thela hun ginjeet les claypool

[@infowarriorone]

Thela Hun Ginjeet is one hard core song from one hardcore band. Jimi Hendrix saw King Crimson play in 1969 and proclaimed them to be the greatest band on Earth.

[@EricBBarker]

Supposedly he was going to join them, but then he died ;w;

[@milttrugood4817]

There's Fripp's story of some dude resplendidly all in white, with his arm in a cast, coming backstage to shake Fripp's hand, which turned out to be Hendrix, who, (according to the drummer's sister who was sittng at JH's table at the time) was juming up and down during their set and, yeah, proclainmg them to be the greatest band in the world. A slightly better reception than from Eric Burdon, who heckled KC at their first LA gig.

[@milttrugood4817]

@@EricBBarker Is there a cite for that, becasue I can't see those two disparate, mind-blowing genuises collaborating.

[@EricBBarker]

​@@milttrugood4817 Well, truth-be-told, Jimi wanted to play with everyone, and supposedly had made overtures to a lot of people, particularly Miles Davis and Robert Fripp (there is a story about ELP, but that's just a myth). But he also had a reputation for not following through. He was definitely "on the prowl" at the time of his death, since The Experience had broken up, and he was absolutely in love with King Crimson and Fripp, and Fripp similarly of Hendrix. I think there's a good chance had he lived, they would have at least gotten together to give it a go... but given Jimi's notorious lack of "Discipline", and Fripp's notorious hard-headedness, one does wonder how well it would have worked. It did for Joe Zawinul and Jaco for a number of years, but I could see Jimi storming out of a Fripp rehearsal after 20 minutes too, and never returning! Unfortunately, we will never know.

[@devilsforkdigital1490]

Hmm..... wasn't exactly the same King Crimson that recorded this song in 1969 though.

[@kennybauer219]

I came here to hear a good saxophone solo. I didn't expect the spanish inquisition.

[@AlobytesOgniddove]

+Kenny Bauer great....

[@Weshopwizard]

Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition!

[@AlobytesOgniddove]

Weshopwizard ahahahahahah yep.... ;)

[@angielawson5952]

Kenny Bauer 👅👅👅

[@matzeklingner3902]

made my day!

[@mrbungle3310]

Crimson are a big influence for him and i love that he admits it

[@franciscorevuelta491]

Discipline is a mf amazing album

[@PickpocketJones]

Claypool jokes that Primus was just a King Crimson ripoff band.........Jerry Was a Racecar Driver just confirms it :D

[@hamupinhere]

@@PickpocketJones Yeah 'Jerry...' is so Tony Levin. I think I remember him even confirming that is some gear mag (Bass Player or whatever) back in the day.

[@jevinday]

I tried to show my brother Elephant Talk and he was like "I can't listen to this, it just reminds me of Primus. I was like dude, you literally have it backwards, come on!

[@cometcreakwater]

The chapmen stick.

[@thomaswictor1751]

They totally made it theirs. I was prepared to sneer, but I was an idiot. Bravo, men.

[@philipmazonson4694]

yea , same here good version and not a fan of Primus

[@donHooligan]

@@philipmazonson4694 primus sucks

[@MrAJW1983]

Thomas Wictor!!!

[@GalacticPossum]

One of the best bassists in history playing one of the best songs in history.

[@james123q]

A Great tribute to a great bassist Tony Levin.

[@kevnote]

Nice job of "emulating" the dynamic guitar-distortion stylings of the FRIPP/Belew era Krimso with a sax!

[@peskypesky]

Totally badass. I've seen Crimson perform this live several times, but this version is really something special. Love the sax and the vibes....and the costumes.

[@cesaresusa]

He's got a vibraphone and a xylophone, but he plays only the xylophone on this number.

[@mikeyseney6570]

+cesaresusa I think he means vibes as in vibes people give off, not a vibraphone

[@lNVISIBLE1]

very Zappa, also Nice version

[@integral]

Same same. Saw KK at the Greek in Berkeley back in the eighties and they'd already started to swing far off the album version. This is much closer, at least in the chorus, which makes sense as Les and the gang are doing a cover.

[@chrisbyars4422]

The xylophone highlights the gamelan origin of this music, I like it. Les Claypool has carved out his niche in the music industry and he rules it . Claypool and any act associated with him is always worth a listen!

[@ephonkx]

Holy fuck is that Skerik? I remember from his Sadhappy and Tuatara days in Seattle! That dude can totally pull off a Jimi Hendrix solo all by himself on sax.

[@markrago5024]

Les is like a modern Tiny Tim, but more talented. His knowledge of vintage music is mind boggling, he can just knock out complex prog rock classics like a piece of machinery.

[@brentparks3669]

He wasn’t up there alone! So let’s give some credit to those other musicians on stage.

[@JackPeloquin]

Because he’s playing a king crimson song makes him educated? Jesus. What a low bar for you.

[@roguetoken5640]

Primus playing King Crimson reminds me of Frank Zappa

[@vibrantdragon3123]

Is just les not primus

[@jacobkimbrough8326]

@@vibrantdragon3123 2/3 of Primus. Herb the ginseng drummer is there too. Still not Primus. Even if Ler was there it wouldn't be.

[@Frip36]

@@jacobkimbrough8326 You're not the boss of all things Primus you know.

[@donkeyrhubarb1381]

wow! this is pretty damn accurate)

[@steelingcable6350]

Even the heavily processed saxophone sound is something straight off a late 60s M.O.I. record, reminds me of King Kong

[@massivethrobbingmast]

It's funny cos the original sounds more like a LC/Primus song than it does a KC song! Both are excellent in their insanity.

[@Frip36]

Do you have to use initials. I don't understand

[@JoyStackLegends]

Les Claypool King Crimson

[@vince71362]

Holy crap! this is an insane cover of a totally insane original!

[@The1stMrJohn]

i met Fripp breifly once in mid 1980s at a guitar masterclass type thing,... he talks so quietly. saw Levin play with Gabriel, but never seen Primus. I suppose it's more likely that would meet Fripp as he lives in Dorset, which is the county next to mine.

[@OBACHOWA]

Giving me goosebumps! Love the Fripp sounding sax playing.

[@grover02]

- reference: Adrian Belew

[@jeeb6596]

I’m pretty sure he’s doing the Belew solo in the song. No disrespect though

[@yvanlorthiois9979]

Les Claypool i the greatest bass player ever! This version of a King Crimon tune is awesome! Even if the original version version with Tony Levin on Stick was a revolution!!

[@Frip36]

But they left out the words.

[@integral]

I'm p;d enough to remember the days in the mid eighties when Les and the guitarist from Primus would walk down Telegraph Ave in Berkeley playing their guitars. He sure evolved way past the Primus days.

[@CantStopScreaming]

I think Levin actually played bass on Thela Hin Ginjeet, not stick. But either way, he's a master of both, and Claypool does him proud on this version :)

[@themagnanimous1246]

​@@Frip36so what

[@GameboyGuitar]

"Become one with Mister Tim Herb Alexander's Kick Drum...And all will be right with the world!"

[@La_sagne]

that's the gospel that i subscribe to.. every day before i go to bed i try to become one with mr tim herb alexanders kick drum

[@carriontorch8564]

Les Claypool playing my favorite King Crimson?!? YES, PLEASE? THANK YOU!

[@TriggerThat]

Great interpretation of this classic 80's King Crimson piece. Great job!

[@robocars]

Les Claypool by far the best bass player ever don't stop Les

[@alexcannon9098]

can’t say I was expecting a xylophone solo, that’s for sure

[@kozzmosis3755]

That’d be Mike Dillon. He was in bands in Dallas, late 80’s/90’s. Ten Hands, Billygoat. Critters Buggin in Seattle.

[@josegnaspinijunior4581]

A great version! I saw Les and Adrian playing this gig together... ❤

[@treehann]

the bass tone comes through remarkably clear on this recording

[@pinkyfloydyfan1]

WOW! What a jam! Thela hun ginjeet wll played! Viva KC and Les Playpool!

[@kevinnesbitt4852]

I’m a king crimson fan and this is the only other version done by another band. Well done primus 👻👻and who doesn’t like les clay pool or primus 👻👻👻👍🏻

[@sabatino1977]

The welding glasses add a great touch

[@chiamatemiismaele]

Ugly as hell😂😂😂

[@jacobkimbrough8326]

They're melting faces! Safety first.

[@codycooper5768]

@@jacobkimbrough8326 Awesome awesome comment!! Well done 😎

[@montgomerymiller6159]

The underground. Symbolism.

[@williamhuston1]

Outstanding cover!!!

[@simonlamphee9905]

Excellent Mr Claypool is a LEGEND

[@rofflestomp684]

That segue riff at the end of the bass solo was a master stroke! So spot on. I've seen Crimson do this live and Tony Levin is no slouch, but I love what Claypool did with it. Half sober sounding "carnival barker" that he IS. ;) Thanks for that description DarkeningSkies1, Claypool seems to love the carnival vibe and that nailed it.

[@robguitarwizard]

It would be great to see Claypool jamming with the Crimson guys! Maybe one day?

[@hughjohnson2674]

He’s done that, part of a “Projekt” IIRC.

[@108grog]

Impressive xylophone solo !

[@cookmoore3736]

Awesome! He sounds like Belew. Great Oh, dear. Les sure does make me laugh

[@perrrcibal]

You are a fine looking group of folks!!

[@sweetums_5]

this cover gives more chaos to thela, love it.!

[@carlosvera8096]

un gusto, un privilegio!! ver a estos excelentes musicos!! soy fan de la brigada rana y obviamente de primus.

[@bacohen8]

Love it. Takes Balls to even attempt it, let alone Own it!

[@prodxeviant]

That reference at the end of Les' solo was fucking perfect.

[@bryanwiens5950]

Just discovered this. This is cheerful insanity and I love it.

[@albertlewis3859]

estupendo tema de Los King Crimson.......con una Linea de bajo magnifica de Tony Levin......

[@blairmacewancrosbie8646]

Jesus .H. Christ!!! This is fekkin awesome...never heard of les Claypool until finding this.. Just totally mind -blowing.....I wonder if Mr Fripp has seen this??????

[@angielawson5952]

Claypool for president and Buckethead for Vice!👅

[@macrigato9916]

cant explain how much i love this man

[@JunktionJack]

Les stalks around like he’s got something smelly and sticky in his pants.

[@nasty1979]

Maravilloso!!! Genial!!!! El Gran Coronel!!!!

[@henrydrake8463]

I like how the guitar player is going for that whole James Hetfield/4 Non Blondes look.

[@mpickett9283]

Mind blown! Could not imagine someone covering this and to this level.

[@ephonkx]

Huge thrill hearing him launch into that iconic Tony Levin bassline.

[@markhartfield8186]

Can you imagine toya Robert and les teaming up for a Sunday lunch? Yum yum. Seconds please. 😁

[@juanjavierm]

Bass sound is badass!!!! The marimba soloist is not from this planet!!🤣

[@DrRussPhd]

Great cover and STILL NO King Crimson in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. That just prove what a joke the R'nR HoF is . . . just a Corporate Shrine to mediocrity and compliance.

[@WootTootZoot]

Have you ever been to to RR Hall of Fame? The place is a joke, not only the physical building and exhibits, but the entire concept of a Hall of Fame for a music genre is ludicrous. Another point, they inducted Joan Jett for Christs sake.

[@DenOfVipers]

calm down

[@AltGrendel]

Still true in 2024.

[@kengibbens5059]

Wow, what a brilliant cover!!!

[@heycooley]

wow, impressed, kewl tribute! TY for down load bro!

[@pieterschadron3644]

It's even better, a saxophone solo by the Spanish inquisition!

[@Lyktwz]

La cruza perfecta entre King Crimson y Frank Zappa.

[@tombarnes7846]

Did it proud.....this a dangerous place, dangerous place....

[@DrRussPhd]

Trying to play Crimson is dangerous . . . which is why not many can pull it off . . Primus does here. A song over 30 years old still sounds daring and fresh . . .

[@luismg2130]

Mean cover!

[@tylerfletcher7244]

I was there.5rows back or so.what an unforgettable 3 days.bucket of bernie brains for their first time too! Bonnaroo #1 can never be topped!

[@MrCrunch]

10:45 my whole life has been for this moment

[@brainsaladsurgery6984]

I am so sorry for the new generations, they don't even imagine what they've lost, at least in the music world.

[@mrBDeye]

FYI, The original song is by King Crimson

[@brainsaladsurgery6984]

Who is King Crimson, It is a band, never heard before.

[@mrBDeye]

King Crimson is 80's rock band. The lead guitarist is Adrian Belew who did recordings with David Bowie and others. One King Crimson song you may want to listen to is "Heart Beat".

[@brainsaladsurgery6984]

You are a good man, King Crimson 1969 (in the court of the crimson king), with Greg lake as lead singer, from Emerson Lake and Palmer., for me was the best King Crimson ever, when they hired John Wetton as vocal singer and bass, the magic was gone, Fripp took over pretty much and with Bill Bruford, (He played with Genesis in Seconds out 70', also with YES, etc) they started the new King Crimson era, Levin and Belew belong to the new generation, I stay with original in 1969 "In the Court of the Crimson King". Aloha. Peace and love.

[@mrBDeye]

I'm glad to have helped bring back your memories.

[@KingCrimson82]

since in the past i often put on a record beginning to end i ndever knew the titles, and i sung PARANOID INDEED PARANOID INDEED

[@Silentwatcher23]

3:40 that bass tone

[@elmergraham1962]

How did the world not end after that xylophone solo?!

[@tigerlilysoma588]

King Crimson and Tool are my favorite bands. Primus and Modest Mouse Tie for 2nd.

[@zeevoosh]

Awesome!!!!!!!!!!

[@OBACHOWA]

Way to go Les!!!

[@ericpiazzi]

hail king crimson, les jams crimson!!!!!!

[@markwilliams8479]

King Crimson would be proud.

[@DeannaGuillen-s5w]

As my granddaughter would say..dancing dancing dancing 🎉❤

[@mantia39]

Absolutely goddamn incredible!! 👏👏👏👏👏👏👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@hamupinhere]

I wasn't the biggest fan of Primus recently touring on a cover of the entire Willy Wonka OST or Rush's "Farewell To Kings", but if either them (or I guess the Fancy Band too) decided to cover KC's "Discipline" in it's entirety and tour on that, then I'm thinkin we might be talking.

[@ministrychicago1]

LOVE...LOVE...LOVE this Vid. Great Shout out to King Crimson. :)

[@markpage9886]

Les knows his ancestry...

[@m.menheere8264]

love King Crimson love this performance

[@jorgecarlosbarberini6359]

WOW!

[@oBeYandSuBmiT]

Cool Show!

[@MusicDementia]

Oh. I see now. They're out of cream cheese. THEY'RE out of cream cheese. He held a gun in his hand. This is a dangerous place. (kidding of course)

[@kipperfeast]

WOW!! Is this just Les Claypool, as the description says, or is this Primus, or a touring band, or what?

[@carlybfilmclub5851]

It’s Colonial Les Claypools Fearless Flying Frog Brigade :)

[@dwiggzmasterflex]

is that mad mike dillon on drums xylo?

[@ThePaleGuy01]

The offspring of Captain Beefheart and his Magic Band

[@jamespiontkowski7855]

The crimson guys must have smiled when they seen this..I did..

[@jonathanhall2223]

I was there. Not too far from the rail.

[@Shango9]

Great job guys! 5 star

[@lincolnadams83]

SUPERB!!!!!!

[@jeremythornton433]

Brilliant!

[@labarone8910]

I mean I like Les but I’ve had a bit of difficulty with this version. Do you think I should change my phone?

[@a.cardott3928]

this is awesome

[@prestwickpioneer7771]

Fuckin Skerik man!! Awesomeness!! Not as good as the original but makes up for it by being mental madness.

[@montgomerymiller6159]

Not better or worse than King Crimson., Just different and like King Crimson awesome in its own right.

[@srtomas]

Dillon and Skerik are the besssst

[@martianshoes]

Wow I wished he could have linked up with Zappa during the good days..

[@devilsforkdigital1490]

He's not in Zappa's league sorry. These guys are good by alt rock standards but Zappa's bands were always virtuosos.

[@sean9792]

@@devilsforkdigital1490 isn’t Les pretty often regarded as a virtuoso on the bass?

[@gabrielrobertocaixeta1679]

Not even experimental science can be more experimental than Primus

[@TotallyRadical]

This video is FUCKING AWESOME! Love this! Thanks for sharing!

[@adammchugh5456]

wow

[@MusicDementia]

Oh No! Are we out of cream cheese again?

[@JimHopper]

amazing!!!!

[@cliveappleby8019]

"I'm pretty excited about this" "Become one with Mr. Tim "herb" alexander's drums" :-)

[@markhartfield8186]

I bet Tony Levin loves this

[@Horaczkocom]

As good as King Crimson's .)

[@TheWhmaxwell]

This is good stuff but I think you have to give props to the people that wrote it ;)

[@donHooligan]

they're both fkn awesome...and if you like live music this can't be beat.

[@terrywatts674]

Hot xylophone solo!