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[Maddocks]

His solo on the Guitar Hero version of Suicide and Redemption was a lot better than Kirk's.

no doubt. I like kirks but james is clean compared to kirks who is so waaaa waaaa pedal and bar.

 

[Angry Grimace]

Anyone know the tuning on Rob's bass? He's using a 5 string when most of these songs are in standard.

I imagine it's just B-E-A-D-G. It doesn't really matter though, most bass players can easily play in virtually any tuning since there aren't any open chord shapes necessary on bass.

Edit: They also aren't in standard tuning, it's assuredly a half-step down for James's voice, but I imagine that Rob wouldn't need change his tuning anyways.

 

[TyrantGuardian]

Oh well, I'm off to sleep. It's getting late here. Hope I don't miss anything super interesting like Dyer's Eve or Ride the Lightning.

 

[teruterubozu]

Siamese Dream is one of the best albums ever, Mellon Collie & The Infinite Sadness is also one of the best albums ever...

Gish was their best album and it was all downhill from there. By the time they did Mellon Collie, I was disgusted.

 

[moojito]

I always wondered what the Black Album would've sounded like if Flemming had his hands in it instead of Bob. Bob made it sound too commercial imo although that said, the Metallica train was in full steam ahead at that point in their career.

Simple, just get someone to play the black album down a telephone to you!

 

[Derrick01]

Oh well, I'm off to sleep. It's getting late here. Hope I don't miss anything super interesting like Dyer's Eve or Ride the Lightning.

If they did play dyer's eve Lars would just skip the double bass parts like he has been for years. You wouldn't miss much, the song loses a lot of aggression when that's missing.

 

[Angry Grimace]

I always wondered what the Black Album would've sounded like if Flemming had his hands in it instead of Bob. Bob made it sound too commercial imo although that said, the Metallica train was in full steam ahead at that point in their career.

I have no idea what you're talking about. The production on the Black Album is incredible. Listen to those drums.

It's the songs being commercial that made them sound commercial, not Bob Rock's production.

 

[Agnostic]

Gish was their best album and it was all downhill from there. By the time they did Mellon Collie, I was disgusted.

They were even better before releasing an album.

 

[moojito]

I love the crazy timing bits in wherever I may roam. They used to annoy the hell out of me til' I heard the song enough times to get it.

 

[strafer]

keep on topic you guys

 

[Maddocks]

If they did play dyer's eve Lars would just skip the double bass parts like he has been for years. You wouldn't miss much, the song loses a lot of aggression when that's missing.

I die a little each time he plays it. dat single bass....so tame.

 

[Buckethead]

The camera quality is so, so much better this year.

 

[Maxim726X]

They sound awesome.

James's vocals fit for the most part... No more goddamn Wah pedal. Shit.

 

[moojito]

The camera quality is so, so much better this year.

Yeah, I tried that sony camera, but it made me seasick.

 

[strafer]

james really is on fire tonight

 

[teruterubozu]

james really is on fire tonight

James has been on a vocals comeback this year. Growling and yelling finally again.

 

[moojito]

Ah, another one of the classics wheeled out.

Kirk's live renditions of the solo for this are rarely better than the album version. It always saddens me.

Learn from pink floyd's comfortably numb. A 5 minute extended solo would be fine with me!

 

[Maxim726X]

Ah, another one of the classics wheeled out.

Kirk's live renditions of the solo for this are rarely better than the album version. It always saddens me.

Learn from pink floyd's comfortably numb. A 5 minute extended solo would be fine with me!

Preach on, Preacher.

 

[strafer]

Oh man, I wish they pull out Blackened.

That is one song I wanna hear LIVE before I die.

I've seen three times and not a single Blackened.

 

[moojito]

Wellll, it wasn't bad. I've heard worse! Nice whammy feedback action at the end there.

 

[teruterubozu]

Oh man, I wish they pull out Blackened.

That is one song I wanna hear LIVE before I die.

I've seen three times and not a single Blackened.

They played it on Wednesday as an encore in Norway, so we'll see...

 

[Maddocks]

Wellll, it wasn't bad. I've heard worse! Nice whammy feedback action at the end there.

lol i was about to say the same.

 

[Derrick01]

Ouch Holier than Thou sounds pretty rough tonight

 

[moojito]

New bassist guy seems to have some latent crabcore leanings.

 

[strafer]

Love the part after the solo on holier

 

[Derrick01]

Oh no a Lars solo

 

[teruterubozu]

New bassist guy seems to have some latent crabcore leanings.

Dude invented it in the Suicidal Tendencies in the 80s.

 

[Fare Godmace]

Was that supposed to be a good drum solo? :lol

Thanks for pointing this out, OP. I'll definitely check Smashing Pumpkins tomorrow!

 

[moojito]

Lars squeezing out a drum roll for old times' sake.

 

[strafer]

epic drum solo

 

[Maddocks]

I knew jamyz wouldnt let sad but true start till he asked if they wanted heavy.

 

[strafer]

fuck, they are playing it too fast.

 

[moojito]

fuck, they are playing it too fast.

I hate when bands do this. And it seems to happen all the time.

 

[NGAMER9]

James can not do the vocals for Sad But True, the song needs more grit.

 

[strafer]

James can not do the vocals for Sad But True, the song needs more grit.

Moscow grit

 

[moojito]

The version of this they did at the freddie mercury memorial gig was amazing.

 

[teruterubozu]

Lars is like the least energy efficient drummer. Dude looks like he's dying.

 

[evlcookie]

Lars looks like his dy

Dammit Teruterubozu.

 

[Derrick01]

Lars is like the least energy efficient drummer. Dude looks like he's dying.

Which is pretty bad since most of the songs they've done are the slower black album songs so far.

 

[NGAMER9]

Moscow grit

Ah, those were the days. The heavy drum sound, the better playing in general, more force behind everything vocally, good stuff. Not a huge fan of the particular song either way though.

Edit: That was the most pathetic moshing I've ever seen.

 

[moojito]

I do believe we the first romantic fumblings of a mosh pit on the go here

 

[teruterubozu]

I hate it when vocalists do this shit.

 

[NGAMER9]

Gah, I hate when bands do this vocal call and response stuff live. So stupid.

 

[Hansel]

Metallica Family

 

[Agnostic]

lol

Edit-He sounded like a soundboard for phone pranks

 

[moojito]

Unless your name is Freddie Mercury!

 

[funkystudent]

What the heck are you doing James?

 

[MetalGuardian]

lol at James making the whole crowd chant "Metallica's Family!" :lol

 

[Dinokill]

Is this live?

 

[jett]

james is high on life