Going to Metallica!

have fun.

95 is a lot for a concert, though, any way you slice it.

 

Grats. Seen them 3 times, they were great every time. 95 isnt bad for a Vegas show.

 

not in this day and age

paid $95 for my Springsteen ticket too

 

Too much for a concert for me, but I've seen them 3 times, and each time it rocked! Have a good time!

 

I have seen them 4 times and agree with the others posters....they kick ***

 

guess you won't be seeing too many future shows if you think that is too much

 

last time I saw them with Cantrell and Days of the New.. they kicked butt.

 

Sweet dude! I saw them once at MSG and they definitely rocked the house! I hope that they play the old classic stuff (Load and prior to that); the stuff that was actually great.

 

they are kicking it on FUSE right now.....HOF Induction...rolling with double bass players

 

Death Magnetic is great. They can leave St. Anger at home though

 

I wouldn't pay $95 to see one of my favorite bands.

 

wow..thank you for making me feel my age lol. considering load their classic stuff? to me their classic stuff is anything before the newstead era.now i'm off to turn cliff's body back the right way.

 

...And Justice For All was a great album, but the end of the band as they were when I got into their music. The 'Black' album was too much pop, had like two good songs on it. Damn that producer Bob Rock

'Ain't my *****' off of Load is a cool song though. 'Garage Inc.' was the last Metallica album I bought that I enjoyed. I have to give the new stuff a listen though, I've heard it's pretty good.

 

I've seen metallica at least twice. They were good live. The tickets were 60/70 dollars I think but there were also 4 other bands at the event.

expensive is all determined by what kind of show you're getting. How many bands are present?

or is metallica playing a 5 hour set?

 

When I saw them in December they played a lot of Death Magnetic and no St. Anger. I was actually surprised how much of DM they played. I didnt mind, they still played a lot of old stuff. Even played a few songs off Kill 'Em All that I hadnt heard them play live before.

 

Exactly, right now theres only a handful of shows I would pay 95 for.

 

Quick poll: Metallica the greatest American band of all time?

 

they are 2nd for me. behind

Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band

 

Bruce seems like more of a regional thing to me though. I think as you head west/south, his influence wanes. But he is a legend for sure. I enjoy some of his songs.

I suppose you can make a case for Aerosmith too, ut I don't know, I think Metallica may take the crown overall. I suppose we should develop a criteria.

 

Bruce sells out shows all over the world. Not regional by any stretch of the imagination.

 

N' Sync sold out shows too. I am not about to put them anywhere near my list though. I mean in terms of people who list him as their favorite band. I think a ton of people in the Tri-State area are probably more apt to list him higher, especially from your age bracket, than say, a 20 year old in Phoenix.

Overall, I think Metallica probably resonates with more people and more generations. It is a subjective thing, of course.

I would imagine that a formula would ential the following, and probably more: record sales, touring profits, longevity, mainstream success, cultural influence, ingenuity of sound, etc.

I am sure I am missing some obvious ones.

 

Tesla. /end poll.

 

so are you a Modern Day Cowboy at heart??

 

Bang bang, Shoot 'em Up!

 

I kind of agree with you on Bruce. He just doesnt seem like as big of a deal out here as he appears to be elsewhere in the country. I think he's good, never really understand the love for him, though.

Never really understood the love for Aerosmith either, so what do I know lol.

 

You again?!?!?!?!

 

I could say that Metallica is the greatest pop-Metal band but I can't go as far as to say they are the greatest all-time American band.

 

Enjoy the show! I've seen 'em three times myself and am just waiting for them to come around here so I can see them again and get my wife to finally see a good concert.

 

I'm a cross-post referencing kinda guy. Plus, I'm right, which makes it even sweeter.

And please don't think I am a Metallica hater/basher. I like them-I LOVE the first four albums, think "Black" is meh, HATE Load, Re-Load, and St. Anger with the white-hot fire of a thousand suns, and Death Magnetic is starting to grow on me. I just feel the need to point out that they have made too many missteps, style adjustments, and overall bad decisions to be considered the Greatest American Rock Band. Again, I reference "Some Kind of Monster." To me, that was just embarrassing-they came off like whiny little *****es and I HATED them for it. I blame Bob Rock.

Tesla, on the other hand, have never put out an album I hate or even feel "meh" about. They did take a break for several years to work on solo projects and get Tommy Skeoch help with his drug problem, but they never adjusted their style, went into therapy, put out a movie about said therapy, made a run of sh***y albums while trying to be hip and cool for the kidz, and had to "come back." They just kept making fantastic, blues based American Rock 'n Roll, while touring the country and world putting on fantastic shows. So again, I say to you, and to the whole world, Tesla is the greatest American Rock 'n Roll band.

Search your feelings, Luke. You know this to be true.

 

oh i agree. ..and justice was a great album but it was the begining of a new philosophy in style and the way they did things from a business standpo..(whoah i almost said it).

i never really got into load till the s/m album nor the garage inc. as i thought "turn the page" was horrid and they way overplayed it on the radio here along with a coup0le other songs from that.

i really hated st.anger and the new album at first but the new one is starting to grow on me.even though i dont like alot of the newer stuff they still jam and put on one heck of a show.

 

The only Metallica album I hate is St. Anger. Plenty of songs on Load and Reload that I enjoy listening to. They arent as good as their earlier stuff, but I dont think they're nearly as bad as people make them out to be.

 

agree Don

 

pop metal.....right

 

Obviously you never listened to the band in the 80s.

 

Call me crazy, but I actually like St. Anger.

 

I knew that pop-Metal would draw fire but what I meant is simply popular Metal. In that they are a popular Metal group which is different from say a typical Metal band that doesn't really hit the mainstream (Metallica is definitely a mainstream band). I'm not saying they are pop in the sense of Britney Spears or anything but simply drawing lines between a typical Metal group and one like them that is popular ie a household name. I'm sure some may even dispute them being Metal I don't know personally I hate genres and I should have stayed away from it here because as you can see it causes problems.

So no worries I was not meaning it as an insult.

 

Metallica lost their balls after And Justice and you are correct my calling them mainstream. I have really lost my interest in today's metal. I think Machine Head "The Blackening" is the last metal album I actually liked.