Metallica

Say what you will about their music, but those guys have stood the test of time, they still love to play and they know how to do things right.

Personally, I don't have any of their albums and have no interest in any of that, but I've seen them live many, many times and have never seen a bad show.

I think they're pushing a big box set or something so they're all over the place these days, but still, rocking out the tiny Independent?

THAT'S a show I'd love to go to!

Good for them and their fans.   Saw them only once and thought it sucked, but they were playing in a 2/3 empty auditorium in Casper Wyoming and they apparently hate Wyoming.

First 3 albums are great...saw them open for Ozzy in the 80s, never heard em before that. They were crazy good. Original bass player died shortly after I saw them 

Awesome. If they play one song recorded after 1989 it will suck. 

 If they play one song recorded after 1989 it will suck I won't like it.

Fixed that for you. 

They should do Kill 'Em All

Metallica are obviously very talented musicians, but their vibe as always seemed humorless and depressing.  The  don't do it for me.

It's funny, but when I think of heavy metal/hard rock bands I don't usually think of humor and songs with a bouncy C.

So, what humorous & uplifting metal band from the '80s that's still around and selling out stadiums after 40 years does it for you Dave?

None of them.

They rocked you like a nincompoop at Woodstock 99.

I was at the Beacon Mule show when Jason Newsted pulled a petulant frenzy. 

Only time I saw Warren look bewildered at an invited onstage guest.

Repost but still amusing.  

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F36O3bD0_ts

In general, I gave up on Metal when I was 15.  I found more resonance with the lyricism and social content of Punk Rock if I wanted to hear aggressive music, and soon fell under the spell of American Roots Music, I.e. Blues, Bluegrass, Jazz, Country, Folk, Cajun, Norteno, and World Music, especially Reggae, Ska, West African and Celtic.

There is some Metal and Hard Rock I still get a nostalgic kick out of, such as classic era Black Sabbath, AC/DC up through Back In Black, Judas Priest through the mid-80s, and Motörhead.  None of these bands were consistently depressing in their music.  I tried with Metallica, but found them to be a buzzkill.  I also grew tired of the posturing in the Metal scene, just as I would with the Punk, Jamband, and Jazz scenes.  I guess that many people feel a need to belong to some group, but I always preferred independent thought and those scenes all bred a certain sort of collective fascism.  
 

I learned to appreciate artists like Frank Zappa, who wouldn't get pigeonholed in one specific genre.  I was glad to see bands like The Clash and X develop into something more than just Punk Rock bands.  Once I developed an ear for Free Jazz and Experimental Music, I found music that channeled aggression that seemed more authentic and less pretentious.  
 

All that being said, through the nature of my work, I continue to explore new music, and am continually forcing myself to listen to music I have little affinity of familiarity with.  Classical, Jazz & Pop Vocals, Pop Instrumental, Broadway Show Tunes, and Gangster Rap would be examples of other genres I have struggled with.  I usually find that persistence pays off, and if I listen closely and objectively, I can find things I like in most music.  
 

The same holds true for Metal.  I'm currently processing a fairly large collection of late 70s to early 80s Metal records.  Lots of more obscure New Wave Of British Heavy Metal and Power Metal bands.  I'm enjoying a surprising amount of it for it's high level of musicianship and production values.  Some of my older regulars have been visibly perturbed to walk in with this music playing.  I tell them you have to channel your inner Bevis and Butthead!  
 

My interest in the Grateful Dead steered me away from a lot of the Metal that developed in the 80s.  While it was easy to dismiss the more hyped and popularized Glam Metal scene, as always, more interesting music was developing on the fringes.  I forgot about the direction Motörhead was forging in those years, and pretty much missed out on the explosion of Thrash Metal and Speed Metal bands.  Years later, when I finally got around to listening to Slayer, they were a revelation.   Same with much of the Scandinavian Black Metal bands and some of the South American Death Metal.  Lots of dynamic playing and challenging music.  
 

Suppose the same can be said for Metallica, although they are on the much more commercial end of that spectrum of music.  I'm glad for the people who dig it, but it's just not my bag.  It's very cool they did this show at the Independent.  I'm sure their fans who got in had the time of their lives. 

Great band

<< World Music, especially Reggae, Ska, West African and Celtic.

After hearing the Hot Club Of France, I got into Gypsy music for a while,, Django was a gypsy.

>> Years later, when I finally got around to listening to Slayer, they were a revelation.

I am a fan of Slayer. I first saw them open for Judas Priest in 86-87ish. For a few years I had a t-shirt with a steal your face with the slayer logo. It always got some good comments. There is a small subset of fans where both bands coexist with no tension.

>>I'm currently processing a fairly large collection of late 70s to early 80s Metal records.  Lots of more obscure New Wave Of British Heavy Metal and Power Metal bands.

is this a personal collection or for your store? (or both). I would love to browse your collection if its available to view online. (Seattle is on my list next year for travel, I also want to visit your store and get some vinyl while in town).

Run the other way if you see this guy.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BAA2Owel4fo

It's a collection I'm processing for my store, Jim.  I never sold online until the shutdown last year.  Now that things have reopened, I am listing much fewer items and more selectively.  For multiple reasons, it's not my preferred way of doing business.  Most of these records will easily sell in my store, so it's doubtful that many, if any, will show up online.

yea so i skipped dave's manifesto

i can play the "i saw them way back when"  coolkidcard with classics like Metallica and slayer. 

the 5 years prior to falling in love with the deadhead that got me on the bus i was a punk>>>metal head.

like i was the girl with all the black makeup dressed in leather and chains, jewelry adorned with skulls and pentagrams, and spiked wristbands snd such. it was during my late teens and early 20s, in the 80s when a variety of hard metal was prevalent and fresh, giving the finger to winger and etc glam bands that were all the rage at the time

had many many many a good time seeing Metallica and others.

one notable shenanigan was 1986 at the agora ballroom in Hartford. my friend and i got roundabout to the back of the stage and began pawing thru James' box of broken guitar strings. he looked at us with surprised horror as we skipped away laughing our asses off

saw yngve(?!) malmseen when he was first in the states as a pimply fat kid, all full of himself. lol

really good community in those days and i loved every minute of it

growing up around new haven gave me access to so many places and shows within a couple hours via train or car

oh and howard just had metallica with miley cyrus doing nothing else matters, and that song always reminds me of former fave zoner known as (((nem)))

also, feel free to skip my manifesto, dave (;

YAY manifestos!

And YAY live, crunching, head-banging, rip your heart out rock 'n roll!