Primus performing "Tommy The Cat" (Spring Break '92)

[FiatObscuritas]

PRIMUS FUCKING SUCKS!!!!

[gorox89]

Fuck me, I know exactly where this was shot. I've been there a thousand times. If only I weren't a toddler at the time...

[rommelario]

CHUPEN LA LECHE GRINGOS¡¡¡¡

[SINPKG]

if you ask why ppl are saying Primus sucks you are not a fan lol...PRIMUS SUCKS :-D

[cellphone96]

from 3:15 to 3:50 all i can say is.... fuck you les claypool for making everyone else who plays bass look bad

[BADRANG4EVER]

holy shit at 2.18 big part of the crowd was moshing!!!! I wish I could have been there with them!!

[akrotirifry9]

So Tommy Was A Cat and Jerry Was A Race Car Driver. I get it now! :D

[Proloco47chev]

play like that and sing at the same time then come back and we'll talk about skill.

[alektorophobia1000]

Is this in Daytona Beach?!

[LazyNightz]

LOL put the closed caption on it's hilarious

[Trollkriger]

why is my video snowing!!

[akerswizard779]

The girl at the end killed my boner.

[captainshiner3]

Don't know if anybody mentioned but Les is on LSD for this performance. Funfact, look it up.

[DancingBear1991]

what is on les claypool's shirt?

[earthwormjah]

@DancingBear1991 "Comment pointing out the irony of your screen name and apparent lack of understanding of Les's shirt"

[DancingBear1991]

@earthwormjah I dont listen to primus that much and couldn't read his shirt and your tryin to be a smartass to prove that your a huge fan or somethin

[earthwormjah]

@DancingBear1991 Your screen name is Dancingbear, a reference to Owsley "Bear" Stanley, a man who manufactured L.S.D for a band called the Grateful Dead, and said band's logo is on Les's shirt.

[DancingBear1991]

@earthwormjah Yeah I kno about all that I just wasn't sure If it was a Dead shirt thats why I asked, but good shit Thanks for the info I never listened to much of Primus to know he likes the Dead

[jazzbasstard]

godlike tone. rainbow bass sucks, primus sucks harder

[gerderman107]

good solo but hes not really buckethead

[eveplayer12]

PRIMUS SUCKS!

[alexfranklin]

such a great soun. these guys always put on a show and just jam hella good together. makes me wanna go skate hardcore

[LCHC1]

17 people went to this show

[Arcon1337]

Primus sucks.

[universalsingularity]

This is the single most percussive performance on a bass I've ever seen.

[Rampndude]

Why the fuck does everyone keep saying primus sucks? im watching these videos and they kick ass! Can somebody tell me wtf is going on?

[heylad]

@Rampndude Read the entire description under the video and you'll understand.

[NORRISPUNCH]

@Rampndude or buy 'Suck on This', listen to the song 'Jellikit'.

[TheBillyGtube]

@Rampndude .. The mindless can only repeat what they've heard from others, Thats why. :)

[ariar28]

@Rampndude It's a chant that goes on at concerts with their major fan base. It's pure primus irony. Theyre so good, they suck

[xxxFLUFFYNUGGETSxxx]

@Rampndude You're retarded, that's what.

[MelodicChaosGuitar]

Primus sucks!

He's playing one of the best bass soli ever, and DOESN't even watch! So sick...

[Supertramp1966]

@MelodicChaosGuitar

I know, isn't it sick! CLAYPOOL is the BEST BASS PLAYER ON THIS PLANET!!!!

[FontanaCinemas]

The sweet sounds of VHS audio!!! I'm not being sarcastic - VHS tape makes BEAUTIFUL sound. I used to master my albums by feeding them through my dad's industrial VHS recorder, then put it back in my computer.  It really makes the sound.

[tiendadelagricultor]

THEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE­EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE cat.

[thatkindofguy234]

0:55 jizz... sounds so fucking awesome

[patto7100]

TEMA CULIAO WENO X LA CHUCHA WN ESTA WEA ME SUBE EL ANIMO

[BenGordonBITCHSLAP]

Is that an Ovation GP or do my eyes deceive me?

[MageReactor]

I can't believe this used to be MTV.

[Doh616]

@MageReactor I can't believe Les is wearing a Dead shirt

[maxysaxy6]

I'm gonna see them tonight!!!!!!!

[gunslingerfire]

16 people eat cat poop for breakfast!

[st3v3501]

Primus Sucks!!!

[Supertramp1966]

FUCKIN' KICK ASS, BASS-PLAYIN' SONG! NOBODY STRUMS THE WIRES LIKE CLAYPOOL! You haven't lived a full life unless you can say you've seen PRIMUS LIVE at a small venue. Me - The Cattle Club, Sacramento, 1993. PRIMUS SUCKS!!!!!

[musiqqqqqq]

@Supertramp1966 I can't say I've seen Primus in a small venue (more like medium sized) but it had the audience of a small venue. Like maybe about 500.

[Supertramp1966]

@musiqqqqqq

That's just perfect! Hope your experience was as good as mine!!!! LONG LIVE GREAT MUSIC, STRONG DRINKS, AND PRIMUS!!!

[musiqqqqqq]

@Supertramp1966 Oh trust me man it was! That was the second time I saw them, the first time it was at a sold out auditorium that seats maybe about 1000-1200. But it was all seats and I was like third row in front of Les. The last time I saw them though wasn't sold out but had way more people than my first show back in 06. Traveled 12 hours to see them play a two set show, unbelievable.

[CaronDeath18]

@Supertramp1966 Montreal in last October was an heck of a show!!

[FlightofMartyrs]

@Supertramp1966 Primus at The Gorge, Seattle WA. 1998 (i was 2 years old when my parents took me) :)... I also saw Les Claypool at the Lakewood Theater in Dallas TX with his "Fungi And Foe" band for my B-Day and h played my bass and signed it!!!...................OHHH and Primus March 3rd At The Palaidium Ball room, Dallas TX 2011....

[kelthanius]

Trivia: Les was tripping off shrooms in this clip.

[ThePatrikos69]

Nooooooo!!!!!

[jevimetal13]

Les Claypool sings as fast as he slaps that motherfucking bass. Love it.

[DeinVorbild95]

flea & les claypool = proove that bassists are the coolest musicians!!

[rdegioann452]

@DeinVorbild95

les is better than flea

[DeinVorbild95]

@rdegioann452

naah i wouldn't say that! les got badass rhythms, techniques and grooves but he mostly plays only one riff for every song with a little variation maybe. flea has awesome melodies, harmonics and gives every song another characteristic thing. i think they're at the same level. victor wooten beats both of them, but i think victor wooten is gay.

[MasterMarf]

@DeinVorbild95

les spielt ja auch 'nen anderen musikstil als flea, auch wenn beide slappen, außerdem "singt" les dabei auch noch. und victor wooten... naja iwie weiss ich ncih was ich von dem halten soll. gut is der schon... aber einer der besten bassisten?! auf keinenfall, der kann vllt schnell spielen (was sich meiner meinung nach kacke anhört) aber zum besten der besten der besten macht ihn das nicht ;). john entwhistle der hat basslines da fliegen dir die löffel weg :P

[DeinVorbild95]

@MasterMarf

ne also normalweise sag ich nie dass es irgendwie nen besten gibt z.b. schlagzeuger, aber aufm e-bass ist eindeutig victor wooten der gott. der kann alle techniken dies nur irgendwie gibt und spielt auch harmonisch gesehen total krass.. ich persönlich find flea ja auch am coolsten weil ich rock mag aber rein vom anspruch her kommt der da nicht hin...

[MasterMarf]

@DeinVorbild95

wie wir beide schon iwie andeuten aber nicht gesagt haben: geschmackssache, ich glaube dabei sollten wirs belassen :D

[superslayerguy]

@DeinVorbild95 and geddy lee and cliff burton

[Garrit086]

this makes me feel sooo good

[frankm5150]

Back when MTV good

[SWEGTA]

White shirts united

[xraycortina]

Please forgive my ignorance, but is that a six string bass??

[DeinVorbild95]

@xraycortina

yes it is.

but personally I prefer 4 strings. 6 strings belong to guitarists. bass makes the rhythm and has to be a cool instrument, not an exaggerated.

[BobNThat]

@DeinVorbild95 I agree, dude. But not for Les. 4 strings is not enough for that funky-ass muthafuckah!

[SWEGTA]

@DeinVorbild95 You just described my entire opinion on this..

Thank you for making it easier.

I salute you.

[Lexcoaster]

@DeinVorbild95 "Bass makes the rythm"... geez.. how about boxed thinking? Guitars create melodies, you know...

[ChinaCatSunflower67]

I'll lay down by your side Les:)

[MROWNAGE2100]

he sounds like kermit the frog!!!

[BobMandRHCP]

Best Version ever!

[xSlider2009x]

Holy balls batman, can you believe this was on MTV? This kicks some major A$%

[TheTrebooor]

Only Les Claypool could make those pants so HOT

[fifopher]

Oh the days of skateboarding, Pringles, and mosh pits...

[KvenJoel]

I watched this when I was 13 and it forever changed me. Primus diehard forever after!

[1gamerkid111]

damn i want some pringles

[cursedswordsman]

@1gamerkid111 I don't get it...

[1gamerkid111]

@cursedswordsman you have to look closely in the video i wont tell you where to look but just pay attention and you will understand

[cursedswordsman]

@1gamerkid111 Hahaha, I get it now :P

[rhcp83firefall]

tht has to be one of lalondes greatest solos

[chillwill421]

Like a real Primus show! awesome camera shots

[SuperAnimalDrummer]

@legiTwitch That he is!

[CJAnonymous]

Did anyone else notice Herb's drumming in a black suit?

In Florida?

During one of the hottest parts of the year?

That's fucking inhuman.

[schmuhf]

@CJAnonymous: The drumming is inhuman as well. That's some ultra tight shit starting from 3:50 !

[thecokesiffer]

how the fuk do 16 people not like this..... primus sucks



[clvlndmike]

You know Tom Waits sings this on the album?

[SnoopyInTheBox]

PrimuSucks! \m/

[150rex]

i think i just lost about 10 iq watching this. primus sucks.

[TheOneWhoHasNoSkin]

FUCK YOU andersoncolin94 MAN!

[bobsizzlack008]

@TheOneWhoHasNoSkin dude, that's the international Primus fan calling card. It roughly translates as "Primus are fucking awesome" in the Queen's english.

[andersoncolin94]

Primus sucks.

[McFro95]

It's hard enough to sing like that without the bass slapping :P

[kulabcdefg]

I've got a lovely pair of coconuts.

[SnakeJuice720]

Les is the boss bass and fisherman.

[dressedtosmellgood]

pringles head is bobbin'



[scat4u]

lol i love stu hamm too, but les takes the cake in my ears. there's something RAW about him that sounds so natural and creative

[tanky5theo]

I'm a primus fan.... but only in the studio. This just sounded bad. I know I'll catch some shit for this but the more I see Les in action, the more one-dimensional he becomes. I'd take Stu Hamm over Les any day.

[funkman1345]

@tanky5theo hey man!completely respect your oppinion and definately not hating on it =) but you gotta admit that the musicianship in this video is HELL tight (drummer especially)

[jaysonlemoine]

This is fucking so good, i cant even fucking explain man. i might just be a little too stoned, but primus just might be the best band in the world. fuck, what am I saying. of course there the best band in the fucking world.

[superslayerguy]

4:20 les is thinkin "ima get me some of that"

[WillHear432]

Primus Sucks! Les is God!

[northropbound]

i love how they can just jam out like from 2:13 to 3:13

[zarnack21]

OH MY GOD A PRINGLES BLIMP! Oh yeah, Primus are good too

[duckflyingaway]

lol

[Batoo21]

unique bass sound

[rahagbab]

Les is so awesome he doesn't need to sing, his speech is purer than any song.

[OuterSpaceChase]

Love the pringles "blimp"!

[tonyflow730]

pringles



[FunBoxBoards]

PRIMUS SUCK! :D

[PunkLooees]

I hope that bass was over 18..

[TWitc123H]

the drumming is FUCKING AMAZING!!!

oh yeah and les is good too. :)

[ZOMBIELANDakaUSA]

LES = GOD

damn it !!!

[Uzingniga20]

My dad and i saw this show together. exept i was swimming in his ballsac still!

[thehomelessman]

1:25 silent bob has to be around there somewhere

[1970metalfan]

@thehomelessman silent bobs playing the bass he just lost weight and can talk now xD

[thehomelessman]

Why is the fretting on Clay's bass look so weird? Does it have to do with the Sixth string?

[camironcha]

@thehomelessman It has to do with that, but in a little way. I think (IMO) that the slap technique makes all the magic.

[ryan49er1]

@thehomelessman it's a fretless

[26thman]

I'm assuming that Eric Nies from "The Grind" introduced Primus after the break.

[jevimetal13]

PRIMUS SUCKS! Les Claypool has to be the best bassist around of all time

[KongoXIIV]

The golden age of Primus...Well, many years after this as well...I just feel they aren't quite making as much of an impact with their return. :-(

Will always love Primus though. :-)

[adamrasta]

the bassist looks like Randy from south park....

[TarantinoDork]

@adamrasta Amazing how he looks even more like the guy who plays the South Park theme song.

[adamrasta]

@TarantinoDork yeh thats why i found it funny.

[northropbound]

les claypool with a bass guitar + tim alexander with a phat set = JAM SESSION

[Radz117]

Cassandra!

[shizism]

back when spring break wasn't the ugliest thing you could imagine...

[ashesofmoltenhatred]

can anything be more horrible?

[northropbound]

this is better than the recorded version

[vpaczkowski]

@northropbound That's common with great musicians. The more concerts you see you realize who can jam and who just sounds good on record.

[ntate123]

@northropbound The only version I have of Tommy the Cat in my Itunes is the "Rhinoplasty" version.

[twiztiDchevy]

@northropbound by far.

[MrKjamesB]

I love les claypool's dancing

[Moppin919]

i just came...

[potentskunk1]

the drummer is sssssssooooooooooooooooooooooo­ooooo fucking good! his kit sounds sexual :P

[ThrobnWood]

@potentskunk1 That aint even Herb's kit, but yes, he still manages to make it purrrrrr :>

[Galbierzzz]

SAY BABY!!!!!

[beatdown31]

Les Claypool is a god among men.

[MRSAMBONE2332]

Primus sucks!

[Warlondo]

Wow that's tia carrere... but yeah that's some nice bass slappage, should've slappage some tia too...

[tripp6x6x6]

Was that the chick from Wayne's World?!

[LoveFromBelow1993]

Larry looks like the dude from Clerks here.

[Qphlat]

Why couldnt I be there?!

[MiseryFields]

I have this theory about Primus and why nobody really knows about them. Well, not "nobody", but there are the people who know and LOVE them, and the people who have no idea who they are, the latter being the majority. The theory is that they're just too GOOD at what they do! People just can't keep up with the amount of awesome emanating from them, so they kind of walk away and forget about it. The people who CAN keep up know that they have just found GOD!

[PianoWireAbortion]

@MiseryFields That and all the breaks Les Claypool takes for his side projects and touring inconsistency. They were HUGE in the 90s.

[MiseryFields]

@PianoWireAbortion Fair enough. Although, the same thing still applied - either people were the self-proclaimed biggest fans, or they hadn't heard of them. lol

[MagicHetero]

ler looks like Jay from Kevin smith movies

[thespainisharmada]

Now-a-days MTV Spring Break would probably consist of fucking Celena Gomez, Lil Wayne, and Rhianna. I miss when good music was recognized because it was good, not just because it was marketable.

[akriaharan666]

14 years last time he played in england and can't bloody wait :D

[ryan49er1]

@S8OR have you heard the studio version???..sounds clear to me...obviously this is live and played at a much faster rate as do most bands play faster live so the bass notes wont sound clear like a guitar

[mattwillette]

My eyes and ears cannot comprehend the amount of amazing packed into this 5:45 minute video. There's even Tia Carrere. Bravo

[JohnPetrucci1991]

4 days and i gonna go to a primus gig...it will be awesome :D :D then in august i gonna go to my favorite badn, the dream theater's gig...this will be the best summer of my life :D :D

[celticsdude11]

les claypool is the god of bass.

[SynthHappens]

wtf was that tia carrere hosting? hilarous

[rockdoesntdie]

That stage is so big :o

[curlybro7]

0:26-0:41 Nice!

[mythology19]

Is that a Grateful Dead tour shirt? Nice!

[MsSoulProvider]

The drummer sounds like a fucking orchestra...

[MrSzechuansteve]

larry reminds of jay from clerks

[1970metalfan]

@MrSzechuansteve goood byye hooooorrrrssseeeeesssss

[ZOMBIELANDakaUSA]

@MrSzechuansteve

hyup, and he's perhaps the most under-rated guitarist in music history, seriously, Lalonde is bad ass

[whoquiensabe]

loks like M?t.v. (reality shit tv ) now plays mostly shit on their spring break shows, cause

just look at the crowd, fucking NUTS, killer band they rule live.

yes the drumer is fucking TIGHT !!!!

[meloiago22]

1. Put some good headphones.

2. Skip the video to 1:54

3. Listen to some guy teaching Les the lyrics.

[Jalreal]

@S8OR put a drumbeat to it and see how it turns out!

[verohurricane]

going to see these guys tonight for the first time ever im sooo fucckkin excited

[maxpower789z]

I dont' think Les likes the whole "Primus Sucks" thing anymore, but the fans still chant it

[BadVizion]

i wanna die to primus!!

[PianoWireAbortion]

@S8OR bass isn't about notes, it's about groove.

[PGROSYE02]

this is when they had real artists play spring break, not that paramore bullshit.

[redhook4]

Ler is such an underrated guitarist.

[Peacefullyexisting]

Les is looking at Tia Carrera thinking "This one's for you babe. . ." "SAY BABY DO YOU WANNA LAY DOWN WITH ME . . ." etc.

[SheblehGee]

TOMMY THE CAT IS MY NAME... And I say unto thee. (;

[rcacad]

LOOKS LIKE ZACH FROM SAVED BY THE BELL ROCKING THE SOLO

[cameronpaulmahar]

Primus -

Thank you for existing.

Sincerely,

Cameron

[zBassGuitarFanaticz]

HOW DOES LES DO THAT?!: I MEAN THAT BASS SKILLAGE AND THE CONSTANT RAMBLING IN PERFECT SYNCH!

[rcacad]

@zBassGuitarFanaticz excally! the freekin man

[JoeBlob777]

@zBassGuitarFanaticz Because he's the Devil? :)

[MrMeltedstyrofoam]

Les and Larry were trippin balls during this concert