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METALLICA: Entire 'Bridge School Benefit' Acoustic Performance Available
- Oct. 28, 2007
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Fan-filmed video footage of METALLICA's acoustic performance last night (Saturday, October 27) at the 21st annual Bridge School Benefit at Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, California can be viewed below (courtesy of xamievilx). Photos of the band's show can be found at Photographn.com. The group's setlist was as follows: 01. I Just Want To Celebrate (RARE EARTH) 02. Please Don't Judas Me (NAZARETH) 03. Only Happy When It Rains (GARBAGE) 04. Brothers In Arms (DIRE STRAITS) 05. Disposable Hereos06. All Within My Hands07. Turn The Page (BOB SEGER) 08. Nothing Else MattersIn his review of last night's concert, Shay Quillen of The Mercury News wrote, "The band would have been better served by picking just one of the covers — ideally 'Brothers in Arms', which featured some nice guitar work from Kirk Hammett — and using the remaining time to explore more METALLICA material in the stripped-down acoustic setting. Hetfield's interpretive singing is not the band's strong suit." METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich told Examiner.com in a new interview that the band's upcoming album will be "heavier" yet more "melodic" than 2003's controversial "St. Anger". Ulrich explained, "Whereas 'St. Anger' was an exercise in over-pummeling the listener, these new songs echo some of our stuff from the '80s — long, epic journeys through different musical landscapes, heavier, but a lot more melodic." When asked whether the new songs will be shorter, in the four-to-five minute range, Ulrich said, "Well, the most of the intros are four to five minutes. I don't know — METALLICA and short songs just don't go that well together." Although none of the songs have official titles yet, Ulrich revealed that some of the "silly" working titles included "19", "10", "German Soup", "Glass Cow" and "Black Squirrel". Ulrich said the names "relate to where the idea came from, like Glasgow, Scotland became 'Glass Cow'. And when we don't have anything clever to call it, we just call it a number." The new METALLICA album is tentatively due out in February of 2008. 01. I Just Want To Celebrate (RARE EARTH) 02. Please Don't Judas Me (NAZARETH) 03. Only Happy When It Rains (GARBAGE) 04. Brothers In Arms (DIRE STRAITS) 05. Disposable Hereos06. All Within My Hands07. Turn The Page (BOB SEGER) 08. Nothing Else Matters(Thanks: xamievilx)
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COMMENT | oh my god
posted by :
10/28/2007 5:20:47 PM
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what a big bullshit party
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COMMENT | WOW
posted by :
10/28/2007 5:22:45 PM
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a st anger song seeing the light of day. never thought id see that before.
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COMMENT | .
posted by :
10/28/2007 5:28:32 PM
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'The band would have been better served using the time to explore more METALLICA material in the stripped-down acoustic setting'
I agree, that would have been cool
Sounds like a fun gig.
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COMMENT |
posted by : vulber
10/28/2007 5:34:58 PM
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weird choice of songs. very weird. i never liked their "turn the page cover" to begin with
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COMMENT | Hmm
posted by :
10/28/2007 5:49:57 PM
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If you want a good version of that Rare Earth song, check out Perry Farrell's fantastic Satellite Party album. But kudos to Metallica for realising there's more to cover than NWoBHM b-sides...
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COMMENT |
posted by :
10/28/2007 5:56:05 PM
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Brothers in arms!
James voice sounds so good.
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COMMENT | What The!!!
posted by :
10/28/2007 6:00:17 PM
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Now i know the new shit is gonna suck.I'm sorry but they suck at acoustic versions of songs.James has no feeling in his vocals anymore.Just weird.
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COMMENT | You're all nuts
posted by :
10/28/2007 6:13:57 PM
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His voice sounds great.
I think "Ony happy..." was a nice touch...change the speed of it, still recognizable.
Very good. Haven't even watched the rest yet.
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COMMENT | Now that was
posted by : r0b
10/28/2007 6:14:18 PM
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disastrous
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COMMENT | Don't know what some of you guys are talking about..
posted by :
10/28/2007 6:15:21 PM
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His voice sounds amazing. The nazareth cover is so good! I love that Metallica always do things differently. They are an amazing band, and I look forward to the new album.
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posted by : I 4 N I
10/28/2007 6:26:27 PM
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Looks great, his voice ain't so bad. But I agree, weird setlist.
METALLICA!!!!!!!!!
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COMMENT |
posted by :
10/28/2007 6:29:03 PM
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That was amazing, wish I could have been there.
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COMMENT | UGH
posted by :
10/28/2007 6:41:03 PM
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I tried to listen to ...Celebrate & Only Happy When It Rains, but couldn't stand it. Lars has no soul to play Rare Earth & the garbage cover was utter trash.
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COMMENT |
posted by :
10/28/2007 6:50:38 PM
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they do what they want
no rules but Metallica Rules!
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COMMENT | "Fan-filmed video footage"
posted by : soulflyer
10/28/2007 7:07:25 PM
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Please.... enough of this "Fan-filmed video footage" crap.
So tired of seeing and hearing it. It looks and sounds like ass.
Put your cell phones away and watch and listen to the friggin' show for cryin' out loud.
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COMMENT |
posted by : markdr
10/28/2007 7:17:28 PM
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Anyone downloaded the audio of this from livemetallica.com and want to share? Pleeeease?
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COMMENT | It's tragic that Rodrigo Y Gabriela...
posted by : Das Schuetzenfest
10/28/2007 7:44:46 PM
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...play far better Metallica acoustic covers than Metallica themselves. Image Metallica trying to arrange Orion or even To Live Is to Die for this set, it could have been fantastic.
One of the best things they ever did live:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0MqjGC4Yi4M
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COMMENT | hmm
posted by : MungFace
10/28/2007 8:17:48 PM
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that nazareth cover is pretty cool. I just always find myself wishing that they'd really go all out and arrange a badass Orion acoustic or something like that. They haven't gone that extra mile for me for a while, I'm pretty optimistic about Rick Rubin kicking them into shape though. That's exactly what he does best
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COMMENT | I never talk shit about Metallica
posted by :
10/28/2007 8:18:10 PM
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I never do. but that disposable hero accoustic was fucking horrible, and DH is one of my all time favourite Metallica songs, what the fuck happened to you guys man ? ???
peace
www.myspace.com/guitarmessiah7
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COMMENT |
posted by :
10/28/2007 8:37:18 PM
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that cover of Only Happy When It Rains sounded so rubbish I actually decided I wouldn't give the rest of the setlist a listen. Anyone saying his voice sounds good in that song must be tone deaf. Like, they have to be. Sorry kids, but that was terrible and makes me think he can't sing. If I heard them for the very first time in a pub and they sang that song the same way, I'd tell them to quit while they're ahead.
Having said that, it is fan filmed, so maybe the quality is terrible but regardless, that was VERY bad!
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COMMENT | Why
posted by :
10/28/2007 9:01:23 PM
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That was horrible! Why do these guys have show us that their into art, jazz, blues, skydiving, wine making, cigars,parenting and covering other kinds of music? Sure I like different kinds of music, and I don't do the things I used to do. But, Masters is still my favorite album of all time. I realize people grow and need to do try different things but what are you proving to us,your fans by doing these covers? Ok guys your very smart and your not rivet heads drinking beer playing metal ...we get it. Garbage and Dire Straits wouldn't cover your songs why are you covering theirs?
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COMMENT | THIS PERFORMANCE ROCKED
posted by : beetheb
10/28/2007 9:11:56 PM
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Jeez, the camera guy here was either very drunk or epilleptic....he filmed the floor more than the band.
Anyhow, why is it that 90% of Blabbermouth posters are hate-mongering, elitist jackholes?
If Mastodon farted into a mic and released it, you'd all cum over yourselves in ecstacy. Yet Metallica sits down and pulls off an awesome, unique, fucking completely unexpected setlist that sounded AWESOME, and all they get are turds slung at them by malcontent chimps.
Blabbermouth should put a scroll up on the top of their homepage -- "SInce 1987, ALL Metallica hate, ALL the time!!"
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COMMENT | METALLICA
posted by : [M]ark [MOD]ern
10/28/2007 9:13:27 PM
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"All Within My Hands" was INCREDIBLE!! I love how Metallica has the balls to try new stuff regardless of what people say or think!
Can't wait till the new album comes out!
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COMMENT |
posted by :
10/28/2007 9:21:02 PM
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I thought all of it was cool. But then again, I have an open mind.
It was for a great charitable cause and definitely something a lot of people never got to witness firsthand.
I love the unexpected and look forward to the new disc.
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COMMENT | It's not fair for Metallica
posted by :
10/28/2007 9:22:16 PM
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to be compared to "Rodrigo Y Gabriela."
Not to be rude, but Rodrigo & Gabriela failed in their Heavy Metal band before forming their Acoustic Duo. It turned out that Acoustic music is what they are best at doing. Metallica on the other hand are a genuine Electric Metal/Rock band.
Why even compare the two bands? Just because an acoustic musicians are covering Metallica songs? It does not make them Metal.
Of course, professional Acoustic guitarists will rearrange any Rock song to fit their style better than if Rock musicians decide to rearrange their own songs Acoustically themselves.
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COMMENT | Calm down everyone
posted by :
10/28/2007 9:22:26 PM
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Why are people critiquing this performance as though it's their latest release or something. It was an acoustic benefit concert - so take off your 'metal up your ass' hats for a moment and try to to view this from a different perspective. Most of the songs performed here are probably complete one-offs so it's natural that they lack the polish of a live version of a studio track. All credit for them not playing 'disposable heroes' and 'all within my hands' just as they would normally. Although we all obviously agree that the MOP version of DP is more successful, is it not better and much more interesting that they didn't just do an 'as-is' acoustic translantion of the original version, which would have just left us all thinking 'yeah this is good but where's the distortion?' I am impressed that they took the effort to transform the original into a complete different piece of music that actually works as an acoustic arrangement. By the way, the last thing I am is an unconditonal Metallica fanboy. I generally enjoy negative comments about the band more than positive ones as they tend to be more well-considered, but in this case I think people are simply missing the point...
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COMMENT | Hell yeah...
posted by : beetheb
10/28/2007 9:26:55 PM
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"All Within My Hands" was INCREDIBLE!! I love how Metallica has the balls to try new stuff regardless of what people say or think!"
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Fuck yeah, I 100% agree. This version is actually much better than the St. Anger version! I may burn a new Stanger with this version as the last track.
And I agree that Disposable Heroes was barely recognizable. They probably should have just written new lyrics and made it a completely new song, it was certainly different enough to be....but still, it SOUNDED great.
Anyone honestly trying to contend that Metallica sounded anything but excellent foir this show are obviously Metallihaters and IMO their words don't hold an ounce of water.
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COMMENT |
posted by :
10/28/2007 9:28:37 PM
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I couldn't get thru a single song.
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COMMENT | That was awesome
posted by : RiotAct666
10/28/2007 9:36:19 PM
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James's voice sounds great. Cannot wait for the new album! Metallica owns!!!!!!!!!!!
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COMMENT | HMMMMM
posted by :
10/28/2007 9:59:35 PM
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I applaud them for doing this- it was cool. Real quick though- James has over the past few years, been a little too cocky with some of his comments on the mic and his vocals do seem uninspired as someone commented on earlier. I think the new album will be damn good....let's hope. Can someone please talk to James about his grandfatherly haircut...enough...I know its "all about the music, man" I get it, but he looks ridiculous. James- please- grow it out a little for god's sake- come back to us!
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COMMENT |
posted by :
10/28/2007 10:25:14 PM
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COMMENT | THIS PERFORMANCE ROCKED
posted by : beetheb
10/28/2007 9:11:56 PM
If Mastodon farted into a mic and released it, you'd all cum over yourselves in ecstacy.
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That's what Metallica have been doing since '91.
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COMMENT |
posted by : madeinquebec
10/29/2007 12:04:40 AM
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Bad...
Disposable Heroes was messed, really messed.
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COMMENT | Bravo!
posted by :
10/29/2007 1:48:41 AM
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Metallica always does what the f*ck they want, that's why I have always stuck with 'em. I love that they dare to fail, and try something different. It doesn't always work, but that's what makes it even more of an adventure.
Anyone that doesn't understand that, then give up on them, it's ok, it's popular to do. Go listen to Slayer, they will always be there for you, and fullfill your need to hear the same shit over and over.
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COMMENT | Well done metallica
posted by :
10/29/2007 3:18:25 AM
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You just ruined one of the greatest songs of all time, do me and the entire world a favour, never, EVER, touch a song by Dire Straits again
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COMMENT | I like when Metallica does covers.
posted by :
10/29/2007 4:48:43 AM
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And it looks like they've been experimenting with a bunch of different artists' songs (that's some Rick Rubin shit. Do you think Johnny Cash would've found Nine Inch Nails Hurt on his own...) I hope we get studio versions of all those songs as B-Sides or something. A full-on electric version of that Garbage song would sound great. And I hope Rick Rubin gets them to do Bruce Springsteen's "Adam Raised A Cain."
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COMMENT | The-Sane-Asylum
posted by : Das Schuetzenfest
10/29/2007 7:55:20 AM
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No, the guys praising the fuck out of everything "'tallica" do nowadays are not the hard core metal heads. Think about it, 10 years ago this band released Load and Reload. The hard core metal fans got into Metallica during the time of the Flemming Rasmussen produced classics - 20 years ago.
Btw, being a hard core metal fan doesn't make me close minded, and that leads me to www.blackviolin.com:
Why isn't it fair to compare current "'tallica" to Rodrigo Y Gabriela? First off, it's never a shame to "fail" in the music business. It doesn't diminish your artistic efforts at all. Or do you think artists like Nevermore or Devin Townsend "failed" because they are not as successful as current "'tallica"?
Secondly, Rodrigo Y Gabriela are TWO persons, and yet they are more capable to recreate the spirit of classic Metallica compositions like Orion acoustically than the FOUR guys in current "'tallica" are. How is that? Watch the Seattle 1989 performance of To Live Is To Die again, they once were able to pull it off brilliantly.
And there are plenty of rock and metal bands who can play their material acoustically and make it sound great. Check out the three acoustic bonus tracks on Testament's Live At The Fillmore album for a start.
Now playing: Opeth - Still Day Beneath The Sun
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COMMENT | @dt2
posted by :
10/29/2007 8:53:56 AM
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You're really an idiot. Don't you realize that Metallica does this for themselves. So if they enjoy jazz or blues, they'll do that. And they have a good sense of music and a good style, so actually enjoyed this
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COMMENT |
posted by :
10/29/2007 10:10:41 AM
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Fuck all of you ass blabbermouth metallica haters !!!!!
Fuck you and fuck you and fuck you and fuck you again !!!!!!!
Metallica is and always will be the biggest and best heavy metal band in the world !!!!!!
And fuck you again !
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COMMENT | The-Sane-Asylum
posted by :
10/29/2007 1:40:55 PM
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What I can't believe is that you're still the same close minded fool that you were 10 years ago. Grow up man, everyone else did.
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COMMENT | Sunday night was better
posted by : metalnette
11/3/2007 1:30:45 PM
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On Sunday night James voice sounded better and they did Unforgiven instead of Turn the Page. It was great.
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