*flails*
OMG Two of my favorite things collided in New Zealand yesterday: Metallica and Adam Lambert. Add in Adam and Tommy making out on stage during it (which isn't anything new, exactly, but this was epic for them), and yeah. I'm pretty much set for life. *dies*
Thanks to x0christie0x for alerting me to it! I've been so far behind in that fandom because I wasn't around for a few days last week that I hadn't even heard about this yet.
Basically, Adam surprised Tommy by doing an encore cover of Metallica's Enter Sandman (one of Tommy's favorite songs), and it was amazing. Holy shit. Tommy didn't know until Monte kicked into the opening riffs of the song and Adam announced it to the audience.
I kid you not, they only rehearsed it once, during sound check, under the guise of screwing around so Tommy wouldn't know what was going on. (Quick backstory: They often screw around playing metal songs during rehearsals/sound checks because the lead guitarist, Monte--who's played for bands like Prong and is well known in the LA area as a damn good guitarist--and Tommy are both metal heads at heart.) Adam didn't even know all the words by heart. He had cheat sheets on the floor at the front of the stage and you can see in the vids he had to use them a few times. In spite of all that it was amazing (think I've said that already, but it's worth repeating). Adam killed the vocals, Monte of course killed the lead guitar, and Tommy head banged his way through most of it, a huge smile on his face. Plus, Adam laid one on him about 3/4's of the way through the song and fuck was it hot.
Okay, for whoever's still around after all that and wants to check the performance out, here are two vids of it. This first one is the best for sound, but the vid is shaky, and it cuts off the band swarming Tommy at the very end. Also, not the best angle for the kiss.
This vid is steadier, and the sound's not bad, just not as good as the one above. Better angle for the kiss, though, and it catches the hugs at the end.
Also? The shipper in me is squeeing over the fact that there have been several birthdays over the course of the tour, but only Tommy's rated a present like this. And for those of you who don't know, Adam is an anal retentive perfectionist when it comes to his performance and show. Pretty much most of fandom (at least the corners I hang out in) boggled at the fact that he tossed all that aside and winged it like this in order to give Tommy an extra special birthday present. Just saying.
Thanks to x0christie0x for alerting me to it! I've been so far behind in that fandom because I wasn't around for a few days last week that I hadn't even heard about this yet.
Basically, Adam surprised Tommy by doing an encore cover of Metallica's Enter Sandman (one of Tommy's favorite songs), and it was amazing. Holy shit. Tommy didn't know until Monte kicked into the opening riffs of the song and Adam announced it to the audience.
I kid you not, they only rehearsed it once, during sound check, under the guise of screwing around so Tommy wouldn't know what was going on. (Quick backstory: They often screw around playing metal songs during rehearsals/sound checks because the lead guitarist, Monte--who's played for bands like Prong and is well known in the LA area as a damn good guitarist--and Tommy are both metal heads at heart.) Adam didn't even know all the words by heart. He had cheat sheets on the floor at the front of the stage and you can see in the vids he had to use them a few times. In spite of all that it was amazing (think I've said that already, but it's worth repeating). Adam killed the vocals, Monte of course killed the lead guitar, and Tommy head banged his way through most of it, a huge smile on his face. Plus, Adam laid one on him about 3/4's of the way through the song and fuck was it hot.
Okay, for whoever's still around after all that and wants to check the performance out, here are two vids of it. This first one is the best for sound, but the vid is shaky, and it cuts off the band swarming Tommy at the very end. Also, not the best angle for the kiss.
Click to viewThis vid is steadier, and the sound's not bad, just not as good as the one above. Better angle for the kiss, though, and it catches the hugs at the end.
Also? The shipper in me is squeeing over the fact that there have been several birthdays over the course of the tour, but only Tommy's rated a present like this. And for those of you who don't know, Adam is an anal retentive perfectionist when it comes to his performance and show. Pretty much most of fandom (at least the corners I hang out in) boggled at the fact that he tossed all that aside and winged it like this in order to give Tommy an extra special birthday present. Just saying.