In this rare and ground breaking performance, hugely popular heavy metal band Metallica is accompanied by the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra with Michael Kamen conducting. The... more
never resting never ceasing to innovate or amaze returns with an extraordinary document of their concert with the San Francisco Symphony. Metallica's select favor...
S & M - Metallica
As if to accentuate their fundamental hugeness, Metallica (arguably the most consistently ... more
innovative metal band of the 80s and 90s) stretched yet further into the arena of the titanic with this immense cohesion of the orchestral and the truly seismic. Recorded live at California's Berkeley Community Theatre with the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra under the direction of composer and arranger Michael Kamen, S & M showcases over two hours of the band's best known material including the muscular thrash of "Master Of Puppets" and the devastating power of "Enter Sandman". Also featuring a pair of brand new compositions--the pounding menace of "Human" and chest-beating nihilism of "No Leaf Clover"--S & M steers clear of pompous self-indulgence in favour of sheer blistering intensity. Kamen's orchestral arrangements perfectly complement the underlying subtlety of Hetfield, Ulrich, Hammett and Newsted's singularly bombastic muse and the end result is nothing short of awesome. --Ian Fortnam
S&M - Metallica
As if to accentuate their fundamental hugeness, Metallica (arguably the most consistently ... more
innovative metal band of the 80s and 90s) stretched yet further into the arena of the titanic with this immense cohesion of the orchestral and the truly seismic. Recorded live at California's Berkeley Community Theatre with the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra under the direction of composer and arranger Michael Kamen, S & M showcases over two hours of the band's best known material including the muscular thrash of "Master Of Puppets" and the devastating power of "Enter Sandman". Also featuring a pair of brand new compositions--the pounding menace of "Human" and chest-beating nihilism of "No Leaf Clover"--S & M steers clear of pompous self-indulgence in favour of sheer blistering intensity. Kamen's orchestral arrangements perfectly complement the underlying subtlety of Hetfield, Ulrich, Hammett and Newsted's singularly bombastic muse and the end result is nothing short of awesome. --Ian Fortnam
A review by spankyham on Metallica - S And M (DVD) January 21st, 2007
Author's product rating:
Did you enjoy it?
Loved it
Characters / Performances
Outstanding
Soundtrack
Outstanding
How does it compare to similar films?
Outstanding
Advantages:
Metallica and a symphony . . . How cool is that? !
Disadvantages:
none at all
Recommend to potential buyers:
yes
Full review
Metallica? With an ochestra? Very true! Some people would frown on this and maybe say Metallica went away from their roots and turned to sell-outs, but this is very stunning on what the maestro (Michael Kamen) and Metallica have put together! The sound is great, nothing less than expected from Metallica, even with 100+ back-up musicians to boot! With over twenty songs on the two discs it is well worth the price to sit down, watch, and listen to one of the world's greatest thrash metallers go to town with an orchestra! // 9
Content: The DVD has two new songs never released on CD. Those two are "No Leaf Clover" and "- Human" (Minus Human). Two great songs done with Metallica and the Orchestra. Below is the set list and my opinions and ratings out of five possible points for each song.
Disc One: 01. The Ecstasy Of Gold - the introduction of the concert. It's short, but sets everyone in the mood for the upcoming song very nicely. This is just the symphony playing 4/5. 02. The Call Of Ktulu - the first song Metallica plays, and what better way than to start off with an instrumental? There is a flaw to this one, though, and that's it's ever-lasting length of it, but the orchestra adds quite a bit to the song, so it's not as redundant sounding as before 4/5. 03. Master Of Puppets - the symphony adds a lot to the opening piece of MoP, but as the song progresses, I think they downgrade the quality, but again, a great job done, and compared to some live concerts, they actually play the entire song. Hetfield also has the the crowd sing a lot of the lyrics 4/5. 04. Of Wolf And Man - a great song from the Black Album and even better done with the symphony! One of the best songs from the concert in my opinion 5/5. 05. The Thing That Should Not Be - as with "Of Wolf And Man," the symphony adds so much to this song. A very good rendition of it 5/5. 06. Fuel - not the better sounding song on the CD, but very great coming live with the symphony 5/5. 07. The Memory Remains - a good song from the Re-Load album. Not one of the better songs on the DVD, and probably could have added a different song to the set list 3/5. 08. No Leaf Clover - the first out of two new songs done by Metallica and the symphony. This song is great, but a little wobbly. Very interesting to listen to the first couple of times 5/5. 09. Hero Of The Day - a good song, and good with the symphony. Not my favorite solo in the world done by Metallica, but good to listen to 4/5. 10. Devil's Dance - this one expresses more-so to the symphony's sound, and they do a great job 5/5. 11. Bleeding Me - another good addition for the symphony and Metallica. Enough said 4/5.
Disc Two: 01. Nothing Else Matters - after an intermission and a lot of clapping and cheering, they open it back up with this great ballad. Compared to the CD, you can actually hear a lot more of the symphony playing 5/5. 02. Until It Sleeps - this is another song that expresses a lot of emotion through the symphony's sound. Great job 5/5. 3. For Whom The Bell Tolls - a good job. Very emotional, but like with the CD, not a very good ending 4/5. 04. - Human - as the previous reviews have called this "Human" it's actually called "Minus Human," the second new song done with the symphony. I love this song, and has more of a hard rock feel to it 5/5. 05. Wherever I May Roam - great job yet again done by the symphony. You can hear a lot of emotion coming from them and it adds a lot to the song compared to the CD 5/5. 06. Outlaw Torn - not my most favorite song from Metallica, but the symphony boost that morale quite a bit, plus I do believe during the song a person has a little stage dive moment and the camera puts it in slow motion 3/5. 07. Sad But True - "OK, I think we're going to play something heavy now." As said by Hetfield before opening up this great song from the Black Album. Great job, guys 5/5. 08. One - a great song, and they change its sound a bit from the actual CD. A little intro on the DVD that quickly plays back the events that happened on the DVD as the gun fire and explosions are played and everything goes crazy when the adrenaline starts pumping in this song. The downside, in my opinion, is Hetfield and Kirk makes this song sound more patriotic than what they should have done, but it's still great 5/5. 09. Enter Sandman - after a bit of cheering and clapping yet again, they break into Enter Sandman, and the symphony adds a lot to this song. I enjoy it better than the one on CD 5/5. 10. Battery - not much to comment about this song besides the usual "Good job!"
Features (as seen on the back of box) of the two disc DVD are: the entire 2 1/2 hour S&M concert; 41 minute documentary, featuring a look into the making of S&M, including behind the scene footage, interviews with Metallica, Michael Kamen, the SF Symphony, and much more; four Multi-Angel songs, which allow the viewer to choose the camera angel; full combined performance in Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound and stereo plus seperate stereo tracks for band and orchestra; full motion menus; DVD-Rom playability and Internet connection; close-captioning and subtitling. And the special bonus - two additional versions of "No Leaf Clover" ("Slice & Dice" video version and "Maestro Edit"). // 10
Production Quality: The main thing about this concert and the production is the lighting effects. Great job during One and a few other songs. There is not much cursing in this concert compared to past ones besides the few said in the songs. // 9
Impression: What is the most impressive thing on the DVD? Metallica playing with a symphony is my best bet. I love it all, and would buy me another one and buy a few more for my friends. Also has a great cover! // 10
Advantages: A great piece of Metallica history, great setlist Disadvantages: None
...be different from anything else Metallica have ever offered on DVD 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 of the Ktulu follows, and one can only imagine just how tremendous the performance would have been to experience live, judging from the ... ...work very well.
Clearly, Metallica have a great many songs to choose from, and so the setlist does not disappoint. Although there is nothing from Kill 'Em All, highlights from Ride the Lightning, Master of Puppets, And Justice for All, Metallica, Load and Reload all appear, and the orchestra generally adds to the experience nicely. Nothing Else Matters, Bleeding Me and Memory Remains are particularly worthy of a mention, as these really come alive ...
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...coplexed, imaginative audio revalation.
Metallica team up for a gig with The san fransisco symphony orchestra to bring there fans a 2 cd complied with 20 songs witch include such tracks as Devils Dance, Outlaw torn and Master of Puppets.
The album/Dvd opens with The Call Of Ktulu and what a fit this is for an orchestra who take thw song to new hights and keep every song they perform up there
then there is the fact that there are TWO new songs ... ...Both of witch see metallica showing the world yet again that althogh everyone seems to be thinking that the band are selling out due to a long wait for a new studio album and no news on one, they step up to the mark and deliver a pice of things yet to come, more suprises more mayhem and more from the quartet of definative metal.
This is an AMAZING listen/watch to anyone, none metalheads and metalheads alike
dont delay ANY further, Get this album ...
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Advantages: Sees another side of Metallica and hear their music in a different light Disadvantages: Could be seen as selling out as they play their more commercial songs
...shows a great side to metallica and adds another dimension to their most amazing songs. and some songs that i didn't like on reload such as bleeding me sound so good with the symphony.
i would recommend this to and Metallica and non Metallica fan!
there are some songs that they could have added, such as some of the older classics like seek and destroy and Four Horsemen, but this might have taken away from the over all feel of the Symphony and Metallica, ...
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Advantages: S&M is a completely new concept , no other band has ever done anything like it, great sound Disadvantages: It has a lack of songs from the first album Kill em all and is missing some classics which would have been interesting to hear such as fade to black and orion
...memory remains. Whatever aspect of metallica you enjoy there is something for everyone on this album, tunes like "the thing that should not be" and "for whom the bell tolls" for the old school fans, "enter sandman" and "fuel" for the more commercial fans or epic ballads like "outlaw torn" and "bleeding me" for the fans of metallicas slower side.
The album also includes two amazing previously unreleased songs - "no leaf clover" and "minus human".
... ...is lacking a song from the first album kill em all. It is also rather expensive for an album even though it is a double disc. It would also have been interesting to hear Fade to Black and Orion.
I would reccomend this album to any metal fan looking for something new and different. ...
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Advantages: most of the best Metallica has to offer Disadvantages: none, this is great
...Metallica are an american heavy metal come thrash metal band, that formed in 1981. Metallica is considered one of the major bands to really lead the way for thrash metal, along side bands like megadeth.
This is the third DVD in my metallica collection. I also have the fantastic S&M concert with the San Francisco Philarmonic orchestra, and the Cunning Stunts live concert. Whilst the cover to Metallica the videos looks a little dull and uninspiring, it does contain a real decent DVD. For fans of Metallica this has many of the classic older tracks, as well as some of the stuff from the newly reformed Metallica, and the St. Anger album. The DVD is done in 5.1 surround sound and played very loud sounds just peachy. James Hetfields nice deep powerful voice just booms out in style.
So what do you get for your cash? For starters you get 21...
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Plot: Metallica perform with the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra; conducted by Michael Kamen. Includes tracks:- 'The Ecstasy Of Gold', 'Master Of Puppets', 'The Things That Should Not Be', 'No Leaf Clover', 'Nothing Else Matters', 'Enter Sandman' and more.
Release details
DVD Region: DVD
Studio(s): WARNER MUSIC VISION; CINRAM LOGISTICS
Release date: 12/06/2000
No of Discs: 2
Catalogue No: 8536 40218 2
Barcode: 0085364021823
Music Performer: San Francisco Symphony Orchestra
Composer: Michael Kamen
DVD Description
In this rare and ground breaking performance, hugely popular heavy metal band Metallica is accompanied by the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra with Michael Kamen conducting. The pairing of the full and lush-sounding symphony with the guitar-driven virtuosity works well, giving way for a deeper, more subtle appreciation of Metallica's well-constructed, impressively written music. This music experiment will appeal to hard rock and classical music fans alike!
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