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  • It would have been a waste for him to join them.

  • Say what you want about Metallica, yes Les is too good of a bass player for them, however, Kirk Hammet is a guitar god, Lars is meh (average) on the drums, and James is a decent singer and rhythm guitarist. I agree, most of this band sucks too much for Les, but I think that a Kirk and Les combo would be EPIC!

  • They should've let Les in for the Bass tracks to saint anger. They had nothing to lose.

  • Claypool is god!!!!!

  • i can imagine what happened right after les left the audition room... lars stands up on his chair (to seem tall because he is actually 5'2") and says "I'M THE DAMN RHYTHM OF THIS BAND!" (secretly crying inside though knowing he would never have half the talent in les's pinky finger)

  • No Les, They weren't right guys for U!! Plain and simple

  • I don´t get why Metallica sets such high standards for their bass players when their drummer CAN´T PLAY SHIT

  • I actually thank Metallica, through their stupidity something amazing was allowed to spawn. That was Primus.

  • I'm glad Metallica kicked out Dave, and didn't accept Les. Because now we have Metallica, Megadeth and Primus. And I like all of them. Just my opinion.

  • @DonaldHellsing i agree too bad about metallica post cliff tho. cliff was the soul of the band and dave was the heart. the left over wasnt so great heh

  • @DonaldHellsing Amen

  • Fuck Metallica.

  • James and Lars would hate playing with Les. Les is the star of every show. I hear Lars has a huge ego and is a bit of a control freak.

  • Claypool is not suited for Metallica,but he fits in well with Primus.If you like that groove.He's a great bassist but I really don't like the whole Primus sound.He is no Geddy Lee.

  • @22skid00 Fuck Rush

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  • @PachydermSouthbound Rush is the greatest band in the whole fucking world!

  • @sinbysin666 I thought that was Primus

  • Metallica would be so much better if they didn't reject him.

  • they reject Les but welcome Lou Reed with open arms??? I think Lars has definitely gone senile finally guys

  • Les > Metallica

  • Did anyone remember to mention how awesome Tim Alexander is as well? Sick ass drummer!

  • Why are so many of you guys getting your panties in a wad over this? Les Claypool would be a terrible fit for Metallica. It has nothing to do with how good he is or isn't. Same reason you wouldn't put James Hetfield in Weezer. Chill out.

  • @endocry yes sir, thats a very good example.

  • @endocry Lol. Hetfield in Weezer would be finny as shit. That comment made me laugh XD. Nice analogy!

  • les claypool over fucking metallica ANY day.

  • Les Claypool would take the spotlight,that's why.

  • Metallica is too shitty and mainstream for Les Claypool...

  • Hetfield is a douche, seriously.. kicked Mustaines dog, got his ass kicked, so he kicked mustaine out, total pussy. Metallica is the farthest thing from "metal".

  • @gleventhal Mustaine is a pussy

  • @Cliff2Burton Dave is not a pussy. He is the exact opposite.He could kick anyone in Metallica's ass. Cliff respected Dave after he was out of the band. They were really good friends.

  • lol at the two top comments. If the guy doesnt fit your band, dont get him. Claypool is an amazing bassist, but he is NOT metal, in anyway. Metal bands need metal musicians.

  • its funny how sensitive people are getting over this. Les, James and Lars had creative differences.. that's it

  • Les had success doing his own thing. Not to mention both sides have done work with eachother. Les was a guest on their Tuesday's Gone cover and Kirk and James have made some appearances with Primus and other Les projects.

  • He's too good for Metallica anyways.

  • I think that Les is too good to be a rhythm bass player...

  • @duli14 Rob Trujillo is also too good to be a rhythm bass player, yet that is what he has been reduced to being in Metallica. If you listen to his work with Suicidal Tendencies and Infectious Grooves, you can hear what an amazing bass player he is. In Metallica, you hear very little of his obvious flair and talent. I'm not bashing Metallica here, but I don't know why they'd restrict their bass player so much when he is so talented on that instrument.

  • @AngelicStorm1 he shines on all nightmare long. and they also let him solo live. but thats about it.

  • I'm just glad nobody has anything bad to say about Les :) Two totally different kinds of music we're talkin about here..

  • @sabata777 Well, actually.. talking about, a music band and a music brand.

  • kakav car!!!

  • All the fanboy cry. Les Claypool got over it, he understood it. Claypool is a very good bassist but he doesn't fit in with Metallica. It's that simple.

  • @OpethToolMetallica we have a winner!!!

  • Yes, I do find being too good a good reason to reject a person. Talented people like Les would inevitably change their style into more technical and funky. Those are features that not all metal bands want and it's totally understandable.

  • OH MY GOD HOW CAN THEY REJECT HIM ????????!!!!!

    He is one of the best bass player of all the time ! Whatever the style, a good musician can play on all styles that he wanted and Claypool is not a good musician he is AWESOME...

    But maybe it'es better like that, his talent is safe now.

  • @Cocorikot cause the band would have crushed his talent like they did to jason and now robert.

  • @lvgordo

    That's true ;)

  • @lvgordo

    It's true that they didn't always treat Jason that good, but it's nonsense that the same applies for Trujillo.

  • didn't know much about the scene.... didn't realize how big they were... fucking liar.

  • Thank God he is not in shitallica his talent would be wasted

  • 22 persons think like Lars!

  • I like the way Les says bullshit

  • dog will hunt

    tony hawks pro skater says what

  • dude all you people who didn't listen.... HE DIDN"T WANT TO BE PART OF METALICA... the music didn't fit

  • THANK YOU METALLICA!!!!! ...For not adding claypool because he is so much better out of metallica and there control freak ways would of stopped claypool from being the genius that he is

  • They told to him : " You're too good " !!!

  • they just want someone for rhythm not a bass player who'd up stage the rest of the band, their poor ego's might get hurt every night.

  • @josh2511 Just Before it's was Cliff Burton and Metallica were following Cliff Burton who was the greatest musician of the band.So what you say is just idiot....

    For me Metallice and Claypool just don't have the same style.

  • @josh2511 This guy right here! This guy, just freakin nailed it!

  • @josh2511 indeed,

  • @josh2511 loooooooool. wtf u talking about? The guy they chose is an amazing bass player.

  • @josh2511 So True, just like buckethead trying out for RHCP back in the day... amazing yes ... good fit for their outfit, nah not really... They are masters among experts

  • @josh2511 no shit huh...wed never have primus that would suck...imagine where metallica would have been though...

  • @josh2511 Metallica has its own style, songs and way to use bass. They're not as funky and experimental as Primus, so what ? Plus, your comment about their ego makes even less sense because a certain guy called Cliff Burton (Orion, Anesthesia) was in the band.

  • @mazuljce No no no Cliff was just the core director, he had absolutely no hand in taking the front of the band by any means LOL

  • Not to mention 7 seconds(band), the germs, suicidal tendencies, & black flag. Many more have also done thrash drumming before Lars so he's not a thrash founder he just mainstreamed it like how nirvana mainstreamed grunge

  • Actually bad brains are from '77 Soo how could have Lars invented thrash drumming??? Lol mainstream fan boys don't know shit about music

  • he definitely would have made Metallica better

  • @13timmeh You are likely right, but I don't want to live in a world without Primus. ;-)

  • Les was better off doing his own thing anyways.

  • Lars can't play drums very good,but METALLICA did not want primas to stop playing as a band!!!!!!!

  • Actually Lars is a great drummer, he invented Thrash Metal Drumming, which is not an easy feat. The way he has grown as a musician over 30 years is fucking amazing, Same goes for James and Kirk. And lets be honest Robert Trujillo is the best Bass Player they have ever had.

  • @lovemetal2467 The only lars invented was how being a medioker drummer can cause you to the famous.

  • Well I have a few things to say 1 Les is an amazing bassist whether you like it or not 2 He was in a band before he formed Primus 3 That band was the legendary Blind Illusion 4 The album The Sane Asylum is EPIC! Fuck all you posers who think Les can't play metal/thrash!

  • There is only two things Metallica has ever done right.1) Kick Dave out so he can surpass them 2) Not take Les so he too can surpass them

  • go fuck yourself

  • Can you imagine if Les actually got in?

    Yeah, me either.

  • Yeah it would had been a disaster.

  • Why do people ask for thumbs up !!!!! I will thumb up if I agree you fuckin retards

  • @MrShutyourdamnmouth I thumbs upped your comment

  • @fuckXtheXsystem Good !!

    

  • He's too good for Metallica or any band.. Stay in your own band dude.. (= Thumbs up if you agree

  • Actually no he is not, Robert Trujillo is a fucking awsome bass player, and I have been playing guitar for over 11 years now, and I write and record music, so I think I should know.

  • he was too good... wasn't an excuse... he was too good !!!

  • damn you need to be dumb to reject les claypool

  • @MrMichc Metallica's sound would have changed drastically though, either that or Les Claypool's creative expression would have been completely stifled. I like Metallica and Primus and if this decision meant we still have both I'm pretty sure its a good thing although it would have been interesting to hear them playing together.

    I know what your saying though, Les C is arguably in another universe compared to 99.9% of bassists and I've heard some sick ones and play a little bit myself.

  • @mistacoz I had only read about Metallica and how a great bassist they have when hearing Ride The Lightning for the 1st time. I was disappointed because - likewise on the Master - the bass has been mixed too down compared to guitars. It left me wondering what the fuss was about after hearing great Rickenbacker bass players like Geddy Lee or Chris Squire.

  • @MrMichc they didnt reject him, they just didnt think he'd be a metallica type person. they were right

  • @MrMichc dude I agree with u all the way! Even voted u up. But you gotta admit, Les would never fit in with Metallica.

  • @MrMichc Would you let B.B. King be the guitarist of your metal band just because he can play well? Would you ask Elton John to front your punk rock band? Same principle.

  • @MrMichc damn truth

  • Lars isnt only the only douche, he's the only one who still sucks on his instrument after 25 years. He's awful. HE should have been replaced.

  • why is half this video in b and w

  • Woulda been funny to see the other guys owned all the time tho honestly

  • OH MY GOD Les is old now :( this is so touching somehow TT.TT

  • Re-animator t-shirt FTW

  • @Silmarillion1973 oh snap! good eye man. Re-Animator FTW

  • PRIMUS SUCKS!

  • @NeilFraudstrong You're a idiot, period. If you knew anything of PRIMUS you'd know that, saying "Primus Sucks!" started at their concerts in the 90's and is basically paying them a compliment. The band has even made t-shirts that say "Primus Sucks!" right on them. The fact that you actually think they suck and that you think others are saying that because that's how they Really feel, is laughable. You're an idiot.

  • The man weep'd

  • fuck metallica

  • @fake1skunk fuck you

  • @fake1skunk

    Nah, fuck YOU.

  • No Fuck You!

  • I have the same Re-Animator shirt! 

  • wow hahaha thank god this guy isnt with Metallice Rob is waay cooler!

  • Too good? How could they handle Cliff Burton and then not handle Les Claypool?

  • Les is too fuckin' good for Metallica. Primus sucks

  • He's too funky for Metallica.

  • Primus Sucks !

  • Cliff was kickass, and Les is awesome too! but he doesn't play that kind of music so i don't think he would stay there for long anyway

  • For the record Cliff was a true music prodigy. He taught James alot about harmony and life in general. Cliff was a genius when it came to classical music especially baroque. Les is a great bass player and only a fool would say otherwise same with Cliff. Both bands have good music.

  • Les & Kirk = Biggest Nerds in Rock

    Cool, though.

  • Les was just too much of his own if you know what I mean

  • i really think this is wrong.... James Hetfield should have had to fill out an extensive application to sit in front of les claypool!!!

  • um.... primus (claypool) is and always will be so superior to Metallica.....

  • Jesus was a carpenter, Les Claypool was a carpenter...coincidence?

  • @guitoorbenchi Les is not a cult leader.

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  • Les IS too good for Metallica. Especially now, James needs to start drinking again so that he can stop being a whiny bitch

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  • No Les is and always was too good for them. Metallica sucks!

  • @jerjasjun no sir, PRIMUS Sucks!

  • @IfYouSeekCaveman Oh Primus sucks? If you know anything about music then just look at the tabs for these bands.

  • @jerjasjun Ok I'll put you out of your misery since nobody else will. PRIMUS SUCKS is a term of endearment that long-time Primus Fans have for Primus. It's basically like saying Primus Rocks. That's why in TheHorrorchicken's top comment he says "Primus Sucks".

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  • @jerjasjun

    dont know much about primus i see

  • @jerjasjun

    My god dude, Primus sucks means you like primus.

  • @jerjasjun n00b fan detected.

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  • @AHMxThrasher Piss off. I'm 37 and I first heard Primus in1990 and saw em live in 91. Back then we chanted "you suck" at the shows. So excuse the fuck out of me for replying back to someone who replied to my comment without them making it clear that they agreed with me.

  • @jerjasjun No, sir, YOU PISS OFF!

  • @AHMxThrasher Ma'am, don't get your panties in a bunch. Saying "Primus sucks" on a comment board, about Les Claypool auditioning for the shit band Metallica, to show that you like em is stupid as hell.

  • Hahha. I got my panties in a bunch? You gave me a goddamn biography because what someone thought of you over the Internet hurt your feelings so much. Go suck Les Claypools dick or whatever it is you good ol' "real" fans like to do.

  • @AHMxThrasher Your just mad because Claypool told you he didnt screw dogs, thus he wont screw you.

  • nobody laughed at my joke....hahaha, Claypool you are god

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  • Maybe I could quit my carpentry job lol

  • youre damn right, hetfield......you couldnt handle him on stage with your dumbass !!!

  • Les is too cool for metallica anyway,

    and he's not a douchebag, so he wouldnt fit in

  • @SkyussValley7 Metallica is the best ;)

  • @SkyussValley7 Lars is really the only douchebag in Metallica.

  • @The756 cous he is a dane like me

  • No Lars is not a douchebag, for God sakes he invented Thrash Metal Drumming.

  • @lovemetal2467 just because he invented thrash metal drumming doesn't make him a nice guy.

  • @CHAALIEL uh, Lars did not invent thrash metal drumming.

  • @The756 Lars is an inarticulate ass who has a grossly inflated opinion of himself. He thinks everything he says is the most profound thing to befall mankind’s ears. He’s a shitty drummer. Maybe he’d be a better tennis player.

  • @SkyussValley7

    oh my God - yes Les is way too good for Metallica, but he is also a douchbag. Just the arrogent, I was born with more talent, need to be the center of attention type of douchbag. And for the record - yes he was born with more talent. I still listen to everything he does =) and I really don't care that he is a self absorbed wanker.

  • @SkyussValley7 It really isn't that. Les simply isn't the right fit for their style of thrash metal. He's by no means bad, he's really great, but it's just that he didn't have the same feel as Cliff or Rob

  • @zamusician

    i personally think that Les and Cliff are evenly matched, and that if they compared, they'd both be amazing, with each other would even be better

  • Stupid

  • I dont normally ask for thumbs up and i think its gay,but they really need to do a Primus:behind the music

  • hahahah xD

  • lars would have to take drum lessons if les was in the band.

  • Yes. Les was to good. He would've outshun Cliff as the best bassist of Metallica, but to top it off he wouldn't have been able to do his own music with Primus, which would have been a damn shame since Primus sucks!

  • @TheHorrorchicken les is a good bassist but cliff if better

  • @spookman117

    More like cliff was good, but Les is better.

  • @TopTenCrew no the things cliff did with a bass guitar was inhuman

  • @spookman117

    Cliff was good, Less is a bass god.

  • @TopTenCrew Oh yes, i agree. Claypool is unmatched

  • @TopTenCrew with what cliff was doing at 24, if he lived to be the 47 that les is i believe that he would be better

  • @spookman117

    Les was doing just as well, if not actually better than he is now, in the 80s....most of Primus' most famous stuff is early 90s, and his 80s stuff is just as insane..

  • @TopTenCrew cliff was dead 3 years before primus had some anything. and in cliffs 24 years he helped to popularize metal and create a new style of playing bass guitar.

  • @spookman117

    Okay, that doesn't mean he's better. He was in a more popular band, so he was better? Now, that's horseshit.

    Les is a bass god, Cliff was a good bassist, that's all there is to it.

  • @TopTenCrew cliff had created a whole new style of bass playing by 24

    if he was still alive he would be better the les

  • @spookman117

    He didn't create any style of playing, he was just a good metal bassist.

  • @TopTenCrew i totally agree.

  • @TheHorrorchicken

    THANK YOU.

    Christ almighty, THANK YOU.

    I respect the hell out of Les Claypool and the members of Primus as individual musicians, but fucking Christ I hate that band. I am glad to see that there is at least one more soul on the internet who thinks that Primus is terrible.

  • @NeilFraudstrong Primus sucks

  • Les isn't metal. He is an amazing bass player but it isn't his style.

  • we love les for not joining the commercial metal crap

  • as i write this there are exactly 666,666 views... weird shit