Gonna constantly post this request to get Jamel to watch two minutes to late nights cover of "Anthem" by RUSH. It's Les Claypool, Danny Carey, Claudio Sanchez from Coheed, and Cambria Bill Kelliher of Mastodon, and the host and showband guitarist for two minutes. Talk about a 99.999% flawless cover of any cover ever heard. I can't suggest this song vehemently enough.
Oh yes! This was Col. Claypool's Fearless Flying Frog Brigade performing a cover of King Crimson's "Thela Hun Ginjeet." This was at the first annual Bonnaroo Music Festival 2002! I was there! Later that weekend Les performs in another amazingly crazy band lineup - Col. Claypool's Bucket Of Bernie Brains: Les, Buckethead, Bernie Worrell and Brain! That was some freaky funky stuff going down! Whew! There is a DVD set of the first Bonnaroo Music Festival out there! PEACE!
Primus doing Rush Xanadu is Les at his best and closest to my heart as a Rush fan its even better than legends Dream Theatres version IMO and I seen em all live Les Claypool is a bonafide Badass & Bassist
Les reminds me so much of Ian Anderson with his on stage antics. I have to wonder just how heavy the callouses on the the fingertips of his right hand are tho……
Check out this 12 year old kid Taj Farrant. He was awarded prodigy of the year and is supposed to be back performing at NAMM this year. He is the youngest guitar player ever to be signed by Gibson guitar. He has his own single Just Can't Sleep or you can find multiple videos on his channel of him singing and or just playing guitar. He's amazing!!!
Hey Jamel, I'm a big fan. I'm from BC, Canada. Specifically Richmond in southwest BC. i would like to suggest a and called UFO they are British band from the late 70's and 80's. i found about them from XM radio. They are a fantastic hard rock band that is very underrated. you can find many videos on youtube both live and studio. P.S. every day I'm trying to be a good human. Peace and love 😍
In 1991 I was a young aspiring bass player. I heard rumors about this crazy guy the played bass like no one else. So I went out and bought Sailing the Seas of Cheese. The first time I heard Tommy the Cat I almost quit playing bass right then and there. I couldn’t believe what I was hearing. This dude sounded like he had ten fingers and three thumbs on each hand. Luckily instead of quitting, I decided to be inspired by him. I’m still no where near the bassist Les Claypool is but he’s inspired me to be the best bassist I could be. Thanks, Les!
I was at this show. It’s Bonnaroo 2002. Blazing heat first day of the festival. The of this solo hits and a jam kicks back in. The energy in that field was the strongest I’ve ever felt ever. It was the birth my music industry career that day. Moved home, enrolled in college shortly after and started putting on my own concerts. The solo means more to me than anyone. It was the catalyst for my whole adult life.
This is from the first Bonnaroo in 2002. I was in that crowd! He also played another amazing set that weekend with Buckethead and Bernie Worrell (of Parliament Funkadelic). I definitely recommend checking that one out!
I was there too, this brings me back! Buddies and I worked our way up real close to the front for this show. Bonnaroo was so amazing in those early years before it went so mainstream.
Jamel, I doubt you will see this but if you do could you PLEASE get into some of the side projects that Les has been involved with over the years? You have things like The Claypool Lennon Delirium, Oysterhead, Colonel Claypool's Bucket of Bernie Brains, plus several others.
Bruh!!! Bruh!!! BRUH!!!! You GOTTA listen to VICTOR WOOTEN!!! The Lesson... One of the Best Bassist On The Planet... BRUH!!! YOU MISSING OUT IF YOU DON'T!!!
Primus did the opening to Metallica's "Master of Puppets" during their set at Woodstock '94, with Les playing the main riff on his bass. The clip is about a minute long.
I thought so, as soon as he started playing that line near the end. You GOTTA check out King Crimson's 'Thela Hun Jingeet' now, asap, brother J, studio AND live, with the great Tony Levin, whether on bass or Chapman stick ( a 10 string instrument, bass in the middle of the pack, fretted with both hands). Can't recall if or when I've seen a bass with a whammy bar before, though he didn't appear to use it here. I gotta check out more Lennon/Claypool Delirium too, and I saw some great stuff not long ago with Sean (Lennon) and Tal Wakenfield, who played great bass with Jeff Beck for years. So much music, so little time, luv ya, man, all the best, Peace and Love.
@@damonhines8187 There's a live performance of "Elephant Talk" from the old ABC program "Fridays" (their reply to NBC's SNL), but it's just the studio track playing with the band mimicking playing their instruments. I was a high school kid about to graduate when it aired and I was SPELLBOUND. Check it out for three things: Levin on the Stick at the beginning Belew's pink suit Fripp actually SMILES 😳
Les is a damn Phenomenal bass player. Auditioned for Metallica...they thought he was amazing but just wasn't a fit. Formed his own band Primus. Kinda like Slash auditioned for Poison and CC Deville was chosen over him. 🤷♀️ Yet he got into GNR afterwards and we all know the rest. Now Slash is a legend, yet he was rejected by Poison. 🤣
Les is definitely a character. He has a very unique style using flick and slap techniques. Have you checked out his Duo De Twang version of Staying Alive? Classic.
Hes so Funky in his playing love it reminds me of old school funk ,also like fleas bass playing from the chilly peppers as well ,Funk a Delics were Pioneers!!!
Claypool is one-of-a-kind, for sure. You might, also, check out Ryan Martinie, with the band Soften The Glare (Mudvayne, too. but he doesn't get to show out as much). He's another bass player who goes beyond what you would expect from a bass player.
That clip is from his group Frog Brigade 🐸! Les Claypool has too many good side projects; Oysterhead, Bastard Jazz, Claypool Lennon Delirium, Colonel Claypool’s Bucket of Bernie Brains (RIP Bernie Worrell of Parliament Funkadelic).
I’ll never forget seeing Les and Primus for the first time some 30 something years ago. I thought now this is my kinda dude and damn can he play that bass!!
If you watch the DVD (or this link: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-xovHK5mmPM0.html ) of Primus' Hallucino-Genetics 2004 tour, I'm the one holding up the 'Les Claypool For President' sticker at about the 125 minute mark.
Hey Brother Jamel_AKA_Jamal, I love your reaction vids and overall positivity. I know you have been getting into Les Claypool's talents over the years. I thought I ask if you'd had a chance to check out his One Better song, live? Casual sextuplet solo? Sure thing. Casually check the time during performance? No problem. Not to mention the talents of the other band members. This isn't Primus; it's Les doing his own thing. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-KkROyUH0cdE.html
Les is absolutely incredible, but I HATE that obnoxiously wet, autowah-sounding effect he uses sometimes, and this right here is a prime example. He sounds so much better with a dry tone, just raw, dirty-ass, phat bass tone and them fingers doin work
You might actually want to check out the King Crimson (original) version of the song Thela Hun Ginjeet that he was playing here, or really anything off of the album Discipline where it first appeared.
Please Brother J, do yourself a favor and check out Charles Berthoud. The guy is so far ahead of anything you could even imagine on the bass. Just check out his channel. It’s amazing.
Les Claypool is a neighbor of mine in Sonoma county, California. Send me a private message and I'll send you a bottle of his Pachyderm wine, as a thank you gift for your music reactions and great entertainment.
I love your attitude I love your videos and I definitely have a lot of the same similar interests and opinions that you do thank you so much for this channel
Claypool is so good! My favorite bass player has always been Billy Sheehan! Check this out with his band, Mr Big! ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-NITX8WdOHWk.html
