I just imagine how insanely good Cliff would've been with another 30 years of playing. He was already a bass god back then, but what a treat it would be to hear him still playing today.
And considering how different the guys all look and sound compares to back then, I wonder what Cliff would look and sound like today. Well, TBH, only James and Jason have changed voice wise. Kirk and Lars still sound the same as they did when they were young.
James actual voice is the same, but he tore up his voice chords in 92 so that's why he can no longer sing like the badass he used to be, which is possibly one of the worst things that has ever happened in metal hisotry, James vocals made metallica sound epic, now and since 92 is just not the same...in fact he sounds worse than James Labrei at times
The end is so tight, it's like they all embodied Cliff collectively. Everyone in the room felt what they were feeling. Just looking at James, he looks like hes about to cry, then as it picks up it's like he was standing right beside him once more. Made me melt.
Since my mother and I live in New York, we heard that they were going to Webster hall so we just went to at least see James or someone. Someone in charge came out saying that there were spaces available and my mother actually got in. I didn’t since I’m still a minor (yes it fucking sucks) but my mother had a blast. Literally 25 dollars and got to experience this.
This is one of the most quintessential Metallica songs to me. How many bands put out 10 minute long instrumentals that everyone knows. Even those this is a Cliff song Bob has this song mastered.
I love how Rob strives and pays his life to fill the big sized shoes legendary Cliff Burton left. It’s so nice that he respects him so much and though no one could be as good as Cliff, Rob is amazing.
23-24 year old Cliff could do that, and perhaps 23 year old Rob could too. Too bad we never got to see 54 year old Cliff (as of this concert date) with Metallica, but chances are he'd not be banging like he used to....just normal wear and tear of aging
@@fezenstein that's because James is Metallica. Lars is the motivation. Rob is the new blood bringing in new experience for the band. Kirk sings through his guitar, but alot of his solos are overlooked
Hearing Orion being performed without Cliff still fucks me up to this day. You can feel the energy of sadness in the room. I get teary eyed every time. So talented, so young and gone too soon. Rest on Cliff, your friends are doing an amazing job keeping you alive.
Rob has this song mastered, love watching him play it, and I'm really glad they've been playing Orion live in recent years. Their best tracks have no words.
Man look at James in back, I couldn't imagine what he was going through. He lost his brother and the greatest bassist ever. RIP Cliff, and now Ray Burton.
Cliff really was the leader of the band on which direction it was taking...he knew musical theory and stuff...James and Kirk said, yea we'll play in this key next, then this key. He was the leader of the band, him and James
Might never have started playing music if not for Cliff's playing, and I was born after his unfortunate passing. Brilliant tribute to a brilliant bassist by another brilliant bassist.
God, cliff wrote such beautiful music!!!!!! He will ALWAYS hold a special place in my heart. I remember hearing master of Puppets album for the first time and I was floored. It was hard, fast, but also melodic. God damn!!!!
god bless Rob for playing beautifully. R.I.P Cliff and thank you so much for Cliff and Metallica for making my favorite instrumental/song of all time. ORION!!! 🤘
Cliff was a genius and I believe this song is proof of that genius up to this point in his life. If he had only lived what else would he have given us?
I think about that a lot but then we never would have got Justice and The Black Album although I could live without the black album if we got another master of puppets type album... Who knows?
RIP and fly high Cliff you are and always will be my bass god, my bass idol. You are the reason I took up the bass guitar over 20 years ago. Thank you for the memories.
I can’t imagine how hard this was for them. Especially James, Kirk, and Lars. I think it is amazing that they did this and they stayed strong throughout it❤️❤️
It's sad that I didn't get to see cliff live still fucking miss him😢 RIP CLIFF BURTON ❤️ your still in my heart ABSOLUTE LEGEND ❤️ rob does cliff justice!
Yo. That was tight like a mothafucka. James went to that special place in his head playing that. Cliff definitely brought sweeping harmonies into Metallica. Orion is a masterpiece. Rob did Cliff proud.
They seem hesitant at first....almost as of they are afraid they'll break the song....then as they go they get more and more on the groove. When they soft part starts they are all feeling it so strong....then it kicks up again and the end is so fucking tight. Damn.
fantastic song, and a great and respectful rendition, they clearly rehearsed, it shows. All personal feelings aside people. If you truly like Metallicas music, just close your eyes and listen..R.I.P Cliff
I've listened to most of the available live recordings and this one is the best so far. Too bad that Rob was low in the mix, he does a decent job in trying to nail Cliff's parts - but he hasn't been the problem anyways. Finally Kirk and Lars play this as it should be. This bend still rocks
Well, it all started when they mocked Iron Maiden way back when. Then they released Load and ReLoad (and Lulu) and the Napster fiasco. Now you see Lars, a huge pedantic asshole who cannot bother to even practice before public appearances... A huge disrespect to fans, promoters, organizers etc.
Funny how they still couldn't get the bass volume a little higher in the mix. Even for the tribute? Still Rob did an amazing job. I'm still so happy that he got the gig with Metallica - he is just so talented so I'm happy he gets a paycheck to go with it.
Jorge Sandoval damn, that’s sad you know? You could play it with practice but i mean hard practice and you could play it somehow :( im not saying those songs are easy (specially orion during the bridge and pre-solo) but you could play them “decently”
i dont know what it is about Cliff, but i always feel a loss for him unlike anything i feel for any other person i didnt actually personally know. any time i hear Orion i tear up a little every time it gets to his little interlude part. it always hits me, just seeing pictures of him i get a little sad thinking of all the things that could have been.
I just imagine how insanely good Cliff would've been with another 30 years of playing. He was already a bass god back then, but what a treat it would be to hear him still playing today.
lordofentropy hopefully he’s still dominating the world in another dimension or timeline
lordofentropy I would pay to see that
And considering how different the guys all look and sound compares to back then, I wonder what Cliff would look and sound like today. Well, TBH, only James and Jason have changed voice wise. Kirk and Lars still sound the same as they did when they were young.
James actual voice is the same, but he tore up his voice chords in 92 so that's why he can no longer sing like the badass he used to be, which is possibly one of the worst things that has ever happened in metal hisotry, James vocals made metallica sound epic, now and since 92 is just not the same...in fact he sounds worse than James Labrei at times
lordofentropy he would be shreding to hard that he break his fingers
3:48 Rob: Lars shut up
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going to go against u here and say Rob should have waited another measure. Lars knows better.
You could see james trying not to cry bless him and cliff
James plays with so much emotion you can definitely tell he misses his friend
Ikr
I cry everytime in the middle of the song when Cliffs bass solo comes on and thereafter 😢. The song is such a masterpiece
@@GusGus6969 honestly same. I mourn for a man who died 35 years ago.
timestamp???
I was there. You could feel the emotion in the room. I remember by the middle section I just closed my eyes and listened.
Lucky bastard
Those are the moments that will last forever in your mind. Awesome!
Prove it
The end is so tight, it's like they all embodied Cliff collectively. Everyone in the room felt what they were feeling. Just looking at James, he looks like hes about to cry, then as it picks up it's like he was standing right beside him once more. Made me melt.
Since my mother and I live in New York, we heard that they were going to Webster hall so we just went to at least see James or someone. Someone in charge came out saying that there were spaces available and my mother actually got in. I didn’t since I’m still a minor (yes it fucking sucks) but my mother had a blast. Literally 25 dollars and got to experience this.
This is one of the most quintessential Metallica songs to me. How many bands put out 10 minute long instrumentals that everyone knows. Even those this is a Cliff song Bob has this song mastered.
Rob. It is so decreed forever by all that is Metallica that the name Bob shall never be uttered in the same sentence with the name Cliff. Ever.
Cliff would of played all his parts while banging his head and moving around, but give it up for Trujillo! He is a beast!
I love how Rob strives and pays his life to fill the big sized shoes legendary Cliff Burton left. It’s so nice that he respects him so much and though no one could be as good as Cliff, Rob is amazing.
23-24 year old Cliff could do that, and perhaps 23 year old Rob could too. Too bad we never got to see 54 year old Cliff (as of this concert date) with Metallica, but chances are he'd not be banging like he used to....just normal wear and tear of aging
I thought it was awesome that they gave Rob center stage.
Randomizer Televiewage true
Randomizer Televiewage I mean this is a bass centric song. So yeah why wouldn’t you
he and kirk are the only members of metallica that seem to like metallica
@@fezenstein that's because James is Metallica. Lars is the motivation. Rob is the new blood bringing in new experience for the band. Kirk sings through his guitar, but alot of his solos are overlooked
Agreed but they should have mixed it a little louder... especially since it was the Cliff Anniversary
Beautiful rendition by Rob Trujillo, all Metallica bassists are and were amazing all of them
Hearing Orion being performed without Cliff still fucks me up to this day. You can feel the energy of sadness in the room. I get teary eyed every time. So talented, so young and gone too soon. Rest on Cliff, your friends are doing an amazing job keeping you alive.
Rob has this song mastered, love watching him play it, and I'm really glad they've been playing Orion live in recent years. Their best tracks have no words.
Rob cannt afford to Fuk it up or no more contract
@@dannyoconner9680ok Rick Rubin
I love how they pay tribute to him and keep his spirit alive.
I am the biggest Megadeth fan, but Master of Puppets is the greatest metal album ever made. RIP Cliff
Coincido
Man look at James in back, I couldn't imagine what he was going through. He lost his brother and the greatest bassist ever. RIP Cliff, and now Ray Burton.
Who knew Metallica could make such a heavy but soothing and almost mystical sounding song
Cliff wrote the whole thing, it just shows how different his understanding of music was
Cliff really was the leader of the band on which direction it was taking...he knew musical theory and stuff...James and Kirk said, yea we'll play in this key next, then this key. He was the leader of the band, him and James
@@tiernang7333 no he didn't write the whole thing. The song was written by Hetfield, Ulrich, Burton.
@@Fireglowell yeah but cliff wrote more than half of it
@@VinCostanza Cliff didn't write "more than half" of any Metallica song. James and Lars have always been the main composers and arrangers.
Cliff Burton would be so proud to see this tribute to the song Orion off Metallica's 1986 Master Of Puppets.
Does hearing this somg make anyone else emotional?
Or is it just me?
and misses cliff dearly?
God speed you magnificent bastard 🤘🤘😢
Your not alone 😩💖
I'm Metallica fan since I remember, but I understood this song only now, when I'm 43. Thank you Metallica, thank you Cliff.
I can’t wait till someone makes a movie about The Cliff years!!!
Daniel P'Lopez cliff em all?
fantastic tribute from Rob. No one can be Cliff, but I wouldn't want anyone other than Rob if we can't have Cliff.
30 years we miss you Cliff!
Warms my heart to see Lars hit that double at the end
Might never have started playing music if not for Cliff's playing, and I was born after his unfortunate passing. Brilliant tribute to a brilliant bassist by another brilliant bassist.
Cliff Burton was the greatest
This has always been my favorite Metallica song!! They never play the whole thing live (understandably) so this was awesome to see!! ❤❤❤❤
R.I.P, Cliff. Orion is a beautiful piece and may you live on through it's Legacy and your own!
Best instrumental of all time hands down
That was one of the best versions of orion, in remembrance of the great cliff burton.
God, cliff wrote such beautiful music!!!!!! He will ALWAYS hold a special place in my heart. I remember hearing master of Puppets album for the first time and I was floored. It was hard, fast, but also melodic. God damn!!!!
So beautiful.
Plus it's like Lemmy said, if a band can't play live it is not a real band and Metallica, they've still got it 🤘 Respect!
Its been 35 yrs now
And even ppl not even born on his death
See him play from back then
And their jaws just hit the ground in awe
"Great and Beautiful Tribute to Cliff Burton the Genius of Bass-Guitar"
damn this recording sounds very good, one of the best live recordings I've ever heard. Wow.
I'm in tears. We miss you Cliff.
Okay I teared up when they started chanting Cliff. Rip Cliff.
This song is still so instense and emotional when when watching them play and imagining Cliff, amazing performance
we miss you Cliff. Best bass player of all time
I have no words, just tears and emotion
That's all you can have, no words just feelings 😩💖
Rob had some enormous shoes to fill, he fits them enough. Thankfully the band signed him.
god bless Rob for playing beautifully. R.I.P Cliff and thank you so much for Cliff and Metallica for making my favorite instrumental/song of all time. ORION!!! 🤘
Cliff would be proud
RIP bass wizard😭
With the influence Metallice has had on bands, and with the influence Cliff had on Metallica, where would Metal be today if he had lived on?
Cliff was a genius and I believe this song is proof of that genius up to this point in his life. If he had only lived what else would he have given us?
I think about that a lot but then we never would have got Justice and The Black Album although I could live without the black album if we got another master of puppets type album... Who knows?
RIP and fly high Cliff you are and always will be my bass god, my bass idol. You are the reason I took up the bass guitar over 20 years ago. Thank you for the memories.
I can’t imagine how hard this was for them. Especially James, Kirk, and Lars. I think it is amazing that they did this and they stayed strong throughout it❤️❤️
God what a beautiful piece of music. Doesn't need any lyrics!!!! Damn Cliff was the greatest!!!!!
It's sad that I didn't get to see cliff live still fucking miss him😢 RIP CLIFF BURTON ❤️ your still in my heart ABSOLUTE LEGEND ❤️ rob does cliff justice!
Legend says Dave Mustaine wrote the lyrics
No Cliff did
😂😂😂
In that period he was too busy writing THE Holy Bible
This is an underrated comment.
Non sum dignus LMFAO 😂😂
James was definitely feeling it in this video especially in the beginning.
Having a wet eye moment 😭 not seeing yr best mate for 30 years 🙁
8:06 😭😭😭😭😭😭
Yo. That was tight like a mothafucka. James went to that special place in his head playing that. Cliff definitely brought sweeping harmonies into Metallica. Orion is a masterpiece. Rob did Cliff proud.
They seem hesitant at first....almost as of they are afraid they'll break the song....then as they go they get more and more on the groove. When they soft part starts they are all feeling it so strong....then it kicks up again and the end is so fucking tight. Damn.
The only Metallica clip that made me cry! REST IN PEACE Cliff! It's a shame that they didn't play this with Jason!! Cliff would have loved him!
Jason plays almost exclusively with a pick. Orion, the waltz part especially would sound terrible with a pick.
fantastic song, and a great and respectful rendition, they clearly rehearsed, it shows. All personal feelings aside people. If you truly like Metallicas music, just close your eyes and listen..R.I.P Cliff
I just closed and opened my eyes kept reading comments then saw yours 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
They came to the play in Zürich and when this song came i just stood there and listened, didnt move, just stood there, amazed by their performance
I still to this day I miss Cliff... so glad I got to see him live
6:21
Man no words..
you mean 6:23 the bass part?
What an amazing tribute to their friend... that was beautiful. R*I*P* Cliff
I've listened to most of the available live recordings and this one is the best so far. Too bad that Rob was low in the mix, he does a decent job in trying to nail Cliff's parts - but he hasn't been the problem anyways. Finally Kirk and Lars play this as it should be. This bend still rocks
Yes! Lars should practice more often!! This was great-
texxxdrummer Agree with Kirk & Lars, but Trujillo is a Great!!!
texxxdrummer Kirk & Lars always do good
Robert is so fucking good.
Kirk blew the solo at the very end unfortunately
I got goosebumps man
Miss you Cliff you will always be remembered though this song🖤
No dislikes.... as it should be.
As I'm watching this now, there's on piece of shit who disliked it...I hope they burn in hell
I fucking hate Metallica, and not even I can dislike this tribute to master Cliff.
Why do you hate Metallica?
Well, it all started when they mocked Iron Maiden way back when. Then they released Load and ReLoad (and Lulu) and the Napster fiasco. Now you see Lars, a huge pedantic asshole who cannot bother to even practice before public appearances... A huge disrespect to fans, promoters, organizers etc.
@@pedroordonez7031 true they shouldn't of done that (I'm a Maiden collector). But you could still like them just for the music
Man So much Respect and Love thru music , RIP Cliff B
Beautiful RIP CLIFF BURTON.
best live performance
That was fucking beautiful.
well said, I've always thought the same since hearing it in 1986, parts of it bring tears (of emotion) to the eyes
IM NOT CRYING OVER SOMEONE WHO DIED BEFORE I WAS BORN YOU ARE!
You helped me to learn how to be stronger.
Man I love this song
It's hard to believe it has been 30 years since Cliff's passing, what a great tribute to a great bassist. R.I.P CLIFF😢
Cliff came back to life once the guitars kicked in.
Beautiful.
O melhor instrumental de todos!!!
Rest In Power, Cliff.
Happy birthday Cliff!!
We still miss you Cliff..
Awesome version of their greatest song.
Funny how they still couldn't get the bass volume a little higher in the mix. Even for the tribute? Still Rob did an amazing job. I'm still so happy that he got the gig with Metallica - he is just so talented so I'm happy he gets a paycheck to go with it.
ALL HAIL CLIFF!
Wow just wow!
It's a mutual respect the band gave Robert. I'm very happy with it. Standing middle of the stage
38 years ago today, rest in peace Cliff we all miss you
Who’s watching this in 2024 rock on cliff we miss u😢
Rob always play Cliff with respect So respect for Rob Thank you 🙏
He was the reason i picked up a bass in the first place. Rob does great justice to his music though and is a fantastic player.
3:50 that bass tone is amazing
That 1 Dislike is from Jason who never got to play it
WasWeißIch he played it. Kind of a jam but who cares
well cliff never played it live either, only rob has
Why Jason never got to play it live??
zeromant80 Jason and Cliff had WILDY different play styles.
Jorge Sandoval damn, that’s sad you know? You could play it with practice but i mean hard practice and you could play it somehow :( im not saying those songs are easy (specially orion during the bridge and pre-solo) but you could play them “decently”
Spectacular performance!
This is just so perfect!
Play it Robbie, thanks bro we needed that
i dont know what it is about Cliff, but i always feel a loss for him unlike anything i feel for any other person i didnt actually personally know. any time i hear Orion i tear up a little every time it gets to his little interlude part. it always hits me, just seeing pictures of him i get a little sad thinking of all the things that could have been.
I'm the same way its really been bothering me lately , I can't stop thinking about it ...
@@Drgreenthumb1177 same. I’m on a Metallica kick and have been mourning Cliff lately.
When they finally harmonize at 5:30 , it's just
Exactly, NO WORDS IT IS JUST THAT JUST! 💖
Tear inducing
this is fucking beautiful thank u thank u thank u.....a lot of people miss u cliff ....r.i.p
Seen them six times never seen them play Orion
Rip Cliff Burton!
People should every sept 27 put their flags into the pole to remember Cliff
Put their flags into the pole?
Poor Robert just standing there hearing every one shouting cliff RIP THO LEGEND
what you dont understand is that rob is the biggest cliff fan too. he is honored everytime he gets to play his stuff.
Beautiful
My God they killed it here! Kirk played his middle section harmony parts on top of James' like a virtuoso...
My oldest has said I am not as strong as you. I tell her it was the music.
Love this!