re: Bob Weir... greatest rhythm guitar player ever? I’m starting to think so.

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The Dead have a worldwide following too. I’m not sure if we have a reliable way to determine who in Australia, New Zealand, or South America bought more Metallica albums vs. how many Dead tapes they collected. Are there thousands of Metallica shows up on archive.org that fans around the globe can download for free? I don’t know. Is there any reason to want to listen to every show Metallica played during any given tour?

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“The set that is remembered the most out of this event is Metallica’s. It was here that the estimated 1.5 million people showed up, causing chaos for the Soviet guards who were at the event.5 Video footage shows helicopters flying close to the crowd, trying to settle down the rowdy fans.”
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29 million views of one song of the concert

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A comparison of tribute albums
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Metallica’s MTV Icon Award Ceremony
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Album sales
Metallica: 18 albums that have sold 125 million worldwide, 65 million in the US
Grateful Dead: over 200 albums that have sold 35 million worldwide

YouTube views
Metallica: Billions, and one video alone has over 900 million views
Grateful Dead: The most views I see for one video is 13 million