Álbum S&M (Metallica)

S&M de Metallica

Álbum de Metallica

  • Fecha de lanzamiento: 23 de Noviembre de 1999
  • Sello Discográfico: Elektra
  • Compositores: James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Kirk Hammett, Cliff Burton
  • Productores: Bob Rock, James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Michael Kamen

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S&M es un álbum de Metallica, publicado en 1999 por Elektra. El disco incluye 21 canciones, entre ellas «The Ecstasy of Gold», «The Call of Ktulu», «Master of Puppets» y «Of Wolf and Man».

Lanzado en 1999, S&M (Symphony & Metallica) es un ambicioso álbum doble en directo que documenta la colaboración única entre Metallica y la Orquesta Sinfónica de San Francisco, dirigida por el aclamado compositor Michael Kamen. Grabado durante dos noches en el Berkeley Community Theatre, el proyecto fusiona la potencia del heavy metal con la grandiosidad de una orquesta clásica, reinventando algunos de los temas más icónicos de la banda. "S&M" fue un experimento audaz que demostró la complejidad musical inherente en las composiciones de Metallica y se convirtió en uno de los álbumes en directo más exitosos y aclamados de su carrera, ganando un premio Grammy por la interpretación de "The Call of Ktulu".

Origen y creación

La idea de colaborar con una orquesta provino del compositor Michael Kamen, quien ya había trabajado con la banda en la balada "Nothing Else Matters" de "The Black Album". Kamen, conocido por su trabajo con artistas como Pink Floyd y Eric Clapton, así como por sus bandas sonoras de películas, estaba convencido de que la naturaleza épica y a menudo progresiva de la música de Metallica se prestaría perfectamente a un tratamiento orquestal. La banda aceptó el desafío, y Kamen pasó meses escribiendo los complejos arreglos para las más de 100 piezas de la orquesta.

Estilo musical y presentación en vivo

El resultado de la fusión es espectacular. En lugar de que la orquesta simplemente toque de fondo, los arreglos de Kamen se entrelazan con los riffs y las melodías de la banda, creando una tercera entidad musical. En los momentos más potentes, la orquesta añade una capa de dramatismo y escala épica a canciones como "Master of Puppets". En las piezas más atmosféricas, como el instrumental "The Call of Ktulu", la orquesta y la banda se fusionan a la perfección, creando una experiencia sonora cinematográfica. El concierto también incluyó dos canciones nuevas, "- Human" (retitulada "No Leaf Clover") y "Human", compuestas específicamente para esta colaboración.

Un vistazo a las canciones

La selección de canciones abarca toda la carrera de la banda. Clásicos del thrash como "Fuel" y "Sad but True" adquieren un peso aún más monumental. Las baladas como "Nothing Else Matters" y "One" se ven realzadas por la riqueza de las cuerdas y los vientos. Uno de los puntos culminantes es la interpretación de la instrumental "The Call of Ktulu", que ganó el Grammy a la Mejor Interpretación de Rock Instrumental. Las nuevas canciones, especialmente "No Leaf Clover", se convirtieron en favoritas de los fans y demostraron que la colaboración podía producir material original de alta calidad.

El álbum en listas

El álbum doble fue un éxito comercial masivo en todo el mundo, demostrando el atractivo universal del proyecto.

La crítica especializada

La crítica aclamó "S&M" como un experimento audaz y exitoso. Fue elogiado por su ambición, la calidad de los arreglos de Michael Kamen y la poderosa sinergia entre la banda y la orquesta. AllMusic lo describió como "una de las hazañas más grandiosas de la carrera de Metallica". "S&M" no solo es uno de los mejores álbumes en directo de la banda, sino que también es un momento clave en la fusión del rock y la música clásica, un proyecto que demostró la sofisticación musical que siempre subyació bajo la agresión de su sonido.

Listado de Canciones

Disco 1

  1. The Ecstasy of Gold

    Letra

    (Instrumental)
  2. The Call of Ktulu

    Letra

    Instrumental
  3. Master of Puppets
    vídeo del tema Master of Puppets
    End of passion play, crumbling away I'm your source of self-destruction Veins that pump with fear, sucking darkest clear Leading on your deaths' construction Taste me you will see More is all you need Dedicated to How I'm killing you Come crawling faster Obey your master Your life burns faster Obey your master Master Master of puppets I'm pulling your strings Twisting your mind and smashing your dreams Blinded by me, you can't see a thing Just call my name, 'cause I'll hear you scream Master Master Just call my name, 'cause I'll hear you scream Master Master Needlework the way, never you betray Life of death becoming clearer Pain monopoly, ritual misery Chop your breakfast on a mirror Taste me you will see More is all you need You're dedicated to How I'm killing you Come crawling faster Obey your master Your life burns faster Obey your master Master Master of puppets I'm pulling your strings Twisting your mind and smashing your dreams Blinded by me, you can't see a thing Just call my name, 'cause I'll hear you scream Master Master Just call my name, 'cause I'll hear you scream Master Master Master, master, where's the dreams that I've been after? Master, master, you promised only lies Laughter, laughter, all I hear or see is laughter Laughter, laughter, laughing at my cries Fix Me Hell is worth all that, natural habitat Just a rhyme without a reason Never ending maze, drift on numbered days Now your life is out of season I will occupy I will help you die I will run through you Now I rule you too Come crawling faster Obey your master Your life burns faster Obey your master Master Master of puppets I'm pulling your strings Twisting your mind and smashing your dreams Blinded by me, you can't see a thing Just call my name, 'cause I'll hear you scream Master Master Just call my name, 'cause I'll hear you scream Master Master
  4. Of Wolf and Man

    Letra

    Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey Off through the new day's mist I run Off from the new day's mist I have come I hunt Therefore I am Harvest the land Taking of the fallen lamb Off through the new day's mist I run Off from the new day's mist I have come We shift Pulsing with the earth Company we keep Roaming the land while you sleep Shape shift, nose to the wind Shape shift, feeling I've been Move swift, all senses clean Earth's gift, back to the meaning (back to the meaning) of life Bright is the moon high in starlight Chill is the air cold as steel tonight We shift Call of the wild Fear in your eyes It's later than you realized Shape shift, nose to the wind Shape shift, feeling I've been Move swift, all senses clean Earth's gift. back to the meaning (back to the meaning) of life Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey Got any wolves out there? I feel I change Back to a better day (Shape shift) Hair stands on the back of my neck (Move swift) In wildness is the preservation of the world So seek the wolf and not the man Shape shift, nose to the wind Shape shift, feeling I've been Move swift, all senses clean Earth's gift Back to the meaning (back to the meaning) of wolf and man
  5. The Thing That Should Not Be

    Letra

    Messenger of fear in sight Dark deception kills the light Hybrid children watch the sea Pray for father, roaming free Fearless wretch Insanity He watches Lurking beneath the sea Great old one Forbidden site He searches Hunter of the shadows is rising Immortal In madness you dwell Crawling chaos, underground Cult has summoned, twisted sound Out from ruins once possessed Fallen city, living death Fearless wretch Insanity He watches Lurking beneath the sea Timeless sleep Has been upset He awakens Hunter of the shadows is rising Immortal In madness you dwell Not dead which eternal lie Stranger eons death may die Drain you of your sanity Face the thing that should not be Fearless wretch Insanity He watches Lurking beneath the sea Great old one Forbidden site He searches Hunter of the shadows is rising Immortal In madness you dwell
  6. Fuel

    Letra

    Gimme fuel, Gimme fire, Gimme that which I desire, Ooh! Turn on...I see red Adrenaline crash and crash my head Nitro junkie, paint me dead And I see red One hundred plus through black and white War horse, warhead Fuck 'em man, white knuckles tight Through black and white Ohhh, on I burn, Fuel is pumping engines, Burning hard, loose and clean And I burn, Churning my direction, Quench my thirst with gasoline So gimme fuel, Gimme fire, Gimme that which I desire, Hey Turn on beyond the bone Swallow future, spit out home Burn your face upon the chrome Yeah! Take the corner, join the crash, Headlights, headlines Another junkie lives too fast Yeah lives way too fast, fast, fast, oohh-aye Ohhh, on I burn Fuel is pumping engines Burning hard, loose and clean And on I burn Churning my direction, Quench my thirst with gasoline So gimme fuel Gimme fire Gimme that which I desire Yeah-heah White knuckle tight! (solo) Gimme fuel...on I burn, on and on Gimme fire...on I burn, on and on My desire... Ohhh, on I burn Fuel is pumping engines Burning hard, loose and clean And I burn Churning my direction Quench my thirst with gasoline Gimme fuel Gimme fire Gimme that which I desire Ooh On I burn!
  7. The Memory Remains
    vídeo del tema The Memory Remains
    Fortune fame Mirror vain Gone insane But the memory remains Heavy rings on fingers wave Another star denies the grave See the nowhere crowd cry the nowhere tears of honor Like twisted vines that grow Hide and swallow mansions whole And dim the light of an already faded prima donna Fortune fame Mirror vain Gone insane Fortune fame Mirror vain Gone insane But the memory remains Heavy rings hold cigarettes Up to lips that time forgets While the Hollywood sun sets behind your back And can't the band play on Just listen, they play my song Ash to ash Dust to dust Fade to black Fortune, fame Mirror vain Gone insane Fortune, fame Mirror vain Gone insane Dance little tin goddess Na na na na na na na na na da Na na na na na na na na na na da na Na na na na na na na na na da na na na Na na na na na na na da na Drift away Fade away Little tin goddess Ash to ash Dust to dust Fade to black Fortune, fame Mirror vain Gone insane Fortune, fame Mirror vain Gone insane But the memory remains Ash to ash Dust to dust Fade to black The memories remain Yeah To this faded prima donna Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Dance little tin goddess dance Na na na na na na na na na da Na na na na na na na na na na da na Na na na na na na na na na da na na na Na na na na na na na da na [Repeat: x3] Ra ra ra ra ra ra ra ra ra ra ra ra ra ra ra Da ra ra ra ra ra (Say yes, at least say hello)
  8. No Leaf Clover
    vídeo del tema No Leaf Clover
    And it feels right this time On this crash course we're in the big time Pay no mind to the distant thunder Beauty fills his head with wonder, boy Says it feels right this time Turn around, found new high lights Good day to be alive sir Good day to be alive, he said Then it comes to be that the soothing light at the end of your tunnel Is just a freight train coming your way Then it comes to be that the soothing light at the end of your tunnel Is just the freight train coming your way Don't it feel right like this All the pieces fall to his wish Suck up for that quick reward boy Suck up for that quick reward they said Then it comes to be that the soothing light at the end of your tunnel Is just a freight train coming your way Then it comes to be that the soothing light at the end of your tunnel Is just the freight train coming your way It's coming your way It's coming your way, here comes Yeah, Then it comes to be that the soothing light at the end of your tunnel Is just a freight train coming your way, yeah Then it comes to be, yeah Then it comes to be, yeah Then it comes to be, yeah Then it comes to be, yeah Then it comes to be, yeah Then it comes to be, yeah Then it comes to be, yeah Then it comes to be, yeah
  9. Hero of the Day
    vídeo del tema Hero of the Day
    Mama, they try and break me. The window burns to light the way back home A light that warms no matter where they've gone. They're off to find the hero of the day But what if they should fall by someone's wicked way? Still the window burns, time so slowly turns Someone there is sighing Keepers of the flames Do you feel your names? Do you hear your babies crying? Mama they try and break me Still they try and break me 'Scuse me while I tend to how I feel These things return to me that still seem real Now deservingly this easy chair But the rocking stops by wheels of despair Don't want your aid But the fist I've made for years won't hold or feel No I'm not all me So please excuse me while I tend to how I fell But now the dreams and waking screams that ever last through the night (echoed between James and Jason) So build the wall behind it crawl and hide until it's light Can you hear your babies crying now? Still the window burns Time so slowly turns And someone there is sighing Keepers of the flames, can't you feel your names? Can't you hear your babies crying? But now the dreams and waking screams that Ever last the night So build a wall behind it crawl And hide until it's light So can't you hear your babies crying now? Mama they try and break me Mama they try and break me Mama they try and break me Mama they try mama they try Mama they try and break me Mama they try and break me Mama they try and break me Mama they try and break me Mama they try and break me Mama they try and break me Mama they try Mama they try
  10. Devil's Dance
  11. Bleeding Me

    Letra

    I'm digging my way I'm digging my way to something I'm digging my way to something better I'm pushing to stay I'm pushing to stay with something I'm pushing to stay with something better I'm sowing the seeds I'm sowing the seeds I've taken I'm sowing the seeds I take for granted This thorn in my side This thorn in my side is from the tree This thorn in my side is from the tree I've planted It tears me and I bleed And I bleed Caught under wheels' roll I take the leech, I'm bleeding me Can't stop to save my soul I take the leash that's leading me I'm bleeding me I can't take it Caught under wheels' roll The bleeding of me Of me The bleeding of me I am the beast that feeds the feast I am the blood, I am release Come make me pure Bleed me a cure I'm caught, I'm caught, I'm caught under Caught under wheels' roll I take that leech, I'm bleeding me Can't stop to save my soul I take the leash that's leading me I'm bleeding me I can't take it I can't take it I can't take it The bleeding of me I'm digging my way I'm digging my way to something I'm digging my way to something better I'm pushing to stay I'm pushing to stay with something I'm pushing to stay with something better With something better

Disco 2

  1. Nothing Else Matters
    vídeo del tema Nothing Else Matters
    So close, no matter how far Couldn't be much more from the heart Forever trusting who we are And nothing else matters Never opened myself this way Life is ours, we live it our way All these words I don't just say And nothing else matters Trust I seek and I find in you Every day for us something new Open mind for a different view And nothing else matters Never cared for what they do Never cared for what they know But I know So close, no matter how far Couldn't be much more from the heart Forever trusting who we are And nothing else matters Never cared for what they do Never cared for what they know But I know I never opened myself this way Life is ours, we live it our way All these words I don't just say Nothing else matters Trust I seek and I find in you Every day for us, something new Open mind for a different view And nothing else matters Never cared for what they say Never cared for games they play Never cared for what they do Never cared for what they know And I know, yeah! So close, no matter how far Couldn't be much more from the heart Forever trusting who we are No, nothing else matters
  2. Until It Sleeps
    vídeo del tema Until It Sleeps
    Where do I take this pain of mine I run, but it stays right my side So tear me open, pour me out There's things inside that scream and shout And the pain still hates me So hold me, until it sleeps Just like the curse, just like the stray You feed it once, and now it stays So tear me open, but beware There's things inside without a care And the dirt still stains me So wash me, until I'm clean It grips you, so hold me It stains you, so hold me It hates you, so hold me It holds you, so hold me Until it sleeps So tell me why you've chosen me Don't want your grip, don't want your greed I'll tear me open, make you gone No more can you hurt anyone And the fear still shakes me So hold me, until it sleeps It grips you, so hold me It stains you, so hold me It hates you, so hold me It holds you, so hold me Until it sleeps I don't want it So tear me open, but beware The things inside without a care And the dirt still stains me So wash me, 'till I'm clean I'll tear me open, make you gone No longer will you hurt anyone And the fear still shapes me So hold me, until it sleeps Until it sleeps
  3. For Whom the Bell Tolls

    Letra

    Make his fight on the hill in the early day Constant chill deep inside Shooting gun, on they run through the endless grey On they fight, for the right, yes, but who's to say? For a hill men would kill, why? They do not know Suffered wounds test their pride Men of five, still alive through the raging glow Gone insane from the pain that they surely know For whom the bell tolls Time marches on For whom the bell tolls Take a look to the sky just before you die It is the last time he will Blackened claw massive roar fills the crumbling sky Shattered goal fills his soul with a ruthless cry Stranger now, are his eyes, to this mystery He hears the silence so loud Crack of dawn, all is gone except the will to be Now they see what will be, blinded eyes to see For whom the bell tolls Time marches on For whom the bell tolls
  4. Human

    Letra

    Don't you leave me Father Time Take me with you Tell me does your sun still shine Come squeeze the world and drip it down my throat...oh yeah Down my throat again....woooah You got to breathe man, breathe! Coming up for Air Breathe man, breathe! Coming up for Air Touch me so I think I'm here Skin my senses Barely breathing Minus Human Please squeeze the world and drip it down my throat again Down my throat again.....woooah You got to breathe man, breathe! Coming up for Air Breathe man, breathe! Coming up for Air You got to breathe man, breathe! Coming up for Air Breathe man, breathe! Coming up for!
  5. Wherever I May Roam
    vídeo del tema Wherever I May Roam
    And the road becomes my bride I have stripped of all but pride So in her I do confide And she keeps me satisfied Gives me all I need And with dust in throat I crave Only knowledge will I save To the game you stay a slave Rover, wanderer Nomad, vagabond Call me what you will But I'll take my time anywhere Free to speak my mind anywhere And I'll redefine anywhere Anywhere I roam Where I lay my head is home And the earth becomes my throne I adapt to the unknown Under wandering stars I've grown By myself but not alone I ask no one And my ties are severed clean The less I have the more I gain Off the beaten path I reign Rover, wanderer Nomad, vagabond Call me what you will But I'll take my time anywhere I'm free to speak my mind anywhere And I'll never mind anywhere Anywhere I roam Where I lay my head is home But I'll take my time anywhere I'm free to speak my mind anywhere And I'll redefine anywhere Anywhere I roam Where I lay my head is home Carved upon my stone My body lie, but still I roam Wherever I may roam
  6. Outlaw Torn
  7. Sad But True
    vídeo del tema Sad But True
    Hey I'm your life I'm the one who takes you there I'm your life I'm the one who cares They They betray I'm your only true friend now They They'll betray I'm forever there I'm your dream, make you real I'm your eyes when you must steal I'm your pain when you can't feel Sad but true I'm your dream, mind astray I'm your eyes while you're away I'm your pain while you repay You know it's sad but true You You're my mask You're my cover, my shelter You You're my mask You're the one who's blamed Do Do my work Do my dirty work, scapegoat Do Do my deeds For you're the one who's shamed I'm your dream, make you real I'm your eyes when you must steal I'm your pain when you can't feel Sad but true I'm your dream, mind astray I'm your eyes while you're away I'm your pain while you repay You know it's sad but true I'm your dream. I'm your eyes. I'm your pain. I'm your dream. I'm your eyes. I'm your pain. You know it's sad but true Hate I'm your hate I'm your hate when you want love Pay Pay the price Pay, for nothing's fair Hey I'm your life I'm the one who took you here Hey I'm your life And I no longer care I'm your dream, make you real I'm your eyes when you must steal I'm your pain when you can't feel Sad but true I'm your truth, telling lies I'm your reasoned alibis I'm inside open your eyes I'm you Sad but true
  8. One
    vídeo del tema One
    I can't remember anything Can't tell if this is true or dream Deep down inside I feel to scream This terrible silence stops me Now that the war is through with me I'm waking up, I can now see That there is not much left of me Nothing is real but pain now Hold my breath as I wish for death Oh please, God, wake me Back to the womb that's much too real In pumps life that I must feel But can't look forward to reveal Look to the time when I'll live Fed through the tube that sticks in me Just like a wartime novelty Tied to machines that make me be Cut this life off from me Hold my breath as I wish for death Oh please, God, wake me Now the world is gone, I'm just one Oh God, help me Hold my breath as I wish for death Oh please, God, help me Darkness imprisoning me All that I see Absolute horror I cannot live I cannot die Trapped in myself Body my holding cell Landmine has taken my sight Taken my speech Taken my hearing Taken my arms Taken my legs Taken my soul Left me with life in hell
  9. Enter Sandman
    vídeo del tema Enter Sandman
    Say your prayers little one Don't forget, my son To include everyone Tuck you in, warm within Keep you free from sin Till the sandman he comes Sleep with one eye open Gripping your pillow tight Exit, light Enter, night Take my hand We're off to never-never land Somethings wrong, shut the light Heavy thoughts tonight And they aren't of Snow White Dreams of war, dreams of liars Dreams of dragon's fire And of things that will bite Sleep with one eye open Gripping your pillow tight Exit, light Enter, night Take my hand We're off to never-never land Now I lay me down to sleep 'Now I lay me down to sleep' I pray the Lord my soul to keep 'I pray the Lord my soul to keep' If I die before I wake 'If I die before I wake' I pray the lord my soul to take 'I pray the lord my soul to take' Hush little baby, don't say a word And never mind that noise you heard It's just the beasts under your bed In your closet, in your head Exit, light Enter, night Grain of sand Exit, light Enter, night Take my hand We're off to never-never land Ooh yeah, Yeah! We're off to never-never land Take my hand We're off to never-never land Take my hand.
  10. Battery

    Letra

    Lashing out the action, returning the reaction Weak are ripped and torn away Hypnotizing power, crushing all that cower Battery is here to stay Smashing through the boundaries Lunacy has found me Cannot stop the battery Pounding out aggression Turns into obsession Cannot kill the battery Cannot kill the family Battery is found in me Battery Crushing all deceivers, mashing non-believers Never ending potency Hungry violence seeker, feeding off the weaker Breeding on insanity Smashing through the boundaries Lunacy has found me Cannot stop the battery Pounding out aggression Turns into obsession Cannot kill the battery Cannot kill the family Battery is found in me Battery Circle of destruction, hammer comes crushing Powerhouse of energy Whipping up a fury, dominating flurry We create the battery Smashing through the boundaries Lunacy has found me Cannot stop the battery Pounding out aggression Turns into obsession Cannot kill the battery Cannot kill the family Battery is found in me Battery