Flobots - "Combat"

[PixelizedProduction]

OMG is that jonny5?? He looks so g lol

[harpskrub]

This is one bass player that WILL get laid.

[NinjaDarkLord619]

Bass lines don't have to be hard to play to be technically brilliant. This sir, is one of those.

[guitarkenny0288]

25 people are mad that they can't play bass like that, won't ever get laid after a concert, and have no musical coordination.

[kdog4791]

Good bass line, but it's really not that hard to play

[TheAbsractMind]

its cool that although the flobots are super political, they put a "fun, jam" song that you can just tap our foot to. 

[TypicalRaiderFan96]

Anyone notice the hot chick in the backround? I did.

[treio8594]

@TypicalRaiderFan96 I believe thats the viola player.

[CODDANK]

If you know how to play the bass, it's not that hard of a bass line, honestly took me a few looks at this video to pick up the line.

[SuperTehMusic]

@CODDANK yeah there talking about the start of the song not the bass line...

[CODDANK]

@SuperTehMusic So am I.

[Simosaur]

@CODDANK can you tab it to me please haha!

[Simosaur]

Respond to this video... im on about the solo at the begining not the verse

[11thRequiem]

@CODDANK The one during the verse is easy; do you mean the one he plays at the beginning? If so, I'm jealous. XD

[CODDANK]

@11thRequiem Yes I am talking about the intro, if you know how to play bass all you have to do is watch him play it, tabs are right there.

[AJP9585]

You know, I think I could rip this song if I practiced a bit. Les on the other hand......

[skiddlecrumms]

@AJP9585 Les would slap it in the face and make it his bitch.

[AJP9585]

@skiddlecrumms Yeah I meant that Les is way harder to play haha.

[AJP9585]

@skiddlecrumms I was talking about the solo and the slap line later on in the song. Also I meant that Les' stuff is way harder to play so you are right haha.

[TuesdayThursday23]

Jonny looks like a gangster.

I Dislike D:

Jonny's too cool to be a gangster, be a FLOBOT!!! =D

Great song haha!

[oMyMike]

22 people like justin beiber...

[shadowhawk666]

wtf's with the 21 ppl who disliked this

[rob4danfoc]

@shadowhawk666 They are either emo, or just have really bad taste in music. ;)

[megamurg]

I hate "woo!!" girls

[lorddain1]

GOOD SONG BAD SOUND QUALITY

[FiveReasonsYouHate]

@lorddain1 Stop complaining. Listen to the song.

[DakillaDee]

Damn that a sweet bass line

[Hotbud69r]

lol after one year LMFOA sry

[Gozzu]

Ive said it before, and ill say it again, that is one of the funkiest bass solos ive ever heard... Hes fucking amazing!

[NYYankees4240]

People, there's no "h" in Jonny 5.

[rob4danfoc]

@NYYankees4240 But there is an h in the letter five. Jk

[chainbladerocks]

$ strings is better than One.the vocalist needs a church band to be haapy.

[desmond5b]

before i saw this i thought slim shady was in that band T.T

[senorfatso]

@desmond5b haha, im sure Johnny 5 would take that as a compliment.

[NickisElite]

@senorfatso you cant compare slim shady and johnny 5. johnny 5 is way too good compared to him great songs with great meaning is what i love bout flobots.

[Oceanfloats]

Yes! This is the first time I've actually seen them perform! Thank you so much! Nothing like the Flobots to keep you feeling alive.

[foofightersfan14]

gotta love the slap bass just learned how to do stuff like this :D

[noobfamous]

my bassist in my band can play like that ... of course not on a pro lvl that they are at now but still slap bass like that very well

[dff27]

@tiptippinonmydick they even sound white....you didnt know that?

[dragonicmonkey7]

they're like... robots of flow or something...

[hazemabdulrab]

@dragonicmonkey7 lol

[cresfresh552]

we just randomly naming good bassists? i'll take stanley clarke then. oh, and this is my favorite flobots song. awesome.

[plextwoem]

No, the actual Flobots bassist is Jesse Walker. And he is, yes, a good bassist.

[jeezCwalk]

we dont care about flea u fucking dumb shit. Go comment about that on a FLEA movie. This is flobots^^

[handelbarsbot77]

absoloutley gr8 bassist

[Sandisk8gb]

nice but no one can beat Flea haha

[link3775]

oh wait, except victor wooten, stanley clarke, marcus miller, bucket head, or les claypool? gotcha

[roboman657]

their bass player is wicked good

[EpiDot52]

Can anyone point me in the direction of some other songs that have a similar feel to them. Funky I mean.

[WeDareToBeStupid13]

look up funk bass, you'll find way too much.

[zombieguitar93]

Red Hot Chili Peppers dude.

[imbeingdanmstraight]

check out otherside by the RHCP. i was into them before flobots. there're both super do[e though.

[Jkamria014]

amen bro peppers are the funkiest, if u guys listen to the red hot chili peppers b4 they got famous they have the craziest bass lines ever.

[madgothboy666]

Marcus Miller.

[madgothboy666]

Flea.

[ApocIndustries]

victor wooten. amazing funk bassist

[bassboy219]

are you talking about him in general (beast!) or are you saying thats him? cuz vic wooten is black

[blueflamedazn]

what are you, a leprechaun?

[alextreharne11]

i slapada bass

[Airblaster120]

HAHAHHAHHAHAHAH from i love you man.. good looks thats some funny shit

[FarFromReasonTheBand]

hes playin slap bass

[samober10]

i would give my left nut to be able to play bass like that. not the right one, but the left.

[iammonkey14]

ha, that sounds like somthing i would say..lol

[samuraex823]

LMFAO

[DRAD1992]

why not the right????lmao

[coolstuff123456789]

@samober10 I would give up all three

[JoeDuke12]

thats the best one wow you really love bass so do i!!

[eldrickenji]

@samober10 that's not that difficult

[Cheesenipp6]

@samober10 It's not as difficult as it looks. If you really want to, and dedicate the time to be funky... it'll happen. I know that :D

[squashbucket70]

@samober10 look i respect the guy and all, cuz its a fucktastic ballsy bassline, but its not THAT hard to play. took me about 15 minutes

[mikkelson98]

@samober10 i have to agree with you on that one

[11ty62]

sooo sick.

[BlackCanDance]

this relly flobots??? duznt sound anythnag like em....

[awsomequinn]

duh cause its a live concert video ...

[XxSP3CT3RxX]

They did a pretty good job of looking like them too....

-_-

[brandoyopie]

bush is out of office so they might not have many more songs till we elect another republican :p

[PhatBrady1017]

lol

[Hunter4044]

this isn't flobots

[Jmonstra]

Yeah it is.

[Hunter4044]

is it?

[Jmonstra]

Yep.

[BENtoTHEchen]

holly shit that guy can play the bass!!! :o

[thomhamer]

Wow. I like that riff with the bass!

[jordantmartinez]

slapen' da' beaasss mon! lol great song

[shitshit75]

i can play that bass line PERFECT NO JOKE

[hazemabdulrab]

where did u find the tabs?

[TheOriginalFire93]

i love this bassist!

[RAZlaad]

love that bass yess

[theemailofney]

very good intro with the bass

[BonjourDePirate]

sick bass line.

wonderfully performed.

[Momo24609]

I think so kinda

[NotTomSullivan]

OMG musicman stingray bass, bassists orgasm at the sight. damn this songs sick

[Simenmorron]

finally a bassist will get laid tonight...

[FNCrist]

@Simenmorron The Bassist always gets laid because him and the drummer make the most ;)

[CrunchyTuesdayface]

@Simenmorron you realize thats not what flobots are about right?

[volcomstone024]

dude that bass solo is awsome!

[Manwithgun45]

Thats how to represtent!!!

bass solo are always the best.

nice.

[onebeaat]

SLAAAAPA DA BASS MAN

[TheCreamfilled]

AHAHAHAHHA!!

[913616]

no worrys CB563 i was talking to the bitches that are hating on him

[hthrvrgn]

he's got this kind of nerdy look, but he can play like a mother fucker. he's sexy.

[913616]

he will fry all of you in bass and so will i so shut the fuck up

[CB563]

I was complimenting the dude. And saying there's not enough good bassists.

[CB563]

No, straight up, he's a great fucking bassist! There's not enough of us around that can play like that.

[CB563]

Slap a bass, not a ho!

[bassmani21athae]

the bass player has a ernieball music man stevie ray bass

[evoke1988]

WHO DOES THIS? not only is this pointless , but OLD! did you actually follow these steps? closing which hand works best? did you just count to 5 or actually 5 seconds? people did this in the 90's.. to this day i don't understand why people do this.. this chain letter non-sense unless they actually believe it, which scares me

[geckokin338]

Every video I've watched of the flobots live has had a certain stiffness to them. The styles, or at least the other band members acceptance of the different styles required by either instrument or vocals, doesn't really mesh. There is a certain awkwardness that never really meshes. I'm not sure if the live experience of them would get around that, and I'm not sure I'd pay money to see them live. Now, I DO like their music, and will support more studio work to let them gain polish.

[AndrewAnarchy101]

they're kids just starting thier career. cut'em some slack bro. bieng on stage is tuff buissness

[SleepingHobo69]

i know what ya mean. and agree with the other dude their just startin. but no arguing that the studio version of this song is dope

[swearingmonk]

the singer is 30!

not kids lol

[SleepingHobo69]

what! lmao my bad

well its still a good song

[s5sprite]

i like mackenzie the best

[giantspida]

their bassist is good at playing slap

[Dumbullen]

hes a damn god tbh :P

Nah ok seriously, he is really fucking good, but still has quite a way to go

[giantspida]

yeah, but looks like he is still a pretty young guy

[NeonTora]

I BELIEVE he's the youngest of the band.

He looks almost like he's 20 max. xD

Awesome inspiration for a bassist.

Too bad I play guitar.

Still, Flobots are tight shit.

Fight With Tools.!

[kravenshane15]

the bassist is a stud!!

[s5sprite]

mackanzie is funny

[Destructo070792]

why, coz shes dancing? lol =P

shes well pretty though =D

[s5sprite]

Thats exactly what i thought lol

[lejink]

sounds like hes saying "take it back lift ur ball sack" LoL

[ollie1504]

what no love for the drummer? :) Actually all the band members are amazingly talented.

[HuntedMoonlight]

That bass player is insane... even if flobots doesn't catch on or if they disband, he could get into a band easy with that kind of skill

[NorthwestNation]

Bass is insane

[Destructo070792]

ace band seen them live with Rise against both my fave bands =P

[JonTheBassist]

killer song.

[jtmoney69666]

wow thats terrible

[2nais]

that boi sure can play the bass!!

[WackyBros08]

plp in the crowd r mad annoyin

[dangeroftime]

Damn good shot, too!

[BustaMonkey1234]

httas one fucking crazy bass slaping solo!

[wheelzr57]

WACK. The viola players riffs holds the whole band together. I loved handlebars beacuse it was such an epic building melody, This sounds like a REALLY weak jam band from the early 90's. One hit wonder it is.

[OmegaBubbles]

They make use of the Viola frequently. Plus having a hit doesn't even matter. Since when does having a hit mean you're a credible band? Most hit music is fucking garbage.

[supermaaannnn1]

this band is amazing tbh and this is theyre best song in my opinion, hit or not.

[wheelzr57]

I'm saying handle bars was awesome, but the rest of their songs are awful. However I have only lheard one album.

[Destructo070792]

WRONG =]

[vicecityfreak]

how can you say they only have one good song if you havent heard them all??

[ZeroFaster]

Listen to Stand Up by Flobots, then come back to this video and comment a reply to me telling me if you still think that Handlebars is the only good song by Flobots.

[wheelzr57]

@ zerofaster, I love the lyrics, but the band doesn't really pull anything together.

@vice city freak- I'm saying its the only good song on the album.

Alot of times bands grow as they stay together longer and longer, perhaps this is the start of a great band, stop getting all butt hurt that I personally don't love the whole album.

[deerslyer1]

the bassist is rockin out

[skidmark90]

Just the fact that he played the bass so good...I'd do him.

[littlefarmerboy]

Yup

[quicknick1234]

Sehr gut

[11ty62]

bass delivered, no shipping or handleing

[DavidBlanch0]

Well said.

[SageGreenScarab]

Yeah no doubt, a flobot concert is totally worth going to for the wicked bass solos

[jbartz9000]

That was one of the best bass solos ive ever seen

[straitdestroyed]

i heard Bus Driver opens for them along?

[mikethompson1991]

thats sweet slapping, like flea from chili peppers. awesome!

[Celestrious]

I wish the studio version sounded more like this.

[livelifehavepiece]

trying to hear music and i hear screaming WTF?

[WackyNinja]

i agree

[PAT4788]

i always find myself next to the token screaming douchebag at gigs

[kingofgrace]

i agree it sounds like a repeated recording though love this band!

[TheAxeNamedManuela]

Those girls in the beginning need to shut the hell up!

[WackyNinja]

i agree

[hamroun12]

Comin to see u guys in leeds with RA and and anti flag :) cant wait u guys better slam out this song!!

[askaninjafan]

antiflag rocks.

[themusicman1973]

slappin the bass guitar like some delusional funky priest!!!

[bush40114]

he found he could see 'round corners!

[davh27]

Johnny 5 is on another level!! Wooo go on son!!

Come to England, guys. You'd sell out in a heartbeat

[zaknchantz]

everyone that reads this the government and president of the united states is going to kill all retarted people on may 12 2009. SO run little buddies.....! post this on 3 videos to save yourself..!

[Alexzanderxii]

I suggest you get a head start then lol

[Andr31111]

great slapping there :P

[g0odb0oy]

flobots please come to englnad you have fans here too you know lool :( i wanna come to US just to go to one of their concerst

[snowleopard772]

i loveee this band :)

amazing

[mshaddock]

The opening bass is pretty fuckin slick.

[dheovlotn]

they are even sicker live they have so much energy

[C0rvus]

The mark of a really good bad.

[C0rvus]

BAND! A really good band. =D

[evangregoryperry]

Wow they sound way different live than they do on their album.

Can't say that I like this live version...

Love the slap bass though.

[ddunn555]

that is some crazy slappin