and it sounded weak in comparison....that was a song to do on the 88-89 tour....even the 91-93 tour it would have been limited...the energy they put out 88-89 was off the charts
They were lazy, song length wasn't a problem. They could of rotated longer songs out of the set every couple of nights. Pantera would often rotate songs that weren't as common because they loved their fans.
Because they suck today. They are unable to play their old stuff properley. But they can play some Justin Biever or Maddona covers so perfectly, instead of real music or even Rock.
This is probably the only performance of this song where Lars plays almost exact to what’s on the album. He played the random double bass fills here. Awesome 🤘🏻
most definitely one of their most under-rated songs. Took me a couple listens before it just shot up to my favourite song, absolute love how heavy it sounds along with the speed!
@@RanDieBam that’s what happens when you record solos per bar instead of all the way through, when recording,hence it being perfect in the studio but hard to replicate live.
This is the best song on that album. So fuckin brutal and his vox are so aggressive sounding on this song I love it! Shortest straWAHHH has been pulled for yoooouuuWAH ha
@@Samford_ he last played the intro I believe at the Orion Festival in 2012 or 2013 I'm not sure which one & has never played the intro properly since.
What fucks him up is trying to keep time with his foot on the high hat. Lars, just do what you did here and play it with feeling, not with timing it perfectly. It's a weird rhythm that lasts all of 10 seconds. You're overthinking it, dude!
I think he’s so focussed on the rhythm that he’s just yelling into the mic hoping it sounds right, it’s also that this is a hard song and he’s probably so tired.
Also a thing to keep in mind - that gig was almost two years into the tour. Even in Seattle, compared to, say, Helsinki '88, his voice is not as visceral, as he is exhausted as shit at that point.
That's just James experimenting with the song. He does that with almost every song they play at some point lol their live songs are always tweaked, Kirk's solos included. It's not a sign of exhaustion or messing up or anything.
He's struggling to keep up with the rythm vocal wise. He just yells the last part to not come in late the next line😅 Can't blame him because this was played incredibly fast
I noticed Kirk started to fall behind slightly on the solo and it seemed Larz noticed and sped up to punish him and make it that much harder to catch up. It's barely anything but I noticed and Kirk looks over at Larz when he does it. He didn't skip any notes to catch up though, just played faster.
Bill ward or Ian Paice never played note for note what was on studio albums, let alone keith moon, and nobody gives a crap. When Lars even beign a beast back then does variations , everyone jump on it..
@@Nissardpertugiu because Lars is a compositional drummer, he has very little improvisational skill and usually any time he improvises something he fucks up or it sounds awkward. in studio, Lars builds up the composition of a song methodically and grandiosely and gives it twists and turns and build ups and alterations to certain fills and all kinds of cool stuff. Lars' compositional ability is really the only thing he has going for him, so when he doesn't stick to that, things tend to go bad. Bill Ward on the other hand is pretty much the exact opposite. he is more of a jazzy improvisational drummer with the chops to back it up, he never did methodical epic composing arrangements like Lars did, he more or less just laid down something swinging and improvised/jammy sounding, and thus he doesn't play the same kind of music as Lars. Bill doesn't have to play note for note because that's not the kind of music he makes, he plays in a jazzy improvisational style and thus he can afford to do improvising live. Lars' playing (in studio) on the other hand, and Metallica's music in general, is more geared towards their compositional epic writing arrangement style, and when Lars can't stick to that, the music generally suffers for it. there's very little room for Lars to try to 'improvise' something in Metallica's music because that's not the way it was written
Maroonia77 his vocals werent too bad here. I think since they knew they were going to work on an album he didn't want to strain his vocals too much. I think he was trying to find a different singing style too.
Strongest draught Challenge lethargy Drawn by lot Awesome energy Brew you all Rich roast flowing through Strongest draught The strongest draught has been Poured for you!
This was the first metallica album i bought. And i turned it on. And the first that really struck me first listen through was shortest straw. It blew my fucking mind!
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they should have played it more at the justice and black album tours :(
I totally agree
they played it in 96 and 97
and it sounded weak in comparison....that was a song to do on the 88-89 tour....even the 91-93 tour it would have been limited...the energy they put out 88-89 was off the charts
They played it in '92 in San Diego on the Guns 'N Roses tour.
They played hit the lights in 89' but it wasn't planned and the recording was kinda bad. th-cam.com/video/tXPBb8ApC9g/w-d-xo.html
METALLICA.. why didn't you make this a regular song in your setlist during the justice tour.
James said the songs from justice is hard to play.
They were lazy, song length wasn't a problem. They could of rotated longer songs out of the set every couple of nights. Pantera would often rotate songs that weren't as common because they loved their fans.
@@kilometersdavis9240 lazy? Yeah, that’s is
Because they suck today. They are unable to play their old stuff properley. But they can play some Justin Biever or Maddona covers so perfectly, instead of real music or even Rock.
@@drakonolus7922 " justice tour "
This is probably the only performance of this song where Lars plays almost exact to what’s on the album. He played the random double bass fills here. Awesome 🤘🏻
Right because you've heard them all
@@eazye519 OMG HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA WOW YEAH HAHAHAHAHAHA🤪🤪
most definitely one of their most under-rated songs. Took me a couple listens before it just shot up to my favourite song, absolute love how heavy it sounds along with the speed!
And here’s a remixed version with the bass dialed WAY up; insane:
th-cam.com/video/QcuVPkwfUmk/w-d-xo.html
Yes, definitely a classic that never gets old listening
Wow, I was thoroughly pleased with how well Kirk pulled off that solo!!
Yeah if he hadn't fucked up the timing, but well it's a hard thing to play
@@RanDieBam it's a damn hard thing to play. i think he skipped a few bars at the end
The solo is so freaking hard to play.
@@RanDieBam that’s what happens when you record solos per bar instead of all the way through, when recording,hence it being perfect in the studio but hard to replicate live.
This is the best song on that album. So fuckin brutal and his vox are so aggressive sounding on this song I love it! Shortest straWAHHH has been pulled for yoooouuuWAH ha
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AJFA, One and Blackened are my favourites
Blackened, straw, harvester, one,
Frayed ends? Beholder? Dyer's eve?
Y’all literally just named every song in the album
One of the sickest riffs (sadly a very underrated and overlooked song)
One of the best songs they never play live it shame
They've played it live several times, yu dumbass!
MrParkerman6 me DA not really u are
Just started playing it live on the DM tour so please
@@thomasackerly7732 Wherever We May Roam Tour
1992 North American Tour
Poor Touring Me Tour
@@МемнаяКуша and 1992 at Washington DC
@@thomasackerly7732 what?
lucky people...
HOLY FUCK, best live version of Shortest Straw! I want the whole concert of this, I didn't know the played this song before 1992...
th-cam.com/video/UIvahSJGEYQ/w-d-xo.html
Oh god, Lars can play the intro at this
Oh really?
He stopped playing the intro in the mid 2000s I think
@@Samford_ he last played the intro I believe at the Orion Festival in 2012 or 2013 I'm not sure which one & has never played the intro properly since.
He still practiced back then 🙄
What fucks him up is trying to keep time with his foot on the high hat. Lars, just do what you did here and play it with feeling, not with timing it perfectly. It's a weird rhythm that lasts all of 10 seconds. You're overthinking it, dude!
How can anyone dislike this? Masterful performance of this epic song! Tx for sharing!!!
That snare!
All though I play Electric but I admire Jason's way of playing and how he is the heart of the concert
if lars' bass was louder, it wouldve been more than perfect, but still amazing! !
EdZeGnar was super loud on that your. Those drums hurt live is the recording
Fusion Wizard perfect grammar 👍👌
Lars' bass?
The bass drum. In other words- kick drum
The Netherlands 1990.
May 16 Zwolle, ijsselhallen.
May 20 Leiden, Groenoordhal
Este video es un tesoro invaluable!!!
the fastest straw!
It that simular to "The Heavyest Straw" ?
I love this song dude it rocks
What's up with James' voice during the verses, anyone notice when he sings "Secretly, siLEntly, Searchingly" at 2:29 it sounds a bit weird?
I think he’s so focussed on the rhythm that he’s just yelling into the mic hoping it sounds right, it’s also that this is a hard song and he’s probably so tired.
Also a thing to keep in mind - that gig was almost two years into the tour. Even in Seattle, compared to, say, Helsinki '88, his voice is not as visceral, as he is exhausted as shit at that point.
That's just James experimenting with the song. He does that with almost every song they play at some point lol their live songs are always tweaked, Kirk's solos included. It's not a sign of exhaustion or messing up or anything.
He's struggling to keep up with the rythm vocal wise. He just yells the last part to not come in late the next line😅 Can't blame him because this was played incredibly fast
I noticed Kirk started to fall behind slightly on the solo and it seemed Larz noticed and sped up to punish him and make it that much harder to catch up. It's barely anything but I noticed and Kirk looks over at Larz when he does it. He didn't skip any notes to catch up though, just played faster.
Lars speeding up had nothing to do with Punishment, he was coked up back then, so he played too fast a lot.
Thanks jason for the epic voice next!
My favorite Metallica song. Makes you stand up and face whatever comes your way.
HOLY SHIT SHORTEST STRAW IN 89!
Or...1990. (It's in the title of the video!!)
lol oops
colby collins HAHA!! Too funny!
idiot it's 1980
@@joddeurter2448 c'mon, you all know this is from 1932...
I was there in the front!
Hoorraayyy..lars can actually playing that part!
they should remaster this with the tech they remastered master of puppets.
cool as hell.
Amazing... Lars isn't screwing up the drums.... although he leaves a shed load if fills out..!
He sucks.
That's because the drums were pieced together in the studio. None of the parts were played all the way through on that album
@@Chicago_Podcast_Authority doesn't mean he can't learn them of course, though naturally Lars being Lars, he doesn't
Bill ward or Ian Paice never played note for note what was on studio albums, let alone keith moon, and nobody gives a crap.
When Lars even beign a beast back then does variations , everyone jump on it..
@@Nissardpertugiu because Lars is a compositional drummer, he has very little improvisational skill and usually any time he improvises something he fucks up or it sounds awkward. in studio, Lars builds up the composition of a song methodically and grandiosely and gives it twists and turns and build ups and alterations to certain fills and all kinds of cool stuff. Lars' compositional ability is really the only thing he has going for him, so when he doesn't stick to that, things tend to go bad. Bill Ward on the other hand is pretty much the exact opposite. he is more of a jazzy improvisational drummer with the chops to back it up, he never did methodical epic composing arrangements like Lars did, he more or less just laid down something swinging and improvised/jammy sounding, and thus he doesn't play the same kind of music as Lars. Bill doesn't have to play note for note because that's not the kind of music he makes, he plays in a jazzy improvisational style and thus he can afford to do improvising live. Lars' playing (in studio) on the other hand, and Metallica's music in general, is more geared towards their compositional epic writing arrangement style, and when Lars can't stick to that, the music generally suffers for it. there's very little room for Lars to try to 'improvise' something in Metallica's music because that's not the way it was written
A rarity, James didn't flub the lyrics. I don't know why, but almost every time Metallica plays Straw, James fucks up the lyrics somewhere.
Well actually when a song is not played that often live you can't always remember the words, believe me
That's what makes live shows great you noob
The song has some hard to remember lyrics in their defense xD
That's cuz James was a constant drunk.
@@joshuarobinson1737 I'd say so! (still don't know them myself XD )
the sound its so good
Is it a bit faster than the studio version?
Yeah I like it
Epic!
They sounded much better than now. Imho James voice was best during Black album session till beginning od 92. After that he starter soundtrack worse 😈
Maroonia77 his vocals werent too bad here. I think since they knew they were going to work on an album he didn't want to strain his vocals too much. I think he was trying to find a different singing style too.
...and Metallica for all
oh god that was impossible not to headbang in the beginning
Ahh, remember when lars could actually play the fuckin intro?
Strongest draught
Challenge lethargy
Drawn by lot
Awesome energy
Brew you all
Rich roast flowing through
Strongest draught
The strongest draught has been
Poured for you!
❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
awesome..
This was the first metallica album i bought. And i turned it on. And the first that really struck me first listen through was shortest straw. It blew my fucking mind!
the peak of the apex
Why it sounds like theres a cow bell playing in the background?
yupi!!!!!
Kirk really good here...easy and fast
Holy fuck, is it real?
Is it "i dissapear" or "saint anger" snare drum?
That BASS
Seattle what??
fuck yeah \m/
🙏💞🤲❤💟💜💎
2:20
Goddamn.....
Which pixel is James and which is kirk
Way back in the day when they were awesome, just before they completely lost it.
Sonia Bass you must be out your mind
That was their last album.
Last thrash album,after and justice for all ... they went commercial and that was the end
Rust in peace Metallica
The lady is right, after justice they didn't care to keep on doing good thrash metal, just fill their pockets.
People only good when they were young, that's what happened
y'all some lanes. Last two albums were great. DM was as technical as justice with a better bassist
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