Metallica's S&M - best music dvd?
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I've had this DVD for a few years now but last night whilst boring myself stupid with an essay I put it on in the background.
imo this is the BEST music dvd ever!!
Metallica are an amazing band in their own right. Seen them three times now and they never fail to impress.
The San Francisco Symphony under Michael Kamen are equally impressive.
Put the two together and you've got such an stunning quality of performers working together in perfect harmony. I actually prefer the S&M versions of most of Metallica's songs to the originals.
This wouldn't have been possible without the sheer talent of Kamen, who actually approached Metallica with the original idea for the collaboration.
Sadly Kamen passed away a few years after the making of S&M which I think makes the dvd even more special.
Any other PHers enjoy watching S&M?
imo this is the BEST music dvd ever!!
Metallica are an amazing band in their own right. Seen them three times now and they never fail to impress.
The San Francisco Symphony under Michael Kamen are equally impressive.
Put the two together and you've got such an stunning quality of performers working together in perfect harmony. I actually prefer the S&M versions of most of Metallica's songs to the originals.
This wouldn't have been possible without the sheer talent of Kamen, who actually approached Metallica with the original idea for the collaboration.
Sadly Kamen passed away a few years after the making of S&M which I think makes the dvd even more special.
Any other PHers enjoy watching S&M?
my favourite is the catch 22 live dvd but that will be lost on most people....
metallica, where to begin.... its just a shame that they dont play stuff on tour like the four horseman, seek and destroy, creeping death, master of puppets, battery, harvester of sorrow, you know.... the good stuff. oh i'm depressing myself now...
metallica, where to begin.... its just a shame that they dont play stuff on tour like the four horseman, seek and destroy, creeping death, master of puppets, battery, harvester of sorrow, you know.... the good stuff. oh i'm depressing myself now...
Have the CD and DVD since they were released and listen to them regularly.
I too am suprised that I prefer the SFPO versions of the songs.
The next best thing to it is Queens of the Stone Age.
Best driving music ever!
And the best of the best ever best bestest driving song happens to be in Gran Turismo 4 too!
(Go with the Flow - Queens of the Stoneage)
I too am suprised that I prefer the SFPO versions of the songs.
The next best thing to it is Queens of the Stone Age.
Best driving music ever!
And the best of the best ever best bestest driving song happens to be in Gran Turismo 4 too!
(Go with the Flow - Queens of the Stoneage)
pablo said:
metallica, where to begin.... its just a shame that they dont play stuff on tour like the four horseman, seek and destroy, creeping death, master of puppets, battery, harvester of sorrow, you know.... the good stuff. oh i'm depressing myself now...
Saw them at Earls Court in Dec 2003 on their tour to promote St Anger and they played lots of oldies - Seek and Destroy, Master of Puppets, Ride the Lightning, Battery, The Thing That Should Not Be - was brilliant - For Whom The Bell Tolls was excellent - nearly as good as the Iron Maiden gig at the same venue I went to a week earlier!
Not got the S&M DVD but saw the programme on it on Kerrang (?) TV's Metallica week a while back. Have the CD in the car quite a bit and love it - real licence-losing stuff for attacking those empty twisties as the sun is coming up
I got given Iron Maiden's The Early Days double DVD for Xmas and it's excellent - full feature length documentary about Maiden from the early 70s through to Piece of Mind plus I think five live sets (one from TOTP, a few with Di Anno fronting, one of which is the only recording in existence and with Bruce at Dortmund where they overshadowed Kiss, Priest and Def Leppard - any metal fan should get it.
>> Edited by sj78 on Thursday 10th March 13:16
>> Edited by sj78 on Thursday 10th March 13:17
sj78 said:
Saw them at Earls Court in Dec 2003 on their tour to promote St Anger and they played lots of oldies - Seek and Destroy, Master of Puppets, Ride the Lightning, Battery, The Thing That Should Not Be - was brilliant - For Whom The Bell Tolls was excellent - nearly as good as the Iron Maiden gig at the same venue I went to a week earlier!
Ditto. Did Maiden and Metallica. Not a bad fortnight!
It was awesome seeing them playing all their oldies. I think they know that St Anger is crap!
Now available on DVD is Dr.Feelgood's 1976 Southend Kursaal show, the LP of which topped the album charts. 
Watch in shock and awe as the finest R'n'B band England, nay the world, has ever produced thrash though a supercharged set. Close your eyes and, apart from not having to see Lee Brilleaux's dirty suit, you WILL believe there are two guitars churning out those naughty rhythms. Open them again and you'll see why they were considered the best live act in the country.
God I love that band...
Watch in shock and awe as the finest R'n'B band England, nay the world, has ever produced thrash though a supercharged set. Close your eyes and, apart from not having to see Lee Brilleaux's dirty suit, you WILL believe there are two guitars churning out those naughty rhythms. Open them again and you'll see why they were considered the best live act in the country.
God I love that band...
I far prefer the older stuff, once upon a time Metallica were the thinking mans heavy metal with well written, well thought out and sometimes thought-provoking lyrics.
Up to and including the 'Black Album' as its known, Metallica were a class act. While you had your favourites, every song on every album was pretty good. Since then we've had Load, Reload, S&M, Garage Inc (you know, the covers one) and St Anger.
Now S & M and Garage Inc were great, particularly the latters version of Thin Lizzy's 'Whiskey In The Jar'.
Load and Reload were a bit hit and miss but generally worth having.
However, St Anger is a completely different story. It's sh
te! I'm aware that Metallica started to go commercialised with the Black Album, but St Anger was where they finally sold out completely to sit alongside teeny metal crap like Blink 182, Sum 41 etc. Boosting their appeal to baggy trousered skaters, but not to the (now) grown up fans who've followed them for years. The first time I heard it was a very sad day indeed!
Right, rant over so I'll just say I've found myself watching Guns N'Roses Use Your Illusion a lot lately. Still pretty cool over 10 years on!
Up to and including the 'Black Album' as its known, Metallica were a class act. While you had your favourites, every song on every album was pretty good. Since then we've had Load, Reload, S&M, Garage Inc (you know, the covers one) and St Anger.
Now S & M and Garage Inc were great, particularly the latters version of Thin Lizzy's 'Whiskey In The Jar'.
Load and Reload were a bit hit and miss but generally worth having.
However, St Anger is a completely different story. It's sh
te! I'm aware that Metallica started to go commercialised with the Black Album, but St Anger was where they finally sold out completely to sit alongside teeny metal crap like Blink 182, Sum 41 etc. Boosting their appeal to baggy trousered skaters, but not to the (now) grown up fans who've followed them for years. The first time I heard it was a very sad day indeed! Right, rant over so I'll just say I've found myself watching Guns N'Roses Use Your Illusion a lot lately. Still pretty cool over 10 years on!
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