*VINTAGE!* 🎵 Metallica "And Justice for All" REACTION

[@Hoscitt]

For everyone ripping her for saying it's bass heavy, she obviously means actual bass frequencies - not bass guitar. There is a fuck tonne of low end on the guitars, so she is kinda right

[@jonsnow6979]

I mean it makes sense. That's one of the reasons they turned it down. Not the main reason though lol

[@jack-of-all-trades1234]

I knew what she meant. And without the bass guitar you hear it that much more.

[@GeorgeGeo]

listen to this album with a subwoofer or good headphones and you hear bass sounds aplenty

[@MetaITurtle]

Lol whenever someone reviews the Justice album again I'm just going to comment "Bass" to mess with everyone

[@mightymatt2999]

@@MetaITurtle troll

[@carlstawicki1915]

The Justice tour was my first concert. They had a giant statue of Lady Justice from the album cover that crumbled apart during this song.

[@OtherMike5000]

Samezies.

[@SaturnusDK]

@@uncleho1945 Sadly yes. I'm kidding. Jason is a great bassist. He just joined the band too late to make any real contribution to this particular album.

[@gregheath8106]

Yes, this was my only Mettalica concert and it was great .

[@ConnbineHarvester]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/sHrZhZ6Ao5JlnpI Like this? :)

[@gabeackermanackerman1084]

Was my first metal concert. The Cult opened.

[@Jimmypapin]

Her smile lights up the room.

[@JediS1138]

I makes me smile too, like involuntarily it’s great 😌

[@tilemonkee5510]

Man, I remember driving with my buddy Jon,in his Firebird,listening to this. Something about the shape of his car and the way his sound system was designed,we would get a weird resonance in our ears(it was awesome!)from this song. Going wherever we were going ,with our Skulls Compressing from the sound level!! Man, I miss my brother Jon..he died not long after in a motorcycle accident. Well,remember the good times!!

[@rehan1974]

Sorry to hear about your brother, may he Rest in peace. Keep rocking brother and stay true.

[@tilemonkee5510]

@@rehan1974 Thanks bruh! It was a long time ago.Seems like a lifetime. So much has happened since,good and bad!

[@brutisfletcher]

@@tilemonkee5510 first, I’m sorry for your loss bro! 2nd this album has a weird resonance on many sound systems!

[@rehan1974]

@@tilemonkee5510 Just stay true brother and things will work out. I know sometimes it feels like end of days, but trust me, things always get better. Tomorrow is a new day my man 👍🏽

[@pcassidy14]

nice

[@theOGnokk]

My all time favorite album. Hands down. Even though the bass and drums kinda lack a little. The subject matter is enough to bring me back again and again. All hail Metallica.

[@HollowG_]

This album has the best drums of all the albums what are you talking about?

[@givenspade]

I always thought this is Lars' prime imo

[@SaturnusDK]

Definitely Lars' best performance on drums of any of their albums. It's also my favourite album.

[@RafaelCDet]

he obviously meant the SOUND of the drums, not Lars' playing.

[@Meyzen76]

Bass lacks so much, it’s not even there...at all. Drums are front and center though.

[@jorgeescobar5924]

Earlier today I asked to a radio station to play this song and they didn't do it. Now i'm back home from my work and notice this reaction from you guys, that was divine justice. Thanks you two for this. Keep being great, I love you

[@86leewis]

What? Why wouldn't they play it

[@xiphumbra]

I remember hearing this song for the first time on the radio in 97 The dj said it was an "accident". Riiiiight. Lol Was mind blowing for 13 y/o me.

[@kwantoon]

The bigger issue is that you're requesting songs from a radio stations. Really?

[@vovindequasahi]

Any offense to government decree is now considered an offense to "democracy". We are in the midst of a global New World Order takeover. Only revolution will stop it.

[@kwantoon]

@@vovindequasahi I don't think this particular situation is that deep. I'll agree that things are screwed up, but I doubt a local FM station is afraid to play this song because of Government retribution. I'm guessing they just didn't give a shit about his request

[@hectorsilva2205]

Gotta give Eye of the Beholder a listen...the whole album is and the tour they went on for it was pure rock n roll greatness!

[@jcoverpass]

I agree, they should give Eye of the Beholder a listen. It is more relevant today than ever.

[@kellyhelms1584]

Yeah one of my favorites on the album

[@brettkenschaft4239]

Not to dis your opinion, I like that song too, but I heard an interview with Lars where he was asked if he had to pick one song never to play again it was that one

[@91GT347]

One of, if not my favorite show out of all Ive been to.

[@onenationunderground2360]

I love that song because Lars hates it.

[@tmakster]

Amazing how this song is SOOO relatable to what is happening in todays day and age.....Great song, great album and of course GREAT BAND!!

[@samirlatic4486]

❤

[@woodyouderkirk694]

I like how you guys get right into the songs . No long intro .

[@suprchickn7745]

Yesss!

[@perchancetodream1]

Blackened is probably my favorite from the album. Metallica have some great instrumentals with To Live Is To Die on this album( technically there are just a few words in there.)

[@vinceedwards3978]

I bought the album when it came out. Blackened is what I call real Metallica. But One.....deserved to be the hit

[@NathanCline12-21]

When a man lies, he murders some part of the world These are the pale deaths which men miscall their lives

[@SaturnusDK]

I don't have a favourite song on this my favourite album. Probably like One the least but apart from that it to me is a perfect album.

[@vinceedwards3978]

@@SaturnusDK My favorite Metallica album is and always will be Master of Puppets!!! I was lucky enough to see them early on with Cliff Burton!!! Their sound was just different when he was in the band

[@gizzy2403]

@@SaturnusDK same, but I do lose my mind when Harvester of Sorrow comes on!🍻

[@Frostrazor]

Such an epic song - one of the most prolific metal albums and this song specifically with the various melodies, time signatures, and change-ups - it's composed masterfully! AND has a in your face meaning.

[@brianjinglea1]

This album is a fucking masterpiece!!

[@stevenwilliams1805]

Though I think the tidal track from 'Master of Puppets' is their single best song, I'd have to agree, ...and Justice for All is the best album.

[@jilted]

who knew we were listening to early prog metal when this came out hah

[@TenTonNuke]

This album reminds me of my childhood, playing Super Nintendo, reading R.A. Salvatore, walking on railroad tracks.

[@markgregory983]

Bahahaha, this song always reminds me of f-zero x. Actually, the whole album does lol. I had this ablum on repeat for months at about age 12 in '96 when the n64 came out. It was the last of the big 5 albums i was introduced to, but is now my fave. There is just something so nostalgic about this album.

[@thwip3553]

Right on there, especially R.A Salvatore, still reading his work

[@dreamspell69]

Drizzt! 🤘🤘

[@MrEric622]

+1 for Salvatore.

[@Alfaqwad]

Spot on Brad. This song fits any time period. Especially the last 40 years. And the system just keeps getting more and more one-sided

[@iainamurray]

One-sided?

[@iainamurray]

@@negativeindustrial I've still got no idea what you're talking about.

[@caseyjones128]

Yes sir since the release of the album undoubtedly the worst phase so far 911. Last Call 1:50 am Bar is Closed and so on, so on , and on , and on All good bro

[@simonrobinson10]

Their best album imo. Loved it as a teenager in 1987/8 Love it now!

[@georgelux126]

I agree! Just imagine how good it would have been if Lars didn't cut out all of Jason's bass.

[@mattlewis6833]

Agreed the bass is perfectly mixed in order to get the sound they got.

[@Northanteus]

I was 8 years old in 1987 and my older brother brought this record home and blasted it for hours on end. I grew to love the instrumentals, but I just could never relate to the lyrics. I was a happy kid, no rage. ☺️

[@hdz12ez]

You need to hear the whole album. Every song is awesome!

[@jonasturklbach2705]

People who say this isnt their best album are living a lie imo

[@LuxeFilmography]

They've already reacted to half of it. They've done Blackened, One, Harvester of Sorrow, and Dyers' Eve.

[@ryanhampson673]

Yup, this is peak Metallica..Usually an album has one or two songs that you don’t like but this whole one is a masterpiece.

[@FrethKindheart]

On Metallica's And Justice For All album, the bass was turned down to virtually be non-existent. This is Metallica's first album after losing their original bassist (Cliff Burton) in a bus accident and replacing him with Jason Newsted. Jason's work on the new album was muted (for lack of a better word), probably because of Cliff's legacy and the pain the band was going through at the time.

[@Koray.K]

Made me giggle when Lex said bass heavy song :D But I can understand what she meant by that, grittier riffs are quite heavy compared to lead.

[@ibthanosminithanos9988]

was lucky enough to see Cliff a few times before he passed - to me when i see this cover i always think 'this is the sell out album - thier first video - took me many years to even give it a chance and there are some great songs off this.

[@rogeryermaw]

Screwing Newstead was more of a hazing thing. His bass lines were pretty good but the band just treated him like a turd

[@raoulduke8382]

@@rogeryermaw Newstead wrote Blackened. More than a pretty good riff I'd say. And if you listen to the "And Justice for Jason" mix, you can hear how he is locked tighter than a straight jacket to Hetfield. On the other hand, I could never stand listening to him play Orion incorrectly live. He was an animal on stage though.

[@RafaelCDet]

@@raoulduke8382 that's part of the problem, though. Hetfield was still going for that "10 bass, 0 mids, 10 treble" guitar tone, and Jason's bass lines being so similar to his guitar riffs is part of the reason why Jason was "muted" on the album. If the guitar sounds like a bass, you either hear the bass or you hear the guitar. Since the guitarist runs the band, turning down the bass so people could hear the guitar is the logical decision.

[@glennfrith2804]

The thing about Metallica for me is they can play just as hard as anyone out there but you understand and you can hear all their instruments very clearly and you can get lost in the music, that what's great its a journey.they are so good that they don't need all the words to get the point across.

[@rickclay]

Couldn't say it better my man👍

[@Blackhawk53]

Huh hear all instruments there's no Jason's bass.

[@Buccarado]

@@Blackhawk53 that'd why you can hear them, lol

[@hmpz36911]

Man I miss those days. They were such a force back then. Of course now everybody wants to act like they never liked them or something. However bad they got, they were untouchables in the 80s, along with Megadeth.

[@hmpz36911]

@@Blackhawk53 It's not important anyway?

[@curtism5333]

There’s a live version to this song that I think is a must watch. It’s their performance in Lisbon, Portugal 2007. The first 1-2 minutes of the video has a ‘scene missing’ screen but keep watching. Their performance is fantastic. They do the entire song for the audience, pitch perfect and all. Great sound reproduction too. Love it!!

[@JohnHazelwood58]

"... and justice for all!" is a classic! For me the best Metallica album ever! ♥ I Love it!

[@kwantoon]

I catch a lot of flak for having that same opinion, but I will always feel this was the pinnacle of their song writing and playing.

[@JohnHazelwood58]

@@kwantoon To be honest! I never heard of Metallica until 1988 when this album was dropped. I bought it becaue I liked the cover and ... the music (aka. new sound) blew me away. Never ever heard anything like that before! It got me right away! And it was for quite a long time the only Metallic album I had ... until 1992 when I saw them live for the first time. Some days later I bought the black album ... damn! Good stuff! :-) But still ... Justice is my fav! ♥ *personal_opinion_and_experience ;-)

[@JediS1138]

One of my favourite songs, from my favourite Metallica album 💿 Watching Lex getting excited and rocking out 🎸 🎧 brings me LIFE and smiles. Just discovered y’all, and I’m loving it!

[@HansStoroy]

There is not a bad song on this entire album, which could be said for any of the first 4 albums. This was the height of their compositional skills and the album the broke them big.

[@kevinmcfarlane2752]

Lightning, Puppets and Justice are their three best albums imo.

[@brozy5720]

There is one "bad" song...Escape from RTL. It's so mediocre, I always skip it. Anything else I'm 100% with you.

[@vibingwithvinyl]

@@brozy5720 Escape was the song they wrote in the studio, due to pressure from the record label. It was supposed to be a "radio friendly" song.

[@brozy5720]

@@vibingwithvinyl I know. And it is so "not Metallica", it just didn't fit in with the other songs.

[@Phantom-kc9ly]

Sure, not bad. But you're telling me they didn't put any filler songs on any of these albums?

[@i.r.drummer]

My favorite Metallica album by far. Y’all should check out Dyers Eve. IMO it’s the best track on the entire album.

[@rp3569]

They did

[@SaturnusDK]

I don't have a favourite song on this my favourite album. Probably like One the least but apart from that it to me is a perfect album.

[@igortarasiewicz2837]

For me its kinda boeing now. But the album was my favourite for a log time so maybe too much. I was 12 when i started so Ride On Mettalica bro!

[@claybass3631]

Agreed.

[@claybass3631]

...or Harvester of sorrow, ...or blackened, or shortest straw, or....damn, just pound for pound their best work!

[@KrisK565]

Eye of the Beholder by Metallica. With censorship being pushed by the government and MSM, the song is prophetic.

[@soakedbearrd]

Yep, just an underrated song overall and very modern when it comes to the lyrics.

[@jhamler1]

Don't be that guy, please. The MSM (as you call it) has your best interests in mind. Put down the godamned Qanon Kool-Aid.

[@cauliflowerconnoisseur2710]

@@jhamler1 yeah totally have our best interest in mind. Pushing their agenda and calling anyone a racist meanie poo poo head if they don't agree with their one sided nonsense they push. Dont be that guy

[@tieman3790]

@Big Homie Steve The Metal Head thats why we need state media. Every other developed nation has it. Prevents so much polarization

[@tieman3790]

@Big Homie Steve The Metal Headyou obviously an authoritarian state will abuse it, but that's not really applicable to my proposal. And then just completely demolish us democracy and start a multi psrty system where every vote has the same influence, not that electoral votes system. Then make the day to vote a national holiday and ta da, democracy restored.

[@d.pinit7796]

By far my favorite Metallica album! 30 yrs since I first heard this album and bought it and I’m still not bored of it.

[@mitchellbeston1033]

Love the drums on this album, the change ups in beat are brilliant.

[@Hieraldrich]

Agreed the whole album has intricate drums, lots of different beats every minute haha

[@nomaddamon100]

This was the second rock/metal album I heard at 15 when some new metal friends said "here, listen to this" and it blew my tiny mind to pluto and back.. And I never turned back

[@edwardscott482]

One of the best concerts I ever went to. Queensryche opened on their Mindcrime tour and Metallica was at their prime! Awesome show!

[@rickflinn6869]

Seen it too! Both awesome! Queensryche kicked ass!

[@montymcclellen1918]

The net worth of this band also tips the scales. Check out "The Shortest Straw" from the same album.

[@rastomasstanford7708]

Yes

[@jackpfiester5013]

I see what you did there.

[@hydradominatus7159]

My favorite song from that legendary album

[@markj8268]

Part of me is jealous watching these 2 hear this song for the first time...my favorite Metallica album

[@JordanJMyers]

1st Metallica cd i ever owned. Liked the black album. Some songs from load and reload. Death Magnetic and Hardwired were good. Older i got the more i liked them and I'd put their 1st 5 cds up against any first 5. Amazing

[@hb6string10]

CD? Try cassette :D

[@smmusicplus96]

@@hb6string10 Oh yeah? I had them on shellac. I used to blast them on the Victrola, bro!

[@hb6string10]

@@smmusicplus96 🤣

[@Pimpulus]

this intro is such a piece of art. first thing i ever learned on guitar

[@smittybenzo4693]

In this episode of Brad & Lex, beautiful guitar harmonies start the fire that becomes full fledge, as dark syncopated riffs with drums scorch the first layer off the surface exposing the couple to the harshness of this world Metallica has them in. Firstly stabilizing Brad's signature "side to side sway" while leading Lex to her "metal bobble bop".

[@RedFoxRoaming]

What? lol

[@hmpz36911]

@@RedFoxRoaming Wow a heavy metal play-by-play

[@pc574]

@@hmpz36911 I think he does this for all of their reactions. It is entertaining though

[@smn1085]

did not understand anything but take my like

[@mytube-b-utoob3182]

Favorite album of any genre, still listen every day! Most of my alarms in the morning wake up to this album....

[@obibyn]

The way Lex feels the rhythm is just so enjoyable to watch. You can tell she truly feels it.

[@jtramelli5464]

she is a real metalhead now, no turning back... i bet she plays Metallica in the car

[@jjslickwood]

Metallica is so dope. I love how they always have like at least 3 hit songs in each song.

[@manhattanmike6959]

You guys are just awesome. Love the reactions

[@brianbrooks1285]

Hellateous Guitar riffs! It brought me back to high school. I've been listening to them for around 33 years now!

[@daviddidder3781]

THIS is Metallica’s GREATEST song in their greatest album. Congratulations, it is fun to watch the both of you grow (as metal heads) right before our eyes!

[@blaydedodds8880]

yep. I know it's not the fan favorite but its my favorite from the album as well. No matter how long the song is i can always listen to the entire thing and not get tired of it

[@goranilincic2644]

1/5 their greatest songs for sure 🤘

[@Wrangzilla]

This reminds me of my freshman year in high school in 1989, riding in the back of my older friends 1979 Z28 Camaro blaring this on the way to school…. Good times…

[@robertringler8659]

Seen this in concert. Great song.

[@titusprime5240]

I just purchased this box set. Justice was my intro to Metallica so it holds great nostalgia. Glad you covered this awesome title track!

[@ericmclaughlin73]

The deep guitar is James Hetfield's rhythmn, The bass is buried in the mix and blended in with the rhythmn guitar.

[@jack-of-all-trades1234]

I've heard that Lars had something to do with the fact that the bass was minimized on this album?

[@stoneoutdooradventures2286]

@@jack-of-all-trades1234 that's true Jack that's why they remastered the album later on

[@tomekgulash]

there are people on youtube that made whole album with bass and its like listening to good audio on headphones vs dude in school locker playing on a old alcatel xD The bass channel is my go to to listen this album

[@ericmclaughlin73]

@@jack-of-all-trades1234 Definitely some truth by Lars' own admission. However. Jason is not completely innocent here. His playing for a lot of the album is basically playing in unison with James. Not much a engineer can do with that. They could have carved up the eq's and give him more space for sure. A big part of the problem was Jason's note choices. Metallica was used to a bass guitar that ran up and down fret board. Jason later honed his chops live and became a better bassist for the Black Album. Just my honest opinion.

[@SaturnusDK]

@@ericmclaughlin73 I agree completely. Listening to some of the "alternative" versions it's quite clear why the bass is buried in the mix. It's more of a distraction from the riffs and adds little of value overall. Where the bass does add something, it's clearly present in the mix.

[@whitebeardguitar]

I can't tell y'all how much I appreciate your head bobbing,swaying, etc is actually in time, so I know you both are actually feeling the beat...where as many (most) other reaction channels they head bob out of time, "act" as if they are feeling it... You two are awesome.

[@LuxeFilmography]

Hands down the best metal album of all time, no contest.

[@derekeshelman6218]

Yes her smile gets me

[@bl4we339]

What about "rust in peace"?

[@LuxeFilmography]

@@bl4we339 good, but Justice ftw

[@Aalu420]

So happy you guys reacted to another song from "The Justice" album. Another great reaction Brad and Lex. Keep up the great work 👍

[@SteveSmallwoodthemachine]

Still absolutely love this album the same today as the day it was released in 88! A true metal masterpiece!

[@TubetakerBHV]

I cant stand it anymore. The sound is just beyond aweful. Too sad that they missed the opportunity to remaster it propperly.

[@SaturnusDK]

I remember fondly when I got this on double vinyl the day it was released.

[@shaneculliton8732]

@@TubetakerBHV have you heard St. Anger album? That’s way much worse than AJFA

[@TubetakerBHV]

@@shaneculliton8732 true, but that doesn´t make the sound of AJFA any better. The difference is that St. Anger would be a bad album even with better sound. AJFA could be a milestone with better sound because the songs are great.

[@shaneculliton8732]

@@TubetakerBHV yeah true. I’m just saying that the drumming on AJFA is more unique and less ear piercing than St. Anger

[@nucify9228]

i had a buddy, his name was turner, and we were both metal heads and went to more metallica concerts than we could count. we did everything together. he was my best friend. he picked me up in his shitbox of a car and we blasted it going down the free way in tennessee with the windows down. unfortunately he died of drug overdose a couple years back. miss you buddy. you’ll always live on in my heart 🖤

[@budmucket]

I wish Jason Newsted's bass would have been properly implemented into the songs on this album. It's a game changer

[@RegurgiNate84]

Bass Channel does it right

[@rik6T6]

The "Bass" you here on this album is James' Rhythm guitar, which is a normal 6-string guitar played with heavy palm-muting. The power chords (root/fifth) and the palm-muting is what gives the heavy "chugging" sound in metal. The actual 4-string "Bass guitar" is often unheard and has a less distorted tone, but gives a thicker background.

[@puffinsmoke7]

As great as they still are, lightning, puppets, and justice were their absolutely the best

[@Wyoming734]

I was 17 when this came out. It is still one of my all time favorite albums. Listen to it all the time. It is timeless. I was lucky enough to see them live on this tour. Still gives me goosebumps.

[@FlorianH0867]

And justice for all is one of the best songs from Metallica, besides Ride the lightning and Master of puppets.

[@wesbaumguardner8829]

This is exactly what I needed tonight. Thanks ya'll for reminding me how great this music is.

[@drake8168]

This was my first album back in 1991 when I was 10 years old, as soon as Blackened started I knew there was no turning back, ...And Justice for All will always be my favorite Metallica album.

[@poisongod2204]

I got this in 88 when I was 8. First cassette I ever got. I thought it was so awesome and the fact my dad hated it made it that much better.🤘

[@colinfraser7150]

This was actually the first CD I ever bought. So awesome to see you two reacting to it! Ironically I bought it in a gift shop in D.C.

[@907Lifer]

Layered guitars on this LP make it one of the heaviest they ever recorded. They did the same thing on the Black album but refined it even more. Unfortunately on the AJFA LP they just about eliminated the bass, that one’s on Lars.

[@domstone6344]

Love how you guys analyze the evolution of bands I grew up with...I listen to all genres however I'm drawn to metal most...you guys are awesome

[@OfMaceAndMen]

"Bass heavy song" Nobody tell her, our sweet summer child 😂😂😭😭

[@kennethschaaf9652]

I went to this concert in 88 thinking there is no way they'll play these songs and not miss a beat but omg I was wrong!.truly talented band!.My ears rang for a week but so amazing!!

[@kingdickhead6003]

Awesome album, my favorite song is Harvester of Sorrow

[@s.f.morris7331]

this album was my soundtrack growing up and still listen to it regularly. such a fun album lyrically and the drums on every song are so alive and fun. I love this album

[@drivenbythechills]

Your background atmosphere there is fire, looks so chill & vibrant Watching her react to Metallica is like a kid opening its gifts, she looks so psyched to react to them :)

[@Marc28031984]

The whole album is just fire!!! 🔥🤘🏼 I remember when I was 17 and someone showed me ...and justice for all. That was the moment when I decided for myself: music has to have guitar and drums. I was blown away.

[@stoneoutdooradventures2286]

Awesome album awesome song

[@shawnjames460]

I would love to buy a case of beer and hangout with you guys and listen and talk about this album and the Black album,lol.yaw are so fun!

[@jomojojo6603]

Lex: "This is a bass heavy song." I hope Jason doesn't watch this video.

[@lukegordon1493]

😂

[@thegstr33t81]

She’s talking about the low end

[@lukegordon1493]

@@thegstr33t81 yer we know

[@hmpz36911]

@@thegstr33t81 It was so bass heavy that Jason wasn't needed, lol. James carried the low end well on this.

[@kassandrariemersma7902]

This song is greati just listened to this song 3 times in a row reading and answering comments and it was not enough!!! Love this song

[@RebelPMP]

Shortest Straw next!!

[@sarahmcdowell6618]

And Justice For All is famed not only for its heavy lyrics and tone, but also its musical complexity.

[@Jjoker74]

Their best album, hands down! Every song is amazing. Love this song, the riffs and solos, James vocals, and don't forget Lars killing it on drums.

[@mikepaulus4766]

I remember listening to this as a teenager and my grandma walked in. She said that she can't stand that beat, but these guys are good, they know music.

[@pauljansen1137]

Those first 5 Albums are masterpieces...each and every one!!!

[@ronchaney382]

So, I was bouncing around the house the other day and kinda under my breath I was singing "I don know.........Tell me Whada ya know..............My daugheter asked me what I was singing. Then it hit me I'm singing your End of Vid bumpter music.............Thanks for that............Love your vids.........

[@ricktilden2075]

When you scoop the guitar sounds, cutting the mids and upping the bass and mids, you get a very dry and tight sound The problem is in the mix, the actual bass guitar frequency tends to get absorbed Jason Newsted who played bass on this album, played almost identical to the guitars, furthering that. People always say that the he got screwed on this album. The bass is there. Some good bass headphones let you hear it better

[@Ozarks420]

You can tell Brad is such a cool dude. I love that you two are delving into metal the way you are.

[@soakedbearrd]

Overall my favorite Metallica album, with master of puppets coming a very close second.

[@FlorianH0867]

Well, Ride the Lightning is also very close to them. But this 3 albums are outstanding good. Do you agree?

[@joeblow2667]

Master of puppets blows them album away , master of puppets is a masterpiece , hell, ride the lightning better than this album

[@FlorianH0867]

@@joeblow2667, I agree, Master of puppets is No.1, but I would place No.2 both albums, Ride the lightning AND Justice for all. After this free albums is a long while nothing. Then we might have Garage Re-Reviseted, which is funny as hell. But this is my top list.

[@joeblow2667]

@@FlorianH0867 master if puppets 1, ride the lightning 2 , kill em all 3 , the black album 4 ,and justice fir all 5. And after that I don't give a sh*t lol those are how I rate them , garage days sucked.

[@joeblow2667]

@@FlorianH0867 they should listen to some of the kill em all album and see if they can hear the bass ,, ,,

[@sevendeep]

You guys finally did it. I've got a special place in my heart for AJFA. This is the song that made me decide as a kid I was gonna actually play the drums. I'm not sure why it was this track and not some of the more obvious or catchy ones. I think because for a know-nothing kid who is admiring drummers, this track kinda has everything......simple stuff in the intro, good backbeats, cool fills. I joined school band for years playing snare drum to show my parents I was serious. I saved a little bit of money here and there. I finally got my first crappy drum kit when I was 13. I spent hours after school and entire weekends blistering my fingers working through each little section of this track, playing it up to there, then moving on to the next, learning how to cheat those double bass parts by playing between the single kick and floor tom. I dont even know many hours I put in teaching my body to play this (and Hanger 18) start to finish but I know it was the better part of a year when I finally nailed AJFA all the way through and could do it well. I felt like a god damn champion. My mother absolutely despises this song to this day LMAO. I quit school band and started playing in metal bands a year and change after and I'm still playing to this day 30 years later. It's kinda hilarious to hear Metallica themselves talk about not wanting to ever play this song again live, but I'm always gonna fondly remember what my own struggle to learn it did for me.

[@sinisterkate5308]

yeah, there is bass guitar it's just mixed well with the guitars, these guys were so tight that they could mix it like this. the guitars mixed the way they are gives it that heavy mid bass drone sound with the mix. everyone says they mixed jason out on purpose, but they recorded the garage days cover album before this album, and it is mixed like the black album where the bass guitar is obviously present. either way sounds fine to me and i hear the bass guitar when it needs to be heard. just me, though.

[@toddbefield1100]

Used to blast this before a surf session when the waves were big...pumps you up every time to charge hard out there!

[@VisperaMusica]

the bass is burry deep, really deep in this whole album. what you are hearing is a ton of rhythm guitars overdubbed to give it that "deep" sound to mimic a bass

[@cody8314]

Love this reaction the song is actually called …And Justice for all but no worries

[@seanobrien4640]

This album is notorious for having the bass guitars turned almost all the way down. What Lex is hearing are two guitars harmonizing the riffs (one playing lower notes). Best Metallica bass songs: Orion, My Friend of Misery, Hero of the Day (just my opinion)

[@alancrabtree2065]

First off love this Album, my favorite Metallic album. When this came out my buddy had a slammed 65 bug with twin 12” Vega s, he listened to a ton of Rap and I had him play this in his system and it hit hard!! He loved it. We cruised Speedway Rd here in Tucson looking for light to light races bumping this whole tape.. at the time until we put a CD in his bug. Great memories there. I appreciate you guys, entertaining as hell!

[@igortarasiewicz2837]

Not their best song by far, but hearing it for the first time blew my mind that someone can play smth like this (after hearing ride the lighting album becsuce back at the day you needed to ged the full album) still you can hear they were lost after losing Cliff. They themselfs admitted it. He was the driving force for sure

[@jonasturklbach2705]

This is probably my favorite metal album of all time. I've never heard another album with such incredible song structures/incredibly precise instrumentation plus james voice was at its gravelly best. 11/10 imo

[@danrenard]

Great album but no bass. Lars made the producer pretty much remove all of the bass. This was the first time Jason Usted played bass for Metallica, after Cliff Burton passed away. There was a little bit hostility towards the new member. Jason took it on the chin and played with the band almost 2 full decades after so no hard feelings.

[@michael8356]

Newsted btw 👍🍻

[@melthebell33]

My era 'talica, i got given a tape at college by a thrasher i met with tracks from Kill em all and Ride the lightening and Master of puppets on, and some Slayer, i gave him a tape with punk bands such as GBH, English dogs and Exploited on. then i bought this album when it came out, and saw em live in 1988, got thrown out 3 times for stage diving lol, but they kept letting me back in

[@susiestone5644]

Jason Newsted wrote the best song on this Album by far with Blackened, and I'd would take Jason's old band Flotsam and Jetsam album Doomsday for the Deceiver, over this album or any of the next few Metallica albums, sure some of the lyrics are silly, but the music/songs is/are great.

[@TRENLORD]

JFC, raise your hand if that first pause drove you nuts. Much love for this channel, lmao, but damn! Right as vocals started.

[@toddedwards5144]

This was Metallica’s last “masterpiece” album. NOTHING they’ve done since comes close to it.

[@PastaDon_]

Yep...🤘

[@lavajava2094]

Absolutely!

[@zackdelarocha766]

Unfortunately you Wright…

[@Krow-go3ps]

We're all entitled to our opinion, but don't be ridiculous

[@corywestfahl1691]

You are not wrong.

[@RegurgiNate84]

After finally hearing a fantastic mix of this from the Bass Channel. It's become my favorite album by far. It used to never come close to MOP. Now that mix is all I listen to.

[@addi7719]

Definitely wasn't the bass Lex was hearing, this album notoriously had the bass tracks turned almost all the way down. That's all low-end from the guitars :)

[@soakedbearrd]

She said as much towards the end.

[@picklefish74]

I bet that Brad could've never imagined that starting their own channel to review music, would turn Lex into a metal head. Any time they're reviewing metal she's always got a smile on her face and she's bopping her head around.

[@bones6978]

"this is a very bass heavy song" the bass in this song was turned down to the point that you can't here it when they mixed the album which is a shame because Jason killed it on the bass in the studio.

[@jackpfiester5013]

Lots of low end in the guitar tone to compensate. I think by "bass heavy" she's referring to the EQ when it contrasts the lead she's talking about.

[@ChicagoTRS]

I think she is hearing James rhythm guitar...which is really the only bass in the album.

[@bones6978]

@@jackpfiester5013 yeah exactly, the rhythm guitar occupies the lows where the bass would be and be bass has just been pushed too low to hear.

[@jack-of-all-trades1234]

The rumor is that Lars demanded that the album was mixed to emphasize the drums?

[@manna6618]

@@jack-of-all-trades1234 very true, drum volume was increased to be louder than anything else and bass volume was dropped to next to nothing, so said one of the producers.

[@yves78]

Some parts are so orchestral, you can see how the heaviness and guitar harmonies influenced the next couple decades in heavy music.

[@bobbymclaughlin9034]

The song that divided Metallica fans. Without Cliff Burton, Lars had to pick up the slack. That's why this song is drum heavy. He did a good job but not quite enough. This is what separates Metallica from newtallica

[@jasonjones281]

Omg when she mention the bass I knew she’s about to trigger a whole gang of people. Great reaction!!

[@vinceedwards3978]

The worst thing about this Metallica album....the bass is lost in the mix!!! This was the changeover from Cliff Burton to Jason Newstead.....he didn't have the say to turn up his bass in the mix

[@hmpz36911]

James' guitar sound gave it bass. Jason only followed the guitar anyway. Most metal bass playing is unnoticeable. I consider it metal's greatest weakness.

[@SaturnusDK]

I've heard this argument a million times before but if you listen to the "alternative bass" version, it's not surprising why they buried the bass in the mix. It adds nothing except for a few places. In fact, I find it distracts from the riffs. But where the bass does add something, it's clearly there.

[@vinceedwards3978]

@@SaturnusDK Folks, listen once again to early Metallica. Then question my point.

[@SaturnusDK]

@@vinceedwards3978 Mate, I bought my first MetallicA album, Kill 'em All the day it was released in Denmark. And have been a fan club member since the Metal Militia days until now. I sadly didn't get to see them live before Roskilde Festival 1986 but at least I saw them with Cliff, rest his soul, still in the band. I'm not questioning your opinion. I'm saying that as I see it you're just plain wrong.

[@vinceedwards3978]

@@SaturnusDK My friend, you can think that I am wrong, that is a fair opinion. But I have seen them with Cliff Burton. To me, that is like replacing John Paul Jones with Joe Shmoe. You can find live Metallica with Cliff Burton on KZbin. Check that out, then question if I am wrong!

[@bluefish4999]

Saw this album in concert back in the late 80s, man they came out hard and heavy, they had a huge statue of the lady of justice from the album cover behind them, this was the last song, while they were playing it the statue got blown to pieces in sections - great times.