@@TrevyTrev-andTheFunkyPetsthat's always been my one criticism on the first three albums. Maybe they thought it sounded too "hard rock" and not trash, but Megadeth did it so well the entire time.
I wasn't even born when he died, yet I feel it only by listening to these tapes of him playing the bass. Dude was from another world, amazingly good musician, one of the best bass players that have ever existed.
Same over here, i’ve born in the 90’s and when I started getting into music and trash metal, just discovered Metallica and till today it’s still my favorite band, and for me the passing of Cliff was tragic and sad because he inspired me to play the bass and when I see videos of him on UA-cam or listening to the first three records I just imagine how it would be to having him around today playing and making music, so sad but as James says God bless mister Cliff burton.
@@justinwilliams1728 It was a great show! No other bands just Metallica and Ozzy. I really didn't appreciate Metallica enough back then as I do today. If I remember correctly, that was the show the day after James had broken his arm and couldn't play.
He changed the role of bass, it wasn't a necessary evil anymore, he gave it legs to literally lead the entire song both rhythmically and melodically. All of Cliff's writing was a masterpiece in melody, Orion being one of my (and I'd presume also Cliff's) favorite examples. Simply lovely.
I wouldn't say he changed the role of bass. Jazz musicians and such have been doing this way prior to this, but i will say that cliff was one of the first in metal to figure out how to play bass properly and imploment the melodic features needed for good metal bass.
@BlondeWick He changed nothing. He was good, but nobody cited him as an influence, and to this day nobody does. Plus, you could barely hear what he was doing most of the time.
Cliff was not only an incredible bassist, but people don’t realize that he would literally head bang the whole time while playing. I would vomit if I just tried to keep up with his head banging. LOL! He was awesome to watch play!! May he still be playing in the heavens!
@@justinwilliams1728 Yeah haha, Dave Mustaine called him that during Cliff’s first gig with them. Kind of wish the name stuck harder than it did cause it’s so badass lol.
Sounds like Black Sabbath "A national Acrobat". That's the first thought that came to my head. Cliff was huge on Sabbath so it does not surprise me. RIP buddy 🙏. We miss you.
You nailed it man. That's one of my go-to videos when I want to jam early 80s Metallica. That moment when he turns n looks at Lars and waves em bk in...I'm gettin ready. I know that wah-induced absolute screamer of a bend is coming in hot like it hits some kinda sonic overload n almost cracks. Cliff gets the whole crowd banging with it. That exact moment in time with Cliff banging his head so hard he looks like a denim tornado puts everything right again 🤘🏼💀🤘🏼
@@justinwilliams1728 Dude it's fuckin gnarly as shit. I f'n LIVE for that bend. I've been listening to it on that video for almost 40 yrs lol. Cliff is just the coolest MFer ever too. The video is from 85 Day on the Green in Oakland. Pretty sure it was on Cliff Em All. He does some jiving around on his bass doin the intro to For Whom the Bell Tolls and he stepped on that f'n wah pedal and hit that bend...It always puts chills up my spine. It's f'n lethal dude. On the second loop around the intro bass part Cliff starts hammering the D n G strings and then bends those MFers almost right off the fret board of his bass and it goes nuclear man. It's my favorite Metallica live moment. Fuck yea denim tornado puts it about right cuz he's gettin off. Definitely a badass Cliff spot. What a f'n band they were bk then. Damn next year will be 40 years. But yea dude chk that out it's killer! 🤘🏼💀🤘🏼
That live moment with Cliff is whatever I show people when I tell them he is my favorite bass player ever. And I’m not even much of a Metallica fan if I’m being honest.
@@miahthorpatrick1013 That moment just runs chills up my spine. I'm not the biggest Metallica fan either, bc their albums got worse n worse after Cliff died. But that whole concert is good but OMG holy shit when he waves the band bk in and he's playing the intro to Bell Tolls there's alot of cool places to watch (I play guitar and bass) but at the end of the opening bass runs, right before the others come in and he's hitting that lick where he's hammering off the D and G strings and then pulls that bend...😳🫡. That bend, he almost pulled the strings off the fret board dude. And with that wah pedal it just hits a perfect scream. It literally sounds like his amp is about to blow up. It's the coolest part of a metal song live I've ever heard. The crowd just loses control man. Cliff is banging so f'n hard too. One of the best to ever do it! I'm glad other ppl see it and bk me. I usd to think like "I wonder if other musicians are seeing this" and apparently so. Thanks brother! 🤘🏼💀🤘🏼
i wanna say this i wasnt born yet when cliff died but at the age of 8 years old i became a metallica fan my dad made me one and glad i was introduced to them they are my fav band and i grew up loving the bass sounds and after learning he passed away and how devastated me he was truly a badass bassiest one of if not the best bass player to ever bass
Not a fan of metallica really anymore bc of lars & their choices but damn this guy always makes me want to listen to them. Was a legend in the making, he wouldve went far like many others that passed tragically. Who knows what other bands he would’ve created or joined, i firmly believe he wouldve been one of the biggest musicians of the 90s
I am the same. I only listen to their first 3 albums. I give credit to Jason Newsted but he wasn't allowed to live up to his standard. Everything after AJFA was garbage. Went from pioneers of thrash to just another run of the mill rock band. They lost what made them unique.
@ yes they were very lost once the 90s hit, would say their karma caught up to them. And yea the whole jason thing makes me not like the band even more but can appreciate the hardwork throughout the 80s
You know, I worship Cliff on every level, but this is exactly what the guitar is doing. His lines during the Outro solo off the Cliff Em All vids are the where the money's at.
@@Wanderer_Rogue oh absolutely. I think, having been musically versed in theory, Cliff's lines always interested me because at times when it's like "he doesn't follow the guitars here" those are always the times where he's just showing them a different route home. And he did this why? Because he fucking knew that he could and it sounded heavier.
Cliff Burton is one of a kind no one can compare to his fingers strutting rage in metal cliff I am a forever fan no one else cam take your place in metallica
I forget where I heard this, but someone once said that "the bassist has the guitarist's balls". So true. A good bassline can make or break a song without anyone ever noticing
Who knows I always thought let’s say he lived he maybe would have taken a break after the MOP tour and made a solo album potentially then join the band again and make more albums then become a classical teacher who knows really
@ that’s so true, who can ever know when it’s impossible to know. But I would have been interesting to have two parallel worlds where one could hear the difference. To make that happen I suppose it’s easier if you puff the dragon and get some LSD, then maybe everything is possible 😂 Take care and Merry Metal Christmas 🤘🏻🎅🏻🤘🏻
Ditto. It's bragging rights seeing them on the Master of Puppets tour opening for Ozzy. I wore the Damage Inc t shirt to first day of sophomore year. We were all heartbroken when saw the news of the accident on MTV. He was the heart and soul of that band, and their music has been mostly uninspiring since.
Great player, great musician+ Kirk learned a lot from Cliff- Lucky enough to see him on the Puppets tour. I play bass too and learned a lot playing his stuff We also share the same Birthday. Never forgotten 🔥🏴
How has nobody looked into John Wetton’s influence on Cliff? The tone, the technique, and the bach influence are dead ringers, if not the most extraordinary coincidence.
He was and still the bass player GOAT !!!🙏❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥👍👍👍💓RESPECT AND LOVE! R.I.P My friend. I follow Metallica since 84 85 and.... hell yeah Cliff was magic! You are into history music my friend and thanks for all you give us and you give in music. You stoll exemple to follow❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥👍👍👍🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
Iv never actually listened to just the bass but after listening to this I'm blown away he not only played bass he played lead and rhythm Imagine all the greats that played there respective instruments that have passed on Luke on drums u have Neil peart on bass u have cliff Burton and u have Randy Rhodes on lead and rhythm guitar and u have Malcolm young on rhythm guitar and bon Scott on vocals now n my opinion there a historical best of the best heavy rock /metal band of all time and this is just my personal line up what and who would any of y'all pick
I’ll never forget the day I found out he died in the accident, I was in high school me and my friends cut school and got effin hammered. Taken way too young.
When see people are artist like this I wonder what they would be like if they hadn't passed away. It's honestly existential and sometimes kinda depressing to think about. But it really bugs me to sit and think what would they be like, would they still be doing the same thing they were then, would they still act the same etc etc.
As a guitarist, I love his bass tone! I just wish he was louder in the mix!
I thought the whole AJFA bass controversy was overblown. I don’t ever remember hearing Cliff up in the mix.
@@TrevyTrev-andTheFunkyPetsCliff wasn’t on ajfa
@@TrevyTrev-andTheFunkyPetsthat's always been my one criticism on the first three albums. Maybe they thought it sounded too "hard rock" and not trash, but Megadeth did it so well the entire time.
Noone has better bass clarity than iron maiden and motörhead
@@brandonlance-g4u this is true!
I was devastated when he died. Nearly 40 years later I still feel it.
I wasn't even born when he died, yet I feel it only by listening to these tapes of him playing the bass. Dude was from another world, amazingly good musician, one of the best bass players that have ever existed.
Same over here, i’ve born in the 90’s and when I started getting into music and trash metal, just discovered Metallica and till today it’s still my favorite band, and for me the passing of Cliff was tragic and sad because he inspired me to play the bass and when I see videos of him on UA-cam or listening to the first three records I just imagine how it would be to having him around today playing and making music, so sad but as James says God bless mister Cliff burton.
I feel it too. Especially when you learn of his death about 10 weeks after you had seen them live opening for Ozzy.
@@dealerauctionnightmare4689 Wow for real?? That show must have been legendary! How was it? Were there any other opening bands there?
@@justinwilliams1728 It was a great show! No other bands just Metallica and Ozzy. I really didn't appreciate Metallica enough back then as I do today. If I remember correctly, that was the show the day after James had broken his arm and couldn't
play.
He changed the role of bass, it wasn't a necessary evil anymore, he gave it legs to literally lead the entire song both rhythmically and melodically. All of Cliff's writing was a masterpiece in melody, Orion being one of my (and I'd presume also Cliff's) favorite examples. Simply lovely.
Metallica lost a dimension of their genius that can’t be measured. I can’t imagine what And Justice For All would have been with Cliff.
He was classically trained by his mother who was a concert pianist. When he died, Metallica's sound was weakened forever IMO.
I wouldn't say he changed the role of bass. Jazz musicians and such have been doing this way prior to this, but i will say that cliff was one of the first in metal to figure out how to play bass properly and imploment the melodic features needed for good metal bass.
@megume2499 he was trained in all musical styles, including jazz and country, not just metal and classical. He was the whole package IMO
@BlondeWick He changed nothing. He was good, but nobody cited him as an influence, and to this day nobody does. Plus, you could barely hear what he was doing most of the time.
R.i.p to the legend that is Cliff burton. This year will be 38 years since he passed
September 27 1986 my sister's 1st bday
@@borobinson7005 so she was born in 1985?
Love him!
Coming from an 86 baby may you continue to rest in peace Cliff Burton 😢🥹💔🕊️😪🤘😿🎸🎶🎵❤️🔥🔥🔥🔥
@@borobinson7005♥️🤘 I was born March 16th 1986 yah 😁
Cliff was a BEAST with the bass!!!
He throws all that bottom into it, just amazing.
And top end too. A new stem for this song was discovered recently that has a bass solo at the very end
1 of the Best Bass player ever A LEGEND!!!!
Cliff lives on in the songs he played. 🤘
I miss him . Sadly, the band was never the same after his passing. On a good note, they persevered through it and remained at the top of the heap!!
The best bassis player in thrash metal i ever heard in my life, i am 57 years old..
Cliff was not only an incredible bassist, but people don’t realize that he would literally head bang the whole time while playing. I would vomit if I just tried to keep up with his head banging. LOL!
He was awesome to watch play!! May he still be playing in the heavens!
This is why i love Cliff era MetallicA wish metallica were mixed propperly and rest in peace cliff
Wow 😮 This added so much more depth than I realized.
The Major Rager lives on forever.
That's the coolest nickname ever!! Lol, was that really Cliff's nickname?
@@justinwilliams1728 Yeah haha, Dave Mustaine called him that during Cliff’s first gig with them. Kind of wish the name stuck harder than it did cause it’s so badass lol.
Sounds like Black Sabbath "A national Acrobat". That's the first thought that came to my head. Cliff was huge on Sabbath so it does not surprise me. RIP buddy 🙏. We miss you.
Pulling teeth + the intro to for whom the bell tolls, from the 1985 concert at the Hollywood palladium gives me chills every time
You nailed it man. That's one of my go-to videos when I want to jam early 80s Metallica. That moment when he turns n looks at Lars and waves em bk in...I'm gettin ready. I know that wah-induced absolute screamer of a bend is coming in hot like it hits some kinda sonic overload n almost cracks. Cliff gets the whole crowd banging with it. That exact moment in time with Cliff banging his head so hard he looks like a denim tornado puts everything right again
🤘🏼💀🤘🏼
@@SicSemperTyrannis74 Haha, fuck yeah!! Denim tornado! 🌪️ I definitely have to check that out now 🤘🤘
@@justinwilliams1728 Dude it's fuckin gnarly as shit. I f'n LIVE for that bend. I've been listening to it on that video for almost 40 yrs lol. Cliff is just the coolest MFer ever too. The video is from 85 Day on the Green in Oakland. Pretty sure it was on Cliff Em All. He does some jiving around on his bass doin the intro to For Whom the Bell Tolls and he stepped on that f'n wah pedal and hit that bend...It always puts chills up my spine. It's f'n lethal dude. On the second loop around the intro bass part Cliff starts hammering the D n G strings and then bends those MFers almost right off the fret board of his bass and it goes nuclear man. It's my favorite Metallica live moment. Fuck yea denim tornado puts it about right cuz he's gettin off. Definitely a badass Cliff spot. What a f'n band they were bk then. Damn next year will be 40 years. But yea dude chk that out it's killer!
🤘🏼💀🤘🏼
That live moment with Cliff is whatever I show people when I tell them he is my favorite bass player ever. And I’m not even much of a Metallica fan if I’m being honest.
@@miahthorpatrick1013 That moment just runs chills up my spine. I'm not the biggest Metallica fan either, bc their albums got worse n worse after Cliff died. But that whole concert is good but OMG holy shit when he waves the band bk in and he's playing the intro to Bell Tolls there's alot of cool places to watch
(I play guitar and bass) but at the end of the opening bass runs, right before the others come in and he's hitting that lick where he's hammering off the D and G strings and then pulls that bend...😳🫡. That bend, he almost pulled the strings off the fret board dude. And with that wah pedal it just hits a perfect scream. It literally sounds like his amp is about to blow up. It's the coolest part of a metal song live I've ever heard. The crowd just loses control man. Cliff is banging so f'n hard too. One of the best to ever do it! I'm glad other ppl see it and bk me. I usd to think like "I wonder if other musicians are seeing this" and apparently so. Thanks brother!
🤘🏼💀🤘🏼
i wanna say this i wasnt born yet when cliff died but at the age of 8 years old i became a metallica fan my dad made me one and glad i was introduced to them they are my fav band and i grew up loving the bass sounds and after learning he passed away and how devastated me he was truly a badass bassiest one of if not the best bass player to ever bass
We all miss you cliff RIP:👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯
One of the coolest riffs ever! Love that it shares that descending section with the guitar! 😎🥹👍🏻🫡
One of my favourite basslines to play, I love how he implemented classical music into his writing style
Not a fan of metallica really anymore bc of lars & their choices but damn this guy always makes me want to listen to them. Was a legend in the making, he wouldve went far like many others that passed tragically. Who knows what other bands he would’ve created or joined, i firmly believe he wouldve been one of the biggest musicians of the 90s
I am the same. I only listen to their first 3 albums. I give credit to Jason Newsted but he wasn't allowed to live up to his standard. Everything after AJFA was garbage. Went from pioneers of thrash to just another run of the mill rock band. They lost what made them unique.
@ yes they were very lost once the 90s hit, would say their karma caught up to them. And yea the whole jason thing makes me not like the band even more but can appreciate the hardwork throughout the 80s
You know, I worship Cliff on every level, but this is exactly what the guitar is doing. His lines during the Outro solo off the Cliff Em All vids are the where the money's at.
Not "exactly".
@@Wanderer_Rogue well, more "exactly" than "CRAZY" I think. What is it like 2 notes he plays -1 octave down? Pretty damn close to exactly haha.
@@braindeadofficial4150 I agree, but you can at least admit that the subtle differences do make a huge impact in the mix.
@@Wanderer_Rogue oh absolutely. I think, having been musically versed in theory, Cliff's lines always interested me because at times when it's like "he doesn't follow the guitars here" those are always the times where he's just showing them a different route home. And he did this why? Because he fucking knew that he could and it sounded heavier.
I play guitar too. You are spot on. Who can't hear this?
Cliff Burton is one of a kind no one can compare to his fingers strutting rage in metal cliff I am a forever fan no one else cam take your place in metallica
one of the most beatuful bass lines I have ever heard...
Cliff lives forever ❤
Love this Bassline, genius
Truly missed! One of the best to ever do it! LEGEND 🤘😉
My favorite song on the whole album! The beginning is my favorite part! 🖤
killer tone... now many basists got this almost sub sound like dance clubs. Cliff and lemmy tones my favorites
Best bass player Metallica ever had
They have been blessed with greats
Rob is much better.
Horrible take@@ronaldswangler2538
Bass legend 🤘🤘. R.I.P.
That little slide!! ❤
R.I.P. Cliff😢
Cliff e leggenda, il solo guardarlo suonare senza sentire la musica ti lascia senza parole.......
Best bassist player ever
Rip legend ❤❤❤
don‘t forget Steve Harris
What a stud on the bass. Music today should fear and tremble at the masters of yesteryear’s rock n’ roll Demi gods
the best metal bass player🎉
Just saw metallica live a couple weeks ago. It was amazing. Trujillo is doing a great job, it was impossible for anyone to replace cliff
This makes me emotional. Their first 3 albums are so epic
RIP Cliff Bruton 🤘🎸🕊️⚡️
I would have loved to hear what they would have sounded like if he never died. Musical genius
I forget where I heard this, but someone once said that "the bassist has the guitarist's balls". So true. A good bassline can make or break a song without anyone ever noticing
Sounds amazing!
Era terbaik metallica adalah ketika jaman cliff burton .
Cliff is the man
He was extremely talented. Can’t help but wonder how Metallica would have sounded today.
RIP Cliff
Who knows I always thought let’s say he lived he maybe would have taken a break after the MOP tour and made a solo album potentially then join the band again and make more albums then become a classical teacher who knows really
@ that’s so true, who can ever know when it’s impossible to know. But I would have been interesting to have two parallel worlds where one could hear the difference. To make that happen I suppose it’s easier if you puff the dragon and get some LSD, then maybe everything is possible 😂
Take care and Merry Metal Christmas 🤘🏻🎅🏻🤘🏻
@@TOGade-dj6jh merry Christmas too you too brother God bless you
Cliff will always be in our hearts just like Dimebag = both irreplaceable!
I got the chance to listen to this great master at work,up to this day! Cliff 🤘 alL 🎸
Nunca lo olvidaré 🩷🩷🩷🩷😢simplemente el
Mejor 🙌🙏
CLIFF WAS AWESOME
GORGEOUS
The wonder Cliff 😢
❤best bass player ever
Ditto. It's bragging rights seeing them on the Master of Puppets tour opening for Ozzy. I wore the Damage Inc t shirt to first day of sophomore year. We were all heartbroken when saw the news of the accident on MTV. He was the heart and soul of that band, and their music has been mostly uninspiring since.
My daughter is your typical type. Loves pop and all that. She loves fade to black. Everyone does.
⚡ _Cliff 'em All_ ⚡
Just enjoy Cliff !!!
🔥CLIFF🔥
wow que perdida .. rip , monstruo !!!!
Wow I'm so used to seeing him with a mustache what a handsome dude he was, and I'm straight as an arrow
Без него не было бы Металлики классный басист🎉
Очень, сейчас таких мало
Very quick, very effective
Legend! 🤘🤘💯🔥🔥
Listen to Kill em All then Ride the Lightning... Cliff took them to another level...
Clif eu vivi ouvindo esse cara é demais isse e o verdadeiro rock
Cliff rules!!!🤘🏻🖤😍
Creative and pushed the boundaries.
Este baixista representava em
❤
I would love to hear his bass alone for songs like 'Battery' and 'Damage Inc.'
RIP ANGEL 😇
Hey, has anyone here heard the hidden bass solo from the outro to this song that was recently discovered? It’s absolutely beautiful.
Great player, great musician+ Kirk learned a lot from Cliff- Lucky enough to see him on the Puppets tour. I play bass too and learned a lot playing his stuff
We also share the same Birthday. Never forgotten 🔥🏴
How has nobody looked into John Wetton’s influence on Cliff?
The tone, the technique, and the bach influence are dead ringers, if not the most extraordinary coincidence.
He was real!
Carajo!
Que pérdida.
He was and still the bass player GOAT !!!🙏❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥👍👍👍💓RESPECT AND LOVE! R.I.P My friend. I follow Metallica since 84 85 and.... hell yeah Cliff was magic! You are into history music my friend and thanks for all you give us and you give in music. You stoll exemple to follow❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥👍👍👍🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
Cliff ❤
Bass pouding demon on the bass.
Es hermoso 😭
Iv never actually listened to just the bass but after listening to this I'm blown away he not only played bass he played lead and rhythm Imagine all the greats that played there respective instruments that have passed on Luke on drums u have Neil peart on bass u have cliff Burton and u have Randy Rhodes on lead and rhythm guitar and u have Malcolm young on rhythm guitar and bon Scott on vocals now n my opinion there a historical best of the best heavy rock /metal band of all time and this is just my personal line up what and who would any of y'all pick
When the bassist plays more notes than the guitarist... I love it
Un auténtico genio
NICE
R.i.p cliff
Legend 🤟🤟🤟👍
🤘🏽🤘🏽🤘🏽🎸🎸🎸🎸
Cliff was absolutely amazing kinda the Randy Rhodes of Bass
Miatta lett a kedvenc együttesem a Metallica!
Wow! A bass line that follows the guitar riff, how crazy!!!! LOL.
this is how i play it
EL MEJOR BAJISTA DEL MUNDO!!!
genius
I’ll never forget the day I found out he died in the accident, I was in high school me and my friends cut school and got effin hammered. Taken way too young.
Bravo Bravo bravissimo 🎉🎉🎉
When see people are artist like this I wonder what they would be like if they hadn't passed away. It's honestly existential and sometimes kinda depressing to think about. But it really bugs me to sit and think what would they be like, would they still be doing the same thing they were then, would they still act the same etc etc.
He left so soon.Think about he never lived to see the success of the band.
He was a young guy.What he lived was until 1986.😮😢
Смерть взяла его жизнь, как дань, успеха этой группы
Very Geddy Lee influenced playing!
Cliff's ❗️conic intro to Metallica's Best song For Whom the Bell Tolls will always be the Greatest of all-time🎸🤘🤘 🔔"YEAH❗️"
c est quand même le bassiste des 3 meilleurs albums, ceux que j écouterai toujours
Next do Creeping Death and the part after the second chorus in Damage Inc.