St_Jason said:
free_mhayden said:
Dammit, you guys have now made me start looking into Metallica tickets for Friday.
Do you true fans look down on me because my most significant memories of them are practicing my layups listening to 'Black' on cassette tape and rocking to 'Load' as I wrecked shop on Quake?
You should absolutely go. It's been almost 10 years since the last time they went on tour and even they they do tour its been less and less dates each timeI don't know if they can keep playing these songs forever but as of now they are still in top form and you will not regret going. The show I saw Sunday and when I saw them back in 03 are easily in my top 5 greatest concerts of all time and quite possibly the greatest concert I've ever been to.
I've been thinking the last few years; so many artists who have gotten so old, the main thing that stops/will stop them is, well, death. Someone like Paul McC, aerosmith, BB King, johnny cash, willie nelson, chuck berry.. these guys went/are gonna probably go until they die, because the required physical aspect of playing the music allows them to do so. The voice is obviously a factor.. a great voice in your 20s/30s is hard to still have in your 70s.
But, Metallica, not so much. Early 80s thrash was really the earliest forms (in large amounts) of very fast drumming/double bass, picking, soloing, long complicated songs, aggressive vocals, etc.. At some point, probably not too far into the future, they (along with their peers) are going to be physically unable to perform these songs to a level that they deem acceptable. They have pride in their music, and they aren't going to continue to play these songs sloppily, or dumbed down, just for the sake of doing it.
If they release another album and tour again in 3-4 years, they can do another round.. and maaaaybe even another after that if it's a short span.. After that, I'm not so sure. They'll be in their mid to late 60s. I think they're going to call it quits, on the road anyway.
