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Metallica Concerts, 1982-2012 [Infographics]

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Re: Metallica Concerts, 1982-2012 [Infographics]

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Post by philwelch »

tptacek wrote: post #17
tnuc wrote: post #16

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Yes a good reflection. Looks like Lulu has never been played.

They'd need to drag Lou Reed out for that, right? http://www.theworldsbestever.com/2011/11/29/makes-sense-2/

No one would go. At least their post-Black Album albums have some fans, no one likes Lulu.

Re: Metallica Concerts, 1982-2012 [Infographics]

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Post by prawn »

Bo102010 wrote: post #11
danteembermage wrote: post #8

Cool idea, but I'm going to quibble a bit on the Audience vs. Band Chart. Suppose for simplicity that a band has four songs A, B, C, and D that respectively 40% 20% 20% and 20% of people would prefer to hear at a concert. Now suppose the band can only play one song. Which song should they play? I don't think the answer to that question is a random mix of the songs with 40% song A, I think the answer is 100% song A. I…

The graphic brought up these same kind of questions for me. If you're a band with a new album out, how much from that album should you play? Would you rather boost demand for it, or keep long-time fans happy so they come back to the show next year? The answer may vary by band. My favorite band, Reel Big Fish, recently did a tour with lots of "deep cuts" and few A-side hits. I loved it, and I think lots of long-time f…

Makes me wonder if artists with some history couldn't double up on gigs in a given city, playing classics in one show and favouring newer material in the other. Of course, hardcore fans would attend both.

Re: Metallica Concerts, 1982-2012 [Infographics]

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Post by CWIZO »

crikli wrote: post #23

I'd like to see an infographic on how badly Lars' ability to maintain tempo live has degraded over time. I love their pre-Black studio work and LSB&P, but live it's just tough to listen to them bludgeon their songs to death at 110-200BPM.

I don't know when you last saw them live, but I've seen them last year in Zagreb and I thought they ware great (admittedly that was my first Metallica concert so I really can't compare).

Re: Metallica Concerts, 1982-2012 [Infographics]

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Post by prawn »

marcinw wrote: post #9
tibbon wrote: post #5

This is pretty cool. A few interesting observations: 1. Metallica seems to have realized themselves that St Anger wasn't something they wanted to play after that tour. The Load album seems to have been similarly dropped pretty hard. 2. It appears they never even tried playing the majority of Reload live. This is interesting to me as a musician, because I'd have thought that Metallica would be the type of band to try…

Am I only the person ever to like Load? I know it's not their best, but I still enjoyed it.

I didn't mind it, despite a couple of weaker tracks. Don't think I bought Reload though and barely listened to St Anger.

At some point, I reckon Hetfield lost the magic and was forcing things from that point.

Re: Metallica Concerts, 1982-2012 [Infographics]

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Post by jonursenbach »

tibbon wrote: post #5

This is pretty cool. A few interesting observations: 1. Metallica seems to have realized themselves that St Anger wasn't something they wanted to play after that tour. The Load album seems to have been similarly dropped pretty hard. 2. It appears they never even tried playing the majority of Reload live. This is interesting to me as a musician, because I'd have thought that Metallica would be the type of band to try…

They stopped playing St Anger material after that tour because that album/tour almost broke them up.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Some_Kind_of_Monster_(film)

But probably also because it's awful.

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