Posted on 05/05/2013 2:25:26 PM PDT by Windflier
A little patriotic interlude on this peaceful Sunday.
I guess I’m not a purist. I consider them still at their peak during the Black Album days. “Enter Sandman”, “The Unforgiven”, “Nothing Else Matters”, “Wherever I May Roam”, and “Sad but True”, are among my favorites.
Still I have to say the highlight of the best show I saw (in the Boston Garden [I don’t even know what they call it now; the name has changed a couple of times iirc]) was One. The whole place got pitch dark, & the sound of a helicopter filled the air. It was eerie & powerful. I’ll never forget it.
Oh, mine, too! :-)
That is truly a great rendition, including a great arrangement. The added stanzas are really uplifting, too. Never heard about her and the rendition until after 9/11, when our local talk host would play the anthem to open every day, and mostly it would be Sandi Patti.
Same here. I was familiar with Metallica before the Black Album, but they never pushed my buttons before that disk. In my opinion, it was the pinnacle of their career.
Simply beautiful...
On this we agree. Lars [love him or hate him, & I have to say I’m not too crazy about him] & Hetfield are extremely talented musicians/songwriters. To have demanded they do the exact same original thrash indefinitely wd have stifled them. I know a lot of their original fans wanted nothing less, but that never seemed fair to the musicians themselves.
I’ll never forget the first time I heard Until it Sleeps. The anticipation for that song was something I’ve never seen before. When I finally heard it, I remember being fascinated & let down at the same time. Why did Hammett never let loose & tear it up? I still have mixed feelings about that....
Have you ever heard the story of the first live concert for S&M? The classical musicians had never played before such an audience before, & were scared witless. They thought the fans would stampede the stage & kill them all. ;)
Solo electric guitar rendition with major sweetness. Guitar slingers take notice.
No, never read up on that. Mostly, I just consumed the band's offerings, and never really followed the minute details of their career. I can only imagine how a classical orchestra would have felt backing Metallica up!
I almost shed tears when the players ran in to pull the flag taut.
Ted Nugent performing the Star Spangled Banner
Even better than the last one I posted!
Stu Hamm - Star Spangled Banner National Anthem Bass Solo
Unreal....
The minister's invocation just prior to Martina's rendition is especially powerful.
"At the Boston Bruins game, Rene Rancourt starts the National Anthem but then stops singing as the ENTIRE crowd joins in for a powerful rendition of the Star-Spangled Banner. It was the first major sporting event in city limits since the marathon bombings."
Tears....
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