Flea & Amy-Jo Albany - What's In My Bag?

Flea and Amy-Jo Albany go shopping at Amoeba Music in Hollywood.
Check out their picks:
Glenn Gould - Glenn Gould: The Complete Bach Collection (CD)
Georges Delerue - Jules Et Jim/Tirez Sur Le Pianiste (LP) bit.ly/2hRIyeR
Wayne Shorter - Speak No Evil (LP) bit.ly/2hA90O3
David Bowie - Sorrow (7")
J Dilla - Ruff Draft (LP) bit.ly/2hAoEJd
J Dilla - Wild (12") bit.ly/2ivj33z
John Huston - Fat City (DVD) bit.ly/2iJZILv
Ishiro Honda - Rodan & War Of The Gargantuans (DVD) bit.ly/2iKdpxW
Miles Davis - Kind of Blue (LP) bit.ly/2iiFB8b
Duke Ellington - Creole Love Call (78)
Buy the Low Down soundtrack: bit.ly/1nJ4iwl
Buy Red Hot Chili Peppers albums: bit.ly/20ClkK9
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[@drumtravelfun]

Flea has turned from a young and crazy talented man into a loving and sensitive gentlemen. His openness in expressing the impact of J-Dilla's music is moving (I could see Questlove watching this and crying as well). Add to the fact that after 30's years of being a highly successful musician he goes back to school to continue his growth. Unbelievably inspiring. My respect for Flea has no bounds.

[@Ecclesiastes11718]

You can just tell he's a good person,and he really loves and appreciates good music.Top tier guy,this one

[@user-gh8wt2zi2n]

@James Schultz, a real fan would know that Flea has been in many movies check out the Big Labowski, he's one of the nihilist

[@user-gh8wt2zi2n]

Flea didn't change that much, he's always been a kind, loving and thoughtful person. Just way less drugs now days, makes a huge difference

[@shayneoneill1506]

Theres a video of him giving tips on the bass, and the most important tip, according to him is to take a compassionate approach to it, so the bass embraces the rest of the band. As a bassist myself I had never thought of it that way, but he's dead right. The bass is a support instrument, its like a stage for the other instruments to dance on. Wise words.

[@vladdrakul7851]

@@shayneoneill1506 You are being far too formulaic here. Different music requires different dynamics. In a lot of extreme metal the bass is only there to add a bottom to the other instruments (Slayer) and to lock in with the drums while with say MINGUS or Funk (see Bootsie Collins) the opposite is true with the bass being the melodic driver. I should know as I am a multi instrumentalist and composer myself. Some pieces written on keyboards, some acoustic guitar, some bass others Jams. Yes music first but the rules depend on what you want to do!

[@faunoram]

flea seems the coolest guy ever

[@TheseOpenRoads]

+ramiro martinez Flea IS the coolest guy ever.

[@faunoram]

100% agree

[@dsenunez]

+ramiro martinez oooohhh yes!!! he is. Agree with you both.

[@Steph-ot2ej]

+ramiro martinez but the crotch grab is gross! ;)

[@jarrodpiersol4590]

Flea is tha coolest!

[@PublicEnemyMinusOne]

I could listen to Flea talk about Jazz all day long. Not to mention, He has such a beautiful vocabulary when talking about music :)

[@stijnkraft]

+PublicEnemy-1 They both do!

[@PublicEnemyMinusOne]

Stijn Kraft Agreed :)

[@stijnkraft]

+PublicEnemy-1 Definitely one of the most enjoyable ones. As for flea; Have you seen "The other F-word"? :D.

[@user-iq2oq8ol6z]

+PublicEnemy-1 flea really knows his shit

[@traceyg2703]

Except Bowie's Sorrow, apparently ;)

[@mikeylikesit100]

I wish you guys could get John Frusciante on an episode of What's in My Bag. That would be amazing.

[@Lumonious]

mikeylikesit100 this would be the best video on KZbin

[@luizspindola]

They replied to me once and said something like that they've invited him but it hasn't worked out yet

[@jamescloete5428]

Heroin

[@sexuallobster134679]

He won’t come. I’m pretty sure he’s doing everything possible to avoid these sorts of things.

[@robotube7361]

JOhn hates these things with a passion

[@Nicolas.Vincent]

What Flea said about Dilla is so beautiful! So positive.

[@jonvia]

How amazing is Flea?!? Sells millions of records and sells out arenas then says "I need to go study music now." AMAZEZAZING!!!

[@brndgtl]

Not the biggest RHCP fan but I'm a huge fan of Flea talking about anything, especially music. He loves and lives music, just look at that JDilla bit. I wish this was an hour long

[@toastycabbagewaffles2115]

like that with John Frusciante as i love his solo albums. I really like RHCP but its nothing compared to his solo work in my opinion.

[@edybocman76]

@@toastycabbagewaffles2115 rhcp is a different thing is more fun music to my something you feel relax

[@shephrd]

I totally understand why Flea got choked up trying to describe the effect of J Dilla's music on him.

[@Padybu]

+shephrd Maybe because J Dilla is an incredible musician who is under-appreciated

[@RayasNegroOvejas]

+Pady bu Is he under-appreciated when he's considered top 3 producers of all time? He maybe was under-ap when he was alive, yes.

[@Padybu]

PJ I've found that out of most Hip-Hop fans it's a minority that fairly praise him, and the majority of those haven't heard his beat tapes, which is where his diversity, originality and skill is mostly found. Since a lot of his best work is unreleased and his discography has recently been cluttered with sub-par posthumous releases, no wonder he is under-appreciated. It's getting better recently because of high praise from artists like Flea, Dr. Dre and Kanye, because of them more people are starting to notice Dilla's genius instead of writing it off as dusty hipster music.

[@RayasNegroOvejas]

Pady bu Hm, yes, I maybe don't know how it is overall. I guess the hip hop I listen to is often people that knew him, like Q-tip, Questlove... and that's maybe why I think that - even though I often read comments on videos saying he's the best producer.

[@Panndaaaaaa]

+Pady bu Flea was the guy who got me into J Dilla in 2011 and he totally changed the way I hear music. Since then I'm addicted and make my own music too. Thank you Flea

[@coletrain3599]

Flea is such a cool dude. I feel like I could just talk to him for hours about music.

[@bmcash3411]

you can see how flea is really affected by music. that's a musician.for ya.

[@dkatomski]

Whoever isn't really affected by music is not human.

[@RegularDude00]

flea is adorable

[@barryk00da]

Flea's passion for music is quite beautiful

[@franciscofileccia6646]

Best "whats in my bag?" ever.

[@colestubing3744]

Francisco Fileccia “what’s my bag”- flea

[@karpaslatka5734]

Francisco Fileccia Jonathan Davis is the best one

[@Vibin]

This is why Dilla is a legend.

[@SirRunk666]

7:04 That's the correct emotional response to J Dilla.

[@dillonvaughn663]

loved it.

[@CommonSenseless1993]

I'm sure if Dilla was still alive, he and Flea would have collaborated on some funky jams. No doubt about it.

[@TheoTattaglia]

imagine the basslines...

[@youknowhuwitis]

It'd be like Atoms For Peace on acid

[@adsensedd]

Would have been epic. Damnit.

[@rafaeltrindade7009]

Man, Flea's love for Dilla just rips my heart to shreds. He's nearly crying just talking about how Jay Dee's music has such an immensely profound effect on him as a human being, it's beautiful. I personally dislike The Red Hot Chili Peppers but I love his stuff with Atoms for Peace. Besides, he is an incredibly gifted musician, listens to amazing music and overall seems like a bright, inspiring human being. Hats off to Flea, mad respect for the guy.

[@dillonvaughn663]

amazing.

[@tungtobak]

If you wanna hear more of that, eh... five years later... Flea wrote a self biography called Acid For the Children. This exists as an audio book, and every time he's coming up on something sad you hear his voice start to crack even before he tells the story. It's cute.

[@JohnPatt]

I've come to the conclusion that Flea is just a lanky, eccentric teddy bear. What a sweet, warm and intelligent man.

[@gideonsikk8733]

Lanky lol just the opposite . Tiny

[@Conn30Mtenor]

Amy is rocking that 50's style dress. She also has shockingly good taste in music. That version of Creole Love Call is truly sublime.

[@estebantevenal5306]

Well now I have to listen to J Dilla

[@vinylrichie007]

+Esteban Tevenal J Dilla is very cool. I heard of him from you tube videos.

[@SleepFan771]

+Esteban Tevenal Listen to Donuts, The Pharcyde's album Labcabincalifornia, and other songs he's done like De La Soul's "Stakes Is High" or Common's album Like Water for Chocolate.

[@closedmouth]

also Fantastic Volume II (not Volume I) by Slum Village

[@Padybu]

+Esteban Tevenal you'd want to check out his beat tapes, that's where his genius shines through

[@Padybu]

+Esteban Tevenal If you're going to check out Jaylib, check out the original Jaylib tape known as the Outtakes, it's miles ahead of Champion Sound

[@happybastard1442]

I immidiately get in good mood when I see Flea he shots good vibes.

[@leoking9109]

Trry331 what? Why r u commenting this

[@gregc7699]

Wow i cant believe how much Flea loves J Dilla and how emotional he got talking about how much he was moved when first listeng Dilla was the greatest of all time a true master at his craft r.i.p music is so powerful

[@jonaslaursen7201]

6:45 That is the power of music right there. I discovered the music of J Dilla through "What's In My Bag?" and actually just got "Ruff Draft" on vinyl - it is truly amazing. Thanks, Amoeba!

[@amoeba]

Awesome! It's so cool to hear about people connecting with new music through this show. That makes our day!

[@therealliveguy]

Thumbs up, bro....dig deeper. There's tons of really dope shit that he did...even moreso outside of what he did..and what he spawned. Props for doing your research....

[@alanrendon664]

Jonas Laursen thank Flea

[@jonaslaursen7201]

I probably wouldn't have started listening to J Dilla if it wasn't for the numerous Ameoba videos of artist pulling his works up from their bag. I thank Ameoba for being the platform from which such information are shared :-)

[@HermanWaldorf]

same here, did not know about JDilla. Happy to discover his stuff. Not the first time I learn smt from "what's in my bag"

[@MinorFlaw318]

Flea crying over a Dilla album, was not expecting to see that.

[@thedarksideoftheforce6658]

J Dilla is considered a legend before his time was up. Too young.

[@EtopiaCA]

@Trry331 You need to pick up healthier habits.

[@naylik2562]

@Trry331 fuckin alex jones over here

[@twingtwang5547]

shes so fucking cute

[@citrusblast4372]

really classy lady

[@shanewatson2008]

Flea tearing up over Dilla was a very cool genuine moment. One of the many awesome things about music is its ability to really make people feel an intense range of emotions when done well. And he's dead on about the greatness of "Kind of Blue."

[@sbrand3998]

7:04 I cried with Flea. He should get the award, Best Human Alive. Kind of Blue is my fav too. Love him.

[@mdtaylor2274]

Flea just made me cry with his deep conversation about Jdilla. Thanks for sharing this beautiful video.

[@ieatmothersfordinner]

these two people seems so kind and real its inspiring. thanks for sharing this.

[@joelybgood]

I love Flea so much. I love how emotional he gets - how he gets it. He gets how powerful music is. Thanks Amoeba. I dig Amy-Jo Albany too. Great choices!

[@dillonvaughn663]

flea crying over ruff draft just made my christmas.

[@MyberTube]

----- Thanks for this Amoeba---- it's refreshing to see genuine human beings with such kind hearted souls in this era of extreme dumbed down narcissism---- thank you Flea and Amy Jo---- both a real class act---- keep rockin'----

[@andrimar82]

+MyberTube Well said man :)

[@bigupliquidchilli8709]

A World l dream to live in.

[@Starbucks571]

+MyberTube ----- This is an ------ interesting form of ----- punctuation

[@DearDrDoom]

music and love are the real currency, friend :) money can't buy taste and passion.

[@saby5075]

MyberTube Right on!

[@Heyalgae]

This series will forever one of the greatest things on the internet. Such an intimate way of discovering new music and/or art in general through artists and creators we are inspired by. My sincerest thanks and kudos to Amoeba, truly.

[@ivanpinedo7592]

I loved Flea before this. Now I think I ADORE HIM!

[@peterg2174]

HUGE respect for the love Flea has for Dilla!!!

[@YoDawgoneeleven]

Holy shit Flea is getting old but he still has more youthful energy than most people half his age

[@juanh6334]

Looks like he's 76

[@anitarussum4590]

Bryan L ...so what!

[@juanh6334]

@@anitarussum4590 Nah no biggie. All those years of drugs catching up I suppose :)

[@user-gh8wt2zi2n]

Cocaine does that

[@zimonslot]

$$$ will do that for ya!

[@pattithestranger]

Flea made me cry... I love him and J Dilla just the same.

[@dillonvaughn663]

i love it.

[@christianscazzieri]

I just want to hug Flea and tell him that I love him. What a gentle soul.

[@richardc321]

Flea's the man. He's the reason I started playing the bass I'll always be grateful

[@chetrok1]

I love seeing musicians digging other musicians theyre almost in tears, i feel that shit

[@atalantijuliadaki1793]

I could just hug flea. He's such a wonderful person.

[@spunkygingerr]

This touched my soul in such a way. Such genuine human beings!!!!

[@luv4soccerjuju]

can u do like a series with these two they seem like such beautiful genuine people I want to see more of them!

[@diri.solidariti]

OMG my most favourite episode for sure!! Flea's honesty always moves me. And Amy Jo is so cool. And their bering together just brings mwe to tears.

[@iksajotien]

Oh my, thank you so much for this video! I just love Flea and his passion about music, thanks also for bringing up the one and only Amy-Jo Albany! They mentioned a lot of great music, mandatory listening!

[@Piwork69]

I learned some things today about music and cinema. Thanks.

[@95Foofighters]

Flea's love of jazz makes me happy

[@humbertogonzalez8643]

They're few video's of whats in my bag that i truly love watching and this one here is so poetic to watch. I keep comibg back to this one.

[@mikemohr]

this is so great- such wonderful souls expressing what moves them. great tips for my wishlist!!

[@agecicco1]

I love watching "What's in my bag". This episode was especially touching and awesome.

[@cocohall16]

Favorite episode so far, they seem like such nice people with great taste.

[@stijnkraft]

These two are in a league of their own, characteristically and musically. Epic!

[@jameslear5749]

Him getting emotional to jdilla was such a show of character one reason why he such a great person he deserves more recognition for him being one of the best on bass

[@bassilico2985]

5:58 I think a lot of people got introduced to JD in this video, including myself. I'm so grateful, his art has changed my life greatly ever since!

[@lusterspider]

ugh being a musician, i can close my eyes and listen to this back to back... i love the way the describe how music paints emotions

[@kickz2828]

This may be one of the best videos I’ve watched on the internet to this day, across the board of all kinds videos. I’ve been introduced to some new amazing films and music by two of the most genuine people I think I’ve ever seen. 11/10 would recommend

[@woahhowmediocre3860]

They're both such incredibly passionate people, its beautiful

[@robertbentley5604]

I love both of these people. I've been a fan of Flea since I started playing bass almost 25 years ago. Such talent from both of them.

[@danielmcdermott138]

Anyone who sheds tears over their passion for music. We need more of that.

[@FungusMossGnosis]

Amy-Jo's first pick, Georges Delarue, sealed it that this would be my favorite of these...and it is. Delarue's the greatest composer of the 20th Century that far too few have heard of. The rest of these picks are excellent too. Gargantuas are like super-Yeti I think...

[@deejaynoizecph]

I must have watched this around 10 times now. They really complement each other, and Flea`s way of summing up how we all loved J Dilla is possibly the best reaction i have ever seen.

[@dianafromcanada516]

One of the best "What's in my Bag ?" I've watched. So tender.

[@DrumAddict324]

Just awesome and simply beautiful yo capture this much honesty from humans these days on camera no less 💟Thumps up RIP J DILLA & Bowie Greatness never dies thru music

[@sylviaharing8329]

What a great format....love this ,never seen it ,pfff yeah but I am from the Netherlands ,so.....now you get the absence of many programs. Great this and thanks,Sylvia.

[@thatonedude1003]

Thoroughly impressed with both of their selections. Wayne Shorter, Kind of Blue, Georges Delerue...all amazing.

[@DeathMetalheadish]

This series just gets better and better the more I watch. How will I ever find the time for all these amazing music discoveries?

[@AndyAndreev]

by far the best episode! I will buy, listen and watch everything from here

[@amoeba]

+Andy Andreev It's definitely one of our all-time favorites too.

[@ladypodtron]

Thanks Amoeba for heppin' me to Amy's book and Movie! Great selections chosen by both here.

[@bridgettmagyar3886]

this is the best 'what's in my bag' i have ever seen. i watched this while i got extremely good news and started crying. the music, their stories and associations w the music, and the general openness they had just felt very real to me. WOW. i'm in my feels y'all. but i

[@nilelinder9762]

Who doesn't like J-dilla? I love how he gets so many shout outs from different artist on these videos.

[@MisterstereoOso]

Thanks for this post ,i really enjoyed it & i will also be checking out J Dilla, & am looking forward to seeing the film...thanks Flea & Amy-Jo.

[@brickchains1]

Damn man, now I'm crying. J Dilla touched me the same way first time I heard him. RIP J Dilla RIP David Bowie

[@benjohnson2312]

Flea's passion and excitement for music makes me less scared of getting old.

[@zestb114]

I nearly teared up when he was talking about Dilla

[@kristendeleon6023]

I love Flea so much. He’s such a beautiful soul 😩💕

[@Carlos-xz3vi]

This episode should win an Emmy. Very good! Flea man, he is music made into a human being. He puts into words how I feel about music.

[@vilzonatso9757]

This is just beautiful...this is pure content...this is how everything should be...thank you amoeba team.🙏

[@joconnorwi]

Oh Flea, your love of life and humanity always gives me hope! Don't ever stop!

[@shelll9254]

Incredible recollection love of music, You know! ✌️💗

[@HisAssholiness]

that was one of the best one's yet ... what an awesome duo

[@Soulmodulation]

I have one of joe albany's albums, portrait of an artist, and it is a regular play. So much soulfullness in his music

[@mattheweldredge9880]

Flea is a true artist/musician while I don't get the same thing out of the music he does I completely adore his connection to Dilla. I can completely relate to his welling up over music. There are records that move me tears. Thanks to Flea for Sharing that.

[@chuckdriver7741]

Amy-Jo is my kind of woman. Love her speaking voice. Very attractive.❤️

[@seekah1]

I love this store in Holly. Wonderful to see Flea on here...still waiting for Fru to make an appearance, that would be amazing as well. Thanks.

[@Merkaba4203]

Another fantastic episode

[@RastaSaiyaman]

As soon as I heard Paul Chambers play that intro of "So what?" I knew what album Flea was going to pull out.

[@eggsandwine]

Excellent couple, excellent selections. Thank you.

[@vasco1983]

Not only I admire Flea as one of the greatests bassists but I like the way he is. Cristal clear, spontaneous, crazy in a cool way, not a poser and humble even though he's famous and so talented.

[@jayadams3339]

Just watched Lowdown. Excellent movie!!! Highly recommended!

[@Bati_]

I really love this episode! Such a magnificent taste!

[@flyingface]

thank you Amoeba for producing such great content!

[@hotmessjess3390]

Mad respect for Flea for so many reasons and seeing him cry over J Dilla made me cry.

[@Kaisersozze]

It was a pleasure to watch them both, together.

[@josieannecameron1383]

When Flea brought out Kind of Blue I got chills. It’s so so beautiful……takes you on a ride. I could also listen to it over & over

[@caio20118]

By far the most interesting and entertaining What's In My Bag video I've seen.

[@ricksaunders]

I love What's In My Bag, and this was one of the best ever. I had to make note for further research on most of their purchases. Thanks to all involved!

[@gregoryspevack2263]

War of the Gargantuans was one of my favorite while growing up. Love the lounge scene

[@arklowrockz]

That was just about the most enjoyable 12 minutes on the internet I've spent in the last few years! I love hearing folks who love music articulate it so well

[@amoeba]

Thanks so much for the feedback! This episode has been a staff favorite as well. They are both so authentic and passionate.

[@EzaVinylAddict]

Wow listening to Flea talk about J Dilla described my sentiment towards that record. Beautiful.

[@ammarmidani6358]

Very good episode. two great selections.

[@toolesque]

BEST Amoeba "What's in My Bag!" These two are incredible apart and together, their choices are interesting and inspiring, and King of Blue does not surprise me in the least as that choice for Flea, it is a thrilling and devastating and fantastic god-damned album. These two are adorable and I love them.

[@amoeba]

+Charleen Nicholson we're big fans of this episode too.