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Cliff Burton
- Thread starter Adamthebassist
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^ Yeah hes pretty good. Definately an inspiration for a LOT of people on here, but all in all I dont think hes anywhere NEAR the best bassist, or the like. I'd be interested to hear how clean his playing is without that distortion covering everything up.
I think people should respect the fact that he's no longer with us, people need to give these Cliff threads a rest.
Dude, I think Cliff was pretty awesome (not "the best," but then again, I don't believe in any such thing), but seriously, use the search function.
Personally, I love Cliff's playing. I wouldn't say he was anywhere near the best though. I agree with Sartori though, is there really such a thing as the best bass player?
Cliff was my inspiration for picking up the bass in the first place, and although I've moved on from that type of music I always enjoy coming back to it.
The thing about Cliff is that he accomplished a lot in a fairly short time, backed up his band on their way to stardom, and of course was tragically cut down well before his prime.
He wasn't the best because he didn't have time to get there, but I think he would have continued to develop and probably would have written some amazing stuff had he not died early.
The thing about Cliff is that he accomplished a lot in a fairly short time, backed up his band on their way to stardom, and of course was tragically cut down well before his prime.
He wasn't the best because he didn't have time to get there, but I think he would have continued to develop and probably would have written some amazing stuff had he not died early.
I think he was a much better musician because of what he wrote than how he played or his tone. Keep in mind i'm not bashing him, because he is in fact one of the bassist's that made me want to learn bass (as well as Alex Webster, Stu Hamm, Jaco etc.)
Hmm... Alex Webster playing Anesthesia (Pulling Teeth)... interesting.
Anyway, I love listening to him, but his playing is pretty damn sloppy and his tone... leaves something to be desired. But I think the pieces he actually wrote and his musical ideas contributed A LOT to early Metallica. Just my $.02.
Hmm... Alex Webster playing Anesthesia (Pulling Teeth)... interesting.
Anyway, I love listening to him, but his playing is pretty damn sloppy and his tone... leaves something to be desired. But I think the pieces he actually wrote and his musical ideas contributed A LOT to early Metallica. Just my $.02.
Cliff was the coolest muthafuc*a in Metallica hands down. "Anesthesia" was fantastic when I began playing. He was really unique. I think he should get respect for his creativity, especially "Call of Cthulu", "For Whom the Bell Tolls", etc. I got to see him once and he was awesome to watch headbanging in his jean jacket! I can't say he was the greatest, but far better than many.
This is what I say in every Cliff Thread. I personally love Cliff Burton hes a great influence on my playing but he didnt have time to become a better bassist then he was.Was he the greatest? No (Although I do worship this man) there are better bassists then him but he was great and its a real shame he didnt get to become better then he was because he would have turned out really really great.
I agree, I like him mainly for his songwriting ability and his huge influence on Metallica's sound early on (you can tell with the big stylistic jump between the first two albums). I like his playing a lot, too, though. Maybe his technique wasn't very good, but I think he sounded pretty cool.
Also, unlike a lot of people, I really like his tone, especially on Ride the Lightning.
