I think that not only shows what a brilliant pianist this man is, but also the brilliant composers that Metallica are. The melodies in this song are so well constructed and laid out. They were far ahead of their time when they first started.
because metal pretty much is classical music since they operate by same musical rules and structure. same can't really be said for things like blues, pop, or rap.
You got it all wrong bro. "The depressive lyrics regarding someone with suicidal desires were inspired by James Hetfield’s first amplifier, which his mother helped him get before she died, being stolen just before the album was recorded."
It's actually amazing how melodic metal and rock songs in general are. It's one of the reasons I prefer it to other genres. You could never do such a good cover like this from nowadays mainstream popular songs...
Thanks. I've been playing for 37 years! I don't have time for a tutorial...I'd rather transcribe it and make the sheet music available to people for free (there have been some requests for that). Perhaps someday...
This is why Metallica was so great. Their music has always had a classical influence, thanks to the late Cliff Burton. They seem to have gotten away from that over the last couple decades. :/ I would love to see a transcribed version of To Live is to Die or Orion as well.
David Glidden I agree with your thoughts on Cliff. He was a huge talent no doubt. And I love their old music as well. I have been a fan since AJFA. And I also think that the Ride The Lightning and Master Of Puppets albums are some of their best work. Personally I’m not a huge fan of Kill’em All, but there is a few songs I like even on it. But to say Metallica “was” so great is kinda not a fair statement I don’t think. They are probably 10x more popular and successful than they ever thought of being. And definitely one of the most popular metal bands ever. And most of their success and popularity came after Cliff’s death and so did a lot of their better music. They have their selves changed the face and popularity of metal music. Metallica is responsible for so many of today’s great metal bands even being heard of. So to say they “was” great is not a fair at all statement. The correct statement is that they “ARE” great.
This arrangement really highlights the uncomfortable nature of the song in ways I've never heard before. The music here is so unsettling, especially the pauses in between the verses in the first part of the song. As others have noted, just shows how brilliant Metallica can be.
That was very impressive. One of my favorite Metallica songs. This man killed it. An amazing pianist. Metallica made genuine music. Not just a bunch of “noise” like the old folks and non metal heads use to say back in the day.
Holy! Fuckin! Shit! Bro, you freakin nailed it! Whole time I'm watching I'm saying, nah, he can't can't get the next part right and damn...I'm speechless!
I have listened to this piece 30 times or so already. Absolutely brilliant. I have been aspiring to play like this one day. I doubt I ever will, but I will die trying, I guess. :-)
Bravo, Bravo. I love it when the so called lines of music are blurred. People always ask me what’s you favourite type of music and I couldn’t answer it the way they wanted it because I don’t like just one type and when I was younger it was hard for my friends to understand so there were many times I just told them what they wanted to here because every time I’d try to explain that love all music and sometimes it just depends on my mood ( much more in-depth than that) they never really got it but having the love for music, being a musician and a singer I do love or at least appreciate all music. Now I love Metallica but I also love piano classical and contemporary I’ve seen both in concert and loved each equally but different, and to me that’s the power of MUSIC.🎶🎵
Norman V Wow well done. What made you choose that piece? By the way you played it so beautifully and also aggressively when needed. Seriously thank you for a fantastic performance.
This is friggin amazing! Wow! How does anyone thumbs down this awesomeness? Such a powerful song no matter what instrument it's played on, but the piano takes it to a whole other level. Great job!
Wonderfully done. Unlike some others, I enjoyed the varying tempo, sounds like a lot of compositions that had strange tempo changes in the middle of the piece. Keep up the good work.
Norman, it's awesome.... I was right in the mood for Fade to Black, but not the original one... And you played it just right... I wish I was playing like this... All of my 7 years of piano learning just gone, without practicing... Thanks, please make more covers... :-)
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The part starting at 5:25 reminds me of Avenged Sevenfold's song Fiction. The piano has that same dark roaring sound with low fifths combined with dynamic high notes singing on top of them. Really beautiful piece of music and a fantastic cover.
indeed Beethallica or Mozartallica hehe and cold you imagine the songs and albums Fur whom the bells tolls (Fur Elise Bagatelle in A Minor) LOL And Symphony for all Minuet in G Major of Sorrow
And what if this score would be writed at some 1700's or 1800's !? Some Beethowen or Mozart dudes or so playing this with grand piano and some violin/sello sections backing? Thinking about playing this at 1700-1800 in some consert hall? What do you think about that time scale peoples reactions?
I think about this as well. How would great composers appraise metal transcribed for piano, cello, etc? They may praise it and enjoy it, but the structures would be strange to them (verse/chorus/bridge/etc) and they may regard it as very simplistic and rudimentary. Bach, Mozart, Wagner and other composers of the time created the longest, most intricate musical compositions in history.
The 18th century people had time and the peace to go for exquisite harmonies. They would call this music something like the devil running to hell in sulphur fumes.
People are weird. Some people are tone deaf. Some people have pianophobia. Some people hate music. Period. Some people just hate everyone. Remember, 1 in 200 people are psychopaths, and a lot more than that are plain retarded.
Guy Dude: tempo was discussed very early on in the comments; I know it's a bit faster but it worked better for piano. In classical music, if you listen to several recordings of the same piece, the tempos will vary, sometimes greatly. Sorry if it threw you off a bit. I hope you enjoyed it regardless. Yours, Norman V.
I can see where you're coming from, im probably just too accustomed to the original song but yours is still an amazing performance, the tempo doesn't take anything away from it, congratulations ans thanks for sharing this piece
That's right. The description says 'an improvised solo...is included in the performance'. I didn't think the guitar solo translated well to piano, so I made up my own solo! Peace.
