First Reaction to " Rock Music" Metallica ( One )

[@LayedBakDFR]

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[@TommyHodge-i6v]

You passed on a hood shit, real world type of song? You probably can't comprehend this type of real stories are why yo azz is free!!!!

[@angeldiaz5820]

For Democracy any man would give his only begiden son

[@bambino267899]

the movie is johnny got his gun

[@bennyStrecico]

......THIS IS. M E T A L L I C A AAAAAAAAAAAA❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@robertcampomizzi7988]

7:54 That guy is not an officer or doctor, but a Priest. They call him "Padre". "He is a product of your profession..." That hits a bit different.

[@thegooniverse495]

"now the world is gone and I'm just one" is the craziest lyric of all time. Dude lost his arms, legs,hearing,voice etc, but the lights are still on in his brain. Now he is alone. His whole world is just him. A prisoner in his own body. Summing all that into that one lyric. Insane.

[@soldierray153]

You just helped me know why it’s called one because I always he said “I just won”

[@discourius26]

He woke up in the Matrix and couldn't escape further.

[@captainflappyarms8277]

@Skull_vr9 I wasn't wdym????

[@captainflappyarms8277]

@Skull_vr9 I meant to delete another reply that I thought made no sense. I love Metallica and they are one of my favorite bands idk what the point of my original joke was but it wasn't Metallica hate.

[@kiemaa1900]

Perfectly explained my friend.

[@thatonedude1003]

One of the greatest songs ever penned. The movie “Johnny Got His Gun” is from 1971. Very emotional combination.

[@calebwhite1215]

The fact they made a song ab this movie plus how good the song is blows my mind. Metallica was so freakin good

[@DuendeBoss]

And the movie is about a book that is truly good too.

[@brickwitheyes1710]

The novela of the same name its based on is amazing.

[@robinthomas4086]

The book was even better. Kelsey Grammar was awesome

[@ColdMug117]

So basically what you’re saying is Metallica made the first amv?

[@Maskaraj]

This song was inspired by a story of a man that survived the war, but lost his legs and arms. He was deaf, blind and couldn't speak.One of my favs.

[@MrJBracewell]

Additional info: The story is called "Johnny Got His Gun." The movie version is where the old film clips in the video come from.

[@jmoney6900]

Don’t get me wrong I do enjoy this track as well as the album but Lars did Jason dirty well also disrespecting Cliff. Jason laid down his parts and Lars going against the engineers/producers advice turn down the bass. This album was in the works during that Master tour we lost Cliff. Who knows how much was already complete as they’ve been very hush hush about how far the writing was complete before his passing. They have a history of taking others work without giving the credit and money they deserve.

[@StarSeadedPicses_11]

He gone off dat "water bottle"... HAPPY NEW YEAR...

[@jochencooper2751]

​@@jmoney6900😴

[@Elezium]

@@jmoney6900 I agree with the comment regarding Jason's bass in the mix, but the album wasn't "in the works" when Cliff died - they were still touring Puppets when that happened, the album only came out 6 months before he died. The only thing that's ever been confirmed as "being in the works" was some of the track "To live is to die" which has some of Cliff's melodies/harmonies and a quote he was fond of as the only lyrics of the track. They've never been hush hush about writing - it's kinda well known that they were supposed to start writing sessions for Justice in the Spring of '87 (due to how they wrote stuff until the Load/Reload era with each band member having their own separate "riff tapes" but James and Lars had full control of what riffs got used and where and how and that was also when the tour for Puppets was supposed to be "winding down" but not fully ended) but James broke his arm skateboarding so the songwriting didn't actually start til later in '87 when he could play his guitar again, pretty much a year after Cliff had died. And that comes from people involved in the album and music publications at the time ;) With regard to "having a history of taking others work without giving the credit and money they deserve" - to avoid that being a libelous statement i assume you have actual evidence to back that up - despite what happened with Dave Mustaine in the run up to recording "Kill 'Em All", they still give him songwriting credits on that album and the "Ride The Lightning" album, as an example.

[@Dijits]

The 80's anti-war music was just on a different level

[@thisthresh4248]

thats not what this is

[@benhaslam8728]

​@@thisthresh4248well it ain't pro war

[@Dieafreak]

60’s and 70’s had better anti-war music. Vietnam was much greater than any wars in the 80’s which I don’t think there were any. Just Contra affair and other intervening shit with other countries. Maybe the War On Drugs?

[@nothingtosee314]

Agree to disagree. The 80s brought a new and very real threat of total annihilation because the Cold War had everyone, civilians included, convinced that nuclear war and the ensuing fallout were only a minute away. There entered a new kind of aggression (paired with a powerless helplessness against the scale of such a conflict) both in lyrical content and instrumentals that aligned perfectly with emerging thrash and heavier styles. Comparing the wars between decades is an exercise in futility because you're completely ignoring a huge mental shift amongst the global populace.

[@gutsyt123]

James Hetfield isn’t anti-war, and has denied it as such, but this song could be interpreted as anti-war, mainly because the movie in the music video was very much anti-war, as well as anti-democracy and pro-communism, because communism never brought war. /sarcasm

[@aidanfarnan4683]

I love the fact that the drum breakdown in this was deliberately timed to sound like, and have the cadence of, short bursts of machinegun fire. Epic songwriting. 10/10.

[@danovantuyl7911]

If you're paying attention you'll catch the drum cadence being sos in Morse code

[@acepilotx2733]

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[@Applesgosh]

@@danovantuyl7911 whaaat, blew my mind

[@goatzee69420]

@@danovantuyl7911Holy shit, I've been a Metallica fan for 30 years, and you've just opened my eyes. I always thought this song was uncharacteristic for Lars until the ending, and now I know why.

[@sgtepicspeed3033]

@@danovantuyl7911 Wait, in what part?

[@Boofranger1215]

When they played this on live TV, it shook the mainstream 🤘🏻

[@Frostrazor]

Yah I remember rushing home from school on my bike - I was 15 for the "World Premiere" by Mtv. I was so stoked to finally see what my new favorite band I looked like - having discovered them a year earlier with Master of Puppets album Monsters of Rock tour. I remember by the end, i was mortified and slack jawed stunned - didn't know what to think. In an era of MTV when most everything was bright and poppy and sensational, this comes along on MTV and just wrecks the vibe with its epic and profound sound and visuals. And one of the greatest heavy metal songs ever recorded; right behind Master of Puppets I think.

[@eefeeman]

Was this Metallica’s first music video? Was that another reason why it was a big deal?

[@Boofranger1215]

@@eefeeman yes!!

[@PeterTeehan]

I remember - They played it on MTV.

[@adamprice3466]

​@@eefeeman Yeh a lot of people were mad because being on MTV was considered selling out to metal fans.

[@Frostrazor]

"ONE" addresses the question put forth when the story of Johnny Got His Gun says that only "one in a million would never survive such injuries". So what happens to that "one" ?

[@hoxseptem4073]

Never thought of it that way, it's a harrowing question.

[@lttlejordan23]

ONE is a masterpiece of a song. It not only shows Metallica's prowess for writing, but it shows off their masterful control of their instruments. And the subject matter playing in the background (scenes from the movie Johnny Got His Gun) drive home the lyrics so well. The song/movie shows the real cost of war - the human cost. He returned from the war, but his battle has just started. Very somber imagery, but so important. And just think, this was Metallica's very first music video. Stripped down, raw, moody. They ramp up their sound as the imagery ramps up the horror and despair the soldier feels. It's masterful in every way.

[@traviscrockett3640]

Greatest metal song/vide of all time

[@Royisthegoat_539]

Best song ever made in my opinion

[@mztweety1374]

This is the most heart-wrenching gut-wrenching song about war I have ever heard... And I'm glad it existed because good luck trying to get my dad to talk about Vietnam

[@Redemption643]

Eay man, I know the feeling. My dad is a Vietnam vet too and the only stories he'll ever tell are the ones that are funny or have a goofy twist. Shits hard to talk about for them but I'm sure eventually, maybe over a drink or two, he'll be willing to recall some of that past. If you know if he has some medals or ribbons try asking about those. Mine opened up a bit after I asked why he had two purple hearts and a presidential citation. Best of luck ❤

[@rothed16]

My father served in Korea. Only thing he's ever said was their guide was like 5'5" 150lbs and tough as shit. "Little Korean dude could whip everyone's ass"😂 Has a pic of my father standing next to him. Dude was little AF and my dad was tough as nails, so for him to say that says a lot.

[@masztaarc]

I hear you.

[@craigpeneguy2839]

This is the song that finally beat Michael Jackson's Thriller for #1 music video of all time. It's based on a movie which in turn is based on a book of the same name, Johnny Got His Gun. It's about medical experimentation after a soldier in World War 1 is severely injured by a mortar shell. The song says landmine just for rhyme and flow of the song. The soldier is being kept alive against his will and does not have the ability to communicate his wish to be allowed to die. This video was very controversial when it was released because it exposed the unethical nature of medical experimentation. Metallica bought the rights to the movie just so they could make this video.

[@s33ur3lv3lvly]

songfacts

[@breshkotashmal7362]

"This is the song that finally beat Michael Jackson's Thriller for #1 music video of all time." I'm a die hard Metallifan (since '85) and this is the first I am hearing of this. Source?

[@craigpeneguy2839]

​​​​😂@@breshkotashmal7362source? MTV's Top 100 music videos of all time (1988-1995). Guess you also didn't know that MTV actually played nothing but music videos at one time, did you? kzbin.info/aero/PLDkAFNanIXVgDKa05y_eFqAy6ToBsL4up&si=oX3QZm6oiJM7u2-W

[@LucasHD1001]

I know MJ is the greatest artist of all time, but Thriller(the song) is overrated

[@oatmealshoes]

@@LucasHD1001 It’s mostly because the video is absolutely legendary, not so much the song itself

[@making_my_m4rk]

One of the best Metallica songs ever made

[@2869may]

One of MANY.... lol

[@hoodiejalen366]

Thee best

[@robweaver7153]

@@hoodiejalen366after Disposable Heroes, Creeping Death, Fade to Black, Master of Puppets, Dyers Eve, Harvester of Sorrow, For Whom the Bell Tolls and The Unforgiven

[@doft6201]

☝🏼

[@mjt1517]

@@robweaver7153love Creeping Death

[@gabrielhart150]

One is definitly on my top 5 favorite songs. it is a beautiful masterpiece. Metallica definitely is an amazing band.

[@HumanoidSnow]

you got me curious , what your top 5 ?

[@MitsurugiW]

You're the first reactor I've seen actually react to the line "He's a product of your profession...not mine." It was a military man asking the priest if he had any message for him. That line always gets me. Well done for getting it.

[@derekchatcavage9180]

I was like “what part of the song is that!!??” I’ve heard the song thousands of times but never payed any attention to the video. Brilliant line.

[@bcd2107]

I thought it was a military guy telling that to a doctor for keeping him alive.

[@MitsurugiW]

@bcd2107 You hear the other guy ask him "Don't you have a message for him, Padre?" Padre is a term for a priest or chaplain.

[@yasininn76]

@MitsurugiW pretty sure he said Parker and was referring to the doctor, hence the "he's a product of your profession" cause the general was blaming the doctor for the terrible condition he's in.

[@thebeginner941]

@@yasininn76 It's definitely either Father or Padre; if you pause. the video at 7:54, you can see a cross on his lapel which identifies him as a chaplain.

[@HonestDoubter]

I truly admire when someone who does not listen to this type of music gives it a fair shake and a solid listen. This song is not one of my types of songs - but you can do nothing but admire the ability in this song. Just an amazing song.

[@CKillaVanilla]

This song in particular is about a movie that hit home to James, the lead vocalist. Most of their songs tackle heavier, much more disturbing topics that are often glossed over, simply due to the fact many of them are just too uncomfortable to speak on. They do this in countless songs, but as for a new listener starting out , Master of Puppets, Fade to Black, Disposable Heroes and countless others have extremely deep meaning and are among the most popular. You could put a playlist together of a good 100-150 songs by Metallica, each with a different sound and purpose. Halo on Fire and Dyers Eve are a personal favorite.

[@trevorwilhelmsen4348]

One also had to do with james's depression he was experiencing at the time

[@captainjefferies9047]

Hetfield never saw this movie. He didn't even read the book. His brother read the book and told James about it. Stop pretending to know things on the internet. You are terrible at it.

[@Grim_The_Reaper]

I'm glad I'm not the only one on their newer stuff. Hardwired was a hard album and so was death magnetic. Not too sure about Lux, but metallica definitely has way more good albums than the few bad ones

[@RasEli03]

​@trevorwilhelmsen4348 are you talking about fade to black from their second album?

[@yasininn76]

@captainjefferies9047 it's very much implied that if your brother tells you to look up a book and/or movie and you write a song about it, you read and/or watched the book and/or movie

[@not_your_mailman8410]

Arguably, their best work! Layedbakdfr, you're reaching a whole new crowd venturing into this Era. Props!

[@AustinKloud]

You also have to remember - this was Metallica’s forth album and they made Zero music videos until this one. As a teenager in the 1980’s this was crazy and why many of us believed they sold out when they made this video. I saw them play live during “Master of Puppets” tour and then this tour “And Justice for all” - It was a complete different vibe at the concerts just between these two albums. Both Great albums

[@pnut3844able]

They sold out by doing a music video? 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 you people smh

[@Greeaf69]

@@pnut3844able cameras wernt as common in the 80s bro

[@spektermusic]

Fr Cliffe Burton would kill them for what they put out after Metallica. Personally I prefer RTL but yeah I see what you mean lol

[@Ghost4394x]

Fun fact: Metallica bought the rights to the entire movie so they could use it for this music video

[@the3whiteys]

You basically got the background of the story nailed on its based on a world war 1 book called "johnny got his gun" a soldier wakes up with no limbs or face from an artiliary shell, but in the case of the song "a landmine"

[@almawilson372]

Glad to see your reaction to this amazing song. I grew up listening to Metallica and others rock bands, but metallica hits hard 🔥🔥

[@BinkyStalls]

I love seeing the younger crowd react to songs that mean so much to me growing up.

[@taraburmeister9665]

Now listen to it without the video. Absolute perfection. I’ve listened to it hundreds of times in my life so far and each time I get emotional. The melody, the drum, guitars, voices. I love it.

[@yasininn76]

Why would you? This song and the video are one, there's none of them without the other

[@WesleyJames-h6p]

You have no clue how intense and justice for all is so seriously insanely amazing

[@dionnefycf799]

It’s a disturbing but powerful song about about the horrors of going off to war and the possibilities of losing everything

[@sumonjamal1653]

James Hetfield (vocals & guitar) wrote 'One' inspired by this 1971 movie - "Johnny got his gun" (based on the war novel by Dalton Trumbo) about a soldier in World War I who loses his arms legs, sight speech and hearing from an explosion and is trapped in his shell of a body... This was Metallica's first ever music video filmed in 1989 from their 4th album 'And justice for all' from 1988... The band were reluctant to spend money to make a music video that MTV would not likely play, but they had a platinum record in '88 and MTV came to them. So, they decided to make a low budget music video for 'One' and incorporated scenes and dialogue from the 1971 movie that inspired the lyrics. Metallica had 3 studio albums by 1986 and were the hottest new band on the scene at that point... they had graduated from the clubs and were now opening for major acts in arenas and winning fans over by the thousands on tour w/ their frantic brand of thrash metal... But tragedy hit the band hard early on... Metallica worked the scene hard, touring everywhere they could in N. America and Europe... their 3rd album 'Master of Puppets' went gold in the US without any mainstream promotion in 1986... Metallica was on the road in Europe when their tour bus crashed on a highway in Sweden - their bassist Cliff Burton was killed in the mishap and the surviving members were devastated and drank heavily to cope w/ the grief. But Metallica were not willing to end... Jason Newsted (bass) was hired to replace Burton and Metallica were back on tour into 1987. Making the 'And justice for all' album was difficult... they were still grieving their loss and angry on top... The songs on the album were especially violent and frenzied... the music was progressive and heavy... James Hetfield poured his rage and disillusionment into the lyrics and the album was a huge success out the gate... In the Summer of '88, Metallica were on tour w/ Van Halen and they stole the show every night and half the crowds left before Van Halen took the stage... 'And justice for all' was released in the Fall of '88 and went platinum faster than 'Master of Puppets'... and MTV aired the music video for 'One'... which pushed the album past 2x platinum in sales (8xplatinum today)

[@DPRyan-vd5pp]

I was 15 years old when this album came out and listened to rap… Metallica got me into rock and metal !!!

[@jimmckay2337]

Music is good when it induces internal emotions. This song is amazing.

[@mjt1517]

All emotions are internal.

[@the3whiteys]

Seeing this notification has made me so happy a little thought in me thought you did this years ago😆, one of the best songs ever written i cannot lie

[@ryangreen5886]

How strange, I have BPD and you replied to a comment a couple years ago when I was suffering deeply. Now I’m suffering again, and my dads suicide 14 years ago has hit me again and this was his funeral song. Thanks for reacting to this you truly have great vibes and pull me through a lot.

[@camerondurham3923]

Man Metallica is a treasure trove full of absolute bangers with amazing stories to tell on top of being fire musically.

[@scottdonohue3379]

The song was inspired by a book and movie called Johnny Got His Gun. It was about a WWI soldier that had an explosive shell hit near him that ripped most of his face off in addition to effectively destroying both of his arms and legs. They modified the story just a bit for the song in that they made it a land mine instead. I believe they said it was Lars (the drummer) that first found it. After he introduced the others to the book/movie they wrote the song. They were so moved and inspired by the movie that in order to use whatever clips from it that they wanted to in the video they outright bought the movie rights. This is an absolutely masterful piece of writing an absolutely horrifying song.

[@andrewbako9494]

as amazing as this video is this was the first video Metallica ever did...ive seen it 100s of times over the years and it still gives me the chills up my spine

[@McGregorGirl]

The entire album this song is from is full of deep and thought provoking songs like this one. Its called "And Justice for All".

[@Ben.T0722]

2:47 by 1996 (in my opinion) Metallica were no longer a thrash/heavy metal band, but from 1983 to 1991 they were for sure.

[@andrewmize823]

The movie clips in the video are from a movie called Johnny Got His Gun. It was directed by Dalton Trumbo, based on his own novel from 1938. I can't imagine a worse kind of torture than being kept alive in that state.

[@JerseyDevil411]

It's from a movie that's based on a book about World War 1. The book was about a patriotic boy who goes off to fight and endures the horror of war. The book was actually banned for a short period of time during WWII to prevent men for being discouraged to enlist

[@forgetaboutit1069]

One is Metallica’s first music video. I never heard of them until I saw this and it blew me away. There was nothing on MTV or mainstream radio until these dudes came along with One. Epic!

[@BKEsouthpaw22]

Love your videos bro. Metallica was my first concert when I was 15. Still to this day best concert I’ve ever to. This song is phenomenal. My favorite Metallica song is Fade to Black. Thanks for changing this up a little with one.

[@ThePositive0ne1]

I may love Enter Sandman, Master of Puppets, Welcome Home (Sanitarium), and a lot more, but One by Metallica is a song I emphatically love with all my heart and soul. The imagery and the instrumentals in the song really go hand in hand with each other. I seriously cannot give this song enough praise. I dream of joining the Army to protect and serve my land, but more importantly the people who live here so this song kinda makes me nervous about that dream, but again it would be purely for the sake of serving this land and potentially giving up my life for it. God Bless the men and women who have served and are currently serving.

[@leristamerello8225]

Metallica is one of the best old school hard rock bands. Known for long intro's and a killer riff. When this came out I was a bit too young to fully understand it, I just knew I loved the beat. Then I learned the lyrics and dove more into Metallica lyrics in all their music. Nearly all of them have a message or another, its so good.

[@Jefersonchavez750]

metal

[@leristamerello8225]

Glam metal*

[@Rryan8065]

@@leristamerello8225def not glam metal

[@leristamerello8225]

@@Rryan8065Your right, hair metal. Heh, I'm just jokin' with ya. I know that they're metal.

[@cyvader101]

Thrash metal

[@Jjoker74]

The song all by itself is a masterpiece! And when you add it to this movie, it adds so many layers. Epic!

[@johnnyb6067]

This is based on the book Johnny Got His Gun. It was a tough book to read. The guy didn’t even know if he was awake or dreaming because there was nothing but silence and darkness. At one point he thought there was a rat gnawing on him but he didn’t know if it was real or not.

[@kevinbautsch]

I always love seeing people that are not considered to like the sort of thing they're watching, being blown away for what it is. Much appreciated the review of this classic video. Thank you much.

[@kenmassey6905]

It's about time you finally reacted to this iconic song and bringing the lava lamp back, 🤔🎸🤘

[@drakesmith1651]

This is a favorite of my parents, I first heard it on my father's vinyl player, turned me into the metalhead I am now

[@YouTubeElijahbrr]

Never been so happy to see a reaction of a song.

[@stefaniverson2739]

This music video truly makes me so emotional every time I see it. As he lays there crying out for help from his mother saying he’s having a nightmare and can’t wake up… powerful stuff in one of the greatest metal songs of all time.

[@BRD333]

This is METAL 🔥🔥🔥🔥 Cant wait for more Metallica

[@TheOfficial_InsaneStang]

This one should blow your mind… the lead singer, James Hetfeild plays those fast riffs on the guitar in ALL DOWNWARD STROKES! Not down, and up! Dudes got some fast hands!!!

[@wichitadisciple9874]

One of the best Metal songs ever created!

[@chadnelson1150]

This tune is legendary. One of the best metal songs ever created.

[@JustTanya.]

It's not often that a Metal song could bring tears to people's eyes but this does. Each time I listen to it or watch a reaction, I have a lump in my throat. It's so f-ing heartbreaking. They want to hide this man away so as not to show the citizens of this country what happens to the soldiers sent to war. They won't kill him either because that bring attention. Just list him as missing in action and let that be that. James and Lars are excellent songwriters. They always have a message to their songs.

[@natejames6867]

I’ve see this channel many times on my feed in the past year or so . And this is the first time Metallica “one “is played on it ? No words.

[@marktemplin1159]

Remember this,,, GENX,,,, grew up on this music💪💪🤘🤘🤘🤘😎👍🙏

[@Connor_2005]

7:32 it’s inspired by a movie called Jonny got his gun

[@oktober-vh6gl]

this is one of those songs that crossed over. it was so good, it went beyond the metal fans. pop, rock, rap... didn't matter what your "thing" was... we all loved this song. every once in a while a special band comes along an breaks all the rules... Metallica was one of those bands. They introduced thrash metal to the world, and then kept the world listening by tackling hard subjects in their lyrics... war, suicide, drug addiction... and with some of the best guitar work ever put to vinyl. It's not too often this happens, where a country act captures the world, or a rap artist makes metalheads give respect. this was one of those moments where heavy, really heavy, metal became mainstream. I'd put this up there with some of the other GOAT rock songs... Stairway to Heaven, Bohemien Rhapsody, etc.

[@kachoww5981]

Bro you’re just discovering what thousands of other reactors have already discovered. This is a blessing for someone like you because there are millions of people who want to see rap fans react to what they’ve been missing out on

[@zackmarkham4240]

This is from their 4th studio album ...And Justice For All, released in 1988. Held as one of their best albums, this is one of their best songs. There are few songs that are held at or higher than this as far as show of ability and overall approval. What I'm saying is, you just listened to one of their absolutely BEST songs, agreed on by critics and fans alike. It shows their PEAK performance. The only album held higher than this one is their self-titled 1991 release, Metallica, also called the Black Album. Since then, it's slowly been downhill. A great GREAT first Metallica song, but very few others will hold to it. Not telling you NOT listen to more, I'm just saying you just witnessed them at peak. Also, no. This wasn't a true story or from a movie. It was written based on a movie James Hetfield, the lead singer and frontman, watched and loved called Johnny Got His Gun from 1939.

[@kenneththomason583]

This isn’t his first Metallica reaction.

[@VoVoCZ]

movie is from 71' in 1939 was released the book

[@glowzii]

Dude its awesome watching you listen to old classics / bangers like this used to watch you alot and they recommended this. Glad to see you staying up for 2024 🎉

[@robertvirnig638]

I love songs with an important message and Metallica has several of them.

[@goatzee69420]

the most tragic part of this story isn't (explicitly) shown, but the part you said "what they doin to bruh" was the nurse who miraculously understands that Johnny wants to die, so she clamps his breathing tube. The general catches her and pulls her away, shoving her from the room. Johnny is then moved to an isolated dark room on the far side of the hospital, and forgotten about, prohibiting anyone but the head physician to enter the room, no more nurses. They tube-feed him and make sure the machine forces him to breathe, and that's it. Johnny is a "martyr" for then-modern medicine.

[@theplaguedoctor9137]

This was first ever Metallica song I ever heard. Looked up the meaning couple of years later, and it broke me. It's about a man who went to war, stepped on a landmine I believe and yea tragic... very heartbreaking. This movie is called "Johnny Got His Gun". This is an amazing song nonetheless! Love Metallica!

[@WindowsXPFrog]

Always appreciate watching people react to music outside of their comfort zone. One of the very few songs that hit me like a truck on the first listen.

[@kennymcdermit4636]

what an amazing song! i love all the content you put out keep doing such great work!!

[@hollywoodongo3036]

Man I ain’t gon cap I’ve been watching your videos for years and I love rock music I’m glad you come at it with a musical sense

[@EliThomas585]

So the song was inspired by the book/movie “Johnny got his gun” where a man comes back from WW2 only to find out he’s basically a living corpse, the line “Landmine has taken my sight Taken my speech Taken my hearing Taken my arms Taken my legs Taken my soul “ was talking about the man.

[@36zes74]

dude, it's great seeing people used to listen different genres discovering or get into metal, I really enjoy this videos, keep rockin' lml

[@Joey.9]

What a great choice LB. Can never go wrong with Metallica!

[@Cgee3]

I remember when this song came out and how epic it was/is. The good old days of MTV.

[@LaZiiiyyy]

Amazing song! Would be sick if you reacted to more Pantera🤘🏻

[@SeppukUwUwU]

I remember listening to this in English class in high school. The teacher put it on for us to try to find the meaning behind the lyrics. Everyone was so confused how I knew everything and loved the song. I've listened to it since I was in diapers. This is one of my favorites by them

[@kingexclusivo]

Do Fade to Black next, if you haven’t done it yet. It’s the best song ever recorded in my opinion.

[@danielryan8197]

i’m happy to see people of our generation going back to listen to these classic songs from back in the day. i grew up listening to this music because my dad was growing up with this music.

[@PotawatomiThunderNew]

Most people who react to this don’t really acknowledge the movie lines in this video, so I thought it was cool you picked up on a lot of them. There is one mistake though, the scene where he says “he’s a product of your profession, not mine”, that’s not a doctor saying it to a military person, a lot of people mistakingly think that’s what it is. But what it actually is, is a priest saying it to a doctor. There’s a lot of context to that scene that you need to have to understand what it means.

[@6stringdreams]

Saw them live in 93 and they ended with "One". Blew my mind. Awesome song and band!

[@theoxyt590]

This is an amazing song from metallica and if you havent done ride the lightning i recommend it

[@gal30girl]

The movie comes from the book "Johnny Got His Gun" by Dalton Trumbo. It is one of the most gut-wrenching anti-war books you will ever read. It literally made me sob when I was reading it. That said, good but be ready if you decide to read it.

[@lisemzarate4029]

Vietnam ended when I was a baby, James is roughly 7-8 years older than I am, If I remember correctly, James sought out the book ,the movie is adapted from, and later wrote this, it's interesting to understand that he may remember people leaving to go to war, and I remember some of them coming home. The Gulf war began when I was almost 20 years old, and it was the first time my age group was aware of a new war directly involving our friends. This song ,and this whole album was album really, was our protest

[@grabbo1234]

That guitar solo was perfection. Makes me so in tune with the suffering of that poor man.

[@IceWraith101]

Both the movie and the song is based on a true story of a soldier coming back from one of the world wars. Had head trauma and had all limbs amputated. Was essentially a vegetable and all he could do was twitch his head or blink his blind eyes I dont remember. So he tried to use it in morse code to say to kill him because he was constantly in pain. Its an anti-war song

[@bruce4746]

Great reaction. I came from the complete injustice of a reaction that was the Cartier families reaction to this song. You listened to the lyrics and tried to hear the deeper meaning in the music. This is a generational masterpiece of a song and it deserves just that.

[@patgrim]

Don't get me wrong, because the music/vid combo is super powerful. But 10/10 times Id rather just listen to the song, I always get annoyed when the dialogue comes in and overpowers such awesome parts of the music. Wish more people would just react to a lyric video or something.

[@irollerblade13]

This is one of my favorite songs of all time from the progression the meaning of the lyrics the beauty of how the instrumentals tell the story along with the lyrics of the mind of this soldier. It's beautiful and I'm not even a "metal" head. I just know greatness when i hear it. Also being from SF of course I have a bias of liking Metallica.

[@POTATO-tb5zu]

calling this a rock song is a war crime ☠☠😭😭

[@MikeAndrews-so4xl]

metal is a genre of rock lil bro what ☠️

[@guerillagorilla4423]

Don't exaggarate so much.

[@misterkage7530]

I know I am late to the game but I will point out that this is Metallica's first video ever. I remember showing this video to a high school teacher of mine who enjoyed metal and she end crying over it. It is a very sad song and which is based off a Canadian man who went to war.

[@michaelcostello3460]

Kids who have never seen peace and Kids who have never seen War have different values! That's something that lives rent-free in my head

[@adameves5970]

at 0:10 the video really sucked for like 5s

[@donnarogers369]

Thank you for playing that!

[@trygswyrmwoodside3229]

Can't believe how many years you've been putting out music review videos. I've been here so long.

[@rothed16]

Good review/react. This and From Whom the Bells Toll are my fave Metallica songs.

[@renplays5882]

The song is about James when he was growing up as a kid (Check Howard shows live version of this song for the story). Also, the movie Johnny got his Gun.

[@chris73brown]

Cool u did this. Pretty hard not to like huh. Your end conclusion was spot on. Thats exactly what its about. Im not personally sure if from a movie or not tho. Its really deep & heavy. Thx for doin. 👍

[@andalf_der_graue]

First time seeing you I just have to say you have a great voice man 🙂 Nice reaction to a great song!

[@chiefmastaflex321]

Was based off a movie "Johnny Got his Gun." WWI Vet.

[@briancorbett3600]

I really like your reactions. You seem to genuinely give everything a chance, but when you don't like it you don't like it. it's real. Thanks for the content

[@Blacksoldier16-qe6jm]

this right there is one of the best songs ever written by a Human

[@selfarmy3361]

I know it's hard to be layed bak listening to this kind of stuff but you did well with your observations and your feedback was alot better than most people I see react to this song.

[@samorourke8837]

It’s really impressive how in tune to the words and lyrics he is - some people don’t hear them and just hear the music as a whole, others really tune in.. he is one of those and it’s great to see people that are like this

[@bigtonyrocks]

Mad respect for following along with the lyrics. A lot of people in these reaction vids completely miss out on the story or message

[@moparman2nd]

May I reccomend you checking out some of the Seattle 89 Metallica concert? You want madness? You got it.