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Jason is such a nice guy. I saw Metallica in 1997, I even had a backstage pass to meet them. I idolised James and Kirk at the time but Jason was the only one to have a decent conversation with me and gave me an autograph.. the rest barely acknowledged me. It was a bit devastating but Jason made it up to me 100% and I always held him as my favourite member after that
Sick
I take it Lars was too busy making goofy faces while practicing on the drums & doing unnecessary, over the top fills & abused the China cymbal, since he was too busy acknowleding your existence.
Lol
nice fake story bruh.
@@January6thugs gronk
@@January6thugsThere is a reason you don't have any friends.
Cliff was a powerhouse (RIP) but Jason came in prepared & even over delivered imo. He arguably put more into the performances than the rest of the band for many years live
Agree. They couldn't have gotten a better replacement. He was super motivated and a huge fan of Metallica. And they just bullied him and continued to do so. Newsted lasted much longer than any reasonable man would have done because he was so dedicated and just wanted to fit in. It breaks my heart. I love Metallica but the way they treated Jason was so shitty, I hope Lars and James are ashamed.
The bullying happenned because of the grieving which they didn’t address which was taken Out on Jason
Always address your pain
It took time but they owned it
Replacing cliff was an impossible task. That being said, jason came in and killed it. He was my favorite member when i was a teenager. His bass playing was sick, and his vocal work was great live. He loved being in the band and had so much love as well as respect for the band. The way they treated him and ruined an album because they have the emotional capacity of 5 year olds. Them saying sorry now doesn't mean shit. Took them 30 years to realize they were wrong.
Cliff was more musically intelligent than the rest of the band. I respect Jason but he was no Cliff
Jason’s back up vocals often gets overlooked too. He was a MONSTER on creeping death!
That was on ride the lightning. Cliff was still alive.
@@nachoakajrod no i think they meant live shows
@@rayasiti3428 that makes sense
@@nachoakajrod look at the creeping death live in moscow, i think thats what hes talking about
So good...
Love how Corey and Steve are clearly both massive Metallica fans who know all the history and music. I feel for Jason too, he was just a kid swept into a dream come true, only to be crushed by his idols.
'Love how Corey and Steve are clearly massive Metallica fans who know all the history and music'--YES!! Read my mind!
I thought Steve O was going to bring up Bam when he said a good example of that.
People just can't appreciate it unless they've been through something similar. I lost a friend at 25. It's been 12 years and it's still something me and the old band mates can't talk about. One of the things I went through was who was their real friends and who were the fakers. It was a hard thing to go through, thing is Jason was such a fake friend from my perspective, someone who didn't get it, would never get it, and wants to be part of something. I get why he was eaten alive by the band. Metallica should never of hired a replacement bassist so quickly, he really should have been gone after the first year. Like imagine your roommate dies, and the a week later his replacement is doing selfies from his bedroom window talking about how nice the location was. Burton's death was effectively a lottery win for Jason, Jason never understood this neither do most people.
@@dixonhill1108music at Metallicas level is a business. You don't bully your employees
@@mattthespyd3r969everybody hates on slipknot for treating it like a business now that theyre huge music veterans lmao
I miss Jason. His stage presence was and still is unmatched in Metallica.
He's a mess now from all those tours with Metallica, he gave 1,000% every night to that band head banging running jumping around. Add the hardcore traveling and mental abuse, that will break you down
…and those backing vocals!
@thedebatehitman he was like a demon on stage😮🤘
Definitely, he was my Metallica bassist. Still my favourite and he was just so fuckin metal 🤘🏻
@@TinjaniRayaick he was Motown before that growing up in a small town in Michigan R&B has such great bass lines. Musicians really need to explore the styles it creates growth and adds to your textbook of knowledge. Jason was so great on stage
You MUST! get Jason on the podcast. I don’t care how impossible it is......... Make it happen and it will be the highest rated pod cast episode of all time.
Wtf!! Mandela Effect!!! I swear I remember Jason Newsted dying a few years ago! 🤯 I had no idea he was still alive
@@masonfosterdiyguyThat's not a Mandela Effect because nobody else remembers this brahbrah he's been pretty vocal for the past like, 10 years lol
@@masonfosterdiyguywhat a few year ago he started his band Newsted and then now is back
Get him on!...that would be bad ass
@@masonfosterdiyguy you might be thinking of nick menza, the former drummer from megadeth. he died in 2016 on stage
I worked at a smog check in Walnut Creek CA that also had an auto shop in the same building. The guys at the auto shop worked on Jason’s SUV. You wouldn’t believe how humble and personable he is. Zero toxic ego. Very refreshing experience every time we saw him.
Yoooo Walnut Creek no way!!!
Ayyyyee I live in Dublin, about 20 minutes from Walnut Creek. Wish I could’ve seen him haha.
Yep, he lived in Walnut Creek! My friend was his house cleaner. He was SO to her, and shared his weed!
Jason was the heart of Metallica for almost 15 years. His energy and passion was undeniable, and as a performer he was incandescent.
Doesn’t make sense if that were true wouldn’t they fiddle out
@@RobzNato haven’t they? lol
Corey is so right. Hurt people Hurt people.
Facts
Fk em though. Have to cast them aside.
It is a way with dealing with shit when your young. Then you the years go by & you see the bigger picture. Some people change & some never change 🤷🏻♂️
Assholes hurt people, I’ve hurt and never in my thoughts and action did I ever gravitate to hurting others.
Cliff wasn’t just a bass player, he was a prolific writer and orchestrator of the Metallica sound. He was the most musically-technical and educated of the lineup at the time.
Yeah, the rest of the band deferred to him, no doubt about it. I like to think of how their sound would have developed through the 90s if he hadn't died.
Huge fucking loss.
(Jason was awesome btw)
He wasn't just a bass player. He was *THE* bass player.
@@cmfranklin1079same with Randy Rhoads! He made diary and blizzard of ozz masterpieces and died so young😢
Shoulda been Lars.
@@carpenoctem775 OOF!
Cliff was great, but Jason is my favorite bassist from Metallica because he was a character on stage and his backing vocals were amazing! He looked tough, but he was also such a super cool dude!
cliff is great because he died early. facts. people in their minds fantasize about a "Metallica with clif" "Clif would have been the best" .. ugh enough with imaginary bs
Kirk James and Lars just weren't ready emotionally to move past Cliff's death. And they took that out on Jason, from the very first day he showed up. The fact that Jason took it for as long as he did hoping that they would eventually break out of it and embrace him shows Jason's character to be greater than all three of them.
Ok
that's like hanging on in a shitty marriage.
Listen, I empathize with Metallica losing Cliff, I’ve lost close friends too, but that’s a pretty, piss poor excuse for what they did to Jason. The fact that they keep talking about it in multiple interviews must make it even worse for Jason. Metallica kind of seem like dirtbags to me.
@@djikopgot I agree 100%. Alcoholism isnt an actual medication. I'm glad Jason left. I only wish he had left sooner, after the black album, when any other metal band would have fallen over themselves to get him in their lineup. Then Metallica could have rode off into the sunset at their high point instead of getting loaded and reloaded and whatever else they've been shoveling out in the past decades to try and get back to their "roots" like a 40 something buying a Ferrari because of a mid-life crisis.
Please listen to "And Jason For All" with the bass remastered and turned up. The job Jason did on this entire album is just mindblowing over 35 years later. ua-cam.com/video/6kqTcLwUYj8/v-deo.html
Jason's bass tone on black album was monster mode. The god that failed will blow out your windows. He truly loved music and was so passionate about it over fame, he was a class act leaving that clownshow to keep his decency and self respect as a musician.
The God That Failed is one of those hidden gems, it draws you in from the beginning
It's literally Lars' fault. 🙂
@@Ysoserious1Best song on the album.
Unfortunately after the Black they just gave up on that sound thinking they had to evolve or change because of the Alice in chains Soundgarden Pearl Jam Nirvana Seattle grunge rock sound. Imagine if they went back to the And Justice style after the Black album. What could have been??
His bass tone is the only positivity in that whole album
So much love for Jason is great to see. He really is a massive part of Metallica lore. His energy and stage presence are what I remember most. He rocked out harder than anyone else when they played live. I have massive respect for Rob but I really miss Jason in the band.
I love how jason is constantly buried in every interview where they talk about him. Robert could hold his own cause bla bla bla no Robert was treated differently cause metallica was gunna cease to exist otherwise. Jason was a phenomenal bassist he gets 0 credit for what he brought to the band which was alot
Yep, and the limited songs he was allowed to contribute were all bangers. If he was allowed as much freedom as Robert is today, who knows how better the already great AJFA and the Black Album would be, or how better Load/Reload would be?
Jason Newstead is the only person in the World who can say they benefitted from Cliff Burton's death. There's nothing you can ever say to change that. This is the part people leave out. "you benefitted from my friends death, and you're really excited about it, awesome you're a great guy Jason a truly great guy". It doesn't matter what happened after 1986, first impressions are a motherfucker.
@@dixonhill1108 no matter what someone was going to take his place. He wasn't excited about Cliff's death, but especially with the others not processing their grief in the first place, he not going to be sad he got the job. Yes, we're going to give you this job, but you have to be mad that you got it. How stupid are you?
@marysokolowski-sr4wf that's what I'm saying...sure it was a bitter sweet thing but someone was going to take the spot. Either way whoever it was going to be was going to get one hell of a welcoming party and Jason had the thick skin to take it. Someone else might have led to fights and rotations of bass players
@dixonhill1108 it had nothing to do with "benefiting from cliffs death" Nason newsted idolized cliff and watched him play live with metallica (his favorite band) several times admitted to weaping when he read the paper about his death and knew that this was the opportunity of a life time to do justice to cliff and his favorite band hence the title of the first album he was on and justice for all. He literally learned all that material in less than 2 weeks with no tabs or written music just pure dedication and 3 metallica vinyls. He wasn't "given" or "handed" or benefiting from anything he fuckin EARNED that spot. He understood the severity of the situation even to the point of meeting with cliffs family to get their blessing and cliffs family told jason he was the only one who could do it. And though all that doing everything right and being humble and classy he still now has to get treated like a stand In salary boy bass player? Not a member of metallica. It was childish and complete selfish BS that he wasn't treated with more respect we all benefitted from cliffs passing look at the records and live show quality we got with Jason. I love cliff he inspired me to play but Metallica was wrong for how they treated him. End of discussion
Jason had Cliff’s mother’s blessing to fill in his shoes
he was the guy
so talented and his playing was aggressive af
i love Robert, he fucking shreds
but jason will always be the rightful heir to that spot haha
True. Rob just fills the spot. Jason took the role and passionately made it his
@@hisaceinthehole3426 Rob DOES NOT just 'fill the spot'. Not only is Rob an excellent musician, highly talented in many ways, he brought a much needed maturity into the mix that the band desperately needed. Not to mention his prior experience in another legendary band. Just 'fills the spot'...you're fkn crazy with that lame af statement. 🤦♂
@@6XXBANSHEEXX8 well, I do agree with the maturity part at the very least.
@@6XXBANSHEEXX8amazing. Everything you said was completely correct
@@6XXBANSHEEXX8yeah Rob is the superior musician out of all the Metallica bass players. He's the reason they finally started playing Dyer's Eve live.
We all miss Jason's backing vocals 😢
Robert Trujillo has way better vocals. The hair on the back of my neck stands up when he opens his mouth, especially on Creeping Death. Never did see Jason do the crab walk on For Whom the Bells Tolls, only Robert.
Can’t even listen to them anymore. First 4 albums were gold the black album had some decent ones, the god that failed being one that flew under most people’s radar. And justice for all is the best album they wrote by miles.
@@TMGMedia73I’d say it boils down to a matter of opinion. Mine happens to be that the crab walk is absolutely stupid. I cringe when I see that crap. Maybe I’m just an old metalhead, but I don’t claim my opinion to be above anyone else’s either 😳
Cliff-era Metallica lasted just 4 years but it reverberates soooo hard in the hearts and memories of metalheads all around the world. Love the man even though I never met him!
As for Jason, my heart will always go to this guy; stepping into the shoes that could not be filled and enduring the barrage of abuse from James&Lars mostly, and still being vivacious and sincere - that shows character and love towards music. Top man!
I worked at a place that Jason called regularly. I had no idea who he was at the time but he was always a pleasant, polite guy.
It pisses me off to this day that Jason is not in the band.
He was EPIC in MetallicA.
Totally agree. I respect Rob, but would take Jason over him ANY DAY!!! Better player, muchhhhh better stage presence, and better vocals. Again tho....respect to rob.
Jason said himself even if he hadn't left the band when he did- his body would have forced him out within a few years.
My God your life must be an empty vessel.
What happened to Cliff is unfortunate, but make no mistake, Jason took the baton and carried them to where they are today
No
@@blanefulkerson8903 cope. AJFA is their greatest musical achievement. the only reason its not the GOAT is because of the name of the bass player on the album cover. if Cliff Burton's name was on AJFA there would be no debate.
@@blanefulkerson8903 Enter Sandman?
Was never really a big Metallica fan but I met Jason in Arizona in 1994 and he was such a gracious nice guy. He spoke to a friend of mine and me for 30 mins and was such a respectful guy.
This video aged like milk.
Chris Fehn was bullied by slipknot for years, they treated their members like trash and now they've kicked Jay to the curb
Corey was definitely the right person to talk about loosing a bassist. RIP Paul Grey (#2)
Seeing Jason perform with Metallica at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction was amazing. Jason is just such a cool guy, I read Rob wanted to sit out the black album performance and have only Jason on stage - but Jason asked Rob to be present on stage as well, since he too is a member of Metallica.
Rob is cool as hell. Hard not to like him. We would all take the Metallica gig if offered. Metallica made a great, but safe choice. No way in hell Les Claypool or Pepper Keenan were getting the gig. They would want writing input, etc.
@@paulcarlin5181 Yeah, and you know, I'd love to know how you perceive it - but when I saw Rob audition, man he's humble but he definitely seems like he could hold his own. Like there wouldn't be any insecurities. The reason, atleast for me, why he is such a perfect fit for Metallica is because not only is he just a magnificent bass player - but that he's not a push over, and not someone that wants to exert his ego. I always thought of it as, if you join a band like Metallica - you're about to land a job in what's the equivalent of a massive enterprise. With that, comes a responsibility to be able to fit in, feel accepted, and know that you won't be pushed around easily. I think Hetfield and Lars saw that and respect him for it. Kirk has always been laid back, and he already knew Rob from way back - so they'd get along for sure.
Where I live 🇨🇦 Jason was already somewhat famous to us from his band Flotsam and Jetsam, we already loved his bass playing on the Doomsday for the Deceiver album. We all thought he was killer in that band and that he would be as well in Metallica and he definitely did Not disappoint !!! Nicest person in the world to talk to but live… 🤘🏻that dude is a Bass Demon on stage ! With the vocals to back it up! Jason Newstead Kicks Ass!
I can actually see him doing that 👍🏻Jason has always been a class act , so is Rob 😊 I think they would get along perfectly just having a few beers 🍻 and jamming back and forth on bass and guitars 🎸 that would sound bad ass come to think of it 🤔. I love Cliff, I also love Jason, but if he isn’t doing the gig Rob is a perfect choice for Metallica because he has an easy going nature but is a seriously good bass player… But even more importantly to the band when he got the job is Rob was somehow able to get them to see why they always loved doing music as younger dudes! To make them feel good and harness the angry shit in life and rage it out through the music like they always did ! and want to put on a killer show , make new harder edged albums that take Metallica back in time somewhat sound wise. Getting Rob in the band put Metallica back on track closer to the metal sound that they created originally. Is it a bit different, of course it is, it’s 35+ years later and they have all been through a lot like we all have. But listen to the last 3 albums! It’s choppy, hypnotic and heavy with great metal vocals ( James is sounding awesome! 🤘🏻) I even detect some and Justice for All style drumming from Lars here and there on some of the new tracks ( not as stop and go but it’s still kinda in that drumming style at times) . Kirk sounds great and is happier than a mother F’er playing “Greenie” on stage live all the time 😊. The Boys Are Back! 👍🏻 They are sounding wicked good live I’d say at this point a ways into a new album and tour with a decent amount of concert footage out there of a few different shows. Anyone can judge or say what they like… - but for me I’ve been a longtime fan of Metallica for about 40 years now ever since Kill ‘Em All was a new album and Metallica was a new band! (1984, I was 13 and in grade 8 at the time, I’m 52 now😄) through the live cut videos of the new tour that I’ve seen lately it looks and sounds like a true return to form as far as I’m concerned!🤘🏻😎🤘🏻playing some old shit some of the new tracks that rip ! It really sounds awesome and they are all having a great time doing it !
Rob is a very cool man! Extremely talented bass player, technically better than Cliff.
I miss Jason so much. Rob is a great player but they lost something when Jason left. Garage Days is still the best sounding thing they've done.
I agree!!!! That album sounds great an super heavy☠️
I just saw them this past Friday & Sunday (Aug 4 & 6, 2023) at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey. I kept picturing Jason in my head while playing from the black album era. I've been a fan since 1986 and one of the main reasons I picked up the bass is because of Jason. Got backstage passes at MSG in the 90's and after the show Jason was the only one that came out for meet n great, autographs, pics etc. I especially missed Jason when they opened with Creeping Death on Friday night. I was picturing him going into his circle-skipping during the beginning of the "Die!" bass/drum breakdown and then him singing the final verse.
Rob is outstanding and have been a fan since he was in Suicidal Tendencies. I went to see Metallica in 1994 at North Swanzey, NH & it was Danzig & Suicidal opening. So I got to watch Rob play bass from row 1 - never thinking he would take Jason's spot in the future. Look up the show I just mentioned on UA-cam. Jason passes out 3/4 of the way through, then there is a delay, then they continue without him. Eventually he came back but because of the delay there was no encore (no "One").
Rob is an amazing bassist & person but IMO Jason was a way better fit for Metallica.
Get over it already
Best back up singer, solid kickass bass player.. Gives 200% live every time.. No one could replace Burton, he just did his own thing..
@@bluecomet1109 THANK YOU
Loving seeing how Steve-O and Corey are seriously big fans. You just know that they know their stuff!
It was Metallica's tour with Anthrax opening where Cliff passed. I saw Metallica in January 1989. Damaged Justice tour. Jason won me over within the first two notes. He was such a presence on stage. He was the man. Still is. Fan since the fall of 1985.
Jason's such an amazing player, and the first time I heard a re-mixed version of ...And Justice For All with his bass brought up in the mix, it instantly elevated an already amazing record to near perfection. His playing on that album was sublime, and what they did to him by essentially mixing his performance out entirely is almost a crime.
Not only that, they left Jason all by himself in the studio, no previous creative discussion whatsoever...
Haven’t the band confirmed there hasn’t yet been a release of the album that gives the full base output?
@@kopkiwi08he’s probably referring to some UA-cam mix
@@kopkiwi08right, Metallica refuse to acknowledge any remix of AJFA, but there are multiple versions with the bass inserted back into the mix available on UA-cam that are fantastic. The bass versions really amplify the sound of the album to the point that listening to the studio mix now feels somewhat empty to me.
Hell ya. I was shocked hearing that later in life. Its a crime they mixed that record the way they did.
Jason is the nicest guy ever in Metallica. he is chill as fuck. the epitome of the bigger person.
finally nice to see ma boi getting some love. an amazing bassist, taken live to the next level.
Jason had big shoes to fill. And he did it with class.
I don’t blame Jason for quitting.
“And Justice for all” is a masterpiece forged from emotionality, phuckin LOVE that one
I agree but it is thin sounding and needs the bass turned up
Jason kept Metallica going after Cliff died. He had a live performance, every show that was amazing.
I never seen these two do a podcast before..but i really like their level of seriousness an subject matter. Really worked for me.
Jason stepped into a brutal situation at a young age. Congrats - you are now in a band that you've been a fan of since a kid. Yikes! That said, he contributed so much to Metallica going forward, none of the fans will ever forget his contributions and his live performances. He was a powder keg on stage and the Black Album Tour will be one experience I will never forget. What a wonderful time to be a metal head!
Not necessarily true tbh, Jason was the oldest, he's a few momths older than James
trying to navigate the euphoria of joining the biggest metal band on the planet while respecting the grief they were going through. that had to be tough.
@@Creeping_Justice actually kirk is the oldest.
@@penoyer79 I would not want to be in that situation. Shows what a great player he was. Garage Days Inc. was the first one where they turned it up. Killed. Then the Black Album. BAM!!
@@penoyer79 oh shit your right lmao forgot that. But point semi-stands still, he was bullied by the two that are younger than him. Lmao
It is literally insane that the other Metallica guys never acknowledged the way they treated Jason until now
Power corrupts 😮
They did a looooooong time ago on VH1’s behind the music. They were open about the hazing and him not being fully accepted.
They've acknowledged it a few times but overall they've never really apologized or anything like that and have even went as far as to blame him for leaving the band
Are you serious? This is like a massive part of metallica lore. Mix tapes mix tapes/pulling teeth/cliff dies//in comes james/black album/bunch of garbage in mid 90s/jason leaves/ they literally made some kind of monster which pretty much makes the cliff/james thing a major part of their story.
They literally brought it in as one of the main thematic points of some kind of monster. You don't spend 20 minutes of your big bugdet film talking about a guy and keeping him relavant and not think that's not a massive priority. Metallica kept Jason Newstead famous which led to Jason's 2nd career. @@lotsapasta0858
No one will match Jason on stage, he was a beast
Jason actually went to my high school and was in my dads music theory class. His younger sister graduated the year after I did. Cool family!
Jason is the reason I started playing bass. I met him at Ozzfest in 2003, when he was dual-gigging for Voivod and Ozzy. Simply the nicest and most humble guy in the world. I've never listened to MehTallica since Jason left, and I surely haven't missed anything lol.
Funny enough most people forget Cliff wasn't even the original bassist, which was Ron McGovney.
Ron Mcgovney and he quit because him and Dave Mustaine were butting heads constantly
According to Claypool on the Behind the Music Metallica did, he only tried out because him & Kirk were old friends from high school, and he did it out of respect for the band & their loss. Pretty much said he knew going in it wouldn’t work.
Also, while Jason was a huge fan, he took it VERY seriously, and even got the approval of Cliffs parents before joining.
He also said it made a huge impact on him. After learning the songs he loved the melodies and transitions and carries that style to primus.
Yup exactly. I remember watching that on vh1 back in the day..recorded it and Megadeths and Motley Crue back to back. Now we have youtube but Behind the Music was such a cool program
De Anza high school in Richmond, CA. alumni.
I remember back ‘92 a buddy of mine who taught me the guitar, gave me a tape from the original raw garage days recording. It was brilliant. I listened to that continuously for like 20 years after getting it. So good.
I live 45 min drive away from that memorial . Is also a cliff Burton museum there
All Jason wanted was to be treated the way Rob is treated today.
Rob would stomp a mudhole in all of em.
@@die2noThen he would have been kicked out, like Dave Mustaine. He also attacked one of them and you know what happened to him afterwards. He regrets it till this day. But I have to say, I probably would have kicked their ass as well if I was in Jason's position, but it's not smart. You have to be assertive though, better with words.
I met Jason briefly when he was playing with a band called Echobrain. Totally chill guy, super nice, and had nothing but cool stories about his time with the band.
Honestly Metallica should've taken influence from AC/DC and Def Leppard, both bands had members that they considered family pass away, but they didn't treat Brian Johnson or Viv Cambell like garbage they welcomed them with open arms Leppard telling people "He may not look or play like Steve, but he fits in well, we knew him as a friend before he joined and that was why"
Brian was scared shitless when he joined AC/DC but Angus and Malcolm just told him to relax and just sing as best he could.
The biggest difference between Them and Metallica is that THEY TOOK TIME TO MOURN!!! Metallica didn't, Cliff died, they had the funeral and BOOM, 11 days after Jason joined Metallica they were touring Japan.
11 days, think about that for a second. Most people mourn a relationship longer than that.
Those roads are ruthless, no joke. Drove all the way up to Umea then across into Trondheim, through the mountains at night mostly, when we were on tour. Those drives were definitely the hardest stretches on any tour we've done, and there's been a few. You can see why it was lethal....
I love what Corey said at around 8 minutes about the toxicity of grief and alcoholism. They're beasts on their own, but together they're something even worse. Poor Jason. RIP Cliff \m/
There's a lot of people, myself included, that say Jason was my favorite member of Metallica. He was Metallica. Go back and watch any live performance he's in and watch his energy vs the rest of the guys.
Yes. I love their Seattle '89 live performance. It's so fucking amazing seeing Jason just headbanging and his hair going everywhere
'He was Metallica' lol Calm yourself down #CRINGE
Lars and James wrote/composed/arranged the vast majority of Metallicas music. But yeah, Jason WAS Metallica. 🙄
are you twelve @@ALaz502
James IS Metallica. Jason was an awesome bass player with good energy. Get a grip
Hails to Steve-O for mentioning the mighty Flotsam and Jetsam- killer band, loved em for years.
Suffer the masses!
I remember finding a Flotsam and Jetsam CD (Cuatro) at Half Priced Books once a long time ago. I only knew the name because of Jason Newsted, so I bought it and was a fan from that point forward.
"Suffer the Masses" is a great song. My fav Flotsam song though is "Escape From Within"...almost gives me chills....amazing chorus.
Corey would know a thing or two about bullying bandmates
Dude, Newsted was the heart and soul during those live shows. Honestly if you went to a show from 1991 through S&M, Jason kept the energy going. He's got some monster bass riffs throughout his time with the band. He was mixed out early no doubt. But Bob Rock heard him and put the bass right up with the drums. That was a big contention at the time. I'm glad that they're all still doing good and have buried the hatchet. A monster Metallica album would be to have Jason provide backup vocals, or even write a few songs. His vocals with Rob's intensity could be amazing.
6:00 Absolutely. And F*ck Him to tell me! 😛🖖🗽
Saw a vid here on YT, where they have the sound engineer who worked on AJFA, and he said it was Lars SPECIFICALLY who was behind the bass being inaudible on the album.
According to him, they had the mix mostly done, and Lars said there was too much bass, so he dropped it down one, then Lars listened again & told him “where the bass is now, turn it down 3 more”. He said he told Lars it would be almost inaudible, but Lars said it’s where he wanted it, and basically ordered him to lower it to that point.
I believe the guy had his name taken of the credits, as he didn’t want to take the blame.
Jason was my favorite. The emphasis he gave on Creeping Death “DIE, DIE, DIE!”
It's so good hearing this from Cory. He seems like such a down to earth dude. Steveo rocks!
Still Stevo sounds like he is talking through a voice box taped to his neck or smth. Man that voice has been shredded to pieces. Amazing he is still alive though. And doing this 'back in the car' cast.
One of the reasons why I love the black album so much is because you can hear Jason's bass it's so killer.
It's really awesome to see Corey here, you guys have great chemistry!
I absolutely LOVE listening to Corey tell stories and learn so much from him. I especially like when he delves into the processes of the mind and mindsets of certain situations! Every time I hear him talk, I learn SOMETHING!
That’s only because Corey did treated some of his band mates worse than what happened with Jason idk why no one talks about it
Read his books they are great
@@kylehoulihan3875Slipknot is a business
@@WookieGolgberg I have all of them! 😁
Love em!💚
Except everyone already knows these Metallica stories
Love seeing Steve O doing well!!!
🖤🖤🖤
Jason should know his image is engraved with my image of Metallica, as a 90’s kid , still get goosebumps watching his live performances
I would die if les claypool was on this podcast. Just hearing stevo and Corey Taylor talking about him got me pumped! Please get the mad man behind on the bass on here!!!
Damn. Never thought seeing Corey and and Steve still getting hyped over re-re-visited would make me smile this much.
garage days was rehearsed in a garage that they soundproofed. the record was recorded at a major label studio
These guys are total fans. Love it!
The myth aspect of it is even heavier than Cory is remembering. Kirk says they drew cards, and they drew the highest and lost cards in the deck; Cliff pulled the Ace of Spades and Kirk pulled the two of Clubs.
Cliff is missed. I was in Castro Valley just this morning.
I’m from Hayward right next door and Cliff was a local bass hero!!👊🏽👍🏽🎶🎶🎵
@@ERICF66 According to other Bay Area thrashers back then. Cliff was the most humble person you could've met and he had his feet firmly planted on the groud
The …And Justice for All album and tour was ultimate. The stage pieces, the stairs, the giant statue that would break and the shit hanging and swinging, then once you got all that, you have Metallica in their prime! 3 hour shows where they jam and have fun!! Maaaaannnn I would watch those performances everyday as a kid!
no one has the heart to admit that metallica made their greatest album after Cliff's death.
@@penoyer79 …And Justice for All and the Black Album are absolutely on par with Lighting and Puppets in my opinion. I understand the hate it got when it was happening with the die hard metal fan base, but enough time has passed, those albums deserve their due.
I feel like Cliff’s death was so traumatic, and the guys just wanted to keep his memory alive and keep rocking, while the powers at be had other motives. I wonder if any of these guys have ever truly worked over and healed from that. That wasn’t just “our friend died”. It was “our friend died tragically in front of us”, and the aftermath of the accident was horrendous. A horrendous scene.
One of my favorite things about Steve is his love of music. He's a full on fan.
The biggest reason Jason left the band is when Metallica had down time or off time Jason had his own stuff or band he wanted to do & James told him it’s Metallica or nothing no , ifs &s or buts about it , plus James dogging Jason all the time he was tired of all of their shit so he left the band just before they all went into therapy totally collapsing the band for months along with their therapy at the same time , at this time they all hated each other for different reasons & they were trying to keep Metallica as a band together , when Jason left Kirk lost his shit & went into panic mode that how bad it got . Watch Some Kind of Monster you,ll see it all unfold .
Love that Documentary
@@XxTheGoOfYxX I like it to & it was very hard to watch , like was Metallica going to implode or were they going to stay together , when Rob came into the fray , it got better , Rob played with suicidal Tendencies back in the day , another band I liked back in the day , now I can’t seam to get into them , don’t know why . Another band I,ll put before Metallica is Megadeth I,m a huge Megadeth fan & I grew up listening to The Big Four Anthrax , Megadeth , Metallica & Slayer , still listen to all of them today .
That documentary showed only one thing. kirk, james, and lars are just a bunch of whiney babies
Man, I wish I could have Corey narrate my thoughts. His voice is so soothing and unique - plus I can hear every song he's ever sang, simultaneously. It's wild to me that his voice doesn't sound something like Steve-O's lol. I love Steve-O's voice, but you'd think after screaming so aggressively for so many years it would fry your vocal cords. I guess that just goes to show his incredible vocal abilities while singing, and that he's not "screaming." He's just super talented. Sounds like warm butter.
they recorded garage in the studio in la, not in the garage. back photos are from the garage and the front is shot in the backstage somewhere in Europe . and, in the 86, they weren't touring with ozzy, but headlining with anthrax. came from ozzy tour in the states.
Les and Kirk went to high school together. They were buds. Les is a different breed. Im very happy things went the direction they did.
Jason lives in the town just south of me .. He is happy involved in community and living the good life !
I just saw them this past Friday & Sunday (Aug 4 & 6, 2023) at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey. I kept picturing Jason in my head while playing from the black album era. I've been a fan since 1986 and one of the main reasons I picked up the bass is because of Jason. Got backstage passes at MSG in the 90's and after the show Jason was the only one that came out for meet n great, autographs, pics etc. I especially missed Jason when they opened with Creeping Death on Friday night. I was picturing him going into his circle-skipping during the beginning of the "Die!" bass/drum breakdown and then him singing the final verse.
Rob is outstanding and have been a fan since he was in Suicidal Tendencies. I went to see Metallica in 1994 at North Swanzey, NH & it was Danzig & Suicidal opening. So I got to watch Rob play bass from row 1 - never thinking he would take Jason's spot in the future. Look up the show I just mentioned on UA-cam. Jason passes out 3/4 of the way through, then there is a delay, then they continue without him. Eventually he came back but because of the delay there was no encore (no "One").
Rob is an amazing bassist & person but IMO Jason was a way better fit for Metallica.
I was there! Creeping Death!!! People allover talking about the Fri show!
@@offtherealm5438 Right on!
Jason WAS Metallica when I was young. I was just after Lightning and Jason was the Metallica I knew. He signed an old guitar I had. Awesome dude. They did him DIRTY.
Cory and steveo really know there music. Its awesome when the artist is a massive fan too x
Cliff died, Jason was not stepping in to an easy situation and they were never gonna make things easy for him, it was his love that kept him as long as he was. He's the Eric Carr of Metal Bass
All I know is that after 10yrs, Lars and James still referred to Jason as Jason Newguy. That would burn my ass, too.
Ouch
Really? I've never heard them use that name in interviews of them talking about Jason.
@@CarloNassarthey called him Jason Newkid.
@@stantonvalberg9814 The interviews I've seen only had them call him "Jason." Why not send me a link?
Man thats fucked up, they probably never apologized to him
This is a great clip good conversation lot of information in a short amount of time
James, Kirk and Lars are using Cliff’s tragic death as an excuse to bully the new guy, Jason. When AC/DC lost Bon Scott, they got Brian and didn’t bully him! I loved Jason when he became the new Metallica bassist. When he left I was gutted and still am.
Nobody processes grief the same way. At least they've owned up to their mistakes in recent years.
I'm reminded of that interview you did with Danger Ehren, about how bad he was bullied by the other Jackass cast members. I was reading the book "Jackass, ten years of stupid" and Sean Cliver never had anything nice to say about Ehren. BUT as we all know now, Ehren redeemed himself over and over.
Same with Jason, he won the fans over and everybody nowadays acknowledges him as a vital part of the band.
Ironic really as, honestly, who remembers Sean Cliver over Ehren Mcghehey?
Ehren carried the 4th movie, I swear like 70% of the stunts were him
@@chihazitwho the fuck is sean cliver?
@@Kwigs_kunyeah, both him & Steve o & pontiuz carried.
I was first introduced to Metallica with Garage days rerevisited, so Jason was with them for that and he was my first experience of a Metallica bassist. I had the same cassette, the $5.98 EP. Once introduced to Cliff, of course I enjoyed it, but Jason is the bass player of Metallica for me
I was in a band where I was brought in as a singer and was subsequently treated poorly. Every situation is different, and some people simply can't put aside their egos in order to maintain a positive and cohesive environment. When you're new to a project and the energy remains competitive long after you should have established positive working relationships, at some point it has to either change or end.
Without Jason, Metallica would´nt exist anymore. His kindness and Love for Metallica gave him the Power to "survive" this 3 Guys and their Anger!
I'm sure Jason made Cliff proud.
So much respect for him
@@elsalmon_because hes not cliff. He played his own solos, he's his own person. He poured his soul into that band. What even is the point of this comment
Trujillo is actualy the Metalica´s bassist who´s been the longest period in the position, believe it or not. But for me Jason is still the face of Metallica´s bassist so far, even more than Cliff.
Agree imho Jason was as important as any of them for the period they were doing a lot of amazing things artistically. Since Rob joined they have been kind semi-retired
i always like how Corey always tells stories about other bands music
i'll always love Jason and his era of Metallica. He's a badass and deserves respect.
Glad they turned up the bass for and justice for all. You can totally hear Jason killing it!
I’ll be honest, and maybe because I’m a guitar player, I prefer the original mix. Totally unfair to Jason but the original mix is as sharp as a razor blade.
Too bad youtubers had to do it and not the band. Its cool to admit your faults now. But I think choosing to officially release the records with the bass listenable would be a proper apology than just saying it 40 years too late.
@@hisaceinthehole3426 ya isn’t that sad. I’ve thought the same thing. I mean how hard would it be for them to go back to the studio and turn up his bass and release a new cd?
@@joshcantrell8397 not even a cd. They could make it even easier and just do a digital release of the bass.
@@hisaceinthehole3426 ya I don’t know why i specifically said a cd lol
Corey looks great!!! Glad he got clean. He an amazing artist
Jason added so much with his presence and especially with his backing vocals. I do prefer Trujillo's massive and crisp sound, but Kirk and Rob doing backing vocals is... Yeah.
So happy for you, Steve-O. Keep fighting that good fight, brother.
James and Lars didn’t just bury Newstead in the mixes, they buried Burton in the mixes, save for “Kill ‘em All.”
The first album had a good bass tone and the bass was prominent in the mixes. The subsequent albums require some EQ tweaking to bring it up enough to hear it.
Imagine what those albums would’ve been like with Burton’s brilliance in equal share.
I've read that Lars insists that if Cliff had lived, the Black album would have come sooner. We will never know.
It nustve been for sound quality purposes. Playing as many notes as they did consecutively with guita and heavy bass would have made a wall of noise that sounded like a bad night at the taco bell.
I think cliff realized some sacrifices had to be made, and he was gonna make it.
@@hisaceinthehole3426 That was the thing. If you listen closely to the arrangements on Master, there are so many places you can pick out places where Cliff is not playing, or he stays on the tonic, or the pedal tone, giving the rhythm guitars space to fill. It's not just the production issues, it's actually Cliff staying out of the way to some degree.
@@paulcarlin5181 Haha I read that they were planning on kicking Lars out of the band before Cliff died... things might have been much different if that bus crash didn't happen!
@@hisaceinthehole3426 actually, if you listen to isolated bass tracks, you can discern that Burton was WELL AWARE of the fact that the music was densely packed with notes. Hence, he didn't double the guitars.
Listen to the isolated bass lines to "Battery." The bass lines are much simpler than the guitar parts, they have more of a swing to them.
Burton did that on a lot of songs.
But, even on "Kill 'em All," you can hear the opposite. When the guitars were playing simple riffs, Burton was playing more complex stuff.
Listen to the isolated bass of "Seek and Destroy," as an example.
Burton was aware of dynamics, the problem is he was buried in the mixes and you cannot hear it.
Listen to the album version of "Leper Messiah," and then listen to a bass boosted version. Burton's basslines were more melodic in some points. He plays harmonies to some of the riffs.
Honestly, after hearing bass-boosted versions of a lot of older Metallica songs, I cannot listen to the album recordings, because I find them boring without Burton's basslines changing the sound and feel of the songs.
In fact, I prefer to listen to Metallica and play my bass to the albums, playing the actual basslines Cliff wrote/played.
Old Metallica songs are considered epic, but some people have no idea how much MORE epic they would be with Cliff placed PROPERLY in the mixes.
There are many accounts of the band getting really annoyed with Jason because he would be with the fans for hours after the shows just signing autographs and the rest of the band would be to leave or to party, but Jason would still be with the fans.
And that would be a problem because.... They could have joined instead let the new guy do the grunt work of meeting the fans.
Not many people can fill Cliff Burtons shoes , but Jason did a Helluva job!
I think Jason’s story is happy and very sad. He lived a huge dream, but was treated unfairly.
I absolutely hated the way they treated Jason. They wouldn't do that to Cliff or Robert. Jason had a lot of heart and soul. Suprised Jason even keeps in contact with them.
I feel like the guys from Slipknot treated Chris #3 almost the same as Jason was like he never felt like he was part of the band but as a fan I love and miss him
Chris was awesome. still is awesome.
Corey is very trigger happy firing members since all hope is gone. What a fitting title. Rip Paul & Joey.
Cliff was their most talented bassist, but Jason will be the one that I think of the most, when I think of prime Metallica. He was so amazing for them and that Seattle '89 show is a great example. He was amazing on stage, added in great vocals, and was amazing at playing. I'm glad that they sort of made up over the years, but I liked him sooooo much more than Trujillo.
Don’t know how I missed this interview gotta watch the whole thing now