Uploaded by xero2501 on Sep 1, 2009
S&M contains performances of Metallica songs with additional symphonic accompaniment, which was composed by Michael Kamen, who also conducted the orchestra during the concert. The idea to combine heavy metal with an epic classical approach, as James Hetfield stated repeatedly, was an idea of Cliff Burton. Burtons love of classical music, especially of Johann Sebastian Bach, can be traced back to many instrumental parts and melodic characteristics in Metallicas songwriting including classics from Ride The Lightning and Master of Puppets.
In addition to songs from previous albums spanning Ride the Lightning through ReLoad, there are two new compositions: "No Leaf Clover" and "−Human", as well as a symphonic cover of "The Ecstasy of Gold" by Ennio Morricone. "No Leaf Clover" has since been performed by Metallica in concert, using a recording of the orchestral prelude.
Several other songs, including "Wasting My Hate", "The Unforgiven", and "Fade To Black", were considered for selection, but were eventually dropped as it was decided by both Metallica and Michael Kamen that they weren't well suited for symphonic accompaniment.
Changes were made to the lyrics of some songs, most notably the removal of the second verse and chorus of "The Thing That Should Not Be".
The "S" in the stylized "S&M" on the album cover is a backwards treble clef, while the "M" is taken from Metallica's iconic logo. "S&M", which ostensibly stands for "Symphony & Metallica" is a play on words referring to Sadomasochism, which is often abbreviated as "S&M".
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This album is AWESOME!, thumbs up if you agree.
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@deathbysunrise66 what? it looks and sounds normal
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@Slipknot688 Unfortunately, California license plates have only 7 spaces available for Numbers/Letters, so Metallica Can't fit on there =(
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lol that guy is a pro xylophone player XD
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lars...im pretty sure your hi-hat isnt supposed to fukin move like that when u hit it...xD...
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0:46 OMG The band is'nt call Mitalca its METALLICA
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Imagine how much $ to be in this show
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sounds like a good james bond theme :)
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where is part 1?
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How did u get this HD?
HDeathknight 2 years ago
The original clip is not HD, I just converted it to a higher resolution.
xero2501 2 years ago
@xero2501
That's not possible. If it wasnt recorded with HD cameras, no program can make it HD, to the best of my knowledge.
Scarecrow545 1 year ago
@Scarecrow545 Well, I didn't really converted it to HD, I just converted it to a higher resolution. YouTube recognised it as HD. I ripped the original from a simple DVD format.
xero2501 1 year ago
@xero2501 that's why u shouldn't see this video in HD is nonesense
HonzoNebro 1 year ago
@HonzoNebro Look, it's like this. If I would uploaded this video as it was originally, on YouTube it would have lost quality, thus, this way I kind of preserved the original quality. Look at my Pink Floyd videos. They are in the original state, and they suck compared to this, quality wise. And anyway, Youtube HD, it's not really HD.
xero2501 1 year ago 5