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Metallica: S&M (Full Screen)

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What can you give to some one who likes Classical and at the Same time heavy metal music? Solution: Metallica S&M. This DVD features one of the most notorious heavy metal Band known to America accompanied with one of the best organizations of all: The San Francisco Symphony. It is to no surprise that after viewing this videos or listening to the CDs much of the heavy metal fans opened their taste for classical music and the same goes for the classical music fans towards heavy metal. Three of the most awesome features of this DVD are the composition Ectasy of Gold by Ennio Morricone, wich it has been heard on Clint Eastwood's "The Good, The Bad and the Ugly". Also the display for the song "One" Wich had a mayor impact of the view on the military; And last but not least the best feature ever is the release of the song "No Leaf Clover". This Song has a mayor view on hardship and the short rewards of Life. Overall this Volume of the carrer of Metallica will have a long and steady hold for years to come. I rate this product a ten but unfortunatedly there is only a max of five

I received the disc and am enjoying it but one problem I had was the shipping of it..It was not very secure and the box was slightly damaged. I realize that it probably happened during shipping but it would have saved the damage if the product had been wrapped in bubble wrap for protection. Maybe you would consider doing that in the future so the boxes (covers) are not damaged.

Be aware Metallica fans! I really appreciated the Metallica songs with the San Francisco orchestra! This is truely a great album to keep in your collection. I have all Metallica CD's. If you are not a Metallica Fan, you will be disapointed & I suggest you stick to the classics.

This has got to be simply the most amazing piece of music i have ever heard. Symphony and metallica, who would have thought. I come from a country where people earn 2 to 4zl per hour and this double dvd cost me 150zl. It was worth every single penny. I love it and show it off to friends. Very highly recommended

This combines the best of classical music from the San Francisco Symphony and metal music from the greatest metal band Metallica.
They open the show with the symphony playing the infamous "Ecstacy of Gold" and straight in to the instrumental "The Call of Ktulu" one of Metallica fans absolute favorites which they rarely play live on their set list. Two new songs are also included on this DVD, "No Leaf Clover" which is done brilliantly in combination with the sympony and the detuned "-Human" with a heavy main riff. There is also a multi angle feature so you can follow any four of the Metallica members or the conduter Michael Kamen individually through the songs: Fuel, Sad But True, Of Wolf and Man and Enter Sandman.
There is also a feature as to mute the orchestra or mute metallica which is nice if you find either of them boring. The setlist is ended with a great performance of Battery.
A must have for all hardcore fans, a great DVD from the greatest live band in the world.

this DVD see old metallica in a new light the same power and passion is still there in abundance but this time its coupled with something new. a deeper understanding and appreciation of where the band can take their music. this is vintage metallica with a kick ass twist. a must have for all fans

in the 2 1/2 hours of the s&m concert my mind changed from "what were they thinking" to "what was i thinking" this is a great concert and dvd. who would have thought...metallica with an orchestra. well they took a risk and it paid off big time. what a concert...go buy this now if u don't have it. don't even finish reading my review cuz it's time u could spend watching this dvd. the extra stuff is awesome(40 min. doc., angles,etc..) and the 2 new songs are awesome. the orchestra adds even more life to the songs(for whom the bell tolls has never sounded better) point is go buy it...u won't regret it..trust me

Metallica and a Symphionic Orchestra in the same place at the same time?? YOU BET!

This is a great dvd to have for all Fans and not fans of the band.

Metallica doing what they know best... play fast, loud and agressive.

The orchestral arrangements Michael Kamen did to Metallica's music are superb.

The only grey spots are two: They could have done Fade To Black or Creeping Death instead of repeating Nothing Else Matters, wich its had been heard before through the famous "elavator version" of the song.

They summited the second verse of the song "The Thing That Should Not Be" It was too much for the members of the orchestra to hear? They did "Devil's Dance" wich is more direct than TTTSNB.

J'ai toujours été un fan de Metallica. L'ajout d'une symphonie est tout simplement un coup de génie ! Le vidéo est multi-angles ce qui permet d'avoir une prise de vue prioritaire pour chacun des membres du groupe selon le choix ( quelques chansons seulement ). Le menu audio permet également d'isoler seulement le groupe ou encore seulement la symphonie.

Merveilleux !

Overall, this is a good concert. But, I'm a fan of Metallica's older albums b/c they have more originality and less fluff. This album has fluff--namely the symphony. I'm not opposed to mixing classical with metal. They sound good together during the mellow parts of the Metallica songs, but when it's supposed to get heavy the symphony should keep quiet. I found them rather distracting. Fortunately, you can choose to hear only the band audio. But, you can still hear the symphony slightly and the sound quality isn't as clear in this mode. Good attempt to blend the genres, but this concert lacks the energy that their other live performances have.