The Metallica Thread v. Reloaded

[fadetoblackdude7]

I've seen Fight Fire With Fire and Blackened both twice, but haven't seen Battery so that would be nice to hear.

The only song I'm desperate to hear is Spit Out The Bone. I don't care what else they play, I just want that song.

[cramx3]

Pretty much the same setlist for Boston except the one swap of a KEA* (fixed) song

Found this video on youtube from the Metlife show, I remember watching this and just laughing at the guy getting dragged off , but couldn't see James and Rob's reactions until seeing this video 
Drunk Guy Gets on Stage with Metallica

[Kotowboy]

KEA*

[Grappler]

The only song I'm desperate to hear is Spit Out The Bone. I don't care what else they play, I just want that song.

Damage Inc, the California-based tribute band has played it:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Iq_n5QJE0Q

Kirk recently said that he hopes to play Spit out the Bone this summer sometime, and that it was a "mountain" that they had to work up to climb.

[El Barto]

Pretty much the same setlist for Boston except the one swap of a KEM song

Found this video on youtube from the Metlife show, I remember watching this and just laughing at the guy getting dragged off , but couldn't see James and Rob's reactions until seeing this video 
Drunk Guy Gets on Stage with Metallica

I guess lighting the flame trap behind him would have been a little over the top, but it sure would have been funny.

Looks like they added a bunch of pyro for the US tour that wasn't there for the earlier dates. Curious if it was just unavailable yet or if there were other reasons. There was nothing at stage level. Only a few shots at the top of the stage.

[cramx3]

Yea, could be that this is a set tour unlike a few sprinkled dates around the world upon release they they upped the game for the pyros.  Avenged had so many as well, there must be a huge fuel tank somewhere

[Kotowboy]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QnR6qE_5LDw

Hardwired live from Long Island

James sounds so good !

[Adami]

If anyone's wondering why Metallica has yet to play Spit out the Bone, this might shed some light...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=43--szctX7Q


Maybe one day.

[krands85]

If anyone's wondering why Metallica has yet to play Spit out the Bone, this might shed some light...

Metallica Spit Out the Bone Tuning Room FOXBOROUGH May 19th 2017


Maybe one day.

"Hang up the phone!" 

[mikeyd23]

  safe to say it needs some work

[nobloodyname]

"Just don't read the comments!"
 


(I quite enjoyed it, to be honest!)

[axeman90210]

yeah, definitely needs a bit of fine tuning. Reminds me, I finally got around to uploading a few of the pictures I grabbed at the Foxborough show last week.

Giant drum duel during Now That You're Dead


Rob action shot


Group action shot. I think this was during Fight Fire With Fire.


Group action shot, I want to say this was Fade to Black


Kirk in action during Seek and Destroy. Really wish I knew anything about photoshop, if that guy's hand wasn't there I feel like it'd be a pretty good picture


Sweet video footage used for Master of Puppets. This earned the honor of being my first ever cover photo on FB


A couple James action shots. The second one might be my favorite picture that I got




And finally, a roadie who looks suspiciously like Jordan Rudess



All in all it was a pretty fantastic show. The band seems fairly tight (for Metallica) with the tunes, and the production values with everything are fantastic. I kind of wish I hadn't gone and looked at the other setlists ahead of time, because we got my lesser choice in a few spots (Fuel over Creeping Death, Wherever I May Roam over Harvester of Sorrow, Motorbreath in the rotating KEA slot) but it was still a pretty solid setlist. I'm just mad that I didn't pay attention to the tour dates past Boston because they were in Columbus two days later on a Sunday and I flew out to Columbus Monday for work, definitely could have had the company schedule my flight out to be on Sunday and double dipped on Metallica for the weekend.

[nobloodyname]

Nice to see Kirk playing Greeny.

[krands85]

Kirk in action during Seek and Destroy. Really wish I knew anything about photoshop, if that guy's hand wasn't there I feel like it'd be a pretty good picture

Very quick and crude effort if nobody with better skills can help:

[TAC]

Those are great shots, Bill.

[Mladen]

Nice to see that Jordan grew his between-the-DT-tours beard. It suits him well. It's also good to have a second job.

[axeman90210]

Thanks for that krands, definitely an improvement.

Those are great shots, Bill.

Thanks TAC, I did manage to take a good amount of photos, just glad that a few of them turned out OK. Had a few otherwise cool shots ruined by glare on someone's face from the lights.

[TAC]

Back in my concert picture taking days, I blow a whole roll and be thrilled if I got 3 or 4 good ones. With digital, you just keep snapping.
Nothing worse than changing film in the middle of a show.

[Kotowboy]

Imagine going to a concert just to watch the band

Like - who does that?!?!

[TAC]

I don't know. I enjoyed the Justice tour and have some nice shots!

[cramx3]

And I had a blast at the Metallica show and ended up with over 30 minutes of video footage between both bands.  The whole concept of taking videos/pictures during a concert = not having fun/enjoying the show/not paying attention is complete bullshit.  It definitely is something that would be considered a pet peave and it's almost always coming from people who don't even go to concerts like my one friend who always rips on me.

[MirrorMask]

I can definitively enjoy the concert and take pictures at the same time. I'm an amateur photographer and I've had the chance to be in the photopit and I was able to enjoy the show even when I was "working", plus it's such a nice perspective to see the band from the side or behind the stage.

[TAC]

And I had a blast at the Metallica show and ended up with over 30 minutes of video footage between both bands.  The whole concept of taking videos/pictures during a concert = not having fun/enjoying the show/not paying attention is complete bullshit.  It definitely is something that would be considered a pet peave and it's almost always coming from people who don't even go to concerts like my one friend who always rips on me.

I agree. You'll always have those as a souvenir.

[Kotowboy]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ThLEuFaAU3c

Now That We're Dead - Official Live Music Video.

[TAC]

Imagine going a thread to read some comments...


..and get distracted by posting videos!


Like, who does that?

[Kotowboy]

dunno man - posting about metallica in the metallica thread doesn't seem that big of a deal.

[King Postwhore]

[TheCountOfNYC]

All 10 of their albums are certified platinum. It's crazy to think that in an era of downloaded music and an emphasis on singles instead of full albums, Metallica is still selling records by the millions.

[El Barto]

Well they "sold" 165k in Mexico just by offering one copy with each ticket purchased to the show. A rather stunning cunt, actually.

[TheCountOfNYC]

That photo is great btw.

[IDontNotDoThings]

So I was feeling curious & re-listened to Lulu again the other day. & I have to say, I actually kind of enjoyed it. It's not spectacular or anything & it definitely has its flaws (mainly that it drags on way too much & some of the lyrics are cringeworthy), but I think now I understand what they were trying to do with that album & it's certainly not the unlistenable mess I once thought it was, at least to me.

[Kotowboy]

I liked it . But I listened with an open mind and not *wanting* to hate it because of "lol gramptallica" "rofl worst album ever created by anyone ever !!!!!1" nonsense.

As I keep saying - Metallica sound like Metallica and Lou Reed sounds like Lou Reed. It sounded exactly how I expected.

Also it's not even the worst Lou Reed album....

[mikeyd23]

Well they "sold" 165k in Mexico just by offering one copy with each ticket purchased to the show. A rather stunning cunt, actually.

All 10 of their albums are certified platinum. It's crazy to think that in an era of downloaded music and an emphasis on singles instead of full albums, Metallica is still selling records by the millions.

It is cool, and additionally they are doing it all on their own label - Blackened Records, they own all their own masters, etc... Basically they are the biggest indie label band ever, haha.

[cramx3]

Yea, every concert ticket in the NA tour comes with a copy of the album.  I mean that alone is going to get you your album sales.  Not to say that Metallica hasn't proven themselves over and over again with album sales though.

[Stadler]

I liked it . But I listened with an open mind and not *wanting* to hate it because of "lol gramptallica" "rofl worst album ever created by anyone ever !!!!!1" nonsense.

As I keep saying - Metallica sound like Metallica and Lou Reed sounds like Lou Reed. It sounded exactly how I expected.

Also it's not even the worst Lou Reed album....

Lou Reed disappeared up his own ass back in 1989 (maybe 1990).   I loved New York, and kind of liked Songs for Drella, but then I ran into him at a hotel in Charleston, SC, and he was in the pool area, with a white bathrobe on and white terry cloth slippers, eating strawberries and cream by the pool, waiting for Laurie (his wife) to get a massage... not that any of that is bad, but when I saw him, I was reading "Please Kill Me", the oral history of punk, and the book was NOT AT ALL kind to him (aside;  I didn't know that at the time. I was going to ask Lou to autograph it, but decided to leave him be and enjoy his peace.  I could picture him now telling me to shove my book up my ass) and in part because after the Velvets, he wasn't always seen as "authentic" by those on the inside.    What I saw backed that up to a degree.