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Summary: greatness of new and old
Review: i could not stop watching or listening from start to finish.,absolutly incredible!
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Summary: Finally! Contemporary Vocal Symphonies for the R&R Crowd!
Review: When I first heard the CD, I thought the orchestra clashed mightily with Metallica. Upon watching the video, however, the imagery, the editing, the energy and the mixing worked together to provide me with a visual score reading of the whole event. The orchestrations now don't seem so "busy": in fact, they provide a majestic context to the excellent songs chosen for this historic concert. The visual experience also revealed to me the delicious complexity and intuition involved in the writing itself. After, S & M, I now place Metallica among my favorite prog rockers (which is Yes, Kansas, Genesis--but Metallica rocks better than all of the above!). By the time my machine switched to rewind, I realized I may have preliminarily witnessed a "new" multi-movement American symphony in the tradition of Copland and Leonard Bernstein. What a marvelous thought! Here's to hoping Messers Kamien, Hetfield, Ulrich et al. attempt more experiments (involving orchestra and rock bands) in the near future. Moody Blues notwithstanding, please take note Joe (Jackson), Paul (McCartney) and Billy (Joel): Metallica has succeeded in their quest for rock/symphonic fusion. Favorite Cuts: 1) Intro/Call of Klutu/Master of Puppets; 2) The Outlaw Torn; 3)Where Ever I Roam; 4)No Leaf Clover and 5)Battery
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Summary: Fantastic!
Review: I was exhausted after watching and listening to this concert. I wish I could have been there. I hope they do more shows with the orchestra. (Like here in Houston, Texas) If not, I'd pay to see it again and again, in a movie theater. LOUDLY!
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Summary: Cool special edition 2 tapes
Review: this is the LIMITED EDITION 2 tapes . one of them is the live concert and the other is special bonus featuring 40 minutes of behind the scenes footage , interviews with metallica and the symphony . Her you will find the bonus tape funy as hell especialy from JAMES ! must have for a Metallica fan .
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Summary: This Video is WICKED BAD, like, in a good way, uhuh
Review: I do not consider myself a big fan of Metallica, not that I don't like them, but compared with the RABID Metallica fans, I am nowhere. This video and the CD are really powerful. The CD is good enough, but it is very well complimented by seeing it all happen. It was, I am sure a great concert to attend.
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Summary: The Unification of Fire and Water
Review: In April of 1999 new boundaries were broken yet again by the Rock God's Metallica. Classics like For Whom the Bell Tolls and Master of Puppets tore through the the speakers with a new sound, "a classic sound." Harmonies and booming overtones were given a new meaning, and what a better way to do this than with the San Francisco Symphony. This is the ultimate concert and a definate must have for the Metallica fans and people who like "real music." So if your up for something new and something old this is the Concert for you!
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Summary: If you are a LIVE CONCERTS fan you will love this !
Review: Ok ,i am not a METALLICA fan . I only have the BLACK album ! i saw 4 video`s on MTV and record it ,the sound of the guitars with the symphony was GREAT . I order the S&M CD and this video . There is one thing to say about this VHS. AMAIZING concert !
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Summary: Best music dvd i have heard
Review: This has got to be simply the most amazing piece of music i have ever heard. Symphony and metallica, who would have thought. I come from a country where people earn 2 to 4zl per hour and this double dvd cost me 150zl. It was worth every single penny. I love it and show it off to friends. Very highly recommended
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Summary: Excellent combination, the best of both worlds
Review: This combines the best of classical music from the San Francisco Symphony and metal music from the greatest metal band Metallica.
They open the show with the symphony playing the infamous "Ecstacy of Gold" and straight in to the instrumental "The Call of Ktulu" one of Metallica fans absolute favorites which they rarely play live on their set list. Two new songs are also included on this DVD, "No Leaf Clover" which is done brilliantly in combination with the sympony and the detuned "-Human" with a heavy main riff. There is also a multi angle feature so you can follow any four of the Metallica members or the conduter Michael Kamen individually through the songs: Fuel, Sad But True, Of Wolf and Man and Enter Sandman.
There is also a feature as to mute the orchestra or mute metallica which is nice if you find either of them boring. The setlist is ended with a great performance of Battery.
A must have for all hardcore fans, a great DVD from the greatest live band in the world.
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Summary: Saturday Night Live !
Review: I remember it like it was yesterday;April 22, 1999. I was preparing to make a two day bus trip form the M-I-A(that's Miami for the urban slang challenged) to San Francisco. To reward myself for graduating early from college, I decided to attend Metallica's S&M concert, the joint venture with the San Francisco Symphony. Being a fan of Metallica and heavy metal for nearly 10 years( a black guy who adores hip hop), going to my first metal concert(and in this format, no less) would be a revelation, indeed. The second I stepped off the bus and to the Berkeley auditorium on the 24th, the adrenaline rush was moving. I didn't have to deal with a sub-par opening act; for the next three hours, it was all Metallica, all the time, and I couldn't have been happier. The show, like all Metallica shows, was tremendous; my only complaint is about the set list. When I heard that Metallica was preforming with an orchestra, I was estactic; the work from Metallica's 80's heyday was made for symphonic orientation, from the lightning-fast straight up rockers(Master Of Puppets, Battery, Disposable Heroes),half-ballad/half-thrash gems(One, Welcome Home Sanitarium,Fade To Black)to their slower but heavy songs(Enter Sandman, For Whom The Tolls, The Thing That Should Not Be). What's with the OVER abundance of songs from Load and Reload? To be honest, I don't mind songs like "Until It Sleeps"(my favorite 90's Metallica song)"hero Of The Day, "Fuel"(which got some added kick with the backing of the symphony) and "The Memory Remains", but Surely ythe band could have put some of their better songs in those spots. As a matter of fact, if I were in charge(which I should be of all that exists), this would be my set list:
Orion
The Call Of Ktulu
Master Of Puppets
Welcome Home Sanitarium
The Thing That Should Not Be
Fuel
The Memory Remains
Hero Of The Day
No Leaf Clover
Creeping Death(It's such a big fan favorite!)
Anesthesia(something for Jason Newsted since he has to pantomime through his performance of One, and we all know why)
Nothing Else Matters
Until It Sleeps
For Whom The Bell Tols
Ride The Lightning
The Unforgiven
Fade To Black(HOW COULD THEY HAVE FORGOTTEN THIS?!!!)
One(best song on the album, period)
Enter Sandman
Battery
Damage,Inc.
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