Metallica - One (If It Was Mixed by Jason Newsted)

[@corkydelarge4440]

After listening to bassless so many times, all I hear is bass in this version.

[@andreicmello]

Because the bass is too loud.

[@KCDW83]

That's because they over did it.

[@robbieking7050]

@@andreicmello not possible

[@avidcracksmoker]

Robbie King yeah whoever made this definitely went overkill on the bass

[@5556-m9l]

@@avidcracksmoker That is the point. "If Jason mixed"

[@Martinatr_]

I can hear the bass... I can hear it!! I CAN HEAR IT!!!!!

[@FreeTheJambon]

Martinat0r_2001 It's aliiiive !

[@dank_vader_69]

Martinat0r_2001 yes I can hear you too

[@atlante4368]

The door is closed, so are his eyes... but now I hear the bass...

[@masterofautism3027]

Martinat0r_2001 xdddddddddddd

[@alexandreleblanc5820]

❤️

[@ej22_gc86]

Imagine a remaster of AJFA with drums “barely audible” as a payoff to Lars XD

[@j0esh91]

it would be a crap waste of space

[@creepingcrawley6520]

Little danish prick needs that treatment

[@MrValentinique]

@@creepingcrawley6520 YEP . I can't wait to learn how to remix all their albums. Can't wait to cut that asshole Lars out of the mix, along with Hetfield's guitar and vocals.

[@billiejoearmstrong1957]

@@MrValentinique Bassist: Jason Muted

[@Kimthepowerfuljong-un]

@@billiejoearmstrong1957 muwsted(?

[@user-hp7cl8xc2n]

...And Justice For Jason

[@alextamulis]

\m/

[@macdonald715]

Cliff is better, Cliff is Bass Legend

[@danicemcfly]

Just for you! For me Is Jason for Sure!!!

[@bruceprophet8367]

Sans 69 Cliff was a bass god! Totally agree with you there

[@imirik]

Orenstein?!

[@lizardjesus]

Ulrich Has taken my bass Taken my voice Taken my sound Taken my groove Taken my limbs Taken the soul of the album

[@mattyc.9332]

Damn, that's good....🤣

[@LaguBudakKuching]

This is actually funny 😂

[@elteescat]

And the truth!

[@sbrensbeve3265]

Sad But True

[@acegrimhowli4639]

@Sbren Steve Wrong album friend ;)

[@joshkent4888]

It wasn't until I started to learn this song on bass that I realised just how good it sounds with a bass track.

[@jasonbryant.bassguitarplay3641]

Exactly!!!

[@carpediemarts705]

Who would a thought a metal band with bass in it...

[@sweetness34km]

Heard it more times live than i can count. Lars n James uhg

[@sereneburrito0476]

Even the gun shots have bass

[@danicemcfly]

lol kkkkkk

[@lyjaugs]

just about to write this , nice one xD

[@patryka8711]

Guess why :D

[@victorribeiro2431]

Not 22s

[@brigittamate4856]

OMG haha🤣🤣

[@Bewar3them00n]

Ironic that an album called “And Justice for All” is riddled with injustice and victimisation of the “new guy” who became the punching bag for a band who could only articulate their grief this way...

[@Porelcaminitoyotellevare]

Metallica shooting itself in one foot

[@JeanRozentalski]

...and justice is meant to soud like injustice, so it makes sense kk

[@pain-ib9tg]

Well, as you can see by the album cover it's more just mocking the government because I believe the statue on the cover is the "logo" of the judicial branch, crumbling, being held up by ropes, and with money falling out of the unbalanced scale (normally balanced, obviously) but I still do think it's kinda ironic tho

[@charlotteice5704]

@@pain-ib9tg wow, I never noticed those details, thanks!

[@pain-ib9tg]

@@charlotteice5704 No problem!

[@seanjames5799]

Cliff, Jason and Robert are awesome bassists, all deserving of props and respect. They put their own flavor in the bass lines in each track and I wouldn't be the metalhead I am without hearing all their styles. So, hats off to Cliff Burton, Jason Newsted and Robert Trujillo. Thanks for keeping it metal for forty-one years.

[@ramabass9475]

this album needs to be remastered and released

[@jjjfkwoqqow6723]

The tapes have been destroyed unfortunately

[@guilhermeneis9182]

It was, but what it actually needs is a remix, which is not possible as our friend above pointed out.

[@ryanspencerlauderdale687]

At this point, the way to do it would be to completely re-record it, because the extra bass makes the distorted guitars and the drums sound weak. Not sure they would want to do that, especially with Jason out of the band now. Plus, the intensity and anger that they had then can’t really be reproduced, just because of age.

[@olafvanrijnsbergen1177]

@@jjjfkwoqqow6723 when and why were those tapes destroyed?

[@jjjfkwoqqow6723]

Olaf van Rijnsbergen know one knows bro. It’s a shame.

[@shiningtorrance5123]

Bass 'Em All Ride the Bass Master of Bass ...And Justice for Bass The Bass Album Bass Re-bass Bass, Inc. St. Bass Death Bass Bassed...to Self-Destruct

[@jonahmartin7737]

Then later, Enter Bassman comes

[@gruesomewolfgaming4735]

Why include garage inc?

[@creepingcrawley6520]

Bass inc.

[@cosmicboy603]

Basswired.

[@carminep.5960]

Bubu....

[@hylandfoto]

I never thought this song could get any better…. this baseline brings it to a whole new universe 🤜⚡️🤛

[@alextamulis]

thanks, hylandfoto! :)

[@M16-r5s]

They had to nerf the albums bass because it woulda been too good lol

[@turnerbrewer7188]

The Bass sounds amazing, but I can still hear Lars whining..

[@petebegnell9480]

😂😂😂😂😂👍

[@petebegnell9480]

And Hilarity For All....😂😂😂

[@russfoulkes5490]

"OHM" 😂

[@YourUncleBenny251]

That’s fucking funny

[@supermastater]

HE FCKIN LEFT THE BAAAND

[@garyunsworth726]

What the hell were James, Lars and Kirk thinking mixing down Jason's bass?? It wasn't Jason's fault Cliff died

[@togni9064]

yeah true

[@MicahNstuff]

Lars owns the band I believe

[@Cabeza492]

No, it wasn't, but they always be a bunch of dicks... also good musicians, but mostly dicks...

[@chamberlainallman3242]

It was just lars

[@ynwcuadra8494]

it was Lars decision

[@shanedavis9823]

After listening to this version, I never want to go back to the original, again. This has a much more fuller, heavier feel to it. The sound is perfectly balanced. Good job, guys.

[@mackhomie6]

you're out of your fucking mind/bassist

[@pieterstevens2019]

Sangwoo you can’t act like this is the way it’s supposed to be the bass is way to loud.

[@mackhomie6]

@@randy0210 sorry, you guys are right. this is perfectly balanced. what an improvement. sounds like the Seinfeld intro with James hetfield over the top.

[@andreicmello]

This is NOT balanced. The perfect balance is for the bass to be there but not overwhelm the guitars. This sounds bad and no respectful producer would release this.

[@davecrupel2817]

@@mackhomie6 chill the fuck out, Lars.

[@MrRobcix1]

I thought that he would have erased guitars and drums and just would have left bass XD

[@imatoaster7831]

MrRobcix1 Well if he could, I don’t think he would. He isn’t the scumbag Lars and James were😂😂

[@Lustrum0005]

That's what I was hoping.. it would have been the perfect meme Lol!!!

[@MrRobcix1]

@@Lustrum0005 Exactly!!! You said what I was thinking about!!!!

[@BoUrnNe26]

This was honestly what I was expecting after reading the title. 😂

[@pffu100]

Well.. Jason isn't that type of guy

[@angrydwarfofdoom]

This sounds SO much better with the bass! The original cut made you forget there even was a bassist to begin with. Lars was such a tool. Cliff Burton NEVER would have wanted his replacement to have been silenced on an entire album.

[@marshaltito7369]

I still think the whole band is to blame, not just Lars, I doubt that everyone in Metallica was ok with the bass being turned down. Why would they agree to release the track if something like the bass was turned so low that you couldn't hear it.

[@jamesmichaels1124]

@@marshaltito7369 The story is is that Lars had the mixer turn Jason's bass down to what we hear on the album and James didn't fight for Jason. Kirk had no input about the end result, so that's solely on both James and Lars. However, if 'Justice' was made to be somewhat of a tribute album to Cliff, they should've waited until after it was recorded and put out to start looking for another bassist. That way, Jason and everybody that bought it wouldn't have felt cheated.

[@marshaltito7369]

@@jamesmichaels1124 Yeah I agree, I didnt know much of this at the time.

[@pendragonshall]

@@jamesmichaels1124 I never bought into the, this album is a tribute to Cliff thing. How can it be a tribute to cliff if you cut out the base?

[@UseTheScience]

I like the bass, but it's too high on this mix, i dont know why people heavily prefer it ?

[@JackOfHarts96]

Even if I muted this, it would have more bass than the original.

[@kjl3080]

no, it would have the same.

[@crackrat6166]

Underrated comment!

[@kjl3080]

@@SuperTiaanBro no cuz it would have the same

[@ysoseajay3055]

@@kjl3080 it’s a joke

[@jaffcastillo220]

@@kjl3080 You must be fun at parties

[@mymistymountainhop]

We should all storm the mixing tables and turn the bass up on everything. They can't stop us all

[@frankievonbraunsberg378]

Seriously Underrated comment right here

[@TheMisterFox5559]

Let’s fucking raid lars’s house,he can’t stop us all.

[@austinsherrer]

🤘Yes

[@jaymz7872]

Lol

[@marioalexanderski9598]

@@TheMisterFox5559 And destroy all his drums

[@Guifwan]

I removed the original version and I added this one to my playlist! And justice for Jason! 🤟

[@ismavina1030]

How you find this version on spotify?

[@serenityk2tu749]

Boruto Es he probably just downloaded to mp3

[@The_French_ie]

Just crazy dude ! That's cool i'm agree with you, And am guitarist...this is so sad from Metallica

[@Sad-Lesbian]

@@ismavina1030 Could have just as well meant a KZbin playlist? Not once did they mention Spotify.

[@josephwalker2099]

Why tho

[@gosmo4504]

Shame they never let Jason's talent ever shine in this band...

[@hmpz36911]

Him being very involved in the writing process of Flotsam was a big reason they chose him, then they barely let his songwriting come through. What was it? Blackened, Wild Things and Misery? I think that was it.

[@badassmalificent]

His talent shone through in their live shows. No one could take that away from him.

[@ol4037]

Cliff and Jason were fucking awesome Really, bass is justice for metal itself

[@smiffy.airsoft.ghillie5861]

Robert Trujillo brilliant too

[@alexmani6005]

@@smiffy.airsoft.ghillie5861 you mean crabert Trujillo

[@iznax9]

@@smiffy.airsoft.ghillie5861 Yes bass players where always the best musicians in Metallica. That doesn't mean the others are not they are all brilliant in what they do (Lars also, i know that it is cool to hate him but the truth is that he is a brilliant drummer)

[@PheenX]

Metal is also justice for the bass.

[@AJ-kq6bo]

It feels as if I have only heard 50% of the record for the past 15 years, and now I can finaly hear the complete/actual version.

[@WearyKirin]

Bass is the most underrated instrument most of the time its confused for guitar but when it's gone you hardly notice it but when its there it adds so much

[@MrSfxer]

Bass is like onions in sauce. They add to the flavor and you don't necessarily notice them outright, but when they're missing you notice right away.

[@Devlins10]

Sounds way more menacing with bass. Love it.

[@kmac6633]

What an improvement

[@yobrethren]

Bass definitely makes it sound way more menacing But the piercing sound if guitar and drums on the breakdown is what makes this song for me, you can just feel yourself in the incapacitated guy's place, limb for limb, sense for sense Still it's dad that entirety of bass on this album is barely comprehencible, they did Jason dirty by making a song about Cliff with barely any bass in it, they didn't have any problem mixing awesome bass fills in RTL

[@Adrianrulz]

Holy shit it’s a new song. I can finally hear 👂 his bass.

[@ProjectCreativityGuy96]

*Lars (1988):* JASON, YOU ARE MAKING MY SNARE SOUND LIKE SPLASHES OF WATER!!!!! **14 YEARS LATER** *Lars (2002):* HE FAUCKEENG LEFT THAW BEND!!!!!

[@wolfelliza7850]

Lars bend the band

[@bilalashraf1611]

Less snare wouldn’t have been a bad idea especially in their later work

[@DIPLLE]

you mean 2001 thats when jason left

[@mrscientific4956]

HE FÖCKEN LÄFT THË BÆND

[@SexycuteStudios]

Perryod! Essclimashun point!

[@gaboonv1per]

Bass players are usually underrated and not recognised for their contributions as artists, about time someone stands up for them. United together and thank you so much for your efforts..it sounds awesome .

[@jasonbryant.bassguitarplay3641]

That's when I play MONEY by pink floyd

[@johnnysanchez9505]

I'm a guitar dude, but I really recognize the Bass in a Band. I really love the songs that make an emphasis in the low tones.

[@johnnyfreeman1018]

Metal needs audible talented bass players.....period....bass makes it heavier and better....you need to feel the music....

[@leadelephante]

Steve Digorgio ftw

[@salvatoreperez5113]

Derek Boyer, Alex Webster, Glen Benton

[@viktorkostadinovkenarov9646]

Salvatore Perez Dominic "Forest" LaPointe

[@user-ef6gv4wv1l]

@Garry Mcgrath he didnt say it was

[@maccaspope2275]

@Garry Mcgrath The fuck do you mean it's not metal?

[@naswinger]

i saw their show 1994 and Jason worked his ass off on stage. he was amazing! i still have the tour shirt from back then.

[@nikademuswtf]

My bass instructor is a big Metallica fan. He loved hearing the enhanced bass for the first time. We are going to work on this as a project.

[@0000song0000]

3:26 Can we all enjoy how Jason's bass melody parallels the vocals and then gets more rhythmic 3:44 , back and forth... And we can actually hear it happening!

[@vinniep9562]

Yeah I noticed that. Very cool.

[@Kruegernator123]

It went to back up the vocals and then to play to the drums. Whoever says Jason only doubled the guitar is a complete liar.

[@1darklegacy]

This is my favorite part of this song on bass

[@h4ll0w33npumk1n]

I can't remember Newsteds bass. Can't tell if it's been cut or erased. Deep down inside I feel betrayed, this terrible silence we got from James. Now that Lars is through with us, we're waking up but we cannot fuss, we can't cuz he'll sue what's left of us. The music is all in vain now. Hold my ears as I wish for Brittany Spears...oh please Kirk help me. Heh heyuhh!!

[@hellohohoho2081]

Lame as fvck

[@r.p.k9028]

@@hellohohoho2081 *fuck

[@davecrupel2817]

XD sung it with the song

[@fabiansanchez7203]

Ngl it took me like 3 lines before I realized these the lyrics rewritten lmao

[@ericfrench8589]

Lmfao

[@Generatingmoments]

Now I hear the bass Now I hear the bass Yes, I now I hear it... WHAT I'VE FELT WHAT I'VE KNOWN TURN THE PAGES TURN TO STONE

[@MN_Morannon]

BEHIND THE DOOR, SHOULD I OPEN IT FOR YOU?

[@magicsteve5523]

WHAT I’VE FELT WHAT I’VE KNOWN SO SICK AND TIRED I STAND ALONE! CAN YOU BE THERE? CAUSE IM THE INE WHO WAITS FOR YOU! OR ARE YOU UNFORGIVEN TOO?

[@WillLeitner]

y’all just became my favorite people on the internet for knowing these lyrics

[@Generatingmoments]

@@WillLeitner Wow

[@bigupliquidchilli8709]

@@WillLeitner Aaaaaand you ruined it with a retarded comment.

[@TransDrummer1312]

The bass makes it sound apocalyptic. I love it.

[@JaySway17]

They need to release a remixed and remastered version with audible bass

[@uncaged8407]

The bass needs to be this audible in EVERY song. There are so many great bands and amazing songs where the bass practically isnt there. Its such an important piece to the music!

[@itsdokko2990]

when i found about Quebéc/Montreal Technical Death Metal scene, i got to realize how, not only important, but how much it can add to the experience an audible bass line. Not only that, but said bass lines are so damn technic and tasteful. Check Dominique Forest LaPointe and Flo Mounier

[@henrytheeightheist8091]

I agree.I wish bands mixed their albums like Iron Maiden,where you can easily concentrate on each individual playing whilst listening to the entire band at the same time.

[@nicolascristaldo]

In "Enter Sandman" you can hear the bass without headphones, it's good beacause contribute so much.

[@LouSassles]

The point of bass is to feel it. It’s exceptionally noticeable for any band at a live performance. You can identify the bass if you know what to listen for

[@angkelben3249]

@@itsdokko2990 2wwwwwwwwwwww

[@doesntmatter2744]

When the song ramps up to the part we all like, the bass made it even more badass. Don't act like it didn't

[@YungDebuff]

Arley Lairmore You mean the whole song

[@doesntmatter2744]

Nope

[@johnshaskas2578]

Lmfao... "to the part we all like"... I think you mean, to the part we all skipped to when we were too young to appreciate a true work of art lol... R.I.P. Cliff Burton... as a child, his was the first death I ever mourned..

[@pieterstevens2019]

John Shaskas this doesn’t have anything to do with Cliff. The bass player in question is Jason and none of Cliffs work was on this song or that part.

[@johnshaskas2578]

Never said it did man... didnt have to be cliff to make it good, I just threw the "r.i.p. cliff" in there, partly to honor the memory, and because I was on a burton search kick and this was somewhere in the results lol... not saying Jason didnt run with the big dogs, or trying to knock his skills in any way...

[@aoutii]

4:53 this part sounds so much better with bass

[@MunkeeFWRrng]

It adds more depth to the entire piece. Still so irritated you can’t hear it like this in the original studio release.

[@anthonycortez9191]

The song is a lot heavier with the bass being audible

[@TheMacmann17]

Black Harvester of Entertainment sounds so much better!

[@leeder-]

naturally yes

[@alexfitzpatrick2509]

I disagree I think maybe it sounds heavier but I think it decreases the quality

[@daimonf777]

Of fukkin course!!! I love it with this bass!!!

[@tonymeman9041]

Gives me the stanky face look on my coupon

[@ikilledme1millionyearsago693]

4:22 hear this at full volume WITH HEADPHONES

[@RobertAnderson-fd1xs]

it sounds heavy as hell

[@padded_wall]

That is the way this MUST be listen to..... Absolutely awesome....!!!!

[@jimmycash7106]

Holy dhit

[@WOOOOOOF]

And that’s how I discovered my phone has hella awesome speakers, heard bass on original mid-volume 😎

[@blaynecook5033]

Perfection at its finest

[@elmud]

Jason is one hell of a player.

[@ktw70]

Absolutely!

[@mikesgtrs1]

The guy that recorded Justice for all said in a video the original mix made Master of Puppets sound like a demo tape.But Lars forced him to turn the bass down the guy looked at James and said really and James shrugged his shoulders looked at Lars and said Whatever....they must have been arguing about previously

[@outis439-A]

I heard james said "do whatever he says"

[@tussk.]

Lars did it out of spite because of a disagreement with the engineer about mixing the drums in a previous session. He didn't like being told that anybody knew better than him, so he forced him to turn the bass down so low that it was inaudible, then complained later that he couldnt hear it. He really is a total asshole.

[@MrParkerman6]

You guys are both wrong, I've seen that video and when he gets to the part were he says what James did witj his body language, you can't see the guy cuz it cuts away, so we never get to see what James did or said.

[@Stinkydo0d]

@@MrParkerman6 The guy in an interview I read said James just threw his arms up in the air, shook his head, and walked out.

[@AquariusC]

Lars is a fucking idiot. Why anyone ever takes that guy seriously is beyond me. I have heard he had business connections that helped propel the band but that asshole wasn't worth it. The music was good enough to get them places without some cocky, shitty drummer.

[@bleak7871]

the fast part bass sounds like rapid fire gunshots compliments the lyrics

[@Kusettajapoika]

Thats the same with the guitars and its like the whole point of the riff??

[@benparsons4979]

no shit that's the point

[@nicholascowan1731]

Meme you just were there when they wrote it and you know for certain the whole Point of the riff is gunshots

[@crumb5756]

sphinct Tear It's literally obvious, quit playing contrarian

[@beanseff]

That's the way it was intended...

[@Czechmate88]

Holy shit The bass adds so much to this song. Makes it so much heavier and somber. Criminal what they did to it

[@jartor666]

Jason!! great bass player

[@alextamulis]

He sure is

[@chsims7032]

jartor666 He was always my favorite Metallica bassist. He may have lacked Cliff's wide range of influence, but he was his own man and one hell of a presence on stage. His energy, vocals, sound... He WAS Metallica through and through. Rob Trujillo is great for what he is, but he shows you how much better Jason was.

[@jartor666]

totally agree

[@fatturtle8308]

Gh

[@11bangbang69]

@@chsims7032 Summed up very well! I feel the exact same way!

[@elvergalarga3908]

I was expecting no drums Like a revenge lol

[@juliusbelmont1369]

I'm pretty sure that Cliff whispered to Jason "Man, you've done what you had to do to save this band, even though they treated you like shit. Thank you, you can now leave them and karma will wait for them".

[@ibnufasya6408]

now people take so much crap on the black album lol 💀

[@XXLRebel]

Just stfu and stop crying that they treated him "like shit". He was in the best Metal band in the world and got payed very well for it.

[@XXLRebel]

@@NubsWithGuns Did you take your pills? What the hell are you talking about🤣?

[@ktw70]

@@NubsWithGuns They absolutely needed saving.

[@onecrispyfrie1932]

@@XXLRebel I'd rather be paid respect than money

[@texasturner2313]

I wish the real song actually sounded like this. This is badass !

[@berni2905]

ba(da)ss

[@michaelkunkel858]

you are right @@berni2905

[@rohantiwari7801]

Why Bass is important? Iron Maiden.

[@bowelrupture]

Ask Steve Harris.

[@coultersheppard6215]

Rex Brown

[@yukas1ngas]

Black Sabbath, dude!

[@coultersheppard6215]

@@yukas1ngas that too

[@blackjohn193]

Justin Chancellor. Nuff said.

[@Mikenperu]

People forget how crappy stereos were back in those days. In my family's cars then, you either wouldn't have heard the bass, or it would have destroyed the car's speakers. This version sounds much more modern. When I see a band live, this same thing is usually a huge difference vs listening to the produced/production versions. Love this mix!

[@ashthegreat1]

Do a Metallica - One (If Les Claypools audition was successful)

[@AK-47ISTHEWAY]

It would sound too much like a funky country metal song lol

[@dominickenney5631]

honestly we'd have a whole new song at that point

[@Person-cv9dj]

Winston Wolfe It would be a slapped together song... get it?

[@stopglobalswarming]

You would be surprised. LC can play many styles.

[@dominickenney5631]

@@stopglobalswarming seen the man in concert and been a lifelong fan, am well aware. it was more of a one off joke than anything, Les would nail any bass part, imo this would be limiting his creativity

[@corozaldelosochenta3752]

Bassened. ... And Justice For Bass. Bass Of The Beholder. Bass. The Shortest Bass. Harvester Of Bass. Frayed Bass Of Sanity. To Live Is To Bass. Bass' Eve.

[@andreasleonlandgren3092]

Corozal De los Ochenta xD

[@danicemcfly]

One Bass.

[@mikevanderziel5108]

Let's not forget the classic b-sides "Bassfan" & "The Bass"! ... "Mommy, where's bassy?"

[@mikevanderziel5108]

@BradyA456 - The b-sides to the singles for One and Eye Of The Beholder "Breadfan" and The "Prince". The last little bit of Breadfan is some saying "Mommy, where's Fluffy?"

[@kerosene6680]

Corozal De los Ochenta Frayed Ends of Bass Strings

[@davesargent8748]

“Who needs bass anyway?” *For Whom the Bell Tolls would like to know your location.*

[@ballisticmcfly278]

womens ritez wee get payd lezz then man ;(

[@chrisingham3223]

more like who needs liberals......foh

[@reedroberts7327]

actually the best comment ever

[@CosmicKtulu]

*orion has entered the chat*

[@carlosdavidjaimes337]

Hahhaha

[@3footelf]

Its like a whole different approach almost. It feels and sounds more complete. If that makes sense

[@DatBoi-mo9vc]

It is complete. This whole album has. Fucked off mix

[@fightclubify]

It does, dude, it makes total sense. ;)

[@strangecousinwst]

that's the beauty of bass

[@failuretoappearband4971]

**hears this song but with audible bass** Did Korn decide to play this in standard?

[@BKB788]

Korn started playing this in Dallas a couple days ago, sounded fuckin killer

[@johnross8656]

Korn's cover was good

[@fabriziogarreta7160]

John Ross glad to hear korn getting the respect they deserve

[@ChristianMitchellMusic]

I've heard all of the stories, primarily that burying the bass in the mix was part of the hazing of "Newkid", and have also heard Jason himself respond (upon receiving a copy of '...And Jason For All' from a fan, and being told by said fan that "This is how it was meant to be") that the original mix was how it was "meant to be". Kudos to him and his modesty but, since hearing AJFA for the first time and noticing the lack of bass (and the few moments that it could be heard), I have to say that almost every mix I've heard with the bass amplified leaves me cursing the rest of Metallica and how they could justify burying the bass, intentionally or not.

[@dank_vader_69]

no words to describe this. Absolutely wonderful.

[@Sh1bble]

Ironic that Lars was responsible for tJason's bass being turned down on the official release yet with the bass at its proper levels, Lars drums sound fuller and the Kirk's guitar solo has more depth to it. Some people eh?

[@LesleyThammond]

As a bassplayer myself I always been working with the drummer and not against. So it´s strange.

[@TogonzoMedia]

If you notice all the good sounding albums produced, mixed, or engineered by Mutt Lange and Andy Sneap, they all have one thing in common: they never placed the bass ahead of the kick drum. Kick drum before the bass. As a result, all the instruments have their own pocket frequency, and you can hear everything going on, as evidenced by Queensryche's "Empire" album - you can't get much better than that album! The bass here though needs to be cut to about 1/3rd to 1/2 a decibel and it would be perfect, and only because Lars insisted on a very very very dry kick drum sound.

[@jimreid5]

Some people, have dreams...

[@johncarter1052]

1

[@harrymack3565]

Holy shit the breakdown is HEAVY with the bass

[@theanalogkid2778]

Turn the bass down NOT ALOT BUT A LITTLE AND I MEAN A LITTLE and it's perfect

[@Shifty1940]

Joseph Stalin yes!

[@Ze_Lolerguy]

@@Shifty1940 _someone saying Joseph Stalin is correct_

[@UnlessIWin]

It's a very tiny bit overwhelming. Like literally 5% would do it justice.

[@Soldier1287]

just over a hair

[@duramax42088]

I was hoping I'd find this comment, otherwise I was posting it.

[@michaeljelley7926]

I like this version better. The bass guitars are never loud enough

[@rory7289]

....Wasn't For Whom the Bell Tolls a thing though?

[@NeoArmstrongJetArmstrongCannon]

I second this

[@ninjateddy608]

You need some modern hardcore/metalcore. i could reccomend you plenty of bands where the bass is just as loud as the guitars lmao

[@atillacnar5785]

@@ninjateddy608 plz do brother id like some

[@Morphoidism]

A lot of death metal bands like to mix their basses high, so you might like that.

[@octopusjacket3472]

The guitars in this song are really good too, so maybe the bass it's a little but too loud but still, sound awesome

[@keithklassen5320]

Yeah this is basically a revenge mix, lol. Too much bass. But it's cool to hear his parts.

[@lukeskywalker9016]

@@keithklassen5320 bass is never too much

[@davidanderson7092]

As someone who enjoys his bass I agree, the bass is covering up too much of the guitar parts when it should be filling the empty space they leave and giving more weight to the song.

[@octopusjacket3472]

True, I love this version, the bass in this song it's awesome in fact, I actually hear this one instead of the original sometimes, but yes, it's a revenge mix, it's not made to be balanced, it's made to hear the bass

[@Catlover777ful]

@@lukeskywalker9016 you got that right, Luke. I have a 10-string bass (that's five pairs of strings, each pair made up of a primary string with an octave string) that I'd love to hear Jason play on this song. It would be downright awesome!!

[@markhall9007]

I stopped listening to the new stuff when Jason left, and have been in a perpetual loop of listening to Metallica songs with Jason in them ever since. All good things must end. At least we have the old stuff forever!!!!!

[@DC-yl4vc]

Your loss...Spit out the bone is up there with the greats

[@PhantomFilmAustralia]

I hear the bass in everything! Can't tell if this is true or dream.

Imagine being Jason Newstead and having people ridicule you your whole career saying Cliff was better and that your band died with Cliff. Then after you leave those same people say that Jason Newstead WAS Metallica and that Metallica is now dead. God bless Jason Newstead.

[@Rejoice.]

Newstead did nothing wrong!

[@marshaltito7369]

Who said Metallica is dead?

[@metalfan7625]

Jason is a humble man. He would mix it equaly. But anyways, great job!

[@Kamy.GG.Official]

*_"Bassness, imprisoning me..."_*

[@alihazeem6972]

"*All That I Play...*"

[@charlesrocks]

What a great bassline. Seriously underrated.

[@justfine77777]

I love this song, it is a masterpiece, but Jason’s bass makes it so much fuller.

[@bignativeguy4924]

this is badass thanks

[@rellik187redrum]

WowThatsRandom! TURN IT UP MORE!!!!!

[@metalhead6284]

This’s actually an awesome bass line, would’ve been wicked if this was the album version. Also I love the bass in the artwork!

[@LordSolrac]

Just heared it. Removed the original from my playlist, inserted this version.

[@krishdutta5466]

Carlitos Del Carpio In my opinion, the bass is turned up pretty high in this mix. Just a tad lower and it’d be perfect

[@CMFL77]

Wow. So. Much. Better. Metallica were looking to release an album that sounded as complicated and technical as hell - they did succeed - but with Jason's bass lines audible there is a whole other dimension (especially in the clean parts / interludes) that give this something for above and beyond what they achieved with THEIR final mix.

[@alextamulis]

Very insightful observation, Chris!

[@elijahmccormick3360]

Agreed!

[@ll-SNARL-ll]

Yeah they fukd up big time... no wonder it hadda bit of a hallow echo type feel... not weighed down.. not nailed down ....

[@javierherrera8782]

As complicated and technical??? HAHAHAHAHA THIS IS JUST LAME, metallica is literally one of the less technical metal bands in the world!

[@ll-SNARL-ll]

Ahhh the world renowned professional takes time from his busy worldwide tour 2 chime in on a lowly band w no talent...

[@PTFolderTraining]

It hits so different, absolutely brutal with the bass

[@amberbragg2157]

Love, love, love!!

[@richireyes9552]

good shit

[@richireyes9552]

any t-shirt for sale

[@richireyes9552]

remember..Steve harris from iron maiden is best bassist on planet

[@rohanclassic]

The tightness in the riff at 6:44

[@colinf03]

AJFA wouldve been metallicas best album if lars didnt take out jasons bass

[@brianchavez2829]

In simpler terms, he went from the best drummer to the biggest prick.

[@Brendan656]

@@brianchavez2829 and then sucked after this album

[@brianchavez2829]

@@Brendan656 Don't get me started with that snare drum. That's Lars' lowest point of his entire career.

[@stalinyourleader3846]

@@brianchavez2829 Not sure about snare, that was a trashcan

[@rtrooperw8115]

No, songs aren’t as good as MoP or Black. IMO

[@kevinmunoz643]

this is so much better

[@alextamulis]

Thx, Kevin! \m/

[@forkboy80]

Amazing, changes the whole feel of the song....much heavier, richer and fuller....do the rest of the album 🤘

[@deadforever8810]

This is amazing and perfect in every way because it's more or less exactly what we, Metallica fans, should have obtained. But nothing is going to erase the years of mistreating a bass player that simply wanted to leave his mark on the band, despite the band's constant effort to prevent exactly that from happening. It doesnt matter what silly excuse James, Lars and Kirk come up with, we know the truth.

[@g3mmo]

4:22 Here’s what you guys came here for

[@MrFufoow]

Ohh yeah, i can hear the strings 🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻

[@ElrondHubbard1]

Yes it is

[@markusaurelius777]

Hells yea Jerky!

[@metalhammer5]

I camee!!!

[@gustavo-GcG]

Jerky Killjoy , that is the thing, Earthquakes on my ears! Run to the hills!

[@yancemartin2728]

Awesome job!!! I love to hear the bass mixed in when the bass player can play. The bass and drums are the back bone and foundation that lets you load up the rest of band. Let them bang boom thud scrape and palm mute and pick and pluck and gawd forbid pop the chit outta them chops if you got em. All hail the bottom end !!!

[@reedtheg1fan500]

For anyone who’s wondering, Metallica did this album without bass because James and Lars were extremely egotistical to Jason Newsted (the bassist at the time). So they turned him down to where you can’t hear Jason’s bass I the original recording, so that’s why. Apparently it was James and Lars’ only way to articulate their grief to Jason. Anyway nice vid! You earned a sub!!

[@leethomas255]

Thanks for this Alex, and as a (mostly metal / h.rock) bassist of 30 years I agree with you. I got into Metallica IN 1986, and have mixed feelings of both Cliff & Jason, but THIS MIX IF FANTASTIC 100% !

[@blearyblazon4355]

This makes it so much more badass

[@RandyDavis-p2x]

On the Sirius XM Turbo channel they play little clips of artists before a song. One was James saying they knew they needed to go to more muscly songs. AJFA would have been VERY muscular with Jason's master tape turned up at least to 2. Im personally curious to what AJFA would sound like with the deep earth shaking bass the black album had. Any bassists with good sound forge skills up for a challenge? 😊

[@marcus4man733]

This is perfect! You can hear the basS perfectly without muffling the guitar, vocals and drums! EVERY BAND NEEDS THEIR BASS AT THIS VOLUME!!

[@zeed7407]

Maybe not every band, but a lot of them could benefit from the sound of the bass

[@ProjectCreativityGuy96]

*James:* I can't remember mixing bass. Can't tell if this is true or dream. Jason's outside, i hear him scream... _"THIS TERRIBLE MIXING BOTHERS ME!!!"_

[@Asillyidiot]

Now that the recording's through with me, I'm waking up and I cannot hear, that there's not much bass in it, nothing is real but pain, now...

[@ricardofernandoalbarracin690]

And justice for bass!! That's great!!

[@MultiManimal]

Great job!

[@simplemancomplexworld1991]

Drop the bass about -3db and it would be PERFECT!

[@jumbobagginsjellogo4475]

It’s already perfect

[@shilpwift3366]

I was thinking the same thing, a tad too loud

[@dmcguire70]

Simple Man Complex World Yep too loud

[@teamatfort444]

Simple Man Complex World Lars: “then another -3db, then another -3b....”

[@shilpwift3366]

@@teamatfort444 Honestly I think them not having bass in the album right after their bassist died can kinda be justified as a part of greiving, but the way Lars went about doing it was wrong. You shouldn't hire a bassist, have him work hard to record all of his tracks, an then turn them off. That's just being a jerk.

[@gordon2880666]

The fact that this has over a million views makes me feel a bit better for Jason Newsted. Also ,great job!

[@mikevieira8583]

I think the bass is a bit over-cooked in this mix. Understandable, as to make it completely discernible. Very tasty bass line. Shame Metallica were assholes at the time and mixed it down. They need to release a remix. Thanks for upping this.

[@FrightfulAccountant]

I agree, it sounds like they this time asked Korn to do the mix...

[@MrParkerman6]

It isn't over cooked, it's simply poorly mixed to where it is just blaring rattle.

[@lhsailo]

@@MrParkerman6 i don't think the point of this video was to make a good mix... It's supposed to joke about how if One was mixed by Jason

[@Skullfvcker]

Metallica weren't being assholes, it was Lars who thought it would be a good idea to turn the bass down

[@sleepdeep305]

Part joke, partly to serve as a study on how Jason played in this song. Of course it’s way too loud, but that’s pretty much the reason it exists at all.

[@A7xeno]

Love the guitar on the cover!!

[@Mrsalama91]

its a bass ;) Jason's one i suppose

[@A7xeno]

Salama I didn't even notice that😯

[@lethargicastengah572]

.... a bass is a guitar. It's called a bass guitar.

[@woad2562]

it's a warwick. a german bass

[@montanatony5838]

+Ben Conway not a Warwick

[@metalformer4851]

Love how the bass sounds here!

[@thesnorman-graffiti3315]

I know they overdid the bass on purpose but it sounds so damn good to me lol Jason deserved so much more credit then he got. His playing and his backup vocals were awesome

[@jameshetfield252]

Never was my fault, it was Lars!!!

[@Jay-hc2yp]

It was all that aqua net, we know.

[@palmeridavidj]

Hey “James Hetfield”, remaster the whole album. Production is so rotten that its difficult to listen to.

[@steveblackbird]

Good luck with the rehab bro.... Keep it real!! Got Lar's millions riding on it...

[@cockomist9110]

Why you cancel australia show, jackass !! Too many beers beta ?

[@NEB-BEN]

DUUUUUUUUDDDEEE. THATS INSAAAAANE...!!!!!!

[@ozturkozgu]

Jason is really one of the best bassists on the World.

[@hockeyflow9100]

And so was cliff..

[@nemvallalomanevem7798]

Özgü Öztürk I thin Jason is not on of the bassist but he's on of the best showman and back vocalist

[@oliverjohansson4667]

I think Cliff was better. :)

[@ozturkozgu]

Oliver Johansson might had been. Up to me, Jason is number one of the world

[@oliverjohansson4667]

Can you explain why? I just want to know, if it is beacause of the pick playing. :p