Saw them open for Rush in the 90s. Started the show with "we're Primus and we suck, so now would be a good time to get a beer or a hot dog".
@brandocalrissian32944 ай бұрын
Shit with that lineup there is no good time to go for anything. Rush and primus is a dream show for amazimg musicianship.
@DagwoodDogwoggle3 ай бұрын
Roll the Bones IIRC.
@melodyhanson78113 ай бұрын
I saw that tour in Davenport Iowa (husband was on a job there). We only wanted to see Primus and left after their set.
@J.C...2 ай бұрын
Lol! Les is an idjet 🤣
@skitheface4207Ай бұрын
Lmfaooo 😂
@genemadlon2953 жыл бұрын
Half-assed theory: If people know the name of your band’s bass player, your band is great.
@fcon21232 жыл бұрын
Not all that half-assed to be honest. Ryan Martinie and Justin Chancellor are other prime examples.
@VictorELayne772 жыл бұрын
@@fcon2123 PRIME example. Love it.
@drillbit82802 жыл бұрын
Les claypool Krist Novoselic
@PHILLY2142 жыл бұрын
Good drummer and bassist is THE foundation of a legendary band ...or someone w music knowledge lol
@kylevirk13622 жыл бұрын
I concur lol
@OffTheRailsPodcast Жыл бұрын
I dont know why but his lanky ass leg stomp is one of the coolest on stage moves Ive ever seen
@RottenPopSid Жыл бұрын
It's so fucking backwoods. I love it so much. Primus is the Deliverance of music.
@blahbruhsikgdesgujgfdvhjvf2804 Жыл бұрын
He has similar mannerisms to Ian Anderson.
@bshwalker Жыл бұрын
“Primus is the Deliverance of music” I don’t think I’ve ever heard anything so perfectly explained in my life!
@treyebillups8602 Жыл бұрын
@@bshwalker My Name Is Mud is partially based on Deliverance so it’s accurate
@JM-nf5ei11 ай бұрын
It's totally iconic. Never seen such goofy charisma in my life
@davisgoicoechea29 күн бұрын
The fact that he can casually play this bass line AND sing has always blown me away
@roaming74028 күн бұрын
him n geddy... how tf do they do it
@lanapope451727 күн бұрын
I think it's done with smoke. mirrors, and a lot of lube?
@mikeamir997926 күн бұрын
For real, that is incredibly hard😊
@zackshea68464 ай бұрын
Every one of their songs is all 3 of them soloing the entire song...and it works.
@nealatthecrossfishing22 күн бұрын
Sorta puts you in mind of the way Cream was.
@jameshurtado5389 Жыл бұрын
A band that truly had their own original style
@Yosef943810 ай бұрын
Has. They are still going my friend, and still weird.
@Bryan-jd7os10 ай бұрын
@@Yosef9438👍👍👍
@joshuahoman1184Ай бұрын
90% of Primus' sound comes straight from King Crimson. Definitely not their own style. Here's the song that directly inspired the bass part: kzbin.info/www/bejne/sKLLmY2ImKufrdUsi=xfI61dkLVYuaWbzh
@sebastiancastaneda4451Ай бұрын
@@joshuahoman1184discipline era king crimson is definetly a sonic influence, but they mixed that with metal and a bizarre sense of humour, resulting in their own style
@IReallyAmIronMan11 жыл бұрын
My favorite pastime: Going on Primus videos and searching for people that get offended at "Primus sucks!"
@shopski21894 жыл бұрын
My favorite pastime is watching Les do that stomp at 2:38
@nicolaszyx31203 жыл бұрын
My favorite pastime: have hard sex with my girlfriend
@hiimmistergay42473 жыл бұрын
@@nicolaszyx3120 while listening to primus.
@mattford40563 жыл бұрын
This band sucks.
@mattford40563 жыл бұрын
@wayward_wyn you suck
@jellyface18712 жыл бұрын
Larry lalonde is so underrated. He is amazing.
@1967lovechild4 жыл бұрын
He’s brilliant. I agree.
@Jacksmusicshack3 жыл бұрын
Good enough to be at legend of the seagullmen's first show 😎
@obsidianchop97213 жыл бұрын
I totally agree
@michaelolin22193 жыл бұрын
Almost hitting notes and chords jazz style...
@gazicj3 жыл бұрын
facts
@evanowens97895 жыл бұрын
2:38 that stomp is badass man
@jstarang14 жыл бұрын
For 27 years the stomp has brought me back to this video on a monthly basis
@Karmy.4 жыл бұрын
When you see a spider on the floor
@Reigndolph4 жыл бұрын
Getting rid of them problems be like
@brianhobbs4067 Жыл бұрын
Agreed!! Gettin it !!!
@sirdavidalot Жыл бұрын
That was the only dance move we had in high school
@veepster4691 Жыл бұрын
Les Claypool's spatial awareness is exemplary.
@patrickjmahoney570310 ай бұрын
Well said.
@UrFavGuyInABassProShopHat123456 ай бұрын
Bro, I’ll be playing my bass and it’s like I wanna move like that so badly
@brandocalrissian32944 ай бұрын
He works the stage so well.
@mikes9282Ай бұрын
Not as good as Ryan’s
@72fasterthanyou8 күн бұрын
I would have tripped over my amp cord 3 times already 😆
@treyebillups8602 Жыл бұрын
Dennis Miller shouting into his mic and overloading it in the beginning feels like it has a seed of modern internet humor in it
@brandocalrissian32944 ай бұрын
He actually enjoys primus so he was stoked.
@treyebillups86024 ай бұрын
@@brandocalrissian3294 yeah it’s awesome I wasn’t disagreeing with that
@steeno861Ай бұрын
yeah *PRIMUS*
@mc76 Жыл бұрын
It has always amused me that Les grew up in the Bay Area but sings like he has spent his whole life in Tuscaloosa.
@innawoodsman Жыл бұрын
Seems like a lot of artists that come from the El Cerrito/Richmond area are like that. CCR is another one in that category lol
@addisonesslinger3653 Жыл бұрын
Roll Tide
@oldschoolhawking8191 Жыл бұрын
He used to be a striper fisherman in the SF Bay, the same area I used to fish near Richmond.🎣
@cisium1184 Жыл бұрын
Except that he doesn't. He sounds like what people from California think people from Tuscaloosa sound like.
@mrniceguystylehigh Жыл бұрын
He sounds like what every redneck and blue collar Californian sounds like. Especially the ones who are Okies. He’s basically a heavy metal Buck Owens.
@winstonsmith610311 ай бұрын
A 6 string fretless bass…. Incredible talent… the stuff Legends are made of
@faretheewell37116 ай бұрын
Les is unbelievable but that bass has frets
@SchizoCannibal5 ай бұрын
@@faretheewell3711The frets are shaved down to the fret board. If you listen to the bass line you can definitely tell that it's fretless.
@SchizoCannibal5 ай бұрын
@@faretheewell3711 Like at 0:13. You can't slide like that on a fretted bass.
@insignia90282 ай бұрын
No it does not have frets, a lot fretless basses have frets drawn onto them but like in a permanent fretboard way in production so you can roughly see where the notes are
@lollipop848582 ай бұрын
Well he is a professional musician with years upon years of experience you know
@maidnewsnetworkАй бұрын
If your were in the audience and didn’t know Primus, that would be one crazy mind fuck.
@tomr2959 Жыл бұрын
That stomp looks like it could be harnessed and provide the world with renewable energy
@lollipop848582 ай бұрын
What a dumb thing to say. Oooh, look at me, I'm joining the work of witty internet quips that make no sense
@gurusheat35065 жыл бұрын
That stomp at 2:38 most badass thing ive ever seen
@jstarang14 жыл бұрын
For 27 years the stomp has brought me back to this video on a monthly basis
@dylanherne6093 Жыл бұрын
Claypools crazylegs are epic. Axl has crabdance, Jagger has little teapot, Claypool has crazylegs.
@Barry018018 Жыл бұрын
this band is a genre
@HR-rt9nh Жыл бұрын
ummmm OG Frank Zappa......
@callmeishmael5742 Жыл бұрын
Hardcore funk
@jefferypinley4336 Жыл бұрын
Funk metal
@jimt82810 ай бұрын
@@HR-rt9nh Most people don't know a lick of FZ's catalog. Its been my experience that those that do are usually Primus fans too. Les himself has acknowledged the influence.
@HR-rt9nh10 ай бұрын
@@jimt828 agree with you 100%
@guss2099 Жыл бұрын
Used to listen to Primus when I was younger. None of my mates liked them. Still listen to Primus to this day. 🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼
@mickblock Жыл бұрын
Primus has such a well developed style that it's hard NOT to like them.
@tomalophicon Жыл бұрын
Commiserations. Hopefully your taste matures soon.
@timmcshane1544 Жыл бұрын
I used to listen to primus. Still do but I used to too
@joshthomas253610 ай бұрын
My dad got me into them when I was like 10, there was only me and one other mate that liked them out of like 20 or so of us. I'm only 26 now but I still listen to them with my only mate that likes them. Some people just don't get the funky side of it sometimes.
@bigorri96739 ай бұрын
I used to listen to Primus. I still do, but I used to too.
@timmedeiros75818 ай бұрын
I didn't discover Primus and Les Claypool's solo stuff until 2007ish. Between 2007-2015 I went to 6 or 7 of their shows. These guys are mind boggling to watch live.
@moistoyzter88844 жыл бұрын
The iconic Les Claypool stomp
@intercommerce5 жыл бұрын
Going down to South Park...Gonna have myself a time .
@pimpbizkit_69113 жыл бұрын
Liam Thrasher fuck you bitch
@zemitishugo79073 жыл бұрын
Meme master :0 and you call yourself the meme master
@kevinmorrice3 жыл бұрын
@@pimpbizkit_6911 guess your a fake fan if yoi dont know PRIMUS SUCK
@pimpbizkit_69113 жыл бұрын
Kevin Morrice sorry that was before I knew
@coolseaotter14553 жыл бұрын
@@pimpbizkit_6911 return of the king
@allenandradre409227 күн бұрын
Saw em at Irvine Meadows !!! Oh that walk down from the lawn…
@bluffem3 күн бұрын
Miller had a cool show, I wish it stuck around longer.
@BaronEvola123 Жыл бұрын
Rage Against, Primus, Blues Traveller, Soundgarden. The early-mid 90's had great music. It was a big American rock flex on the world. Crazy creativity. Organic artistry.
@Sniperboy55512 ай бұрын
Chris Cornell was legendary, RIP.
@lollipop848582 ай бұрын
@@Sniperboy5551 why? How? Chris Cornell was a whiney bitch. Audioslave was his peak annoying nasal whininess and shit
@perc313629 күн бұрын
Forgot to mention best of all Alice In Chains
@WestShoreMan Жыл бұрын
Drummer is a beast
@robertroberts956323 күн бұрын
Just saw him perform this Live @ Red Rocks in '24. Dude hasn't lost a beat
@lonerider929 жыл бұрын
I forgot how weird this song was.
@TheReuMusic5 жыл бұрын
It’s a masterpiece once you understand what Les is doing
@thomashaigh60985 жыл бұрын
The original, elephant talk, is even weirder
@croix62084 жыл бұрын
Dude all Primus songs are weird
@101Volts4 жыл бұрын
Les' bass part is an imitation of racecars going by on a track, Larry also has some car sound imitations. Makes sense.
@samod75503 жыл бұрын
Primus is a sense of humour
@aBT31 Жыл бұрын
Just realized the "Aaah"s on the chorus is mimicking the sound of race cars passing by
@roberthastings54429 ай бұрын
Some of the best drumming ever on live television.
@user-tf2rh2ll2r2 ай бұрын
And a nice PE shirt to boot
@animemanganetАй бұрын
Wow. Never seen them play before though I've heard them. That bass playing is amazing! Love how he just slaps it and crawls across the stage lol.
@sturgeon51023 күн бұрын
Primus is one of the best live bands
@RastaSaiyaman9 жыл бұрын
A cousin of mine said about Les Claypool "That man is the Steve Vai of bass players" now that I'm familiar with Vai's work on Zappa songs like "The dangerous kitchen" and "the Jazz discharge party hats" I know what he was on about.
@hairbrushmicrophone91304 жыл бұрын
RastaSaiyaman nah man you’re cousin got it all wrong. Vai is the les claypool of guitar. Get it right
@gmmakesmehurl2 жыл бұрын
Nah. Billy Sheehan is the Steve Vai of bass playing. Claypool is cool and unique but not technical. Sheehan is insane. Just unbelievable.
@RastaSaiyaman2 жыл бұрын
@@gmmakesmehurl Not technical? Err, just TRY doing what Claypool does here, you wouldn't be able to pull it off without having the proper technique.
@gmmakesmehurl2 жыл бұрын
@@RastaSaiyaman We get it. It's a slap/pop technique. Nothing new there. Requires little technical ability.
@RastaSaiyaman2 жыл бұрын
@@gmmakesmehurl Slap/Pop, have you even LOOKED at this video, his thumb is BARELY on the strings, look at the two hand tapping he does here and don't forget he does so on a fretless, which make it very hard to do all of it in tune AND he does all of that while singing.
@Jason-TheChad-Muska_circa1995Ай бұрын
I think Primus and Tool are both in the same Genre and no one else is apart of it and there's no name for it.
@jonhowell5014Ай бұрын
This is so great! Thanks for uploading. Fun fact: Larry LaLonde took guitar lessons from Joe Satriani. Joe later said that of out of all of his students, Larry was the most unique and creative.
@brett-12614 жыл бұрын
I love claypool’s moves lol 😂
@MDK2_Radio Жыл бұрын
The Dennis Miller Show was awesome because at that time only he would have a band like Primus (only then starting to make waves) on his show. I remember Rollins Band being on another time. I don’t remember how long he had this show but it wasn’t long.
@fredstriker2042 Жыл бұрын
The world needs more Dennis Millers today for dayam certain....and MORE Les claypool
@colonelkurtz2269 Жыл бұрын
Which Dennis Miller? This is 90s DM. He changed after 9-11 like some other personalities, too.
@808BigCountry9 күн бұрын
Legend....period.
@PatrickSherman-dg6co6 ай бұрын
Herb is kicking ass on the drums love Primus Les and Larry are pretty good too 😊
@mikewhalen7590 Жыл бұрын
Saw Primus at the Orpheum in Boston in the 90s...whole crowd pogo-ing all night. Great show.
@adrianmassey3774 жыл бұрын
Tim Alexander is a fuggin BEAST
@robertohectorruiz4351Ай бұрын
Primus...banda con muchos fans en Argentina ...
@justinhcmu2 жыл бұрын
The audience has no clue what they are seeing here. Best band ever!
@axetu6 ай бұрын
Right. Only you know
@fallenmango84205 ай бұрын
What a nasty thing to say.
@Yosef94384 жыл бұрын
Man, Zappa would have liked Primus.
@jamesregan66793 жыл бұрын
It would have real interesting if Zappa were around long enough to get into the 90s music scene.
@mattford40563 жыл бұрын
Naw he would of spoke the truth, and that truth is THIS BAND SUCKS!
@phewiss30662 жыл бұрын
He would have loved them
@moa38132 жыл бұрын
Zappa didn’t like punk so I’m not sure that he would like metal either
@ShufflerSTS12 жыл бұрын
Primus kick ass! I've seen them in concert. You people have no idea how hard this group rocks a show!
@MrTw20092 жыл бұрын
I do! I saw them in the 90s!
@ixnay662 жыл бұрын
Agreed! I’m seeing them this August at the South Park 25th Anniversary Show. Should be epic!
@PapaGoodTymes Жыл бұрын
Primus sucks
@tonysoprano4587 Жыл бұрын
Go Bolts!!
@Chrsly Жыл бұрын
They opened for Rush on the Roll the Bones tour. Fucking legends, both bands. I remember they started their set by playing a few bars of Tom Sawyer. The audience lost their minds. Best show of my teens no question.
@TheTaylorBarrett12 жыл бұрын
that fucking left leg
@brianhobbs4067 Жыл бұрын
"Bocephus sticker on his 442, light um up just for fun" ! Love it !!!
@joggins12 жыл бұрын
Insane guitar solo work though!
@user-tr7ee3qk2bАй бұрын
Awesome!!
@brianlucas41078 күн бұрын
Still rockin’ at the age of 60. Maybe not kicking that leg up the same but still awesome.
@Twobarpsi12 жыл бұрын
Great song. Perfect. Les still plays with the same energy. Just saw Primus. YEAH!!!
@denyfixe1000 Жыл бұрын
INSANE PERFORMANCE, THE BEST STOMP
@rickintexas1584Ай бұрын
How can 3 guys make so much sound?!?! I love it!
@oscarjarzmik84533 ай бұрын
What a great fucking band
@Patrick33194 Жыл бұрын
Sick performance. What a legends
@delta-99694 ай бұрын
Only in the 90s could a band like this have become popular
@hulukki3 ай бұрын
Not true. If Primus popped up today they would be worshipped as gods.
@psychogayrat3 ай бұрын
@hulukki nah man because of nirvana, record companies started giving out labels to random low budget artists because thats what was #1 at the time and it gave way to groups like ween and primus. They would be nowhere near than if they came out today
@hulukki3 ай бұрын
@@psychogayrat agree to disagree
@vicente8705Ай бұрын
@@hulukkino record label would take a chance on Primus if they came up today
@ericbergstrom3953 Жыл бұрын
Great performance. Watched this video dozens of times.
@zachariusB4 жыл бұрын
The descent of a Living God into the world of mere mortal bass players.
@deficitstifflegzercherdead6221 Жыл бұрын
I would love to know what the writing process was like for Primus. It’s such a bizarre sound that seemingly comes from the ether, and the lyrics match!
@WorklikeyoushouldbeАй бұрын
Primus! Man I'd totally forgotten about these guys. Man they were wild
@rkgaustin9043 Жыл бұрын
Damn I miss the 90's.
@risenfromyoutubesashesagai6302 Жыл бұрын
Only a song as bad ass as this could ever take out the Wild Stallions.
@TraigHarper11 жыл бұрын
God damn I love Primus...i think we can all agree this is an amazing performance
@redraiderrider3289 Жыл бұрын
Watch your mouth
@haliaeetus822111 ай бұрын
Primus sucks!!!
@KingBoner7 ай бұрын
haha@@haliaeetus8221
@alexcika99066 ай бұрын
One of the most unique bands to ever come out !
@davidleahy8770 Жыл бұрын
Tim Alexander Is An Absolute Animal On drums The Guy Is A Friggin Beast
@piclescanibal1487 Жыл бұрын
All members of the Band are beasts
@tactfulanimal Жыл бұрын
Underrated comment. He's one of the best drummers of all time.
@E_Sunbro Жыл бұрын
Good lord I miss the 90s.
@Johnny_644 жыл бұрын
We will NEVER. EVER. Get a band a sucky as Primus ever again.
@johnwilkesboothmemorialhig15054 жыл бұрын
yeah they really suck
@employeetapesarchive83004 жыл бұрын
primus sucks
@salvie54 жыл бұрын
Soooo sucky
@TheyRThem9 жыл бұрын
Larry is Possessed! Oh wait, he was in Possessed! Had the pleasure of seeing 'em many times in the early '90s, sometimes back to back nights when they'd play different towns in Colorado. Damn that was fun.
@ryangossett8211Ай бұрын
Nov 7th 1993 at the Edge in Orlando Florida. Great show!
@thenglishannel Жыл бұрын
thanks
@vapordreams9834 жыл бұрын
Tim has a Public Enemy shirt!
@hang-sangitch9 жыл бұрын
Fucking awesome
@MooseheadStudios Жыл бұрын
AHHHH music played LIVE by the authors of the music .... what a time
@garypugh1153Ай бұрын
That was f___ing great !!😊
@cubsfan102812 жыл бұрын
One of the greatest bass guys ever.
@superfardman43322 жыл бұрын
The word is Bassist
@coolchannelat Жыл бұрын
@@superfardman4332”they call me Mr. Knowitall I will not compromise, I will not be told what to do I shall not step aside”
@JakelaneGuitar Жыл бұрын
@@coolchannelat good one, but it SUCKS
@coolchannelat Жыл бұрын
@@JakelaneGuitar sucks in a good way or a bad way?
@JakelaneGuitar Жыл бұрын
@@coolchannelat well there’s no real answer to that
@roolaing Жыл бұрын
We're all here for Primus, but even if you're here by accident, we're really all here for 2:38 and just don't know it yet.
@wavehead11Ай бұрын
So great!
@pauls3758 Жыл бұрын
Hell yeah my favorite primus song
@m.w.450810 ай бұрын
Les always kicks ass. But, the drummer is the true legend of this performance. Lad is riding the kit like a stolen bike.
@domainjester12 жыл бұрын
I came for 1:28
@laineridley21433 жыл бұрын
Same
@mattford40563 жыл бұрын
GO!
@scottcurenton8920Ай бұрын
Anybody remember that they were their own category on Limewire!
@johntomasik1555 Жыл бұрын
One of the very few bands I'll still go see live.
@BobbyLightBlue Жыл бұрын
Les Claypool out here playing both guitar and bass on his bass
@wrenchhead6840 Жыл бұрын
…..and singing
@BobbyLightBlue Жыл бұрын
@@wrenchhead6840 and percussion too come to think of it
@nigel900 Жыл бұрын
Les Claypool said: “You don’t show up at a Primus concert expecting to get laid…”
@sticksman1979 Жыл бұрын
Man i love 1992.
@joshb8660Ай бұрын
Summer before my junior year of high school, I rode my bike from my grandmother's house to the record store and bought Primus' first album on a whim. I was blown away! Oysterhead is a group made up of Claypool, Trey Anastasio from Phish and Stuart Copeland of the Police. He has also been in and out of bands with Buckethead.
@beantownjunkie7712 жыл бұрын
lookm at the size of that fucking bass
@jacoboxsi11 жыл бұрын
fucking porkpie kit! hell yeah!
@tomitstube Жыл бұрын
ass kicking band, ass kicking song. love this shit.
@bradleyhagman33634 жыл бұрын
That guitar solo. Les claypool is great primus is great.
@Cerberus_System13 жыл бұрын
Thank you for not including the inane ramblings of Dennis Miller
@kylevirk13622 жыл бұрын
Doggggggggg Willlllllllll Hunttttttt I'm from Louisiana, fuckin love that part , caught me off guard 😂😂💪 Primus suxxxxxx💪💪💪💪
@petefaders10 жыл бұрын
One time I listed to this album on acid. That was the day I understood Primus...like "I get it now" LOL.
@steveyoerger7989 Жыл бұрын
These guys are tight.
@lIlIANONYMOUSIlIl11 ай бұрын
But your mom ain't.
@josephgiarnieri45916 ай бұрын
Talent at its best..
@leoalcaraz6153 Жыл бұрын
Les clay Pool is the most underrated musician and bass player
@m.loughlin1915 Жыл бұрын
And rightly so. He stinks it up. So sorry your ears obviously don't work.
@Lootz_n_Scootz Жыл бұрын
@@m.loughlin1915 this was a live show the was recommended on. Shitty TV cameras got listen to a Primus album before you make yourself look stupid again
@steveleadbeater8662 Жыл бұрын
@@m.loughlin1915 Well we all know that Primus Suck don't we?
@m.loughlin1915 Жыл бұрын
@Lootz McKinley Reread your comment. What are you? A remedial 3rd grader? You are incoherent. Get back to me when you learn proper English.
@leoalcaraz6153 Жыл бұрын
@@m.loughlin1915 comes in handy when I’m banging your mom; I was told by the other guys in line that she squeals like a pig during anal
@ProgrammedForDamage Жыл бұрын
I just can't deal with Les Claypool's voice, but the bass player in me is in awe of his crazy talent.
@LadyFairChildVideo Жыл бұрын
primus is terrible. like more of a joke band. but Les is beyond talented on Bass , if that makes sense.
@xp8969 Жыл бұрын
@@LadyFairChildVideoyou're clueless kid
@LadyFairChildVideo Жыл бұрын
@@xp8969 no, i know what it's like to listen to garbage joke bands, like Primus.
@undeniablerealities Жыл бұрын
@@LadyFairChildVideo primus sucks ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
@trollyguy3288 Жыл бұрын
@@LadyFairChildVideo primus sucks
@joelorozco3768Ай бұрын
Is Dennis Miller still around ? PRIMUS IS !!!
@1islander5210 ай бұрын
Legendary band and Dennis the BEST host ever.
@lackofspeed12 жыл бұрын
Tim Alexander giving the middle finger to the camera at 1:44