Live Sh*t: Binge & Purge Nevada

Live Sh*t: Binge & Purge

Metallica

Elektra Records, 1993

REVIEW BY: Paul Hanson

ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED: 06/04/2003

Even though I wasn't planning to give Metallica's huge box setanother glance, I put this box set in my CD player and VCR thisweekend. Instantly, I remembered why this was a dream come truewhen it was released in 1993.

My wife bought this for my birthday. I have to say that itachieves what it was after: freezing the band for a moment in timein what had been their most successful and popular state of theircareer. They had "Nothing Else Matters" played at weddings, theyhad Grammys, they had a powerhouse show that rocked the world.Riding high. Never mind the details, 30,000 feet above ground andall looks good.

The CDs and two of the videos capture the band at differentpoints of their tour. The San Diego video is from the beginning ofthe tour, the CDs are from one of their last dates on the tour. So,the band achieved what they wanted, which was to capture the band,as a well-oiled machine in the midst of what had been their mostgueling tour to date.

But, wait, there's more.