[kj] [RE] Metallica Tonight at The Wiltern Theater

[Alexander Smith]

To be fair, I'd sooner suggest that Metallica ripped off Motorhead  
(which they'd be the first to admit) than Iron Maiden.

Uh oh -- my geeky metal roots are showing.

Alex in NYC


On May 18, 2008, at 9:01 AM, ade wrote:


> > I’d rate 80s Metallica superior to 80s Iron Maiden in general. And  

> great name too.

>

> It's a good job Maiden already existed then, for Metallica to  

> TOTALLY rip them off...

>

> Bit like saying those Penny Farthings? Nowhere near as good as my  

> DMR !!!

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> From: gathering-bounces at misera.net [mailto:gathering-bounces at misera.net 

> ]On Behalf Of Brendan Quinn

> Sent: 15 May 2008 21:20

> To: 'A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)'

> Subject: Re: [kj] [RE] Metallica Tonight at The Wiltern Theater

>

> I got St Anger for free from a radio DJ twat flatmate I had a few  

> years ago, couldn’t give the thing away, it was like a curse.  

> Eventually listened to it again after the first listen just through  

> sheer sense of duty…it’s god awful in my opinion. The title track St  

> Anger sounds like a weak attempt to beLinkin Park. “Flush it out,  

> flush it out” *barf*

>

> Having said that I’d love the chance to see Metallica, passed it up  

> several years ago on the strength (weakness) of the pap they were  

> putting it out, but apparently their live shows still kick ass. Oh  

> well, I’ll catch them when they’re 80 I suppose. Hetfield’s stance  

> on guns and all that is another thing that puts me off these days as  

> well. Metallica were lucky enough to tour with Soundgarden back in  

> the day…

>

> But early Metallica, up to the over-produced but still solid Black  

> album…great stuff. I’d rate 80s Metallica superior to 80s Iron  

> Maiden in general. And great name too.

>

> From: gathering-bounces at misera.net [mailto:gathering-bounces at misera.net 

> ] On Behalf Of Javier Garcia

> Sent: Friday, 16 May 2008 6:56 a.m.

> To: A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)

> Subject: [kj] [RE] Metallica Tonight at The Wiltern Theater

>

> The setlist is really good! and just as you, i was hoping to get  

> some news in your message about one or two new songs.

>

> I've seen them two times and i can assure you this set-list is way  

> better than the couple i've had the chance to see (once touring  

> after the Black Album -the first time they came to Mexico- and the  

> second one -much better- after they released the 2nd "Garage Days"  

> in '99)

>

> It's a surprise they didn't play but only a very few tracks of their  

> more successful stage (Black album, Load, Reload). And what's even  

> more surprising to me is that they didn't played a single song from  

> "St Anger", it seems they may hate that album right now.

>

> I must recognize i'm looking forward to hear something of their new  

> album. "St. Anger" was not good (still there were a few good  

> tracks), but at least it was a brave experiment and a clear evidence  

> they were trying to make something different, i give credit to the  

> band for stepping away from that "successful" formula of their three  

> previous albums.

>

> I see it this way: their first experiment trying to make something  

> "new" wasn't good, they may have gained some experience with it,  

> after this, their next album should sound a lot better than "St  

> Anger" and still moving forward -musically speaking-. I don't expect  

> something like back in the 80's days (which i used to like a lot),  

> but at least some fresh-heavy proposal.

>

> Changing topic, but staying on this "metalhead" side, i got the The  

> Cavalera Conspiracy (Max and Igor Cavalera + guests) "Inflikted"  

> album and it's pretty good... Pure energy!!

>

> Javier

> mexcity

>

>

>

>

>

>

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> Subject : [kj] Metallica Tonight at The Wiltern Theater

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> Date : Thu, 15 May 2008 01:04:06 -0700

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> From : "T.B." <Partyslammer at socal.rr.com>

>

> To : "A list about all things Killing Joke \(the band!\)" <gathering at misera.net 

> >

>

>

>

> Wow. What a great show.

>

>

>

> Just to offer a bit of background, I'm not a huge Metallica fan. I  

> have see

>

> them 3 times before, once at the beginning of the "And Justice For  

> All" tour

>

> in late '89, early in the Black album tour in '91 with Faith No More  

> and

>

> again the same tour with Guns n' Roses. After that, I lost interest  

> even

>

> though I casually kept up on their post Black album releases.

>

>

>

> When tickets went on sale for this relatively small benefit show for  

> a local

>

> music conservatory in Silver Lake, I figured it would at least be  

> cool to

>

> see these guys in a small venue.

>

>

>

> I got to The Wiltern Theater around 6:30 which is usually plenty of  

> time to

>

> get admittance in the pit as long as I'm within the first 200 - 250  

> in line

>

> to get in. Tonight was completely insane though. Probably because  

> both the

>

> floor and the balcony was separate GA, it seemed like *everyone*  

> going to

>

> the show was already there and the line went completely around the  

> block. I

>

> have never seen so many people lined up to get in this venue that  

> early

>

> before the doors opened.

>

>

>

> Still, they opened the doors around 7:15 and the line moved fast and  

> I was

>

> able to get a great spot just outside the pit about 25 feet back  

> from the

>

> stage. The place filled up really fast and the opening band was  

> "Scars on

>

> Broadway" which was comprised of a few old members of System of a  

> Down.

>

> Pretty decent band, kind of a cross between older Rush and maybe  

> Anthrax or

>

> something. The audience was really well behaved through their set  

> but you

>

> could tell everyone was just waiting to explode Once Metallica took  

> the

>

> stage.

>

>

>

> And sure enough, just after 9:30, Metallica opened with "Am I Evil"  

> and the

>

> place went nuts. Even though there were lots of signs posted warning

>

> against moshing and crowd surfing, there were several pockets of it  

> going on

>

> through most of the show although by the last third of the show, it  

> kind of

>

> died down especially after it appeared several people got pretty badly

>

> injured. Also I saw paramedics come in and haul at least two really  

> wasted

>

> guys out from the front late in the show.

>

>

>

> The band itself was just incredibly tight from start to finish.  

> Everyone

>

> seemed at the top of their game. Absolutely no weak links in the  

> band at

>

> all. The sounded as muscular and precise as any time in the late  

> 80's, imo.

>

> The sound was really fuckin' loud yet perfect sounding. From a musical

>

> standpoint, I couldn't ask for better. James rarely sang and played  

> center

>

> stage, he usually stayed either on the right or left side mics while

>

> Trujillo and Hammit traded center stage. Hetfield only briefly spoke  

> to the

>

> audience a few times about the reason for the benefit and the band  

> pretty

>

> much just slammed through the set non stop.

>

>

>

> A cool part of the encore was when Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist  

> Flea joined

>

> the band for "Fight Fire With Fire."

>

>

>

> The only downside was no new stuff from the upcoming album was played.

>

>

>

> Other than that, a superb show.

>

>

>

> setlist:

>

>

>

> Am I Evil

>

> Fuel

>

> For Whom The Bell Tolls

>

> Sanitarium

>

> And Justice For All

>

> Sad But True

>

> Disposable Heroes

>

> One

>

> Master Of Puppets

>

> Battery

>

> Encore 1:

>

> Quick jam/Last Caress/Green Hell

>

> No Remorse

>

> Enter Sandman

>

> Encore 2:

>

> Fight Fire With Fire (Flea guesting on Bass)

>

> Seek And Destroy

>

>

>

> T.B.

>

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