What happened to Rob Trujillo?

[funkysurfer]

He was one of my biggest influences back in the Infectious Grooves & Sucidal days. I was just listening to "The Plague That Makes Your Booty Move" album and once again I was overwhelmed with how great this guy really is.

Quite some time ago I listened to some tracks from what I believe was the St. Anger CD and I was let down. IMO, it seemed that Rob had fallen victim to Lars & James dictatorship. The basslines had no substance. Actually, I can't even remember hearing the bass. Anyway, does anybody feel the same or am I missing something here?

[Phil Mailloux]

Bob Rock played bass on St.Anger. Trujillo got hired after that.

[tim99]

From the internet:

St. Anger is Metallica's eighth full-length studio album. The album was to be released on June 10, 2003, but because of fears of extended music piracy over filesharing networks, St. Anger was released 5 days earlier on June 5, 2003.

Six years elapsed between the release of the band's previous album, Reload, and the recording of St. Anger, which began in 2002. Many factors contributed to this delay, the two most important being the departure of bassist Jason Newsted, and vocalist/guitarist James Hetfield's several months in rehab.

Metallica's longtime producer Bob Rock played bass for the recording of the album, and although the idea of Rock joining the band full-time was floated briefly, auditions for a "real" bassist were held in early 2003. A permanent replacement was found in the person of Robert Trujillo, formerly of Suicidal Tendencies and Ozzy Osbourne's band.

Robert Trujillo became Metallica's current bassist on February 24, 2003 after auditioning for Metallica and fitting right in with fellow band members James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, and Kirk Hammett. The members of Metallica offered him $1 million up front, on top of the percentage he would earn by being in the band.

We didn’t use Rob for St. Anger because some of the songs were already written and we’d decided that we wanted Bob to be the bassist for the album. We have a good chemistry. He’s been our bro for 12 years, so we were comfortable enough to go with it. It was a bit of a strange feeling though: do we put Rob’s name on the album? He’s our bassist and it strikes a cool balance so yes! You get Bob on the album and you get Rob on the DVD portion, (so) you get a good glimpse of what he’s about.

"I haven’t had much creative freedom since playing in Suicidal Tendencies [Trujillo has been a part of Ozzy Osbourne’s band and Black Label Society among others] and even then there were degrees of control. When I joined Metallica, I didn’t know how to adjust to it at first. I’d be hanging out learning songs while the other guys were in a meeting. They’d be like, "Rob… you’re a part of this too. We want your input." It was hard to take, but now I’m getting used to it again. Now I just see all of this as exciting because it’s the launch pad for a couple of years from now when we make an album together, right Kirk?"

The response: "It’s gonna be… BIG!"

[Figjam]

I tihnk trujillo is good for metallica. THe few live clips i have seen, his tone is better than the cd and his basslines have a little more taste.

[MazeMouse]

Originally Posted by Figjam

and his basslines have a little more taste.

Not to mention a lot more power.

[JimmyM]

I don't know why people don't dig Bob Rock's bass playing. I think Bob's a really good bassist. He didn't try to stand out because that's not what he does. And considering the drastic difference in the sound of Metallica before he produced them, I would say he has plenty of input on their sound.

However, after watching that movie, I think Bob should beat the crap out of Lars, as should everyone in the band. Gawd, it must be torture to work with that tool.

[funkysurfer]

Thanks for bringing me up to date guys. I had thought that Rob played on that album. It's a good thing it wasn't him because now I will anticipate their next album.

Anybody know when one is due?

[bloodandwhiskey]

after watchthing somekind of monster it was clear out why metallica isn't as good as they used ot be

[duckbutter]

Originally Posted by bloodandwhiskey

after watchthing somekind of monster it was clear out why metallica isn't as good as they used ot be

VERY CLEAR!!!! Bob Rock must go !!

[slapcracklepop]

Originally Posted by funkysurfer

Thanks for bringing me up to date guys. I had thought that Rob played on that album. It's a good thing it wasn't him because now I will anticipate their next album.

Anybody know when one is due?

From Encycmet.com

Originally Posted by Encycmet.com

ALBUM PLANS
There are only a few official words about the next album and their future plans. St.Anger was released in 2003 and it is about time to release some fresh metal.

Metallica hope to start recording later this year with a release next year. Probably in the spring or October/November. My guess is that the band is currently writing and rehearsing songs already. I will keep you updated as soon as I hear anything.

[MAJOR METAL]

I cant wait to hear what Rob does on the next Metallica record.

[Jay Terrien]

He got paid a very large amount of money to join that project.

He also got to hang out with that weird shrink from the "Some Kind Of Monster" DVD. Quite frankly, I could crush him in a competitive game of miniature golf.

Originally Posted by funkysurfer

He was one of my biggest influences back in the Infectious Grooves & Sucidal days. I was just listening to "The Plague That Makes Your Booty Move" album and once again I was overwhelmed with how great this guy really is.

Quite some time ago I listened to some tracks from what I believe was the St. Anger CD and I was let down. IMO, it seemed that Rob had fallen victim to Lars & James dictatorship. The basslines had no substance. Actually, I can't even remember hearing the bass. Anyway, does anybody feel the same or am I missing something here?

[Linkinbassist]

Originally Posted by MAJOR METAL

I cant wait to hear what Rob does on the next Metallica record.

I think it'll be a mix of old metallica (Pre-'AJFA...') with funk rythms, if you catch my drift. It will be new, innovative and exciting for the band...

[dannoman]

If you wanna check out Rob with Metallica, check out the 2 vids on this link...


http://www.metallica.com/index.asp?item=13501

FWTBT is pretty cool....

[Basshammer]

Originally Posted by bloodandwhiskey

after watchthing somekind of monster it was clear out why metallica isn't as good as they used ot be

Yeah, it would have been nice if they had tried out some better bassists. Rob's awesome, but compared to those other guys they auditioned, he's a god.

[Kink Rimson]

On 'Frantic', there is no bass track in itself, just what leaked into the other mikes.

Also, has anyone else noticed how the album's 'production' becomes more polished as the album goes on? The last track sounds almost professional!

[Funkster]

Is it me or does Lars timming absolutely suck! Man what happend to him. The best part of that video was Robert!!! (The anger is lost and the attitude is long gone) Getting old sucks!!!

[sb69coupe]

Originally Posted by Funkster

Is it me or does Lars timming absolutely suck!

It's not you. He was all over the place on FWTBT wasn't he? Late, early, up and down. sheesh, pretty bad.

[BillytheBassist]

Man.. those clips are pure Poo... At least they already made theyre million's.... so i guess it's ok to suck that bad.

[spectorbass83]

Originally Posted by Basshammer

Yeah, it would have been nice if they had tried out some better bassists. Rob's awesome, but compared to those other guys they auditioned, he's a god.

No kidding!
I could not believe how ****ty some of the bassists were that auditioned. When playing "For Whom The Bell Tolls", Twiggy Ramirez's bass sounded like it was out of tune..he screwed up a few times also..did anyone else notice this?