Metallica - The Club Dayz 1982-1984
Goldmine, May 8, 2009 by Popoff, Martin
"Metallica - The Club Dayz 1982-1984" by Bill Hale: Photographer Bill Hale was right there at the germination of this mega-band and many others, and in these rare photos, he's captured the raw metal energy of those early sweaty shows - six of them to be exact, but including a ton of cool backstage hijinks to make the book flow with a smile pasted across yer face.
Actually, what adds a great richness to this slim tome is the heady insiders' text from Ron Quintana, Scott Earl and John Strednansky, all mere boys and buds of the band and making their own (mostly journalistic) impacts along with this band that just might go somewhere some day. Additional pro wordsmithing is by Bob Nalbandian (now of the Shockwaves podcasts), who was also part of the gang, making this a near-complete, friendly, alcoholic singalong to a magic past - missing is only Metal Blade's Brian Slagel.
Dave Mustaine's here, as is original bassist Ron McGovney, there's Kirk Hammett's first show, the now-deceased Cliff Burton's first show, even shots of Hammett with Exodus and one Jason Newsted playing the beery Jon Lord. And if that ain't enough, spot all the other musicians and biz folk from those crazy days, usually bathed in sweat and beer with a leer with someone giving the finger near.
(Softcover, 112 pages, $19.95. ECW Press, www.ecwpress.com)
- Martin Popoff
Copyright Krause Publications May 8, 2009
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Bibliography for: "Metallica - The Club Dayz 1982-1984"
Popoff, Martin "Metallica - The Club Dayz 1982-1984". Goldmine. FindArticles.com. 25 Nov, 2009. http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_7550/is_200905/ai_n32206251/
Copyright Krause Publications May 8, 2009
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