Metallica - For Whom The Bell Tolls (If It Was Mixed by Cliff Burton)

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  • čas přidán 26. 07. 2024
  • For Whom the Bell Tolls" is a song by American thrash metal band Metallica. It was released as the second promotional single from their second album, Ride the Lightning. Among their most-played songs, it has been performed 1,305 times, behind only "One" (1,324), "Seek & Destroy" (1,396), "Creeping Death" (1,413) and "Master of Puppets" (1,467).
    The song was inspired by Ernest Hemingway's 1940 novel of the same name about the dishonor of modern warfare and the protagonist's imminent doom during the bloody Spanish Civil War. Specific allusions are made to the scene in which five soldiers are obliterated during an air-strike, after taking a position on a hill.
    The chromatic introduction, which is often mistaken for an electric guitar, is in fact Cliff Burton playing his bass through distortion and wah-wah. The intro was written by Burton before joining Metallica. Burton first played it in 1979 in a 12-minute jam at a battle of the bands with his second band Agents of Misfortune (with his old bandmate from EZ-Street and future Faith No More guitarist "Big" Jim Martin).
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Komentáře • 125

  • @kristopherthomas8763
    @kristopherthomas8763 Před 6 lety +223

    Cliff was the man! Jason held his own also! The reasons why I started playing bass. Those 2 dudes are great!!!

    • @thesquad4802
      @thesquad4802 Před 6 lety +2

      Me too! I started bass after seeing Metallica live and my drum teacher showing me Bells

    • @adamgriffith-smith9106
      @adamgriffith-smith9106 Před 5 lety +5

      Kristopher Thomas no love for rob?

    • @martyschriver
      @martyschriver Před 5 lety +2

      @moorejames moorejames 'didn't seem to get no credit'. There's the result of an American, public-school education for you 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️

    • @onutube6392
      @onutube6392 Před 3 lety +3

      @@adamgriffith-smith9106 robs not a bad bassist, but most people don't really look at their stuff past the 90s, let alone the 2000s.ibdont blame em because 90s- now metallica is pretty much a shell of what it once was, but that doesn't mean rob was a bad bassist. He also played with suicidal tendacies before metallica.

    • @RockStartHobbies
      @RockStartHobbies Před 2 lety +1

      yeah dude jason was great, those pick played off notes in every single song were great! shitty bass player lol

  • @aadithnarayanan3880
    @aadithnarayanan3880 Před 5 lety +273

    The song feels much heavier than the original.

    • @joseramirogonzalez1228
      @joseramirogonzalez1228 Před 4 lety +9

      This is an idea, how metallica it sounded when cliff was alive. 😎😎

    • @ajmuhammad7318
      @ajmuhammad7318 Před 3 lety +7

      Cause the original was tuned up a little bit maybe 1/4 a step but this is e standard

    • @adamsand1462
      @adamsand1462 Před 2 lety +1

      It's been slowed.down a bit...

    • @I_am_stupid_man
      @I_am_stupid_man Před 2 měsíci +1

      And the sky is blue

  • @chrisridenhour
    @chrisridenhour Před 5 lety +101

    Now I can hear the heavy with the metal

    • @pkepix5405
      @pkepix5405 Před 3 lety +10

      But are you slamming your head against the stage like you never did before?

    • @ariktsky4256
      @ariktsky4256 Před 2 lety +9

      @@pkepix5405 are you making it bleed, making it ring, making it really sore?

  • @williamrobinson1973
    @williamrobinson1973 Před 6 lety +136

    One of the most sick chromatic riffs ever written!

  • @alicia7882
    @alicia7882 Před 6 lety +269

    Theres no such thing as lightning
    Its just cliff Playing His Bass from the Metal Heavens

  • @fade0202
    @fade0202 Před 5 lety +148

    for whom the cliff tolls
    ride the cliff
    cliffallica

    • @whereismymind1402
      @whereismymind1402 Před 5 lety +7

      Cliff em all!!!!!!!

    • @Jimenez69
      @Jimenez69 Před 4 lety +3

      Ride the Cliff

    • @joshthomas2536
      @joshthomas2536 Před 4 lety

      To live is to Cliff

    • @zigah6729
      @zigah6729 Před 3 lety +4

      1. Cliffterry
      2. Cliffster of Puppets
      3. The Cliff that Should Not Be
      4. Clifftarium
      5. Cliffer Messiah
      6. Disposable Cliff
      7. Clifforion
      8. Cliff inc.

    • @RedCeltic10
      @RedCeltic10 Před 3 lety +2

      The Four Cliffsmen

  • @AnthonyLeeBand
    @AnthonyLeeBand Před 5 lety +92

    This is probably what it sounded like live with him

    • @kingtong1174
      @kingtong1174 Před 4 lety +9

      Anthony Lee check out them playing live in 1985 forget what it’s called but it’ll pop right up it’s fucking amazing

    • @fidacuca
      @fidacuca Před 4 lety +12

      @@kingtong1174 Day on The Green?

    • @kingtong1174
      @kingtong1174 Před 4 lety +3

      fidacuca yes

    • @joseramirogonzalez1228
      @joseramirogonzalez1228 Před 4 lety

      Thats right man, i agree the same thing .

    • @victorcoburn2791
      @victorcoburn2791 Před 3 lety +6

      I got to see them on the Ozzy tour in Germany
      Yes this sounded like them live😈👍

  • @jamesvinson3998
    @jamesvinson3998 Před 3 lety +55

    Metallica was great with Jason Newstead, excellent with Cliff Burton, and solid with Trujillo, but man, this is the version that should have been on Ride The Lightning. This kicks so much ass

  • @priestsofsyrinx3071
    @priestsofsyrinx3071 Před 7 lety +100

    Yep this is perfect. So much better this way, you can hear the nuances of the way he played without Lars getting in the way.

  • @Vortigan07
    @Vortigan07 Před 2 lety +39

    How am I supposed to listen to the original ever again now?! This is amazing!!

    • @buckrat
      @buckrat Před rokem +5

      I firmly concur!

  • @dustinplatt6882
    @dustinplatt6882 Před rokem +11

    Cliff Burton: Great writer/composer and amazing bass player and best headbanging.
    Jason: Great bass player and great energy with backup vocals and stage presence.
    Robert: Great bass player and great energy and secretly a crab in a human body.
    Metallica has had some of the best bassists.

    • @termiiinuss
      @termiiinuss Před 21 dnem

      yet, their potential hadn't been unlocked, with jason being the punching bag, and rob just following the guitars, it sucks how they just mess it up with the mixing and writing.

  • @kevinscott3315
    @kevinscott3315 Před 2 lety +15

    Imagine if Cliff and Dime did a side project t together. I don't think our galaxy could handle all that awesome.

  • @lamontarnold1612
    @lamontarnold1612 Před 5 lety +25

    Cliff Burton was a musical Genius Damn sounds great

  • @williamrobinson1973
    @williamrobinson1973 Před 6 lety +46

    God Damn!!! Heard this song a miliion times but instantly had chills and goosebumps when this shit kicked off!!! Yo!

  • @terravortex83
    @terravortex83 Před 4 dny +1

    Cliff is the reason my lazy ass picked up the bass. Rest In Power, legend🤘🏻

  • @cheranguista
    @cheranguista Před 4 lety +9

    I finally have decent headphones, i can feel Cliff bass right thru my fukin skull!!!

  • @klounky4430
    @klounky4430 Před 2 lety +4

    5 minutes and 14 seconds of pure heaviness

  • @petreshalamberidze3063
    @petreshalamberidze3063 Před 4 lety +11

    FOR WHOM THE BASS TOLLS

  • @seanemmett2983
    @seanemmett2983 Před 9 měsíci +1

    This makes it even better. James and Lars are assclowns for muting most bass riffs by Cliff and Jason and still Robert.

  • @crayfishcrayfish
    @crayfishcrayfish Před 4 lety +11

    At 42 seconds my neck took some serious punishment!

  • @finaljesus
    @finaljesus Před 5 lety +6

    Thank you I love this song even more it sounds perfect you could hear cliff’s bass so much better it just sounds killer

  • @jamesvinson3998
    @jamesvinson3998 Před 3 lety +6

    Also, if you like Jason Newstead, his work from before Metallica with Flotsam and Jetsam was incredible. Doomsday For The Deceiver is amazing.

  • @OrionOodama
    @OrionOodama Před rokem +1

    Here I am again, imagining how Cliff will perform and coolly improvise alongside classical orchestra.
    I thought it was Cliff's idea during his short yet fruitful years Metallica should play alongside symphony orchestra that did happen first in 1999.

  • @koythomas9715
    @koythomas9715 Před rokem +2

    Cliff was a composer at heart, so it would definitely sound more balanced if he mixed it.

  • @alexsaucedo8032
    @alexsaucedo8032 Před 2 lety +3

    HELL YEAHHHHHH. . GREAT SONG OFF A GREAT ALBUM. LOVE THIS JAM. GREAT GUITAR WORK TOO
    🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘
    CRANK IT UP LOUD. .

  • @ateam388
    @ateam388 Před 5 lety +3

    So freaking good!🤘🏻

  • @davidcannon8069
    @davidcannon8069 Před 6 lety +20

    myself can't want say for anyone but myself this is beautiful great 'cliff Burton was always will be the first true BASS GOD

  • @MuratKuzuturk
    @MuratKuzuturk Před 3 lety

    excellent job Alex! graz m8

  • @rayswoodshop4467
    @rayswoodshop4467 Před 5 lety

    +Alex
    Glad I found you !
    This sounds great !

  • @petercurrie8047
    @petercurrie8047 Před rokem

    2023 the world needs this more than ever.🤘

  • @thralldumehammer
    @thralldumehammer Před 2 lety +3

    I feel I could play with this so much more naturally!!! Bass leads everything else, at least that's the way it is supposed to be.....

  • @simiousgenious7703
    @simiousgenious7703 Před 5 lety +29

    Now if Lars mixed For whom the bell tolls

  • @marq_8976
    @marq_8976 Před 2 lety +3

    This is a great mix.

    • @alextamulis
      @alextamulis  Před 2 lety +2

      Glad you like it! Thanks for listening, cheers!

  • @ivoandre267
    @ivoandre267 Před 2 lety +1

    Awesome, bass rocks

  • @Jimenez69
    @Jimenez69 Před 4 lety +7

    Metallica - For Whom The Bell Tolls (Original 1940)
    Or
    Metallica - For Whom The Bell Tolls (Remastered)

  • @anthbobo2783
    @anthbobo2783 Před 2 lety +2

    sounds way more badass

  • @ST-ln6jx
    @ST-ln6jx Před 4 lety +1

    Сильная песня!

  • @DanielJayUSA
    @DanielJayUSA Před 3 měsíci

    Sludgey love it

  • @rafaelsanchez9255
    @rafaelsanchez9255 Před 4 lety +17

    If " Reload" was on "Ride the Lightning" ?

  • @Sifonrest
    @Sifonrest Před 7 dny

    I wish this was on Spotify

    • @alextamulis
      @alextamulis  Před 6 dny

      That means a lot, Sifonrest :), thank you

  • @toku7319
    @toku7319 Před 4 lety

    Does this version have the tapped harmonics at the start?

  • @CUCAFESIS95
    @CUCAFESIS95 Před 3 lety +8

    It's funny how metal works its way around bass. The way it has normally been mixed emphazises guitars strumming one chord over the bass outlining it. Guitar in metal is not treated as a means to achieve something soundwise but as a means in itself; as the sole purpose of the music. That was fine when heavy distortion and new techniques were a novelty and had to be shown off. But overtime it has become definitely stale. Here, in this mix, guitars are present, but they are not in your face all the time. They only pop out when they perform leads or when the weight of the riff relies on them. In this song the whole weight overall revolves around bass; its intro lead, it enveloping the drums and making the riff, etc. so its nice this version allows us to actually hear it properly.
    The best way to mix metal would be having guitars and bass to get the presence they need for whatever they bring to the song. If bass just doubles guitars, it is OK if guitars are more present. But details in the bass doubling should be able to pop out in the mix, as well as any kind of lead does. Although this dynamic approach is more time consuming and is decided against when producers can achieve good results without the headache attached to it. But in this, bass can get lost in the hands of not so great producers. And given the guitar-centric ideology of metal (since distorted guitar is its defining quality), that happens too often.

  • @seanjames5799
    @seanjames5799 Před rokem +1

    I! FUCKING! LOVE! IT!🤘🤘🤘🤘

  • @lamontarnold1612
    @lamontarnold1612 Před 5 lety

    👍👍

  • @bazglsgw1208
    @bazglsgw1208 Před rokem +3

    Why does Lars hate the bass 🎸?

    • @Numero_17
      @Numero_17 Před rokem +1

      well, now he has a bass player son

    • @outis439-A
      @outis439-A Před 7 měsíci

      i think it’s James.

  • @rayswoodshop4467
    @rayswoodshop4467 Před 5 lety +2

    Cliffapocalypse

  • @Metalhead-zb9mz
    @Metalhead-zb9mz Před rokem

    So damn heavy just makes the bass sound way better then the original and Doomer version is almost like this just bit slowed down on the lyrically part.

  • @maxzjj
    @maxzjj Před 3 lety +3

    Everyone here will love the concert version of this song that sounds super Cliff-enhanced: czcams.com/video/qdlQyNe_9tE/video.html

  • @AlmostDead-wy8vl
    @AlmostDead-wy8vl Před 5 lety +3

    This Is Just The Studio Version? With Bass Enhancement

  • @luiscortesrios6388
    @luiscortesrios6388 Před 3 lety +2

    This version is harder than original

  • @Necro-s
    @Necro-s Před 28 dny

    Mate, you forgot to add this song to the playlist

    • @alextamulis
      @alextamulis  Před 28 dny +1

      Necro, thank you for letting me know, I'm going to fix this right away!

    • @Necro-s
      @Necro-s Před 28 dny

      @alextamulis No problem mate, keep up the work! Hopefully Metallica will release the Isolated Ktulu someday

  • @nickflores1907
    @nickflores1907 Před 6 lety +7

    Do IRON MAIDEN MORE BASS..

  • @MabbitMusic
    @MabbitMusic Před 7 měsíci

    Ther is one part 120ish were the bass and guitar tracks are out of sink.... sorry ROCK ON THIS ROCKS

  • @danielisra6330
    @danielisra6330 Před rokem +2

    There should be a new forearm work-out routine by playing any of the Big 4 songs.

  • @jamesgabriel9848
    @jamesgabriel9848 Před 2 lety

    Every time I hear the beginning of this song I think of killer clowns from outer space movie

  • @ClosedOnSundays6
    @ClosedOnSundays6 Před 2 měsíci

    Call of Ktulu if it was mixed by Cliff 🤔🤔🤔🤔

  • @XXLRebel
    @XXLRebel Před 2 lety +1

    When the bass is louder than the solo you know something is wrong. Liked the intro because it brings the bass forward but Cliff definitely wouldn't have mixed it this way😅

  • @aidanatchison4721
    @aidanatchison4721 Před 3 měsíci

    This is just Metallica but evil and actually dark it’s like listening to Metallica if Metallica were hardcore bikers in a motorcycle club

    • @alextamulis
      @alextamulis  Před 3 měsíci

      I like the imagery, Aidan! Thank you

  • @jeromeblangenwitsch9850

    On n'est plus en 550 ou en 610 on est en 2021

  • @v3ntaguy121
    @v3ntaguy121 Před 4 lety

    it was mixed with cliff

  • @stonedinparadise1381
    @stonedinparadise1381 Před 2 lety +1

    really wish metallica wouldve mixed like maiden. shame

  • @Keraxnosz
    @Keraxnosz Před 10 měsíci +1

    cliff: most iconic
    jason: best vocals
    robert: most talented

  • @AICfan50
    @AICfan50 Před 2 lety

    These are cool but I hate the titles

  • @screemin187
    @screemin187 Před 5 lety

    Meh, no. Sorry

    • @midnacht832
      @midnacht832 Před 3 lety +4

      Meh, no your comment isnt needed here

  • @fearfactorymark
    @fearfactorymark Před rokem +1

    Fate was working overtime to make this band