Thank You for Your Honesty , and Thank You for trusting us enough to give out a part of Yourself sharing your thoughts

So so good this song. Thank you for jamming Metallica and understanding the meaning of all these songs. They have such deep meaning people don't get it but I see you do. You're hitting it right on the nose. Thank you so much.🥰🥰🥰🤘🤘👊🤘

My personal interpretation of it is the struggle within. That voice in the back of your mind saying, "youre not good enough, youre gonna fail" and towards the end its the same voice saying "told ya so, but this voice will always be there no matter what" I struggle with confidence issues, i have that voice in my head all day, everyday. The rage of the song conveys the frustration

Listening to and watching your reactions to music I've heard for decades helps me hear it again as if it were the first time and to love it all over again. I want to be sitting there right next to you explaining stuff you should know about each band, the members' histories, stuff they've all been through. I am LOVING that you are loving the metal tracks!!! Your intelligence comes right through, your insights are original and honest, I like everything I'm seeing in you. Very engaging. I like listening to you as much as I like hearing the music again. Thank you for being brave enough to start this show when it didn't come naturally (you'd never know that, though) - I'm glad I discovered your channel! Please stick around!!!

All-time great album. This riff is hard af and they put special attention to the tempo making it slightly slower than they naturally wanted to go at first. Love your reactions, man. Leper Messiah is a great Metallica song that deserves some love, especially given your introduction to this video.

'Sad but true' was written in 1991 about addiction... James Hetfield saw addicts behave in a way that they wouldn't when they were sober... They were the same person, but acting like someone else when intoxicated... He also struggled w/ alcohol abuse his entire life... he would drink to excess and often get violent and destroy dressing rooms, go after women, etc... Metallica got the nickname 'Alcoholica' because they were reputed heavy drinkers in the 80's and 90's. Lars Ulrich (drums) recalled that drinking helped them cope w/ emotions that they couldn't handle sober... it got worse after their bassist Cliff Burton died in 1986... Their struggles would not come out in public for years. The other members of Metallica were no angels either... Jason Newsted (bass) was heavily into psychedelic drugs... lead guitarist Kirk Hammett and Lars Ulrich both used cocaine... Hammett was the first to end up in rehab. James would end up in rehab in 2001 when his drinking was destroying his family and relationships within Metallica. James did write lyrics about religious zealots... the beliefs that ended up costing his mother her life (James' mother refused cancer treatments because she was a Christian scientist who believed that 'prayers and God' would heal her... She died when he was a teen...) in songs like - 'The God that failed'... 'Holier than thou' ... James wrote about his mother's struggle w/ cancer in the song - 'Until it sleeps'... he wrote the song 'My friend of misery' about people's self-pity, pessimism and backwards belief... Other songs about addiction were - 'Master of puppets' ... 'The house Jack built' ... 'Moth into flame' (which was about singer Amy Winehouse and her downfall w/ addiction that led to her death)

The drums really stand out in this one 🥁 🥁 BLACK album is amazing💯🔥🚒💪

What up Polo bro! Love the content love the channel keep it coming 🤘 I absolutely positively 100% agree with you on your outlook on things in society.

I have been a metalhead my whole life and in the last 3 years, dancehall reggae has taken over... Age is a wonderful thing. I am 52.

Sir, what you said at the beginning of the video - it hit home. I completely agree with you and have had similar thoughts myself. I happily pressed that sub button. I enjoy the metal reactions, too. Have a great week.

Thank you. I have always listened to this song thinking about addiction. I got to listen in a new light thanks to your "tangent".

Spot on. God is a coping mechanism for people that have trouble coming to terms with the reality of life and death. But you don't need god to teach you right from wrong. You need a secure upbringing. Sometimes this happens to come along with something religious but it's definitely not necessary. Also, I love this Metalica track !

Not boring content at all! Great reaction to a powerful song and an amazing group

Just discovered this channel, and this is the 2nd video I watched so far. I'm glad to say I'm happy I subscribed 👍🙂 I'm liking what I've seen so far 🙂

Yes! I have been waiting for this one. ❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉

Polo keeping it real... Thanks for your insight....

Hetfield said in an interview that the movie Magic starring Anthony Hopkins inspired the subject matter of this song.

I love God and try to love people as he wants me to. Everything else is outta my hands.

Even if I'm sitting here listening to your thoughts on the song, thinking "No! That's not what it's aboutt!", I'm loving it because one thing I love about your content is that you PAY ATTENTION TO THE LYRICS. So very many people don't, and as a writer who feels they're often the most important part of a song, I respect that, even if my opinion differs on what they mean. That's art, right? Thanks for sharing your thoughts.

Thanks for sharing man. Keep up the great content. Stay Happy and Healthy

Never complain, never explain. Love your stuff, lad.

Polo, as a thinking person myself I can tell you - of course we care to hear your opinion on things. Hopefully other thinking people won't be mad about it. I grew up methodist, fell out of organized religion pretty quick when I had my own voice in the matter. I still believe, just in my own way. Bless you, Polo. Love your takes on almost everything. Be well my man.

Yeah, man! Keep up the personal commentary! Love it!

As an atheist who has been on death's door both back when I was a christian, and later after I walked away from religion, I've found it's the opposite. Religious people who are dying are not at peace. They're worried about whether or not they did enough to please their god and what their afterlife is going to be. After de-converting, my near death experiences where much less stressful. It is what it is.

I was there when they filmed this video ~ that whole concert video ~ both nights in San Diego. It was a wild time! Polo, I don't imagine that most of your viewers don't want to hear what you have to say about whatever topics come up in the songs you're listening to. I feel like your crowd tends to be more cerebral, and obviously in the times we're living in, conversations need to be had. We have a gathering here of humanity that spans many ages, races, and religions. Provided everybody can act grown during such a discussion, at your discretion, I don't see why they shouldn't happen.

I love that you check out the lyrics before reaction. Love that about you. This song is a fave . It has inner meaning.

Love your reviews! Keep being the inquisitive self!!! We need more of you!

This is one of my most listened too songs since I was a preteen. Thats when this song was newish for 1990 standards.

Your reactions are on point and you explain it very well. 👍

Love this channel, authentic

Widely considered to be one of the heaviest riffs of all time and I totally agree.

For years I thought they were saying Sand patrol, not Sad but true. Read the lyrics one day and just started laughing at myself.

Definitely not boring content. This what music is for. It’s art. It’s meant for discussion and thought. 🤘🏻 metal is truly all inclusive 😊 it’s for the people

Another great reaction Video 🤘 keep it up

Thank you for your open eyes and ears

You don’t have to believe in a religion to have faith. Just know and FEEL there is a CREATOR 🌅 BeLIEve also has the word LIE in it.

An ex girlfriend once complained that this song was he most cliche metal sing shed ever heard. I tried to explain that the black album set a standard for commerical metal that led to a ton of bands using chunky E minor riffs that owe everything to songs like Sad But True. She didn't understand or care. Emphasis on the 'ex'...

Loved this!

The tempo was originally faster. Bob Rock suggested they slow it down a bit. The original demo almost sounds happy now.

In the preamble discussion about God, it reminded me of a song that you should hear. "Quicksand Jesus" by Skid Row. The title refers to a belief in God that arises naturally in times of strife, like sinking in quicksand, when the concept of Him offers comfort. When you have to face that moment faith or non belief.

I love your black coffee analogy. I would expand on it and say Metallica is like a really fine primo black coffee, bean perfectly French pressed. It’s so good that coffee drinkers that don’t like black coffee can enjoy it, but if you don’t like coffee, it doesn’t matter how good the coffee is because you’re not gonna like it… because you know… It’s coffee.

I find much more peace as an atheist than I ever did when I was a believer

I'm going to be 60 in a few months, and like some of most every genre. A meme I shared recently called it 'polyjamourous'. 😂

this song was actually left out during their recording of "And Justice For All". Like you said, as you get older, taste changes. That's the same with the band

Every song on this album is a banger

It’s about the inside monologue that all of us have , it relate to every aspect of life.. and its heavy!!

Love the reaction in the intro! 👍🏼

One of my favorite Metallica songs. It's so fun to listen to.

Polo, I'm an atheist. I'm the one at peace. I don't have that sort of hypocrisy (the megachurches, etc) in my life. When I say I'm the one at peace, I know I don't have all the answers, and I'm not a scientist that even fully understands the latest theories - there's a lot that I don't know, and I'm comfortable with that. Incidentally, great song. Metallica has a ton of them.

Your opening statement hit the nail on the head for me. I probably couldn’t have said it as elegantly as you did but damn…….. yeah. Lol

There's a cover of this song that's so impressive, that Metallica actually endorsed it. It's by a band from Mongolia called "The Hu."

DYERS EVE! You will love this Powerful song 🤘🔥🎙️🎸🥁

“It is, ma’am!” LMAO I didn’t think I’d see that on this video

Loving your Metallica journey Polo 👍

Amen Brother!!!

I appreciate you man.

Saw '92 in Buffalo,Jesus was in the mosh pit!

Don't feel bad about not being able to get into this type of music 15 or so years ago. I'm 37 I grew up with the dawn of My Metal or Limp Bizkit, Slipknot's 99 debut and had patches that said "rap sucks" I still love both these bands and genre but also appreciate alot of Hip Hop artists I missed out on! Also fun fact I grew up with country music like Dwight Yokam and love that old country still lol. Love your videos! Especially the Tool reactions!

My interpretation is that it's about your "shadow side" taking over. Some people, when they abandon all hope, let their shadow side take over, and bad things result. That's just my interpretation.

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It's about your inner demons and the power they have over you. Sad but true

it's about your bad choices and in particular someone who blames others for their mistakes and bad behaviour near the end of their life and the song realizing that it was all them the whole time.

Good stuff POLO, thanks👍

Some say there is heavy, and there is Sad but true :)

Right on. You gotta be careful. This song teaches you...

Black coffee is a good comparison. It's strong, and it's bitter, and it wakes you up whether you like it or not. That's Metallica. Lots of metal is like that. You don't have to like it or listen to it all the time, but every once in a while you need something to light a fire under your a$$ and get you moving.

Well said

Amen

Your comments and blabla are welcome !

I agree with all of the opening monologue about beliefs. Great reaction,,,, one of my favorite songs ever🤘🤘🤘🤘

Instantly subscribed as you spoke your opinion on god and this country. As a non religious person, I’m unsure about god as a whole but he Judea-Christian values that our country was founded on is what I try to live by and brings me so much more purpose and peace in my life.

Another great one you might enjoy is "The Discovery" by Cloudkicker. This one is bad ass.

That “tangent “ was exactly how I saw that stuff since I was a child. Thanks for sharing man.

I really like and appreciate your view. My problem with religion is people who belong often believe their mere participation in that group gives them moral high ground. Yet, their drive to be good people is based on fear of hell while agnostics or atheists choose to be good people yet are demonized by religious people for having no morality.

This is as good as drums have ever sounded. This is the pinnacle. That gunshot sounding snare is just piercing! Back when Lars had taste galore :)

I love the S&M (symphony and Metallica) version of this even more!

Thank you.

I am an Anti-theist, I want to believe as many true things as possible and as few false things as possible. I appreciate your words.

Just wanted to comment and say that's the first time I've heard somebody speak about religion with the same view and understanding that I have thank you.

I said it once on MrLboyds chanel and i will say it again. Weather or not you like this music guitar solos captivate us. We the procede to make guitar solo face wich happen around 10:30 in this video.😂. One loveband one appreciation to music and the heart that goes into it

no leaf clover with the orchestra is epic.

It is the teaching of Christ that has had the most positive good on humanity. I am a pastor who struggled with alcoholism in the past and Christ transformed my life. I also am a mettallica fan

Absolutely love your channel Polo. My comment was an answer to the question you asked your pastor. The Bible actually tells the church to go out and make disciples (Matthew 28) so the churches that you had experience with definitely should have been sharing the gospel or supporting missionaries. Personally, I think the reason why more Christians don't share their faith is fear of rejection or being ridiculed by people. Also there is so much evidence for God and Jesus. But aside from the evidence, if you sincerely want to know Jesus he will not play hide and seek with you. The Bible says, Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. Matthew 7:7 'll be praying for you!

did you hear about the insomniac, agnostic, dyslexic, who stayed up all night wondering if there really was a dog?

I have to disagree with one thing my friend , I don’t consider this album as early considering that this is their 5th album produced… However I will say that this album was the last album before they sold out to mainstream music culture…

Please listen to “Zan, Zendegi, Azari” means “woman, life, freedom” sang by Sherwin… This song got a special Grammy presented by First Lady…

This is a perfect example of "heavy" not "hard." I love "heavy" metal. Zep & Sabbath really invented that heaviness. Love it.

“ If the only thing keeping a person decent is the expectation of divine reward, then brother that person is a piece of shit” - Rust Cohle

If you want a song from Metallica on how money buys God, try ‘Leper Messiah’ My favourite song from ‘Master Of Puppets’

Come inside, open your eyes; I'm you!

Praise God

I've always thought it's about a person looking at theirself in a mirror, the manipulation by the shadow self, of the conscious self. "Why people do the less than honorable things they do." But that's just me. I was never sure what it was really about.

Woah... You can absolutely teach morality without the concept of gods or threatening eternal hellfire. In fact it might be counterproductive in this day and age because it's obviously BS. I don't think using a lie to teach morality is, well.. moral.

I sooooooo f*ckin love your reactions to METALLICA!!!😍 PLEASE react to FOR WHOM THE BELL TOLLS from their first S&M!! Love ya POLO! Wishin all good things come your way dude! Here from Bowling Green Kentucky!❤

Tovia Singer…large KZfaq presence….explore. Love what you do.

Strong message in the music. What's the song that says, I've got something to say i killed your baby today? It's on Garage Days Revisites. Good song. Great mssg

Awesome

Exactly we are spiritual beings - and all humans can connect to the spirit that runs the world. Each one looks to the sky and we do not need a priest to tell us how to see the spirit's presence is all things. Churches have been corrupted and have little to offer. We enjoy you talking about the matters of the spirit - we all think about it. got to be free to speak!!

Enjoy your commentary. 👍🏼

Hi Polo and thank you for the insight in your thoughts. I feel you. Everytime i got asked for my confession, I explain that I believe in the message from Jesus Christus, but never can relate to any christian church. Well I guess Sad but True.