Metallica - The Shortest Straw (Live Chicago 1997)

[@Metrionix]

Personally I love Load and ReLoad has some killer shit in it. I know not everybody liked their new direction but they stayed true to themselves. No matter how different their new albums were, they never stopped playing their thrash songs.

[@hyperbiscuit2284]

HELL YEAH!!!

[@ShadowZero1980]

Too bad this isn't on Cunning Stunts!

[@jeromevillanueva2207]

This song in the setlist is considered a rarity during this era.

[@koba9421]

Jerome Villanueva This song is a rarity in general

[@tyleraikman436]

Fuck I miss Jason Newstead being in Metallica, his vocals and personality were perfect for the band..

[@wanik4]

Yeah James fucked that all up. At least they settled their differences...a little too late, though.

[@sundaramashoknagaraj6210]

Tyler Aikman u deserve a million likes for this comment

[@muriloninja]

Everything about him brought Metallica to the next level and through the prime "Holy fuck" years!

[@trashermaniac2216]

Say what you want about Load and Reload, Metallica still ripped it up Live during the 90's and that's where it counts as a real band killing it live !!!

[@andrewwebster2598]

Odd how they never done this on the Justice tour, but played it on the Black Album and Load tours

[@samraines3924]

metallica greatest band to take the stage.

[@M.A.D-222]

Jason's backing vocals are fucking amazing

[@marcosjosedasilva5992]

Jason Newsted Forever !!!!.

[@Guggebilen]

James is truly on fire here!

[@Carz888]

@LongLaiz just because it wasn't a favourable era to you doesn't mean they weren't just as brilliant. Load and Reload are both great albums, and if they didn't have Metallica's name on them, they would be considered good, but because it's not their 'image' it immediately gets dismissed. They had control of their career, just thank god that they didn't sell out and aim for mainstream, that truly, would have been something to dread.

[@mofo6907]

james was a MONSTER!

[@mr4METALLICA]

i love the metallica of right now with rob too but idk why ,but the guitar tune ,drums or speakers, idk , on this vid and older ones it sounds better

[@mr4METALLICA]

@redgibson1 well the singing part its understandable why but nah.. if you look at the year 09 and compare it to this, he sounds the same or take the vocal track only live hes sounds very good he still growls and everything in 2011 but use clean vocals more because im sure you dont want him to blow his voice AGAIN but i want that tune again sounds fucking heavier but still i love em after all :D

[@timm_3r]

I was at this show!

[@heyholetsgo]

Me too!

[@kurtkluge1686]

Me too.

[@brianallen2232]

Timmer Ratajczyk I was at the Seattle show

[@SGguy0425]

3:08 is badass \m/

[@daz3z197707]

Cheers for posting this

[@brianallen2232]

Yeah it was I remember in Seattle

[@A7Xgreatestfan]

Jason.

[@souzaef]

marvelous

[@jamesamsler2418]

Chicago is a Metallica town!!!

[@brh2282]

@LongLaiz no....the now era.....sigh....at least newsted was still with the band!!!

[@colinevans8852]

Badass but I don't know why they always cut parts out of the Justice songs.

[@ГеннадийСеменов-б9и]

Cause it takes FOREVER to play one Justice song

[@Nightwishfann]

@Carz888 that's not the point. As a band, you try to respect the opinion of you're fans. I agree that Load and ReLoad aren't bad albums (they have good production and structure), but it's not Metallica. And what about the eye make-up? strange fotoshoots? etc etc etc. Take a look at bands like Testament ;) never in the Big Four, but they don't ever let you down as a fan.

[@rawkgawdez]

james looks sooooooo hot

[@Metavid16]

james is hot

[@googlewantstoknowyourlocat1115]

everyone sweats when they play live.

[@JohnnyDevaney]

luks lyk cunning stunts

[@SlyD3R514]

th load and reload era *sighs*

[@blackmustang728]

the load and era was the worst era of metallica