I heard "Whiplash" in 1990 as a 10 year old boy - from a mixtape prepared by my friend. I'd never heard a metal song before. It absolutely blew my mind... I stopped listening to pop, I grew my hair, I dove headfirst into metal and have been a metal-head ever since, for more than 30 years now. That riff after the intro turned my musical world upside down :)
Only time I think they ever say their band name in a song. “We’ll never stop, we’ll never quit, coz we’re Metallica” - at some point in the past James started singing “coz you’re Metallica”
They have James Hetfields handwritten lyrics to this song at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. I went a few years ago and didn’t know that was there so that was a cool surprise
Loved it! Loved it! Loved it! Thank you SO MUCH!!! I’m grappling with some very serious health problems and had myself a good hard cry, then went looking for Metallica and here you are, giving us the best Whiplash reaction the online world has EVER seen. I *really* needed this and banged my head (and acted like a maniac 😁) right along with you. It’s such a fun song and I’m so glad you liked it! Thanks for cheering me up Dave!!
Your breakdowns always amaze me because you think about them so thoroughly and it’s awesome to hear as a young Metallica fan. Keep up the great reactions 👍
Dave. Before this album dropped music like this didn’t exist. Reviews call this album the true birth of Thrash. Dave from Megadeth is one of the original members and has writing credits on this record.
Awesome video as always Dave. This song really rips it up with the speed and aggression that only Metallica can deliver. There's a couple more that I haven't seen you react to from their next couple of albums that also share this speed and relentlessness. Battery and The Shortest Straw. Please Dave, get to these songs. I'm dying to see what you think of them. Peace from Toronto ✌️✌️
If you want to feel what it was like in the crowd when they are at full tilt check out the Seattle a1989 live version.......mind boggling, particularly when you realise they had already been playing for 2 hours , fatality!
Bro this is definitely one of my favorite Metallica tracks.. and I actually never thought about it like whiplash from a car accident.. I really appreciate the fact that you explained it like that because it makes a lot of sense just never thought about that side of it.. thanks man
Been in the mosh pit when they played this at the meadowlands in '98, place went nuts, we ripped apart the "break away seating"(folding chairs held together by zip ties) to make a pit and stacked the chairs up like wood and security just removed them, pits are awesome.
I was a mere 13 year old little punk headbanger in 1983 when Kill 'Em All was released. This was the second metal album I had ever bought, the first was Piece of Mind by Iron Maiden... only because of the album cover. I had never heard of Iron Maiden or Metallica at that point. Those two albums changed my life for ever, Nicko McBrain, Lars Ulrich and with the release of The Warning by Queensryche the next year Scott Rockenfield inspired me to get a drum kit and learn to play drums... 36 years later I'm still pounding away on the ol' skins and still rocking' to my three favourite bands...
It's funny how you can see their maturity levels rise as they progress, and over time you see more and more "heavy" content with stuff involving James' parents and such in AJFA and the Black album
I discovered this Metallica album when I was a teenager. And I must say that it was a real revelation. It's the album I've listened to the most in my life. I went through various musical currents after my Metal period. Since 2 weeks I have lived a real musical resurrection by discovering a Japanese female Metal band. (Lovebites). I thought that nothing could match musically the album Kill'em all which is for me the precursor album of the trash metal movement. My recent discovery proved me the opposite. The band Lovebites reunites through its different tracks the three aspects of Metal, heavy, power and trash. It is remarkable. I have already encouraged you to react on this band. To me there is nothing equivalent that I have listened to in my life.
Gotta do The Art of Shredding. As one of the crazy metalheads I'm frankly weirded out that I hadn't head it until recently. By Pantera. Bang your head against the stage, oh sweet pain. Cheers, Dave.
I dream about seeing Metallica live in the 80s. Every song on kill em all and justice for all would be insane to see live when they were one of the heaviest bands.
Never been to a Metallica show However, my first concert was Slayer(while Jeff was alive, thank the powers that be) and I could NOT speak at school the next day
Yeah, admittedly this isn't a deep song at all. James describes it as the band showing admiration to their fans for coming to their shows and rocking their asses off... I was a mere 13 year old little punk headbanger in 1983 when Kill 'Em All was released. This was the second metal album I had ever bought, the first was Piece of Mind by Iron Maiden... only because of the album cover. I had never heard of Iron Maiden or Metallica at that point. Those two albums changed my life for ever, Nicko McBrain, Lars Ulrich and with the release of The Warning by Queensryche the next year Scott Rockenfield inspired me to get a drum kit and learn to play drums... 36 years later I'm still pounding away on the ol' skins and still rocking' to my three favourite bands...
Very good re action. Whiplash is what pulled me to like thrash. Kill em all is a master piece. If you like Kell Em all, you should try Peace Sells by Megadeth. Most of kill em all is written by Dave Mustain. Who founded Megadeth after he was fired from Metallica
Oh geez... almost every show. Many times. You bang your head so hard for so long, your neck is tired and sore for the next week. Plus side was after a few years I had a neck like a linebacker
@@whatitdodave You could do For Whom the Bell Tolls S&M (the original S&M from the 90s). It's awesome! Also it's got quite a different feel from the original. I think it'd be a great reaction too; very few reactions online now to the S&M songs
@@whatitdodave Although if you were only going to react to one S&M song, I'd recommend Outlaw Torn (from the 90s S&M concert). It's a masterpiece, epic with the symphony
If you leave a Metallica concert with the ability to still speak and your whole body isn’t sore for a week after, you’ve done something wrong. I had the joy of catching them as my very first concert back in ‘89 (Damaged Justice tour)when I was 13 and that set the standard for me of what a concert experience is. I’ve seen many different shows but there is only 1 Metallica my friend!
