What's your favorite Black Album song?

@santiagojandeska7402

2 жыл бұрын

Nothing else matters

@deftfkaubgup4669

2 жыл бұрын

99 Problems

@lantzlaszlo724

2 жыл бұрын

Sad But True 🤘🤘🤘🤘🌚

@maccaroonii

2 жыл бұрын

Probably wherever i may roam, enter sandman, or sad but true

@Sir-Thrash

2 жыл бұрын

The struggle within

Only one example of a wah-less solo?! Come on, man, let’s hear some more! Always enjoy your content, much love from Texas!

@Motsham

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, he could have played the solo to enter sandman which is by far the most famous wah-solo in the metal universe!

@kilhattrick

2 жыл бұрын

Outlaw torn would be funny with no wah.

@morningstar6506

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I agree dude. I absolutely loved Kirk's solos on the first 4, after that it's like he just threw the towel in a bit. His Wah usage is cool but he over uses soooooo much it just kills it to me. He's still a badass regardless but still, lololol

@mitchelldrake7113

2 жыл бұрын

@@morningstar6506 I feel the same exact way!

@CarpeDiem23

2 жыл бұрын

@@morningstar6506 People can speak about Kirk's playing what ever they want, but almost there's no other lead guitarist that write so many amazing solos as he did through the career, one of the greatest influencers also

For all you guys who equate heaviness with downtuning, remember that every song off Metallica's first 5 albums (with the exception of The Thing That Should Not Be, Sad But True, and The God That Failed) are in E standard.

@Keykey70

2 жыл бұрын

I honestly don't know of a single Megadeth song that's not in E std either, and they sound heavy as hell, too

@martinstefanov5060

2 жыл бұрын

@@Keykey70 the entire dystopia album is

@chadscreationstation9364

2 жыл бұрын

I'm trying to learn Fade To Black and I was honestly stunned to learn it was in Standard Tuning

@kidnamedalaska

2 жыл бұрын

@@Keykey70 Youthanasia is in Eb

@ryj44

2 жыл бұрын

@@Keykey70 Dystopia,Super Collider all in D Youthanasia Eb, plus numerous other singles like Angry Again etc. But yea, Megadeth AND Metallica both make standard heavy af too. 🤘🏻

Just so you know, the Black Album wasn’t the first time Kirk used a wah pedal. Now that I think about it, I’m pretty sure he even used one in Hit The Lights.

@marcthedashergd6321

2 жыл бұрын

He did use one in Hit the Lights. But other than that, he doesn't wah that much in the first 4 albums and after that Kirk used Wah for half of each album except St. Anger which actually had 2 wah parts, both intros to Shoot Me Again and All Eithin My Hands.

@dadnewdjent7592

2 жыл бұрын

All over every Metallica album he just never really "wah wahed' with it. Just kinda swept it slowly

@marcthedashergd6321

2 жыл бұрын

At this point the wah is now part of Kirk's sound because of how much he uses it. The wah isn't always a bad thing in guitar especially on melodic and bluesy solos where the Wah actually complements the melodic solos a bit.

@Phillip-DeFreitas

2 жыл бұрын

Dyers Eve as well, I'm pretty sure

@TotoDG

2 жыл бұрын

@@Phillip-DeFreitas. Yup, as well as Fight Fire With Fire, Battery, and ...And Justice For All (off the top of my head, at least).

To me, the tone of the Black Album is simply perfect. How come an album released 30 years ago sounds better than most of the metal nowadays??

@Anakoollbet

2 жыл бұрын

Metal nowdays a lot of use autotune, digital software, etc

@Xuxixnywhwj1725

2 жыл бұрын

Thrash metal died

@MusicisWin

2 жыл бұрын

I think it’s the best sounding album ever made.

@KHINKALI-LOVER

2 жыл бұрын

@@MusicisWin 100% agree🙃

@wilssantos2

2 жыл бұрын

It was the epitomy of the music industry. They had money to spend on seemingly "alternative" stuff to make them mainstream and earn even more money. Best studios, best producers, best technicians, best equipment, as much time as needed to complete the work. Now things are "easier" to do, and even I can record my own songs, but it's hard to reach that same level of perfection without such a great team of talents. People still make the difference. Less money per song, less (qualified) people per song, less perfection.

"Of Wolf and Man" is an absolute gem. It's easily one of my favorite songs off the album.

The solo sounds good with no Wah, but it just gives it a bit more with. I totally get why he uses it, gives it a unique sound, a vocal quality almost.

@Theopholly

2 жыл бұрын

Kirk has said before that he uses the wah for energy. For him it just gives the solo an extra punch. Once you know that about Kirk, I think it makes total sense that he writes the solos without it and adds it in later.

@stephen3762

2 жыл бұрын

yeah man more with I feel that

@KEVBOYMUSIC

2 жыл бұрын

width?

@matthewgray9015

2 жыл бұрын

@@Theopholly he also said he heard warriors by thin lizzy and bought one

0:04 first appearance? fight fire with fire, battery, damage inc solos: are we a joke to you?

@Batistuta912

2 жыл бұрын

Same dude

@terrycrews8109

2 жыл бұрын

"The thing that should not be"

@dubster82

2 жыл бұрын

Fade to black technically

@carlolaison

2 жыл бұрын

Hit the lights, their very first song

@Tooom28

2 жыл бұрын

Phantom Lord too

My favorite solo from the Album is the Unforgiven Solo, which has no Wah. Also you can say what you like about Kirk's playing but I've always found it really unique. He's not the most innovative player or the best player or anything, but it always fits the music, but also doesn't sound anything like what I imagine most guitar players would come up with. That means something.

Does everyone forget trapped under ice? That is the true unveiling of Kirk's wah power 😂

@___and_memes_for_all

Жыл бұрын

That and parts of Ktulu

My connection with the black album is that it introduced me to Metallica. Having only been 9 years old at the time, the fact that it went "mainstream" is what brought it to my attention. I'm not even afraid to admit that for far too long, I thought the black album was their first album! Then I met a kid at school that was into heavy metal at the time thanks to his older brothers and he said, "If you think the black album is good, you have to check out their first 4 albums!" And thus started my 30 year following of Metallica.

I love you man. Your channel has been one of my favorites for so long. Never stop doing what you do, you're a huge inspiration.

God That Failed has always been my favorite off that album. The riff, solo… just everything works. My Friend of Misery is another.

honestly i dont get how tim has never heard the black album, im basically his age and it was playing STILL on the radio going into y2k lol i never thought about it until now, i just figured it came out around that time but holy shit was that album milked dry on the radio back then

@Vivi_9

2 жыл бұрын

He obviously has heard it and was just trying to sound cool.

@jonathanwright8802

2 жыл бұрын

If you watch the whole video turns out Tim does know a bunch of songs off of it.

@crystllclr3743

2 жыл бұрын

@@Vivi_9 thats what i rekon. Hes very up himself tim henson. Poor scott le paige gets no recognition and he half the band.

@simon515

2 жыл бұрын

Of course he's heard some of the songs. It was all over the radio and still is. But it's a big difference between hearing a random song in the background on a speaker and actually sitting down dedicating time to really listen through the album.

@nonesoherpetological8974

2 жыл бұрын

@@Vivi_9 definitely has. Tim Henson seems like a jackass.

For me the black album had a seriously modern sound. It was punchy and heavy. But it lacked something. It just didnt have the raw aggression I love about the first 4 albums. Ride the Lightning is my favorite album from Metallica. You guys remember Trapped Under Ice? Now THAT was mean.

@yamahar1ish

2 жыл бұрын

yeah i hated the black album, havnt liked them since

@zzapzzap1102

2 жыл бұрын

You guys aren't serious right??!

@WickedJester77

2 жыл бұрын

@@zzapzzap1102 I'm completely serious

@czt1dave

2 жыл бұрын

@@yamahar1ish same.

@zzapzzap1102

2 жыл бұрын

Okay then, ill never understand why.

We all know Ride the lightning is the best album

@AJEDDY97

2 жыл бұрын

I'm a bigger fan of Master, but then it's Ride.

@shytownmofo

2 жыл бұрын

Truth.

@bojangles4704

2 жыл бұрын

someone said it, thank you

@eliasprodger

2 жыл бұрын

I think master of puppets is best but after definitely ride the lighting

@AndrewLewisHowe

2 жыл бұрын

"Kill 'em All". Nothing compares to Whiplash, and that interrupting solo in it.

I've never heard that solo without wah and you did great with it! Still sounds awesome.

Of Wolf And Man could've easily been a B-Side for AJFA, especially if you listen to certain riffs during the bridge. It's my 2nd favorite song from the Black Album, the 1st being The God That Failed.

Like hearing you play Tyler, sounds great! Man, we all need a band to make another great album! Back in the 70s great albums came out often! Im not stuck there but Will we ever hear another one?

The great thing about the Black Album for me is that every time I listen to it I find new nuances to it. It's amazing how after all this time there are instruments in the background I never heard before.

Tim Henson: "I've never heard it." Everyone: *kicks Tim out of the guitar club*

I still dont understand why his basses are in the toilet 💀

@dominikweber4305

2 жыл бұрын

*BECAUSE THAT'S WHERE THEY BELONG*

@cobrakaineverdies9544

2 жыл бұрын

@@dominikweber4305 lol my line

@blackened247

2 жыл бұрын

Because that's where the brown notes go!

@srinjansanyal7677

2 жыл бұрын

@@blackened247 ok now thats a good one

@MusicisWin Great playing and great tone for the solo example! That is a sweet PRS!

Love the touch of humour in all your videos, always worth a watch.

Wah in metal has still been explored shockingly little, considering it's been 3 decades since it was so iconically pioneered

The black album isn't the first time wah was used. I'm pretty sure its on battery and the thing that should not be, as well as trapped under ice

this one is acually one of the best of your recent videos, you should do more of this \m/

I've known exactly how his solos on that album, because I didn't own a wah pedal when it came out and my high school garage band learned every song. Great video!

Kirk used the wah before the black album

@Cochran752

2 жыл бұрын

Exactly! A good early example is at the end of the Phantom Lord solo.

@Sir-Thrash

2 жыл бұрын

@@Cochran752 or trapped under ice

@MusicisWin

2 жыл бұрын

Of course, but his use of wah on the Black Album influenced every rock and metal guitar player to come after him.

@Sir-Thrash

2 жыл бұрын

It's the way you said it No hate or anything

@thedancingguy828

2 жыл бұрын

@@Sir-Thrash or Dyers Eve

As someone born in 93' who's pops has been listening to Metallica since they started, black used to be my favorite. Until I listened to AJFA. Then ride the lightning, and master of puppets. Don't get me wrong, black is great but.. it became heavily over played and every other album feels like a breath of fresh air. And once I heard dyers eve it was all over. Absolute favorite song.

@Mike_H76

2 жыл бұрын

Man, you are so lucky to have gotten to hear Metallica getting better by going in reverse chronology!!! Even though "Black" was in my Discman... it didn't hold a candle to the others. I could still listen to it to this day though... it was only the "transitional album to full sellout status"... still decent but starting to lose the bite.

@stefanfyhn4668

2 жыл бұрын

@@Mike_H76 How are they sellouts again? By making new albums that weren't something they had already made?

@Mike_H76

2 жыл бұрын

@@stefanfyhn4668 That's silly, of course not. They are sellouts for consciously making music to appeal to the mainstream and the radio that's devoid of much real feeling or effort. Some bands keep their original style/feel and still become adored by the masses, but the allure of "even more money/fame" is too great for most bands. Yes, I said most bands... it's a natural progression when fame and fortune are your only goal.

@Mike_H76

2 жыл бұрын

I know far more ex-Metallica fans within the group that grew up with them. That says something. Going d1ckhard for Napster was a loser move, as well. If, as a culture, we rewarded artists with a semi-rational paycheck, they would continue to work hard and be true to their art. I don't think Picasso, Mozart, Da Vinci, Beethoven,etc... lived in equivalent digs as musicians, fine artists or sports figures of today. Granted, I hold art in high regard and that paycheck should be significant.

@Mike_H76

2 жыл бұрын

To further illustrate, I grew up listening to my uncle's AC/DC records. They took "Fly on The Wall" and "Flick of The Switch" in a slightly different direction and they were decent albums, though not huge commercial success. They started selling out with "Who Made Who" then carried on for the next two albums.

I love the wah peddle, I use It for alot of things, also it was awesome meeting you at guitsr center in July

It sounds very crisp and heavy. I’d love to hear more

This album has the ultimate, best, baddest, best, ultimate sound ever. So perfect. \m/ PS. Loved your Wherever solo!

Ride the Lighting is my fave. Puppets is a close second, but Fade to Black, For Whom the Bells Toll...so many heavy as hell tracks, including the heaviest instrumental of all time The Call of Ktulu. It's the first album I bought of them in high school, so it has a special place. Every album has some special meaning to all of us metal heads.

@FadeToBlack1989

2 жыл бұрын

I am Fade To Black and I approve of this comment

@valuedhumanoid6574

2 жыл бұрын

@@FadeToBlack1989 \m/ 0_o \m/ Thumbs up

What a great video!!!!!! Well done!!!

I loved the pacing of this video! awesome editing

I MARKED OUT SO HARD when you said THE GOD THAT FAILED. The chug alone. 🤯 I love the entire record but that one is underrated as HELL.

@88Nikoli

2 жыл бұрын

What is marking out ???

@ezraholmes01

2 жыл бұрын

@@88Nikoli It's a wrestling term. Means to freak out in excitement for something basically.

It's rare that I hear someone and instantly like their playing, but I honestly love your playing. Unlike so many players that miss all those itty bitty teeny tiny nuances, you just seem to make them ooze out. It's clear you've put a HUGE amount of time and effort into that. Good job, well done.

Love your videos 🔥🔥🔥

Wherever I may roam is the song I have always used to test out any speakers since the 90s. Funny you should say that, the black album has always been my measuring bar for any sound system.

Tbh I'm really more of a Justice guy, but through the never is deff the best song on the album imo

My friend of misery was the best song on that album

@facelessandnameless

2 жыл бұрын

Agreed.

@massttrshrdrharmonicminor2002

2 жыл бұрын

Same

@tomflynn2912

2 жыл бұрын

My fav also!

@lind3223

2 жыл бұрын

True. It is Jason Newstedt's Orion, and super underrated

@lilwang5067

2 жыл бұрын

Definitely, Jason’s bass riff is amazing and the volume swells in the solo are amazing

I like the direction this channel is taking

Really enjoyed this one!

Yeah man Sad But True has been also my main sound equipment tweaking tool for years, cheers

I got into heavy music, and particularly Metallica, when I was around 15 and in high school (right around when "Load" came out), and I was always wearing White Zombie and Marilyn Manson shirts. One day I was borrowing my friend's copy of the Black Album on cassette, and this girl, who was always for whatever reason trying to convince everybody that I worshipped Satan or maybe that I in fact WAS Satan, takes it and starts underlining lyrics in "The God That Failed" and showing it to people as proof that I was a Satanist. This was my life in high school.

This is one of the few albums that I own on every format (Vinyl, CD, cassette, MP3). I love it that much.

i love the magazine related content! keep it up!!

ACTUALLY, the first time i REMEMBER wah coming into Kirk’s solos are in AJFA. Soooo…😌

@mikefelty2625

2 жыл бұрын

He used wah throughout his career. Even when he was in Exodus.

Me through the whole ‘no-wah’ solo: STEP ON THE WAH!!! 😂🤘🏻

@logankeilty4529

2 жыл бұрын

Same

@edfu_text_U_later

2 жыл бұрын

Although Load and Reload have some what you might call 'more jam songs' than A++. Kirks Wah solo's on Load and Reload are overlooked, actually his entire lead work on Load and Reload is awesome IMO. It spans across quite a few different styles

my birthday is tomorrow and my parents got me a james hetfield signature esp and the black album box set. I’m so lucky, not trying to brag but i’m rlly excited to play it

I've heard the wah pedal versions so many times that my brain just filled in the WoWoWoWoW for everything you just played.

The God That Failed is perfection. Heavy riffing, deep and intricate lyrics, amazing solo. You know your stuff, man.

Nah dude - Marty’s solos are something else.

@88Nikoli

2 жыл бұрын

And Jason Becker's were better still !

@bassmasta9117

2 жыл бұрын

It sounds like Countdown to Extinction era Megadeth

This channel breathes life into my hands to play guitar. Thanks for always posting quality content!

I actually don’t play guitar but love these videos. Had a el cheapo guitar and amp and learned a few things, but never got good. Might try to learn again one day.

It's not on the black album but Eye of the beholder is one of most underrated Metallica songs.

Black album has some Wahlicious solos Yes good joke. I know

Great video👊🤘

Omg that was like an hour too short!!! 😂 great vid👍🏼

I’ve always like holier than thou, good tune

@thromboid

2 жыл бұрын

Bob Rock was adamant that it should be the first single.

@nialld2638

2 жыл бұрын

@@thromboid wow really never knew that, I always liked that song the most on that album. Sad but true a close second

Without a Wah, Kirk would have sounded like an actual lead guitarist. This video is the proof.

@stevenlindsey2056

2 жыл бұрын

Kirk is too sloppy to play without a wah.

i can't believe its been 30 years. Now I gotta go listen to the album \m/

Your channel and ricks are by far my two most watched channels. I'd love to see you two do a video on guitar and music together

Doesn't Metallica call it the "Black Abulm" themselves? Also "my friend in misery" is an overlooked gem imo

@herculesbrofister265

2 жыл бұрын

doesn't matter what "they" call it, it's officially called "Metallica." pretty simple concept really.

Nothing else matters chord progression is almost perfect

My favorite Wah tone of all time is Kirk’s wah off the black album. I love how it sounds very aggressive and scratchy not too over mid boxy sounding like most wah solos

man, I've been chasing the wherever I may roam tone since 2009. Too good.

'rock history changed forever that day' *Feeling offended with million others*

@srinjansanyal7677

2 жыл бұрын

Hello kim

And Justice for All was their best album. The Black Album is kinda poppy.

@leftyguitarist8989

2 жыл бұрын

You need a balance the right amount of poppiness to get a good song. Too poppy and you end up with something like Dance Monkey that makes you wish you never had ear drums. Not poppy enough and you end up with Cookie Monster metal that also makes you wish you never had ear drums.

Tyler you always make great videos. I just found a pedal that was $50 when I was looking for a reverb pedal. Found a multi pedal that so far is blowing my mind with all it can do for it's price. Now I'm not trying to promote it or anything but I've only been able to find two or three good videos about it and it's been a real learning experience for me. maybe you'll check one out and do a video on it I've followed you for a long time and I honestly think it'd be amazing if you could review this pedal. It's the getaria cube baby. There's a couple other brands that make it but now it's got me learning about IR cabs etc. Cheers

I've been wanting someone to do this literally for years

He just called one of metallica's baby riffs "the sickest riff in the univers" :D Well... its faaaar from sickest

Sorry good album but they sold out! First 4 were great much better then the lame songs on the “black album” plus is there an easier riff then enter sandman?

Of wolf and man is the hidden gem

Thanks. It really helped me. It rocks.

That record was overplayed and made me hate Metallica. I can't take hearing it anymore. I do still like the first 4 records when they played faster more like a speed metal or thrash band. They slowed down on the black album and although it did sound good it wasn't like the old stuff. I prefer the old raw sound they had over the polished sound they got with Bob Rock on the black album. I didn't care for much after that record either. Just lost my taste for them. Well at least I still have the first 4. Almost like a different band on the first 4.

Things a true metalhead will never say: "the black album is my favorite Metallica album."

@Mike_H76

2 жыл бұрын

Agreed, or "Load was a good comeback album". Public Service Announcement: Don't try to flush a CD down the toilet, it's a costly repair!

@ICantStopMakingNoise

2 жыл бұрын

@@Mike_H76 I mean, I'll say it: Load is a killer album. It's hard rock, not metal - but there are some incredible tracks on that disc that I'd listen to regardless of what band's name was on the cover. The Outlaw Torn alone is worth the price of admission, IMO.

@Mike_H76

2 жыл бұрын

@@ICantStopMakingNoise I'm glad you enjoy it. Honestly, I didn't give it THAT much of a chance... I did try out every track, some I made it 20 seconds, some I gave a minute to. Personally, couldn't find any that made my hair stand up.

@johnp82

2 жыл бұрын

No true metalhead doesn't realize the Black Album is an incredible record.

@NunYa953

2 жыл бұрын

@@johnp82 Calm down fanboy.

wow. I really like your personality and videos and always enjoy your guitar playing but hearing you play that solo really reminded me of how great you really are at guitar. Rock on man. Oh and do you have/could you make an advanced guitar solo tutorial where you just play that slow in sections then I love you long time. jk tho but srsly you rock

I'm mainly a guitarist but, My Friend of Misery has to be my favorite song on the album. From the amazing bass line to heavy hitting lyrics. The song is a hidden gem and I don't see it get enough love.🤘

@thromboid

2 жыл бұрын

You can tell they had fun in the studio with that one - the cowbell, the B-bender Telecaster, the Eagles-esque DI-ed harmony guitars, bass slides, the "party" ending. So cool.

@MikeYeary

2 жыл бұрын

My favorite as well. The bass is awesome, and I love the phrasing of the solo. It gives me goosebumps every time I hear it.

Thanks for getting me into playing the guitar

I’ve been looking for a beginners acoustic guitar I’ve held several different guitars in my hands but do not know how to play I thought maybe I could learn but before I can do that I need to buy a guitar budget is between 2 to 4 hundred what would you recommend that is good but won’t break the bank and as I get more experienced it would still be good

Same here! It’s the first Album I heard from Metallica and Enter Sandman was the first song I learned on guitar. It will always be my fav.

The god that failed has always been my favorite song on that album. It's crazy you actually brought that up haha

soooo.... yeah.... we're gonna need more of this... and again also, i think Music is Win should meet The-Art-of-Guitar

Didnt kirk use a wah in every album or at least in the first 5

My Friend of Misery is my favorite track from that album. I love the bass line, and the solo is hair raising for me.

Hopefully you can do more solos on future video. Thanks though if you don't get around to it, wherever I may roam solo sounds weird without wah!

My KH WAH pedal just stopped working out of nowhere like 3 years ago and my solos never been the same since :(

That wall of guitar :) ... honest question: how do you manage to keep these in shape/played/freshly stringed?

The God That Failed hits so hard so good on a high quality sound system it makes my balls tingle. That solo gets me every time. Definitely one of their best hidden gems that deserves more attention.

I'm an "And Justice For All..." man personally, but I think they've been around so long, we latch onto the albums that came out during our formative years.

that wherever i may roam solo thoooo....always been my fav bc the scale/sound and that wah n whammy with it kill!!!

kirk didn’t start using the wah pedal on the black album, he used it on every album including kill ‘em all

Mine is My Friend of Misery. Jasons baseline on that track gives me chills everytime.

I can play about 90% of that entire album. Learned how to play guitar with that album and the "Use your Illusions" albums. Awesome stuff.

Cool jacket Tyler. Honestly curious where you got it?

where can i buy this Jacket!? can anyone send me a link to it please?

damn, dude. killer playing on the solos.

The wah-less version of the Wherever I May Roam solo melted my brain cause I'm so used to hearing wah lol