Metallica - Eye Of The Beholder - Live in Philadelphia - 1989

[@zainqureshi2849]

The scale that Kirk used for this solo (also on blackened and roam) to give it that twangy Egyptian vibe is so underrated. I hope he uses it on the new album.

[@dmitryWeirdo]

It's phrygian major, the 5th mode of the harmonic minor.

[@dagreetpapirus3263]

@@dmitryWeirdo Used it on a song, it really is a good mode

[@cjjesse6732]

AJFA is kirks best solos where he finally play’s something different.

[@bradley.reim22]

i wonder why those three are the top of my favorite songs list

[@vhufhu]

I think that scream at the end was just James genuinely releasing the stress this song puts in him

[@metalupyourass9247]

It's really freaking hard to play and sing this song at the same time, so yeah, I defenitely would scream too XD

[@gofoc]

Se his face at 3:47

[@Mark3xtrm]

This songs fantastic - they should play it more frequentlyyy

[@Mark3xtrm]

@@moonslidme7792 Why?

[@ash80510]

@@moonslidme7792 its not played because lars hates it. He said so in a recent interview

[@jaxtonanderson2443]

@@ash80510 yeah he can’t stand the double bass because he’s a shitty drummer lol

[@Aiden-cp7kl]

@@ash80510 It's also difficult to downpick this song.

[@swoleshaggy937]

And it’s really hard for Hetfield to sing because some parts are very high, along with tough time signatures while singing/playing it

[@dmitryWeirdo]

One of the best songs in 'tallica catalog -- still not played live for more than 30 years!

[@ZealousPower]

Agreed.

[@syracuse6651]

Lars hates playing it is why

[@warlab2022]

@@syracuse6651 source?

[@robertblackmore703]

Lars was on point here. Too bad the sound quality of the recording is not so hot. The boys in their prime.

[@MetaITurtle]

they haven't played this live in forever

[@HunterConklin-eu8sk]

They don’t like playing it

[@warlab2022]

@@HunterConklin-eu8sk source?

[@thehomiejw6714]

​@warlab2022 i think lars said something about it, but its lars so... its not that hard to play but it becomes very hard to sing while playing

[@alexandercurtis4427]

It's the only song from their original 4 albums that was last played in the 1980s

[@ned1621]

Jesus that's a demanding song to play, it's no wonder they haven't played it in years, genius. I could listen to the beginning forever... Dadadada Dada dadadaaaa

[@Ensid1993]

nah actually its ultra easy to play on guitar and even sing, if I can do that and I suck then its not that hard

[@LSUOdyssey]

It's an amazingly insane song. That groove opening is just one of the heaviest things ever and i love how it fades in ominously on the album. This is an incredible piece footage.

[@russkate88]

​@Ensid1993 the interlude and guitar solo is hard due to the meter changes and so forth.

[@Ensid1993]

@@russkate88 no, its not, if I can do that, they can do that easily.

[@danc3933]

Wow, that was awesome. I used to love Blackened and One most from AJFA but just starting to appreciate this and Dyers Eve.

[@MetalliBanger88]

The whole album is godly. Literally every song is good. My least favorite is shortest straw, but it’s still a good listen

[@FilmThePoliceFTP]

Frayed ends of sanity is a banger too

[@FilmThePoliceFTP]

@@MetalliBanger88 but yeah it’s a damn good album. Their first 5 albums are easy to listen too from start to finish. Load and reload I can listen to all the way through also, but I like to listen to them relaxing in bed at night. Maybe it’s because I listened to them at night a lot as a teenager, but they relax me to help me get to sleep.

[@yobrethren]

@@FilmThePoliceFTP yeah, i think it's very incredible, when you have 8-12 songs in an album you can listen to in one sitting Since KEA to Black album, Metallica is simply pristine, great energy

[@dannycrotch5188]

The shortest straw has been pulled for you!

[@cd66061]

Just…..awesome! Nuff said 🤘🏻

[@melissaford717]

I was there 34 years ago at the Philadelphia Spectrum with my sister & cousin. My sister was 13 and this was her 1st concert & Jimmy's 1st time seeing mighty Metallica in 1989! Still got my ticket stub. RIP Eddie, Ernie, and Philadelphia Spectrum 😢

[@DeborahSmith-h2y]

I was there too. It was my first real concert. Eye Of The Beholder and Blackened were the first Metallica songs I've ever heard and I became a fan. Being a 16 year old kid and seeing those guys performing on stage in their prime was almost surreal. And I remember when they were tearing down the Spectrum they were selling the seats out of there for $700 a pop. I saw quite a few shows there and a good amount of Flyers games too. It was always fun to watch Eric Lindross beat someone's a$$. I saw a lot of Monster Truck rallies abd tractor pulls there too. One time a monster truck drove right up into the seats. Luckily the section was empty andv nobody was sitting there. They were some great times.

[@rosenrytter]

This is the lyrical essence of "...and justice for all", next to the title track. Just like a part 2 to it. "justice", "independence", "freedome"... Such an underrated, important song on this lp. I've always noticed that, from the first time i listened the whole album, but i fear many-many didn't. Great live performance btw! 😅🤘🏻🥲

[@yobrethren]

I've been listening to that specific track on and off (mostly due to awesome hard and heavy structure, riffz and solo), but it is very hard in the lyrics department as well! That last block after the solo section is just brutal "You silence just to hear yourself", "Freedom no longer frees you" AJFA, and especially Blackened, Dyers Eve and One are all awesome, but EOtB is just fist in your face kinda song, which i can do nothing but *respect*

[@celshante1769]

4:19 is the mesmerizing note progression

[@kevinbarrow5396]

Within the confines of another perception.is where we all dwell!and those who want to expand can not,due to the restrictions of what another deems as their definitive idea of freedom!

[@djroach3237]

This song got me into Metallica in 91'

[@waskitoadimulyono7061]

Best song...from metallica...i am so glad...

[@starblack8470]

Yeah, unrated af

[@warlab2022]

@@starblack8470 Underrated?

[@starblack8470]

@@warlab2022 hell nah, idk what i was saying lmao (also the shortest straw is way better, THAT ONE is underrated)

[@warlab2022]

@@starblack8470 yeah

[@The_Crow78.]

@@warlab2022 yes underrated.

[@EderRollrock]

Fade to black was actualy my first fav metallica song

[@Shpikicon]

Those drums like a bomb love it

[@Nugg12]

Lars sounds great here dude

[@gerardomartinez7529]

Me encanta este gran temazoooooo de 1988

[@DefNotWilliam]

4:49 Holy shit i love that part so fucking much

[@DEATH-_-MXSSIXH]

He warning everyone about society and social standings

[@AnoNym-he1yv]

nope, he sung as ordered a song written by others - change my mind...

[@kevinbarrow5396]

He wrote from his perspective.a freedom he can not attain.due to others perception of what freedom means for all!but to some its a prison!one man's glory is another man's hell!

[@dawson60901]

I bet this sounded amazing being there

[@melissaford717]

Since I was there, I can tell you it was! That entire concert, which I paid $14.50 to attend, was amazing that March Sunday night in South Philly. You take care 🤘

[@The_Crow78.]

@@melissaford717 i didn't see you there.

[@luftblobs99]

@@The_Crow78. wow, its almost like there were more than 3 people at that concert! 🤯

[@The_Crow78.]

@@luftblobs99 lol 😊

[@zae73604]

Love it kirk ❤ asia

[@joculver71]

love it

[@UncleSam19730]

🔥METALLICA🔥

[@wrenchhead4378]

Jason!

[@frime_]

if James had to play Escape then we must force Lars to play this song!!

[@joculver71]

best song rver!

[@frikerjimenez]

So fucking great

[@tyminor9366]

Am I hearing the Lars playing perfectly clean 8th notes? This is the same guy who can't use his left kick drum during the "Darkness" segment of One, right? The double bass beat that every drummer recognizes and almost all of them can play start to finish without gassing out or cramping up?

[@midnight347]

Lars was a monster in the 80s. He was pretty good through the late 90s then started getting lazy he sounds alot better last couple years though. Around this time the entire band was on fire.

[@tyminor9366]

Honestly man, I beg to differ. If you listen to their performance of One at the 1989 Grammys, Lars still plays: kick, kick, kick, snare kick, kick, kick, snare kick, kick, kick, snare kick, kick, kick, snare, snare And we all know the album version goes: kick, kick, kick, kick, kick, kick, snare kick, kick, kick, kick, kick, kick, snare kick, kick, kick, kick, kick, kick, snare kick, kick, kick, kick, kick, kick, snare, snare Even back then, Lars' double bass button was finicky

[@ZealousPower]

@Lil' Ike Yeah, he started getting lazy... it's called burnout.

[@jd0879]

@@tyminor9366The point that you described it like that tells me you’re not a drummer. He played that part. You know how bad it would sound if he played it like you described. It wouldn’t go with the guitar at all

[@tyminor9366]

@@jd0879 They had their hacks back in the day. If you listen closely to that performance, you can hear Jason playing the stop 'n' go pattern at the point where lars is supposed to play it alone to transition into the "darkness" segment. Its subtle but if you listen to the feel of the kicks with a good set of headphones, you can hear that the sound guy tweaked Jason's EQ to help him fill in Lars' missing notes. On top of that, James and Kirk would accent their parts to line up a little better with Lars. But the main ingredient was playing that part at a higher bpm so it takes a trained ear to notice. It's fairly easy to hear if you don't cut them the kind of slack they had up till the Napster thing. To Lars' credit though, he's getting his shit together with double bass these days. All it took was 40 years and the band threatening to replace him.

[@rieshuls7569]

Sing it !!

[@mamahyperplasie]

I never heard it live

[@zae73604]

❤❤❤❤

[@nybakg]

Such a fucking banger!! Wish they'd play it more often.. If Darkness Had a Son basically recycles this verse riff, so why won't they play this one? lol.. Come on Lars! You can handle the shuffle beat

[@tomzadvydas1758]

It’s very hard to do you can tell just from this video how much of a strain it is

[@yakuzsa1]

HI Jason is taht YOU? if yes! you have to know tthis....long time ago i bought bass guitar only for My friend of mysery ...FCKNG long time ago :)

[@sebastianvitaldelrio]

You can tell that James is stressed out playing this song

[@orestodomundo6652]

He wasn’t stressed here he was (a bit) drunk 😅

[@blumurder76]

Stressed out for playing a 6 minute song?

[@gustavoduarte2221]

why stressed?

[@tanner2740]

this like the easiest song on this album

[@alexantonio8546]

No, just drunk

[@zae73604]

❤

[@rblourenco]

"Machine-gun" Lars in the double kick pedal is the best

[@docnasty74]

Amazing if the camera was on Jason the whole time.

[@captaindaddy8645]

double bass Metallica song

[@sabbath.death_punk666]

this song need air time than enter sandman F that annoying piece of crap song eye of the beholder instead

[@89kilemal]

For sure dude.

[@subg8858]

I was so depressed the first time I heard Enter Sandman. It was like a good friend had died. The most revolutionaty band in the world went the Motley Crue route. Took me like twenty years to get over it

[@moondawwg]

@@subg8858 you sound like a loser.

[@midnight347]

@@subg8858 I wouldn't say it was motley crew just because they used same producer they used. The black album is way more badass and heavy than anything the crew ever did imo. They're cool but not Metallica 83-91 cool. Enter sandman is a good song not great and it's been overplayed to death so I'd basically rather hear any Metallica song before it. Doesn't take away how great the black album is top to bottom there's alot of bangers on that album. I like the stuff that doesn't get as much play holier than thou, struggle within, don't tread on me, through the never, God that failed., and my friend of misery are all great.

[@glenmchargue5461]

@@subg8858 haha love it. Me too. It took me like 20 years to stop ranting about that anytime Metallica comes up. I realize now, who really gives a fuck, people like what they like. But seriously. When the Black album came out and I first heard it I kind of just stared into space wonder wtf happened. I thought for sure the whole band lineup changed or something. I went from being so bummed when my radio station would play a shorter version of "One" to just being bummed whenever any Black album Metallica was played. And I annoyed the shit out of anyone unlucky enough to hear me rant about it.

[@estebanramirez2303]

Jason is the shit ón this song

[@viktorradarmusic]

4:49 Clickbait

[@syracuse6651]

What a great groove and powerful as shit. Sucks lars doesn't like playing it. Something about it's not natural to play.

[@AntonioPereira-mg2rc]

💪💪💪💪🫵

[@DEATH-_-MXSSIXH]

This song is about social media and government control

[@shredmaster1049]

This song was written before social media

[@JAY_37826]

@@shredmaster1049I think he’s talking about the media in that time, like news channels, newspapers, radio??

[@shredmaster1049]

@@JAY_37826 Yeah probably its very clear this song expresses conspiracy theories but Metallica is not wrong

[@AnoNym-he1yv]

@@shredmaster1049 lol, love to read from the simple minded ones....

[@shredmaster1049]

@@AnoNym-he1yv dude i am a somewhat conspiracy theorist mean while you cant even understand what my comment says your name is weird you dont even have a pfp so stfu bot

[@ArturGordonPim]

Good song.. too long though

[@fuckamericanidiot]

Welcome to the And Justice For All album xd Half the album is like that.

[@erikviktorius654]

However, they are really easy listening though.