Metallica - 23.11.1984 Bordeaux, Salle des Fêtes du Grand Parc

[unforgiven]

Hi All.

Some old stuff , nice to read and watch!

ps: Watch the article , how they wrote the band name! with double T

Could somebody translate the Text in English and publish here.

Njoy JW

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Left article:

"The Whisky A Go-Go, The Troubadour, The Roxy, The Country Club? They played in all these LA clubs that seem so magical from here. The Stone, The Old Waldorf in SF didn’t resist either. However, Lars Ulrich and James Hetfield didn’t have to limit themselves in this mini-success. They know that the most savage headbangers come from old Europe. On their way to England, making a stop in New York where they open for The Rods and Vandenberg. After the Marquee concerts, that shoebox, they record in Copenhagen and start an american and european tour. At the end of this road, they won’t forget Bordeaux".

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Right article:

"The metallic case.
The group logo can’t fool you; Metallica plays hard rock. This band with vocal qualities and hammering drums was announced LA Heavy Metal Heroes, after having conquered a confidential public thanks to an underground tape. They also became the East Coast Metal Movement emblem. In ’83, their first album Kill ‘Em All confirms the band’s reputation and they start touring a lot. For their return, the four metallic guys beat certain hard speed records with Ride The Lightning that allows us to think that a new Metallica sound was born".

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Left article:

"The Whisky A Go-Go, The Troubadour, The Roxy, The Country Club? They played in all these LA clubs that seem so magical from here. The Stone, The Old Waldorf in SF didn’t resist either. However, Lars Ulrich and James Hetfield didn’t have to limit themselves in this mini-success. They know that the most savage headbangers come from old Europe. On their way to England, making a stop in New York where they open for The Rods and Vandenberg. After the Marquee concerts, that shoebox, they record in Copenhagen and start an american and european tour. At the end of this road, they won’t forget Bordeaux".

Right article:

"The metallic case.
The group logo can’t fool you; Metallica plays hard rock. This band with vocal qualities and hammering drums was announced LA Heavy Metal Heroes, after having conquered a confidential public thanks to an underground tape. They also became the East Coast Metal Movement emblem. In ’83, their first album Kill ‘Em All confirms the band’s reputation and they start touring a lot. For their return, the four metallic guys beat certain hard speed records with Ride The Lightning that allows us to think that a new Metallica sound was born".

Thanks Yannis

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And last one: (That describes the best a Metallica concert!)

"A steamroller, a song contest, an old new wave, what do they have in common? Nothing, except that they appeared in this order on the same location, Friday, Saturday and Sunday evening. Metallica, H 21, The Banshees used the planks of the Salle de Fete de la Grand Parc with dissimilar success. Metallica played in the city on Friday evening.
The whole Grand Parc was trembling. From the last bench to the railing in front of the pit. The sound was flowing in all its power. The Grand Parc was trembling because thousands of fans from below standing with clenched fist and two fingers pointing the stage and, from above, standing between the seats, didn’t stop to scream: “Yeaaaah” between songs and : “Oie, oie, oie” while the songs were played. And, on stage, Metallica was screaming too.
Maniacs everywhere, on stage and in the room. All in jeans, with studded wristbands, studded gloves, battle jackets boasting the best group, AC/DC, Motorhead, Iron Maiden…The guitar player, an American, with an Anarchy t-shirt. An American…
Metallica started with 100 p/h like a lumberjack and finished with 200 p/h like a jackhammer sprinter.
The show was over at midnight. Outside, shy parents were waiting. Their offspring was coming out with slow steps, deaf, sweating but happy.
There is no such mood except when the hard rock rascals have their “evenings”.

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Left article:

"The Whisky A Go-Go, The Troubadour, The Roxy, The Country Club? They played in all these LA clubs that seem so magical from here. The Stone, The Old Waldorf in SF didn’t resist either. However, Lars Ulrich and James Hetfield didn’t have to limit themselves in this mini-success. They know that the most savage headbangers come from old Europe. On their way to England, making a stop in New York where they open for The Rods and Vandenberg. After the Marquee concerts, that shoebox, they record in Copenhagen and start an american and european tour. At the end of this road, they won’t forget Bordeaux".

Right article:

"The metallic case.
The group logo can’t fool you; Metallica plays hard rock. This band with vocal qualities and hammering drums was announced LA Heavy Metal Heroes, after having conquered a confidential public thanks to an underground tape. They also became the East Coast Metal Movement emblem. In ’83, their first album Kill ‘Em All confirms the band’s reputation and they start touring a lot. For their return, the four metallic guys beat certain hard speed records with Ride The Lightning that allows us to think that a new Metallica sound was born".

Thanks Yannis

You're welcome

[J0nn0666]

Very interesting stuff,thanks.