Alain Caron - Turkey Loose On The Kit

[danybigbigbass]

great!!!

[MoPower2112]

Signed CD on My Wall :O

[alanpastor90]

@MoPower2112 :o jaja i envy u in a good way :)

[mijonja]

How the hell he managed to memorize this?!

[NathanExplosion2112]

I had the opportunity to attend a clinic he held. First of all, when he did his double slaps, I shit my pants. I always thought I understood funk until I met him.

Incredible.

[Aztahs]

his grooves are way better than this solos



[SFMedias]

Caron's clean, but I personaly found that kinda boring... I do appologize in case that comment's missed written, but I'M feeling that this guy is only playing cells instead of flowing the moment. He doesn,t take that risk that brings you somewhere unexpected. However, It's a "look what I can show you" jazz! It's a theme created around a bass pattern also built up around a bass solo based on chops! ;-) The mid-90's Ego Jazz!

[pelasquep]

@SFMedias Ego Jazz?????

[SFMedias]

@pelasquep bah...I wanted to stay polite... I meant showoff chops jazz! I would say that Victor Wooten is the opposite of Alain! TOtally natural, flowing, taking risks, and I truly feel that his music is not meant to impressed at first. Victor is taking us in his world and make us feel that we're playing with him! ALain's more insecure and try to justify his talent by showingoff chops that are NOT and Never improvised.

[76alembic]

@SFMedias Could not disagree more; Was @ a clinic last night with man.Huge improviser,just ask Mike Stern or Frank Gambale.At this level it gets down to personal taste not ability

[SFMedias]

@76alembic I had to study him at university. It's the same since 21 years that I know him.  He's good tho, no doubt about it. However squared swing...anyways. But this guy has a different talent than raw soul players. He's having great variety of phrases and fill ins. But listen to him carefully, don't you hear that little something that makes a jazzplayer special outside his techniques? Personnaly I don't. I prefer those one that get loose, hearted players! peace

[76alembic]

@SFMedias ; you make a good point,about squared swing.Oddly enough,when i saw SMV in Toronto,Victor was good as always ,Stanley commanded the Room,and Marcus held it down . In his playing with Steve Bailey,I always am more impressed with Bailey ,than Victor. yet at this level all these guys are world class. For some reason i always gravitated toward Stans playing rather than Jaco,thru they both are amazing ,just different.Personal taste I say

[SCACCOMATTO100]

i must add this guy in my cd collection!!!!!!!

[gsagula2]

Amazing! Bill Gates bass player!

[Extremlychepex]

i wonder if the 7 dislikes are from deaf assholes.

[frankiedeankjnr]

It dont get any better than this!!! Alle le bleu!!

[CoachG1000]

1st of all, who plays the vibraphone????2ndly, that bitch put effects on it so it must be cool...

***jcmcneilband***

[pooter06]

I can't physically stop smiling whenever i listen to his solo! this is awesome stuff

[jewpiles]

@pooter06 Cut off at thumb. Maybe that'll work.

[aydn09]

çok zevkli harika. amazing.

[GatoradeIsNotJuice]

best vibe solo. EVER

[legroupelylium]

4:49 Wow

[theothertroll]

six strings make you a fucking guitar player.

[CaseFaceMcGee]

@theothertroll let's see you pull off something like this on a guitar, big guy.

[thecrashinghighways]

@theothertroll before i vote you down they dont. If you knew anything abotu music than you would know that it is nothing like a guitar. its tuned BEADGC. learn something before you make a comment like that

[Oerrrsch]

@thecrashinghighways Actually it's very much like a (7-string) guitar. In theory. In practice they're different worlds.

[Oxhomiyajeet]

Was lucky to seem Alain Caron with Steve Stern this past summer... probably the most explosive concert I've ever had the good fortune to attend. Hands down.

[Giaggiu]

ALIEN Caron!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Crazyfunkyparty]

Thanks my mother every day to be on earth at this period with this fantastic musician and very nice person. Thanks Alain

[leetheviolet]

thump and bass drum perfect synchronitation

[orlandoCF1]

That F bass is one funky sounding machine, and with Alain playing it it's the perfect match.

[orlandoCF1]

Alain is kickin some serious behind.....................lis­ton to his tone, so fat and clean. That F bass is the bomb!

[polishpirate123]

I feel his slapping style is the most accurate out of most today.

[JoeSzilagy]

Alain- world class! Love the Jan Hammer-style Mini Moog synth electronic vibraphone, and nice "train" like horn/synth lines too!

[benj637]

its very tight playing, and i love jazz fusion, but this tune just didnt really do anything for me. I'm not sure I'm crazy about the bass tone and alot of the melodies weren't that memorable. don't kill me though! i'm just being honest about how i feel about it. cool sax solo though! and the bassist looks like my Physics of Music professor.

[BedroomBassist]

I'm basing my slap technique around Alain Caron's. I'm starting to get more comfortable doing it. Practice makes perfect! o_o'

[J0B0S0]

He plays the triplets too much ... let it flow.

[terrykumar]

@J0B0S0 you cant blame the guy for having his own style of playing. thats what differentiates all of us.

[iceberg220]

@J0B0S0 that's his style. Bass is not what it used to be, because of greats like him, but some people just can't get over it. Welcome to bass after Jaco, buddy!

[pcbbasscolaveccia]

F-Basses kick ass.

[pcbbasscolaveccia]

F-Basses kick arse. They are probably the best basses out there.. Combined with this guy, just amazing.

[clewi1091]

i think ray romano would look like this if he played bass....lol. they kind of look alike to me.

[woggleboggle]

@clewi1091 haha i agree!

[Skeedaddy91]

I love the whole Live! Especially Baby Step left me amazed every time! Great!

[grordegal]

El Pavo Se Perdió En La Cocina.

[julianbuay]

le xylophoniste s'apelle Jacques st-onge si je ne me trompe pas

The xylophonist is named as same as in the sentence in frnch lol if im right, but i know its Jacques something

[alksejf]

c'est Jean St-Jacques si je me rappelle bien...

[axemanfan]

@julianbuay I think his name is Jean St.-Jacques. He plays vibes on Caron's CD "Conversations", as well. You were close, though.

[fgrimo]

qué momia

[dinoantimental]

who is the xylophonist?

[OmriLahavComposer]

Jean St-Jacques

[bemolable]

That`s music baby!

[rennanmfernandes]

He´s a fucking bass genius!!! Amazing how he can fit the groove into the music!

[SirJuice48]

i dick on his drum loops

[pajaroinflamable]

vibráfono con distorsión... adónde hemos llegado, ja!!!

[76alembic]

Alain Caron has being playing Furlanettos for at least25 yrs by judging Uzeb stuff from the early to mid 80,s. I believe Alains musician ship would complement any bass. Still dont know how he can play those Super steps,so little tension,but he makes them sound great.

[Perigaeum]

How refreshing, to listen to such a brillant berserk.

I knew there is more to music than the crap that floods the charts.

[timobee6]

I think I can set my Swiss watch to this bloke! Alain's organic playing blows me away, love it!

[Contrabando5cordas]

his bass playing is just amazing.

he looks a litlle shy

[bananafingerrrs]

I just watched this, and at the end of the bass solo, I started clapping in my living room... I completely forgot I was not there in the audience!

Great groove

[eltonpereira22]

He is becoming one of my favorites. This show is really amazing

[peter17111]

...excellent!

[grebssie]

Alain Caron,July 5.2009, Toronto Alain Caron plays F Basses,built by

Ontario luthier George Furlanetto.

GF has built basses for Caron for nearly 20 years.

[Therealanimale]

Fantastic. Everyone is so tight and freaky with their tone and sound. It's not easy playing along on click or with sample loop and keep sounding natural.

[PlasmaFire3000]

Whoa, pretty awesome tone with the malletKAT on a guitar synth bank! Alain Caron and his group have so much hidden energy...

[76alembic]

That bass is more like a $6,000 instrument. No cheap instrument has that depth of tone or can be set up with that low action.He has a lot more than chorus going on, he uses the V synth system ,in some very creative ways . He is great all around musician, DR. Alain .Caron!.

[similaresol]

fuuccck fuuucckk maan!!! offf very very very very gooog!!!!!

[hubibert21]

Bua geiler Bass

[autsajder111]

Wow, they're amazing.

[SuedeBearsMang]

are you kidding me? how many $300 6 strings have a active pickups, let alone that active tone that alain gets? I can't even get that tone through a GK400RB head with a Traben bass that has an 18v Aguilar Pre.

[GreenbergBass]

I know of a few. But most are around $400.

Anyway, I just think the chorus he uses for his solos is gimmicky. Just my preference.

[GreenbergBass]

His chorus effect makes his bass sound just like any $300 6 string.

Shame.

[ChandlerFinchKellogg]

Might as well plug his basslines into some MIDI program.. he is a robot. His tracks are boring as hell and dated. He has the best chops though.

[IloveAlexisBledel689]

Alain Caron, boring? You clearly don't know anything.

[jeansbass]

great technique..he's so relax..he's been playing around Montreal since the late 70's that kind of cool stuff... Alain Caron is also killer player on fretless, what a dude!

[paulf56]

Tenor player,what a tone who is that guy !!!!

[bassmanvic]

this is an excellent cut.I love this type of jazz funk groove.hey where can I order this dvd. Man I love this kind of music what a great youtube video.I give it a ten but we only got 5 stars.

[stepsahead]

compared to Victor Wooten, Alain Caron is not a technician, he is an artist. You would listen Alain Caron songs 10 years after, but you would not listen wooten CDs after 10 years.

[justmybass]

that is true. but he is great tech wise also. esp by the way that he gets all those ghost notes with his three finger plucking.

[renaudbassplayer]

two finger plucking, I saw him in a master class, and I asked him the question

[bunkabusta01]

People still listen to a show of hands which was released over 10 years ago nw but i agree Alain Caron writes really good stuff

[woutertron]

Not much of a showman, is he?

[peelopuu]

well not. Its quite hard to play that kind of groove and try to show off at the same time. This ain't rock'n roll.

[juanjoseisaiah40]

the show is for the ears, not eye candy..

[6y298]

This guy talks my language man :) - ouuuuch!

[dioiod]

yesssss!!!!!!! :)

[televasion]

Caron rules, some say he's a pain in the ass (Parisian Stores), but his musical story and style are so amazing

[adrian5b]

3:37 ... loved it

[rob101abc]

What bass is that???

[studmonkey911]

He's plays his signature 6-string model from F-Bass.

[polishpirate123]

he has the best slap technique

well at least my fav

clean fast accuarate

[Toshfunk]

yeah, and his fingerstyle is amazing too

hes got the 3 fingers thing down

all 3 are almost identical

great player

[polishpirate123]

yeah i've been watching his stuff for a while now

there is this guy named will karling who is almost identical to alain

he has really good representations of how he plays

learned how to slap similiar and 3 finger fingerstyle

[melquisedec57]

what bass is he using?

[Flemmingdoerken]

f-bass

[sampxportnoy]

Good, Alain!!!

[dslapster64]

He uses Labella Super Steps,which are steel and have an exposed core, making the string sit lower and more able to pick up the signal.

[TheWildMoor]

He comes up with some creative loops!

[silencebass]

One of the best slap solos ever !

[Soppsau]

What is that electric vibraphonethingy?

[BistouflyTheGreat]

i saw him in concert last saturday, amazing!!!!

[dmadm]

waaaaaaaaaaaaaaw

[sukkyatlife]

you gotta dig his tone man

[grebssie]

Seen Caron live in Toronto(Lula Lounge_.

The man is a bass genius.

[siobdag]

Après UZEB!Il est au summum de son Art! Il est incroyable en spectacle pour l'avoir vu!

[tempotantrum]

5 is a killer record!

[siobdag]

We have maybe un peu de talent! From Québec... Alain Caron, le Cirque du Soleil, and Celine Dion...

[tempotantrum]

and Georges St Pierre, Cryptopsy, countless NHL greats and MITSOU!

[boonokian]

i dont really dig his slap solos

[canvoodoo]

nor me boring as hell and they don't emphasize the groove and lets face that's when slaps at its best

[chjohnst]

nutz

[johnisallin]

I feel so lucky to have seen Alain perform live. It was at the Vancouver Jazz Festival back in '93. It's been awhile! I'd love to see him live again.

[firebyrd22]

The thing that I love about Alain's style is that he barely touches his strings when he slaps. Most slap players you see are pretty much pulling their strings out of the bridge because they're so aggressive. He just lays back and lets the pickups do what they're designed to do.

[chjohnst]

I wonder how gets his slap tone to be so loud, he must have the pickups really close to the strings? If I try to slap softly on my bass I cant seem to get the slaps to be that loud without pounding on them.

[BodaciouslyHST]

He probably uses really low gauge strings. Stainless strings will produce that sound at a much lower volume as well. I prefer a much meatier tone so I use high gauge nickels.

[chjohnst]

I use medium nickels, .105 on the low e - I really need to crank my bass up to get a audible slaptone.

Yea sounds like a SS tone from his strings.

[sickdiggitydog]

You're probably doing something wrong then mate. Try changing your technique.

I've always used standard 45-105 strings and my slap tone is loud! I do some slap in some of my videos.

[zenbassistfilmmaker]

Oh my. Alain is one of the best.

[Selmer2006]

defineatly not enough videos of alain on youtube!!!!

[Deepwatermusic]

Dang!!!! I just wish this cat would come down to Houston sometime. He's got a lot of fans down here.

[keithpas]

Seattle too!!!

[grebssie]

Saw him live in Toronto.He is the best.

[eduardxTb]

Yeah, i agree with you man, He's one of the best and he's my favourite Bassist. I'm planing to buy me a F Bass too.

[UK2AK]

I have this on DVD, the whole disc is great.

Alain Caron isn't just a great player, his basses sound so fantastic. Both is fretted 6 string F-Bass, and his fretless 6 string F-Bass have a distinctive voice, yet do not sound quirky but are very musical and great sounding.

I'd love to study with him!

[UK2AK]

I have this DVD and it is GREAT. Alain isn't just a great player, his basses have such a great tone. Both his fretted 6 string F-Bass and his fretless 6 string F-Bass are distinctive and wonderful sounding.

Man I'd love to study with this guy for awhile!

[Thatguy301]

would you mind telling me what DVD this was?

[UK2AK]

Alain Caron Live 2006 (Cabaret de Montreal).

I bought mine from his website, but I just checked and saw it is on Amazon as well.

[renaudbassplayer]

I tried 2 F bass, they are amaaaaaazing man :D