Anesthesia

Twenty years ago today, the music world lost virtuoso bass player Cliff Burton of Metallica. A hippy in bell bottoms who happened to play technical speed metal, his loss is still mourned by fans, especially those of us who were there at the band's beginnings. Back in my hazy teen metal/punk years, early Metallica albums were a listening requirement. And they still get spun on a regular basis today.

The subject line of this entry is the title of Cliff's bass solo song from Metallica's debut album. Well, its proper title is (Anesthesia) - Pulling Teeth, and it's a track that demonstrates the madness and magic this guy could coax out of a bass.

"Living on your knees - conformity
Or dying on your feet for honesty"
RIP Cliff Burton