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Primus - ""American Life""
Live From Which Stage on Friday, June 10th, 2011
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Without my consent, Primus became my favorite band.
This is how it always goes.
just happened to me, too
Didn't like em at first cause my buddy showed me lacquer head when I was on 4 hits of acid and it was too intense in that particular moment
Went back on a later acid trip and listened to all of pork soda and frizzle fry
Been there. They just sort of sodomize you, and you take it.
@@jeremiahvires7864 Good idea.
It never ceases to amaze me what Les can do with 4 strings and a weird mind.
If you ask me, he’s one of the only normal people in music.
Quirky bass riff for people who like unpredictable music in songs usually about average or sub-average people.
I am so amazed at the silence of the audience; completely mesmerized by Les. He puts them in a trance.
i could listen to this bass riff on a loop for hours.
Mii 2
no shit.. best mushroom trip ever right there lol
raney bell I never did shrooms, or any drug in fact, but this will be the song I would listen to
Listen to Damn Blue Collar Tweekers live from Sidney. Very comparable bass line to this version. I think it's freakin awesome..
for me the song would be Any Colour You Like by Pink Floyd
The ease in which Les Claypool plays that song makes all the other people trying to learn it shit themselves in frustration
Dude 4 years later I know, but a down stroke on an open then 2 hammer one then and up stroke on an open with 2 hammer ones sounds simple, but it’s only simple after like the first 2 bars lol. Then you add vocals on top of it and it makes no sense at all
I had a guitarist buddy, he was big into Frank Zappa and Django Reinhardt, he picked up a bass and within a month, he had learned most of Sailing the Seas of Cheese down pat. I have no clue how he did it XD
@@collinputney2018Your buddy did the same thing that Les did, he left his sanity at the door.
@@matthewb4251 this comment actually helped me play the bassline, thanks 🗿🗿🗿🗿🗿
well
he wrote it
I can't believe they're not in rock and roll hall of fame yet
I can. Primus is amazing. They deserve to be there. But these “halls of fame” are more dependent on fame than talent. There are famous talented groups who belong there and some that are there that may not. Like the hip-hop hall of fame. Immortal Technique and Sage Francis will probably never get in there, but they deserve a special place of recognition for being not only among the greats, but truly independent.
Primus should have a place in Rock & Roll Hall of fame. The 3 musical entities I mentioned, I imagine all don’t care if they’re in their respective hall of fame, but might take heart in knowing the world is less concerned with fame and more concerned with music that is different and truly of a category and standard beyond the main stream.
@@elhorrendo7026 my man named dropped two legends from polar opp's of a shared genre of music and couldnt be more spot on. its a shame in all regards.
They're too busy letting in people like Eminem who do not have any real talent. Rap does not belong in the rock hall
@@jamesmccarthy1704 Thats just completely incorrect. To be able to write lyrics like Eminem, string them all together, remember them live, get them to the speed which he has is no mean feat. To be able to have flow and rhythm while balancing it with meaning and not just having it be a word salad is seriously impressive. I agree that he shouldn't be in the rock hall of fame 100%, but just calling him untalented is wrong.
They're going to be first band indicted (wups and inducted too) into the almost-not-quite-sub-uber-oh-fuck-it-call-it-rock-n-roll hall of fame.
...also probly the last.
Whenever les starts strumming a single chord for a couple seconds that it’s about to be a good six minutes of incoming bliss
Putting ads in the middle of Primus songs is a deadly sin!
Yeah that was trash
Primus is better live than recorded they're all so good at their instruments
Agreed, I always love when band is better live. Especially when they play slightly different versions than the studio album
@@brandoncorbin1643 fuuuuuuuck that kinda shit gives me a raging boner, so insane and such a trip when people can do that 😩
@@ogchoyero3894 oh my 🤭
Same with Dave Matthews band
Oh yeah
I can't believe they can replicate their sound so well when playing live, I thought that bassline was sampled on the original track. Simply one of the greatest Primus.
Amen....one of the 3 best bands I have ever seen based on live performances. Jethro Tull was another...
sampled? that wasn't possible back then i think
@@salty_3k506 Sampling has been around since the 70s.
@@smward87 but did you have bass like this as a sample? like i don't quite get what the original comment is trying to say even but that's me probably
@@salty_3k506 You can sample anything. You could sample someone sneezing for example. All sampling is, is taking a pre-existing recording and reusing it. Sampling is most commonly used in rap/hip-hop and EDM to create the beats.
I love how Les acts like nothing while he's playing that great bassline
Ler has to be the most underrated guitar player in history....he's a freak
@Laurence Pinney So they all have a matel background?
@Worcestershire Sauce Relatively easy? What fucking Primus are you playing? Primus has some of the hardest music to play!
@Worcestershire Sauce what on gods earth
Larry and Joey Santiago in the same room competing to be the most under-stated......It would devolve into listening to them tune their guitars.
Worcestershire Sauce gr8 b8 m8 I r8 8/8
Can you imagine how different Primus would be if they didn't let Les sing lead? I saw an interview where he discussed forming his act. And so many of his closest peers told him: "you are no singer, man. Go get a singer. Or a guitarist who can sing." Les went with his gut and kept the vocals for himself.
I think it worked. This song is one of my favs that he belts out! 8:25... SO GOOD!
Oyster Head check that out
LET?!? It's Les' band!
I think part of Primus' sound apart from Les' incredible playing is because the way he sings. He was destined to do it from birth😂
He’s just a genius at getting his thoughts, ideas, and memories into music. And ITS ALL IN THE BASS haha
Yeah: It wouldn't be PRIMUS!
The improvised jam in the middle is incredible
Primus Sucks
Tom Souden he uses autocorrect
Tom Souden is that Hannibal Bures face on Danny Divto
@menckencynic how was it?
They opened with this song in Asheville, NC, last year. He did the same jam in the middle and it was amazing!!
How does he not make "the face" that I make when playing this? That's skill in and of it's self.
heath brower doing it for 20 years
The "mouth agape" face.
Can i just say, this is probably the sweetest bass line i have ever encountered? Anyone else agree?
I can't ever seem to get over how sick he makes the bass.
m hoff he sucks right?
Les is so tight that his tempo matches the crowd's rhythmically inconsistent clapping during the intro
the audience look like they come from mad max
The smell of deemsters would be wild hahah
Funny you mentioned that. Probably are. Especially the dude with the one-lens glasses
Alaa Raslan BONNAROO BABY
I think I even saw the motherfucking Ayatollah of Rock and Rolla…….the Lord Humungus Himself. His dog of war annex boyfriend riding shotgun in his armored desert buggy.
And Les looks like he just gave his chocolate factory to a kid named Charlie
How many are still listening in 2019? I'm still rightfully obsessed.
Alex Mullins Primus sucks! And I'll never get enough of them live.
Since seeing them play this live, this version seems to best capture what I witnessed. It sucked.
There will always be people listening to Primus
Alex Mullins I hear you loud and clear.I’m 60 and I love Primus.Huge talent.
Same
he makes that bassline look way too easy
it is tough strumming it but if you just slap and pluck it sounds just as nice and is 100 x easier
If you look Satriani,Les C.,Friedman,Nicholas Baker,looks easy coz is a genius...if you try to play that ...sorry,is hard and so f'kin uniqe..
Impossible on high action lol
It's my 2nd favorite to play after tommy the cat :D
It is super duper easy. I could probably call it the easiest bassline Les Claypool ever wrote with Primus. It is even easier than Southbound Pachyderm.
Kyle Hurst It's actually easy. You want hard ones? Try moonlight sonata
fricking Les Claypool is one other worldley dude
I don't think it's fair that Les has 20 fingers. That's the only explanation I have for his playing.
+Gi joey amazing, have seen primus a bunch of times.. they suck yet kick ass.. primus sucks
Yeah, he sucks using combinations of hammer downs, slaps, plucks, and thumbs - pure slap technique...and Les does it very well! I mean , he sucks ass at it.
its not fair deal with it ....... :)
Gi joey everyone has 20 fingers...
No, we have 10 fingers and 10 toes
Technical but groovy and funky, and of course dystoptian. THEN the jam. Amazing.
HOLY SHIT! That had to be a religious experience being at that concert. That was absolutely AMAZING! Damn Primus never disappoints.
+Adrizz5447 It really was a religious experience.. Well for me at least it was.
that same year they played at beale st music festival absolutely amazing! until they were rushed off the stage by a tornado warning
I was there and it was.. I think about it all the time
PRIMUS SUCKS!!
I Saw him in México and change My life
Ler’s iconic solo in this would make a great wrestling theme for a badass heel.
Badass heel?
The badass heels have been extinct since the Hollywood Hogan times during the Monday Night War...
... I sound kinda like Obi-Wan when Luke asked about the Jedi.
If anyone tells me that Flea is the best bassist, (he is awesome, don't get me wrong) I show them this video and watch as the world as they knew it changes forever.
I Always was a Cliff Burton fan, but Les plays a few "Bass Solo: take 1" equals in this song alone. I still agree with the choice for Jason Newsted, even though he's a picker, but Les would have been a too outfield choice for Hetfield/Ullrich Les was too much into the Isley Brothers in his own words.
Geddy Lee bro
Check out Victor Wooten if you haven't already
@@alexmullins7205 Check out Jako Pastorius and Jonus Hellborg.
@@Egoblivion will do! I appreciate it.
i know les has a really cool bassline, but larry's line in this song, those little two notes, make the bassline sound so muvh better
i find it funny that in this band the guitarrist´s role is to serve the bass player, not the other way around
Stewie Bárcia best definition of primus
Stewie Bárcia les claypool was made to lead a band... theres no other chance
They compliment each other....that's why Primus' music works.....granted Les' Bass is brought forward but Larry is the icing on the cake..... a great and unique Trio in my opinion.
Stewie Bárcia I
Whatever works. Works for them! I appreciate Larry for having the maturity to allow it. Much love to Larry Lalonde!
I'm 69 and have luckily enough just found these guys, I'm amazed and hooked, he has to be the best baseman ever. The other two guys aren't to shabby either, long live Primus...
You are a cool 69
Don’t matter when you found them, but that you did find them!
Les Claypool For President!! "Les Is MORE in 2020"
Actual fact: I wish to be as cool as Les Claypool
Primus is like Led Zeppelin, but in reverse. No one notices how great of a bassline Stairway to Heaven has, because the guitar is so spot on. I start to forget there is even a guitar player in Primus, but he is really good. It is hard to compete with one of the best ever.
I was just even thinking the way the guitarist solos reminds me of Page “sloppy” playing
@@lordrob13 it sounds like such nonsense, good, but chaotic, like he's just filling everything, but he plays it all the exact same live, and he has the same issue with his pinkie I have, lol (it's fkn stupid).
@@tylerhart4766what's the pinky issue?
@@Nemoawnz it doesn't do what I want it to, so I've worked around it. Not useless, but not up to par. The guitar player from primus (sorry, don't know his name) seems to not use his pinkie very much, either.
@@tylerhart4766 oh (Larry 'Ler' Lalonde).
It's something people either struggle with, can't do at all, typically leave out a lot (Yngwie Malmsteen on this one) or can use very well, and very often. I consider myself fortunate that I've never had a problem, and I use all four all the time.
Then again, I played the clarinet for years before I picked up the guitar.
Have you looked into any exercises on it?
Edit, dumb question, but asking anyways.
they really didnt have to flex that hard
I'm tripping out just listening to them
one of my luckiest days in my "music appreciation" was my first Primus song on, of all things a damn radio...no warning, no prep..just right into it "American Life"....30 mins later ( there were still this thing called "record stores") and i was the proud owner of Sailing the seas of cheese..played it straight through. I am a very strong Tom Waits fan, and recognized his Tommy the cat bit. There was not one damn thing about this album I wasn't loving!!Then I saw them in concert ..and almost fell down laughing as les pranced about.. so uncool to be too cool...and peopl started saying (screaming) "Primus Sucks! ...and I was hooked. About 30 years on now.... wow.
Record stores still exist you old fart
There's something about Primus where the bass scratches your brain perfectly💜
I will never cease to be amazed by his ability to sing while playing insanely difficult bass lines.
Primus = the groove
Simone Panoz primus = suck
Another guy who doesn't get the reference
no one can equal Les Claypool. No one.
Hate to say it but I think Victor Wooten is better at least in my opinion.
Turd Fergeson love primus. have to admit i was thinking the same thing
RobDoubleYouAnderson Yeah Les may be creative as hell, but Victor is much more of a student of music.
Turd Fergeson Les writes/plays bass lines that are actually listenable and is 10x more creative and original. Wooten has how many hit songs? There lies the point. Les is King Shit McSkit of all bass players in that regard.
Patrick Brewer You literally kis restated half of my point. Les is creative as hell and bears Vicor at that, but when it comes to raw skill Victor is the superior bassist in my opinion.
When I was in high school I was into Sabbath, Zeppelin and Hendrix. If it didn’t have to do with those three I didn’t care. Then all of a sudden a friend of mine introduced me to this song and album. My life was forever changed and altered before I even knew it. I owe Primus more than I could ever admit to.
The drummer's like "GODAMNIT LES! I'VE ONLY GOT 4 LIMBS YOU 20 FINGERED BASTARD!
I wish I could like this twice
the aroma of weed must have been amazing at this gig :P love primus, hope they come to england soon!
Sam Smith They're here in June, wish granted :D
yeah i know man! might go see 'em in birmingham!
Acid doesnt have a smell
Primus is the perfect band for festivals
6:37 My belly when I'm hungry
All this talk about bass and guitars what about the drummer wow and wow and then some more woooooow!
His humble attitude and love for fans is what makes Les and primus so great!!! He loves making music...he leaves the crowd in awe each time. Thank you Les for your talent and music.
Gentlemen, the bar has been raised again. A living master bassist and his solid gold rhythm section. Lol. Primus does NOT suck. Put some respect on their name.
Primus sucks! If you don't know why, you're not a true fan.
6:37 Me wiggling the big slimy turd out of my butt after eating a glizzy
I come back to this video a lot for this comment
@@wompus6570 Thank you my good man I try
actually awesome commwnt
In a town in southernmost Sicily
Lived a family too proud to be poor
In the year that fever took father away
They hastened for American shores
Now a mother and her son are standing in line
It's a cold day on Ellis Isle
And they look to the Statue of Liberty
For the boy we have American life
Ong is a Laotian refugee
He works in the audio trade
The smoke from flux is filling his lungs
He's earning minimum wage
Spending spare time down on
San Pablo ave
Once a week gets a woman for the night
And he writes home tales of prosperity
For the boy we have American life
Bob is an unemployed veteran
Born and bred in the South Bronx
He's living off the streets down in east L.A
Residing in a cardboard box
Now he plays a little guit and he has a small dog
Searching for aluminum cans
And he hold on tight to his dignity
He was born into American life
In the third verse, I think it might be "He plays a little lick" but I'm not sure.
fun fact is nowdays thousands african refugees land every month in sicily and europe is facing a massive immigration. they look for 'america' where there's already unemployment and poverty and this lyrics are damn actual.
How to be like primus
Step 1: Buy a Carl Thompson bass
Step 2: Play non-stop for years and years
step 3: *NO ONE CAN BE LES STFU*
I fully back this comment.
Actually in this show, he's playing one of his own models of basses. His personal Pachyderm bass.
Jacob Larsen You gotta sell your family too
The bass as lead instrument. Good lord Jacob would be proud
We listen to this every 4th of July...
U S A 🇺🇸
Jeez he almost does David Gilmour's guitar solo from Echoes!
You a Floyd fan too, cool...
I no longer listen to the studio version, this one is the best.
People never say that it can be extremely hard to be lead bassist and vocalist, and yet, Les Claypool deserves real kudos.
Still the best show I have ever seen live. I really have that "man, I was THERE!" feeling about this. This was my first 'roo, wasn't super familiar with Primus. They quickly became my favorite band, actually going to see them for the fifth time today in Detroit.
Def takes either 2nd or 3rd place in my personal top 3 fav live acts I've been fortunate enough to witness... otherworldly.
Les takes on the role of the Pied Piper when he starts playing American Life.
The track is insane. Got the best musical trip ever.
most under appreciated drummer in the universe. fricking admire him!!
Let's haunting guitar solo starting around 1:38 is one of his best.
Best song ever played live
One of the best things about Primus in 2011 is that everyone was still in the moment, taking in this epic version of American Life...only a few cell phones out at 9:50 after an epic instrumental that makes a Primus show what it is. My first Primus show was in 1993 and still listening and watching in 2020.
There will never be a bassist as good as Les Claypool is. Never.
John Myung could give him a run for his money.
Les himself said that Geddy Lee has kicked his ass when they jammed together
I like how Ler just throws his slide down when he's done with it at 3:13
The guitarists prettey good too
He's insane...
Larry is freaking amazing. Loved him in Possessed, love him now in Primus
when that pedal kicks in tho 😮
Primus kicks so much ass.
Tyler Taws nope, they suck
Leff Hannepool Primus does suck.
Top notch drumming
It always gest me when a band starts playing and everybody cheers.
So grateful that we can still find sacred music in these troubled times.
Only two words ... LES CLAYPOOL!!!
I have two more: Larry Lelonde !! Great psychedelic tones...
First came across these guys when I watched South Park in 1999. Been a fan ever since. Respect from Australia
I'm usually more of a Herb fan, but Jay is killing it here.
Same. Tim is phenomenal but this performance is amazing.
Eargasm- when you get chills, goosebumps up and down your arms, warmth spreading through the pit of your stomach. You hear yourself say, "wow" amazing" beautiful"...wow..✌❤
Thank you Primus. Thank you Ler, Les, and the mighty Herb, and all contributors of the Primus. Spot on.
it's Jay Lane playing in this video tho, not Herb
Yes, I know it's not Herb. Thank you youngling. As I stated, all that have contributed to the greatness of Primus, are appreciated. Also, thank you for letting me know there is a younger generation carrying the torch.
@@roberthuftile2834 how condescending... but I agree
Hang on, trying to figure out my phone. Nyuk, nyuk. Jay is a great drummer, obviously, and thanks to him. No sarcasm, very genuine. I've been a fan since the very early 1990's.
I'll never get over how easy Les makes it look. This guy is the 🐐
Les is a dope ass no doubt about it bass player but Larry holy shit what fucking guitar player
All along the 30 past years they improved their music... it s pristine
Love you guys keep it that eay
I like primus live more then on the albums. He is a musical genius!
Any band that is SO good that their fans yell “Primus Suck! Primus Suck! Primus suck!” at the top of their lungs as a cheer of respect and love for their genius is a truly great band!
The groove is incredible
I tend to listen to instrumental music but these lyrics are phenomenal! Wisely written. And I can't even define their playing with words! What's that bass solo? Is it sorcery?! Just WOW!
Lordy! God has a place in heaven with all the other people we've lost -Curt Cobain, Jimi. etc., he'll be there in his own good time. Mr. Frettless Bass Incredible.
Righteously carried off into the depths of the Netherlands of my brain for 10 minutes.
For as long as I live, I will always be a huge Primus fan!
Saw them at the Palladium in Dallas, May 25 2011... unbelievable!!!
There all hall of fame musicians and Les is a mad genius, and how about that drummer, amazing.
It's so weird to watch his hand go up and so gently whilst as the actual bassline sounds crazy.
Primus 2011
Les Claypool:Primera Voz/Bajo
Larry Lalonde: Guitarras
Jay Lane: Bateria/Coros
Life long. I'll listen till I die.
I'm calling out sick next Primus concert
I was there, Les Claypool is why I even wanted to learn to play music as a child. Truly a legendary band
I was on the moon. Buzz Aldrin is why I even wanted to learn to walk on the moon as a child. Truly a legendary astronaut.
I was in the sun, Parker Solar Probe is why I wanted to be in the sun as a child. Truly a legendary probe.
@@Nemoawnz mann can't say shit on the internet anymore without it becoming a meme smh
@@roycetaylor6529 in all honesty, I find comments like yours amazing and love coming across them.
20 seconds in and im already booling out
True kid
I saw Les in 2010 and it fried my brain. Live shows from pretty much any other band I have seen after that RARELY live up to that one.
I remember in the early 90's thinking this guy was way ahead of his time the 1st time I saw him live.
That bass is so damn hypnotising, really good song.
Lemmy tought me to love the bass! SO KEEP THAT BASS COMING!!!! (R.I.P LEMMY!)
It blows my mind, the possibility of another universe where Les Claypool is better than this...
Aaron Simonds if so I wish I could fucking live there
A. Simonds you never know, maybe we are very lucky to live in a universe where he is even this good at all.
The guitarist is good as well,intertwines perfectly with that bass
@@sks0158 I know what you mean but if there's really an endless amount of universes than that can't be true. Anyways Les is still my favorite musician in this universe
According to the multiverse theory, there’s a universe where Les Claypool is the emperor of the galaxy and everyone has to be able to play this song before they’re allowed to eat.
Has to be the best set ever, Primus Bonnaroo 2011
The videos from this concert are so incredibly good......this should have been a live album.
I'm still wondering how I could have missed these videos for over 6 years.....