Yessir, I have more coming, this one took me a long time to do, next one will be back to normal run time of 30ish minutes lol Thanks for the support as always my G
The first one saved me from ending my life. Living with a disability is hard mentally more than anything cause you’re stuck with it forever. It spoke to me in a way that I realized I not alone and though I’m a very forgiving person the memory is the struggle remains. The memory remains you can say which or another favorite cause of the same reason kinda.
I remember watching the unforgiven music video as a kid and the black and white with the skinny old dude scared me. But then it became one of my favorite songs so here we are. Solid vid
I've always interpreted The Unforgiven II opposite to what you have described here. The way I see it, the narrator is stating that he himself cannot forgive the other person rather than stating that she is unforgiven by society like him. I believe that at the beginning of the song he originally thought that she was unforgiven by society like him, however as the song passes he begins to question whether or not she is actually like him ('Or are you unforgiven too?') This along with the 'The door cracks open, but theres no sun shining through' line foreshadow his coming decision. By the end of the song he has decided that she is not like him and she is just another member of society, therefore he cannot forgive her ('Because you're unforgiven too') I think the 'I take this key, and I bury it in you' line is referring to how he leaves her only the memory of what could have been. As for the major note at the end of the song I don't hear it as very happy sounding, to me it still fits the depressing minor tone of the song.
Agreed. Giving the key could also mean giving the responsibility of the relationship to her, as he's already given up after realizing she's one of the unforgiven too. Part 3 follows up 2 by wondering how he could blame her when he is the problem (because of part 1).
I'm speechless here. You really outdone yourself Varvis, fucking masterpiece of a video. Despite the first one being my favorite, I always loved the third one and really find it massively underrated, truly one of the best Death Magnetic songs. Keep these analysis videos coming man, the 2 hours flew by!
Firstly: I'm utterly shocked this video has so little views. Great, really great in both means, job, man. Keep up the good work! Secondly: I'm going through some serious personal shit right now, and, man, I find the topics covered by this video and topics mentioned in the songs so jarringly relatable. This video was like a bloody therapy session, man. Thanks a lot
It must be nice to be only 29 years old, Varvis. Unforgiven 3 is definitely my favorite of the 3, and Death Magnetic is my favorite album... by ANY band. It's an absolute masterpiece. I'm gonna watch this 2+ hour video slowly, over time. I wonder if they'll every do part 4?
Damn, I was in the middle of writing something similar but you did it much better than I ever could. I’ll still touch the topic with how I personally relate to it cite this video.
I've been actively re-listening to Metallica for the last 3 weeks, Unforgiven 1 was the most listened to track from the whole discography. Incredibly excited about your retrospective on the trilogy!
At section 3, let us thank you for the deep dive into the unforgiven trilogy and section 4, the summation. Brilliant work!! The solo in 1 still makes my hair stand up. Not the fastest or technical but the feel is perfection. 2&3 are more are full track experience. I seriously can't call a favorite but my playlist of the 3 is a hell of an experience.
First trilogy of songs that comes to mind, now that you ask, is "Wildfire "1-3 from the band Sonata Arctica. "Wildfire" was on Reckoning Night (2004), and "Wildfire II: One With The Mountain" and "Wildfire III: Wildfire, Town, Population 0" are both on Stones Grow Her Name (2012). Another trilogy I can think of is Epica's "Kingdom Of Heaven" Trilogy. "Kingdom Of Heaven (A New Age Dawns Pt 5)" is on Design Your Universe (2009), "The Quantum Enigma (Kingdom Of Heaven Pt 2)" is on the album (wait for it...) The Quantum Enigma (2014), and "The Antediluvian Universe (Kingdom Of Heaven Pt 3)" is on Omega (2021). I am sure there are others I am not thinking of off the top of my head right now. EDIT: almost immediately after, I remembered Kamelot's "Elizabeth" trilogy. All three parts are the final 3 songs of their Karma album from 2001. "Elizabeth I: Mirror Mirror", "Elizabeth II: Requiem For The Innocent", and "Elizabeth III: Fall From Grace".
@@VARVIS_ i hope you like most of them, if you end up checking them out! If you do, I recommend all the albums the songs come from as well... except for Sonata Arctica's "Stones Grow Her Name". That one is NOT a great first impression of the band, and has even been described in a review as Sonata Arctica's "St Anger". If you do check them out, I would love to know what you think of them!
The unforgiven trilogy is one of my favorite of all time. Only thing that can rival this for me is Rivers Of Nihil doing 4 albums in a concept with 4 Terrestria songs.
What a brilliant video. Thank you for inviting me to revisit these classic songs, especially the often overlooked two and three. The video highlights what an amazing songwriter James is. We can all relate to his struggle. My favourite is number one. 😊
Somehow I sat through all that in one sitting, when I'd rarely sit through a whole film these days without several breaks! Interesting stuff. Death Magnetic's production/mastering was improved a while back, without any fanfare or announcement. It's still clipped in places but WAY better and (IMO) not fatiguing now, and also without all the flaws of the fan mixes based on Guitar Hero etc. (which improve some things but ruin others, IMO). I used to feel like a load of my favourite songs were trapped in something I couldn't listen to all the way through, or often, but now I can listen to this all day. The 24/96 version they sell on their website is the one I listen to and far better than the release-day CD which I also have. Not better *because* it's 24/96, but that's the version I know, and you can see and hear it has been re-done to fix a lot of the clipping. I don't know if some/all/any of the other versions they sell are updated or not, but that one definitely is. Rumour was the newer version was originally done for the Apple Music release, long before they started re-releasing all the older album remasters. Also, I think the lyric in Unforgiven III is "They've gone away" not "Blame gone away"; the official website agrees, at least. Oh, and on the subject of improved versions of albums initially ruined by Rick Rubin's brickwalled production, anyone who hasn't tracked down the not-quite-finished version of RHCP's Californication is in for a delight, as that version of the album sounds significantly better than the original CD release. (Although I think that has an official remaster now? I haven't got that so IDK how they compare.)
Re Unforgiven, there's an explicit reference to it on If Darkness Had A Son (72 Seasons), and I wonder if "The Son/Sun will shine" line in The Day That Never Comes (Death Magnetic) also ties into things. TDTNC has a lot of overlapping themes in general, I think, with Unforgiven 1. But you could probably find those in a bunch of songs, including stuff like Dyers Eve, so IDK if it's really connected or just similar themes from Hetfield's life. I love that we can listen to these things for decades and still wonder about the exact details and meanings.
I think you are right about the lyrics lol. Very interesting about the various versions of DM. I considered that about the day that never comes but I thought for brevity (lol) i would keep it ONLY to the 3 songs. Thanks for watching it all and leaving a great comment my man 👍
I sometimes write poetry and the main criticism I get is over my usage of thee, thou, thine, etc. and how it makes it sound too old-fashioned; thanks for reaffirming why I use them (i.e., implying double meaning).
Great video, very in depth, and the deep dive into the story and the musical breakdown was very intruiging, even tho I personally didn't understand much of it lol. Great vid, you earned a sub.
Fr said brief and dropped a 2 hour vid, I can bear watching up to an hour but anything more and I start to drift off and fall asleep. Will watch through the week! Cheers from the mountains.
Great job! I always thought that the trilogy deserved deeper analysis. People seem to write Metallica off these days and sort of under rate what they can do/ have done. Unforgiven 2 is my fav, and I’m so glad someone loves all 3, since a lot of fans like 1 or the other but not usually all 3.
dispite it being 2 hours it was needed to deep dive everything was very good some parts better then others but i love learning more about songs and how they made them and so on so
A 2 hour şpng video for 3 songs? Are you insane? Will I watch it? Ofc. Am I insane? Well whatever, good job man. I’m digging on your shit recently. Keep up the good work.
A trilogy of songs I particularly enjoy is the Murmaider trilogy by Dethklok. It even technically has a part 2.5 with The Ocean Galaktik from Brendon Small’s Galaktikon II
You know Unforgiven is a good song when even Dave Mustaine had to admit that's the best song they've ever written (even if it was definitely said in a sorta backhanded way 😂), and this was amidst their feud, even if a handful of years out
Unforgiven II feel so much more mature and emotional than the first part, and I think that's because the production on the first one is too slick and sterile (the problem the whole black album suffers from)
"A brief analysis" * Ends up being 2 hours * "Yeah this one's going on the shelf for later." I'm sure it's a good video, and hopefully I actually revisit it and don't leave it gathering dust.
@@VARVIS_ That's cool. I love your content, just always takes me a while to get around to finishing full things. Gotta budget time to watch your stuff, but it's worth it.
