Metallica The Thing That Should Not Be Live 1993 Basel Switzerland

[@chinito398]

2:29 James realizes how fucking awesome it is to play this fucking song live

[@varun18891]

I love that look. XD XD XD

[@BoxCarBoy12]

I bet this is actually one of James's fave songs to play live. There's this moment, and in one of their more recent performances he shouts "I love playing that song!" right after they finish. Too bad they have stuff like Enter Sandman taking precious setlist spots to appease the commercial listeners nowadays, burying gems like this song!

[@ErlendBuflod]

I saw in a youtube video him mentioning this song as one of his Metallica favorites. Damn I love that 2:29 moment. I have watched it probably 50 times since I discovered this video yesterday. \m/

[@jbearmcdougall1646]

To play it correct you mean bro.... Love this song though....!!!!

[@Epd3mik]

If you look up "The thing that should not be live 2009" Hes headbanging pretty hard there. :D

[@trentf4891]

I don't think there was ever a more fitting solo for a song. The original studio solo fit the theme of this song perfectly.

[@RodHammett95]

The note sequence is so bizarre, amazing election of notes by Hammett. That's why he's a great guitarist. So underrated and receives much hate.

[@barndencactus]

@@RodHammett95 because he just puts super forgettable sloppy wah solos over any piece of music that they release now.

[@louE25]

He really served the song with this solo. No overplaying and unecessary shredding

[@alex8449]

@@barndencactus he paid $29 for that wah pedal and bah gawd y'all he's gonna get his money worth

[@Joemcncheese]

Believe it or not Kirk wrote the solo in about 30 minutes

[@MW-vc9gi]

I miss the old Metallica, But gotta respect them their still rock'n hard today!

[@rotfaun2852]

Mason Witherwax I miss young Metallica 😉

[@andrewwebster2598]

Yeah still great musicians, so talented

[@jedimastermacewindu8224]

Also to this day they're still rock'n hard. 🙏🔥💯

[@truthcantbesilenced4533]

we all miss the old us at this point old man :P

[@luKaz895]

1:05 to 1:08 , look at the left , a young man with yellow shirt appears from the underground lol

[@danilofernandez7121]

+luKaz895 Look at his face. He is like "Where the hell am I?"

[@hvacguy11]

+luKaz895 holy crap thats crazy he looks possessed

[@odiesotomayor271]

+luKaz895 He saw the thing should not be. LOL!

[@thomsonpotter1904]

This is the funniest shit I've ever seen. He's like "What the fuck is this heaviness?"

[@TheRealEricMitchell]

luKaz895 Holy shit that is so funny! XD

[@Metavid16]

2:32 James got a eargasm

[@OlviMasta77]

'Hi guys.. and welcome to.. Metallica ASMR'

[@Aruk02]

5:44 that RISING was so crisp

[@MuhammadHafiz128]

4:14 KIRK WE NEED YOU BACK

[@JMNTLRDRX]

3:30 that sounds painful.

[@dragonforcefan3277]

It probably was really painful, this is the era when Jaymz fucked up his voice completely, you can hear in this performance that james can't really hit those high notes.

[@goldenwolf8081]

To me it’s like an older male lion in the sense of like James voice during this time he’s struggling hard to be like his younger more powerful angrier self but in the heat of the moment his youth will roar out of him like the old days although it’s painful on the lions older body.

[@Nissardpertugiu]

they were touring too much. In 1987-1992 he hit the notes but he put bottom mass into it. Its the same notes, but a different tone​@@goldenwolf8081

[@LorKen17021991]

Yeah on this whole concert you can hear that he fucked up his voice pretty badly on this tour. And after this tour he startet so sing a little more softer

[@iiDyNaMiiKzZ]

3:30 The POWER in this man's voice... What a fucking badass.

[@sebg2086]

its call reverb

[@ninasbbm5133]

​The point was it aounded badass regardless ​@@sebg2086

[@rotfaun2852]

2:30 man I love that feeling from playing, the zone, when you feel one with your instrument

[@ErlendBuflod]

Fucking amazing.

[@RodHammett95]

4:14 one of Kirk's most underrated solos!

[@beirch]

It's literally one of his most celebrated solos. Can't stand how the word "underrated" is thrown around lately.

[@matteomirri114]

1:10 James realize that this song is heavier than he tought

[@MetaITurtle]

Matteo Mirri 2:28

[@walkthisway1539]

0:44 cliff spirit

[@Fister_of_Muppets]

He showed up in the afterlife to rock out for a couple hours lol

[@zzyy502zz]

looks like Rex Brown from Pantera

[@user-mo4qk5kz7q]

0:44 Cliff?

[@walkthisway1539]

+Roädie In Rock cliff spirit

[@user-mo4qk5kz7q]

Erdem Şanlı Immortal!

[@yearginclarke]

+Roädie In Rock Wow, it sure looks like Cliff!

[@robertarts1422]

Sadly Not... RIP

[@drummerdoingstuff5020]

Holy ghost of Cliff!

[@ederadamo2847]

the James voice sound hypnotizing

[@JeanFerreiraCabral]

2:29 i fucking love rare moments like this. James Hetfield headbanging

[@DanielTests]

2:26 James "the devil's voice" Hetfield

[@KUPHSER]

Ride the lightning has always been my favourite album by these guys for a good 30 years, but this has to be their best tune. Am I the only one who feels this way??

[@lkwalden7]

Future reply, but yes. This song is the heaviest shit on earth. Lyrics are masterful.

[@breal1183]

Say what you want about Lars now, but from 1981-89 he was KING!

[@rodolforodriguez6230]

Absolutely...AGREE ....he was a BEAST.

[@justinscott4208]

i guess he thought the same thing and never practiced another day in his life..lol

[@mattutte_2010]

Best Metallica tune

[@alexsantos9021]

0:44 Say hello to Cliff. Hi Cliff

[@Shawn-bj3xf]

How ya doin?

[@cupboardy]

Even though he's heard this song a million times, even James has an 'OMG this is amazing' moment at 2:33. Good case of HMAF. (Heavy Metal Appreciation Face).

[@chrisverstappen7252]

Love that creepy echo on the vocal in the verse!!

[@thrashmaniac2340]

Τhat's a badass song for sure

[@RafaelLucini]

2:34 Immortal! \m/

[@Metrionix]

MOTHER OF GOD! JAMES! SO POWERFUL!

[@Shougonate]

fallen city , living DEAAAAATTHHH!!! fuck yeah james

[@MKDumas1981]

Shougonate "Did 'n didn't once possessed..."

[@eumesmo71]

6:21 wow... that WAH was HEAVY omg

[@allaeasyk2408]

Just fly away music ⚡⚡ Voice , James , voice〰🎶〰🎶

[@dextermorgan5513]

Most underrated song of Metallica

[@Nopliman]

And METALLICA is the thing that should be in your life.

[@EthanAbramson23]

Kirk's playing Jimi Hendrix 3rd Stone From the Sun at the end. [phone] props.

[@mariesteve358]

@6:04 Jamesy nails that ferocious roar that goes right through me, & gets my heart pumping with Awwwwe!!! His roar Is his signature, That's what separates him from anyothers, I love that deep grunge roar!!! I'd probably pass out if I was up front, & He roared like he did, They'd have to bring me too, I'd be thinking I was having a heart attack, being that close to them! Those speakers are powerful, & with this heavy song, My heart be feeling like beating outta my chest, I was in the mosh pit @ one of their concerts, @ the Allentown Fairgrounds, Pa. I had to get out quickly!!! I thought I was gonna get crushed, & dam near did, But I wasn't able to talk for a week! 😆

[@themurdertankm55]

0:44 cliff?

[@stevenkarapanagiotidis8001]

3:33 if i did that i would never be able to talk again

[@orosinha10]

and thats the reason why he cant sing like that right now hahah

[@BoxCarBoy12]

Perfect example of the classic Hetfield roar. That's the power in his voice that make him my 3rd favorite vocalist of all time in any genre!

[@dabob878]

This is actually the concert where he destroyed his voice it's when they play the unforgiven where you can here James' voice "die"

[@Joel-xy7qg]

0:44 cliff is a ghost

[@supermotovader]

Best song Metallica ever made....wish they would perform it in a modern setting with all the best cameras and mics like they have in their other 2018 videos.

[@hetfield1389]

I don't know why, but this video is one on my favorite of Metallica. Powerful.

[@benhemoth4693]

Look at me over here head banging to this show in 2024

[@brettster1601]

Fuck at 1:09 when it shows James and everyone in the Crowd head bang gets me every time.

[@RickGrimesS5]

3:33 Fuck yeah!!

[@guitarforfun2596]

RickGrimes41 a

[@rodolforodriguez6230]

Fucking LARS..... Was a BEAST....love his drumming.

[@blurpledragon2779]

I loved how this song tells a story and gives a vibe, its so bad ass.

[@nuclearbullets3866]

0:45 Cliff Burton??

[@Krgo.11]

IIIIMOOOOORTAAAAAAAL

[@MauZangetsu]

Matthieu M'Buyu IN MAADNEEESS HEE DWEEEELSS

[@user-xy7yk6wd6t]

Really cool echo effect for singing

[@MetikalMan]

I love that KZbin knows I want to watch the same song from a different concert next.

[@alejandrovillasis2149]

The cliff spirit is here in that concert 😮😱😲

[@FamilyGuyRoks6]

0:45 dude kinda reminds me of cliff lol

[@melih26]

@@FamilyGuyRoks6 bruh same 😳

[@amrickdhillon1283]

God damn I love it when they bring out the Flying V!! Best guitar ever made 🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘

[@rocheman3771]

3:21 I think Lars broke a stick

[@0dkrvd138]

An Hero because tooo fucking heavy 🤘🏻😭🤘🏻

[@marselluswallace6]

Both sticks look in tact to me

[@eduardozepol2000]

@@marselluswallace6 i think they say because he stopped hitting the hi hat and then the snare for a few bars

[@kryjka57]

no, he fucked up because he started playing the wrong part

[@jatheshadow]

This is the sh*t! awesome!! from time where they heavy and Lars could really kick ass :) Miss this Metallica, miss Jason .. Thx for a upload! :):D

[@minimalistmusician4112]

All of these bands are getting older but they are still rockin maybe Lars isn't as good as he used to be that's normal

[@DethronerX]

Did you say "Miss Metallica" and "Miss Jason" :D

[@maxzubic]

@Vodkannibis They didn't play this song between 2013 and 2019

[@palaozs]

I like the perfect angle James' right hand does while holding the pick! This is the reason for his unique sound!

[@monamOneX]

they are some pretty good performances of this song in our days ;) And I love how At the end of the song Lars starts playing a slow beat, and it sounds awesome !

[@ianmarkd.gestuveo4172]

I really really love Kirk's guitar solo at 6:46.

[@brandongordon8544]

Jan Mark D. Gestuveo thats a hendrix song

[@amano334]

@@brandongordon8544whats the song

[@onyjdm]

Third stone from the sun@@amano334

[@anteblazic6348]

This concert from Basel 1993 sounds great

[@joeelwell162]

saw this show in 92 at the spectrum in philly

[@McGillminator]

The tuning of this song back in '93 was in D-Flat (Db), also known as C-Sharp (C#), as it has always been since '86

[@p1j7a]

Metallica is fkn Beast!! i fkn love them and im glad i got to see them live last year here in montreal, i only wished that they had played this song as i was singing the lyrics forever until the show came up... Love MetallicA!!

[@HKtravel]

It's the songs like this that made them GREAT

[@Driveselect15]

6:54 sounds like come as you are solo

[@Vonzura]

Just playing this fast and tight, which they still do btw, just blows my mind hearing it. Even seeing it! \m/

[@albertovelasques7814]

I wish that one Day they Will come to my little Island, love you guys

[@scottdecker3]

Definitely one of my favorite Metallica songs!!!! #deckermusic6 was here!!!!! ❤️🤘

[@ZachScelus]

i hate when people say lars is lazy these days, so im gonna clear this up. Lars today is a truely AMAZING drummer. the difference between now and then was back then he wasnt a drummer... he was a human metronome

[@janezdemsar255]

The Kirk we all deserve

[@trulu1000]

Oh.. My.. GOD THEY HAD HAIR!!!

[@superSLickPRoduction]

0:44 Cliff lives

[@MetaITurtle]

Alex Booth 2:33

[@ht6735]

The thing that should not be live.. But why shouldn't it be live?

[@tulyar1043]

Cos it would be Dddddddeeeeeeeaaaaaaddddddd!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@carsonwood2095]

Kirks solo was not nearly as intense as the album solo

[@juan_252]

6:03 damn…

[@B8888Y]

Man I miss all these old tones

[@mioszwilczewski3362]

0:44 , WHAT THE FUCK ? ;O

[@teresaready5433]

Love this song

[@minimalistmusician4112]

On do the heaviest songs they wrote and they don't play live that often

[@luckydominguez2654]

Great song, but Sad But True is heavier

[@aarongarcia9902]

fight fire with fire is the heaviest and thing that should not be live is heavier than sad but true imo

[@bazookajoe6133]

+lucky dominguez lol, your out of your skull

[@uome20bukz]

lucky dominguez lol yeah, no it isn’t. This song has atmosphere and heavy chugging riffs with a heavy ass beat, that automatically makes it heavier than Sad But True. SBT has no atmosphere, it’s just a slow beat and riff. Being heavy is more than just how slow you can play, hard you can hit and guitar chugging. Harvester is heavier than SBT too because on top of a pounding ass beat and awesome heavy riffs, it has that creepy ass dark atmosphere emanating from the fucked up lyrics.

[@Kathayne636]

@@luckydominguez2654 Lol, not even close, bruh. Sorry.

[@Abc-tx4zr]

i dont care what anyone says metallica will always rule

[@Teodor1Oline]

0:44 CLIFF IS IMMORTAL!

[@leroyfitch7024]

Wow thats awesome

[@NotoriousYeshi]

man..lars was a beast at drums when he was younger...he tried to kill his drums....what age does to a man..now he not as powerful and fast as he used to be...

[@dimebagchinzah8664]

Pure metallica

[@manologonzalez3321]

Años de seguir su no ay palabras clif Master lo mejor

[@BNBlayer]

cheers this made my week!

[@tonyrauls1941]

I'm never going to post anything but "RIP Cliff" to any Metallica video I watch from this point forward, March, 23 2024 RIP Cliff Burton

[@bcal2524]

God damn this song sounds great live

[@thorejacobsen9326]

No smartphone holders in the crowd! I wish i could experience a concert like that nowadays ;)

[@tomasztyczynski596]

metallica i love number 1 the world

[@shazmeister2005]

3:33 and that's why he blew his voice not long after this unfortunately! LIIIIIIIVING DEEEEEAAAAAATHHHH!!!!! Shame he can't do that anymore.

[@WeeklyAudio]

Look at the performance from Australia in 2013. That exact part too, he does it very similar to here, sounds badass. He can still do it, but he doesn't do it as often because it hurts his throat.

[@Memper]

WeeklyAudio any more?

[@Fister_of_Muppets]

The black "lawsuit" ESP probably doesnt have much to do with it, but James always looks badass playing it.

[@noname-pk6ez]

Look at fight fire with fire nickelstdorf 2013 i think

[@noname-pk6ez]

2012*

[@O.Gcarsten12775]

THIS IS 1 FOR ALL THE TRUE METALLICA FANS OUT THERE, everyone else go listen to sandman this to SERIOUS for you

[@reesepuff719]

He isn't dead. He never died.

[@Kathayne636]

He just didn't want to continue touring so they created a buzz.

[@distsh]

@KasMarius Thank you so much! I've been trying to figure it out for so long...

[@AniW2x4]

Just from this performance you can tell James is exhausted, but it's still badass af.

[@bolec1969]

Люблю их........

[@joelants5207]

Can't believe I listened to metallica for 15 years and of all the songs I know I wasnt familiar with this one, such a gem it immediately goes near the top on my list

[@tomd5357]

I wish I could have the feeling of discovering this song for the first time again. As a h.p lovecraft fan

[@captaindaddy8645]

you are not allowed to follow Metallica casually. don't spread that around. some may think that you are a half assed individual. start with buying the first 5 albums in c.d version become obsessed. than return into the damage inc fold

[@joelants5207]

@@captaindaddy8645 this aint a society anymore where we walk around with cd players and knock off metallicas second album on the way work

[@captaindaddy8645]

@@joelants5207 this is true, for the worse. its a swipe through 2 second attention span society where our children are suffering in the most tremendous ways, that medical institutions have deemed mental illness as an epidemic. its the internet and social media...and lack of purpose. go but a box of c.d players and gift them out. save one for yourself, or live on knees, conformity...or die on your feet, honesty. going with the flow has brought us to the falls. find a branch and get the fuk out. my branch is full albums. now i have the fukin life. now i have no masters. never go with the flow ho.

[@RealIG125]

3:30 thumbnail

[@ViperBATDTF]

Umm... sorry everyone... 1989 at Seattle was the most brutal.... they killed it!

[@sapereaude8]

no way 3:30 ...

[@tulyar1043]

Tuned to C#, fucking Heeeeeaaaaavvvvyyyyyyy!!!!!!!!!!!.Should do Sad but True in C#!!!!!!

[@OlviMasta77]

@@tulyar1043 According to guitar teacher and builder Ben Keller on youtube this song is played D standard

[@johngray5477]

@@OlviMasta77 studio is D standard but live might be C#

[@OlviMasta77]

Wow that's low for the boys up until St. Anger :o @@johngray5477

[@DiegoCardenasPrado]

Duuuuuuuude, what a voice ..

[@ICULooking]

That was great. Miss the old days!

[@thunkjunk]

This epitomizes metal for me.

[@rondeauryden8757]

I love Switzerland. Kinda wish I was there now

[@Jaymz1992Hetfield]

0:45 That dude kinda looks like Cliff

[@donSparda]

@moshin68 Jason was ALWAYS headbanging on-stage and giving his full blast of heavy metal to the crowd at all times..that`s what Jason did, he was metal with or without his long hair.

[@Casperawh]

That guitar tone :O Wish they get back to this tone

[@luthersarmy]

no wonder why james blew up his voice