A technically difficult song can impress if well played, but when an artist can meld it with his own personality and style, and come out with something that's freakin' amazing, I just sit back & enjoy the ride. Jaco and Marcus could each play the alphabet song and make it gooooooood. What the musician brings to a song is every bit as important as the composition itself. Marcus DEFINITELY brought it!
@thmsjordan16 жыл бұрын
Marcus is one of the only cats who can pull off covering Jaco and sounding totally original while doing it. Nice !!
@dikdec16 жыл бұрын
I love Marcus Miller's rendition of Teen Town. His slap riff in the beginning adds so much intensity and edginess to the song.
@xyz96108 жыл бұрын
many bass players are not able to play it with fingers, Marcus plays it on slap...
@MrSilver2615 жыл бұрын
many bass players are not maybe that interested !
@doriangrayest4 жыл бұрын
lol as if slap was hard
@lpl7233 жыл бұрын
@@doriangrayest yes but this specific song is hard to play using slap bass frankly because of its speed and technique required
@zombieds2 жыл бұрын
Yeah but hes also playing it on a fretted bass...
@timishormusic55262 жыл бұрын
@@zombieds bro shut up, try to play it yourself, then we're talking
@ralexlu13 жыл бұрын
can't ever...ever imagine myself ever playing like this.
@RitchieRosson5 жыл бұрын
ralexlu You will!
@fraserjones669012 жыл бұрын
I don't really know what to say... This video should be mandatory viewing for every human. Maybe it's just me, but god damn. This song will be a jazz standard forever.
@blocker9216 жыл бұрын
marcus is one of the best bassists ever.
@SkipElliottBowman16 жыл бұрын
This is my favorite version of TT since the original; MM actually did something unique and new with this 32 year-old song. Part of me wants to never pick up a bass again, and part of me wants to never put it away again.
@guitargoalie2716 жыл бұрын
Dude playing teen town is out of control in it's own regard but marcus is freaking slapping the whole thing! That's an extremely hard song to keep time on for the drums too, he's awesome!
@jxxybxxy200212 жыл бұрын
I cant stop listening to this.
@pcromano16 жыл бұрын
Dude... He did an amazing job. Slap in this song is really hard. Marcus is for sure, one of the best bass players of the world. killer!
@koala38113 жыл бұрын
that drummer is soooo good, smooth and all
@purpletavon13 жыл бұрын
Good grief...wow...truly a salute to Jaco and Mr. Miller's incredible talent...
@ziggysmalls93294 жыл бұрын
My man Marcus embellished on this tune,and made it come alive
@karimamghar13504 жыл бұрын
one day you fall on this video, and you ask yourself : hum, Marcus usually slap, he's not gonna slap teen town ? then at 0:45'' you take the answer in the face and in the ears !! WOOOOOOW he did
@vineflower12 жыл бұрын
Marcus Miller just sat down on that groove. Wow, that's some killer playing...
@elzariz13 жыл бұрын
Guud Gawd!!!!! That tone is Monster Millers's signature sound. Love it!
@Powerslider13 жыл бұрын
Incredible....
@mglenwright0915 жыл бұрын
that's amazing. jaco's song, with marcus' style, now that someting else. if you ever get to see marcus live, it's something you'll never forget. it's just too bad he didn't play this when i saw him!
@kalletheowner7 ай бұрын
A legend playing another legends tune! And i love it!
@bislibamba13 жыл бұрын
OMG the slides by the end! LOVE marcus miller!
@flangeres175212 жыл бұрын
Man, this cooks! I like hearing the guitar and bass playing the lines in unison. C.G.T. Ukiah, CA
@KRAZEEIZATION6 ай бұрын
Just look at his facial expressions when it kicks off. It’s of pure confidence and authority over an extremely complex piece. Jaco played drums on the album version too I think. His fluidity on fretless is pretty much stunning.
@TekMTek16 жыл бұрын
His groove is amazing..I wish I had that sound slapping
@Goofykatze9 ай бұрын
I just love him for his style and his enormous musicality. ❤
@foowah717 жыл бұрын
The thing that makes this so amazing is that he's not double thumping...damn that's some fast single-thump-slap-bass!!!
@TolerancEJ14 жыл бұрын
This is a great version of this song.
@Sonny.O5 жыл бұрын
this is best sound ever.
@villastrangiato15 жыл бұрын
Comparing musicians' "greatness" is a fool's game. It's obvious both Jaco and Marcus are highly acclaimed artists in music. It's also obvious that for whatever reason, they focused on vastly different playing techniques and styles. And there's nothing wrong with making observations about the strengths and peculiarities of different techniques. So take a chill pill and relax kids. I've admired & listened to both since their careers started - which is longer than many of you have been breathing.
@dmacpossa12 жыл бұрын
ultimate version for Teen Town
@Brassicka113 жыл бұрын
amazing
@guitardouche66613 жыл бұрын
that drumer is in the zone!
@jimmyhitide13 жыл бұрын
Don't agree with the negative comments - it's a great tribute from one great bass player to another - Marcus has just funked it up a bit. Brilliant!
@Tulkaspl15 жыл бұрын
Every time i watch and listen to this i wanna grab my bass and play like this! :)
@dontbelievethahype16 жыл бұрын
Awesome rendition by Marcus, great stuff!
@CocosBassment12 жыл бұрын
Thing i love about this video and the thing that some people don't understand is that Marcus Miller has his own style and take on things so when he does a cover he does it his own way. Prob doesn't mean that he doesn't disrespect the artist he is covering or whatever. So why give the negative comments on this video. If you play music in your own unique way i have loadsa respect for that. If he was doin a generic copy then i wouldn't have as much respect for them cause its already been done.
@chype324215 жыл бұрын
Walked into a retail store today and saw Marcus' face across 10 different TV's. It was actually a Clapton DVD and all day ive wanted to listen to him (Marcus). Now I have, thank you!
@F0untain15 жыл бұрын
Best cover of teen town I've ever heard.
@JoeSzilagy12 жыл бұрын
Met Marcus long ago when he was playing with Lenny White at the El Mocombo. Sitting on an old-fashioned radiator just practicing his bass unplugged and alone outside the extremely 'cloudy' (cough, cough!), dressing room- he was the nicest guy, friendly, more than happy to answer questions, maybe in his late teens. We talked for about ten minutes. I'm sure that if I had asked to borrow Nick Moroch's guitar, Marcus would have been happy to jam with me!
@RitchieRosson5 жыл бұрын
JoeSzilagy/ aka: Joe Slant That’s awesome.
@noinwe17 жыл бұрын
Again marcus shows why he is the man. That song is very difficult slapping it. Please post the rest of it.
@LETHARGICpirate15 жыл бұрын
Marcus is the man!!
@millerflea16 жыл бұрын
marcus is a cool cat! he is amazing
@rafaelfreitasmusic13 жыл бұрын
marcus is the classiest PIMP ever
@RitchieRosson5 жыл бұрын
Rafael Freitas Ha! Yes.
@oldrybass9016 жыл бұрын
All great musicians, but Marcus Miller is the best!! Five stars immediatly!
@GuyMagicFingers14 жыл бұрын
Nice version. Always good when someone puts a new slant on something. There is no point in copying.
@nadinebroer13 жыл бұрын
one of my fav clips on youtube
@lesconnus15 жыл бұрын
yeah This is The MasterPiece That Theme ! ! ! ! !
@Konrad11111115 жыл бұрын
This is so amazing. Playing Jaco's peace but putting the Miller-Sound to it :D
@v2vroth16 жыл бұрын
I dig that he is doing one of Jaco's most famous tunes but adding his own Marcus Miller vibe to it. Thanks for posting this one and God Bless!
@kfdisawesome13 жыл бұрын
i replayed :46 so many times
@copypaiste Жыл бұрын
The timing of the band is so spot on here, it gives me shivers every time
@handgunner1911 Жыл бұрын
if jaco was still with us he would love this rip jaco you will never be forgotten,
@katterfelto16 жыл бұрын
This is why I like KZbin. All the friendly responses. Man, I can just feel the love...
@kazodrummer12 жыл бұрын
Marcus has the best tone out of any bassist ive ever listened to.
@H-Matsu3 ай бұрын
何度聞いてもかっこいいな
@vid4ia583 Жыл бұрын
This is truly smokin' ~ ~ ~ ~ !!! Go Marcus the man - Brilliant version!
@villastrangiato15 жыл бұрын
Marcus is every bit a master of bass that Jaco was -just a focus on different techniques. If you study Marcus' career - you will find that he, like Clark and Wooten have mastered more techniques than just about anybody. And with Teen Town, you get the sense Marcus could rapid fire notes easily all day long - where Jaco would struggle to nail down the same sequence with fingering over time. While slap/pluck sounds different,it also has some advantages- it's easier to render complex passages.
@jazzfunkbasskid13 жыл бұрын
nothing beats the original song but this is A W S O M E !!!!!!!!!
@Rastachiappe14 жыл бұрын
Jaco would be proud of this version.
@panorama452625 күн бұрын
One of the best bass lines ever played…
@GeorgeRizov17 жыл бұрын
Simply amazing! The monster slpa bass part is really awesome!!!
@dublinvids12 жыл бұрын
This...Is...Just...Crazy....Good!!!!!
@oscarpaez3326 Жыл бұрын
Marcus” tone is absolute perfection
@Piero237413 жыл бұрын
GRANDIOSO !!!
@NosTale8613 жыл бұрын
Mitico,Grande,Maestro: Questo è Marcus
@BigDaddyBass17 жыл бұрын
This is killer!!! I didnt know he was finna slap it out!! VERY GOOD JOB!! I usually dont like Marcus Miller. But I like what he did here.
@taichifist15 жыл бұрын
WOW!!! Now that was just Outstanding!! I Loved the Slapping & Popping to Jaco's tune!
@jsbruzina14 жыл бұрын
@jazzbass981 Yeah, Marcus takes it to another level. Matches Jaco's speed but adds power to it. Best version I've personally heard.
@michaeldiepeveen13 жыл бұрын
This is truly GREAT! Playing a song of pastorius and than combined with his slap skills it's like wow! ;D
@jazzbassist15 жыл бұрын
I think that MM is the only person who could pull this off with slap. I've heard covers, and they sound terrible in comparison to this.
@mas502arc15 жыл бұрын
My eyes widened as I first got a feel of that tempo in the beginning. Marcus' cover is faster than Jaco's, and Jaco's is hard for me to play!
@circamaniac1112 жыл бұрын
Why is everyone hatin on marcus for.....dude killed on imo, its all about the music ppl chill.....
@Redspy2716 жыл бұрын
Marcus Miller is such an evil mastermind behind his bass. I bet he could mind control the entire planet with his lines! (All of this was meant as a compliment)
@jsbruzina14 жыл бұрын
I absolutely LOVE the subtle transition from 1:13 - 1:16. The rest speaks for itself ...
@GeorgeRizov17 жыл бұрын
Right on, this is the kind of "day job" I want, even though it' usually at night!
@JustusVidyo16 жыл бұрын
i love it including the slapping, it underlines the hardness of the song
@Erikolson9915 жыл бұрын
This song gets into such a Sweet A groove.
@GeorgeRizov17 жыл бұрын
You're absolutely right: It's very difficult either way. The way Jaco played it was hardly any easier but to slap the daylight out that bass requires a lightning fast thumb!
@dreadtodred12 жыл бұрын
marcus rocked the shit out of this .. with this thumb even which is way harder
@debralynnpaxton523811 жыл бұрын
Yes! Another True Master of the Bass Guitar :D I Love the way he puts that little "bend" on the notes! So funky! Amazing indeed :D His Bass playing has influenced me as a drummer and how to play the kick along with the bass player :D
@Williamkurk15 жыл бұрын
That was sick. Never heard it slapped before, but I'm a believer.
@whouston33wh15 жыл бұрын
This totally changed my perception of bass guitar
@user-kw4iu8ge2w2 күн бұрын
Omg.... speechless 😊😊😊
@kfdisawesome12 жыл бұрын
idk, i like it. it gives the song almost a hip hop groove. and you can't deny that poogie is just slayyiinnnggg ;)
@williamblake16 жыл бұрын
Funkiest man alive today!
@Naoyamt1316 жыл бұрын
agreed. the best cover.
@Ampdriver16 жыл бұрын
I don't know who you study in this field or how good they are envika...but slap is a very funky yet soulful technique.A way of playing deriving from a soulful black heritage and deserves upmost respect.Those able to master it are truly accomplished players.
@paulhynes6566 Жыл бұрын
I never thought playing that bastard of a bassline was possible personally, I keep trying. Then Marcus Miller steps up takes it to a whole new level and slaps it!!! Cheers Marcus 😂 Amazing
@dapenguin6415 жыл бұрын
again Marcus's skills impress me
@kienmoor14 жыл бұрын
saudade grande de Jaco............
@ZitkyAdams15 жыл бұрын
I'm startin to dig this. ;]
@jamietrhcp1715 жыл бұрын
that is just badass right there
@CocosBassment12 жыл бұрын
@OmegaBassArg Yeah i remember Marcus saying something similar to me too. he said to me "if you Don't like it, awa 'n lie in yer own Pish"!! Marcus Miller, What a Man!!
@tbcass16 жыл бұрын
I agree. While I'm not a fan of thumb slapping and don't do it myself I can recognize someone like MM who is a master at it. I personally don't like listening to it that much. I do however appreciate what a great bass player MM is. MM is also a great finger style fretless player. That I enjoy listening too.
@mbrsart16 жыл бұрын
I am so jealous of Marcus's chops.
@PorchBass Жыл бұрын
Remember Joe Zawinul played in unison with Jaco! RIP Joe and Jaco
@MrRandompower13 жыл бұрын
Dude, this song is so hard to play the original way with fingers. I cant believe hes slapping it! this is a masterpiece, all my classmates listens to deathcore and heavy stuff and im into this stuff so im kinda "offstream" but what the hell its so funky!
@malemao9414 жыл бұрын
What a great version!
@AngelJordanBass Жыл бұрын
Whenever I start thinking I'm "good" at bass, I come back to this video
@GenghisAttenborough15 жыл бұрын
This is a great version, wish it was a longer clip! Always liked Marcus Miller