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Live Shit: Binge & Purge (1993)
Where the lyrics of Live Shit: Binge & Purge take you, and where it was really made.
Metallica's first live album was sold as a box set designed to look like a tour equipment transport box, and its video content later earned a 21× platinum certification.
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Mexico City nights for the audio (1993)
Live show Palacio de los Deportes — The audio CDs were recorded at the Palacio de los Deportes in Mexico City on February 25, 26, 27 and March 1 and 2, 1993. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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San Diego concert on video (1993)
Live show San Diego Sports Arena — The San Diego concert was recorded at the San Diego Sports Arena on January 13 and 14, 1992, and appears on VHS and DVD. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Seattle concert on video (1993)
Live show Seattle Coliseum — The Seattle concert from the Damaged Justice Tour was recorded at the Seattle Coliseum on August 29 and 30, 1989. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Album story
Overview
- Live Shit: Binge & Purge: first live album by Metallica
- Released as a box set on November 23, 1993
- Initial pressings: three CDs or two cassette tapes, plus three VHS tapes
- Audio from Mexico City concerts; video from Seattle and San Diego concerts
- Box packaged as cardboard resembling a typical tour equipment transport box
Background
- Mexico City songs came from the Nowhere Else to Roam tour
- Seattle concert came from the Damaged Justice Tour, 1989
- San Diego concert came from the Wherever We May Roam Tour, 1992, split in two parts
- Box extras: booklet with photos, tour correspondence, internal documents, handwritten notes
- Extras also included a recreated access pass to the "Snakepit" section of the tour stage
- Extras included a cardboard drawing/airbrush stencil of the "Scary Guy" logo
Recording
- Mexico City recorded at Palacio de los Deportes on February 25, 26, 27 and March 1, 2, 1993
- San Diego recorded at San Diego Sports Arena on January 13 and 14, 1992
- Seattle recorded at Seattle Coliseum on August 29 and 30, 1989
- Producers: James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich
- Engineers: Guy Charbonneau, Mick Hughes
- Mixing: James "Jimbo" Barton, Kent Matcke, Mike Fraser
Cover
- Box designed to resemble a typical tour equipment transport box
- Cardboard drawing/airbrush stencil of the "Scary Guy" logo included in the box
Sources: en.wikipedia.org
Tracklist
Disc 1
| 1 | The Ecstasy of Gold / Enter Sandman | 7:28 |
| 2 | Creeping Death | 7:28 |
| 3 | Harvester of Sorrow | 7:19 |
| 4 | Welcome Home (Sanitarium) | 6:39 |
| 5 | Sad but True | 6:07 |
| 6 | Of Wolf and Man | 6:22 |
| 7 | The Unforgiven | 6:48 |
| 8 | Justice Medley: Eye of the Beholder / Blackened / The Frayed Ends of Sanity / …And Justice for All / Blackened | 9:38 |
| 9 | Solos (bass / guitar) | 18:49 |
Disc 2
| 1 | Through the Never | 3:47 |
| 2 | For Whom the Bell Tolls | 5:48 |
| 3 | Fade to Black | 7:12 |
| 4 | Master of Puppets | 4:35 |
| 5 | Seek & Destroy | 18:08 |
| 6 | Whiplash | 5:34 |
Disc 3
| 1 | Nothing Else Matters | 6:22 |
| 2 | Wherever I May Roam | 6:33 |
| 3 | Am I Evil? | 5:42 |
| 4 | Last Caress | 1:25 |
| 5 | One | 10:27 |
| 6 | So What / Battery | 10:05 |
| 7 | The Four Horsemen | 6:08 |
| 8 | Motorbreath | 3:14 |
| 9 | Stone Cold Crazy | 5:32 |
Sources: musicbrainz.org
Artist
Formation
- Formed in Los Angeles in 1981 by James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich, later based in San Francisco for most of its career.
- Founded as one of the "big four" of thrash metal alongside Megadeth, Anthrax and Slayer.
Members
- Current lineup: Hetfield, Ulrich, Kirk Hammett and Robert Trujillo.
- Former members include Ron McGovney, Cliff Burton, Jason Newsted and Dave Mustaine.
Career
- Commercial breakthrough with Master of Puppets (1986), often cited as one of the best metal albums of all time.
- The self-titled 1991 album moved the band toward a more mainstream audience and became its best-selling record.
- Returned to thrash roots with Death Magnetic (2008) and released 72 Seasons in 2023.
- Led the lawsuit against Napster in 2000.
- Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2009.
- Sold more than 163 million albums worldwide as of 2023.
Sources: en.wikipedia.org
Reception
At release
- Released as a box set on November 23, 1993
- Initial pressings included three CDs or two cassette tapes, plus three VHS tapes
- Box designed to resemble a typical tour equipment transport box
- Box contents: booklet with photos, tour correspondence, internal documents, handwritten notes
- Recreated access pass to the "Snakepit" section of the tour stage
- Cardboard drawing/airbrush stencil of the "Scary Guy" logo
- Video material drawn from the Seattle and San Diego concerts
Records
- Certified 21× platinum by the RIAA as a long-form video format
- Reissued in a 3-CD / 2-DVD format, with the San Diego concert on one DVD
- The reissue replaced the box with a jewel case
- The booklet from the initial set became available as DVD-ROM content
Sources: en.wikipedia.org
Trivia
- Mexico City audio was recorded over five nights, from February 25 to March 2, 1993.
- The Seattle concert came from the Damaged Justice Tour of 1989.
- The San Diego concert came from the Wherever We May Roam Tour of 1992 and was split across two VHS parts.
- The box included typical tour correspondence exchanged between the band and their management.
- A recreated access pass to the "Snakepit" section of the tour stage was included in the box.
Sources: en.wikipedia.org
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