And then I heard... Metallica - Master of Puppets | FIRST TIME REACTION | 

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The entire album is truly a masterpiece. One of the greatest albums, ever.

This is the best anti drug song ever. The destruction is illustrated in every beat you hear the chill then the build to desperation.

Just imagine a two hour concert of these songs. Complete adrenaline rush and when it's over you're drained. I've seen them live five times over 30 years. They blow the roof off every time. Even at 60 years old they still rock harder than most bands that are twenty years younger.

1st part of the song (heavy part) - you, the addicted, looking for the drug.. abstinence etc, build up.. 2nd part of the song (mellow part, or calm before the storm as you put it) - when you are high, euphoria.. 3rd part of the sone (gets heaving again, build up) - this is when the high comes off and the cycle starts again.. asking the master where the dreams are etc.. Dont know which songs you have done or not but: One Fade to Black Welcome Home (Sanitarium) Unforgiven I, II and III Battery Blackened Damage Inc. Creeping Death Harwester of Sorrow From whom the bell tolls Disposible heroes The Four Horsemen Dyers Eve Orion So many fucking more its unreal..

This album shows the massive influence that Cliff Burton had on the rest of the members. This album was Metallica at their peak songwriting wise.

Their song "One" is both moving and meaningful, particularly combined with the official video. A powerful anti-war song!

My favorite Metallica track is on the ride the lightning album, “Creeping Death” is a masterpiece in itself with biblical references. They have a video of it on RU-vid playing live for a crowd of an estimated 1.6-1.7 million people in Moscow. An epic live performance

This is simply one of the greatest albums ever recorded, kudos for being open minded enough to appreciate how awesome this song is!! I've been listening to it since it came out & it never gets old!!

"and it's usually the calm before the storm" You may not have listened to much Metallica, but you definitely understand Metallica

1992 Blasting 'And Justice for All' through cassette on an Alpine while leaving high school. Good times.

“The calm before the storm.” You’re absolutely right. The slow part represents the high, then the hunger for more slowly comes back.

*I like how you said "it's usually the calm before the storm" at the beginning of the guitar solo because that's what it was supposed to represent. The mellow, close your eyes happiness at the start of the solo was the high from the drug kicking in, feeling euphoric. Then it gets a little chaotic as they're starting to come down. Then it's just full throttle frenzy as the user is withdrawing, needing more, now.*

The album made it to the library of congress that should tell everything one needs to know about this album. Such a perfect written masterpiece. At this era metallica made history. Nothing like hearing master of puppets the first time i wish i could get that first time feeling again that was my high a high that i chase but never seem to find again.

Ok. This is a masterpiece, and there is a reason Master of Puppets is enshrined in the Library of Congress for cultural significance. It is about drug abuse. But it's more than that. The lyrics are told from the perspective of the drugs. The instrumentation is told from the perspective of the addict. I appreciate this reaction.

i love the interlude in this song. its so calm, makes you feel at peace, like youre riding the high, then he cries for help and it loses control, it throws you off by not following the beat, like youre crashing, they invoked the feelings of getting high and coming down with their music

You can basically pick ANY song off the first four albums and it's gonna be a great song.

This is by far, my favorite album of Metallica's catalogue. The Library of Congress agrees, as it is the only metal album yet to be enshrined. Favorite song though is Dyer's Eve off of their next record ...And Justice for All. The best way to listen to it IMO is to listen to the previous song on the record: To Live is to Die written by the late, great Cliff Burton. Then it goes instantly right into Dyer's Eve. This is the way you listened to it back in the day on cassette tape or vinyl. Back in the days when you listened to an album straight through as an experience and not just one song.

When you said you felt rage more than sadness: NAILED IT

The beautiful interlude in the middle symbolizes the addict when they're high but it's starting to wear off and the guitar is pounding away like the urge to get high again. No peace except that small moment in between trying to figure out how you're gonna get your next fix.

Classic Metallica. Love them. Glad you can appreciate now what us rock heads loved waaay back when. 💜

I was an opiate addict for around 12 years, I started when I was 15. Been sober many years now. I quit methadone cold turkey, was taking 165mg a day for 2 years. That's enough to kill several people but it didn't even get me high just made me feel normal. My withdrawal was absolute hell and I almost died. I had seizures, hallucinations, intense anxiety and constant pain. It lasted for a full month. It was like the flu but thousands of times worse for a whole month. I just wanted to comment and say anyone can quit, you have it in you I promise. You have to want to quit for yourself. Only when you're tired of it and want it to end will you be able to finally get clean. Who ever needs to hear this keep going, you got this. It sucks and takes years to get back to normal but it's 100% worth it. You're amazing, don't let anyone tell you otherwise.

Best reaction to this song I’ve seen. Real, raw and dead on

The beauty of music is that our tastes broaden as we age and THERES SO MUCH MUSIC !

Check out Metallica 1991 live in Moscow “Enter Sandman” You’ll never see band playing to a crowd with more energy. It’s an amazing thing to see

My take on the structure of this song is that the guitar solo in the middle is like the temporary high someone gets for giving into their addiction, then they slowly come back down until they end up right where they were before (the same riff from the beginning)

Rap and Metal can have a lot of similarities, with the fast paced lyrics and energy. Love seeing someone discover music like this.

the way the song in constructed is almost like an addicts angry/aggressive withdrawal then gets to the peacefull melodic part would be like getting that euphoric blissful hit then the cycle repeats,whether it was intended like that or not it's so fitting.

bro i love watching your facial reactions to these songs, seems like youre really grasping how metal started and its core.

As a long standing member of the Metallica family (huge fan since about 1985) welcome to the Metallica family where all are welcome whether you have been listening for decades or just discovering them. And I can listen to them all day long and it get tired of them and they are still making great music and are still spectacular live!

This song is their absolute tour de force. For pure, bone-crunching, body-crushing, hypnotizing power, check out "Battery". Together, along with Master of Puppets, they make the best 1-2 combo of opening tracks I've ever heard on an album.

Excellent reaction. Metal, can bring out rage and frustration, and help you release it and get yourself together. Lyrically, "Eye of the Beholder" is one of the best Metallica songs.

As I've mentioned to other reactors such as yourself who grew up on hiphop and just now discovering metal: Hip-hop (rap) from yesteryear (I'm talking the good non-mainstream great lyrics and messages - not the 'gucci-gang and drug/gun/hos mainstream stuff) and Metal music are very similar. They have more in common than your realize. They both articulate very deep messages and profound meaning in their lyrics, and usually comes from a very deep, introspective or downright angry place. The biggest difference is the live instrumentation in metal (that hip-hop samples bass and guitar riffs and even beats). The composition of the instruments in metal music serves the same purpose as the musical score in a movie does. (the haunting sounds of Jaws, or the high-energy battle music of The Avengers or often sad and melancholic sounds in heart-wrenching scenes). The music enhances the acting, action, and dialogue in a movie broadcasting and magnifying the intended emotional response - just as the guitars and drums enhance the mood and emotions of the listener to metal. Those movies would not be nearly as moving or impactful if it wasn't for amazing music being played by the symphony-orchestras. You nailed it when you said "Country music could have the same lyrics, and will produce a completely different emotion". That's it!!! Metal music (most of it) has a message - and that message is honestly very similar to hip-hop: rebellious, anti-establishment, anger at the elites, oppressors, and corporations that rule over people, war pigs that use soldiers for their gains. And it hammers home its message by stirring the emotions in the listener to give them something to identify with - whether that's mutual anger, rage, loss, frustration, etc - through the instruments and their compostition.

You have to see a live version of this. The audience participation is just perfect.

One thing you to take in account that cliff Burton played on master of puppets the last album before he died jason newsted played from there on until he left big diff in giutar playing cliff was one of kind awsome

Love your compare and contrast of the lyrics with country music. Drug addiction certainly brings out both sadness AND anger.

Nothing else Matters is a great one to do. The instruments tell a story along with the lyrics. It's wise to understand the lyrics of Metalica. My son is a heavy metal artist. I didn't care for a lot of it but the music is phenomenal and the lyrics are awesome if we take the time to hear. Thank you for appreachiating this fact. Love your reactions.🥰

This was written almost 40 years ago. James was in early 20's . In my estimation his body of work is just too impressive. Great reaction you're catching on sir.

10:00 the music...it creates a back and forth...like a tug-of-war....then the music goes up and down and upside down...peaceful...then the addiction that you thought you locked away starts banging on the door in you mind...louder and louder...the drums sound similar to the slave ship drums sometimes...then this part I timestamped...it's like he is swept away by a tornado in his own mind...and the queeling guitar almost sound like the addiction is laughing at him...amused and in control now. This is the battle...the back and forth...the rollercoaster...the storm...the locked door...broken down and releasing havoc into your own mind. You're right..the music really does match this song.

Yesssss! you finally said it! (MWM) (Music with Meaning) Exactly! 🖤💚🖤💚😎😎🙏

@polo reacts that’s what it’s about and I always like your reactions keep doing the good work

I DEFINITELY recommend seeing their Manchester 2019 performance of this! It was pouring rain and they gave no fucks. XD

Even the instrumentals start out light and angelic and ends up heavy and dark. This song gives me chills.

This, in my opinion, is the best metal song of all time, and Tool is my favorite band. Next, react to "Orion" to hear Metallica with just music. It will blow your mind. Cliff Burton on bass.... Just... Wow.

Glad you dug this one and got into the lyrics, one of their absolute best, possibly their magnum opus. My recommendation for what to listen to, the way I got into ‘Tallica, probably wouldn’t work well as a reaction, but the album S&M is a great way to hear the breadth of their work. It’s a live album they did with the San Francisco Symphony back in 1999, and while it’s missing a few greats like “Fade to Black,” it’s still a great album. This song in particular shows off how Metallica composes for a live audience. The repetition throughout of “Master…Master!” gives even someone hearing it for the first time enough examples to get used to it and to hear the people in the crowd shouting it each time, as James Hetfield (lead vocals and rhythm guitar) barks out the first one and then gestures for the audience to yell the second one. Fans who’ve been to multiple shows have even started singing along to the mellow guitar solo that he plays with Kirk Hammet (lead guitar), which is a strange but beautiful evolution of a song they have performed in almost every show since the album was released 36 years ago. You mentioned the drums played by Lars Ulrich, not the most technical of metal drummers and he’s had his ups and downs with discipline and practice over the years, but seeing the performances he puts in lately, he’s taken such criticism to heart and really stepped up his live work as of late. Most Metallica songs give writing credit to him and Hetfield, which you can really see if you watch some making ofs, Lars is quite the producer and song shaper, often talking about what a given track “needs” or should have to achieve what they want. This was also the last album to feature their original bassist, Cliff Burton, who tragically died in a bus accident while touring to promote the album.

I love that "mastee, master..." fading away with echoes like you are sinking under water, sinking into the drug effect and inmediatly start that solo .. clse you eyes and you literally are flying, riding on heroine or something... That's perfection, period.

Nailed the meaning brother. People thought it was only about cocaine. It's about all addiction.

Check out Ride the Lightning, it’s about someone who’s facing death penalty through electric chair but he’s actually innocent. My fav Metallica song and definitely one of their best, actually one of the best metal songs of all times

Much love and respect for expanding your musical library! You have to check out "One" next. Make sure to watch the original video. It's a mini movie, so don't worry about reading the lyrics beforehand. You won't need to, I promise!

Love the reaction. One small thing to mention. This is metal, not rock. Rock is like Metal's calmer more radio friendly little brother. Rock is not nearly as aggressive as Metal. Kinda like Hip-hop and Rap are related, but different 👍

For me the song's tone conveys more a feeling of deep frustration or helplessness rather than rage. This song is a masterpiece.

The depth of understanding that these guys had in their early 20s is truly remarkable!!

Love Metallica ❤️ my all time favorite band... I was 15 yrs old when I 1st hurd of them and going on 50 and still love ❤️ them... must listen 🎶 to Sanatorium... for sure...

9:46 is one of the most charged, but pleasing sounds of any song I’ve ever listened to.

metal is the opera of rock and roll and Metallica is the master of it. I would highly suggest their San Fransisco symphony tour versions of so many classic songs.

Just keep digging....I grew up a hip hop/metal white boy and now all music ties us together ....I love the Beatles now....music is amazing 😎

Got to see them after the black album release Ride the lightening will always be my favorite

The laughter at the end has been my favorite since I was in elementary school

Pastor of Muppets… so good. my favorite Metallica, in particular Sanitarium. returning to it now, it’s surprisingly progressive… flexible time signatures, extended song structure. it has been inspiring to follow your videos as you move through the genres lending an open ear and giving honest and unfiltered reactions… more power to ya.

6:45 Have you ever watched the sunrise at the end of a 3 day bender on speed? You just ate for the first time in 72 hrs, n you are filled with regret, sorrow, and hopelessness as you get ready for your first rest in three days? I have. 8:45 the desperate moment when you realize you must end your addiction... or it will end you (and soon). Two n a half years clean now, and counting. I mention this not for accolades or pats on the back, If I did this so can you. If you are trying to get clean or are a friend of someone who is, there is hope, and there is help. Peace, love, and empathy.

I will tell you from experience that this song FEELS like addiction, and if you know, you know. Starts off kinda hard but just, when your body starts letting you know that it's been a while since we had a fix. Gets harder as the anxiety increases. Then you hit that airy, smooth, bridge, when you first feel that drug washes over you. Then immediately starts to Amp back up, because even under the influence that addict already starts to look for where the NEXT hit gonna come from. This song is about heron, but ANYONE that has had a pain pill addiction can also testify!

“Blackened” has always been one of if not my favorites

I grew up on this stuff and never really dove into the lyrics and structure but the slow down representing finally getting the fix and it speeding back up to represent the chaos between fixes is all I can hear now. I love metal

POLO...So smooth. Keep it up Brother!

There’s a fire song and a good one on the workout playlist.

Stopped in for the Metallica, stayed for the insight. I very much like what you have to say, young man. Very well thought-out, very open-minded. Subbed.

It’s the adrenaline rush from the power and pace of the instrumentation that creates a unique feeling, in combination with the content of the lyrics. Great reaction!

What a great comment !! It is a sad song when you think about someone being addicted, but so full of rage and aggression against that addiction. Glad you’re expanding you’re musical journey !!

In regards this song invoking feelings of rage, I would say it would be closer to a rage that invokes self hatred. Addiction is an arduous battle with yourself. Always putting yourself down, always hating what you are, always lamenting the next spiral that is to come while trying to recover. Relapsing is a very real fear as well as a strong temptation. Really powerful stuff.

Love your reactions man! I like your deep dives into the songs, but I must ask. That wooden thing that doesn't stop spinning in the background. does it have a name? I need one! xD

Rage is a good word. For the waste, the knowledge of the path being trodden but that pull is so very strong and we may as well be puppets.

Its always interesting to watch people crossing over to new types of music. Reaction videos seem to open peoples minds past preconceived notions and more often than not you can see some level of genuine shock at how much more they like at least parts. Ive always tried to do that but seeing how effective it is has made me more often try and apply that open view to everything.

"That part was badass I wanna hear it again"... welcome to 12 years old me =)

That comment at around 5:20, reading the lyrics is key to liking Metallica IMO. I also sat through about an hour of it at a party- it grows on you so fast if you are around it.

Great stuff! Been to a lot of their concerts and its a lot .ore than 4 songs. Lightweight one you are. You leave cleansed of rage and totally drained, went into the mosh pit and u left with more than that. Thanks

Good catch with how the music correlates with the lyrics. If you notice this song is composed into 3-4 sections. 1) aggressive start as the drug (master) is calling the puppet, 2)slow melodic part as the puppet takes the drug and enters euphoria, 3) aggressive out of control solo as the drug wears off and the need to have more comes. 4) back to the cycle from which the beginning happens.

There is a reason this album and song have been added to the library of Congress for its significance

The song can be interpreted for anything that controls you because anything that controls you is your master

I remember as a young kid driving with my best friend to Tower Records in San Francisco to get this album the moment it was released. We bought it on CD and Album. Listening to it for first time on Bay Bridge Coming Home to El Sobrante which happens to be where the lead guitarist lived at the time. Anyway....

The fact this song came out in 86 is crazy cause addiction has become so much worse since then.

I commented without watching the entire video, you hit the nail on the head when you said that it could be interpreted in several different ways.

I'm starting the deep dive into your reaction videos, and I gotta say, watching your discovering those bands made me realize a good reason why I have been struggling to discover new music in the last 20 years. You point it out yourself: this stuff was so impactful, meaningful, ground breaking. I was spoiled listening to that music when I was a teen. What there any music put out there in the last 2 decades that hit you as hard as this shit? Commenters, let me know if I missed anything, but I've been trying and the field has looked very tame for a very long time now, IMO...

I love seeing your honest excitement listening to these metal classics. That's the same face I have every time I hear these, even though I've been listening to metal since the 80s. Welcome to the club buddy!

*smiles* Since you mentioned lyrics. This is lyrically tied to a four song set. All on the same album, Begins with Leper Messiah, continues again with Damage Inc. Then Puppets, and finally Welcome Home (sanitarium)

It's hard to interpret chopping your breakfast on a mirror too many different. 😉 But you are right, the general theme of something controlling your life fits many things.

Master of puppets are pulling your strings, twisting your mind and smashing your dreams. Blinded by me, you can't see a thing. Just call my name. Cause I hear you scream, master.

The composition of their songs is just incredibly deep.

Found your channel when this video popped up in my Recommended list. Really enjoyed your reaction, some great thoughts. Subscribed and looking forward to more Metallica! 🤘

Great reaction and insight. Reading the lyrics really helped you understand the emotion of the song.

One of the best lyrics of all music. They hit the nail on the head with this one. Well written

Great reaction man! BTW, this version of the song sounds like back in the day when the batteries of your personal stereo begin to run out. It's a little slower than the original.

Hearing them play this live is absolutely next level! They will tour again soon so keep an eye out for your dates near you!

For whom the bell tolls is my top Metallica song. Been listening to them since my dad put headphones on my mums stomach. 🎉

I love watching these reactions!!!

The slow part is when he got his fix and is all high, then it goes back to the fast part "Master,Master where's the dream that I've been after" "Master, Master, you promised only lies"

Metal saved many lives.

Sad but True is my favourite song. I didn't see them in concert until about 5 years ago. I was way at the end of the coliseum but they played so loud and hard the vibrations went up through the floor and left my ears ringing for hours afterwards. I hope to see them again this summer!

Yeah Polo, we know it by heart -- glad you found it :)

All their old stuff is like riding a roller coaster of emotion.