Jeff v Flea

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  • october22
    october22 Posts: 2,533
    Flea is no doubt a flashier player but at the end of the day Jeff writes and plays music that I enjoy more.

    Someone mentioned Primus too, and I agree. Les is awesome but after about 3 Primus songs I'm done. The "look-at-me", center stage, bass playing isn't something that appeals to me and I like guys like Jeff and Colin from Radiohead's style a lot better.

    Plus I fucking hate RHCP. One of the most over-rated bands of all time. John and Flea are the shit but I'm just not a fan of the band at all.
  • peacefrompaul
    peacefrompaul Posts: 25,293
    october22 wrote:
    Flea is no doubt a flashier player but at the end of the day Jeff writes and plays music that I enjoy more.

    Someone mentioned Primus too, and I agree. Les is awesome but after about 3 Primus songs I'm done. The "look-at-me", center stage, bass playing isn't something that appeals to me and I like guys like Jeff and Colin from Radiohead's style a lot better.

    Plus I fucking hate RHCP. One of the most over-rated bands of all time. John and Flea are the shit but I'm just not a fan of the band at all.

    Primus is very fun live, I highly recommend it. The studio albums just really suck IMO
  • october22
    october22 Posts: 2,533
    peacefrompaul wrote:
    october22 wrote:
    Flea is no doubt a flashier player but at the end of the day Jeff writes and plays music that I enjoy more.

    Someone mentioned Primus too, and I agree. Les is awesome but after about 3 Primus songs I'm done. The "look-at-me", center stage, bass playing isn't something that appeals to me and I like guys like Jeff and Colin from Radiohead's style a lot better.

    Plus I fucking hate RHCP. One of the most over-rated bands of all time. John and Flea are the shit but I'm just not a fan of the band at all.

    Primus is very fun live, I highly recommend it. The studio albums just really suck IMO

    Totally, I have no doubt. I would love to see Primus.
  • red mos
    red mos Posts: 4,953
    peacefrompaul wrote:
    october22 wrote:
    Flea is no doubt a flashier player but at the end of the day Jeff writes and plays music that I enjoy more.

    Someone mentioned Primus too, and I agree. Les is awesome but after about 3 Primus songs I'm done. The "look-at-me", center stage, bass playing isn't something that appeals to me and I like guys like Jeff and Colin from Radiohead's style a lot better.

    Plus I fucking hate RHCP. One of the most over-rated bands of all time. John and Flea are the shit but I'm just not a fan of the band at all.

    Primus is very fun live, I highly recommend it. The studio albums just really suck IMO

    Primus is great live. Saw them last year. I agree, the live show is way better.
    I also enjoyed RHCP on the Stadium tour- will be seeing them again in October. 8-)
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  • rachel_h
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    John Paul Jones:)
  • CosmoCramer
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    starmap3333 wrote:
    who's better... Tom Brady or tony Romo? It's that big a gap. Jeff isn't in the class of a flea, claypool, geddy lee, etc... Not in this respect anyway. He will tell you this if you ask him I guarantee it. :between:

    matt freeman and fat mike are better too.

    But Tony Romo really sucks.
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    jeff
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  • dwhite76
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    starmap3333 wrote:
    who's better... Tom Brady or tony Romo? It's that big a gap. Jeff isn't in the class of a flea, claypool, geddy lee, etc... Not in this respect anyway. He will tell you this if you ask him I guarantee it. :between:

    matt freeman and fat mike are better too.

    Yeah and Im sure Eddie would say he's not in the class of Gene Simmons :shock:

    I would have to go with Jeff. He brings more to the table than Flea.
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  • love-boat-captain
    love-boat-captain Essex. UK Posts: 476
    Can't really compare two completely different styles. Im a bass player and flea is a very skilled player if you like that kinda thing. Not for me though. If jeff played like flea PJ would be very different and I'd probably hate them haha
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  • youngster
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    I will say Flea

    Plus he has been in more movies than Jeff. ;)
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  • EdsonNascimento
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    klusterfuk wrote:
    The Ox

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  • Some Die Just To Live
    Some Die Just To Live Posts: 97
    Matt Freeman...end of thread.

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  • LeatherMosquitoMan
    LeatherMosquitoMan Posts: 4,034
    Jeff v Michael Balzary?

    The latter was also, as an FYI, born in Australia....
    Melbourne to be exact.
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  • LloydXmas
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    youngster wrote:
    I will say Flea

    Plus he has been in more movies than Jeff. ;)
    loved him in back to the future 3
  • youngster
    youngster Boston Posts: 6,576
    BabaBooey1979 wrote:
    youngster wrote:
    I will say Flea

    Plus he has been in more movies than Jeff. ;)
    loved him in back to the future 3

    yes. liked him in the big lebowski and the chase as well. great c-list character actor.
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  • love-boat-captain
    love-boat-captain Essex. UK Posts: 476
    Some Die Just To Live wrote:
    Matt Freeman...end of thread.

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  • chris450
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    javis el errante wrote:
    John F vs. Mike M.? come on...

    Frusciante concedes defeat to no one. Sorry Mike, but the Frus is in a musical class of his own.


    And more on topic, when it comes to "wow, what a bass player!" factor, Flea also wins. Hands down.
  • Ledbetterman10
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    youngster wrote:
    BabaBooey1979 wrote:
    youngster wrote:
    I will say Flea

    Plus he has been in more movies than Jeff. ;)
    loved him in back to the future 3

    yes. liked him in the big lebowski and the chase as well. great c-list character actor.

    Big Lebowski, Back To The Future 2 & 3, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas....Flea has been in three of my favorite movies.

    Unfortunately he's never played on any of my favorite albums.
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  • helplessdancer
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    BabaBooey1979 wrote:
    youngster wrote:
    I will say Flea

    Plus he has been in more movies than Jeff. ;)
    loved him in back to the future 3

    u start a thread and this is the only thing you can come up with :roll:

    seriously, what is your really valid opinion on this comparison?

    i find these threads go no where fast...but carry on if u must...

    oh and um jeff can do the ox so well its freaky
  • Mike_McQ
    Mike_McQ Posts: 105
    I believe that Flea's Bass sound is more apparent in the Chili Peppers sound, where as Jeff's Bass is more properly laid perfectly in the music of Pearl Jam. Nothing again't either style, but if you really pay attention to both bands you can clearly hear Flea's Bass stand out more. I think that is their dynamic. As for Pearl Jam, they are brilliant at laying their instruments in just the right places.

    Flea might be a better Bassist on sheer popularity, but if you asked either of them I bet they say each other. Listen to Led Zeppelin and you have to listen closely to pick out John Paul's Bass, but without it Zep's sound would be off. The Peppers clearly wanted to have a Bass sound that was out there and loud. In the everlasting debate over who is better than who and whatnot, I would go with Jeff because I love Pearl Jam far more than I do R.H.C.P., but ask a fan of the Chilli Pep's and they'll say the opposite.

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