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Primus - ""Tommy the Cat""
Live From Which Stage on Friday June 10th, 2011
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Primus closes out their outstanding 2011 performance. If there's one thing that Bonnaroovians love, it's master musicianship and these guys are one of the few band's to have a bonafide virtuoso musician on each instrument.
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[@aaliyahiam4286]

hes like that weird uncle that never got married but everyone loves him

[@seamusburke639]

Has a ranch out in the sticks, tends to llamas and grows an unspecified green plant for legal purposes but should probably keep the nieces and nephews out of the basement.

[@masterofsparkshwy6974]

@@seamusburke639 that's cool... I knew nothing about him.

[@erichwashausen4602]

No, he means that weird uncle that never got married but everyone loves him

[@DesidiosumCorporosumHominis]

But he married an Iowan gal. If he wasn't already taken I'd try to get gay married to him

[@sickrandy2946]

That’s a fitting description somehow, despite him being married since the 90’s

[@Joe_TradeMark]

Imagine fighting against les Claypool, he hits you with his thumb and your skull Just fucking shatters

[@Molly-fy3vq]

I killed the man ... with this thumb

[@drillbit8280]

@@Molly-fy3vq he was part of the resistance … all we know is that they didn’t win

[@edgeofspace8655]

@@drillbit8280 do you see any other bassists in this kitchen? I didn’t think so.

[@tobinstaggsrocker2851]

Or imagine fighting against les Claypool he will hit you with that aluminum baseball bat my name is mud😂🫵

[@monkaWGiga]

@@tobinstaggsrocker2851 Where're you goin', city boy?

[@dogboy0912]

Primus feels like you're in someone else's fever dream.

[@joshflores6293]

surprisingly accurate description

[@jakeberry9532]

That's probably the best description I've heard of Primus in a while

[@joesutherland2017]

Indeed. Scary accurate description.

[@rosiegratz8377]

Yeah, Les’!🤣👍

[@upgrayeddjohnson2018]

It's liike he's speaking in tongues

[@davidnissim589]

Les Claypool is the only man who can make bowler hats and suspenders look cool.

[@chickenman7801]

That Levy's strap is pretty nice, too.

[@sansthedrummer]

Malcolm MacDowell also did about 50 years ago.

[@metalbombr]

now I would never disagree that Les is the coolest man in the entire goddamn world, but he has nothing on Pug1's suspender style

[@amandawilkins2201]

You just broke Gallagher’s heart 😂

[@rodneyrobinson1800]

Malcom McDowell as Alex in 'A Clockwork Orange'

[@JR-vg3vu]

1:25 you may not like it, but this is what the ideal male body looks like in peak performance, take a note haters!

[@jasonharper7860]

Spit out my coffee

[@joe8124]

really dude really? Because it arouses me and I’m a straight guy.

[@beanman8749]

That's my animation for when I'm not moving

[@bananasrotate7821]

Lol

[@pffu100]

Years of academy training wasted

[@mauriciom.5992]

hardest things in the universe: Graphene Diamond Metallic Glass Les Claypool's Thumb

[@BAGELS69]

my dick after looking at shrek

[@juanantonioaliaga5308]

Graphene oxide xd

[@devilslayerthesaintofkille1317]

Graphyne=graphene+carbyne

[@alezsides]

i thought this was going somewhere else

[@ronaldothomejunior3702]

And the Eloy Casagrande playing drums;)

[@kyleweiss4803]

I was at this show. On the same stage, right after Primus, was Lil Wayne. Odd transition of genres. Wayne's fans had camped out all day in the front rows to secure a spot for his show. Then Primus came on. The amount of fear and shock on the faces of Wayne's fans is a sight I will never forget. Most of them got out of the front rows since they were slowly taken over by an ever growing mosh pit. One if the best shows I've ever seen.

[@polyrhythmnix9723]

lmao, thanks for that visual 😂

[@ThousandOwl]

Bro I’d love to have been there. Primus and Wayne are both goats in their pockets of music

[@BobbyLunsford352]

Amen to that 🤘

[@solairedeastora7195]

FUCKING SICK

[@spikejonzelover420]

Wow I wish I could’ve been there for both shows

[@KaRmA506z]

1:25 This is the ideal bass groove. You may not like it, but this is what peak performance looks like.

[@upgrayeddjohnson2018]

2:44 is maximum groove.

[@jhgust]

LMAO

[@kernelxsanders]

You've actually heard someone say they didn't like that groove? I find that hard to believe lol

[@susragejr477]

@@kernelxsanders it’s a reference to a meme

[@coopsawright7225]

You might like the bassplayer from Dying Fetus. The qiuckest licks i have seen. Sections on Shepherds Commandment will amaze you.

[@ellb99314]

The way the crowd says “say baby!” so passionately 👌

[@coreycarnegie6663]

Primus suck.

[@LuciferAlmighty]

Primus shows have some of the most energy from the crowd than any band I have seen, people were moshing to the music before the band and it was classical music. Truly a band to see live. PRIMUS SUCKS!!

[@user-dh4lu9mp6l]

The crowd really bloody rocks and makes this video come ALIVE

[@ashtabet3450]

Corey Carnegie I’m so confused, why are you on the video if you think they suck?

[@C-BassFromJakePhoenix]

Fucking sick

[@LostInPripiat]

I will never understand how he can play those crazy complex bass lines and sing at the same time. This man is an absolute beast.

[@132478699]

Well, I mean to be really honest the vocals are nothing too great. I like it nonetheless

[@Jordo246]

+Naoto Shirogane Quality of vocals doesn't make any difference to how hard it is to sing and play

[@eqsheiky]

I was thinking the same thing. I bet that at this point, it is like tapping his foot to a favorite song while he chats with a friend.

[@Charlizardine]

+dakoide The story specifically with Tommy the Cat is that he wrote the bass line for an instrumental but REALLY wanted to sing to it, so he just practiced the ever living hell out of it till he could sing it and play it.

[@okziyar86]

Geddy Lee doesn't slap bass like Claypool

[@name-ni3jc]

1:25 Npc's waiting for you to go up to them and interact to them

[@DannyBoi2112]

Skyrim NPC

[@richardcsomor8262]

No, instead those old nes game characters with the bouncy idle animations 🤣

[@XD-ol6gj]

UNDERRATED COMMENT LMFAOO

[@MatheusGamer42]

LOL 😅😅😅😅

[@DocBree13]

😂

[@dandunning7731]

The most "Les Claypool" part of this video is the casual watch check at 4:08!

[@rqneo5361]

2:13 that fill was pure nastiness

[@Exera80]

@@viktorsilva4017 Claypool's secret? It was a drum fill.

[@countroshculla]

Primus - they are not for everyone but boy are they fun

[@alienlife7754]

Clapool may be the most creative bass player ever. Sure you have greats like Geddy Lee and Flea, but lapool can actually build a song around the bass whereas the other guys are more constrained to backing up a guitar player or vocalist. Freakin’ awesome!

[@fextyyyy]

Tommy The Cat is not a song, it's a story. And Les Claypool is an absolutely fantastic author.

[@lord_foob]

Nah i think its a song bro

[@moppy2172]

Its a lifestyle.

[@angrykrabs9968]

Honestly I don't care what it is, it sound good and he talk good as well.

[@pgsd4359]

It's a song that tells a story, and they are great musicians and great story tellers. End of discussion

[@bynosaurus4024]

@@BarBQChips how is it not a song 💀

[@squirrelsoup7123]

Have to admit I probably wouldn't reach Les Claypool's level but watching him shred on a bass is what motivates me to play. The way he plays it produces such an awesome sound.

[@mrXcreaboXnuggets]

Hey you know never know bud

[@michaelhedberg6985]

Yeah probably not

[@leahliddle324]

honestly man I think people who can look at a better musician than them and think "this inspires me to practice" and not "this makes me want to give up" are at least as rare as great musicians if not rarer

[@veryslyfox9704]

Learn American Life, then Laquer head, then Blue Collar Tweakers, then Golden Boy. It'll teach you just about every technique he uses in relatively simple songs

[@IAmInfinitus208]

That energy too!

[@pakoflaco6892]

1:25 When your body reach 100% of groove

[@frontnsenter8888]

you start bouncing like a mario spring up an down

[@movimentodoscacos]

peak performance

[@ricecooker7037]

Boinga byoioioing

[@nathanspiessens4213]

hes feeling the primus vibe

[@matrosickles9659]

Channeling his inner David Byrne.

[@intensiveshit4009]

I like how les claypool just casually takes a look at what time it is while giving a concert and performing tommy the cat at 4:08

[@TheAngryMoth104]

probably checking how long their set is

[@metalbombr]

@@TheAngryMoth104 he doesnt want to get carried away and play into someone elses set I think

[@aelechko]

With style too

[@waltysalamander]

@@metalbombrYeah. He says he hates going over. Only done it once with Primus in their career.

[@noamshabat6124]

2:12 that fill gets me every time

[@kernelxsanders]

The way he comes down on the 1 is just so tight

[@memphiskash]

@@kernelxsanders and the way he just fuckin slides right back into that hi hat pattern. masterful writing

[@arsssis]

I come back for this fill every few years just to remind me what “tight” sounds like

[@ronaldothomejunior3702]

3:45 We need a 2 Hours loop of this;)

[@Artix9]

Right click anywhere on video, click on loop... It'll play for 2540 years ;)

[@weeabootariku]

Les looks like a high school science teacher

[@bigmoney2480]

Freaky Riqqi but like the really good kind

[@DrKFC69]

Chunky McFunky plot twist, he is

[@rafaelmendoza4135]

Freaky Riqqi Heisenberg.

[@BassManBobBassCovers]

sounds like one too

[@Heitz2496]

He looks exactly like my high school science teacher to the point that I thought he looked familiar but didn't know why

[@goyoromero8640]

The guitar’s also a beast bc he knows how to complement the song and not fight for the center of attention

[@danielshonehatchwell4667]

And the bit at the start set the mood up for the bass to come in really well

[@deveryshepardson3640]

Ler is amazing!

[@sthomasond]

@@deveryshepardson3640 Yeah really gets overshadowed by Les being the lead instrument. I think it takes serious musical intuition to be able to play guitar over these atonal bass lines

[@M2Mil7er]

@@danielshonehatchwell4667 that's the guitar part from 'Those Damned Blue Collar Tweakers' - I guess the vid starts as they ended that song.

[@nuke97]

With a good critical listen the guitarist consistently glues everything together. Claypool mostly plays repetitive riffs throughout Primus songs and Larry adds dynamics, textures, and sonic colors with his effects. Plus he shreds.

[@brodieyake7735]

3:44 WE ARE *A S C E N D I N G* .

[@MoreSoNowThanEver]

Love how he requests to go in for the close at 4:41 with that smooth ass gesture. If you notice Ler is looking for it, he gives it and they hit you with the last chorus. Fuckin next level stuff.

[@jojoversus1100]

It's so perfectly disguised as him pointing at the crowd to sing too. Fucking masters. Fucking masterpee-ass.

[@grantorino2009]

The drummer is bloody phenomenal.

[@jeremysimpson2476]

Jay Lane. One of my all time favorites.

[@pau1timberman340]

They are all good TBH. Like .. for a 3 member band - each could be the best anywhere else with another band. They are all elite talent.

[@LRArce]

Jay is the man. Super nice Deadhead too! Playing with Bob Weir and Don Was with Wolf Bros.

[@domenickcuccherini2847]

Jay Lane and Herb are both phenomenal

[@banana_in_a_tuxedo]

tim alexander is a wizard

[@fjoa123]

this guy is a biological bass playing machine. I just can't believe the way he plays that shit. Its out of this universe.

[@n3nt2nd464]

+fjoa123 its actually louder then the guitar

[@drewhammond5203]

Rodrigo Romero * cough cough * how it should be

[@MrJerm200]

I play bass, my old babe is still coming too 😂

[@noelsmith5167]

fjoa123 real good play the best

@@drewhammond5203 *what all bass players think*. Cough cough

[@dannysoler05]

Les is the kind of uncle who teaches you how to smoke

[@vinyldiary6664]

Ahahahahaha

[@corenthinvantalon7730]

Me: can't play this Me: can't sing this Les: do the both at the same time

[@cehaem2]

The main lick of the song isn't actually that hard. Pretty much every professional bass player can pull it off. it gets hard when he moved back and forth between slapping and strumming chords which is actually his signature move. What works in his favour is his crisp and clear sound and incredible thumb action. He hammers these E and A strings like there was no tomorrow.

[@ivyhallquist3159]

@@cehaem2 What he was talking about was how Les SINGS over top of it, genius.

[@AlexAnder-ri8ns]

I love his right hand at 4:41, just how he points at the crowd and then starts playing again :D

[@AaronScutt]

It's a band signal, last time guys.

[@metalbombr]

@@AaronScutt whats a band signal? like "start next bar" or something?

[@jdg5209]

@@metalbombr It’s just a way of conveying something to the rest of the band easily. When you’re on stage, you might want to remind the band or improvise or something, so throwing up a sign like that is an easy way to do it.

[@dvt1393]

​@@jdg5209Yup, it's a little trick for bandleaders to direct their musicians while playing. Les checked his watch earlier, probably checking his much time they had left in their set, and this hand signal was letting Larry and Jay know that this was the last pass through the chorus and to wrap up the song. Instead of doing more jamming or lengthening the song. He wanted to make sure that they didn't go over time and run in to the alloted for the next band's set. The fact that all of this was done so casually and seamlessly is just more proof that these three guys are world-class pros with decades of experience touring and playing together.

[@zombiefreaktank]

his bass has a whammy bar

[@darksoulmetal1255]

Astute observation.

[@zombiefreaktank]

DarkSoulMetal I want one of those. Too bad I have student loans

[@darksoulmetal1255]

+jonathan “zombiefreak” gomez yeah they are like 400 bucks. It's overpriced as he'll in my opinion.

[@mugglesmonster]

DarkSoulMetal You can buy the tremolo bridge separate and just install it yourself. I got one for 100 bucks.

[@steadyrhythms9571]

Correction: Our basses don't have a whammy bar.

[@frontnsenter8888]

This band has 2 drummers, And a guitarist

[@carlosvera442]

3:54 You can tell guy with the blue shirt and the long hair has never seen/hear anything like that live.

[@rollotomassi4768]

He's using his peripheral vision.

[@Angelmdiaz1738]

In that exact scene, the guy in the front looks at the chicks boobs

[@nathanspiessens4213]

dude was reading auras

[@lulw6651]

He looks like jerma

[@Just2532yd]

Dude was real high

[@mariabigdumb]

Guitar players: bass is easy Bass players: *Laughs in tommy the cat*

[@Pastaislove]

Local Lawnmower guitar players laughs in classical guitar style

[@drperkyreal4686]

I’ve only seen one guitarist insult a bass player for it being “easy”

[@obsidianthe7th]

*laughs in Rush*

[@Pastaislove]

SCP-096 well bass gets easy if you practice same with guitar though

[@Pastaislove]

obsidianthe7th classical guitar style is when you can play four melodies at once

[@danbetteridge4747]

2:33 has gotta be the sickest lick I've heard on a bass ever

[@noriega411]

You know how to do it?

[@balamtheknowledge9578]

It was pretty slick, as a guitarist I would kill to have a bassist an drummer that complimented each other so well.

[@vonn4017]

if you knew that Primus sucks...then you would be a real fan

[@balamtheknowledge9578]

@@vonn4017 but they dont....theres a lot of really incredible talent there

[@vonn4017]

@@balamtheknowledge9578 you're an idiot. and clearly not a fan

[@TheMglmig]

Larry Lalonde: Alright guys let's play blue collar tweekers! Les: nope

[@DannyBoi2112]

😂

[@d.n.9133]

But... but they're running this here town!

[@Gojirilla]

I was there for this and I cherish this performance forever

[@darbybiafra9444]

One of the funnest bands to see live. Glad I saw em too 👍

[@nuke97]

At 3:44 A sextuplet blast on bass perfectly executed at 136bpm. Jesus Christ!!!

[@gamingwizard1027]

Sounds like a gotdamn drumroll

[@andrewt836]

Technique that is out of this world!!!

[@ratdad6021]

It's not the worst thing to play, just a lot of short twitches that you have to get down and you're good

[@coreycarnegie6663]

Damn.

[@markbrink9676]

Put it on 2x speed and you will hear the snare drum in the background, or its the bass i can't tell

[@wesleyburton5684]

Primus is like Rush’s comedian little brother

[@MrRufioooo]

What?

[@nolappang]

You think so? So I do!

[@Ampher03]

Big Bossman same. Just gotta wait a little longer now

[@jevi4024]

never heard a better description

[@JordanPool13]

They just remind me of Frank Zappa but like on some dirty street meth

[@compugasm]

They're all playing in time, but, who's time? It's like three instrument solos that work together.

[@landon5583]

I don’t know much about Primus, so I don’t know if that’s their regular guitarist or a session guy, but he fuckin slayed it

[@wompus6570]

It's their regular guitarist who's been part of Primus since 1989.

[@vonn4017]

its Larry Lalonde. and yeh..hes perfect for the music of Primus

[@davidnissim589]

That’s the regular guy, and yes, he’s a beast

[@xisotopex]

he also invented death metal.

[@Kira-qc4qi]

@@xisotopex i love the way you just slipped that in

[@ghosthero0806]

1:26 someone's first attempt at animating an idle pose

[@barroeta6669]

when you go pee during a videogame and you come back to see your friend doing that to your dead body

[@seriousbismuth2173]

I love the way he just casually checks his watch at 4:08 - 4:09 xD

[@tk-hf4oz]

Just an another day at the office.

[@eduardocarrera3245]

Haha I didn't realize that, he is crazy

[@joseluis0301]

Serious Bismuth Silent hill, los mejores juegos de terror que he jugado

[@kenross2765]

Serious Bismuth it's the musicians salute. Aka-when is the set over.

[@danielwightman4719]

I think he was probably looking at his hand because this song fucking hurts😂

[@alexmachin8993]

It’s insane how during the guitar solo the bassline is still the center of attention for me

[@paperhead3730]

nobody: Me when i cry: 2:13

[@dimitripapadinikolaus]

😂

[@Jordo246]

My thumb hurts just watching this.

[@HabAnagarek]

and cuticles... the way he pops and strums those damn strings, that bastardo

[@shmergulflargamish7686]

+HabAnagarek This makes me uncertain who would win in a thumb wrestling match, Les Claypool, or Chuck Norris... probably Les.

[@copop2288]

+Shmergul Flargamish All hail gaben.

[@shmergulflargamish7686]

*ALL HAIL GABEN!!*

[@bassman3235]

Thumnb? How about the part between the nail and finger? jhahahhaha

[@Dane333W]

lol I love that little hand gesture at 4:41

[@xaza5625]

Dane333W Same jesus its amazing lmao

[@bastelkleber6665]

watched it again and again xD

[@thedemon4780]

I saw another comment say it was a band signal.

[@syzygy2464]

I've always felt like Primus was that absolutely sick local band from your small hometown you wish you could share with the world, but they actually hit it big.

[@flops0317]

1:05 Auction houses be like

[@djentyman4002]

We know what Les does in his spare time...

[@thetrueguitargod1]

ok how the FUCK can he play this and sing at the same time that's just insane

[@Keboomrang]

thetrueguitargod1 The drummer scrap this song.... No body else than Herbs can play with Lalonde and Les.... The most underrated drummer of all time....

[@Skippymoogoose90]

+Ke boomrang you know Jay wrote the original drum part right? he was in the band before Herb, but left before Suck on This was recorded... if you're gonna knock a guy. know the facts

[@Keboomrang]

The cowriter on this song. it's Herbs. Look on the album suck on this.... Jay was less than one years.... this is the fact!

[@Bjswac]

and check out the time of his watch hahahaha 4:08

[@allamericandude15]

+Héctor Cortés Ayala That's easier said that done - from someone who's been trying to learn this song. But then I could just suck.

[@qwertyuiop3240]

I can imitate Les perfectly for the first 22 seconds

[@xaza5625]

Damn I can do less then a second

[@mricemantoyou]

Me too

[@marSLaZZ66]

qwertyuiop .....I traded my bass for a sewing kit.......

[@Ethanx-bn5wc]

That’s actually good

[@rockmusic956]

@огромная эрекция he ment when les was not playing

[@prudencezappa8598]

Kinda listen to them in my teens back in early 90s...now 47 I truly and throughly passionately appreciate them...He has aged to my type he seems to be the whole package...

[@hoot7588]

Ditto from another 47 year old (who used to play this song in a band aged 18!)

[@N.I.R.A.T.I.A.S.]

Excellent work 47.

[@charlieeagle109]

My man casually checking the time at 4:09

[@MrSuperFett]

This is literally one of the best live performance of tommy the cat

[@CartoonKidOLLY]

Superfett it is absolutely the best.

[@mastaroshi8918]

Hell no, spring break '92!

[@sputnut]

@@mastaroshi8918 Just watched the 92 spring break one and while good, the guitar was too loud and drowned out the bass notes we all love so much...

[@KieranDurand]

New years eve 1997 is the best performance

[@carljohnson589]

I loved it when the crowd went “SAY BABAY”

[@Ninewave-nt9nc]

0:22 this is why I love primus

[@CurtisAult]

Les casually checking the time at 4:09 is peak "I enjoy playing this song but I could do it in my sleep"

[@binglebop5877]

Les looks like the coolest grandpa in this.

[@paistinlasta1805]

He looks like that weird man who everyone in town knows but nobody is really his friend because he is at his shed all time building some mysterious contraptions and sometimes he goes to town with his lawn mower.

[@DevunGames]

Brohann Sebastian Bach he looks like that one dude from The Red Green Show

[@geld1620]

Paistin Lasta that was the only description I have seen that fits the picture in my head

[@NullyCannoli]

Nah, I say he looks more like a wacky uncle

[@ethanrabiela157]

That slide at 1:20 butters my eggrolls

[@mCfOooL322]

That one at 1:57 always get my goat!!!

[@justsomeduckswithinterneta88]

My eggroll is fucking soaked

[@jayneboatis6494]

Slides like butter on a biscuit

[@Axelxior]

Those girls screaming at behind

[@sagaindustry6342]

What I love about Primus is that all the musicians are amazingly good!

[@diegovelasco8474]

Nobody talks about how good Jay lane (the drummer) is the way he does all those fills are amazing the intro is the best how he just starts off with a dope ass drum beat and gets all the people moving a great drummer imo.

[@tylerj19797]

Basically the comments are people saying Primus sucks and people getting worried because they think they're serious.

[@markcockerham646]

Tojo Johnson Primus sucks.

[@lwsullivan91]

Welcome to every Primus comment section ever.

[@RicaMartini]

Do not forget wardrobe specialists and Science teacher fetishists.

[@Christian-my4dp]

You can tell the new fans from the old ones like this

[@BAGELS69]

@@markcockerham646 i agree

[@santiagodevotto593]

Les Claypool is chuck norris of bass

[@kezianaomi1839]

Les Claypool is the Les Claypool of bass

[@DrKFC69]

And Geddy Lee is Bruce Lee of bass, ironic that they have the same last name

[@kezianaomi1839]

***** suh

[@icv9151]

He is Suck Norris :D

[@DharmaMidget]

Santiago Gamboa Devotto No, Chuck Norris is a sad old man.

[@chris4087]

I understand Primus isn't for everyone. But anyone who knows anything about bass can not argue that Les is the most original bassist that's ever lived! This is the best performance I've seen of this song.

[@originalotrex]

I asked my bass guitar teacher to teach me this song and he pretended he no longer spoke English.

[@Neckromorph]

The fact that Les can play the bass like that is legendary, but also being able to sing during it is what makes him the best bass player ever.

[@terminallyinquisitive1731]

Geddy Lee!!

[@dragon___]

casually talking through it is a real challenge

[@qty1315]

@@terminallyinquisitive1731 I'd rank Les Claypool above Geddy. No one is better than John Entwistle though, at least in rock. In jazz you have Jaco Pastorius and Victor Wooten.

[@Bucket-dx3ju]

Did you notice he usually stops playing when he starts singing? Also I wouldn’t really call it singing, more like talking

[@qty1315]

@@Bucket-dx3ju For this song, yes, but for most songs he sings as he plays.

[@Marcyvom]

4:09 I wonder what time it was and how important it must have been for him to naturally look at his watch in the middle of the song. Fucking superb artist!

[@metalbombr]

Les is probably thinking fuck I better not get carried away and play into someone elses set! Good guy Les

[@vitokorunic3761]

My guess is that he was checking to see if there is enough time to include The Awaking as well.

[@MrMasmarrias]

he was checking the time to return to his mother ship

[@ElliYeetYT]

Everyone: “Tommy The Cat is so Goddam hard on the bass.” Les Claypool: “This is just Too Easy...”

[@CouchEconomyTX]

Nah Even Les says that he can’t play it the way he did for the studio recording

[@XxDezzy62xX]

@@CouchEconomyTX when he say that

[@levijones8131]

Les is one of those rare singers that sounds the exact same on record or live on stage!

[@NiravShah1982]

Undoubtedly the tightest, cleanest version of "Tommy the Cat" I've ever heard. Absolutely stellar, there is no other word for it.

[@demonintheflesh88]

arguably one of the best bass players of all time

[@DrKFC69]

Without Geddy Lee, we won't have Les Claypool

[@drphilsranch6782]

Coldfacekiller CFK, um..... yeah we would. He took inspiration from him but if you watch some interviews he says that he wanted to get a gig so he chose bass. And he also said he likes the sound of it.

[@drphilsranch6782]

LowLinK, the iconic les claypool banjo, I actually found a video of him playing the banjo but I’d have to find it again

[@hashbrowngaming69]

He is the greatest lol

[@kennethwoodruff7357]

No argument to be had

[@frailty7280]

shoutout ler lalonde for predicting the sad eboy look back in 2011 complete with curly hair and converse

[@Redguard-Nazeem]

guy at 3:54 is jamming then notices the rack beside him.

[@jenko2247]

Shes actually getting fucked by the dude behind her if you look real hard

[@dieseldown]

Boobs or bass? The boobs always win lol!

[@musicman7229]

910 Trucker what’s wrong with both

[@nitra01]

@@jenko2247 What the fuck

[@jamlive6650]

0:21 when you think the encore was “blue collared tweakers” but then Les was like “sike. You thought.”

[@Maloss]

In fact Larry plays this same thing as an intro but also as an outro for Those Damned Blue Collar Tweekers, which they had just finished playing.

[@GoogleSuckMyCockk]

How to pick uop girls Les Claypool style 1.Approach (you can be tipsy but not too drunk) 2.Introduce yourself properly 3. Start walking around her like a steampunk stork on acid and say the magic words "SayBayDoyaWannaLayDownWithMeSayBabyDoYeWannaLayByMySideBabyDoYouWannaLayDownWithMeSAYBEBEBEBEBEBEEEEEE" 4.Profit

[@rushfan-bc3xi]

4. ??? 5. Profit

[@courtneykeiffer1336]

+chipperofwood fucking underpants gnomes

[@M16A3ACOG]

you need to be fucking bass god for it to work

[@hitmarker1190]

thats how i met your mother kids

[@GoogleSuckMyCockk]

Like if she says no you just iss her upside the craniu with the aluminum baseball bat?

[@charliecroker7005]

The audience's timing is absolutely spot on. They're part of the band.

[@benjaminsummerlin3066]

Three things that must never be underestimated. 1. The power of love 2. The magical strength that comes out of no where when you don't have power steering. 3. Les' power over a crowd.

[@ecbennyj8078]

Les Claypool always uses really cool-lookin basses! I want the one he used in this concert.

[@literatetree8394]

ecbenny J they are carl thompson basses handbuilt by one man. Les actually thought that his first ever carl thompson bass looked super ugly, but when he picked it up it was the most comfortable thing he had ever helt.

[@literatetree8394]

***** oh, i always thought this one was a ct as well! but claypool didn't build it, did he?

[@literatetree8394]

Nice!

[@netbatchin35]

ecbenny J he used carl thompson basses

[@AdriNox777]

I always thought he looks like if Dr. Seuss played bass.

[@jonnyl5442]

"Ler's" guitar playing is very underrated.

[@pachangamarrana1]

No satriani student is underestimated by me at least

[@Jack-pp2ng]

Hes also amazing in the death metal band possessed

[@jovanjovanovic3449]

And so is this coment...

[@link_gl]

10 years of this video and I can't stop watching 🇧🇷

[@joelmartin5887]

I sincerely get the impression that this guy and his band honestly couldn't care less if you hate there music.......they are who they are take it or leave it and I'm loving that vibe!

[@DocBree13]

Absolutely :)

[@prez_wso]

His bass has a whammy bar !!! ❌ Our basses don't have a whammy bar ✔

[@CouchEconomyTX]

NO MORE BASSES WITHOUT WHAMMY BARS

[@tahoekid7548]

😆

[@pietro1801]

I support the motion for whammy bars on every bass guitar under the sun

[@rupertbaxter2274]

Claypool looks like a Time Lord here.

[@shmergulflargamish7686]

He does.

[@jackbho6594]

He is

[@logann7942]

Looks like?

[@Sighbot]

He.

[@prez_wso]

*Randon pleb* : what can you play on bass ? *Les* : yes. (For the ones that don't get it it's kinda similar to this → *Random* : How many pushups can you do ? *Bruce Lee* : all of them)

[@tcroft873]

After all this time, this is still one of THE best mixes I’ve heard from a live performance video. So damn good!

[@gta4helpers]

Legend has it that Les made a deal with the Devil. No one knows what Les got but the Devil got bass lessons

[@YuvalGnessin]

Haha checks his watch at 4:08

[@droidappshd3089]

Lol😝😝

[@eyelesspulse1084]

The fact that he can play that bass line while saying a bunch of random stuff into a mic is just baffling to me

[@bassguy8013]

The best video for tommy the cat. Awesome.

[@bradb82]

This was BY FAR the best performance of the entire festival, blew everything else I had seen to that point out of the water with no remains to be found! I am in tears by the end of this reliving that moment! By the next morning when I woke up in my tent I felt as if I should leave because nothing could live up to that. I stayed and had some fun but this was the apex of my Bonaroo 2011 adventure.

[@CouchEconomyTX]

I honestly believe that this was their best performance of Tommy the Cat

[@TheKingBJ]

"Shey pepe doyu wana le'dammitme?"

[@robertnagy3942]

Perfect lyrics lol

[@doomerius1300]

Shey pepe!

[@PhillipBarnettabd678]

Say baby do you wanna lay down with me

[@primoose8814]

@@PhillipBarnettabd678 R/WOOOSH

[@tankmaster1018]

@@primoose8814 Imagine this guy's response the first time he hears "Primus Sucks"

[@jawknee2]

Primus was the first band I ever saw live. When I was 14. It was amazing.

[@bobbybushay9133]

Me too! At the same age!

[@viciprydie1318]

This is absolutely mind blowing! I'm a support worker and a 16 year old boy with autism played this to me (I couldnt hear the song-only the bass cos he had headphones on) im hooked now I've heard it! Not to mention how impressed I am - fuck knows that lad nailed it!! X

[@pricc-om]

the kid played this song??? that is fantastic

[@herm574]

this is genuinly the best performance on the electric bass recorded in history IMO

[@JakeRosen635]

the drummer is really good

[@ibieiniid4240]

I've had these 2 lines stuck in my head for like a week. I'm going nuts.

[@punkfan97]

Amazing how this song has changed over the years also they never play it the same way twice

[@generalknowledge9899]

May nobody forget the awesome guitarist!

[@aidanmahoney]

talking that fast AND absolutely shredding that bass, les claypool is a legend

[@ArmedPoverty]

I can’t imagine going to see primus for the first time not knowing anything about them and they open with this fucking banger. That’s why I love festivals. My mind would be absolutely blown.

[@kyleburns5066]

Not to mention Les is completely stoned out of his mind during this concert. You can especially notice it at 1:10 during the first pause when he's doing lyrics

[@SlamDunkPyro]

I’m wondering if that’s why he also didn’t finish the “rare occasion such as this that he did” line lol

[@adamrobinette6832]

I swear I always felt that Primus was like 'We are going to make a terrible song, but we will do it so damn well you can't help but to love it.'

[@AndrewSanchez11235]

I've been listening to Primus for 21 years now and this song still hits me like a sledgehammer every time i hear it. Eventually i'll be so old and have such a weak heart that this song is going to give me a heart attack when i hear it. It'll be a great way to die :).