The Metallica that made, 'S&M' so great![/caption]Let me preface what I am about to say with the fact that I am a huge fan of Metallica... As a matter of fact, I would say that Metallica is probably one of my favorite bands of all time!
One of the reasons being of course is the fact that these people are absolutely genius when it comes to the concerts that they have created... (I hate to admit that I haven't seen any of them in person, but I have seen more then a few of them on DVD.)
Regardless though, a great example of their genius is, 'Cunning Stunts'... This concert was freaking awesome, and that in my opinion really cemented themselves in the 1990s (By the way, 'Cunning Stunts' is a play on, 'Stunning Cunts'...)
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James Hettfield on stage at the, 'Cunning Stunts' concert![/caption]But another great concert that they did was a concert that they did in San Francisco around the turn of the new millennium... This was, 'S&M'...
This concert was truly an original concept in that they did some truly awesome classics, including: 'The Call Of Ktulu', & 'Master Of Puppets', but they gave it a very interesting twist in that they did these awesome songs with the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra! And the truth is, is this heavy metal music maybe some of the best that I have ever heard! Doing this music gave them a very gothic bent that was just truly a lot of fun!
Unfortunately or Fortunately... (Depending on how you feel about it), but I have not heard anything like that since then from anyone else, (including them).
The truth is, is this album is one of the most original albums that I have ever heard, and I found it to be pretty amazing, and if you get a chance to give it a try, then you might find the same thing as well!
http://youtu.be/WDaybu1_t8w
