Primus - Dennis Miller Show - Tommy The Cat

[@patton303]

I remember watching this with my dad when it aired. And I'll never forget when he said......"this sucks"...

[@patton303]

chaak castellanos Primus sucks! And I hope they always do.

[@ghostdog9000]

fuck I laughed so hard

[@closetotheedge91]

Hahahaha me too...

[@bhryanmeneses3755]

YES

[@liamwirvin9586]

That is amazing

[@fudgesauce]

I'm really glad a band like Primus exists. I'm even more glad that only one band like Primus exists.

[@johngoldsworthy7135]

Underrated comment. Style and league of their own

[@dyslexicbatnam1350]

W E E N

[@ShooterMcgavin119]

C'mon. There are SOME. Presidents of the United States of America. (Do a deep dive, you'll hear it) GWAR. Just for pure creative genius. The Style is a lot different but, again, do the deep dive. and lasty, Which i get a TON of crap for saying (even though im not even close to the first person to make the comparison) Tool. Tool is probably the MOST like Primus, out of all of these bands. No joke, its been talked about for a couple decades, in terms of their composition and stuff. The bands did a ton of shows together and were pretty close apparently. Also take most Primus fans, and I guarantee that the vast majority are tool fans haha. Although, this doesnt go both ways. Tool fans, as everyone knows, are sometimes wayyyyyy too serious.

[@daytonabeachUSA]

@@dyslexicbatnam1350ween is nothing like primus. They’re two totally different sounds. Both great for sure

[@jakethejeweler3092]

​@@ShooterMcgavin119look up elephant ryders..schism. the algorithm blessed me tonight. Had to share this with someone You're dead on btw

[@WarpxD]

I love how they started with YYZ

[@andybabb2410]

Who doesn’t love a little bit of Rush worship 🤘😄🤘

[@denisefiorelli5702]

Well they're a legend so

[@amletourso7376]

In fact les was ispired by geddy

[@enriquepizarro2099]

And they ended with The Meters.

[@crabman3957]

Real recognizes real

[@Slipknot4769]

He perfectly recites those insane lyrics while perfectly playing that insane bassline. Holy crap.

[@robvanvalen]

on a 6 string fretless bass, think about how difficult that is. i have played bass for 25 years on a 4 string fretted musicman stingray, les claypool is a god

[@Slipknot4769]

@@robvanvalen That's the same bass I have!😄 The stingray, not a fretless lol.

[@michaelpowell7120]

he rehearsed 4,000 hrs

[@jared_s2]

my thoughts exactly. this takes so much brainpower.

[@VertUnderscore]

cocaine

[@StevenDrumsYEEHAW]

Couldn’t stop laughing watching Claypool being a statue while playing YYZ. 😂

[@alexhunter004]

seeing them actually play it on the farewell to kings tour was amazing but this is so funny, i love that man to death

[@blakfloyd]

Maybe he was impersonating an air traffic control tower cuz of YYZ's origin being the Toronto airport's code.

[@StevenDrumsYEEHAW]

@@blakfloydLol!

[@scottmay4291]

@@blakfloyd And it's Canada. So YYZed rather than Zulu.

[@John-ju9dt]

Is the statue pose a reference to something? Or just les being goofy as always?

[@nikolatesla9384]

primus at their primus

[@tunnelvision543]

Tesla, you get it.

[@rwaggs81]

I don't know if you've seen them lately, but they're the same guys with 28 more years experience. Other worldly. They've lost nothing and gained much.

[@randombrowser6692]

@@rwaggs81 the drummer has heart problems

[@rustyATV]

@@rwaggs81 Like The Eagles? Were a hit in the 70's, broke up for about 15 years, then came back with their new classical guitar skills?

[@ojorejas]

💡

[@Hootykins1]

Les makes me want to play bass a lot, but then also makes me want to never play my bass again.

[@tirayk1]

CHECK OUT MY PAGE..I'M 100 times BETTER.Not a slight on Les..He's ok.!!

[@tirayk1]

LOL!!!

[@1Daddoz1]

tiray killings You are a Narcissistic, ego driven nut bag.

[@surfdigby]

tiray killings I checked out your page. It took me 30 seconds.

[@tirayk1]

thank you...lol...*

[@rockoperajon]

Les Claypool is a cartoon character brought into the real world. If his on stage personality isn’t a dead giveaway, his skill with the bass is proof. No human can play bass like that.

[@snickers6125]

He's not a human he's just a very talented and well constructed human sized claymation figurine

[@worsethanhitlerpt.2539]

I can play Blue Collar Tweekers and American Life. Tommy the Cat is such a dumb song I wouldnt bother

[@unsee_the_scene]

@@worsethanhitlerpt.2539 I hope u mean dumb as in very hard to learn

[@SPENCERH30]

@@worsethanhitlerpt.2539 you're dumb

[@wiltner]

Geddy Lee can!

[@richmerrill3940]

Larry is a totally underrated guitar player.

[@citizenx3508]

Ler!

[@ibelieveinsomething3895]

The whole band!

[@brianwick3826]

100% agree

[@thomasjefferson2676]

Yeah, but he’s easily overshadowed by perhaps the greatest bassist of all time.

[@MrPsaunders]

He had lessons with good ol' Joe Satriani back in the day! I enjoy his 'outside' choice of notes as in, 'Jerry Was A Race Car Driver'.

[@dialect64]

I must say: as a lead bassist, trying to find the right guitarist, I cannot say how much Larry Lalonde is underappreciated! He's such a loose cannon of weirdo licks!

[@jennjennjenn61992]

You’re not a lead bassist then

[@SoSean1]

@@jennjennjenn61992 clown

[@mallowmarkerdon8144]

He’s not a “lead bassist” he’s a leading man and a bassist. He plays bass as a rhythm section instrument. Lead bass isn’t really a thing, Jaco and Cliff sometimes, but they are playing basslines a majority of the time. Les Claypool plays very busy basslines, but he’s still playing the fundamentals.

[@Skelsky]

​@Mallowmarker Don yea "fundamentals" while playing some of the most complex riffs on a goddamn bass. Also, puts fills and licks in between those riffs just as a lead guitarist would....next you're going to say, there isn't such thing as lead guitar, it's just melodic treble.

[@mallowmarkerdon8144]

@@Skelsky There is lead guitar, and Ler doing the definition of that. Ler is playing over the rhythm section. Metallica is a good example James Hetfield plays complex rhythm part, Kirk Hammet plays leads over that. That’s the same way Primus works, Les and Tim hold the rhythm section down and Ler play Robert Fripp style leads overtop. Ler plays wayyy more solos than Les. Les Claypool said it himself, he’s not inspired by lead guitarist, he’s inspired by Larry Graham, Stanley Clarke, and Geddy Lee.

[@Machinerium]

"Primus sucks" isn't an insult. Kids these days.

[@14AspenDrive]

What is it a reference to?

[@VideoPrens]

@@14AspenDrive It`s a slogan that Les created I think. But I know for a fact that it is used as a praise.

[@prakeshkumar8764]

Im a teen and I Iove primus

[@jamespaul9889]

@@prakeshkumar8764 Yo, primus sucks!

[@lbboardingb3356]

@@14AspenDrive For a while the band's slogan was "we're Primus and we suck", so now if you ever wind up at a Primus concert you'll hear a lot of chants of "Primus sucks!". It's kinda like a meme for the fanbase

[@Terbie36]

I'm not a bass player but singing while playing those bass parts seem to be really difficult.

[@ZomgItsLeo]

+Terbie36 putting the vocals aside, the bass part itself is incredibly hard to play by itself hahaha

[@MichaelDavis-eg1pp]

That's true Roger Waters is the most impressive bass player to me for that reason. not to take anything away from Les because this stuff is incredible.

[@MichaelDavis-eg1pp]

+DFM Bass

[@kartrix1]

Lol Rush's weird timings make it difficult on its own.

[@scrambler350]

It would be tough just to get through the spoken word opening lines of Tommy the Cat without flubbing them, much less play bass and dance around AND be in front of a live TV audience.

[@Greasyheels]

THE HEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE *5 mins later* cat. Les you are just to good.

[@xxxfealerxxx]

lol if only it harmonized w/ something. He can sometimes but not always apparently. Some of his older shit he does that thing more often. I remember before doing music I thought what he did was impressive too. Lol it takes like not even a month to work your longs enough to hold it in to do that and it takes not even a day to sound better than that. personally I see why he stopped it, shit makes me cringe hard to. He just needs to step up his vocal game a little bit. Even tho his type of voice is only good for country, really, he can at lest try to expand his vocal range. Since hes been doing other shit besides country inspired shit.

[@mustardtitsthemurdermaster]

Freezie Pop YOU MONSTER FRIZBEE

[@offensive_name6123]

@@xxxfealerxxxyou wazzock

[@whitedog510]

Probably opening for RUSH at the time. I remember them opening for them around that time.

[@enaidealukal9203]

this has gotta one of their best live songs, the way Les gets into it is just hilarious

[@PlanetBongoSan]

I love a good 3-piece band. nobody ever shredded it like primus

[@THRASHMETALFUNRIFFS]

3 piece here! TRASH by kids 1990 remastered!

[@thrashmetalkid6669]

@@THRASHMETALFUNRIFFS Love to see you on a primus video!

[@THRASHMETALFUNRIFFS]

@@thrashmetalkid6669 Oh my... 3 year old spam taste like cringe!! Primus rocks! Haha, Thrash on Kid!!

[@robertbliven6343]

Prong was pretty sick too 🤘

[@crackawood]

rush. nirvana. early qotsa. primus. three pieces rule

[@sthomasond]

The way he effortlessly talks the "she came slidin on down the alleyway" verse while playing the bass is truly unbelievable.

[@Snipely]

I wish they hadn't zoomed in at that point!

[@worsethanhitlerpt.2539]

Its really not a very good song. Nothing that they didnt do better on Frizzle Fry. Its impressive for his bass chops only pretty much

[@drphilsranch6782]

@@worsethanhitlerpt.2539, Never knew an opinion could be wrong until now.

[@colins7771]

hahaha... you are right@@drphilsranch6782

[@deadwarrior3655]

@@worsethanhitlerpt.2539your name fits perfectly for your opinions

[@Diobolical25]

I bet most in the audience thought the yyz intro was part of their song

[@menom7]

Agreed!!! How remotely SAD that IS too!!! But DAY-UM.........You can't PICK a better opening to a song,than THIS ONE right HERE!!! Someday,I forsee young early 20-somethings forming a band with SOME growing up on RUSH and the others growing up on Primus and they'll "OOOZE" together like a FRANKENSTEIN CREATION!!! Ahhhhhh,whatta world THAT'LL be!!!

[@menom7]

+Tyler Ruest élève HAHA.................SO DOES COMMENTING TOO MUCH ON KZbin!!! LOL.

[@64blip]

Of course they didn't because they'd never heard it! Not that it wasn't. Took a different path afterwards though!!

[@geoffpeters3792]

Brandon Howell to be honest primus is better rush

[@benjames9158]

i mean the guitar rifts are kinda obnoxious

[@memefellow2929]

Funk metal is such a weird genre but it works so well!

[@infinite_ammo]

+sasquatch man it's the genre that is weird is Primus :D

[@Yabas00]

Tyrone

[@michaelleonetti8564]

When I saw them open for fukin slayer I was like WTF they kicked our asses

[@Terry_Sieving]

It's fun.

[@SeaWasp]

This was just alt-rock as far as I knew, or even what punk rock was at its weirdest. Genres are silly. Do what you want, and put it out

[@matwashington2784]

I think the comedic element disguises how fantastically talented these guys are.

[@GretaThanos]

They are just fun… people have forgot that fun rocks.

[@ellavaderknows]

Kids, you'll never know the experience of watching Tommy the Cat for the first time in 1992. It was like aliens had landed.

[@worsethanhitlerpt.2539]

This song is so over rated. Its like their New Shit but it came out on the 2nd album

[@weneedtermlimits]

@@worsethanhitlerpt.2539 Your name says it all.

[@JohnLRice]

Indeed! Stumbling on that video for the first time late at night on MTV was one of the most amazing experiences I ever had! 😨😅

[@lawyerslastbreath]

I experienced this is myself!

[@mosesberkowitz3298]

I thought the aliens landed in 1979 when, as an 11-year-old kid, I saw the B-52s perform Rock Lobster on SNL. 😳

[@XMattingly]

It takes an especially talented freak of nature to be able to rapid-fire scat while playing an extremely complex bass line and not miss a single. frickin’. note. 🤘😎🤘

[@Red_Browning]

And while I'm reading this, the song has ended, and the ad that is playing is talking about "unclogging stuck poop," poop . . . poop . . . poop, the woman is repeating it over and over.

[@BassicVIC]

AND dancing around… AND commanding a stage like a boss, AND actually playing with the band, AND making faces…. ALL THAT while he plays a freakishly complex bass line of we can call it so, AND reciting /singing crazy cool complicated lyrics. I’ve always loved this wonderful nature’s freak.

[@dvdfrnzwbr]

I thought this band was stupid and annoying when they came out, but 25 years goes by and you finally realize the true genius.

[@Max-po5sx]

agree 100%

[@fionajane6081]

Les Claypool is the best bass player that’s walked this earth.

[@sofacus9703]

yeah they suck

[@thomasedmundrichards]

I got it straight away #justsayin

[@dmusiclife5727]

Yep💯%

[@allenlevelle]

I love Primus. They suck!!!!!!!

[@radioguy1667]

Ikr, they suck so good

[@jaysondutchover3183]

Indeed

[@abomination7907]

"She came sliding down the alleyway like butter drippin on a hot biscuit" Me: Why does that make me laugh?!?

[@asunder3097]

It’s mainly because of the way he delivered it, because goddammit I laughed too

[@fingalh]

I saw this clip on a loudwire video and then tried to find it, I found it

[@santiagodunbar2381]

She knew what she wanted, she was looking for that stud bull.... D-IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII-CK

[@jameskolak4017]

@@santiagodunbar2381 The heeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee-cat

[@chrisgoodrich46]

Makes me laugh too

[@Whoknows1987]

That guitarist needs more recognition. That's fucking insane.

[@roswell_that_ended_poorly]

all jokes aside, the three members of this band are INCREDIBLY TALENTED

[@duart310]

My late dad worked with Primus in the early 90s and took me to many of their concerts as a young child, never got it, but now at age 35 I truly understand the gift he gave me by exposing me to this music

[@lifrson]

I saw Primus open for RUSH on the Roll The Bones Tour....EPIC!!!

[@nachbelichtet]

I was there in Nuremburg/Germany - it was an awesome experience!

[@donellis9522]

I had never heard of Primus when they opened for Rush in the Orlando Arena on March 2, 1992. I never would have believed that anyone could blow Rush away, but Les damn sure did. Took my oldest boy to see them for the first time when he was 6, and my youngest will be seeing them for the 3rd time in November for his 11th birthday. Damn, I'm a good father!!

[@thesicilianguitarist]

Damn... I am so jealous. That must have been amazing! I remember when I bought the tape of Roll The Bones. However I did see Rush for their 30th anniversary tour. Still not as cool as seeing Primus open for them.

[@donellis9522]

***** That's awesome, I actually wish I could see Rush without Primus, I've been a Rush fan forever (I was 11 when "2112" came out) and I didn't appreciate the show nearly as much after seeing Primus. Last time I saw Primus was May 2012 in Nashville, me and my then-8-year-old were right by the stage, about 15 feet to the right of Les' mics. My boy had to use the restroom, and we're coming back into the auditorium when Les is pointing out the kids in the audience, and he says "I don't know what happened to my little buddy right there, he must've went to get a Slurpee". We get back to our seats and everyone is telling him "HEY!!! Les was just talking about you!!!" Les sees him and walks over right in front of us, and somehow I get my shy, completely awestruck boy to half-ass wave at him, and Les stands there for the entire next song. Greatest moment of my life, without a doubt. I know my boy will never, ever forget it.

[@thesicilianguitarist]

Don Ellis Wow man... that is a cool story man. I like hearing stories of musicians like that. It really sucks when you meet someone that you idol and he or she turns out to be a complete Jack-Ass. (cough cough Mike Portnoy) P.S. you certainly deserved the father of the year award that year man!

[@JBoucks]

Les really has a true talent, my god.

[@1Daddoz1]

Agreed...and, Tim Alexander is a bad-ass drummer. Love his style!

[@lesclaypoolonbass9431]

@@1Daddoz1 ler rules too... almost as if the whole band is good

[@Master_Exploder5000]

Bass levels: Beginner Rookie Advanced Expert Master Legend God Les claypool

[@benjaminramirez2884]

flea

[@chinito398]

Forgot John "thunder fingers" Entwistle from the who

[@laszlorenier7634]

Christian mcbride

[@keyonkelly5693]

Forgot geddy lee

[@stylisthicc7873]

unpopular opinion: cliff wasn't a good bassist

[@SEngelsg]

Have seen 2:40 to 2:45 a gazillion times now ... Spot on , not only is the bass rhythmically perfect, but the drums are flawless as well!

[@MrTruth76]

He’s a badass bass player. Brilliant. Nutty as squirrel shit.

[@bigpunchee]

Of course I love any live Primus acts. But am I the only one kinda bummed they ended the song right at the most epic bassline in the track?

[@TheMultisportGeek]

Brian L. Huerta yes. Sending up the end show credits was a total fussing disgrace. Fireworks going off in the background on 5/16/19. Guess the Warriors won again???

[@enaidealukal9203]

yeah that's BS

[@benp.320]

Yes

[@evanjazzista]

That bass fill at 2:42 is *so* musical! The way he gets back to the slap groove of the song with that little fretless fill, a true master!

[@LuyDSouza]

YES! Expressive, aggressive and precise. Les, what a monster!

[@BeansNtaters]

This is so damn good. Aged beautifully. And the audience had no idea what to think. 😂

[@stoneybowmann]

Saw Primus open for Rush in Oakland Coliseum around this time.

[@j3tth3di3ty8]

this video is very dank

[@joshualessore7652]

jordan girga claypool's bass is very gank

[@enaidealukal9203]

super dank

[@JudoChopCowboyKO]

Eccentric brilliant musicianship at it's finest. Where is that now days?

[@j-ffilion1290]

Starting with a Rush intro. How can you not love these guys?!?!?!👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@CappyLarou]

If only...yyz and tommy the cat, long thought this was just a dream I had.

[@jondubb35]

They are easily the most original band to come out of the 90s. There has never been, and there will never be another band like Primus.

[@rman52]

That's saying alot because of Nirvana and RHCP. But hard to disagree with it. They remind me alot of Zappa's mothers of invention. And that is a tremendous compliment.

[@therealjd1503]

Technically the 80s

[@michaelgeary9370]

@@rman52 yeah but look at how all three of those have aged, Nirvana and RHCP are such tropes they are almost parodies of themselves now. Primus still stands tall as pure art

[@rman52]

@@michaelgeary9370 Nirvana ended with Cobain's demise. Unless you consider Foo Fighters somewhat of a continuation. True on RHCP not being relevant anymore. Primus and the other side projects of Claypool are the best of what's left of rock for sure. Like Zappa before him, Claypool's brilliance doesn't age. I hope he does more work with Buckethead down the road. He fits the same mold. So they are perfect collaborators.

[@wm1573]

People always say this about all of the bands but for primus I feel like it really is true

[@joaoroque5836]

Claypool's bass lines are completely insane!

[@trigger796]

This dude looks like a different person in each video I see of him

[@nathanielbrewster7238]

Blue lives don't exist ya bootlickin fuck

[@-Bishop-]

@@nathanielbrewster7238 Yes they do. Kinda.

[@nathanielbrewster7238]

@@-Bishop- believe it or not your job isn't your race... lmao

[@Salmonoff]

@@nathanielbrewster7238 I mean cops do exist

[@hashbrowngaming69]

@UCPelWHacQduPZTCTA_fIqcA fuck off bruh, your just trying to start shit

[@CrazyLife2112]

I will never forget seeing this for the first time. They had my attention at YYZ, then that bass riff in Tommy the Cat! Bought Sailing the Seas of Cheese the same day.

[@adamsvideos4521]

Thank you for leaving that end on your encode, that was so dang retro. I loves those "Guests stay at these hotels" and other stingers on the end of the shows. You don't see that now. And I still watch live TV not noticing it. Do you know about what part of the year in 92 this was? Winter, Summer, Spring, Fall? Part of 92 I was a junior, the last of 92 I was a senior.

[@DRIPMOSCATTO]

I didn’t understand their music back when they came out….. today though … today I get it and appreciate it

[@danno9608]

I don't always listen to Tommy the Cat, but when I do so do my neighbors.

[@Steely_Fran]

"Yyx" Rush, "Tommy the Cat", "Tippy Toes" The Meters, so awesome!

[@thomasandrews2935]

Yyz not yyx

[@degenerate82]

@@thomasandrews2935 Yyzed not YYz

[@saucymemes6696]

@@degenerate82 YYZ is the title idiot

[@karljung5210]

that may have been the greatest thing i've ever seen and heard

[@willbecker3437]

What about the Meters at the end??? Wouldve loved to have heard that whole thing

[@anthonyclark6162]

I’m glad primus got to stay at that hotel, I like to imagine they had a really nice time.

[@gastelumb]

Bass skills: Good enough Good Great God Les Claypool

[@samison8265]

Facts

[@adrianlayman892]

LOVE THAT YYZ intro!! God Bless you ALL!

[@ryeinaldobettahavmamony7656]

Praise Jesus!

[@jjpopnfresh6822]

Seen them open for Roll the Bones tour this year.

[@rsvp9146]

Bits of Rush and The Meters. Awesome

[@F3502000]

Saw these guys in '18 with Mastodon. They are an absolutely amazing band live!! Primus is a must see!!

[@jimboslice9472]

Compared 2 who??

[@F3502000]

@@jimboslice9472 Compared to your butt buddy Bieber. 🖕

[@jimboslice9472]

@@F3502000 yur ignurt

[@kevinkeene5506]

His bass playing is ridiculous! Amazing!

[@zackjp]

Kinda cool how they played yyz at the start led claypool was actually interviewed for the rush documentary kinda cool them playing homage to rush

[@rra022001]

+zadow sunfire YUP. Im a RUSH fan and I picked that up from the onset!

[@THRASHMETALFUNRIFFS]

They always did this live

[@Inzo42]

Crazy. I’ve never seen this before. But I saw this when it originally aired and taped Jerry.

[@BeauregardHall]

Saw a show where they played Spirit of the Radio AND Theives and Liars and my head exploded.

[@jimcarrey6312]

when i first heard primus i didnt really like them that much and thought they were really fucked up. but after going back to their music 20 times after i thought that i havent stopped listening to them, god their so fucking good.

[@lesclaypool0727]

+Jim Carrey Are you the real Jim Carrey?

[@johndevon9474]

+Jim Carrey same here but 20 years and they are still my favorite band .... ever!

[@junkhead1278]

+lesclaypool0727 yea -_-

[@mr.stealyourgirl4910]

they are Gods, they literally came from heaven dude.

[@walwal4634]

same here

[@computervoyeur]

Les Claypool is one of the greatest musicians that's ever lived! Great band altogether though really, amazing guitar and drums. Badass rhythm section!!!!!!!

[@atarirob]

Casually playing YYZ pre-song, AWESOME!

[@THRASHMETALFUNRIFFS]

They always did this live

[@THRASHMETALFUNRIFFS]

@Cory Trevorson /w\PunkROCK/w\

[@YA.n.AMusic]

Oh, they started playing The Meters` tippi-toes at the end. love that jam!

[@duffthimblespork]

The closing song is a cover of The Meters' "Tippi Toes"

[@LIE11Bldg7]

This moment should be placed in the national archives for eternal preservation

[@edwich4476]

How does he play like that and sing at the same time, its crazy!!

[@johntomasik1555]

Primus remains one of the very, very few bands I'll bother to go see live anymore.

[@kiki4151]

Saw them many times in a small venue in St. Petersburg FL back in the 90's. So fun!!!

[@shredman87.57]

Primus, buckethead, and Mr bungle, the dream tour

[@thenear1send]

This brings me back to the '90s so much. I love it!

[@enaidealukal9203]

doesn't get much more '90s than Dennis Miller and Primus

[@timdedecker5698]

if they'd make a biopic about les, jim carrey would nail it

[@cannedbread3829]

or... christian bale! cause he looks like les and i think he could pull off his sense of humor

[@christophcarle]

@@cannedbread3829 Or Sam Rockwell!

[@DannyBoi2112]

What about Stevie T

[@nadussias]

Or just Les Claypool

[@scottsanchez2288]

He favors Christian Bale

[@garrydhintz8017]

They say tommy the cat but they open up playing yyz from Rush. Freaking great!

[@ellavaderknows]

I've been listening and watching Primus for 30 years. I still don't know what the guitar player looks like.

[@williamcrowe2576]

First heard this song on the soundtrack album for "Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey".

[@lloydhowell4270]

I think this is possibly the best live music I've ever witnessed..

[@jamesbaine580]

Les is an enigma wrapped in a parody...one badass base player...hope I can see them before they disappear into the great beyond

[@cigarboxguitar9519]

The best live talk show musical performance of all time. No question.

[@TeukuArdo]

This is treasure

[@Lopfff]

I saw Primus on this tour, when they were opening for Rush. The opening Rush quotation bears witness

[@jamesbaine580]

They are just like rush I didn't get it at 1st but now I can't Imagine life without them around

[@wilsonarmstrong3008]

Wasn’t huge primes fan, than I saw them live and they are in my top 10 for sure

[@kevinm8375]

Primus, the definition of alternative music. great band!

[@mandalovescatspandas1781]

1992! That's amazing!

[@michaelwoodward5787]

Those were good days! Saw them in Chicago about that time. One of the best shows ever.

[@paralleldrive7770]

Les’s hands just glide across those strings like his hands are made of butter. Absolutely amazing

[@TheMultisportGeek]

I have new respect for the guitar player and of course Les and Herb are perfect.

[@enaidealukal9203]

yeah the guitar player doesn't get enough credit, pretty amazing how he's able to thread the needle between playing lots of lead but also leaving room for Les to dominate on bass. He can shred, but he's got a super unique touch and style. Very under-rated, imo.

[@saucymemes6696]

And by the guitar player you mean Larry “Ler” LaLonde?

[@greeeenmachine]

i was going to say that it takes balls to do this on national television but then i reminded myself that primus dont give fucks

[@dvdfrnzwbr]

Probably why the Dennis Miller Show was canceled after seven months

[@bradpirochta9293]

YYZ... into Tommy the Cat... gotta love Primus.

[@nwcoastlife]

Love how they start it out as a quick YYZ cover in the intro

[@NeepThePeep]

WHAT. A. WIZARD.

[@djroach3237]

How rude to roll up the credits when they're jamming!

[@JCMiniPainting]

I've seen this video a few times before, but it was in my feed again and I noticed it was 4:20, so I guess why the hell not.

[@igorchives24]

the best stroke i willl eever have

[@ANDY-rg4uo]

this vieo was very good

[@matthewcragg3607]

Arguably the most underrated band of all time.

[@anthonyc5387]

Everyone always remembers Primis for les, but Larry was an awesome guitarist

[@codybanner7768]

Tim HERB Alexander was their awesome drummer...les even started in an interview that they hardly ever had to rehearse because he was so good

[@angelofverdun456]

is

[@anthonyc5387]

@@angelofverdun456 touche. Good point

[@tm502010]

Les is utterly deranged... Love it! This is what a bass on rocket fuel sounds like!

[@gonepostal9101]

First time I saw them Les had a fuckin whammy bar on his bass, and I thought: “Oh Boy”.

[@jeffbaer5851]

How Les Claypool can play one of the most complex basslines of all time WHILE speaking at about 1000 words per minute is, quite simply, an unexplainable miracle of nature. Best bass player ever to pick up the instrument. No one can match his style, inventiveness, and skill. NO ONE. Not Geddy Lee, not anyone.

[@ettorereventon2667]

I'd say, truly a wonder of nature this urban predator!

[@ettorereventon2667]

I agree with you. I think that there are bass players with greater technical skills than him (one above others is Victor Wooten) but as far as creativity, uniqueness, presence and just sheer musicianship Les Claypool is absolutely one to behold, nobody is or will ever be on his level.

[@matthewgelfer4955]

It's because he's from another dimension

[@AbbieTalavera]

And then the Meters at the end! Yes!!