When Lars was...Lars, James was entering the room in 2 phases (ego first, person second) and Kirk "was not doing his homework"...Jason was the actual professional musician in this.
1:03 I remember 18 years ago lovin this part on my VHS copy of a year and a half. BADASS tone.. wish "Sad But True" had even more bass than it already does! haha. Jasons tone is so thick and precise. SPECTOR BASS! Never liked playing anything else but that brand since! perfect for the metal bassist who uses a heavy picking style. I like Rex Brown too.. scratching that pick along the strings to get that kkkkcccchhhhhhuuuuggggg. fuck yeah
Spector sets the standard. Nothing plays better than one! Or sounds as brutal as one. The only bass in league with Spector is Wal imo. Jason's bass tone eats its wheaties every morning as you can tell 😂
Then when you get to Spector you realise there is levels to this shit! haha! The Haz preamp in those early NS-2's were gnarly AF! This 1981 NS-2 absolutely has that....the Tone Pump or OBP3 preamp is one thing but the Haz is next level. \m/
I always feel bad for Jason whenever I think of him as it relates to his time in Metallica. He deserved better from those guys. They treated him like shit. I’m surprised he put up with it for as long as he did.
To save his money till he felt he would be ok down the road. I’m sure he realized this 3 years into the band.he knew he’d never be in a bigger band, and just put up with it and saved his money.Remember them teasing him on the part 2 vhs of this documentary,about taking catering food back to his room instead of ordering room service ? I’m saving my money and it ain’t for freggin sandwiches.
@@toddprater14 Yeah I agree with you and have always thought the same thing. (Jason put up with it, saved his money and as soon as he was financially secure and set for life he told them all to go to hell basically).
I love it how every wall in that studio seemed to be filled with infinite pictures of naked chicks. Hey, whatever gets you in the zone to whip out some great music, man.
If you hear a song with and without the bass guitar you'll get exactly why it exists. It's harder to pick out of the mix if you don't have a trained ear for it then drums, guitars etc. but it's most definitely neccesary. In live situations it's even more important.
I was thinking of the exact moment this video began in my head and I was so surprised and thankful that I could find it on here without having to go through several videos.
They took the guy who wrote Doomsday for the Deceiver, and made him a session musician. He deserved better, and they deserve all flack they've received (and more).
I hate the fact that Jason Newsted was hazed by James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich and Kirk Hammett. Just because your well loved band member was tragically killed does not give the right to put the "New Kid" in a situation where he has to fight for their respect what does that achieve in the long run nothing but misery and disappointment because he auditioned and knew the material and he must have practiced so much that his fingers bled just to play shows and record albums with them. I cite Jason Newsted as a playing influence but also he laid it down to James, Lars and Kirk that he wanted to do Echobrain fucking let your band member get the steam off his chest don't try and contain and control them like they are a Russian lapdog that has to beg and roll and do fucking parlour tricks. Thanks Jason for being a beacon of hope when egotistical band members that can't handle their own personal shit who then take it out on other people just because they think they know everything when in reality the same person in the jam room and studio knows a lot more then the rest of the band. I hate bullying in school and college but the worst is in when people want to play music and be in a band that is worst kind of character assassination and defamation because jerk off artists want the world to revolve around them. Rant over
It's fucking James, Lars and Kirk that act like a bunch of fucking Cringey spoiled Girls. Thing is about Lars, he's never been confronted for his Gay fucking behavior!! Lars Is a Faker than a plastic Vagina!!!!!!!!
Even Jason said in an interview that the whole hazing thing was blown out of proportion by other people. Yes, they didn't treat him very well at the beginning but that lasted for about a year or so and then they started treating each other like friends and getting along.
Just putting up with Ulrich, is a major achivement. Just imagine trying to lock into that kind of drumming.... Jason is a waay better musician than Lars. Still got pissed on. It's really sad.
@@NameLess-ks4fi And that shoulder pad, that looked goofy, now lookes awesome... That's a musician working, folks, not a poser 🤘👍 If you sit for months, playing, you need your pad.
He is mediocre because he plays with a pick? If you listen to their live stuff he is clearly as gifted as Burton. I’m not saying he is a misunderstood genius, only that he is clearly more gifted than Lars and Kirk. If he were given a fair shake in the band and was aloud to write with James we would have got a lot more bangers like Blackened. Having said that I have not listened to Metallica in any serious way in 15 years.
@Tyler Mod I never said he was a genius. Besides, there are many dicks out there that I truly admire as musicians. Hetfield, Mustaine, Blackmore, Malmsteen, Jagger, Danzig, the late Michael Jackson.. I could rant all day. One of my heroes is Blackie Lawless, who seems to be beyond hard to work with. Not nice. Hell I don't even like James, Lars and Kirk. I love their music, not their personas. James seems like a narcissistic nutcase.
@DuTubFTW Nope it doesn't work without bass. Although Metallica tried it without bass on Justice, the album was great as far as guitar riffs and lyrics go, but when you listen to the bass version it's an entirely different album. :D
@Chevalier765 That's because you don't pay attention. Bass is there for rhythm sections and it IS quite essential for the basic song structure. Just because Metallica chose to lower the bass doesn't mean its unnecessary or unheard.
It's unheard on AJFA, because the bass track doesn't exist. The songs on AJFA are great. It's that the tone is awful Jason kept in touch with Kelly Smith, the original drummer of Flotsam and Jetsam. Kelly didn't just mention that the bass tracks for AJFA were dumped. Newsted also told him that the drum tracks for Load Nad Reload are actually drum machine tracks. Being that the tone sounded subdued, kinda robotic, perfectly in time and doesn't have any drumming traits that Lars is known for, such as accenting on the 2 insted of the 1, that made perfect sense to me. Also, because it took lars 9 months to track his drums for the Black album. lol!
@Chevalier765 yes you do hear the bass you just dont pay attention, lol trust me if you play a complete song and then play it without the bass you will know EXACTLY where the bass was missing
Everything in this video is them trying to make Jason's sound something that James and lars won't hate, not how Jason wants to sound he didn't even get a chance to put forwards ideas
Hehe yeah. Funny strap. must be for that studio recording comfort, or extra support. xD ANywho, does anyone know what bass is he using in 1:06. I might be wrong but it looks like a Wal
It just bothers me that Bob Rock calls James and Lars to decide what Jason will play over the riff but I never saw anyone even giving the slightest shit how Jason felt about drums or vocals. I love Metallica so much but I could not imagine being Kirk or Jason and having people tell me what to play while not being given input on anyone elses parts.
3:15 that's a Wal bass with the distinctive Wal tone. Gives the Spector NS2 a run for its money. I wonder if they ended up using the Wal bass at all on the final recording, I know it's mostly the Spector but like for Nothing Else Matters you can see him using a Stingray fretless.
Jason Curtis Newsted (Battle Creek, Míchigan; 4 de marzo de 1963) es un músico estadounidense, conocido por haber sido el bajista de la banda de thrash metal Metallica desde 1986 hasta 2001.
@Chevalier765 listen to some chili peppers song or some punk music...the bass is going crazy in this kind of music and it brings a lot of conture and color in a song
He plays some songs with Fingers (Nothing Else Matters, Bleeding Me, Fixxer and Minus Human.) and also play with in some videoclips (One, Turn The Page Cover, Until It Sleeps.)
Jason’s problem with the pick sound was actually me growing up without an amplifier and eventually recording my pick sound would interfere with the mics
That ir because the drum tracks were omitted from the mix. Not low in the mix, no bass at all in the mix. Should the title be re-named "No JasonBass For All?"
Ironically, I'm so used to the crappy mix on AJFA that I actually prefer it to fan-made re-mixes that raise the bass volume. Still, I often wonder how Justice would have sounded if it had been produced with the same quality and detail as the black album.
I think iT sounds better without bass , Jason is ok but I don’t think it would sound as cold and dark with anyone’s bass other than Cliffs God Rest his Soul in JESUCRISTO NOMBRE AMIEN 🙏✝️🇺🇸👊❤️🤩😇
Okay you guys just stop bickering and arguing on this vid. This was meant for constructive conversation. If you wanna continue, take it through private messages otherwise im gonna have to block you both. End of.
That bass sound is brutal.
Spector NS-2!!!
Yess spector bass sound is really agressive punchy really great tone from these basses.
@@xavierouellet3748 The Spector smashes through the mix!
Betul beb
@@mohamadrafiee9445 is that the sound the bass is making
3:33 Jason channeling his Trujilio
He even admits: "Bob just helped me along the way..." :)
@@scopchanov but Trujilo is Rob not Bob
@@4md17 From Wikipedia: "Bob is a male given name or a hypocorism, usually of Robert, and sometimes a diminutive of Bobby."
@@scopchanov a ok. didnt know that, thanks
@@scopchanov i have a question, what it means in a context of an insult to call someone Robert? im from Europe so i dont know
3:13 "OKAYYYY!"Haha, gets me every time.
When mom calls for dinner
He is the funniest member of the band
@@adembuyukagacc8543 Jason left in 2001 Rob's been in met longer than Jason so fuk Jason
@@ArronP wtf is the logic behind what you wrote
Arron P. Wtf
almost 20 years later... this is the most desired bass sound xD.
This man was ahead of his time.
Don’t you mean 30?
The bass in the black album,load and reload are badass
and garage inc
And and justice for all
@@simonefrara1257 this funny and true at the same time
babass
“Jason’s wall of foam”
I was just about to send this to you 😂
…and jason foam wall
Another foam in the wall
I love how Jason is timing in a super precise, groovy, badass, heavy, evil way.
He pulls the songs like a truck.
Holy truck!
When Lars was...Lars, James was entering the room in 2 phases (ego first, person second) and Kirk "was not doing his homework"...Jason was the actual professional musician in this.
1:03 I remember 18 years ago lovin this part on my VHS copy of a year and a half. BADASS tone.. wish "Sad But True" had even more bass than it already does! haha. Jasons tone is so thick and precise. SPECTOR BASS! Never liked playing anything else but that brand since! perfect for the metal bassist who uses a heavy picking style. I like Rex Brown too.. scratching that pick along the strings to get that kkkkcccchhhhhhuuuuggggg. fuck yeah
Name the song??? 1:03
Daniel Lopez
Sad but true
Spector sets the standard. Nothing plays better than one! Or sounds as brutal as one. The only bass in league with Spector is Wal imo. Jason's bass tone eats its wheaties every morning as you can tell 😂
Then when you get to Spector you realise there is levels to this shit! haha! The Haz preamp in those early NS-2's were gnarly AF! This 1981 NS-2 absolutely has that....the Tone Pump or OBP3 preamp is one thing but the Haz is next level. \m/
I always feel bad for Jason whenever I think of him as it relates to his time in Metallica. He deserved better from those guys. They treated him like shit. I’m surprised he put up with it for as long as he did.
To save his money till he felt he would be ok down the road. I’m sure he realized this 3 years into the band.he knew he’d never be in a bigger band, and just put up with it and saved his money.Remember them teasing him on the part 2 vhs of this documentary,about taking catering food back to his room instead of ordering room service ? I’m saving my money and it ain’t for freggin sandwiches.
@@toddprater14
Yeah I agree with you and have always thought the same thing. (Jason put up with it, saved his money and as soon as he was financially secure and set for life he told them all to go to hell basically).
3:46 pinned to the wall was all the inspiration and motivation needed for "nothing else matters" to work.
Jason was the glue of the band at this time, musically speaking.
Sure 😂
You know that's not true
2:21 Lars: "but we're gonna drop it down in the mix till it's barely audible and then drop it another 6 to 8 dB right?"
I heard he actually wanted to do that but Bob told him no.
@@averyhandsomechilean3218 Wait, what?
@@averyhandsomechilean3218 source?
@@averyhandsomechilean3218 I've never heard that. They gave Bob some control, but at the end of the day Lars could overrule him.
I love it how every wall in that studio seemed to be filled with infinite pictures of naked chicks. Hey, whatever gets you in the zone to whip out some great music, man.
The Wall of Puss
Probably not the only thing they whipped out
@@kukelhupf UH-HUUUUUUUUUUUUUUH
Thats inspiration
@@nicolausteslaus ha
Sounds cool to hear bass in Metallica.
Wow that bass sound is so godamn insane!
I always loved Jason’s rythm style bass playing!
3:33 we just going to ignore how long is that bass is?
I've always wondered about that bass.
@@sathingtonmcgregor9367 trujillo stomp
That's what she said
It looks like it’s 50 inches long
@@634983 lmao 😉
I believe the riff James is playing in the beginning is "On the Hunt" by Lynyrd Skynyrd.
Yup just really fast
If you hear a song with and without the bass guitar you'll get exactly why it exists. It's harder to pick out of the mix if you don't have a trained ear for it then drums, guitars etc. but it's most definitely neccesary. In live situations it's even more important.
ExceriusGuitar Yeah that's the thing about bass you don't know it's there until it's not.
He lives for his music 🤘🏼
...and legends say that bass tone is still out there searching for its next meal.
The black album still holds for the best bass sound.. point blank
"Wheres my god damned food..."
I was thinking of the exact moment this video began in my head and I was so surprised and thankful that I could find it on here without having to go through several videos.
This bass tone is better than mixed one
They took the guy who wrote Doomsday for the Deceiver, and made him a session musician. He deserved better, and they deserve all flack they've received (and more).
Nice glasses, Jason.
Jason is a animal with the bass
Oh boy, that bass tone
That bass sound is PHAT ❤️👍
James playing Lynyrd skynerd was awesome
Skynerd hahaha I'm dying
Invincible my damn autocorrect wtf
Hey, what song is that?
Drunk as ever living fuck too! lol
murilo ninj on the hunt
I still have VHS of this documentary!
The studio demos sound better than the final release
OOOKKAAAAAAAYYY! :D
I hate the fact that Jason Newsted was hazed by James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich and Kirk Hammett. Just because your well loved band member was tragically killed does not give the right to put the "New Kid" in a situation where he has to fight for their respect what does that achieve in the long run nothing but misery and disappointment because he auditioned and knew the material and he must have practiced so much that his fingers bled just to play shows and record albums with them. I cite Jason Newsted as a playing influence but also he laid it down to James, Lars and Kirk that he wanted to do Echobrain fucking let your band member get the steam off his chest don't try and contain and control them like they are a Russian lapdog that has to beg and roll and do fucking parlour tricks. Thanks Jason for being a beacon of hope when egotistical band members that can't handle their own personal shit who then take it out on other people just because they think they know everything when in reality the same person in the jam room and studio knows a lot more then the rest of the band. I hate bullying in school and college but the worst is in when people want to play music and be in a band that is worst kind of character assassination and defamation because jerk off artists want the world to revolve around them. Rant over
It's fucking James, Lars and Kirk that act like a bunch of fucking Cringey spoiled Girls.
Thing is about Lars, he's never been confronted for his Gay fucking behavior!!
Lars Is a Faker than a plastic Vagina!!!!!!!!
wrong about kirk, however. kirk was the only one in the band that didn't treat him like absolute dog shit. kirk and jason were good friends
Cool story bro
Even Jason said in an interview that the whole hazing thing was blown out of proportion by other people. Yes, they didn't treat him very well at the beginning but that lasted for about a year or so and then they started treating each other like friends and getting along.
@@momsspaghetti7874 Kirk was the peace maker, the best he could.
Just putting up with Ulrich, is a major achivement. Just imagine trying to lock into that kind of drumming.... Jason is a waay better musician than Lars. Still got pissed on. It's really sad.
In reality he is probably better than Kirk too. It is sad.
@@NameLess-ks4fi Certainly more ambitious and integrative than Kirk.
@@NameLess-ks4fi And that shoulder pad, that looked goofy, now lookes awesome... That's a musician working, folks, not a poser 🤘👍 If you sit for months, playing, you need your pad.
He is mediocre because he plays with a pick? If you listen to their live stuff he is clearly as gifted as Burton. I’m not saying he is a misunderstood genius, only that he is clearly more gifted than Lars and Kirk. If he were given a fair shake in the band and was aloud to write with James we would have got a lot more bangers like Blackened.
Having said that I have not listened to Metallica in any serious way in 15 years.
@Tyler Mod I never said he was a genius. Besides, there are many dicks out there that I truly admire as musicians.
Hetfield, Mustaine, Blackmore, Malmsteen, Jagger, Danzig, the late Michael Jackson.. I could rant all day. One of my heroes is Blackie Lawless, who seems to be beyond hard to work with. Not nice.
Hell I don't even like James, Lars and Kirk. I love their music, not their personas. James seems like a narcissistic nutcase.
That amazing Spector bass brutal punch 🔥
@DuTubFTW
Nope it doesn't work without bass. Although Metallica tried it without bass on Justice, the album was great as far as guitar riffs and lyrics go, but when you listen to the bass version it's an entirely different album. :D
Razor Ace sounds great without bass, dont like any of the remixed versions with bass, always sounds generic
Heavy metal isn’t heavy without bass. It sounds hollow and thin.
Please come back man....
@Chevalier765
That's because you don't pay attention. Bass is there for rhythm sections and it IS quite essential for the basic song structure. Just because Metallica chose to lower the bass doesn't mean its unnecessary or unheard.
It's unheard on AJFA, because the bass track doesn't exist. The songs on AJFA are great. It's that the tone is awful Jason kept in touch with Kelly Smith, the original drummer of Flotsam and Jetsam. Kelly didn't just mention that the bass tracks for AJFA were dumped. Newsted also told him that the drum tracks for Load Nad Reload are actually drum machine tracks. Being that the tone sounded subdued, kinda robotic, perfectly in time and doesn't have any drumming traits that Lars is known for, such as accenting on the 2 insted of the 1, that made perfect sense to me. Also, because it took lars 9 months to track his drums for the Black album. lol!
I miss him
so it was Jason who made me love this record the most
My favourite Metallica album...
Fuckin great bass tone for sure
The nerd glasses and scrunchy. Kirk rocked some nerd glasses too.
@333MIKEYDUDE The Song at 0:04 is called "On The Hunt" by Lynyrd Skynyrd.
yes it is... too funny
Please tell me the song on 3:18
Don't tread on me.
4:10 classic lars
Not Lars, that's what Randy Staub says (sound engineer)
@Chevalier765 yes you do hear the bass you just dont pay attention, lol trust me if you play a complete song and then play it without the bass you will know EXACTLY where the bass was missing
@squezer
Yep there is! Just look up "And Justice For all" "Shortest Straw" One, blackened + original bass
Search that on youtube and enjoy :D
Who needs bass tabs when u got year and a half in the life of metallica
Everything in this video is them trying to make Jason's sound something that James and lars won't hate, not how Jason wants to sound he didn't even get a chance to put forwards ideas
WALL OF TONE...amazing
Bob is a fucking genius.
Am I the only one who likes the bass slides at 3:02?
@RazorAceYU Is there a remastered or re-mixed Justice Album? :o if so i wanna hear it :D
Fucking awesome tone man Jason's the reason why I want a Fucking SPECTOR NS2 OKAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY LOL
@Chevalier765 you know the intro to For Whom The Bell Tolls? BASS.
I think it's sad but true. I could be wrong though...
"Let's try this Jason!"
Jason: oKaEaY
He made damn sure he wasn't left out on this album 🤟😎
Bob Rock made sure you mean!
@nickk9 Dude he made the album awesome as it is... TOGETHER WITH THEM
Hehe yeah. Funny strap. must be for that studio recording comfort, or extra support. xD
ANywho, does anyone know what bass is he using in 1:06. I might be wrong but it looks like a Wal
It just bothers me that Bob Rock calls James and Lars to decide what Jason will play over the riff but I never saw anyone even giving the slightest shit how Jason felt about drums or vocals. I love Metallica so much but I could not imagine being Kirk or Jason and having people tell me what to play while not being given input on anyone elses parts.
I think Bob had to call them in, because Lars and James did not let Jason express himself.
So I don't think that Bob wanted to do this but he HAD to.
@@kostistha You are probably exactly right.
@@kostistha
I’ve always felt Rock is a bit of an asshole, and that Hetfield & Ulrich combined enabled it, if not encouraged it.
You do realize Bob was hired and being paid by Lars/James. They have final say, not Bob
3:15 that's a Wal bass with the distinctive Wal tone. Gives the Spector NS2 a run for its money. I wonder if they ended up using the Wal bass at all on the final recording, I know it's mostly the Spector but like for Nothing Else Matters you can see him using a Stingray fretless.
Боб Рок внёс очень большой вклад в то как сегодня выглядит творчество Металлики, молодец чувак!🤘
Jason Curtis Newsted (Battle Creek, Míchigan; 4 de marzo de 1963) es un músico estadounidense, conocido por haber sido el bajista de la banda de thrash metal Metallica desde 1986 hasta 2001.
3:12 OKAAAYYYYY
2:07 There's James dissing Jason's bass
Sad but true riff is magic
@Chevalier765 listen to some chili peppers song or some punk music...the bass is going crazy in this kind of music and it brings a lot of conture and color in a song
@Chevalier765 try imagine a song without bass..... it would be empty as hell :/ the bass bring out the depth and darkness of the song :)
3:33 must be a godly bass solo :)
this is awesome XD
I think jason felt comfortable when bob rock is with him, i mean yeah, so he can tell what the fuck is wrong with bass in AJFA😅😂
Ok let's try this Jaaasooon!
3:39
Rare moment of seeing Jason not using a pick.
He plays with fingers on the Until it sleeps music video
Metallica
@@lincolnreddell9405 ö
He plays some songs with Fingers (Nothing Else Matters, Bleeding Me, Fixxer and Minus Human.) and also play with in some videoclips (One, Turn The Page Cover, Until It Sleeps.)
3:14 Besides the Spector, THAT'S A WAL! :D
He left the focking band!
Might be the same bass that they used to do the Wherever I May Roam Intro
That was a 12 string bass
0:16 what song was that!!!!!!!!!
Hi I know it's been 11 years since you've asked this, but it's "On The Hunt" by Lynyrd Skynyrd
@@proWaffles935-FAKE-URL Damn dude, 11 f*cking years and you are the only one .d
@@OzanYerli corrosion of conformity did an amazing cover of that song
@@proWaffles935-FAKE-URL dude ı think that guy not alive
@@proWaffles935-FAKE-URL Almost reminded me of Gojira - Magma 3:32
@RazorAceYU And in alot of bands, bass is audible, and complex. Think of awesome bands like Dream Theater, Rush, Iron Maiden, etc.
A GOO GOO GOO BOOM WTFFFF
I come to Metallica to switch it up from Skynyrd and James is just like why do that when you can have both badass video🤟🏻
Jason’s problem with the pick sound was actually me growing up without an amplifier and eventually recording my pick sound would interfere with the mics
I think it was just some sort of his improvisation, or maybe it didn't make it to the black album, but my money is on the first one.
At 3:15 he is using a Wal.
Oh shit Jason playing a stingray!!!!!!!
Actually sounds really good
wat song does james play in the beginning?
THIS IS THE BASS SOUND METALLICA IS MISSING NOW. Get JASON BACK FUCKERS!!!
We still cant hear the bass on justice.
That ir because the drum tracks were omitted from the mix. Not low in the mix, no bass at all in the mix. Should the title be re-named "No JasonBass For All?"
Joe Dazey There was bass, but it’s almost inaudible
Ironically, I'm so used to the crappy mix on AJFA that I actually prefer it to fan-made re-mixes that raise the bass volume. Still, I often wonder how Justice would have sounded if it had been produced with the same quality and detail as the black album.
I think iT sounds better without bass , Jason is ok but I don’t think it would sound as cold and dark with anyone’s bass other than Cliffs God Rest his Soul in JESUCRISTO NOMBRE AMIEN 🙏✝️🇺🇸👊❤️🤩😇
@@danielbaugher826 rip cliff but you always need bass
Okay you guys just stop bickering and arguing on this vid. This was meant for constructive conversation. If you wanna continue, take it through private messages otherwise im gonna have to block you both.
End of.
Wherever I May Foam
Where I lay my head is Foam
Yey yehah!
where is that riff james was playing at 0:05 from? very familiar
On The Hunt by Lynyrd Skynyrd!
3:13 Some kind of Minion
Sad but true bass section is heavy heavy
Does anyone know what string gauge Jason is using on nothing else matters?
Hetfield was playing On The Hunt in the beginning of this video cool.
My favorite Skynyrd tune