Metallica - Blackened (Pianist continues his exploration of heavy metal)

[@alcoholica1986]

...And Judson For All!!!

[@JoeMWoodward]

7:34 judson taps the E on the piano and just nods his head lmao

[@Greatmeasures]

😂

[@alexrus5495]

Rather SLAMS it with utter confidence, like 'yea, what else could it be?" 😂

[@TheDeadStretch]

@@alexrus5495 Legit what I was thinking. "Of course it's in E!" lmao

[@trapjaw84]

Blackened is a Masterpiece!

[@ominayu]

Blackened is the end

[@trapjaw84]

@@ominayu 😄

[@eltetta20]

I love the guitar tone in this album, one of my favorites of all metal albums.

[@Tommy-he7dx]

James is an absolute riff monster of this album.

[@KabukiKid]

Yeah... it is impressive that the guitar tone is so good, you can survive with the bass being so low in the mix. You sort of don't miss it with the guitar sound as it is.

[@mootkickee]

The tone of everything is great, even the bass turned down 😂

[@stevenbatke2475]

With so little bass, it leaves the frequency range wide open to mix huge guitars.

[@drock55551]

​@@KabukiKidI respectfully disagree.

[@johnjackson1270]

This song is amazing and boldly declares one important fact about this era of Metallica...they should have let Jason write more.

[@joaquinlezcano2372]

He wrote Wherever I may roam. enough said

[@WorkofAmbience]

I love it when you guys are acting chaotic, becoming one of my fave channels doing this sort of thing

[@oregonwoodelf]

I used to listen to this song SO damn much in the early 90s when I was just getting into metal. Was a unique era of Metallica, great album🤘

[@kostispanselinos6778]

Lars absolutely nailed this song. Iconic drumming

[@rand0m.u5er]

There's a lot of tape cut and paste in the drums. But the drum arrangements are absolutley great. The greatest I ever heard.

[@NoahParker98]

@@rand0m.u5erI was finna say all that matters is the arrangement

[@nixongasmo5114]

@@rand0m.u5erlike shortening the drum parts is what u mean

[@mattyjay8896]

​@rand0m.u5er It still amazes me there's alot of people who chit on Lars.

[@playermartin286]

Despite what a lot of people say, lars is actually a great musician

[@Hoscitt]

By the look on his face I'm glad that he picked up on the 8th note switches coming out of the solo 😁🤘

[@lockstar169]

They opened with the song on this tour. The used a taped version of the intro and brought up volume just like you hear it on the record and I thought THAT was loud. I was about 20 rows back on the floor and the front array was angled right at me. Lars's snare felt like I was being punched right in the chest. I've never experienced anything like it before or since 🤘

[@rahbeat9785]

11:57 the way that new groove comes in is always so FIRE !!!

[@DM-rc4yu]

As a guitarist that part used to mess me up until I realized the riff is played the same, it's the beat that changes.

[@bradenrichardson4269]

@@DM-rc4yu I still wonder if Lars did that intentionally...or if it's just a happy accident.

[@jeremyv3010]

That’s always been my favorite part of the song. They didn’t play this part of the song for the longest time and I never understood why.

[@chriswooldridge1301]

Love seeing that yall are still doing your thing. Congrats on another day.

[@infinittrob9409]

Judson "reacting" is the best most authentic thing on this channel. Love it!!!!

[@BrianYates-ue8hf]

I'm a drummer and I really like the overall tone of Lars' kit on this album He got a lot of crap over the yrs (and still does haha) but pll forget that on the first 3 albums Lars was an innovator and has influenced many a player and deserves credit where it's due DISCLAIMER: I WON'T EVEN GET INTO HOW HE PLAYS LIVE THESE DAYS 🧐😎✌️🤘

[@marshaltito7369]

As a fellow drummer, I love the sound of Lars' kit on this album.

[@shawnmorris4479]

These days he’s actually playing pretty well (check out some of their recent live videos). He certainly went through a long period where it seemed that his live chops were not a priority. As to the drum sound, this was the first thrash album I ever bought so I love the sound of this album. Chris Adler mentioned that the dry kick drum sound on this was notable.

[@jasoncurry207]

Yeah hes savage on justice

[@satanihelvetet]

I really like what Judson are playing there in the beginning of this video, and I like that he show us his world of music.

[@LiamHaberstroh]

PLEASE DO DYERS EVE

[@Ghlod]

Please?

[@Greatmeasures]

For sure. Got a couple other Metallica tracks to get to, but we’ll get there.

[@2jzdashgte]

+1 upvote for dyer's eve

[@DallasGunther]

Yeah, that song is badass.

[@KabukiKid]

Angriest song James ever wrote.

[@jasonhearn768]

The guy on the left nailed it. The song is about Nuclear war and the eradication of humanity.

[@Lateralus138]

@@jasonhearn768 James literally said this song is about cancer.

[@boomergames8094]

@@Lateralus138 Where? When? I cannot find that reference.

[@cooperlittlehales6268]

@@Lateralus138 Me when I spread misinformation on the internet

[@moli7075]

​@@Lateralus138 bruh 💀

[@Lateralus138]

@moli7075 "bruh"? Are you a child? My children don't even say that dumb a** word. It's bro, or brother, like a man. You sound like you're under 35 (a child).

[@e3d0p]

One of my favourite if not my favourite Metallica song ever. The intro send shivers down my spine every time like it's the first. ...And Justice for All is truly an underrated masterpiece

[@siskens470]

Sooooo many amazing Metallica songs not yet discovered. I look forward to it.

[@actavisprime514]

9:18 this drop is what I came here for and it did not disappoint 😂

[@moppingblood]

I think the song is less about just the world ending, and more about the damage we do it and each other, and how that will kill Earth and all who live on it, which is why the "deadly nicotine kills what might of been" line is in there

[@Tanikaze2]

I'm sure judson will say what it is, but that piano bit *has* to be Oh Comely by Neutral Milk Hotel edit: hell yea I was right

[@davemiii]

Sounded interesting so I went and checked it out. Pretty cool track. Oddly powerful.

[@dannyreyes8690]

Scorpions “The Sails of Charon”

[@marshaltito7369]

I'm one of very few people who thinks Testament's cover is better than the original. For me it's the voice, giving it a more haunting quality.

[@rickdeckard2240]

@@marshaltito7369 Testament's version is great, my favorite though is Uli Jon Roth's own version on his Scorpions revisited double album, the definitive version in my opinion, he made it an epic piece with great jams in it.

[@oneclipleft]

Nicotine might represent humanity's tendency toward self-destruction in general. We're addicted to all the things that will eventually wipe us out.

[@jeremyv3010]

I didn’t see a comment about this yet so had to mention - The intro you hear in the song is played back in reverse. There’s videos on KZbin where you can hear the original version. Great choice by them to reverse it cuz it’s now so iconic.

[@MikeKirchner-zf7zm]

I was looking for the same thing 😆 and it's something I just found out recently, even though I've been a metal head and huge Metallica fan all my life 🤘

[@juliopoveda]

amazing talk guys!, love this channel so much

[@DemiseUnseen]

Possibly my favorite Metallica song. It's mostly about how ridiculous and sad it would be for us humans to not only kill each other with Nuclear warfare, but also everything else around us. It has almost happened and still may yet. I find this song incredibly moving. You guys rock.

[@gondelio]

And justice for Jason! 🤘😈🤘

[@Vladislav_Postnikov]

And Jason for All! 😡👿😡

[@rafaelbsstrength]

Melhor álbum do Metallica, mesmo sem o som do baixo.

[@superkarifragilistic]

The bass in some parts of this album is very muddy, he even said it himself.

[@mattyjay8896]

Absolutely 🫡🤘🤘

[@grimfist79]

😴🥱

[@soroushshafiee9901]

what a great piano intro for video...its stunning🤑🤘🏻

[@91GT347]

After literally hundreds of shows. This tour is still one of my favorites. This was the opener, with all the lights shut off. Then they came on, with first drum beat. Place the size of a large HS gym and general admission. Lol 🤘🤘

[@skarlottt]

I agree I wish I could sit down with someone and just play the whole album and we just enjoy it but nobody else I know now wants to do that stuff. You're a lucky guy

[@Mordownick]

This nicotine thing is stuck in my head now and the more I think about it the more sense it makes, man...

[@andrewcastillo9558]

Damn.. me too.

[@Greatmeasures]

Please don’t let Judson be right about this 😂

[@spockhozzer7207]

Darkest color, blistered Earth. True death of life

[@mfree80286]

It's the addiction to war.

[@drneildurrant]

Man, your doodles at the start of each video speak to my soul…

[@Andy-d4x1m]

This song solidified my love of music as a child. Love your delves into Metallica and tool. Great stuff guys

[@jameslars4423]

That intro. After all these years i still crying.

[@guyfyffe5920]

Ever watched the video on how that was a melody that was reversed??? THAT blew me away

[@scorpionking4012]

I have a feeling you going to love the four horseman, as the middle section is so classic!!

[@mattjns]

The best intro to a metal song, metal album ever. And it’s not even close.

[@pnac3d]

I get goosebumps listening to Judson playing the opening every time.

[@stigpetersen9701]

….miilions of our years in minutes disappear 🔥🔥🔥🤘🤘😍

[@robertbordevik5072]

It’s the best intro to a metal song ever. It’s plays just as good if you play it backwards. That’s when you know you have a great riff.

[@CynicVids]

If you've never heard it, you need to listen to the intro in reverse (the correct way round). Its really cool.

[@chriscrim751]

Not many people realize the intro is played backwards

[@bubblegum0912]

No fucking way, just had to look that up 😂 sounds good then correct way round but reverse just gives the bumps hahaha

[@randomOAS7]

There is a band called Electro Quarterstaff, that had three guitarists and no bassist, and on their album Gretzky they have it played in one of the songs (can't recall which at the moment). Worth a listen!

[@CynicVids]

@@randomOAS7 just gave it a listen. They are really good. Its about a minute in to Charmony.

[@MatthewC137]

That was an awesome tour. I saw them in Omaha on June 14th 1989. Little did I know that the next time I'd see them (in Las Cruces NM 1992) they'd be playing to about ten times the people (60,000 in that stadium). I was a big fan of theirs in the '80s and early '90s but of course I hadn't run into Judson yet! 😏

[@TaureanMixing]

haha you guys have great repartee, and the frivolous "tension" 😆 ...btw AJFA probably my favorite. I remember watching the One video in 6th grade🤘

[@mariohnyc]

Never thought of Blackened as an anti-smoking song, lol.

[@nc330-9]

This song is mostly about how people are slowly killing the earth due to global warming and pollution hense "blackened"

[@dubkjay]

Diggin the OP t-shirt, Judson 👍🏼

[@tristanblack6609]

Always love the good mighty Metallica vids. Haven't gotten back to Type O Negative in a while, or Sabbath . Keep up the great work

[@carlocitroen1848]

When Metallica was Metallica ,good job guys....👍 Go on like this .....ciao from Taranto..... Italia🇮🇹👏

[@chrisgertz8250]

You guys are such a riot!!

[@martinmallowfrosting888]

Never heard of Neutral Milk Hotel but now im glad i did! Lol thanks guys

[@LC-gs6qv]

Justice is by far my favourite. It's the one that got me into Metallica back in the day.

[@LiamHaberstroh]

Thanks for doing this one. a deserving song

[@jbailey598]

This is my first time watching this channel, and I'm already a fan of their banter. I don't know if anyone here are fans of Neebs Gaming, but Judson reminds me so much of "Neebs" from that channel.

[@zeigbert1743]

Justice is my favourite Metallica album. Lars is crushing it on this one.

[@OfftheMarkhey]

Bookends of this album, outstanding

[@Greatmeasures]

🔥🔥

[@Beastlango]

If looking at it as objectively as possible justice is their best work, but master is my favorite album

[@skarlottt]

Happy to see you back

[@skarlottt]

Eeeeeee... thanks.🤘🥰🥰

[@scorpionking4012]

And justice for all is not an easy album , but its a masterpiece and achievement for such young musicians !!!

[@FinkleisEinhorn52]

“See our mother put to death, see our mother die” Mother Earth It’s 100% about the earth coming to an end

[@JohnTheDoeDoe]

It's about global warming. More specifically.

[@subsume7904]

​@@JohnTheDoeDoe no it's about nuclear war lol "fire is the outcome of hypocrisy"

[@whiplash2002b]

@@JohnTheDoeDoe It's about global thermonuclear warfare. Which is what people were worried about in 1989. It's really not hard to figure it out. Look at the lyrics with that in mind. "Whipping dance of the dead" is the violent motion that happens from the shockwave of a nuclear blast. Trees whip away from the blast and then back after the shockwave passes. "Deadly nicotine, kills what might have been." Is a reference to nuclear weapons proliferation. Russia and the USA were addicted to making more and more world killing weapons.

[@icomefromtheworld]

Or... the mother died of a lung cancer caused by smoking! 😁 I'm kidding, but Judson's interpretation made my day.

[@TheNaqoyqatZ]

Earth will be fine. We're the ones that are fucked.

[@C0maT0ast]

My favourite track from that album. Got the cassette tape from a mate for my 16th birthday back in 1990 and absolutely 'thrashed' it until my stereo chewed the tape up. Rough what they did to Jason, but they made great music back then.

[@randomsksksk]

Great Measures!!!

[@tmakster]

Great job guys, as usual!!

[@whisperingeye823]

Neutral Milk Hotel!!!!!!❤❤❤❤❤😂😂😂

[@eldinhadzovic]

came here for this. amazing

[@s.e.gutierrez]

-It says Fire! you know... like fire 🚬🔥👈. Peak Judson right there.

[@drivendown84]

Love your channel! You should have played for him the original un-reversed intro to blackened!!

[@EUCRAZY_AU]

This album is pure GENUIS !

[@KabukiKid]

Yeah, I saw them on the Damaged Justice tour (in 1989) for this album and the huge Lady Justice statue falling to pieces as the song neared its end was pretty epic. They also had part of the light rigging "snap/explode" and swing down, as if some sort of mishap happened. I remember Jason jumping up acting as if he was trying to grab onto the swinging lights and rigging, but it was out of his reach. Cool sequence in the show to conclude it. Yeah, I think they did two encores after that, though. lol

[@skarlottt]

My favorite on the "album"!.

[@CroMagJohnson]

this is my favorite opening track to a metallica album (3rd favorite metallica song), and possibly my favorite opening track to ANY album.

[@brutalrock927]

Almost 35 years I listen this song (Justice always been my favorite Metallica's album). Never cared about 'nicotine sense" of this song, but I must admit that the most I think about it, the most it takes sense. Thank for this interesting point of vue !

[@shornoMALONEY]

I love your one shots, might not seem that they're adding anything but I love the conversation before and after. Good stuff guys, big up. Edit: actually humans have started using neonicotinoids as insectisides, been going on for a while, it's not new. Kinda apt considering the song.

[@Kickenwing13]

I can't see a world in which he doesn't like this one. Definitely intrigued

[@fernandoserrudocarpio5360]

This song has one of the best solos of Metallica if not the best... That solo of Kirk is just blows my mind every time...

[@TheViperSlash]

You could also check out the 2020 acoustic version for contrast; it's kinda haunting to me how relaxed it is... Much Love & Respect

[@tobyhubler9902]

Doris is Lady Justice name...

[@Greatmeasures]

I never knew this. Where did they come up with that name?

[@BamaXander]

I fuggin' LOVE Walk Hard 😂 one of the most underrated comedies of all time.

[@user-hf2ik1uf1l]

It is about all different forms of pollution destroying humankind if we don't get inspired to do something about it.. And yes, Richard, that includes smoking causing black lungs and cancer.. Hence the lyrics, "Deadly nicotine, kills what might have been" Like you said, the lyrics are pretty self-explanatory!! 🌍🌑

[@4md17]

I tought nicotine is a metafor for smoke ..nuclear bombs or something..

[@windwarattack2300]

In millions of our years in minutes dissappears...ok...still waiting...can't wait

[@KORKEL-]

I'd love to see some more Meshuggah! What about Straws Pulled at Random?

[@sxelady]

This video’s got a different energy, cant quite put my finger on it, but fun! and pls never stop imitating Hetflield’s singing, rly does it for me tbh

[@Darker_Waters]

There is definitely a thing called too much metallica. But since I don't voluntarily listen to them too much these days its all good haha! This song is one of their best on es. That opening riff is gold.

[@newrandomguy4218]

Judson knows the better music and the other guy shoul react to it 😸

[@craigwinston7679]

When you said everything's black it made me think of Every Time I Die - Petal

[@derpderpin1568]

You REALLY need to have him listen to The Human Abstract. Such an incredible fusion of classical music with progressive metal.

[@someparts]

Imagine hearing this for the first time again instead of in 1987 as a junior high schooler.

[@davidmajor5393]

I was 17, remember it well

[@Hailme75]

I just learned bass today, and instantly learned all of Jason’s parts. Took me 45 minutes

[@SpencerPhreak]

The black metal logo of “Great Measures” in your intro; have you thought about selling t-shirts of that logo?? 🤘

[@billybobtexas]

He needs to hear One. Such a landmark track…

[@skarlottt]

Love how you're singing along with me!

[@realBkay]

There’s a reason they have named their business ventures after this song. It IS the best song they ever wrote and performed. Not taking anything away from any song on the PUPPETS album but, this is the best song - from any of their albums. ANGER from Cliff’s death - the perfect motivation to write this song.

[@boogabuga7657]

This is definitely my favourite Metallica album.

[@chriscrim751]

Dig the Vulvodynia shirt!

[@toiddiot1629]

Blackened measures!

[@orion8157]

Lyrically ahead of its time

[@bobsurface908]

It's about nuclear war, and the end of the world. Even goes on about nuclear winter. It's... nukes.

[@BarzOnTheWindow1]

When this was released, is when I started playing bass guitar. I recognized this immediately as being written by Jason (opening main riff). Just a suggestion: give Megadeth’s 1st album, 1st song Last Rights/Loved to Death a listen. It has their only piano intro … no major piece of musical genius, it’s just something the Pianist might appreciate.

[@dan.j.boydzkreationz]

I always thought in the 90s that "kills what might've been" was "Kills 'em mighty mean"

[@chriscrim751]

And Justice for All...is the best for me as a 49 year old. Everyone has their favorite, it's all good.

[@Jayzon666]

Cool Vulvodynia shirt!

[@jumpman8282]

All I have to say about Neutral Milk Hotel is that if you like one of their songs you automatically like 90% of their songs. But after Judson's sincere reflection on the consequences of Richard's sudden, self-inflicted, and so far hypothetical demise I am willing to forgive him for everything.

[@bryanmack5410]

I was about 16 when this came out. I was actually "angry" that the album bumped Iron Maiden off the top of my favorite band list, which at 16, was my entire identity (however, when I got my real battle jacket right after, Maiden got the big hero patch on the back, with Metallica taking the second spot across the shoulders).