Metallica S&M (3 Lp's)

/San Francisco Symphony.Metallica: James Hetfield (vocals, guitar); Kirk Hammett (guitar); Jason Newsted (bass); Lars Ulrich (drums).Additional personnel: Michael Kamen (conductor); The San Francisco Symphony.Engineers: Bob Rock, Randy Staub, Stephen P. McLaughlin.Recorded live at the Berkeley Community Theater, Berkeley, California on April 21 and 22, 1999. Includes liner notes by Michael Kamen."The Call Of Ktulu" won the 2001 Grammy Award for Best Rock Instrumental Performance.As the strains of Ennio Morricone's "The Ecstacy of Gold" filled the Berkeley Community Theater, metal heads and classical music enthusiasts were both in for a special evening--where many previous rock/classical collaborations had failed, Metallica and the San Francisco Symphony delivered the goods."The Call of Ktulu," a track that had never before been performed live, was fated for a debut such as this. The epic instrumental, given added depth by the charts of Michael Kamen (who succeeds in putting a new spin