Rehab needed. I think i have a Cliff Burton addiction....

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I still think this is the most badass performance I've seen. The sheer energy and attitude Cliff has on this performance is incredible.
And I still remember saying to myself the first time I've seen this video "When I grow up, I wanna be like Cliff Burton".
He was the very best.
 
SBlue said:
I still think this is the most badass performance I've seen. The sheer energy and attitude Cliff has on this performance is incredible.
And I still remember saying to myself the first time I've seen this video "When I grow up, I wanna be like Cliff Burton".
He was the very best.
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Me too!! Love that one! Cliff was so original from the tones to the clothes, etc. He loved his family and wasn't embarrassed about who he was and just did his thing and didn't give a crap. He was cool and didn't have to try.

I think James struggled so much with Cliff's death because in addition to losing your friend right in front of you, he looked up to him and respected him.

I was only 16 when Cliff passed but that year I dove right in to Metallica and was becoming a super fan. My friends and I were planning on seeing Metallica a few weeks later in Germany, right near where we lived. Would have loved to have seen him play.
 
romanianreaper said:
Me too!! Love that one! Cliff was so original from the tones to the clothes, etc. He loved his family and wasn't embarrassed about who he was and just did his thing and didn't give a crap. He was cool and didn't have to try.

I think James struggled so much with Cliff's death because in addition to losing your friend right in front of you, he looked up to him and respected him.

I was only 16 when Cliff passed but that year I dove right in to Metallica and was becoming a super fan. My friends and I were planning on seeing Metallica a few weeks later in Germany, right near where we lived. Would have loved to have seen him play.
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Cliff was the most badass musician in my book. He 100% represent what a metal musician was to me. Like you mentioned, from his playing, to his stage presence, to his clothe and his attitude. To me, he was followed, close second, by Lemmy.
And I'm not even a bass player!
 
I loved and respected Cliff during his era as much as anyone but I hate it when people postulate with utter conviction, "this is what Cliff/Metallica would've done if he hadn't died". No one knows, not even Cliff, because the future hadn't happened yet. Also, people change with age and success so it's unwise to speculate what he would've done at age 27 vs 22.
 
thegame said:
I loved and respected Cliff during his era as much as anyone but I hate it when people postulate with utter conviction, "this is what Cliff/Metallica would've done if he hadn't died". No one knows, not even Cliff, because the future hadn't happened yet. Also, people change with age and success so it's unwise to speculate what he would've done at age 27 vs 22.
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I agree with you. We can't tell what would've happened if he was still alive. That's why I celebrate his time in the band so much... because that was it. Once he was gone, there is no more ifs... because it won't ever happen again.
 
I think it's safe to say if he was still alive he would be following his heart and soul, not the flavor of the fucking month.

"What would Cliff do?"
RIP
 
SBlue said:
I still think this is the most badass performance I've seen. The sheer energy and attitude Cliff has on this performance is incredible.
And I still remember saying to myself the first time I've seen this video "When I grow up, I wanna be like Cliff Burton".
He was the very best.
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I was in the crowd for that -- August 31st 1985 at the Oakland A's stadium

This is the song I remember from that day

 
Fiesta Red said:
I was in the crowd for that -- August 31st 1985 at the Oakland A's stadium

This is the song I remember from that day

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You're a lucky man!!!
I remember reading at the time, on a Metal publication in Brazil(might've been the one named Rock Brigade),don't know if it's true or not, that Cronos, from Venom, was at that concert, and was caught crying during For Whom The Bell Tolls, and when noticing the reporter was kind of surprised to see him crying, he replied "These have to be the most beautiful lyrics I've ever heard".
I would've paid good money to see that in person!
 
thegame said:
I loved and respected Cliff during his era as much as anyone but I hate it when people postulate with utter conviction, "this is what Cliff/Metallica would've done if he hadn't died". No one knows, not even Cliff, because the future hadn't happened yet. Also, people change with age and success so it's unwise to speculate what he would've done at age 27 vs 22.
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Thanks to the lack of bass, every time I play AJFA, I always wonder what it would’ve sounded like with Cliff and what other songs they would have written with his inclusion.

They were going the Justice direction anyway but it would’ve been fascinating to see the difference in songs. I don’t think we would have the Black Album though if Cliff was alive. They still would be huge though.
 
SBlue said:
You're a lucky man!!!
I remember reading at the time, on a Metal publication in Brazil(might've been the one named Rock Brigade),don't know if it's true or not, that Cronos, from Venom, was at that concert, and was caught crying during For Whom The Bell Tolls, and when noticing the reporter was kind of surprised to see him crying, he replied "These have to be the most beautiful lyrics I've ever heard".
I would've paid good money to see that in person!
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The real reason Cronos was crying was because, only 1 year before that, Metallica was opening for Venom!
 
thegame said:
The real reason Cronos was crying was because, only 1 year before that, Metallica was opening for Venom!
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LOL!!! True!
At that time, most everyone who headlined a concert with Metallica on the bill was crying a lot!!!
 
It's hard to imagine what Metallica would have done for that next album but I imagine it would have retained a bit of thrash on most of the songs.

Metallica were heavy as hell but goofy offstage. I think that bus accident just shifted something and even they knew they couldn't ever capture that sound they had together.
 
It’s easy to get wrapped up in all things Cliff. He had that raw, unfiltered style that made him stand out, even in a band as huge as Metallica.
 
SBlue said:
I still think this is the most badass performance I've seen. The sheer energy and attitude Cliff has on this performance is incredible.
And I still remember saying to myself the first time I've seen this video "When I grow up, I wanna be like Cliff Burton".
He was the very best.
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I was at that show in Oakland. The sound was pretty muddy for Metallicas set from where I was sitting but it didn't matter , they pretty much stole the show. Scorpions and Y&T were great also

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