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Posted by Michael James on Jan. 13, 2009

Bradley Center, Coffee, Metallica

You've got to speak up.  I went to see Metallica last night at the Bradley Center (and we remember how important they are), and nine hours after they left the stage, my ears still have a distinctive ring to them.

Set List

1. That Was Just Your Life
2. Broken, Beat & Scarred
3. One
4. Harvester of Sorrows
5. Cyanide
6. Sad But True
7. Wherever I May Roam
8. All Nightmare Long
9. The Day That Never Comes
10. Master of Puppets
11. Fight Fire With Fire
12. Nothing Else Matters
13. Enter Sandman
14. (Encore) See You in Hell
15. Stone Cold Crazy
16. Seek and Destroy

As for the concert itself, it is exactly what you'd expect for a concert performed by 40-somethings, aimed at an audience 18 through 45 (complete with the, um, herbal essence, if you know what I mean).  There were significantly more gray hairs and paunchy bellies than I had anticipated.  In a way, I felt much better because my wardrobe does not include black T-shirts and I feared that I would be overdressed.  But once James, Lars, Kirk and Robert hit the stage, everyone was 16 again.

My only complaint?  Metallica went on stage at 9:15 and played until 11:30.  Way to late for 10,000 middle-aged men.  Now, where's my Starbucks?