The Beatles might have killed the presence of horns in Rock and Roll, but for one brief moment at the end of the 20th Century, Metallica brought an entire throbbing orchestra into the mix.
Unfortunately the performance, DVD, and CD from Metallica’s partnership with the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra is largely forgotten. Which is just plain unfair.
It’s essentially a two disc greatest hits collection, with a couple of new songs thrown in. Even if you prefer your Metallica from the Black Album on (you softie), the S&M performances of earlier material like Master of Puppets, For Whom the Bell Tolls, and the instrumental Call of Ktulu are addicting. It’s powerful, it’s angry, and it’s satisfying.
The record does have some issues. It was recorded in 1999, just a few years before Jason Newsted left the group and internal shenanigans led to turmoil documented in “Some Kind of Monster
Less screaming, more singing. And it’s awesome because of that.
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