Guest Doyo Posted July 29, 2003 Report Posted July 29, 2003 http://www.suntimes.com/output/rock/cst-ft...tr-metal28.html Metallica's righteous 'Anger' tops crumbling Bizkit July 28, 2003 BY ANDERS SMITH LINDALL Metallica is nothing if not tough. The metal veterans endured everything from alcohol rehab to litigation and a lineup change before emerging with their new album, "St. Anger." So it's no surprise that even a memorable meltdown by openers Limp Bizkit failed to derail the band's triumphant return to the local stage. Tens of thousands of fans paid $75 apiece to attend Saturday's daylong event at the defunct Hawthorne horse track in Stickney, and Metallica responded with a performance worth every penny. The quartet's set featured a raft of churning hits, stellar showmanship and masterful use of the super-sized stage, replete with showy lighting, four huge video screens and well-placed pyrotechnics. The metaphorical fireworks started much earlier, however, when heckling fans induced a profane tantrum from Limp Bizkit frontman Fred Durst and the band quit playing after just 20 minutes. It was easy to predict a rough reception for the rap-rock has-beens when a significant segment of the crowd booed a mention of the band by previous openers Linkin Park. When Limp Bizkit actually appeared around 7 o'clock, the boos intensified, and some fans pelted the stage with garbage. The famously brainless Durst only fanned the flames, first encouraging the catcalls and flying trash, then swerving into a bizarre tirade against the crowd and city. Ranting that he'd fight anyone in earshot and spluttering explicit sexual putdowns, uncreative curses and ludicrous homophobic slurs, Durst simply self-destructed. Had the villain in "The Wizard of Oz" been a vile little boob like Durst rather than a snarly old lady in greenface, the movie's "I'm melting!" scene might have looked like this. The crowd, perhaps stunned, calmed down, and Limp Bizkit played a few more songs (including a sarcastic, gay-bashing cover of George Michael's "Faith" with potty-mouth lyrics that would embarrass a fourth-grader). But then the band left the stage and Durst resumed his vulgar invective from the wings until, mercifully, he was relieved of the microphone. The aborted set left fans to wait more than 90 minutes for Metallica, but the mood never turned ugly--maybe because a lengthy delay was better than suffering through any more Limp Bizkit. The pause also provided time to ponder Metallica's recent trials. In just the last three years the band has hired a new bassist (Ozzy alumnus Robert Trujillo), sued Napster and attacked its own file-sharing fans, and made its first all-new studio album since 1996. Maybe most significantly, frontman Jason Hetfield sobered up, and the regrouped band's aggressive "St. Anger"--though met with some complaints about its lack of guitar solos and its lyrics that occasionally lapse into psychobabble ("I want my anger to be healthy")--debuted in June atop the charts. Any lingering doubts about the band's vitality were blown away by its performance. Hetfield looked trim and sounded hale, roaring through "Master of Puppets" as he roamed the monstrous stage. Dynamo drummer Lars Ulrich infused "Harvester of Sorrow" with eye-popping intensity while guitar star Kirk Hammett launched the first of several showy solos. And the imposing Trujillo proved he's been welcomed with open arms: He leaned into Hetfield during a fiery jam at the end of "Welcome Home (Sanitarium)," and Hetfield happily cackled. The old soldiers played their new tunes "Frantic" and "St. Anger" with power and purpose, and Hetfield even joked that "No Remorse" dated to 1918 (actually '83), but it was the vintage hits--like a long, potent jam on "Seek and Destroy"--that made Metallica's convincing claim for best big rock show in Chicago this summer.
Guest Shaved Bear Posted July 29, 2003 Report Posted July 29, 2003 It was easy to predict a rough reception for the rap-rock has-beenswhen a significant segment of the crowd booed a mention of the band by previous openers Linkin Park. When Limp Bizkit actually appeared around 7 o'clock, the boos intensified, and some fans pelted the stage with garbage. That just tickled me with laughter
Guest JAxlMorrison Posted July 29, 2003 Report Posted July 29, 2003 I still gotta respect any balding dude in a backwards hat who has fucked Britney Spears.
Guest Mindless_Aggression Posted July 29, 2003 Report Posted July 29, 2003 Fred Durst: Continuing to prove that he is not drastically different from your dick friend who says "fuck" a lot, calls smaller people "fag" and claims to have fucked the whole cheerleading squad.
Guest godthedog Posted July 29, 2003 Report Posted July 29, 2003 did this actually appear in the printed version of the sun-times? cause that piece was just horribly written, full of stupid little potshots that one would more expect from...well, from a wrestling website. but not a major newspaper.
Guest Incandenza Posted July 29, 2003 Report Posted July 29, 2003 did this actually appear in the printed version of the sun-times? cause that piece was just horribly written, full of stupid little potshots that one would more expect from...well, from a wrestling website. but not a major newspaper. It's on the official Chicago Sun-Times website. It is a review, so such bashing isn't entirely surprising. Yeah, it includes a lot more personal insults than one might expect, but Durst was asking for every bit of it.
Guest Vitamin X Posted July 29, 2003 Report Posted July 29, 2003 Although Durst DID deserve it, I also think that whoever wrote the article should have had more journalistic integrity than to degenerate into becoming so biased in an article. Regardless, this still makesm e laugh and hopefully will make Durst realize that his time had come and passed long after "Nookie" became overplayed.
Guest La Parka Es Mi Papa Posted July 29, 2003 Report Posted July 29, 2003 This is the best news I've heard in a long time.
Rendclaw Posted July 29, 2003 Report Posted July 29, 2003 this makes me happy. And to hell with him doing Britney Spears. Two chameleons mating, thats all that is. They both have bought into their images to the point that I am SURE they have forgotten who and what they used to be, never mind who they are.
Guest Deviant Posted July 29, 2003 Report Posted July 29, 2003 Biased as hell? Yes. Funniest thing I've read recently? You better believe it. There is no sweeter news than hearing of Metallica fans tearing Fred Durst apart.
Rendclaw Posted July 29, 2003 Report Posted July 29, 2003 When I heard about the Summer Sanitarium, I questioned Metallica's judgement by going with some of these nu-metal bands... glad to see I was right about the worst of them all.
Mecha Mummy Posted July 29, 2003 Report Posted July 29, 2003 Completely biased, but funny stuff. Good to see that Durst continues to fall apart...
Guest Agent of Oblivion Posted July 29, 2003 Report Posted July 29, 2003 BWAHAHAHAHA..that actually would've been worth the price of admission. I'd leave immediately afterwards and show up just for that, though. Well, I'd give Deftones five minutes to prove themselves, too, just to be nice.
Guest Youth N Asia Posted July 29, 2003 Report Posted July 29, 2003 I still gotta respect any balding dude in a backwards hat who has fucked Britney Spears. And throw the fact that he's a compulsive liar on the top and you've got the total package.
Guest Ripper Posted July 29, 2003 Report Posted July 29, 2003 I still gotta respect any balding dude in a backwards hat who has fucked Britney Spears. And throw the fact that he's a compulsive liar on the top and you've got the total package. Thank you. Fred Durst hasn't fucked Britney Spears anymore than I have. Next month he will say he had a 3 way with Michelle Branch and Nora Jones because they wanted him to produce their next album and he wrote a song about it that will appear on his next album.
Guest FeArHaVoC Posted July 29, 2003 Report Posted July 29, 2003 I think we all knew limpbizkit were going to get booed of the stage sooner or later. Remember when Axl did this shit over 10 years ago when GNR were touring with Metallica? During the Metallica VH1 "Behind The Music" Lars said "we learned what NOT to do on that tour." Guess he didn't learn that much.
Guest Crucifixio Jones Posted July 29, 2003 Report Posted July 29, 2003 rap-rock has-beens The famously brainless Durst only fanned the flames, first encouraging the catcalls and flying trash, then swerving into a bizarre tirade against the crowd and city. Ranting that he'd fight anyone in earshot and spluttering explicit sexual putdowns, uncreative curses and ludicrous homophobic slurs, Durst simply self-destructed. Had the villain in "The Wizard of Oz" been a vile little boob like Durst rather than a snarly old lady in greenface, the movie's "I'm melting!" scene might have looked like this. Limp Bizkit played a few more songs (including a sarcastic, gay-bashing cover of George Michael's "Faith" with potty-mouth lyrics that would embarrass a fourth-grader). But then the band left the stage and Durst resumed his vulgar invective from the wings until, mercifully, he was relieved of the microphone. Wow. Was the Sun-Times editor on vacation or what?
Guest Plushy Al Logan Posted July 29, 2003 Report Posted July 29, 2003 I think we all knew limpbizkit were going to get booed of the stage sooner or later. Remember when Axl did this shit over 10 years ago when GNR were touring with Metallica? During the Metallica VH1 "Behind The Music" Lars said "we learned what NOT to do on that tour." Guess he didn't learn that much. Lars meant that he learned that he will never tour with a self-destructive asshole again. He never said he would go on tour with Baby Huey.
Guest Ripper Posted July 29, 2003 Report Posted July 29, 2003 rap-rock has-beens The famously brainless Durst only fanned the flames, first encouraging the catcalls and flying trash, then swerving into a bizarre tirade against the crowd and city. Ranting that he'd fight anyone in earshot and spluttering explicit sexual putdowns, uncreative curses and ludicrous homophobic slurs, Durst simply self-destructed. Had the villain in "The Wizard of Oz" been a vile little boob like Durst rather than a snarly old lady in greenface, the movie's "I'm melting!" scene might have looked like this. Limp Bizkit played a few more songs (including a sarcastic, gay-bashing cover of George Michael's "Faith" with potty-mouth lyrics that would embarrass a fourth-grader). But then the band left the stage and Durst resumed his vulgar invective from the wings until, mercifully, he was relieved of the microphone. Wow. Was the Sun-Times editor on vacation or what? Well, maybe the writer was gay. You know, going on homophobic diatribes might not get you love if that was the case. Apparently the writer was offended by what he said. So he/she took a more personal approach to the "review".
Guest FeArHaVoC Posted July 29, 2003 Report Posted July 29, 2003 Chicago Sun gives a nagative review to just about concert.
Guest the r-train Posted August 1, 2003 Report Posted August 1, 2003 I think the part that this article and a lot of you guys are missing is that Fred Durst and Mancow have been feuding for at least a year, and Fred came out with giant screens behind him insulting Mancow almost immediately. Of course this would cause Chicago to hate him.
Guest Dangerous A Posted August 1, 2003 Report Posted August 1, 2003 No proof whatsoever that Durst and Brit did the wild thing unless you are like Conan O Brien and tabloids are a good enough source for info and news for you. Methinks Durst is lying.
Guest the r-train Posted August 1, 2003 Report Posted August 1, 2003 Another thing is that Fred Durst got hit right in the nuts with a lemon.
LaParkaYourCar Posted August 1, 2003 Report Posted August 1, 2003 I can't believe no one has pointed out that the columnist called Metallica's lead singer "Jason Hetfield"
Guest Choken One Posted August 2, 2003 Report Posted August 2, 2003 this was the same show that lead Durst to his Suicide potshot at cobain
Guest cobainwasmurdered Posted August 2, 2003 Report Posted August 2, 2003 this was the same show that lead Durst to his Suicide potshot at cobain PARDON?!!!!!!!!!! I.Hate.Fred.Durst.
Guest Choken One Posted August 2, 2003 Report Posted August 2, 2003 this was the same show that lead Durst to his Suicide potshot at cobain PARDON?!!!!!!!!!! I.Hate.Fred.Durst. there is a thread down the page about it
Guest NoCalMike Posted August 4, 2003 Report Posted August 4, 2003 Not suprising that Limp Bizkit was booed to hell. I am just dissapointed that so many people still turn out and support Metallica. As far as Durst banging Britney or not. You can't fault him for that if it indeed did happen. IMO, that is HER STUPIDITY. Who in the hell would not fuck the shit out of Spears? On the other hand, if you are Britney, why in the world would you even want to hang around an idiot like Fred Durst!?!
Guest The Mighty Damaramu Posted August 4, 2003 Report Posted August 4, 2003 Jason Hetfield? Who the hell is that? James Hetfield's less talented brother? Jeez...someone needs to edit these things better.
Guest Plushy Al Logan Posted August 4, 2003 Report Posted August 4, 2003 Jason Hetfield? Who the hell is that? James Hetfield's less talented brother? Jeez...someone needs to edit these things better. James' is not so talented anyway, but at least he's not Lars, or Durst.
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