I know Paul, and I greatly respect your opinion. I just get tired of the anti-Cliff rhetoric. As far as both of those guys go, the first three albums alone put them in a class worthy of respect. I've stood in front of both of them when they were giving it their all, and half the people on here would give their right nut for half the talent they displayed. I've also stood in front of Ellefson, Stanley Clarke, Geezer, Geddy, and a whole slew of fantastic bassists. Cliff had something that none of them do.bassist_25 wrote:I think Cliff's a good player, but I don't think he deserves the "Jaco of Metal" status that people seem to bestow upon him. Again, I think that David Ellefson is every bit as good, but doesn't get the same recognition because he doesn't have the "Burton Mystique" and Megadeth didn't get the same mainstream popularity that Metallica did. His bass work in Take No Prisoners slams!Gallowglass wrote:Overrated: the tendency on this forum to call Cliff Burton & Kirk Hammet overrated.
On another note,
Overrated: Jimi Hendrix
Underrated: Jimi Hendrix (think about it).
) a few years ago, and one of the biggest obstacles I found right away was muting, since I use to do 95% of my muting with the ring and pinky fingers on my right hand. When I started using a pick, I had to start muting more with my fretting hand, which was difficult at first. Well, I'm probably getting way off topic here.
(I get me off almost every time)