Metallica - The Shortest Straw (Live Sept 19, 2009)

[@alexlanza79]

This is one of the most underrated songs by Metallica. Most people about Justice they think about the title track, One, Blackened and To Live in To Die, but man the remaining songs are as good as the others and this one in particular is really amazing and the main riff is just sick, at least for me it is!

[@killemallmf7792]

I fuckin love this song 🤘🤘🤘🤘

[@MrOrion92]

I am so damn glad and grateful to be able to say that i was there. God damn that was the best night ever!!!!!!!!!!

[@markhuddleston5810]

Everyone needs to realize these guys are the best metal band ever!!!! All these guys are LIVING LEGENDS

[@WarAbuser]

I smile every time I watch Metallica live, its such a joy to watch. :)

[@Wouter5880]

Solid performance and it just proves they continue to hammer out the classics at their old age \m/

[@Kalikodesigns]

its not JUST a song...its a metallica song, huge difference dude

[@Lp1GMoney]

He's not playing it wrong, he's been improvising parts for the solos quite a bit lately. I like it.

[@DrVegasIII]

This blows me away seeing Metallica still throwin it down "til this day!!!!!! In my oppinion there are the 2nd or 3rd greatest rock band of all time behind the Beatles and MAYBE the Stones!!!!!! I know theyre of the hard rock genre but given what theyve endured and the FACT that they put on the greatest live shows... how can ANYONE disagree????

[@AustinOgonoski]

Crowd goes nuts for an obscure song. Metallica has the best fans in the world.

[@SuperHobbit]

Holy shit, what a great performance of one of my favorite Met songs. Definitely an underrated track, it's good to see they still haven't forgotten about it :D

[@EtherealLlama]

The backing vocals are getting better I see. Great performance!

[@gamma362]

HOLY SHIT!!!! THAT WAS PERFECT!!!! awesome performance of an awesome song

[@Rraayyttee]

Thank you. You just made my day.

[@TheSilencer1776]

These are the only three guys that are actually still kicking ass nowdays. All the other thrash bands have had hired hands for years....

[@jimmymcbrain3282]

everyone saying lars sucks but you know it is him up on stage and you guys behind your computers, so i say lars wins!!!!!!!!!

[@aikryche]

Great to hear this song1 Great Job thank for posting

[@Chimaeravirus]

10 years old, hahaha James is such a funny guy^^. Awesome performance, now waiting for "Frayed Ends Of Sanity" !

[@fitlicker]

Awesome as always...love METALLICA...YEEAAAHHHH

[@TubbyTheDestroyer]

By god that concert was loud. This video doesn't even capture half of the intensity that was there. Great vid!

[@MGinGerFisHM]

this song should be in every show!

[@canalteste562]

Great performance! Awsome Song! Chears Metallica!

[@chrisdausin]

the amazing thing is they still play and what is even more amazing they play it still fucking awsome , and i hope they stay playing it :o

[@Mariana14951]

great song!! i love metallica

[@thetank767]

I would love to see them live!

[@chum1002]

This was amazing!

[@sethious1]

wish they would've played that in Cincinnati...but I was still very happy with there setlist none the less METALLICA KICKED OUR ASS IN CINCY!!!!

[@vader97100]

Wow, this song got a crazy ovation...

[@dangelahusek3986]

To the Lars Haters: Yes he's lost a step. Yeah he gives a little less than those late 80's concerts. But the fact is a drummer keeps time. He keeps up just fine and holds the song together. He's 50+ years old. A fifty year old marathoner losses a step too. Metallica shows are about the release of a shit-ton of energy and these guys have a catalog of songs for that and no other aging metal band can match them. And for the record I find Lars to be one of the most annoying personalities in music so it pains me to have to defend him.

[@jesserapkin2660]

Lombardo

[@Ladyofthering4]

Great performance!!

[@Cekka93]

That amplificators are fantastic!!

[@mrfurious39]

Coming from a drummer who loves Metallica yet still plays with a single bass drum pedal 'cause it's all I need, I strongly agree. Metallica kicks ass regardless of whether Lars is playing double bass drum parts for one measure or not. Double bass drum parts doesn't make the song any greater and it doesn't define what a great drummer is... John Bohnam being the ultimate example of that.

[@LivingDeadCoB]

damn i love the drums in this song!!and the whole song OFC..

[@Toadmaster89]

Holy shit, this sounds amazing. Sounds better than the last time they played it live (If i'm not mistaken, it was in Paris, 199something xD)

[@OddJobKid99]

omg!!! they can still play it!!! i hope they play it on nov. 14 at msg!!!!

[@Max_Kleiber]

now this is pretty amazing!

[@77riso77]

awesome sound

[@ossemon]

Fantastic! :D

[@pdaniel8]

one of mys favs

[@chrisdausin]

the amazing thing is they still play and what is even more amazing they play it still fucking awsome , and i hope they stay playing it :o ane i think lars is hypercinetic thats why he always stands up :p

[@maxzubic]

This video has more views than Metallica's video with exactly the same content

[@SepticChaostar]

saw em on the 17th in indianapolis...really wish they would have played this, but they where great anyway

[@Guitardude81597]

im glad metallica is going back to there thrash roots, i just wish james' voice was like it was in the 80s

[@jobrossuckcock9]

it's about time after like 12 years

[@Max_Kleiber]

@Jacopsman mike mangini is near 50 also and was just announced dream theater's new drummer, so i don't consider age an excuse.

[@JGr525]

A lead guitarist taking singing lessons...SO MUCH LOGIC

[@beerANDstuff1]

JORDIS DRAWR HAS BEEN PULLED FOR YOU!!!

[@71rjeelykcir]

This was on my 19th birthday :)

[@HarvesterOfDeath07]

They better play a song they havent played in a long time when i see them in Toronto :O!!!

[@undergran]

In fact there's a live version of this song during the Load Tour in 1997.

[@GrzesMetallica]

James is definately the best rythm guitarist in the world

[@metallicatori]

still sounds great!

[@cards1985]

Great song

[@RDdaNINJA]

Best metal riff ever.

[@slicknick1866]

that kicked ass!

[@Docteur666]

Hope they'll play Eye of The Beholder soon - or of course Frayed Ends or Escape =) They should do a Club Tour and play seldom played songs!

[@matejko56]

james just cannot remember lyrics to this one :D

[@izzyalistair]

I'm so glad that Metallica is re-learning their stuff from ...and Justice For All, that my opinion of they're best album...only thing is that I hear a distinct lack of prominent double bass drums during this performance.

[@CFHmetalmechanic]

In a interview somewhere in the piles of metallica interviews in some mags I have, I believe Kirk was once quoted saying, that he wasn't really happy with this solo, something like it didnt get the attention that the other solo's on the album got. Add to that not playing it for oh I don't know... 20 years, and I'm sure it won't be exactly right. And of course its gonna be smothered in Wah, It is Kirk playing it and that pedal is a part of his foot now... Wears them instead of shoes!

[@KaitheMetalhead]

Damn,you're right^^ My subwoofer cable was out oO

[@rjc117]

awesome!

[@GrzesMetallica]

oh yeah! With bass it sounds amazing

[@Kolton.leonhart]

Shortest straw has been pulled for you! Fuck yea! Luv Metallica!

[@lumaldonado]

Jason....please come back!

[@Zant5976]

This song is just fucking beautiful with bass.

[@gtamoviestudios]

oh my god james voice is still so powerfull!

[@MYLUYI]

excellent.....metallica lo mejor

[@CreedofCorpsesTV]

THIS SONG ITS SO FUCKING HEAVY!!!! i hope one day theyll play Eye of the Beholder

[@CAMUSTRANSYLVANIA666]

I LOVE GREAT SONG ¡

[@firebending101]

I FUCKEN LOVE METALLICA!!!! LIVE FOREVER METALLICA!!!!

[@12Daze]

So, this is what this songs sounds like with bass guitar... sweet.

[@bongowongowongo]

@Jacopsman Dave Lombardo and Charlie Bennate are both near their 50's.

[@HammettSHREDZ]

What a fucking kickass performance! Glad to see them on top of their game just before the concert here! Only 2 more days bitches!!!!!!

[@gibson4lyf]

i was pretty dissapointed that they didnt play this when i saw them. At least they played Blackened :D 'Tallica for ever!

[@HHETFIELDD]

excelente este temazoooo!!!!

[@Viper8962]

@samuelhimself what about fight fire with fire and Trapped under ice? They play those live and he does double bass, also he is older so he probably cant go as long as he used to

[@antoniojaymz]

endless headbanging

[@soadratmetc]

Holy shit, they totally changed the middle solo section!

[@blppt]

@JonMan1994 Yeah, because Vinnie Colaiuta (age 55) couldnt play this in his sleep night after night. Or just about any of Lars' contemporaries in metal, who tour as much as Metallica and play far more challenging stuff night after night. Its not like I'm asking him to play 260bpm Kollias double bass fills. And if you watch Lars' live, he does this with all of the old stuff, not just this song. It just stands out here because the original had such cool fills, and he doesnt play them anymore.

[@TheShepster80]

The last time we played it we was ten years old!!!!! so that was 1973 then?

[@wingnutter69]

@metallicarox4evR Think about it..... He's done that song how many times in the last 15 years? He could sound more like he used too but his heart is not into it as much as it was when they first played it on stage. It's more like "going through the motions" for them now.

[@natazer]

the soundtrack to my teens fuck yea!

[@LowAstral]

excellent

[@ExcaliburRx7]

awesome

[@santanaincubus]

All their souls from the 80s got into their bodies.

[@TheShortestStruuaaww]

SECOND favorite 'tallica song

[@JazzSoulMetal]

JAMES' RIGHT HAND!!! INHUMAN!

[@Stiny1234B]

wow all three of them came in clear during the chorus...usually you can't hear them that well...

[@zerodefects26]

BRUTAL!!!!!!!!

[@DaanGuitarManiak]

i played it on guitar hero metallica and was like: omg that is way to heavy for some old dudes to play. I WAS SO FUCKING WRONG 1982 - 2010 rocking for 28 years \M/

[@ArronLukeMusic]

You can clearly hear him doing the rolls throughout the song. and also he does the fills aswell.

[@CSDGames]

i wish i was there =(

[@MetaliCanuck]

I was supose to be there, FAQ!

[@biggestMetallicAfan]

No i hear it perfectly. You can't have it to loud, cause then it interferes with the bass and rhythm guitar and such. They have to have the volumes so everything go together right, like drums, LG, Bass, and RG.

[@metalistas1993]

Fuck yeah. Its actually live again!

[@soadratmetc]

@monamOneX I know! That solo was a masterpiece!

[@Mackened]

Fucking incredible song and performance.

[@2009JimmyPage]

you have to see "the shortest straw live in prague" of AIanastasia's channel.. please go to see that video.. I was incredibily happy after!!!

[@Masterfighterx]

Yeah it was EPIC at Horsens Denmark :D

[@DoctorRobertBobby]

so true, all of what you said.

[@wannabeserpento99]

omfg this was 2 days ago