Larry Lalonde Tribute

[ColonelPrimus]

Larry Lolonde is one of the most complex guitar players I have ever had the pleasure to listen to. Id even go so far as to say his originallity (in my opinion) far exceeds that of Claypools. Take a look at his riffs from songs like My name is mud, Jerry was a race car driver, American life, and Del Davis' tree farm. His originality is evident. The recipe for Primus - One part Les Claypool, and none other than Larry Lalonde. Take your pick from 1 of the 3 drummers and presto, Musical Geniuses

[mathieulebum]

Saw this guy live 2 days ago.. Amazing...

[dimebagforever251]

Don't misunderstand me, I really love metal and rock, but that's not totally Primus style. They go further. So you can't listen to Larry thinking he is going to play like malmsteen or buckethead or hendrix. They all have a different kind of expression. So please Thumb up my comments for all the people watching this video could know who Larry LaLonde really is and stop comparing. Larry plays great.

[dimebagforever251]

Well is difficult to UNDERSTAND Larry if you don't listen to Jazz, understand Jazz, and play Jazz and experimental guitar/music. After knowing that you must know Larry has a unique style. Larry is NOT a metal guitarist, He is not a rock guitarist neither. Larry is a MUSICIAN and he has too many influences, in his Music. And obviously for people who have just listened to metal, like the majority of Primus fans, this is difficult to swalow.

[BelieveIntheBucket]

no joke... but i seriously think larry is terrible at guitar. to me it sounds like he is purposely sucking or just playing random or annoying stuff.

[bassenigma]

he's not the best gutarist ever. in fact, i don't think anyone knows who it is, but LaLonde is definitely one of the most proficient players i've heard.

[billgeezeriommi]

possessed is fucking badass

[MikeRoePhonicsMusic]

Why can't all the music snobs appreciate all musicians for what they each offer? Do any of you think these guys (Les, Buckethead, etc.) give two shits about whether or not they're better than musician X, Y or Z?

Hint time: They don't. They're busy writing SONGS.

[deaththrasherlou1983]

oh o.k

[deaththrasherlou1983]

where's him in blind illusion and possessed?

[Cpraegmelina]

LMAO I love when somebody has to assert their opinion as fact. If you don't like the band... DON'T LISTEN TO 'EM!!! Band bashing just means you have no life, and are jealous of their success. You're entitled to your opinion, but don't force your opinion on everyone else like it's a proven fact. The only proven fact is there are 34 likes to 3 dislikes, so they must not be as shitty as you think they are!!!

[shaboobo1988]

larry come back to possessed!!

Primus are a good band

[ronnym768]

@bucketheadfan1 It's called being a good, open-minded musician. It's funny cause even if you hate Primus and/or Possessed, you gotta admit that anyone who can go from being the backbone of the original death metal band to the backbone of one of the most style switching, avante-garde musical acts in history that is primus, has got to be an incredible musician all on his own. Not a lot of people can say they done that, did it happily, while still getting none of the bands credit, and be ok with it

[ignizsteel]

what happend whith the METAL

[Crazy4krystal]

Ler rules. I enjoy his guitar playing quite a bit.

[WalkerMacd393]

Holy fucking shit, theyre both great musicians you fucktards. and the last time i checked, being a musician wasnt about who can can play better. its about expressing yourself and enjoying yourself plyaing, you play because you want to. not to best other people and starting retarted arguments on youtube.

[xsited1]

Larry's wife is totally hot.

[MEXICANOcomeCACA]

Buckethead is just about speed and being fucking faster with boring scales, that's why a lot of people here likes buckethead more than ler, cuz people here don't know SHIT about what is the guitar about, is not about how fucking faster can you do one gay ass solo. Ler is groove, ambient, creativity, soul, spirit, and he is a WAY more BETTER songwriter and arrangement than shithead can hope to be in his life of autism

[psychopathtoine]

@MEXICANOcomeCACA hell no! Buckethead is about music, listen to albums like 'electric tears' and 'colma' and say that again.

[MEXICANOcomeCACA]

@psychopathtoine sorry kid, I dont talk shit just for the sake of it, ALL Buckethead albums sucks

[psychopathtoine]

@MEXICANOcomeCACA you're an idiot.

[MEXICANOcomeCACA]

@psychopathtoine nice argumentative skills kid, buckethead sucks, a fact is a fact. Overrated and pretentious godly awful piece of shit. People think that they are badass because they are not into jonas brothers and justin biebers, there are so many overrated shits like Les Claypool, Mike Patton and Maynard, and all of them sucks (claypool is shit)

[psychopathtoine]

@MEXICANOcomeCACA just shut up and go listen to Lady gaga, kid

[MEXICANOcomeCACA]

@psychopathtoine why lady gaga? I dont like lady gaga!, what the fuck is wrong with you silly boy?

[nuke97]

Ler completely deserves his due.....he has always pushed the envelope with what could be done with guitar and on stage he will blow your mind with how musically epic he can get.

[crazykillah911]

yeah this is off tales from the punchbowl good album, ler is really underated same goes for tim alexander

[Elissaschultz1]

Larry Lalonde is without a doubt the most underrated guiter ,I love bass andLlES REALLY STEALS THE SHOW IF YOUR NOT A TRUE FAN OF THE BAND

[FABULOUSDISASTER666]

its weird how lary was in possessed

[Natemoore7]

His co-worker Les Claypool... equally under-rated bassist.

both awesome however

[HellolzEveryone]

@Natemoore7 I'm sorry, but Les Claypool is NOT underrated. I hear about him all the time. If anyone's underrated in that band, it's Herb.

[Natemoore7]

@HellolzEveryone Well that depends. I meant his newer bands ,not quite Primus.

His current groups *Holy Mackerel, Flying Frog Brigade* are kind of rare to hear about.

Les himself though did stuff with bass player magazine, CNN,

Though yes, he is more common heard of than Lary Lalonde, but their still both awesome musicians.

[HellolzEveryone]

@Natemoore7 True

[shenmue15654]

i think hes a brilliant guitarist, but what i love even more is how primus's songs are mixed, it makes les's bass sound like the lead instrument and larry as a more background soloist

[eeckhout69]

did he die?

[197669666]

Larry's one brutal, badazz guitarist, love his playing!

[mettalx1]

Really nice tribute, and it's sad how Larry doesn't get the respect he deserves as a kick ass guitarist, but hey, he doesn't really care for the popularity and money, he just plays it cause he loves it, wich makes him one of my ALL-TIME favourite guitar players ever.

[trackerhunter]

Pisses me off no end. Used to fucking wail in Possessed, but now just plays with it.

[deadredd10]

larry is kick ass and soo is les and herb brain the second drummer is cool but to answer ur question larry is number two guitarist cuz in the vid sgt baker its before him and herb

[lustfordeath]

Larry was in the old school death metal band Possessed!

[slatan420]

Cool story Bro

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[slatan420]

Well he is still better than ler

PLUS i never said he was bad

you guys need to get your heads out of your asses

[ajlukelepuke]

Too bad buckethead is a hyped up douche. Sorry, fags. Just a bunch of regurgitated and over-dubbed Zack Wild and Yngwie Malmsteen guitar masturbation. His only style is a mask and KFC bucket. Wow..........

[slatan420]

Buckethead FTW

Sorry....

[twisted21bassist]

No I'm the one who's sorry,

You're the one who has such a bad taste in guitarists and music. I think anyone would give you sympathy.

[slatan420]

@twisted21bassist

yeah cause my taste in music is sooooooo bad if it was really bad i would have never seen this video or even know anything of Primus

Get your head out of your ass.

[twisted21bassist]

My head isn't up my ass, but I think your's is up Bucketheads..

[slatan420]

@twisted21bassist

stfu dude

You need to get off ler's cawk for a day and listen to something else

[sociopathix]

your both stupid. Buckethead AND ler are both amazing guitarists. COMPLETELY different styles. Buckethead is a PLAYER musician. Where as ler is a band musician. Stop fucking comparing musicians its not a fucking contest for whos best.

I love ler and buckethead both for what they bring to the table. Ler compliments les claypools bass style excellently and thats what makes it so great.

Why are you even comparing the two

[MassacreTheGods]

@twisted21bassist I love Larry Lalonde but Buckethead is amazing too; stop being such a little bitch

[satanalingus]

@slatan420 i love larry lalonde, and i'm not a fag



[satanalingus]

@satanalingus a bucket of extra crispy on my head, to go....

[dinkus4727]

@twisted21bassist holly shit if only I can meet more people like you larry lalonde frank zappa hendrix and joe satriany ftw

[tossingmidgetsforfun]

Ler's a guitar GOD.

[takebyforce02]

4020th viewer of the Ler vid!! what an awesome and under rated talent

[nissanit]

Who said, that Larry is unique????????? There is no other PRIMUS/LES/LER!!!!!!!!

[whitenir]

Ler is one of my favorite guitarists. His style is so unique and out of this world. But its not really the technicality of his solos that put me on the floor, its the finesse . The solo for mr knowitall is one of my favorites, as well as one of his easiest, but who the hell else would think of a solo like that? its so weird and ridiculous

Also, even though he didnt really write most of the ideas to his riffs, he added character to them. compare primus to frog brigade.

[zepdude14]

what song is this?

[twisted21bassist]

Professor Nutterbutters House Of Treats

[haloserb]

was larry taught by satriani? if he was then thats weird cos all my fave musicians is linked in some way without me realising at first :D

[twisted21bassist]

Yes he was.

[wastecan300]

im not gonna agree with anyone on this one. i am a huge fan of larry lalonde and his playing skill is truley amazing. he did not write most of the guitar licks for primus however. and although he is a genious and severely underrated player, i dont know if we can say the same for his ability to write songs

[wastecan300]

also another reason he's underrated is cause his works are so far from the norm that people would rather critisize his works than pay attention and realize how much talent it takes

[drunkass77]

who wrote the guitar licks for primus, i always figured larry did

[peterjussi]

yeah who did write the parts then?

[monkeyman20000]

Probably their first guitarist. But he did write all of their newer stuff.

[wizerk]

Everyone focuses so much on Les and the drumming that Ler's genius is overlooked. Just listen to what that guy is doing, it's so amazing and groundbreaking, It's a shame he doesn't get more credit for making Primus what they are.

[HardAlternative]

Larry's best days were in a band called Possessed.

[MONEYsnapMASTER]

yea...this larry dudes is fuckn bad ass and is to underrated...BUT FUCK ALL THEM FUCKERS RITE IN THERE MOTHERS FUCKN FART BOXES

[Cookieonbass]

1:18 is that in an eposode of south park?

[twisted21bassist]

yeah, the episode is chef aid.

[nissanit]

Thank God We have Larry!

[themusica1]

Thanks Twisted!  He deserves more tributes! he's amazing!

[nyboy010101]

Alot of people forget (or fail to mention) that he was taught by Satriani... that explains the PRS madness. love his tones. his moves. i think i'm gay for you larry.

[theadditude]

Larry goes nuts in Wynonas big brown beaver, Tommy the cat, and Jerry the race car driver. If u isten 2 those tracks u can tell from that he knows his crap. U can even try anything from brown album or Tales from the punch blowl.

[bucketheadfan1]

how does one go from possessed to primus?

I love both bands! Larry's great!

\m/ keep shredding! \m/

[skyehoyt1971]

@bucketheadfan1 Good question I just did!!!

[traviswilliams]

Larry LaLonde + Hamburger Train = coolest fucking guitar playing ever.

[Jzzile]

larry and alex are always dimmed by Les Claypool, Im glad you made this.

[nyboy010101]

lol alex? you mean Tim (Alexander)? ;)

don't worry, you won't get beat.

[tastethejace]

if anyone tells you that Larry LaLonde is only mediocre then ask them to play the solo to Wynona's Big Brown Beaver

[CountVanAccount]

I think thats the wrong way to look at it. It's not about technique I mean I know guys who can play it. Its not that hard. BUT if you ask someone to CREATE a solo like larry plays them THAT is where it gets hard. I mean he doesn't use the normal ways of soloing like pentatonic or any diatonic scales. he uses tritones and stuff and it sounds unique. thats the art of music, not the technique.

[tastethejace]

You are arguing creativity vs. technical skill. I believe we can both agree that Ler has a plethora of creativity, especially when we can describe some of his work as bad acid trips.

I was merely suggesting that his creativity is also reinforced with the technical skill he can apply to 6 strings. Wynona BBB is a good example of that. Tommy the Cat is another

[CountVanAccount]

Yeah Tommy the cat is really cool! I especially love the live version Of Wynona's in which they perform in Penguin costumes... You can hear the guitar very clear in this video.

[cheribum]

some of those pictures with the trees behind the astronaught are from when i saw them! :D

[markx787]

What the name of this Primus Song plz?

Larry Lalonde is a verry good guitarist!

[twisted21bassist]

professor nutterbutters house of treats

[Rhyneer]

he plays weird, try to copy it!

[shnazzy97]

I am a friend of larry's and he looks so funny in these pics. my dad knows larry really well so he comes over a lot and his stept son is my friend and his brown guitar in some of those pics i got to hold 3 days ago so HA

[ELi4TaMa]

whats your name because i am larrys son and i am not saying a lie i swear on my mom so whats your name?

[twisted21bassist]

So if you are larrys son then your mom would be Shane Stirling right?

[subzeromajenta]

co-founder of death metal and one badass guitarist that no one seems to know. id like to see him get back with possessed for a tour or put out a new primus album.

[branimirs]

I have an ibanez (sunburst colour). So sometimes I like to pretend that I'm Ler. :-)

[twisted21bassist]

I have an Ibanez just like the one in the Jerry was a racecar driver video so i do that alot too :)

[vegetagod]

Ler is the best

[earthchomps]

Ler' really thinks outside the triangle, he is the biggest inspiration in guitar that I've ever seen. It's nice when someone plows the way.

[Teabonesteak]

I don't think Ler has a triangle to think outside of if you know what I mean.

[jameshippiekid]

Larry Lalonde is awesome.

thanks for this video!

[kuufuu]

Sometimes the best note is the wrong note. - Larry "Ler" Lalonde

He is amazing. And he's got to be good to stand out next to a musician like Les Claypool.

[hailmetal16]

I believe it was

"Sometimes the wrong note is the right note, and I've always played like that." Or something more along those lines.

[Sleepinglikesheep]

pudding time is his best playing id say

[ScarryLarry5577]

under rated is so true. the guy is a genius.

[pgilbert87]

Finally an honoring to this genius of the guitar

[jonbotskatergamer]

Well, I agree.

But I also think that Les Claypool really deserves his position. He's a self-taught, self-made musician. Besides, I think Lerr is happy with what he does. Otherwise he wouldn't do it now, would he?

He's still one of my favourite guitarists

[YouHaveTakenMyName]

Guess who trained him? Joe satriani. So no wonder he plays like a guitar god

[bmxdude56]

exactly lol i went to go look up a video just for larry lalonde solos and all i got were bass solos

[RaddNiner]

so so true. ive recently gotten really int him

[subatom101]

EXTREMELY UNDERRATED (Tim Alexander as well). Les CLaypool takes all the spotlight :)