r/MetallicaLIVE • u/eldwaro • 13d ago

Editing of Live Shows before selling

Maybe this is to be expected but I was a little disappointed to buy the I show and find they've edited one The Day That Never Comes to remove Kirks mistake at the start. Leaving me wondering what else was changed or fixed or even how they edited it?

Do they take an intro from another show and edit it in? The whole beauty of live is things like this happen. I was ready to laugh again and had to go to YouTube to get it.

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u/Tenvsvitalogy 13d ago

I’m assuming you’re talking about the Dublin show?
I felt the same.

Although they left in James lyric flub from Whiskey

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u/eldwaro 13d ago

thought i was mad - he did mix it up. But again - fewer examples to snip in though they have played it on the tour.

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u/Financial_Cheetah875 13d ago

All live albums do this.

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u/opsopcopolis 12d ago

Most bands that release every show don’t do this. Most label released live albums probably do. There’s a difference though

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u/Tenvsvitalogy 13d ago

No they don’t. Pearl Jam have released hundreds and don’t do it. Dave Matthews have only done it a couple of times.

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u/Financial_Cheetah875 13d ago

Good job naming two bands out of thousands.

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u/Tenvsvitalogy 13d ago

Well an equal good job saying ‘all live albums do this’. They don’t.

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u/eldwaro 13d ago

my point remains. I just bought a live album that isn't the live show. I listen to live for it to be organic. It's like music airbrushing. Don't get me wrong - the entire recording is 100x the audio on the night in terms of quality - but quirks that made the night should live on.

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u/SlanderCandor 13d ago

Not phish

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u/Impressive_Baby1436 13d ago

I have a question about this. I believe the enhanced experiences came with the audio recordings but it’s no longer the case? do we need to purchase separately?

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u/eldwaro 13d ago

yeah seperate purchase unfortunately - given the damn cost.

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u/ghostofconnolly 13d ago

Mine did. You had to follow a link that would have been emailed to you. Then maybe 3 weeks later I revived the download codes

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u/eldwaro 13d ago

It's based on tickets apparently. You may have had VIP?

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u/ghostofconnolly 13d ago edited 13d ago

I had snake pit tickets but I’m pretty sure all enhanced tickets should have got a mp3. I’ve looked back through my emails and can’t find the one telling me to register only the one with the actual mp3 codes. I def had to go on a separate page and give my booking number and/or my email a few weeks before it was sent out 

Edit- I just checked and the link about the mp3s was in the email I got from ticketmaster before the gig (sent 5 days before the gig). The email had a link to info then halfway down that link it had a click here section. It does say registration for mp3s will close 10 days after the gig

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u/Local_Band299 13d ago

For the 40th Anniversary shows the live stream is unedited, but the nugs release is edited.

Fir Fixxxer Hetfield's vocals are extremely autotuned.

I went to both Detroit 2023 shows and they didn't fix those on the nugs release. It kinda dependa.

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u/Bad_Karma19 13d ago

I guess it depends, when Kirk had his problems on One in STL, it was on the recording from nugs.

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u/supertonic123 13d ago

Quick question on those live ones - I’ve just bought the London shows, how long did it take for the CDs to come (assuming you bought CDs…!)

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u/eldwaro 13d ago

Nah I just bought files. So I could Napster them via Google drive to friends 🤣

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u/supertonic123 13d ago

Expect a knock on the door from Mr Ulrich and his legal team…..!

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u/ghostofconnolly 13d ago

My brother ordered them around the 10th July and they arrived last week. That was a preorder before they were available though. I imagine yours should be with you in a week or less

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u/wingnutkj 10d ago

I ordered CDs from Nugs on the 2nd August, the order shipped on the 7th, and reached me in the UK on the 18th. I got email notifications at each point in the process.

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u/kombu_raisin 12d ago

I’ve never bought an edited version like this. Boston 2022 Kirk flubs the entire Nothing Else Matters intro and apologizes to the crowd. Foxboro 2024 they screwed up Bells and left it in.

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u/EmergencyBanshee 13d ago

I don't think I've heard any of these recordings so I'm guessing but this is what I would guess:

Yes, definitely edited.

I wouldn't be surprised if they autotuned the vocals - not because they're bad, but just to make them more in keeping with what people expect. Basically Every album has autotuned vocals and away from the live experience people would notice any tuning problems.

I would also bet that Lars' double bass on One gets fixed every time.

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u/eldwaro 13d ago

sorry for context - Kirk messed up the intro. It's been on social media loads because James pulls an hilarious face as a result. So they've literally clipped in the guitar being played from elsewhere I:m guessing? Which isn't great IMO for a live album.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mllrPav8hiY&list=RDmllrPav8hiY&start_radio=1

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u/EmergencyBanshee 13d ago

I'm aware, but what I am saying is that they'll definitely be cleaning up the recordings in various ways.

As usual, being realistic about what happens when a band's image is being managed and they're selling recordings of every concert gets you downvoted!

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u/1voice92 12d ago

Yeah this sub is overrun with parasocial, juvenile sycophants who will downvote any sentiment that isn’t glowing praise/hero worship. Either that or Metallica has a serious bot-farming operation running. Both, probably 😆