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Live Shit, Binge & Purge

Metallica
Live Shit, Binge & Purge

[Compilation Boxed Set]
23 November 1993
Thrash Metal

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'Live Shit: Binge & Purge' is the first live album by Metallica. The initial first pressings contained three CDs or cassette tapes, with songs from concerts in Mexico City on the Nowhere Else To Roam tour, as well as three VHS tapes while a newer version contains two DVDs from concerts in San Diego on the Wherever We May Roam Tour and Seattle on the Damaged Justice Tour. It was originally released as a cardboard box depicting the style of a typical tour equipment transport box.
Performers:

James Hetfield
James Hetfield (Vocals / Guitar)
Kirk Hammett
Kirk Hammett (Guitar)
Jason Newsted
Jason Newsted (Bass Guitar)
Lars Ulrich
Lars Ulrich (Drums)
James Hetfield
James Hetfield (Production)
Kirk Hammett
Kirk Hammett (Production)

Theme: Metal Militia (1982-1993)

TheBigBlack Review
(29 June 2024)

Rating - 5 Stars

After touring for almost 2 years straight (from Augst 1991 to July 1993) with very little reprieve, two things were inevitable at that point for Metallica. 1) the band would leave the public eye for some well-deserved downtime for a little while, and 2) that a live album of the lengthy jaunt would appear on shelves at some point. When the album did appear (carefully timed for Christmas) it was bigger and better than even the most dedicated fan could have hoped for. The hefty boxed set not only contained a triple CD concert recorded in Mexico City over five nights in February / March of 1993, but also contained three VHS cassettes featuring between them a full concert from San Diego in January 1992 and (somewhat oddly) a concert shot in Seattle in August 1989 on the band's previous tour. All this was packaged in a replica (cardboard) equipment road case that also had a glossy booklet, a replica backstage pass and a 'scary guy' t-shirt stencil. The sheer quantity of music made the box a mammoth listen (and watch), but none of it would have been worth anything in the performance quality wasn't there - so luckily it was. By the time of the Mexico show the band was arguably on autopilot, but this certainly doesn't sound so on the recordings. The band is tight, and James' voice is in excellent form. He has found his comfy place as 'rock star James' at this point, moving to stadium sized crowds and learning show after show how to keep the crowd begging for more. Sure, every word he says is repeated night after night and carefully placed for maximum impact, but he says them with such conviction that it doesn't sound that way. Jason is now at peace with his place in the band, and his bass rings throughout, filling the shoes of Cliff Burton with ability and pride. There are no true highlight tracks here, as there a no songs they are new, but every song is perfectly performed. The San Diego footage reveals more once we see the band. James owning the stage, pacing back and forth like an angry redneck, swilling beer and spiting both spittle and vitriol. Kirk reminds the crowd with every solo why he was Guitar Player magazine's guitarist of the year. Jason - ever in a Metallica t-shirt - jumps around smiling from ear to ear. Lars not so much plays his drum kit, but becomes one with it through out - tongue poking from the side of his mouth. This is arguable the band at its absolute peak, even playing the songs from the self-titled Metallica album with such force and intensity that they can't be told apart from the earlier heavier songs. This was when Metalica transcended from staging concerts to staging an 'experience'. No one leaves disappointed. The odd choice was the inclusion of the Seattle '89 show, not just because it was from a previous tour, but because it has a very good crack at becoming the crown jewels of the box. The band isn't as tight, and the stage isn't as big, and the bombast of the next tour isn't there yet - but none of that matters, as this concert is sensational from start to finish. This is the Metallica that still belonged the metal community. The Metallica that hadn't yet 'sold out' to the rest of the world, and were still the best kept secret in music. They always knew this was a stepping stone (as is evidenced in the incredible professionalism of the performance), but the fans were still in denial of the band's future at this point. The box still holds up today, and many online communities rank the Mexico recordings as possibly one of the greatest live albums in metal history, and something even the band themselves has never been able to come close to matching ever again. There could not have been a more perfect close to the first decade of the band.
Tracks:  
(1/5) 1.
Ennio Morricone / Metallica - The Ecstasy Of Gold / Enter Sandman [Live, 25 February 1993, on the 'Nowhere Else To Roam Tour', at the Sports Palace, Mexico City, Mexico] (07:28)
(1/5) 2.
Metallica - Creeping Death [Live, 25 February 1993, on the 'Nowhere Else To Roam Tour', at the Sports Palace, Mexico City, Mexico] (07:28)
(1/5) 3.
Metallica - Harvester Of Sorrow [Live, 25 February 1993, on the 'Nowhere Else To Roam Tour', at the Sports Palace, Mexico City, Mexico] (07:19)
(1/5) 4.
Metallica - Welcome Home (Sanitarium) [Live, 25 February 1993, on the 'Nowhere Else To Roam Tour', at the Sports Palace, Mexico City, Mexico] (06:39)
(1/5) 5.
Metallica - Sad But True [Live, 25 February 1993, on the 'Nowhere Else To Roam Tour', at the Sports Palace, Mexico City, Mexico] (06:07)
(1/5) 6.
Metallica - Of Wolf And Man [Live, 25 February 1993, on the 'Nowhere Else To Roam Tour', at the Sports Palace, Mexico City, Mexico] (06:22)
(1/5) 7.
Metallica - The Unforgiven [Live, 25 February 1993, on the 'Nowhere Else To Roam Tour', at the Sports Palace, Mexico City, Mexico] (06:48)
(1/5) 8.
Metallica - Justice Medley [includes 'Eye Of The Beholder' / 'Blackened' / 'The Frayed Ends Of Sanity' / '...And Justice For All'] [Live, 25 February 1993, on the 'Nowhere Else To Roam Tour', at the Sports Palace, Mexico City, Mexico] (09:38)
(1/5) 9.
Metallica - Jason Newsted Bass Solo / Kirk Hammett Guitar Solo [Live, 25 February 1993, on the 'Nowhere Else To Roam Tour', at the Sports Palace, Mexico City, Mexico] (18:49)
(2/5) 10.
Metallica - Through The Never [Live, 25 February 1993, on the 'Nowhere Else To Roam Tour', at the Sports Palace, Mexico City, Mexico] (03:47)
(2/5) 11.
Metallica - For Whom The Bell Tolls [Live, 25 February 1993, on the 'Nowhere Else To Roam Tour', at the Sports Palace, Mexico City, Mexico] (05:48)
(2/5) 12.
Metallica - Fade To Black [Live, 25 February 1993, on the 'Nowhere Else To Roam Tour', at the Sports Palace, Mexico City, Mexico] (07:12)
(2/5) 13.
Metallica - Master Of Puppets [Live, 25 February 1993, on the 'Nowhere Else To Roam Tour', at the Sports Palace, Mexico City, Mexico] (04:35)
(2/5) 14.
Metallica - Seek & Destroy [Live, 25 February 1993, on the 'Nowhere Else To Roam Tour', at the Sports Palace, Mexico City, Mexico] (18:08)
(2/5) 15.
Metallica - Whiplash [Live, 25 February 1993, on the 'Nowhere Else To Roam Tour', at the Sports Palace, Mexico City, Mexico] (05:34)
(3/5) 16.
Metallica - Nothing Else Matters [Live, 25 February 1993, on the 'Nowhere Else To Roam Tour', at the Sports Palace, Mexico City, Mexico] (06:22)
(3/5) 17.
Metallica - Wherever I May Roam [Live, 25 February 1993, on the 'Nowhere Else To Roam Tour', at the Sports Palace, Mexico City, Mexico] (06:33)
(3/5) 18.
Metallica - Am I Evil? [Live, 25 February 1993, on the 'Nowhere Else To Roam Tour', at the Sports Palace, Mexico City, Mexico / Diamond Head cover] (05:42)
(3/5) 19.
Metallica - Last Caress [Live, 25 February 1993, on the 'Nowhere Else To Roam Tour', at the Sports Palace, Mexico City, Mexico / Misfits cover] (01:25)
(3/5) 20.
Metallica - One [Live, 25 February 1993, on the 'Nowhere Else To Roam Tour', at the Sports Palace, Mexico City, Mexico] (10:27)
(3/5) 21.
Metallica - So What? / Battery [Live, 25 February 1993, on the 'Nowhere Else To Roam Tour', at the Sports Palace, Mexico City, Mexico / Anti-Nowhere League cover] (10:05)
(3/5) 22.
Metallica - The Four Horsemen [Live, 25 February 1993, on the 'Nowhere Else To Roam Tour', at the Sports Palace, Mexico City, Mexico] (06:08)
(3/5) 23.
Metallica - Motorbreath [Live, 25 February 1993, on the 'Nowhere Else To Roam Tour', at the Sports Palace, Mexico City, Mexico] (03:14)
(3/5) 24.
Metallica - Stone Cold Crazy [Live, 25 February 1993, on the 'Nowhere Else To Roam Tour', at the Sports Palace, Mexico City, Mexico / Queen cover] (05:32)
(4/5) 25.
Ennio Morricone - The Ecstasy Of Gold [Live, 13 January 1992, on the 'Wherever We May Roam Tour', at the San Diego Sports Arena, San Diego, California, U.S.A.] (01:58)
(4/5) 26.
Metallica - Enter Sandman [Live, 13 January 1992, on the 'Wherever We May Roam Tour', at the San Diego Sports Arena, San Diego, California, U.S.A.] (05:25)
(4/5) 27.
Metallica - Creeping Death [Live, 13 January 1992, on the 'Wherever We May Roam Tour', at the San Diego Sports Arena, San Diego, California, U.S.A.] (07:46)
(4/5) 28.
Metallica - Harvester Of Sorrow [Live, 13 January 1992, on the 'Wherever We May Roam Tour', at the San Diego Sports Arena, San Diego, California, U.S.A.] (06:56)
(4/5) 29.
Metallica - Welcome Home (Sanitarium) [Live, 13 January 1992, on the 'Wherever We May Roam Tour', at the San Diego Sports Arena, San Diego, California, U.S.A.] (07:00)
(4/5) 30.
Metallica - Sad But True [Live, 13 January 1992, on the 'Wherever We May Roam Tour', at the San Diego Sports Arena, San Diego, California, U.S.A.] (06:36)
(4/5) 31.
Metallica - Wherever I May Roam [Live, 13 January 1992, on the 'Wherever We May Roam Tour', at the San Diego Sports Arena, San Diego, California, U.S.A.] (06:58)
(4/5) 32.
Metallica - Jason Newsted Bass Solo [Live, 13 January 1992, on the 'Wherever We May Roam Tour', at the San Diego Sports Arena, San Diego, California, U.S.A.] (10:50)
(4/5) 33.
Metallica - Through The Never [Live, 13 January 1992, on the 'Wherever We May Roam Tour', at the San Diego Sports Arena, San Diego, California, U.S.A.] (04:29)
(4/5) 34.
Metallica - The Unforgiven [Live, 13 January 1992, on the 'Wherever We May Roam Tour', at the San Diego Sports Arena, San Diego, California, U.S.A.] (07:55)
(4/5) 35.
Metallica - Justice Medley [includes 'Eye Of The Beholder' / 'Blackened' / 'The Frayed Ends Of Sanity' / '...And Justice For All'] [Live, 13 January 1992, on the 'Wherever We May Roam Tour', at the San Diego Sports Arena, San Diego, California, U.S.A.] (10:17)
(4/5) 36.
Metallica - Lars Ulrich Drum Solo [includes Lars and James drum battle] [Live, 13 January 1992, on the 'Wherever We May Roam Tour', at the San Diego Sports Arena, San Diego, California, U.S.A.] (09:44)
(4/5) 37.
Metallica - Kirk Hammett Guitar Solo [Live, 13 January 1992, on the 'Wherever We May Roam Tour', at the San Diego Sports Arena, San Diego, California, U.S.A.] (08:50)
(4/5) 38.
Metallica - The Four Horsemen [Live, 13 January 1992, on the 'Wherever We May Roam Tour', at the San Diego Sports Arena, San Diego, California, U.S.A.] (05:31)
(4/5) 39.
Metallica - For Whom The Bell Tolls [Live, 13 January 1992, on the 'Wherever We May Roam Tour', at the San Diego Sports Arena, San Diego, California, U.S.A.] (05:51)
(4/5) 40.
Metallica - Fade To Black [Live, 13 January 1992, on the 'Wherever We May Roam Tour', at the San Diego Sports Arena, San Diego, California, U.S.A.] (07:20)
(4/5) 41.
Metallica - Whiplash [Live, 13 January 1992, on the 'Wherever We May Roam Tour', at the San Diego Sports Arena, San Diego, California, U.S.A.] (07:42)
(4/5) 42.
Metallica - Blitzkrieg [Intro] / Master Of Puppets [Live, 13 January 1992, on the 'Wherever We May Roam Tour', at the San Diego Sports Arena, San Diego, California, U.S.A.] (05:28)
(4/5) 43.
Metallica - Seek & Destroy [Live, 13 January 1992, on the 'Wherever We May Roam Tour', at the San Diego Sports Arena, San Diego, California, U.S.A.] (15:45)
(4/5) 44.
Metallica - One [Live, 13 January 1992, on the 'Wherever We May Roam Tour', at the San Diego Sports Arena, San Diego, California, U.S.A.] (09:47)
(4/5) 45.
Metallica - Last Caress [Live, 13 January 1992, on the 'Wherever We May Roam Tour', at the San Diego Sports Arena, San Diego, California, U.S.A. / Misfits cover] (03:55)
(4/5) 46.
Metallica - Am I Evil? [Live, 13 January 1992, on the 'Wherever We May Roam Tour', at the San Diego Sports Arena, San Diego, California, U.S.A. / Diamond Head cover] (02:56)
(4/5) 47.
Metallica - Battery [Live, 13 January 1992, on the 'Wherever We May Roam Tour', at the San Diego Sports Arena, San Diego, California, U.S.A.] (07:28)
(4/5) 48.
Metallica - Stone Cold Crazy [Live, 13 January 1992, on the 'Wherever We May Roam Tour', at the San Diego Sports Arena, San Diego, California, U.S.A. / Queen cover] (09:05)
(5/5) 49.
Ennio Morricone - The Ecstasy Of Gold [Live, 29 August 1989, on the 'Damaged Justice Tour', at the Seattle Coliseum, Seattle, Washington, U.S.A.] (01:52)
(5/5) 50.
Metallica - Blackened [Live, 29 August 1989, on the 'Damaged Justice Tour', at the Seattle Coliseum, Seattle, Washington, U.S.A.] (06:39)
(5/5) 51.
Metallica - For Whom The Bell Tolls [Live, 29 August 1989, on the 'Damaged Justice Tour', at the Seattle Coliseum, Seattle, Washington, U.S.A.] (05:31)
(5/5) 52.
Metallica - Welcome Home (Sanitarium) [Live, 29 August 1989, on the 'Damaged Justice Tour', at the Seattle Coliseum, Seattle, Washington, U.S.A.] (06:28)
(5/5) 53.
Metallica - Harvester Of Sorrow [Live, 29 August 1989, on the 'Damaged Justice Tour', at the Seattle Coliseum, Seattle, Washington, U.S.A.] (06:29)
(5/5) 54.
Metallica - The Four Horsemen [Live, 29 August 1989, on the 'Damaged Justice Tour', at the Seattle Coliseum, Seattle, Washington, U.S.A.] (05:36)
(5/5) 55.
Metallica - The Thing That Should Not Be [Live, 29 August 1989, on the 'Damaged Justice Tour', at the Seattle Coliseum, Seattle, Washington, U.S.A.] (07:15)
(5/5) 56.
Metallica - Jason Newsted Bass Solo [Live, 29 August 1989, on the 'Damaged Justice Tour', at the Seattle Coliseum, Seattle, Washington, U.S.A.] (07:47)
(5/5) 57.
Metallica - Master Of Puppets [Live, 29 August 1989, on the 'Damaged Justice Tour', at the Seattle Coliseum, Seattle, Washington, U.S.A.] (08:47)
(5/5) 58.
Metallica - Fade To Black [Live, 29 August 1989, on the 'Damaged Justice Tour', at the Seattle Coliseum, Seattle, Washington, U.S.A.] (08:11)
(5/5) 59.
Metallica - Seek & Destroy [Live, 29 August 1989, on the 'Damaged Justice Tour', at the Seattle Coliseum, Seattle, Washington, U.S.A.] (08:06)
(5/5) 60.
Metallica - ...And Justice For All [Live, 29 August 1989, on the 'Damaged Justice Tour', at the Seattle Coliseum, Seattle, Washington, U.S.A.] (13:34)
(5/5) 61.
Metallica - One [Live, 29 August 1989, on the 'Damaged Justice Tour', at the Seattle Coliseum, Seattle, Washington, U.S.A.] (07:49)
(5/5) 62.
Metallica - Creeping Death [Live, 29 August 1989, on the 'Damaged Justice Tour', at the Seattle Coliseum, Seattle, Washington, U.S.A.] (07:49)
(5/5) 63.
Metallica - Kirk Hammett Guitar Solo [Live, 29 August 1989, on the 'Damaged Justice Tour', at the Seattle Coliseum, Seattle, Washington, U.S.A.] (06:35)
(5/5) 64.
Metallica - Battery [Live, 29 August 1989, on the 'Damaged Justice Tour', at the Seattle Coliseum, Seattle, Washington, U.S.A.] (09:12)
(5/5) 65.
Metallica - Last Caress [Live, 29 August 1989, on the 'Damaged Justice Tour', at the Seattle Coliseum, Seattle, Washington, U.S.A. / Misfits cover] (01:55)
(5/5) 66.
Metallica - Am I Evil? [Live, 29 August 1989, on the 'Damaged Justice Tour', at the Seattle Coliseum, Seattle, Washington, U.S.A. / Diamond Head cover] (04:07)
(5/5) 67.
Metallica - Whiplash [Live, 29 August 1989, on the 'Damaged Justice Tour', at the Seattle Coliseum, Seattle, Washington, U.S.A.] (05:38)
(5/5) 68.
Metallica - Breadfan [Live, 29 August 1989, on the 'Damaged Justice Tour', at the Seattle Coliseum, Seattle, Washington, U.S.A. / Budgie cover] (05:00)

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