Classical Composer Reacts to Orion (Metallica) | The Daily Doug (Episode 222)

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  @WaylonX76 · 4 years ago (edited)

  Here’s the secret of “Orion” - the song never started, and has never ended. The fade in and out is just the part of the song we mere mortals are allowed to hear. It’s the infinite song, the perpetual metal jam. We’re just blessed to have been allowed to listen to eight and a half minutes of it.

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  @BigRedPower59 · 4 years ago (edited)

  Cliff was a cellist prior to being a bassist. He understood music theory. I’ve always suspected this as the reason why Metallica’s first three albums were so melodic and well constructed.

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  @pauloakley2124 · 5 years ago

  The Call of Ktulu is another Metallica classic to cover Doug.

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  @pthibault630 · 4 years ago

  In case you weren&apos;t aware, the solo from <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e5MBNS_jDS0&amp;t=520">8:40</a> - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e5MBNS_jDS0&amp;t=540">9:00</a> is a bass solo. Cliff was a freakin God.

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• F3

  @F3PIZZA · 4 years ago

  I miss my best friend. &nbsp;We covered Metallica. &nbsp;He was our drummer. &nbsp;He took his life. &nbsp;Other guitarist/singer moved other side of country. &nbsp;This was our favorite song to play. &nbsp;Broke down crying, it’s such a beautiful song. &nbsp;Many great memories playing all Metallica’s songs, but Orion, that was special.

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• FR

  @frankiehands · 4 years ago

  The second guitar solo at the end is actually Cliff Burton on bass. He was the secret mastermind of the entire band. His obsession with Bach and the influence it had on his writing was undeniable.

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• MI

  @Minachozalde · 5 years ago

  This is not a reaction... this is a masterclass interpretation of a masterpiece.

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• AN

  @AntonioVideo · 3 years ago

  The song that makes grown men cry... Orion takes you places... RIP Cliff.

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• DU

  @Dungeon47 · 5 years ago

  Orion is a star constellation. The fadein-fadeout makes me feel like we are passing it on a journey through space. We approach it, see its parts, understand some of its beauty, then we move on as it shrinks to a point of light in the distance behind us.

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• M.

  @m.ericwatson968 · 5 years ago (edited)

  He mentioned the snare in this recording; interesting bit of trivia, that is the exact same snare drum heard on Def Leppard, Pyromania, Metallica were in Denmark recording and drummer Rick Allen was in the hospital in the UK, he had lost his arm in an auto accident. Lars got ahold of Rick and asked if he could use his snare drum, a Ludwig Black Beauty, Rick said he was honored and had the snare shipped overnight from the UK to Denmark for Lars. So the snare drum on Orion is the same snare drum on Photograph

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• GR

  @gregsierra414 · 5 years ago

  I like the fade in and fade out on Orion. It makes me feel like this is always playing, but we just experience that small part of it. There&apos;s a clip somewhere on YouTube where this song is set to video flying through space, it seems fitting, like this is the soundtrack to the universe.

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  @seanconnors1613 · 3 years ago

  Timestamps for solos:<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e5MBNS_jDS0&amp;t=322">5:22</a> Kirk<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e5MBNS_jDS0&amp;t=502">8:22</a> James<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e5MBNS_jDS0&amp;t=520">8:40</a> Cliff (Playing a part written by Kirk for guitar actually)<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e5MBNS_jDS0&amp;t=548">9:08</a> Kirk

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