I really couldn't think of a fun title for this thread. So I put one up that doesn't make sense.
Four men.
Ron McGovney. Cliff Burton. Jason Newsted. Robert Trujillo.
Who were they?
They were Metallica's four bassists. The four bassists who were used by the band. Two left the band, one passed, and one remains with them. But who was the best?
Ron only lasted a year with the band, and didn't even remain in the band while they recorded Kill 'Em All. Hard to put him at number one.
Cliff Burton was the turning point for the band. This skinny kid who is often cited as a God of the Bass amongst the people in my high school who had long hair and laughed a lot. Perhaps he was who was the best bass player. Here is an instrumental entitled "Pulling Teeth"
Now the longest serving member who would replace that skinny kid after he passed (sad story of a bus crash), Jason would take over. I think anyone who knows the going ons of the band, have heard the rumours of how he was mistreated perhaps, because he was not that skinny kid. It is too bad, because, as the longest serving bass player, for 15 years or the bands history, his mark is shown. He was invited to play with the band at their Hall of Fame in 2009. Here is the clip.
And last and least. Nah, not really, he was good. Well he still is, as he is still the bands bassist. Trujillo has been with the band for the last few albums, and I am too lazy to find a clip of him playing, but that is why people made youtube.
So who is the best bassist? You know, a lot of people will say Cliff, but I actually think Jason was the better bassist, even though I feel he was not used to the full ability that he possessed. He was also apart of the band when perhaps the music was beginning to shift from the thrash style that would shown off his raw talent, to a more widely accepted form of music, starting with ...And Justice For All.
Four men.
Ron McGovney. Cliff Burton. Jason Newsted. Robert Trujillo.
Who were they?
They were Metallica's four bassists. The four bassists who were used by the band. Two left the band, one passed, and one remains with them. But who was the best?
Ron only lasted a year with the band, and didn't even remain in the band while they recorded Kill 'Em All. Hard to put him at number one.
Cliff Burton was the turning point for the band. This skinny kid who is often cited as a God of the Bass amongst the people in my high school who had long hair and laughed a lot. Perhaps he was who was the best bass player. Here is an instrumental entitled "Pulling Teeth"
Now the longest serving member who would replace that skinny kid after he passed (sad story of a bus crash), Jason would take over. I think anyone who knows the going ons of the band, have heard the rumours of how he was mistreated perhaps, because he was not that skinny kid. It is too bad, because, as the longest serving bass player, for 15 years or the bands history, his mark is shown. He was invited to play with the band at their Hall of Fame in 2009. Here is the clip.
And last and least. Nah, not really, he was good. Well he still is, as he is still the bands bassist. Trujillo has been with the band for the last few albums, and I am too lazy to find a clip of him playing, but that is why people made youtube.
So who is the best bassist? You know, a lot of people will say Cliff, but I actually think Jason was the better bassist, even though I feel he was not used to the full ability that he possessed. He was also apart of the band when perhaps the music was beginning to shift from the thrash style that would shown off his raw talent, to a more widely accepted form of music, starting with ...And Justice For All.
