Cliff Burton R.I.P. September 27, 1986

[sanfordandsonny]

You made my world a better place.


The Keystone Palo Alto, CA - Sept. 1, 1983. During his bass solo.. Kill 'Em All For One Tour with Raven! Their first hometown area show in almost 6 months.

[JasonKain]

Rest in peace. Thanks for the inspiration.


...I think you picked the worst picture of Cliff ever taken to put up here.

[sanfordandsonny]

I picked one that I had never seen before tonight and also to cajole people into posting more photos.

[Classickbass]

I, too, say thanks to the major rager on the four string mother****er!

[Nitzleplick]

How did he get his hair to stay like that?

[tigerbass]

I saw them open for Ozzy on their Master of Puppets tour a few months before his tragic passing...Absolutley Amazing!!!!
They opened with the first side of Master of Puppets non-stop! The most powerfully focused and brutally, hypnotically intense performance I have ever seen ever from anyone!
R.I.P Cliff...you ruled supremely!

[beebassdude]

Originally Posted by tigerbass

I saw them open for Ozzy on their Master of Puppets tour a few months before his tragic passing...Absolutley Amazing!!!!
They opened with the first side of Master of Puppets non-stop! The most powerfully focused and brutally, hypnotically intense performance I have ever seen ever from anyone!
R.I.P Cliff...you ruled supremely!

if i could see one show in all of history, a 1986 metallica/ozzy show would probably be at the top of the list.

so lucky you got to be at such a show. to see metallica in their prime must have been unreal.

[Greevus]

Saw him on Puppets tour in May '86. Met James and Lars. Asked for Cliff, but never met him. I remember the crowd broke the barricade during "Battery". "For Whom Bell Tolls" was fave along with "Creeping Death". Cliff rules. Metallica was never the same.

[sanfordandsonny]

When Cliff 'em All came out on VHS I was floored I didn't even know what the bass did up until that point.

[leona1]

BASS IN YOUR FACE!
A TRUE MASTER ON A 4 STRING.

[stantonl]

Lucky enough to see him play live twice in '85. Oakland Day on the Green in August as one of the opening acts and again in December at Sacramento Memorial Auditorium opening with Armored Saint for Y&T. Cliff was amazing!

Me back then, wanting to be Cliff:

[jcampbell]

He opened the world up for bass guitar everywhere, and is an incredible inspiration to the world. Truly one of the great gods of bass.

[Eric!]

"When I started, I decided to devote my life to it and not get sidetracked by all the other bull**** life has to offer"

[Geddyfleaharris]

Originally Posted by JasonKain

Rest in peace. Thanks for the inspiration.


...I think you picked the worst picture of Cliff ever taken to put up here.

From my perspective.....I love the pic!

R.I.P. Cliff!

[d180fuzz]

While I generally wish no ill upon anyone, I think SUNN O))) said it best with the "full" title of their "For Whom The Bell Tolls" cover...

you have your homework.






"what is this...like...thai....err sumthin'?"

[Din Of Win]

R.I.P. Mr. Burton


It was 'that part' in the song Orion SPECIFICALLY that made me want to play bass guitar.



@d180fuzz: SunnO))) "F.W.T.B.T. I Dream of Lars Ulrich Being Thrown Through the Bus Window Instead of My Mystikal Master Kliff Burton"

[coldfoot_luke]

... too bad it wasn't lars.

[d180fuzz]

I believe it's "Master Mystikall".

[Din Of Win]

Originally Posted by d180fuzz

I believe it's "Master Mystikall".

haha c'mon... that was from memory and i haven't listened to 'flight of the behemoth' in forever.

[d180fuzz]

Originally Posted by Din Of Win

haha c'mon... that was from memory and i haven't listened to 'flight of the behemoth' in forever.

sorry din - i was born with a red pen in my hand - i can't help myself.

but for the record, you are excused, and you do indeed "win" for blurtin' it out first!.