Around this time in 2001, Jason Newsted left Metallica. Everyone post something that you'd like to see him remembered for in Metallica. :(

Heres what I have:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7Ko4CbA_uo&mode=related&search=

Haha.
Around 02:20 he shows us how to play bassket ball xD


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MWsoc8SR4l0

He is my all time favorite bassist and biggest influence, pretty much the reason I picked up the bass for the first time 4 months ago. I loved Jason in Metallica and IMO if he was allowed to have more say then we wouldnt have seen the crap that was load and reload. Rock On Newsted!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BYzWe3VUr4Q
The reason I wanted to play bass. Plus his insane headbanging.
"Jason, you are too Fxxxing metal, too metal for your own good"-James Hetfield

I watch this exact video on youtube almost daily before I practice, I love this solo.

Did he die? Why does everyone act like he STOPPED making music after Metallica. His musical adventures just began with Metallica. When he split he started several projects, joined ****ING VOIVOD!!, joined Ozzy's band, started his own label helping up and coming artists. Metallica was holding him back from taking over the musical world.

Bravo to Jason for getting the guts to leave the band that TORMENTED HIM because they are such immature pricks. And Bravo to Jason for having such an amazing musical career, and if you truely admire Jason as a bassist/human being (I know I do), you should be proud of him leaving too.

Jason is who made me pickup bass, we love you jason \m/, stay metal.

He actually did something in Metallica? Ha Ha he was a joke! Go listen to F&J.

All tho he is not dead...

He was the cornerstone of Metallica..
I love hes solos and live performance.. One of my main influences..
Keep rocking Jason:bassist:

He was better in Flotsam & Jetsam. Listen to the bass work on Doomsday and you'll see what I mean. He should get back together with those guys and really rock it again.

Did he die? Why does everyone act like he STOPPED making music after Metallica. He didn't die. Metallica did.

Metallica died,When "Clifford Lee Burton"died.As for jason i respect him as a player,but really nothing else matter's. As for metallica they need go on a time warp and go back to 1983 and play the style that made them,but that will be hard to do with out cliff who was the theory man who schooled the other members.........rip cliff

Did he die? Why does everyone act like he STOPPED making music after Metallica. His musical adventures just began with Metallica. When he split he started several projects, joined ****ING VOIVOD!!, joined Ozzy's band, started his own label helping up and coming artists. Metallica was holding him back from taking over the musical world.

Bravo to Jason for getting the guts to leave the band that TORMENTED HIM because they are such immature pricks. And Bravo to Jason for having such an amazing musical career, and if you truely admire Jason as a bassist/human being (I know I do), you should be proud of him leaving too.

Dude, we all know he wen't on to make other music. But your missing the point of the thread. This is to remember him BEING in Metallica, since it was around this time in 2001 when he left. And also, I am proud of him leaving, it was an excellent decision on his part, but you have to also remember, Metallica was a huge part of his career, 14 years infact...

He sucked in Metallica -- not by his own will, most likely. He rocks in Voivod. Hard.


Cliff or nothing. I'm the first in this thread to say it, but not the last.

Jason is the Metallica bassist imo. Cliff warmed the seat but things were better once he was out of the way. St Anger was a fantastic record though, you can feel the rage and regret pouring through as Hetfield realizes he has pushed Jason away.

Jason should get back with them, that would be ace. And Max should reform Sepultura, that would be great!

He would have been a big hit if it weren't for the heavy downstrokes...
But he's stage presence is unmatched :bassist:

His heavy downstrokes are fantastic, this is Heavy Metal we're talking about, not a walk among the daisies with fluffy puppies and gentle hummingbirds ;)

I'd like to see him remembered for being a substantially more gifted musician than he was ever allowed to be in Metallica. I'd like to see people recognise his pre and post Metallica career which, in my opinion, give a far greater impression of what Jason Newsted is really about than Metallica's slide into mediocrity.

Since he left Metallica he's put out two Echobrain albums, two Voivod albums toured them and toured with Ozzy. Metallica, on the other hand, have released Stanger. Case closed! :hiding:

Around this time in 2001, Jason Newsted left Metallica. Everyone post something that you'd like to see him remembered for in Metallica.

I don't think too many people bothered to respond to this quite correctly. The main things that I remember about him in Metallica are 1) his warm, thick, ballsy Ampeg sound that made me reassess what a good metal bass sound was, and 2) the crazy energy and sneering presence he had, both on the AJFA tour (I saw them on his birthday! Only time I ever saw a guy toast the audience with a sneer while having happy birthday sung to him... how metal) and in their videos.

He's a great musician, and apparently a pretty good guy too.

When I saw them about 14 years ago (on tour with Suicidal Tendencies), i was lucky enough to have a backstage pass. Jason was the only one who took the time to talk with the fans. He is truly a nice person. I respected him even more after that day.

Sell out? We sell out every night?

Nice. I remember when Justice came out. It was heavy even if you couldn't hear the bass. I had come off about a year and a half of listening to Master of Puppets everyday. Then I see the 2 of One video where Lars says they don't like the cut version, but they put it out anyway. That to me was the beginning of the end. And then the rest of their collection came out. What a buch of creativeless pop nothing, except for 1 or 2 songs.

Of course Jason really was just James' and Lars' **tch for 14 years.

Thank God we now have Trivium and Lamb of God.

And after the black album came out my mom became a member of the fan club, still is. We saw a few shows together in the early 90s when the setlist was still mostly pre Black Album.

I am holding hope that Jason will one day rock with Metallica again. :bassist:

Maybe now the Metallica is different that could happen. I saw a Voivod video with him in it and it was quite good.

He was and still is a great influence...

also he had alwyas a GREAT TONE

Since most people are newsted fans here, I want to post this interview from Playboy (no it wont link you to the site, just a transcript, no pics, sorry :D) who interviews all of them, it was written in april 2001. Remember it is Metallica so the language is going to be pretty foul.

http://www.geocities.com/hetfieldinter/metplayboy.html

PS: Page 6 when Ulrich is talking about the girls and what some of the members contracted....gross...

Other than his quiet demeanor (totally opposite of the others) and his rock solid playing and willingness to step into a position that was about like trying to fill Frank Sinatra's shoes....

...I think I’ll miss the wackiness he gave us on film with the guys. I always think about Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica video where James is picking on him for making sandwiches from the catering food at the concert; and packing them to take with him to save money. I believe he was going to buy his own state or something, I bet he could just about do it by now.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vXECvnzTGbI

Check that out. Jason takes (at least) 10 full minutes out of his busy schedule to talk to some random guy with a camera. Totally down to earth and super cool about it. Jason rocks :D

Thank God we now have Trivium and Lamb of God.

Trivium...that's one of the 10 plagues right?

edit: and damn Jason is energetic

I was surprised at the anger that Jason showed in the interview posted above on page 9. They were talking about him trying to release his echobrain record and james holding him back. The anger was 100% justified but its just not something I expected to see from him!

He sucked in Metallica -- not by his own will, most likely.


You, sir, are a joke.

We'll all be waiting for your monsterous CD....let us know when it's out....

You, sir, are a joke.

We'll all be waiting for your monsterous CD....let us know when it's out....


OMG, YOU ARE SO FUNNY!!

Listen, clown, I'm entitled to my opinion just like the rest of you. I thought he sucked in Metallica, but he does one hell of a job in Voivod.

P.S. Don't get so hissy about da innanetz.

LOL. Okok chill.
This is TB, not YouTube.

It still kills me how on-topic this whole board remains. It's a nice departure from the rest of the innanet asshattery.

/threadjack.

There's no denying that Jason made his presence in Metallica (duh, look at how many years he's in it)
But I just don't like them heavy downstrokes.

OK OK whatever. BACK to the thread!

Since most people are newsted fans here, I want to post this interview from Playboy (no it wont link you to the site, just a transcript, no pics, sorry :D) who interviews all of them, it was written in april 2001. Remember it is Metallica so the language is going to be pretty foul.

http://www.geocities.com/hetfieldinter/metplayboy.html

PS: Page 6 when Ulrich is talking about the girls and what some of the members contracted....gross...


Thanks for posting that interview. As a long time Metallica fanatic I found it very interesting.

Jason is not Cliff. Still, he had his own voice and was probably the biggest influence on me picking up a bass. I am a fan and I am sorry that the issues couldn't be worked out.

Having said that, I am excited to see what the Trujillo era Metallica can do with Rick Rubin. Scratch that, I am very excited.

Having said that, I am excited to see what the Trujillo era Metallica can do with Rick Rubin. Scratch that, I am very excited.

+1000000000000000000 :hyper: :hyper: :hyper: :hyper: :hyper:

Around this time in 2001, Jason Newsted left Metallica. Everyone post something that you'd like to see him remembered for in Metallica. :(

Heres what I have:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7Ko4CbA_uo&mode=related&search=
Every time i have seen you post something it always have something to do with Jason. You are like a "Dead serius groupie"?