People don't realize how lucky the world is to have that footage.

>bass is getting shredded to pieces >zooms in on guitars going 0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0

James: _"Are you ready to get your teeth pulled?"_ The crowd: ᵂᵒᵒᵒ

Cliff was the Eddie Van Halen of the bass. Absolute genius of sound.

The reason they left the “bass solo take one” in on the final mix of kill em all is because they thought that people wouldn’t believe somebody could play this solo in one take.

I love Cliff's stage character He was always chilled His neck was not

Cliff didn't die, god needed a new bass teacher.

He was only 21 years old at that time...that's insane. The amount of talent for a such young guy.

Fun fact: Cliff wrote Anesthesia when he was only 14.

Probably the most talented member of Metallica in its history. What a tragic loss.

Nobody: Lars' drums: *starts vaping*

James: Are you ready to do it cliff? Cliff: *incomprehensible bass noises*

Hetfield: Are you ready to get your teeth pulled? Audience: nervous laughter

2:34 Lars missing the transition again, love Cliff gesturing to him to start already

lyrics: Are you ready to get your teeth pulled? Are you ready to do it cliff? Mr Cliff Burton alright.

You can tell he was classically trained because the intro of the solo are alternating minor and major arpeggios. Pure genius

Cliff didn't die. God just wanted his teeth pulled.

Soundcheck guy: Cliff, how much distorsion you need for Anestesia? Cliff: Yes!

Holy shit, Cliff makes that look easy, I can say he is the best in his genre.

Cliff: *shreding* Camera guy: oh look, they are the guitarrist :0

0:00 imagine not knowing the song and then listening to james say that

3:42 I love how James and Kirk just pop out aggressively out of nowhere

In this song: Bassist:James Hetfield and kirk hammett Lead guitarist:cliff burton Drummer:Lars Ulrich

1:51 This guy just now recovered from the shock of an amazing bass solo and realized he should have his fist in the air.

So honored, privileged, and blessed to say that I saw Cliff and Metallica open for Ozzy back in 86. Still have the shirts and the ticket. One of my most prized concerts from back in the day. God bless you Cliff, rest in peace.

James Hetfield Doing dad jokes on stage since 1981

2:36 that was just spectacular.

I love that cliff always improvised. His own shit was too easy for him.

Reporter: cliff why does your bass sound like lead guitar Cliff: yes

I like how cliff was going crazy and they focused on Kirk and James playing an open string

You can tell that Cliff loved what he did. He loved to play. He loved to make music. He left us way to early and I still wonder where Metallica would be, if he didn't die in the bus accident. Dude was a beast. Dude could be looking like he got Cousin It dancing on his head and still not miss a single beat.

Cliff is Lemmy's alter ego. Cliff's head was still banging in his sleep. When an ENTIRE band moves for a bass player, then the bass player means something.

Bass solo take one

2:34 Lars timing free since 1981

ok now tell me that this isn't the worlds best bassist

This is why Cliff is one of the 3 greatest metal bassists of all time Geezer Butler, Steve Harris and Cliff Burton. What legends

2:34 "Hey Lars play the drums"

This Song Will Never Be Played Like This Again. fact

That bass scream at 1:49 blows my mind every single time I hear it.

35 years since his death today, what a timeless masterpiece this is.

Never EVER heard a bass played like that in my life. Complete awesomess.

Now it's 32 years without our Master of Bass😯😢

To me this man will always be the Jimi Hendrix of bass guitar....y'all can't tell me nothing!!!

I get emotional every time I watch this. Cliff left such an impact on my music in such a way at only 9. Of course I didn’t get to see him in my lifetime but his music along with Metallica really helped me through some hard times, and they are honestly why I still stick to music today, especially bass and guitar.

Today is 33 years without the master, rest easy Cliff

Could you imagine being some hair band in the 80's and goin'"OK, Metallica are done,we're up!"

This day is now officially 'Cliff Burton Day' and i guess there isn't any better way to celebrate it other than watching this classic again!

Cliff was definitely the best bass player and arguably the best guitar player in the world

when i was a kid i never thought much of the bass as an instrument until i heard this song for the first time. cliff showed what can happen when an instrument is pushed past it's supposed limit and what true talent can do.

I swear Cliff headbangs in reverse. Epic!

the way he switches from clean to distorted with the wah is beautiful

It’s Pure Metal. Look at Kirk & James as they join in at the end of Cliff’s solo. Just like the Jazz artists of the 50 s. Just Pure emotion & Passion. Fuk, I miss this Awesome kind of new Sound that was coming out in the 1980s.

2:15... love the ultra quick hand wipe on the back of his trousers.

2:33 Lars aggravating bandmates since 83

Cliff, was a monstrous musician!!! Rip brother. Thanks from Italy for sharing!

Cliff and my younger brother passed away on the same day, just many years apart.. I hope they met.

I would argue this is better than the studio recording

I had my Mettalica shirt on when I went to get a dental implant and bone graft (opposite side). The sergeon played this song for me hahaha. It helped keep my mind off the surgery for a while...

This is why cliff is not only hands down my favorite member of Metallica but the goat bassist in all of metal. Some come close but none surpass.

Lost Cliff on this day in 1986 rest in peace Orion

Cliff was surely the stand out musician in the band.

Imagine And justice for all but with Cliff on bass

Nobody: James: *aggressively points at you*

Whenever I get into bouts of Metallica, I always make it a point to come back to this video. Truly a snapshot of history. Rest in Power, Cliff. You're with your brother and parents now, rocking it with all the greats. Forever revered as a god of bass.

As long as this song exists , Cliff will be alive.

31 years today since that tragic night in Sweden.... Still unforgotten. Rest in Loundness Legend

I’m 22 years old so obviously my time on Earth missed Cliff’s by a little bit. His bass playing and songwriting have inspired me and brought me so much joy and it’s insane to think I’m older now than he was when he wrote the song originally and played it here. What a legend, rest in peace Cliff Burton 🤘

This is their best song. Cliff was the greatest bassist ever...

2:37 he signals lars, wipes his right hand and wipes his left hand twice without you noticing tomorrow is his death day! 9-27-86 r.i.p. cliff

3:23 his playing literally caused earthquakes

"In his teenage years, Burton developed an interest in rock, classical, country and eventually heavy metal. He began playing the bass at age 13, after the death of his brother, who died from a brain aneurysm. His parents quoted him as saying, "I'm going to be the best bassist for my brother." He practiced up to six hours per day (even after he joined Metallica)." Source -Wikipedia

i'm really glad that this recording exists. i can't imagine that there's a ton of videos of cliff playing this live. i always come back to this and "portrait of tracy" to remind myself what my goals are as a bassist.

3:42 : Me and the boys when there's pizza

Now I understand why playing bass for Metallica is a tough gig, and the rest of the band struggles to accept any replacement...there is no fucking replacement. It's like Ozzy with Randy Rhodes...on the new show with his son, even the mention of Randy brings Ozzy to tears.

Cliff was a genius. He was definitely on another level. Not to mean they are not good, but Jason and Rob can’t be compared to him. Not only this, he left his mark on all Metallica songs until his death, especially for whom the bell tolls and Orion.

Still one of the best moments in all of metal history. Music history. Pristine, serene, and scathing brutality all in one.

We have adopted Anesthesia (pulling teeth) as a seminal piece by Metallica. However I really think this is a stand alone piece of music that really shows the true talent of Cliff. Don't get me wrong. I like metallica. But Cliff was on another level.

Probably the greatest ever Cliff footage... and how lucky are we someone recorded it and posted it on KZfaq

CLIFF’EM ALL R.I.P🖤~September 27~

wow, cliff playing lead and bass at the same time!! rip sir!! the greatest

Long haired man violates and destroys defensless bass

4:00 James Hatfield plays the entire slayer discography

Unparalelled bass player, Cliff made his own mold then broke it, Love Jason and Roberto and they do him an honor by continuing to play it live, but holy fuvk that dude had molten fire at his fingertips! Rest In Power Cliff, a true LEGEND!

This is gonna be a long comment but oh well here we go. I picked up the bass back in 2016 on my 13th birthday because of all the talented bassist I discovered by digging through a bunch of music. Bassist like Geddy Lee, John Paul Jones, Duff, and David Ellefson. The funny thing is that I only stumbled upon cliffs great talent 3 years into learning bass. The first clip I saw of him shredding the way he does was this show. This guy completely made me re think about what I was doing on the bass guitar man. I was used to playing simple walking bass lines and really keeping the groove, which is what the bass serves in many songs. But Cliff taught me other wise. I started a band a few years ago and I like to think that I am carrying a very small torch of cliff’s technique to my band. I am not in anyway, shape, or form saying that I am the second coming of cliff, no one will ever be. I guess what Im trying to say is thank you Mr. Cliff Burton for inspiring me and many others to learn a whole other side of bass playing.

1:04 ~ He reaches into his back pocket and pulls out even *more* talent then puts it on the strings

Happy birthday Cliff, you are the reason I picked up the bass. RIP

Happy 60th Birthday Cliff, we all miss you so damn much.

Crazy to think how young he was in this video and what he could've become. RIP Cliff.

I like post Cliff Metallica, Jason did fine and Robert does fine, I have no complaints there, but it'll never be this good again.

Someone had a handshake with him. The hand shattered.

34 years ago today we lost arguably the best bassist of all time. Thanks to the ace of spades that he drew in the card game he took kirk's bed and unintentionally saved his life. RIP Cliff Burton.

Marshalls and a. Ric . I can't ask you to come back but thx for being here! I love you!

This is like Eruption for bass

1:48 I love that part :) 3:08 he was so touchy-feely with his bass, from his vibrato to those rakes and slides, and the way he grabs those harmonics, which I think is just incredible.. that’s why no one else sounds like Cliff Burton, he was one of a kind.

Cliff was 21 or 22 at the time when they released this in Kill em all. He also shared his knowledge on classical theory to James and Kirk. Imagine what he could've learned and accomplished if that crash never happened.

A light that shines twice as bright lives half as long, RIP Cliff

CLIFF BURTON WAS FOREVER THE BEST

This legendary bass solo is untouchable but I like how cliff destroys that yehaw tone with the bass at 3:42

Watching on Cliffs birthday. Happy birthday Cliff!!!!!!

Such a shame we never got to see Cliff evolve. Who knows what direction the band would have gone.