Played bass with two fingers, foot resting on the speaker, bell bottoms, jean jacket, dawn of the dead shirt and pure joy on his face. Thank you for the fucking beautiful music.
That's just tragic. I mean just more tragedy on top of the tragedy of losing Cliff. I still sometimes just think about how now had he not died and was still with us, what god/S/uber/ultra tier of bass playing we would be seeing from him today. Sort of like watching I don't know, how Mark Knopfler has evolved his various guitar solos over the decades: they're still *that* solo, yet have evolved into something even more while retaining the essence. Cliff's Orion today in a live show would be something to behold.
Weirdpath 5 And the seismic activity on Earth is John Entwistle. (Really, Entwistle is the thunder as well, since his nickname is "Thunderfingers," but whatever).
He was the only member of Metallica who studied music theory at a conservatory. has taught them to others things like harmony, melody, orchestration, counterpoint, pitch axis theory, etc.
I’m sure Cliff taught them some basic to intermediate theory. But not like very deep stuff because you don’t see that executed in the songs after that.
Yes, I've read that or heard that wayyy back in the day, and I remember how obvious it was when I listened to justice , then black album , Cliff was the rock on which the soul of the band was built, and also my biggest influence when I first began bass, till this day I'm still amazed at his skill, originality and strength and soul he had into it
Why do you think they were never the same after he died? His sound is what made the band. Replacing him was harder than anything and it never worked. Metallica band mates even admit he made their sound what it was.
If it wasn't for Cliff Metallica probably would've been stuck writing albums like Kill Em All until they decided to hire Bob Rock and make the Black Album
This... this was Cliff's Magnum Opus. Nothing will ever top his work as a musician, as a bassist, and an artist as a whole. May one of the greatest bassists to ever live rest in peace. He's probably hanging out among Orion as we speak.
Anesthesia is awesome in it's own right. Undoubtedly one of the best bass solos ever recorded. But as he said this is Cliff's Magnum Opus. The composition of this piece as a whole and how it all fits together melodically was yet another facet of Cliffs genius. He could solo. But he could compose as well. Very well put Crashy
@@Maplelust I'm sure people who play the instrument or even those who have a special appreciation for the sound of the instrument probably have other bass players they appreciate based on a better understanding of it. My opinion is based on an appreciation of the sound he created with the bass, the rhythem of the notes, his innovative use of distortion and wah, and the sounds he created have enriched my life like no other bass player. There is a bass riff here or there that catches your attention like the song break the chains, but as cool as that is that's one riff whereas Cliff created riffs like in for whom the bell tolls that elevates songs into master pieces. That's just one man's opinion of why Cliff is the greatest bass player I've ever heard.
@@orionsimerl6539 another comment. I get what you're saying. I grew up with bass players who took other iconic bass players very seriously and cliff was one of them and remains to be one of them. cliff isn't the only amazing bass player out there. there's Jaco, who has played some unstoppable lines and les claypool who absolutely destroys at bass and Victor Wooten who has played stuff no bass player will ever amount to. I'm just saying cliff isn't the only one out there. he's probably not the best. tho opinions can't be disputed I respect that. I really just think it depends on your background because I grew up thinking cliff was unmatched but later you gotta find out that he was at least matched.
Yes! I allways thought he must have a band in heaven with the great Randy Rhoads and the Helloween drummer Ingo Schwishtemberg (if its well written...). Dont know who must be the Singer...
@@introvertedhuman1776 all the musical instruments in the world rest in heaven.For music is a language,and instruments are a microphone for the voices.Why leave them out
What the hell is going on with the people who didn't like it? How can you click on a recording of Cliff Burton's isolated bass track to Orion and then not be happy about hearing Cliff Burton's isolated bass track to Orion? What were they expecting? The London Philharmonic? Beethoven's 5th? The Spice Girls? This is why the internet is a stupid place. RIP Cliff, so much talent lost.
It may seem that some idiots were expecting something like Barbie or Spongebob NOPE they got a taste of life that was so good they hated it so they disliked
Artists like Cliff never fully die. Their soul came out of the amplifier that they plugged into. He died yes, but he made sure to leave a part of his soul for those that are still here.
Truth is if he didn't die people wouldn't really care about him, yes he is a great musician but you people need to stop treating him like hes the best thing ever in music
+Industrial Grade Ramen Dude your on a Cliff video so you should expect alot of praise. If it's their opinion that he's the best then that's their opinion. Who are you to say that they are wrong?
Out of the past 10 years that I’ve listened to Metallica (I’m 18) I always thought that the melody at 6:37 was Kirk on the guitar.. holy shit. Cliff was really something special.
@Azhag Dark So you're saying that they use bass as the "lead instrument" instead of guitar? That's just amazing and unbelievable. What are the names of those bands?
I am no musician, I have no idea how these are called but here are the different "segments" of this song: 00:0000:591:442:152:433:434:005:396:096:186:37 (loud!) 6:567:338:20 (silence) In my opinion, all of them are beautiful, it is like having X perfectly written songs squeezed into one.
This man was not just some punk with a bass that had a few good licks on top of his head... He was educated in classical music. He knew how to engineer sounds together in rhythm and harmony truly like no other...
@@LSA2013wow two geniuses like that in one room…..it would be like king kong and Godzilla together on one mission to completely destroy the world…they would have destroyed the music world forever
@@LSA2013 Oh my Satan, that would actually turn out to be some great ass music... Both Classically trasined musicians, with unmistakable style and attitude and great compositional skills.. Just need Lars on drums and Freddie on the Vocals to further heighten the music band's tightness
+Lazzer Lazzer yes it is. He just used a shitload of bass pedals. He is known for using the bass guitar in similar ways to how a lead guitar player would use their guitar.
+Lazzer Lazzer It is. Cliff even said that there is a bass solo on Orion that people are going to think is a guitar, but it's bass. I have played it too so it is definitely possible.
*Cliff 'Em All* "Cliff the Lights" "The Four Cliffmen" "Motorcliff" "Cliff in the Fire" "(Cliffesthesia) Pulling Bass" "Cliffplash" "Phantom Bassist" "No Recliff" "Cliff & Destroy" "Cliff Militia" *Cliff the Lightning* "Cliff Bass With Bass" "Cliff the Lightning" "For Whom the Bass Tolls" "Fade to Bass" "Trapped Under Bass" "Burton" "Creeping Bass" "The Call of Cliff" *Master of Bass* "Cliffery" "Master of Bass" "The Bass That Should Not Be" "Welcome Home (Cliffitarium)" "Disposable Basses" "Bassist Messiah" "Orion"
Jordan Fire Star Cliff used to be into classic music and major changes in rhythm is one of the particularities of this type of music...Cliff had a great influence on how Metallica sounded !
I started because of Cliff. And eventually I realized that I just naturally gravitated towards it, because all I've ever really paid attention to in music is the bass lines.. Cliff and Duff and Dave Ellefson are my Holy Trinity.
One of the main reasons for me, too. The way he played the instrument made me think, as a (kind of bad) guitarist, but one that creates riffs easily "yeah, that's fucking awesome. Maybe I still have a chance, but with another instrument". Burton, Deal, Novoselic, Waters, Geezer, McCartney, Sting to only say a few of my main inspirations, and a Brazilian genius too, called Champignon :)
Usually the live versions of the Cliff Burton era songs are heard better on live footage but unfortunately he never played it live. Yeah you can hear Jason or Rob play it but it’s not Cliff. Although Rob does try to play all the licks that Cliff played on record. But like I said, no recordings of Cliff playing Orion because it never happened.
I'm a former percussionist who's been getting back into music after a long layoff. I've always loved rock music and drums are a pain to transport, store, etc. so I was naturally drawn to bass since it combines rhythm and that guitar feel. This song is my favorite Metallica song and I loved the bassline as much as everyone. Thank you for putting this track up though. With the distorted guitars, I never was fully able to appreciate all the little "fills", licks, and other small alterations Cliff makes to the bassline to keep it from being too repetitive/boring. The fact that he's able to engineer all those sounds without flashy slaps/percussive techniques and just pure knowledge of music theory and technique shows what a genius he was. RIP Cliff!
Cliff is more a 'team player' on Master of Puppets. Unlike the flashy and loose style in KEA and RTL, his playing is tighter and covering the rhythm section notes by notes when necessary. It is natural progression as he got more experience with songwritings along with his age. If he's still alive he definitely would evolve more than a bass player.
@@thatpinkdudefromstupidtown6040 you literaly wrote all of the hate comments again cliff i sense a huge metallica hate in you probably a megadeth fan but may i ask you the reason why the fuck are you so obsessed with cliff?
this is probably one of the most creative bass lines ever for it's time (1986) some of the bassists those day don't do shit on their guitars, they just play the E and the A string.
6:37 has always been my favourite part of Orion, such a short part but the beautiful harmonization and melody just makes it the greatest bass solo ever
Imagine if Cliff were still alive. He would have given And Justice for All a lot more pop and character. It's strange missing someone I've never met. This man is a legend!
more likely the record in place of AJFA would have been mostly unrecognizable from AJFA, though most definitely a metallica record.. they likely didn't have that many riffs worked out when he died (and creativity is a subtle thing, and this was an anvil impact that removed a key part of the mix as well), arrangements would have been all different, lyrics/themes obviously totally different (AJFA lyrics/titles just screamed grief/loss/bereavement), and then harmonics/chords quite different and more complex. My guess is you might recognize some riffs (assuming they had some already being worked with), but nothing else would have been the same. the next record would likely have had even less in common with black record to the point of being completely distinct material. not a very cheerful view, but given what little I know on the details, it seems by far the most likely scenario.
@@shutterjunkey right like I said, I think the only thing about the record after MOP that would be recognizable would be some riffs. it would simply not be the same record in any other way. no same songs, period, I suspect.
@@rthomas364 I don’t know if I’d agree with that. Hetfield was the primary song writer who taught the others what he came up with. Lars put the song into a structure and Cliff would have still been Cliff. I do see what you’re saying about the songs being different though. Would they even be the same songs? I get both sides. I don’t have an absolute but I can tell you it would have been amazing nonetheless.
Orion is not only my favorite Metallica song, but my all time favorite song because of cliff burton being an absolute beast on the bass in this song. You can really hear it in the background of everything else and it just adds so much more depth to the song Edit: also because of that fucking awesome bass solo
Seems to me that many people don't realize or notice how great Cliff actually was...I think he was the very best bassist in all of thrash metal, both contemporary and future...not only for what and how he played, but also the amazing sounds he played with...
Orion is my all time favorite any music. It is absolutely beautiful. Cliff's Bass is what holds everything together. He was magnificent! I have a habit of listening to Orion over and over, back to back. He was the Master of Melodic Bass...💔🤘
In my opinion Cliff Burton is one of the best bassists who ever lived. Him and Steve Harris are afuckingmazing. They both now how to capture the essence of a song with the bass perfectly, and they are flawless. 10/10 RIP Cliff!!!!!
agreed. this whole song is so fantastic and I love bass more than any other instrument. everything about this just makes me melt. ugh, why do I have to always be into dead guys. T-T RIP Cliff. 30 years later you're still making people marvel over your grooves
max junior Why didn't you call Devin Wooley a "religious nutjob" for suggesting Cliff is in Heaven? You only seem to be offended by the suggestion that a musician you admire might be in Hell. You call REAPER a "religious nutjob" yet by saying Cliff "already outbest [the Devil]" you are confirming that you acknowledge the same notions and beliefs you just dismissed as being nutty, crazy, false. Sorry junior but at least the person you mocked is likely literate and understands logic.
I was crushed when cliff died had just seen them earlier in the year open for Ozzy I was 14 I remember that show like it was yesterday.such a great talent imo a huge part of that band died with him RIP cliff
I remember when we lost Cliff..We all wore Metallica t's and cranked tunes up in back of the school..Cliff was one of a kind and will never be forgotten
I had just met him back stage in Dallas when the did some headline dates in TX during that Ozzy tour. got a pic and all of that good stuff. They just came out and jamed. No spandex just blue jeans and toons.
6:37 That's bass? Holy crap! I had no idea. That tone is absolutely incredible. Only cliff would do something like that. It sounds like two lead guitars.
I'm not a spiritual dude but I feel like legendary musicians are always taken too early on purpose. When you think about the way these young men and women manipulate vibrations in the air to bring joy and inspire people is just such a feat of evolution. Humans went from banging sticks on rocks to altering the course of the entire human civilization using only their hands and heads and that to me is so fascinating. I think maybe similar to how natural selection occurs only because that's the way things are; legendary public figures are brought down as a means of cosmic inevitability, and not some freak accident. Either that, or I just need to stop smoking weed.
Metallica recently did an interview about the making of this record and they said when they heard the break down to this song, they were blown away. Cliff was one of those musicians that comes along so very rarely. A true genius.
holy fuck, that bass tone for the intro first minute. Christ almighty it nearly blew my head off. I know he had a fondness for layering his tracks, but the thickness of that tone is absolutely unbelievable. Bravo Flemming and Cliff.
I was lucky and honored enough to see the legend CLIFF BURTON 2 times before he left to Rest In Peace. Nobody and I mean NOBODY can ride that bass like him.....
HEY Eric Spencer, can you imagine when the METALLICA bus rolled,? AND Cliff Burton's head went out the window and was Mashed :(... That's why Metal licker Changed and needed that professor, (concealer)? Imaging your bandmate and seeing his head, unrecognisable?? He must have just been sleeping I don't know? In tears now... BUT fuk yer Listening to this bass solo With distortion and war peddle... 120 what tri-wire Dual twelve-inch bass woofer Up loud as it goes,... The bass sounds epic. AMAZING (ONKYO SYSTEM) Hear the bass from out the front. So I sit there and drink my whiskey straight. (Guitarist 28 years) Lead player. Peace dude.
I cant help myself and just start crying. Cliff changed the way i listen to music nowadays, even though im a guitarist. R.I.P. Brother Cliff. Never forgotten.
@@dal_21 2 separate bass tracks recorded and put into a single track, do some research. Its very simple to watch covers, live shows OR simply pulling it up on google. Also, notice how that exact track drops to an E, a note unachievable to a 6 string guitar unless you dropped it to the point the pickups can't do their jobs
@@dal_21 it is bass, the whole solo is, you can hear rythm guitar in the original record, or look for a track with enhanced bass to make it clearer. And it's not double guitar it's just a double bass track record
+maksphoto78 His songwriting is similar to that of a piano player. Anesthesia always reminded me of Bach. I agree that he plays bass like a guitar though.
When you hear a song played just on bass and time flies by with shear enjoyment and admiration, you know there's something very unique & special going on.
"Cliff Burton was the inspiration for my accomplishments. I can only dream to be half the genius he was"
- Albert Einstein
😂😂😂
Bro that’s the wrong guy
it was God who said that
It saying was secretly Christ on a bass but people said Christ on a bike
No he never said that. It was Newton
@@iqceo4276 exactly dude
Played bass with two fingers, foot resting on the speaker, bell bottoms, jean jacket, dawn of the dead shirt and pure joy on his face. Thank you for the fucking beautiful music.
"Played bass with two fingers"
That was really unnecessary and awkward to put
@@thatpinkdudefromstupidtown6040 No wonder why you're too stupid
@@WhoisVinnie Playing bass with two fingers is ordinary.
@@thatpinkdudefromstupidtown6040 Yeah, but playing it fast? How is it possible to play it fast with two fingers?
@@WhoisVinnie Practicing 6 hours a day, stiffness, a fishing accident, or unless you're Cliff Burton or Steve Harris
I just wish there was a video of him playing Orion
dont we all?
@Tobias Larsen I don't think he ever played it live, unfortunately
That's just tragic. I mean just more tragedy on top of the tragedy of losing Cliff. I still sometimes just think about how now had he not died and was still with us, what god/S/uber/ultra tier of bass playing we would be seeing from him today. Sort of like watching I don't know, how Mark Knopfler has evolved his various guitar solos over the decades: they're still *that* solo, yet have evolved into something even more while retaining the essence. Cliff's Orion today in a live show would be something to behold.
Not a very wise wish
@@russjones4397 why?
0:00 He made the bass guitar sound like a fuckin church organ. Such a talent an a technician brain we missed.
Ironically enough he actually used an organ speaker to record the intro
@@Lithuania8634 Now thats metal
@@Lithuania8634 I love your name, how you haven't been banned by the PC police?
@@cesaredibambinolo3439 They can't handle my raw aryan DNA
@@Lithuania8634 You haven't been "warned" by YT or something?
Thunder is just cliff playing bass somewhere in another universe...
Awesome
him or lemmy, or maybe just a jam with both of them lol
FloodExterminator the most bad ass bass battle ever
What about claypool
Weirdpath 5 And the seismic activity on Earth is John Entwistle.
(Really, Entwistle is the thunder as well, since his nickname is "Thunderfingers," but whatever).
i like the solo from 0:00 to 8:28
same
That's the best part.
same
hahaha nice one
heeey wait a min......lmao......clever
RIP Ray Burton. He's reuniting with his sons Scott and Cliff and his wife Jan.
No father should ever have to bury his sons man
unfortunately the same deal with the father of the Abbott bros
@@ARG0T thinking the same, man. What a disgrace. The Masters of Metal are leaving this place.
Ray Burton dead on my birthday😢
@@ARG0T RIP
Only Cliff Burton could produce a bass tone so monstrous to rival James Hetfield's monolithic rhythm guitar assault.
i can barely hear it outside of the solos and 2nd half.
@@panamajack5972 sounds like you’re in need of some decent headphones bruh
@@panamajack5972yeah bro
@@panamajack5972wear headphones or turn up volume or both
@@panamajack5972for real bro
He was the only member of Metallica who studied music theory at a conservatory. has taught them to others things like harmony, melody, orchestration, counterpoint, pitch axis theory, etc.
As James said once Lars was an Europeam jerk who didnt know a shit about drumming
I’m sure Cliff taught them some basic to intermediate theory. But not like very deep stuff because you don’t see that executed in the songs after that.
@@nacho1950 still is honestly
Yes, I've read that or heard that wayyy back in the day, and I remember how obvious it was when I listened to justice , then black album , Cliff was the rock on which the soul of the band was built, and also my biggest influence when I first began bass, till this day I'm still amazed at his skill, originality and strength and soul he had into it
Nacho B. The FUCK does that have to do with it?
It's like he didn't even need the rest of the band.
joethetimelord He was the whole band ! R.I.P.
Why do you think they were never the same after he died? His sound is what made the band. Replacing him was harder than anything and it never worked. Metallica band mates even admit he made their sound what it was.
The rest of the band needed him though.
If it wasn't for Cliff Metallica probably would've been stuck writing albums like Kill Em All until they decided to hire Bob Rock and make the Black Album
He really didnt
This... this was Cliff's Magnum Opus. Nothing will ever top his work as a musician, as a bassist, and an artist as a whole. May one of the greatest bassists to ever live rest in peace. He's probably hanging out among Orion as we speak.
What about Anesthesia
@@nadussias Exactly, I dig Anesthesia better
Anesthesia is awesome in it's own right. Undoubtedly one of the best bass solos ever recorded. But as he said this is Cliff's Magnum Opus. The composition of this piece as a whole and how it all fits together melodically was yet another facet of Cliffs genius. He could solo. But he could compose as well. Very well put Crashy
*anesthesia pulling teeth*
Yah hes hanging out there with dime vinnie and randy....playing the heaviest set nobody could ever imagine
Only dude who I can listen to play a whole song just the bass.
seriously? there's a lot of great bass players out there. cliff was a great one of course he was. there are others tho.
@@Maplelust I'm sure people who play the instrument or even those who have a special appreciation for the sound of the instrument probably have other bass players they appreciate based on a better understanding of it. My opinion is based on an appreciation of the sound he created with the bass, the rhythem of the notes, his innovative use of distortion and wah, and the sounds he created have enriched my life like no other bass player. There is a bass riff here or there that catches your attention like the song break the chains, but as cool as that is that's one riff whereas Cliff created riffs like in for whom the bell tolls that elevates songs into master pieces. That's just one man's opinion of why Cliff is the greatest bass player I've ever heard.
@@orionsimerl6539 again. you're joking right?
@@orionsimerl6539 cliff was fantastic. there are other bass players that will blow your mind. look I'm just saying keep an open mind.
@@orionsimerl6539 another comment.
I get what you're saying. I grew up with bass players who took other iconic bass players very seriously and cliff was one of them and remains to be one of them. cliff isn't the only amazing bass player out there. there's Jaco, who has played some unstoppable lines and les claypool who absolutely destroys at bass and Victor Wooten who has played stuff no bass player will ever amount to. I'm just saying cliff isn't the only one out there. he's probably not the best. tho opinions can't be disputed I respect that. I really just think it depends on your background because I grew up thinking cliff was unmatched but later you gotta find out that he was at least matched.
it's so hard to believe he was only 24 years old when he died. damn what talent he had .....
I know its crazy to think how young he was
Taken WAY too soon
Just think what could have been.... 🤔🙄😥🙏😔🎸🎼
24 frets
Yes! I allways thought he must have a band in heaven with the great Randy Rhoads and the Helloween drummer Ingo Schwishtemberg (if its well written...).
Dont know who must be the Singer...
Legend has it Dave Mustaine wrote the lyrics
Paxonex hahahahahah
Paxonex Dave wrote every single song off of their first 4 albums all by himself
Paxonex Megadeth fanboys think like that but I was kidding.
Paxonex lol
Paxonex haha
Tribute starts at 4:00
Rest easy brother...
Hope he is doing well in heaven
@Chinken Nugett I bet. With his brother and parents too.
I covered the middel part melodic solo up and till James Hetfield's solo if you guys want to check it out czcams.com/video/tNXw9qAKbVc/video.html
@@introvertedhuman1776 all the musical instruments in the world rest in heaven.For music is a language,and instruments are a microphone for the voices.Why leave them out
@@introvertedhuman1776Now the Burton's family member only got Connie Burton left
What the hell is going on with the people who didn't like it?
How can you click on a recording of Cliff Burton's isolated bass track to Orion and then not be happy about hearing Cliff Burton's isolated bass track to Orion? What were they expecting? The London Philharmonic? Beethoven's 5th? The Spice Girls?
This is why the internet is a stupid place.
RIP Cliff, so much talent lost.
If brains were gasoline, some folks couldn't run a piss-ant's go-kart two laps around a goddamned Cheerio...
@@anonymousinc6330 😂😂😂😂😭 omg im crying!
It may seem that some idiots were expecting something like Barbie or Spongebob NOPE they got a taste of life that was so good they hated it so they disliked
@@introvertedhuman1776 And Butt-Head said...
"Ehhhh... Dumb-ass! Huh-huh... Huh-huh..."
And he saw that it was good.
@@anonymousinc6330 BAHAHHAHA
Artists like Cliff never fully die. Their soul came out of the amplifier that they plugged into. He died yes, but he made sure to leave a part of his soul for those that are still here.
Very true and well said
Non omnis moriar
Wow someone knows Horace
Truth is if he didn't die people wouldn't really care about him, yes he is a great musician but you people need to stop treating him like hes the best thing ever in music
+Industrial Grade Ramen Dude your on a Cliff video so you should expect alot of praise. If it's their opinion that he's the best then that's their opinion. Who are you to say that they are wrong?
Out of the past 10 years that I’ve listened to Metallica (I’m 18) I always thought that the melody at 6:37 was Kirk on the guitar.. holy shit. Cliff was really something special.
Cliff was, and always had been before his untimely demise, an amazing (even that being an understatement) bassist, he was always something special
Wait till you find out about for whom the bell tolls
@@papagynther6905 that one is obvious
@Aaron Pignatiello the intro is all bass
Kirk is playing a harmony for half of that solo.
I could listen to an entire album of just Cliff playing bass with nothing else.
Legend says that Cliff made a deal with The Devil...No one knows what Cliff got but The Devil got bass lessons
So, the devil made a deal with Cliff?
@@coultersheppard6215 maybe gave his soul xd
He gave his soul just to teach the devil how to play the bass. Even though he is a good bassist he can not be a good businessman.
The devil sold his soul to Cliff to get bass lessons.
And that devil is jason newsted. Cliff sent him here
cliff burton: lead bass guitar, other guys: backing guitars, drums, etc.
no, cuz on this song he wrote most of the guitar parts(especially the interlude harmonies)
True. True.
@Azhag Dark So you're saying that they use bass as the "lead instrument" instead of guitar? That's just amazing and unbelievable. What are the names of those bands?
@Azhag Dark I also prefer black over death metal :)
@@jed5918 They're called Sneed, one of my favorite bands.
I am no musician, I have no idea how these are called but here are the different "segments" of this song:
00:00 00:59 1:44 2:15 2:43 3:43 4:00 5:39 6:09 6:18 6:37 (loud!) 6:56 7:33 8:20 (silence)
In my opinion, all of them are beautiful, it is like having X perfectly written songs squeezed into one.
Cliff burton will forever be in the storm playing the thunder while in heaven
Yea I’m only 15 but I’ve learned a lot because this band’s amazing
6:37, i refuse to believe cliff made this sound on a bass, unbelievable, awesome, amazing.
There's a guitar harmony going along with it. But yeah, insane bass solo!
It's doubled bass harmony. No guitar in that.
how, same instrument, just with thicker strings.
@@billrobertjoeand less strings
@@Mothman69-ic2co and? it's not like less strings will limit you if you know what you're doing.
This man was not just some punk with a bass that had a few good licks on top of his head... He was educated in classical music. He knew how to engineer sounds together in rhythm and harmony truly like no other...
Imagine Cliff Burton and Brian May making music together…
@@LSA2013wow two geniuses like that in one room…..it would be like king kong and Godzilla together on one mission to completely destroy the world…they would have destroyed the music world forever
Omg metal has become a cosplay for pre teens 😂
@@LSA2013 Oh my Satan, that would actually turn out to be some great ass music... Both Classically trasined musicians, with unmistakable style and attitude and great compositional skills.. Just need Lars on drums and Freddie on the Vocals to further heighten the music band's tightness
6:36 I always thought that was a guitar solo. Cliff is a GOD
+Drew Dewar dude, sorry to ruin the party, but that ain't a bass.
+Lazzer Lazzer lol ok
+Lazzer Lazzer yes it is. He just used a shitload of bass pedals. He is known for using the bass guitar in similar ways to how a lead guitar player would use their guitar.
+Lazzer Lazzer It is bass... I can play this on bass and it's possible to reach that high
+Lazzer Lazzer It is. Cliff even said that there is a bass solo on Orion that people are going to think is a guitar, but it's bass. I have played it too so it is definitely possible.
6:37 - I had no idea that was a bass guitar, I thought that was just Kirk and James doing some harmony thing. RIP Cliff.
Like the opening to seek and destroy
after 30+ years! Cliff was such a genius
@@darrenrogers6430 isnt that guitar and the bass comes in later?
@@ArturHedlund no it's Cliff riping away, Jason did a good job in concert
@@ArturHedlund thats wah wah on bass.
1:44 how do you even make that sound like this man is a true genius a legend who will never be forgotten
A whole lot of distortion and some other crap
Morley Fuzz Wah man. Also Bassballs is fun too.
it sounds like a chainsaw
Distortion and slide
I think he used an Ibanez tube screamer actually, during this album he used the Morley power way boost instead of fuzz wah
Bass chords are underrated. When used correctly, they are so vibrant
He was a genius 👏
*Cliff 'Em All*
"Cliff the Lights"
"The Four Cliffmen"
"Motorcliff"
"Cliff in the Fire"
"(Cliffesthesia) Pulling Bass"
"Cliffplash"
"Phantom Bassist"
"No Recliff"
"Cliff & Destroy"
"Cliff Militia"
*Cliff the Lightning*
"Cliff Bass With Bass"
"Cliff the Lightning"
"For Whom the Bass Tolls"
"Fade to Bass"
"Trapped Under Bass"
"Burton"
"Creeping Bass"
"The Call of Cliff"
*Master of Bass*
"Cliffery"
"Master of Bass"
"The Bass That Should Not Be"
"Welcome Home (Cliffitarium)"
"Disposable Basses"
"Bassist Messiah"
"Orion"
"The Call of Cliff"
is my favorite! :'D
For Whom The Cliff Bass :)
Bassist Inc.
Virtual Sports Events For Whome The Bass Toles
Cliff, Inc.
Cliff's not resting in peace he's up there rocking the fuck out of heaven
yep
YezzSir
nah. his soul has been reincarnated.
Yes, Cliff was reincarnated as Justin Beiber.
The thunder we hear is Cliff Burton rockin' out. \m/
This whole song is one giant roller coaster
Jordan Fire Star Cliff used to be into classic music and major changes in rhythm is one of the particularities of this type of music...Cliff had a great influence on how Metallica sounded !
Girls cry watching Titanic
Boys cry watching Fast and Furious
Men cry to this:
Men AND women cry to this.
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Yes i cry to this.... RIP One of My biggest inspirations for bass, Rock In Peace Cliff
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i wanna start learning to play bass because of cliff
I started because of Cliff. And eventually I realized that I just naturally gravitated towards it, because all I've ever really paid attention to in music is the bass lines.. Cliff and Duff and Dave Ellefson are my Holy Trinity.
One of the main reasons for me, too. The way he played the instrument made me think, as a (kind of bad) guitarist, but one that creates riffs easily "yeah, that's fucking awesome. Maybe I still have a chance, but with another instrument". Burton, Deal, Novoselic, Waters, Geezer, McCartney, Sting to only say a few of my main inspirations, and a Brazilian genius too, called Champignon :)
Bully Plays Him, Steve Harris, Lemmy, Dave Ellefson, Matt Freeman, and Frank Bello are my main inspirations
that's what i've done
Bully Plays bass is great bro, it's so much fun to play and easy to learn
Had my eyes closed, zoning to the sounds at 3am, relaxed and mesmerised. Then 6:36 happened...
Jamie FUCK MY EARS AH FUCK! FUCK!
great part but right in the smack of a peaceful part
Scared the shit out of me
That's the problem with isolated bass track Lol. When you listen to the main song, you won't be surprised.
@@jed5918 Because the bass solo is hard to hear in the original song...fucking Metallica
Exactly what happened to me, it scared the fuck out of me but at least it sounds amazing lol
Layne stayley- vocals
Dimebag- guitar
Cliff burton -bass
Vinnie paul- drums
danny carey on drums
@@redpractition Neil Peart
@@redpractition hes not dead tho
Lol he didn't understand the rules 😂
Randy Rhoads on guitar
With the bass isolated, you can really tell how bass driven this song actually is. So good.
30 years. Rest easy, Cliff.
hugh mungus what
Are you sexually harassing Cliff? ;)
No Shirt Sherlock.
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cliff doesn't play bass, he plays 4 string lead guitar
Lopez Animations That’s a good thing
it's called playing bass in a way that doesn't only serve its purpose as the foundation of the whole song, but is also aesthetically outstanding.
it's called playing bass in a way that doesn't only serve its purpose as the foundation of the whole song, but is also aesthetically outstanding.
Cliff is actually a God sent from Musictopia
With his fingers.
The greatest Metal bassist in history.
@0TheMrPhucked0 He is though. Sorry to burst your bubble Mr. Phucked
Its between him and Geezer Butler for me
@@ReggaeDimebag mmmm butler is awesome but cliffs knowledge of music and talent was in a whole other league
*One of the
100% agree. An absolute genius.
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Oh shit i love that part when James hetfield says "bass solo"
ani amit Bro imagine if that actually happened xd.
dude thats deep
thanks for the lyrics!
Bass solo take 1
i can feel my heart with this bass line
lautaro metal98 I love listening to these audio clips. Bass is truly underrated instrument. And Cliff was a god with it.
I can feel Cliff's heart actually with this bass line
I can feel it the bass in my heart too. It's like soul to me will never leave me. It's like the bass is holding on to me forever.
the best bassline ever cliff see you in heaven.
Cliff went to hell. God couldn't handle the competition.
"Wait, it's all bass??"
"Has always been"
8:03 I never knew that Cliff played that lick in the end.
Yaaaaa bro I just realized after seeing your comment. Pretty cool!!!
How would you even hear it? You are listening to METALLICA bro 🤣
Agreed. I did not realize that until it was isolated.
Wow.
bass on itself is hard to notice these little details with full band, plus this part is right at the end of the fade out of the song
Usually the live versions of the Cliff Burton era songs are heard better on live footage but unfortunately he never played it live. Yeah you can hear Jason or Rob play it but it’s not Cliff. Although Rob does try to play all the licks that Cliff played on record. But like I said, no recordings of Cliff playing Orion because it never happened.
The bass is such a cool instrument. Very under appreciated.
Chuck Shuldiner- Vocals and Guitar
Nick Menza- Drums
Cliff Burton- Bass
Dimebag Darrel- Guitar
Andrew D Badass band.
Every thing except Chuck Shuldiner IMO
Andrew D hell yeaaa
I would sell my soul to see that band
That's some lineup there.
I'm a former percussionist who's been getting back into music after a long layoff. I've always loved rock music and drums are a pain to transport, store, etc. so I was naturally drawn to bass since it combines rhythm and that guitar feel.
This song is my favorite Metallica song and I loved the bassline as much as everyone. Thank you for putting this track up though. With the distorted guitars, I never was fully able to appreciate all the little "fills", licks, and other small alterations Cliff makes to the bassline to keep it from being too repetitive/boring. The fact that he's able to engineer all those sounds without flashy slaps/percussive techniques and just pure knowledge of music theory and technique shows what a genius he was.
RIP Cliff!
Cliff is more a 'team player' on Master of Puppets. Unlike the flashy and loose style in KEA and RTL, his playing is tighter and covering the rhythm section notes by notes when necessary. It is natural progression as he got more experience with songwritings along with his age. If he's still alive he definitely would evolve more than a bass player.
I smell a Cliff Burton diehard fanboy/girl. You can't deny it
@@thatpinkdudefromstupidtown6040 i smell a cynic douchebag who is on a mission to tell everyone he is angry
@@thatpinkdudefromstupidtown6040 and could you explain exactly what is wrong with that?
@@thatpinkdudefromstupidtown6040 cliff is the best bass player ever, facts
@@thatpinkdudefromstupidtown6040 you literaly wrote all of the hate comments again cliff i sense a huge metallica hate in you probably a megadeth fan but may i ask you the reason why the fuck are you so obsessed with cliff?
this is probably one of the most creative bass lines ever for it's time (1986)
some of the bassists those day don't do shit on their guitars, they just play the E and the A string.
what about ellefson? cliff said he was one of the best bass players at the time
Luis Valdivia
where did you hear that
Heh, Steve Harris.
yea, they kinda fcked up 'and justice for all' because jason's bass sounds brutal in the master tracks and that's awesome
Eleffson, Steve Fucking Harris and Geezer Butler are fucking genious too
04:00 this part always makes me feel somehow heart-warming, don't know why but I love it.
+張卉榛 The whole song is great but this my fav part and one of my all-time fav basslines if not my fav. Currently trying to learn it. It's so chill.
+張卉榛 reminds me of scarborough fair by simon and garfunkel lol
me too
Iron Maiden roots exposed
Cliff's masterpiece, it digs down into something that strikes the bass-chord of life itself
6:37 has always been my favourite part of Orion, such a short part but the beautiful harmonization and melody just makes it the greatest bass solo ever
Yes simply amazing my friend
Imagine if Cliff were still alive. He would have given And Justice for All a lot more pop and character. It's strange missing someone I've never met. This man is a legend!
more likely the record in place of AJFA would have been mostly unrecognizable from AJFA, though most definitely a metallica record.. they likely didn't have that many riffs worked out when he died (and creativity is a subtle thing, and this was an anvil impact that removed a key part of the mix as well), arrangements would have been all different, lyrics/themes obviously totally different (AJFA lyrics/titles just screamed grief/loss/bereavement), and then harmonics/chords quite different and more complex.
My guess is you might recognize some riffs (assuming they had some already being worked with), but nothing else would have been the same. the next record would likely have had even less in common with black record to the point of being completely distinct material.
not a very cheerful view, but given what little I know on the details, it seems by far the most likely scenario.
@@rthomas364 We both know there would be bass guitar all over AJFA. Imagine the whole other level Cliff would have taken it to.
@@shutterjunkey right like I said, I think the only thing about the record after MOP that would be recognizable would be some riffs. it would simply not be the same record in any other way. no same songs, period, I suspect.
@@rthomas364 I don’t know if I’d agree with that. Hetfield was the primary song writer who taught the others what he came up with. Lars put the song into a structure and Cliff would have still been Cliff. I do see what you’re saying about the songs being different though. Would they even be the same songs? I get both sides. I don’t have an absolute but I can tell you it would have been amazing nonetheless.
@@shutterjunkey definitely a sad what-if.
6:37 sounds like regular guitar. This whole song is a testament to the bands talent
"Bass Solo, Take 1"
*****
I knew that ;)
***** Amnesia?
***** *anasthesia not amnesia is what shmookpup meant
***** The funny thing is, you both misspelled it.
It's Anesthesia* xD
4:00 brings tears to my eyes Rest In Peace cliff you musical genius
6:36 - 6:55 the beast is unleashed
4:00 to 6:17 is the greatest sound that has ever been
Thomas Caserta I preffer all the song xD
Dubstep Kitteh This song actually was played at Cliff's funeral (the full song, not the bass track)
Completely agree.
6:35 thought that was a guitar solo
@@nebilm8947 nope, Cliff really liked to use an effect for bass to sound like a guitar
Man he truly was something
Gunnar Greene
Still Is
The face melter solo at 6:37 stays playing in my head 24/8
Orion is not only my favorite Metallica song, but my all time favorite song because of cliff burton being an absolute beast on the bass in this song. You can really hear it in the background of everything else and it just adds so much more depth to the song
Edit: also because of that fucking awesome bass solo
6:35 One of the greatest bass solos
I didn't even think it was bass the first time I heard this song, just the tone sounds better than any bassist I had heard before
that picture goes PERFECT with that comment
Seems to me that many people don't realize or notice how great Cliff actually was...I think he was the very best bassist in all of thrash metal, both contemporary and future...not only for what and how he played, but also the amazing sounds he played with...
Orion is my all time favorite any music. It is absolutely beautiful. Cliff's Bass is what holds everything together. He was magnificent! I have a habit of listening to Orion over and over, back to back. He was the Master of Melodic Bass...💔🤘
We lost him too soon. He brought the heart and soul to Metallica.
In my opinion Cliff Burton is one of the best bassists who ever lived. Him and Steve Harris are afuckingmazing. They both now how to capture the essence of a song with the bass perfectly, and they are flawless. 10/10 RIP Cliff!!!!!
agreed. this whole song is so fantastic and I love bass more than any other instrument. everything about this just makes me melt. ugh, why do I have to always be into dead guys. T-T RIP Cliff. 30 years later you're still making people marvel over your grooves
The 3 beso bassists in the world for me are cliff, Steve harris and les claypool, fucking legends (and lemmy also)
Completely different, but Harris wins for me, unbelievable.
Completely different, but Harris wins for me, unbelievable.
Don't forget Geddy Lee! After all he influenced Cliff and many other bassists.
R.I.P Cliff Burton.
Giving God Bass Lessons In Heaven
he wouldn't be in heaven hed be in hell cause he obviously must have sold his soul to the devil to become so good. so hes giving Satan bass lessons
REAPER or just practice for 6 hours a day like cliff
REAPER fuck u religious nutjob
REAPER why the fuck would he fucking sold his soul to the devil when he already outbest him?
max junior Why didn't you call Devin Wooley a "religious nutjob" for suggesting Cliff is in Heaven? You only seem to be offended by the suggestion that a musician you admire might be in Hell. You call REAPER a "religious nutjob" yet by saying Cliff "already outbest [the Devil]" you are confirming that you acknowledge the same notions and beliefs you just dismissed as being nutty, crazy, false. Sorry junior but at least the person you mocked is likely literate and understands logic.
No one ever talks about the amazing outro 8:00
Does anyone else fall to sleep over this? It’s so calming to listen to.
I tried but I just start head banging
The interlude per se
i could try doing that
until 6:36
When I was 12 I would put Orion on repeat as I went to bed.
Me rn
6:37 I knew it was coming but it made me jump
WTFFFF
I ALWAYS FUCKING THOUGHT IT WAS A GUITAR
John Williams 1:44 to 2:15
agreed
Hahaha, even I couldn't wait but skip to 6:37
Loool same
5:42 is a genius pentatonic/minor scale melody.
Cliff and Peter Steele are forming a tall men only band in heaven rn
I was crushed when cliff died had just seen them earlier in the year open for Ozzy I was 14 I remember that show like it was yesterday.such a great talent imo a huge part of that band died with him RIP cliff
I remember when we lost Cliff..We all wore Metallica t's and cranked tunes up in back of the school..Cliff was one of a kind and will never be forgotten
I had just met him back stage in Dallas when the did some headline dates in TX during that Ozzy tour. got a pic and all of that good stuff. They just came out and jamed. No spandex just blue jeans and toons.
6:37 That's bass? Holy crap! I had no idea. That tone is absolutely incredible. Only cliff would do something like that. It sounds like two lead guitars.
Rest in peace cliff...everyday in this world someone has you on there mind..may god bless you brother
That's why he is my background on my PC.
www.revolvermag.com/sites/default/files/public/cliff-burton-slide_1.jpg
+Nikes Gray i have poster of him and same basses talking about his aria and rick but i have 4003 ;(
Their*
I'm gonna be putting up a picture of him on my wall as soon as my foot heals from a sprain. I am gonna photoshop a nice tribute to him.
Those power chords at the beginning are so powerful.
Love his distorted fuzz sounds. At times it almost sounds like an old Leslie organ the Rickenbacker bass’s have a special sound.
I don't think this was played on the Ric. It doesn't have enough frets (for the interlude highs). Probably it was the Aria pro
Cliff Burton and Geezer Butler are easily my 2 favorite bassists
100percent agreement there , my two main as well
and Steve Harris
Burton Butler Steele and Cisneros
Nice. Love me some Geezer. Steve Harris and Matt Freeman. Cliff definitely in my top 10, though.
Lemmy Kilmister?
Almost 30 years after he died and still making metalheads cream their jeans.
Or maybe that's me...
+Zachara No, I think i jizzed a little too.
Eargasm
It's rock jizz for ya ear pussies
You're not alone
If I had been around back then I would have been Cliff's groupie for sure. The 4 minute mark makes me melt
I'm not a spiritual dude but I feel like legendary musicians are always taken too early on purpose. When you think about the way these young men and women manipulate vibrations in the air to bring joy and inspire people is just such a feat of evolution. Humans went from banging sticks on rocks to altering the course of the entire human civilization using only their hands and heads and that to me is so fascinating. I think maybe similar to how natural selection occurs only because that's the way things are; legendary public figures are brought down as a means of cosmic inevitability, and not some freak accident. Either that, or I just need to stop smoking weed.
when the fuck did i write this
Ricardo Corrales yeah nah weed might be it after you forgot you wrote this
Deep thought. Nice. Makes sense.
You're on to something 👍⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡
More weed. Not less.
And some shrooms, too.
i wish cliff was still here anyone with me?
Fuck yes
I'm with you. The biggest loss in musical history to me.
I agree with the other two replies
Hell yeah man
The day he was taken from us we lost a true and humble son of metal, imagine Metallica now!!!!
Metallica recently did an interview about the making of this record and they said when they heard the break down to this song, they were blown away. Cliff was one of those musicians that comes along so very rarely. A true genius.
Where can I see the interview?
holy fuck, that bass tone for the intro first minute. Christ almighty it nearly blew my head off. I know he had a fondness for layering his tracks, but the thickness of that tone is absolutely unbelievable. Bravo Flemming and Cliff.
I was lucky and honored enough to see the legend CLIFF BURTON 2 times before he left to Rest In Peace. Nobody and I mean NOBODY can ride that bass like him.....
That percussive bass from 2:14 is intense!
I`m in tears
Happy Birthday Cliff!
Cliff man never will the world ever see another cliff this intro is so deep something truly special rest in peace ray and cliff
Doctor:You have only 9 minutes
Me:
6:40 startled me! Bless Cliff's heart! What ability he had/has!
It does kinda come outta nowhere doesnt it
fucking awesome bass solo
Well Speakers are walking away but funny they alwayz turn around and with Bass that sounds kewl somehow...
HEY Eric Spencer, can you imagine when the METALLICA bus rolled,? AND Cliff Burton's head went out the window and was Mashed :(... That's why Metal licker Changed and needed that professor, (concealer)? Imaging your bandmate and seeing his head, unrecognisable?? He must have just been sleeping I don't know? In tears now...
BUT fuk yer Listening to this bass solo With distortion and war peddle... 120 what tri-wire Dual twelve-inch bass woofer Up loud as it goes,... The bass sounds epic. AMAZING (ONKYO SYSTEM) Hear the bass from out the front. So I sit there and drink my whiskey straight. (Guitarist 28 years) Lead player. Peace dude.
Amazing bassist
139 people dont know what music is...
Damn right!!
+Andrew Proffitt True. But most people don't know how to play music either, excluding Burton and Metallica and a few other bands.
Yeah
indeed
+Andrew Proffitt EDIT: 151
I cant help myself and just start crying. Cliff changed the way i listen to music nowadays, even though im a guitarist. R.I.P. Brother Cliff. Never forgotten.
Cliff gave Metallica a sound that will never be again.
6:37 Holy shit that was bass this whole time??!
Yes, it was
@@dal_21 are you daft?
@@dal_21 that bit at 6:37 is bass..
@@dal_21 2 separate bass tracks recorded and put into a single track, do some research. Its very simple to watch covers, live shows OR simply pulling it up on google. Also, notice how that exact track drops to an E, a note unachievable to a 6 string guitar unless you dropped it to the point the pickups can't do their jobs
@@dal_21 it is bass, the whole solo is, you can hear rythm guitar in the original record, or look for a track with enhanced bass to make it clearer. And it's not double guitar it's just a double bass track record
Cliff plays bass like a guitar.
+German Bautista Actually, he plays is like a piano. Just watch his fretting hand. And he obviously doesn't use a pick.
+maksphoto78 His songwriting is similar to that of a piano player. Anesthesia always reminded me of Bach. I agree that he plays bass like a guitar though.
+maksphoto78 Also, I just noticed you are the guy who enhances Metallica bass tracks. Great work!
+German Bautista I think so too. He have a very special technic to play Bass guitar!
+maksphoto78 i agree, he was playing piano when he was teenager
When you hear a song played just on bass and time flies by with shear enjoyment and admiration, you know there's something very unique & special going on.
Daily dose of Cliff
I will never listen to this song the same way again. #RIPCLIFF
1:44 the distortion fades in perfectly!
Isaac White yup, great moment
Isaac White yup, great moment
it's because it's a whole different bass track
Its a slide from the 5th to the 14th fret.
For the short period he was with Metallica he really made an impact....
1:42
Most badass bass solo in history button ur welcome
Not a bass solo but still very good
@@vinceisking2250 it is
@@thedirtytoaster no it’s a lead bass part, like the intro of bell tolls it’s just a lead
@@vinceisking2250 oh I know