Metallica - The Shortest Straw (Jam) ~2004~

[Dzocetraev]

0:35 small mistake from lars :D

[GreatestOfAllTime96]

I remember when i thought this song was hard on drums. HA

[Metallica4LifeDM1981]

@crimsonakd what?

[bcherbs]

lars timing ?

[gabi6373]

one of their best songs ! I love the album .... and justice for all.

[Metallicaguy91]

Rob looks bored lol

[AdmanFatman]

rob standing up straight, it doesnt look natural...

[klb2000000]

"Blackened" sucks so much compared to "Shortest straw".

[mcschp]

@klb2000000: yeah but Blackened is more "famous"...

[blackshadow811]

@klb2000000 oh no no no, both songs are fuckin awesome but blackened doesnt suck compared to any song.

[metyzermanfan19]

Play blackened lots or what lars?

[iLikeCookie88]

0:14 - James forgot the riff and had to look at Kirk! You wrote the song James! xD

[Tdrummer888]

@Studas2006 your so wrong it's not even funny...

[kuzurame]

@Tdrummer888 no no hes right its just lars has to work hard cause he sucks

[Maidenhead1996]

Shortest Straw is one of my favorite Metallica songs. Far better than One.

[makaz112]

james farted at 1:20

[dapianoman76]

ROB is killin' it!

EFFORTLESS!

[GnRJay08]

When someone says, "i could do that with my eyes closed" in this case Lars actually can LOL :-)

[Studas2006]

Lars puts in the most work out of everyone, not just on this vid

[ZeroMurasame]

@Studas2006 Baby's first troll?

[fixxxer3456]

lol. Poor Lars.

[metalistas1993]

Nice biceps,Rob!

[thejackass234]

its funny how lars wears shorts haha metallica fuking rules\_/

[stefan90210]

Buahahah at 0:25 Lars f**d up, and then at 0:35 ;p ;p ;p They must have played it here first time for a long time.

[pedroc501]

lars is getting a blowjob xD

[EldubeG25]

@pedroc501 0:54 ? lol

[pedroc501]

@EldubeG25 hahahahahahahahahahahaha

[marzarza]

@phenom371 callate pendex, por que te enfadas es medio raro tu amor por el mono?

[Decapitat0r]

Such fucking shitty drums.

[MrCoww]

Looks like Lars don't like blackened haha

[marzarza]

ya estan viejos... y pusieron a un mono de guitar nuevo...jubilaros...

[kiljoy12345678]

Fuck man, even I play this song with more energy by myself in my room...

[MBvolcom92]

@kiljoy12345678 they're just practicing :P

[kiljoy12345678]

@MBvolcom92 But so am I...

[indianlarryjr]

@kiljoy12345678 it's not like they've played this song 2374203942039742093402 times before. i doubt it's very entertaining for them to play it again and again in a practice room.

[rocafella142]

lol 0:15.... James stopped playing to look at Kirk... looks like he forgot that part of the song and had to look at him to remember.

[AppleSauceInvasion]

Is it just me or is Rob thinner here? I'm not saying he's fat, but he's a big guy.

[GoPS3NoXbox360]

what the hell, rob at 0:45 hes not even into it like he usually is

[Vexer333]

@GoPS3NoXbox360 he is in to it it just that they play about 3 hours straight and need to save energy

[BrianMauk]

Haha, 1:02 They must be sooo burnt out on these songs...

[XxBialxX]

LOL.

Lars and kirk..

[bmuffboy]

some one tell kirk to smile at 1.19 hah

[ASPEDBUSDRIVER1]

@bmuffboy theyre probably miserable from rehearsing this brutal song over and over again. the justice for all songs require so much energy.

[SCRIMandBLANK]

there is not worst justice song. deal with it

[Henrique2017]

LOLOLOL

[MeTeddyCa]

This is the best Metallica solo in the worst Justice Song - Thsi is Misery

[TILDEATH876]

worst justice song may be to live is to die, Shortest straw is a great song

[Henrique2017]

agreed

[iamlegen911]

to live is to die is a fucking masterpeice. all of the songs on the justice album are awesome, i dont even know why this debate is going on right now what the fuck??

[gregbear123]

shambles

[quackbeef]

@ndmetallicafreak92 yeah, i agree he should go back to 9 peice and keep the 22" kick drums, many metal drummers have that now days. 24" kicks get poor sensitivity unless you kick them really hard...

[ndmetallicafreak92]

which happens to lars all the time cause you never hear his bass drum in the recent live recordings

[flanymayyo]

I listened to blackened live in the mexico show half year ago, they played it absolutly cool! jaja i personal love blackened XD

[jeffreycollins]

looks like lars is shooting himself because he just can't play it like he used to.

[aliflippd]

dude come on, he plays it the same

[Gamez4Lif3]

He oughta get back his old drumkit the oversized epic sounding one... at least if he fucks up then it'll sound cool

[Nina4119]

wow it's cool to know how good they are ! metallica: best band ever !!!

[billytalentfan48]

1:03- 1:08 lol wow lars i think you really dont like blackened

[flanymayyo]

@billytalentfan48 to bad cuz... WE LOOOOOVE BLACKENED!! DONT WE? jajaja XD

[billytalentfan48]

@flanymayyo yeah blackened is a really good song. but lars looked like he had enoguh of that song lol

[spaker88]

should play it live asap

[discohunter12]

lars is like nooooo then just starts playing

[magicboy1103]

the dude below me is right.blackened is just about the hardest song by metallica to play with a full band.I know the whole song on guitar.and when I play it by my self it's almost perfect.but when I play it with the music its so much harder.

[Deltidsharmonisk]

Underrated song, hoep it sounded bad ass last nite.

[thebogeymaniscoming]

they're playing Shortest Straw LIVE for the first time since 1997 right now in Montreal !

[thebogeymaniscoming]

no, they didn't play it in 2004...

[sabbathjunkie69]

they all look really pissed off about playing blackened

[krollaostmedburger]

LOL KIRK know it and not James WTF

[MetalHalo24]

Rob doesn't look to happy

[boomxpassion]

lol

[ILOVERUSH101791]

Wow, Rob is playing these songs like they are nothing :O

[Ritchie360]

this song actually isnt too hard. but robs cool yeh hes a bass god

[Recanon]

Many people say blackened isn't hard.

Try it with a full band, it's almost impossible to get it tight.

And don't say things like;'' ooeehh men you got a shitty band then.''

Cause my whole band got accepted on 1 of the most hard-to-get-in-to conservatory's in the netherlands.

Ssooo.. It's hard allright.

[Ritchie360]

true, I was refering to the guitar part.

[queenville]

yea the solo part can be really tricky

[nuklear41]

Well.......that's a hard to get into Netherlands thing...........Here in America I bet our smallest gig is bigger than your biggest gig. But either way If you can play blackend then rock on!

[Squallieballie]

Just because it's bigger doesn't mean it's better....

[Recanon]

Damn. How can you be so stupid? Ever heard of Pinkpop? Lowlands? Gelderdome?

Metallica payed respect to us for being able to play there! And if America is so good? Then how come all these shitty bands are the most popular bands there? I wouldn't be proud of my country if Fall Out Boy or All the American Rejects or whatever are the most popular and demanded bands. Shame.

[Ritchie360]

spreek die grapjassen niet tegen, ze weten niks!

[toeffu]

Hmm, ever heard of festivals here in Europe? Yeah.

[MasterofKnees]

@ILOVERUSH101791 Thats because he is mother fucking Robert Trujillo! The living god of bass! (R.I.P Cliff Burton)

[MarkCavan2]

@ILOVERUSH101791 ahh bass is easy

[uofm97]

@ILOVERUSH101791 Well, the bass lines closely mirror the guitar lines, so I don't think it'd be too hard for a master like Rob to get a handle on it. :)

[samborna1002]

@uofm97 indeed

[neoniki30]

@ILOVERUSH101791 You're saying that like James Lars or Kirk are having trouble playing them + we all know And Justice For All has no bass :D:D

[a7xkid945]

thats just proves rob is amazing hes playing blackened and is like lalalalaaaaaa

[Richard0oO]

@a7xkid945 i love rob but hes never a cliff burton

[MrMrkfuk]

@a7xkid945

he growt in the jungle man, there are more difficult things to do there

(i love rob)

[ROBLOXchowder]

Proof dumbass?

[theatertragedy]

You are the most boring ass in the world

[1986HOTMALE]

lalalaa

[dredayak18]

come on lars we know you can play the 1:19 part better, lazy bastard.

[overclockeador]

Hehehe LOL

[MrRedman]

I have a cut on my index finger, I can't play well, for a while. - Watching this video makes it sting.

[cellm823]

Oh, Blackend!......goddammit...

[stosstrup666]

i kinda thought that this shortest straw jam was a bit slower...thats how i heard it...

needs to be faster...lars, play faster!!!!!!

[lodown505]

LARS: "Blackened!"

JAYMZ: Actually that was "The Shortest Straw", but fuck that song. Blackened is way easier. Good thinking, Lars!

LARS: I like Sandwiches!

JAYMZ: Blackened Is The End...

[BijanMetallica]

Haha Lars off beat at :36

No wonder they don't play this song.

[CCTSPORTES]

see 1:06 thats what i want to happen so i can join tallica JUST KIDDING

[KGuitarH]

Lars xD

"Oh Blackened!"

(Shit did I just say that out loud? Oh fuck no...)

[elidude55]

lol lars is getting to old for his songs

[triumphantshaft]

no shit huh lol

[2meanings]

yeah i was fuckin confused

[kruso01]

off course it didnt make it on the setlist, james face at 0:14 says it all...

[wrigleyx]

it's easier for james, 'cause he have WRITTEN the riff

[DarkLabProductions]

LOL

[BullsEyeRocker]

amazing how they can remember all the songs!

[LBCSAINT13]

lol apparently not

[DerbyDamon93]

Nah mate playing guitar and remembering the songs is like riding a bike...

[wwcduck]

True, but not always.

Like if you havn't ridden a bike in 20 years, there will still be atleast a little bit of rust and obviously needs some rehearsal.

[criskrihz]

not all of them when they played jump inthhe fire in 2004 after 20 yrs they had to relearn it

[MasterChiefNewb]

i dont think u would forget u wrote the song

and u play it lol

i still remember the first song i ever learned

[baranthalas]

you can. if you have written like 100 songs and havent played/heard them for long time it is so easy to forget how the song goes. the timing, dynamics etc etc

[DarkLabProductions]

you got it man!

metallica songs are hard to play with a whole entire band. these guys aint nirvana lol

[robbscool]

NOOOOOOO no no no no no no no. not if you play them right

[kendostick58]

i agree

[ultimateguitar553]

I hope they play this on saturday.

Im going to see them!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[naxu10]

METALLICA IS THE FUCKING BEST BAND

[metalkarl91]

This is seriously one of my favorite Metallica riffs :D the verse riff . is so frikkin' awesome! :D

[Vilenska]

Oh Man! hope they play rare tracks live like in 2004. Kick ass song!

btw i've got a mp3 of this song performed live back in 1992! Metallica 4 Ever!!!!!

[HacknSlash12]

The snare sounds sick in this vid.

[greatezalor]

man they never played this live this song totally kicks ass!! \m/

[babyg474]

they did, long a go........ :P

[greatezalor]

i mean they never played it nowadays

[Winninginbusiness]

Hahaha, Lars's face @ 1:02. No,they're not burnt out on those songs, lol..

[SenorDucK1]

0:13-0:14

James "shit how does that riff go again? oh yeah..."

lol, good thing about two guitars, one can alway stop playing if they need to itch or something!

[kankuro1701]

Why do they never play this song live?THIS SONG ROCK!

[metfan911]

yes !!

[Slashe50]

I like Lars's face at 1:02

[gejlnissen]

hello my <3

[nitram33100]

hum did metallica use line 6 amplifier

[doctorsadvocategame]

Someone tighten Lars' snare haha.

[Wilkesy1000]

this is the st anger tour.

gah everything was shit then lol.

cant wait to see em on the death magnetic tour

[ajackets12]

these guys are awesome on this tour! just saw em last month. ur gonna love it

[Mohamed636]

lol what a dead jam

[nicdaspic]

they are all so bored\

[VOSTFR]

Did Lars play the regular double bass rythm during the Shortest Straw verse? I can't hear him...

[TYLERMBECKER]

Whats wrong Lars blackened to fast now? lol jk Metallica is cool

[channel32]

i think lars doesnt like blackened that much^^

[wrigleyx]

lol!! oh blackened? lol!!

[80smetalchild]

wheres james voice

[15vincecarter12]

i think he let it rest for a show after that

[80smetalchild]

ur probably right

[SputniksArmy]

yeah but in some other videos like these jam sessions, u can hear his voice as if hes screaming but the guitars and stuff just overpower the mic.

[Alexandrestas]

I think the mic is turned off.

[commaslashdot]

Best, Most Metal Song, EVAR!

[flipperboy]

poor rob he looks so bored

[martirijiyo]

i think st.anger dont't suck..it is a little bit less interesting than load/reload. if the songs of st anger were not so long, have guitar solos, different drums snare and the same clear sound quality of load/reload, could be a pretty good recording and so much selling because "all within my hands", "st. anger", "invisble kid" are songs that have conditions to become in hits...excepts for the reasons that i've mention before.

[ThunderHawk04]

I dont see why people think St.Anger,Load,and Reload suck, theyre good.

[iamandylol]

st.anger sucked, but reload and load were pretty good.

[kingv911]

i can't get into st. anger, but load and reload are actually good. They just aren't what people expected. If some new band had come out and that was their first couple albums, people would've liked them. It didn't sound like Master of puppets so the die hards that can only appreciate metal didn't like it. The songs on load and reload that weren't singles are the best material, although bleeding me is pretty sweet.

[trijiconian]

Man I hate Lars. He is ruining Metallica. He wants no more guitar solos at all. What the fuck is he thinking??? There needs to be a lot of guitar to cover up his mediocre drumming.

[SputniksArmy]

Not only Lars, but the famous " You know what I think is bullshit" quote from Kirk when he's saying that to this day guitar solos are totally too trendy.

[trijiconian]

Kirk is saying that NOT using guitar solos is being trendy. Many alternative bands do not have heavy guitar or solos. Lars wanted to emulate them. Kirk wanted to stay true to the roots of Metallica.

[afazrul79]

This song has an extremely tight music structure and very meaningful lyrics. Awesome.

[JtK27]

One of their best songs. Just because it's so diffrent from a lot of things they've done.

[Batman1Maiden]

u know what was different? st. anger. load, and reload. now those were different.

[JtK27]

Well as plain hardrock/ordinary metal albums load and relod were good. As thrash metal they sucked. St.Anger sucks all the way to sounthern russia.

[Batman1Maiden]

hey i didn't say i enjoyed listening to st.shitter. St. anger sucked. that is all

[JtK27]

Yeah I got that. I was just agreeing with you.

[rekar1]

Jammin!

[infiniti2006]

wtf, the video ends at one of the most slammin riffs..

[thesethingsihate]

when the riff from blackened comes in, lars looks really bored. i dont get that, since as blackened is a well good song

[Metalduder06]

Well...he does that sometimes....just well doesn't look interested...then goes out and plays a fantastic show.

[megahirosheb]

he's concentrating

[1Silenten]

i Just wish lars would play the songs like he did when they recorded them

[InsaneKramex]

dude their ESP's are so tight..

they are great guitars also.

great vid!