2nsane
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Who is the best?
What say you?
What say you?
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Les Claypool or Michael Balzary
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weasel
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Les has much more talent but Flea's great.
John Entwistle or Geddy Lee?
John Entwistle or Geddy Lee?
Hooli
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Jaco Pastorius.
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weasel
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And all that Jazz.
GiorgioFurioso
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Quoted from the bass forum, and I agree:
"Flea is a band bass player, first and foremost, and a very very good one. Les Claypool IS the band, with a bunch of backing musicians."
"And I have to admit that I cringe every time Les opens his yap. Someone should do him a favor and take away his mic..."
"Flea is a band bass player, first and foremost, and a very very good one. Les Claypool IS the band, with a bunch of backing musicians."
"And I have to admit that I cringe every time Les opens his yap. Someone should do him a favor and take away his mic..."
weasel
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Yeah, Ler LaLonde and Jay Lane are "back-up musicians" for Les
Good thing Geddy has Neil and Alex backing him up
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Les.
Hands down. Nothing against Flea, he's a fine player, but Claypool is a great songwriter too. Fish on brah.
Hands down. Nothing against Flea, he's a fine player, but Claypool is a great songwriter too. Fish on brah.
GiorgioFurioso
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Yeah, Ler LaLonde and Jay Lane are "back-up musicians" for Les
If you took Claypool out of that mix and substituted another bass player, could you still call it Primus?
RHCP would still be RHCP without Flea...
weasel
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If you took David Lee Roth out of VH would it still be VH? Wait, no 
But yes, Les is Primus and for good reason...
But yes, Les is Primus and for good reason...
Brokenlink
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I love flea, but most of his riffs sound similar.
Les does things to that bass that are unimaginable.
Les does things to that bass that are unimaginable.
matt1216
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2nsane
Retired Coastie
Not even a little bita diff style of playing. I myself find his playing boring and something I would hear in an elevator.
J/K he is Good in his own style of music just not slappin that bitch!
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a diff style of playing. I myself find his playing boring and something I would hear in an elevator.
J/K he is Good in his own style of music just not slappin that bitch!
If "slapping the bitch" is the criteria this thread is using for rating a bass players greatness, then you mention Louie Johnson and STFU about white rock stars.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CslkVhOoE2U
Beauregard
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How's Jaco's playing these days?
OH YEAH, HE'S DEAD.
OH YEAH, HE'S DEAD.
2nsane
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snap!
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Between Les and Flea? Les.
c. Victor Wooten.
c. Victor Wooten.
matt1216
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How about Tom Jenkinson aka, "squarepusher" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gctFyjBGHVM
Here is a video of him in action, pretty unique style.
Here is a video of him in action, pretty unique style.
asthmodeus
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This is comparing assholes to elbows (no disrespect to flea), but yeah, les no question.
However, [youtube]ipjTvRe7-Zg[/youtube] for the fuckin win. No arguing necessary.
However, [youtube]ipjTvRe7-Zg[/youtube] for the fuckin win. No arguing necessary.