Well done. Don’t stop. You’ll get a hundred thousand views if you cover the majors of Metal every time. Big fan base. Us old metal heads love to see what you have to say.
For me it was the ending era for a few good bands. Metallica(91), Guns 'n Roses(92) and Iron Maiden(93). Iron Maiden regrouped with both Bruce and Adrian, but I never got into it again.
In my humble opinion, the best arrangement of the first S&M was "The Call of Ktulu". To me this song became even better with the orchestra, and once it is an instrumental song, it gave to Michael Kamen the possibility to put the orchestra to share the protagonism with the band. If possible, I really want to hear your thoughts about that. Greetings from Brazil. P.S. another great song (and more than that, a great orchestral arrangement) of the first S&M concert was the previosly unreleased song "No Leaf Clover".
I would say any song would work, but One from the S&M is my favorite song ever, period. I know nothing about music theory and how hard or easy it would be for Kamen to arrange it all, but it works, it does work to me. A lot.
I literally have learned about music more from your channel in couple of months than in years i've been paying for the local music school i've been attended to ... I just wanted this to say this that you'd understand how refreshing and educational your channel actually is! There are tons of "reactions" channels but you really are taking songs apart and explaining things from classical point of view which i actually really understand and makes me understand music composition at core. Please keep up your channel! Your channel is one of the best ones out there in YT at the moment!
Hear hear Doug. I love several genres (and am reasonably knowledgeable on music and performing) but am really enjoying Doug’s insights from his area of expertise and learning new stuff. TH-cam at its best.
Yup. Feels weird. It seems like yesterday when I was watching Metallica celebrate 20 years of MoP at Rock-am-Ring, yet it was 15 years ago. Time just flies by.
@@Doug.Helvering You & me both! I haven't listened to Metallica since Jason left and the original S&M was the last concert of theirs I watched - Hetfield in this one looks kind of like Willie Nelson! :-|
@@RealRuler2112 I got to see them live in October 2019. It was a great show, but they play their live stuff tuned lower, James just can't sing like he used to...not many retain that gift as they age.
Doug, I've been silently stalking your videos for a couple months now and enjoy the heck out of them. Metallica brings an emotion to me that not a lot of bands do. I'm a Fleetwood Mac (all versions thru the years), Dire Straits kind of guy. When you play along it's just fantastic. Always loved listening to piano. Of course that really short piece in Somewhere in time is one of my favorite. I lean hard for Russian composers like Rachmaninoff and Tchaikovsky. But I wanted to just check in and say I appreciate your videos very much. Thank you.
My wife and I checked off a 20-year bucket list item with this concert. It was one of the most amazing weekends of our entire 24 years of marriage aside from the birth of our kids. This band has changed so many people’s lives for the better. Thank you for playing along. It really was nice :)
Man, love so much your full of knowledge reacts/analyses, i started watching your videos with my favorite band, DT, i love watching people who knows music being blown away with their mastery, came for DT stayed for you and your deep analysis. You seem such i nice guy and so full of knowledge of your "craft". All this to say, the bits of piano you put there were so awesome, fitted so well! All good for you my man! I'll keep watching everthing you release. It's always a Joy when i see a notification from your channel! Greetings from a portuguese fan!
This was so fun to watch! I love your reactions and piano accompaniment. And big thanks to Metallica for so many years of amazing music, the soundtrack of our lives❤️
Metal Music songwriting in my opinion has the deepest all time content. And when they do relatively calm songs, they end up being the best! Big respect and admiration for Metallica!
This song is hugely significant for me. I lost touch with my daughter for 20 years, she was 7 when we lost touch. We reconnected with each other when she was 27 and discovered that Metallica was significant for both of us and had attached this song to each other in absentia. we saw them live together not long after and emotional isn't the word. Thanks for this review.
The fact that the music of my youth is studied and analyzed by a classical composer is very appreciable. it means a lot to me. Despite the criticism of that music that I listened to, I listen to and I will continue listening to, it can be concluded that I have not had such bad tastes. thanks for your time Doug.
Here by accident when looking up Echoes, David Gilmore and came across this Dr Doug. So catching up with all his vlogs. I like Fridays, but love when you play the piano with the vids. Dang I wish I had Doug when I was studying music in college! Changed my major to art, but became a Chef haha. Rock on you all.
I was there. The S&M concert in 1999 is my favorite album ever. I discovered it as I was coming out from "underneath" of what my parent's listened to which was country and classic rock. I was 14. I was also in band and was hunting marching band music on an 'illegal music service' when I came across "Fuel S&M 1999 Metallica" so I downloaded it. My parent's at the time were divorcing and something in that song just felt GOOD. So I got the entire album and didn't listen to anything else for a year. To this day, I listen to it at least once or twice a week. I know every snare hit, every tom hit, everything about it. When they announced S&M2, I knew I had to go. I paid $1200 for a front row ticket on the secondary market, $500 for plane fare, and like $200 for a single bed in an airbnb. Absolutely worth it. It was the bucket list item that I never thought I'd get to experience and now I've marked off probably the #1 thing I'll ever want in my life. Hope you get to watch the whole thing. It's amazing.
Epica, a dutch symphonic metal band, celebrated their 10th anniversary with a liveshow titled Retrospect that included an ochestra and a choir. I highly recommend the band and that show in particular. maybe start with „Unleashed“ or with „Sancta Terra“ (feat. Floor Jansen)
New subscriber here! Loved your piano playing with the video! Beautiful! 👌 👍 Loved the reaction, best reaction to this performance I've ever seen and your piano playing was just icing on the cake for me. 👏 Wonderful video! Look forward to seeing more videos from you! Greetings from central Pennsylvania! ✌❤💙❤🤘
Fun fact: Michael Kamen (R.I.P.) wrote the strings arrangement for the original album recording! (Yes, there was one!) For the first S&M concert he completely went to town based on that initial arrangement! Epic! Still one of my favorite Metallica albums!
R.I.P. Michael Kamen. He collaborated on this song from the start… the orchestral arrangement in the original studio version is his work too. If you ever have a chance, check out Kamen’s collective works. Besides all the movie soundtracks he wrote, he worked with a list of music artists that reads like a who’s who of rock: Aerosmith, Guns N’ Roses, Pink Floyd, Eric Clapton, Tom Petty, Bon Jovi, David Bowie, Queensrÿche, Rush, Cold Play, Sting, Bryan Adams, The Cranberries, Def Leppard, Lenny Kravitz…
I saw them in 2017, they played 15 songs along with the 3 encores, their energy was relentless. No signs of fatigue by the last song. Whatever regimen is keeping these guys in their late 50's in such shape is something I need to get behind.
The opening on this song is simply entrancing, enchanting, mesmerising!! Even after sooo many years and listening to it soooo many times, it still works its magic, that opening riff
Michael Kamen was one of the most brilliant music player, composer, arranger and producer in rock history. Rest in peace Michael Kamen.Thank you for all those good music.
Great reaction I was at these shows and man it was amazing, I’d be cool if you did Unforgiven 3 from this same show, it gave me chills listening to James just sing while the orchestra played the song. 🤘🏽
These reaction videos are awesome, and I love the way that you break down the theory a bit as we go along. I think the incredible amount of musical knowledge that you have puts this channel far above your average reaction channel. I’d like to see more theory discussion from you to really showcase that dynamic of the channel.
Doug, love the channel and love how you dig on 'tallica so much. My favorite band by far. I'm curious if you've seen much live footage from 2022. They're firing on all cylinders and would enjoy seeing you analyze something pro-shot from this summer's tour.
Absolutely love the piano improvisation! If you do anything else off this live album, check out "The Unforgiven III" because the other bandmates back out and its just James (no guitar) and the orchestra. Its beautiful
Could also do "One" by Apocalyptica! th-cam.com/video/RzJPFRCaWVY/w-d-xo.html live in Olavinlinna (St. Olaf's Castle) here in Savonlinna. I personally think Metallica songs work really well played on Cellos.
Also, John Lord of Deep Purple composed a whole symphony in 1969. That's there first time I believe there was a true rock/orchestra collaboration. Search for "deep purple concerto for group and orchestra". That's the one.
S&M2 is so damn good. I really like the production. Listen to it on a home theater system. I was able to go to one of the shows live at the Chase Center in San Francisco and it was amazing. Such a good experience and I met some really amazing people.
There's a Finnish band that you should definitely check out: Apocalyptica. They first became known by their first album, "Plays Metallica by Four Cellos", and that pretty much sums up the idea behind the whole band: to play metal by cellos instead of guitars. That obviously makes certain aspects of the song writing and playing very different from original ways of making metal.
I would love to have you as a music teacher. You are very passionnate and keep going please ! This is for sure a good concept that you found with the piano because you are not just a listenner like others do. Maybe for non native english people and for everybody put the chords and keys on screen. Thx.
If symphonic metal intrigues you then I can recommend Dimmu Borgir - Mourning Palace or Dimmu Borgir - Gateways (Where they have a female guest singer join in) from the Forces of the northern night DVD where they play with the Norwegian radio orchestra and choir.
Michael Kamen is the one who made the arrangement on the album too, there is a rare version of the album with only the orchestra+ acoustic guitar and vocals and it's was the song was orginally intended to be. And it's actually after working with them that Michael Kamen told them they should do a whole concert with a symphonic. If you watch the making of the black album there is a section where he talks about that. He said "They told me ok we will think about it and then we never heard of each other, until one day they called me and said you remember the concert we talked about a little time ago? and I said a little time ago? it's a lifetime ago" and so was that huge performance. RIP Michael Kamen and long live metallica.
It’s in Ebm because they tuned down a few years ago to help with James’s vocals live I believe, few bands have done this (Megadeth being one), but your new favourite band Iron Maiden still play their live shows in standard 440 tuning 🤘🏻
Doug, Doug, Doug, those few piano notes you added gave so much depth, core and warmness to the part you played it along. Seems kind of sad strings are highlighted and some winds, additional piano notes def. worked if you ask me...
Few years ago German power metal band Blind Guardian made a whole album with Prague Philharmonic Orchestra. But the song that I'm suggesting is from their earlier album, also with Prague Philharmonic Orchestra: Blind Guardian - Wheel of Time The song is about the book series of the same name by Robert Jordan. There is also a TV series in works.
Metallica was my gateway metal and they will always have a special place in my heart :) From a vocal standpoint btw, it's interesting to hear James' progression. I know he doesn't really consider himself a singer, but the amount of work he's put into learning technique really shows. And of course, he's a phenomenal guitarist.
Another great video - and really great playing! Did you improv that? Also, if you want to see a similar set-up (i.e., a metal band with a live orchestra), Epica's Sancta Tera - featuring Floor Jansen - is a must. It's full tilt - all the way - and very well EQ'd. Thanks, again, Doug!
Michael Kamen wrote the arrangement for the studio release, but they ended up not using it. However, they released an acoustic version later on called "the elevator version" with the arrangement, and it's beautiful.
The fingering for the guitars is the same as the recording in e minor. They just tuned the guitars down a half step. It's similar to wind and brass instruments being tuned to C or Bb, etc.
There's a song originally by Hüsker Dü but Irish rockers Therapy? did a beautiful treatment of it. Called Diane. There's a great live version with a cello which it just changed the song so much. One instrument making that big a difference it blew my mind. The footage from like Glastonbury or Reading had this electric cello going ham which was cool
Great video as always Doug! I’m going to recommend Meshuggah’s Clockworks (live) or Bleed (Live), I can’t tell you how much I enjoy your thoughts, particularly on the heavier stuff. Pay close attention to the drums, Tomas Haake is a legend
Loved your accompaniment Doug especially when you went down to the bass end of the piano. I'd love to see you react to Camel, especially Rhayader from the Snow Goose album. I think you'd love the orchestration. Andy Latimer is a wonderful flautist and sensitive arranger.
hey Doug great to stumble across your channel - would be great for you to do a video on the bass solo (Anaesthesia) from this same concert with Scott Pingel paying tribute to Cliff Burton. I was mesmerised by his performance with the musical skill and talent to get the sounds out of his instrument.
With today's new in-ear monitor technology there are no amplifiers to fight against. They keep 'em in big isolated boxes with a mic throwed in. I think they went for a softer sound in this one with more orchestra presence being a more insightful quiet song. I hate to be a pain in the neck but I think you would enjoy Salamanders in the sun by Steve Vai & orchestra. The arrangements were there in the original recording and I think they really shine when played by a stringy horny bunch. I know you're a big iron Maiden fan already but want you to love Mr Vai's own musical universe :D Anyhow I'm getting hooked to your videos, reactions and perfect pitch! Man are those great skills! Keep it up, Doug!
I love when metal bands does things with Orchestra's! Architects just relased a live Orchestral version of their song animals that sounds amazing! I think you would enjoy
I've been a fan of these guys since the mid-90's, and I have a hard time accepting how old they've become, because if they are now 25 years older, that means I am too :P
Well done. Don’t stop. You’ll get a hundred thousand views if you cover the majors of Metal every time. Big fan base. Us old metal heads love to see what you have to say.
And most of us know there are so many similarities to classical and metal. It’s great to get perspectives from an expert to help us see that.
Hell yes, mate. There's a special connection between Metal fans and Classical fans, I think.
Metallica even uploaded full concerts to their youtube channel during the pandemic since they couldnt get out and tour with the fans, it was so cool
I cannot overstate how much the Black album marks a period of my life, and it is complemented by Countdown to Extinction.
@Josh D That is an awesome statement, if we back up a couple years into my teens.
Listen to it every day got the vinyl original those guys got me through 6 months lockdown stay safe from Scotland
Everything after that album sucks gopher balls
For me it was the ending era for a few good bands. Metallica(91), Guns 'n Roses(92) and Iron Maiden(93). Iron Maiden regrouped with both Bruce and Adrian, but I never got into it again.
Same started my *period* same day it *dropped*
In my humble opinion, the best arrangement of the first S&M was "The Call of Ktulu". To me this song became even better with the orchestra, and once it is an instrumental song, it gave to Michael Kamen the possibility to put the orchestra to share the protagonism with the band.
If possible, I really want to hear your thoughts about that.
Greetings from Brazil.
P.S. another great song (and more than that, a great orchestral arrangement) of the first S&M concert was the previosly unreleased song "No Leaf Clover".
I agree on both suggestions. The orchestra adds so much more chaos to the background.. amplifying the overall feel of the original song.
I would say any song would work, but One from the S&M is my favorite song ever, period. I know nothing about music theory and how hard or easy it would be for Kamen to arrange it all, but it works, it does work to me. A lot.
Seems like we have similar taste, because Ktulu and Clover are also my 2 favorite performances on the original S&M.
I couldn’t agree more. The arrangement on Ktulu from the original S & M is a masterpiece. Mr Composer, you really need to check it out.
YES. MAKE KTULU MAN!! But first one. Cause mix is much better
I literally have learned about music more from your channel in couple of months than in years i've been paying for the local music school i've been attended to ... I just wanted this to say this that you'd understand how refreshing and educational your channel actually is! There are tons of "reactions" channels but you really are taking songs apart and explaining things from classical point of view which i actually really understand and makes me understand music composition at core. Please keep up your channel! Your channel is one of the best ones out there in YT at the moment!
Hear hear Doug. I love several genres (and am reasonably knowledgeable on music and performing) but am really enjoying Doug’s insights from his area of expertise and learning new stuff. TH-cam at its best.
A decade ago? I'll make us both feel old and let you know the original S&M performance with Michael Kamen was in 1999, 22 year ago...
Yup. Feels weird. It seems like yesterday when I was watching Metallica celebrate 20 years of MoP at Rock-am-Ring, yet it was 15 years ago. Time just flies by.
Damn I’m getting old!
@@Doug.Helvering You & me both! I haven't listened to Metallica since Jason left and the original S&M was the last concert of theirs I watched - Hetfield in this one looks kind of like Willie Nelson! :-|
@@RealRuler2112 I got to see them live in October 2019. It was a great show, but they play their live stuff tuned lower, James just can't sing like he used to...not many retain that gift as they age.
Yup, officially old lady. lol
When you started to play at the piano along with the song i started to have a little smile. I love this reaction! Well Done!
The Outlaw Torn from the S&M version. Epic performance
James outdoes himself with the performance last tour recorded 25 August 2019. He's amazing !
Seconded!
Church!
Doug, I've been silently stalking your videos for a couple months now and enjoy the heck out of them. Metallica brings an emotion to me that not a lot of bands do. I'm a Fleetwood Mac (all versions thru the years), Dire Straits kind of guy. When you play along it's just fantastic. Always loved listening to piano. Of course that really short piece in Somewhere in time is one of my favorite. I lean hard for Russian composers like Rachmaninoff and Tchaikovsky. But I wanted to just check in and say I appreciate your videos very much. Thank you.
Loved it when you started playing along. Music has a beautiful way of moving people.💜
The Frayed Ends of Sanity is an old school killer song. One of their most interesting from a songwriting perspective in my opinion
justice for all is great.
@@chilesuicmez yea, their last good one sadly.
My wife and I checked off a 20-year bucket list item with this concert. It was one of the most amazing weekends of our entire 24 years of marriage aside from the birth of our kids. This band has changed so many people’s lives for the better. Thank you for playing along. It really was nice :)
Man, love so much your full of knowledge reacts/analyses, i started watching your videos with my favorite band, DT, i love watching people who knows music being blown away with their mastery, came for DT stayed for you and your deep analysis. You seem such i nice guy and so full of knowledge of your "craft". All this to say, the bits of piano you put there were so awesome, fitted so well!
All good for you my man! I'll keep watching everthing you release. It's always a Joy when i see a notification from your channel!
Greetings from a portuguese fan!
No Leaf Clover is one of their best songs in my opinion, if you're listening to their symphony stuff that one would be a great song.
A favourite of mine, definitely worth a listen
Honestly that’s the best arrangement with the symphony
well there's an opinion you don't hear every day.
yes, we want it teacher
I was about to tell this guy how much I agreed with him
This was so fun to watch! I love your reactions and piano accompaniment. And big thanks to Metallica for so many years of amazing music, the soundtrack of our lives❤️
Love the grit in James' voice at 10:50 - just gorgeous.
and man did James kill that solo!
Metal Music songwriting in my opinion has the deepest all time content. And when they do relatively calm songs, they end up being the best! Big respect and admiration for Metallica!
This song is hugely significant for me. I lost touch with my daughter for 20 years, she was 7 when we lost touch. We reconnected with each other when she was 27 and discovered that Metallica was significant for both of us and had attached this song to each other in absentia. we saw them live together not long after and emotional isn't the word. Thanks for this review.
The fact that the music of my youth is studied and analyzed by a classical composer is very appreciable. it means a lot to me. Despite the criticism of that music that I listened to, I listen to and I will continue listening to, it can be concluded that I have not had such bad tastes.
thanks for your time Doug.
I can tell you're into it and that's contagious. I got a lil emotional when you started improvising with the big solo section.
Here by accident when looking up Echoes, David Gilmore and came across this Dr Doug. So catching up with all his vlogs. I like Fridays, but love when you play the piano with the vids. Dang I wish I had Doug when I was studying music in college! Changed my major to art, but became a Chef haha. Rock on you all.
You are just fantastic! Great reactions and that you can play along. Love it!
As an old piano player who loves rock and classical, thank you for your reaction.
Love to hear you analyzing all this stuff from songs we love for so many years.. it's awesome! Thanks for doing it. Metallica Rocks! \m/
I was there. The S&M concert in 1999 is my favorite album ever. I discovered it as I was coming out from "underneath" of what my parent's listened to which was country and classic rock. I was 14. I was also in band and was hunting marching band music on an 'illegal music service' when I came across "Fuel S&M 1999 Metallica" so I downloaded it. My parent's at the time were divorcing and something in that song just felt GOOD. So I got the entire album and didn't listen to anything else for a year. To this day, I listen to it at least once or twice a week. I know every snare hit, every tom hit, everything about it. When they announced S&M2, I knew I had to go. I paid $1200 for a front row ticket on the secondary market, $500 for plane fare, and like $200 for a single bed in an airbnb. Absolutely worth it. It was the bucket list item that I never thought I'd get to experience and now I've marked off probably the #1 thing I'll ever want in my life. Hope you get to watch the whole thing. It's amazing.
Epica, a dutch symphonic metal band, celebrated their 10th anniversary with a liveshow titled Retrospect that included an ochestra and a choir. I highly recommend the band and that show in particular. maybe start with „Unleashed“ or with „Sancta Terra“ (feat. Floor Jansen)
I loved hearing you play the piano along with the song. Good stuff man.
New subscriber here! Loved your piano playing with the video! Beautiful! 👌 👍 Loved the reaction, best reaction to this performance I've ever seen and your piano playing was just icing on the cake for me. 👏 Wonderful video! Look forward to seeing more videos from you! Greetings from central Pennsylvania! ✌❤💙❤🤘
Fun fact: Michael Kamen (R.I.P.) wrote the strings arrangement for the original album recording! (Yes, there was one!)
For the first S&M concert he completely went to town based on that initial arrangement! Epic!
Still one of my favorite Metallica albums!
R.I.P. Michael Kamen. He collaborated on this song from the start… the orchestral arrangement in the original studio version is his work too. If you ever have a chance, check out Kamen’s collective works. Besides all the movie soundtracks he wrote, he worked with a list of music artists that reads like a who’s who of rock: Aerosmith, Guns N’ Roses, Pink Floyd, Eric Clapton, Tom Petty, Bon Jovi, David Bowie, Queensrÿche, Rush, Cold Play, Sting, Bryan Adams, The Cranberries, Def Leppard, Lenny Kravitz…
I saw them in 2017, they played 15 songs along with the 3 encores, their energy was relentless. No signs of fatigue by the last song. Whatever regimen is keeping these guys in their late 50's in such shape is something I need to get behind.
Love the album. Love the fact that it speaks to you. S/M has always had a special place in my heart.
Love how nicely you followed with the Piano at some parts... ⭐
The opening on this song is simply entrancing, enchanting, mesmerising!! Even after sooo many years and listening to it soooo many times, it still works its magic, that opening riff
I can still get goosebumps and wet eyes with this opening after 32 years, i feel you mate.
I spent my morning watching you videos, U have a new suscriber , keep on it !! Regards from Argentina!!
Michael Kamen was one of the most brilliant music player, composer, arranger and producer in rock history. Rest in peace Michael Kamen.Thank you for all those good music.
I love how you play the piano behind the solo.
Great reaction I was at these shows and man it was amazing, I’d be cool if you did Unforgiven 3 from this same show, it gave me chills listening to James just sing while the orchestra played the song. 🤘🏽
These reaction videos are awesome, and I love the way that you break down the theory a bit as we go along. I think the incredible amount of musical knowledge that you have puts this channel far above your average reaction channel. I’d like to see more theory discussion from you to really showcase that dynamic of the channel.
Doug, love the channel and love how you dig on 'tallica so much. My favorite band by far. I'm curious if you've seen much live footage from 2022. They're firing on all cylinders and would enjoy seeing you analyze something pro-shot from this summer's tour.
Absolutely love the piano improvisation! If you do anything else off this live album, check out "The Unforgiven III" because the other bandmates back out and its just James (no guitar) and the orchestra. Its beautiful
Oooooo you sliding in tickling those ivories was so smooth, I likey
loved when you were getting into it on the piano, always great analysis
Please do "One" by Metallica. Amazing song and amazing lyrics
But not the music video with extra talking and sound effects added. In my opinion.
Could also do "One" by Apocalyptica! th-cam.com/video/RzJPFRCaWVY/w-d-xo.html live in Olavinlinna (St. Olaf's Castle) here in Savonlinna.
I personally think Metallica songs work really well played on Cellos.
Omfg yes yes yes
LOVE YOUR VIDEOS DOUG!!!!!
It is fantastic to listen the piano added.
Also, John Lord of Deep Purple composed a whole symphony in 1969. That's there first time I believe there was a true rock/orchestra collaboration. Search for "deep purple concerto for group and orchestra". That's the one.
Good idea. Written by Jon Lord and conducted by Malcolm Arnold.
Love your takes…wonderfully insightful ….Metallica will always be available to you …remember Hampster?
The cello rendition of Cliff’s solo, anesthesia, pulling teeth, is one of my favorite parts of this concert.
I clicked the like button only by reading the title. My Best Song ever for like the past 15 years.
It's well worth watching the whole thing. Amazing show!
S&M2 is so damn good. I really like the production. Listen to it on a home theater system. I was able to go to one of the shows live at the Chase Center in San Francisco and it was amazing. Such a good experience and I met some really amazing people.
There's a Finnish band that you should definitely check out: Apocalyptica. They first became known by their first album, "Plays Metallica by Four Cellos", and that pretty much sums up the idea behind the whole band: to play metal by cellos instead of guitars. That obviously makes certain aspects of the song writing and playing very different from original ways of making metal.
Awesome in so many ways....the mighty METALLICA great reaction👏👏👏
I loved the parts where you played along with the song!
Dude your such a bad ass enjoyed watching you play along amazing bro
Doug love your reaction vids 👍🏻 Mark from Yorkshire
beautiful reverb! great room for the piano, yeah!
Apocalyptica from Finland. Enter Sandman ( Plays Metallica By Four Cellos- A live Performance.
I would love to have you as a music teacher. You are very passionnate and keep going please !
This is for sure a good concept that you found with the piano because you are not just a listenner like others do.
Maybe for non native english people and for everybody put the chords and keys on screen.
Thx.
If symphonic metal intrigues you then I can recommend Dimmu Borgir - Mourning Palace or Dimmu Borgir - Gateways (Where they have a female guest singer join in) from the Forces of the northern night DVD where they play with the Norwegian radio orchestra and choir.
I came to the comments to say that. One of the craziest things I've seen. And it's just amazing
+9000 you are in for a treat Doug!
Would recommend Gateways or "Dimmu Borgir" from that very concert
@@fnito500 i would recommend the whole gig, but Gateways is a good gateway (pun intended)
some studio version songs would be cool too, like The Sacrilegious Scorn
Your piano accompaniment... just goosebumps!
S&M is the definitive album with orchestra. Especially No Leaf Clover.
The Call of Ktulu and No Leaf Clover always was my favorite songs of the album.
my favourite play...
The orchestra arrangement on ONE always gives me goosebumps!
Agreed No Leaf Clover is fantastic
Don't forget -Human! It's also fantastic!
Michael Kamen is the one who made the arrangement on the album too, there is a rare version of the album with only the orchestra+ acoustic guitar and vocals and it's was the song was orginally intended to be. And it's actually after working with them that Michael Kamen told them they should do a whole concert with a symphonic. If you watch the making of the black album there is a section where he talks about that. He said "They told me ok we will think about it and then we never heard of each other, until one day they called me and said you remember the concert we talked about a little time ago? and I said a little time ago? it's a lifetime ago" and so was that huge performance. RIP Michael Kamen and long live metallica.
It’s in Ebm because they tuned down a few years ago to help with James’s vocals live I believe, few bands have done this (Megadeth being one), but your new favourite band Iron Maiden still play their live shows in standard 440 tuning 🤘🏻
Doug, Doug, Doug, those few piano notes you added gave so much depth, core and warmness to the part you played it along. Seems kind of sad strings are highlighted and some winds, additional piano notes def. worked if you ask me...
To think that James was almost embarrassed of this piece and didn't want it to be for the public. I am so happy he changed his mind!
Thank you master! ❤️ 🤘
Jordan Rudess composed and recorded Explorations for Keyboard and Orchestra a few years ago. It's a fusion of many different genres and a wild ride.
Few years ago German power metal band Blind Guardian made a whole album with Prague Philharmonic Orchestra. But the song that I'm suggesting is from their earlier album, also with Prague Philharmonic Orchestra:
Blind Guardian - Wheel of Time
The song is about the book series of the same name by Robert Jordan. There is also a TV series in works.
Metallica was my gateway metal and they will always have a special place in my heart :) From a vocal standpoint btw, it's interesting to hear James' progression. I know he doesn't really consider himself a singer, but the amount of work he's put into learning technique really shows. And of course, he's a phenomenal guitarist.
When I bought Kill'em all in around 1983 never thought I would be watching this at the age of 51 😏 🤟🤟🤟
🔥Magical keyboarding by you Doug!🔥!
Wow. Heard it a long time ago. Still resonates
Another great video - and really great playing! Did you improv that? Also, if you want to see a similar set-up (i.e., a metal band with a live orchestra), Epica's Sancta Tera - featuring Floor Jansen - is a must. It's full tilt - all the way - and very well EQ'd. Thanks, again, Doug!
Michael Kamen wrote the arrangement for the studio release, but they ended up not using it. However, they released an acoustic version later on called "the elevator version" with the arrangement, and it's beautiful.
The fingering for the guitars is the same as the recording in e minor. They just tuned the guitars down a half step. It's similar to wind and brass instruments being tuned to C or Bb, etc.
"I'll listen to this whole thing"
Doug, Doug please do that as a long video :)
There's a song originally by Hüsker Dü but Irish rockers Therapy? did a beautiful treatment of it. Called Diane. There's a great live version with a cello which it just changed the song so much. One instrument making that big a difference it blew my mind. The footage from like Glastonbury or Reading had this electric cello going ham which was cool
Greats hout, Inever knew that was a cover, will have to check out the original now.
@@jimofthenorth8090 it's a horrible song in as far as it was the drummer's girlfriend Diane who it happened to but I think it's an important song too
Great video as always Doug! I’m going to recommend Meshuggah’s Clockworks (live) or Bleed (Live), I can’t tell you how much I enjoy your thoughts, particularly on the heavier stuff. Pay close attention to the drums, Tomas Haake is a legend
By the way Doug, I really appreciated your piano playing, it shows you are not just some dude flapping his gums!
Orion is the song to react to by Metallica. It's has a classical music inspired section two thirds of the way through.
Loved your accompaniment Doug especially when you went down to the bass end of the piano.
I'd love to see you react to Camel, especially Rhayader from the Snow Goose album. I think you'd love the orchestration. Andy Latimer is a wonderful flautist and sensitive arranger.
Check out Queensryche Silent Lucidity. Live at the mtv music awards. Great song, this live performance has an orchestra. You won’t be disappointed!
You rocked out on that piano Doug!!!
hey Doug great to stumble across your channel - would be great for you to do a video on the bass solo (Anaesthesia) from this same concert with Scott Pingel paying tribute to Cliff Burton. I was mesmerised by his performance with the musical skill and talent to get the sounds out of his instrument.
Another song greatly enhanced by the S&M orchestra is their instrumental "The Call Of Ktulu". Highly suggested. (The one from 1999, just to be sure)
The best choice. The only issue is poor quality of bass guitar solo sound, it is easy to miss it although it is one of the main features of the song.
With today's new in-ear monitor technology there are no amplifiers to fight against. They keep 'em in big isolated boxes with a mic throwed in. I think they went for a softer sound in this one with more orchestra presence being a more insightful quiet song.
I hate to be a pain in the neck but I think you would enjoy Salamanders in the sun by Steve Vai & orchestra. The arrangements were there in the original recording and I think they really shine when played by a stringy horny bunch.
I know you're a big iron Maiden fan already but want you to love Mr Vai's own musical universe :D
Anyhow I'm getting hooked to your videos, reactions and perfect pitch! Man are those great skills! Keep it up, Doug!
I love when metal bands does things with Orchestra's! Architects just relased a live Orchestral version of their song animals that sounds amazing! I think you would enjoy
I heavily recommend fade to black, probably my favorite metallica song
So beautiful !
Please do the instrumental stuff by Metallica like ''ORION'', ''TO LIVE IS TO DIE'' and ''THE CALL OF KTULU''
So glad to know Metallica played instrumentals!! Thanks! The Black album introduced me to them… otherwise I’d never have given that type a chance.
I've been a fan of these guys since the mid-90's, and I have a hard time accepting how old they've become, because if they are now 25 years older, that means I am too :P
my fav band since i was in 8th grade. 1989
You should check out the Rush clockwork angels tour with the string ensemble.
More orchestral music?
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly - The Danish National Symphony Orchestra (Live)
This
Here is a link to the playlist of the concert to does who are so inclined.
th-cam.com/play/PLysPxrQwj2YdDTZusQ77kLaprOpWQh-Bg.html
Deep Purple Concerto from the 70s.Masterpiece
This was done for the opening of Chase Center, the Golden State Warriors’ new home (in San Francisco rather than across the bay in Oakland).
Actually, Michael Kamen's orchestral arrangement is in the studio version of this song too. It was their first collaboration.
My wedding dance song ,never seen so many people stand for the first 30 seconds like WTF is this .....🤣🤣🤣
It was on the video for mine...
It was my first dance at my wedding too