years old again. I might cue it up one more time before I go back to being 50
Felt like the coolest kid in our group getting this tape right before Justice came out. After Justice came out, I remember asking my 4th or 5th grade teacher (whatever it was, too long ago) what a megalomaniac was. lol.
Metallica...BEST band of a generation! James Hetfield...BEST frontman of ALL time! Change my mind... My son was 2 years old in 1993, could name each band member, their name, and their instrument. He also knew ALL of their songs. Gotta raise these kids right after all. 😜 We are both still incredibly huge forever fans. Love you guys SO VERY MUCH... 💋🖤🤘🖤
Listening to this gives me goosebumps. 14 year old me only knew Metallica and had zero idea of who Killing Joke, Budgie, Diamond Head or Holocaust were. I heard of the Misfits but hadn't yet heard any of their albums as none of these artists music was available at the record shop in the mall in central PA back then. It took me MANY years until I was able to finally listen to the original songs. A great album to get introduced to the new wave of british heavy metal.
These guys were at there peak musically ,James voice developed they hadn't met Bob Rock yet, they were still a yound hungry band and had all of there hair.
Sixth grade would have never been passed without this being played in one ear putting in work in the back of the class. A long long time ago in another reality than this one we find ourselves in now !
I remember riding the back roads of Louisiana with a friend who had an amazing sounding sound system in a truck Smoking weed (Mexican sativa)and beers 🍺 This sound is the best Metallica Raw in your face Master of puppets is a masterpiece 🎉
Matalica was my favorite metal band.untill Megadeth came.out. Then SLAYER I HEARD AT A FRIENDS HOUSE. NOTHING BETTER THAN SPEED METAL. AND THEY CALL THEM HAIR BANDS METAL. NO IT'S NOT TO ME THAT'S JUST AS BAD AS ALL THAT RAP.SH**T . I LOVE HARD CORE METAL MATALICA WAS GOOD UNTIL AFTER JUSTICE LP THEN THEY WENT DOWN HILL BUT SLAYER AND MEGADETH KEPT ROCKN OUT. THANKS BROTHER KEEP ROCKIIN OUT.
No, it most certainly isn't. It's in my top 5... shit, top 3! Haha, maybe it is, but we fuckin' know it (me by heart, lyrics, guitars and air drums haaah
🤘In 1987, I was 17 years old, living in Philadelphia, jamming out to this record with my friends up the park. Good times and RIP Ruthie, Bobby, Kevin, Lubby and Cliff 🤘
Great memories. This album in cassette and my Sony Walkman. Destroying my ears and loving it during High School years 87 - 91 Had the privilege to see them the 1st time in Yankees Stadium for the Big 4 tour. Over 30 years and still rock.
This reminds me of high school! At night I had my cassette tape in and my headphones on, playing air drums listening to the small hours over and over again!
...Talked my grandmother into buying me this cassette for a xmas gift christmas of '87.. (R.I.P august 1997)... 🤘she didn't know the beast she was feeding... 🤘after repeated sessions of falling asleep to ...and justice for all, blaring out of a boom box ... (and having one copy of each, kill'em all and puppets wore out and eaten by multiple, sorry ass walkmans,(yea....80's)...i've never stopped loving the early days of metallica.
This tape was the pinnacle of metal and punk being cool with each other. I remember walking out of a 7-Eleven around the time it came out singing helpless aloud and some rocker who was on his way in sang along with me "I can see the sky but I can see what's going on" It was a seminal happy punk rocker moment.
TheShagdog1313 No shit - 16yrs old got picked up every day by my bro with his chevette -only tunes were from a crappy boom box in the back - Garage days every AM - Damn - Good memories
Played this in my Walkman while mowing lawns. When the tape finally gave it up. I walked to the record store and dropped my $5.98+.36 tax, walked back and resumed mowing.
I was 14 when this album came out. Metallica was one of the few good things about our childhood. They literally made the world a better place for us kids.
Rich V Nice man. I've been a Metallica fan since they started. My brother turned me on to them. My allowance was always spent at the record store for some metal cassette. Testament, King Diamond, Iron Maiden, etc.
It's amazing they became so successful with no radio play or media support. They just work their asses off and became bigger then Beatles a house hold name every one knows. And I was one their original fans what a ride.I'm pretty damn good guitarist cause of these guys.I play anything from classical finger picking to country finger picking to peer shred. These guys were my favorite when I was kid.The first metal songs I learned were Seek&Destroy and for Whom the Bell tolls. Used run around in my S10 with a tape in deck I had ever tape more then once because they were either wore out or were stolen.
Metallibashers live forever!! 🤘🤘🎸😎☠☠. Do you think Het,Lars and co remember that term for us early 80s fans? I like to think so... best wishes to you and yours mate Davy and family ♥️☠☠🤘😎
I still remember the day I was hanging out with my friend Shawn Simmons and his band down in the basement of a Whitehall Ohio apartment. BTW Great drummer. The band took some time to relax and Shawn said, hey let's jam. Meaning just the two of us. So we gave CRASH COURSE a run. I still remember having so much fun playing it so loud. I don't even remember if I had a mic but I sure as hell yelled out every lyric while playing guitar. EVERY time I listen to this album I think about that day. Thanks Shawn. You gave me one heck of a gift I'll never forget....Obviously. Much love and respect Metallica fans...WE ARE ONE!!!
I trashed so many house parties sneaking this cassette to the stereo when everyone was sauced. Damn I miss the 80's we tore that sh#@ up!!! Back when you could really party!
It was the first recording/release with him on bass. All the equiptment was still on settings for Cliff, as they overlooked making any adjustments. Lars made sure that wasn't missed on the next recording/release for "...Justice.......".
Back in '87, I was 15, "I'm The Man' moved me from rap to metal. After I thought the Anthrax metal was cool, my friend said listen to so far so good, and this metallica ep. "helpless" introduced me to Metallica, this EP introduced me to Metallica, all covers, and Helpless and Small Hours were coolest songs I ever heard until I heard For Whom The Bell Tolls and Call of Ktulu, The Thing..., No Remorse. But when Justice came out, I couldn't tell you how many tapes I stretched! Couldn't afford cd's haha... Fuckin "HELPLESS". Changed my life!
It's strange man...same. 44 and discovered METALLICA at 11 from my older cousin who was into all the killer metal of the time--no glam-- it was thrash speed and power metal and I thank him for it...it lead me to start my own metal band because I wanted to be Lars...music is everything to me and it's cool to know I wasn't the only one. ROCK ON BROTHER.
Dood, when it came out... whew! But you know it's legendary when people of all age groups hear this for the first time, it's the same hell yeah, regardless!
Me and my Cousin spent a lot of time driving our hotrods all over Germantown, and Carlisle Ohio, raising hell listening to every Metallica album up to, and justice for all!!! This album is a badass album for being covers they used to test Jason Newsteads sound!!! Metallathraxdethslayer Machine fueled our driving aggression and high octane and horse power fueled our cars!!! Best era in metal to date!!!
I am 56 and I will never forget I had a tape player listening in park afterburner this cassette .but you're right about those clueless blank stares I get.
Where is the guy with track list? Cmoon now 00:00 Helpless 06:40 The Small Hours 13:23 The Wait 18:19 Crash Course In Brain Surgery 21:30 Last Caress/Green Hell
Tammy Devine AMEN I’m 47 and could not agree more. When I first heard Whiplash it blew my Fucking mind! It was not like anything I ever heard before, to bad everything after Justice sucks.
When this came out I was 23 and working a shit job, picking and packing orders for a small marine supply company making $6 an hour. This was the soundtrack for the entire summer, literally DESTROYED this tape...it was played CONSTANTLY over and over again in my walkman at full volume until it finally stretched all to hell and was totally unplayable, and I STILL played it more, until it finally broke! Best hour's worth of cash I ever spent lol!
Thomas Ferebee Yeah it wasn't bad...minimum wage at the time was $5.25/hr., they gave me $6 my hours fluctuated with the season, so I'd work 50 hour weeks in the spring and summer but only got 20 hours in fall and winter. So, I had plenty of beer money from April to September, but couldn't afford to put gas in my car AND eat for the rest of the year!
Thomas Ferebee 5.25 what I was making as a roll tender for a printing press company. 12 hour shifts....making ads for Thursday and Sunday papers.....god I hated that fuckin job....all the printers were old burnouts who would fire up bowls all day and watch the ads go round and round while I ran around that machine filling ink...paper....cleaning....but I had this and slayer blasting....
These Metallica covers blew me away, Loved how they made The Misfits sound even more awesome then ever. Loved all 5 of these songs and I was glad they were also available on Garage Inc as well. A fresh sound even for 1987. Also Lars, Kirk and James look so happy. Though Jason looks so shocked to be with Metallica
funkster007 Dude I fully agree. AJFA had such shit production despite it being such an awesome album from Metallica. Coming from an EP Garage Days sounded so awesome and they should have stuck to what they done with Master of Puppets production wise.
***** Yes they did my dude, So much win with this EP! I still want them to play in Smaller Venues when they perform live. The big venues are too expensive for my tastes. Plus the moshes and aggression is way better. I always blast the first four albums and this EP when I need my rush. But this and Master have the best production quality.
This album was never produced and it has a really edgy raw sound. The Black album was way over produced in my opinion. Unforgiven has a great riff in it that was covered in synthesizer overlays. Gee, I hate Bob Rock.
Well there is production in Garage days, it's too well recorded and the mix is too good for something that's meant to seem like it was made in a home-made studio. That's the production of The Black Album the band wanted and sought. It's not Bob Rock's fault, he was offered the job.
I too wish Justice had been produced differently. this was my first taste of Metallica. instantly had to have more! went back to Kill 'Em and made my way forward.
This may not be a producer's idea of production, or a sound engineer's either, but I love the tightness, compression and the isolated vocals of James on this EP; tighter than a frog's ass over a barrel! And Jason NewKid sure owned his keep on this recording, but hey, after downing 2 Jolt colas in a row before playing, there wasn't anyone else that could keep up to them like he did! 👊😎
Takes me back to my high school years where I hated almost everything & everyone. Liked horror movies, Nintendo, & heavy music. Those 3 years were a struggle but somehow got thru them. Words I'll never say " wish I was back in high school".
fuck high school DARE TO BE DIFFERENT the sheep dont understand why you listen to what you listen to and why you do what you do , walk your own path on your own THE WORLD HAS BECOME LIKE SCHOOL KIDS scared to be YOUR SELF and say what you think and not worry what others might think. FUCK THOSE FOLLOWERS
Right before recording AJFA. Brutal !!! Jason Newsted stated in an interview that their peak was 1991. I’d Break it down this way. 1982 was raw and unpolished. 1985 was their hardest sound, 1987 showing off their chops, 1991 was their tightest. And they continued with that vibe to this day.
Quite possibly my favourite Metallica album... Yes, it's covers, and Metallica write amazing tunes of their own, but this album is almost like they asked Jason to Join in...
Good god, you kids are so spoiled with this easy net access. Diamondhead was a great English metal band, like Iron Maiden and others, and this was a tribute. We used to only be able to hear a song if someone owned it, Garage Days introduced me to 3 bands I never would have heard of otherwise. Now I get to Google it or look on TH-cam, but I own two Diamondhead albums on vinyl, discovered The Misfits... This was a brilliant idea at the time. Just learn from it and don't troll or give people crap for their tastes. Listen more and type less. I'm Creeping Death.
Same bro.. '87 I was just out of the army, I was single, making good money and had a badass Cutlass jamming to this cassette tape on an Alpine with 6x9 Jensens all around. God life was good then.
There’s something about the “crunch” in this album. As a previous commenter said, “this is Metallica’s best sound” and I totally agree. This album is never too loud on a decent sound system.
Man, what a journey back to the 14 year old kid with long hair and a Levi' s jacket that I barely remember being standing at the counter of Turtle' s Records and Tapes in Chattanooga, TN with 7$ of hard-earned lawn mowing money in hand to buy this tape (yes, cassette tape) the week it was released...
My roommates used to hate this album, and I'd make them to it every morning, ha ha. Then I met and married my husband, and he's as metal as I am, so it's all good.
I bought this EP back in the day. Y'all remember boys n girls the $5.98 ep you do not pay more. Still have it in the plastic. Sound Warehouse San Antonio Tx. Back when kids would freak out on album covers. Damn I miss those days. Keep on Rockn bothers n sisters. Peace.
Long. Live heavy metal.
🤘🤘🤘 i agree \M/☠💀☠👽
Saludos
Hell Yeah , and long live all true heavy metal fans.
*Thrash
*PUNK
In my opinion, this was Metallica's best sound.
+Albee213 THE SMALL HOURS !!! THE WAIT!!! like i said...a master piece
***** man Cliff with this raw production would blow the roof off!!
+Captain Ron I think he gets that dumbass. Cliff would have made all these songs sound so different. Even worse maybe. The guitar tone and James' vocals are what makes this album for most of us. I think Jason's percussive bass picking suited James guitar playing more than Cliff did in all honesty due to cliff being more fluid. James virtually played drums on guitar. Fucking the best shit ever.
totally agree 👍
it was certainly one of their best sounding albums, it was relaxed and not over produced.
0:07 Helpless
6:42 The Small Hours
13:24 The Wait
18:20 Crash Course Brain Surgery
21:31 Last Caress/Green Hell
Thank you, stranger ❤
Thanks man
The way I like to remember Metallica
Indeed
Right?!?!!
Most certainly. The first time I saw them was on the "Ultimate Sin" tour with Ozzy. I stopped going to see them after the touring they did for"Load". This is definitely the Metallica I like. They were drunker and sloppier on stage, I will give them the fact that they are much tighter live now than they used to be? But they don't have that fire lit under their ass anymore. I think they made a wrong turn with the "Black" album (which I would give three out of five stars IMO). After "....And justice for all" they started to lose the aggressive rebellious thing that drew all of us to them in the first place in the early and mid-80s.
@@ziggylayneable exactly
Totally
My mama confiscated all my
Metallica cassettes in 89. Thought I
was on drugs but just tired from
going to school and working all
night. I loved falling to sleep to
master of puppets. Metallica was my
drug.
A good buddy of mine who passed away lent me this record and Reign In Blood for the weekend around 1990 and I've been a thrash metal fan ever since, rest easy my brother
Metal rules ,rest in peace metal brother !
I wish ...and Justice for All sounded like this. The production is so raw, heavy and you can not only hear the bass, you can feel it.
"you can not only hear the Bass, you can feel it!" Should be a tag line to promote this EP lol
Got this album when it came out in 87. I was 21 years old. It still kicks ass at 57.
Me to. First audition Metallica without Burton.
I agree with you,long life for enjoy the good music like this ,rockers
Me too brother. Class of 87
I was 17 in 87’ 11th grade and bought the lp…got this creeping death Ep and first four records on LP…this band was the bomb back in the day got into them in 84’ with ride..went back to first record, then forward in 86’ to master… then 88’s justice ..then was outta school …grunge hit in 91’ and so did the black album… then I was done , black was too polished -though good.. 96’ on lost interest when load dropped.
With no internet and radio stations refusing to play Metallica, the only way to discover them was to have a metal head friend who'd already bought an album. Luckily, I had several. Blew my mind at 17.
This is the best of Metallica.. a lot younger people don't even know about this..
When people ask what is your favorite Metallica Justice, lighting, Puppets ,kill them all, and you say 5.98 ep and they stare at you with blank stares with no clue.
I felt back then I was the only one who had that tape and even big fans of them didn't even know
I have the vinyl and people that are fans have never seen it hahaha
❤ I had the vinyl😮
😂🤘
00:07 - Helpless (Diamond Head Cover)
06:41 - The Small Hours (Holocaust Cover)
13:24 - The Wait (Killing Joke Cover)
18:20 - Crash Course In A Brain Surgery (Budgie Cover)
21:31 - Last Caress / Green Hell (Misfits Cover)
Was not aware, thanks 👍
Crude, rude , heavy guitars , awesome bass and great drumms . The way Lars played when he was younger was spectacular !! I love Metallica old school !!!!!!
Remember being 16 yr old and having heard only their first three records.
No YT back then.
Then a friend of mine came over and blasted this EP from the stereo.
We freaked out around the room laughing hysterically.
We had a band and we bled on our instruments even more than usual that day.
When this album came out I was about 16 years old. After listening to it for about 5 minutes, I was 16 years old again. I might cue it up one more time before I go back to being 50
Right there with you brother! I visit this on the regular, even though I still have the vinyl copy I bought on 22 Aug 87.
Yuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuup!!!!!!!!!
That's how much I love(d)-especially back then!) this fucking album!
This is one of the best comments I have heard off. 🤣🤣🤟👍👍🤟🤟
Im doing what you said right now
woah how time flies, im currently 16 and will probably keep listening till the end of my time.
Is it just me or is this the best thing Metallica has ever released? As an eighties kid kid I like Metallica a lot but this recording takes the cake.
Felt like the coolest kid in our group getting this tape right before Justice came out. After Justice came out, I remember asking my 4th or 5th grade teacher (whatever it was, too long ago) what a megalomaniac was. lol.
Metallica...BEST band of a generation! James Hetfield...BEST frontman of ALL time! Change my mind...
My son was 2 years old in 1993, could name each band member, their name, and their instrument. He also knew ALL of their songs. Gotta raise these kids right after all. 😜 We are both still incredibly huge forever fans. Love you guys SO VERY MUCH... 💋🖤🤘🖤
I remember the day I bought it! 🤟🤟🤟🤟🤟
Listening to this gives me goosebumps. 14 year old me only knew Metallica and had zero idea of who Killing Joke, Budgie, Diamond Head or Holocaust were. I heard of the Misfits but hadn't yet heard any of their albums as none of these artists music was available at the record shop in the mall in central PA back then. It took me MANY years until I was able to finally listen to the original songs. A great album to get introduced to the new wave of british heavy metal.
I'm 53 and metallica will ALWAYS BE #1
Me 3
- Helpless (0:00 - 6:41)
- The Small Hours (6:41 - 13:24)
- The Wait (13:24 - 18:19)
- Crash Course in Brain Surgery (18:19 - 21:31)
- Last Caress/Green Hell (21:31 - 25:01)
thanks dude
william krider No problem :)
I just wish this EP was longer....
set listings good stuff
These guys were at there peak musically ,James voice developed they hadn't met Bob Rock yet, they were still a yound hungry band and had all of there hair.
'Helpless' (Diamond Head) - 0:00
'The Small Hours' (Holocaust) - 6:40
'The Wait' (Killing Joke) - 13:22
'Crash Course in Brain Surgery' (Budgie) - 18:18
'Last Caress/Green Hell' (Misfits) - 21:30
Thank you
Thank You for that...
Run to the hill (Iron maiden) 😂😂😂
Yeah thanks for the info jackass
When you realize that the old days were better .... a million times much better!
....and they'll NEVER EVER be the same
Try explaining this to the stupid ass generation today.... Here's a bottle of whiskey
Not
This is the original Metallica, can't get enough.
This is music for metalheads, what they play now is commercial.
Damn shame!
This album is covers, wouldn't call it original Metallica. Original Metallica was metal up your ass, kill em all and ride the lightning imo.
Pretty far from original Metallica. No Cliff, no Mustaine
It's nice to have a recording of the old heavy Metallica with Jason killin' it.
Sixth grade would have never been passed without this being played in one ear putting in work in the back of the class. A long long time ago in another reality than this one we find ourselves in now !
I remember riding the back roads of Louisiana with a friend who had an amazing sounding sound system in a truck
Smoking weed (Mexican sativa)and beers 🍺
This sound is the best Metallica
Raw in your face
Master of puppets is a masterpiece 🎉
I was 24 when this came out and still Love it.
At 61 Rock On metal heads.
Matalica was my favorite metal band.untill Megadeth came.out.
Then SLAYER I HEARD AT A FRIENDS HOUSE.
NOTHING BETTER THAN SPEED METAL.
AND THEY CALL THEM HAIR BANDS METAL.
NO IT'S NOT
TO ME THAT'S JUST AS BAD AS ALL THAT RAP.SH**T .
I LOVE HARD CORE METAL
MATALICA WAS GOOD UNTIL AFTER JUSTICE LP
THEN THEY WENT DOWN HILL
BUT SLAYER AND MEGADETH KEPT ROCKN OUT.
THANKS BROTHER KEEP ROCKIIN OUT.
This album is so underrated.
No, it most certainly isn't. It's in my top 5... shit, top 3! Haha, maybe it is, but we fuckin' know it (me by heart, lyrics, guitars and air drums haaah
I called in sick the night before this album was released so I could be first in line to buy it. Still got it.
Who doesn't?
I've been a fan of the Lords of THRASH METAL ever since the GARAGE DAYS RE-REVISITED came out!!
Thrash-On to the fullest!!!!
That's awesome 🤘
Cool. Bought this on cassette the week it dropped. Still have it! 👍🤘
1. Helpless 0:00
2. The Small Hours 6:41
3. The Wait 13:23
4. Crash Course in Brain Surgery 18:19
5. Last Caress/Green Hell 21:30 / 23:00
🤘In 1987, I was 17 years old, living in Philadelphia, jamming out to this record with my friends up the park. Good times and RIP Ruthie, Bobby, Kevin, Lubby and Cliff 🤘
Never gets old guys,glad I went thru that era!!!...
Great memories. This album in cassette and my Sony Walkman. Destroying my ears and loving it during High School years 87 - 91 Had the privilege to see them the 1st time in Yankees Stadium for the Big 4 tour. Over 30 years and still rock.
Thanks for this! Brings back memories. Being 16, skateboarding and listening to this album . I miss the 80s.
Especialmente pra voce
Esses caras tocam demais até quem não gosta de rock ouvindo esse som vai gostar
I'm still listening in 2024
Fork off and go listen to Bieber.. your comment is too lame young sprout 🌱 😂🖕🤭🤣 Enjoy ...
Mum let you out of the house?.. 😂
Same 🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻
This reminds me of high school! At night I had my cassette tape in and my headphones on, playing air drums listening to the small hours over and over again!
...Talked my grandmother into buying me this cassette for a xmas gift christmas of '87..
(R.I.P august 1997)... 🤘she didn't know the beast she was feeding... 🤘after repeated sessions of falling asleep to ...and justice for all, blaring out of a boom box ... (and having one copy of each, kill'em all and puppets wore out and eaten by multiple, sorry ass walkmans,(yea....80's)...i've never stopped loving the early days of metallica.
Hell yeah you had a cool grandmother
What was the change in sound on the black album like for you? And then to load/reload lol
Cassette? I have this on an album, didn't know they made cassette tape of this album
The bass tone on this record is easily my favorite of all Metallica albums. I loved Justice, but remember being so bummed it didn’t sound like this.
This tape was the pinnacle of metal and punk being cool with each other. I remember walking out of a 7-Eleven around the time it came out singing helpless aloud and some rocker who was on his way in sang along with me
"I can see the sky but I can see what's going on"
It was a seminal happy punk rocker moment.
I used to listen to this album every morning on my way to school with my kick ass walk man!
TheShagdog1313 and you were kickass for doing it :P
TheShagdog1313 that kicks ass :-)
rock on!
good ole days!!!
TheShagdog1313 No shit - 16yrs old got picked up every day by my bro with his chevette -only tunes were from a crappy boom box in the back - Garage days every AM - Damn - Good memories
Played this in my Walkman while mowing lawns. When the tape finally gave it up. I walked to the record store and dropped my $5.98+.36 tax, walked back and resumed mowing.
Godamn! My life was the same!
Mowing grass headphones !!!
Late 80s
Love this EP, I was 15 when it was released, the anger/ aggression spoke to me. At the time I had no idea these were covers.
Start listen age 12(1987)>>>>Listening 2024🙋
Jason u are awesome
I was 14 when this album came out. Metallica was one of the few good things about our childhood. They literally made the world a better place for us kids.
So true brother
We were the true hearts
Yep. They really did.
Sick ass album!!I remember whn it 1st came out!!It was my favorite album..Hearing it makes me feel young again..😊
I remember when this came out. It was literally $5.98. It was still under 10 bones. ❤ Great times.
The disk version said “ the 9.98 cd”
This was the metallica we miss now. 2024. Still jamming this classic with my neighbors 😂
Damn, i remember buying this cassette. 12 years old at the time. Why can't life have a rewind button!?!?!
Mike C I was 13
Rich V Nice man. I've been a Metallica fan since they started. My brother turned me on to them. My allowance was always spent at the record store for some metal cassette. Testament, King Diamond, Iron Maiden, etc.
Mike C Abigail, lol
Rich V haha, yea buddy. Abigail, Them, Fatal Portrait. Christ, I'm old, lol
Me too, between 9 and 13 somewhere, late 80's
Such a shame they didn't leave Jason's bass this audiable on Justice...
When I first heard … And Justice for Jason it was amazing how different it sounded.
we it was not so produced by metallica lol
It's amazing they became so successful with no radio play or media support. They just work their asses off and became bigger then Beatles a house hold name every one knows. And I was one their original fans what a ride.I'm pretty damn good guitarist cause of these guys.I play anything from classical finger picking to country finger picking to peer shred. These guys were my favorite when I was kid.The first metal songs I learned were Seek&Destroy and for Whom the Bell tolls. Used run around in my S10 with a tape in deck I had ever tape more then once because they were either wore out or were stolen.
Metallibashers live forever!! 🤘🤘🎸😎☠☠. Do you think Het,Lars and co remember that term for us early 80s fans? I like to think so... best wishes to you and yours mate Davy and family ♥️☠☠🤘😎
I still remember the day I was hanging out with my friend Shawn Simmons and his band down in the basement of a Whitehall Ohio apartment. BTW Great drummer. The band took some time to relax and Shawn said, hey let's jam. Meaning just the two of us. So we gave CRASH COURSE a run. I still remember having so much fun playing it so loud. I don't even remember if I had a mic but I sure as hell yelled out every lyric while playing guitar. EVERY time I listen to this album I think about that day. Thanks Shawn. You gave me one heck of a gift I'll never forget....Obviously. Much love and respect Metallica fans...WE ARE ONE!!!
Are you still in touch with Shawn? Do you guys still jam?
Crazy how this EP had better production than Justice. Love the sound on this one
Justice production is perfect, is masterpiece!
Just turned 49yo last week and still think this album or ep is some of there hardest kick ass shit...
@Atropus Arbaalish ohhhh Napalm Death and Bolt Thrower. Bro what are you even talking about? Kick ass stuff is AC/DC , etc not really death metal.
Takes me back in the day jamming with my friends.
God, I haven't heard this in 30 years nearly. Really takes me back.
FCK I miss Metallica from the 80's...
I trashed so many house parties sneaking this cassette to the stereo when everyone was sauced. Damn I miss the 80's we tore that sh#@ up!!! Back when you could really party!
80s partying smoshes any other decade of aggression less aggression
fucl yeah! !!tore up a lot of houses.back when everyone was throwing partys
Ima try this, when everyone is drunk as fuck, I'll just blast this album or kill'em all in the party, it'll be total chaos
One of the most underrated albums of all time. Absolutely ripping!
The only album where we can hear Jason at his best.
Unfortunately I agree ..
It was the first recording/release with him on bass. All the equiptment was still on settings for Cliff, as they overlooked making any adjustments.
Lars made sure that wasn't missed on the next recording/release for "...Justice.......".
Back in '87, I was 15, "I'm The Man' moved me from rap to metal. After I thought the Anthrax metal was cool, my friend said listen to so far so good, and this metallica ep. "helpless" introduced me to Metallica, this EP introduced me to Metallica, all covers, and Helpless and Small Hours were coolest songs I ever heard until I heard For Whom The Bell Tolls and Call of Ktulu, The Thing..., No Remorse. But when Justice came out, I couldn't tell you how many tapes I stretched! Couldn't afford cd's haha... Fuckin "HELPLESS". Changed my life!
I was 11 years old when I first heard Metallica ! Now I'm 44 and they still kick as!
It's strange man...same. 44 and discovered METALLICA at 11 from my older cousin who was into all the killer metal of the time--no glam-- it was thrash speed and power metal and I thank him for it...it lead me to start my own metal band because I wanted to be Lars...music is everything to me and it's cool to know I wasn't the only one. ROCK ON BROTHER.
I just turned 50 and listened to them since I was 16. Cant get enough.
Unknown Prospertor 55 and it only sounds better the older I get!! THE WAIT!!!
I'm just a few years older. What was the first album/tune you remember liking? For me it was Kill em All (Sean and Destroy)
No they don't anymore but i wish they did
Listened to Metallica for years and only just now learned of the existence of this EP. Nice to hear some new old-school stuff 😀
Visiting old memories and bumped into this jewel 😍😍😍
Sounds very good! Awesome album! Crank it up! Metal Up Your Ass!
This will always be the best sounding Metallica album.
Daniel Asher
Love this album. Love all their old shit!
This shit f..... kicks ass .
Dood, when it came out... whew!
But you know it's legendary when people of all age groups hear this for the first time, it's the same hell yeah, regardless!
Maybe their best production and they did it themselves
What a mix, great energy and execution!!
Me and my Cousin spent a lot of time driving our hotrods all over Germantown, and Carlisle Ohio, raising hell listening to every Metallica album up to, and justice for all!!! This album is a badass album for being covers they used to test Jason Newsteads sound!!! Metallathraxdethslayer Machine fueled our driving aggression and high octane and horse power fueled our cars!!! Best era in metal to date!!!
by far
Sadly one of the best Metallica albums ever
Love this album since the day it came out in summer of 87.great times man.
I am 56 and I will never forget I had a tape player listening in park afterburner this cassette .but you're right about those clueless blank stares I get.
Where is the guy with track list? Cmoon now
00:00 Helpless
06:40 The Small Hours
13:23 The Wait
18:19 Crash Course In Brain Surgery
21:30 Last Caress/Green Hell
My man. thanks hope you are well God loves you deeply Shalom 🎸 🔊🏞️⛰️🏔️🎉✨🎇🎆🎊🎈🐕
He's like up at the very top dude
IM 48 still a blister of an album, had the original cassette nobody undrstands these new Metallica fans have no clue
Tammy Devine AMEN I’m 47 and could not agree more. When I first heard Whiplash it blew my Fucking mind! It was not like anything I ever heard before, to bad everything after Justice sucks.
46 and still my favorite band since I was like 14. Time flies!
Me too!:) I'm 48.
I remember buying the cassette and running to my car to play it in my new stereo. Great memories. ❤️ from 🇨🇦
@@jamesturner7488 I absolutely agree.
I have the original 5:98 ep vinyl, bought it September 87 after seeing them at monster of Rock, Donnington that August,
This album is the best James ever sounded. It's like a cross between MOP/AJFA.
My mother bought this for me. I never get tired of listening to this.
This my wife’s account but I remember buying this and playing it all day everyday .it was the soundtrack to my teenage years ‘, and still love it
Damn nigga get ur own YT account....
Lol what happened did ur balls drop off????
When this came out I was 23 and working a shit job, picking and packing orders for a small marine supply company making $6 an hour. This was the soundtrack for the entire summer, literally DESTROYED this tape...it was played CONSTANTLY over and over again in my walkman at full volume until it finally stretched all to hell and was totally unplayable, and I STILL played it more, until it finally broke! Best hour's worth of cash I ever spent lol!
Wouldn't 6 dollars an hour be good for 87? I was making 6 an hour my first job in 2013
Thomas Ferebee Yeah it wasn't bad...minimum wage at the time was $5.25/hr., they gave me $6 my hours fluctuated with the season, so I'd work 50 hour weeks in the spring and summer but only got 20 hours in fall and winter. So, I had plenty of beer money from April to September, but couldn't afford to put gas in my car AND eat for the rest of the year!
Thomas Ferebee 5.25 what I was making as a roll tender for a printing press company. 12 hour shifts....making ads for Thursday and Sunday papers.....god I hated that fuckin job....all the printers were old burnouts who would fire up bowls all day and watch the ads go round and round while I ran around that machine filling ink...paper....cleaning....but I had this and slayer blasting....
These Metallica covers blew me away, Loved how they made The Misfits sound even more awesome then ever. Loved all 5 of these songs and I was glad they were also available on Garage Inc as well. A fresh sound even for 1987. Also Lars, Kirk and James look so happy. Though Jason looks so shocked to be with Metallica
Been a long time since I heard this. Great production too. Wish they would have stuck with that sound. AJFA sounded like over compressed shit to me.
funkster007 Dude I fully agree. AJFA had such shit production despite it being such an awesome album from Metallica. Coming from an EP Garage Days sounded so awesome and they should have stuck to what they done with Master of Puppets production wise.
They know how to play
Daniel Costa 30 Years later they still got it, Though they've changed quite a bit I still love them.
***** Yes they did my dude, So much win with this EP! I still want them to play in Smaller Venues when they perform live. The big venues are too expensive for my tastes. Plus the moshes and aggression is way better. I always blast the first four albums and this EP when I need my rush. But this and Master have the best production quality.
I feel like I’m in high school all over again. Epic.
I got this Germany when I was stationed there for 6months in 87 I paid only $3 for it it was $9.98 but somehow it came out to $3 for CD.
It's too bad Justice was not mixed like this album. It would be so much better. I think this is really a great sounding album.
Too bad The Black Album wasn't recorded/mixed like this.
This album was never produced and it has a really edgy raw sound. The Black album was way over produced in my opinion. Unforgiven has a great riff in it that was covered in synthesizer overlays. Gee, I hate Bob Rock.
Well there is production in Garage days, it's too well recorded and the mix is too good for something that's meant to seem like it was made in a home-made studio. That's the production of The Black Album the band wanted and sought. It's not Bob Rock's fault, he was offered the job.
I too wish Justice had been produced differently. this was my first taste of Metallica. instantly had to have more! went back to Kill 'Em and made my way forward.
Jon Leon
This may not be a producer's idea of production, or a sound engineer's either, but I love the tightness, compression and the isolated vocals of James on this EP; tighter than a frog's ass over a barrel! And Jason NewKid sure owned his keep on this recording, but hey, after downing 2 Jolt colas in a row before playing, there wasn't anyone else that could keep up to them like he did! 👊😎
Takes me back to my high school years where I hated almost everything & everyone.
Liked horror movies, Nintendo, & heavy music.
Those 3 years were a struggle but somehow got thru them.
Words I'll never say " wish I was back in high school".
Amen to that!
Couldn't get laid huh 😞
fuck high school DARE TO BE DIFFERENT the sheep dont understand why you listen to what you listen to and why you do what you do , walk your own path on your own THE WORLD HAS BECOME LIKE SCHOOL KIDS scared to be YOUR SELF and say what you think and not worry what others might think. FUCK THOSE FOLLOWERS
a master piece! they should have recorded ..and justice with this sound ,,, fckin perfect!
This was better produced than Justice and it was recorded in Lars garage in San Francisco
Remember listening this EP back in 88.... change my life...
O yeah
At 51 years of age, I am still head banging to this LP!
I'm 45. Oh memories. Started seeing them in concert when they were making a name. I'll never stop loving Metallica.
wish my dad understands Metallica ha-ha
44 still banging my head too🤘🤘
I’m 50 and still love this
This was Metallica at the top of their game.
Right before recording AJFA. Brutal !!! Jason Newsted stated in an interview that their peak was 1991. I’d Break it down this way. 1982 was raw and unpolished. 1985 was their hardest sound, 1987 showing off their chops, 1991 was their tightest. And they continued with that vibe to this day.
Quite possibly my favourite Metallica album... Yes, it's covers, and Metallica write amazing tunes of their own, but this album is almost like they asked Jason to Join in...
Damn, talk about some memories. Cruising around blasting this whole tape.
u said "tape" lol...u dont hear that anymore!!!!
Memorys,drugs,hard times,good times,metal.
One of the best bands and COVER bands EVER, period end of fucking sentence.
Good god, you kids are so spoiled with this easy net access. Diamondhead was a great English metal band, like Iron Maiden and others, and this was a tribute. We used to only be able to hear a song if someone owned it, Garage Days introduced me to 3 bands I never would have heard of otherwise. Now I get to Google it or look on TH-cam, but I own two Diamondhead albums on vinyl, discovered The Misfits... This was a brilliant idea at the time. Just learn from it and don't troll or give people crap for their tastes. Listen more and type less. I'm Creeping Death.
damn you old people... talking bullshit
I feel ya!
So,
You discovered the Misfits by listening to Metallica? Yikes.
At least you found them.
Lol
RIP Cliff Burton...
Sadly missed and never forgotten.. 👍🇭🇲
Maybe best Metallica s best distorsion on guitars and best Hetfield s voice is here.
I had this LP when i was a child, now i am listening here in my 47 years old.
same
yes \m/ \m/
Same
45 here and still love listening to this, not sure my neighbors like it 😂
41
Takes me back to '87 every time I hear it. This is not only one of the best metal records ever, it is also the best punk rock record of all time.
Same here. Sophomore year, those 80s NorCal parties were epic
Same bro.. '87 I was just out of the army, I was single, making good money and had a badass Cutlass jamming to this cassette tape on an Alpine with 6x9 Jensens all around. God life was good then.
That’s a pretty stupid thing to say
There’s something about the “crunch” in this album. As a previous commenter said, “this is Metallica’s best sound” and I totally agree.
This album is never too loud on a decent sound system.
Tube amps and wa wa pedels ,,good times
Man, what a journey back to the 14 year old kid with long hair and a Levi' s jacket that I barely remember being standing at the counter of Turtle' s Records and Tapes in Chattanooga, TN with 7$ of hard-earned lawn mowing money in hand to buy this tape (yes, cassette tape) the week it was released...
I still have the album with the plastic and the Turtles Records price of 5.99 when it already had a price with the quote ' Do Not Pay More '
I had the poster too- I do not know what happened to it, but I moved a lot..
00:00 - Helpless
06:40 - The Small Hours
13:23 - The Wait
18:19 - Crash Course in Brain Surgery
21:30 - Last Caress/Green Hell
My roommates used to hate this album, and I'd make them to it every morning, ha ha. Then I met and married my husband, and he's as metal as I am, so it's all good.
Women Metallica fans rule
@@chadpittman3025 Thank you sir, I have always thought so!
I bought this EP back in the day. Y'all remember boys n girls the $5.98 ep you do not pay more. Still have it in the plastic. Sound Warehouse San Antonio Tx. Back when kids would freak out on album covers. Damn I miss those days. Keep on Rockn bothers n sisters. Peace.
Mines not in plastic but yeah,sound warehouse on harry st Wichita Kansas