@@HansaGBB Cliff and Kirk drew straws to determine who was going to sleep on which bunk on the bus. Cliff won, so he picked a bunk. When the bus crashed, he was thrown from the bunk out the window and crushed by the bus.
>be me >just picked up bass >sticking to learning easier funk songs >hear Metallica >"well, cliff is now my hero and I'm going to learn only Metallica for the next two years"
I picked up guitar about 3 years ago and it has been metallica from start to now. I got all of KEA, RTL, MOP, ...AJFA, and am currently working on the black album.
Met one of Cliff's cousins in Roseville Ca. about 30 years ago. Was walking down the hall in their house and realized the photos on the walls were of him and Cliff. It blew my mind when I asked he said "Yip he's my cousin." Such a small world. We all still miss him.
Cliff Burton is the family James never had He helped him so much to deal with his pain Even Dave misses Cliff And so I I love when ppl today discover him How they just look at him playing & they stare at like Whoaaaaa damn
I just discovered him about 2 months ago and now he's a legend in my eyes. Discovered him watching his hair flow like a spirit on For Whom the Bell Tolls (day on the green). There's only so much work with Metallica to see him in but it's so extraordinary and special. Those lines that are used in To Live is to Die always make me emotional now and knowing he has it on his tombstone. Reading about how he committed himself to 6 hours of bass a day when his brother died. He's a legend and I won't forget him. Hope he can teach me the bass one day lol respect bro.
Recently when Dave was on Joe Rogans podcast, Jamie pulled up a picture of James, Dave, Cliff, and Lars together. And Dave said he gets sad seeing those old pictures because of Cliff.
I'm 18 and i have a metal band, and so happens that our bass player is a big ratm and rhcp fan, never listened to cliff, when he started listening to cliff because of the band, he ordered a big muff and a cry baby wah, its awsome how many people cliff touches even having passed away decades ago, its has a very big influence on my playing and i play rhythm guitar
@@kieberesbieberes2994 my god, you have got me ROLLING! cliff was such a humble guy and you're dissing him for eating a shellfish written as a sin in the bible 2000 Years ago, and i know quite a few religious people who eat shrimp.
Cliff was like a son to metallica when the son is better on computers than parents the son mostly help their parents, Cliff did that by teaching them some theory which shaped what they are now and also brought so much happiness. Life is such a bitch
@@YourLocalLeadBassist mustaine never featured in anything???? Are you serious, reread music credits on 'kill em all' and 'ride the lightning' you don't get credited or paid loyalties if you didn't contribute. Metallica's style came from mustaine and burton you tool.
Saw them in 87 Winnipeg ,just after the tragic accident, the fact that these guys kept going is amazing for them and the ultimate tribute to cliff ..the man
Ever since James worked through his addiction and other struggles. He has became one of the nicest most caring guys. I'm glad he's found peace and doing well.
I’d have to say seeing Metallica open up for Ozzy on that last tour with Cliff in ‘86 was probably one of the most memorable moments in my lifetime as a concert goer. I can still see him flailing his long hair around while wearing a Jean jacket and bell bottom Levi’s draped down keeping everything held down and tight within the band. You couldn’t miss him on stage. They (Metallica) really left an impression on you. 36 years gone, never to be the same.
That was their up and coming, touring with Ozzie!! I was lucky to see them right after they left Ozzie in Houston after that tragedy, balcony jumper died. Their next concert was May '86 in Corpus Christi! I was there!! RIP Cliff!
When the friendship and love between "brothers" that we have lost is true, everything that appears over the years that makes us remember the good times gone by is a unique feeling. We all have this example.. It's a pain that will only pass on the day we all meet again... I believe that.....
Cliff was a beast can only wonder there direction if he was still here today.a musician with originality and played from feeling not mimicking others ,one of the greats on the bass.
If I never discovered Metallica when I was 11 years old. Hearing. A spine chilling . Goose bumps popon out on my arm. My next door neighbor thanks to that guy . I heard. Something. Like. Blackened is the end . I did not know at the time what it was it was very strange unusual sound to me. But I liked it and justice was the first Metallica album that I heard. That's where it started. Then I wanted more. And. I'm 43 now. Long love Metallica. They changed my life in a good. Way. Thank u Metallica. And cliff Burton. Head banged like none I know. He got me in not banging my head growing up. Never stop never quit cause we all are metallics 🍟❤️🔥😊
he was closer to these guys than family members were, how can they still not miss him? it never gets easier to miss lost ones, it just gets less hard as time goes by as you adjust to a world without them.
I still get a chill up my spine or well up at seeing pics of Cliff or just hearing his name. He was such a tremendous talent, right up there with Randy Rhoades.
He is one of the best Metal bass players of all time he was the best R.I.P. Cliff his life was cut down to short would've loved to have heard him play bass on The Black Album and Death Magnetic
There wouldn't have been a black album and most of justice wouldn't exist if he was still alive. I really wonder how much different their music would be if he was still with them
I remember the day after Cliff passed away, it was before Cel phones and the Internet , just rumors and recordings... My school was shut down for the first few periods (Neshaminy 88) students and teachers were gathered in the gym as if a close family member died. I still get choked up thinking about it. I'm grateful I saw him and the band open for Ozzy and it was life changing.. RIP Cliff
I can't imagine how you guys must feel and miss cliff. As a 50 yr old man and growing up with metallica since 11 or 12 years old, cliff is the only musician/celebrity I've ever had actual saddened feelings of loss and grief for after they've passed. How much was taken from him , the band and the entire world is no doubt way too much to say
Cliff is just like every great musician, his influence and impact is always fleeting because people fail to understand what music was like before they changed it. Like the Beatles or the Pixies.
Imagine having a friend that you lived with and considered a brother dies and the rest of your life you're reminded of the loss in endless interviews. Yeah.
Cliff is still a part of Metallica, and he always will be, in spirit. He was so inspirational to James in the writing process, and to the rest of the band, still to this day. It saddens me to say there will never be another like him.
As terrible as it was to lose Cliff, it was his time. The manner in which he died made that clear. Some people are only here for a short time but even in his short life he still managed to change the world. He may not have been with us to see Metallica become this global metal phenomenon but his spirit and presence has never left. He has been with those guys every step of the way.
I hate people who think this way "Yeah this guy died suddenly in a gruesome accident, but it's better that way, because it was ""meant to be like that"""
You know why I love these guys... Because they are nornal. They aren't omg metal, they are just themselves and they put out load od great music. Thank you guys!
So many Metallica fans (like me) who weren’t even alive when he was, yet he all can respect what he did for Metallica and metal music in general. Hearing Orion makes me choke up and I never even met him. He’s a legend. Forever young RIP Cliff. 🔥
Cliff Burton,the original big rigger express,all the early pictures and video footage are reminders for everyone who digs his bass lines and the power of his bass playing
Cliff is one of the all time great bass players and a brillant musician. To me there's old Metallica and then there's new ..you can tell a huge difference from after cliff died.
he put that band on the map and without him Metallica as a band would not have enjoyed the meteoric success they've experienced. Cliff was more than a buddy or great bass player, he was the brains of that band..
I can so relate to how they feel. Its a horrible void. Wether its a close framily member or best friend or whatever it is you love deeply & have an arguement with & they die & you carry the guilt & emptiness with you pretty much forever.
Poor Kirk hasn’t quite gotten over yet. I can’t imagine the guilt he feels
What guilt? Did he do anything?
@@HansaGBB Cliff and Kirk drew straws to determine who was going to sleep on which bunk on the bus. Cliff won, so he picked a bunk. When the bus crashed, he was thrown from the bunk out the window and crushed by the bus.
@@SlaterCAST damn :/ I knew that story but never thought Kirk would feel guilty about it. He actually didn't do anything wrong.
@@HansaGBB You not heard of survivor's guilt?
@@HansaGBB Kirk pulled the Shortest Straw and picked which bunk that night 😥.
>be me
>just picked up bass
>sticking to learning easier funk songs
>hear Metallica
>"well, cliff is now my hero and I'm going to learn only Metallica for the next two years"
same here bro, been playing 2 years and that orion riff was the absolute first thing i needed to learn
First Metallica song I learned was the Orion interlude then I kinda skipped ahead and learned fight fire with fire
Same here lol
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Did you just greentext in a yt short?
I picked up guitar about 3 years ago and it has been metallica from start to now. I got all of KEA, RTL, MOP, ...AJFA, and am currently working on the black album.
Met one of Cliff's cousins in Roseville Ca. about 30 years ago. Was walking down the hall in their house and realized the photos on the walls were of him and Cliff. It blew my mind when I asked he said "Yip he's my cousin." Such a small world. We all still miss him.
Cliff Burton is the family James never had
He helped him so much to deal with his pain
Even Dave misses Cliff
And so I
I love when ppl today discover him
How they just look at him playing & they stare at like Whoaaaaa damn
I just discovered him about 2 months ago and now he's a legend in my eyes. Discovered him watching his hair flow like a spirit on For Whom the Bell Tolls (day on the green). There's only so much work with Metallica to see him in but it's so extraordinary and special. Those lines that are used in To Live is to Die always make me emotional now and knowing he has it on his tombstone. Reading about how he committed himself to 6 hours of bass a day when his brother died. He's a legend and I won't forget him. Hope he can teach me the bass one day lol respect bro.
Recently when Dave was on Joe Rogans podcast, Jamie pulled up a picture of James, Dave, Cliff, and Lars together. And Dave said he gets sad seeing those old pictures because of Cliff.
Cliff was amazing
I'm 18 and i have a metal band, and so happens that our bass player is a big ratm and rhcp fan, never listened to cliff, when he started listening to cliff because of the band, he ordered a big muff and a cry baby wah, its awsome how many people cliff touches even having passed away decades ago, its has a very big influence on my playing and i play rhythm guitar
RIP Cliff Burton
Cliff Burton is an incredible piece of rock n’ roll history. We miss you, Cliff!
He was in the band 4 yrs, he is overrated.
Shameful.
@@kskip4242and who are you??😂 bro he’s the best bassist ever and you call him “overrated” get a hobby😂😂
@@nameinusebro7798 Best? Ever? Not even close.
@@kskip4242 lmao yes he is and even if he wasn’t it would be close
Cliff is the reason why I'm learning bass now. May your legacy live on king!
Cliff will never be forgotten. He’s jamming with Lemmy.
No jamming in hell. Just suffering
I was thinking the same both the best at there game yeh that would of been mad seeing them play together
@@gabechacon8375 why would cliff be in hell
@@kieberesbieberes2994 my god, you have got me ROLLING! cliff was such a humble guy and you're dissing him for eating a shellfish written as a sin in the bible 2000 Years ago, and i know quite a few religious people who eat shrimp.
He's jamming with dimebag, randy and Eddie too
Cliff was like a son to metallica when the son is better on computers than parents the son mostly help their parents, Cliff did that by teaching them some theory which shaped what they are now and also brought so much happiness. Life is such a bitch
Bro cliff was the oldest
@@YourLocalLeadBassist actually, Dave Mustaine was the oldest til he got the boot.
metallica was like a son to cliff
@@Jacen13 yeah but he was never featured in anything so who cares
@@YourLocalLeadBassist mustaine never featured in anything???? Are you serious, reread music credits on 'kill em all' and 'ride the lightning' you don't get credited or paid loyalties if you didn't contribute. Metallica's style came from mustaine and burton you tool.
Those first three albums are by far the best thing they ever did.
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@@TheDavidishtbh ajfa is kinda flat and has some shitty songs imo
..."would love to see him at some point" just bring tears to my eyes...🤍
Saw them in 87 Winnipeg ,just after the tragic accident, the fact that these guys kept going is amazing for them and the ultimate tribute to cliff ..the man
Fuckin A
Ever since James worked through his addiction and other struggles. He has became one of the nicest most caring guys. I'm glad he's found peace and doing well.
I’d have to say seeing Metallica open up for Ozzy on that last tour with Cliff in ‘86 was probably one of the most memorable moments in my lifetime as a concert goer.
I can still see him flailing his long hair around while wearing a Jean jacket and bell bottom Levi’s draped down keeping everything held down and tight within the band.
You couldn’t miss him on stage.
They (Metallica) really left an impression on you.
36 years gone, never to be the same.
That was their up and coming, touring with Ozzie!! I was lucky to see them right after they left Ozzie in Houston after that tragedy, balcony jumper died. Their next concert was May '86 in Corpus Christi! I was there!! RIP Cliff!
I was 14 when Cliff died. I loved Metallica then and still do today at 49. Forever loyal, a big part of my life.
Love you Cliff!! The Major Rager. I got to witness genius up on the stage 1986 long beach arena I was 16! Always Remembered! Never Forgotten.
that makes you a legend too mate....awesome story
"Id like to meet him again someday"
When that day happens
Millions of people around the world will cry In sadness
MILLIONS
Atleast we'll be somehow relieved James is now with Cliff again
You may not believe.....but we will see those who have passed before us before judgement.
Cheesy or not, I've been determined for years now, that when that day comes, I'm getting a "PAPA HET" tattoo.
It will be sad, but the afterlife will have better live music
I hope cliff still rocks where ever he may roam . Forever peace buddy. And thanks for the music,👉✌️🤘🤘
I see what you did there😂
When the friendship and love between "brothers" that we have lost is true, everything that appears over the years that makes us remember the good times gone by is a unique feeling. We all have this example.. It's a pain that will only pass on the day we all meet again... I believe that.....
Truly an incredible bassist
Possibly one of the best in the world
Cliff was a beast can only wonder there direction if he was still here today.a musician with originality and played from feeling not mimicking others ,one of the greats on the bass.
Emotional as hell!!
fuck yea!! that orion introduction to cliffs photos was epic!! best tribute or yt short edit whatever you call it.. best one i’ve seen hands down!
I still remember what I was doing that day when I heard on the radio that Cliff died. And how that loss made me feel... I sill feel that way.
Orion is still easily one of my favorite songs to play on bass.
Orion is, without a doubt, one of the best metal instrumentals ever written.
I was Lucky to cross paths with him many times living in the same area, I think and miss of him all the time.
Every single one of those guys are an inspiration. Thanks for all the great! great! music.
God bless all of Metallica always and forever and then some
That smile that came across James face when he talked about seeing new photos of them together shows just how much Cliff meant to James.
Nobody rocks like Cliff did a true legend
Metallica has been through different stages in their career, but the Cliff Burton era was sublime.
I just fucking wish to be as good as clif whit my bass. I wish that he would be still here. My true hiro and idol
If I never discovered Metallica when I was 11 years old. Hearing. A spine chilling . Goose bumps popon out on my arm. My next door neighbor thanks to that guy . I heard. Something. Like. Blackened is the end . I did not know at the time what it was it was very strange unusual sound to me. But I liked it and justice was the first Metallica album that I heard. That's where it started. Then I wanted more. And. I'm 43 now. Long love Metallica. They changed my life in a good. Way. Thank u Metallica. And cliff Burton. Head banged like none I know. He got me in not banging my head growing up. Never stop never quit cause we all are metallics 🍟❤️🔥😊
Cliff was a whole different beast for music, he brought a new sound i personally love and hes why i play bass, RIP a legend to music
Long live one of the best bassists in rock history
What an absolutely tremendous bassist . He is still very much missed.We all still miss Cliff Burton.
he was closer to these guys than family members were, how can they still not miss him? it never gets easier to miss lost ones, it just gets less hard as time goes by as you adjust to a world without them.
I still get a chill up my spine or well up at seeing pics of Cliff or just hearing his name. He was such a tremendous talent, right up there with Randy Rhoades.
He is one of the best Metal bass players of all time he was the best R.I.P. Cliff his life was cut down to short would've loved to have heard him play bass on The Black Album and Death Magnetic
There wouldn't have been a black album and most of justice wouldn't exist if he was still alive. I really wonder how much different their music would be if he was still with them
I remember the day after Cliff passed away, it was before Cel phones and the Internet , just rumors and recordings... My school was shut down for the first few periods (Neshaminy 88) students and teachers were gathered in the gym as if a close family member died. I still get choked up thinking about it. I'm grateful I saw him and the band open for Ozzy and it was life changing.. RIP Cliff
For sure an influence on me , in my playing of bass AND guitar . One of the greats
I can't imagine how you guys must feel and miss cliff. As a 50 yr old man and growing up with metallica since 11 or 12 years old, cliff is the only musician/celebrity I've ever had actual saddened feelings of loss and grief for after they've passed. How much was taken from him , the band and the entire world is no doubt way too much to say
Cliff is just like every great musician, his influence and impact is always fleeting because people fail to understand what music was like before they changed it. Like the Beatles or the Pixies.
Imagine having a friend that you lived with and considered a brother dies and the rest of your life you're reminded of the loss in endless interviews. Yeah.
Cliff is still a part of Metallica, and he always will be, in spirit. He was so inspirational to James in the writing process, and to the rest of the band, still to this day. It saddens me to say there will never be another like him.
I haven't followed Metallica since Cliff passed away,so glad I got to see them with Cliff in 1986.
As terrible as it was to lose Cliff, it was his time. The manner in which he died made that clear. Some people are only here for a short time but even in his short life he still managed to change the world. He may not have been with us to see Metallica become this global metal phenomenon but his spirit and presence has never left. He has been with those guys every step of the way.
I hate people who think this way
"Yeah this guy died suddenly in a gruesome accident, but it's better that way, because it was ""meant to be like that"""
This made me cry... R.I.P my hero
RIP Cliff
You know why I love these guys... Because they are nornal. They aren't omg metal, they are just themselves and they put out load od great music. Thank you guys!
I got Cliff’s autograph at the bus after the show, on Master of Puppets tour. They were opening for Ozzy that night. I wish I still had that ticket.
We take grief to the grave, we just learn to live without them
So many Metallica fans (like me) who weren’t even alive when he was, yet he all can respect what he did for Metallica and metal music in general. Hearing Orion makes me choke up and I never even met him. He’s a legend. Forever young RIP Cliff. 🔥
All 3 bass players have unique powerful stage presence.
Watching the way his fingers move in those old clips is just incredible.
This hit so hard. I too lost a good friend around that age. I wish I had a single photo.
Cliff must live on and remember He is one of the best bass players of all time and CLIFF,EM ALL!!!
I love Orion
It's an absolute masterpiece
I was 17 when Metallica came to Albuquerque NM for the ride the lightning tour Cliff tore it up !!! RIP Brother!!
Got to see them when he was here. I will never forget hear that very tragic news. Broke my heart
Everybody misses Cliff's talent.
Cliff was such a great bassist.
Cliff Burton,the original big rigger express,all the early pictures and video footage are reminders for everyone who digs his bass lines and the power of his bass playing
Rip cliff. 1 of the best bass players.
A tragedy happened beyond ones control but grief lasts forever ♥️
Cliff is one of the all time great bass players and a brillant musician.
To me there's old Metallica and then there's new ..you can tell a huge difference from after cliff died.
he put that band on the map and without him Metallica as a band would not have enjoyed the meteoric success they've experienced. Cliff was more than a buddy or great bass player, he was the brains of that band..
"His fate brought about my destiny" - Jason Newsted. Both touching and haunting
I think all us fans from the day still miss Cliff. RIP
James love that you said you would like to see him again! ❤
Makes me teary eyed every time I hear this song
"Those that start things have an advantage over those who follow"
Cliff was never forgotten 🕊🕊🕊
Thanks for the great footage of the bass mastermind
I recently lost a best friend to cancer. He was our bass player years ago. I can't see that he's gone. I just can't believe it.
I'm sorry for your loss
@@Eternal03 thank you
Poor James still never moved on. That's a true friendship.
I can so relate to how they feel. Its a horrible void. Wether its a close framily member or best friend or whatever it is you love deeply & have an arguement with & they die & you carry the guilt & emptiness with you pretty much forever.
I miss Cliff so much!
R.I.P cliff Burton
One of the best bassist of all time. Luv u Cliff.
When I first heard Metallica I went from being a music fan to wanting to play music. Hearing Cliff made me choose bass.
R.I.P. cliff one of the greatest bassist of all times
My second best Metallica song Orion . Cliff was such a genius
Me myself and I and the whole world Misses Cliff Burton
Cliff was one of the greatest bassist of all time. Anesthesia is a masterpiece . Rip.
Know that Cliff is there with you. You probably can sense him? Possibly feel his presence?
God Bless All of You ♥️
Poor kirk. I just can't feel what he feels. I just can imagine that you lose a card game and your friend/bandmate dies because of that.
To have just met Cliff would have been an tremendous honor, young man had his shit together...RIP CLIFF BURTON
Cliff seemed like a great guy. He was mature yet still had a sense of humour.
RESPECT CLIFF.
RIP
You put that together very well! Good job dude!!!
Onion still raises the hair on my body and just totally pumps me up . Not a single word in that song
I miss my man cliff too
i still miss cliff and i still cry
We miss Cliff too.
This did the guys good. I truly think it did them all good. Years later still mourning their fellow passed on peer n friend. Even for Dave.
My heart is blood. Brothers forever
Rest in peace 🪦 Cliff Burton
We Sulute you Cliff
Still gives me chills.
I miss somebody who's still alive. The goofball the cool cat. The entrepreneur
dios te tenga en su gloria. x siempre cliff en nuestros corazones