A Review About "One" By Metallica

Lars Ulrich's long term memory recalls Metallica in great detail: "Our first music video was the single "One" from the album "Justice for All", which was recorded at 3:30 pm in San Antonio, Texas. the idea for this song came from the fact that James Hatfield and I were watching a movie on TV. It was called "Johnny Got His Gun" and its story took place in the First World War. The film is about a soldier who fought on the First World War.

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The subject of the film is about a soldier who lost his hands, sight, hearing, and speech on the bipedal battlefield. after a while in the hospital, one of the nurses accidentally notices that he is hitting his head on the bed with calculated blows. the nurse immediately notifies the senior officers and they realize that the soldier is sending them a message he begs and begs to be killed. we made this theme the theme of song one. This incident is not really far from the mind of any soldier in any corner of the world. "Small parts of the film, side by side with the clip and lyrics containing the soldier's deplorable condition, have turned the clip into a cinematic expression."

Playing the video for "One" on music channels was motivating. the song is far from the nonsense that is song for many western songs; In some of the poems sings:

Darkness imprisoning me
All that I see
Absolute horror
I cannot live
I cannot die
Trapped in myself
Body my holding cell

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James Hetfield made the book (or screenplay) "Johnny Got His Gun" the basis of the album's lyrics "And Justice For All. the film described was based on the same script and was written by one of Hollywood's leading screenwriters, Dalton Trumbo. Hetfield's thoughtful attitude in composing the lyrics for this album stems from the story of Trumbo in the 1950s. the gist of the story was that after World War II, the theory of a skeptical American senator, Sen. McCarthy in the early Cold War and the fear of the influence of communism in the cinematic society carved a dark and unfamiliar atmosphere in American cinema.

The senator proposed a committee called the Committee on Non-American Activities (which some mistakenly called anti-American) and blacklisted more than 300 actors, writers, directors and producers on the label of communist tendencies. he deprived them and even imprisoned some of them. among them was Dalton Trumbo, who was blacklisted for joining the Communist Party of America. After his conviction, Trombo wrote screenplays under pseudonyms, until "Kirk Douglas" wrote the 1959 screenplay for "Spartacus" directed by Stanley Kubrick and gave his real name in the film's titles. this bold move made Douglas admire informants and commentators.

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Trumbo after Spartacus, wrote the film Johnny Got His Gun. "Blackened" is the first track on the album, and "And Justice for All" refers directly to the same scandals and controversies of the McCarthy era. The second track is the title of the album, "And Justice for All," which is the title of a 1979 court drama film starring Al Pacino starring in the song, which, like the film, challenges the American judicial system.

"Eye Of The Beholder" is about freedom of speech and freedom of the pen. the lyrics of the album are written by Hetfield and have a critical aspect. if Metallica had no restrictions in the heavy metal or thrash genre, the rich lyrics of this album would have attracted countless audiences; Hence, it is clear that "And Justice For All" has fascinated only those who are interested in this style of music and has been far from the understanding of teenagers who only expect fast music from the band, and that's it; In other words, it was difficult for those audiences to understand.

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At that time, Metallica had entered a new phase in the field of metal music. In press interviews, they avoided word-of-mouth, saying, "We are a rock band that sets our own rules of music." However, at major festivals, other popular bands, including Megadeth and Anthrax, also performed with Metallica.

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Although the memory of Cliff Burton's tragic death was disturbing to the band's fans, Jason did not join, made no difference to the audience, and only his physical absence was felt. James Hetfield said: "We coped with the depression of Burton's death and had to replace him with another musician, the only difference is that after that incident, Jason Newsted has now brought freshness to the band." The three members of the group gave Jason enough time to show his ability to the audience with solo pieces and continuous solos in the middle of some of the songs so that Burton's vacancy on the stage would not be felt. this replacement was not easy. it took a year for people to get used to Jason at concerts.

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