Album 1. 1983 Kill Em All. Album 2. 1984 Ride the Lightning Album 3. 1986 Master of Puppets Album 4. 1988 …And Justice For All Album 5. 1991 Metallica (Black Album) Album 6. 1996 Load Album 7. 1997 Re-Load Album 8. 2003 St. Anger Album 9. 2008 Death Magnetic Album 10 2016 Hardwired to Self Destruct Album 11 2023 72 Seasons Welcome the ‘Tallica family! I’m in the US, been listening to Metallica since 1987-88 and still dig your channel because I went through that time period where everyone thought Metallica had “sold out” or “sucked” so it’s pretty cool to me to see more & more people “finding” Metallica. Rock on!
@@ElkSlayer8172 that was Aug of 1987 but I did not include that, the Garage Days re-revisited released in 98 nor the 2 symphony albums because I only listed original studio albums. But yes, Garage Days is friggen awesome! You can actually hear Jason’s bass on it. 🤘🏼
@@sublime130 I only listed the original studio albums. S&M, S&M II are both awesome albums, I saw the S&M II in the theater & S&M has 2 new songs No Leaf Clover & Human but, it technically wasn’t a “studio album”.
This is Metallica at their most focused, most aggressive, angriest (after Cliff Burtons death) and on the brink of superstardom. In terms of composition this whole album is monstrous. It's deep, progressive, incredibly heavy and tight as fuck. Make sure to listen to To Live Is To Die' as it will really move you in a very different way. Metallica rolled everybody when this dropped - yes the production is different, but the songs are totally fucking lit. BLACKENED 👊
I know a lot of people complain about the lack of bass on this album, but for me the lack of bass makes James' guitar tone stand out more than on any other album and it's never sounded better. As a guitarist, for me this album is the holy grail of guitar tones. As for recommendations from this album, I'd go with either the title track, Justice For All, or the instrumental, To Live Is To Die. They're the two longest songs on the album and they both feature lots of switch-ups and different parts.
@@j.t.3798 I can understand that. I guess one of the reasons I like it so much is because Justice came out when I first started learning guitar so it was a huge influence on how I wanted to play and how I wanted to sound.
This is literally the album that made me fall in love with all genres of metal as a kid. Yeah the whole backstory about the bass that we didn’t know about until much later was sad, but this was groundbreaking.
I'm 51. Metal head. So just imagine growing up in the late eighties early nineties , when all of these bands that you are becoming to love are just coming out. That's why it was so great being a teenager. During the late eighties with all of these bands at their peak.
52 here.i feel the same.ive been listening to them since Jan of 89 Most of my class mates didn't know who they were.the ones that did,said that it wasn't music.i only knew of 1 other that loved them.hes the one that introduced them to me.
I was the type that listened to Mtv,vh1 and top 40 radio.then in the middle of 88',the whole music industry changed.i was lost to music. I stopped listening to everything new.then Jan 89',enter Metallica,then the metal gates.i was reborn.
Blackened is my favourite song from metallica of all time and i’m glad you listened to me after all the time i begged you to react to this 😂😂 I’m so glad you loved this song bro 🤘🤘
You hit the nail in the coffin when you said it didn't sound as heavy and followed that up by saying "bass". EXACTLY! The bassist at the time "Jason Newstead" was famously slighted by Lars repeatedly telling the producer to lower the bass in the mix. This is a Heavy album, it's just lacking Jason's sound. Justice for Jason!
Bro I can't say enough how happy I am to see your success. You've earned the hell out of it bro and I can't wait to see how far this takes you. Keep grinding big dawg 🤜🤛
Ok Mollyboy, you got me. Just subscribed after watching your Blackened review. You are starting to remind myself in me and my first reactions to hearing and seeing Metallica. I'm a hardcore to the bone 58 year old metalhead. I grew up on Metallica, Slayer, Iron Maiden, Rainbow, Dio etc. Saw Metallica live my first time in 1982. I was a junior in high school. 36 live shows later I can't wait to see them in 2024. Mollyboy, do yourself a huge favor and see these METAL GIANTS while you can!!! I'll continue to follow you as long as you keep bringing the noise!!🤘🤘🤘🎸🎸
I love the amount of attention and respect you are giving these tracks! You are picking up on thing on your first listen that a lot of first-timers don't catch. And I promise, the more you listen, the more you will notice, dissect, and appreciate. There are so many layers to this music. We fans have all been down this path already, but it's really fun to watch someone take those first steps and experience it for the first time. It reminds us what it was like. Subscribed! :)
Your metallica reaction made by day better ✌🏼❤🔥 And i forgot to say that when you react on the and justice for all there is a 4k 60fps version choose that one for better experience
Their first four albums are all pure gold! Been listening to them since around 1984 and was lucky to find them a few years before they exploded onto the rest of the world. Saw them open for Ozzy and they were fantastic and the best “opening” band I ever saw! LOL
It's funny I had the same reaction the first time heard that solo. I play guitar heard that solo and said the p-off thing .cracks me up great work on the channel looks fun. Peace friends 🤘🐘
Keep it going man. Enjoying the genuine reactions and your joy at discovering new jams. Seriously though, pick up your guitar, one hour a day, two hours a week, whatever you can manage. I swear there's not much more satisfaction than slammng out one of your favourite riffs, then even improvising on top 👌✨🎸 magic 🌟 A different feel, but still awesome track, is - No Leaf Clover, also by Metallica. I have sooo many suggestions of sort if 'tester' metal tracks, to see if you'd appreciate certain genres or certain bands 😅 I'll spread them out and hopefully you'll get to some 😊. Cheers. Peace ✌️
For anyone who want's to hear Jasons contributions to this album look up And Justice for Jason. Somebody has remixed the whole album where the Bass takes it's proper place and I feel it really elevates what is one of my favourite thrash albums.
RTL -84; MOP -86; AJFA -88 They killed the bass to haze Jason....sooooo stupid That intro was recorded backwards and then they flipped what they had and got that. Jason's first writing contribution is in this song. The 3rd and 4th time around after they come out of the solo, James switches to the upbeat and it may be one of my favorite moments in all their songs Rock on homie 🤘
This is my favorite Metallica album followed by Ride The Lightning. Man it’s so cool to watch you experience and react to these classic Metallica songs. you my friend are hooked for life.
The FIRST thing ol boy noticed, was there was something "off" about the lack of how hard it "hits" 😂 If ya know ya know That is NOT a bad thing you noticed that "quirk" right at the beginning either! Well done good sir! 🤘🤘🔥💯
Found your channel and really liking your reactions to metal. You for sure appreciate the instruments but watch a view videos with the lyrics or follow them on your phone during the songs. Metal is WAY more than just the instruments, especially Metallica and Tool.
Looking forward to this one 🎉🎉, another banger from this album is, and justice for all but the seattle 89 version is a must reaction. The ending is 👌👌👌, and most metallica fans will know what I mean 😉
@@jochencooper2751 the studio version is good but seattle 89 version is just epic isn't it mate. When I've built my time machine it's the first place I'm going lol
You keep reacting to these and I'll keep watching . I'll never get bored of watching people hear my favourite band .they literally mean the world to me
MOLLYBOY! People get pissed off about Metallica doing the exact same type of riffing you are losing your shit over! Remember that. Each song is a story, a journey, never lose that sense of wonder!
Back in the day, i had a perfect car system for this album. Two Memphis sub amp's, one on the left channel other on the right. They were hooked to a pair of Kenwood 10 inch subs...A mono block didn't sound right. I also had a Sony amp going to a pair of 3 channel 6x9s. it hit hard and everything sounded great on AJFA album and all others. I guess that's why it got stolen one night despite me having it chains on it. I did get to spend 7 years with that system.
I was 11 years old when my older cousin plopped this CD in my hands in 1988... Living in a rural area this was my introduction to Metallica. It was at that moment I knew I was a metal head...and due to that reason and the complexity and aggression of this album..it remains my favorite Metallica Album to this day.
Hey Bro! Still the guy from Italy. I still suggest you Fade to Black live in Brazil (Belo Horizonte), that’s my favourite one; plus, I saw your reaction to “Nothing Else Matters” so I think you should listen “The Unforgiven” studio version from the same album, after you can go even with Unforgiven 3 that is a great song. There are few underrated songs in Death Magnetic album (The Unforgiven 3 and The Day That Never Comes for ex.) Hope to see these videos out soon ✌🏻👍 Ps: congrats for the 10K ✌🏻👏
When you listen the title song "Justice for All", I recommend the live version from Seattle 1989 show. Overall on this album, as many have already said, bass had mixed very quiet, which makes the personal sound of the album. In my opinion, guitars sound overall quite angry, especially combined with James's singing. Some have said, that Lars is trying to do plenty of stuff with drums, trying to mimic some "melodies" too.
@@jhawk4480 Stockholm Syndrome from listening to it for years. It's objectively more impactful with PROPERLY mixed in bass. I'm not talking some jack wagon who just cranks up the low end on an EQ. Ahdy Khairat on YT has incredible remastered tracks from AJFA.
I absolutely LOVE watching people listen to Metallica (and numerous other rock/ metal bands)for the first time!! I've been a Metallica fan from, essentially, day one. I bought the Kill Em All album THE DAY it came out!! I was like 14, and rode my bike to our local (2 miles) record store. I went home and sat there for hours just play, flip, play, flip, etc. Had that same look on my face too!! Lol.
This is peak Metallica. In terms of composition, it doesn't get better than this album (in my personal opinion). Every single song on this album is as good, or better than this one, and a couple of them are candidates for the best songs the band has ever written.
Check out a band called “Rage”. They are from Germany. Always loved listening to them alongside Metallica. Rage song to check out would be “set this world on fire”. If you like it check out the songs soundchaser, down, dies irae, unity…. Pretty much every song from there albums unity, soundchaser, speak of the dead. Super groovy metal you won’t regret going down this rabbit hole.
You make these videos really well: instead of too much pausing and hee-hawing annoyingly you understand it's ok to comment and talk OVER the track too (it doesn't interrupt the listening experience so it's fine), and when you pause you get to it and then get back to the music succinctly without being annoying. I re-iterate my recommendation of "Three Little Pigs" by Green Jelly, and I also noticed you haven't done any Megadeth yet! Megadeth is amazing in that it's one of the great metal bands but it has a distinctly more 'modern' feel to it, already did back in the day. It's still a 'legit old-school genuine metal band' but it sounds a lot more modern. I recommend "Addicted to Chaos" from Megadeth! Of course they have other great songs and several which are more popular even, but any Megadeth fan would agree with me that Addicted to Chaos is pure quality...it's extremely well written and pretty 'operatic' like some of Metallica's greats for example. Then you need to dip your toe into Sepultura... Roots, Territory, Refuse/Resist...if you don't know them yet you're getting into the treat of your life!
So with this album there's a few things going on. This was released in 1988 2 years after Cliff Burton the bass player on the 1st 3 albums died. There are various stories out there for the lack of bass. One is that Metallica turned the bass down in memory of Cliff almost like its supposed to be missing. Another one is they wanted to haze their new bass player. I also heard lars Ulrich the drummer say that the album sounds thinner so it would sound better on car stereos at the time. Who knows what's really true. All I know is the album is a masterpiece and IMO it's their best work. Check out a song called Dyers Eve from this album.
Did NOT need a bass guitar in this album whatsoever. James' rhythm guitar was so thick it carried the whole album. Also hetfields screaming voice literally peaked here. Awesome
Love your videos man. This was an important song, most people think that metal bands are just all about noise, but these guys were singing about climate change and environmental issues back in the 80's. There was another band back in the 80's called Kreator who had a song called Some pain will last, which was also about what damage mankind was doing to the planet, us metal heads are not all stupid noise merchants.
When they mixed the album Lars said, drop the volume on the base so you almost cant heat it, and then drop another five steps. They really took out their anger on their new basist Jason.