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Les Claypool

12345AGNST112345AGNST1 Posts: 4,906
edited December 2008 in Other Music
God this guy is a genius. Listening to Frog Brigade-Ding Dang...geez does this song KICK ASS. Anyone who likes Primus I highly reccomend getting ANYTHING else he did. His basslines are absolutely ridiculous. I was always a big Primus fan since I was about 14 but I've sort of matured and started gradually accepting his solo work. I actually prefer his solo work now over Primus. Some of my favorite songs are One Better, Of Whales and Woe, Rumble of The Diesel...... yea you get the picture.

Check out this bass line....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gAlYfDnVt6g
Absolutely insane bass line, who comes up with that????? Just when you think creativity in music is gone, you hear Les Claypool come up with these ridiculous songs.
5/28/06, 6/27/08, 10/28/09, 5/18/10, 5/21/10
8/7/08, 6/9/09
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  • lephtylephty Posts: 770
    you have to see him live! i saw him a few years ago with his fancy band. i really only knew him from primus but i did know that he is one of, if not the best, bass players out there. i was in awe the entire show of his abilities. making impossible sounds with his bass and doing them with little to no effort.

    he is a living legend.
  • 12345AGNST112345AGNST1 Posts: 4,906
    I saw Primus back in 06 and nearly every song they played he managed a way to jam it out. It was awesome, even though they only played 9 songs. I really gotta catch this dude live with one of his stage bands.
    5/28/06, 6/27/08, 10/28/09, 5/18/10, 5/21/10
    8/7/08, 6/9/09
  • 12345AGNST112345AGNST1 Posts: 4,906
    Geez, no Les fans here? You guys really need to check his stuff out.
    5/28/06, 6/27/08, 10/28/09, 5/18/10, 5/21/10
    8/7/08, 6/9/09
  • GiventoFallGiventoFall Posts: 217
    i love primus but never heard is solo stuff. i know he tours alot anyone know if he's touring now or anytime soon?
    Get over here!
  • 12345AGNST112345AGNST1 Posts: 4,906
    Not sure. You should really check out his solo stuff and other bands. These two are awesome starters:

    Oysterhead: Claypool, Trey Anastasio, Steward Copeland from The Police (orgasmic trio)
    Colonol Claypool Bucket of Bernie Brains: Claypool, Buckethead, Brain (2nd primus drummer) and Bernie Worrell (keyboardist)

    His new solo album takes getting used to but I love it.
    5/28/06, 6/27/08, 10/28/09, 5/18/10, 5/21/10
    8/7/08, 6/9/09
  • 3sheets3sheets Posts: 284
    try Purple Onion as well. I think it's his best post-Primus output. the song Cosmic Highway is incredible.

    but more than the studio output, see him live. do yourself a favor and go to a live gig. you will not be dissapointed. just watching him seemingly effortlessly strumming the bass is worth admission price alone.

    as with all musicians worth a shit, he is worlds better live.
    Live Free or Die!
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