Pay attention 9:50 - 10:45 ....... Sounds familiar? :) Cliff playing with his band Agents of Misfortune (which includes Jim Martin from FNM on the guitar) in a Battle of Bands, just moments away from joining Trauma.
+Juan Pablo Aybar well obviously it came from him I was just implying that we now know the intro to for whom the bell tolls was an idea that is older than Metallica themselves
@@oneaviatiorandminecraft cliff got crushed by a tour bus the year mop came out, which a lot of people call their breakthrough album so in a way, i guess you could say that with mop becoming big they became like the most famous metal band but in return cliff ended up dying in one of the saddest ways possible way sooner than he should've.
Doom or be Doomed man just listen to the wah screams he‘s doing at about 1:00min.... That Rick is definitely one of the craziest instruments on the planet....
The drummers name is Dave Diddanato (not sure if I spelled last name correctly). He is a very cool guy. I had the opportunity to meet him about 15 years ago. Walked into his garage & he told us all kinds of stories about him, Cliff, & Jim dropping acid at this place called Maxwell Ranch. On the wall in his garage... The Gold "Kill'em All" record that Cliff gave him. Blew my freaking mind.
@@thecrossedtheroadfund4289 Here’s the kind of man to get kicked out of Walmart for insisting that standing in front of a broken bottle machine with a pink thong on in the middle of winter entitles him to being paid 5 cents.
What a waste! 33 yrs ago today the world lost a aspiring musician that was on his way to the top. The Hendrix of the bass, he is just missed so much. RIP Cliff
A legend in the making right here. Total Primus vibes before Primus was a thing. Man, the things this dude was gonna do in life until tragedy struck. We all missed out on an amazing musical journey with this man here. RIP Cliff, we will always miss you.
@@termsofusepoliceI reckon Cliff would've left during the making of the black album. If you've read enough about him you'll know he was stubborn and always insisted on doing things his own way. I can't see a scenario ending well where Bob Rock tells him to change what he's doing.
@@miketeabag6501there wouldn’t have been a black album with cliff around, I think the entire Metallica history after justice would’ve been completely different, and Justice may have sounded less raw and political
not surprised by all the people that think this sounds horrible. i think it sounds very ambitious, an interesting experimentation in sound scape, i like it. interesting disonances, unstructured meter, chromaticism, harsh sounds. of course it's not structured on popular music, no catchy hooks or choruses here. maybe that is what is turning people off.
***** i think i could launch a strong argument that Cliff was actually the most musically talented member of Metallica, and that his strong song writing abilities are thoroughly displayed in Metallica's earlier material (even into ...And Justice For All). as far as the stories i have heard and interviews i have read/seen, Cliff was heavily recruited for Metallica and the band even relocated to facilitate his introduction to the band. this seems far from your version of the story where it was needed for "Lars and James telling him to chill". as far as i can tell, it was more like Cliff teaching James and Lars how to write songs after Dave was removed from the band.
gumbilicious1 Cliff studied music. I think he was the most knowledge owning in the band. He composed many songs and he played bass in this way many bass players dont bother thinking about. You can listen to the bass tracks of Master of puppets LP and become amazed. The fact he was playing such experimental noisy stuff and composing "From whom... " way before Metallica shows he was further ahead from the rest of the band. I would bet Metallica would have never been that good without him.
I agree for the most part, Cliff was an important musical influence and he seemed to be using more complex musical concepts than the rest of the band. but he didn't 'study' music formally (at least beyond high school), he wasn't a trained classical musician. he was influenced by many types of music, and he was a great musician but i am unsure if he even played in HS school band or had any music courses in community college. so it seems like all of his music 'study' was as informal as the rest of the band.
I agree with the initial comment very much so. it's my belief that people with advanced points of view as far as composition and musical possibilities create interesting pieces of art that aren't always pleasing to the ear, or pleasing to the masses. However they may showcase ability beyond the average musician. With that being said the songs approached by these individuals that due breakthrough to a large audience tend to be timeless, accredited, landmarks on their careers and cement their status as visionaries of art and more specifically in this case music.
This just made my day! had no idea there was any early footage like this of Cliff from back in the day. I've been listening to Metallica since the 1st week of september 86(when I started 7th grade) & been a fan ever since. This has put a big ol' smile on my face today. Thanks for posting.
This has probably been stated already but I think it's pretty cool that Cliff is wielding his Rickenbacker and Jim Martin is playing the same V he flew during all his years in FNM. These men knew what they liked by God!
I love how naturally trippy the colors of the degraded tape are. Man Cliff really knew how to get ethereal sounds of the bass. Taken far too soon. He was like the Jimmy Page of bass guitar.
they were all sorta connected. Kirk was good friends with Claypool. James and especially Cliff were friends with Jim Martin. pretty amazing - Metallica - Primus - Faith No More came out of that lot. all great but very different bands
It's funny how Jim Martin got this reputation as a meathead buttrocker in Faith No More because he played heavy riffs, but he was one of the genuinely weirder people in that band. And of course they turned into a more straightforward alt-rock act after he left.
WIKIPEDIA: Agents of Misfortune, entered the Hayward Area Recreation Department's Battle of the Bands contest in 1981. Their audition was recorded on video and features some of the earliest footage of Burton's trademark playing style. The video also shows Burton playing parts of what would soon be two Metallica songs: his signature bass solo, "(Anesthesia) Pulling Teeth", and the chromatic intro to "For Whom the Bell Tolls".[2] that explaines this
I can’t imagine how amazing this would’ve sounded back in the day. We’ve more or less gotten used to this so I’d love to be in the 70s mindset of this being totally new
Cliff Burton was a prodigy, and a musical genius. Just listen to the intro to "Damage Inc." on the Master Of Puppets album and you'll hear what I mean. Still makes my heart skip a beat after all these years. Mind blowing.
Sounds pretty psychedelic, it's pretty cool. I always wonder how much more of Cliff we could have. I really wish he was alive, that would be awesome. Unlike most people, not just because of Metallica, but first of all, he was a nice guy and also, I would love to see his continuous growth as a musician. What other albums past Master of Puppets would sound like? The songs, the names, I'm pretty sure most of them would be different. I don't know if he would leave Metallica, I don't think so, it seems the line-up would last forever if not for the unfortunate event.
Cliff is about 17 to 19 years old in this video, its clear he had real talent as a songwriter and musician. I know Metallica has had some good bass players since Cliff died, but he really was the spark of the band. We miss him.
@@stumpy-my2ww It really isn't. If you look at him when he was in Trauma (1982) & then watch this video, his hair is longer & he just looks older with Agents of Misfortune.. Now compare Cliff what he looked like with Metallica in 1984 & with this video, he's simply identical. ..BECAUSE it was filmed in 1984.
I’ve got chills and Goose bumps now as I watch this. I was fortunate enough to see Cliff in 86. I guess the heaven’s couldn’t wait, they needed a Bass player. As we all wonder what could have been…
I couldn't sleep at all tonight's I've been binge watching bass riffs and I came across this......Will say this...Cliff inspired me to pick up a bass 3 years ago. Man was the Master of Bass.
Okay I need this to be remade by someone. Sounds like an actual Cliff Burton-Primus collab. Not to mention it's great on it's own. The little wacky "knew-knew. Waaoooh" from Cliff is just too good.
maybe a Pink Floyd fan would be able to explain this to me... why did they play that song "One of These Days" so much in live concerts? What is the appeal of that particular song? It has nothing special to my ears, besides a bit of echo effect here and there. Besides that it is just numb to my ears... I only consider the "real" pink floyd to after right up until Dark Side too... after that it's an entirely different band
A time capsule in video format captured in not the best quality, but we are so lucky to have it! This is a true gem. Thanks for sharing. Cliff Burton RIP
"Sometimes when i listen to softer music than what we do, i feel like writing songs like that. right now though, there’s no time for that. but one day i’ll think it will happen". Interview: Cliff. September 26th 1986.
i dig this kind of experimental stuff!! its great to see Cliff doing this kinda stuff before Met! proves he got to delve into a lot of stuff before going that route!! nice to see this, thanks for posting!!! as a Cliff fan i appreciate this big time!! He's the reason i started playing!! damn i gotta do more videos, lol!!!
Two bass legends and both from the Bay Area! I should probably mention I'm also from the Bay Area. Grew up in El Sobrante(also where les and kirk hammet are from), El Cerrito and San Pablo. When I lived in El Cerrito for a couple years I lived half a mile or so down the road from the Metallica house aka the "Metallica Mansion." But I was just a little 3-4 year old boy then(born in 1980) who didn't know metal from a hole in the wall... 😕 Sadly I didn't discover Metallica until I was 12.
@@RunningWolf-qu5cr Indeed. And even though that was The Black Album era, the first Metallica CD I actually bought was Ride the Lightning. IIRC I really liked the cover art and album title, so I went with it first.
Damn, Cliff was one of a kind! Metallica WITH Cliff and Mustaine, what would that have been like? 3 of the greatest at playing their instruments and Lars who is the quintessential rockstar, I don't get excited about his playing BUT I love it when he opens his mouth! I want to hear every damn word that comes out of his mouth!
s Humphrey Lars' genius lies in his ability to Write incredible drum patterns to go with Hetfield's thunderous riffing (at least Pre Load) ... and in his musical arrangement ideas ~ I often imagine what Metallica would be like with Cliff, Mustaine, Lars and Hetfield...
He woulda left when he got bass killed on AJFA. Maybe did a reunion but look at Newstead for career path similarity. Maybe even replaced by Newstead still. Stranger things have happened! Who really knows.
In the enventuality he wouldn't die I would have seen him doing collaborations with people like mikael akerfeldt and some others less and non conventionnal musicians. Ulrich and co. are so so pale in terms of creativity compared to Cliff Burton.... There is a reason Ulrich said Cliff was the band's soul.
Straight outta Castro Valley! Faith No More's Big Jim Martin and Metallica's Cliff Burton playing in Hayward's Battle of the Bands. You can hear "When the Bell Tolls" infamous opening notes in Cliff's solo. This belongs in the Smithsonian.
I used to have a Metallica bootleg where this sounded like Cliff's "Anesthesia" solo (which wasn't like what was the album). The tone he got out of that setup was fucking amazing. He made that bass almost sound like a demented pipe organ it was so heavy.
His for whom the bell tolls on his bass guitar was absolutely the best performance ever before he joined Metallica from December of 1982 until his death in September of 1986.
This is Mind Blowing (:. Epic FIRE GREATNESS PERIOD (:. I think had Cliff lived he would have road the Metallica wave for awhile but eventually branched out into different experimental groups too progress his own musical creativity and take it too newer levels of mastery (:. He reminded me too much of a John Bonham or Jimmy Hendrix who through his own instrument was creating as he went (: lol him (:. RIP. Cliff EM ALL (:
It's even possible Metallica could have become the vehicle for that experimentation. I know they were planning on firing Lars after the Puppets tour, but then Cliff died so they went in a totally different direction than they would have. I'm sure their next album would have been metal, but James Hetfield talked about Husker Du being something he was listening to in that video interview with him and Cliff (somewhere on youtube, possibly Cliff's last interview iirc); Zen Arcade had a lot of out-there stuff, and James was also into stuff like Laibach. They did ultimately veer off the metal path, anyway, so I think it would just have been sooner and in a different direction than the one they did take.
Just like they are doing to Robert Trujillo. His playing was more inventive in Suicidal and Infectious Grooves. But hard to incorporate funk into Metallica.
What I think he means by “holding Cliff back” is that in here we can clearly hear Cliff’s bass, and we can see how he solos and takes lead in a lot of the song. Which in Metallica you can barely hear him and he didn’t solo as much besides in concerts
![Metallica - For Whom the Bell Tolls (Live) [Cliff 'Em All]](/img/n.gif)
9:50 - 10:45 for whom the bell tolls ...
+Tjan Šoštarič Its soo good
Holy shit, I guess now we know where that bass intro comes from
+Jordan Zacharias Yes, is soo incredible!
+Jordan Zacharias From de bassit? Duh Duh
+Juan Pablo Aybar well obviously it came from him I was just implying that we now know the intro to for whom the bell tolls was an idea that is older than Metallica themselves
WHY are people saying that this sucks?! This is fucking awesome!! Very free-form and experimental. I would have loved to see this live.
Cuz Metallica has one of the dumbest fan bases in music. Some of us eventually pull our heads out of our asses but many don't.
I think it's freakin Awesome!!!
yesss exactly!!!!! exactly! took the words out of my mouth
I would have loved to have seen them feature with the Grateful Dead during Space & Drums. They would have fit right in.
This is Mind Blowing
"We're not trying to be something big and fancy it's just us doin what we do and we'd like to keep it that way." Cliff burton
Untitled song by Agents of Misfortune live in 1981.
- Cliff Burton - bass
- Jim Martin - guitar
- Dave Donato - drums
84
R0TGRUB it’s 81, the video got it wrong. Cliff was in Metallica by 84
Definitely not 1984.
Definitely not 84, he'd two Metallica records under his belt by then.
@@adamgriffith-smith9106 no it was 83
Definitely James and Lars took the best decision of their lives joining Cliff Burton to Metallica
David Gómez but maybe he would still alive
more like metallica joining cliff burton
@4WURD Productions what are you talking about?
@@oneaviatiorandminecraft he's just being dumb
@@oneaviatiorandminecraft cliff got crushed by a tour bus the year mop came out, which a lot of people call their breakthrough album so in a way, i guess you could say that with mop becoming big they became like the most famous metal band but in return cliff ended up dying in one of the saddest ways possible way sooner than he should've.
Wow. That is the same Rickenbacher bass that now hangs in The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Museum. Just saw it on Friday.
Doom or be Doomed man just listen to the wah screams he‘s doing at about 1:00min.... That Rick is definitely one of the craziest instruments on the planet....
I know this is old, but where did u see it?
Doom or be Doomed I’m going to see it in February! Super excited:)
I want to go back and see how much has changed. It’s been about twenty years now since I last went. I’d love to see Cliff’s bass.
In clevland
Cliff Burton
Blowing minds since 1979
The drummers name is Dave Diddanato (not sure if I spelled last name correctly). He is a very cool guy. I had the opportunity to meet him about 15 years ago. Walked into his garage & he told us all kinds of stories about him, Cliff, & Jim dropping acid at this place called Maxwell Ranch. On the wall in his garage... The Gold "Kill'em All" record that Cliff gave him. Blew my freaking mind.
I gotta try acid sometime, I've heard it's better than shrooms
@@onutube6392you gotta watch acid cause you don't know what chemicals might be in there. Just eat more shrooms that's natural.
@@onutube6392Kkkkkkkkkk, vc precisa de drogas pra se divertir, ou pra pelo menos ter mais criatividade?
Everyone is talking about the Bell Tolls part. But did anyone notice that at 9:05 it sounds like a part near the ending of Pulling Teeth ?
Yupp... I thought I was hearing correct
cliff did write anesthesia when he was only 14 so i wouldn’t doubt if it is the tapped harmonics solo at the end of anesthesia.
It actually sounds like “One of These Days” by Pink Floyd
Yes I heard that 😉
That would actually be For Whom The Bell Tolls
Cliff was an unique musician ....very open minded....a visionaire
Rubens,
"An" flew into the trade center and started world war 3
@@thecrossedtheroadfund4289 how tf does his spelling mistake have anything to do with 9/11
@@thecrossedtheroadfund4289
Here’s the kind of man to get kicked out of Walmart for insisting that standing in front of a broken bottle machine with a pink thong on in the middle of winter entitles him to being paid 5 cents.
Hearing those Metallica riffs in the original form is priceless
What a waste! 33 yrs ago today the world lost a aspiring musician that was on his way to the top. The Hendrix of the bass, he is just missed so much.
RIP Cliff
Yes a waste, but also immortalised. The world knows who he is.
Man, this is like Hendrix Metal 🤘🏽
A legend in the making right here. Total Primus vibes before Primus was a thing. Man, the things this dude was gonna do in life until tragedy struck. We all missed out on an amazing musical journey with this man here. RIP Cliff, we will always miss you.
Hah ! I had "my name is mud" and "DMV" vibes at the begining.... And parts of Cliff's ' anesthesia' starting to form....
Cliff would have cut his hair short and would have played on Load. We all know it's tragic but we all know it's true.
@Stark Raven I was thinking the same thing. Very Primus like.
@@termsofusepoliceI reckon Cliff would've left during the making of the black album. If you've read enough about him you'll know he was stubborn and always insisted on doing things his own way. I can't see a scenario ending well where Bob Rock tells him to change what he's doing.
@@miketeabag6501there wouldn’t have been a black album with cliff around, I think the entire Metallica history after justice would’ve been completely different, and Justice may have sounded less raw and political
Hi Cliff, how you doin?
i wish i could've met the red mane i've heard he was so much fun. RiP Cliff
not surprised by all the people that think this sounds horrible. i think it sounds very ambitious, an interesting experimentation in sound scape, i like it. interesting disonances, unstructured meter, chromaticism, harsh sounds.
of course it's not structured on popular music, no catchy hooks or choruses here. maybe that is what is turning people off.
***** i think i could launch a strong argument that Cliff was actually the most musically talented member of Metallica, and that his strong song writing abilities are thoroughly displayed in Metallica's earlier material (even into ...And Justice For All).
as far as the stories i have heard and interviews i have read/seen, Cliff was heavily recruited for Metallica and the band even relocated to facilitate his introduction to the band. this seems far from your version of the story where it was needed for "Lars and James telling him to chill". as far as i can tell, it was more like Cliff teaching James and Lars how to write songs after Dave was removed from the band.
gumbilicious1 Cliff studied music. I think he was the most knowledge owning in the band. He composed many songs and he played bass in this way many bass players dont bother thinking about. You can listen to the bass tracks of Master of puppets LP and become amazed. The fact he was playing such experimental noisy stuff and composing "From whom... " way before Metallica shows he was further ahead from the rest of the band. I would bet Metallica would have never been that good without him.
I agree for the most part, Cliff was an important musical influence and he seemed to be using more complex musical concepts than the rest of the band. but he didn't 'study' music formally (at least beyond high school), he wasn't a trained classical musician.
he was influenced by many types of music, and he was a great musician but i am unsure if he even played in HS school band or had any music courses in community college. so it seems like all of his music 'study' was as informal as the rest of the band.
I agree with the initial comment very much so. it's my belief that people with advanced points of view as far as composition and musical possibilities create interesting pieces of art that aren't always pleasing to the ear, or pleasing to the masses. However they may showcase ability beyond the average musician. With that being said the songs approached by these individuals that due breakthrough to a large audience tend to be timeless, accredited, landmarks on their careers and cement their status as visionaries of art and more specifically in this case music.
Almost like an unrefined modern TOOL
metal god. cliff Burton. R. I. P.
I would have loved to have heard Cliff and Jim play together after they polished up their respective sounds.
Baldi Locks I agree! They could’ve made some really awesome alternative free form prog Metal
They did as spastik children , there are some shows floathing around en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spastik_Children
Pink Floyd meets Zeppelin , some pot, a bottle of whiskey and a distortion and wah pedal
At 9:50 there is the typical bass riif from For whom the bell tolls ❤
I actually like how this sounds.
+Keven Klayne the beginning sounded like pre primus ;p
Sounds like Sabbath in 1969!
Yeah I’d love to get an album of this.
@@bluegill2100FOH Sh*t sounds like my BUNGHOLE! GTFOH
It's Amazing!!!
"We 've already acoomplished our goal, we had fun"...that says it all!!
Sometimes I have to remind myself that Cliff is playing a Bass...
Speaking his mind throughout a bass guitar.
This just made my day! had no idea there was any early footage like this of Cliff from back in the day. I've been listening to Metallica since the 1st week of september 86(when I started 7th grade) & been a fan ever since. This has put a big ol' smile on my face today. Thanks for posting.
I can feel the Primus
Also. Is that a fucking bow at 5:30???
that what I was thinking, feel a little bit Pink Floyd in the end, very innovative at the time...
I was more thinking ZAPPA.
You dummies are saying that because there's three members. If there were five with the same sound you wouldn't even think it. Idiots.
I feel a slight King Crimson vibe. ;)
andriy vasylenko should a cover of this it would be awesome
Logan Wilson BMX hard but no impossible
"Show em' what's on the other side of the fence. By all means."-Cliff Burton
You sure did Cliff. You sure did. We'll take it from here.
This has probably been stated already but I think it's pretty cool that Cliff is wielding his Rickenbacker and Jim Martin is playing the same V he flew during all his years in FNM. These men knew what they liked by God!
The Void cliff did use an Aria Pro II and an Alembic bass as well. It's hard to beat a Rick though.
Cliff’s stage presence is unmistakable. He was so young … he would have deserved much more. Love you Cliff. Always in my heart
I love how naturally trippy the colors of the degraded tape are. Man Cliff really knew how to get ethereal sounds of the bass. Taken far too soon. He was like the Jimmy Page of bass guitar.
Now I see where Primus ripped all their tunes from...wow
2 diff styles and Claypool is around teh same age..
I don't see how Primus ripped any of this off. It sounds nothing like them
Primus is more The residents
they were all sorta connected. Kirk was good friends with Claypool. James and especially Cliff were friends with Jim Martin. pretty amazing - Metallica - Primus - Faith No More came out of that lot. all great but very different bands
This must be a joke related to Les Claypool trying out for Metallica after Cliff died
For whom the Bell tolls ;')
Cliff's Compositions are just best !
+GloryDouble7198 stay salty
It's funny how Jim Martin got this reputation as a meathead buttrocker in Faith No More because he played heavy riffs, but he was one of the genuinely weirder people in that band. And of course they turned into a more straightforward alt-rock act after he left.
WIKIPEDIA: Agents of Misfortune, entered the Hayward Area Recreation Department's Battle of the Bands contest in 1981. Their audition was recorded on video and features some of the earliest footage of Burton's trademark playing style. The video also shows Burton playing parts of what would soon be two Metallica songs: his signature bass solo, "(Anesthesia) Pulling Teeth", and the chromatic intro to "For Whom the Bell Tolls".[2] that explaines this
1984
This is the first time I've really heard Cliff speak, awh he seems like such a chill guy
He reminds me of my buddy zander
so young and he was already a bass master
I can’t imagine how amazing this would’ve sounded back in the day. We’ve more or less gotten used to this so I’d love to be in the 70s mindset of this being totally new
Cliff Burton was a prodigy, and a musical genius. Just listen to the intro to "Damage Inc." on the Master Of Puppets album and you'll hear what I mean. Still makes my heart skip a beat after all these years. Mind blowing.
Sounds pretty psychedelic, it's pretty cool.
I always wonder how much more of Cliff we could have.
I really wish he was alive, that would be awesome.
Unlike most people, not just because of Metallica, but first of all, he was a nice guy and also, I would love to see his continuous growth as a musician.
What other albums past Master of Puppets would sound like? The songs, the names, I'm pretty sure most of them would be different.
I don't know if he would leave Metallica, I don't think so, it seems the line-up would last forever if not for the unfortunate event.
Wow early bass solo done in the psychedelic style of Hawkwind with a sparkle of Zeppelin - what a pure gem this is.
Cliff was a visionary in music, sadly we lost him too early.
one of my favorites from Cliff will always be...THE CALL OF KTULU...Cliff on lead Bass just kicks ass in that song...............\\m// \\m//
Agreed.. and not many Metallica fans have realized this!
Big Jim Martin. Retired guitarist and current championship level pumpkin farmer. Total bad ass
That Rickenbacker ugh!! If I ever got to play Cliff’s bass I’d literally cry so hard
Cliff is about 17 to 19 years old in this video, its clear he had real talent as a songwriter and musician. I know Metallica has had some good bass players since Cliff died, but he really was the spark of the band. We miss him.
he was 22 in this video.
he was 24 when he died in 1986, this is 1979.@@Malegys
@@stumpy-my2ww It really isn't. If you look at him when he was in Trauma (1982) & then watch this video, his hair is longer & he just looks older with Agents of Misfortune.. Now compare Cliff what he looked like with Metallica in 1984 & with this video, he's simply identical. ..BECAUSE it was filmed in 1984.
@Malegys sorry but you are completely wrong
@@ballsosteel6394 Prove me wrong with Iron evidence 😀
This guy was and will be a true bass master, I have never seen anybody else playing the bass the way he played it, rip Cliff!!
I’ve got chills and Goose bumps now as I watch this. I was fortunate enough to see Cliff in 86. I guess the heaven’s couldn’t wait, they needed a Bass player. As we all wonder what could have been…
Wow very ahead of its time ! Very alternative before alternative was a thing!
Jim Martin doing the Jimmy Page thing with the violin bow.
These two fellas went on to help pioneer new directions in metal. Pretty cool
That intro sounds like something Primus would do.
...because Primus ripped that sh*t from this sh*t #FACTS
Both Les and Cliff were big time Rush fans
I couldn't sleep at all tonight's I've been binge watching bass riffs and I came across this......Will say this...Cliff inspired me to pick up a bass 3 years ago. Man was the Master of Bass.
Truly amazing footage. Thanks for uploading.
Okay I need this to be remade by someone. Sounds like an actual Cliff Burton-Primus collab. Not to mention it's great on it's own. The little wacky "knew-knew. Waaoooh" from Cliff is just too good.
I got a Pink Floyd vibe, obviously not like the big songs but it would be at home with stuff off Umma Gumma or A Saucerful of Secrets or Meddle.
maybe a Pink Floyd fan would be able to explain this to me... why did they play that song "One of These Days" so much in live concerts? What is the appeal of that particular song? It has nothing special to my ears, besides a bit of echo effect here and there. Besides that it is just numb to my ears...
I only consider the "real" pink floyd to after right up until Dark Side too... after that it's an entirely different band
A time capsule in video format captured in not the best quality, but we are so lucky to have it! This is a true gem. Thanks for sharing. Cliff Burton RIP
"Sometimes when i listen to softer music than what we do, i feel like writing songs like that.
right now though, there’s no time for that.
but one day i’ll think it will happen". Interview: Cliff. September 26th 1986.
For us seasoned Phish fans, this sounds like a well thought out jam
cliff was fucken awsome!!! an innovator...a bass playing pioneer...thanx for posting
i dig this kind of experimental stuff!! its great to see Cliff doing this kinda stuff before Met! proves he got to delve into a lot of stuff before going that route!! nice to see this, thanks for posting!!! as a Cliff fan i appreciate this big time!! He's the reason i started playing!! damn i gotta do more videos, lol!!!
for whom the bell tolls...
Toby Massingale Yes it's there
This sounds feels like a fever dream and I love it
Primus!!! Cliff and Jim were doing this stuff before there was a Primus. Amazing
10:07 for home the bell tolls solo
for whome**
nadav ben simon Whom*
Late but... To Whom*
Ernesto Zarzosa For Whom*
For whom the bell tolls
Cliff and Les Claypool my bass legends, who inspired me to play bass
Two bass legends and both from the Bay Area! I should probably mention I'm also from the Bay Area. Grew up in El Sobrante(also where les and kirk hammet are from), El Cerrito and San Pablo. When I lived in El Cerrito for a couple years I lived half a mile or so down the road from the Metallica house aka the "Metallica Mansion." But I was just a little 3-4 year old boy then(born in 1980) who didn't know metal from a hole in the wall... 😕 Sadly I didn't discover Metallica until I was 12.
@@vio2112 you still discovered them though
@@RunningWolf-qu5cr Indeed. And even though that was The Black Album era, the first Metallica CD I actually bought was Ride the Lightning. IIRC I really liked the cover art and album title, so I went with it first.
Damn, Cliff was one of a kind! Metallica WITH Cliff and Mustaine, what would that have been like? 3 of the greatest at playing their instruments and Lars who is the quintessential rockstar, I don't get excited about his playing BUT I love it when he opens his mouth! I want to hear every damn word that comes out of his mouth!
s Humphrey Lars' genius lies in his ability to Write incredible drum patterns to go with Hetfield's thunderous riffing (at least Pre Load) ... and in his musical arrangement ideas ~
I often imagine what Metallica would be like with Cliff, Mustaine, Lars and Hetfield...
s Humphrey cliff and dave did play in metallica together
I think Dave was closer to Cliff than the other 3,,, probably due to sharing the same crowd pleasing Wildness of character ~
danielll342 I know they played together but for what 6 months or less. Several albums would have been interesting
no life till leather demo i believe they were both on it
tthe interview at the end, is the longest interview I've ever seen with Cliff actually talking.
thank you man for the upload...very rare...
I ALWAYS IMAGINE AN ALTERNATE UNIVERSE WHERE CLIFF IS STILL ALIVE AND IS STILL JAMMING WITH JAMES , LARS AND KIRK....
He woulda left when he got bass killed on AJFA. Maybe did a reunion but look at Newstead for career path similarity. Maybe even replaced by Newstead still. Stranger things have happened! Who really knows.
In the enventuality he wouldn't die I would have seen him doing collaborations with people like mikael akerfeldt and some others less and non conventionnal musicians.
Ulrich and co. are so so pale in terms of creativity compared to Cliff Burton....
There is a reason Ulrich said Cliff was the band's soul.
9:09 that's from the end of Anesthesia - Pulling Teeth cliff's bass solo on cliff em all.
thank you so much for posting this..
Straight outta Castro Valley! Faith No More's Big Jim Martin and Metallica's Cliff Burton playing in Hayward's Battle of the Bands. You can hear "When the Bell Tolls" infamous opening notes in Cliff's solo. This belongs in the Smithsonian.
There’s a song called “For whom the bell tolls.” I have know idea what song you’re fucking talking about.
@user-ux1vj9vx7s when the bell tolls is the alternate version where chuck mosley and mike patton do a duette.
I used to have a Metallica bootleg where this sounded like Cliff's "Anesthesia" solo (which wasn't like what was the album). The tone he got out of that setup was fucking amazing. He made that bass almost sound like a demented pipe organ it was so heavy.
Very ambitious. Can definitely hear all the classic bands and great players influence on them. As kids, we all emulated our heroes.
Most under rated video on utube
The lady who interviewed them at the end is so nice! As a musician it's great when you find people with an encouraging attitude like that.
Hello Mr.Krinkle, How are you today?
감사합니다, 넘 좋하은 완전 였날 Cliff Burton 형님 영상 올려줘서요~ 감사합니다.
I can only imagine what this sounded like live, these 40+ year old tapes don't do it justice
wowww que poderoso video de los inicios de cliff burton con su banda---una joya---
Metallica and Faith No More right here folks.
Thank you so much for this music. I feel like I have just found another piece of my musical soul. :)
Wooow!! First time I watch this... thanks a lot!! Burton was an amazing bass player..... tomorrow I'll listen the kill em all
hell yea for whom the bell tols
thank's for uploading it RIP cliff burton
dat rickenbacker tho
I HAVE NEVER SEEN THIS IN MY LIFE AND I HAVE BEEN LISTENING TO METALLICA FOR 19 YEARS THIS IS AWESOME DUDE CLIFF LIVE FOR EVER YEEAAHH
Nobody plays a four string quite like you do Cliff!! Thank You!!
After watching this. It's like Cliff is summoning a demon out from his bass guitar while head banging possessed
My name is Mud.....
Mr. Krinkle!...
Javier Martínez CRINKLE ON...this is that tune!!!!!
No
RIP Cliff.A true innovator.Glad I watched.
Jim Martin and Mike Bordin, this is almost Faith no more with Cliff on Bass.. I'm blown away at this video..
Very King Crimson. Awesome.
heard this and it inspired me to make a bassline I improvised in 5 minutes instead of paying attention to building trades class
This is so far ahead of its time.
When musicians get faded and don’t care what you think, they play what they want and that’s how it should be.
9:03 anesthesia part
Also sounds a lot like Pink Floyd's "One Of These Days, the part playing before the prototype For Whom The School Bell Tolls
Why did this say "1984"? That's Lightning's year.
It said 79-81 read it
Video intro wrongly says 1984. Watch it!
this is the Hayward Area Recreation Department's audition event in 1981.
BasementShopGuy i would believe between 79 and 82
His for whom the bell tolls on his bass guitar was absolutely the best performance ever before he joined Metallica from December of 1982 until his death in September of 1986.
It's like Primus before Primus, loved this.
This is Mind Blowing (:. Epic FIRE GREATNESS PERIOD (:. I think had Cliff lived he would have road the Metallica wave for awhile but eventually branched out into different experimental groups too progress his own musical creativity and take it too newer levels of mastery (:. He reminded me too much of a John Bonham or Jimmy Hendrix who through his own instrument was creating as he went (: lol him (:. RIP. Cliff EM ALL (:
Trueeeee
It's even possible Metallica could have become the vehicle for that experimentation. I know they were planning on firing Lars after the Puppets tour, but then Cliff died so they went in a totally different direction than they would have. I'm sure their next album would have been metal, but James Hetfield talked about Husker Du being something he was listening to in that video interview with him and Cliff (somewhere on youtube, possibly Cliff's last interview iirc); Zen Arcade had a lot of out-there stuff, and James was also into stuff like Laibach. They did ultimately veer off the metal path, anyway, so I think it would just have been sooner and in a different direction than the one they did take.
Viewing this makes me realize...Metallica was just holding him back.Cliff was on a whole other musical plain
Really they weren’t. They were allowing him to build a style by teaching them ideas in music theory.
I am not sure you know much about Metallica if you think they were holding back cliff
Just like they are doing to Robert Trujillo. His playing was more inventive in Suicidal and Infectious Grooves.
But hard to incorporate funk into Metallica.
What I think he means by “holding Cliff back” is that in here we can clearly hear Cliff’s bass, and we can see how he solos and takes lead in a lot of the song. Which in Metallica you can barely hear him and he didn’t solo as much besides in concerts
So happy this tape survived. A really awesome look into the beginning of it all.
Edit: I love the Primus vibes 🤘
when cliff begins his solo the rest of the band can barely make themselves heard. Cliff displaces everything and everyone. Love you Cliff