Rappers React To Metallica "Orion"!!!

[@Bill-c8k]

RIP Cliff Burton A pure metal masterpiece

[@brandonjones1349]

@@Bill-c8k Cliff em ALL! 🤘

[@NeverTrustGhost]

Fun Fact: Cliff Burton used his bass in such a way that there are two bass solos in this song that are commonly confused as guitar solos. The first begins at 1:42 and continues on until 2:13. The second is found much later in the song after the bass Interlude. It begins at 6:36 and continues until 6:55. The opening sounds were achieved by Cliff using a wah wah pedal on his bass. -This song was in Guitar Hero Metallica.

[@petrilampela]

The intro is actually a Hammond organ played through a guitar amp combined with Cliff's bass.

[@neven100sic]

One of the best instrumental songs ever. Pure 🔥 RIP, Cliff.

[@anton-2385]

Sorry but its THE best instrumental ever!

[@neven100sic]

@@anton-2385 Definitely in the top 3 for me.

[@davidmackeown9318]

My fav instrumental of Metallicas is " to live is to die".

[@marsupialsr]

To this day the one and only Metallica song i never skip after 20+ years of listening to it. Masterpiece!

[@bassvibasics479]

This piece was my introduction to the band. My friends, who knew me as the classical music nerd, sat me down and said "you of all people HAVE to hear this!" Its structure is perfect Sonata form, like movements of classical symphonies- and this is due almost entirely to Cliff Burton's background in classical music.

[@neilpatrickhairless]

This song is absolutely Cliff Burton in a nutshell. His Dad commented that Metallica didn't have any songs you can dance to, so Cliff wrote one

[@Sigma1_969]

The songs title Orion comes from the constellation of the same name, and is a reference to the songs "Spacey sound" bridge.. It was mostly written by late bassist Cliff Burton. It was recorded in Copenhagen. It has 3 different riffs that make up the structure of the outer layer, and a lengthy Bridge section in the inner layer. This song (instrumental) along with The Call of Ktulu (another instrumental) are incredible. Loved your reaction to this....well done boys. ...love you guys.

[@TheLastGarou]

Cliff Burton's Magnum Opus. 🔥🤘😎🤘🔥 RIP, Cliff. We hardly knew ye. 🥺

[@lexiporter7186]

Well he died before I was born, so I didn't know him at all!

[@WebsterA]

Ktulu is in order!

[@DeltaKT]

Yes! One of the three instrumentals I love

[@jasonm8831]

Can’t believe you guys didn’t do the lyric video 😂

[@Dystopia1111]

You would think they would know that already after reacting to Rush, YYZ.

[@Industrialist2015ofUk]

Ah yeaaahhh! Cliff Burtons Masterpiece. That distorted bass riff solo 😬dammmn!

[@8tonystark8]

Orion lyrics: Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah YEAH YEAH Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeeey-yeeeeaaahh

[@pierreo33]

Woah-oah!

[@jrlikeshockeyandmetal]

This song is so damn good. Cliff was amazing. He is a legend his bass solos were incredible. He brought music theory to the table in Metallica too. Rip ❤🔥

[@zender1979]

Orion is a journey 🤘🏼

[@BruhMomentPatrick]

Best metal instrumental ever written

[@krisreding7939]

You guys should do Call of Ktulu next, another instrumental only that is a masterpiece

[@brandonjones1349]

Tight, tight, TIGHHHHT instrumental. One of my favs onPuppets. Great vid n reaction 6 n Smoke. 🤜💥🤛

[@kennethbartlett4302]

Yeah blue yellow pink......

[@brandonjones1349]

@kennethbartlett4302 nice catch Bartlett. Sleeping death was cool

[@dan.j.boydzkreationz]

Thanks Tuco

[@joshjacobs3906]

Now ya gotta hit Anesthesia (Pulling Teeth).....Cliffs bass solo from the first album. One take, straight through. It is absolute 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🤘🤘🤘

[@groovelife415]

Worst bass solo ever recorded. It's a hot mess. Love Cliff but come on. It's bad. Orion has WAY better bass playing and soloing in it.

[@joshjacobs3906]

@groovelife415 i respect your opinion

[@sirashina]

it's the best instrumental track of Metallica

[@tomaslongoria2449]

At the end of Metallicas movie “Thru the Never” Robert and the band do an awesome rendition of this during the credits. Very underrated movie.

[@Lizard-of-Oz]

Metallica had a classical musician in it. Cliff Burton, he left us too soon, I can not imagine what would Metallica’s sound be after Master of Puppets or if they would actually went on the direction of the Black Album with Cliff being around. But I’m sure would love Cliff playing with an orchestra like they did with in San Francisco CA. RIP Cliff!!❤

[@markferrett700]

Had the pleasure of seeing Metallica at Donnington 1985......unbelievably on stage before RATT !!!!!.......Cliff Burton was a monster that day..... absolutely held it all together👏👏👏👏

[@stephenflom]

I believe Metallica's first 4 albums all had an instrumental track on them, check out Call of Kuthulu on Ride the Lightning!

[@carlgibson285]

Yep, those 4 instrumentals are Anesthesia (Pulling Teeth), Call Of Ktulu, Orion and To Live Is To Die.

[@Lord_Raptor]

Correct. Fun fact: My Friend of Misery on the Black album was supposed to be an instrumental, but they later decide to add lyrics.

[@blazet3389]

my favorite Metallica song EVER! absolute masterpiece

[@James-k8l8d]

Another Metallica must instrumental, 'Call of Ktulu' off Ride the Lightning ⚡🤘🔥

[@kevinunderwood4104]

One of my most favorite songs next to Call of K'tulu. Two Metallica songs I will never ever skip when it comes over the airwaves or on my playlists.

[@zobbilamouche1302]

I'm listening to Metallica for more than 25 years, this year i was lucky to see them live for the 4th time of my life, and this time they played Orion live ! It was like a teenager's dream coming true 🔥

[@parinthianquattropani9071]

Smokey knows the lyrics 🎶

[@tubelious]

one for the history books for sure. 10/10 They guys were about 24-yo at when this was written and recorded.. but at 1986 prog metal didn't even exist yet.. the guys were fans of music.

[@scorpionking4012]

@tubelious True early Metallica album were a new form of metal, people forgot how they changed music , and the genuine drum sound that made this album amazing

[@loneponderer495]

By the way, they used to (for the first few albums) have an instrumental track for every album.

[@chrisgonzalez4414]

One of my favorite riffs to play

[@UltraViolent21]

We miss you Cliff. I’m so happy they played this at the last show I went to. They rarely play it. My 16th time seeing the live, they finally played it. I’ll never forget it. 🤘

[@zender1979]

They started their world tour last year in Amsterdam with this song…instant chills when I heard those first notes on the bass So no, it’s not a song “to give James’ voice some rest” 😄

[@Tomi_BuzzCat]

MetallicA ' Orion ' - another one of their best instrumentals ... - love the ' time change ' in the middle of the song - solos, & Cliff Burton's last recordings B4 Yk what on Sept 1986 🤘🏻😆 ✌🏻😸✌🏻

[@DzeiEidz]

Many probably don't know about the Orion at the end credits of Through The Never movie. I really like that version (too). Check it out if you haven't yet.

[@murf1201]

love your work men as always. keep at it.great reactions. no yeaaaah in them days haha

[@makaveli8809]

Cliff Burton is one of the best bassists to ever play bass and live his life was taken waaayyyyy toooooo early. His presence and performance will never be duplicated in our lifetime. RIP Cliff Burton ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@markwhite9878]

I used too sit in high school art class in my rocking chair high as a kit and just veg out to this song one of best song of all time take that too the bank

[@kristaspecht]

Morning guys! LOVE THIS SONG!I havent heard ❤it in a long time! This is one of the albums that got me into metal when I was like 12? Love it!!!

[@EchoesDaBear]

GREAT reaction guys!! What a wonderful way to start my Friday! Yup...this places in my top 5 Metallica songs...and I owe most, if not all of it to Cliff Burton (RIP). His bass playing was revolutionary. This track is undeniably progressive metal, and I wonder what path Metallica would've taken had Cliff lived on! I was 9 when I first heard this, from a school friend...it was unlike anything I had heard up to that point! Now as a huge Rush fan, you can tell that Cliff was influenced by Geddy. Cheers from Canada, eh!!

[@Bill-c8k]

The Big Muff what a great distortion pedal

[@Tomi_BuzzCat]

I just love their, MetallicA 1st 4 LPs / albums: - Kill 'Em All ( ©1983) - Ride the Lightning ( ©1984) - Master of Puppets ( ©1985) - ... And Justice for All ( ©1988) 🤘🏻😆

[@Dystopia1111]

I used to wear out my cassette copy of 'Garage Days' as well. I still love 'The Wait' and the Misfits covers are fun.

[@Tomi_BuzzCat]

@@Dystopia1111 - Jason Newsted was cool too, Garage Days, Revisted , ( the $5.98 ) was a good cover LP

[@mikegoin6023]

Lars: the bass can't be the focus of a song. Cliff: Hold my doobie.

[@makaveli8809]

They just weren’t ready for a song all bass(quoting Bill and Ted Face The Music lol)

[@justindavis5259]

Lyrics by Dave Mustaine

[@Dystopia1111]

A few random recommendations for metal instrumentals: Testament - Musical Death (A Dirge) Death - Cosmic Sea Death - Voice of the Soul Obituary - Redneck Stomp Gorguts - Waste of Mortality Wicked - The Stellar Sunset of Evolution And it's not metal, but Steve Vai's 'For The Love of God' is 1 of the greatest musical feats of all time (I will never be convinced otherwise). If that song doesn't move your soul, then you probably don't have one.

[@FeralPatrick]

Nice! Now do the acoustic version of Orion by Rodrigo y Gabriela. They are FIRE.

[@TrenTgm]

One of their best songs and it didn’t even need lyrics!! RIP Cliff Burton

[@carsynm5636]

So goddamn good! 20 year old dudes in Copenhagen Denmark - no clue they’d turn into what they did. Incredible!!

[@derekivey2659]

One of my favorite songs of all time 🫡Rest in Peace Cliff

[@damonhines8187]

Good morning, Trash Talkers. G'day. Not what I expected: I don't typically associate a term like "plodding" with Metallica, and that's what came to mind in the first section. Sounds are all there, 2nd part has harmonized leads, another interesting side-trip in my view, part 3 sounds a bit more aggro, just a bit, sure, dudes, go for it. Yeah, interlude, maybe. 😊 I could go several ways with suggestions: more off 'Garage Inc.'; the cover of early Pink Floyd's 'Astronomy Dominé' by Quebec's Voivod; I'm also interested in hearing 'Mr. Soul', 'The Seeker' or 'Seven and Seven Is' by Rush from their 'Feedback EP; or early Jimi Hendrix psychedelic freakout ride 'The Stars That Play with Laughing Sam's Dice'. Any or all would be more than cool. Deuces! ✌🏼😎🎶❤️🍁❤️✨️🕊

[@scottspears9347]

I think Cliff was an amazing bass player, maybe one of the best. No disrespect to Metallica but I believe that he could have shined more for another band

[@neilpatrickhairless]

Agree but also don't actually know what band he would have been better suited for. Maybe Savatage?

[@dennishenwood8669]

I've been waiting for you guys to react to this one, there's tons more you have to explore that I look forward too.

[@dillonx11]

How Orion got recommended and a reaction before Damage Inc, is beyond me but I'm here for it.

[@JohandeHakkelaar]

A masterpiece thank you Cliff we miss you and your amazing influence on this Metallica era🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🥲🥲🥲 at 10:52 shivers ….

[@adamgwin81]

It’s funny you keep on bringing up Tool & Metallica together. They have been friends over the years especially Kirk & Adam. They worked with each other during Fear Inoculum were Kirk was helping Adam with guitar techniques.

[@joshuacanipe7688]

Yes. All that whah pedal use on that album, especially 7empest was with imput from Kirk.

[@CJ-Fischer]

Master of Puppets album is just face melting…my first time ever hearing Metallica and was just blown away…total game changer for Music

[@NicoleJanssen-q1x]

it was written by Cliff Burton, it played at his funeral and to this day every time they play it James always ends it with the words "We miss you Cliff"

[@AK00777]

I am thoroughly captivated every time I listen to this decade after decade. It's truly a masterpiece. Another Great vid guys ❤

[@Ghostkeeper]

This is Cliff Burton DUDE!!!!

[@gennyreese420]

A little star traveling courtesy of Cliff 🤘✨🖤🤘🕊🌌🌟💜🤘 Ed.. on Metallica's page today they dropped video of For Whom the Bell Tolls and Orion from San Francisco 10 years ago I just happened to notice it right after this reaction to Orion where smokey mentions For Whom the Bell Tolls LOL thought you guys should know about it

[@erikpalmer1201]

If they have a show september 27 they always play this song in memory of Cliff.

[@dezmilad]

Fun fact: the very beginning was recorded using multiple bass tracks, which is unheard of because it's a nightmare to mix properly. Shows how much they trusted cliff to come up with something that harmonically won't collide with each other. This song is mainly a showcase of Cliff's compositional abilities. But we also have to give credit to Lars for coming up with that tasty weird awesome drum beat that makes 4/4 sound like some crazy mix of odd time signatures. Yeah, hard to believe but it is fully in 4/4

[@rebelofbabylon3091]

The bluesy riffs and harmonies are Hetfield. He did more of that on the load/reload albums too

[@neven100sic]

You're right about progressive stuff, no wonder Mastodon did a cover.

[@loneponderer495]

Will there be a Yeah! Um, no? 😂

[@tralph40]

When you blaze with this song you can feel the journey.

[@JasonNewman3]

It is criminal you guys don't have more subs. Criminal!

[@carlgibson285]

The crazy time-signature you mentioned isn't actually there. The song is standard 4/4 until the slow part in the middle where it switches to 3/4. The reason it sounds like there's a crazy time-signature is because Lars throws in a weird drum fill which messes up the timing if you're trying to bob your head along with the music.

[@Devypocalypse]

The middle section is 6/8 not 3/4

[@carlgibson285]

@Devypocalypse my mistake, you're right.

[@Devypocalypse]

@@carlgibson285 no worries brother 🤝🏻

[@glenseivers8318]

Great reaction guys. Music at its finest 👌

[@tbone2071]

Call of Ktulu is another instrumental from the Ride the Lightning album

[@frankiebanali4202]

This is my favorite Metallica song. Just awesome. Check out the live versions with Cliff Burton. This song IS Cliff. You can hear his influence throughout.

[@brianvigneau2074]

The songs that need no words!!!!!

[@joseavilan3751]

R.I.P Cliff Burton what a bass player he was

[@tex308253]

Not Metallica's only song without lyrics

[@brockilyobama]

If you like instrumentals like this, I highly recommend the Call of Ktulu, To Live is To Die, and Suicide and Redemption. All are masterpieces that really show off how well Metallica can sound when they let the instruments do the talking.

[@rogercoroner3176]

definitely one of the best metal instrumental song ever...timeless 💯🔥 next : inquisition symphony from the album Schizophrenia by Sepultura...a little bit harder...a little bit faster... 🤘💥

[@susanconstable2113]

Back in the day I made myself a tape of this song looping over and over to play while I slept

[@misterscarisma]

When you hear this, you get a pretty good idea it's off of the greatest metal album ever.

[@makaveli8809]

And the fact Cliff Burton was the main person who helped orchestrated this song makes it 10000000000000000000 times better. I would have loved to his evolution if he was still with us. Taken to early and will always be remembered CLIFF BURTON FOREVER

[@adammichener987]

We really wanted to cover this in my old band, but I could never get ahold of that bass solo

[@brianvigneau2074]

This song helped me learn music

[@petrilampela]

6:56 that's just 4/4 but Lars makes a little trick at the end of the bar. For a drummer that's been ridiculed for years and years he did some amazing things like this on several occasions. I've listened to all kinds of prog all my life and I still can't hear the verses to Fight Fire With Fire the "right way" because the rhythm always turns around in my head and that's all Lars.

[@bryanrodriguez4226]

Yeah Lars make a little retardation in time at the end, I play Orion in guitar that riff and i played wrong for that part xd I stand out of time

[@BrandonTK]

I hate the Lars hate sm

[@garri5108]

All of their instrumentals are very good btw. Call of Ktulhu, To Live Is To Die are another masterpieces. And there was such thing as progressive metal when they wrote it. This is demonstration of their skills not as musicians but as composers. Thanks for reaction

[@morrisgautreau6704]

You need to start: Metallica Mondays!

[@PML78]

Mandatory Metallica Lets Go!!!! 🔥🤘🏽🔥

[@morrisgautreau6704]

@@PML78 It would be the highlight of the week, since they've done all the TOOL Tuesday's songs!

[@scorpionking4012]

Master of puppets album was so ahead of its time, and the quality of production even better then their modern albums.

[@catmanduu66]

Fight Fire with Fire because it literally fire. The first Metallica I ever heard.

[@CraftyKiwiLures]

Cliff Burton's masterpiece, R.I.P Cliff ❤👌🤘👍

[@edwardkarpinski4124]

I almost know all the words to this song 😅😅

[@JBAKER97]

Nice!!

[@msboomerizzle303]

This was Metallica at their finest in my opinion. I'm not saying it was all downhill from then on but nothing quite hit the sweet spot like the first 3 albums 🤘🤘

[@timothydingman587]

Me and my best friend used this song for a entrance theme when we were backyard wrestling

[@PeeWeeGerman1313]

I always loved making mix CDs or tapes of just instrumental tracks, smoking, putting on headphones and just chilling with my eyes closed. This song pretty much always made the list. If you dig instrumental tracks, check out a band called Russian Circles. They never have vocals and I would consider them prog metal. Every song is fire so I can't even give a specific recommendation

[@BlackMarketHoney]

This tune might as well be a bass solo! The intro is a four part bass harmony. The prog section has a bass intro. The interlude is pretty much all bass. There are two bass solos. Cliff was a musical genius. Rest in Peace.

[@neilpatrickhairless]

Cliff Burtons two major influences were Thin Lizzy and Bach. I think both of those influences are pretty apparent on this one hahah

[@Nosnhojyerffej]

I'm just psyched to see a reaction video that Hollywood can't lip sync to...😂

[@KillerwhaleTRX]

First song i learned on guitar!!! YAY And there is NO other bass than a Rickebacker!!

[@CoreyWickramasekera]

That's a REALLY COOL 😎 "PINK FLOYD" shirt

[@Ghostkeeper]

YES Cliff was a musical Beast, I heard Cliff would like to play acoustic Guitar on his free time

[@brianvigneau2074]

Masterpiece.

[@christophercerrone9448]

Another Metallica song y'all would enjoy is "The Call of Ktulu" . It's another Instrumental only song and it's from the ride the lightning album.

[@stigpetersen9701]

Next one; “Room of Mirrors” from their latest album then followed by “ Inamorata” 🔥🔥🔥🤘🤘🤘