LAMONT’S MUSIC NOTES-APR 21, 2020…ONE OF THE MANY THINGS I LOVE ABOUT METALLICA IS THEY ARE NEVER AFRAID TO TRY SOMETHING NEW AND PUSH THE ENVELOPE. ONE SUCH INSTANCE TOOK PLACE ON THIS DATE 21 YEARS AGO. THE GROUP HELD THEIR FIRST OF 2 CONCERTS WITH THE SF SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA AT THE BERKELEY COMMUNITY THEATRE FOR WHAT BECAME KNOWN AS THE S&M CONCERTS. THE TWO SHOWS, HELD ON APRIL 21 & APRIL 22, 1999 WERE RECORDED WITH THE BEST TAKES COMPILED INTO THE S&M ALBUM. TO DATE, ACCOUNTING FOR STREAMING AND PHYSICAL SALES, S&M HAS SOLD OVER 7.3 MILLION COPIES AND COUNTING.
THIS IS A STUB FROM THE SECOND NIGHT. INTERESTING TO NOTE THE COST OF A TICKET FOR THIS MONUMENTAL CONCERT WAS A MERE 40 BUCKS !! THIS IS METALLICA WITH ‘NO LEAF CLOVER’ FROM THE SUPERB S&M CONCERTS