How much does a fan pay for a Cliff Burton autograph?
I have been listening to Metallica for nearly 20 years, and it's only recently that I have learned just how much of their early sound was Cliff. I'd always heard that he was a great bassist but never really noticed or could pick out by ear what he was doing. For example I had no idea that what I was hearing on things like the intro to For Whom the Bell Tolls or the solos (two of them!) on Orion were actually Cliff and not a guitar. I always assumed it was just the guitars with some type of effect muddying the tone when really it was the bass sounding like a legit guitar. I feel like my brain just exploded learning that some of my favorite parts of the first three albums that I've listened to for years were not guitars but just Cliff playing the bass like a madman.
Every year on September 27th I start my day with these four songs, to both appreciate and enjoy the work of his life:
-Anesthesia (pulling teeth), to show what he would become
-For Whom The Bell Tolls, for that wicked solo and how he played as a part of the band
-Orion, because it was his best composition up until his death, and a masterpiece as a whole that shows his writing prowess and playing skill
-To Live Is Go Die, to remember him and his life, along with the rest of the band
I hope some of you try this out today, have a good one everybody
