Metallica Album: “One [Japan CD Single]”

This CD is awesome! Even though its pretty expensive, the tracks on this CD are excellent. ONE is one of Metallica's best tracks, and its followed up by one of their best cover tracks. And the live versions of For Whom the Bell Tolls and Sanitarium are great. The demo version of ONE is also cool, even though it was recorded on a 4-track player, so there's no bass, but its kind of neat to listen to the demo version first, and then listen to the studio version of ONE. Overall, this CD is kind of expensive, but if you're a real Metallica fan, highly recommended.

this has got to be one of the wisest purchases i have ever made. One is such an awesome song. Breadfan is one of, if not, the best covers they have ever done. You can't go wrong on a live version of any Metallica song, but these are beyond belief. And the demo of One, wow. that is the only word to describe this cd.

This CD RULES!! It is the only CD I have found with Metallicas version of Breadfan on it. It also has the original 4 track recording of "One" on it. For whom the Bell Tolls and Sanitarium are recorded live and make me remember being at the concerts them selfs rather than in my room or car listening to the CD. You gotta get this CD If you Love Metallica like I do!!!

This song is the best. It is the best song by Metallica, and Metallica are the best band, so logically it is the best song ever written in the entire history of the universe ever ever ever amen period.

The song starts with a clean guitar riff which is slightly dark and atonal. This is followed by some high reverb clean guitar from Kirk, which fits in with the harmony. This is the shadow of the vocals , which is followed by the chorus with some powerful and amazing harmonies and chords, with a complicated guitar arrangement and an even more complicated drum beat (quite original by Lars - but he's probably the only one in the world who can play it!).

After this cool, chilling intro, the vocals starts - with lyrics based upon a soldier being crippled in a war and cannot stand life anymore, and is trying to understand his situation - e.g. comparing him self with a baby in the womb, which cannot survive when pulled out prematurely - just like his drip pumps life that he feels to him. The songs sounds dark but strangely bright yet sad and cool. The second verse is simmilar, followed by more fat guitar solos until the peice speeds up into a distortion riff, with powerful and angry vocals showing how the war has taken everything from him and left him with life in hell. This is followed by what seems to be a musical depiction of hell, with fast and heavy guitars and the most awesome guitar solo ever by Kirk which is at the height of this - also showing how damn good a player he is - easily comparible with Hedrix, Clapton and Santana.

The peice continues on the riff without another spoken lyric, with another solo before ending abruptly after another fast riff passage - an overdoes of adrenaline on a disk - you can really feel the anger and if you dont have chills every time you listen to it then your either German or have defunctionate vasoconstriction muscles. The best song ever - and even better when performed on the S&M ablum. If you havnt heard it then i suggest you do so now or miss out on a forgetten era of Metallica's music - whether a fan or not. Get it now, or if youve already got it, listen to it again now and spend five minuites contemplated how good it is.

Five reasons to buy this album: 1)It's Metallica 2)It's LIVE Metallica 3)Breadfan! 4)Demo of One 5)It rocks!