Line Up: James Hetfield - Guitar, Vocals Lars Ulrich - Drums Jason Newsted - Bass, Background Vocals Kirk Hammett - Guitar Tracks (Song Titles link to the Lyrics): 1. Helpless (6:38) 2. The Small Hours (6:43) 3. The Wait (4:55) 4. Crash Course In Brain Surgery (3:10) 5. Last Caress (1:28) 6. Green Hell (2:00) Singles: None Album Notes:
This all cover songs record was recorded in just six days after coming off the “Puppets World Tour.” This was Jason Newsted’s very first recording with Metallica. The reason for the price tag included on the title on the E.P. is so retail stores would not charge full album price. Originally it had 6 tracks, technically making it an album so retail stores could charge full price. So the band decided to combine the last 2 tracks, “Last Caress/Green Hell” into 1, thus making it a 5 track E.P.
Jason: “It was just some silly thing. We all been off the road, and we were all like dead and shit. We wanted to get back in to it. You know the story about the garage and everything, you know it was some place to practice, and so to get warmed up again, to get, well you know, hang out again and play loud we just started messing with a bunch of cover songs, and they were pretty cool, and we hadn't had a produced out for a while, so we just said, ya know, fuck, this sounds pretty cool, why don't we just do it and put it out. In one day, I did all tracks in four hours or something. I just blew ‘em out. Just for silliness, and that's pretty much how it came out too and you could tell it was done just to be silly.”
HELPLESS (Originally recorded by Diamond Head)
The song "Helpless" was originally released by Diamond Head in 1980 on the "Lightning To The Nations" album. Diamond Head were the major musical influence for Lars. The original version of "Helpless" don't have a solo included.
I've gotta see you moving fast, see you come my way See the dreams, I hope they last, never fade away Gotta see the lights above, make it loud tonight Gotta set it all afire, set it all alight See the flashing lights, hear the thunder roar I am gonna set you all alight Gotta make it man, I ain't got a choice Gotta fill this hall tonight Helpless, helpless, helpless, helpless I still don't know what I'm gonna do, maybe not tonight Gotta set you all afire, gotta treat you right I can see the flashing lights, lit before your love Gotta hear the thunder roar, coming from above See the flashing lights, hear the thunder roar I am gonna set you all alight Gotta make it man, I ain't got a choice Gotta fill this hall tonight Helpless, helpless, helpless, helpless I can see the stars, I can see what's going on Every night alone I sing my song just for fun Only time will tell if I'll make it myself someday This stage is mine, music is my destiny Cannot squeeze the life from me, yeah I can see the stars, I can see what's going on Every night alone I sing my song just for fun Only time will tell if I'll make it myself someday This stage is mine, music is my destiny Cannot squeeze the life from me, yeah yeah yeah! TOP THE SMALL HOURS (Originally recorded by Holocaust)
The song "The Small Hours" was originally released by Holocaust in 1983 on the "Holocaust Live - Hot Curry and Wine" EP
Look hard at the darkness, and you will see Just call my name and I'll be there You cannot touch me, you would not dare I am the chill that's in the air And I try to get through to you, in my own special way As the barriers crumble at the end of the day Dark rivers are flowing back into the past You are the fish for which I cast And what of the future, what is to be As the rivers flow into the sea And I try to get through to you, in my own special way As the barriers crumble at the end of the day Do not take for granted, powers out there Don't step into the demon's lair Time is an illusion, rising from time Steep is the mountain which we climb And I try to get through to you, in my own special way As the barriers crumble at the end of the day TOP THE WAIT (Originally recorded by Killing Joke)
The song "The Wait" was originally released by Killing Joke in 1980 on the "Killing Joke" album.
Metallica's version of Killing Joke's "The Wait" is much harder and not as "poppy" as the original. The original version of "The Wait" does not have a solo included. Metallica knew the song from a mixed tape which was given to Cliff Burton. Motives changing, day to day The fire increases, masks decay I look at the river, white foam floats down The body's poisoned, gotta sit tight The wait, the wait, the wait, the wait After wakening, silence grows The screams subside, distortion shows Mutant thoughts of bad mouthed news Is just another birth of distorted views The wait, the wait, the wait, the wait The wait, the wait, the wait, the wait TOP CRASH COURSE IN BRAIN SURGERY (Originally recorded by Budgie)
The song "Crash Course in Brain Surgery" was originally released by Budgie on their debut album "Budgie" in 1971.
Look inside and you will see The words are cutting deep inside my brain Thunder burning, quickly burning Knife of words is driving me insane Insane yeah Raven black is on my track He shows me how to neutralize the knife Show to me in surgery The art of fighting words to conquer life Conquer life, yeah {Drunken Hollering} Now the wicked lance of fear Is driving from my heady mountain brain Crash course in brain surgery Has stopped the bloody knife of words again yeah, yeah, yeah TOP LAST CARESS (Originally recorded by The Misfits) The song "Last Caress" was originally released by The Misfits in 1980 on the "Beware" EP. I got something to say, I killed your baby today And it doesn't matter much to me, as long as it's dead I got something to say, I raped your mother today And it doesn't matter much to me, as long as she's spread Ooh lovely dead, just waiting for your breath Cold sweet death, one last caress Ooh lovely dead, just waiting for your breath Cold sweet death, one last caress I got something to say, I killed your baby today and it Doesn't matter much to me, as long as it's dead Ooh lovely dead, just waiting for your breath Cold sweet death, one last caress Last caress today, yo-o-o-oh, yooo-oh TOP GREEN HELL (Originally recorded by The Misfits) The song "Green Hell" was originally released by The Misfits in 1983 on the "Earth A.D." album. Here in this place lies the key to your death Touch it, see it Here in this place is the means to your end Touch it, feel it, green hell You did your best as someone could I bet you never knew you would And did you run away from me I bet you thought you really could We're gonna burn in hell, green hell Like every hell but kind of green, green hell, green hell Try let me get back up there, green hell, green hell Feel it burning in your cereal, green hell Throw your fuckin' friends inside, green hell, green hell. Gotta fuckin' pay and you must stay, green hell Cannot refill the torch of death, green hell, green hell Hell is reigning in your blood, green hell, green hell Gotta burn it all, green hell You did your best as someone could I bet you never knew you would And did you run away from me I bet you thought you really could Here in this place lies the key to your death Touch it, see it Here in this place is your world that ended Touch it, feel it, green hell You did your best as someone could I bet you never knew you would And did you run away from me I bet you thought you really could You've come to this as someone told I bet you never knew you would Gonna bring green hell, green hell TOP |
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