The VERY moment Metallica became the greatest metal band ever
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I like how they couldn’t think of who to show after the song was over so they just picked the most insane dude in the room, iggy lol
Indeed, great to see The Godfather of punk rock the OG Stooge himself, Iggy Pop, applauding after Metallica's performance.
Hahahaaa🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Only because Tony wasn't in the room that night. Godfather, and creator of metal. 🤘🇬🇧
But this was Metallica's night.
Hahaha
Lolol
0:45 Jason's vocals still resonate down those halls today.... What a presence.
Dude that’s not Jason singing
@@owenhartman3597 yes it is, he sings the back vocals. He screams "Darkness" with James.
@@owenhartman3597listen again, very carefully so you don't make an ass of yourself twice.
@@owenhartman3597 tell me that you never listened to Metallica without telling me.
@@owenhartman3597 ummmm yeah it is. Its 2 vocalists there bro.. James and Jason..
0:29 James: *"Fuck being nervous."*
Exactly, and the band in real time reacted to his change of intensity. Brill stuff.
The most shy, nervous guy made the biggest heavy metal band ever. That's a true inspiration man.
Exactly.. ^^.
I swear if Mozart was alive he would be a huge Fan.
i think he was ocd and wouldv tried to make it even better
If he could get past the sound of the amped and distorted instruments which would probably take a while, I think he'd see the song as simplistic. Metallica is like soundcloud rap compared to the music he was making.
@johnjjohningtoniii2439 the glazing is unreal
listen to orion or call of ktulu and tell me metallica is simplistic..metallica recorded an album with tje san francisco or oakland symphony orchestra..if you cant see the classical music influence in old iron maiden..metallica and megadeth i dont know where you.are looking..the guitar solos are called virtuosos in classic music..hell look up steve vai
Of Megadeth perhaps. But not Metallica with their 4/4 standard meters, E tuning and generic arrangements.... (for the most part)
0:45 bruh Newsted's "darkness" echoing in the hall gave me goosebumps
It sounded evil as fuck. Must've scared many snobs in the audience.
That was always my favorite part too.
He's an absolute beast!
Read your comment as it plays on the video, eerie shit!
The “landmine”, which you dont see in this video, is even better
I remember watching that performance with my then-wife. At the time, I hadn't heard Metallica yet, and thought they were just another hair metal band. When the song began, I believed we were in for yet another tired-ass hair band ballad. When they kicked in with the jam, I was floored. My initial impression was blown to pieces. Thankfully, a friend/bandmate of mine had bought tickets to the upcoming Metallica show. I bought one off him, and caught the "...and Justice for All" tour. It was the first time I saw the band live. It would not be the last.
COOL!
Dam the justice tour I could not imagine
My first time seeing them live was in London. It was the tour where they played 'And Justice For All' for the first time in 14 years... It was tits 😂
Edit: I was 16 at the time... I am now 32.
The "First time METALLICA experience" is the first time for All of us. What am I hearing??!!?? I experienced in the late '80's" All three of my children are into METALLICA now. I've raised them correctly.
Caught the justice tour? That's fucking awesome.
The best Metallica era, James voice was incredible, Lars and Kirk playing heavy and Jason kicking assess in backing vocals and performance. That album are so perfect, its not Thrash, its something that Metallica invented, the middle of post Thrash and some heavy stuff like traditional heavy metal, whatever, And Justice for All is raw and the lyrics are pure hate, best times whit no doubt!
Have you heard the ...and justice for jason mix? As good as the original is, its better...
And justice for all is my FAVORITE album of all time. So brutal.... So fucking metal 🤘
For me, the best Metallica era is 1983-2022
@@pptr4712 I agree with you!
@@pptr4712they’re shite tho
I still remember this performance, back then you could only see metal bands on Saturday nights on MTV's Headbangers ball. That was the night my parents understood why i loved metal.
1:07 the smile on Iggy's face says everything.
Yep...I thought the same thing!
Yup, me too. He said "that's good stuff" even iggy knew!
@@bodies3132 what do you mean “Even” Iggy knew? He knew darn well better than 99.9% of the people there. After all he is the godfather of punk rock, aka metals snotty little brother.
@@ColfaxJones he’s no just The Godfather Of Punk, he is the voice of punk, one of the greatest frontman of all time
Looks like Sacha Baron Cohen
When I heard Metallica was playing on the Grammy's, I was 17. The first thing I did when I got the news was go out and buy a brand new, fresh VCR tape to record it so I could watch it over and over again as the moment when Metallica and all metal FINALLY got recognized as a true genre that had been overlooked for years.
That momentous performance was only topped by the sheer audacity of the Grammy committee giving the award for "Best Hard Rock/Heavy Metal Recording award" to Jethro fucking Tull!!!! So when the Mighty Met actually DID win for the Black Album several years later, Lars was absolutely vindicated by saying "The first thing we have to do is thank Jethro Tull for not putting out an album this year!"
Jethro tull has some sick music though. But maybe not hard Rock or metal
Jethro Tull is just something special
@@juanitoboo9577 Yes, but: 1) that album is pretty weak (in fact, most post Heavy Horses--1978--Tull albums are) & 2) Tull's music ranges from folk rock to rock, but seldomly hard rock & certainly never metal (not even "pop" or "light" or "hair/glam" metal). So it was just baffling as to why they were even nominated for that category.
I was astounded that Jethro Tull got the Grammy over Metallica at the time. As a fan of Metallica since Ride the Lightning at the time, I couldn’t understand it. I still don’t understand it, but I can at least appreciate Jethro Tull more these days. They made some great music too.
I remember them announcing the winner. And on that same day, the teen metal head in me realized that I would never long for any sort of vindication from the Grammy's again.
I was a 15 year old kid in 1989 and I'd heard some of the metalheads at school speak of this legendary band "Metallica." I'd never run across their music at all since it never got airplay on the radio and we didn't have cable TV/MTV at home. I was on a church retreat and had some downtime in the hotel room alone for an hour or so and tuned in MTV on the set and pretty soon this music video started playing. In the late winter of 1989 James Hetfield reached through that fucking TV, grabbed my heart and soul and never let go.
If there's a better means of discovering Metallica, I've yet to hear it 🤙
Bro you were the right age to see the legit Metallica, the age of alcoholica, when they were a badass metal band before they wrote the black album and changed their style from thrash metal to soft tv and radio friendly “metal” which was the equivalent of soft rock to hard rock. After the black album Metallica never wrote another amazing album. They had a few hits here and there but nothing album wise that was front to back amazing. It’s my opinion their last amazing record was and justice for all and it was all downhill after Cliff Burton died and they picked up Jason Newstead to finish recording and justice for all.
Bet that was about the end of the church retreats too, huh?
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".....reached through that fucking TV,.." at a church retreat? Heavens to Betsy.
@@cyclemadness funny how one moment molds the future of everything
The video for One was my metal awakening, and made me shed my conditioned opinions on what 'good' music was...opened a whole world of music to me, forever grateful.
Almost Exactly what happened to me!
johnny got his gun..the book/film in the video inspired the song too..pro soldier and anti war at the same time!!!
That "darkness" at 0:46 never fails to give me chills
Sandman with exit light, enter night gets me.😂✌️🙋🇨🇦💯
Calm down
@@jimsonjohnson3761If you've never experienced the sensation, I feel bad for you
Damn As I was reading this I heard “Darknessss”👹
@@jimsonjohnson3761 you calm down lol
That’s awesome because I think this is EXACTLY right, you can hear the nerves in James’ voice when he first starts singing. Which is crazy because by then they’d already been all over the world but, without getting into politics those people Metallica played for that day are NOT James’ people. Having already been an extremely shy person who didn’t even want to sing in the band in the first place he was probably terrified when they first started & I don’t think anyone on the planet could blame him.
I know many shy people who have their own art forms and music, and yeah, that totally makes sense. Sharing something with people who aren’t in your scene or don’t have a clue what it is your trying to achieve can be a really daunting thing.
@@DamageJackyl would be absolutely terrifying!
@@DamageJackyl I felt like that at my first show in front of 10 people actually watching. There were probably like 20 in the bar that weren't paying any attention and then as soon as I played my first note it all went away and I was at band practice and it was like any other day. Crazy how that works.
Objection Your Honor , Russ B . just speculates on James emotions with no hard evidence.
man idk about the "nerves" in James' voice...
To me he sounds very relaxed and even taking the piss on a few occasions...
For example, you can clearly hear him pronounce "hold" with a Spanish accent (soft "L"), for kicks and giggles.
To me this makes it seem like he's completely in the zone.
God I love this moment. He finds the camera, his fans, and just goes completely nuts.
Well mainly because the motivation knowing the beastly breakdown that makes this song so iconic was about to kick in!!!!
Isn't that how the song goes? First half is slow and then they all go nuts rocking out? Would've fucked up the song otherwise, I swear this video is making something out of nothing
@@fishis14 Nah. It's not about it starting slow. It's about James' attitude. He was nervous and shaky, and he wouldn't look out at the audience or the camera. Nowhere near the confidence and energy he had at Metallica concerts. The video shows the point where he decided "hell with this, let's go" and just dove into the music.
@@fishis14 got it right
I remember this day... to thrash metal fans it was like breaking down the Berlin wall.
James said in an interview in '89 that the band "scared the shit out of the suits and ties" in the audience at the Grammys. Pity the song had to be cut for time.
I remember watching it live! And almost kicking in the TV when Jethro Tull won the Grammy! They literally had no one to compete with!
It was basically a new category. The shows producers were fucking clueless!!
@@paulmurphy5244 Were? They still ARE clueless...them and the so-called "Rock-N-Roll HOF".
@@ThroughGrace88 Yup! It was a new category at the time. And the producers didn't have a clue when it came to the metal genre. Jethro Tull were basically pulled out of a hat! But nobody, except metal fans, seemed to notice or give a shit because they weren't familiar with either band to begin with! But WE sure as Hell did!!!
@@ThroughGrace88 I agree. All those award shows are B.S!!! Including the R&R Hall of Fame. That's things been a friggin' joke for years!!
@@ThroughGrace88 13 record execs were trampled to death during the riot after the show. Police had to arrest 6,300 metalheads. It was wild man.
Jason's and James' voice could silence hundreds of millions at once, it shows at 0:45 ! always get goosebumps whenever i listen to one and get to this part
that was like 99% jason
That is jason
both are powerful. but listening back i hear more jason each time.
@@JPToonespecially when he demonically screamed LANDMINE!!
Chills every time
No matter what you think about Load and ReLoad, no matter how much shit you give St Anger, no matter what happened with Napster, Lulu and everything else you wanna throw at them:
These 4 (and every other member) are some of the biggest and most important trailblazers in metal history, bringing metal to the masses, to the mainstream and making the first thrash metal album im history (KEA), the best metal album at the time (RTL), the best metal album of all time (MoP), the album that finally gave metal the mainstream appeal it deserved (AJFA) and finally the biggest, best produced and best selling metal album of all time (you know which one).
Give them shit, make fun of them all you want, they won’t care. They’ll never quit, they’ll never stop.
Cause they’re Metallica.
🤘
They were absolutely right about Napster.
SO TRUE, I love everything they have done, because they wouldnt do those things if they were posers, they were just doing themselves making music that was real
@@jhonackerman9624 my words exactly. Just because they were rich at the time, doesn’t mean they have to give up control over their own work
I wouldn't have it any other way
i love reload
Everytime i watch this it takes me back in time. I remember watching this live with my parents. I was a big fan already and my parents were not but respected their teenage son's choice of music and band . It was a big deal watching your heroes playing in front of that crowd and thinking "Now we will show them who we are". And we, the fans, became ONE with Metallica at that performance. I don't remember much because i was mesmerized by their presence, which it was not as easy as it is now, to watch a live performance, unless you attended a concert, but i remember my non-fan father saying : "They nailed it"...
Puppets and Justice was peak Metallica and you all know it.
I remember this. They were just on another level than other metal bands at that time.
Tell 'em Robfeld.
Peak for sure was those albums.
Justice is my favorite album of all time and Blackened is #1.
Ride the Lightning was my gateway song and album. It will forever be top for me.
At the time my friends would play RtL and MoP albums and I thought every song sounded the same. Then late one night I was laying in bed listening to my Walkman when I was supposed to be sleeping and I heard something that gave me goosebumps and an unbelievable thrill. When I found out who it was I knew my friends were going to tease me, but I didn't care. I was a convert.
Nope. Ride and Puppetz.
The way James delivers "DARKNESS" just proves this is true. God I love Metallica 🤟🤟
its jason voice
That 'Darkness' is 90% Jason
James and Jason*
@@muistojanasaukonkontent-aj7675
Its James + Jason’
F the Grammys and this is awesome!
I’ve seen Cliff, I’ve seen Robert. But when I saw and heard Jason all Metal parts in my blood got activated. Not only did he shred that bass with a lightning fast and precise pick-technique that was formidable. He did the best backing vocals ever for Metallica. AND he gave a stage-performance NONE of the others could match.
They (Lars) may have shut him down on the album. But Live he outplayed and outshined them all!
I think that James and Lars realise how badly they fucked up Newsted's tenure.
But I'm pretty sure Newsted has "fuck you" mo ey from his time with the band and Rob Trujillo is a great Ayer and apparently a great guy as well, so all well that ends well
Haha. Check Erland Casperson parts of bass, in Spirituality and Distortion album, made by Igorrr. He used to be a youtuber, like you are. But he made it somewhere, a place where no one could say that Jason Newsted is the best.
Jason is the greatest frontman Metallica ever had.
Well said, I know he was a latecomer but to me he made metallica when they played live. The backing vocals and stage performance was brilliant
Cliff could shred, Jason had extreme precision, and Robert has a great wah sound to his playing. They all are great players in their own ways
0:13 james and jason singing together sounds so good
Other than 'Darkness' at 0:45, the 'Landmine' part was even more scary.
Also the ending headbang was simply 🔥
Perfection ‼️‼️‼️
🔸⚡🔸
“The moment” for me was around 1983. Sitting in my buddy’s “69 Camero smoking a dube. He says “check this shit out man” and pops in a boot leg cassette of Kill Em All…. That’s when Metallic became the greatest metal band of all time.
To me it was sort of like that. Except I was around 14 in the early-mid 90s, and a girl friend of mine was asking me if I liked metallica. My response was like oh that's one of those horrible noisy bands, I don't like that shit. She insisted in borrowing me a cassette, and reluctantly accepted. It was Ride The Lightning. The moment that started playing at home, I got hooked. After that I progressed into a full throttle metal head. Not even death will do us apart. \m/
Yeah, it was early 80s for me too. It was like, "What am I hearing??" I think they went downhill after Master of Puppets which will remain one of my absolute favorite albums throughout all music genres well into the foreseeable future.
I was 13 living in Puerto Rico when I heard them for the first time 1983 and I love it because the hair bands were getting gayer every year and yes I was high as hell too
Cory, same hear man. The fist time I heard Fight Fire With Fire was life changing. I had never heard anything like it. It was around 83' or 84' and I have never looked back. What a great time to be a metal fan for the next 5 years.
I'd go back to the 80's in heartbeat, way better back in those days
I'm not a Metallica fan, and I barely ever listen to them compared to other heavier bands, but this shit gave me goosebumps cause you can feel the exact moment they started to play for real. Fucking awesome.
yea. it is exactly the moment the video is cut :D
@@Pittip2 hahahahahahaha
If you aren't a Metallica fan then get lost, we don't care about your opinion. Why are you even here?
I always loved Metallica, but it wasn’t until I saw them live that I realized why they are at the top. I was blown away.
i seen TONS of bands live..Slayer..Ozzy..Biohazard..White Zombie..bob seeger..Ministry..Danzig..john fogherty..Suicidal Tendencies..Pantera..Smashing Pumpkins..Beastie boyz..Bad Religion...Candlebox..Reverand Horton Heat..I could go on and on..only band that played as well live was Pearl Jam..ony band to give as much energy.was Pantrea..but only METALLICA played awesome and with so much energy..in 97 in chicago metallica played from 8pm to 1145pm. ALONE..NO OPENING ACT!!! The ticket was only 18 dollars!!! best concert i ever seen
0:06 I couldn't believe James' kid voice, I thought this was gonna be a YTP or one of those bad lip syncing videos.
This was a very big deal at the time. For a very large audience to witness Metallica on prime tv. James was noticeably nervous, especially at the beginning, but i think Lars, Kirk, and Jason really let loose (easier for them, they're not at the mic!), but i think James fed off their energy and just loosened up and rocked out with them. Kirk's solos obviously were top notch, and the energy that of course Jason was bringing and Lars banging it out on that great kit (and camera angles of the kit) were great. A big deal indeed. I was actually nervous too before they played!
Yes Kirk was on point back in those days. I saw them recently in Louisville at louder than Life and I'm here to say that Kirk is once again sharp as ever. It's like they knew after all this down time that they had to really bring their best game live. It really shows that they've been rehearsing quite a bit. The recent performances are out of this world good.
@@morningstar3188 Kirk is awesome. As time goes on i realize more and more how awesome and consistent he is and has been.
i remember watching this on tv when i was around 17.. only thing that could've topped it is if they'd played shortest straw instead lol
maybe in the U.S. but the big show they did in Russia (which was also televised) dwarfed this broadcast
@@corrado it's the fact they performed on the grammys that made it a big deal
Jason's backing scream "Darkness" delivered the punch that scared the whole crowd I bet!!!
I wonder to this day if Jason wasn't the best vocalist Metallica ever had. I know James hurt his chords a few years ago, so I don't judge him for changing his style, but I miss the aggression. Jason never lost it.
There is a dude in this world named Mike Olmstead that grew up in northern California, north of Sacramento between 1980-1995 and when we were 10 this dude was all about Metallica Guns N Roses and we would listen to music all day/all night. When i hear Metallica to this day I think about those kids in that bedroom enjoying life. Mike Olmstead that lived off of Don Julio in North Highlands CA, I hope your doing well my man and have had a good life!
I remember watching this. If I recall correctly, it was the first year that they offered a "Best Hard Rock/Heavy Metal" Grammy. Jethro Tull ended up winning the award, thus igniting my hatred for awards shows.
I had grown up with the 'classics' of rock in the 70s on Chicago radio, and after moving to L.A. in '79 at the age of 10, listening to many of the classics, and more of the classics thanks to the better rock stations in L.A. in the 80s. I could appreciate the older hard rock bands from the 60s and 70s. I was exposed to harder/'speedier' metal starting with Metallica circa '83, and as a teen, felt they were snubbed. But later in life, I realized that most likely, the judges gave Jethro Tull the nod more out of respect and the fact that that was probably their last album, and that Metallica had many years to win that category later on. I agree with you that no matter what--award shows suck whatever the topic (music, movies, TV).
award shows have always been garbage
Same. That was the exact moment I turned off the tv and never watched an awards show again. That was unforgivabke
I haven't watched an awards show ever since.
Can't blame them, i mean, it's Jethro Tull.
I think everyone remembers playing One on Guitar Hero 3 for the first time and reaching the ’darkness’ part and thinking that it’s the best song you’ve ever heard. Then moments later sitting on the floor crying over dying at the first few notes of the solo
Yea how about putting the vinyl on a record player and listening to it. You kids today have no idea what feeling the music is all about
@Long Legged Larry naw man im 31
@Long Legged Larry you'll never know till you experience it. Go head keep playing guitar hero and thinking it means something. How about actually learning? Ooo forgot using your brains is too tough for y'all gotta have everything handed to ya and be spoon fed
@@zacharyhusk4649 sorry champ you can't win this one, they already got you good, your last comment now just sounds desperate to find any footing, wanna really experience that shit? Go to a fucking live show, too bad they ain't what they used to be 88-93 🙏
Hahaha i find it funny. Y'all say have fun being stuck in the past. Yet here y'all are commenting on my old music because your new music sucks 🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣
Watched this live as a young teen with my Dad who, at the time, thought that anyone with long hair was a dope smoking criminal hippie maggot. I was sure I could convince him my Metallica passion wasn't misplaced but, man, that first half vocal performance was wince-worthy embarrassing. My dad was side-eyeing me like, "This? Really?", then James, who was definitely nervous and apparently getting annoyed about it, swears on live TV (cut this sh*t off from me) and it ruined any hope I had of conversion. Yes, they made me proud in the 2nd half, but the damage was done. Set my paternal relationship back for years.
Epilogue: 20ish years later, my brother, father & 4 nephews got together and jammed Guitar Hero: Metallica. While the nephews were playing 80s Metallica on these big silly colorful buttons, I was playing a real guitar note-for-note next to them. I think that was when my Dad finally "got" it. Good times.
Anyway, will probably delete this tomorrow when totally sober, but damn, this brought back memories. Thanks MetalliGeek.
Great story!!! 🙌🏻
I've got one. My Mom wondered about some lyrics. Mom was a devout Catholic. So I played "Creeping Death" for Mom, and told her to listen to the lyrics.
Paternal relationship back for years... Over this? Really? Really????!!! REALLY????!!!
It IS cute, but don't delete it.
I've had a running "discussion" with someone online who insisted that "Creeping Death" is Not based off of the Biblical Book of Exodus, but based off the movie "The Ten Commandments"! Wwwwwaaaaaaahhhhhhh??????!!!!!??????
There was more talent on that stage on that moment than the whole rest of the room combined 🤘🏻
I remember this night vividly. It was 1989. I was a 20 y/o kid, living in Dallas with my husband and 2 y/o daughter. My husband had been listening to Metallica for about a year at the time. I couldn't stand it then and really didn't listen I just thought it was a bunch of noise and he had to go listen elsewhere. Lol. Anyhow, their appearance on the Grammys and the new heavy metal category was going to be a big deal and so we had people over that night all crowded around the TV to watch the big event. It was pretty amazing and I was all-in after that, especially after Jethro Tull took home the award for best heavy metal album which was utterly absurd. Since then I've been a die-hard Metallica fan. 53 now and back in Chicago and have been to several of their concerts. Took my now 34 yo daughter to a few concerts over the years while she was growing up. But that night lives in my memory forever like it was yesterday.
This is great. I’m 42 and just went with my 19 year old son to see Smashing Pumpkins whom I loved growing up in 90’s. We stood in the pit and I rocked the fuck out, being the oldest person around by a solid 20 years. It’s pretty amazing getting to share our love for music and bands with our kids. I’ll never forget that experience.
62 here.Jethrow Tull...imma' cry. Tnx for reminding me. 😊🤦🥴🇨🇦🙏✌️
You lived in Dallas and you were a metallica fan? And not Pantera? Hoe
Meant how
Fans: Pleased
Minds: Blown
Haters: Oblivierated
Grammys: Fucked
Other bands: on a second thought (No disrepect though)
Justice: Served
Metallica: ON TOP
I will for ever say Oblivierated from now on instead of Obliterated.
Jethro: Tull-ed
Hotel: Trivago
Oblivierated, yes, true that!
Grammys: Fucked
Iggy Pop is impressed!
There are those moments where the band gets lost in the music. They dont know anything in that moment but the music flowing in their veins. That moment when their eyes rollback in their head and they just become more. I live to see those moments. ❤
I remember watching it on TV..It was a big deal back then. Metal bands never got that kind of recognition especially from the grammys.
And they didn't need that phony bullshite.
I'm just disappointed that Metallica(or any metal band) actually cared about the Grammy's let alone performed for them.
I'd like to see other audience reaction besides Iggy, but that was priceless.
A lot of those folks had no clue.
I remember seeing this when it came out. You saw Ozzy Osbourne's reaction.
Eye was not sure if that was James Newell Osterberg Jr. @ the end, thanx 4 clearing that out, Jerome
AC/DC didn't turn up for their nomination because they knew that _Blow Up Your Video_ didn't deserve it. Jane's Addiction, or specifically Perry Farrell was intimidated by Metallica and later tried to have Metallica taken off Lollapalooza. Jethro Tull were midly happy and amused and then celebrated with a flute solo.
@@Banana_Split_Cream_Buns ahahahah :D
As diametrically different as they are, Metallica and Jimi Hendrix (my uncle was a well respected studio musician [guitarist] and idolized Hendrix & Vaughn) and those two in particular - Metallica & Hendrix - were the reason I started playing guitar, my uncle was a great musician and teacher and taught me more than I could ever deserve in the vein of his personal style of music but I’m proud to say that before he died prematurely in a plane crash on the way to a working gig, I got him into Metal and I don’t mean hair metal but the Metallica’s, Pantera’s, etc. and seeing someone who I respected so much not only give it a chance but fall in love with it and the talent necessary to play it has always been - at least in my mind - my little way of giving back everything he gave to me and the patience he had with me. By the end, he knew more Metallica songs than anyone I’ve ever met and taught me so many riffs I could never figure out at that time (basically pre-internet and I don’t read music). He read music but preferred to learn by ear and I’ve never seen anyone as talented at that as he was. I miss him dearly and think of him every time I listen to Metallica. I still, and always will, have his 1956 Gibson he left to me when he passed away. And I still, and always will, rock the fuck out on that piece of art until my days come to an end as well & hopefully have/know someone worthy enough to leave it to as well, preferably in the family. RIP Uncle George.
Bro me too! Metallica jimi srv pantera some of my most favorite musicians. I’m sure u’ve heard of these guys but might I suggest checking out Gary Moore (80s solo blues/rock guitarist absolutely can shred) Jeff Beck (instrumental, more prog side of rock but) and then lastly, and a big surprise to me is Prince. I never was a fan while he was alive cuz I didn’t really like his pop hits but he is one of the best guitarists. Esp check out his Rock n Roll hall of fame performance when they inducted the Beatles. He did the solo for While My Guitar Gently Weeps. Fucking. Legend.
That was beautifuly writen, thank you for sharing and I'm sorry for what happened to him. Life is random and unfair. If you have a nephew, teach him so that Gibson stays in the family. Best of luck
@@DciMaluko my uncle was jimi hendrix dealer. Pretty weird, homie wanted it to be vetted by white boys, (quote). So my family would keep in touch w him and then let him know something is on the horizon, never let him go dry, never let him get too crazy. Times considering that was quite the bar. But my uncle pissed him off one day, as the story goes, had some fine product (kept secret) but was sketchin on selling it to a dude crossing the line.
He got cut out!!! It's crazy. Wasn't until a year or so later Jimi died. Unc had the right idea, I think he got cut from the circle tryin to reason him into just doing blow and quit the other junk. This is what exposed my uncle Ter.
He passed away from OD in 2005. Guess the ones preaching hardest have the most problems. RIP TER
You had a badass uncle man keep your head up brother keep playing 🙏🤘🍺😎
@@jantzenallen3077 he said uncle not dad
Idk, I first heard them on summer of 1986 and they were already big to the metal world. Thank God I got adopted in to the metal world that same summer.
I absolutely fucking love how James barks out the word, “Darkness!” You can totally tell at that point they just let it rip!
Well, that's how it used to be at a Metallica concert all those years ago. He ALWAYS let it rip. Now James tries to actually sing songs that were never "sung" in the way he attempts to do. One of the main reasons that I don't see Metallica live any longer after starting in 88.
@@MS-ii6dj his voice got trashed from around 1994, you can hear a slow decline between 91-93 but really it's around 94 you can hear the rasp is going, wouldn't be long before they went into half step. Him singing rather than barking is due to his destroyed vocal chords rather than anything else
That was Jason Newsted on the backing vocals yelling "Darkness'! His backing vocals were unmatched.
I remember watching this on live television. They were nervous as hell and the tempo was off, the song was edited for time and his voice was wobbly and thin. Every metalhead who had access to a TV was watching. As described, once the song was underway and they had the audience’s attention it’s like they clenched the moment in their fists and exploded. What a freakin weird night. I can’t remember if it was a chair or a lamp we threw through the front window.
I love learning about my generation from someone who's 19 years old.
That era of Metallica was amazing, pure testosterone, a combination of anger, passion, and vision. Jason Newsted was amazing; he really fit in well in terms of image and sound. It's a shame about the damn bullying.
Metallica, however you want to feel about them, are one of the most influential Metal bands of ALL time. Inspiring bands like Slipknot, Pantera, Avenged Sevenfold, and so on. Metallica is THE metal band. The attitude and energy they put into their playing style even to this day is what makes them so beloved. This band has gotten me through so much through their music.
Nah that band is Black Sabbath but Met comes close
@@jonathanmurrin5827 Metallica are just as important as Black Sabbath, Metallica made Metal popular but Black Sabbath created the metal sound.
@@Max-mo7ofMetallica is not as important as Black Sabbath
@@user-br2gi8kh5s yes they are, Black Sabbath didn’t even consider their music Metal til everyone else did, Metallica has been about Metal from the start. Like I said in my previous comment Metallica brought Metal to the mainstream and made it popular, they’ve sold twice as many albums as Sabbath and are much more popular worldwide, albeit without Sabbath it’s possible there wouldn’t be a Metallica but they were influenced by other NWOBHM bands like Motörhead, Judas Priest and Iron Maiden just as much.
@@user-br2gi8kh5sMetallica is just as important as Sabbath because they both progressed the metal scene in their own ways. Black Sabbath created the sound, Grunge bands fucked around with it and created some great pieces and arguably added a lot of metal influence, then bands like Slayer, Metallica, Megadeth and so on inspired the metal scene to evolve in very beautiful and awesome ways. They each got their flavor that they add to the dish that is Metal. Try to open your mind a little more
That "DARKNESS!!" still resonates to this day.
I cant stop listening to Metallica, no matter what phases I go through with music, I always come back to them.
00:59 and years later they give us that 40years black album with Jay balvin
From what I remember, James was fighting a cold during this performance.
Oh come on it was summer.
@@flamingooneleg77 So you can't have a cold in summer?
did not realize this just came out haha im in school atm but chilling watching metallica as i do everyday i was listening to fight fire with fire sped up then the concert where they played super fast and literally matched the 30% sped up version thats crazy
Wich is that concert??
@@jmg278 maybe metal hammer fest 1985
@@jmg278 probably Milan '87. Fastest FFWF on record
@@alessandro9740 thanks I will check It out!
@@alexeyayzin8512 thanks I will watch It!
I am so glad ive seen these guys live. If you haven't please do it, theyre AMAZING live too!
*That “Darkness” line is just amazing*
The darkness and landmine from Jason and James are my favorite parts of this performance
"One" was the song that got me into Metallica, in high school. Now 41, still the favourite.
as a teenage metal head at the time this was a major moment. the next day at school all we talked about was "did you see metallica last night?"
I remember watching that performance back in the day at age 15 .. unforgettable, they are the greatest metal band at least for that time..also 5 years before and 5 years after, but not all time IMO
Yeah, they have had ups and downs. But moments like this make people take their weird stuff with a grain of salt. They took shots first, clearing the way for other metal bands to have success.
I respect your opinion but just when I think I have heard all their good songs I just keep finding more it’s unbelievable how many great songs they have that a lot of people don’t know of and that to me is proof of a legendary band
@@justinbaughn8438 absolutely legendary I agree
They are of all time
@@thatsjuancooldude9409 I sometimes wish I felt that same way.. for me though they are still one of the greatest of all time
I remember I was at a camp ground in the smoky mountains as a kid in like 89 or 90. Everyone used to set up tents along the gravel roads and cookout and camp, and this blond haired teenager (looked like Christian Slater in the legend of Billie Jean) probably 6 years older than me, came over to our tent and said here "check this out" and handed me a cassette of 'and justice for all.'
Never heard anything like it at the time.
I've been a metal head ever since.
God bless that kid wherever he is today, he changed my life in a big way just by handing that tape over to me.
The fact that the nominated that performs on the Grammy stage usually wins the award, but they gave it to Jethro Tull who had no business being in that category, is still a miscarriage of Grammy lore to this day.
i feel ya..
i'm a big Tull fan and thought the award was out of sorts..
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That is true but Metallica I guess for there time they were the bee's knees 😆, they never would have made it in the 70s, best bands of all time True geniuses, and they wrote and played their own shit
Painkiller and Rust in Peace losing to Metallica's Stone Cold cover is karma. Grammys are a joke.
Haha Jethro Tull wins. He sings with his face. He belongs in the same category as tiny Tim.
that moment still gives me chills
I was in high school at the time, my mother knocks on my door to tell me Metallica was on the grammies. I laughed at her but turned it on because I was assured she was mistaken. Well they were on there and I couldn't believe it. I know it's hard to fathom that now but back then Metallica was still pretty unknown
This was such a massive event for us at the time. The underground came roaring into the mainstream without the help of commercial radio. I couldn't believe our metal heroes were on the Grammys!
100%🤘
And lost to Jethro Tull...wtf? Lol
I totally remember that. It was amazing. I remember feeling their anxiety. Playing to an entirely NON metal crowd and then losing to fricken Jethro Tull
Jethro Tull rocks but they shouldn't be in a competition with Metallica. That's like apples and oranges.
I don't think there was anyone more surprised than Ian Anderson.
The next day he said something to the effect of, "thanks for the recognition but we're not a metal band." He's right, Crest of a Knave isn't a hard rock/metal album.
JT wasn't even at the awards ceremony.
Ya jethro tull is definitely not metal but 100% better then fucking Metallica. 🤣
@@bobbobbeth7542 Aqualung is as metal as anything Metallica ever did.
@@zaneholland6297 But the album that beat Metallica that year was not a metal album. But, Jethro Tull was around for years by that point, so I am guessing those that voted for JT figured Metallica would have many years to win the award, but this was probably JT's last chance. I was a huge Metallica and other speed metal bands ('speed metal for lack of better terms') but I was young so did not appreciate the classics like I did as I got older. I appreciated the classics from the 60s and 70s while I was growing up in the 80s, but my close minded teen mind felt Metallica were snubbed that year, but in my later years could appreciate the politics as far as the pioneers were concerned, and why there was a good reason Metallica lost that year.
i was 6 years old and have rocked out to metallica since ❤
Metallica did a good job of bringing the extreme element of metal to the “masses” and making it popular without diluting it in this performance. There was already heavier shit out; World Downfall by Terrorizer came out this same year which was probably heaviest album of the whole decade
To this day, I always think of Metallica as "the gateway drug" to metal in most of it's forms. Lol
Would have been neat, but I doubt Terrorizer was going to be asked on that stage at that time. Lot of good albums that year from Testament, Nuclear Assault, Rage, Pestilence, Morbid Angel, Kreator. But the band I still listen to most from that era is Voivod. Followed by Kreator.
In 1989 death and black metal was blooming in Scandinavia. Some early instances of batshit mental avant metal too.
@@rayres1074 Does "Celtic Frost" ring a bell? Just asking.
@@curtisfranzen986 Yes, although blackened thrash is not as brutal as BM or DM.
I remember waiting all week to hear it and sitting through the rest of the painful performances that night. I was sitting with my friends watching it and we were just as nervous as they were. The room was so stuffy and the looks on the peoples faces when the jam kicked in was priceless. Remember at the time this was groundbreaking and had never been done before. It was so awesome! Of course they got screwed and lost to Jethro Tull., but things definitely changed after that performance. I’ll never forget it.
This video made me replay the shit out of the full performance
Had the honor of watching them perform that song live exactly two months ago. Shit was incredible
For me, "And Justice For All" is their greatest works...PERIOD!!!
Thank you for this video. I'm relatively new to metal and Metallica coming from a rap background. I've been going through Metallica albums one by one and thoroughly enjoying them. I'm currently on AJFA and loving it.
RIP Cliff, and keep rocking the fuck on!
Welcome to the metal lifestyle, great to have you here! You'll find so much more to love, trust me!
Awesome! As a major metal fan since 98, welcome aboard!
Welcome to metal!
Check out James Hetfields favorite band... GOJIRA
Check out the MTV European music awards show that got them banned. They told them they couldn’t cuss or play a song, I can’t remember which but they changed it up and played some punk songs that shocked everyone. It’s awesome 😂🔥🔥🔥
Watched this live it was awesome to see the look of terror in the eyes of some of the people's seated in the front lol they didn't have the slightest clue what was happening
Ive been listening to Metallica since 1983... seen them on every tour they played...
Iggy's face at the end is priceless. He's like *goosebumps* "God dayum."
You either have some kind of special intuition or you have seen the next few seconds of the video, where Iggy Pop turns to the woman next to him and says something like ''fucking goosebumps''! Nevertheless, you are right, priceless!
@@MikeyZiga oh wow! No, hadn’t seen this before.
@@MikeyZiga You can really tell he's impressed. I wonder if the camera crew were told to switch to Iggy Pop after the performance, knowing at the very least, he'd be amazed.
@@TheRealFaceyNeck They propably turned to him because he was nominated in the same category as Metallica, a ''rival''.
@@MikeyZiga I see. Okay yeah, that makes sense.
Also, *the VERY moment some one-legged old man made flute into the heavy metal instrument.*
Jethro Tull is awesome though TBH personal taste aside, just obviously not metal. There isn't really an excuse for the ignorance especially by 88, but it's not surprising. They might have stolen it from Metallica on purpose figuring the ignorant masses wouldn't know the difference, in an attempt to keep metal out of the mainstream.
This.
I have been a metallica fan for the last 27 years and I had no clue that they performed One at the Grammys! The fact they lost one year to Jethro Tull is fairly well known but the performance must have been pretty rare. I'm guessing the only way you can now see it is from vhs recordings of that night.
Seriously though, my mind is absolutely blown that I've never even heard about this, let alone seen it in nearly three decades. 🤯
I'm pretty sure that this was that very same year they lost
Me, too! I had no idea this happened.
They played this, left the stage, and moments later the heavy metal award was given. It seemed everyone there expected them to win, but then Jethro Tull was called. That was the moment in my life where I figured out award shows are garbage.
They ended up playing the song two years in a row iirc. The year they lost the Grammies were given a lot of shit and then following year One was nominated again and won.
th-cam.com/video/bwC9Hst_fFU/w-d-xo.html here is the full performance :)
James hit the throttle and never looked back, legendary!!!!
They're going in to the heaviest part of the song. I was 17. I watched this live. They kilt it
Best band ever for me. Been listening since I was 14 years old. Going 40 and still goosebumps. First time live was mindblowing.
I was 11 years old in 89' but I remember watching this air live and I loved it! I was already a huge Metallica fan. Still am but I have to say I lost them after ...Justice. I never understood the Black album when it came out I didn't "get it"...But all these years later I finally "got" it! Still love the 82 to 89 era the best!
I saw them last week (headlining, of course) at Welcome to Rockville in Daytona Beach, Fl. When you see them perform live, you know why they stay relevant decade after decade. James Hetfield stated " we were born to do this" and I have to agree, it's like a calling for them. Many people go through their whole lives not ever knowing their purpose in this life, Metallica is one of the lucky ones that figured it out.
I was there. EVERY time they play this live I get goosebumps. The first time I heard it live, it was damn near a religious experience.
The glory days of metal.
Metallica, the best music i've ever heard, and helped me cope with some sh*t. I will forever be in debt to them and i will always be a loyal fan!
I was a sophomore in high school and they made me suffer thru crap till the very end to see my boys and their live tv debut.
Deff the moment Metallica took over...
Metallica took over in 86' when they blew ozzy off the stage.
soo... was Metallica's performance reserved for the very end? That's actually... awesome! :D
They killed it that night for sure. Kirk's solo was fire.
This wasn't the moment Metallica became the greatest metal band it was just the moment you realized it. Many of us had been aware for years.
I think the video is highlighting that they overcame the fear of playing on the biggest musical award show there is and in front of a non conventional audience which made them respected. They grew thanks to this experience because they were pulled so far out of their comfort zone but came out triumphant.
Specially back before they kicked out their greatest member, Dave mustane.
Thanks for bringing the much needed gatekeeping. What's music worth if you can't feel superior
Well said.
I started listening to them right before Master of Puppets was released.
I was watching Headbangers Ball when the One video debuted.
This is the song.
I saw their video on Headbangers Ball back in 89 or something when I was just a wee 12 yr old with nary a hair on me peaches yet.
My parents would party with these other parents every weekend and when HB came on all of us, kids and adults, would gather round the old 16 ton zenith console TV(turn it on today, watch tomorrow!!) for some savage riffage.
One of my very favorite memories that also happens to include my parents too. Weird🤟🤟
Holy crap- I remember this! I was seven, but my older siblings had me into Met, GnR, all the good stuff. I was watching this with my big brother... those were the days. ❤🤘
Me too. And Faith no More. And Slayer and Prong. My bro passed away 1 year ago by his hand. Swapping cassettes and shit are memories that stay right at the front for me.
I wasn’t familiar with the band at the time and was blown away with this masterpiece wich remains,to this day,one of my forever favorites,bettered only by the orchestral version with the SF Philarmonic!
Cliff Burton was one of the greatest bass players to ever live. To this day, Anesthesia from Kill Them All, still gives me chills. Davie 504 would approve.
Rest in Peace Cliff.
Agreed
He was good but not the best.
@@TheRoadhammer379 Yeah, Davie 504 is the best.🤣😅😆
They forgot the most important part of that performance. When james replaced the word "life" with shit and he said it right to the camera. I remember like it was yesterday.
THE metal band, pssssh, you kids never probably heard of the greatest one of them all.
Jethro Tull
legends. #1 concert I''ve been to and I think I'll never get over it.
I think that they’re performance of “So What” was even more of a statement, but this is an earlier moment which set the course for their commercial success.
Now THAT was a fucking statement
By the way, I mean to write “their.” Ever since I had COVID last year, I find that I keep making mistakes like these.
It's beautiful to have the chance to see the very moment when a person, a musician, grows up trough his new experiences. This is what life is about, this is making your comfort zone bigger by stepping out of it. May Metallica and real music live forever.
I remember being so amped for this live performance that night at home. I was so happy and proud that a metal band broke through and the little guy triumphed. It was one of the most important moments in metal history.
Used to find Metal a bit over the top, but with Metallica how can you not help to absolutely love them. Appreciation aging like a fine wine.
Na
I find them really boring
Honestly used to love Metallica, it even got me interested in doing vocals myself.
Over the years, being exposed to more and more music, Metallica feels really stiff and robotic now.
They had a good run, but couldn't evolve their sound to keep up with the evolution of music. Saint Anger was a mess.
@@Cthulhu4President i once had a musician friend call them "babys first metal band" and it stuck with me.
I found the” Kill em all “album by chance, when vinyl records where still a thing 1987-88. Went to buy Anthrax and King Diamond, found the Randy Rodes Tribute,Ozzy special dual record album, that was pricey, but totally worth it, I had $10 left and saw this album cover with a hand and bloody sickle, thought it was cool looking and just grabbed it, didn’t know a thing about this band, never heard of them. Went back to my brothers house which I had just moved into, he had a serious stereo system that was so fricken loud, well I put that vinyl on, lit up a joint and and began a journey into mind meltdown.. I couldn’t believe what I was hearing the way Hit the lights started was epic, it was the music that had been in my head , but didn’t know existed, it was so loud and so fast and so hard that by the end of the four horsemen there was a knock at my door, I freaked out, thought it was the cops, it wasn’t, it was four dudes from next door house, they were like “dude, what the fuck are you listening to ?”
I said this band called Metallica !
They said we are a rock band and thought you were guys playing instruments, cause it was so fucking loud ! I proceeded to play the rest of the album and we were all blown away. The next day I bought a bunch of blank cassette tapes and dubbed copies and handed them to all my friends..everyone was freaking out.
I said Metallica will be the biggest metal band of all time and I was right !
Sorry, long rant 🖕
Too bad that Metallica doesn't exist for the last 30 years
I was a teen in the L.A. area and listening to California State University, Northridge's radio station. They had punk and other music at night. I wasn't into punk per se, but liked a lot of the music. Well, this speedy, metal-like song with a very catchy rhythm blasts out of the speakers and I call the station right away (there were only probably a few dozen listeners so it was easy to get through) and the DJ tells me 'Metallica's Phantom Lord'...I was hooked. A couple years later in 1986, me and friends head down to the Long Beach Arena to see Metallica open for Ozzy, but little did we know, Cliff Burton would be dead about 5 months later.