| | Back in the "Good ol' Days," as my Grand Pappie would say, was a CD that changed my whole outlook on how a Bass (proper name) is suppose to be played. It was 1994, I was in 7th grade and a local jam band by the name of Subway Mind, who played local coffee shops and private get togethers, covered a song by Primus; Too Many Puppies was name of the song. The bass line, in all its glory, spoke to me like scrolls from heaven and I soon had to have this mighty scroll. I immediately asked my mom to drive me to the local Best Buy for the Frizzle Fry album.
At that specific time in my musical life, I'd been playing bass for just 6 months, Weezer and Nirvana were the only CD's in my collection, and the only bass lines I have ever heard. You can imagine the pure shock and amazement when I heard Primus for the first time. I'm pretty sure if you are a Bass lover, such as I, this album is in the collection, Les Claypool is the reason I love "The Low End Theory" so much. After that point in life, the Bass line is the first part to stick out in songs and I went on to listening for the bass greats. Victor Wooten, Jaco, Brian Kruger (Rancid), Ron Carter (Tribe Called Quest), Dirk Lance (Incubus), P-Nut (311), Hub (Roots), Tim Bob (RATM), Justin Chancellor (Tool), and not to mention Flea, had alot to do with my Bass ear.
I bring all this up because Primus put out this live DVD where they play through Frizzle Fry from beginning to end with a whole lot in between, Hallucino-Genetics. It brought me back to memory lane, take it as you will, and if you want to watch it, just let me know.
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| | Posted 11/8/2006 10:21 AM - 1 View - 6 eProps - 3 comments
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