Metallica's Bass Player @ Download Festival

Owen

What was with Metallica's new Bass Player at the Download festival? Bass Guitar apparently now requires you to squat down with your bum 2 inches off the ground, and pull a face like you need a serious dump. I know it's hard to be an energetic bass player sometimes, but this guy was ridiculous. The faces, and squats just became weird after the 20/30th time he'd done it.

Sean7

I thought he was **** at the bass solo in Orion at Download UK

My name is Mud

Its Robert Trujillo, ex Suicidal Tendancies / Infectious Grooves.

Best bassist ever, and thats what he does.

Owen

He's hardly the best bass player there is. Jaco Pastorius, John Myung, and Billy Sheehan would argue over that crown!

My name is Mud

You forgot about Stanley Clarke, Victor Wooten, Les Claypool, if we are gonna get into a bass player discussion!!

Trujillo is a master at the style he does and his talents are throughly wasted in Metallica IMO

Owen

My name is Mud wrote:

You forgot about Stanley Clarke, Victor Wooten, Les Claypool, if we are gonna get into a bass player discussion!!

Tou-feckin-che

Liquidmarble

At this stage he's not new.... 2 years or somethin now, maybe 3 or 4. im not good with time. He was also in Black Label Society. He's a beast!

Alter-Ego

He's a good bassist and who gives a flying fu*k if he makes faces on stage. Have you seen the state of lars ulrich?

Owen

Alter-Ego wrote:

He's a good bassist and who gives a flying fu*k if he makes faces on stage. Have you seen the state of lars ulrich?

Yes, but lars has a great sense of humour about it, Roberto tries to be too serious and ends up looking a tad on the foolish side.

Arucard

pfft, leave the guy alone. he's cool. on a related note, anyone see Metallica at NovaRock? best special guest ever
Metallica + Lemmy for Damage Case, ****in legend

egon spengler

ned78 wrote:

What was with Metallica's new Bass Player at the Download festival? Bass Guitar apparently now requires you to squat down with your bum 2 inches off the ground, and pull a face like you need a serious dump. I know it's hard to be an energetic bass player sometimes, but this guy was ridiculous. The faces, and squats just became weird after the 20/30th time he'd done it.

haha, i notice something similar with new order bassist peter hook, either hes trying to emulate an orangutang or hes very sensitive to gravity.

Doctor DooM

Anyone who thinks Rob is less than a brilliant bass has prob not heard his work with infetious grooves.

Funny, most pepole think Lars is the dick in that band!

I do agree he is kind of waisted in Metallica, even Cliffs stuff is a very different style to his. Next studio album should be interesting.