There’s a tall lanky guy in our town who unfortunately has some medical issues who walks round in circles and twitches his fingers in a strange loping manner.When I see him in reminds me of Les and I start singing Jerry Was A Racecar Driver.
@@branstokes3737 I forgot I even made this comment. Lol. Anyways, that's a easy job? I watched them playing at celebrity theater in Phoenix years ago. At one point I noticed they looked at each other and smiled. It was like they were doing what they do best... Ler is as much of a legend to Les, as Les is a legend to all of us. PRIMUS SUCKS!
@@kylepartridge100 their first album suck on this and a lot of Frizzle fry was with original drummer Jay Lane and original guitarist Todd Huth. Ler and Tim replaced them I believe a year or two before sailing the seas of cheese album. All great musicians!
Captain Crayzay great find! I bought suck on this at the Omni in Oakland ca 1989 primus opened for testament, changed my whole perspective on music , went on to follow primus around the bay from 89-92
Was just going to say, I love the way a lot of his songs r 2 or 3 song in 1!! But I'll just leave that to you!! Well put!!! 🤠😎🤓😎. Kinda like Zappa, maybe, better??
Jay Lane was the drummer before Herb or Brain and then came back full circle only to be lured away by Dead and Co. I believe it was….big bucks. Now, Tim Herb Alexander has taken the seat again for some time now.
@@stevedaugherty2577 OMG! So, we have tickets for the NYE show. I'm not sure if it will be a new drummer or if Dana Carey will sit in. I actually wrote to Les and asked if he would do a NYE costume ball and boom, it's on. Two nights. I wrote to him and jokingly said his fans protest that Primus was taking a break about 5 years ago and that we all demand 15 more shows and our annual NYE show. Two day later Primus announced 15 more shows "due to popular demand. Ha. No NYE show. This is the first in 7 years. He also wrote he hoped folks would show up in costume. I drove 15 hours to Flagstaff for a show but no costume. Some guy was dressed liked a banana. Les looked at me and said, "well I see someone got the memo." Anyway, I'm going as a ship captain next week to Oakland. Hope I can find an Uber after the show. Dressed in full regalia at 1am in DT Oakland can be sketch.
The thing is this song isn’t really that that hard, it’s really just a few cords at the beginning, the second part is a simple bar cord followed by a few notes, the solo is harder than the rest, but that’s cause it’s a solo, even then it’s not too difficult, les has many way more technical songs
This is the result of total commitment to their work. Crafting a sound like no other band doesn't come without dedication. We are so fortunate that there are still some bands like Primus otherwise we would be stuck with generic tunes that all sound alike. Like Hip Hop where there is only one person on stage. No guitar,bass,drummer,keybords or anything else. That's because it's all just sounds created on a computer.
Ler was trained by Satriani. Larry Ler Lalonde, formerly of Possessed and the brunt of many an onstage joke by Les regarding his metal days and the suppose wearing of “assless chaps.” Joking I’m sure
I went a long time before I finally seen them. I'm not a big concert person. But it was amazing show. I hope you've gone, or do so before they call it quits. Les is in his mid 50's now. :(
@@almerricboards nice! They didn't play GHD at the show I went too, but they did play Sailing The Seas of Cheese from end to end though. I got a ticket as a birthday present from my first baby momma. I hate that bitch, but it was the best bday gift ever... Lol.
i swear YT "unlikes" your thumbs up after a certain number of years or something. there is no way i've left it unchecked over the last 9 years. Anyway, this version of Groundhog's is pristine. when Bonnaroo is good, it's *reallyyyyy* fuckin good. if you've never been there, you just wouldn't understand. the massive, frantic energy is so contagious that it rebounds and recycles back and forth between artist and audience. this symbiosis has lead to some of the greatest performances ever captured on film.
I can only pray that the new generations can feel Primus's sheer awesomeness. Claypool is a genius. I'd also encourage anyone to listen to Groundhog's Day on the live album, "Suck on This," it's the most energetic version in my opinion.
Les.Claypool not a day has marked this man he was always dancing around the house and stage with his great natural ability at bass one of a kind. Les Claypool and Paul McCartney gave us many great moments. Les Claypool never will their be anyone to full his shoes what a performer he will be missed God bless him.
Primus comment sections are the best. Never any of the ‘who’s listening in ___’ or ‘____sent me here’ bullshit. Everyone is just like ‘this is fucking amazing’ on every song hahaha
Masterful. Bernie shore 'nuff can find the best bandmates to emphasize his oversized bass-playing! I can't believe I'm only now learning about Bernie Worrell and Primus.
592 likes and 3 dislikes.... That has to be one of the better ratios on youtube.... I saw Primus at Celebrity Theatre in Phoenix in 2003... i think.... They played Seas of Cheese from end to end. (Herb had just rejoined) I can go the rest of my life without seeing another show, knowing I was at the best.
If you guys read this I wanna drum with you guys! I play drums and I think a lot of your songs we could do dual drums! It would be sweet! I love your music!
Your right,(paul doesnt play any more i think) but i know thats not the point that ur trying to get across.Anyways my cousin 20 years old said les missed the older days and it makes him a little sad but you're right he should have a lot to go
I put Jay up there with my all-time favs, Danny Carey, Neil Pert, Joey Jordison, Kelli Scott, and I know it's not super complex but Sean Kinney of Alice in Chains (I love all of Alice.) Worthy mentions: Dave Lombardo, Mike Bordin, Igor Cavalera, Danny Heifetz,Vinnie Paul, Chris Adler, Bonham, Mickey Hart, Jimmy Chamberlin, Tommy Sickles n Matthew Mcdonough to name a cpl..
I don't know whole lot about Primus but it seemed like every time I see a live show on utube there is a different drummer and a lead guitarist. Am I right or am I wrong and why?
I like how Les runs in circles - that's kinda his trademark move.
My favorite is when he puts his hand in the air and shakes it lol
There’s a tall lanky guy in our town who unfortunately has some medical issues who walks round in circles and twitches his fingers in a strange loping manner.When I see him in reminds me of Les and I start singing Jerry Was A Racecar Driver.
When he struts around like a rooster. It's great!
What about the claypool march
Les has a few like the hand shake, weird bob, the twist and the rooster walk. All of which are great!!!
Damn... Ler just doesnt get enough credit. That man is amazing....
Ler is my favorite guitarist. He mastered this song but this is one of the few songs he did not write the music to
he has the easiest job, not screwing up next to a legend
@@branstokes3737 I forgot I even made this comment. Lol. Anyways, that's a easy job? I watched them playing at celebrity theater in Phoenix years ago. At one point I noticed they looked at each other and smiled. It was like they were doing what they do best... Ler is as much of a legend to Les, as Les is a legend to all of us. PRIMUS SUCKS!
@@ScootLoops616 I was not aware of that. I'm guessing this song predates Ler becoming a member of Primus?
@@kylepartridge100 their first album suck on this and a lot of Frizzle fry was with original drummer Jay Lane and original guitarist Todd Huth. Ler and Tim replaced them I believe a year or two before sailing the seas of cheese album. All great musicians!
This is the shit we should be beaming into space to confuse the aliens....
Or China.
Well shit probably the same thing
Right babe?
Agreed.
🤣
Whoever recorded this concert should be Primus' personal concert recorder. Great job of keeping Les in the front without burying Ler on every song.
This was the song I first fell in love with Primus. 1997. "Suck on this" album.. found at a garage sale for $1.
Best dollar you ever spent huh
Captain Crayzay great find! I bought suck on this at the Omni in Oakland ca 1989 primus opened for testament, changed my whole perspective on music , went on to follow primus around the bay from 89-92
@@charlieconustedes9969 were you at the live show when they recorded Suck On This?
only a buck
this record is priceless!
I got the same album a few years back at Christmas! Despite whether or not you are looking for Primus, Primus will eventually find you...
From funk rock to metal, then back to funk rock and a metal finish, with vaudevillian vocals.. no other band could pull off anything like this.
Haven’t listened to enough bands
Was just going to say, I love the way a lot of his songs r 2 or 3 song in 1!! But I'll just leave that to you!! Well put!!! 🤠😎🤓😎.
Kinda like Zappa, maybe, better??
Jay's cymbal chokes are so fuckin perfect.
The drummer kicks some serious ass on this one....he nails it...
its Jay Lane, just so ya know
Jay Lane was the drummer before Herb or Brain and then came back full circle only to be lured away by Dead and Co. I believe it was….big bucks. Now, Tim Herb Alexander has taken the seat again for some time now.
@@joegibson6041 sadly, it's time to update the drummer chronology yet again....
@@stevedaugherty2577 OMG! So, we have tickets for the NYE show. I'm not sure if it will be a new drummer or if Dana Carey will sit in. I actually wrote to Les and asked if he would do a NYE costume ball and boom, it's on. Two nights. I wrote to him and jokingly said his fans protest that Primus was taking a break about 5 years ago and that we all demand 15 more shows and our annual NYE show. Two day later Primus announced 15 more shows "due to popular demand. Ha. No NYE show. This is the first in 7 years. He also wrote he hoped folks would show up in costume. I drove 15 hours to Flagstaff for a show but no costume. Some guy was dressed liked a banana. Les looked at me and said, "well I see someone got the memo." Anyway, I'm going as a ship captain next week to Oakland. Hope I can find an Uber after the show. Dressed in full regalia at 1am in DT Oakland can be sketch.
I'm lying here laughing in disbelief at this mans ability to play bass, sometimes it looks like the fps isn't fast enough to keep up with his fingers
The thing is this song isn’t really that that hard, it’s really just a few cords at the beginning, the second part is a simple bar cord followed by a few notes, the solo is harder than the rest, but that’s cause it’s a solo, even then it’s not too difficult, les has many way more technical songs
The Yakking Wakko -A frend of mine hypothesized that he wrote a lot of songs that he would be able to play even if he was drunk.
This song isn't even hard lmao
@@MaladyKayjo I've seen you on at least four primus videos
@@MaladyKayjo But that wasnt OPs point ffs :D
This is fucking incredible!!! His mastery of the bass is beyond comprehension. Plus, how cool is it how he moves around. Such an amazing band
God, I love Primus.
At 3:13, even the drummer is in complete awe at what Claypool is playing.
Jay Lane, legend in his own right.
That'd be Jay, alright
And then again at 5:20. Big goofy smile
No.
at 5:40 the jam starts getting super crispy
6:02 gives me an eargasm
crispier than a bowl o' corn chex
Yeh man lean into that shit
Herb is one of my fav drummers but God dam Jay Lane is so good for les. Dude is crisp
Amen
Still tripping from this show..
E Carlos me too
Benjamin Freaklin fuckin hell, you've been tripping for a while
How bout now 2019?
Shrooms or cid?
How bout now? 2020?
This may be the best thing I have ever had the pleasure of listening to... HOLY FUCK!
What a drummer 👌🏻
Greatest band ever in my eyes
My Daaaaaaaaay!
+Nate 8 my daaaaaaaaaae
Nate 8 oh yeaaaaaaaaaaah!
DOW DIGGIDA DOW DE DOW DE DE DE DOW
The quality of these three musicians is absolutely mind blowing. Magnificent and so not in the lane lines of anything typical.
Mesmerizing, you cannot look away. Original as original gets. I'm hooked.
Jay can play so funky and hard when needs to!
He is a beast
Primus. True Synergy
Eu não me canso de elogiar esses caras, simplesmente a melhor banda do MUNDO!!!
This is the result of total commitment to their work. Crafting a sound like no other band doesn't come without dedication. We are so fortunate that there are still some bands like Primus otherwise we would be stuck with generic tunes that all sound alike. Like Hip Hop where there is only one person on stage. No guitar,bass,drummer,keybords or anything else. That's because it's all just sounds created on a computer.
The guitarist is underrated, everything he adds is perfect
Ler was trained by Satriani. Larry Ler Lalonde, formerly of Possessed and the brunt of many an onstage joke by Les regarding his metal days and the suppose wearing of “assless chaps.” Joking I’m sure
Man this groove gives me chills, so damn good 👌👌👌
I watch this video every Groundhog Day. And all the other days of the year as well.
Nothing beats the Videoplasty version IMO. So much energy. I get that music and people evolve, blah blah blah but MAN that version gives me chills.
Ler gives Les FLARE.
Sheer musical genius! And a perfect example of why this band has always been one of my favourites to listen to.
WOW! I was just trying to find, what I describe as a jewel! and i DID!!!!
Magnificent Primus
Blows me away that they haven’t released another live album in years. Such excellence!!
its my birthday, so i guess it is my day!
Jesus the last few minutes are jaw droppingly tasty! Cannot stop watching
GUHHHHHHH I want to see them so baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaad. LER!
I went a long time before I finally seen them. I'm not a big concert person. But it was amazing show. I hope you've gone, or do so before they call it quits. Les is in his mid 50's now. :(
@@kylepartridge100 i finally got to see them about a year later after I posted that actually! It was a spectacular show! They played that song too!
@@almerricboards nice! They didn't play GHD at the show I went too, but they did play Sailing The Seas of Cheese from end to end though. I got a ticket as a birthday present from my first baby momma. I hate that bitch, but it was the best bday gift ever... Lol.
i swear YT "unlikes" your thumbs up after a certain number of years or something. there is no way i've left it unchecked over the last 9 years. Anyway, this version of Groundhog's is pristine. when Bonnaroo is good, it's *reallyyyyy* fuckin good. if you've never been there, you just wouldn't understand. the massive, frantic energy is so contagious that it rebounds and recycles back and forth between artist and audience. this symbiosis has lead to some of the greatest performances ever captured on film.
The change @ 3:57 was SICK.
I didn't know the Gieco Caveman played drums?!
Dag on Les...at 5:08 you start taking off like Knight Rider and close the tune out sick! Wish I was there. Great rendition!
Holy pajamas! Blew my mind away.
4:00 sounds like sabbath. beautiful.
I love how the lights start flashing red and blue, those moments are so cool
This just in....These guys are good !!
Had to come over and listen this Groundhog Day
Great, great, great!
This song felt like it was mostly complimenting lar, and I loved every minute of it
My favorites..
Like seriously, I don't know what we did to deserve this band but I'm not complaining at all
the 22 people who disliked this are just jealous of that bass slappin
I can only pray that the new generations can feel Primus's sheer awesomeness. Claypool is a genius. I'd also encourage anyone to listen to Groundhog's Day on the live album, "Suck on This," it's the most energetic version in my opinion.
Stellar performance!
Wow, Amazing jam!!
#1 Jam Band in the entire universe? Primus.
Damn! Jam at the end is super tight
2:45 is where you want to start this from.
Les.Claypool not a day has marked this man he was always dancing around the house and stage with his great natural ability at bass one of a kind. Les Claypool and Paul McCartney gave us many great moments. Les Claypool never will their be anyone to full his shoes what a performer he will be missed God bless him.
Les Claypool is alive and kicking brotha
This is just Rush with more steps lol
Absolutely immaculate.
Les is a God
3:59 is amazing, that entire jamout is dope as f! 💯🔥
Damnit, shiz made me drool
Nowadays these guys are top of the food chain.Each musician is superb!Show me better please!
Francis Baxter This comment didn’t age very well 😭😭
2.42 is where it really blows the mind!!!!
Come to think of it.......It seems like les is just completely in awe in his playing style
Unfassbar geil!
🤘primus 💝 Claypool the best bass player ever 🎸
He sucks
реально
I wish someone would look at me in the way that the drummer gazes at Les. ❤️
4:37 Superman with a GoPro on his head.
OK, you made me chuckle. Have a like.
goddam that was so damn freaking nice
Primus comment sections are the best. Never any of the ‘who’s listening in ___’ or ‘____sent me here’ bullshit. Everyone is just like ‘this is fucking amazing’ on every song hahaha
that little jam in the middle was amazing way better than the original studio version
Masterful. Bernie shore 'nuff can find the best bandmates to emphasize his oversized bass-playing! I can't believe I'm only now learning about Bernie Worrell and Primus.
Well lads...
Happy Groundhog's Day
Live would be awsome
They gotthe songthis day.
592 likes and 3 dislikes.... That has to be one of the better ratios on youtube.... I saw Primus at Celebrity Theatre in Phoenix in 2003... i think.... They played Seas of Cheese from end to end. (Herb had just rejoined) I can go the rest of my life without seeing another show, knowing I was at the best.
When I'm super high and have a lot of shit do to on the streets this song comes to my mind while I wait super stoned in the DMV
Man can play a rock star solid....
Corn Chex
love all the former and current drummers but Jay lane is my favorite
If you guys read this I wanna drum with you guys! I play drums and I think a lot of your songs we could do dual drums! It would be sweet! I love your music!
..holy jesus!!
6:10 I just can't get over how fucking sick this transition is
Does Zappa come to mind with THESE guys ?
💯
damn you jay lane this shit is f****in awesome
Anyone else notice one of the riff from "One better" on his whales and woe album? 4:45
Alpha Time I don’t hear it
No?
Yeah, no.
вкусно-то как!
Happy Day.
That fart that Les let out hits Jay's nose at 3:13.
Honestly this makes me deppressed bc you see how les is age and just think les does not have much longer he is the bass god whos gonna take his place?
Your right,(paul doesnt play any more i think) but i know thats not the point that ur trying to get across.Anyways my cousin 20 years old said les missed the older days and it makes him a little sad but you're right he should have a lot to go
Wait scratch that paul does play i believe
Thundercat. There's no replacing Les. But Thundercat is weird and amazing. So I'll take what I can get.
You've got him killed off already? Jesus....he's younger than I am.
Holeeeee fuckkkkkkkk
the people that dislike know whats up!
is Claypool even human?
No, he is a bass GOD
They say he is, but just listen. If that is human, then what are we?
Don't think so. When I seen him on. New years a few years back he jammed in all of his bands that night. At least 8 hours straight
technically les is a sentient bass guitar
I put Jay up there with my all-time favs, Danny Carey, Neil Pert, Joey Jordison, Kelli Scott, and I know it's not super complex but Sean Kinney of Alice in Chains (I love all of Alice.) Worthy mentions: Dave Lombardo, Mike Bordin, Igor Cavalera, Danny Heifetz,Vinnie Paul, Chris Adler, Bonham, Mickey Hart, Jimmy Chamberlin, Tommy Sickles n Matthew Mcdonough to name a cpl..
Good man putting MM in that list.
Just like the Mos Eisley Cantina on Tatooine has Figrin D'an and the Modal Nodes....
I want Primus to play in my Cantina on Earth.
I don't know whole lot about Primus but it seemed like every time I see a live show on utube there is a different drummer and a lead guitarist. Am I right or am I wrong and why?
@@seamusclarke1777 thank 4 the info
🐺
That fucking breakdown though!
is that Charles Manson on drums?
Except drummer is like five times Manson's size. Come to think of it, Herb's a big mofo too... Very fit.
Good to see even Les Claypool's arm hurts after playing this. I always just assumed he had some advanced android arm so he never fatigued