Metallica “Fade to Black” one of the best written and composed songs ever

@paulcrumpacker2078

3 жыл бұрын

people talking about one, but that song is boring af. fade to black is way better.

@RodolfoGarcia-gu5rd

3 жыл бұрын

@@paulcrumpacker2078 bro no way you said one is boring

@Wilsbourne

2 жыл бұрын

@@paulcrumpacker2078 Nah bro I'm sorry but that opinion is wack as fuck. One absolutely slaps.

@lautabott_uy

2 жыл бұрын

Fade to Black hits you different. And also One is fucking FIRE, the story telling is off the fucking charts.

@philsnow1714

2 жыл бұрын

@@Wilsbourne Sorry je parle pas anglais mais ce sera facile, pour moi c'est 1/ Nothing else matters 2/ One 3/Master Of Puppets c'est mon opinion personnel Hello de Swiss

Stevie you are a master at breaking down bars and lyrics. I’ve heard this song like 800 times and you broke it down better than I could in one listen. You’re in a class of your own among all the “reactors” in terms of getting in the artist’s mind space.

@R4V3NMUSIC

3 жыл бұрын

Facts!! I feel the same

@Sk8rkingofnj

3 жыл бұрын

Lol heard it just as much and you’re right

@Kdog4660

3 жыл бұрын

So many songs I have seen him catch things that I missed listening to the song hundreds of times, and I'm usually the one amongst people I know that catches things.

@wes3136

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed!

@zeckundead

3 жыл бұрын

This right here. I’ve been listening to this song since I was a kid (I’m 28) and learned what it was about by someone listening for their first time. Stevie’s a boss.

this is actually the first in a trilogy, unforgiven 1 2 and 3 all connect

@viktorivanov6624

3 жыл бұрын

He has to react to the next 2 after this... It's a must.

@realbigtuna667

3 жыл бұрын

The trilogy. I can't forgive you, I can't forgive society, I can't forgive myself.

@anthonyferguson9282

3 жыл бұрын

And each Unforgiven in each song is targeting a different persona. It's great.

@susanconstable2113

3 жыл бұрын

James hetfield wearing his heart on his sleeve.

@TheFbiFilesRepeat

2 жыл бұрын

This is the only one worth listening to

People often look past the lyrics of metal because of "the screaming" but if you break down the lyrics you find some of the best stories in the world

@wib6044

2 жыл бұрын

Until I watched this video I never knew what he was saying after 30 years. 🥲

@haydenrhead7692

Жыл бұрын

I will forever call Metal music poetry with heavy riffs and solos played over theme

@6fejmk

Жыл бұрын

Metallica doesn't scream

@osamaqtaitat

Жыл бұрын

“Screaming” such a bullshit stereotype!! It’s just only one thing in metal, and not everybody is doing it, and everybody doesn’t do it the same way, style, phrasing!! It’s just a small shit, yes, some sub-genres do it more than the others, but metal is a very wide genre with complex and creative composition and songwriting! You can see metal as the sum of all antitheses! Fast, and slow, heavy, and soft, melodic, and rhythmic, vocal fries, and clean vocals, operatic wide range voices, and gritty vocals!!

Dude, One by Metallica next! It will blow your mind

@_WeDontKnow_

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed. He's gonna love One, the lyrics AND the sound/movement of the song

@thisisisabella3634

3 жыл бұрын

The video gonna distract he should do lyrics video.

@may2nary922

3 жыл бұрын

Yes with oficial video

@thisisisabella3634

3 жыл бұрын

@@may2nary922 Nah the video ruins the song.

@TheCodyv1971

3 жыл бұрын

Lyric video...not the official video. The official video distracts from the lyrics.

Give "fade to black" a listen. Great song written when James was in a very dark place in his life

@LN-Lifer

2 жыл бұрын

Lol...because y his amp was stolen

@frankcastle2128

2 жыл бұрын

They all felt homesick and that's how that song was written. They were recording the album Ride the Lightning in Denmark.

Big Knight rockin' the tallica vibes! Enjoy the ride lad. \m/

@isaacluke7344

2 жыл бұрын

@@frederickfelix1773 wtf you talking bout trick

@Jiggle_physics19

2 жыл бұрын

But he hasn’t gotten to ride the lightning yet lmao

More Metallica, Stevie; next is “One” lyric version....the Music and the lyrics will leave you in awe 🔥🔥🔥🤘🤘🤘

@dalefleming6427

3 жыл бұрын

Both lyric and official video, from what I have seen of other reactors, for this song specifically you have to learn the song first or the video will overwhelm.

@peted4866

3 жыл бұрын

Definitely waiting for him to get around to "one"

@starcravingmatt

3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely.

@starcravingmatt

3 жыл бұрын

I'm

@starcravingmatt

3 жыл бұрын

Spamming

I absolutely love how you stop to understand and appreciate what us rock fans are drawn to relate to from a young age reaching for an outlet suppose just as young kids in America are drawn to hip/hop. I've never watched any other reaction video host that REALLY strives to understand like you do and its beautiful to watch. Thankyou

Welcome home (sanatarium) lyrics 🔥

Not to be dramatic, My brother and I grew up on Metallica, first concerts, etc. I lost him a few years ago to drugs and haven’t been able to listen to them until now and I enjoyed it so much. Thank you. ☺️

@GODHATESADOPTION

2 жыл бұрын

Sorry for your loss

@katy9291

2 жыл бұрын

Im so sorry for your loss 🙏

@jgonzo5593

Жыл бұрын

Sorry for your loss. The same goes for my Dad and the things I learned from him that I loved. I'm trying to over come that mental block. Sending good vibes and prayers your way 🤟🏽

The whole Metallica Black album is a classic. Def in my top 10.

@lewokecrybabyjames5828

3 жыл бұрын

Top ten of what? Top ten albums when said bands stop being said bands? I am thankful for the black album, because without it I would not have explored in their real music in their first 4 albums. I like black as a music lover but as a metallica fan? Meh

@ChanelStuff

2 жыл бұрын

I pop it in my car and it stays in there for months and I get to wake up the Metallica every morning. What more could I ask for?

@Fertho

2 жыл бұрын

@@lewokecrybabyjames5828 So a band needs to stay the same way forever? How can you claim you like it "as a music lover" but not as a Metallica fan? That shit isn't logical at all.

@lukefitton7329

Жыл бұрын

@@lewokecrybabyjames5828 So because Black Album is different it’s not their ‘real music’. What Metallica have put out after 1991 doesn’t change the high quality of this Album.

man you hit the lyrics right on the head. i was a teen just vibing out in the 90s abused by family and listening to this.

Oh I'm super excited about this one!

Metallica, the sounds of my youth! What an album.

Stevie im glad you are listening to other genres like this im glad you are interested

Stevie gonna freak when he hears the bars In “one” by Metallica

I dont think theres been anyone that can speak with a guitar like kirk hammett

Bro, “One” and “Nothing else matters”. You won’t regret it. Master of Puppets might be a good one too. Nvm on the master of puppets 😂😂

it's really nice to see someone hear and see the lyrics and paint a picture of a story for themselves

You gotta do part 2 and 3 Stevie this the goat trilogy mane got tooo mane. If u don’t react just listen. Unforgiven 1 2 3.

Your talent for understanding the lyrics is incredible. I had to look it up to understand it but you came up and explained the whole song. 👏

Get on "One"! Crazy video, crazy lyrics and insane instramentals!

METALLICA WHEREVER I MAY ROAM

I love that your branching out into rock. Epic job breaking down the lyrics as well!

@flightmaster529

2 жыл бұрын

It's metal, not rock....

steve a 61 young soul from canada can only say -God bless you .When the bulb goes off to when you see your soul ,which comes through music Youll be be so happy.Thats all we need and matters.Rock and all music will give you that to feed you .All the best from Canada

Stevie please do “One” by Metallica, one of their best songs.

WE NEED A ALBUM REVIEW OF WHOLE BLACK ALBUM!!!

@joscor35

3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely! The whole album is very deep.

@jeremyloyd79

3 жыл бұрын

@@joscor35 My favorite album of all time! In any genre

I need the Stevie Knight Metallica breakdowns. BARSSSS

Lotta folks talking about "One" and "Fade to Black" and such, and for good reason, but I'd suggest "For Whom The Bell Tolls" for a story. It's my favorite bell-themed metal song. Edit: OOH! OOH! Or "The Memory Remains!"

Love this track... special thing about it that it switched the classic metal formula of heavy chorus and slower vocal parts.... make this song even more impactful.

I just found your channel today but you’re already my favorite reactor. You actually understand the meanings of the songs.

You are so intelligent bro. You get it and explain it so others can understand too. Much respect and love to you for being so diverse. You brother are an amazing person for real.

Would love for Stevie to move over to some Grunge shit. Him reacting to Alice in Chains would be mad. Entice him in with some big hitters like rooster and then let him explore himself.

Need to get on some "ONE" next or "Fade to Black"

Fade to black is my fave by them. Loved the reaction, it’s great to see you getting into a genre so near and dear to me. I see you going through the same musical journey with rock that I currently am with rap.

i really like how u analyse the lyrics of every song keep it up!! much love from austria

First time seeing your content this is legit man love the real reaction!!!! WELCOME TO THE ROCK FAMILY!!!!

Gotta do a reaction to creeping death…either live or lyrics…that’s a deep/angry one…you’ll get it right away

Love this guys reactions

I love rock music too. It also one of the most critic lyrics n music in history like shady. Rockstar

Man you're so right about music, and i always thought people missed the lyrics in metallica because they're so well written but i understand its not everybodys taste in music.

Growing up in the 90s I used listen to this song and think yeah you cant tell me what to do and really got the blood flowing. After having my own seeing him grow, there is a whole other side I couldn't see before. To me this is a warning. I never realized what young boys were like till I raised one, and you MUST instill rules and discipline. It must be done but it in a way that builds the structure needed but not the animosity to society at large.

Wow just wow the way to DISECT the lyric and explain is so wow. much Respect From MALAYSIA. #STAYSAVEBESAVE

Stevie has boarded the metal roller coaster

Diggin you doin more rock and metal. Hellyeah!

Three minutes into this video and I already gave it a thumbs up. You’re truly a student of lyrical talent. Well done, as usual.

I love this song it one of my favorite one from them

Oh man. Would love to see an unforgiven 2 reaction Stevie!

Here's what ppl who think metallica is simpler than some of these "harder" metal bands are missing about their complexity and beauty in how they write: Take the 2nd verse, call to the time signature they are on, and the switch-ups therein. Instead of using end-of-the-line rhyming, there's a soft rhyme. "A tired man they see no longer caaares" then it's soft rhymed to a half-step on the next line "The old man then PREPARES to die regretfully, that old man here is me." They matched this to how they flow musically sometimes. There's countless times this happens in all their music but knowing how/when to describe it in a way others may understand, especially through text and not speech, is difficult. That audible "fitting" of how the song flows and peaks and valleys of just "what your ears tell you" is what makes metallica the best, they fit shit together in ways that just sounds awesome, but it's often hard to explain to those who don't just feel it. I saw a moment where I thought I might be able to catch it properly and verbalize it. I guess if you get it, you get it.

Bro, your commentary is spot on. If only everyone felt the same way. Good on you .... got a subscriber now.

Listening to you talk about actually listening to songs in first few minutes, I’m distracted by the ceiling fan being out of balance.

You da man!! You don't just listen and react..you really listen and understand the life lesson the guy's say in song. You get into the true meaning of each song. Thank you for truly understanding METALLICA...

Not just family..... community and wider society also....love ya brother

Yep, as soon as he was born (new blood joining the Earth) he was subdued into this way of life we're all stuck in. All of the special things inside of him, he never got to let out for everyone to see, so he never got to be himself as a young prince. When he becomes king, he's so bitter and regretful that he wasted his life trying to conform and fit the mold of others, that he just doesn't care anymore since he didn't get to live his personal truth. I think the "thee" he's referring to is society as a whole, or whatever obstacle is preventing people from being truly free. And because of that oppression, no matter how major or minor, they're forever unforgiven for holding us back. That's how I took it - and waaaaaay back in middle school, our literature teacher broke this down from her perspective (and she was a huge metal fan lol).

One thing to appreciate about older music genres is the talent it takes to write the lyrics, play the instruments and sing...and no autotune. When you start to appreciate those things, you'll enjoy the music even more! Keep on keepin on!

Great reaction. Sometimes the words helps understand the metal

You’re very thoughtful, man! Bravo

This song scares the shit outta me sometimes, and motivates me lol

Slipknot: spit it out with lyrics. But then you should do the live at download. It will blow you away

The thing about metal/rock whatever you want to call it, is about life, feelings and ways people deal with their lives, I wish more people, like you, would give it a chance and listen, read the lyrics and enjoy the music and talented musicians, Thankyou for giving yourself some new horizons, it’s good to see 😁

It hits harder the more you listen man. I love this shit. Your reactions to music I grew up with is awesome. You feel what I felt first time hearing it. you pay attention to the lyrics aside from the music. And that's Good shit.

this is why they say rock is a journey

Love the breakdown!! I see it in a lot of different ways. Could be family, could be a job someone got, could be religion, could be a group of friends you made at a young age that he couldn't break free from. I love this song. The music speaks to me, but I am a Hip Hop and Metal head so I grew up with this!

Love it, Do Unforgiven pt 2!!!

Spectacular reaction man.

This song described the first 40 years of my life and played a huge role in my music list. Took me moving almost 2000 miles away from my family to finally drop some of the rage and hatred I felt towards them. Raised by my psycho grandparents who beat me daily in the name of God, told I wasnt good enough for him so he turned his back on me. Told me my parents would die in prison (which is where they were) and it was my fault. Parents get out and its always my sister that is the favorite, I'd get laughed at to my face if I ever asked for anything, any sort of help at all. Left California a defeated broken man and moved to Kansas to start over. Finally pulling myself off the ground and finding happiness in life. I have learned forgiveness, but sadly not the ability to forget. This and R.E.M.'s Losing My Religion were huge for me growing up. (the grandfather that beat me daily in the name of God happened to be a pastor)

@DirtyMoneyHipHop

5 ай бұрын

Glad to hear you were able to get out of a terrible situation. One love brother. Cheers

Music is the language of the gods. Language of the soul. This is how we come together.

I respect that even if you dont vibe with the music itself that you are very much respecting and enjoying the genre for everything that people wont tell you its actually about. Rock/Metal is so much more than big drums and heavy guitars and gritty voices and i love that reaction channel or not you are able and willing to put that behind you and just focus on the content of the genre and music itself. much love man and look forward to future videos

You figured this out very quickly; respect! Got the family aspect of it right. James went through some trauma in his childhood, as has Kirk btw. Love your reactions!

Great reaction Stevie!

That's the reason I subscribed, you dissect the lyrics .

Just a quick note, this was the one, don't know why. You spit some truth in the first 4 minutes. 3 videos later, I subscribed. Much love!

Doesn't matter what genre. If it makes you feel, it's good music

I like your videos because you actually understand what the songs are about, a lot of these type of channel dont.

The video to this has never left my head....

Sad but True my brother, another one to analyze but it’s heavyyy

Great breakdown. You do it better than most.

Gooo shot bro...glad to see the appreciation for music like I have...to dawg...I know you busy but that Dax “next rap god”...has 10 minutes of bars can’t wait to see that breakdown

It’s dope as fuck that you can “hear something” 100 times, but it isn’t until the day you actually “listen” or read the words as you listen to them to complete the thought process of what’s being said. It’s dope as fuck Stevie I agree. It’s been happening to me a lot lately

It's crazy how you could have been listening to Metallica for years in your teenager years & as a non-first tongue english speaker, you only realize later the meaning of the lyrics. Metallica for sure got bars bro, so much richness i was already feeling in their music but now thru experiencing their lyrics as my english is better, it's even more incredible. Really nice breakdown :)

Really like your channel...watching you from New Zealand....we got bars over here....

You gotta react to the “one” music video. Incredible message

One..for sure, but also love to see Stevie break down Sanitarium! After One

Bro I grew up on this shit and it went over my head until I woke the fuck up! It came on the radio a week ago or something, and I caught it. Metallica can tell a story bro! He's breaking the cypher. The scapegoat breaking the curse on his blood line.

MORE MORE MORE :D The other unforgiven songs too and One and Moth into the flame could be intresting for u too

You hit it right on the nose Steve !!

Being and staying our own master has never been easy.

Ur killing it bro

Goats of rock! If not the greatest

Fire from the gods - excuse me.. BARS 🔥

You don’t have to like a genre of music to appreciate it. And it’s great that you are expanding your life by delving into other types of music. I think listening to and appreciating different kinds of music or anything that’s out of the norm in our lives makes us better people and better to each other. You won’t walk past an obvious metal head and not be able to relate to them. And that’s what the world needs- all people to not judge other people. Love your reaction ‘

Loving your reactions, if you need metal recommendations: Metallica - Fade To Black (about depression) Metallica - Sad But True Metallica - One (about tragic history of a WWI soldier) Metallica - Blackened Megadeth - Holy Wars...The Punishment Due (about religion conflicts/the punisher) Megadeth - Peace Sells Megadeth - Symphony Of Destruction Megadeth - In My Darkest Hour

Yes man...i hiphop lover...ilove my goat eminem...and i started interesting with metallica...first song i heard enter sandman

It’s crazy how much you learn by listening to genres of music you don’t normally listen to. Please do Hail To The King by A7X

Gotta watch the video with the song man. So much more feeling

the very stanza tells who what where when how long and why the unforgiven is the evil system that does this to us all

Check out creeping death from the Moscow show! The energy is insane. But pull up the lyrics. Probably the best live performance you will ever see.

I've been a Metallica fan since the day I was born. My mom went to the black album concert while 8 months pregnant with me. You're picking up things on your first listen that I didn't pick up until YOU broke it down. Best barologist on KZread bar none (pun intended)

And justice for all the whole album is mind blowing aggressive is how we love our heavy metal ps seen them 2x in the 90s still thrashing and I am 59 yrs old love your reaction and understanding of real music sold my soul for Rock and Roll 🤘