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

Mixed and Mastered by Alex Tamulis.

I have to say Cliff's my favorite metal bass player of all time (Geddy Lee is up there as well, both share that spot) but this is my first song on Jason Newsted and I have to say that he's got great taste and his lines are actually really cool! But you can tell there's a huge difference in tone, first cause he plays with a pick, so the way he approaches the instrument is different (not worse or better) so you can tell how the instrument interacts with the guitars and the low spectrum as well. It dawns a new era in Metallica, and the bass role also changes. It goes from a more lead/shared limelight role to a more supporting type of role. The original mix is not good for us to analyze his work, but this one is pretty clear to me that Jason is a great bassist and deserves more credit. We have to remember that no one is or ever will be like Cliff, so no point in comparing styles and arrangements.

Off to the song itself:

This song is about a soldier fighting in a war and a mortar blows off in his face. He can't hear, see, smell, taste and he doesn't have arms or legs. He comes out of a coma in a hospital. During the time he is in the hospital he reflects on his life and things his father told him. Eventually the doctors get worried because he's having spasms all the time, but he doesn't seem to be dying. They call in the general and he can't figure it out either but the soldier with the general recognizes it. "Its Morse code," he says. The general asks what he is saying and the soldier looks for a minute and then says, "He is saying K-I-L-L- M-E over and over again.

Видео Metallica - One (If It Was Mixed by Jason Newsted) канала Alex Tamulis