Yeah he was at his wits end when they filmed this. I read about it in their So What! book that covers this time period when Jason left. They had a meeting, just the 4 of em. And it was the first time it was just those 4 without anyone else in the room since they filmed the interviews for the A Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica doc in 1993. In that 2000 meeting Jason told the other 3 he was leaving the band.
poor jason, dude has tons of loyal fans who would love to personally tell him they understand what hes going through, but as a famous person he has no choice but to be alone
You mean all those assholes that throw shit at him for years for not been Cliff and then realized what they´ve lost and now cry for his return? Yeah, i´d rather be alone too.
@Jay Brell what i hate is the hipocrisy people display, they loated him for years, now they loat Metallica for loating him, funny thing is his relation with the band was way better than his relation to hardcore fans, he was really close tp them, specially James
I was just getting into metal at the time, and a few of my high school buddies said they hate Jason, while I saw Jason as just another musician. Yes, knowing Jason was mistreated now, I agree people are assholes.
@@antoniocenteno1483 Thank you!! Goddamn metal fans piss me off. They act like they knew what the hell was really going on between Jason and the others, but really they're just looking for a reason to give them shit. When Jason was a part of the band ""fans"" were always trashing him because he wasn't the next Cliff.
Jason was with them the longest, but arguably, Cliff played on MOST of Kill 'Em All, Ride The Lightning, and Master Of Puppets, which most Metallica fans would agree that those were their best.
Dr. Jones It’s also important to note though that Cliff wrote a bunch of the songs on those albums (KeA, RtL, MoP), whereas Jason, by his own admission in this vid, only wrote fully 2 songs within 5 years. Not saying he’s bad or that he didn’t contribute, I’m sure many of the good songs he had in mind just never made it because the band was shitty to him. But Cliff played a larger role in what we now know as Metallica. Jason is still an AMAZING bassist, there’s no question about that, and while I can’t say I miss him (I wasn’t alive lol), I think he’s still better than Rob.
Lars and James were grieving over Cliff and took it out on Jason. They were all still young at the time, and used booze and hazing to hide grief; lacking maturity.
Chris Thayil bullshit excuse to bully someone. I think Jason is a bit of a goofy, eccentric guy who is willing to put up with alot of shit so they took advantage of that and that and didn’t have the balls to admit their behaviour so they came up with the “grieving” excuse.
@Anderson Cooper Other than shredding on a bass like he was a lead guitarist, his most noteworthy bass line is the middle of Orion. I prefer the My Friend of Misery bass line myself. And while Cliff could shred on a bass, go listen to Doomsday for the Deceiver by Flotsam and Jetsam, an album that Jason wrote. There are amazing songs on there, with awesome bass lines and very progressive music. Jason was a machine on bass, plus had a great singing voice and stage presence. And go listen to his album Heavy Metal Music by his band Newsted. He could obviously write music, but Cliff got more writing credits because James and Lars actually let him contribute. Give me the choice of Cliff Burton or Jason Newsted in my band, I will take Jason ten times out of ten. He could write better songs, he could sing far better, he was a tighter player, his stage presence was better, and he played the bass like a bass instead of a lead guitar.
If only Lars and James used the energy and time they had to make Jason as miserable as possible and put it into music then we would have had a lot more good Albums. Oh and Cliff would be pissed to see how they treated him, he was always very adamant about treating everybody fair and not holding a grudge!
As someone who has Load as their favorite or second favorite album, I disagree if you're saying it and Reload are bad albums. But I do agree if you're saying they should've put out more albums in that time period and I definitely agree that Cliff would be pissed at that. He was always a cool guy, very fair, and cared about not only his craft, but how his bandmates felt.
@@volutedmetal8543 Load and Reload were extremely underrated albums Load probably being a little better than reload. But I've always like Jason Newsteds playing and style more than Robs even tho hes good I've always thot Newsted was better and Those two albums Load & Reload are way better than St. Anger IMO.
I almoust can fell his sadness... he is a great bass player. I have a band mate that treat me bad too, so i leave the band, but they can´t use all stuff i recorded with them... Lars and James was assholes that time...
@kiki the gerbil Rob is obviously more technical than Jason but he hasn't got the vibe, the stage presence that Jason had/has, cudos to Rob for sticking around with them for this long and for contributing to a good number of Metallica songs but Metallica with Jason were at their peak imo no offense to Cliff tho, with Cliff, Metallica were the best at the time but imo w/Jason they tasted success with ajfa and black album. Too sad they didn't treat him the way he deserved to be. But as the old saying says, "never play with your heroes".
@@mrnohax5436I'm sure Cliff would do it if James and Lars allowed an instrumental. I don't know how much more or less tyrannical they were with Cliff compared to Jason. Your question is hypothetical and would be all guessing
Isn't it interesting how the bass players in Metallica have always been the people with the most integrity? Hats off to Cliff, Jason and Rob! Oh, and Ron too! :D
Indeed! I saw them during the black album tour. At the Spectrum in Philly, back in '92. Jason had an amazing stage presence and great backing vocals. Loved when he would do his bass solos on stage as well. He really connected with the crowd. As Hetfield said, he was the driving force every night on stage. The sad thing was, Hetfield look down on Jason. Never respected him. I think Hetfield was very jealous of him as well. Was so insecure. Jason said himself, after 15 years and everything we've been through together, you don't consider or treat me as an equal ? Really dude?.
Jason and my brother were great friends. One day Jason showed us what a fried bologna sandwich is. Used to watch him play when he first got his bass. Jason is first class all the way. Very humble and has always been the same dude. The fame and fortune didn't change him on the inside. Used to ride BMX bikes with him. Good times, good times.
Met Jason after the Sydney Australia Black Album show.. The other guys came out & jumped in their limmos.. Jason stayed back for hours talking with the kids & signing ticket stubs & literally spend time with every fan that was waiting backstage... A big eye opener into how some people in this world are awesome, no matter how big they are.
Jason played alot of stuff that he ended up using later on his projects. I remember on the Justice anniversary album there was a bass solo he did in 1989, and you can hear something he did there that ended up on his Newsted Album
I think this guy has respect of all Metallica fans. Never read any bad comment about this guy. We love you Jason. You are institution, you are Metallica! 🤘🤘
you can see it in his eyes that he wants to say more about how he feels but he stays a true professional, fricken love Newsted,, the other 3 Metallica douches never got over Cliff dieing and unfortunately Jason was the rebound and we all now how rebounds workout, Cliff may have gave Metallica their bass sound but Jay defined and perfected it, making a more solid foundation for the band, it's just a shame the other 3 are more focused on the business aspect of things
Cliff's sound was far from perfect. In fact it was barely audible. He contributed far more to their compositions and stage presence rather than any tonal characteristics (bar his solos). I do agree that Jason was just a solid and unbreakable floor for them to stand on, and in many ways he was much better for the Black Album's slower and heavier pace than Cliff would have been. They are two very different bassist though so it's unfair to compare them, but both feel like they were legitimately part of Metallica. Rob is a fantastic bassist, but even now he still feels like the new guy.
@@yakuzashibe Everybody knows about the bass being turned down on AJFA as part of the hazing. But when he said he was barely audible he was saying it about Cliff not Jason.
Shane i wouldn’t even say that james or lars are douches, i think there was some alcohol and drugs that impacted them. Or maybe they just never got over cliff.
All you Jason lovers why didn't you support him with his own music. now he's not making shit. He was losing more money than making on his tour. His so called fans suck
That's one of my favorite songs on The Black Album, and I really like what James and Lars turned it into. But, at the same time, I really wish they would have let Jason turn that excellent riff of his into the epic instrumental that he had envisioned. Love you Jason!
So much pain in that man’s ethos. Thank you Jason. You came out swinging at a concert circa 98 in Indianapolis and gave me a high five and you were sprinting by. I can still see it today in my mind and feel your energy so many years later. In the off Chance you ever read this, I hope the energy comes back to you in the form of a smile or head nod. Thank you.
A great song. Man, I get bummed whenever I see Jason. Don't get me wrong, Metallica is good without him, but Jason gave the band that "X" factor in a live performance. He really put his heart into his role in the band. Honestly, I'm not sure who is more beloved between Cliff and Jason. Such a shame.
When I compare his solos (live shit, cunning stunts) and my friend of misery to Rob's solos I have to say, that I think, that Jason is the better one. He is melodic, groovy and fast, Rob is just groovy
@@hillie47 Before they started the Worldwired-Tour Rob played some little bass solos, like "Jungle essence" or the very groovy thing that ends with him lowering the e-string more and more. For the Worldwired-Tour he plays the beginning of Anesthesia or the middle part of Orion. And if you compare a) Misery to ManUNkind and b) the solos from "Live Shit: Binge & Purge" or "Cunning Stunts" to Robertos Solos you can see what I meant :)
I used to go over to Jason's house back in the day and jam on acoustic instruments on his front porch. I remember him showing me this idea for that riff when it was in its infancy. Great memory. Good times...
Joshua Bacher that’s because Metallica use to just be a bunch of air headed bro’s that could actually play good music... They would be the worst company for a metal head.. You hear WAY more stories from the hay days of Pantera, and how cool and down to earth they were.. Hell, Dimebag inspired Dave Grohl to be the “happy guy”... And metal or not, Dave Grohl is one of the most known names in MUSIC.. Moral of the story: follow Pantera-like band members, not dicks.
My uncle gave me the cassette for the black when it came out. I was 7, and absolutely hooked. This song ALWAYS stood out to me. I didn't know a bass guitar from a regular guitar. I just knew it was beautiful. When i got older and got interested in music, i went to bed right away because of Jason and Cliff. I learned most of Jason's live solos, this included.
Jason really never got treated fairly by Metalica he's a great musician and was part of their springboard into the success they have now Jason was even more important than cliff in that way, I love that he and cliff were extremely different players cliff was just amazing in every way but so is Jason and he really gets lost in the history of the band
Yeah he did lol. There was more conrodery and brotherhood than him getting fucked with. He's still rich today. He wasn't treated unfairly in terms of finances, at least.
I've always said the same thing about listening to as many types of music as possible including stuff u don't like..... It will make u a much better musician creatively
Jason, this pease of bass is so intense, deep, powerful and sad at the same time,. Its simply amazing!. Thanks a million for putting true music to my ears.
I agree with you. The chorus never did sit well with me. Just felt forced and out of place. Jason played his original version of it In the Cunning Stunts DVD during his bass solo and it was beautiful and interesting.
I have a $h!t tom more respect for this cat these days. Been a bass player since 93, never got into Newsted much in those days and wasnt all that happy with the direction MetallicA was going. Dear I say I failed to give Jason a fair shake cuz I was a hard core Burton guy. Just how it is when your 16, young n dumb. But the more I watch Jason Newsted, the more I really like him and respect his skills and personality. Good solid bassist and guy as far as I can tell. Then again, never met the guy...
I just watched this again for the 20th time I think and I can still feel his anger when he speaks about this. He was by far underrated and underappreciated!!!
I can see on Jason’s face that he’s really struggling here. Ive lost and left jobs that have shaken me to my core. You have dreams that you’re still there and things are how they were then you wake up. I can’t imagine what he’s feeling.
After listening to the black album like 10 gazillion times, I've decided my friend of misery is the best song on the album. I think you need to be in a bad relationship before you even get where James took that mood.
One of my favorites on the Black album. that intro is forever unforgettable, its that riff. Major contribution to black and Metallicas success, Jason is.
I always liked that intro and bass on this song but hated vocals. Only recently I found out it was supposed to be instrumental. And it definitely should.
years before he left Metallica, I bought this dvd and after seeing this part I knew something was wrong! and he was gonna leave eventually, he is obviously sad and not satisfied about his collaboration with the band music wise and with the direction James and Lars decided to take after the black album.
I don't think he had a problem with the direction they took after the black album I think he's always been inspired by many different forms of music he's working on an acoustic project this month so he's really not the metal purist everyone thinks he is
