Best Metallica Bassist ? on Wall of Mouths

Best Metallica Bassist ?

Started by Muskeg (Yes, It's me.) in Other Bands & Artists

Dont all vote for cliff :p

1.Ron McGovney
2.Cliff Burton
3.Jason Newsted
4.Robert Trujillo

(Before changing the message boards’ software in August 2007 this discussion contained a poll, which may return in the future)

Posted on Tue, 10 July 2007 at 21:55

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hoochalobster’s post on Tue, 10 July 2007 at 22:34 was deleted by a moderator

Taunty Dan wrote:

Squall wrote:
Dont all vote for cliff :p

Oops - forgot to add poll

1.Ron McGovney
2.Cliff Burton
3.Jason Newsted
4.Robert Trujillo

HOOCH ! :D

is Hooch the fifth option? Cos i’ll go for hooch. I haven’t actually heard her but i’m thinking she’s neither dead OR shite.

Posted on Tue, 10 July 2007 at 22:43

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Muskeg (Yes, It's me.) wrote:

Jason was my fave. :)

Posted on Tue, 10 July 2007 at 22:58

Gimme Back My Brainsaw wrote:

Robert Trujillo cus he looks like a monkey

Posted on Tue, 10 July 2007 at 23:12

Graeme55? (Graeme Williams) wrote:

im going for robert as he was fucking amazing at download last year, especially when he did orion, i know cliif did that originally but dont get me wrong cliff is amazing but rob has more complexity in his playing, and i like those sort of players.

Posted on Wed, 11 July 2007 at 02:28

realityfuck (Richard Splash) wrote:

I liked Jason. Plus, fair play to him for leaving the band once the guy in the blue sweater got involved.

Posted on Wed, 11 July 2007 at 05:52

KJC Dublin (Karl) wrote:

As a technical bass player, definitely Rob, as a songwriter definitely Cliff.

Look how shit their songwriting went after the good man died.

Posted on Wed, 11 July 2007 at 07:58

Kill_Hill (Brendan) wrote:

Went for Cliff as he was on their greatest album, MOP. Rob is good and all but he hasn’t even appeared on a record, plus when he plays live he pulls this ‘I’m gonna have a shit’ pose that doesn’t do it for me.

Posted on Wed, 11 July 2007 at 09:59

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kossu (Petri Koskiniemi) wrote:

Burton for sure! Newsted and Trujillo have done their job also excellent but Burton was the MAN!

Posted on Wed, 11 July 2007 at 10:41

#11

buffalo-boy wrote:

I am such a fan I won’t even dignify this with a vote! Rob is here and now I’ll just respect that.

Why Ron McGovney - who is going to vote for him for crying out loud?!! :D

Posted on Wed, 11 July 2007 at 10:44

#12

Muskeg (Yes, It's me.) wrote:

Why Not :D

He did play bass for metallica after all :D

Posted on Thu, 12 July 2007 at 14:53

#13

Tubthumper (Scott) wrote:

Where the fuck is Bob Rock?

Posted on Thu, 12 July 2007 at 15:02

#14

Muskeg (Yes, It's me.) wrote:

The question IS - who would vote for HIM :D

Posted on Thu, 12 July 2007 at 15:52

#15

Tubthumper (Scott) wrote:

:D:D

Posted on Thu, 12 July 2007 at 16:24

#16

fatboy wrote:

KJC Dublin wrote:
As a technical bass player, definitely Rob, as a songwriter definitely Cliff.

Look how shit their songwriting went after the good man died.

Have to agree on that. I doubt Cliff would’ve played on the Black album.

Posted on Fri, 13 July 2007 at 13:47

#17

Muskeg (Yes, It's me.) wrote:

Pretty hard when youre dead :D

Posted on Fri, 13 July 2007 at 15:30

#18

buffalo-boy wrote:

Posted on Mon, 16 July 2007 at 13:20

#19

deadsetgav wrote:

Add Canadian record producer and 5th Metallica Bob Rock to the poll goddamnit!

Posted on Mon, 16 July 2007 at 14:54

#20

Dennis wrote:

I couldn’t really care less out of all of them, other than Rob looks the coolest.

The bassist is hardly the most essential member of a band like Metallica, is he?

Posted on Mon, 16 July 2007 at 15:01

#21

KJC Dublin (Karl) wrote:

With Metallica,

definitely not. Anything a Metallica bass player does is drowned out by overloud guitars.

If you don’t believe me, check out devil’s dance or whatever the tune is called on Reload. in the beginning you hear bass nicely, as soon as the guitar kicks in, bye bye bass…

Posted on Mon, 16 July 2007 at 15:32

#22

The Auto Surgeon (Mark) wrote:

kossu wrote:
Burton for sure! Newsted and Trujillo have done their job also excellent but Burton was the MAN!

I’m with you on this one - Burton :cool:

Posted on Mon, 16 July 2007 at 18:42

#23

Rob_a (Rob Alderman) wrote:

Jason because I have grown up listening to him.
Cliff played well, but I don’t feel the same kind of ‘relationship’ if you get what I mean?

Posted on Mon, 16 July 2007 at 19:20

#24

The Auto Surgeon (Mark) wrote:

That’s totally understandable mate.

Posted on Mon, 16 July 2007 at 20:15

#25

deadsetgav wrote:

I think listening to ‘Orion’ should answer the question to the poll.

Posted on Tue, 17 July 2007 at 07:44

#26

Kill_Hill (Brendan) wrote:

yep thats a bang on statement.

Posted on Tue, 17 July 2007 at 09:59

#27

deadsetgav wrote:

You have to look at what each bassist brought to the band… the difference in songwriting is massive between Kill ‘Em All (mostly written before Cliff joined) and Ride The Lightning, then you get Master of Puppets!

Jason brough gurning to the band and Rob took that on board and added a funny frog walk.

Sure Rob can play but does he really add anything? - I guess we will find out in about 2 years when they actually bother to finish the album / therapy sessions.

Posted on Tue, 17 July 2007 at 11:54

#28

Muskeg (Yes, It's me.) wrote:

They dont do therapy anymore and havent done for 4 years.

Posted on Tue, 17 July 2007 at 16:25