IT's so cool to have this video of the Flecktones from their earliest period. Notice how close they stand to each other compared to now. Wish we could see more of them these days . . .
Bela is a genius. You could practice banjo all day and every day for the rest of your life and you still probably couldn't come up with the ideas and compositions he has. Totally origional. I've never heard him play the same break the same way. Constant improv.
no, but practice does facilitate a more complete EXPRESSION of creativity. The more tools in your belt, the more ways you can express your creativity.
He missed his family and got tired of the road. Also, there isn't a lot of money in jazz unless you stay on the road. They were doing like 200 dates a year, and recorded 3 discs in the span of about 4 & 1/2 years. Howard was the only one with kids in the band too, I think.
who knew that insanity could sound sooo gooood!!! Love you Bela!
ZZZZAS 3 weeks ago
REEETTRRRROOOOOO
Zapulzen 4 months ago
epic, love the old outfits
soundmoneyfan 5 months ago
Dang - did not recognize Jerry Douglas until I saw a post saying he was in the vid - watched again and sure enough!
MrWoodrow123 8 months ago
w00t!
DvDPlaya 8 months ago
The bass at 5:00 almost made me cry O_o
HouseOfThe8Strings 1 year ago
Total Crap.
devno9904 1 year ago
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@devno9904 Wow, go back to planet Zoloft.
DvDPlaya 8 months ago
Man, Jerry Douglas is young there.
PeterMayer 1 year ago
Great music.. Awful Pants
kirbonite 1 year ago
IT's so cool to have this video of the Flecktones from their earliest period. Notice how close they stand to each other compared to now. Wish we could see more of them these days . . .
TCTSNBN 2 years ago
flight of the cosmic hippo was a sweet album
braindoodle89 2 years ago
Hole In The Wall. Excellent! Some of the most talented musicians this world has ever seen. And snappy dressers too! LOL
erkbrothers 2 years ago
These guys put the FUNK in FUNKY. Without these guys FUNKY would just be 'Y', as in, why? It's because these guys bring the FUNK. See?
ZindagiBand 2 years ago 6
They kick so much ass, it's not even funny...
pmcavi1 2 years ago
Let's get busy!!
HA HA HA!!
onehipdawg 3 years ago
Love Bella & The Wooten bros!
Beadbud5000 3 years ago
oh the 90's....
happygoatfriend 3 years ago
God WTF!?!
beakwithteeth 3 years ago
Bela is a genius. You could practice banjo all day and every day for the rest of your life and you still probably couldn't come up with the ideas and compositions he has. Totally origional. I've never heard him play the same break the same way. Constant improv.
kevinleverne 3 years ago
Practice does not precipitate creativity
ex0ja 2 years ago
no, but practice does facilitate a more complete EXPRESSION of creativity. The more tools in your belt, the more ways you can express your creativity.
shrooman777 2 years ago 3
the ol' tool belt. thats what you want to fill.
guitarmcman 2 years ago
I wonder what exactly made Howard leave the band in the first place...
RobertELee01 3 years ago
He missed his family and got tired of the road. Also, there isn't a lot of money in jazz unless you stay on the road. They were doing like 200 dates a year, and recorded 3 discs in the span of about 4 & 1/2 years. Howard was the only one with kids in the band too, I think.
3shiftgtr 3 years ago
Oh, okay. Thank you for explaining that. That's a good reason for leaving. Also, I think Victor has kids, now.
RobertELee01 3 years ago
cool vid, thanks for uploading! I didn't know Vic could rap. Gotta love Futch's digs.
joeysazo 3 years ago
everyone's all skinny in this video lol. the gash on vic's bass is not as deep. this video is way old. but they sound great!
RAHMYULIS 3 years ago
Nothing Else Like It!
ib2fast 3 years ago
legend
fluffaduck 3 years ago
Hard to believe this is seventeen years old.
Bela turns fifty July 10th! And he's still the untouchable banjo master.
oldcremona 3 years ago
Fifty? No way; he looks like he's only like 35 or something. That's amazing.
giggleblaggle 3 years ago
I Know!!! It's funny to see him wear glasses now when he plays. :-)
VideoSamaritan 3 years ago
Amazing! Thank you!
calltorock 3 years ago