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

[Brendan]

Metallica are THE benchmark for how to turn a great band to shit, what
with the awful albums, the stupid documentary with the overpaid  useless
psychologist, Newstead on the Rentahutchence 'reality' tv nonsense etc...


> haven't you guys listened to the new stuff yet? it has leaked the net and

> it

> sounds.... wait for it....

>

> DISGUSTING... not as stomach churning as St. Anger, but still pretty

> laughable throughout imho... and I used to be a HUGE metallica fan back in

> the days...

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> jr the lurker

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> On Thu, May 15, 2008 at 8:13 PM, Leigh Newton <angrytomhanks at yahoo.com>

> wrote:

>

>> Metallica died with Cliff Burton.

>>

>> http://www.nightruiner.com

>> http://www.myspace.com/thesunthroughatelescope

>> http://www.myspace.com/lauderdale

>>

>> ----- Original Message ----

>> From: Brendan Quinn <bq at soundgardener.co.nz>

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

>> <gathering at misera.net

>> >

>> Sent: Thursday, May 15, 2008 4:19:45 PM

>> 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

>> be Linkin 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.

>>

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>> *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

>>

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

>>

>> *To : *" A list about all things Killing Joke \(the band!\)" <

>> gathering at misera.net>

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>>

>>

>> 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.

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>>

>> 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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