Monday, October 19, 2009
The Death of the Legendary Bassist- Cliff Burton
In 1986, while Metallica was touring in Europe, the tour bus hit a patch of black ice in Sweden causing Cliff to be thrown out of the bus’ window and then crushed by the bus. This tragic event was a gigantic blow to the band that had risen so far so fast. In respect for Cliff, Metallica didn’t play the song Orion, track 7 on the album Master of Puppets arranged by Cliff, until the twentieth anniversary of the album release and Cliff’s death.
1986 - Peace Sells... But Who's Buying
Peace Sells… But Who’s Buying is an excellent album that combined both the new constant drive for speed and energy with the brutality of the band, Megadeth. The album had eight songs and lasted only 33 minutes. The album also featured another cover song, mimicking the first album’s “These Boots”, entitled I Ain’t Superstitious. Even though the album was a success within the underground metal community it was simply left in the enormous shadow that Metallica left them in with Master of Puppets.
Sunday, October 18, 2009
Metallica Concert-Charlottesville October 17, 2009
Over the weekend I traveled to Charlottesville to see Metallica at the JPJ Arena. This show was amazing. The opening bands were Gorjia and Lamb of God. They did a good job but the style of music that they play, vocals especially, resembles screaming and growling rather than actual singing. After they finished their warm up acts the concert opened with a mind blowing laser show. The song choice was relatively good; personally I think it focused a little too much on the new songs from the album Death Magnetic. They played seven out of the ten songs features on the new album along with eleven classics like Master of Puppets, Blackened, Enter Sandman, One, and Seek and Destroy. I was a little disappointed that a large portion of the crowd was not “getting into” the concert and just ended up standing in their seats with their arms folded. The only slight downside to the concert is when Metallica would seg-way between old songs and new ones. You realized at this point how great the classic songs were and how much you wanted them back. Overall the concert was a huge success I encourage you all to try and attend a concert.
1986 - Master of Puppets
Master of Puppets is simply the greatest album that Metallica has or most likely will ever create. This album has sold over six million copies in the United States and has made several lists for the top album of all time or albums you need to listen to before you die. I completely agree with the reviews on this album and I must insist that you listen to it. This album is the high point of Metallica’s career and should be used as a standard of judgment when pressed against other bands.
Monday, October 12, 2009
Dave Mustaine owns Kirk Hammett?
This is an audio clip comparing Dave’s solos to Kirk’s. So judge for yourself. Should Metallica really have kicked Dave out?
Ride the Lightning- 1984
The second album that Metallica released was Ride the Lightning. This album was released in 1984; roughly a year before Megadeth’s Killing Is My Business… and Business Is Good. This album is known as the bridge that connected early young Metallica to the high point of their career. Metallica was able to create a combination of heavy and thrash metal that never seems to get repetive throughout the album. Each song is very unique within its style. I highly you listen to the songs Creeping Death, Ride the Lightning, and For Whom the Bell Tolls.
Friday, October 2, 2009
Four Horsemen vs Mechanix
Before Dave Mustaine was kicked out of Metallica he helped write several songs including one entitled Mechanix. Once Dave got the news that he was kicked out of the band he asked them to do one thing… Not to use his F-ing songs. When Metallica released Kill ‘Em All the second track on the album was entitled Four Horsemen but sounded remarkably similar to Mechanix… The riffs were the same but the lyrics had changed. So when Megadeth released Killing Is My Business…And Business Is Good they finished the album with a sped up version of the original version of Mechanix. This song was Dave’s way of saying don’t F-ing F with my Sh*t again or I’ll have to show you up.
Killing Is My Business...And Business Is Good
In 1985 Megadeth answered Metallica’s first album Kill ‘Em All with Killing Is My Business… And Business Is Good. The main purpose of this album was to get back at Metallica by creating something with more energy, power, and speed than anything they had produced. Dave also had personal scores to settle with Metallica for kicking him out three years earlier. The recording company Combat Records gave Megadeth eight thousand dollars to cover the production cost. The majority of this money was squandered away on alcohol and drugs. These deficit forced Megadeth to fire their producer and over see the album creation themselves. But despite these obstacles Megadeth created a great album defining the new genre of Thrash.
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