I can certainly agree with that he is no jaco or chris but considering how good he was at that young of an age he most certainly would have be up there with them if he were still alive.
And that's what defines a great bass player as Great and not just good or good enough. Anyone can learn bass fairly quickly if all u do is play the root notes in rhythm. But when u can write a bass line that follows the root notes and basic melody but u walk them scales and add fills and different melody parts that stray away from what the guitarist are doin and still sounds good together in stead of being like is the bassist playing the right song? Then that's how u know you've achieved greatness. Anyone can play 3 notes.or chords I a 1234 melody in 4/4 3/4 timing and theres nothing wrong with that usually that's how I start off writing my songs. Start simple and then add add add. But when u watch bands play u can tell who's just good and who's great and cliff burton was great
What I like about older songs sometimes they have 2 totally different tempo and mood in some parts of the song. Doesn’t matter if it is intro, interlude or outro, it always feels great with the unexpectrd transition.
It had been its own tape for a while, some of the guitar solos I believe are also written by him, but everyone agreed that it shouldn't be by itself, hence trying it on sanitarium. Its a perfect fit into this piece I feel
6:35 Phrasing, technique, tone, melody, harmony - it's all there in a 20 second snippet. Hot damn. I've always loved Cliff's playing, but this whole video revealed so much more about his incredible talent.
lars and cliff were a mean fuckin combo dude, and i do realize lars isn't an uber technician, they just sounded great live and on records which is what really matters
+ whatthehellvideos Lars is actually a good drummer. The guy clearly has a great talent, but the problem is that he doesn't practice and doesn't really care.
whatthehellvideos yay.Someone who gets it and doesn’t go along with the bullshit dissing of Lars..Those people don’t realize that Lars was one of the reasons why drumming progressed and developed the way it did in metal music and inspired the newer drummers..Lars had speed and power, perfect for the band and I agree, him and Cliff were a powerful unit.
It's almost criminal how Cliff's bass parts were downmixed in most of Metallica's albums. Cliff's writing and playing was the strength of the band. His bass should have been turned UP.
What? The bass always sounds so good... I mean, if you master some song sometimes you will know that you have to keep balance. Just because the bass sounds so good you dont have to put the volumen up..
You CAN hear his bass, but if you say you can't hear the difference in the mix on Master of Puppets and say, the Black album.... well then, you'd just be an asshole
The thing about Cliff Burton was he was innovative, melodic and knew when to play and when not to I mean sure there's technically better ( not by much though lol) but I think he was decades ahead of his time. To be playing bass in such a manner in the 70/80's is mind blowing. Anyway he's the reason I picked up the bass 20 odd years ago years and I love it and his playing to this day
I'm "self taught", but will tell anyone when the subject comes up I was taught by Butler, Harris, and Burton. Couldn't begin to tell you how many times I played along with those band's early albums as a teenager. That stamp has been permanently locked into how I approach bass. RIP Cliff, taken too soon
I remember when I first heard it; my mind was BLOWN, and I honestly thought, *”Now this is REAL talent!!”* May Cliff rock out in Heaven’s band forever!! 😎🤘🏻
@@emmanova9856 You can't hear those particular fills at all on the album version, because the song fades out before they are reached! (The earlier part of that final riff is looped to last longer as it fades out.)
There are very few songs where you can listen to only the bass & drums and still really enjoy the song. Such an amazing song, learning it on guitar now (just have that last solo left to master), and to be honest Cliff Burton is one of the only bassists who play solos on their bass. It seems the bass playing that's most redundant (and most prominent) is merely echoing the guitars rather than playing your own thing that accentuates and accompanies the guitars.
Agreed, you can pick up examples of beloved players who do that stuff but 95% of bass players are root note chuggy boys just backing up the groove. It’s the guys that go beyond and don’t overplay despite it that we remember. Geddy, Les, Cliff, Ryan Martinie are the guys I think of right away but there are plenty of amazing players.
@@chaos9608 I love cliff Burton Ive seen alot of other bass players but never seen anybody play bass the way he does I wasn't being offensive at all I was saying that in regards to how badass he was.
Don't forget that he was only 23 when he played this song. And it's not that he's so loved for being the ultimate bass player. His attitude, his character and his deep connection with music is also a big factor. And of course an untimely death adds a legenderay, what if flavor as well of course.
I know this was 8 years ago, but Spotify recently uploaded Metallica doing Call of Ktulu on their RTL supporting tour (with Burton's bass ontop of the mix). Every Metallica fan has to check that shit out, its' phenomenal.
One thing that made Cliff stand out among bassists is that he played piano, and he played it very well (J.S. Bach, etc.) Next time you watch a video of Cliff playing, watch his fretting fingers, how they fly.
+Arnold Schootzanigger Steve harris is phenomenal but what ppl dont always realize is that Cliff was able to accomplish what he did and play the way he played without ever seeing 25. His ability as both a player and a composer was extraordinary, take into account that he was barley 5 years removed from his teens and its no wonder at all why ppl regard him as legendary.
+Tgunzz i see your hypothetical point of view, and i do understand what you mean when you mention his young age, and his huge potential(i fucking love Cliff, i even adopted his right hand technique). but it's like comparing Mozart to Bach. sure Mozart was a prodigy, and innovated while pushing the boundaries of music, and unfortunately he died well before he should have. But Bach lived a much longer life and was undoubtedly the best musical composer of all time. i'm not trying to take anything away from Cliff, everyone should show him much gratitude, but you can't just sweep other bassists under the rug like that. Steve Harris is easily better than where Cliff left off, and that's reality.
ClassicRockMan95 That's what I was saying, i'm not brushing Steve under the rug at all. He is better than Cliff. What I was saying was that it's not really a comparison at all because Cliff was taken so young. There's no telling how great he would've became and how much he would've accomplished. The nod absolutely goes to Steve its just sometimes people don't realize how young Cliff was and how short a time he had to do what he did. I feel if you were to judge all these guys based on their first 3-4 years of playing and composing, you'd be hard pressed to find someone who tops Cliff.
i love how i can relate to everyone here for one reason, we all fucking admire and miss Cliff, we all love metal, and we will not forget what Cliff did. FUCKING CLIFF BURTON!
I completely agree, James has admitted that he learned most of his picking techniques from cliff, plus, you can distinguish his musical input in RTL and MOP from any other album, maybe he wasn't perfect, or the best but he was definitely a musical genious
Cliff Burton died in our world because he was to good at that time, he went to other side and I think he playing some hard ace bass over there! Just listen and you know he is one of the best bass player in the world if not the best?
first song i learned on bass. thanks to Cliff i have a reason to play bass. thankyou Cliff for your amazing bass solos that will live on inside of every MetallicA head. :) R.I.P. Mr. Clifford Lee burton \\m//
A brilliant musician, taken too early. I can only name three bassists who even come close to his level or better: Les Claypool, Robert Trujillo, and Charles Mingus, all of very different styles. I hope he's rocking it up wherever he's at. RIP Cliff.
Estoy tan orgulloso 1ero, de que Metallica haya sido parte de mi vida y 2do de poder apreciar el indiscutible talento del inigualable Cliff. Escuche Metallica por el año 2000 la 1era vez ...señores esos discos has ta el Master !!!!! Todo un clásico , un puto clásico!!!!!
It's the parts that he doesn't play and the way he uses ghost notes to fill space and time that are the most impressive thing to me. He was and always will be the first bassist I idolized and the best metal bassist to ever live! RIP Cliff and thanks to whoever made this video
Cliff is considered the most true metal metallica member ever, and he really is, but if he was alive i'm sure metallica would have shifted even deeper into the Load / Re-Load style. Back in the 80's he was the only one who would listen to other types of music besides hard rock and thrash metal and all. And it is natural that he would end up embracing those influences as much (or more) as the rest of the band did without him. ...to be continued
Cliff is undeniably awesome bassist, Orion is undeniably awesome work... ...as a painter I paid attention to Cliff's photo we can see on this video. This is one of my favorite pictures.
The intro sounds like a diesel truck driving through the desert one hot 1980s summer daythat summer vibe is all over mop thanks to 2 musical geniouses clifford lee burton and james alan hetfield.Tthey were barely out of their teens wow. The closest vibe to this is a couple of cream tunes and kyuss cliff you were special .Metallicas mid to late 80s albums were not only epic they are metal comfort food.
I agree to claim this is a gift from god is lunacy! how many metal bands has god been in? Cliff was one amassing bassist his skill surpassed many musicians of today! he practiced so hard his fingers would bleed now that is dedication people!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Burton was/is/will ALWAYS be AWESOME & Lars was awesome But NOONE will ever get near Cliff´s ability. He was and still is the best out of ALL ´tallica. ´nuff said
They would have went in a similar direction. Cliff was even more open minded musically than the other guys, especially James were at the time. He stated in an interview that one of his favorite band around the time of Master of Puppets was R.E.M of all bands. He was also into Skynard, BoC, and a bunch of other shit.
I'd never heard that little shimmer by hammer in the intro before. It's so subtle it never came through on any medium I've owned. It's perfectly placed, though. Glad I've heard it.
@InfernumThe I agree that music is not just about playing fast, which is why I prefer Les Claypool when it comes to bassists. His way of playing is purely awesome and hard to copy. Also, I'm free to judge whoever I want, doesn't matter if they're dead. Who gives a crap if they're dead? That doesn't change who they were.
