S&M 2 DISCUSSION (SHOW/HOME RELEASE etc)

I hope they put the Live Shit tour book in there. Getting it as a low rez, impossible to look at, ROM file in the DVD release wasn't any good, though understandable for the lower cost they were going for. (I assume Live Shit itself will be in there as well, but I don't expect anything enhanced to be done to it)

So, I spent a small fortune to see Metallica blow an opportunity to have the greatest concert of all time.  They didn't pull out massive hits that would benefit from the Orchestra.  Instead they played in extremely safe and only their radio hits and current album.

With that being said and true, does anyone know when this video will release?

Also, I think Hetfield's relapse was do to his displeasure with the taking.

whats the difference between massive hits and radio hits?

Define "massive hits" cos I'm struggling to see how Sandman doesn't fit this term EXACTLY. Also, what would you have wanted them to play?

Lars has strongly indicated that it will be August.

Radio, since the early 90s, at least here in the US, plays the shit out of Metallica, that includes pre-TBA material. Like, how Stairway to Heaven was never released as single, but it became a hit anyway. That is the case for the following songs:

Seek and Destroy
For Whom the Bell Tolls
Fade to Black
Master of Puppets
Welcome Home
Blackened
Breadfan

^I probably missed a few

Radio stations around the country had weekend programs called names like 'The Mighty Met', 'Mandatory Metallica.' There were so many requests for Metallica songs, from their whole catalog, that they gave Metallica their own hour (or more) No other band had that. Here, in TX, there was a nationally syndicated radio station called Zrock. Breadfan was the longest no.1 song ever (20+ weeks) on that station, nationwide (until a STP song in 95). And that was in the late 80s.

At least from my view, growing up, Metallica were a lot more popular and beloved than maybe some remember. (it's regional of course)

If you want to say TBA singles weren't 'massive', you'd have to be judging on Pop chart terms. Let's say, they were long, steady burners on rock radio. They were big hits, and the TBA ended up becoming the biggest selling album (all genres) of the Soundscan era, after all these years. It wasn't even close to the biggest selling of the 90s. It just never stopped selling.

Sandman is played at every sporting event in America now. It's Gen Y's 'We Will Rock You.'

Couldn't really tell what anyone's point was, but it all just jogged my memory

Yep, the size says vinyl.
Blu-Ray, yes.... would they continue to release DVD though? I hope so, but can see the time is almost done, if not already.
Hoping for a doco of sorts too.
if there's still room in the box maybe some picks from the night, a poster....they've been releasing lots of artwork these days.

The thing I was the most disappointed with was the orchestral arrangements for the newer songs. They basically add nothing 'cause it feels like they stay too true to the original compositions, which (most often) wasn't the case with Michael Kamen's arrangements.

I was disappointed that instead of doing something amazing like Orion they did like 20 minutes of that boring orchestra only stuff. I'm pretty sure if Metallica fans wanted to see just classical music they would have already been to a classical concert.

Got this premiering soon.

The online Metallica detectives have seen that Amazon has put up pre-order dates.
August 28 I think it was
So yeah coming soon. gonna be good

A direct in your face cut could be a cool bonus feature, but I really like all of that talking in the second set. It made the first set feel like what you expected from S&M, and the second set was this "how crazy can we get and also educate everyone on what we've been doing here"; I got a lot out of it.

S&M2 was definitely a lot more of a 'guys having fun' vibe than the first one.

Preordered the deluxe box set. Mmmmmmm bring it on!