David Bowie's Space Oddity had a big breakdown with a heavily distorted bass line which ended in the bass using a whammy bar bending the not down 3 steps. That was in the 70s.
I saw Primus whilst high on acid back in 1999 and that bassline melted my head into the ground! It felt like a gigantic wobbly entity had entered my vicinity and stomped my brains into the floor!
Most of us that have been to events like this know how this goes. That bass solo right there was the greatest trip someone in the crowd has ever had in their entire life. They probably still look back on that moment on whatever psychedelics they were on as the biggest egg scrambler of them all.
@@DeltaRancho bruh we talkin like somebody met god while les was up there slappin and flickin. I’m glad you understand. I had a few journeys myself. I’m highly envious of the people that were there for this in particular in person.
For sure! That and a David Gilmour.... Well, entire show. I've seen Primus, Floyd, Tool, Dream Theater and Porcupine Tree. All have their "moments" for sure!
Claypool is one of my favorite musicians. Saw Primus in '18 and was truly blown away at how they sounded just like their recordings. A must see concert!!
I've seen them twice, once with Herb and once with Brain. Each time was the most technically flawless performance I've ever seen. As Rolling Stone magazine once said of them "Music by Rush, lyrics by Gary Larson [of Far Side]"
@@FrizleFry00Super late reply, but this is indeed a solo side project. They went under the name Colonel Les Claypool's Fearless Flying Frog Brigade. They released two live albums and only one studio album of original compositions. I think that they created some of the best music that Les has been apart of, which is really saying something considering the high level of quality that he has maintained throughout his entire career.
@@blingkrawzbee8124 that's fair. I was thinking more the Miller Lite ads when they did the "This is another Miller Time presentation brought to you by Dick. Thank you for your time" when I wrote it.
Ronnie Harp…You need to expand your horizons more. There are some incredible bass players in the music industry. And they don’t hide behind special sound effects pedales. Look beyond the mainstream, and look further then metal genres.
Listen to Victor Wooten’s decades of work, especially with Bela Fleck and the Flecktones …. I’d love to know what he and Claypool think of each other’s playing. They overlap a lot.
The live double disc Frog Brigade album with the second half being a cover of the entire Animals album by Pink Floyd… One of my top 5 favorite live albums of all time…
@@questionmark3810 clearly never been to a show. When primus does a set like this there’s always a second set after an intermission of primus songs. Not sure why you’d chime in on something you know nothing about?
Cuts at the King Crimson cover 😢… but being able to see the solo before 😃🤭😬😅☺️. Being a bass player i have such respect for this man breaking new ground with the bass. There have been many amazing player’s who would touch on some of these techniques during their solos etc but Les brought them into the verses and chorus. Many of Primus’s early songs the bass was the lead with the guitar being rhythm with sonic walls of sound to compliment what the bass is doing! Thank you for sharing this! AND Thank You Les for year’s of inspiration.
I was entranced, enthralled , entertained and totally fascinated ......then the vid ended and my brain reminded me that there is shit in the world like ''I'm an island Boy!....island Boy!...''....life can be cruel, enjoy the gems when your paths cross.
Love the little dance he does 0:43 when he start getting his groove on and slappin dat thang. Les is the only one I know that plays a bass with a whammy bar. Fucking genius Also the one at 1:55 Fuckah cracks me up
I heard a story that when Cliff Burton died. Kirk Hammett was Highschool friends with Les Claypool and told him he had to audition. After hearing his audition for Metallica, Hetfield and the rest of the band were like “dude you’re too good, you should do your own thing”. Lol
We are so fuckin lucky to be able to see this living legend. I'm watching this video, thinking about all of the incredible musicians that have died very recently and saying to myself, "no no no please let this man stay!!"
…. when guys appreciate recordings of the greats, especially before they peaked. Think of the true rock artists from the ‘60s and 70’s who’s early-career work has minimal decent documentation.
I’m a guitar player but Jaco, Les, Flea and Watt made me jealous of bass players. So much so that I got a Bass and started learn the bass lines of my favorite songs too. So after learning Frusciante’s parts I would learn Fleas, etc. So I doubled my pleasure with music!
20 years ago so many guitar mags had LES CLAYPOOL on the cover. Never bought a magazine in years , heck i dont even know if guitar world has a mag anymore but i know i got my collection and les claypool was on many OF THEM. HE My # 1 choice for best bassist. Second choice ill give to GEDDY LEE CAUSE HE CAN SING , USE BASS WITH 40 effect pedals at same time. Lol. Nice video. 👍
Les is great.. he has his own style and groove.. If you haven’t checked out Charles Berthound he’s also another fantastic bassist ua-cam.com/video/gGlzbrlmbCg/v-deo.html
Les is the king of the Bay Area! The song was King Crimson’s “Thela hun Ginjeet”. Les learned from Larry Graham more than Stanley Clark. And Les plays more traditional when on a Fender Jazz Bass.
This is the lamest joke comment of all time. Jean Baudin and Matt Freeman are both from the Bay, and Les has ZERO talent. But he can wear a onsie and pretend to be a Confederate colonel.
@@isorokudono . Les is to Bass what Stevie Ray V was to Electric Guitar. Zero talent ? Sure buddy. Lmao. He took bass to the next level and continued expanding on Bass where Jaco left off at.
I am a musician. The best bass player I’ve ever heard/saw. Was the bass player for a band that was touring with Alvin Lee decades ago. The name of the band was, the American tears. That bass player did not use special effects or echo chambers or reverb like the guy in this video. This guy was playing 16 notes per measure accurately in a solo that lasted about 10 minutes. I think the band was an English band touring with alvin lee.. I have been a guitar player since the 1960s. I still play here in 2022. That performance by that bass player in that band, no one in the audience will ever forget that. Friends of mine that were there with me to see Alvin Lee, we still talk about that awesome talent of that bass player in that band no one has ever heard of. I’m guessing The time frame was 1970s
Primus was my first concert in 2014. They were playing their Charlie and the Chocolate Factory tour. Trippy as fuck. They only concert you could include oompa loompas and two intertwining mosh pits going opposite ways
I am convinced that Les Claypool is a space alien. It's like that old episode of X Files where an alien stays on Earth because he loves baseball. Les came to Earth and never left because they didn't have bass guitar
I once saw him perform with Big bucket of bernies brain in new Orleans. During the middle of the concert this stranger taps me in the back. I turned around and non chalantly tells me "You know Les is the devil right?" 😂
Even though I don't really like the style of Primus or slapping in general, I can't help but feel immense respect for Les and his talent and skill on the bass
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Amaming!!! Would love to see the whole song too!!
ua-cam.com/video/dIB7v4VGVao/v-deo.html
@@thepyroking1236 Thanks!!
@@wnd3099 you're welcome
I was there it was SICK!
@@brandoncribbs465 thela hun ginjeet
When the bass has a whammy bar, you know you're in for some filth.
You can buy and install a bass wammy for not all that much.
@@carpediemarts705 ok
I didn’t even notice. Good eye 👁
David Bowie's Space Oddity had a big breakdown with a heavily distorted bass line which ended in the bass using a whammy bar bending the not down 3 steps. That was in the 70s.
@@Twitch_Moderator Is the whammy bar bass line right before “Though I’ve passed 100,000 miles…” lyric?
I saw Primus whilst high on acid back in 1999 and that bassline melted my head into the ground! It felt like a gigantic wobbly entity had entered my vicinity and stomped my brains into the floor!
I didn't get to see him live on acid but I did drop acid and listen to this on vinyl and I thought my ears were gonna need glasses.
sounds like an awesome experience. Wish I saw them live in their Prime(us)
I saw them live in 1996 & 1998 but unfortunately that was pretty much pre-acid days for me. Sounds like an incredible experience!
The gigantic wobbly intity was Les😂🎉
That happened to me too and I was sober!
This man gives a whole new meaning to "take the bassline for a walk".
🤣👍
*bassline
I watched the whole thing and not to my surprise, I was not at all amazed. Les is entertaining but far from “amazing”. That was just a bunch of noise.
the foot stomping that les claypool does is absolutely captivating
It's called high stepping.
Claypool rhythmic sense is impeccable
absolutely, it's something not everyone acknowledges though
Not particularly
Most of us that have been to events like this know how this goes. That bass solo right there was the greatest trip someone in the crowd has ever had in their entire life. They probably still look back on that moment on whatever psychedelics they were on as the biggest egg scrambler of them all.
Can attest to this lol
@@DeltaRancho bruh we talkin like somebody met god while les was up there slappin and flickin. I’m glad you understand. I had a few journeys myself. I’m highly envious of the people that were there for this in particular in person.
@@i_am_beerwulf8865 Which made the other better...the psychedelics, or Les? Imma say Les.
The dead shore line trucking into space into space trucking into.dimensions. hart on the bones
For sure! That and a David Gilmour.... Well, entire show. I've seen Primus, Floyd, Tool, Dream Theater and Porcupine Tree. All have their "moments" for sure!
This is a King Crimson cover. Just saw King Crimson in August and Primus in September. The algorithm is listening:)
Thela Hun Ginjeet!!! Yeah!!! Amazing))
Mee to i did both at the pavilion
@@krazysports746 so did I at the MECU Pavillion
Then it's best not to leave out the Claypool Lennon Delirium! (If they're touring.)
Says in the description. But yeah… point it out again.
The drummer is wearing new balance. I bet his lawn mowing is impeccable.
The lines painted on his body are testament to the lines on his lawn.
What the heck are you two talking about? New Balance shoes associated with people who mow their lawn?
@@hurtfultruth3903 It would appear so.
@@hurtfultruth3903 Dad shoes
Second only to his drumming.
That Les strut is almost as much of his trademark as his bass playing. Love it!
they even animated it in the southpark intro
Other bassists practicing: “This effect sounds like a wet fart, when am I ever gonna use that in a song?”
Les Claypool:
He made me like it
And Doug Wimbush and Mick Karn
Bootsy Collins from Parliament uses a very similar effect on his bass in songs like “Night of the Thumpasorus People” from 1975
Sounds like a ring modulator
Who doesn't like a a good envelope filter?
You don't need to write "amazing" before "Les Claypool bass solo". Everyone knows that is gonna kick their asses off
PRECISELY
There was nothing at all amazing about that. You people are fanboys and have no idea how pedestrian that bass solo was.
Imagine how good primus could have been if they had a bass player.
😂😂😂
Lmao
Missed opportunity
😆 😅
Claypool is one of my favorite musicians. Saw Primus in '18 and was truly blown away at how they sounded just like their recordings. A must see concert!!
When you said "in '18" the first thig I thought was 1918! God, I am old.
I've seen them twice, once with Herb and once with Brain. Each time was the most technically flawless performance I've ever seen. As Rolling Stone magazine once said of them "Music by Rush, lyrics by Gary Larson [of Far Side]"
Awesome. I have seen them 4 times with Brian and twice with Herb. Glad I got to see them both as Herb came back.
That being said this is a 4 piece band with only Les as someone I recognize. Is this a solo album band?
@@FrizleFry00Super late reply, but this is indeed a solo side project. They went under the name Colonel Les Claypool's Fearless Flying Frog Brigade. They released two live albums and only one studio album of original compositions. I think that they created some of the best music that Les has been apart of, which is really saying something considering the high level of quality that he has maintained throughout his entire career.
By far one of the most unique and enduring bands of the last xx years
This is the frog brigade
The fancy band was only around for a couple of years.....what are you talking about?
@@Irespecktyouall This is the frog brigade
Les always looks like he is having fun when performing. There is so much entertainment value in that.
We gave Les Claypool four strings and a half pound of marijuana. This is what happened.
I read that in Law and Order voice
@@blingkrawzbee8124 that's fair. I was thinking more the Miller Lite ads when they did the "This is another Miller Time presentation brought to you by Dick. Thank you for your time" when I wrote it.
and probably some mushrooms.
@@blingkrawzbee8124thanks I thought it was just me
You obviously aren’t a true Primus fan! You suck & not in a Primus way..
so cool, smack dab in the middle of a kick ass King Crimson cover
yep. not many people know that song but you and I do
Hell yeah, where's the full video?
@@Egoblivion search up Thela Hun Ginjeet Les Claypool! Full vid on YT :) a whole 22 minutes of pure awesome
@@andrewlawrence2611 Cheers!
I like this but I always thought that Crimson's Elephant talk was Primus before there was Primus
His playing has blessed my ears. THIS IS A DANGEROUS PLACE!
I have been a big fan of Les for over 25 years and haven’t seen anyone who could play a bass of put on a solo like he can!!
Same, brother!!
Ronnie Harp…You need to expand your horizons more. There are some incredible bass players in the music industry. And they don’t hide behind special sound effects pedales. Look beyond the mainstream, and look further then metal genres.
I agree.
Listen to Victor Wooten’s decades of work, especially with Bela Fleck and the Flecktones …. I’d love to know what he and Claypool think of each other’s playing.
They overlap a lot.
Kids :)
Chris Squire RIP
He's a talented cat for sure.
He also does his own thing.
Les Claypool is Special.
Luv and Peace.
A global treasure!
Les is my inspiration for learning how to play Slap, it's not easy, but I still love to try it!
same thing here, he's a really inspiring person to a bass player
His slap abilities are actually pretty mediocre.
@@AmericanHero-c7j 🤣🤣
Love the pith helmet! Just back from hunting big brown beaver on the veldt, old chap?
The live double disc Frog Brigade album with the second half being a cover of the entire Animals album by Pink Floyd… One of my top 5 favorite live albums of all time…
Same, It's so good I prefer it to the original
Saw that tour live was one of my favorite shows. Completely blown away when they did all of Animals!
Solid🤘🔥
When the bassist is wearing a pith helmet, you know you are in for gold
Was at this show. Blew me away. Damn I’m old now.
1:55 .... what a smashing groove!
Why the solo is entirely Claypool's, the groove is actually by Tony Levin. They're covering King Crimson here.
Just saw Primus in Boston for Farewell to Kings, one of the best concerts I've been to
That isn't primus
@@questionmark3810 they covered all of farewell to kings as well as doing a set of their own material
@@questionmark3810 clearly never been to a show. When primus does a set like this there’s always a second set after an intermission of primus songs. Not sure why you’d chime in on something you know nothing about?
Bought my VIP experience ticket a couple weeks ago for June in Vancouver! Can’t wait!
This footage is very well done. That's a good camera crew that can show off the talent of the musicians.
LOVE the NEW BALANCE dad shoes at 1:12.... Yeah your dad likes Primus and comfy shoes and what?
Cuts at the King Crimson cover 😢… but being able to see the solo before 😃🤭😬😅☺️. Being a bass player i have such respect for this man breaking new ground with the bass. There have been many amazing player’s who would touch on some of these techniques during their solos etc but Les brought them into the verses and chorus. Many of Primus’s early songs the bass was the lead with the guitar being rhythm with sonic walls of sound to compliment what the bass is doing! Thank you for sharing this! AND Thank You Les for year’s of inspiration.
Can't believe it's been 20 years since this show..lol This was the 1st set we saw that weekend after 20 Hrs stuck in traffic 😎
Thela Hun Ginjeet - I saw the Discipline tour in NYC in ‘81/‘82. Tony Levin on the Chapman Stick is a sight to see! Les is fantastic too!
Have you heard Liquid Tension Experiment 3? Or 1 or 2? If you haven't O..m....g......
Tony Levin is a BASS GOD and he's BADASS on that stick
I almost got to see them on that tour but couldn't find anyone who'd cover me at work. I quit my job a week later.
I'm still bitter about that!
And yes.... Les IS fantastic too. He too dwells in the highest with the other Bass Gods
I was in that crowd, such a great set and weekend overall!
Les was underrated and never got the recognition he deserved.
Why the fuck are you speaking in past tense?
Les is definitely one of a kind. So is his bass.
My dad is a hardcore military man that’s never done drugs in his life. I showed him this video and he ODed.
The man is made of rhythm and bass.
This show was awesome. Warren Haynes came out and played shine on you crazy diamond. Was there. First Bonnaroo.
Less clay pool is the Salvador Dali of bass players If it's in his head he'll play it through a bass and it's amazing every time👍🔥
Magic of the bass
I think it's safe to say Les has always forged his own path. Nobody quite like him.
I was entranced, enthralled , entertained and totally fascinated ......then the vid ended and my brain reminded me that there is shit in the world like ''I'm an island Boy!....island Boy!...''....life can be cruel, enjoy the gems when your paths cross.
I was the same when I first saw it too, I'd recommend watching the whole song if you haven't yet, the link is in a pinned comment
1:50 the Drop at 1:58 moves everything off the stage 😸
Power chords, some slapping and tons of effects. Woooooow so amazing !!!
Unless I’m mistaken that bass guitar has been gigging for around 30 years at least! How is it in that good of shape?
yeah that's one of his oldest, I believe it was made in 1980
This video is almost 20 years old
I'd say a combination of Les taking good care of his gear and having a tech working for him who knows what he's doing.
@@RastaSaiyaman Yes indeed. It's amazing how long things will last if you don't slamdance the fuck out of them.
I'm sure he has 10 of them at least.
King Crimson quote at the end..Killed it!
The sound of that bass is soo out of this world.
I love his signature dance on stage.
Love the little dance he does 0:43 when he start getting his groove on and slappin dat thang.
Les is the only one I know that plays a bass with a whammy bar.
Fucking genius
Also the one at 1:55
Fuckah cracks me up
I've never seen so much magic packed into 2 minutes and 15 seconds.
Damn this man is a beast, never seen anyone else jam like Les
Buckethead
@@sotirzvanidjubre4109 good answer we’ll not that many jam like that lol
@@kellywelch641 But put them together and you got some real crazy shit happening.
Les’s hands slap faster than I can comprehend the notes he’s playing.
Les was a showman with a monumental sense of humor who never failed at entertaining.
Was?
@@SirFooplesTheThird IS .......
@@michaelcheney1555 thank God he ain't dead
South Park anniversary show my guy
Who caught the tribute to King Crimson?
Holy fuck I’m high and watching this just blew my brain
WOW dressed up and has somewhere to go! Always a pleasure! Best part is when he ends the solo and dances around! Love it!
This man is endlessly talented.
I've watched this solo many times and only now realized they go into Thela Hun Ginjeet at the end
Yeah it's from a great longer video, ua-cam.com/video/dIB7v4VGVao/v-deo.html
Wow, never heard this cover before!! So good.
I heard a story that when Cliff Burton died. Kirk Hammett was Highschool friends with Les Claypool and told him he had to audition. After hearing his audition for Metallica, Hetfield and the rest of the band were like “dude you’re too good, you should do your own thing”. Lol
That was the polite way saying you're just too weird :D
We are so fuckin lucky to be able to see this living legend. I'm watching this video, thinking about all of the incredible musicians that have died very recently and saying to myself, "no no no please let this man stay!!"
And my album will be oooot suuune
…. when guys appreciate recordings of the greats, especially before they peaked.
Think of the true rock artists from the ‘60s and 70’s who’s early-career work has minimal decent documentation.
Some day I'm gonna be in heaven with cliff, eagerly awaiting les to show up so I can witness the greatest bass battle of all time
beautiful, i really hope they do bonnaroo 2022
Just Fantastic!
Les wasn't using any effects he can just make it sound that good.
Umm...Yes he was!
Still imagine there's a band with Claypool on bass, Morello on guitar, Carey on Drums and Patton on Vocal.
Les is just amazing. Such musicality and feel in his playing.
been 30 years since i last seen this man , damn im old
I'd love to see this guy playing with Justin Chancellor's bass tone
Les on a Wal would be interesting. That's really the only way you can get that tone
I’m a guitar player but Jaco, Les, Flea and Watt made me jealous of bass players. So much so that I got a Bass and started learn the bass lines of my favorite songs too. So after learning Frusciante’s parts I would learn Fleas, etc. So I doubled my pleasure with music!
I applaud your effort. After years of playing guitar, it’s a major revelation to start absorbing music from the bottom up instead of top down.
This was Flea disguised into Les Claypool.Another Flea's master lesson in harmony,scales and chord soloing.Masterful!
L take
Terrible take. Flea wishes he was on the level of Les.
Great way to learn the bass, my favorite instrument, finally I have one, took my whole existence!
20 years ago so many guitar mags had LES CLAYPOOL on the cover. Never bought a magazine in years , heck i dont even know if guitar world has a mag anymore but i know i got my collection and les claypool was on many OF THEM. HE My # 1 choice for best bassist. Second choice ill give to GEDDY LEE CAUSE HE CAN SING , USE BASS WITH 40 effect pedals at same time. Lol. Nice video. 👍
Les is great.. he has his own style and groove.. If you haven’t checked out Charles Berthound he’s also another fantastic bassist ua-cam.com/video/gGlzbrlmbCg/v-deo.html
@@digipunk618 Nice , Ill check it it out . Many Thanks .
@@digipunk618 Charles is an absolute beast........been following him for yrs now.
What a Rippa. Especially the last bit.
I'll give $100 bucks if you can tell me what he said.
Steve Harris, Les Claypool, Cliif Burton are my favorite bass players. ❤
Geddy Lee too
Dont forget lemmy
Justin Chancellor
@@rezaqalam482 Yes.
@@MrThrashmetal13 Yes
They don't come any more innovative than Claypool . He's a bad boy with a bass
Wow! He's amazing on the bass guitar! :)
Les is so original in what he does and always a joy to watch.
Les is the king of the Bay Area!
The song was King Crimson’s “Thela hun Ginjeet”.
Les learned from Larry Graham more than Stanley Clark.
And Les plays more traditional when on a Fender Jazz Bass.
This is the lamest joke comment of all time. Jean Baudin and Matt Freeman are both from the Bay, and Les has ZERO talent. But he can wear a onsie and pretend to be a Confederate colonel.
@@isorokudono . Les is to Bass what Stevie Ray V was to Electric Guitar. Zero talent ? Sure buddy. Lmao. He took bass to the next level and continued expanding on Bass where Jaco left off at.
Les is one of the only players that can solo for an hour and never be accused of noodling. It's alwasy somesomething new and inventive!!
I am a musician. The best bass player I’ve ever heard/saw. Was the bass player for a band that was touring with Alvin Lee decades ago. The name of the band was, the American tears. That bass player did not use special effects or echo chambers or reverb like the guy in this video. This guy was playing 16 notes per measure accurately in a solo that lasted about 10 minutes. I think the band was an English band touring with alvin lee..
I have been a guitar player since the 1960s. I still play here in 2022. That performance by that bass player in that band, no one in the audience will ever forget that. Friends of mine that were there with me to see Alvin Lee, we still talk about that awesome talent of that bass player in that band no one has ever heard of. I’m guessing The time frame was 1970s
Nobody cares, but you do sound more like a musician than an artist.
I was there , Witnessed the greatness 🙌
Primus was my first concert in 2014. They were playing their Charlie and the Chocolate Factory tour. Trippy as fuck. They only concert you could include oompa loompas and two intertwining mosh pits going opposite ways
king crimson "thela hunjinjeet" is the name of that song - written by adrian belew - the best wierd guitar player in the world .
Gosh this dude is the best bass player ever
About to behold the funk live in Nashville in 2 wks!
A true talent one of the best bass players on planet Earth
Man…I miss the Frog Brigade days!!! Some cool ass shit. Thanks for the upload! Jahhhhhh
The dude definitely feels it!
When I saw them in Indy he was wearing that outfit. Great show.
I am convinced that Les Claypool is a space alien. It's like that old episode of X Files where an alien stays on Earth because he loves baseball. Les came to Earth and never left because they didn't have bass guitar
I once saw him perform with Big bucket of bernies brain in new Orleans. During the middle of the concert this stranger taps me in the back. I turned around and non chalantly tells me "You know Les is the devil right?" 😂
Imagine playing one sick solo and then following with Thela Hun Ginjeet. Les Claypool is such a boss!
Well fuck, now I want to go on a safari with Les
I clicked on this video by accident and because of that my mind has been blown🤯
Les is always more !💯🎶
Just one word....sick
Even though I don't really like the style of Primus or slapping in general, I can't help but feel immense respect for Les and his talent and skill on the bass
A singular talent - his right hand is the key. The sense of rhythm and time is just beyond what mere mortals can do
Unfortunately it's all just bullshit with no substance.
Can’t really tell with all the effects pedals