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Watch Metallica's Entire 'Bridge School Benefit' Acoustic Performance Online

posted Oct 28, 2007 at 5:16 PM by zMETALlica.  (10 Comments)

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Fan-filmed video footage of METALLICA's acoustic performance last night (Saturday, October 27) at the 21st annual Bridge School Benefit at Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, California can be viewed here. Photos of the band's show can be found at Photographn.com.

The group's setlist was as follows:

01. I Just Want To Celebrate (RARE EARTH)
02. Please Don't Judas Me (NAZARETH)
03. Only Happy When It Rains (GARBAGE)
04. Brothers In Arms (DIRE STRAITS)
05. Disposable Hereos
06. All Within My Hands
07. Turn The Page (BOB SEGER)
08. Nothing Else Matters

In his review of last night's concert, Shay Quillen of The Mercury News wrote, "The band would have been better served by picking just one of the covers — ideally 'Brothers in Arms', which featured some nice guitar work from Kirk Hammett — and using the remaining time to explore more METALLICA material in the stripped-down acoustic setting. Hetfield's interpretive singing is not the band's strong suit."

METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich told Examiner.com in a new interview that the band's upcoming album will be "heavier" yet more "melodic" than 2003's controversial "St. Anger". Ulrich explained, "Whereas 'St. Anger' was an exercise in over-pummeling the listener, these new songs echo some of our stuff from the '80s — long, epic journeys through different musical landscapes, heavier, but a lot more melodic." When asked whether the new songs will be shorter, in the four-to-five minute range, Ulrich said, "Well, the most of the intros are four to five minutes. I don't know — METALLICA and short songs just don't go that well together."

Although none of the songs have official titles yet, Ulrich revealed that some of the "silly" working titles included "19", "10", "German Soup", "Glass Cow" and "Black Squirrel". Ulrich said the names "relate to where the idea came from, like Glasgow, Scotland became 'Glass Cow'. And when we don't have anything clever to call it, we just call it a number."

The new METALLICA album is tentatively due out in February of 2008.

Source: Blabbermouth

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10 Comments on "Watch Metallica's Entire Acoustic Performance"

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1. haha writes:

"Only Happy When It Rains (GARBAGE)"

What fags.

# Oct 28, 2007 @ 6:33 PM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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2. Cynic writes:

Lol, they were playing a benefit concert good on them for playing what the f*** they wanted. People notably in the other thread don't seem to noticed most thrash bands in the 80s didn't grow up listening to Deicide and Emperor and hence they have different tastes. I couldn't care less when they produce albums like Puppets.

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# Oct 28, 2007 @ 6:44 PM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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3. godlike writes:

I rather like the version of "Please Dont Judas Me"- a most excellent tune from a killer 70s band....


Black n Blue - Does She or Doesnt She

# Oct 28, 2007 @ 8:50 PM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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4. solidmunkeytoe writes:

deff. not wha im use to listening to but metallica did a good job on the covers. esp. all with in my hands. not a big fan of st.anger ,however, this version is freakin awesome. no funny snare either.

# Oct 28, 2007 @ 11:20 PM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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5. psythe writes:

Nazareth and Dire Straits are great bands. Not a fan of Garbage so much, and havn't heard any Rare Earth. Cynic has the truth of it.

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# Oct 29, 2007 @ 12:47 AM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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6. Cm writes:

I was there. I was ready to sing along with tallica songs, so the covers threw me a little. But they did sound really good.
So I'm happy.

# Oct 29, 2007 @ 1:52 AM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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7. ZT writes:

Nazareth b****es \m/

# Oct 29, 2007 @ 3:34 PM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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8. coldiem writes:

I sure hope that guy doesn't fancy himself a cameraman.

# Oct 29, 2007 @ 4:19 PM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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9. Vicarious_Intent writes:

Not bad...not bad at all. I was rather worried how this would turn out, but they did a really great job with it. Really great job on Brothers In Arms.

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10. Ralph writes:

Blue Oyster Cult AND Garbage? Nice combo!

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