S&M - Metallica Reviews

That this concert is going to be different from anything else Metallica have ever offered before becomes immediately apparent - as the 'Ecstasy of Gold' (the theme tune from 'The Good, The Bad and The Ugly' that has accompanied a great many Metallica concerts since the 1980s) is played live by the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra. Call ...  Read the complete review

Metallica S&M As a fan of Metallica(thanks to my uncle) i got all of the albums and i intend to review on them all in time, but for now i'll focus on this one. Genre: Hard rock & Metal includes the San fransisco symphony orchestra Release 1999 by mercury records ltd 2 Discs Disc ...  Read the complete review

I listenened to this as someone who was not a massive fan of Metallica to begin with. This, it seems, is advantageous. Because a lot of true Metallica fans were left isolated by this record, especially coming not long after the Load/Reload records which were already seen as selling out their metal roots in favour of a softer, more commercial ...  Read the complete review

Heavy Metal mixed with Symphonic Music is nothing new. If you always thought that classical music was boring then this double CD may make you think again. Many metal artists have either been educated in , or heavily influenced by classical music. The infusion of these two genres can be found in numerous songs and albums across spectrum of ...  Read the complete review

In 1999, Metallica released a live album that saw them performing twenty tracks spanning their musical career, accompanied by the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra. The idea of mixing hard, heavy metal anthems with soft, orchestral overtures had not been attempted often, and deservedly awarded the band an amount of media ...  Read the complete review

When I heard that Metallica, my favourite heavy metal band , were going to combine with the San Francisco Symphony to perform a concert together, I immediately thought 'What the hell are metallica playing at?' Now I am not that big into heavy metal believe it or not, but Metallica really are something else, and for me to have 5 of the ...  Read the complete review

When you first think of Metallica, an orchestra is not the sort of thing that springs straight into mind, so, when the biggest metal band of all time combined with the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra (a mouthful in itself would you agree) to conduct this concert in 1999, there were a few heads turned as they made their attempt at changing the ...  Read the complete review

The first thing i want to say is that i am not an english boy so my writings can be a bit horrible. I don?t write only to earn money, or toexpress my opinion, but to improve my english. So i would be grateful if you coment my opinion saying as much fails as you could find, only in vocabulary because gramar is almost imposible to carrect. ...  Read the complete review

People said that Metallica had gone mad when they decided to put on a concert with an orchestra!! NOT AT ALL. This is pure genius by the boys and Michael Kamen. What more could you possibly want. All the greatest hits, unreleased tracks that are performed superbly Live on stage. As metallica are one of the most powerful rock ...  Read the complete review

I've only recently got into Metallica, and this album really blew me away. I've now got all of their albums and this is one of their best. You'd never have guessed hearing the originals of some of these songs it would have been possible to combine a orchestra into them, and for the result to be better in most cases than the originals. ...  Read the complete review

Add one thrash metal band and one high-class symphony orchestra, and you appear to have complete opposites, this could never work surely…or could it? Metallica appear to have done it in the best possible way. Combined with the San Francisco symphony orchestra, Metallica recreate some of their greatest masterpieces in front of a live ...  Read the complete review

My musical tastes could best be described as "eclectic". Nestling alongside Stereophonics, you'll find The Spice Girls, and Sibelius. Next to Meatloaf you'll see Megadeth, Mahler, and Miles Davis. Having been a fan of Metallica for many years, I was intrigued to learn they were due to release an album with an orchestra. ...  Read the complete review

Well, not quite, but this is a double CD recorded live with The San Francisco Symphony Orchestra. We see the band take us on a tour of their back catalogue and perform two new tracks, with the aid of symphonic arrangements, conducted by Micheal Kamen. Yeah, it’s not a new idea, but if you fancy something a little different, this album should ...  Read the complete review

Once in a while an album comes along that you know you will listen to forever, no matter what happens to you or how your tastes change. Typically you might include Bowies Stardust, Beatles Sgt Pepper, Led Zep 4, Deep Purple Made in Japan or Aerosmith Live Bootleg. This is one of them. I have been in and out of Metallica since Lightning, but kind ...  Read the complete review

Having heard the fanatstic "One" on Kerrang TV, I felt I had to get some Metallica. Luckily my friend had this album, which I borrowed. Two CDs (lasting for over two hours altogether) containing the best Metallica songs- the concept seemed great. But I have to admit that the addition of the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra, while making ...  Read the complete review

Somewhere back in the late 90s two of the world's most powerful forms of music were to collide live on stage in front of an audience of thousands. Metallica's uncompromising style of thrash metal was to meet with the San Fransisco Orchestra, in a 2 hour set which would feature some of Metallica's greatest tracks given a new lease of ...  Read the complete review

Metallica are not as well known in England compared to our US cousins. Over 3 decades they have produced some of the most memorable metal songs and S&M is their latest effort. I've been bought up on Heavy Metal music since a toddler and Metallica is my most favourite of all bands. This album was released after their live performance ...  Read the complete review

In my opinion, the greatest band in the world ever. Of course they are not everyones cup of tea. The setlist includes all of their massive hits over the past 14 years. Backed up by the San Francisco Symphony orchestra, conducted by Michael Kamen (acclaimed film composer) Metallica, consisting of James Hetfield(vocals, rhythm guitar) Lars ...  Read the complete review

Well, what is there to say about Metallica? Without question, they have got to be the band of the decade (yep, I will resist the temptation to use "millenium"). Metallica has been the definitive band of the Metal genre, successfully reaching out to hard core metal fans as well as more mainstream rock listeners. Numerous individuals who ...  Read the complete review

Put simply, this is stunning. Of course, that is a personal opinion, and I'm sure I could find plenty of Metallica fans who would disagree with me, possibly violently. But it depends on why you like Metallica. A lot of people hate anything from Metallica (1991) onwards, claiming that they sold out under Bob Rock. More people like only ...  Read the complete review