Metallica August 19 2004

   Ok, so there's a little bit of a gap between this show and the last. In that time, I got a job, got married, had a daughter. Starting a family takes a lot of time and money. Concerts just weren't in the budget. But at this time in my life, things were starting to look up. And with my all time favorite band was coming to town, I couldn't pass it up. I have what I consider a "Unhealthy addiction" to this band. I like lots of different kinds of music and bands, but there is something about Metallica that just clicks with me. And has since I first heard them back in 1988. There's a lot of haters out there that will tell you how some other bands are better or how they're not this or that. I don't care! This is my band! And I was not going to deny myself (again) the chance to see them live. At this time most of my friends were on the "Metallica Sucks" bandwagon so I wasn't sure who I would go with. My wife is not into metal music so I didn't think she would enjoy it, but I didn't want to go alone. So during the Met Club pre-sale. I bought 2 tickets without knowing who else was going.Turned out to be a friend from work. He was going to pay me back for the tickets, but lost his job a week before the show. So I just couldn't bring myself to ask him to pay it back. So! Onto the show!!!

 The "Madly In Anger with the World Tour" opening slot went to Godsmack. I wasn't really sure who they were before the show, but was a fan by the end of it! Great musicians! Great set list!
       
  1. Straight Out of Line
  2. Awake
  3. Faceless
  4. Bad Religion
  5. Mistakes
  6. Keep Away
  7. Voodoo
  8. Batalla de los Tambores
  9. Whatever
  10. I Stand Alone

 Now onto the Mighty Metallica!!!!! Out promoting the "St. Anger" album which did not go over to well with fans despite debuting at #1 on the charts and winning a Grammy. I have mixed feelings about the album. There's some great riffs and heavy stuff on there. They only played 2 songs from that album this night. It wouldn't have bothered me if they had played more. The set list had many of my favorites so I was happy either way.

  1. Blackened
  2. Fuel
  3. Harvester Of Sorrow
  4. Fade to Black
Now I have to stop right here for a second. "Fade To Black" is one of my all time favorite songs! I've learned most of the rhythm guitar parts and can play them pretty good. I love this song!
Some ASSHOLE Threw a lighter and hit James Hetfield in the face! Forcing him to stop in the middle of the song and collect his bearings. If I could find the guy that did it, I would stomp his face in!!!
  5. Frantic
  6. No Leaf Clover
  7. I Disappear
  8. St. Anger
  9. Bass Solo
 10. Sad But True
 11. Creeping Death
 12. Battery
 13. Wherever I May Roam
 14. Guitar Solo
 15. Nothing Else Matters
 16. Master Of Puppets
 17. One
 18. Enter Sandman
 19. Jump In The Fire
 20. Seek And Destroy

The Pyro almost melted my face and my ears were ringing hard and I couldn't have been happier! Why did I take so long to see them? I did not take a camera so I have no pics of my own. Here's my ticket stub.

I have no pics, but thanks to LiveMetallica.com I can relive this concert forever!
http://www.livemetallica.com/live-music/0,60/Metallica-mp3-flac-download-8-19-2004-Conseco-Fieldhouse-Indianapolis-IN.html
 

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Warrant, Trixter, & Firehouse June 22 1991 Noblesville IN

This was my first "Real Concert". There is a little backstory to this one. I don't recall the reason, but Deer Creek Music Center was having some sort of festival. All Lawn seats were free for several different shows all week long. Which included "The Clash Of The Titans" tour featuring Slayer, Megadeth, Anthrax, And I think Alice In Chains were opening. This show was June 18. I was super excited about this, but! I was only 15. Noblesville is about 40 miles away from where I live. So travel would pose a problem. My mom was dating this real douchebag at the time, and I think he was trying to get on my good side so he offered to take me. I didn't care if Satan himself was driving as long as I got there! So June 18 rolled around, and I waited... and waited... He never showed. And was forever on my bad side after that. I was super pissed and very disappointed. Well my mom and sister saw this and wanted to make it up to me. So they found out there was another free show 4 days later and they were going to take me to try and make it up to me. Now... Firehouse is not Anthrax! Trixter is not Megadeth!! And Warrant is most definitely not Slayer!!! But, my mom and sister were trying. So I was going to make the best of it. I was scared for my mom. She looked out of her element. We stood at the back of the crowd so she didn't have to deal with the crowd. First up, Firehouse. The only thing I really remember during their set was there was a crane  with a platform set up on the other side of the back fence where they were bungee jumping. Most of the crowd had turned their back to the band so they could watch some girl jump! She was scared, and didn't want to jump. The lead singer got a little pissed and between songs said something like "Jump already"! She did, they finished, and that was that. I was never that big of a fan of Firehouse so I don't know any of the songs. Here is a set list I found from a different show from the tour.
 1. Lover's Lane
 2. Oughta Be a Law
 3. Overnight Sensation
 4. All She Wrote
 5. Love of a Lifetime
 6. Rock on the Radio
 7. Shake & Tumble
 8. Don't Treat Me Bad 

  I don't know if theses were the songs I heard, but it could be. Oh well, on to Trixter. I remember even less about Trixter. So here is a setlist from the same tour. Could be like the show I saw, Could not be. I don't know!
 1. Heart of Steel
 2. Play Rough
 3. One in a Million
 4. Bad Girl
 5. Ride the Whip
 6. Surrender
 7. Line of Fire
 8. Give it to Me Good
   Now, on to Warrant I did know Warrant. I like a large variety of music. All 15 year old boys knew who Warrant was when the "Cherry Pie" video came out! They sounded good. You could tell that lead singer Jani Lane was getting smashed during the show. He sang fine, but the beer commercials between songs were funny. The main thin I remember from this was the last song they played. The Beastie Boys classic "(You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (To Party!)" A little music trivia here. Who played the guitar solo on the Beastie Boys track from the album "License to Ill"? ..... Kerry King from SLAYER! And that's as close as I got to Slayer for about 20 years! Here's a set list from a different show that I'm pretty sure is the same that I heard.
 1. Inside Out
 2. Down Boys
 3. 32 Pennies
 4. Mr. Rainmaker
 5. Uncle Tom's Cabin
 6. Train, Train (Blackfoot cover)
 7. I Saw Red
 8. So Damn Pretty (Should Be Against the Law)
 9. Love in Stereo
 10. Song and Dance Man
 11. Blind Faith
 12. Sure Feels Good to Me
 13. Heaven
 14. Cherry Pie
 15. (You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (To Party!)
 Well that was my first concert. It's not what it was supposed to be but, it is what it is. I am thankful for my mom and sister. Here is a pic of the shirt I got. Not my pic but same shirt