Talk:Wherever I May Roam

Phrygian Scale
The article doesn't mention that the song is based on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phrygian_mode ; s. also http://books.google.de/books?id=oiJ5AwBwmyUC&pg=PT153&lpg=PT153&dq=wherever+i+may+roam+phrygian&source=bl&ots=mghuF_MNhJ&sig=KQPlZ22ulfbNwuZwQQclIMgKmrg&hl=de&sa=X&ei=OQYoVLTnD4Tcap3agvgN&ved=0CEoQ6AEwBQ#v=onepage&q=wherever%20i%20may%20roam%20phrygian&f=false — Preceding unsigned comment added by 77.12.223.2 (talk) 12:58, 28 September 2014 (UTC)

Sitar?
The article mentions that the song starts with a Sitar. In one documentry (I think it was "Classic Albums: Metallica - The Black Album", but I'm not sure), when Kirk Hammet and Jason Newstead were interviewd, they said the instrument in the start of the song is a Bass Guitar, which only sounds like an oriental instrument.


 * what you mean, is when you listen to the song, at the begining and at different times throught it, you hear a crack, and they used a bass guitar for that, a 10 string infact. They do use a sitar for the intro.adon 05:23, 30 July 2006 (UTC)


 * Does anyone know who played the sitar? Krobertj (talk) 14:13, 28 June 2009 (UTC)


 * If i remember correctly, in the "One Year and a Half" documentary you can see that James plays the intro on this type of instrument! http://www.12fret.com/wordpress/wp-content/gallery/jerry_jones_electric_sitar/jerry_jones_electric_sitar.jpg --77.12.223.2 (talk) 12:56, 28 September 2014 (UTC)

Meaning
The song is clearly not about life on the road. If the lyrics are listened to properly, it is perfectly clear that it is about a ghost, forced to wander in limbo (or something of that order).

"Carved up on my stone/my body lie, but still i roam".

I'll change this later if there's no objection. ArdClose (talk) 14:45, 24 November 2007 (UTC)

--Or, much more likely, it's about a guy who likes drifting so much he won't stay still even after he's dead. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.142.59.166 (talk) 01:47, 13 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Exactly. Its really clear that Wherever I May Roam is not in ANY way about "ghosts".  Its the ultimate free spirit, drifter/biker song.  He's saying that "he only takes knowledge" meaning he has no possessions.  And "the earth is his throne" meaning he doesnt call any once place "home".  At then end, the implication of the lyrics is *when I die*, I want "carved upon my stone" that the body lies, but still I roam.  Meaning that this person is so powerfully committed to the ideal of never setting down roots that they believe that even in death, their spirit will still be free.  Think 1960s, Easy Rider, etc. because that is what this song is an homage to.  To be honest, outside of this Wiki entry, Ive never seen anyone suggest that it is some kind of ghost story.  Its too bad because now that isolated opinion has become encyclopedic. :(  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 96.224.200.167 (talk) 17:46, 26 May 2008 (UTC)


 * If you don't like it change it. ArdClose (talk) 23:14, 26 May 2008 (UTC)

Meaning sections in song articles are magnets for unreferenced, weasel worded original research and have no place on Wikipedia. Feel free to delete them all as this one has been. Anger22 (Talk 2 22) 23:33, 26 May 2008 (UTC)

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BetacommandBot (talk) 03:20, 12 February 2008 (UTC)

Thrash metal, not trash metal
This is just to say that Metallica's musical genre is thrash metal. Trash metal is NOT a genre, and it has been written as such in the table of at least 2 songs, Wherever I May Roam and The Unforgiven.

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Usage in Call of Duty Trailer
I believe this song was used in the campaign trailer for Modern Warfare II. 2601:3C6:4204:2710:C975:DCBB:5599:59D8 (talk) 02:46, 16 November 2022 (UTC)