Is Newsted a good bassist?

[bryan bailey]

Originally posted by leffe luffer
Yeah Rob seems to be a great player. His stuff with Suicidal Tendencies was very good. But I cant understand how the heck he can slap with his bass hanging against his feet.

That was most likely Josh Paul.

 

[TheInsane]

Originally posted by Kaz
One had no bass in it.

That whole album had no bass in it(i forget the album)

Listen carefully and you can tell.

They just had a lot of bass in the guitars, and the bass drum really heavy, and over tracking.

Well "and justice for all..." has bass but it is so low that you can't hear it most of the time. I have heard both Hetfield and Newstedt talk about the basslines from "and justice for all" and they both say it is there it's just that it is way to low in the mix (somethingt hey both say they regret today).

 

[Stealthco4545]

You know, if you listen to The Shortest Straw with headphones, you can actually hear the bass, for a few seconds...and that's it. For the whole album.

 

[Fingerman]

Personally, apart from a few early tunes I think Mettalica suck,I read where they would often criticize Jason in the studio and live. Hetfield and that Lars dude seem to be major Wanks ,They never appreciated Jasons contributions ,and the bass was always buried in the mix,I think he's a good player who's never had the vehicle to show off his talent. Rock on Jason! Truillo is a great player I hope they appreciate him. My 2 cents

 

[Norwegianwood]

You can say whatever you wanna say about Metallica, but you saying that the bass always got buried in the mix is a sign that you have no knowledge of the band whatsoever. Just listen to Load. The bass plays a very prominent role there. That's not a discussion issue.
I understand that you don't like metallica, though, that's very understandable. Just don't get the facts wrong.

 

[MAJOR METAL]

Jason does some great stuff on live sh#t pinge and purge, thats one of the cd's i will be listening to on my way to Ireland.

 

[Fingerman]

It's not that i don't like mettalica, some of there stuff is great,but alot of there stuff is bass heavy guitars,which wrecks it for the bass player in the mix,and most of us on this topic seem to agree that a] Jason is a good player b] he's usually buried in the mix and c] the rest of the band never really appreciated him those are facts. Cheers

 

[Norwegianwood]

Well, I'm sorry, but it's wrong! Have you ever heard the loads? Can you, honestly, say that the bass is buried in the mix there?

 

[maxoges]

I think ...And justice for all is Metallica's best album. The songs Blackened, Harvester of Sorrow and Dyers Eve are Metallica's best effort so far.

 

[rulyøngo]

On the VOIVOD album he plays real solid and with an amazing tone!!!