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The whole Cliff Burton thing was a cop-out. He was a good bass player but no better than many.

I would have kicked your ass James! Dude was energy that helped the show. I missed him playing with you guys! So fucken lame how he got screwed by not liking his side gig. He left cuz the attitude exclamation!

I respect Newstead for leaving.

Klars.....look it up.

They also forgot to mention he's a better bassist than Trujillo. No amount of flamenco noodling and music posturing will change that fact.

This pisses me off. Jason was 100% setup to fail, no matter what he did. He was a fan of Metallica and that was somehow a problem? If he was a professional musician who could play the Metallica bass parts, but wasn't a fan of the band, that would be the problem. Metallica releases an album around every 5 years or so, Load and Reload being the exception. Jason COULD HAVE worked on Echobrain and been able to tour and work on Metallica's album, too. James has some nonsense rule about no Side Projects but he and Lars can lend voices to Metalocalypse and do Guest Spots on other bands songs? Bullshit.

This band sucks after the black album. James and Lars have been insufferable for over 20 years. Have a beer James.

respect the new guy but Metallica lost its soul after Jason imo.

FFS. It was over 20 fucking years ago

Could never stand Lars

Jason is a cool guy. He was in my dad’s music theory class at Gull Lake, even jammed on the bass with him.

Replaced Jason with mediocrity. Just like they had become.

The saddest part is that ironically Jason, whilst clearly being the most mature of all three was so burned after 14 years, and so hurt and disrespected by Hetfield telling him he could be replaced if he didn't drop Echobrain, that he didn't go through with the group therapy. The other three and management had the wisdom to see they needed impartial help - Jason could have used Phil Tolle as an independent ally and voice of reason and this may have opened up the band to doing side projects (which they all did eventually) and taking the year break that Jason wanted (which they eventually did due to Hetfield going into rehab). Unfortunately Jason was so burned he told Phil to leave the room as soon as he met him, and then proceeded to quit, which he had decided to do three months earlier, even telling Kirk and Lars, but no-one checked in with him or took him seriously or told Hetfield to try to give him a reality check. It's so sadly ironic that everything Jason wanted for the band such as a year's break, side projects, healthier band dynamic, and healthier touring schedules all came to fruition.

Ever since Newsteads departure Metallica have been better than ever.

Do you think Iron Maiden would treat a bandmate as such! it would never happen

I❤Newsted. I mean like Metallica's most famous album had HIM in it. My top favorite songs have Newsted on the bass. Once I didn't really care much about Metallica (though there were some songs I liked) until I listened to "fuel". got me hooked to Metallica, and once again, Newsted was on the bass. Jason Newsted was HUGELY underestimated by his bandmates for his work. Without him, I'm not sure where the band would've been at right then and now. Another thing about him related to his playing. Sometimes people (specifically James in this case) think playing bass with a pick is weird. But when I heard about Newsted, I just know in my heart "It's ok to play bass with a pick". I mean, HE did it, and he's a pro. We can do it too...if it's easier.

What Would Lemmy Do Lars? Lemmy’s right behind you for God’s sake.

Metallica always had fantastic musicians, James, Dave, Kirk, Jason, Cliff, Robert even Ron. And then there is Lars...

Jason was the energy in that bad. He brought so much to their live shows, no disrespect, that rob just doesn’t have.

HE FOCKING LEFT THE BAND!

I miss Jason in Metallica. Absolutely awesome dude! Saw them play here in Melbourne back in '98 on the Reload tour. Jason was at about 500% for the full show. the rest of the band were absolutely terrible and barely phoning in anything resembling a performance

They beat the fan out of him so he left. The guys must be happy. They got what they wanted

Never meet your heroes

It's sacrilege to say this, but Newsted was the best bassist for metallica. All things considered with Cliff's death, Jason fit perfectly in Metallica. Rob is insanely talented, but i never warmed up to him.

Jason had the balls to quit Two aasholes : Lars and James ! METALLICA was a the greatest thrash metal band, but after Kill'em'all, Ride the lightening and MOP, they start to do shit : Muting the bass on AJFA was stupid. The black album was commercial and no comment for others LP's. St-anger was the worst .... No matter on sales and tours. Metallica is dead a long time ago. May Jason be happier with real friends to share new music.

James and Lars pride killed the band, they had never reached the level of success without him, after his departure they have ride on the success of their past. Very sad that they saw him as a threat to be choked and stopped when he added so much value to the whole band 🔥

James is like Do You do whatever you want to play to Jason. They all knew no matter what he played it was getting cut out the mix anyway. The problem was this band didn’t want a bassist for a member after cliff. Jason was never a member of Metallica. He was there for touring live shows. Nothing else. When it came to recording he had no say

Metallica. Also known for the past 35 fuckin years as thee 4/4 Timers. Guess that machine gun picking strength went to strokin the credit card cock.

Your loss he left.

For my part, I quit METALLICA after, Kill'em all, Ride the lightning and MOP. And I don't regret. AJFA could have been a great album with a good mix with a bass and a real drums sound, but they prefer that shitty sound, so ADIOS and No regrets, no remorse ...

Yes well this was some time back. They are all twenty years older now. His fault, thier fault, my fault assignment of blame isn't helpful. Bands have broken up before. Some bands bigger than Metallica called it quits after loosing a member. Not right or wrong There are bands that touring casinos and clubs that started in the fifties with the second drummer, third Bassist owning the rights. Far as I know they burried the hatchet. None of them ever have to worry about needing to find a job, or how they will put thier kids through school. The four members who recorded the album Kill Em All all those years ago were not even the first incarnation of the band. Anyone remember Dave Mustaine? He was thrown out. Last I heard he was doing all right for himself. This is basically gossip.

Why the heck didn't Newsted join Megadeth

Learn how to spell his fucking name

He loved other bands, which for some fucked up reason, was frowned upon. Mostly by James. I remember Jason saying he was probably gonna be in trouble, for showing up at Rockfest in Arizona, headlined by Sepultura.

Too late for tears Jason Gave all to the band ,he must quit on 1986 because this guys we're a 🤬

All blame on James. If u had been a man of character, u wld have asked him back.

Also a complete lack of self awarness on Lars' part asking when they became the bad guys. They essentially pushed him out of the band...

I still get so sad sometimes that they pushed Newstead out instead of dealing with their own stuff. Love Rob but man imagine Jason's live vocals during Spit Out the Bone or the "WAKE ME!" part in Sleepwalk.

It's Newsted, dummy.

not sure if James has changed over the years, but while i love The early stuff up to the black album ... i lost all respect for Lars YEARS ago. Always so full of himself ... Jason didn't "need " (for himself/his happiness) Metallica anymore and i am glad he left for HIS SAKE

I will always miss Jason in Metallica😢 it will always be a before and after

Lars and James are a couple of tools!

Metallica totally lost it after Jason departure, he was great , a pillar of the band structure , now it' s bs , since st anger up to now

A tragedy is when Cliff died. Jason leaving was a choice. Metallica continues on to rule the world.

Jason was really cool with😢 me

Beat the fan out of him? If that was REALLY the problem (and not your own narcissism) why didn´t you get someone else then? Absolute degenerates. I love this band, but the kind of narcissism and downright psychopathy from Lars and James is sickening. Jason really gave it his all, and the amount of hard work, blood and sweat he put into this band was even beyond Cliff´s and even Rob´s efforts. Rob got in, was showered with immediate respect and praise before he even did anything, and got 1 million dollars just because...reason, or more like: Hey dont judge us for what we did to the old guy. We are "the good guys" ya know. Jason didn't get a penny for joining Metallica and had to work his ass off and give 1000+ percent to get any recognition. They were absolute tools. No wonder they didn´t manage to make an album like And Justice For All, or the black album again. Even Load and Reload are better than the garbage they have put out in the last 20 years.

Rob sitting there listening to how his predecessor’s predecessor cannot be replaced.

I just listened to the Audition Tapes with Jason. Saying he didnt play his own stuff is beyond my understanding if you listen to the lines Jason pulls off there....

The Black Album IS what it IS because of Jason. Bass riffs made that album what it is. the best Metallica Album of all time

You should give more respect to Jason he sacrifice his life for metallica...yah he's not best bassist but he's the best fit....I would take Jason's side any given time than robert even he's sick playing bass this genre is not for him...