Chad and Flea are locked in together beyond belief - it's almost as if they can read each other's minds. This level of musicianship comes from years and years of playing together as a rhythm section.
Considering one is a bass player and the other is a drummer it's only natural. The drums and bass have more in common than a bass and lead guitar do. Since flea is big on funk and slap it would only make more sense that the two can vibe so well. Hes basically playing the drums with a bass guitar.
Flea is the biggest ever influence on me as a bassist and musician. I’m so grateful for the inspiration and direction he has given me for my whole life as a bassist so far, which started when I was 11.....and I’m now 36...so that’s 25 years. Thanks Flea.
Why don't they make an album like this? They could make it kind of like a jazz album in the sense that they would just explore different catchy ideas while jamming and choose the best recordings! I'd buy that in a heartbeat. Honestly, I'd be more excited about that than their next album with RHCP.
Coltrane Cat if you haven't seen it yet you should look up chad smith Russia jam, Chad ,Flea,John and josh just jamming! Could be similar to what you're after!
This is why they're one of the most successful bands of all time. The amount of talent in the chili peppers is unreal. The rhythm section is insane and John's guitar magic slapped on top is a recipe for special things
I just love how well these two work together, out of the whole chilli peppers group Michael and chad are the ones that really seem to have natural chemistry to me.
John is pretty soulful too, as is Anthony. I'd say Flea and Chad are the heart of the band. Cause a heart has beats right? Actually you could say John and Anthony sold their souls at one time or another lol. All figurative bullshit of course...
They were five feet away from Flea and Chad Smith Jamming. Give them a break for filming their last glorious moments on earth before they were vaporized by the awesomeness.
The world has its great pairings, Abbot & Costello, Laurel & Hardy, Donnie & Marie, Sonny & Cher, R2D2 & C3P0, Starsky & Hutch, Beavis & Butthead, Bert & Ernie, Batman & Robin, Siegfried & Roy, Penn & Teller, Lennon & McCartney, Fred & Barney, The Captain & Tennille, and now finally added to this prestigious list, the great Flea & Chad.
in Anthony Kiedis is biography scar tissue he said that Chad Smith came out to LA to be an actor being a drummer was his second thing when he tried out for the band flea was used to carrying all the people that were trying out and losing them actually when Chad started playing flea said he actually started losing him and flee was trying to keep up a little rhcp history lesson they're both awesome
My series of thoughts: Drummer looks like Ferrell. Lets post a funny comment about that fact. Hmm, lets just scroll down and see if anyone else did yet though. Yea, lets just watch the video...
dude ur so right.. it was hella crowded i was seeing them through my camara screen because everyone blocked my view from holding their camaras up so high... so all u people are lucky :)
Saw them at the Joe a week ago, best concert ever. Chad gave an emotional thanks and sendoff to Nicklas Lidstrom, and then they brought him on stage. It was an amazing show.
Would've been really cool if he continued his line of basses. Could have featured artists and payment plans for student instruments and other such things.
Flea is very much leading this jam. Chad is a great listener, he needs very little incentive to follow what Flea does. In fact, he's so good at it, it almost seems as if they come up with the same ideas at the same time and it's mostly because of him. I admire Fleas creative input and musical flow very much too.
Let's be practical. Flea may not be one of the best bassists of all time (that's a bit of an extreme statement), but you have to admit he is great in the context of his band (a kick ass band). On top of that he's just a wild fuck performer and that's half of the hype right?
Chad Smith is a Force of Nature! I got to see him play the out chorus of STP "Plush" when RHCP and STP played Las Vegas! It must be seen to be believed. Literally transcendent to see how a drastically a groove and a song can change like that. Eric Kretz is no slouch, and he certainly was not in those days. It's just that Chad is a Force of Nature. In this video, he plays way too many notes when he first sits down, but he really relaxes and gets musical by the 4 minute mark.
