[QUOTE=metal_milita]Same.
Someone said something about how Jason looked very out of place with Metallica, I totally disagree with that.[/QUOTE]


Claypool tryed out for Metallica the same time as Newsted did. Claypool is an awesome bassist, but he would be totally out of place in Metallica. Primus is a great band for Claypool.

[QUOTE=metal_milita]Not that I'm bashing Rob, but his performance leaves me cold and his image just makes Metallica seem like an everyday trucker band (don't ask me to explain, i have no clue why :confused: ).[/QUOTE]
:lol:

[QUOTE=I'mhungryForASandwich]Claypool tryed out for Metallica the same time as Newsted did. Claypool is an awesome bassist, but he would be totally out of place in Metallica. Primus is a great band for Claypool.[/QUOTE]

Jason was out of place with metallica too, though, and in my opinion claypool is the better bassist...So it surprises me that he wasn't picked over jason, but your right, claypool did fit very well in primus

[QUOTE=llauoykcuf]Jason was out of place with metallica too, though, and in my opinion claypool is the better bassist...So it surprises me that he wasn't picked over jason, but your right, claypool did fit very well in primus[/QUOTE]
Jason only felt out of place because the other band members did not give him enough credit/creativity etc. He wasn't out of place becaues he wasn't the right man for the job (IMO).

What is Jason doing now, I know he is not with Echobrain or Ozzy, he must be still playing with Voivod. I read in an old interview that James shot down alot of Jason's ideas because his(Jason's) riffs sounded like Black Sabbath.

yeah jason is still playing with voivod. i love rob as metallica's bassist, i mean seriously the guy is so hard not to love, watch him play battery its incredible how nuts he goes and how fast he can pluck, also he has the most powerful power stance of any guitarist ive seen. jason was a good bass player i liked all of his little interlude things he did live, however i dont think he was creative enough on stage, he just follows the guitars

The reason why he followed the guitars was because most of the riffs were wrote that way, IIRC.

As far as the whole bassist issue goes, and I've said this before, I believe that Rob is the most skilled of their three, but Jason had the most stage presence. I have started taking a liking to the crabwalk, though. It's teh pawnage.

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[QUOTE=lecky]yeah jason is still playing with voivod. i love rob as metallica's bassist, i mean seriously the guy is so hard not to love, watch him play battery its incredible how nuts he goes and how fast he can pluck, also he has the most powerful power stance of any guitarist ive seen. jason was a good bass player i liked all of his little interlude things he did live, however i dont think he was creative enough on stage, he just follows the guitars[/QUOTE]

I think jason was plenty creative enough. Rob just looks weird IMO with metallica.

I wonder if Jason will have regrets about leaving Metallica, I dont think he would go crawling back and I would say the decision is final, I doubt they would take him back.

[QUOTE=6stringslinger]I wonder if Jason will have regrets about leaving Metallica, I dont think he would go crawling back and I would say the decision is final, I doubt they would take him back.[/QUOTE]
they are not going to kick out rob for jason.

Though, I would perfer Jason.

Does Robert ever use a pick? All the vids I've seen including one on SKOM he used no pick. What do you guys think if metallica found a female bassist like the one that did seek and destroy on SKOM. Wouldn't that be cool or what?

[QUOTE=PepsiMetal]Does Robert ever use a pick? All the vids I've seen including one on SKOM he used no pick. What do you guys think if metallica found a female bassist like the one that did seek and destroy on SKOM. Wouldn't that be cool or what?[/QUOTE]
i dunno, i dont usually like girls in bands for some reason.

No, I don't think Rob uses a pick.

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Rob is super good at fast plucking, i think thats cooler than playing with a pick

[QUOTE=FlyingPaul_83]Rob is super good at fast plucking, i think thats cooler than playing with a pick[/QUOTE]
Newsted was an awesome pick bassist though. You have to give him that.

Didn't Newsted want to get back into Metallica?

I thought the girl that did Seek & Destroy ****en rocked, she could be the bassist for my (Uncreated) band anyday!

[QUOTE=vashts80]But you totally miss my point. James writes all the riffs except the solos. Kirk just plays the lead riffs that James writes.[/QUOTE]


Actually, James doesnt write all the riffs, kirk wrote the main riff in enter sandman

Rob actually does use a pick sometimes, according to a few interviews I read, but it's fingers 99.9% of the time.

Edit: sg_sacrifiice: Okay, James writes 99.8% of the riffs. Happy? He still writes a hell of a lot more than Kirk ever did/does.

[QUOTE=vashts80]Rob actually does use a pick sometimes, according to a few interviews I read, but it's fingers 99.9% of the time.

Edit: sg_sacrifiice: Okay, James writes 99.8% of the riffs. Happy? He still writes a hell of a lot more than Kirk ever did/does.[/QUOTE]

ya, i know, im just puttin it out there, and ya james does seem a lot better than kirk, i still love kirks classic solos

so is metallica for sure gonna release another album?

I'd say for sure.

The Metallica website says they are now in the studio. To get to the part of the website where it says this you have to have a password or be in the Metclub or whatever.

I think they might be in the studio for a while, i heard rumors about an album this summer, I kind of doubt that......but I have been wrong once or twice in my life

[QUOTE=sg_sacrifice]so is metallica for sure gonna release another album?[/QUOTE]
I expect they will be realeasing albums even after all the original members are dead.

[QUOTE=sg_sacrifice]Actually, James doesnt write all the riffs, kirk wrote the main riff in enter sandman[/QUOTE]
And that's such a good song :p

im sorry but i dont find pick bassists to be nearly as skillful as pluckers, i mean any half decent guitarist can play bass with a pick, its the plucking where its at. rob and cliff are/were both better than jason IMO (although again i love jasons interludes)... still i dunno im gunna have to say i love them all and what theyve done for metallica, and i can leave it at that

But no matter what you say, there's only one real bassist for metallica, Cliff Burton, no matter how good he is, he was one of the original four (assuming that metallica wasn't a real band until "KEA")

[QUOTE=Pisungen]But no matter what you say, there's only one real bassist for metallica, Cliff Burton, no matter how good he is, he was one of the original four (assuming that metallica wasn't a real band until "KEA")[/QUOTE]
No. They have all done there part for Metallica and are/were all real bassists for metallica

thankyou mxican thats what i was tryin to say

[QUOTE=MXican]No. They have all done there part for Metallica and are/were all real bassists for metallica[/QUOTE]

Ofc they've all done something for metallica, but what I'm saying is that they'll never get a bassist that have been trough the same stuff as the other James, Lars and Kirk has... They've started their career together, and no-one will be able to get in and be like one of the others... see my point? A bassist isn't all about skill...

[QUOTE=metal guitar]I went to a party last night and watched Cliif Em All, Cliff was brilliant. :cool:[/QUOTE]

I really want that, but i can never find it :angry:

[QUOTE=Pisungen]But no matter what you say, there's only one real bassist for metallica, Cliff Burton, no matter how good he is, he was one of the original four (assuming that metallica wasn't a real band until "KEA")[/QUOTE]

Cliff wasnt the origional metallica bassist, just like Kirk wasnt the origional guitarist.

[QUOTE=shadow_stalker]Cliff wasnt the origional metallica bassist, just like Kirk wasnt the origional guitarist.[/QUOTE]

That's why i wrote assuming that it all started on KEA...................

Btw. anyone got the answer on why they offen play tune ½ step down live?

[QUOTE=metal guitar]You have to get it online, I've never seen it in a shop.[/QUOTE]

I hate ordering online, unless it is off amazon, i will wait till someone i know has it then steal it off them :lol:

[QUOTE=shadow_stalker]Cliff wasnt the origional metallica bassist, just like Kirk wasnt the origional guitarist.[/QUOTE]
Who was the original bassist then?

[QUOTE=metal guitar]You have to get it online, I've never seen it in a shop.[/QUOTE]

It's not even buyable in denmark! :(

[QUOTE=Metal_Head_617]Who was the original bassist then?[/QUOTE]

I beleive it was Ron McGovney... Or was it DeeDee?

[QUOTE=Pisungen]I beleive it was Ron McGovney... Or was it DeeDee?[/QUOTE]

I think it was the first one.