hi there its Aza123453 i am doing a metallica preview series and this is the first one. it tells you how cliff burton died who was the the bassist through metallica's first free albums enjoy.
I feel like Cliffs death is probably one of the most tragic in terms of rockers, simply because it wasn’t from drugs or alcohol. It wasn’t because of his own bad choices. It was a freak accident
He was only 24...i think that's the saddest fact about all of this. He lived his life peacefully, devoting himself to what made him happy, and then in a matter of seconds death knocks your door and you know you cant ignore it. All i hope is that he's in a better place, watching over Metallica, smiling everytime a fan remembers him. The world just needs to understand how much a person devotes of his life to really grasp what we metalheads feel when we speak about Cliff. Only then, they'll know why he is so apreciated. And why we insist in him coming back.
Hal _ What would sadness and pity do for someone who died 30 years ago? Would he be revived if we were sad and started crying over his death? Get over it.
I like to believe that whenever you hear the sound of thunder, it's just Cliff playing his bass in heaven. Wherever he is, I'm sure he's jamming and having an awesome time in the Great Gig in the Sky. Miss you Cliff
No, that's not at all what I'm assuming. I'm just saying that wherever Cliff is, he's in a better place. I'm sorry if that's what my comment sounded like. I was just trying to pay respects.
@@Bfair123 It's survivor's guilt dude, no matter what the circumstances are, all you can keep thinking is "it should have been me, I should have died, not him."
let alone he was in his underwear. He didn't have good intentions. When a dude is walking down the streets in his underwear when it is 10 below looking for the dude, you better believe he means business.
Blazedoes Clash Royale it could be, but if you think about it. When Kirk had picked the card and stayed in his bed maybe things would have been different.
butterfly effect. seeing as they dont know why the driver fucked up in the first place any detail you change could change the entire result thats important to keep in mind because you just know Kirk was asking himself the same thing,if he won maybe he would die,maybe no one,maybe everyone but him it doesnt matter. still its so creepy ,and Cliff drew the ace of spades ,foreshadowing af
That's the whole point of black ice.. You can't see it... Maybe the driver is lying n you know it's there by stepping on it but it's hard to actually see... But either way doesn't change the fact of what happened
What really made me cry was that the way james and the guys described the traumatizing experience about cliff, I could tell that kirk was almost gonna cry as he was choking up.
Situations exist, and fear of being in a tumbling bus in the dark after being woken up suddenly what do you think you think he was just being stupid and making a pun ?
So grim so true so real apathy breaking my foot bones tresspasing pulling my own strings justice is not done halls of justice painted red mother Metallica wine bottle revealing drink up shoot in let let the happy endings begin no more dark sets no submission fade from black to white on bolts again cliff returning PS little puppet says Metallica rules
I can only imagine the pain their balls went through, trying to shrivel up because they were so cold from being in their underwear while it was 10 below lol
I'm not a religious man but after Alexi Laiho died I was just hoping that all the musicians in metal we lost were there to welcome him with open arms and Cliff being one of them
you know somewhere cliff lemme dimebag and dio are up there making the most badass music ever heard.i miss you every day cliff and your the reason I play bass . RIP
I am crying right now. Metallica is my favorite band, and it is heartbreaking to hear the story of how Cliff died. Such bad things can happen to such awesome and great people, and it just reminds you of how anything can happen to anyone at any moment, and you need to have the happiest life you can with friends and family because anything can happen.
Try not to let it get to you to much man he is in a better place now probably jamming with van halen and dimebag try not to worry about death to much it can really scare you it scared me but just like a nice life man
It's hard to think about what life as a metallica fan or member would be like if that happened. We get the best bassist on earth back, but we lose one of the best guitarists
I hope cliff wasn't conscious when it happened, to be alive for a few, knowing people are trying to help, but cant isn't something I wanna know before going out, that's horrible. Plus the bus slipping right back on him didn't do any better. Rest In Peace, To The Goat🐐🙏🙌🏽 Sorry that happened to you brother We didn't lose cliff, we we're cheated of the gifts he was bringing for all of us to hear
"And I heard everyone screaming except for Cliff...and I thought, "Oh my God--something's wrong..."" From that point on in this clip I'm a total wreck.
@@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823 yes, cause on other people, you dont know if it was due to their mistakes in life. In this, it was because it was a fucking accident and not even his fault
If I'd had a time machine and only would've had one chance to go back, it would've been that exact road and that exact time where the crash was gonna happen and I would've saved the whole bus. Cliff is not dead, he still lives in our hearts and will live for an eternity RIP Cliff Burton
I was in 5th grade when this happened. I was still relatively new to Metallica as a band, and I barely understood the impact Cliff had on Metallica and music in general. It wasn’t until my teenage years that I fully understood the ramifications behind Cliff’s death, and why James, Kirk and Lars picked on bassist Jason Newsted so much. Now in my mid 40s, I look back on this event with a heavy heart. As a child, I barely understood what so many grieved over. RIP Cliff; you were (and always will be) a Rock ‘n Roll legend.
I can’t imagine how traumatizing it was for the guys to experience that. No matter what, the Cliff Burton era Metallica music will always stand the test of time. God bless them all, rest easy Cliff.
All these people ranting on Kirk about saying he thought they were going off a cliff,how the hell else are you supposed to word it? “I thought we went off a steep platform made of dirt and rocks”?
I wasn't even born when this happened but this hurt so much man. I love Metallica because of my dad. He taught me Nothing else matters in guitars. I become a fan immediately
Seen that road they crashed on, it's nothin but a back country highway with no lights. Driver nodded off, woke up and over corrected. There was no black ice, back end of that bus wouldn't have bounced like it did. Tragic as it may be but when you have a job to do and responsibility with it, there is no excuses and he should have pulled over if he was too tired to continue. Can't blame James for his reaction as it was not just a friend he lost but a brother. 😞 RIP cliff
@@xMorbidArtx even “fully rested” you can get drowsy driving long boring road. Especially just before the sun rises for whatever reason. And as far as the bus bouncing I see no reason why there couldn’t have been a spot of ice that made the bus skid THEN skip after getting of the patch. Or even skipping once the rear wheels slid of the road perhaps. But still I’d guess the driver was at fault . He could have been stretching or getting a drink or something that distracted him. Or fell asleep. Semi trailers off track where as busses don’t really to my knowledge but if your trailer goes off the road it wants to pull you off and Is quite difficult to get back in the road and one may over do it . Regardless of all that I can’t believe they dropped the bus back on cliff Edit: I misspelled bud as bud twice lol Edit 2: fack
Sure was the 31st year since he left. Was such a sad day in music history. I named my first born, Cliff after him. God his missed by so many. Never reached his full talent. Gone way too soon and young. Rest up mate, keep the thunder rolling xxxx
3:18 just looking at James' face there when he says "and socks" you can see how angry he still is at this driver, and I don't blame him, this driver has no clue at this point what he has done.
Honestly I think the chances of him being alive were slim to none. Getting thrown from a bus onto asphalt likely cracked his skull or worse, then the bus landed on him. Really disheartening to think he was still alive but I really doubt it, so that makes me feel a little better.
+Krondelo If he was just thrown outside of the bus and the bus never landed on him, I think he would had been alive. He would had a serious injury but I think he still would had been alive. I could see them taking a year break off if that actually did happen. The accident would had still been remembered but not as the sad death thing that happened to Cliff. We are all going to die one day but for Cliff it was way too sad, nobody should die like that in the age of 24. It could had been Kirk but it was Cliff instead.
I honestly miss Cliff so much, but just imagine where the band would be now if Kirk died, damn these poor guys have been through so much trauma. the band is still performing even after this and James being lit on fire and that honestly amazes me.
I haven't heard of this until now, I'm so sorry for Metallica guys, being unfair for the missing member, I don't think you've made anything worse, rest in peace Cliff, rest in peace.
My dad was a hardcore metallica fan. I remember at a young age before he died how he loved the band and how he told me he lost his fucking shit and i mean he went like absolutely mental when he heard about cliff burtons death. That's how much of a fan he was. God bless both cliff and my dad and anyone in the world who died too soon. He died in 2002 so that was a long time ago.
When I first started to listen to Metallica, I thought it was the Members Like Lars, James, Kirk and rob was the originals but instead when I found out that Cliff was there before Rob, I found out that he died and then I started to study him and Later When I saw live shows with Cliff, He became my Bass Idol! #Cliff em all You will be missed
24 years old man he was seeing life no one else had and was left in 86 its fucks with my head thinking back n seeing what he never saw is a trip society was different everything man all he knew was 62 threw 86 the time of rock n roll most legends were in their prime no cell phones just hangin out rocking out shits a trip.
taking this from a website: "As an ordinary ace of spades symbolizes/represents death (AKA the death card), an inverted one symbolizes resurrection, or life from death. It could also mean reincarnation. Traditionally, the ace of spades is the most powerful/significant card in the deck".
Usually it's 27, but Cliff wasn't quite that old enough. It is strange though. Jimi Hendrix's death especially was weird, and the more you dig into it, looks potentially scandalous.
The darkest day in Metallica's history and the saddest for Cliff´s mom. I always listen to Metallica, and there's not a day that I don't remember Cliff when I hear the albums he was on, sometimes I cry, sometimes I just look for a picture of his and stare at it for several minutes wishing he was still around
The crazy thing that you realize he died just because he DREW A CARD, his death was decided by the universe, luck and chance . It could have been anyone. This is one of the most tragic deaths in the metal world. He was such a legend. You can even hear the members they tried to do everything to save their buddy. To this day, in all interviews you can see the saddnes in their eyes, that they will never forget it.
They loved Cliff so much, Cliff was a friend, a guide, a teacher, a master for them. He probably was that guy they want near by them in every moment. And to see Cliff dead downsmashed the bus must have been a scene so hard for them to assimilate that still now they must feel some sort of acute pain inside the chest. A feeling of lost someone you loved and saddly be sure of his death. Its a feeling you should not even try to imagine.
The detail about the blanket got me "Don't you take that away from him", almost like, James knew he was dead at that point, but didn't want to accept that he wasn't just asleep, either way, wanting his friend to be covered up and warm on that freezing cold tragic night Jesus Christ man...
