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02-10-2009, 02:11 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Boston | | | Cliff Burton would have been 47 today.
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If Cliff Burton was still alive, he would have turned 47 today.
I was born 30 years to the day after him, and I'm 17 today, so that would put him at 47, were he still around.
Happy Birthday Cliff, and rest easy, 4-string brother. |
02-10-2009, 02:12 PM
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02-10-2009, 02:12 PM
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02-10-2009, 04:28 PM
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02-10-2009, 06:33 PM
| | | | From birth to death, always metal, always cliff, RIP bro
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02-10-2009, 06:53 PM
| | | | R.I.P bruddah, your legacy dam sure still lives on! |
02-10-2009, 06:53 PM
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I dont know that I would be playing bass today if it hadnt been for him and Steve Harris |
02-10-2009, 09:23 PM
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02-10-2009, 09:34 PM
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02-10-2009, 11:16 PM
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02-11-2009, 06:27 AM
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Originally Posted by thecool  who cares? he was mediocre at best... | Who cares what you think about Cliff in this thread? Show some respect.
RIP Cliff, you will never be forgotten. |
02-11-2009, 10:48 AM
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Originally Posted by thecool who cares? he was mediocre at best... | pardon me,but you sound extremely dumb.  |
02-11-2009, 10:50 AM
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Originally Posted by Valerus Weird. His legacy still lives on | Haha, unfortunately. I'd say he got out early. |
02-11-2009, 10:53 AM
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Originally Posted by thecool who cares? he was mediocre at best... | Considering the nature of this thread I wouldn't be that callous. It's tragic that he died at such a young age--especially when his career was really taking off.
That being said, I too don't understand the hoopla that surrounds him as a musician. When I was 15 I figured out Pulling Teeth almost note for note by ear with no tab help (you whippersnappers don't know how easy you've got it these days). I'd been playing for about 18 months at the time.
I think he was a good bass player for Metallica but I don't think he had a style or technique that's worthy of copying. The fact is, if he were still alive today, he wouldn't be as admired by the metal crowd as he is in death. |
02-11-2009, 11:04 AM
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Originally Posted by Haysoochreesto Considering the nature of this thread I wouldn't be that callous. It's tragic that he died at such a young age--especially when his career was really taking off.
That being said, I too don't understand the hoopla that surrounds him as a musician. When I was 15 I figured out Pulling Teeth almost note for note by ear with no tab help (you whippersnappers don't know how easy you've got it these days). I'd been playing for about 18 months at the time.
I think he was a good bass player for Metallica but I don't think he had a style or technique that's worthy of copying. The fact is, if he were still alive today, he wouldn't be as admired by the metal crowd as he is in death. | I'd agree with all of this, but especially the first part.
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02-11-2009, 11:11 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Oregon City, Oregon | | | I think it can be argued that technically he wasn't one of the best but I do think Metallica's music took a downturn after his death. He provided a certain amount of balance in the band and once he wasn't there it gave Lars and James the opportunity to overindulge in their egos.
The thing I admired most about him was he didn't follow any trends. He was definitely a "what you see is what you get" type person and Metallica has never been the same without him.
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02-11-2009, 11:35 AM
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R.I.P Cliff..
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02-11-2009, 12:24 PM
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Originally Posted by Kyon` I remember when I first saw Cliff play... amazing. | Probably the only one here.
I'll say this, Mr Burton: Wish you hadn't died so Metallica would not have turned to such utter crap.
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Good thing you left the band (albeit sadly) and have a legacy as opposed to going down with the Titanic that is Metallica after the black album (and even that was a harbinger of **** on the horizon)
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02-11-2009, 12:28 PM
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Originally Posted by lousybassplayer Probably the only one here. | Nope, he wasn't the only one. Cliff blew me away when I saw them in 1985. He turned me into a Metallica fan. It was a very sad day for Metal when he died.
RIP Cliff. |
02-11-2009, 12:34 PM
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Originally Posted by Bassin' I think it can be argued that technically he wasn't one of the best but I do think Metallica's music took a downturn after his death. He provided a certain amount of balance in the band and once he wasn't there it gave Lars and James the opportunity to overindulge in their egos.
The thing I admired most about him was he didn't follow any trends. He was definitely a "what you see is what you get" type person and Metallica has never been the same without him. | Cliff was the enforcer and would have busted chops had the rest tried any of their petty silliness later on.
The band died with him as far as I'm concerned.
Always made me happy to know the kids from Downey, my old stomping grounds, made it big.
Wherever he is now, he ain't resting, he's kicking ass!
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