Metallica - Whiplash (James Without a Guitar) [1993] (Fort Myers, USA) (HD)

February 20, 1993
What is wrong with the guitar, it looks like fun

[RodrigoBoschi]

james " what i'm supposed to do whit this hands now ? "

[AdamG]

Is nobody going to mention Jason saving the song by repeating that killer bassline over and over again?

[ThisHandleFeatureIsStupid]

James Hetfield
**first guitar doesn't work, backup isn't ready, mic fails mid-sentence...lays down rad performance anyway**


Axl Rose
**some guy sneezes in the 124th row...show's over**

[ccvarndell]

James Hetfield in the 80s and early 90s was one of the most badass and crazy motherfuckers in music.

[GreekGuru]

Seeing James without a guitar on stage is weird lol. It looks like he was like "What the fuck do I do with my hands now??.." haha 

[chrisdee]

Next weeks installment, Kirk without a wah pedal.

[nacktheslayer]

A guitar tech got his ass kicked that night.

[s.f.morris]

jason letting james know where the working mic was towards end of song. jason was always in tune with this band and should have never left

[JimJamFlim]

1st guitar breaks, 2nd guitar isn't ready/is broken (wtf guitar tech?!) then mic breaks. Props to them for keeping the song going!

[nigelsmith]

There are three great things about this -
Firstly, James is a total pro and the performance didn’t suffer.
Secondly, Kirk really stepped up and totally walked through that like a trooper.
And lastly, I miss this band...THIS band. I’m reminded of what they used to be and it’s a good feeling.

[troy]

So thats what a single guitar track sounds like. Its all up to you Kirk. No pressure lol

[badass]

First the Guitar and then the microphone James was unlucky...

[RevoltingRudi]

shows how good kirk can keep up the rythm part with james as a lead guitar player. and also how an experienced band just deals with tech problems.

[geggs]

From disaster to awesomeness. Great save by Jason and Kirk.

[mikehunt]

Jason's such an amazing performer immediately picks up James is having troubles and runs right to the mic to cover for him to allow the mess to get sorted out.

[mjf]

God the bass and Jason’s intro is amazing. Plus Kirk carrying the song is killer too. Whoever captured this is crazy lucky.

[dutchmetalguitarist]

1:54 james to guitar crew "you're fired!" haha

[el_wilder]

lol James's count down always cracks me up

[erkutsoyer]

Guitar sucks? Nevermind!
They never stop, they never quit, 'cause they're Metallica!

[johndoe]

Best performance of this song I've ever seen!! Het's frustration adds some genuine rage to his vocals...total beast mode. The tempo is perfect...faster than usual. Newsted's backups and harmonies (even on a thrash classic like this) are so choice! He was the best. Het slamming down the mic at 3:15 is epic. Huge props to whoever filmed & caught this classic moment!