Bass Teacher REACTS to PRIMUS - "Shake Hands With Beef"

[@jasons9564]

"Musically, this is a weird one." -easily said about any Primus song :)

[@justinbrooks6502]

Lacquer Head is definitely the way to go. Also, one of Les's more sad stories. Absolute classic, though! One of my favorite from Primus. Produced by Fred Durst!! Also, did you know Les had a project called Sausage? I'd be interested in seeing you review basically the whole album they put out.

[@jackhorkheimer]

I first saw Limp Bizkit open for Primus in 1997. I thought "Hmm this music is interesting, but the lead singer's a douche!"

[@justinbrooks6502]

@@jackhorkheimer Man... I am so extremely jealous you got to experience that!!

[@JonathanBerry-nk4fz]

I would also love to see Lacquer Head

[@gopherbarney8707]

I second this absolutely brutal comment. Lacquerhead was the second primus song I attempted to learn that left hand mute is killer

[@JimmyKingster]

Antipop is such a fucking banger of an album, probably my favorite Primus album all in all tbh.

[@gamingnsuch9236]

Restin Bones. Puddin Taine. Fisticuffs. God I love this album

[@radioaftermaththeband]

Man this video is peak 90's. Love it

[@LowEndUniversity]

It really is, hahaha. The effects are so endearing!

[@WastelandChef]

Bring Back 90's MTV

[@phingaz-phingaz]

Brain is my favorite Primus drummer. I will defend this statement forever. Brown Album is my favorite Primus album too ❤️❤️

[@dieffenbach12jeff]

Brain is the shit!

[@robrb20det]

i completely agree! I have listened to Primus since 93 and love Herb, but Brain just fit them so well!

[@The_Masked_1der]

Their styles are so different, with Herb being busier, and Brain just beating the shit out of his drums, and I love both of them. Brain's grooves are definitely easier to bob along to. Simplicity that's well executed is a formula that's hard to find fault in, and Brain's work in Primus is a shining example of how much a powerful drummer can add to a bands presence and groove when they don't overcomplicate their parts.

[@derekcampbell6291]

Damn, so close to Golden Boy! Still great breakdown as always.

[@tobiasblackmoar]

golden boy and natural Joe are s tier basslines

[@stevenbolstridge596]

“The Ballard of Bodacious” from Antipop has one of my favourite bass lines of all time and it’s a very underrated song!

[@justincaron8428]

Was going to comment the same. Bodacious has always been my favorite off Anti-Pop.

[@smeagle3295]

Lacquer Head FTW

[@gopherbarney8707]

AH yes I can't find tabs anywhere it's been itching my brain

[@martygraw77]

Bodacious always sounded like a leftover track from the Brown Album too me. Definitely seemed more sonically matched to that album rather than Anti-Pop

[@MosinAttractedPerson]

@@gopherbarney8707i think songsterr had bass tabs for bodacious.

[@TheJoeGarza]

yeah Sausage- Riddles are abound tonight should be on the Les Claypool list.

[@ghosthealthgames]

I’d say Shattering Song would be better

[@kristopherrobin7069]

I like the sausage version of toys better than the primus version

[@georgef8855]

Yes. Lacquerhead. Was going to suggest it and you said it already. Wild lyrics and musically technical and fun. Love the channel! 👍

[@Delta-The-Duck]

Hearing him say “there he goes” the second that Ler starts his solo and actually deviated from Les’ notes, like the usual Primus sound, is so funny to me. Like hearing that and going “yep… that’s Ler”

[@saint_yossarian]

Awesome to see more Primus! For Antipop I'd recommend Dirty Drowning Man or Lacquer Head.

[@DaveWossum]

Both of these are awesome choices. DDM is so unique too.

[@patrose7742]

Antipop is one of Primus's best albums, in my opinion. Specifically, "Greet the Sacred Cow" is an absolute groove-fest!

[@chucku00]

Mashallah! Err... I mean amen to this!

[@andrewcoates4952]

He’s putting that extra triplet in with use of his left hand

[@mickeyrube6623]

It took me decades to realize Les would do this on many songs. I just thought he had a superhuman right hand thumb😂😂😂!

[@MrFreddieComedy]

This makes so much more sense now!

[@HDproducer1]

Our job as bassists is always to take the easiest route to whatever outcome is desired. Left hand slapping opens up an entire world of impressive and annoying techniques. It's your job to know when enough is enough.😂

[@lukep2k362]

Love the channel. If you’re gonna do anymore primus you gotta hear Professor Nutbutter’s house of treats.

[@LowEndUniversity]

Thank you! That's the plan - all in time!

[@ericnowak9497]

Can’t wait for that one!

[@thenerdofthenorth8205]

​@LowEndUniversity Gotta go studio version though. No decent live recordings of Professor

[@dieffenbach12jeff]

First Primus album I heard was the Cant All Be Zingers album. Wore that cd out. Shake Hands With Beef was always a stand out song for me cuz its super catchy, the drums are incredibly tight, and I always thought the chorus “AND SHAKE HANDS WITH BEEF” was hilarious. Rad video dude 🔥

[@andrewsimmons8051]

Everyone says Laquerhead but everyone forgets about the secret voyage of the liquid sky. That’s the song to do

[@martygraw77]

I’ve been fighting gravity since I was two

[@just_the_drummer8830]

I do love Liquid Sky, but I wouldn't pick it for a breakdown. Neither would I pick Lacquer Head

[@andrewsimmons8051]

@ I was going back through and trying to find a stand out and it’s tough. Greet the sacred cow is probably one of my favorites but i don’t think there is enough there with what has been gone through to uncover something new that hasn’t been covered yet…

[@nandavet6854]

I am dying to see what you would make of Mr. Krinkle! Plus please please please give Trever Dunn of Mr Bungle some love! Such an amazing bass player

[@X1BALBA]

I just had a quick scan through his other uploads convinced I’d find some Trevor Dunn. Nothing! Would be cool to watch a reaction to Mr. Bungle - Dead Goon. Any Bungle, actually.

[@nandavet6854]

@X1BALBA The Dead Goon bassline is bloody iconic and should be talked about wayyy more!

[@just_the_drummer8830]

God I love when I find Mr. Bungle fans in the wild 😭

[@kristopherrobin7069]

On antipop do "the heckler"...its the secret song after the last track

[@jobysw]

I had a K5 Blazer in high school with 2 Rockford 15s in the back and this song would nearly blow the roof off of it. Still jam it to this day.

[@risoledoce]

Les Claypool - One Better should be the next

[@juliusseizure324]

WHAT THE FUCK. I was just Jammin’ this song yesterday. While watching some of your videos I thought how cool it’d be for you to examine THIS song. I’m a bit freaked out. Ok, I’m gonna win the lottery….🤞🏼🍀🤞🏼 Hahahaha HEY YOUR CONTENT IS FUCKING AWESOME, and I really love how into Punk/Hardcore you’re getting!!!! Punk Rock is THEE best!!!! Keep up the great work!!!!

[@LowEndUniversity]

Thank you!! Go snag that lotto ticket now 😎

[@juliusseizure324]

@ HAHAHAHA

[@chriswebb7822]

Mr. Krinkle has to be on your Primus list !!! Les plays a stand up bass for the whole thing, and it's awesome!

[@justincaron8428]

And the video was done in one continuous shot. No cuts or edits.

[@slickmechanical]

Brown Album is my fav Primus album. So many good tracks. I love the dirty, muffled crunchy slap sounds Brains drums make.

[@N0neM0reBr0wn]

The Brown album is a coming of age album for me. Drum sound is like gunshots and set the whole vibe of the album IMO.I drove my grandmother nuts blasting it. Although she didn’t hate Over the Falls😂

[@JohnnyCotts]

Please listen to the full albums by Primus, also. LOTS of great deep cuts...

[@monkjacob85]

If you want not just a great bass track but also a great example of what "brain" can do, listen to live "tommy the cat" off of Rhinoplasty.

[@Sweet_2D_Volcano]

It is now officially a big rock show

[@AllofJudea]

I would recommend col claypools bucket of Bernie brains, he was great on that

[@bsb1975]

There's a live version of this song on KZbin. You might appreciate that more than a music video. Primus is amazing live.

[@21Kyzix12]

I love this song. One of my favorite songs to play on bass.

[@Morbid0007]

Knowing Primus, I'm pretty sure "Shake Hands With Beef" has a second meaning. If you want to see a great example of Brain's drumming, check out the live version of 'Duchess' from the 'Animals Should Not Act Like People' greatest hits collection (it's on KZbin); the drum solo is great. As for 'Antipop,' 'Lacquer Head' is the way to go ('Animals Should Not Act Like People' also has a great live version of it).

[@just_the_drummer8830]

I also like to Shake Hands With Beef

[@nosnitsttam]

I second the Laquerhead recommendation. Produced by Fred Durst if i recall correctly. The Ballad of Bodacious is a great funky number. The Final Voyage of the Liquid Sky are also some insane numbers.

[@UnderBarrowBog]

My favorite song on the album is The Ballad of Bodacious, but yes, for your journey you should probably check out Lacquer Head first.

[@redhotchilifan98]

Sweet!! Was waiting for more primus. One of Les’s chunkiest riffs love the gritty sound to it. Them live at Woodstock 94 will blow your mind.

[@calibadgerdude6082]

I love the jittery quality of the video. They really captured that twitchy way flies move. XD

[@just_the_drummer8830]

Personally, I think you should stay on Brown album for one more song and do Golden Boy. But if you're committed to moving on, The Antipop is known for having a lot of extra personnel involved with its creation. I think Lacquer Head is good but would prefer to see Natural Joe or Greet the Sacred Cow.

[@adrianlayman892]

5:20 That MOMENT you HIT the GROOVE! God Bless you ALL!

[@lawrencemcstephens308]

Great video as always! This one in particular is a very nostalgic one for me, as I bought both Pork Soda and Brown Album my senior year of high school. I got Brown Album the summer of 2001 just after graduating after seeing the video for Shake Hands With Beef on MTVX on my digital cable. I was inspired by Les Claypool (and others, such as Matt Freeman of Rancid, Billy Gould of Faith No More, Flea of Red Hot Chili Peppers, and P-Nut Wills from 311) to pick up the bass at the beginning of senior year in fall/winter 2000, and this was one song I tabbed out and tried to at least approximate Les Claypool, haha! I was surprised in your poll that The Chastising of Renegade didn't get more votes! I always thought it was a wicked-cool and unique one on bass, especially during the verses, with the subdued reggae-like guitar chords, minimalistic drumming, soft-spoken vocals, and an understated and unique bassline from Les! And as for this particular song, I found it easiest to play in Drop-D on my 4-string, since I didn't have a 5-string or (as Les has in this video) a 6-string. The lowest note he reaches is D, and I believe he uses an overdrive or a fuzz pedal of some kind, but I could be wrong on that last one!

[@andreasdeutinger7319]

the best sounding album-the brown album. unique in any way. i love it.

[@Matthew.thirtyseven]

It is so cool to watch you try to figure out the songs. I take a lot of inspiration from that as a new bass player. Thanks

[@MedalionDS9]

I was really quite into this song back when it first came out, and was surprised to hear how fans thought the band had fallen off because they were getting more and more mainstream... since the last album "Tales from the Punchbowl"

[@sephiroth7818]

@0:08 I almost spit my coffee out with the "What The F%$#" lmao

[@tybeeez]

Lacquer Head!!

[@JeremyHodges]

Of course, Pork Soda is my fav Primus album, but The Brown album also has a summer-home in my heart.

[@AllofJudea]

Everyone knows Pork Soda is your fav Primus album, of course!

[@JeremyHodges]

It goes without saying.

[@maxwellbrand]

Definitely should've done Bob's Party Time Lounge

[@mezzs]

sad to see Golden Boy did not win this time but I'll cast my vote for either Power Mad or Antipop from... well, Antipop! great video as always!

[@timakimat]

I really liked Brain's drumming even if it was so different to Herb.

[@nosnitsttam]

god look at the size of the kick drum. The Brown Album is such a bizarre record which is saying something considering this is Primus we're talking about. The whole thing sounds like it was recorded inside a padded room with wood paneling

[@jeremypoolet]

Finally. I was about ready to learn bass and make a video myself 😂 j/k this is such a cool riff glad yer finally getting to it

[@MrHarry440]

Love when you try to figur out Primus❤ I’v been a fan of Primus since Frizzle Fry. And they always supricses me. Love it❤❤

[@shneizah]

So cool. And yes, lacquer head needs to be next. It'll click.

[@adrianlayman892]

10:32 BEST encapsulation of Primus in ONE sentence! God Bless you ALL!

[@noggintube]

Those 'uncomfortable movements' you mention, I think might be down to the same way they filmed Wynona's big brown beaver - there's a 'making of' video on KZbin where they explain they performed and filmed it at 25% reduced speed. Then it was sped up to normal speed for viewing. This results in a strange 'jumpy' frame rate, and fast movements look really odd, so they accentuate the effect by making their movements larger than normal too. Not sure if this is the same, but it certainly has that same effect so guessing it is.

[@LowEndUniversity]

Ah, makes sense! I'm only drawn to that because the first music video I was ever in, we played the song at 2-4x speed and slowed it down, but never have seen it done in reverse like this. A totally different effect, super neat!

[@whamola17]

Love your content. I joined patreon for more Primus breakdowns. lol. Their concept album the seven is fairly short so would be a quick breakdown but it’s super progrock meets funk. One of the most unique albums I have ever heard.

[@LowEndUniversity]

Thanks so much for joining up over there, your support means a lot! I’m hoping to do a Primus episode over there sometime soon actually.

[@Shaytan67]

Brown album is my favourite Primus album. The drums sound completely distorted (and they are), but Brain is an amazing drummer. He came from the Limbomaniacs, who I saw a couple of times on tour with Primus (I was lucky enough to see Primus 9 times in the 90s and I'm in Europe).

[@YouHaveReachedBob]

Lacquer Head and Ballad of Bodacious are straight THUMPERS! Either one would be a great reaction video. Lacquer Head is probably the more popular.

[@BenFoote]

My favorite part about this album is that they recorded it on a Tascam 4 track porta-stdio which is why it sounds so Lo-Fi.

[@SLevinCinema]

Totally correct on how they filmed this. Most likely the song was slowed to 50% speed on the day and filmed normally then sped up in post to match the actual song speed.

[@spynae]

The bass Les plays in this video was Carl Thompson's bass made for Daniel Brubeck, Dave Brubeck's son.

[@nickpurcell3972]

"Eclectic Electric" and " Natural Joe" are my favorites from Antipop!

[@Mr_Case_Time]

‘Ol Diamondback Sturgeon is a great song, check it out. Interesting sounds as always.

[@pokebass1]

Electric Uncle Sam is the best song off Antipop! Do that one!

[@Darren_Kelly]

I would love to see your reaction and breakdown of one of Rancid’s earlier songs from their debut album “Rancid”, it’s called Climb In (The Bottle), the intro will blow everyone’s minds. Tim Armstrong wrote this back in the day when he was struggling with alcohol, and as someone who has spent my entire life doing the same, this song really really hits home every time I hear it. 30 years have gone by and still it still has the same effect. Bring the lyrics up, everyone who struggles with alcohol will relate.

[@drewshine627]

When I picked up the brown album in highschool I also picked up highball with the devil. Les's solo album and fell in love with 'awakening' and tried to learn it several times poorly. But it's still my favorite clay pool tune

[@zacharyjohnson1987]

I think Josh from Bass Buzz explained that it’s like an eclectic mix of slap/pop and hammer on/pull offs that Les does. Like he’s plucking w both hands in a weird way.

[@brando915]

I think "Greet the Sacred Cow" off of Antipop is a really good showcase of Les's dynamic range in his playing. The song goes hard, but also has some really good use of harmonics and knows when to pull back a bit. Definitely check that one out.

[@Darwinist]

This came out in 1997, Korn was emerging as the biggest band in the nu-metal vanguard. It's not at all surprising if the record company execs say a song with that kind of bassline as the ideal trackk to push with a music video/single etc.

[@TheRealLetharos]

I love this song so much. It's a bit different for them but it's got this great flow throughout that i enjoy.

[@MrFluffyBunnikins]

Hey man, I just came across your channel today and now binging your videos. I have some song/band suggestions if you come across this comment. Attention! by Kiyotaro&Rikuo (bass and drum duo. very punchy slap bass with a groovy punky feel) Joy Joy by Kinga Glyk (pure groove and hyper focus on bass) I'm the President by Knower (Louis Cole and Genevieve Artadi. that's all I'll say) Jaws 3, People 0 by A Wilhelm Scream (Melodic hardcore and the bass is all over the place on this song) A-Punk by Vampire Weekend (The bass really drives the pace and groove of the song) Up by Worthikids (I love the tone in this and the bass is the lead here rather than the guitar or even vocals) Chivalry Is Not Dead by Hiatus Kaiyote (You want a groovy bass with a unique tone that explores the fretboard?) Lonesome by Unwritten Law (Punk bass very reminiscent of Tim Armstrong from Rancid) Judas by Esparanza Spalding (The bass is singing backing vocals in this) Rushin' by Great Time (A very 70s groovy bass) Sequence Start by Sungazer (Adam Neely doing polyrhythms) The Sign by Ace of Base (A certified classic with a reggae bass style) Benjo Sandal Dance by MAXIMUM THE HORMONE (Nothing I say will prepare you for this. Highly recommend going through their whole discography purely for their exploration of nearly every genre on this planet and many times multiple genres in a single song. This being a very good example)

[@MrFluffyBunnikins]

Some of these may have already been covered. Still working through your videos.

[@Number8z]

def lacquer head fo rnext one, it has a very unique usuage of the bass. great video!

[@HP-vt7gh]

You shoudl try Kalamazoo from same record. I think its the hardest bassline from brown album.

[@srudine]

Les and the boys are "flies" at the picnic. Where do flies hang out? The trash(can) of course. What fly doesn't interrupt your cookout and checkout the food! This song interrupts normalcy but then again its Primus and that's what we expect it to do. Funky bro.

[@veggie928]

Ooh, I can't wait for you to cover Antipop!

[@jmonty2005]

GOLDEN BOY!!!

[@ladaddy19]

Lacquer Head is probably one of the more popular songs because it had a video. But the title track Antipop is by far the best, catchiest, heaviest and most scathing Claypool song on any Primus album. Trying to imagine Les Claypool angry on any Primus song was impossible until Antipop.

[@dangerkeith3000]

Tim Herb Alexander has more of a Neil Peart sound, and Brain is very more John Bonham, imo.

[@mlwsf]

One night at the Kennel Club, when I lived in San Francisco in the early to mid 90s, I saw Brain play with three bands in the same night. MCM and the Monster, M.I.R.V. and lastly a SF all star Zappa cover project called Caca, where he actually read for the whole show. My buddy, who is a drummer was like, "I fvck!n quit!"

[@MrFreddieComedy]

Wynonan's Big Brown Beaver and Shake Hands With Beef can metaphorically be taken quite a few ways lol. Also, did you know that Les Claypool was almost the bassist for Metallica at one point? Would've been wild.

[@karlbecker8775]

Have you done Southbound Pachyderm yet? Sorry if I missed it.

[@LowEndUniversity]

Yep!

[@mikegabrielson3229]

If you wanna checkout more of the drummers work checkout the stuff he did with the Godflesh. Especially the album Songs of love and hate. Not to mention their bass player is a beast

[@Ollidamara099]

Try any song of the GreenNaugahyde album please !!❤

[@LowEndUniversity]

We'll get there in time!

[@cowsdotricks]

Love this whole album

[@nappdogg8]

the Brown Album is my personal favorite Primus record.

[@chucku00]

*_You're the guy from the hamburger train, right?!_* 13:54 It's interesting you're talking about Infectious Grooves because in the early 90's Brain was a member of Limbomaniacs, a group that was on the same style bandwagon than Suicidal Tendancies funky alter ego. And the song is closer to The Meters (Primus did a cover of Tippi Toes) than to Rush in terms of influences. Lacquer Head is a cool song but I think Greet The Sacred Cow is more adventurous from the beginning to the end... expect the unexpected, even in a (micro)tonal way.

[@Spthomas47]

First vid from you, probably..? Oooooooohhhhh when you get to Antipop. I f'n love that album. . I remember when watching Headbangers Ball first played Primus- My musical brain changed. The same way hearing Mr Bungle. The same way with Luis Armstrong... the same with Bela Fleck and The Flecktones(on pbs no less). It gets a little weird(inaccessible) after that though. A strange thing to say about Primus, sure, but Les has a silly big side project list that makes up for things(if they need to be made up)

[@DrumInStyleMADISON]

Kalamazoo is an awesome song off the brown album

[@jmbproductions1838]

Try Over the Falls next. One of my favorite Primus songs from 1999.

[@MikeNevill3]

The case for that cd is a brown gold with a sleeve. It's cool

[@kyleharrison2286]

i have it in my trunk somewhere lol

[@mattodom6367]

They recorded the video for Wynona's BBB at half tempo and sped up to match the song's tempo. I bet they where doing something like that here too.

[@dangerkeith3000]

"Ballad of Bodacious" from Antipop. That album is hit or miss but that song is great. So is "Coattails of a Deadman", but that one sounds more like a Tom Waits song....and he sings on it, at least toward the end!

[@RobtSc]

Cool. At some point, check out Mick Karn of Japan. A few tunes that indicate his bass playing style: Swing, Taking Islands in Africa, Visions of China.

[@bsb1975]

They changed drummers for this album. Changed the sound of the band for two albums. Check out the jams Primus played with Buckethead. Bryan's the drummer there, too. Bryan "Brain" Mantia. Tim gets all the attention, but both Bryan and Jay Lane are worth a look.

[@viciousoptimist3542]

Flies. The band were flies at the barbecue... this is why their movements were jerky and... um... fly-like. It will be intersting to see what your thoughts are on "The Scheme" or "Riddles are Abound Tonight."

[@robrb20det]

Brain is an absolute weapon! those fills are his trademark, stop pausing half way through them haha

[@weenis4122]

Pls do bob or laquer head I love these analysis vids

[@adriancole9681]

Natural Joe, Dirty Drowning Man (Stewart Copeland produced that one) and Greet the Sacred Cow are cool songs. Lacquer Head is good too but that seems to be what everyone reacts to on this album.

[@BRYONLARSSON]

lacquer head, antipop or eclectic electric would be my sage picks from this album 😉🤙 seen these guys on this album cycle in Brisbane Australia with none other than MACHINE GUN FELLATIO opening for them‼️🤣🤣

[@yojlik]

I believe they recorded their playing at 1/4 speed. pretty sure there's a vid out of the 'making of' for this one

[@mrspitmuted]

Electric Uncle Sam on Antipop. It's a kind of normal funky groove. One of the less bizarre from Primus. Curious to hear what you can say about it.

[@kanped]

'Dirty Drowning Man' is the one to look at from Antipop IMO

[@hextatik_sound]

YES!! More from this album. Afterall it's the best from them and with their best drummer. Brain's playing is soooooooo freking good. Laquer Head from Antipop is good and obvious choice but Mama didn't raise no fool or Ballad Of Bodacious for example are at least as good choices.

[@croggdog]

the thumbnail is what I like to call "Primus face" lol.