Musician DISSECTS The Best Scenes In SOME KIND OF MONSTER by METALLICA! 

Correction: It was Bob Rock that wanted Holier Than Thou as the first Black album single not Lars. In the clip from A Year and a Half In the Life of Metallica they are sitting together and Lars is nodding along with Bob but turns out he wasn't agreeing after all. ;) Thanks to @ajzamojski for letting me know.

I wondered if the therapist's greatest contribution was to piss *everyone* off to the extent that he gave the band a common enemy to unite against.

I always felt that Lars yelling FUCK! at James face was part of a therapy thing. Like if Phil told Lars to really let everything go out of him, then the camera just captured that. But James keeping his cool always gave me the feeling it was a "game" moment. Not that it was a fake moment, but part of a process understood by everyone in the room.

Eventhough this is my least favorite period for Metallica, I always come back to this documentary. It's such a fascinating documentary. A must watch in my opinion.

Fav part of that documentary is when Lars’s dad says ‘delete that!’ 😂😂😂. Absolutely hilarious and honest advise on that weird song.

"Delete that!" The greatest quote in the history of Metallica

Dude this was an awesome video! You should totally do more of these

That show Metalocalypse on Adult Swim from way back in the day had an episode in which they hired a therapist. It was clearly inspired by this documentary. It was hilarious too. LOVED that show. And Dethklok is amongst the greatest fictional bands of all time.

for anyone looking for another great music documentary, check out the one about Hallas making conundrum, the core of their band relies on everyone having creative control

You should watch some of the bonus footage they shot. There's like hours of it but there's some good stuff there. There's a part where Kirk is struggling to play a riff and can't quite get it, James is trying his hardest to be patient with him and Lars is in the background like "Dude, your sweating." Another is the whole Swizz Beatz/Ja Rule collaboration. It's probably the worst rap/rock crossover ever, it's downright terrible, but it's fascinating to watch these guys put it together and see how into it they are. "Ja's hot right now." - Russel Simmons.

I find that the just get together and see what happens rarely works as well. What ive found works best for me is coming to the band with an idea or a basic structure and then letting the other members have input and try ideas and make it a collaboration at that point.

You touched on something that I thought was great. Not just the realization you have a problem (whatever it might be) but what can YOU do to fix it. Figuring that out and implementing it can for sure be a challenge.

James - "this is part of me trying to be unfamous" ..... cuts to James driving down the highway in a cartoon hot rod with flames and skulls pained on it

i can tell you really like metallica because i always see your comments on metallica related videos

I see the documentary differently since I’m not really a Metallica guy. On one level, it’s just a good music doc. On another level, it’s one of the funniest things I’ve ever seen. Like a metal version of The Office.

He f*cking left the band! Period, Exclamation point! 😂

@22:24 I don't know if you did, but listen to the band commentary. Kirk said he was genuinely enraged by Phil handing lyrics over to James. In the film, Lars seems to be the last one to be done with Phil in what is actually a bonding moment for Lars and James.

The Napster thing generated one of the best flash animations in HISTORY. "BLOOD, SWEAT, AND MOTHER F'ING BEER!!"

It’s constructed and edited but it still blows my mind how incredible Robert’s technique is and his presence when performing.

I have to say their therapist was high on himself.

The documentary came out 20 years ago.....and think of where they are right now.

Anything Metallica related that you upload, I'm here! Can't get enough

You’re probably the best guitar/ music RU-vidr/ and can we get a ride the lightning album review please🙏🏻🙏🏻

You should do more long format stuff like this. Good stuff

This is the documentary that got me into playing guitar, dead serious. I've seen it so many times.

The Thing that Should not Be was one of their earlier songs that was in the same tuning. However, when they played it during the S&M concert, it was tuned half step down from standard.

Always ahead of the game with your episode ideas! Koodos!

St Anger was just a record that was totally overthought and when that happens everything's a struggle. Even on the St Anger tour when I saw them in London I think they played 1 from the album. Most bands have that 1 album that sticks out from the rest because it just doesn't work. The therapist creaming $40k a month is an utter piss take. He probably retired after how much he made from them.

As a coincidence this documentary was released just 20 years ago. 😮

Great video man!

Great video my man. Really well done.

Holding a band together is like holding a bad marriage together! Been there done that!! 🤘

Didnt knew I needed this.. Thanks

I first saw this documentary when I was 18 and thought the guys were cool and tough. I watch it now in my late 30s and I think they look like immature little kids. Still my favorite band.

This is so interesting. Love to get your take on it

Wow I'm glad we got a *Musician* to break down this trainwreck

Reason Paul wrote GET BACK so easily was because he was directing it at Yoko…that’s where “Jojo” came from…”GET BACK JOJO(Yoko)”…and every time he’d say it he’d look directly at her

Kirk, the "scared child

It's documentaries like this and the Beatles "Get Back" that allow you to get a glimpse of what was happening at that time. Aerosmith's "The Making of Pump" was also a great watch for some of the same reasons. I wish there would have been something like this for classic Van Halen, but then again, I prefer the larger than life mystique that band possesses; not to mention that everyone probably had non-disclosure agreements most likely. The closest we got to anything like that was The Tape Archive's great RU-vid documentaries on the before and after of 1984.

St. Anger, showing the world you never go full nu-metal.

"Ugh...the therapist" Truer words have never been said.😆

Wish they would of released temptation... that was a really good song

Lars suggested sandman and James suggested holier

Jason was right when he said it was lame.

Dude, read the book! This Monster Lives. So much more info and perspective

LOVE the shirt!

Watched this movie alot when I was single😊

Dude I just clicked . Haven’t watched yet. My man Mike watching this and breaking it down is the EXACT type of content that’s made for me after work 😂 love it man. Got my water and meal. Bout to watch

Documentary showed us what it’s actually like to be in a band in a form that we have not really seen for up to that time. It’s pretty common knowledge, but this one really showed the average exactly everything you have to go through to be a successful😊

that was good i enjoyed your break down

Loved the album when it came out and still do. Some songs are a bit longer but there’s some great songs on it

So that’s actually not Robs apartment; that’s a room at HA. Each guy has their own room at HQ to crash. That was actually brought up on a recent Metallica podcast.

As someone who has been to rehab and is still struggling with my alcoholism, I relate so much with James. I watched this documentary countless times in my teen years and now I have a totally new perspective on it.

I can't wait for the sequel, I AM THE TABLE!

I've come to the conclusion that you are the most likeable person that I subscribe to. Keep pumping out the great content!

I wouldn't characterize Robert as going from rags to riches, really. He had already accomplished quite a bit before auditioning. Suicidal even opened for Metallica on one tour, along with Candlebox. It was a really cool show, but no one had any clue that he would eventually land his spot in the band.

This was a cool video to watch. I've seen this movie twice since it came out. After watching your take on it, I think it would be cool to watch this kinda stuff with you around, you've got some pretty neat observations about things.

When auditioning for bass in Metallica, the first thing you should ask to jam on is "some Isley Brothers tunes."

I’ll always be thankful for Albums 2-4 That was a great run.

The Playboy article from around this era is a good supplemental read for this.

My buddy and rhythm guitarist saw it 3x in theaters back in the day

It's hard to believe the events in some king of monster are more than 20 years old. We are old man!😜

Good video idea, mike!

I'm only 1/3rd into the video and I already think you would have made a better therapist than the one they hired for thousands of $!

It is funny seeing all these artists who pandered to the teenaged fans during Napster by saying "all bands care about is the money so what if you get a song for free" and all of them now are charging ridiculous x10 market prices just to see them play live. The film and video game industries combated piracy with an iron fist. The music industry should have been united on this and now they all complain that no one makes money anymore.

No matter what, it’s pretty ballsy to record all that and show it to the world. How many of us would be willing to be recorded at our most vulnerable and fucked up, and have it shown to millions upon millions of people? Many of which have idolized you and your band for decades?

That counsellor guy was a creepy manipulator

Cool idea for a video

Lars passive aggressive manipuilation of the situations, the therapist trying to weasle his way into the creative process. This film has so many great third eye opening moments about how the world works.

I just want to end it: Death Magnetic was GREAT.

Still One of My Favorite Music Channels!

Phil clearly overstepped his mark, but I think he ultimately did his job. Metallica has always been a gang that operates best when they have something to push against, and Phil was brought in because that gang dynamic had fractured. The fact that the band came together to decide to move on from Phil was a sign that the dynamic had healed

If you watch the extra footage, it always felt to me like SKOM had two main story arcs. One were the psychological issues between Lars and James (and the demons they had to face themselves). The other one was Jason leaving the band and then being „in limbo“ for a significant period, basically the whole power struggle between Jason and James (and the band still having psychological scars after Cliff‘s death). Get Back (or the Let It Be movie from the 1960s) were probably similar to SKOM since they were both showing a band in a crisis. But the Beatles seemed more mature, and most of the arguments they had were actually normal band disputes. It was four guys reaching the age of 30 while having spent a decade of touring, album recordings and crazy media frenzy together, with all of them already having their own solo careers in mind (and John, Paul and George becoming songwriters too big to be in the same band). With Metallica it seemed like they were all in some form of midlife crisis (including Bob Rock), figuring out something new without finding a proper direction, and then eventually deciding on trying to get their shit together to keep the band working.

How is that possible you never saw it all before! So weird to me. Cool vid as always. 🤟🤟🤟🤟

Never realized how much better the snare sounds in some of the clips compared to the album.

It was actually the other way around with Enter Sandman. James & Bob thought Holier Than Thou was the first single. Lars was adamant about it being Enter Sandman.

They neede Matt Foley as a therapist

You have a gift for commentary. Would love to see this kind of video about the making of the Black album.

and james is still struggling with alcohol addiction praying for the brother

Dude is good at picking the gems! I got a lot of life lessons from this

Even pro tools is ancient today. Way too tedious and complicated. Reaper ftw

I love James' scripted angry door slamming!

Your comment on James wearing overalls had me dead 😂😂😂

Phil 'Em All 🤣🤮🤣

I respect them as artists immensely. As people... well there's a couple of them I could do without.

"Some Kind of Mid-Life Crisis" should have been the title of that movie

The thing with therapists is that they serve as mediators within groups who aren’t getting along. It’s really critical to have. Otherwise as soon as something triggers one person a war will go off based on cycles everyone is going through. The therapist can stop that stuff and play like a ref to facilitate legit discussion; rather than fighting

The hard to take him serious in overalls part had me laughing hysterically haha

loved this content. It would be cool if you do "A Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica" documentary too!

James kinda looks in a different world throughout this whole thing. He has a completely different energy than usual.

It reminds me of This is Spinal Tap.

I think it was the opposite with enter sandman, Lars wanted it but the rest want holier

idk man kirk and james do look like the grandparents that make reallllly good brownies- but mommy lars sounds good too

You should review the Elton John tribute, they really killed it!!

Will you ever do a reaction to A Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica? Would love to see that.

Their therapist really thought he was apart of the band. And Bob Rock had the same dream lol

You gotta see it again with the maker's commentary.

Great analysis but it must be remembered that this movie was created to make a narrative that suited the Metallica brand.

I haven't watched this doc in like 20 years, but I've always felt it would have been much cooler if it had scenes showing each band member pull out $300-$400 at the end of every day and personally hand it over to Phil.

Wow, I'm Kirk.