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@stickflickproductions6284 3 года назад

And to think these guys were 19, 20, 21 years old. Writing this music. Playing this music. Creating this music. Legends

@NBU-om7xf 3 года назад

they were actually 21 or 22 because all of metallica members were born 1963 (most of them) but we cant get songs like this because their old and slower than then etc etc

@TheEngwall 3 года назад

@@NBU-om7xf And Cliff one year older.

@roneidomusic7300 3 года назад

@@NBU-om7xf older and slower😳 have u heard spit out the bone or hardwired?

@datimolashvili8075 3 года назад

absolutely!

@HanMoP 3 года назад

@@NBU-om7xf Just to prov how wrong you are. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-LxbNEjK2Hco.html

@chrisw1360 3 года назад

Alex:"For Metallica to capture......I'm going to shut the fuck up" Haha. I love your appreciation for their songs and how you take it all in. Keep up the great reactions.

@secondsofsilence_music 3 года назад

Cracked me up haha

@chriscunningham1968 3 года назад

i literally LOL'D

@metlgawd 3 года назад

4:39 FTFY

@braydengilbert9172 Год назад

Hahaha I read that the exact same time he said it😂

@jeffmoppi 2 года назад

Kirk is a toolbox solo player. He spent years building tools - licks, phrases, techniques. When he writes a solo, he combines these tools in a way that fits the chord progression. That means, they're both, pre-written and improvised at the same time, mostly in the studio. The best takes he combines to his final solo, with the help of the producer.

@givenspade 3 года назад

fun fact: the scream in the bridge section when James sings "I don't want to die" was actually from Lars

@cadenyourearent8174 3 года назад

Dang thanks I didn't know I thought it was James voice but modified a bit

@bretthouston5448 3 года назад

Lars also had the idea for the sound of the intro as well

@firelitr 3 года назад

Are you sure? I had heard it was Cliff, as he did the same thing at live shows.

@Jackobo6 3 года назад

@@firelitr Lars wrote the intro (probably came up with the drum beat and sang the melody) and Cliff harmonized it :) Both of them share credit for it :)

@elahiac8372 3 года назад

@@cadenyourearent8174 X2 brother, I also thought it was from James, because the effects that it has in its studio version, James's voice was felt more than that of lars himself, but look, it's always a good thing, learn from fans to fans curiosities of Metallica . songs. I only knew that Lars only had the idea from the beginning, he did not know that he was the one who gave him breath and shout of aura on the bridge of James, favorite Great Dane.

@karlsmith2570 3 года назад

I don't know anyone else, but I can hardly wait to see Alex's reaction to "Call Of Cthulu"

@chassy50 3 года назад

*Ktulu also i think he should listen to the 1984 London lyceum version cause you can barely hear the bass on the studio version

@kirkwahmett859 3 года назад

And fade to Black

@The_nitewolf 3 года назад

I was just thinking that

@MHZENIES 3 года назад

@@chassy50 it can be writen with k and c, wheter you want to spell it

@fogzax 3 года назад

Yeah that's the best track on RTL for me

@gizzad 3 года назад

"I DON'T WANT TO DIEEEEEEE!" ("I'mma shut the fuck up.") That was priceless! I got chills man! 🔥🌈💖

@maxbakowski9967 3 года назад

Weakend by horrid scream!!!! Hetfield's vocals talent is really showing off here

@namelessghoulette4094 3 года назад

6 months ago is when you stopped calling yourself a “hip hop head” and came to the dark side.....Alex is one of us!!!!

@irakewater3384 3 года назад

Kirks solo is just so unbelievably good in this song, goosebumps every time

@claydurban8411 3 года назад

By far my favorite solo ever

@heavydirtysoul1328 2 года назад

Only solo of kirk that i like

@Pifmeister Год назад

This solo was written by Dave Mustaine

@deletedhero5579 Год назад

@@Pifmeister No it was written by Kirk, just a riff in this song is by Dave

@Sum_Jigh Год назад

Oh Hell yes!

@linus5171 3 года назад

Solos are usually made by using scales. Scales are made out of notes that work together, they usually play licks in the scales and move from scale to scale. But some also create a melody in their head, by the melody then knowing the notes. Creating it on guitar.

@sdot13tube 3 года назад

I knew someone would have put in here.. so know I don’t have to 👍🏽

@romanduran4829 3 года назад

Yup. The song is written in a certain key with a chord progression and the solo is written using scales that use notes that compliment the notes under it

@continentalaquatics2725 3 года назад

Metal and hard rock solos seem to be recorded in the moment from what I’ve seen and heard. From there, there may be certain melodies that come out of the solo that the lead guitarist would want to duplicate, but there are usually variations when they know other notes are in the scale. Whenever I wrote solos, I planned out every note and focused on melody, but I was nowhere near as capable as Kirk or James and I the music I played wasn’t considered heavy.

@logancuda4624 3 года назад

Yeah, its kinda just go with the flow but follow the scales. So with this song, they set their mood, had their key and Kirk went with it. Im sure it went through many stages of editing but there had to be a base to it somewhere at some point that related to the song.

@erenyeagerist5240 3 года назад

true but writing guitar solos also has this thing called "phrasing" where you really create the melodies or ideas in your head and you just let it out on your guitar and play a nice guitar solo and not just playing random notes on a scale

@TheRipeTomatoFarms 3 года назад

After getting Puppets (my first album) I went into the backlog (because who the eff didn't). Holy heck, I must have listened to this and Creeping Death 6000 times in the span of a summer.

@jasonx4008 3 года назад

RTL has always my fav Metallica album

@jasonx4008 3 года назад

@Curly Que Justice is a masterpiece

@na-tv6rn 3 года назад

Got Puppets first after listening to both in the record store. No regrets but RTL definitely got some major play in my highschool music rotation.

@capp00 3 года назад

From what I've seen/read/heard from Metallica over the years in regards to solos, some are written based on a sound they have in their head. Often times, when in their down time, or on a bus ride or whatever, a riff just comes to them, or they have an idea for a bridge or solo piece and they'll just use a tape recorder or whatever, record it, and then later when putting together a record, they'll browse through their recorded material and see if something fits, and then tweak it as needed.

@dolphin082 3 года назад

Makes a lot of sense

@cbinette100 3 года назад

That's why Kirk wasn't a major part of Hardwired. According to him he lost the phone he had all his recorded ideas on and when they went into recording he didn't have anything ready to go.

@dowens3781 3 года назад

Not true. I've read numerous interviews with Kirk Hammett in guitar magazines during the 80's. He was very schooled in theory (by the guitar god Joe Satriani) as a teenager, so he used to meticulously work out solos during their early days (first 4 albums). He only began improvising some solos on the Black Album (and then Bob Rock would have him refine them, or he'd piece them together from multiple improvised takes). And on Hardwired, Kirk chose to improvise all of the solos in order to give them a more spontaneous live jam type of feel.

@fatshady5714 3 года назад

Thanks for tossing in this tidbit of Metallica lore ma man! Gotta love that method of song writing! Seems like it would definitely be more "organic" in the sense that the guys wouldn't need to all just sit down in the studio with a deadline hanging over their head trying to force something together to meet it. It makes sense that creating in that way would make for better music and it really shows in damn near every album they've created!

@cbinette100 3 года назад

@@dowens3781 he had to improvise because all his licks were lost. That's why he didn't get a credit to the album. Here's the interview with James on the subject..."James Hetfield Talks Kirk Hammett's Lost Phone, Air Drums to Ghost" loudwire.com/metallica-james-hetfield-kirk-hammett-lost-phone-computer-air-drum-ghost/. Kirk is extremely talented and yes he can improvise on the fly.

@jayb7775 3 года назад

"I can feel the flames..." That scene from The Green Mile always comes to my mind.

@thebiscuitbros8202 3 года назад

This album has some of the best Kirk solos! You should enjoy them as much as possible because you only hear them for the first time once!

@sacredrelapse2057 3 года назад

Cannot wait for Trapped Under Ice. Metallica is one of the all time greats!!

@jacobcarr5647 3 года назад

Yesss the most overlooked song on the album!

@jerryspiegelberg8721 3 года назад

As A Minnesotan.... Being trapped under Ice has ALWAYS been a fear of mine since I first started ice fishing ( I was 7... This song came out when I was 13 )... When I First heard this ( 85'ish ) I was Dumbstruck !!!!!

@windyhead7960 3 года назад

@@jerryspiegelberg8721 Yeah.VERY scary.I suffer from claustrophobia.

@MrJholshouser41 3 года назад

Tracks 2 -5 are the strongest out of a fucking amazing LP

@markdixon3987 3 года назад

I am dying to live, cry out! I'm trapped under ice!

@loriboggs7462 3 года назад

I like how you noticed his voice is different. He was a kid at this time period. His voice gets deeper the older he gets. I love them all!

@nathanmellott2262 3 года назад

One of Kirk's top 5 solos for sure. SO.GOOD. And honestly James and Cliff underneath the solo are absolutely incredible as well. You're totally on point with Metallica's progression musically through the first 4 albums. This is the perfect bridge between the masterpiece that is Master of Puppets and the raw speed of Kill Em All.

@kirvergalarragacastro1448 3 года назад

As soon as i heard that solo i realized two things: That Metallica would forever be my favorite band no matter what and that i had learn how to play guitar. Completely blown away.

@nou7911 3 года назад

Same thing happened to me

@chrisw1360 3 года назад

Same bro!

@EzioHanitore 3 года назад

That was me when i heard Holy Wars for the first time

@redtoesmaster2931 3 года назад

@@EzioHanitore megad*th has no place here son

@222MovieMan 3 года назад

@@redtoesmaster2931 Megadeth has a place everywhere. We enjoy both Metallica and Megadeth here! :)

@robertw8729 3 года назад

I first Heard this song when I was in fourth grade and kirks solo in it is basically one of the reasons I started to play guitar fast forward about 7-8 years and it’s still practically my favorite solo of all time

@Puma3golf 3 года назад

I think I was born with heavy metal.

@quabbl6939 3 года назад

This was the first Metallica song I heard, in fifth grade and I loved it too, I got inspired to play guitar by James tho

@jasonx4008 3 года назад

Kirk has always had that crazy ability to craft a perfect solo the song needs (particularly in those early years). He may not be the most technical or virtuosic, but he is great because of how his solos SOUND. The Outlaw Torn is a perfect example. Its like his heart is bleeding as he's playing it

@irsyazman181 3 года назад

Some legends said Kirk set his guitar on fire when he played this solo

@forformgamer 3 года назад

I remember being at an outdoor Metallica concert that got postponed due to a crazy lightning storm. When the band came on, a few songs in James said: "I think you guys might like this one even more now." before starting this song. Everyone went completely apeshit! Still remember the mist rising because of all the people that were drenched in rain heating up xD

@gennyreese420 3 года назад

I’m sure that was incredible! I had a similar experience at a Marilyn Manson n Smashing Pumpkins concert...Manson got sick of waiting for the rain to stop, and decided to perform anyway in it, and just then it did stop and the most incredible rainbow...yes, rainbow 😂🤘🏼Appeared for the prince of darkness!!...Red Rocks Colorado..amazing!

@ch355_ 3 года назад

“for metallica to capture...i’m gonna shut the eff up” you have chosen wisely, sir. kudos

@olaferdland-jeppesen7794 3 года назад

I envy you. I wish I could hear Metallica again for the first time.

@gizzad 3 года назад

Yeah, and part of me feels likei do when I watch him react. Heartwarming

@afigueredo88 3 года назад

Amazing times as teenager getting my mind blown by the music and the lyrics. Just like Alex right now, so cool to watch it tbh

@olaferdland-jeppesen7794 3 года назад

@@gizzad Sure is

@olaferdland-jeppesen7794 3 года назад

@@afigueredo88 yeah sitting with the record sleeves reading the lyrics. Good times

@technewsfortechnoobs 3 года назад

From what I remember from when this album first released (yes, I just dated myself there), James focused only on the rhythm guitar parts, and Kirk wrote all the solos. He did all doubled/octave solo parts as well. So when you hear the dual guitars playing together during a solo....it was ALL Kirk. James later started playing some of the doubled parts live, but it wasn't until he was much more proficient of a guitarist to do so.

@alanholt9806 3 года назад

Thank you so much for your appreciation of Kirk's guitar solos. He gets a ton of hate, and I've never understood it. I've always felt that while his solos aren't necessarily as complex or difficult as some others, they fit the songs far better than just about any other heavy metal lead guitarist. Far too often, metal soloists play extremely complicated, lightning fast solos full of sweep picked arpeggios and finger tapping that, while technically impressive, don't actually fit or complement the song itself. In fact for me personally, only Randy Rhoads (Ozzy's first 2 solo albums) had the ability to lift the songs he played on as consistently. Again, thank you for giving Kirk some love!

@LordBaktor 3 года назад

That's what me and my friends used to say, Kirk might not be the best but he managed to write solos that fit the songs and had identity. You can hear an isolated Kirk solo and know what song it is from pretty easily. Brian May from Queen, Adrian Smith from Iron Maiden and Both K.K. Downing and Glenn Tipton from Judas Priest are also pretty good at that.

@alanholt9806 3 года назад

@@LordBaktor Totally agree with those guys. David Gilmour is another imo. I love shreddy solos, but I'll take the guys you mentioned, Hammett, Gilmour, and Rhoads ahead of any others regardless of skill.

@dylanadams1455 3 года назад

Fucking Amen! Shreddy dickwads who don't understand it's not all about speed. This solo is amazing, and so is the solo to Fade to Black. These solos are WRITTEN. They have drama, dynamic and narrative. Far more memorable than 99% of all metal solos. I LIKE his blues licks. I LIKE his use of wah.

@feloniousalpha1815 3 года назад

Kirk wasn't always labeled the best. But he's worked hard for it and I appreciate him. Your emotions belong to him when he starts a solo. And you bang your head when Lars says so.

@15blackshirt 2 года назад

Kirk Hammett's solos are easily some of the most recognizable

@beastofthesoutheast9535 3 года назад

Guitarist here. Not a pro by any means but this is my process. I usually record solos last and the first time ill just jam over it and go with what feels right in the moment. Then ill have an idea of an outline, so to speak, then I keep jamming until I "color" in the lines. Sometimes I know off the bat for what I want but generally it's just feeling it and making it cohesive to the song.

@szithaanu9934 3 года назад

I pretty much do this routine also. It's like painting a picture. First step is to sketch it out to get a feel of it (jamming out over the riff) Second step is to start making definitive decisions about where everything is going to fit (structure the general melody of the solo) Third step is to refine and add in the details that make it 'pop' so to speak

@Puma3golf 3 года назад

Keep chugging man! Lets goooooooo

@Vitericus1 3 года назад

Solos are always prepared and thought out for me, never improvised, so they integrate right into the song. I write the song from A to B to C; I get to the point where I want the solo, get an idea of how I want it to sound/feel then write it the "David Gilmore" way by adding together small melodic bits and phrases to get a complete solo. Then I continue to write the rest of the song. Then go back and decide what types of harmonies and riffs to play underneath the solo.

@dragonpup1 3 года назад

I'm a bit of the same. But sometimes I have an idea for a solo first and I'll write or noodle around to put it in to a key and write around that. I think Alex will start to notice Kirk tends to play similar notes and that's cos Kirk loves the Pentatonic scale, a lot of hanging around 12th,14th and 15th frets and that's because it fits in any song and you can always make something sound amazing.

@gPOSKAS 3 года назад

For me, this is their best album. Every track is amazing. This song NAILS the essence of the subject. Written so young. They were beyond their years.

@jarrodschaller5963 3 года назад

Metallica's music literally feels like home to me....

@NeighborhoodItalian Год назад

It is for us brotha

@shimson666 3 года назад

Every song on this album is about different ways of dying. It's lyrically and musically intense, the whole damn thing is a masterpiece. Kirk was like 16-17 when he wrote some of the riffs for this album.

@Ozz77765 3 года назад

First heard this song in 1985, first Metallica song I ever heard. Still and will always be my favorite song.

@laufenkraufen7509 3 года назад

I was 5 then. My first and stil favorite song is from album Kill 'em all Seek & Destroy when I was 14 years old. Running On our way Hiding You will pay Dying One thousand deaths O my god, that make so much goosebumps.

@chrisw1360 3 года назад

@@laufenkraufen7509 Seek and Destroy is a top 3 Metallica song and by far my favorite song for them to play live at a concert.

@XAMS 3 года назад

One of the greatest guitar solos of all time on this song

@NoelJames_ 3 года назад

Yeaa truee, but Kirk gets a lot of slack for not being as good as Mustaine.

@XAMS 3 года назад

@@NoelJames_ Mustaine never wrote any solos as good as Ride the Lightning, Fade to Black or Creeping Death, and that's just sticking to this album. Sure Mustaine could shred really fast, but Kirk's solos a much more memorable.

@nejobeigott2928 3 года назад

this album is gonna blow him away

@sharooooon6212 3 года назад

It’s funny cause ride the lightning was one of the first full metal albums I loved so it’s great watching him feel all the emotions I felt when I first heard it all

@philrob1978 14 дней назад

That aggressive, growling slide up on the bass at 8:07 hits me in the core of my being every time. Cliff was a genius. It's almost criminal how young they all were when they made this album - exceptionally talented guys. True classic.

@Magmabbx 3 года назад

Two words: EPIC SONG

@secretmedicine6011 3 года назад

THREE WORDS: BADASSITUDE

@mattihelin5101 3 года назад

When you listen to the call of ktulu, please pick up the enhanced bass-version of the song. Cliffs bass is incredible. There are so many little details that you really don't notice from the original version. The man was a genius.

@michasocha8998 3 года назад

Sm2 :)

@ajkorras 3 года назад

Maybe regular still 8)

@philipp.bernard5267 3 года назад

that's why my favourite album is MoP

@Ameen559 3 года назад

@alex hefner Do this..

@ethanwalklett 3 года назад

When you've literally listened to this song over 1000 times and it is still 0.00% annoying, this song never gets old.

@user-hg1sn5zf6o 5 месяцев назад

35 years so far.Still kicking.Metal up your ass

@Davivd2 9 дней назад

I've been listening to this song for 30 years. I still have a reaction like this whenever I hear it. Every time that it comes up on my media players, I stop what I'm doing and give it a proper listen. That solo, and the rhythm section behind it for that matter, are (no pun intended) lightning in a bottle. Being a kid getting into metal in 1994, hearing these 80's Metallica albums for the first time. The emotions still stick with me. Hearing that harpsichord on Fight Fire With Fire or the opening to Battery. So epic. I mean EPIC. It was like listening to something bigger than anything that I've ever heard before. Almost like these guys had Metalocalypse episodes from the future playing in their head as they wrote music.

@dielegende9141 3 года назад

Fun fact: Despite his solo being the standout element of the song, Kirk Hammett is not credited for writing Ride the Lightning

@moondawwg 3 года назад

Yeah guitar solos are rarely considered songwriting credits.

@jamesthemetalhead21 3 года назад

Dave mustaine was credited for 2 songs on ride the lightning.

@MikeysMorgue 3 года назад

Kirk doesn't get credited for any solo! Kirk did write ever single note for this solo, contrary to Mustaine lovers saying he wrote it. That is so false that it's laughable.

@jamesthemetalhead21 3 года назад

Call of ktulu and ride the lightning have writing credits for Dave mustaine.

@sadsadasdsadasdsadas 3 года назад

@@jamesthemetalhead21 Yeah, he wrote the beginning to Ktulu and the Spider chord riff to Ride the Lighting, thats it. Kirk wrote the solo.

@jamesdrudd3791 3 года назад

And next is for whom the bell tolls. I guarantee Alex gets in a zombieland reference 😂

@metalmellie4371 3 года назад

He's done it already I think.

@vivir_en_ruedas 3 года назад

@@metalmellie4371 yes, but he did the live version reaction. Its a complete different experience to listen the album version.

@andrenieuwenhuis1049 3 года назад

From what I've gathered, Cliff Burton was a classically trained musician and wrote all of everything for the first almost 4 albums before he died. That man wrote all the music. They were playing his drum lines his guitar his bass his solos. Thats why there is such a giant difference from black and forth. He wrote symphonies of destruction. Litteraly

@Stmac6531 3 года назад

My brother and I just throw ideas at each other. He’ll play a riff, and I’ll play off of what he just did, taking it up a notch. Then he’ll build off that, so on and so on, until you wind up with something absolutely nuts.

@justincider4375 3 года назад

The fact that Metallica released three albums in a row that are essentially perfect from front to back is what made them so dominant in the '80s. Some bands were heavier, faster, more technical, but nobody had enough great material to achieve three straight perfect albums.

@aarontaylor8606 3 года назад

You are so right man, but I’d honestly argue four albums in a row because after injustice for all is the black album, and there are so many songs that can be considered top 20 of their songs on it

@minners71 3 года назад

Four amazing albums in a row then a complete turd. Sorry but I hate the black album.

@minners71 3 года назад

@@aarontaylor8606 *and justice for all

@chairmanofthebored6860 3 года назад

Slayer perhaps? Reign in Blood, South of Heaven and Seasons in the Abyss are all classic albums

@zaqwertyfish 3 года назад

Then add Megadeth after Mustaine got booted... What an amazing time the 80's were for metal. Most of my friends became guitarists or drummers because of Metallica & Megadeth.

@Syko_Gaming5150 3 года назад

I’m 45 and have been a huge Metallica fan from the time I was 12 and heard “last caress/green hell” in 87

@chrisw1360 3 года назад

Yes! I really hope Alex reacts to Garage Days / Garage Days Revisited.

@Syko_Gaming5150 3 года назад

@@chrisw1360 I want to see him react to “am I evil” which was on the oldest version of “kill ‘em all”

@chrisw1360 3 года назад

@@Syko_Gaming5150 It's a requirement. I still have the original Kill Em All CD with Am I EVIL. I wore it out over the decades and it has a few "chirps" which bums me out.

@Syko_Gaming5150 3 года назад

@@chrisw1360 lol mine was on tape.

@222MovieMan 3 года назад

@@Syko_Gaming5150 No death 'til leather wss the name before Kill Em All, very early :)

@tomwisniewski8988 3 года назад

Lars gets a lot of shit for his playing, but his drums paint their songs in such interesting and unique colors. They complemented each other so well back then.

@Sindraug25 3 года назад

I think a good description of Lars is that although his technical skill is not good, his presentation is great.

@cbinette100 3 года назад

He isn't a technical. But he sets the rhythm and timing for the guitars to go off. Not only that but he is very very talented when it comes to song and album composition. All of their albums sound so cohesive and almost no song sounds misplaced. His work in the studio is amazing.

@santacloud01 3 года назад

Lars doesn't get any shit for his playing in older records. Everyone likes Lars' playing in Metallica's first 4 albums, especially in ...And Justice for All. He just went lazy after those albums and repeated himself for every single song, made a lot of mistakes on live shows, used a "trash can" for snare on St. Anger album etc.

@roscopervis 3 года назад

There’s a few layers to Lars’ drum skills back in 1983/84. He was practicing a lot and playing a lot live and as anyone who plays knows, this is a great way for a younger drummer to get better. Also, back in the early 80’s, metal drumming wasn’t what it is now. You can hear Neil Peart esque flam type fills with variety here as he was practicing them and trying to better himself. Another thing to remember was that without ProTools and the big recording budgets, they had to play the songs with minimal punch ins or overdubs so actually practicing to get a perfect take was important. It is very true that Lars himself says that drumming isn’t his most important job in Metallica, and that his arranging and crafting the songs is the foundation on which the band has been built, but for the 4 Fleming Rasmussen albums, he played well and could play well, especially for the time. I just wish he would practice more as his repertoire has now diminished to a very limited range, especially live.

@heavydirtysoul1328 2 года назад

He deserves it though if you listen to other drummer he is at rock bottom drum he just learns notes and play he doesn't player naturally.

@pitermanx8 3 месяца назад

one of the best guitar solos ever

@DD-373 3 года назад

Kirk was the one who brought the title to James when he was reading "The Stand" and the intro to the song was actually created by Lars of all people Also the screams in the background while James says "I don't want to die" are Lars as well

@petrilampela 3 года назад

I'm not surprised that the intro is by Lars as it has a great rhythm trick (like the first track on the album has) and you can hear it in two different ways. I think it's meant to be counted like this: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-lZztxWrO6zI.html

@OriginalMiztiki 3 года назад

I did not know that. Huh. Thanks.

@kirkwahmett859 3 года назад

Damn I was gonna say the Lars screaming part u beat me to it hehe

@DD-373 3 года назад

@@petrilampela yeah what notes are actually there are Cliff but the actual tune was done by Lars

@laporte1625 3 года назад

I love Lars, he is such an essential part of Metallica's sound, so few people realize this and like to ignorantly mock him.

@Octalux 3 года назад

sometimes solos just happen and they're great (depends on how creative/tasty your guitarist is) other times it's "i want it to go sorta like this" and then noodling around happens til it takes shape

@dieselgrandpa4181 3 года назад

This came out when I was in high school, I couldn't stop listening. Still to this day it's my all time favorite album, this is what my kids grew up to and now even my amazing grandchildren.😆

@chinmaysangoram1357 2 года назад

As someone who plays the guitar, I'd say "creating" guitar solos(solos, riffs, rhythms et al) is purely about method in madness.. Finding tranquility in one's self created chaos..

@user-tq1bj3fn7h 3 года назад

This intro man. That's what I call a lightning

@spoopbagoot4628 3 года назад

This and the Blackened solo have gotta be my favorite 2 by Metallica

@trickflip1 3 года назад

Same. Add in Unforgiven because it is damn near Kirk’s masterpiece based on just the feel, emotion, and groove.

@Moonshine449 3 года назад

Fade To Black and Disposable Heroes for me

@AgainstTheeWickedlyMusic 3 года назад

Absolutely, completely agreed. One that really sticks out to me now is The Thing That Should Not Be, as well. Definitely not the longest or most technical, but God it's so evil, and absolutely perfect for the song

@ryanforsythe8923 3 года назад

Great choice. I got Fade to Black as my #1 best solo

@quabbl6939 3 года назад

I play in a metal band, and the way most bands make solos, is the solo guitarist comes up with something at home, shows it to the others, they tweak it together and hit record

@actavisprime514 2 месяца назад

The music in this album and the artwork go perfectly together.

@jrhaney11 3 года назад

That’s a top five favorite song for me all time. Incredible intro, awesome groove head banging monster, crisp raspy vocals, incredible wording of vocals, fast paced mid section with my favorite breakdown, leading into my favorite Metallica solo ever, and a incredible finish to a masterpiece of a song!!!! I absolutely love this song!!

@jspntr 3 года назад

Man Metallica’s first four albums were just on fire, there literally are no bad songs on there first four albums.

@Beezonit 3 года назад

Agreed. Their first 4 albums are better than any band’s first 4

@scottterwiel 3 года назад

Totally agree. Except 4 one song on ajfa album..... harvester of sorrow. I just cant get into it.... ive tried.

@NoelJames_ 3 года назад

Things started going downhill during the Black Album, they tried to be more Grunge/mainstream than Heavy metal! But at the end of the, They're still freaking METALLICA!

@WWIIman1942 3 года назад

@@scottterwiel Thats the first time I've ever heard someone say that haha

@drachireidnoc6659 3 года назад

@@Beezonit Led Zeppelin’s first four albums were pretty solid

@lartistafred 2 года назад

Hello, I've been listening to this stuff for nearly 30 years now, and I'm pleased to see that younger peaople are stille amazed with this. Thank you !!!

@Fister_of_Muppets 3 года назад

I've probably listened to this song thousands of times now over the years, and Kirk's blistering solo here over the top of James's rhythm guitar never gets old. I don't think there will ever be another band that could crank out an epic trifecta of thematic albums like RTL, MOP, and AJFA are like Metallica did.

@theclawyaww3740 3 года назад

"That got a different vibe to it" Mustaine was a big part of this song and Call of Cthulu. Also do some more Megadeth full album like "Peace Sells" or "Dystopia"

@burtknighten1873 3 года назад

This. Been asking for peace sells forever . I'm not gonna watch a kill em all reaction.

@222MovieMan 3 года назад

@@burtknighten1873 yeah I want him to do peace cells

@archivedshite 3 года назад

aint no way hes reacting to megashit i mean deth

@theclawyaww3740 3 года назад

@@archivedshite very funny. you a comedian?

@archivedshite 3 года назад

@@theclawyaww3740 nah I’m a speaker of the truth

@apguitar8075 3 года назад

Every guitarist starts writing or improvising a solo from the scale, in the key of the song. Now, all guitarist have a personal repertory of licks and notes progressions that they can transpose in every key whenever they need it, to adapt them to the song that they are writing. So basically to write a solo you start from a raw melody that you create on the moment that fits well with the song, then you complete it using your repertory and experience. The difficulty is to use licks in your style of playing without sounding too repetitive.

@timkaltenbach3949 2 года назад

This solo is one of the best ever written

@snagfree 3 года назад

I was in the Air Force 1986 and a buddy handed me this cassette to put in my Sony Walkman and said 'Check this out'. That was my introduction to the Metal Gods.

@spEv3r77 3 года назад

Going back to these masterpieces and enjoying someone's new fresh emotions and reactions to them. Brings me back to my first time. My heart flutters again.. much love Alex.. metalhead-4-life

@CreepyNeighbor666 3 года назад

Hetfield was 21 when they recorded this. As he got older, his voice got deeper and he can't sing quite as high as back then but at 57, he's still really good live,

@OriginalMiztiki 3 года назад

I absolutely LOVE his deep voice the way it is now and really hope he utilizes it on the next album.

@JimmyRingkvist 3 года назад

My love became undying when hearing him sin Stone Cold Crazy at Mercurys tribute concert.

@goyd88 3 года назад

Je préfère sa voix maintenant

@CreepyNeighbor666 3 года назад

@@goyd88 Chacun ses gouts. Les premiers albums sont spéciales pour moi, surtout Ride the Lightning car c'est le premier album de Matallica que j'ai jamais entendu. Je ne préfere pas necessairement sa voix mais je ne peu juste pas imaginer l'album sans cette fois la.

@goyd88 3 года назад

@@CreepyNeighbor666 je préfère les vieux albums et de loin, mais je parlais que de la voix

@michaelbruin8972 2 года назад

I'm going to have to say your comments are really some of the best and you're dead on with how you see the song. Good job.

@arc6017 3 года назад

It´s like your anxious and out of breath trougth out the whole song: from the guitar intro and only stops in the same guitar closer. I think that´s meant to be so you have that feeling of uneasy and anxiety that someone on that situation would experience. Love this song!

@christianr361 3 года назад

Fun fact the Megadeth song “wake up dead” has a similar chord progression because this was a riff they came up with when Dave was still in the band

@burtknighten1873 3 года назад

I like wake up dead way better.

@OleksandrMilkovskyi 3 года назад

Didn't Dave write a solo to this song?

@tallycahamuhlhetru26 3 года назад

@@OleksandrMilkovskyi He did not. He contributed to A spider riff.

@Nissardpertugiu 3 года назад

@@tallycahamuhlhetru26 the fast part of the solo sounds mustaine 600 % on note choices

@deletedhero5579 Год назад

@@Nissardpertugiu All Kirk

@ellesartelcontar153 3 года назад

Last portion of the song: Wakened by the horrid scream Freed from the frightening dream When you realized, the same guy whos waiting his death sentence, he had a dream of dying before he actually died. How fucking deep is that

@stevenivey2280 3 года назад

Holy shit

@ryanturriff6020 3 года назад

another guitarist here. so there are many ways to write a solo. some people pull from their kneecaps and just feel it. others are more methodical. for me, i listen to the riff i'm going to write over, over and over again. in the car, while i'm reading a magazine, cutting the grass.. whenever. then i sit down. loop the riff while I just let my hands walk around the board. wheni find a starting lic, i start to hear where it wants to go. so i just follow it. sometimes it takes me a long time for that inspiration, but it's how my best solos are created. after i have followed the bouncing ball in my head, i go back through and double check each note to make sure it's the note i want for the key or if i'm using it as a passing tone, or whatever. then i double check my timing to make sure I'm not speeding up in areas out of the speed of the song. but Kirk is a trained guitarist. and what i mean by that is that he has been taught all the different scales and nuances in scaling, sweeps, arpeggios etc.. so as he writes or figures things out, he can pull from that knowledge to find the best runs, or to just know how to get from point a to point b. all the top guitarist we love have that knowledge base. I personally never got that far where i have all the different patterns memorized.

@Nestorglass 3 года назад

I think I can answer the solo question thingy so: Guitar solos (when using music theory) are basically done using the different scales and modes in a way that compliments the song, basically being in the same key than the rhythm guitars and bass. What Kirk is doing here is using quick progressions of notes that are in key with the riffs and busting them out via fast picking, tapping and all that shred stuff. They're usually written in fragments. Kirk likes to improvise a lot in the studio but many parts of this specific solo were clearly written way before recording, just trying out scales and patterns and figuring it out lmao. He really came up with this masterpiece of a solo by fucking around with help of his theory knowledge. Fun fact, around this time he was taught guitar by Joe Satriani, who's a famous amazing guitar player too.

@isaowilcox1020 3 года назад

I love how he tried to explain what he was hearing and then just said “ I’m gonna shut the fuck up” as the solo was coming up

@larrytaylor4482 3 года назад

I remember when this album came out, where I was, who I was with and what we were doing. The memories just keep flowing back. Very special album for me. Thanks for reacting Alex 🤘🤘

@Humandeathwebmaster 3 года назад

The song where everything begins for me - 1985 I got a Music Tape from a friend at the schoolyard, and at home I put it in my tape player. The first Song I have heard was “Ride the lightning” and I was infected from the first second. That was more then 35 years ago, and I’m still infected by the Metallica and Metal Virus. This Song changed my whole young life, and I am thankful for this song. Metal Music and being a Metal Fan is the best what can happen in your life. And I am thankful to be a part of this music scene from the very early days. It’s so funny to see how a Person reacts for the first time hearing a Metallica Song, which I know for over 30 Years, which I heard millions of times and where I know each note and detail. But when I listening to Ride the lightning I am still flashed and happy like a child getting x-mas present.I know “millions”of Metal Songs, but Ride the Lightning was my first Metal Song and I remember exactly my reaction. This is a memory for my whole life. Funny Story besides, I was alone at home, and listening to the Tape over my Dad’s “Hifi Music Tower” (mid 80 - hehe) - my parents came home late in the evening, and their young Son jumping around in the living room with a rotated Tennis racket and screaming and banging to ride the lightning. That was also the day where my parent must expect that they have now a Metal Manica in the Family

@rickchambo3545 3 года назад

Guitar solos are usually a gift, the more you force it the less appealing. In sessions sometimes the magic falls into place or while practicing/ jamming at home. Maybe not everyone’s experience but that’s how it happens for me. Whether it’s a new riff, song or solo/ idea.

@davidshuler1922 3 года назад

Watch the performance of this song from their 'Through the Never' movie on Netflix.

@EzioHanitore 3 года назад

Is that movie on netflix now?

@DillyDilly13 3 года назад

Haha I just said that. The coil almost kills Lars.

@ryanforsythe8923 3 года назад

Thanks for giving me something to do

@AndyPresto75 3 года назад

I really enjoy how Alex's reactions remind me of the initial times I listened to Metallica's first 4 albums during my early teens and they completetly blew my mind. What's even cooler is that 30+ years later these timeless tunes sound as fresh as ever and their impact continues to grow. Thanks Alex!

@e-train765 3 года назад

This guitar solo is WHY I started playing guitar, even though I've heard the song a billion times that solo STILL gives me goosebumps

@immeetch8895 3 года назад

That solo makes me smile so much, it just never ends, I love it!

@nobodysbusiness5186 3 года назад

I’m enjoying him listen to each album. There some songs that I haven’t listened to from Metallica

@OriginalMiztiki 3 года назад

You really should give them all a try. If you’re like me and don’t like some (or all in my case) at first, give them a few more listens. The first 5 albums are truly incredible from beginning to end (minus a couple songs that are *only* good 😁). Load and (especially IMO) Reload have some really good, but different, songs. The rest of their albums also have some good songs, and even St. Anger has a few once you get past Lars’ drumming (😡). Spit Out The Bone is awesome. I encourage you to give them all a try so you don’t kick yourself later in life for missing out!

@222MovieMan 3 года назад

@@OriginalMiztiki yeah five first albums are the best ones. I don't really care for the other albums.

@myproject13ttt 3 года назад

A teen from the 80s, I'll tell you that Metallica was just FREAKING AMAZING Pre Black Album👊🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🙏

@Puma3golf 3 года назад

Black album and Harvester of Sorrow are my go to

@jaded9234 3 года назад

Kirk introduced his ability to catch lightning in a bottle more than most anybody(He's managed it at least twice per release outside of St.Anger. This is on top of his awesome riff contributions.) The solo he made for this song was an entire epic journey on its own, a freakin' song within itself. and he just summoned it as an addition to what was already written.

@laporte1625 3 года назад

Fully agreed. It's not just wizard technicality, it also and maybe firstly amazing storytelling. And that's why K'irk's solos are so special. Another favorite of mine is his solo on Disposable Heroes.

@francweggeman1973 2 года назад

I grew up listening to Metallica and Megadeth and love to see your reaction and "younger" folk's reaction in general... I'm from '73... Everytime I look at these videos I get such a big smile on my face, knowing I was there years before, when this was "new(er)".... Love it will continue to look at this channel, keep it up!!

@craigusselman546 3 года назад

This album changed heavy metal forever, blew everything else away...

@jshippy2326 3 года назад

Escape is such an underrated song

@jacobpinkston7850 3 года назад

And James hates that song

@CreepyNeighbor666 3 года назад

I don't know why so many people hate it. I always loved it. Been listening to this album for over 30 years and it's still really good today.

@jacobpinkston7850 3 года назад

Completely agree.

@billybobtexas 3 года назад

I love it. love the lyrics. I can understand why he doesn't like it... the Record company kinda wanted a slower song. what they got was this deep coming of age song. Gojira does a nice cover

@crossfithardnox 3 года назад

Guitar players are constantly “writing” riffs, hooks or pieces of music that become songs. James and Kirk write non-stop and what makes them special is their ability to embody the essence of the lyrics into the musical arrangement of the songs.

@Nissardpertugiu 3 года назад

Main riffs have a trademark here of spider chords that are not Kirk or James :) or Cliff

@tallycahamuhlhetru26 3 года назад

@@Nissardpertugiu Mustaine did not invent spider chords.

@Nissardpertugiu 3 года назад

@@tallycahamuhlhetru26 but james never used it before Dave did

@deletedhero5579 Год назад

@@Nissardpertugiu James doesn't play this riff in the way Dave did

@demonicon1 Год назад

One of the best guitar solos ever written

@Luke-hr1lt 2 года назад

As a guitar player, to answer your question. It depends on the lead guitarist. Some of them are very technical and slowly create a solo, some write it on the spot. But whichever way you go about it, they play said solo with their knowledge of music theory so they basically know what everything is going to sound like, it’s something that you acquire with practice over time.

@captainfantastic3490 3 года назад

Best Metallica song ever, it's definitely my favorite.

@michaellatus2085 3 года назад

This is actually the album that introduced me to metal. Not to mention it's my all time favorite Metallica album

@Krankster666 3 года назад

Same, saw someone in Jr. High with the album and thought it was a cool album cover, ended up buying it from a record store unheard, went home and put it on, blew me away, been a metal head ever since.

@222MovieMan 3 года назад

Yeah I like the good thrashy sounds so this album and kill em all are metallucas best albums imo

@mykolayaroshenko8977 3 года назад

My favorite solo of metallica

@FOOTBALLV Год назад

I love this song, one of my all time favorite songs ever.

@markdixon3987 3 года назад

When he eventually gets to the Load album his reaction to mama said should be interesting. Especially after hearing their earlier stuff.

@placidblack836 3 года назад

Skip the LOAD albums ...

@samsung2h521 3 года назад

@@placidblack836 nah they are good in there own way

@metallicaopinionz 3 года назад

@@samsung2h521 load is one of my favorites! Underrated masterpiece

@samsung2h521 3 года назад

@@metallicaopinionz reload is the same way alot of gems on there

@metallicaopinionz 3 года назад

@@samsung2h521 I absolutely adore load and ReLoad both of them have a lot of Metallica's greatest stuff but I prefer load

@davidmccartney189 3 года назад

Guitar solos are made in many different ways. All depends on the Dude playing.

@kirkwahmett859 3 года назад

Kirk may not be the cleanest guitarist but he's got the feel, that no one has

@badq.concerts 3 года назад

And all kirk hammett solos are made in the same exact way

@erikp6844 3 года назад

Kirk’s older solos were constructed to match the feel of the song. Everything in the last 15 years is basically improv in the studio until it sounds good, and let’s just say that it shows...

@gennyreese420 3 года назад

...or the chic 🤘🏼💕🌻

@222MovieMan 3 года назад

@@kirkwahmett859 I like the feel Chris Poland has when playing

@5burowz 3 года назад

I love that you are doing complete projects! That's pretty RAD!

@metalmellie4371 3 года назад

I saw "Ride the Lightning" and had to click! BTW, his voice is different cause this is early Metallica, 80's man!!!

@tmakster 3 года назад

I have watched numerous peeps react to songs......You, not only cuz ur on this Metallica kick, are top notch!!!

@peeweewallabowski7084 3 года назад

Anthrax - Among the Living is the next album! Do it!

@jackriot2636 3 года назад

Masterpiece!

@zach5146 3 года назад

Agreed. Among The Living is a landmark Thrash Album

@DillyDilly13 3 года назад

Oh god this is a must when he’s done with Metallica.

@yermantovar3120 3 года назад

This is my favorite metallica's album and my favorite song, that solo is great and the drums and the voice and the bass and everything..

@Cardboardbocs 3 года назад

this song is like the standard Metallica for me. the signature hard metal crunch from an outer shell that when bitten into gives you that sweet sweet Kirk guitar solo center. all wrapped up in some of the most well written lyrics for a metal band at the time. METALLICA CLUB MEMBER SINCE 1996!!!!

@ozztelorman7057 3 года назад

Most solos sound amazing in this album - and it's no coincidence that the rythm guitar sections accompanying them are also spot on: very well written in the sense of chord progression and harmony. So in the end; a guitar solo is not just a guitar solo Alex. If you had the opportunity of listening solo tracks isolated, you'll probably not feel the same about them. On a side note (as electric guitar performers know this for sure): if there is a leakage of electric current somewhere in your setup, your guitar will "struck you with lightning" (as the current is grounded over your body) on account for having a very tiny bit of resemblence to the electric chair - of course it's not even close, but i feel it might be of some influence. I would bring a huge ass Tesla coil to the stage while performing this song and ride the lightning :)

@BreadstickAssassin 3 года назад

Please react to the covers of "Am I Evil" and "Blitzkrieg" that metallica did! It's on the deluxe remaster of this album!! Both songs kick ASS!

@ltlibby6220 3 года назад

One of my all time favorite Cliff bass lines in this song. I love all the midrange stuff and the cords on the bass stomps in the "Thunder", It's so good

@BuildEnvironmentTV 3 года назад

Back in the day Kirk's said he was really into thoroughly composing his solos. So especially for something with this many sections, harmonies, and playing arpeggios over changes he probably started by writing out a detailed roadmap and maybe even just wrote down the arpeggios, then improvising the rest to generate some ideas and practicing to refine the melody in each section until pretty much everything was thought-through and accounted for before it started costing studio time. You can see a little bit of this on "A Year and Half In the Life of Metallica" where he and Bob Rock are discussing the "shape" of the solo on The Unforgiven. But when he started getting more into the blues during Load and Reload he got a lot more improvisational and would come into the studio with a lot less prep, preferring to play more by feel and allow for spontaneity. I think most guitarists outside of really high-end shreddy stuff (where it's heavily pre-written more like classical piece...Like I have no sources to back this up but Yngwie Malmsteen doesn't seem like the kindof guy to just "jam") rely on some amount of improvisation even if they've pre-written the basic outline of the solo.