Metallica Pours Its Misery Down On The Shoreline Amphitheatre
If you ever thought that what Garbage’s “I’m Only Happy When It Rains” really needed was to sound like Metallica’s “Nothing Else Matters”–and to have the melodic counterpoint on its chorus snuffed out by someone who couldn’t quite hit its not-really-that-high note–then you’re going to love James Hetfield & Co.’s cover of the song from Saturday night’s Bridge School Benefit in California.
The somberly unplugged take on this track is making me wonder if Rick Rubin really is trying to give these guys the Johnny Cash makeover on their forthcoming album, claims of it being a return to Master Of Puppets-era form be damned. Also, is it just me, or does everyone sort of forget the plot right after the first verse?
03 – I’m Only Happy When It Rains [YouTube]
