Those 4 years with Metallica were enough to put him in the top 10 metal bassists of all time, just imagine if his tragic death didn't happen, so sad to see such a talent who was living his life to the fullest and loving what he did. Did not deserve what happened to him.

@hassansabri6637

2 жыл бұрын

I didn’t even thought about that Only 4 years?!?!

@runtwer5700

2 жыл бұрын

Same with Randy Rhoads. Cliff had three albums with Metallica and Randy had two with Ozzy. Imagine if neither of them had tragic accidents and were able to fully develop. Music today would be so different

@CodeXRambo

2 жыл бұрын

@@runtwer5700 yeah it's incredibly unfortunate, they didn't even go out the typical way that Rockstars go out with dumb shit like overdoses. They both went out in crashes that were completely out of their control, another that comes to mind is Dimebag. It just makes me so sad seeing guys living their lives to the fullest and achieving and reaching new heights in music only for it to just be ripped away from them unfairly. Can't imagine what Metallica and metal music would have been like today if Cliff wasn't robbed of his life due to bus driver negligence.

@STANGm06deGT

Жыл бұрын

…..and had Cliff not won the card bet for the better bed on the tour bus Kirk Hammett would no longer be with us. Think on that for a bit….

@Eris_Strife

4 ай бұрын

Why couldn't it have been Lars....

Alex: “Please tell me this bass will be the entire song” Me: “Youre god damn right it is”

@gabrielpaiva9070

Жыл бұрын

Well, there are drums in it, but yes the whole song is bass. Pity people hate the song for that.

The human race doesn’t know how lucky it is to have that footage

@yolandagarcia-qt1le

Жыл бұрын

💯 agree!

@sandorhartig3957

Жыл бұрын

At least somebody know.....

@carnage5688

3 ай бұрын

to this day i cherish the souls who kept that video for all this time

Cliff's influence on Metallica's sound cant be overstated. The melodies and riffs that he brought from other genres of music made Metallica the band what they were and still are. Great reaction

@profanepersonality

2 жыл бұрын

Mustaine had alot to do with it as well, in the beginning. They definitely created a sound, that changed music. Crazy that Dave still had his own thing after Metallica and also changed shit. How lucky were we as metal fans to have that happen?

@moody2552

2 жыл бұрын

@@profanepersonality what does he did ? solos ?

@robertheaney1685

2 жыл бұрын

@@moody2552 Dave Mustaine had a lot do with Kill'em all and Ride the lightning but Cliff really had a greater impact the direction they were going and why his passing was so tragic. Kind of crazy to think about how AJFA would have turned out with Cliff input. Cliff brought some of more progressive elements in things like Call of Cthulhu, From Whom the bell tolls, Orion, and MOP definitely had. Still Dave brought a lot of song writing to Metallica (Phantom Lord, Hit the Lights, Four horsemen, and fight fire with fire). By the time MoP was around, Dave song writing influence was mostly gone.

@proudleaf

2 жыл бұрын

@@robertheaney1685 i definitely think AFJA would have been a totally different album had Cliff been on it. As everyone knows, the bass is all but absent on it. Its interesting to think of what direction that Metallica would have taken had Cliff not died. One thing is for sure to me, the ghost of Cliff still stands as a fifth member. If there was no Cliff, id argue there would be no Metallica today.

@robertheaney1685

2 жыл бұрын

@@proudleaf Also, James and Lars both said they felt they took that style as far as they could and had Cliff been around, it may have stayed around longer. I always wondered would direction band would have changed as much as it did with Black Album had Cliff been around.

Cliff is the best. He was Metallica's secret weapon from 83 to 86

@pabio4303

2 жыл бұрын

Cliff one of the main reasons metallica made it this far. would of been the best to see him play live.

Cliff was just stupid levels of talented. \m/

@capp00

2 жыл бұрын

@Trym A. Olsen say what? There was no aggression or anger in my comment, at all.

@frankroos1167

2 жыл бұрын

Cliff is all you need.

@justinbowen1183

2 жыл бұрын

@Trym A. Olsen dude that's a very common term to use.... never heard someone say that guys so smart hes stupid? That persons stupid fast man... very common term.

@apocalypse3485

2 жыл бұрын

@Trym A. Olsen Its a common term, like if you meant: "His skills are "stupidly" or "ridiculously" good". Well, thats what he meant, his skills on bass are on stupid levels.

@damioncollins6097

2 жыл бұрын

@Trym A. Olsen he’s saying Cliff is so good that it’s stupid.. Like kind of like “wtf”.. you ever hear someone say “HES STUPID GOOD” like on a level so high it can’t be reached

at the end cliff: *made a epic solo* cameraman: *record James and Kirk doing 0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0*

@scumdog666

2 жыл бұрын

that shit frustrated me so damn bad

There's a lot of incredible bassists in metal that maybe have gone further. But I can say is that they would be nothing without Geezer Butler, Steve Harris, and Cliff Burton.

@jamiemacdonald436

2 жыл бұрын

So happy you brought up Geezer. I've always admired his playing style and there are definite parallels between Geezer and Cliff. 🤘

@alexhollon7526

2 жыл бұрын

@@jamiemacdonald436 If Tony is the father of Metal guitar, Geezer is the father of Metal for Bass.

@martycarr1532

2 жыл бұрын

I agree Alex. But sometimes I wonder how far cliff would have gone if he was still alive and how different Metallica would be.

@robertheaney1685

2 жыл бұрын

@@martycarr1532 Cliff and Randy Rhoads are two biggest what if had they not passed too soon. The play style of Cliff was more metal version of John Entwhistle and was doing a lot of same things Billy Sheenan was doing around the same time.

@martycarr1532

2 жыл бұрын

@@robertheaney1685 I agree 1 million percent. Can't imagine how far they both would have gone. Superb musicians. Taken way too soon!

The studio version starts with “Bass Solo: Take 1” Yep. Cliff is my favorite Metal Bassist, other great bassist in my opinion who can rival him are Steve Harris from Iron Maiden and Geezer Butler from Black Sabbath. Going through my Metal backlog so we’ll see who gets added.

@ivanibarra6542

8 ай бұрын

If you go to their delux album where they have all their work in progress songs, anesthesia is the only one that stays the same because it really was take one

Cliff was the G.O.A.T. We have 3 years of recorded evidence that people are still talking about 35 years after his death. He taught the band about harmonies and melodies structure that, to this day, still helps Metallica be the powerhouse band they are. No other bass player showed the innovation, flow, creativity or plain old badass-ery that Cliff did by the age of 24(his age when he died), much less by 21 (his age when Kill 'Em All as recorded.) His influence on his contemporaries and future players cannot be overstated. It would be impossible to count their numbers.They easiest way to say it would be "All of them". On top of that, everybody who met Cliff testifies to how personable, down to earth, and cool he was. His influence on Metallica is still seen today. He was The Greastest Of All Time.

@pabio4303

2 жыл бұрын

I disagree, remember, there is Les Claypool, The bassist that was too "good" for metallica, Paul McCarteny, etc

@robertheaney1685

2 жыл бұрын

I love Cliff Donald but he is not close to greatest of all time because he is not even greatest in Metal. John Entwhistle, Geezer Butler, Chris Squire, Flea, Les Claypool, Billy Sheenan, Jack Bruce, Steve Harris and few others. Cliff simply did not play long enough to contribute enough. Cliff basically when doing a lot of same things Entwhistle and Sheenan were only for Metal.

@pabio4303

2 жыл бұрын

@@robertheaney1685 yes i agree. One of the best, but not greatest of all time.

@gizzy2403

2 жыл бұрын

@@pabio4303 We all know Les is gifted @ bass to say th least but is he known for anything other than Primus?? ( Idk) I always thought they were kind of a joke, parody type band. We're talking bass players that Left a world renowned legacy like Geezer Butler, Steve Harris, John Paul Jones, Michael Anthony, Billy Sheehan, David Ellefson & th great Cliff Burton.

@pabio4303

2 жыл бұрын

@@gizzy2403 I'm guessing you are not a big fan of les claypool

Cliff Burton was the Jimi Hendrix of the bass guitar! Too bad we never got to see how far he could have gone. R.I.P.

@warrenraye-ro6fo

4 ай бұрын

dont compare cliff to hendrix pls

Why do you think he was so hard to replace???? He was a once in a lifetime talent!

I wonder what Metallica would sound like if Cliff hadn't died. He was the best!

@venon4575

2 жыл бұрын

Basically the same. He wouldve loved the load/reload since he loved country/blues.

@xtldc

2 жыл бұрын

Quite possibly the biggest question in metal, followed closely by what wound they sound like if they never fired Dave Mustaine.

@Enterjudas1

2 жыл бұрын

@@xtldc would have been stuck with shitty songs like Mechanix instead of the superior Four Horsemen version.

@xtldc

2 жыл бұрын

@@Enterjudas1 I’m not saying that would be my preference - just that it’s often debated amongst metal fans. If I could choose between the two, I’d pick Cliff every single time. Mustaine writes some pretty cool riffs and is arguably a more virtuosic soloist compared to Kirk, but his playing can also sound a bit robotic, whereas Kirk is a much more expressive player with more emotional weight conveyed through his solos.

@jademonolith

2 жыл бұрын

​@@xtldc I'm a huge Mustaine fan but I agree with this 100%. Dave's solos are mostly contained within pentatonic and blues shapes. He plays them fast and aggressive but they are mostly contained within those modes. This is why he needed a guitar virtuoso like Marty Friedman to provide melody and variation.

Few have shined so brightly for such a short time & left a bigger mark.

Rock in peace our fallen brother, gone but NEVER forgotten. The greatest bassist that will EVER walk this earth, thanks for the music cliff🤘🤘🤘

Clifford Burton is my favorite on the studio version you hear Lars say " bass solo take one" at 20 years old!

@thelonewolf9983

2 жыл бұрын

It Was Cliff Saying That 😅🖤

@mrc112

2 жыл бұрын

@@thelonewolf9983 Nope, it wasn't, it was the engineer, because they feared people wouldn't understand it was a bass solo

@thelonewolf9983

2 жыл бұрын

@@mrc112 “Are You Sure About That ?” -John Cena

@MasterofOrion

Жыл бұрын

​@@mrc112 Yeah, this same engineer also says "Motorbreath take one" in a Kill em all demo

RIP Cliff. A musical genius

Oh yeah, this is the one I've been waiting for! Back to Metallica with Anesthesia, the killer bass song 🤘

“Cliff is a God”….the understatement of the century

Cliff was a completely different beast. Nobody can play Bass like Cliff. Rest in Peace

The Studio version is GOLD!!!! Cliff did the bass Solo in One Take thus proving his God status of being a Bassist.

@maxxtubing

2 жыл бұрын

THIS! Thank you! None compare to him in his field. All others are talented, but they pale in comparison to Cliff.

@reedallen4613

Жыл бұрын

@@maxxtubing I agree with you completely dude. One of the few memories I have from the mid-80's permeating through the haze of "pharmaceutical" stuff a bunch of us did back then was ditching school starting in Junior High just to go to the music store to buy the newest Metallica album (of course back then it was cassette tapes rather than CDs or downloaded/streaming content like it is now) as soon as one went on sale. I remember ALL of we-us Metal-ers always said that Cliff Burton was to Bass the exact same as Jimmy Hendrix was to Lead Guitar. Meaning that just as Mr. Jimmy Hendrix was one of the BEST guitarists to ever live, Cliff Burton was one of the BEST Bass players to ever live. And both were tragically taken from us far too soon. Just my own personal opinion anyway.

Dude you should listen to the cello player play this in S&M2, it makes Kirk cry

@tallycahamuhlhetru26

2 жыл бұрын

Stand up bass

@BRUNHILDofficial

2 жыл бұрын

Gave me goosebumps when i first heard it on the album.

@barryziober6603

2 жыл бұрын

@@BRUNHILDofficial it was even better live. The low notes had the building shaking!! It was incredible.

@BRUNHILDofficial

2 жыл бұрын

@@barryziober6603 my current car has a great stereo in it, so the low notes hit so well. exterior mirrors shake with the lows lol

@HvyMetal4Ever

2 жыл бұрын

@@barryziober6603 Hell yes it was. I was there for night two up in the nose bleeds, and I could feel it down in my chest. The energy of everyone there was so intense.

Cliff is Jimmy Hendrix of the bass .No one is better than him no one will…EVER

@spencerhansen2927

2 жыл бұрын

This video always kinda reminds me of that famous video of eddie van halen playing eruption. Cliff Burton is seriously special.

@rohantiwari7801

2 жыл бұрын

Steve Harris is the GOAT

@Makiskapatos

2 жыл бұрын

@@rohantiwari7801 yes i know Maiden are better blah blah blah.Harris yes its a great bass player but no one can play bass like Cliff.Have you ever listen Anesthesia?Orion maybe?I respect your opinion but for me Goat is Cliff

@rohantiwari7801

2 жыл бұрын

@@Makiskapatos No blah blah. Lol are you a kid. Maiden is defenitely the better band and Harris is the by far the best metal bass player.

@Makiskapatos

2 жыл бұрын

@@rohantiwari7801 how many No 1 Album Maiden have?How many Grammys?Metallica is the only metal band with 6 albums in a row at No 1 and 9 Grammys.Oh and over 120.000.000 sellings.Yes Maiden are better 😂😂😂

Recorded in one take on the album

Finally more metallica, how could you live with yourself knowing there are metallica songs you never heard.

Such a short period yet such a huge impact. This guy was obsessed with music and that’s what I love. ❤️🤘🏼 Oh, and John Myung from Dream Theater is a insane bass player too.

Hell yeah he got the right vid! Cliff is the LEGEEEEND!

Cliff made their sound and really taught them a lot. he was a student of music theory and made these guys learn the ins and outs as well. you can still hear him in a lot of the stuff they have put out since his passing. If its a chip on the shoulder you wanna see you should check out the video that got the banned from Mtv Europe. The gave them some ultimatums about their performance. Lets just say they didn't comply.

@baileybowman2449

2 жыл бұрын

MTV Award show was awesome 😂 🔥🔥🔥

Cliff always felt like the calmest and outgoing person ever, always the best ones that go.

Nu-metal, Ryan Martinie of Mudvayne and now Soften the Glare. My favorite bass player, along with Cliff. Two totally different styles but both amazing.

@Fredzfro

2 жыл бұрын

Great bass player for sure....still couldn't even hold a candle to cliff!

Cliff set the bar for metal bassist. R.I.P. Cliff.

‘Is he starting to sweat?’ Ofcourse he is, my man is standing under those hot ass lights, shredding the bass whilst wearing full denim clothing

He was the inspiration for Metallica and they carry on pretty well after, can’t wait for more Metallica!!!!

Howdy from New England big Hef.....Eugene from JINJER is the CLIFF BURTON of this generation, and he was also a major influence on him..Great pick..Peace

Just imagine Metallica today if Cliff was still with us. This video had me covered head to toe in goose bumps, Cliff took Bass playing to a whole other lever and asked nothing in return.

I love the tribute Metallica did for Cliff on snm 2!

Cliff was a one in a million bassist

Cliff is the best bass player ever but you have mention Geezer Butler from black sabbath Steve Harris from iron maiden Geddy Lee from Rush and of course Lemmy from Motorhead those are my favorite bass players.

Thank you!!! I've been waiting for this one!

4:28 cliff does the cliff fist, signals lars, wipes his hand and wipes his left hand twice and you haven't even noticed! r.i.p. cliff!

I was waiting for this so much time!! Nice!! The best bassist in the world, R.I.P. Cliff

They did an awesome tribute to this on the S&M2 album, definitely recommend!

I love this song, Ive tried playing it, it's so hard 😄

oh i have been waiting for this ITS BEEN MONTHS SINCE THE LAST METALLICA ONE

I had the pleasure to watch Cliff play this live front row center. Amazing!

This rick bass was modified with a telecaster pick up under the bridge ...and it was stolen !!!

Long live your impulse control my man. I was watching this video at the cornerstore buying cigarettes. RIP Cliff and great reaction vid!

One of the greatest bass players off all time , a huge inspiration on me , and part of the reason why I wanted to learn bass ! Today I go to class with the sole intentions to up my ante and skill level . Starting on Seek And Destroy today !!!!

Cliff was a dope ass bass player! Thanks for giving us this reaction! Have a dope ass day and night!

I see a Cliff Burton Anesthesia Pulling Teeth Reaction, I click go and comment before I even watch! So glad you're doing this ALEX!!!! FINALLY!!!! Hahahaha!!!

The first Metal bassist Geezer Butler started it all and set the bar very high. Cliff is a true apostle of that heavy jazz groove who took it to new speeds.

Alex…your ‘goofy ass reactions’ mean a lot more to people than you realize I’m sure…you’re a bright ray of light in a world that’s pretty dark for some of us…🙏💕🤘🏼✨✌️🌌 Thanks for everything Cliff 💫

Dude! They launch straight into “Whiplash” at the end of that video, which is the next track on the album. You should watch that live version.

I've been playing bass for 30 years now. It's guys like Cliff that got me hooked and really wanted to be where I am today..

Saw him/them in 84 and got to meet all 4 of them individually after. Even got a green pick from Cliff. One of the only reasons I wish we had cell phones back then.

He is the GOAT. Just because he left is so early doesn't mean he's not deserving of the best of all time.

Finally Alex. Finally get to see you react to this Anesthesia.

Hi! Here are bands that you have *never reacted to* but should have _in my opinion_ (in alphabetical order): • -Alice Cooper- (done) • -Amaranthe- (done) • -Beast in Black- (done) • Blackbriar • Delain • Equilibrium • Exit Eden • -Gloryhammer- (done) • Hammerfall • Heidevolk • Icon For Hire • Korpiklaani • Lordi • -Lord of the Lost- (done) • Manowar • -Nirvana- (done) • Sirenia • -Skillet- (done) • Sonata Arctica • Turisas • Týr • Van Canto • -Within Temptation- (done) • Xandria

@Dino-sk5mj

2 жыл бұрын

I would love to see and Equilibrium reaction...

@steve_m2473

2 жыл бұрын

Kyuss, Helmet, and White Zombie should be in that list as well

@arthurgabriel4325

2 жыл бұрын

The Raven Age!!

honestly as a bass player myself there are many greats my man :)

Taken before his time, long passed but never forgotten! gives me fucking goosebumps every time! one of my all time favorite bassist, and easily top bassist of all time, FUCKING LEGEND

I saw them on this tour!!! Absolutely blew me away with anything that I had ever heard up to this point. Became a lifelong Metallica fan since that day!!! Incredible!!

I just got my Morley wah today and i learned the rest of Anesthesia a few weeks ago.

both on the album and at that show this song feeds right into Whiplash, it's fucking amazing. RIP Cliff, Jason did a magnificent job in his absence though and one of the best performances of Whiplash was in 1989 in Seattle with Jason. This show and the studio with Cliff is just as godly, though. Fucking legendary, all of them. From when the band had Cliff and Dave to Jason to modern Metallica even now when they have a crab as a bassist, fucking legendary

Dominic Lapointe from First Fragment has some of the greatest bass playing I've ever heard, the bass intro solo on recent song "solus" had me crying

Please do more reactions to Opeth. Such a fabulous band, with one of the best prog metal albums ever.

One of my favourite bassists is Les Claypool but,Cliff was special

I was lucky enough to see Cliff and Metallica open for Ozzy in Houston 1986 just a couple of months before he passed.

Hey Alex!!! There's one you're really going to like. Metallica played the song St. Anger live in Manchester, England back in 2019. It sounds SOOO much better, also I recommend the live version of Frantic, if you want more St Anger songs

@frantic32

2 жыл бұрын

Especially the recent live version they did at Aftershock festival of Frantic

@Gabrostil

2 жыл бұрын

The most recent version of frantic is even better

1st time I saw Metallic was the Puppets tour. A few months later, and Cliff was gone. Glad I got to see that.

Cliff was incredible, and give great contribution to the composition of the first three albums... Pure genius and so talented!

Cliff' em all. still have on original vhs, classic. thanks a lot.

Heck yeah! Love these Metallica reactions!

cliff is the best metal bassist undoubtably and arguably the most talented bassist to ever live. R.I.P. to an absolute legend gone far too soon.

simply uncopiable... Cliff ruled man! no question, no doubt...

WHAT TOOK YOU SO FUCKING LONG!!!!! And, you, my friend, are fucking amazing! 🤘🏻

All I saw that entire reaction was “have a dope bass day”. And it was!

I attribute 100% my being a musician for 30 years now is from watching Cliff Burton play this on the VHS I got.

Greatest bass player of all fucking time man. Fuck i wish he was still here

I heard this album the day it was released...It was a game changer. It was something no one had really heard before.

Cliff played like it was always his last performance! 🫶🏻 RIP brother🫶🏻. He played his bass like a lead guitar!!!

Finally! I've been Waiting for this!!!

Dick Lovgren, Bassist for Meshuggah, Geddy Lee, John Myung, Les Claypool, Billy Sheehan…Theirs so many dude…Billy Sheehan is friggin sicker than friggin sick on his double neck bass…

Cliff was a beast. Geddy Lee, Geezer Butler and Justin Chancellor are some of my personal favorites as well. But Cliff just had so much personality and style. And you could tell he LOVED playing and was deeply passionate about it. RIP Cliff 🤘🏼

Literally the best BASS solo by the best bassists in the world 🗺 imho

When Metallica was looking for a bass player, they got word about Cliff. They went to a show he was playing, and they saw him, on the stage, hunched over, head bobbing, hair bouncing around and they were blown away. Also funny side note, When Metallica started playing shows, there was a group of die hard fans, with the word Metallica stitched one the back of their jackets in big letters. They would go to shows Metallica was playing, and stand in the crowd with their back to the bands playing until Metallica came on. They're one of the bands that definitely changed the music scene.

FINALLY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I have no idea why this oh so unique piece of music seems to keep getting overlooked on channels like this... Thank you for covering it, still a great piece of music and really really difficult to master if you`re a Bass player...

Props for the Franku edit

The major rager a genius in his trade

His bass playing is unreal!

I don't care what anybody else thinks. There is Cliff. And then anybody else.

It's about fu$%in time Hefner!

Cliff Is The Only Bassist Who Can Easily Beat Any Guitarist/Bassist At Shredding. Sadly, Only Few Know This Info... R.I.P Clifford “Lee” Burton...🙏🏻🖤🤘🏻

There is no better metal bass player. This dude is like the Hendrix of bass

In 83' Lars was still on the fence about making this his full time gig, or turning into a tennis pro🤣😂🤣

Steve Harris, David Ellefson, Justin Chancellor, Tim Commeford. Not saying they're better or worse, but they're all as good as Cliff, just everyone has their own unique style and tone.

The one and only: the god of bass himself !!! He had a full generation if not more than one generation inspired who worshipped him and still do !!!!!!!!! Can't imagine the insane amount of riffs he could have come up with if he had still been alive !!!

Cliff is an absolute LEGEND! The only other bassist I would put in his status is Geezer Butler. Both are icons in metal. 2 completely different styles but thier influence in metal is undenianle.

Exactly as you said Scott ian from anthrax he said!. God damn that’s guys bangs like crazy( to cliff) he said I’ve never seen anyone playing that fast!. Like I said Metallica yesterday Metallica still today!. Peace

Honoured to have seen Cliff a few time. Immense. RIP Cliff, still remember that day in 1986. 😭

Maybe one of Cliff's best recorded performances. A true legend