METALLICA Master of Puppets ~ Old Composer Reaction ~The Decomposer Lounge Heavy Metal Reactions

[@KeyOfGeebz]

👉👉👉LOL!! I so suck at remembering names. I see the faces in my head but seem to not get the names aligned - yea, ugg, old man pass, please? 👴 Stoked you're digg'n the vid though..... AWWWRIGHT!!

[@Defensive_Wounds]

I love how you said that you don't really play bass yet you have 5x Dunlop 1mm and 1.5mm bass picks right there in frame on your keys! I have a few of those, but I mainly do finger bass these days, rightie bass strung rightie played left handed and leftie bass strung leftie played left handed. Also drums right handed, but can play leftie set up if basic stuff is required.

[@Kabukieman2]

Can you please react/dissect to Deerhoof? They are a brilliant, complex, and, relatively obscure band. They have been reported to be favorites of Bowie and Radiohead. Greg (drummer and composer) went to Oberlin for composition, and the guitar players studied music as well, all leading to some very heady stuff. I believe the album “Offend Maggie” is their magnum opus, and songs like snoopy waves, fresh born, or the tears and music of love would be some bangers you should check out. I love your channel and videos, thanks!!

[@davidkoblentz]

can't escape the internet! but imagine going from Def Leppard Pyromania to this, that was sort of my musical evolution at the time, the next album ...And Justice does a better job engineering wise and also band maturity wise (aside from the absence of Cliff due to his premature passing). I always found this to be the gateway to Slayer (in my old high school circles) but you have done Slayer reviews and were familiar with them... so .. ah, we all have strange journeys don't we !

[@DangerousGuitarist]

Duuuuuude - it’s just so cool to see you have a first listen to one of the most iconic tracks of my guitar upbringing, I could care less who gets which names right… Maika’i video big kahuna 😎🤙🏼

[@michaelscott9974]

For me the best live was 1985 For whom the bell tolls Where Cliff Burton does a double bass solo opening the song And he was only 23 Good thing is go get Cliff'em all & see more of Cliff

[@Motorzep]

For reference, James Hetfield (vocals, rhythm guitar) takes the first lead solo in the middle, then Kirk Hammett (lead guitar) takes the second, faster solo. Also, you mentioned about instrumentals near the end of the video. On this same album, there's an instrumental track called "Orion" that is an absolute must listen. Entire album is incredible, considered Metallica's best by many.

[@derekthue8026]

Orion I could listen to about 100 times in a row. It is probably one of their best instrumentals. My absolute favorite

[@tnbourne]

I am one of those many. In my opinion it's the greatest thrash metal album of all time.

[@johnbhai7147]

it was considered in the US National Library of Congress for its "Culturally, Aesthetically and Significantly important"

[@avarralythande5129]

For me it’s hard to decide which one is best. When you think about it, when has Metallica made a bad song/album? One of the best bands of all time.

[@cristobalc5101]

Thats why the vibrato in that place is better XD. Good choice they made, i didnt know

[@jaimemarconette]

Now that we’re onto the Master of Puppets record, you absolutely have to listen to “Orion” - it’s a bass masterpiece.

[@transmitcoum2857]

I have to second this. If you're going to continue to listen through Metallica, I cannot state enough that it be ORION. Please, please make this happen !

[@John57945]

I would say Damage Inc is a must listen. Probably their best and heaviest song and the bass is absolutely bad ass in that song.

[@kornsin]

Here, here! Well said!

[@Mamatruffle]

Yessss.

[@jaimemarconette]

I’d also still like Corrosion of Conformity as well 🤘😂🤘

[@Lodgiefitness]

"Push the bass!" Can't wait for him to listen to the Justice record hahah

[@JeffWiersma]

Came here to say the same exact thing! :)

[@Bless-the-Name]

LOL

[@donaldsalkovick396]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/aovWgaZ8j5WElbc Or this

[@LeglessWonder]

Gonna short circuit 😂

[@Cbyneorne]

Just point him at Justice for Jason.

[@Opi_Baettlebeard]

This was the song that “forced” me to start playing guitar as a kid. 20+ years later, it still gives me goosebumps.

[@XMorbidReignX]

And forearm pain and carpal tunnel....

[@PJBonoVox]

Kurt Hammond is my favourite frontman too.

[@AkunoRonin]

@@XMorbidReignX it has gotten better 😂if you warm up with Creeping Death you can play trough the whole song

[@BenGoblin]

First song I learned how to play. Took a few months, but I got it done before trying anything else

[@gabrielbuchanan8156]

if your real life nickname isn't mctwist....then I have no faith in humanity.

[@neilwilliams3383]

From this point on, Metallica’s singer will be known as Curt Hammond. I don’t care, I love it. Keep the videos coming Geebz.

[@elwayfan01]

Along with guitarist Jim Hetford?

[@222MovieMan]

@@elwayfan01 Jim Hetford sounds like a regular dude mowing his lawn! xD

[@metetural9140]

And Bassist Ravine Button and drummer... Harald Bluetooth I dunno, you know any other Danes?

[@Republic3D]

I wonder if he has a Hammond organ. :D

[@michaelrogers1066]

Pastor of Muppets is their best album for sure

[@R1ck3stR1ck]

Addiction is the whole theme of the song, even how the song is arranged is symbolic of how the "drug" works - build up to the high, the high itself, the come down and then the need to have the high again. Thank you for doing this sir, I've been looking forward to this for a long time, and may I recommend (anesthesia) pulling teeth... Cliff doing a 1 take bass solo, and it is mind-blowing, I promise you wont be disappointed :)

[@mr.mirchenstein6549]

NEEDLE WORK THE WAY… NEVER YOU BETRAY! CHOP YOUR BREAKFAST ON A MIRROR 💉

[@BobsYerUncle_GT]

Also that Cliff never used a pic as far as I know which makes his style of playing more impressive. First time I heard that song I REFUSED to believe it was all bass.... Still mind blowing. Cliff's the fuckin goat.

[@gabrielfl7573]

It wasn't actually just 1 take, they said it as a joke, but it was a low number of takes, don't remember the exact number

[@polarislaunched]

They said one take because every single take was an improvisation so in a way it was one take for every different solo

[@Defensive_Wounds]

@@BobsYerUncle_GT I didn't even realise it was a bass for a decade after I bought Kill Em All in 1994 on cassette...even though it had BASS SOLO in the song title!!!!! Now I play bass and drums.

[@BrainWasherAttendent]

You MUST listen to ORION. It’s simply one of the greatest pieces of music ever recorded and the greatest bass performance as well.

[@rodwilliams4170]

At the time Master came out they were young guys then. To churn out a stunning masterpiece like this is a triumph of epic proportions. My favourite-Disposable Heroes!

[@brunoyanez5263]

Mine too

[@martyanthony3419]

word...

[@Tremonti4ever]

Disposable Heroes and Damage Inc are my two favorites from this album although it’s probably my favorite Metallica album anyways because I love every song on it, just like Ride The Lightening. Which coincidentally has the first song I ever heard. My older sister who’s 5 years older than me (she’s about to be 41 and I’m about to be 36) was in her room (which was directly next to mine) and she was playing Fade To Black, I heard it and was immediately hooked, all I ever really listened to prior to that despite growing up in Boston was country music/southern rock i.e. Lynyrd Skynyrd, .38 Special etc. so I was completely in love with Metallica and thus began my obsession and now 27 years later I’m still just as in love with them.

[@BobsYerUncle_GT]

Even Kill em All dude, listening to that and then realising they were what, 17 or 18 yrs old when they did that debut, it's wild!

[@richardhudson4649]

BACK TO THE FRONT!!!!

[@markhamilton-jones7522]

Cliff Burton was a musical genius I say push the bass every time I hear a song from their first three albums.

[@markwillis675]

After all these years, this is still the greatest metal album ever.

[@trfmusic902]

Couldn't agree more!

[@jerrymiller4283]

And it's not even close.

[@RobbieFitzgerald]

Justice says go to bed, youre drunk.

[@bradhariegle2475]

And justice for all might disagree with you!😁

[@kylelewis4685]

@MetalHead4ever 100%

[@Haughaus]

James Hetfield is singer, Kirk Hammett is lead guitar. Thank you as always Brother! Awwwright!!🤙

[@SoiledWig]

Yeah, there's a 16th note missing where you noticed. It's just the way they felt it, certainly not deliberate. When Michael Kamen broke it down so he could add the orchestral score for the S&M session with the San Francisco S.O., James Hetfield kind of did a spit take when he heard how many time signature changes there are actually are in the song.

[@SoiledWig]

Jebus, my grammar went to shit at the end there....

[@SigTheSauceMan]

@@SoiledWig I understood it all.

[@callsignbeaver6355]

it's a 32nd note, but yea you got the gist of it

[@chupasaurus]

@@callsignbeaver6355 Has to be said that it was figured out only by analyzing the track with measuring timings between 8ths and the time difference between the 2 parts of that riff.

[@blppt]

Its 21/32, there's an infamous breakdown the song on here---the conclusion was that Lars was late on a fill (what a shock) and they just left it that way. kzbin.info/www/bejne/moOlnpSso5uKoZI

[@DennisJ55]

Kurt Hammond the lead singer haha? :D I'm not sure James Hetfield is considered as an underrated rhythm guitar player. To the contrary, he is considered by many as one of the best rhythm guitar players in metal. Easily top 3 in my book.

[@therealnynetynyne360]

The king of downstrokes

[@kevincroley4282]

Hetfield blows away most lead guitarists!!!!!!! He is a legend for sure!!! Oh ohhh yeaaaah

[@MiixDJ]

Kirk Hamster

[@notsure1350]

He tried lol

[@metetural9140]

@@MiixDJ Kirk Napster

[@mr.mirchenstein6549]

Metallica is in a league of their own. I’ve been a metal head (& all around music lover) all my life, but Metallica is special. Definitely my favorite band of all time

[@kjetilmedhus7363]

This song still gives me goosebumps after 35 years. This was the first LP I ever bought, as a 12 year old kid

[@karlsilverone]

We bought the same first album at the same age :)

[@bigbonededFFB]

Released 3 days before my 12th birthday. I got a birthday gift certificate and bought it that weekend.

[@greggillings9454]

That is so fucking awesome! I'm air guitaring as the song is going on. This song lives forever. Came out 7 years before I was even born.

[@RockerfellerRothchild1776]

Good times

[@armelind]

Mater of Puppets lyrics is a major reference to the horrors of drug abuse. Hence the verse - "Needlework the way, never you betray, Life of death becoming clearer, Pain monopoly, ritual misery, Chop your breakfast on a mirror"

[@BuildEnvironmentTV]

I always used to think that lyric was "Rich through misery" which is a very different interpretation.

[@Danpool13]

It's CHOP your breakfast!? I always thought it was DROP your breakfast... either way, works, but I guess I've been singing it wrong for 20 years. Lol

[@beirch]

@@Danpool13 It is indeed "chop your breakfast on a mirror". As in chopping lines of cocaine on a mirror, and that being your breakfast.

[@krata420]

Master was my first metal song I've ever heard and I fell in love with Metallica and whole genre so this is one of the most important songs for me, and obviously one of my favourites

[@voidwraithprime8521]

This entire album is a masterpiece. There's a REASON every metal band's best album, if it's good enough, is referred to as their "Master of Puppets".

[@sevendeep]

One of the unsung gems on this album is "The Thing That Should Not Be"

[@geraldrauch1701]

rite on brother!!!

[@beirch]

Kirk Hammett's personal favorite from Puppets, in fact.

[@НикЕфремов-ц3г]

Thue! The whole album is perfect. Sanitarium at the level of the best songs of it. Disposable heroes - too. And Thingy - yeah, awesome too!

[@adameves5970]

It's their worst song of the first 35 (4 albums). It's slow, boring, and repetitive. Figures people just get a hard on for things they don't understand.

[@shanedogwinnipeg853]

@@adameves5970 "Thing" is the only song I'll skip when listening to the CD. But the trophy for worst song off their first four records is 'Escape' off RTL. It's a giant zit on a Mona Lisa. It's weak & clearly not in tune with the rest of the record. The band,to their credit, even admits that it was purposely written to get some possible radio play.

[@jp209]

PUSH THE BASS!!!! (Awesome reaction as always though, this was a pleasant surprise, thought you'd just skip this 😂 love your vids, especially your breakdowns and that little background to the technical stuff that you give to the music you react to! Keep up the good work 😎)

[@hpark4054]

As a composer and a bass lover you should definitely listen to "Orion" (it`s on the same album). My favorite song from them.

[@Poluact]

Your comment about the calm passage in the song feeling like a dose of coffee was really interesting because the song is essentially about addiction, it feels like it was structured as story of getting those cravings, drug is the master and demands to get a dose, then the calm passage is like getting high, the scream "master! master!.. master..." fades away because you don't feel the cravings anymore and have a minutes of calm. And then the need is gradually kicking in, demanding for more. I don't know if they intentionally designed it to be this symbolic or is just me imagining things but it turned out great.

[@bink]

Most people agree this to be the case

[@poopsebeb]

Masterpiece

[@SorooshMhs]

The vocalist is James Hetfield. Kirk Hammett is the other guitar player :)

[@petrilampela]

8:44 that was the part that blew my mind as a kid. When the clean guitar comes in the measures go like 2/4/4/2/2/2 but as the drums and harmony guitars enter it's in 4/4/4/4. And when I learned in with guitar and played it along with the harmony guitars and the drums the rhythm of the clean guitar suddenly seemed so strange even if it stays exactly the same all the way. That gave me so much perspective on what you can actually do with arranging rhythms. As simple as 4/4. I'd suggest the instrumental song Orion from this same album. It's my favorite Metallica piece ever.

[@Darrkness]

This was the first metal song I heard as a young kid. Changed my world and shaped what my musical tastes would be for the rest of my life. Still here!

[@TheGeneral6669]

It's so awesome that you are getting more into metal and the look on your face at times reminds me of when I discovered metal for the first time. I like your analysis of music and can't wait to see more from not just metal, but all types of music.

[@aidanloeffler53]

just found your channel, really enjoyed the video! im gonna say i like to think of myself as one of the biggest Metallica fans ever, I know almost everything there is to know about them, even all the little fun facts and stories, what can i say they are my favorite band of all time haha. for reference, James Hetfield plays rhythm guitar and sings, he played the slow solo in the middle section, Kirk Hammett plays lead, obviously played the crazy solo, Lars Ulrich plays drums, and now Rob Trujillo plays bass, original bassist was Ron McGovny until Cliff Burton joined, he was on the first 3 albums until he died in a tour bus accident on tour for Master of Puppets. After Cliff was Jason Newsted then he left the band in 2000, then Bob Rock filled in until 2002-03 when Rob joined. And yes there are many drug references in this song, the song is about how addiction to drugs controls your life and leads it do destruction, the puppet being the addict the master being the drug. I really enjoyed the video man, look forward to see more Metallica!

[@corey6393]

Saw these guys many times through the 80's and 90's. They are unreal live. Absolutely great, undying energy. I always felt like I had run a marathon after their shows. Welcome to the Metallica rabbit hole. I was here for the Tool rabbit hole way back when, and I'm still here. ;)

[@susanconstable2113]

The song is in reference to addiction. The “drug” or “addiction” is the master. The first solo is the puppet getting the “fix” and the second is the puppet needing another fix. Shocking to most people it’s pretty much an anti drug song.

[@SoonAfterOfficial]

It never gets old seeing people hear this for the first time after listening to probably a thousand times since I was 10. I'm 28 now and the song is still the pinnacle, never gets old man.

[@greggillings9454]

I first hear this song my freshman year in 2007. Guitar hero 3 is what got me into metal(that was shortly after my freshman year started)and ever since then I was hooked on metal. First metal song I ever heard was one and that was because of guitar hero 3. I am 28 as well brotha. Born in 1993.

[@SoonAfterOfficial]

@@greggillings9454 Hey that's sick, GH did a lot of good for us metalheads :D

[@mr_k4tz]

Your visceral, whole body reactions to those ‘off grid’ hits in the first section were classic. As a drummer, I also found it jarring for my first few hundred listens but it’s comforting now. A very effective musical device.

[@andrewzab83able]

You sir, produce some awesome reaction content. There's no bias and no bullshit like other "musicians or professionals" fill their reactions with. There are so many reactors out there who are either too young and don't really listen to the music and others who don't pay any attention to the music. This might be weird but you look like Red Green and your Linkin Park reactions were spot-on.

[@KeyOfGeebz]

Thank you, Andrew :)

[@jonbranton1]

Such a great and important message in Master of Puppets. This song came out in my teenage years and really influenced me to stay away from hard drugs, pills etc when so many around me did not. Many paid the price of addiction, some with their lives.

[@Aalu420]

The whole album is a masterpiece. My favourite is Welcome Home (Sanitarium).

[@greggillings9454]

Welcome to where time stands still, no one leaves and no one will🤘🤟

[@LeglessWonder]

@@greggillings9454 Moon is full, never seems to change. Just labeled mentally deranged

[@greggillings9454]

@@LeglessWonder dream the same thing every night💯

[@boughzalabaha8278]

@@greggillings9454 I see your freedom in my sight

[@rubyboobie1448]

Sanitarium please let me be!!!

[@davidhinshaw3236]

I've been a decades long Metallica fan, and I've seen MANY reactions to this important band. I've watched many "technical experts" comment on this song and many others by the band. They all had, to my uneducated ear, many insights on the band and it's music. Maybe it's because of your technical expertise, or maybe just a true open ear, but you are the first person who actually seems to receive what they are sending. I may be projecting what I feel onto you, and I hope not, but you seem to get the emotions they are sending. I feel like I can see the emotions cross your face as they happen. I hope I'm not mistaken, because if so, you are getting exactly what they intended. If so, ENJOY! Really enjoy your videos. Please continue. As a suggestion for something a little different but staying in the same "neighborhood", try Pantera's "I'm Broken" or "5 Minutes Alone". Would love to watch your reaction to one of those.

[@Kwigs_kun]

As a composer, you should absolutely listen to the 2001 live version with the San Fran Symphony Orchestra. Arguably the best live performance of any song ever.

[@adnap]

The”strings ambience” you’re referring to is a called a volume swell. You pick the string with the volume attenuator of the guitar turned to 0, and then you gradually turn it up as the string is vibrating. Metallica has used that trick quite a bit, and it’s very effective for creating a gentle atmospheric nuance at the right moment.

[@twanja08]

Pretty wild how you caught the "count drop" (whatever you want to call it) out of the gate! The feel is better than the rules!!!! 🤘🏻🤘🏻 AWWWRIGHT

[@soakedbearrd]

Yeah that’s one of the main things that caught my attention when I first heard this song.

[@greggillings9454]

That's so awesome you cheer up sick kids. Touches my heart! Those kids are so brave.

[@richardpennock6448]

I've had the pleasure of seeing this tour waaaay back in 86, shortly after Cliff Burton (bass) died.. I rank this as the best concert I've EVER seen, and I've seen a LOT of concerts..

[@Defensive_Wounds]

This album was added into America's National Recording Registry as an important piece of musical history in 2016 - on the album's 30th anniversary!!!

[@absolutmauser]

There’s a remaster out there with the bass punched up that makes a world of difference.

[@MrConstant23.]

Link?

[@neilwilliams3383]

Where? The album was remastered a few years ago and I assume that’s what he’s listening to. Also the mix wasn’t changed.

[@ionehkontehdiabo7627]

@@neilwilliams3383 someone else took Cliffs isolated track and layed it over the song louder than the original

[@minners71]

Sounds like this was it the bass here sounded too distorted compared to my original vinyl pressing.

[@Jayarbal]

Metallica is notorious for having the bass way back in the mix. It could have been so much powerful even back then.

[@APieceOfLiquid]

Please do Metallica Orion. An absolute masterpiece of instrumental metal.

[@richardcranium5048]

86' the year I graduated Highschool, and joined the Army. Conversationally also the year my every day driver truck was made a 1986 GMC High Sierra. I love those old square body Chevys 73'-87' and own a few

[@dhavalsolani1111]

James Hetfield is the rhythm guitarist and vocalist. He is a beast on rhythm and is easily the best down picker to ever have lived. Even Mustaine and Dimebag Darrell have mentioned him as one of the greatest rhythm guitarists of all time, as have so many others in the rock and metal genre.

[@stevenciancanelli6955]

The weird missing rhythmic piece you’re feeling is the lost 8th note in the verse rhythm part on the double hits right after “crumbling away” and so on. I don’t even think this was a planned thing just a feel they acted on but the result is that falling forward feeling, plus the precursor then jumps up a step adding to the tension even more. It’s pretty perfect in its ever frowning intensity.

[@metallicakevin1]

5:08 Ah yes, Kurt Hamond, the lead singer of Metallica. Great analysis!

[@trfmusic902]

😂

[@MrConstant23.]

You know he's never heard it because I don't think anyone would put themselves out there knowingly by saying that

[@Surmoka]

Believe or not, the music can be analysed even if you don't get the name right.

[@Brando-Lee3725]

My dude ! Love your vids ! I just watched 4 or so over the last days . Subscribed ! Love your take on things

[@trevordavis2499]

The guitars were recorded using Mark2 mesa boogie amps. They add a super heavy thick sound. Very popular mid 80s and onto the 90s. Also This was the album Metallica started quad tracking the rhythm guitars. Great video as always. Keep it coming! Yes Anthrax, Among the living.

[@beirch]

8 track actually. Fleming Rasmussen mentions James laying down an entire 8 track in one go without even a single timing or playing error.

[@trevordavis2499]

@@beirch wow. That's nuts! Definitely explains why the riffs are so beefy. James is an amazing guitar player and the way I play comes from copying him. The tab books are always wrong, so I'd pause a live video, look where he held his hand, and figure it out.

[@reverieofmusic436]

Curt Hammond! Holy shit, I love it! This is the funniest shit ever. I'm not even saying this as a criticism, you made me laugh harder than I have in months. You're awesome.

[@Cryptic-1-9-1-1]

Cliff Burton was an amazing bass player. I'd go as far as to call him the jimi hendrix of bass. He just did things that noone else did. If you're into bass, check out a few of their songs that are focused on the bass, like Orion , or anesthesia - pulling teeth. You'll dig those

[@TheSoulessdruid]

Happy new year you old bugger. Thanks for your insights into music I love it. See ya next year. Orion.

[@johnplaster4536]

Geebz, THE master of puppets 🤙

[@Charon241]

Happy new year from Oz. Keep the reactions coming

[@nadeali1]

Ah yes, Kurt hammond, the forgotten Metallica vocalist..

[@vincegedeon6583]

😂

[@jackpoff]

Only thing better than listening to cliff play bass is watching him he was amazing

[@John57945]

This song is about drug addiction. The middle part is suppose to relate to someone who is getting high and as the drug wears off the music gets heavy again which is suppose to symbolize that the person is looking to get high again now that the euphoric feeling is wearing off.

[@FandangoHoward]

You're totally right about the drums feeling slightly fast or slow, but it's by design. In studio they basically said "what if we just cut this part a tiny bit short?" And created this kind of weird, not-quite-right feeling that honestly fits in incredibly well with the theme of addiction in the song. It' like the verses are the addict looking for a high, and the solo in the middle is the pure bliss you feel when you take that first hit. Then as the drug wears off you hit that low point where you're not high anymore and you need more to get high again, and then the 2nd solo kicks in. It's such an awesome feeling altogether.

[@RustinRoark]

We all think the bass should be cranked more on every Metallica album

[@coling657]

Except St. Anger and Lulu. Lol

[@wallflower630]

Classic Brilliance. Can hear every single instrument and the part they play in the masterpiece. Love this song. Thanks.

[@slowburner1]

The battle for a louder bass is part of the history of Metalica. You are not alone!

[@badmotorbreath5206]

...And Justice for Newsted! 😂

[@soulcrusher807]

1986 was such a great year for thrash. Master of Puppets, Reign in Blood and Peace Sells... But Whose Buying? All released that year.

[@zachscott4867]

Those could be called the holy trinity of thrash metal. Thanks for that little fact and I’m sure its true for you (and many others) these albums all have a special box of memories all their own.

[@Wyndigayle]

Saw this live at the Monsters of Rock festival in Houston in 1987. So, so glad I got to see them back then. They were the main attraction to the festival for me and my friends, but it definitely helped that Van Halen was the closer. Metallica was AMAZING live, and Master of Puppets was no exception. Funny thing is, listening to this now, it sounds a bit...messy. They seemed to lose the tempo just past half way through the song and the drums, as you mentioned, seemed to lag or be ahead just a smidge here and there. That being said, I can still enjoy the song. It's a classic and is nostalgic. Great reaction. Sorry your shoulder is still bothering you. I have the same issue, same shoulder, so I get what it's like. Aloha!

[@LATBEGHUD]

Couldn’t stop getting eye contact with the smiling shark puppet in background 😃……the lyrics are very important in this song

[@krosmanfamily]

Kirk is lead guitar, James is rhythm and lead vocals. Love your channel

[@vorpalblades]

Hetfield plays the first lead.

[@krosmanfamily]

@@vorpalblades hmmmm. To correct myself he may not be rhythm guitar. I googled it to check, it says guitar and Kirk is lead. But ther is no way he is first lead... got my first metallica vinyl 35 years ago, when I was 11. Didn't think I'd need to google it to confirm. Love the correction. I disagree, I'd like the opinions of the viewers on this one. BTW love that you highlighted the comment mr deconstructor! Love your content but man ..... way to keep a long term subscriber loyal. I await the barrage of hate for this.

[@vorpalblades]

@@krosmanfamily I'm not hating, just saying not every lead is played by Kirk.

[@krosmanfamily]

@@vorpalblades i agree but he definitely is not the lead guitarist mate. You are back pedalling now. No hate here either but you are incorrect. Why even comment to correct someone on this. You clearly don't know

[@vorpalblades]

@@krosmanfamily obviously, reading comprehension isn't you're strong suit. I said he played the first lead in the song. I'll comment on anything I fuckin' feel like, that's why.

[@warlockjunkie]

The line “chop your breakfast on a mirror” gives away the subject matter.

[@revylokesh1783]

You need to do Orion (from the same album) It's Cliff Burton's masterpiece!

[@lisab8823]

So glad you did this one! Master of Puppets is brilliant. Except for your little mix up over who the singer is this was a wonderful and genuine reaction. This song is a classic and watching you experience it for the first time was so much fun. Love you Geebz!

[@MotherAce]

"the drums were slightly ahead or behind". Yes, that is the well-known Lars Ulrich-effect. Don't let anyone tell you, he was this 'good' back then too, not just now. It just took people a horrendously produced album to truly notice("St.Anger"(2003))

[@thelovacluka]

😅

[@eugeniusza.pesnikevicz7981]

lmao dude 🤣

[@therealnynetynyne360]

Roflmao this couldn't be more correct

[@Aguywithsticks]

rushing a song and laying back is the first lessons on drumming with ppl and feels. good day

[@buck-mq3qo]

Lmfao 100%

[@dathorndike4908]

Thanks for the bass comments. Cliff was a one of a kind and if he had lived I can only imagine the great music Metallica would have made with him

[@Juiceboxfromspace]

That middle section is something else 👍 Next up…Harvester of Sorrow.

[@joedibble4199]

Cliff was classically trained and was THE driving force of their melodic sense, chord progressions, and alternate timing.

[@jordanbenson2980]

Hearing you call Hetfield Kirk Hammet made me laugh every time hahaha

[@monickalynn4365]

Does our guy up there,the composer,know he's in a compilation Master of Puppets reaction video? They cut to him taking a sip of coffee twice,like he's watching the morning news,lol The other first timers are banging,all excited. I think it's Derek Reacts

[@sifthegreat4570]

Still my favorite 4 album collection. Kill 'em all through and justice for all have inspired me to be a musician since I was a kid Also: if you are gonna do one do fade to black. Its amazing Also also: James Hetfield is the lead singer and Kirk Hammett is the lead guitar Also also also: Cliff Burton is one of the best bassists of all time!!! PUSH THE BASS!!

[@MeTaLxAmErIcAxXx]

Love the channel! just started binging LOL as a composer i feel like youd like Sleep Token. Rumor has it the lead vocalist is actually a UK composer and youd like his voice!

[@DavidRamos-sr8cx]

RIP Cliff Burton. Greatest bass player of the 80s.

[@DexterasVI]

I hope to see more Metallica reactions. Seeing your first impressions to such great songs takes me back to my first listens

[@amishlaptop]

hearing them called a rock band as a fan is sad but I Get it lol. Metallica as a rock band and as a metal band are two different experiences it'd be cool to see you do more of their heavy tracks

[@jamesbarrick3403]

These reaction videos are so crazy. Here is a guy listening to music, and stopping here and there making comments and just grooving to that. And here I sit watching him react to this. And my dog sits watching me react to this guy react to music. Strange but everybody is entertained.

[@chadgreenaway8289]

The "strings" are done by single notes with slow volume turns on the guitar :)

[@JakeFromCLE]

Good catch with the weird time signature measure. It's 21/32. Rick Beato has a great breakdown of this on his channel.

[@dansourile5444]

Thank you! I'm going to check this out!

[@Haughaus]

Awwwright!!🤙

[@Aknight292]

This song i believe is one of the greatest mixes of lyrical content with musicianship. The structure of the song symbolically represents the lyric content and it's in my opinion one of the greatest songs of all time for that reason.

[@j2swanky]

the Fat Man & Little Boy of riff bombs! what a track, great one to close out the year on 👍 I've always thought there was a note or two missing in some of those intro riffs, thank you for finally giving me the validation! Haha. Well, here's to a great 2022 with Geebz 🥂

[@matthewedmundson6408]

That little smile when the solo starts, love it!!!

[@jamesburrell8257]

Fun fact. Metallica didn't care about the time changes in fact they don't to this day, they just write music in their own tempo, if they change time signatures 12 times in the chorus, so be it

[@Kylora2112]

*stares in Frayed Ends Of Sanity*

[@nebojsagrbic5593]

One of best metal songs ever, one of best metal albums ever. Simply amazing that they was around 23 years old in that time. Every song on Master of Puppets is a masterpiece. Cheers everyone from Serbia 🍻

[@therealnynetynyne360]

James hetfield rhythm player is prob one of the best rhythm guitar players. He used to only downstroke pick the speed of creeping death would blow your mind knowing it's all downstrokes. It's what gave it the balls for lack of a better term.

[@glaight6362]

Great informed reaction, thank you for sharing your expertise

[@jonathancapps1103]

I've noticed that the bass tended to be mixed lower in lot of music from the 80s.

[@kevinfox7558]

Cliff Burton was the bass player on their first 3 albums. Very deeply into classical music! He used a lot of volume swells that are very cello like.

[@the6ig6adwolf]

The time signature has been debated endlessly and will be different depending on where you look. Most common is several measures of 4/4 and one measure of 5/8. Edit: a Google search yields the result of 21/32 🤣

[@citylims]

Awesome breakdown. Thanks!

[@deftonefan530]

Cliff Burton was a master of the bass. He would have done amazing things if he didn't pass so young :'(

[@returntolifeband]

You're totally on point with catching that bar that sounds like 5/8 but is more like free time. It's what gives that riff so much of its character.

[@scottelizondo1603]

Anthrax…YES!!! Thrash metal with punk influences. Among the Living (the track) off the album with the same title is a great one to start with It’s based off the Stephen King book The Stand. Also, A Skeleton in the Closet, off the same album is great. Mahalo 🤙🏻

[@paolosprugnoli9105]

anthrax would be wonderful, if it weren't for the voice, idem megadeath, mustaine has the voice for a metal band but absolutely not thrash metal luckily they threw him out of METALLICA !!!!!!!

[@MaddDogg316]

You realize that all thrash metal has punk influences, right? Thrash came from speed metal, which came from wanting to play the original heavy metal style, aka proto doom, but at the tempo of punk songs. Sorry, just an FYI.

[@scottelizondo1603]

@@MaddDogg316 Sorry Genius...I didn't realize anyone asked you

[@Mamatruffle]

Uncle Geebz a Gemini too? Cheee hoo! May 26 kanaka here. So happy you did one of my favorite Metallica classics 🤘🏼