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Reacting to the Song James Hetfield HATES the MOST! | METALLICA - "Escape" | (REACTION)
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@88fanforlife 3 жыл бұрын
Record label: we need a radio friendly song guys. Metallica: ok but the next song we’re chanting die just so you know
@headcutbloodbitch 3 жыл бұрын
this is fucking golden
@JawsVader1970 3 жыл бұрын
I like this song alot always have
@williamwood3563 3 жыл бұрын
🤣
@thechronicmaster-baker7172 3 жыл бұрын
@OurTentLife Followed by an eight and a half minute instrumental about an interstellar dark lord waking up from a nap on the bottom of the ocean
@joelabel7843 3 жыл бұрын
Hahaha yesssss
@Vampagan 3 жыл бұрын
Hetfield hates a song most bands would sell their souls to write.
@Vampagan 3 жыл бұрын
@Prozakhistan And yet it was never on the radio.
@mrcreepypl 3 жыл бұрын
@@Vampagan lmao, my father (who got me into Metallica, after way to many years...), Said that in the 80s and 90s you could hear (at least some) Metallica on every rock radio. On top of that, there was 1 radio (according to my father), that played only Metallica on repeat, so I am pretty sure that Escape, and every other Metallica song was radioed at some point.
@gabe9120 2 жыл бұрын
I would sell much, MUCH more than that
@TooRaider Жыл бұрын
Thats probably every song on the first five albums
@DanielRodriguez-eh1qd 3 жыл бұрын
I’ve always liked this song, too bad he hates it lol
@silentassassin423 3 жыл бұрын
Why does he hate it?
@DanielRodriguez-eh1qd 3 жыл бұрын
@@silentassassin423 record label forced them to write and add this song to be more radio friendly.
@santiagodaza9338 3 жыл бұрын
@@silentassassin423 0:40 there you have it
@skinnybuddha74 3 жыл бұрын
@@silentassassin423 Didn't you watch the video? Lol. Alex literally explains why in that new thing he does at the beginning of all his videos now.
@Bladedcloud6159 3 жыл бұрын
@@silentassassin423 also the reason why he never wants to perform on super bowl halftime shows. he hate doing prerecorded shows.
@brodybazzini6729 3 жыл бұрын
I honestly enjoy Escape and Eye of the Beholder quite a bit.
@Cryptic1911 3 жыл бұрын
same.. two of my favorites, but I like em all
@hogeydork4388 3 жыл бұрын
eye of the beholder is good for the first 10 times u listen to it. after that it's just ridiculously repetitive
@MightyPee 3 жыл бұрын
I really like Eye Of The Beholder. I don't get the hate. But eh ! I really think that Eye Of The Beholder >>> Escape >>>> Harvester Of Sorrow. Harvester Of Sorrow is so repetitive and got a "meh" chorus. Anyway, I like every Metallica song until.... euh... I'd say St. Anger :P
@brodybazzini6729 3 жыл бұрын
@@MightyPee Harvester of Sorrow is one of my absolute favorites.
@MightyPee 3 жыл бұрын
@@brodybazzini6729 That's cool ! I was replying to Hogey Dork that was abording the "repetitive" angle of Eye of The Beholder. Harvester Of Sorrow got a great riff : I adore it.
@onemangang2010 3 жыл бұрын
Before Korn said " Y'all want a single say fuck that" Metallica said "life's for my own to live my own way"
@TJTrusty111 3 жыл бұрын
"I liked Korn better when they were little girls." -James Hetfield Famous reply to him saying he liked Metallica when they were men. Kuck Forn!
@michealrosen 3 жыл бұрын
@@TJTrusty111 Korn and Metallica have respect for eachother so I'm not sure what this comment is
@TJTrusty111 3 жыл бұрын
@@michealrosen It happened like 20 years ago so yeah they're probably over it now. Look it up. Jeez.
@Takertantrum2000 3 жыл бұрын
@@michealrosen yea..korn did a cover of "One" and KILLED it. they were impressed! so where did that comment come from lol
@JL073 2 жыл бұрын
@@Takertantrum2000 tbh I felt like their one cover was really bad, mainly because the vocals sucked, but that’s just me
@kylereece1979 3 жыл бұрын
I love Escape's mid paced , ice cool chug. It creates a great segue- a bridge between Trapped under Ice and and Creeping Death. Every good album has dynamics, diversions that still sound and flow good together. Escape's mid tempo paces acts as a surprise following the frantic arctic blizzard of Trapped under Ice- but it also makes Creeping Death's intro sound even more heroic, as the album suddenly rockets up the drama and pace again. It makes Ktulu's cinematic finale seem even more epic.
@Sn00chieb00chies 2 жыл бұрын
The verse riff is so cool. Just chugging the chord, and RTL guitar tone is so great it just makes it *choice* Plus the second rhythm riff in the solo is so cool
@craigrodgers4267 3 жыл бұрын
I love the fact that this was a song they were forced into doing by the record label... and James with his rebellious ways was like fuck you the whole song is about doing the opposite.. im forced to do this so the song lyrically is a big fuck you
@patrickschrag3200 3 жыл бұрын
Crazy how record labels force some artist into doing songs just so the band can release other material but in the end the song actually turns out too be great. Kinda reminds me of Reading Weird Al Yankovic story on his record label cause after so many albums he had too do a compilation album. So he wasn't happy about them being a bit pushy so he had his Passive Aggressive ways of going through with it lol
@rebelofbabylon3091 3 жыл бұрын
The song Sweet Amber is sort of like that. Ill scratch your back so you can stab mine...great line by Hetfield talking about that idea.
@pickamaterina1313 3 жыл бұрын
@@rebelofbabylon3091 there is answer about sweet amber in some kind of monster movie
@HGcardinal55 3 жыл бұрын
Who else is ready for The Call of Ktulu to blow his mind!
@hoopsmccann639 3 жыл бұрын
that's my 2nd fav metallica song!
@TheFbiFilesRepeat 3 жыл бұрын
Studio version sucks. S and m is amazing
@DarkReturns1 3 жыл бұрын
My favorite song by them!
@Zapattack321 3 жыл бұрын
Studio version, meh. Original S & M version, abso-freakin’-lutely.
@chrismeadows4216 3 жыл бұрын
My absolute favorite. The S&M version is ball-less when it comes to bass, and what's the point of that?
@andyk2607 3 жыл бұрын
I can't be the only one who has noticed this version has been slightly slowed down. James' voice is definitely pitched lower
@RanDieBam 3 жыл бұрын
Yep, by a half step
@jspntr 3 жыл бұрын
Yea me too
@GeniusCenaa 3 жыл бұрын
THANK YOU!
@GeniusCenaa 3 жыл бұрын
It is noticeable since the very first notes.
@andyk2607 3 жыл бұрын
@@GeniusCenaa yep. Was wondering why I couldn’t see anyone else commenting on that
@michaelzeigler1129 3 жыл бұрын
I've always loved this song because it shows Metallica's range. The opening is so Iron Maiden and the ending is just cool. I'm sorry James doesn't like it but I'm going to have to disagree with him
@starlord5032 3 жыл бұрын
Ride the Lightning is perfection, top to bottom and 'escape' is far from a weak song. James doesn't have to like it but he recorded it and I love it.
@chrishirini5414 3 жыл бұрын
I concur with any one who likes it ....this is a great song not best but still great
@seandaugherty2033 3 жыл бұрын
James can't sing. sad but true. he evan says that himself. anybody on this planet can sing in the booth, studio he didn't want to sing but they needed a singer. He has a cool voice in the studio.but its crazy for a guy that can't sing live 300 million $ biggest rock band in the world i grew up with them there first 4 albums i like the rest of it not so much not at all
@regorf 3 жыл бұрын
@Deadlock T And he still sounds good, better than Mustaine ever did. And I love both bands.
@redgrengrumbholdt2671 3 жыл бұрын
@@seandaugherty2033 James can't sing? What kinda drugs you smoking on buddy?
@thelonewolf7443 3 жыл бұрын
Escape is cool, it’s catchy but not like my absolute favorite or anything like that… but next is a very popular Metallica classic in “Creeping Death”, I guarantee that it’s a strong bounce back for Ride the Lightning.
@devilmanblues 3 жыл бұрын
The only reason I like this song is because Creeping Death is next.
@Magmabbx 3 жыл бұрын
@@devilmanblues what’s wrong with escape?
@Kynthrandir 3 жыл бұрын
@@Magmabbx coz they're just forced to write it, and was rushed.
@dielegende9141 3 жыл бұрын
@@Magmabbx it's just so obviously half-arsed (not Metallica's fault) and doesn't seem to be able to decide if it wants to be Glam Metal or not
@Magmabbx 3 жыл бұрын
@@Kynthrandir i see
@razeezar 3 жыл бұрын
The last time I was this early, Hetfield still wore Spandex and an ammo belt.
@metalheadindian9174 3 жыл бұрын
The last time I was this early,Dave was still in the band.
@erikcervellati444 3 жыл бұрын
The last time I was this early Lars just put the announcement that said he wanted a band
@chrisbloomfield3350 3 жыл бұрын
The last time I was this early, Slayer was known as Dragon Slayer.
@bluecomet1109 3 жыл бұрын
The last time I was this early kirk was still playing in exodus
@metalheadindian9174 3 жыл бұрын
Wah
@jonathancrews169 3 жыл бұрын
I just wander if James hates it because of the memory of having to write it in against them. Musically and lyrically its not a bad song.. better than what most bands can offer on a fly.
@jessebohmer8979 3 жыл бұрын
He probably hates it because they had to write a radio friendly song. Like Alex said: It sounds weird. This is not Metallica. But it's a good song tho
@GeekFurious 3 жыл бұрын
OF COURSE that's why he hates it. It's the same reason the band collectively (well, not Rob) thinks And Justice for All is their least favorite album. They don't like thinking about the time they were writing it.
@GeekFurious 3 жыл бұрын
@@jessebohmer8979 Anything Lars decides is Metallica IS Metallica.
@jessebohmer8979 3 жыл бұрын
@@GeekFurious what?
@lewisgrant7622 5 ай бұрын
To me the song honestly feels out of place especially next to songs like. Creeping death, trapped under ice. Fight fire with fire and the title track ride the lightning
@metalmaniac8640 3 жыл бұрын
I was one of the lucky ones to ever see this played its one and only time EVER
@psd9850 3 жыл бұрын
"Lucky".
@sebastiannegrin2284 3 жыл бұрын
@@psd9850 is lucky yes , only once has been played and he saw it
@erik2602 3 жыл бұрын
I've always felt that Seek And Destroy was way more radio friendly than Escape. That song feels like that's its sole purpose on the album
@embracerodusk2537 3 жыл бұрын
Agreed
@chaospoet 3 жыл бұрын
That 2012 show is hilarious. James: "Do you know what the next song is?" Audience: "ESCAPE!!!" James: "Don't even say it!" 😆
@xerodelacroix5552 3 жыл бұрын
The debut live version of this is priceless. James literally begs the crowd to let them skip it.
@Rock72Man 3 жыл бұрын
Never understood the hate Great song, the ending is epic nice and LOUD.
@ryukenjitsu 3 жыл бұрын
Odd james hates this song, I've always loved this song
@davidjaymz64 3 жыл бұрын
well, you werent forced to write it, and told which direction the song should go in.
@killsomethin 3 жыл бұрын
Me too
@TJTrusty111 3 жыл бұрын
He wrote it. Least favorite doesn't mean hate.
@JohnSheehan72 3 жыл бұрын
It's that he hated being forced to do something that at the time they didn't want to do. James is always going to bang out good riffs and lyrics.
@RN_LR 3 жыл бұрын
@ryukenjitsu I just randomly clicked on your channel, and noticed that you’ve had that channel since I was born.😐 Really weird to think about
@MrSFblack 3 жыл бұрын
Why James never liked *Escape* I'll never know, the song kicks ass.
@Mop_v21 3 жыл бұрын
but he literally reads why Hetfield doesn't like the song lol
@der_jannik_0115 3 жыл бұрын
Have you watched the video?🙄
@MrSFblack 3 жыл бұрын
@@Mop_v21 and?
@MrSFblack 3 жыл бұрын
@@der_jannik_0115 I have and I still see no good reason to hate such a badass song. Especially since the message of it basically is everything James wanted to say to those record execs.
@EgoChip 2 жыл бұрын
A lot of artists dislike some of their own work.
@gpumonitor 3 жыл бұрын
"Life's for my own to live my own way" was my high school yearbook quote. Was tired of everyone's opinion of what I was doing wrong. No worries, I turned out just fine. 🤘
@MasterOfTitties74 3 жыл бұрын
It was mine too!
@deadlixcuhhh360 3 жыл бұрын
So inspirational 🤧
@jasonhitchcock8911 3 жыл бұрын
Right on!
@afigueredo88 3 жыл бұрын
Mine too!
@severedapex7413 2 жыл бұрын
Samee, like literally this song for me is better than any of the song in the album besides TRAPPED UNDER ICE.
@e-train765 3 жыл бұрын
"Life's for my own, to love my own way." That my friends is a MetallicA life lesson that I carry with me EVERYDAY.
@iestyndavies7287 3 жыл бұрын
Surely it’s ‘Life’s for my own, to LIVE my own way’
@bossky6622 3 жыл бұрын
It’s “Life is ours, we live it our way.”
@bossky6622 3 жыл бұрын
@CentralMISirens listen to the song dumbass😂
@dpacc88 3 жыл бұрын
I'm curious if Alex would have thought the same if he hadn't read the info beforehand? 2 BANGIN tunes coming to finish out the album though!
@brian99xt 3 жыл бұрын
There's those weirdos that love Escape. I'm a weirdo. I also cannot FUCKING WAIT for the reaction to Ktulu. CHTULU!!!!!!
@johnhareiel5118 3 жыл бұрын
I always loved this song! The chorus is hooky as F*ck!
@Voiceinthewoods 3 жыл бұрын
exactly
@andrewsmokler7173 3 жыл бұрын
Hes going to live life his way.
@SirBoycie 3 жыл бұрын
1985 Hetfield: "I HATE Escape...it's so radio friendly!!!" 1990 Hetfield: Enter Sandman, Wherever I May Roam, Nothing Else Matters...
@patrickmelhorn793 3 жыл бұрын
1991. Get it straight
@elahiac8372 3 жыл бұрын
This is one of Metallica's most underrated songs since James and only James hates that song, just like Lars hates "Eye Of The Beholder" so much. James hates this issue a lot, since the label itself forced the band to create a song within the album, which will adhere to the standards of that time, and that could look for that feeling that it gave later on the Black Album, you could To say that it was the pioneer of Metallica in seeking to commercialize itself and be quite recognized as an iconic band, which in its entirety showed it on the Black Album. James had to touch it to the forces of the fans at the Orion festival, it is ironic because James commented that Ride The Lightning was the job that he gave him the most affection by doing it in his process, so he later tells us that he does not like it "Escape" lol, besides that on some occasions the band played in an aggressive and joking manner to James in one of his concerts back in the 90's lol. In short, a failed commercial song, underrated and disowned by the band's co-founder himself.
@7BlueDodger 3 жыл бұрын
Cliff also hated this song. But yeah it’s still better than all the bullshit being produced at that time in my opinion.
@NekroMcFly 3 жыл бұрын
This song is not bad, kind of average but Eye of the Beholder is an amazing brutal song, maybe my favorite from AJFA.
@cristianperez784 3 жыл бұрын
I actually like the song Escape it’s one of my favorites from Metallica In my opinion I think it’s a great song and very underrated
@arda2133 3 жыл бұрын
I like that song, but it is not good enough to rate as underrated when they had songs like disposable heroes - leper messiah - trapped under ice - outlaw torn etc.
@arda2133 3 жыл бұрын
I like that song, but it is not good enough to rate as underrated when they had songs like disposable heroes - leper messiah - trapped under ice - outlaw torn etc.
@4freebird69 3 жыл бұрын
It's funny that they wanted a more radio friendly song. But this song never got any radio play. lol
@jeffdavis1611 3 жыл бұрын
That's what I was thinking too. Radio played the Shit out of "For Whom The Bell Tolls and "Creeping Death" but I never remember hearing Escape on the radio.....EVER!!
@medinadg 3 жыл бұрын
This song is not 1980s radio friendly, not even close. That heavy as hell bridge would never make the radio until after sad but true.
@bx3556 3 жыл бұрын
@@medinadg Correct. They meant glam metal and Metallica didn't even bother, they made it detuned + happy chorus, to basically mess with the label i guess... not sure what they were thinking... maybe they were drunk a bit. Still a good metal song, but not radio friendly.
@derkonner7412 3 жыл бұрын
of course not. James ran to the telephone, calling every single radio station: "If you will play it, we will kill you all!" ^^
@chimpinaneckbrace 3 жыл бұрын
Hetfield: Writes St Anger “Escape is my worst song.” Maybe you’re not the best judge of your own music.
@nikolaspapageorgiou8256 3 жыл бұрын
St. Anger isn't a bad song. It's the snare.
@zentatonic 3 жыл бұрын
imho, Escape is better than half the black album, most of Load, and all of St Anger.
@xy9891 3 жыл бұрын
Exactly! Thank you
@mikesguitarfoundry4698 3 жыл бұрын
I actually like St Anger a lot more
@troyreichert8080 3 жыл бұрын
Not sure why JH hates this song...kinda ironic the black album was all pretty radio friendly. This song jams!
@theadorebundy4514 3 жыл бұрын
Yeah but the black album was their choice to make. Is prob why.
@troyreichert8080 3 жыл бұрын
@@theadorebundy4514 I hear that and probably some truth to it. Still a killer song IMHO
@troyreichert8080 3 жыл бұрын
@@shallex5744 i just think it could have been sour grapes for being told what to do...a little narrow minded thinking in my opinion. If it's a good song, it's a good song no matter why or how you had to write it. Soapbox back in the corner lol!
@theadorebundy4514 3 жыл бұрын
@@troyreichert8080 i like the song myself. I sure James hates it cause to him it felt forced beong told to make art for a reason other than he wants to create art how ever it is conceived . And they do what they want how they want whether it sounds "radio" friendly or not.
@theadorebundy4514 3 жыл бұрын
@Matt React so it's Bob Rocks fault for their biggest selling record?? Even though James said a few times before the black album they felt they pushed the bounds. What they have done the 4 albums before (thrash or such) and wanted to go in a different direction to see what they could do in a simpler song composition and as James was wanting to more highlight his vocals.... As he said "before the black album i just yelled in key. This album i sang" although i wish they'd do a album with the guitar tone between RTL an MOP and sing well more yell in key.... Lol You should look up some Of of the legends Cliff Burton quotes on Metallica's future..... Anyhoo your mom told me to tell you to stop playing COD your hot pocket is ready and she's sick of you playing that Warrant Cherry Pie song....
@robertfields2906 3 жыл бұрын
My 13 year old self lived by these lyrics!! 35 years later, I still love it!!
@sepulmattica7649 3 жыл бұрын
To be more accurate, they had seven songs and label wanted eight, so they wrote it on the fly. In the studio...they decided never to do that again. But I’ve actually always loved this song. James vocal delivery here was among his best at this point.
@abiseniyya 3 жыл бұрын
I love Escape. Yea, not their strongest song, but still good.
@paulie98vr6 3 жыл бұрын
I don’t dislike this song. Love the Hatebreed cover of it just like I love the Chimaira cover of “Disposable Heroes”
@Crowbar11115 3 жыл бұрын
I LOVE this song. I spent so many hours with this song on repeat when I was in 5th and 6th grade. So much of my worldview is based on the phrase "Life's for my own to live my own way". I honestly don't think another song has had such an impact on my life.
@luisvilloria6896 3 жыл бұрын
Alex, first of all, I'm from Venezuela, english isn't my first lenguage, so i apologize if i write something wrong. My father died due to Covid two months ago, 5 days post to my birthday. He was only not my father, he was my best friend, the one whom i trust anything. We shared the same taste in everything: movies, music, books, videogames, among other things. He was a DIE-HARD Metallica fan. Recently, i've hearing them to remember my dad and with your videos, i was able to remember all those happy memories with him hearing 'Tallica. I'm sorry if this is taking away the good mood of the video, i just wanted to share and thank you for your videos. I wish all of you the best in these difficult times
@PedrocaRicardo 3 жыл бұрын
Escape sounds more like Metallica of today
@TheAwsumFunk 3 жыл бұрын
I've always liked Escape. Then again, I listened to it before ever knowing the truth behind it. Along with Fade to Black, For Whom the Bell Tolls, and Call of Ktulu, Escape gave an overall very thrashy album a lot of diversity that, to me, showed just how talented they were, not just at playing metal, but songwriting in general.
@technewsfortechnoobs 3 жыл бұрын
Yeah...Escape sadly was the "throwaway" song for Metallica. But I really love playing that outro riff...it's possibly the one redeeming part of that entire song. And you should go check out Hatebreed's cover. It really brings the song to a new level and does it justice.
@FamilyGuyRoks6 3 жыл бұрын
Creeping Death and Call of Ktulu are going to knock your socks off and I can't wait for it!
@Metalhead_Coaster_Fan 3 жыл бұрын
He’s done Creeping Death before (the live version in Moscow). He’s probably gonna rereact to it again but this time the studio version.
@skidstainz1d 3 жыл бұрын
Even though technically “Blitzkrieg” and “Am I Evil” are not on the album (still recorded the two song while recording this album) can you still react to them after you complete the album?
@aerobolt256 3 жыл бұрын
I've always associated those more with Kill 'em All. I think they even used to be put as bonus tracks at the end of KeA
@joetvr4003 3 жыл бұрын
I thought Am I Evil was during Kill em All
@jasonhitchcock8911 3 жыл бұрын
@@jarredeckman1976 You're right. I had that cassette too with those two songs before they took them off. The only other time you see them is when they do Garage Inc.
@number6223 3 жыл бұрын
@@jarredeckman1976 I still have the cd version of kill em all with those songs on it.
@3dprintingfrog 3 жыл бұрын
You are aware that those two songs are not Metallica. They are cover songs
@robstearns7080 3 жыл бұрын
Based on what you said about this song being weird, Just wait until you listen to LOAD and RELOAD
@nico.ch029 3 жыл бұрын
Epic albums
@Ranmann86 3 жыл бұрын
The peak of James’ writing
@eevee2512 3 жыл бұрын
I really like both Load and Reload. Still Metallica, just a different side of them.
@robstearns7080 3 жыл бұрын
@@eevee2512 Me too, and I think ReLoad is better, but Im sure Alex will run into the same thing with those albums as he did with Escape. The problem with Load and Relaod is they're not progressive. It's like when YES did 90125
@kaanmosby 3 жыл бұрын
my beloved albums
@marcuslindstrom2217 3 жыл бұрын
Imagine that you are 16 and you hear Escape for the first time( 15 years before the internet). I love it and it's still my favorite beacuse it's so diffrent. Years later I saw a live show when they played the whole album and then I realised how he felt about it. In a way I almost wish that you didn't read about James feelings about it before you heard it. Love the Channel!😊👍
@BosGaurus05 3 жыл бұрын
Radio label: we need a radio friendly song. Load & Reload: hold my beer
@Rokkoola 3 жыл бұрын
I actually enjoy "Escape" a lot! The refrain and the message of the song gives me goosebumps almost everytime
@euronymous235 3 жыл бұрын
What do you think about Black Metal?
@davidphillips9726 3 жыл бұрын
I've always loved this song. I think it fits with the musical theme of the album. I can't imagine listening to RTL and skipping Escape.
@partytrickphysicist 3 жыл бұрын
The breakdown of this song was actually really ahead of its time
@kumbandit 2 жыл бұрын
For me this is a crucial song for them, the first song where they show they have something special, and are and can be more than just another thrash metal band. I feel it in the riff that goes while he says "out for my own, out to be free", it just has some power behind it, a melody that I can't even describe...
@MikeysMorgue 3 жыл бұрын
Shows how talented they are. Record label wanted one more song and they just write this like no big deal. And James doesn't even like it. But it's better than a lot of bands whole catalog.
@nicolasdelgadosanchez7616 3 жыл бұрын
React to Slash ft Myles Kennedy - Anastasia (Live in Sydney)
@rostislavbrebis1001 3 жыл бұрын
Escape: I'm radio friendly song Mama Said: What?
@zimmicks3170 3 ай бұрын
I always got the vibe of teenage angst and rebelling against parents. Like one of the lines is literally "don't tell me what to do!" - that is the most Rebellious Teen line I've ever heard!
@ff89999 3 жыл бұрын
Always liked this track, never knew Hetfield hated it
@pedrovalente207 3 жыл бұрын
This song is like metallica tryna play deep purple in some ways lol
@korvkioskshelvete 3 жыл бұрын
Metallica during the 80’s: We’ll never sell out! Metallica during the 90’s: Sold out
@-.NYX.- 3 жыл бұрын
Wow, great choice!! Great to have you out here Alex. Keep on keeping on man!
@speedytail 3 жыл бұрын
the video he reacted to seems to be downtuned
@nathanmellott2262 3 жыл бұрын
Little slower as well....
@demarismiller241 3 жыл бұрын
I was thinking that too. They sounded slightly "chopped and screwed"! 🥶
@polmiguel 3 жыл бұрын
yeah you can notice in the voice
@konnorrockkonnoisseur4970 3 жыл бұрын
Yeah it’s the E flat video I personally listen to
@yet7450 3 жыл бұрын
It's slowed way down.
@UIJuS10 3 жыл бұрын
Meanwhile, Enter Sandman is played at almost every show.
@co2oz 3 жыл бұрын
Right?!?! This song is better in every aspect!
@Moose0604 3 жыл бұрын
Kinda hard to play a song hated by the band at most, if not all shows of the tour. Just saying, they like Sandman more than Escape, so it’s obvious they’d play Sandman more often. I’d do another “By Request” tour so the fans have a say on the set list again. Then maybe Escape would be played more often.
@davidvelasco9071 3 жыл бұрын
Same with Creeping Death too
@ryanforsythe8923 3 жыл бұрын
This song is actually better
@celestialdemon1316 3 жыл бұрын
I am so sick of Enter Sandman more than any other Metallica song specifically for that reason.
@neilforest8593 3 жыл бұрын
Hello Alex, 1st time i've commented on your channel, though i've been watching it for 3+ years. As the previous comment said, i like this song too, even though it's not one of their finest songs. The lyrics resonated with me, as a 21 year old, when i 1st heard this way back in 1984. And they still do to this day, despite James not liking it at all. I also really like the sound of the notes in the solo. Anyway i noticed what you said about each time you've listened to a Metallica album, that it may be your favourite. I think that whatever album you're listening to (well virtually all) at the time, is your favourite Metallica album...that's Metallica for you..hell yeah 🤘🔥
@mikeysavoie3056 3 жыл бұрын
for creeping death you should do the live concert in Moscow 1991
@jeezusfreek 3 жыл бұрын
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@jeezusfreek 3 жыл бұрын
There you go
@adamdarrski6818 3 жыл бұрын
Did you know Gojira made a cover of this? 😏
@u.s.m.c.fewproudthemarines2987 3 жыл бұрын
Serious
@orangeunderscore 3 жыл бұрын
And it’s fucking amazing
@u.s.m.c.fewproudthemarines2987 3 жыл бұрын
@@orangeunderscore got to check it friend
@masakra5876 3 жыл бұрын
i love this song and it has a great message. also, at 4:55, the vocals are really nice and heavy. the chorus effect for the guitar solo is just right and those sirens to carry this song home are really cool.
@sancamilobad 3 жыл бұрын
Keep in mind that Ktulu is all about bass. Find the bass enhanced version for the reaction (From Andriy Vasylenko’s channel)
@sashthrash Жыл бұрын
I honestly love Escape. It's one of my favorite songs on Ride The Lightning. It's a beautiful song in my opinion, lyrically and instrumentally. It is quite different from their other songs at that time but in a good way.
@Tjmo 3 жыл бұрын
I wonder, would you have had the same opinion of this song if you hadn’t read about it first? Or had any prior knowledge of why it was written? Honestly I love the fact that the lyrics somehow tie in with the nature of the song itself.
@julesbrunton1728 3 жыл бұрын
It's cool (the concept not the song) sort of like when the label said "you can't call the album metal up Ur ass" so they called it "kill em all"" (the record execs) sell out and rebel at the same time, genius ;)
@williamtaylor594 3 жыл бұрын
React to Metallica’s Load Album!!! Would love to see what your take is on their new direction at the time.
@kevinmckee6985 3 жыл бұрын
why would you want someone to listen to that if they didn't have to? lol
@williamtaylor594 3 жыл бұрын
@@kevinmckee6985 I always like to see someone’s reaction to such a drastic change 🤷♂️
@Reikohino93 2 жыл бұрын
This song is about personal freedom inner strength resiliency. To me it's about leaving a circle of people. That's why the line in the song "won't get caught in the endless Circle ring of stupidity." I walked away from 2 humans I knew for years. Thank goodness it's better to walk away and live your life than it is to exist in a place you don't want to be trapped in.
@swat_pl 3 жыл бұрын
Love it already! Continue Alex:) cheers
@HellBrYnger 3 жыл бұрын
hey alex, since you've been reacting to metallica for so long, how about you switch things up, the german "BIG 4" of thrash metal, Kreator, Tankard, Sodom and Destruction
@patrickschrag3200 3 жыл бұрын
Never understood why he hated it, It has more of a melody too it and does fit well within the album. Also like the Fire Siren sound towards the end of the song The songs Just Not as heavy as the others though but definitely worth a listen each time
@xy9891 3 жыл бұрын
Agreed
@sticktoyourdrums8177 3 жыл бұрын
They have played the song live only once or twice. They ended up almost having to because they did a few shows where they played the album in its entirety
@andzejmalins1919 3 жыл бұрын
This song always makes me think of a 80’s movie montage lol
@joebelhernandez8334 3 жыл бұрын
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@phillipcapshaw8003 3 жыл бұрын
React to Dream Theater's images and words. The whole album is a masterpiece.
@DLeuther14 3 жыл бұрын
Yes but Train of Thought
@pedrogabrielphillipsdavid1142 3 жыл бұрын
10 years of reacting
@DLeuther14 3 жыл бұрын
@Prozakhistan lol
@flightgravity7483 3 жыл бұрын
The irony here is that they ended up writing some of the biggest radio hits like 7 years later.
@Liberty_76 2 жыл бұрын
I was up front against the snake pit when they played this at Orion Fest
@masterofpuppets232 3 жыл бұрын
During these times they could have made any song sound great
@andrewbaldwin9796 3 жыл бұрын
"This isn't Metallica", is exactly how I felt the first time hearing the 'Black' album
@Trainwheel_Time 3 жыл бұрын
Awww... someone has to be edgy.. How cute.
@aaronmullenix5409 3 жыл бұрын
I played escape live every time I play the show. This song is awesome
@ChicagoTRS 3 жыл бұрын
I like this radio-friendly song a LOT more than the radio-friendly (pop) songs they release a few years later.
@norme10 3 жыл бұрын
You REALLY need to stop researching songs before you listen to them, it's going to color your views. I loved this song for years before I knew he hated it. Screw James, he wrote Load.
@razeezar 3 жыл бұрын
I agree... But on the flip side without prior intel / research, Alex may think that it's fair game to do an album review of St Anger 🤓
@mikeg7547 3 жыл бұрын
Justice was the best then Master.
@fogzax 3 жыл бұрын
It's really the melody of the chorus that has that has an upbeat poppy feel that sets it apart - love the solo and the fade out
@smftv 3 жыл бұрын
I love that this is considered "Radio Friendly". If all Radio Friendly songs were like this, I might actually still listen to the radio.
@GeekFurious 3 жыл бұрын
"This isn't Metallica, dude." Eyeroll. As James once said, Lars is Metallica and Lars is the main force behind this song. It is fine. And the rest of the band likes it. So James doesn't dig it... big deal. I do.
@themartyrus666 3 жыл бұрын
*James* : angry when forced to write a radio-friendly song *also James* (few years later) : guess I'm gonna make a whole album of them
@Angela-sq1jz 3 жыл бұрын
This song just feels so 80’s! I still love it.
@CaseyChristopher 3 жыл бұрын
Dude .. the verse lyric delivery is ridiculously heavy... and the chorus is far more sing alongable than most Metallica. It is really a pure anthem. One of my all time fave Metallica songs.
@zachw2538 3 жыл бұрын
Het : R@pe my mind and destroy my feelings Radio execs : yeah, that's gonna get heavy rotation
@The_Morepower 2 жыл бұрын
It is one of their songs. It’s the genesis of elements and concepts that came out on the black album.
@jack_rabbit 2 жыл бұрын
i think after an album of really dark, grim songs... it's kinda a nice palette cleanser to get one about personal liberation. and sonically, it shows range... foreshadowing the coming black album.
@mareno3227 3 жыл бұрын
Hi Alex, I have another recommendation for your next set of Metallica reactions. You used to react to studio versions of Metallica songs, but they are probably even better live. So my suggestion for next Metallica round is to react to LIVE performance of one song from each album. I'm aware that it's impossible to create a list that will be accepted by everyone, but my suggestions are following: Kill Them All: The Four Horsemen (Seattle 1989) RTL: Fade to Black (Seattle 1989) (my first choice would be Creeping Death from Moscow 91, but you already reacted to this one) MoP: Battery (Seattle 1989) and Disposable Heroes (Mexico City 2009). Can't decide between these two, you should do both, won't regret :) AJFA: One (Nimes 2009) Black album: Unforgiven (Mexico City 1993) Load: The Outlaw Torn (Mannheim 2019) Reload: The Memory Remains (Slane Castle 2019) St. Anger: St.Anger (Manchester 2019) DM: The Day That Never Comes (Nimes 2009) HTSD: Halo on Fire (Stuttgart 2019) + Garage Inc: Whiskey in the Jar (Slane Castle 2019) S&M: Bleeding Me S&M2: No Leaf Clover
@zacharykimsey2127 3 жыл бұрын
Dream state- twenty letters Finch - bitemarks and bloodstains
@euronymous235 3 жыл бұрын
What do you think about Black Metal?
@zacharykimsey2127 3 жыл бұрын
Black metal doesn't really fit me.
@euronymous235 3 жыл бұрын
@@zacharykimsey2127 You should check out these awesome Black Metal bands and songs- 1)Dissection-Where Dead Angels lie,The Somberlain,Night's blood. 2)Mgla-Exercises in futility V. 3)Bathory-Blood Fire Death,The lake. 4)Watain-They rode on. 5)Emperor-The wanderer, With strength i burn,I am the black wizards. 6)Enslaved-Havenless,The Watcher,Ethica Odini. 7)Cult of Fire-Kali Ma.
@bcaliber7028 3 жыл бұрын
The ironic part to me is Rock radio has been playing Fade to Black and For Whom the Bell Tolls for decades. I've never heard Escape on the radio once. If their record label realized this in 84, would they have kept it 7 songs, or would they have written something completely new?
@riffdagg6701 3 жыл бұрын
Radio friendly? That song is so heavy, it was never played on the radio, lol. One of my all time favorite MetallicA songs.
@fernandaaraujo3416 3 жыл бұрын
guitar solo in this song has always been one of my favorites
@barbaramcmillan2275 3 жыл бұрын
This is a very good song Alex. It's a song many of us felt/feel everyday & live life by. FREEDOM!
@dreedy23691 3 жыл бұрын
Someone in a reply comment mentioned that the S&M version of Ktulu is better than the studio version, which I would agree. And that got me thinking; who would LOVE to see Alex react to the entire S&M album!? Now THAT is a musical masterpiece of orchestra and heavy metal!!!
@GobiPup 3 жыл бұрын
As a young man, I had the cassette so I didn’t skip Escape but I didn’t love it..until I got older. Now it’s a favorite.
@augiemesa9429 3 жыл бұрын
I might not have cared for this song when I was a kid. But I listened to the album so much that I fell in love with every song because that's just what we did before the days of researching the band members feelings about songs on the internet. People always held Puppets as the greatest then, some years later they were like "you know? Lightning might have been just as good.". Good shit tho man. Thank you for checking out this old dude's childhood jams.
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