Rancid - Maxwell Murder Bass Solo (live in London)

[TheWOParmy]

im tired o bassist telling me, a bassist, that a bassist is not good if he plays with a pick, personally, i dont like picking a bass, but hell matt is amazing at wat he does and we love him for it, fuck it if u dont like it dont bitch about it, but hes got talent, look at his hand, i know some thrash metal guitarist that cant play close to that speed, so fuck off if u think he sucks

[TheBeasterBunny]

0:49 creep face

[thefrogmaster2]

WOTTEN WHO?

[plangentmusic]

If you like it, great. But, sorry, that isn't all that amazing. At all.

[stafnn]

Matt Freeman is awesome!!!

[Muaguana]

This guy needs to get a better band.

[KeaneFreeman]

@nickthegoat

I completely agree with you! I, too am a bassist and I switch between finger and pick at almost every show. Its not better or worse, its just different. Picking gives you more of a treble "bite" that is great for punk, metal and even some funk lines. I find finger preferable when playing hip hop, reggae, soul, and blues. You can see me use both styles in the blondes of vertigo video "Changes" basically I want to say aspiring bassists don't let anyone tell you one way is better!!!

[ALTRENT900]

@nickthegoat

Matt Freeman is ok but The Stranglers had bad ass bass 36 years ago!

Listen to "Shut Up", "No More Heroes", or "Goodbye Toulouse" and you'll see where this stuff all started!

[edoardoruggeri1]

Oh but c'mon, I hear a lot of people saying me that this bassist is the best in the world and that this solo is impossible to do...

I can easely do that with a pick even if I'm a guitarist and not a bassist! There's nothing hard in there... (obviously you anyways have to know how to move your left hand fast on the neck -.-)

[weinerweaselwhistle]

This is true. So very true.

[trannybass]

alright, upload a video of you doing it and i will take what you say seriously

until then show some respect

[cfbs890]

Never mind all this shit about technique. As far as I'm concered Matt Freeman is a fucking god when it comes to bass playing in a punk band..

[trannybass]

you have it right

you cant compare matt freeman to people like flea or victor wooten b/c they play completely different styles...thats like comparing apples to cars and saying which one is better

matt is easily one of the best at his style, which is NOT me saying "hes the best bassist ever" there is no such thing as a greatest bassist ever simply b/c there are so many different styles

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[Madmistretta2099]

apples taste better

[zerowhitestripes]

I'd take a car over an apple anyday.

And matt freeman is the best bassist in my opinion.

Flea, Jack Bruce, and Les Claypool arent far behind.

[diprose]

going to see these in london on the 15th of november in london !! wanted the friday show but it sold out so fast man

[S0nriks]

fuck off !! matt freeman you really punk !!

[Sephy69]

i do play bass. i just dont like his style of playing. ill admit he has skill and he is a better player than me but to "me" his playing doesnt do it for me. i may have got a bit out of hand there, i do apologise for that.

[bigbassbob]

Everyone compares musicians as if they're at war with each other and it's just dumb. Of course Victor Wooten is technically better than Matt Freeman, but the difference is Matt Freeman plays in a PUNK band playing what he feels fits, it's not about showboating, it's about serving the music and for a band like Rancid, Matt's definately doing his duty.

[VisceraEye8]

amen to that.

[spellmississipi]

Look at 49seconds at the bottom of the screen!

[GreggleZz]

whoes face is that

[thekingdomofthedead]

well id like to see

matt freeman do this without a pick

id also like to see him go up against alex webster from cannibal corpse.

watch the video of frantic disembowelment and youll see him own matt

[hojobojo]

I'd like to see you do this

[thekingdomofthedead]

its easy with pick

[hojobojo]

Then record yourself playing this solo with a pick and put it on youtube. If you do that I will admit finger is the only way for bassists and picks suck.

[diprose]

dichead

[ljubavniratnik]

i can do it with a pick tooo!

[unluckymisfit]

tell em' one of the best bass solo's out there.

Not only that, the best in punk history.

to others agreeing with sephy or travisjohnston STFU we don't want to hear it. The fact is that he is good, and better than most bassist's out there, thats including you. So how bout ya sit back and enjoy the sound.

[GodPunchedMe]

rastaman - well said =]

And thanks for the vid, hes an amazing bassist!

[Sephy69]

"the greatest fucking bass player in the world there"....yeah fucking right. he cant play bass without it sounding like hes about to break the strings. twats

[xxelyanaxx]

go suck a dick.

[Sephy69]

no thanks. im not gay. read my latest comment please :-P

[iamjoe12345]

THATS COZ victor wooten is a fuckin bass god

[BezZo0]

yeah technique here techinque there....damn thats punk guys! he is a sick bass player and he plays in this way 'cause he want it....do you think that a slap solo would fit in a situation like that?

[primus41r]

best bass player??????lsiten to vic

[travisjohnston2786]

All it is is fast picking. Rubbish.

[iamjoe12345]

yeah well he still talented fuckwad

[TallestBlaze]

ah!

about 0:50 a face pops up xD

[Rory1471]

Best bass player in the world? Ha. Check out Entwhistle's live 5:15 solos if this impresses you.

[MustaphaJones]

matt freeman is indeed the greatest bassist in the world.

[mikeymotox]

Just plays fast...No real talent? hahaha. Matt Freeman is one of the elite bass players of any genre. I'd like to see you take someone w/ "talent" to try and replicate Matt's Maxwell Murder solo to the t. Ass clown.

[jrggar]

he plays fast big wup, no real talent

[TallestBlaze]

no tallanet? LEt's see you play it. Get some fuvking sense. Really. If you don't like him, I don't care, but don't go pissing about he dosen't have any tallent.

[niguelq]

holy shit look at the bottom of the vid at 49 seconds and this creepy guy is staring at you

[Woppy121]

lol i see him :p. you can stop it on him if u pause it then hit play/pause twice quickly until it stops on him.

[6Rancid6]

the solo was unbelievable and i can't really believe that i was there it was so amazing

[tazzi06]

amazin solo first comment woooo