Classical Composer Reacts to Nothing Else Matters (Metallica & SF Symphony) | The Daily Doug (Ep 96) 

I cannot overstate how much the Black album marks a period of my life, and it is complemented by Countdown to Extinction.

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

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.

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".

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...

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.

The Outlaw Torn from the S&M version. Epic performance

Please do "One" by Metallica. Amazing song and amazing lyrics

The Frayed Ends of Sanity is an old school killer song. One of their most interesting from a songwriting perspective in my opinion

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!

Loved it when you started playing along. Music has a beautiful way of moving people.💜

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.

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!

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!

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!

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 :)

Love the grit in James' voice at 10:50 - just gorgeous.

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.

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.

S&M is the definitive album with orchestra. Especially No Leaf Clover.

As an old piano player who loves rock and classical, thank you for your reaction.

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…

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 loved hearing you play the piano along with the song. Good stuff man.

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.

It is fantastic to listen the piano added.

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❤️

I love how you play the piano behind the solo.

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.

Please do the instrumental stuff by Metallica like ''ORION'', ''TO LIVE IS TO DIE'' and ''THE CALL OF KTULU''

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)

More orchestral music? The Good, the Bad and the Ugly - The Danish National Symphony Orchestra (Live)

When I bought Kill'em all in around 1983 never thought I would be watching this at the age of 51 😏 🤟🤟🤟

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 YOUR VIDEOS DOUG!!!!!

You are just fantastic! Great reactions and that you can play along. Love it!

my fav band since i was in 8th grade. 1989

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.

Apocalyptica from Finland. Enter Sandman ( Plays Metallica By Four Cellos- A live Performance.

The cello rendition of Cliff’s solo, anesthesia, pulling teeth, is one of my favorite parts of this concert.

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!

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 can tell you're into it and that's contagious. I got a lil emotional when you started improvising with the big solo section.

My wedding dance song ,never seen so many people stand for the first 30 seconds like WTF is this .....🤣🤣🤣

Love the album. Love the fact that it speaks to you. S/M has always had a special place in my heart.

I clicked the like button only by reading the title. My Best Song ever for like the past 15 years.

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

Oooooo you sliding in tickling those ivories was so smooth, I likey

Thank you master! ❤️ 🤘

I spent my morning watching you videos, U have a new suscriber , keep on it !! Regards from Argentina!!

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)

beautiful reverb! great room for the piano, yeah!

What a treat! What wonderful music and such a great commentary! Thanks so much for this!

You need to do Deep Purple and the Concerto for Orchestra and Group...

I loved the parts where you played along with the song!

Love your takes…wonderfully insightful ….Metallica will always be available to you …remember Hampster?

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!

Yngwie Malmsteen with an orchestra! Far Beyond the Sun perhaps

The call of kutulu from the original s&m

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/

Awesome in so many ways....the mighty METALLICA great reaction👏👏👏

Love how nicely you followed with the Piano at some parts... ⭐

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.

🔥Magical keyboarding by you Doug!🔥!

An interesting concert of a metal band playing with an orchestra is a band by the name of Dimmu Borgir playing at the Wacken Open Air music festival in 2012. There are a few videos around of it if you want to check it out.

Deep Purple Concerto from the 70s.Masterpiece

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

One of the first songs I ever learned on guitar.

Wow. Heard it a long time ago. Still resonates

You rocked out on that piano Doug!!!

Doug love your reaction vids 👍🏻 Mark from Yorkshire

Dude your such a bad ass enjoyed watching you play along amazing bro

So beautiful !

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

Orion is the song to react to by Metallica. It's has a classical music inspired section two thirds of the way through.

I heavily recommend fade to black, probably my favorite metallica song

I like that Kirk is playing a Fender Stratocaster. It fits the melodic parts perfectly and stands out over James EMG equipment Explorer

Check out Queensryche Silent Lucidity. Live at the mtv music awards. Great song, this live performance has an orchestra. You won’t be disappointed!

We still need an Epica reaction.

By the way Doug, I really appreciated your piano playing, it shows you are not just some dude flapping his gums!

Goosebumps.

I've just spotted Yes Symphonic Live on Amazon Prime :)

It's well worth watching the whole thing. Amazing show!

Metallica - Master of puppets live in Seattle 1989

Leather pants joke was fun 🤣👍🏽

You should check out the Rush clockwork angels tour with the string ensemble.

Your piano accompaniment... just goosebumps!

"I'll listen to this whole thing" Doug, Doug please do that as a long video :)

Great video Master. I request Octavarium - Dream Theater with the orchestra. It is absolutely amazing

omg S&M2 will blow your mind! Anasthesia, make sure you are sitting down and those headphones are on 11

Do Dimmu Borgir with the Norwegian Radio Orchestra and choir !! 101 people on stage. Epic symphonic black metal !! Satyricon also have a performance with a Norwegian opera choir played inside the Oslo opera building !! Song suggestion: Mother North.

One of the things i like the most about this song is James Hetfield guitar 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. 🤘🏽

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.

Loved your piano accompaniment

Justice For all is when James was learning classical music and incorporated what he was learning into that album

If you're looking for a great mix of orchestra and hard rock, you absolutely have to check out the Scorpions album Moment of Glory, where they play with the Berlin Philharmonic. One of their best albums by far!

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.

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.