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    Primus - ""American Life""
    Live From Which Stage on Friday, June 10th, 2011
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  • @TubeScrewed
    @TubeScrewed 4 ปีที่แล้ว +782

    Without my consent, Primus became my favorite band.

    • @WilliamYoder72
      @WilliamYoder72 3 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      This is how it always goes.

    • @DocBree13
      @DocBree13 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      just happened to me, too

    • @jeremiahvires7864
      @jeremiahvires7864 3 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      Didn't like em at first cause my buddy showed me lacquer head when I was on 4 hits of acid and it was too intense in that particular moment
      Went back on a later acid trip and listened to all of pork soda and frizzle fry

    • @Nirvanablue89
      @Nirvanablue89 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Been there. They just sort of sodomize you, and you take it.

    • @Nirvanablue89
      @Nirvanablue89 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@jeremiahvires7864 Good idea.

  • @alwaysxnever
    @alwaysxnever 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1246

    i could listen to this bass riff on a loop for hours.

    • @DrKFC69
      @DrKFC69 8 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Mii 2

    • @raneybell1320
      @raneybell1320 7 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      no shit.. best mushroom trip ever right there lol

    • @DrKFC69
      @DrKFC69 7 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      raney bell I never did shrooms, or any drug in fact, but this will be the song I would listen to

    • @harley97ful
      @harley97ful 7 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Listen to Damn Blue Collar Tweekers live from Sidney. Very comparable bass line to this version. I think it's freakin awesome..

    • @shigeon2668
      @shigeon2668 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      for me the song would be Any Colour You Like by Pink Floyd

  • @hmanolo7783
    @hmanolo7783 3 ปีที่แล้ว +253

    I can't believe they're not in rock and roll hall of fame yet

    • @elhorrendo7026
      @elhorrendo7026 2 ปีที่แล้ว +44

      I can. Primus is amazing. They deserve to be there. But these “halls of fame” are more dependent on fame than talent. There are famous talented groups who belong there and some that are there that may not. Like the hip-hop hall of fame. Immortal Technique and Sage Francis will probably never get in there, but they deserve a special place of recognition for being not only among the greats, but truly independent.
      Primus should have a place in Rock & Roll Hall of fame. The 3 musical entities I mentioned, I imagine all don’t care if they’re in their respective hall of fame, but might take heart in knowing the world is less concerned with fame and more concerned with music that is different and truly of a category and standard beyond the main stream.

    • @maisondavis3211
      @maisondavis3211 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@elhorrendo7026 my man named dropped two legends from polar opp's of a shared genre of music and couldnt be more spot on. its a shame in all regards.

    • @jamesmccarthy1704
      @jamesmccarthy1704 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      They're too busy letting in people like Eminem who do not have any real talent. Rap does not belong in the rock hall

    • @EverestBlizzard
      @EverestBlizzard ปีที่แล้ว +18

      @@jamesmccarthy1704 Thats just completely incorrect. To be able to write lyrics like Eminem, string them all together, remember them live, get them to the speed which he has is no mean feat. To be able to have flow and rhythm while balancing it with meaning and not just having it be a word salad is seriously impressive. I agree that he shouldn't be in the rock hall of fame 100%, but just calling him untalented is wrong.

    • @jv-lk7bc
      @jv-lk7bc ปีที่แล้ว

      They're going to be first band indicted (wups and inducted too) into the almost-not-quite-sub-uber-oh-fuck-it-call-it-rock-n-roll hall of fame.
      ...also probly the last.

  • @jett.mccann2582
    @jett.mccann2582 7 ปีที่แล้ว +352

    Ler has to be the most underrated guitar player in history....he's a freak

    • @4362-n4v
      @4362-n4v 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @Laurence Pinney So they all have a matel background?

    • @TiredMango1
      @TiredMango1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +47

      @Worcestershire Sauce Relatively easy? What fucking Primus are you playing? Primus has some of the hardest music to play!

    • @craigferguson6807
      @craigferguson6807 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @Worcestershire Sauce what on gods earth

    • @clarkevanmeter2676
      @clarkevanmeter2676 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Larry and Joey Santiago in the same room competing to be the most under-stated......It would devolve into listening to them tune their guitars.

    • @finerz321
      @finerz321 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Worcestershire Sauce gr8 b8 m8 I r8 8/8

  • @bigboredthing
    @bigboredthing 2 ปีที่แล้ว +79

    It never ceases to amaze me what Les can do with 4 strings and a weird mind.

    • @raddastronaut
      @raddastronaut 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      If you ask me, he’s one of the only normal people in music.
      Quirky bass riff for people who like unpredictable music in songs usually about average or sub-average people.

    • @pinkribbonskies5731
      @pinkribbonskies5731 หลายเดือนก่อน

      6 strings at times

  • @headfog734
    @headfog734 9 ปีที่แล้ว +221

    The ease in which Les Claypool plays that song makes all the other people trying to learn it shit themselves in frustration

    • @matthewb4251
      @matthewb4251 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Dude 4 years later I know, but a down stroke on an open then 2 hammer one then and up stroke on an open with 2 hammer ones sounds simple, but it’s only simple after like the first 2 bars lol. Then you add vocals on top of it and it makes no sense at all

    • @collinputney2018
      @collinputney2018 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      I had a guitarist buddy, he was big into Frank Zappa and Django Reinhardt, he picked up a bass and within a month, he had learned most of Sailing the Seas of Cheese down pat. I have no clue how he did it XD

    • @rayramsey6711
      @rayramsey6711 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@collinputney2018Your buddy did the same thing that Les did, he left his sanity at the door.

    • @Joverover
      @Joverover 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@matthewb4251 this comment actually helped me play the bassline, thanks 🗿🗿🗿🗿🗿

    • @BrutalistJr
      @BrutalistJr 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      well
      he wrote it

  • @kylehurst234
    @kylehurst234 10 ปีที่แล้ว +702

    he makes that bassline look way too easy

    • @zachbeaver1
      @zachbeaver1 10 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      it is tough strumming it but if you just slap and pluck it sounds just as nice and is 100 x easier

    • @sguerilla6142
      @sguerilla6142 10 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      If you look Satriani,Les C.,Friedman,Nicholas Baker,looks easy coz is a genius...if you try to play that ...sorry,is hard and so f'kin uniqe..

    • @JoseSantos-fx2vg
      @JoseSantos-fx2vg 10 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      Impossible on high action lol
      It's my 2nd favorite to play after tommy the cat :D

    • @Charlizardine
      @Charlizardine 9 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      It is super duper easy. I could probably call it the easiest bassline Les Claypool ever wrote with Primus. It is even easier than Southbound Pachyderm.

    • @leochen7991
      @leochen7991 7 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Kyle Hurst It's actually easy. You want hard ones? Try moonlight sonata

  • @YoelsLemonade
    @YoelsLemonade 3 ปีที่แล้ว +159

    Primus is better live than recorded they're all so good at their instruments

    • @brandoncorbin1643
      @brandoncorbin1643 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Agreed, I always love when band is better live. Especially when they play slightly different versions than the studio album

    • @ogchoyero3894
      @ogchoyero3894 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@brandoncorbin1643 fuuuuuuuck that kinda shit gives me a raging boner, so insane and such a trip when people can do that 😩

    • @kiela17
      @kiela17 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@ogchoyero3894 oh my 🤭

    • @InAtlasAtLast
      @InAtlasAtLast 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Same with Dave Matthews band

    • @richardpugh9209
      @richardpugh9209 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Oh yeah

  • @papanimes
    @papanimes 7 ปีที่แล้ว +800

    i know les has a really cool bassline, but larry's line in this song, those little two notes, make the bassline sound so muvh better
    i find it funny that in this band the guitarrist´s role is to serve the bass player, not the other way around

    • @markignacio8720
      @markignacio8720 7 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      Stewie Bárcia best definition of primus

    • @MSA
      @MSA 7 ปีที่แล้ว +45

      Stewie Bárcia les claypool was made to lead a band... theres no other chance

    • @Barrywfa
      @Barrywfa 6 ปีที่แล้ว +77

      They compliment each other....that's why Primus' music works.....granted Les' Bass is brought forward but Larry is the icing on the cake..... a great and unique Trio in my opinion.

    • @robcarteevids3222
      @robcarteevids3222 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Stewie Bárcia I

    • @Joetime90
      @Joetime90 6 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      Whatever works. Works for them! I appreciate Larry for having the maturity to allow it. Much love to Larry Lalonde!

  • @trash_bender420
    @trash_bender420 8 ปีที่แล้ว +415

    The improvised jam in the middle is incredible

    • @vic8552
      @vic8552 6 ปีที่แล้ว +39

      Primus Sucks

    • @jeffreymorris4827
      @jeffreymorris4827 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Tom Souden he uses autocorrect

    • @moemurder9414
      @moemurder9414 6 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Tom Souden is that Hannibal Bures face on Danny Divto

    • @JarodJesus
      @JarodJesus 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @menckencynic how was it?

    • @hollaratsara
      @hollaratsara 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      They opened with this song in Asheville, NC, last year. He did the same jam in the middle and it was amazing!!

  • @gijoey5912
    @gijoey5912 8 ปีที่แล้ว +448

    I don't think it's fair that Les has 20 fingers. That's the only explanation I have for his playing.

    • @TheRealMustikos
      @TheRealMustikos 8 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      +Gi joey amazing, have seen primus a bunch of times.. they suck yet kick ass.. primus sucks

    • @genechaas7369
      @genechaas7369 8 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      Yeah, he sucks using combinations of hammer downs, slaps, plucks, and thumbs - pure slap technique...and Les does it very well! I mean , he sucks ass at it.

    • @yeahman2767
      @yeahman2767 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      its not fair deal with it ....... :)

    • @seba145
      @seba145 7 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Gi joey everyone has 20 fingers...

    • @yorchdez007
      @yorchdez007 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      No, we have 10 fingers and 10 toes

  • @johnmanning6611
    @johnmanning6611 5 ปีที่แล้ว +143

    Can you imagine how different Primus would be if they didn't let Les sing lead? I saw an interview where he discussed forming his act. And so many of his closest peers told him: "you are no singer, man. Go get a singer. Or a guitarist who can sing." Les went with his gut and kept the vocals for himself.
    I think it worked. This song is one of my favs that he belts out! 8:25... SO GOOD!

    • @ghostdad6167
      @ghostdad6167 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Oyster Head check that out

    • @danrogy
      @danrogy 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      LET?!? It's Les' band!

    • @harleck9119
      @harleck9119 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      I think part of Primus' sound apart from Les' incredible playing is because the way he sings. He was destined to do it from birth😂

    • @Zizie_sc
      @Zizie_sc 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      He’s just a genius at getting his thoughts, ideas, and memories into music. And ITS ALL IN THE BASS haha

    • @1313131343
      @1313131343 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yeah: It wouldn't be PRIMUS!

  • @alexmullins7205
    @alexmullins7205 5 ปีที่แล้ว +314

    How many are still listening in 2019? I'm still rightfully obsessed.

    • @balancedinteger
      @balancedinteger 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Alex Mullins Primus sucks! And I'll never get enough of them live.

    • @Therap1ssed
      @Therap1ssed 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Since seeing them play this live, this version seems to best capture what I witnessed. It sucked.

    • @leonhh677
      @leonhh677 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      There will always be people listening to Primus

    • @donhavard6525
      @donhavard6525 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Alex Mullins I hear you loud and clear.I’m 60 and I love Primus.Huge talent.

    • @andresh1212
      @andresh1212 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Same

  • @DevotioOfficial
    @DevotioOfficial 6 ปีที่แล้ว +447

    If anyone tells me that Flea is the best bassist, (he is awesome, don't get me wrong) I show them this video and watch as the world as they knew it changes forever.

    • @janwaalwijk666
      @janwaalwijk666 5 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      I Always was a Cliff Burton fan, but Les plays a few "Bass Solo: take 1" equals in this song alone. I still agree with the choice for Jason Newsted, even though he's a picker, but Les would have been a too outfield choice for Hetfield/Ullrich Les was too much into the Isley Brothers in his own words.

    • @acdcgnr100
      @acdcgnr100 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Geddy Lee bro

    • @alexmullins7205
      @alexmullins7205 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Check out Victor Wooten if you haven't already

    • @Egoblivion
      @Egoblivion 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @@alexmullins7205 Check out Jako Pastorius and Jonus Hellborg.

    • @alexmullins7205
      @alexmullins7205 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Egoblivion will do! I appreciate it.

  • @vandalking8341
    @vandalking8341 3 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    Putting ads in the middle of Primus songs is a deadly sin!

  • @boonedoggel434
    @boonedoggel434 4 ปีที่แล้ว +119

    I am so amazed at the silence of the audience; completely mesmerized by Les. He puts them in a trance.

  • @tutorialeshtmlprod
    @tutorialeshtmlprod 6 ปีที่แล้ว +68

    I love how Les acts like nothing while he's playing that great bassline

  • @aelechko
    @aelechko 2 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    Whenever les starts strumming a single chord for a couple seconds that it’s about to be a good six minutes of incoming bliss

  • @nelsonchike4812
    @nelsonchike4812 4 ปีที่แล้ว +121

    I can't believe they can replicate their sound so well when playing live, I thought that bassline was sampled on the original track. Simply one of the greatest Primus.

    • @MaynardGKrebs-gv4vy
      @MaynardGKrebs-gv4vy 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Amen....one of the 3 best bands I have ever seen based on live performances. Jethro Tull was another...

    • @salty_3k506
      @salty_3k506 ปีที่แล้ว

      sampled? that wasn't possible back then i think

    • @smward87
      @smward87 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@salty_3k506 Sampling has been around since the 70s.

    • @salty_3k506
      @salty_3k506 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@smward87 but did you have bass like this as a sample? like i don't quite get what the original comment is trying to say even but that's me probably

    • @smward87
      @smward87 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@salty_3k506 You can sample anything. You could sample someone sneezing for example. All sampling is, is taking a pre-existing recording and reusing it. Sampling is most commonly used in rap/hip-hop and EDM to create the beats.

  • @3la2r
    @3la2r 7 ปีที่แล้ว +366

    the audience look like they come from mad max

    • @HiGlowie
      @HiGlowie 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      The smell of deemsters would be wild hahah

    • @Moss-qe9uf
      @Moss-qe9uf 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Funny you mentioned that. Probably are. Especially the dude with the one-lens glasses

    • @lesweenmachine
      @lesweenmachine 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Alaa Raslan BONNAROO BABY

    • @janwaalwijk666
      @janwaalwijk666 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I think I even saw the motherfucking Ayatollah of Rock and Rolla…….the Lord Humungus Himself. His dog of war annex boyfriend riding shotgun in his armored desert buggy.

    • @aidanrocha2043
      @aidanrocha2043 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      And Les looks like he just gave his chocolate factory to a kid named Charlie

  • @nathanv.4397
    @nathanv.4397 3 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    Les is so tight that his tempo matches the crowd's rhythmically inconsistent clapping during the intro

  • @heathbrower1523
    @heathbrower1523 8 ปีที่แล้ว +77

    How does he not make "the face" that I make when playing this? That's skill in and of it's self.

  • @tylerhart4766
    @tylerhart4766 4 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    Primus is like Led Zeppelin, but in reverse. No one notices how great of a bassline Stairway to Heaven has, because the guitar is so spot on. I start to forget there is even a guitar player in Primus, but he is really good. It is hard to compete with one of the best ever.

    • @lordrob13
      @lordrob13 ปีที่แล้ว

      I was just even thinking the way the guitarist solos reminds me of Page “sloppy” playing

    • @tylerhart4766
      @tylerhart4766 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@lordrob13 it sounds like such nonsense, good, but chaotic, like he's just filling everything, but he plays it all the exact same live, and he has the same issue with his pinkie I have, lol (it's fkn stupid).

    • @Nemoawnz
      @Nemoawnz 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@tylerhart4766what's the pinky issue?

    • @tylerhart4766
      @tylerhart4766 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@Nemoawnz it doesn't do what I want it to, so I've worked around it. Not useless, but not up to par. The guitar player from primus (sorry, don't know his name) seems to not use his pinkie very much, either.

    • @Nemoawnz
      @Nemoawnz 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@tylerhart4766 oh (Larry 'Ler' Lalonde).
      It's something people either struggle with, can't do at all, typically leave out a lot (Yngwie Malmsteen on this one) or can use very well, and very often. I consider myself fortunate that I've never had a problem, and I use all four all the time.
      Then again, I played the clarinet for years before I picked up the guitar.
      Have you looked into any exercises on it?
      Edit, dumb question, but asking anyways.

  • @madsunrises
    @madsunrises 9 ปีที่แล้ว +69

    I can't ever seem to get over how sick he makes the bass.

  • @TickleFingers
    @TickleFingers 9 ปีที่แล้ว +98

    HOLY SHIT! That had to be a religious experience being at that concert. That was absolutely AMAZING! Damn Primus never disappoints.

    • @ecarlos2527
      @ecarlos2527 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      +Adrizz5447 It really was a religious experience.. Well for me at least it was.

    • @driftydude123451
      @driftydude123451 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      that same year they played at beale st music festival absolutely amazing! until they were rushed off the stage by a tornado warning

    • @trishwolfe4848
      @trishwolfe4848 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I was there and it was.. I think about it all the time

    • @r.p.mcmurphy6328
      @r.p.mcmurphy6328 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      PRIMUS SUCKS!!

    • @martinleon498
      @martinleon498 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I Saw him in México and change My life

  • @zachbchico
    @zachbchico 11 ปีที่แล้ว +56

    Can i just say, this is probably the sweetest bass line i have ever encountered? Anyone else agree?

  • @joshthomas2536
    @joshthomas2536 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    There's something about Primus where the bass scratches your brain perfectly💜

  • @jakeeverything3915
    @jakeeverything3915 7 ปีที่แล้ว +85

    Technical but groovy and funky, and of course dystoptian. THEN the jam. Amazing.

  • @DidYaServe
    @DidYaServe 6 ปีที่แล้ว +47

    Ler’s iconic solo in this would make a great wrestling theme for a badass heel.

    • @andrewhowden6198
      @andrewhowden6198 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Badass heel?
      The badass heels have been extinct since the Hollywood Hogan times during the Monday Night War...
      ... I sound kinda like Obi-Wan when Luke asked about the Jedi.

  • @smithles554433
    @smithles554433 9 ปีที่แล้ว +85

    the aroma of weed must have been amazing at this gig :P love primus, hope they come to england soon!

    • @SalientBen
      @SalientBen 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      Sam Smith They're here in June, wish granted :D

    • @smithles554433
      @smithles554433 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      yeah i know man! might go see 'em in birmingham!

    • @p51sleeper95
      @p51sleeper95 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Acid doesnt have a smell

  • @yeahman2767
    @yeahman2767 7 ปีที่แล้ว +37

    fricking Les Claypool is one other worldley dude

  • @amumatxu
    @amumatxu 10 ปีที่แล้ว +55

    no one can equal Les Claypool. No one.

    • @turdfergeson8641
      @turdfergeson8641 9 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Hate to say it but I think Victor Wooten is better at least in my opinion.

    • @RobDoubleYouAnderson
      @RobDoubleYouAnderson 9 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Turd Fergeson love primus. have to admit i was thinking the same thing

    • @turdfergeson8641
      @turdfergeson8641 9 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      RobDoubleYouAnderson Yeah Les may be creative as hell, but Victor is much more of a student of music.

    • @patrickbrewer8189
      @patrickbrewer8189 9 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Turd Fergeson Les writes/plays bass lines that are actually listenable and is 10x more creative and original. Wooten has how many hit songs? There lies the point. Les is King Shit McSkit of all bass players in that regard.

    • @turdfergeson8641
      @turdfergeson8641 9 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Patrick Brewer You literally kis restated half of my point. Les is creative as hell and bears Vicor at that, but when it comes to raw skill Victor is the superior bassist in my opinion.

  • @jonathanhurley4055
    @jonathanhurley4055 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    one of my luckiest days in my "music appreciation" was my first Primus song on, of all things a damn radio...no warning, no prep..just right into it "American Life"....30 mins later ( there were still this thing called "record stores") and i was the proud owner of Sailing the seas of cheese..played it straight through. I am a very strong Tom Waits fan, and recognized his Tommy the cat bit. There was not one damn thing about this album I wasn't loving!!Then I saw them in concert ..and almost fell down laughing as les pranced about.. so uncool to be too cool...and peopl started saying (screaming) "Primus Sucks! ...and I was hooked. About 30 years on now.... wow.

    • @travisdillard6496
      @travisdillard6496 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Record stores still exist you old fart

  • @splegle
    @splegle 5 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    they really didnt have to flex that hard

  • @mikemcglynn6804
    @mikemcglynn6804 5 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    I'm 69 and have luckily enough just found these guys, I'm amazed and hooked, he has to be the best baseman ever. The other two guys aren't to shabby either, long live Primus...

    • @donaldlake675
      @donaldlake675 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      You are a cool 69

    • @patrickkirkham
      @patrickkirkham ปีที่แล้ว

      Don’t matter when you found them, but that you did find them!

  • @Slipknot4769
    @Slipknot4769 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    I will never cease to be amazed by his ability to sing while playing insanely difficult bass lines.

  • @Ledrummer
    @Ledrummer 7 ปีที่แล้ว +56

    Primus = the groove

    • @ms-iz9ye
      @ms-iz9ye 7 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Simone Panoz primus = suck

    • @YungBarr3n
      @YungBarr3n 7 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Another guy who doesn't get the reference

  • @scamp1673
    @scamp1673 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I'm tripping out just listening to them

  • @turq1824
    @turq1824 4 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    6:37 Me wiggling the big slimy turd out of my butt after eating a glizzy

    • @wompus6570
      @wompus6570 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I come back to this video a lot for this comment

    • @turq1824
      @turq1824 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@wompus6570 Thank you my good man I try

    • @blessthismessss
      @blessthismessss 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      actually awesome commwnt

  • @sguerilla6142
    @sguerilla6142 7 ปีที่แล้ว +45

    In a town in southernmost Sicily
    Lived a family too proud to be poor
    In the year that fever took father away
    They hastened for American shores
    Now a mother and her son are standing in line
    It's a cold day on Ellis Isle
    And they look to the Statue of Liberty
    For the boy we have American life
    Ong is a Laotian refugee
    He works in the audio trade
    The smoke from flux is filling his lungs
    He's earning minimum wage
    Spending spare time down on
    San Pablo ave
    Once a week gets a woman for the night
    And he writes home tales of prosperity
    For the boy we have American life
    Bob is an unemployed veteran
    Born and bred in the South Bronx
    He's living off the streets down in east L.A
    Residing in a cardboard box
    Now he plays a little guit and he has a small dog
    Searching for aluminum cans
    And he hold on tight to his dignity
    He was born into American life

    • @lilith6072
      @lilith6072 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      In the third verse, I think it might be "He plays a little lick" but I'm not sure.

    • @spiritualcramp8000
      @spiritualcramp8000 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      fun fact is nowdays thousands african refugees land every month in sicily and europe is facing a massive immigration. they look for 'america' where there's already unemployment and poverty and this lyrics are damn actual.

  • @user-sp4nx4ho1i
    @user-sp4nx4ho1i 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Les Claypool For President!! "Les Is MORE in 2020"

  • @TheJESSASS
    @TheJESSASS 9 ปีที่แล้ว +248

    How to be like primus
    Step 1: Buy a Carl Thompson bass
    Step 2: Play non-stop for years and years
    step 3: *NO ONE CAN BE LES STFU*

    • @nintenjoel
      @nintenjoel 7 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      I fully back this comment.

    • @coliimusic
      @coliimusic 6 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Actually in this show, he's playing one of his own models of basses. His personal Pachyderm bass.

    • @retard511
      @retard511 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Jacob Larsen You gotta sell your family too

  • @robertgriffith3139
    @robertgriffith3139 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    The drummer's like "GODAMNIT LES! I'VE ONLY GOT 4 LIMBS YOU 20 FINGERED BASTARD!

  • @thefitchemist2123
    @thefitchemist2123 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    When I was in high school I was into Sabbath, Zeppelin and Hendrix. If it didn’t have to do with those three I didn’t care. Then all of a sudden a friend of mine introduced me to this song and album. My life was forever changed and altered before I even knew it. I owe Primus more than I could ever admit to.

  • @MasterofPuberty
    @MasterofPuberty 8 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    Jeez he almost does David Gilmour's guitar solo from Echoes!

    • @bugman7077
      @bugman7077 8 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      You a Floyd fan too, cool...

  • @JarodJesus
    @JarodJesus 8 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Actual fact: I wish to be as cool as Les Claypool

  • @aliavalentine864
    @aliavalentine864 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I wish I could like this twice

  • @cdubb911
    @cdubb911 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Primus is the JAZZ genre of ROCK ,so groovy man!

  • @bobbycheresposy6283
    @bobbycheresposy6283 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    His humble attitude and love for fans is what makes Les and primus so great!!! He loves making music...he leaves the crowd in awe each time. Thank you Les for your talent and music.

  • @amanteapasionado6836
    @amanteapasionado6836 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Primus is the perfect band for festivals

  • @FoxtheImpersonator
    @FoxtheImpersonator 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Les plays bass like he invented it.

  • @TheBlueprintsOrlando
    @TheBlueprintsOrlando 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Gentlemen, the bar has been raised again. A living master bassist and his solid gold rhythm section. Lol. Primus does NOT suck. Put some respect on their name.

    • @LottiDotti76
      @LottiDotti76 ปีที่แล้ว

      Primus sucks! If you don't know why, you're not a true fan.

  • @OscarZoroaster
    @OscarZoroaster 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I no longer listen to the studio version, this one is the best.

  • @dos_mas_805
    @dos_mas_805 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    One of the best things about Primus in 2011 is that everyone was still in the moment, taking in this epic version of American Life...only a few cell phones out at 9:50 after an epic instrumental that makes a Primus show what it is. My first Primus show was in 1993 and still listening and watching in 2020.

  • @myhorrorfestevil8292
    @myhorrorfestevil8292 7 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    The guitarists prettey good too

    • @craigferguson6807
      @craigferguson6807 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      He's insane...

    • @SLAYER.APO.VOLO.
      @SLAYER.APO.VOLO. 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Larry is freaking amazing. Loved him in Possessed, love him now in Primus

  • @levitate2me
    @levitate2me 9 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Still the best show I have ever seen live. I really have that "man, I was THERE!" feeling about this. This was my first 'roo, wasn't super familiar with Primus. They quickly became my favorite band, actually going to see them for the fifth time today in Detroit.

    • @thedeadtwitch
      @thedeadtwitch 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Def takes either 2nd or 3rd place in my personal top 3 fav live acts I've been fortunate enough to witness... otherworldly.

  • @josephancion2190
    @josephancion2190 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    People never say that it can be extremely hard to be lead bassist and vocalist, and yet, Les Claypool deserves real kudos.

  • @jakeeverything3915
    @jakeeverything3915 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    We listen to this every 4th of July...

  • @josephancion2190
    @josephancion2190 5 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    6:37 My belly when I'm hungry

    • @jellyalexis2339
      @jellyalexis2339 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      All this talk about bass and guitars what about the drummer wow and wow and then some more woooooow!

  • @scottduke9940
    @scottduke9940 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Top notch drumming

  • @user-tv8vs6cc4b
    @user-tv8vs6cc4b 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    The track is insane. Got the best musical trip ever.

  • @ScootLoops616
    @ScootLoops616 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Let's haunting guitar solo starting around 1:38 is one of his best.

  • @uktenatsila9168
    @uktenatsila9168 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This drummer is a freakin monster.!

  • @sidnomis1
    @sidnomis1 9 ปีที่แล้ว +140

    It blows my mind, the possibility of another universe where Les Claypool is better than this...

    • @mustardtitsthemurdermaster
      @mustardtitsthemurdermaster 7 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Aaron Simonds if so I wish I could fucking live there

    • @wyvernskin5690
      @wyvernskin5690 7 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      A. Simonds you never know, maybe we are very lucky to live in a universe where he is even this good at all.

    • @ryanwilliams4223
      @ryanwilliams4223 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      The guitarist is good as well,intertwines perfectly with that bass

    • @Homanjer
      @Homanjer 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@sks0158 I know what you mean but if there's really an endless amount of universes than that can't be true. Anyways Les is still my favorite musician in this universe

    • @justindchaney
      @justindchaney 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      According to the multiverse theory, there’s a universe where Les Claypool is the emperor of the galaxy and everyone has to be able to play this song before they’re allowed to eat.

  • @geddyleesowlnose
    @geddyleesowlnose 7 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    when that pedal kicks in tho 😮

  • @dimlightbulb10
    @dimlightbulb10 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I like how Ler just throws his slide down when he's done with it at 3:13

  • @roberthuftile2834
    @roberthuftile2834 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thank you Primus. Thank you Ler, Les, and the mighty Herb, and all contributors of the Primus. Spot on.

    • @MarcyRavenManji
      @MarcyRavenManji 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      it's Jay Lane playing in this video tho, not Herb

    • @roberthuftile2834
      @roberthuftile2834 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yes, I know it's not Herb. Thank you youngling. As I stated, all that have contributed to the greatness of Primus, are appreciated. Also, thank you for letting me know there is a younger generation carrying the torch.

    • @MarcyRavenManji
      @MarcyRavenManji 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@roberthuftile2834 how condescending... but I agree

    • @roberthuftile2834
      @roberthuftile2834 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Hang on, trying to figure out my phone. Nyuk, nyuk. Jay is a great drummer, obviously, and thanks to him. No sarcasm, very genuine. I've been a fan since the very early 1990's.

  • @MST3Killa
    @MST3Killa 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Les takes on the role of the Pied Piper when he starts playing American Life.

  • @josephancion2190
    @josephancion2190 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    It always gest me when a band starts playing and everybody cheers.

  • @jacksisco997
    @jacksisco997 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    most under appreciated drummer in the universe. fricking admire him!!

  • @jadedjay7861
    @jadedjay7861 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    There will never be a bassist as good as Les Claypool is. Never.

    • @MaynardGKrebs-gv4vy
      @MaynardGKrebs-gv4vy 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      John Myung could give him a run for his money.

    • @Logan912
      @Logan912 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Les himself said that Geddy Lee has kicked his ass when they jammed together

  • @ryanhall7538
    @ryanhall7538 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Best song ever played live

  • @otterwv1
    @otterwv1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    The bass as lead instrument. Good lord Jacob would be proud

  • @120beers
    @120beers 10 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Righteously carried off into the depths of the Netherlands of my brain for 10 minutes.

  • @Hopeless_and_Forlorn
    @Hopeless_and_Forlorn 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    So grateful that we can still find sacred music in these troubled times.

  • @judy6726
    @judy6726 7 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Eargasm- when you get chills, goosebumps up and down your arms, warmth spreading through the pit of your stomach. You hear yourself say, "wow" amazing" beautiful"...wow..✌❤

    • @dvt1393
      @dvt1393 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Beautifully said. I get that feeling quite often listening to Primus. Their music is magical.

  • @tylertaws3238
    @tylertaws3238 8 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Primus kicks so much ass.

    • @harrisong8694
      @harrisong8694 7 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Tyler Taws nope, they suck

    • @tylertaws3238
      @tylertaws3238 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Leff Hannepool Primus does suck.

  • @anettekaspersen6573
    @anettekaspersen6573 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    It's so weird to watch his hand go up and so gently whilst as the actual bassline sounds crazy.

  • @kenoriel9685
    @kenoriel9685 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    First came across these guys when I watched South Park in 1999. Been a fan ever since. Respect from Australia

  • @BAL80A493
    @BAL80A493 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I'll never get over how easy Les makes it look. This guy is the 🐐

  • @SirRunk666
    @SirRunk666 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I'm usually more of a Herb fan, but Jay is killing it here.

    • @jacobcopple3733
      @jacobcopple3733 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Same. Tim is phenomenal but this performance is amazing.

  • @Bati_
    @Bati_ 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I tend to listen to instrumental music but these lyrics are phenomenal! Wisely written. And I can't even define their playing with words! What's that bass solo? Is it sorcery?! Just WOW!

  • @williamalgat7125
    @williamalgat7125 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    All along the 30 past years they improved their music... it s pristine
    Love you guys keep it that eay

  • @victormartinvillaltadelgad1113
    @victormartinvillaltadelgad1113 8 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Primus 2011
    Les Claypool:Primera Voz/Bajo
    Larry Lalonde: Guitarras
    Jay Lane: Bateria/Coros

  • @tomnorthcutt4754
    @tomnorthcutt4754 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I like primus live more then on the albums. He is a musical genius!

  • @theculturalstudies9114
    @theculturalstudies9114 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Excellent version!!!

  • @roycetaylor6529
    @roycetaylor6529 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I was there, Les Claypool is why I even wanted to learn to play music as a child. Truly a legendary band

    • @RapidVidsProductions
      @RapidVidsProductions ปีที่แล้ว

      I was on the moon. Buzz Aldrin is why I even wanted to learn to walk on the moon as a child. Truly a legendary astronaut.

    • @Nemoawnz
      @Nemoawnz 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I was in the sun, Parker Solar Probe is why I wanted to be in the sun as a child. Truly a legendary probe.

    • @roycetaylor6529
      @roycetaylor6529 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@Nemoawnz mann can't say shit on the internet anymore without it becoming a meme smh

    • @Nemoawnz
      @Nemoawnz 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@roycetaylor6529 in all honesty, I find comments like yours amazing and love coming across them.

  • @aliavalentine864
    @aliavalentine864 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    The groove is incredible

  • @Ophiuchus123456789
    @Ophiuchus123456789 11 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    For as long as I live, I will always be a huge Primus fan!

  • @SeanHelf
    @SeanHelf 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    One of my favorite Primus songs

  • @amanteapasionado6836
    @amanteapasionado6836 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    There all hall of fame musicians and Les is a mad genius, and how about that drummer, amazing.

  • @pavelchromcak7384
    @pavelchromcak7384 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    That bass is so damn hypnotising, really good song.

  • @tmjcbs
    @tmjcbs 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    The videos from this concert are so incredibly good......this should have been a live album.
    I'm still wondering how I could have missed these videos for over 6 years.....

  • @TheKennethTackett
    @TheKennethTackett 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Happy to say I was I got to see this in person, what a show.

  • @GalahadJD
    @GalahadJD 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    They are just something else. Amazing performance.

  • @runulfrraui6602
    @runulfrraui6602 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Lemmy tought me to love the bass! SO KEEP THAT BASS COMING!!!! (R.I.P LEMMY!)

  • @ScootLoops616
    @ScootLoops616 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Classic primus. Head bobbing groove with an incredible bass line.

  • @Subversion_dnb
    @Subversion_dnb 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I saw Les in 2010 and it fried my brain. Live shows from pretty much any other band I have seen after that RARELY live up to that one.

  • @cognitivedissonance7539
    @cognitivedissonance7539 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I remember in the early 90's thinking this guy was way ahead of his time the 1st time I saw him live.

  • @Pepper-cd9yr
    @Pepper-cd9yr 10 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This is my favorite live performance of any song ever