S & M [PA] by Metallica/San Francisco Symphony

Pros: A great (if not really new) concept, some good song choices.
Cons: Doesn't use the symphony as well as it could have, some poor song choices too.

Live albums were never my cup of tea. Despite the occasional live gem (Ozzy Osbourne with his now seminal Tribute for example), standard CD and Tape Players simply fail to capture the excitement and energy of the concert being recorded. The ...

Pros: A mostly well-done blend of two musical polar-opposites
Cons: Some songs don't come out right or are rushed, Audience sings too much, Incomplete

Metallica's S&M (no, not that S&M) has been a fixture on my Christmas and birthday lists since it was first released back in 2000. What better item for a Metallica fan that the closest thing to a greatest hits compilation?

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Pros: Awesome blend of metal and orchestra...Michael Kamen handles the band's material with utter genius.
Cons: Where are Unforgiven or Seek & Destroy? What about Sanitarium?

"Okay, let me get this straight...S&M was some nutjob's idea of putting METALLICA together with a fully-orchestrated SYMPHONY?! What kind of nonsense is that?! There's no way the two styles could ever work well together; I can't believe the band even...

Pros: Unique twist on some old favorite, plus two new ones
Cons: None

Metallica's S&M has been described as the combination of the world's greatest symphony and the world's loudest rock band, and I must say that the description fits.
The San Francisco Symphony Orchestra, known for their powerful performances,...

Pros: Powerful, Intense, Flawless, Added Kick to old tracks...
Cons: Not one I think of... Just pure sound to your ears!

Do we all remember that old Reese's Peanut Butter Cup commercial that aired for years? You know the one where the girl and boy bump into each other and his candy bar falls into her peanut butter. That's right. That's the one! Well, this commercial...

Pros: Performance, symphonic arrangements and recording spot on for the most part
Cons: Occasionally sounds cluttered. Inclusion of some songs questionable

In early 1999, one of the more unlikely musical marriages took place. Legendary bay area thrashers Metallica teamed up with legendary orchestral score author Michael Kamen to produce symphonically embellished interpretations of some of the better known...

Pros: Symphony, Diversity, Energy, Nothing Else Matters
Cons: Case, a few songs

Introduction
I am not Metallica's biggest fan, far from it, but I do like them a lot. My friend has everyone of their albums from the first in 1983, though present day. Since I'm moving, I won't have the option of listening to his CD's, so...

Pros: very good album
Cons: some bad songs, 1 or 2

At first when I got this album I thought "Metal and classical?!" Then when I listened to it, it was great they did a great job on their new songs and Metallica is and always will be the best. Althought the old metallica was much better from...

Pros: This band keep progressing, and pushing itself to new heights.
Cons: Absolutely nothing.

.......to another chapter in the storied career of Metallica. This is the latest step for a band that has been evolving since they first hit the scene back in the early 80's. S&M is a live collaboration between Metallica and the S.F symphony,...

Pros: New realm for heavy metal, see we don't all "bang our heads"
Cons: Can't get enough!! Can't wait for more!!

When I began hearing a syndicated talk show host and his group discussing the new Metallica, and slamming Metallica for bowing out of heavy metal, it piqued my curiosity.

I have loved Metallica forever. On this day, as I...

Pros: Heavy Metal done metallica style
Cons: none

Metallica is my favorite band of all time. I love their music and have seen them in concert 25 plus times and I really didn't think they could top their older music which I perfer but they did.This album is the best they have put out in a long time and I...

Pros: Spectacular sounds, orchestra complements the band perfectly, great mix of the old and the new, and of course, James Hetfield.
Cons: As all CD's are....it's 'spensive.

Color me biased, but I would walk through hot coals, swim, bleeding, in shark infested water, cover myself in honey and stake myself atop an anthill and survive a Partridge Family marathon just to hear James Hetfield sing a note--OFF KEY even. So,...

Pros: unique twist on heavy metal music
Cons: foul language

I'll admit it. I've never been much into Heavy Metal music but this CD has changed my tune. How many other albums can turn a fan of 38 Special, Meatloaf and Chicago into a Metallica fan?

I was skeptical when I was asked to listen to this CD...

Pros: Live sound, new swing on music
Cons: none

If you are like me, you probly think that clasical music sucks, and that it is for old people. I always though that, and I never thought that i would like clasical in any form. This record really changed what i thought about clasical music. Metallica...

Pros: Everything!
Cons: There isn't more

The title says it all... Metallica comes back, once again, after a somewhat disappointing two album stretch with Load and Re-Load with what could be called a compilation piece by some, a new work by others.
It's Metallica playing mostly their really...