I an not sure if you caught it since you didn't say anything about it during the song, but the bass parts in Orion often mistaken for guitar are the melody part at 25:20 and the solo that begins at 30:14.

34:22: "That's a progression that could've been written by Bach." Funny you say that. It was written by Cliff and it was inspired by Bach's "Come, Sweet Death". He was the only one in the band with formal musical training.

It just kills me these guys were 22-23 years old and they just released a masterpiece that impacted music for the forthcoming years. Musically and lirically the best Metallica ever existed.

RIP CLIFFORD LEE BURTON

Now he’s gotta do a full listen of Ride the Lightning!!! 👀

There's a reason this album was the first metal album to be selected by the Library of Congress for preservation in the National Recording Registry for being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant." 😉

The intro to Damage Inc. was done by Cliff on bass and was inspired by Bach’s Come Sweet Death. Absolutely beautiful. RIP Cliff

Lets continuing to listen to Metallica

His hair reaches it's maximum metal potential by the end of Damage Inc. lol.

I've always loved Leper Messiah. Never felt like it got enough love because of all the great songs it's amongst. The middle section where they speed up and go into the solo gets me so hyped up every time.

Leper Messiahs are those tv preachers that fake heal people and throw away their crutches and walkers.

the reason why so many metallica songs are in E (even nowadays) is because that's the lowest note you can play on guitar in standard tuning. so naturally it sounds heavy, which is what they go for

Orion almost follows a Rondo structure, like Beethoven's Pathetique, A-B-A-C-A. Think that's why I loved Orion so much having some classic music love. Also, I heard Cliff's Mom asked for him to put something that her and Dad could dance to. So the middle movement has that waltz like pattern... so cool.

The part that Doug said “Sounded like they were in A” is Cliff on Bass…the melody was played by Cliff.

I don't know if someone had written this (back in 2016) "Metallica's Master of Puppets has become the first heavy metal album to be added to America's National Recording Registry. The government-run library picks 25 recordings judged to be "culturally, historically or aesthetically significant". It keeps the best-quality originals to safeguard for future generations." 🖤🤘

Cliffie taught 'em everything he knew before he left. It unlocked a treasure trove of gifts that continue to give nearly 40 years after his death. RIP Cliff.

Damage Inc. Is a perfect ending to this masterpiece.

And Justice For All NEXT please!!!!!!!!

I think that the volume swells at the beginning of Damage Inc. were Cliff on the bass. If memory serves. It's been 40 years. I forget things. Watching you react to something I heard back when it came out, makes me enjoy it like it's new again. Thanks Doug!

Leper Messiah - yeah James Hetfield is targeting 80's Televangelism

YOU SAID IT , "THAT IS A LIFE CHANGING EXPERIENCE" ESPECIALLY AT 15 YEARS OLD WHEN IT CAME OUT !!! and Megadeth's "Peace Sells ... but Who's Buying" ... the golden years of METAL !!!

We love you Doug!! This is maybe my favorite reaction from you! I agree this album is EPIC!! Thanks for doing side 2 so soon! You’re much appreciated! You’re very knowledgeable! Keep doing these 80’s metal albums please and thanks!!

Thank you Doug for recognizing that not all heavy metal is just noise, and there are nuances there.

The perfectly timed "shit" at 35:09 killed me.

That "shit" right at the intro pause for Damage Inc. was great lol

Next time someone tells me that metal is shit I'm going to make them watch these 2 videos.

James said Leper is about TV evangelist

Doug, you are right on the intro of damage, Inc. It is based on Bach composition come sweet death.

Master Of Puppets came out when I was seventeen years old, I saw them on that same tour just six months later at Hammersmith Odeon. Just five days later Cliff was gone. That album and that show was life changing. I'm now 55 years old and the passage of time has not changed now superb this album is, if anything it's enhanced it. Thank you Doug, for featuring this album. Yes. It is their best.

Disposable Heroes 4:07 Leper Messiah 14:55 Orion 23:36 Damage, Inc. 33:10

I just literally finished watching side 1 episode and you gave me this gem video to follow up straight away, thank you!

THANKS DOUG ! MY ALL TIME FAVORITE METAL ALBUM ...CLASS OF 89' ...I GREW UP ON THESE EARLY THRASH ALBUMS !

RUST IN PEACE NEXT!!!

My first ever live concert was Metallica in Dublin in 2006 and since it was the 20th anniversary of Master of Puppets they played the whole album from start to finish! Picked a pretty good gig for my first!

I like the way Lars plays in 6/8 and 3/4 it’s not a “usual “ or “traditional “ approach to those time signatures, and he also accents the off beat a lot which is unique.

Your imitation of Yoda was the first time I smiled today. I really needed that. Thank you.

31:31 I've never noticed the double kick there after so many listens! You got a good ear, Doug.

Really appreciate you adding this straight to the Metallica playlist!

Damage Inc is a metaphor for the band. The dark sets are the stages they play on. "Step a little closer if you please" is inviting the crowd to get up to the front and bang their heads. Great metal anthem in the vein of some of their other songs like Hit The Lights, Metal Militia and Exodus' Bonded By Blood.

I truly appreciate the breakdown of how intricate and beautiful this art really is!!! The mass public considers this style of music "noise", when there's a lot more to it. Metallica defined a genre in the 80s, and in my opinion, Master of Puppets was their true peak, and millions of people don't want to hear this because of the stigma that surrounds it.

The entire album, the guitars are in E standard; EADGBE, except for The Thing That Should Not Be. That one is tuned down one whole step to D standard; DGCFAD. The first 4 albums every song, with that one exception, was in E. It wasn't until the Black Album, that they started using alternate tunings. Most are in E, but some are in Eb and D. Load and Reload both were entirely in Eb.

Justice is still one of my favorite albums of all time - every song flowing to the next.. an incredible collection of amazing music. This album is up there - but imho I feel like they came into their own when they put out justice.

In my opinion this is the best thrash album of all time for the easy and simple reason that it has everything, great riffs, harmony, lyrics, solos, speed, the entire structure of each song. It is not only about going as fast as possible but also having each of these components and it is the difference with the other bands, achieving each of these things. This album for me is number one, following Ride the Lightning and in third place is Megadeth with Rust in Peace, of course for me but everyone has their own taste and is respectable 🤘🏻✌🏻

FYI: “Disposable Heroes” is the inspiration for the album’s cover art. . . not the title track

Cliff said that the intro was based upon a piece by Bach

Damage Inc. is arguably Metallica's thrashiest song. Even Kerry King from Slayer praises THAT riff (written by Kirk btw)

Would be great to see you react to the entirety of ...And Justice For All :) Think you would have a blast with that one!

"RIDE THE LIGHTNING" ⚡ full album⚡ NEXT!!! 🤟🏻🤟🏻🤟🏻

amazing to see that even a classical musician can't help but headbang to metallica. master of puppets forever 🤘

Damage Inc intro is based loosely around Come, sweet death. Apparently. One of Cliffs favourite Bach pieces. Komm, süsser Tod

As a long-time Metallica fan, my favourite album always seems to change. However, watching these two videos has pretty much cemented it as my number one. It’s truly their masterpiece.

James recently said that Disposable Heroes was inspired by watching pro football with the announcer saying these players are disposable heroes on the grid iron. So in his words, James implies football and war have similarities.

While Kirk does the majority of the soloing in Metallica, he doesn’t do all of it. Occasionally James is doing the solo. They’ve got different styles, and it is usually obvious when it is James. Just an FYI, as you don’t seem to be aware of this.

Doug, you would love the feeling of playing Metallica on the guitar! Some of it is pretty basic, but it sounds hard at their tempo. Playing "Disposable Heroes" is so cathartic! All the downpicking releases so much aggression. It reminds me of the phone booth scene in "Dumb and Dumber" where the guy outside says something like, "I'm so angry I think I like it!"

Leper Messiah is on my Top 5 Metallica songs. Such an insultingly underrated song.

I grew up in the 80s with this line up. It would have been great to hear what this version could have grown into. Cliff is definitely missed and a huge influence on these guys. Thanks for sharing.

What an amazing reaction to an entire album. Well done, Doug! Looking forward to more full album reactions :)

Kirk’s Solo on Damage Inc. is one of my favorite Metal Solos and I think it’s a perfect solo for a Thrash Metal song. And as a drummer i have spent many nights playing along to this album practicing . I feel like Master of Puppets album has a great variety of metal songs. Has Speedy 180bpm type songs, has some songs with elements of Prog like Battery has the acoustic guitar sounding intro, has some Heavy Metal style songs like The Thing that should not be. Orion I think is one of my favorite instrumentals and I would also say brings a bit of a Prog Metal Element to the record. Sanitarium is one of the songs that is slower tempo has more melodic feel and a song that when I want a slow metallica song Sanitairum is great to me. I think this album is a great example how to make a complete album where every song from Start to end has good writing, good musicianship, every body is on there game in there prime on this album I believe . I feel like the when I compare the Ride The Lighting album To Master of puppets . I feel like Ride has a Icey Stone Cold , Electrifiying feel. Master feels like the recordings are better overall sound quality than Ride. If Ride feels like Icey Rage then Master feels Like Firey Rage if that makes Sense

been watchin a buncha these vids back to back! luv yer insight and such..

This was a fantastic reaction Dr. Doug!🔥 Also, I appreciate your very enlightening and insightful interpretation of both Damage, Inc., and the entire album’s overall theme. Thank you so very much! 🙌 Now it’s time for …And Justice For All!

Damage Inc is the music corporate industry

What a tragedy when they lost Cliff. It was the beginning of the end, for me. As you say, he was the glue that held them together, and he was a great composer. This album was their masterpiece. This album blew me away, as a teenager. I'd never heard anything like it. It marked me for life. So sad they couldn't create anything better after. They lost their soul. Jason tried his best to 'replace' Cliff, but they did't allow him to fully integrate into the band. And it showed. I saw them on the "And Justice..." tour. One of the best concerts ever, and a lot because of Jason. He's a beast, but they never really incorporated him into the band. After, it was too late.

Your summary is perfect Doug. You have so eloquently summarized why I love metal music so much. I love your channel, I love listening to you describe what you hear.

Love the Yoda shout out, I do!! And your assessment of this album's themes and emotional currents and good metal in general feels spot on to me. Good metal and punk have righteous anger. Welcome, headbanger brother!

Dr Doug: The whole album is in E, and I don’t even care! Me: Hell Yeah! Cause these are the really damn good E’s!

If I remember right, most of the solo's in Orion were performed by Cliff save for like one or two I think. Cliff was able to manipulate his bass sound in such a way that it sounds like a guitar, but it's actually Cliff's bass.

Thank you for taking the time to touch on the lyrics - one of my favourite things about Metallica is that you can go from headbanging to solemnly reflecting on the lyrics in the same song.

As an early OG member of your channel, I must say that I'm glad to listen to these vids, I'm an avid fan of you and Metallica, there is other all time classic album to listen like this, love the format. Have fun and love music

Doug, you REALLY need to do And Justice For All (the whole album) next - it's the natural progression of this, and was where their lyricism and complexity of songwriting reached it's height.

I graduated in 86 jamming to master of puppets

I THOUROUGHLY ENJOY your reaction; its like im listening to this for the first time… and time is fleeting

Really enjoyed these two videos!

If aliens visited us and we had to show them just one heavy metal album to show humanity's greatest achievement in the genre Master Of Puppets would be the one.

The intro to ‘damage inc’ that you said reminded you of Bach, was written and performed by Cliff Burton on bass. Yep. That was bass. He was just a beast

It doesn't get any better than this, and it will never ever get old! I'd love to hear more early Metallica on your channel, preferably Ride the Lightning. Thank you for everything you do Doug.

Anthrax:Among the Living please 🙏. I don’t think Doug has done Anthrax before and this album from beginning to end is so solid. They are the last of the “Big 4” of this era that needs some attention.

34:00 Those soft tones are called "volume swells" done on electric guitar. They are made by turning the volume knob up and then back down as you play a note, It gives something like a violin feeling.

As someone who was raised on classical music and for the past 30 years has been a die hard Metallica fan, I really appreciate your reactions. Great to explore the classical components of this music. Hopefully you will keep reviewing their albums. and hey,,, the "Black" album actually gets out of "E"! lol

There's a version of Orion with a synth playing ascending notes at the beginning instead of the bass playing descending. Kinda cool.

You're becoming a metalhead 😊 To many metalheads, me included, love classical music.

Thank you Doug for your wonderful listening party of Metallicas Master of puppets! Especially i like to thank you for last comment on Metalmusic. A lot of the Metalsongs is about how we treat each other and the anger about how bad we all at this. This is why I am a Metalfan since over 40 years! I love your show! Keep on going! Keep on rocking!! Greetings from Germany! Ralph

Would love to see you react to the following metal songs which are all quite interesting compositionally: Galneryus - Angel of Salvation the full live version (adapts Tchaikovsky's violin concerto) Lovebites - Swan Song with Chopin Intro (adapts Chopin's Revolutionary Etude and Dvorak's New World Symphony) Wintersun - Sons of Winter and Stars live studio version (well orchestrated melodic metal)

Doug’s rockin metal haircut 😂

Master of Puppets is as good today as it was the day it came out. Somewhere in my top 10 of all time for sure!

I’d like to get Doug’s take on the Cello version of Pulling teeth from S&M2

love the devotion bro… got so intense you had to take your glasses off 😎🤘🔥

Thanks for such an insightful review. I've heard the album hundreds of times but never thought about it on your level. Way to tie it all together.

You are bang on in that metal is about justified and directed anger, and attempting to get a sort of catharsis through the music. I’ve been to a lot of concerts, and the metal ones always have the nicest, friendliest people who immediately apologize for any accident. More typical rock concerts can vary, with some bands having truly horrible fans. I’ve never encountered anything but great fans at a metal show.

Loved this Ride….glad to see everyone enjoy your reaction! This album shaped my musical enthusiasm and love for METAL. Big THANKS TO YOU AND METALLICA for making this.

39:58 Remembering the theme of the whole record, Damage Inc. is the reckoning. Judgement.

Love your reactions. Its like listening to good music with a good friend!

Disposable Heroes has such an epic guitar solo.

Doug you are great. You interpret the spirit of Metal like few others. I congratulate you for spreading music in such an enjoyable and fun way. But above all with the heart.🤘

My God…I cannot explain how much I enjoyed that whole ride. You are very entertaining, my friend. It simply cannot be overstated…Master of Puppets is not just arguably Metallica’s (or all of metal’s) best album, it is literally 1 of the greatest albums, across all time periods and genres, EVER. Hard stop.

In Orion when you asked who was on that solo James or Kirk, it was Cliff on Bass.

You are amazing, I just love your videos

It is Metallica's best album and easily one of the top ten metal albums of all time. If someone asks me what metal sounds like I'll put this on. Not only does have the power and power cords but it has the subtle too, like Black Sabbath.

As somebody that was an early teen metalhead when this was released, I've just found your channel and been going down the rabbit 🕳️ of your metal listens and I enjoy them thoroughly. Something that has always stood out to me is that rhythm guitar sound...some of the best sounding metal guitar ever recorded.

Nice! Rust in Peace by Megadeth is another album that i remembered loving every song!

So good to see Doug head banging! 🤘🤘🤘