NealFitz 0 #1 August 3, 2009 seen them for the third time last night in Marlay Park Dublin Ireland and they were simply epic. did anyone here see them on their world magnetic tour?? heres a vid from last night :) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6EPXxhlxRlIDudeist Skydiver #170 You do not need a parachute to skydive, you only need one to skydive again Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mtbriles 0 #2 August 3, 2009 Yea bro i love them... was gona go to there concert in NC but im saving the $$$$$ for the dz. Amazing band though. BrilesWhy not? My direction in life is up...then down again REALLY REALLY FAST!!! Never take life too seriously. Nobody gets out alive anyway. D.S. #55 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NealFitz 0 #3 August 3, 2009 the gig cost me £75- 5bands in total- setlist was amzing- some old shit in there as well as the new albumDudeist Skydiver #170 You do not need a parachute to skydive, you only need one to skydive again Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SimpleJack 0 #4 August 3, 2009 Metallica will always have a place in my heart but they are just not relevant in music anymore. Death Magnetic is a great CD but these guys have been over the hill for a very long time. I saw them in '94, the last tour they played in standard E tuning. It was all downhill from that point on. I've watched recent U-tube videos of them. The lasers are tacky. The black beach balls that come down during Seek & Destroy are so badThese guys are just old and boring now. If you want to watch a good Met vid, here ya go! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_yHJBDeshPA&feature=related Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
1969912 0 #5 August 3, 2009 Major Metallica fan. Never seen them. Someday though. "Once we got to the point where twenty/something's needed a place on the corner that changed the oil in their cars we were doomed . . ." -NickDG Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DSE 5 #6 August 3, 2009 Quote Metallica will always have a place in my heart but they are just not relevant in music anymore. Death Magnetic is a great CD but these guys have been over the hill for a very long time. I saw them in '94, the last tour they played in standard E tuning. It was all downhill from that point on. I've watched recent U-tube videos of them. The lasers are tacky. The black beach balls that come down during Seek & Destroy are so badThese guys are just old and boring now. If you want to watch a good Met vid, here ya go! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_yHJBDeshPA&feature=related I never agree with you. Sounds like this is a good place to start. "Death Magnetic" is likely the death knell. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnDeere 0 #7 August 3, 2009 Like DSE i never agree with you but I like old Metallica but new.....Yea not so much. Old is the king of all rock......New....yea king of stupid ass wanabe bands! Nothing opens like a Deere! You ignorant fool! Checks are for workers! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thedude325 0 #8 August 3, 2009 Quote Metallica will always have a place in my heart but they are just not relevant in music anymore. Death Magnetic is a great CD but these guys have been over the hill for a very long time. I saw them in '94, the last tour they played in standard E tuning. It was all downhill from that point on. I've watched recent U-tube videos of them. The lasers are tacky. The black beach balls that come down during Seek & Destroy are so badThese guys are just old and boring now. If you want to watch a good Met vid, here ya go! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_yHJBDeshPA&feature=related +1 If you want some good progressive metal that will never bore you, listen to some Opeth or Dream Theater. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thrillstalker 0 #9 August 3, 2009 saw their saint anger tour. wish i hadnt wasted the money. when they fucked with napster i lost any respect i still had for them which wasnt much."Never grow a wishbone, where your backbone ought to be." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thanatos340 1 #10 August 3, 2009 The resent music has lost it but Metallica has been putting out Great (and occasionally, Not so great Music) for longer than many of the posters on here have been alive. Kill em all, Ride the Lightening and Master of Puppets are some of the best albums ever in my opinion. A couple years ago, Several Regulars posters here and myself ran into 3 of the guys from Metallica (Kirk, Lars and Trujillo) at a Strip Club in San Francisco. Somehow we ended up talking Hammett and one of the guys at our table told him "Love your Music. I have everything you ever recorded. I Downloaded it all of Napster". Kirk just laughed it off. The may not be what they once were but they did put out some GREAT music over the years. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jumpwally 0 #11 August 3, 2009 What is standard E tuning ? and why is that bad ? not a musician here....smile, be nice, enjoy life FB # - 1083 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Heatmiser 0 #12 August 3, 2009 Alot of todays rock bands have experimented with detuning their guitars,(lowering the notes of the strings when plucked without pushing any frets). By detuning just the largest string(E string) down, it makes playing power chords, (common in rock) easier to play. By detuning all the strings you can lower the overall sound. The problem is that you can lose alot of tone and sustain. Used properly, it is another tool in the musical shed. By following the trend of many of todays rock bands, you run the risk of sounding just like every one else. Some guitarists look at detuning as cheating. Clear as mud, right?Edited to add: You asked what Standard E tuning is. The notes that ring out on a guitar tuned to Standard E are as follows, from largest string to smallest: E, A, D, G, B, E. This is considered the standard tuning for a guitar. By tightening or loosening each individual string, you can change the note that the string produces when struck. What you say is reflective of your knowledge...HOW ya say it is reflective of your experience. Airtwardo Someone's going to be spanked! Hopefully, it will be me. Skymama Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JerryBaumchen 1,436 #13 August 3, 2009 Hi Neal, I don't think I am a 'friend' but I was on the same flight with them back in early 90's to Brazil. What a strange trip it was!!!! JerryBaumchen Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Teigen 0 #14 August 3, 2009 Not the fan i used to be! but i still love Metallica! seen them 4 times here in Norway! But sadly it seems they are growing old and away from what they were 20 years ago. I have all their new albums too, but i rarely listen to anything pre load and re-load! Nonetheless. Greatest Metal band ever! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SimpleJack 0 #15 August 4, 2009 QuoteWhat is standard E tuning ? and why is that bad ? not a musician here.... Basically standard E is the traditional way to tune a guitar. 90's grunge music changed all that. Bands began tuning their guitars down to D or even lower. This gave grunge it's muddy dark sound. Down tuning for a heavier sound in itself isn't bad at all. The problem with Metallica was that after their '94 Live Binge & Purge tour, they began performing their entire back catalog (Kill Em' all through the Black album) in E flat. The songs were originally recorded in standard tuning. This caused a very noticeable change in their live performance. The songs don't sound right anymore. They sound sloppy and dark instead of tight. The reason for this is because James Hetfeilds voice is shot to hell and he can no longer sing the songs the way he used to. He has to sing in a lower key, so the guitars & bass have to be tuned down also to match. Many find this very annoying, especially since their latest album was recorded in standard E tuning! The new songs sound bad live. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NealFitz 0 #16 August 4, 2009 ya gotta remember james hetfield blew his voice singing a version of so what in the early nineties and thus all the songs have had to be tuned down in order to accomodate a different voice. im an absolute mega fan of them- st anger was shite to be honest but their new album is simialr to the black one and heard half the album a couple of nightd ago and it was awesome. i could never hate them regardless of napster etc and cant wait for them to play next year, and yes Jerry when I said Mtallica freinds i meant fans- we are all friends of metallica if you like them. metallica are the fans- they reiterate thsi during whiplash- "we never stop we never quit cuz YOU are Metallica!!" peace out brothers \m/Dudeist Skydiver #170 You do not need a parachute to skydive, you only need one to skydive again Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
