RE: Metallica — Dave Mustaine was replaced by Cliff Burton. Burton died in a bus accident, and was replaced by Kirk Hammet.
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Uh, Cliff was a bassist and played along side of Dave after their original bassist left (because he hated Dave). When Dave was fired, they hired Kirk. Cliff had played along side both of them.
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Uh, Cliff was a bassist and played along side of Dave after their original bassist left (because he hated Dave). When Dave was fired, they hired Kirk. Cliff had played along side both of them.Correct. Cliff Burton didn't even play the same instrument--he played bass, while Kirk and Dave are guitarists. Cliff and Dave only played together for a very short while though before Dave got the boot, since by the time Cliff replaced Ron McGovney, Dave had alienated pretty much everyone with his bad behavior.
(Oops, mistook edit for quote. Why should someone be able to edit someone else's discussion posts at all? That doesn't even make sense!)
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