Best bassist ever or nah?
nah
>>64063783
that shittastic national anthem sure isn't helping his case
>>64063783
If all the best bassists in the world congregated for a barbecue, he wouldn't even be invited
>>64063783
ever? nah
i mean he's good
but nah
nope. not while pete wentz is still living and breathing.
muh dick
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5FrI5lNvCnQ
>>64063830
fucking lol
Best at slapping his dick against metal strings maybe. Best bassists though you've gotta first go through Geddy Lee and Geezer Butler
>>64063903
You don't know much about bass
All things considered Flea is the GOAT. Made himself famous enough for Hollywood cameos, Lakers courtside seats....rnr HOF.
He is a beacon of hope for manlets everywhere too, btw.
>>64064003
>He is a beacon of hope for manlets everywhere too, btw.
oh shit, flea's a manlet? never even realized it, i mentally assumed he was 5'11" or something
>>64064035
he's like 5-5 I believe
carol kaye is GOAT contender
J A C O
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>>64063783
>Best Bassist
>Isn't Tony Levin
sup
>>64064079
he's good but the amount of shit music he's been involved with outweighs the good
Did Kiedis ruin the red hot chillano peppres? I mean he is the only person in the band without any talent.
>>64064096
>B-but muh hip-hop skills
>>64064092
Such as???
The guys played with John Lennon, Peter Gabriel, Paul Simon, ABWH, David Bowie, and FUCKING KING CRIMSON at more or less their peak, or at least their peak in the case of Peter Gabriel and King Crimson.
>>64063833
Fuck he used to be so awesome
Why didn't they break off and start another band with a talented frontman? They could have been so good
>>64063833
Those two, literally, carried rhcp to the fame
>>64064189
>implying anyone listens to rhcp for anything other than the guitar
>>64064140
idk but i don't think it takes away from rhcp. they're memorable as fuck to me cuz of Flea's funky baselines and it don't matter of Anthony fucked it up or not.
>>64064189
John was a badass
>>64064335
I mean I don't hate RHCP but they could have been way better with a lineup that consisted of a frontman other than Kiedis. I still enjoy Blood Sugar Sex Magick as well as most of Californication and By The Way though.
They had a lineup that was too talented to only become a slightly better than average alt rock band though
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JBuaL1Ht7q8
>>64064444
holy shit nice quads
fucking witnessed
>>64064444
didn't those fleabasses get discontinued for being cheaply made chinese shit? he never even used them live
>>64063830
not sure if bait or complete retard
>>64064791
O yooo!
dont be rood.
(:
>>64064091
the litterbox never felt so empty after he left it
John Entwistle.
>>64063783
he has excellent technique, but as a composer he is not that good. other than "under the bridge" and a few others, he is just a normal guitarist that ended up on a bass. he doesn't do the job of a bassist.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ve37F3Ee9Ow
>not realizing ABSIV is the best
While we are on Flea, what albums are essential or the best from RHCP
Bass is literally guitar on easy mode.
>>64065668
Californiacation
By the Way
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Blood Sex Magic
Stadium Arcadium
>>64065678
bass is easy to play, but very difficult to play well
>>64065678
>I have never been a bassist in a band
>the best bassist ever
>a rock musician
fucking J e J WHEN WILL YOU KIDS LURN
>>64066136
the electric bass guitar was designed for a rock context, retard
>>64066155
w H EN
Nah
>>64065437
honestly nothing i've heard wooten play has ever been good to me. he's obviously talented -- i just wish he could make good music
>>64064444
>that out of synch clapping
FUCK
DISDAIN FOR PLEBS INCREASES
>>64066267
*roundabout plays*
>>64063783
He's one of the better rock bassists, but not even the best in the genre.
That being said, he's nowhere near the realm of guys like Stanley Clarke or Jaco.
>>64065668
Blood Sugar Sex Magik
One Hot Minute
Mother's Milk
>>64063783
>Best bassist ever
There is no single "best bassist ever."
That being said, Flea is not even in the running even if there was. He's good for what he does, but what he does isn't that great.
Just gonna leave this here
>>64067371
probably the only person born after the 19th century that can pull off those goggles
>>64067045
and Freaky Styley
Say what you want but at least RHCP didn't keep doing teen music in their 40's, I respect that
>>64063783
I donk know and I don't care.
But everytime I watch this video I tear up a little on the inside.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rFJ1XIGg29A
>>64064516
He stopped production because he didn't like the business aspect of things.
>>64069059
>Mom, I love you mom, thank you for coming
;_;
>>64064133
dream theater
>>64066267
This. As far as rock bassists go, at least.
nah
>>64063934
you don't know much about talent
That isn't John Entwistle.
Memo to all RHCP haters in here. Come on, admit Californication was the first album a lot of you ever owned.
>>64067415
Yeah OHM is kind of the turning point where they started sounding like adults instead of hormonally stressed 15 year olds.
>>64064096
The band's music as a whole would probably be better off without Kiedis, but I think without him, they lose a lot of their character, which is what draws a lot of people to the band. Even just watching the way they all interact with each other shows they're all really close friends, and I think if suddenly Kiedis dropped, they'd either go through a musical shift similar to when they lost John (both times), or just retire alltogether. He's not very talented, but he's very charismatic, which makes him the perfect frontman for RHCP.
>>64066267
rip
>>64064003
>fame is a metric for greatness
If only Anthony were as nice IRL as he makes himself out to be in his memoirs.
>>64069059
He seems like a genuinely good guy who has been through some rough patches on his life. Wish him well.
Kinda makes me feel bad about his current controversy about the national anthem. It's BS.
Gene Simmons?
>>64070455
Since when has he actually "played" bass since about 1981? Dude's just been chugging 8th notes for decades now.
>>64065352
I didn't know bullshit could find it's way that high to the clouds... wait... i've never seen someone so disconnected with reality.
Well now really, who thought a bass rendition of the national anthem was a good idea anyway.
>>64069059
he looks like shit
>>64064035
That would still make him a manlet
>>64069059
holy fuck. flea grew up with steven adler and slash
they must have influenced each other to play to such a high level
Brian Ritchie's solo on Please Do Not Go tops everything Flea ever did
To anyone who says Flea sucks and is totally amateurish as a musician, get on Vocaroo and play the intro to Around The World for us. That shit's like the Eruption of bass.
>>64069059
When he mentioned Hillel I choked up.
>>64067038
>grandpa rock
I could swear Flea was the guy who first came up with the idea for all that weird naked shit.
“I’m forever near a stereo saying, ‘What the fuck is this garbage?’ And the answer is always the Red Hot Chili Peppers.”
“I’m forever near a stereo saying, ‘What the fuck is this garbage?’ And the answer is always the Red Hot Chili Peppers.”
“I’m forever near a stereo saying, ‘What the fuck is this garbage?’ And the answer is always the Red Hot Chili Peppers.”
“I’m forever near a stereo saying, ‘What the fuck is this garbage?’ And the answer is always the Red Hot Chili Peppers.”
>>64070152
Wow what a knob
>>64070708
Are you okay man?
>>64070614
The Give It Away intro is also a bastard.
"Flea in all seriousness isn't that good. I mean, come on. RHCP were vaguely interesting in the late 80s, but Christ, they fucking suck, they suck."
-- Trevor Dunn
>>64070800
Just sayin', that has literally zero to do with the discussion of how good of a bassist he is
Fuck nah.
>babbys first influence
>>64070800
imean the dude has talent. Yall saying he's not a real bassist are out of your goddamn mind and you fuckers dismissing him because he's in rhcp is beyond stupid.
I fucking hate Jaco and the like because that old shit doesn't sound good to me but i still respect their talent.
>>64070800
And yet, Anthony and Flea are worth vastly more money, have sold vastly more music, and have had vastly more sex than Trevor Dunn, so...
RHCP are horrible buttrock and anyone who listens to them does not belong on /mu/.
>>64070800
>trying to discredit Flea's bass ability by saying RHCP is bad
Your argument for why Flea isn't a good bassist might as well be "because french toast sticks are easier to dip in syrup than full french toast slices"
>>64070887
lol what
>>64066267
/thread
>>64070614
>switching quickly between two notes and then going down a pentatonic scale is difficult
Really?
>>64070887
>because french toast sticks are easier to dip in syrup than full french toast slices
>>64067038
this nigga gets it
stanley is the goat's goat
>>64070871
They make all the money they want, and have as much sex as they want, they're still musical retards compared to Trevor's genius. Also, Flea couldn't hold a candle to the guy.
>>64067415
*cough*Weezer*cough*Green Day*cough*
>>64070455
The bassline to Detroit Rock City is fantastic, but he's a lot more famous for his image than his bass playing.
I never felt that RHCP were that great when they tried straight funk. Actually the Rolling Stones did better funk numbers in the 70s and their primary sound wasn't funk (unlike RHCP).
>>64071736
Plus as I said he hasn't actually played bass in decades. If you saw any live performance of DRC since the Reagan years, he just plays the root note over and over instead of the original melodic bass line.
>>64070614
I've only played bass since May last year and I can do that intro.
If you want to hear the Eruption of bass, listen to Maxwell Murder by Rancid. Kinda disappointed that Matt Freeman hasn't been mentioned ITT yet, he's insanely talented.
>>64070800
Gee, I wonder why a member of Mr. Bungle would have animosity towards a member of RHCP.
>>64071787
And the Give It Away intro?
You guys are all dumb gary willis is the best fretless bass player https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oW5A6mypjRw enjoy tards
>people acting like Eruption is some awesome epic piece that only the elite of elite guitarists can play
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2WHk4C9OTg
I rest my case.
>>64071821
Kinda rough on non-calloused fingers but not that difficult.
Flea's bass ability is more in the creativity of his basslines than the difficulty playing them.
>>64071768
wow, I didn't know that.
>>64064056
true
>>64071839
That doesn't say shit about the solo, more just that kid's a baller. How about you bust out the vocaroo and show us you doing it?
>no one has posted mingus
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZqWLSe0FS0I
>>64071839
he plays it badly in parts though. also i hate these fucking videos, the audience is so annoying
>>64071839
Nobody on /mu/ actually knows how to play music
>ctrl f
>peter hook 0 results
Bullshit thread
>>64071768
>>64071736
Gene's original 70s style before phoning it in was a lot like Paul McCartney.
>>64071945
I only have an acoustic guitar.
>I’m forever near a stereo saying, ‘What the fuck is this garbage?’ And the answer is always the Red Hot Chili Peppers.
What did he mean by this?
>>64072159
Ok then, play Spanish Flea.
>>64070882
>buttrock
We already have a definition for that, and RHCP is certainly not buttrock.
Also, By the Way is a great guitar album.
As for bass players, not even close.
The best kind of try hard.
Much love.
>>64071736
>>64072109
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xsc6TYU_NnY
Live DRC from 1976. That was back when Kiss were actually a kickass rock-and-roll band instead of a corporation.
These are the greatest bassists of all time.
Prove me wrong.
>>64072834
>Kiss were a kickass rock-and-roll band
"Eventually, we came to realize the power and beauty of nudity onstage."
lol no mention of les claypool in this thread
literally kill yourselves niggers. happy jackie robinson day.
>>64072884
DESU, most of the ass kicking came from Ace and Peter's New York street punk backgrounds. Once they were gone, it was all downhill.
'Cause let's be honest, Gene and Paul are just two fugly nerds from middle class upbringings who started a band to get rich and have sex.
>>64063783
Only considering rock bassists:
He's distinctive, a trait not so common among rock bassists.
His bass songwritting skills are very basic, while the bass has a strong presence, it rarely leads. Stu Zender and Les Claypool usually take the cake when writting rock songs with lead bass.
His technique is not half bad, considering the guy wasn't even a dedicated bass player to begin with, however people like Tony Levin and Trevor Dunn are better dual type bassists, MIYA better at plucking and Squier was better at picking.
His freestyle is awful and almost inexistent, Sean Malone's work in Cynic's Focus usually takes the cake here.
His tone and setup is good, not very clean, not very dirty, well adjusted.
Overall, he's better than most rock bassists, but not near the best.
>>64072951
to be considered a good musician you have to actually make good music, not just masturbate your instrument at high tempos
>>64073015
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5M_jh4CA8a8
>>64072989
>His bass songwritting skills are very basic, while the bass has a strong presence, it rarely leads
If you listened to their 80s stuff, it was a lot more bass driven however once John Fruscianti arrived, they became guitar-driven.
>>64073015
Claypool's music never hit me as "wanking".
>>64069059
>That shoutout to Georges Clinton and his mom
>that speech about music
TEARS
E
A
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S
>>64072989
>He's distinctive, a trait not so common among rock bassists.
True...most rock bassists are quite anonymous. Among distinctive rock bassists, you could name Paul McCartney, Gene Simmons, John Entwistle, Geezer Butler, and Nikki Sixx however aside from Entwistle all of those guys also had a part in songwriting or lead vocals or both.
>>64072989
>His freestyle is awful and almost inexistent
This is true. Flea only does good freestyle with John Fruscianti, by himself he fails pretty bad.
>>64069059
faam
;_;
>>64073152
>however aside from Entwistle all of those guys also had a part in songwriting or lead vocals or both
Entwistle did sometimes contribute lyrics, he also wrote My Wife but Pete wouldn't let him sing it.
>>64073152
>Gene Simmons
kys
>>64073152
Also all of those guys except Nikki Sixx did stuff other than basic timekeeping.
>>64073308
Well, Gene Simmons only does basic timekeeping after the 70s but hey, who cares about Kiss post-1979 anyway. Nikki Sixx also admits he's not very good at bass and his real talent is at songwriting and the business/PR side of things.
>>64072989
Singing once in a while; Pea is the only OHM song they still play live.
>>64067415
I was saying in the Rolling Stones thread yesterday that there's a considerable leap in maturity on Beggars Banquet versus the 1964-67 material where they sound like a bunch of bratty teenagers (think Mother's Little Helper).
>>64073062
Even during the slovak era the bass driven songs were very simple in terms of structure, which is not bad, considering the most memorable basslines are as simple as you get; the raw technique and tempo tho, very enjoyable.
I believe the arrival of Frusciante improved his songwriting skills.
>>64063802
That was awesome, fuck you
>>64067017
this
>>64073643
"John added a whole new dimension to our sound. He knows all about composition, song structure, music theory, and everything else I don't. He's a very dedicated guy; just loves his guitar and his cigarettes."
>>64067371
I really like him, however I dont think he is the best. Certainly one of my favorites. He is also really weird, and embraces the fact his band sucks.
>not Chuck Rainey
w e w
>>64066267
Recently got into them, listened to Time and a word, the yes album.... I got pissed when I read he died. Could have seen them a couple years back but I was a stupid faggot who just knew them by Owner of a lonely heart.
>>64070181
I like that album and don't even own it. I have Mothers Milk and I hate it.
>>64073875
TBF, the band themselves disowned Mother's Milk and never played any of its songs live after 1991.
DUDE
>bass guitar
Lmao
NUDITY
>>64065497
Never seen him or pinback on here, nice
>>64073920
>strings
kek
>>64063903
>Geddy Lee
>Best bassists
>>64073152
Lemmy. Lemmy. Lemmy.
>>64074242
I saw Motorhead in 2012 in Oakland. Sucked. He just looked like a tired old man trying to get through a set.
>>64074363
thats cos he was
>>64074363
Man, how many more times you gonna make this same post.
excellent body of work
>>64074363
My sister saw them in September and said it was a good show and she was glad she did check it off her bucketlist given that Lemmy had four months left at that point. So IDK, maybe she caught him on a good night and you didn't. Meh.
>>64074409
manlet, and his dick is nothing to write home about
>>64070614
My sister used to be obsessed with RHCP in the early 90s and even "dated" Anthony Kiedis for a while. She also had a disgusting shrine to them in her bedroom. I hate this band so much.
>>64073038
>>64073015
>>64073082
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aYDfwUJzYQg
likely the best bassline ever conceived
>>64074514
Stories?
>>64074514
By "dated" you mean one of the thousands of groupies they fucked backstage once?
You ever heard the story about the deranged groupie who wrung the sweat out of Flea's underwear and drank it? It was mentioned on a VH1 docu I saw once.
>>64070614
>eruption is hard
Reminds me of that guy on /mu/ who said his obese trailer park sister and cousin fucked Motley Crue back in the day and they were so vile that even Nikki Sixx and Vince Neil (who probably carried some new strains of STDs that science hadn't identified yet) almost vomited when they got a whiff of their unwashed parts.
And then he said years later one of them died of a heart attack on the toilet. The end.
Don't get me wrong, Les Claypool is one of my favorites too, but people who think he is the best don't realize that Mark King did it better before Primus.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FwAUMBnpXz8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7qxb3P332V4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nhYlInpSNpI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CAh-Uwg-wMc
>>64074791
So get on Vocaroo and play it for us.
LES CLAYPOOL is the best
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TqbIouGWOas
>>64074514
>>64074410
Are you the same guy or a different guy?
>>64075110
I'm the guy who's sister saw Motorhead. Mine was in diapers during the BSSM days so I'm pretty sure she wasn't fucking Anthony Kiedis backstage.
>>64072884
You have to admit, Detroit Rock City is a sick tune.
>>64075179
GET UP EVERYBODY'S GONNA MOVE THEIR FEET
>>64063783
That's not Louis Johnson.
>>64065277
this
>>64065668
their last effort, I'm With You, is actually pretty good. check it out
>>64069059
WHY ARE YOU MAKING ME CRY FUCK YOU REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
Well, I liked his version of The Star Spangled Banner.......
>>64072880
Why is Pajo on there?
>>64063783
nah and even he would agree. Google victor wooten if you wanna ridiculous see skill.
>>64075537
this post made me die laughing hfs
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=LEs5sKDXZuk
/thread
>>64063903
lol
>>64069059
That was beautiful.
>>64065668
The only truly wtf album of theirs is OHM.
>>64077426
And even then, it's not without its purpose.
I gotta give them a hand for consistently writing songs that come from the heart instead of what they think is marketable. Which is more than you can say for some shitty band like Nickelback. "Yeah we could make better music if we wanted, but we're doing just fine with the shit we put out, so why improve?"
>>64077641
They do write marketable music though. Most their stuff is poppy radio-friendly shit.
>>64078528
Well...that's like saying Cobain wasn't real or played from the heart because he wrote songs with hooks on them.
>>64064189
no. without John barely anyone would give a fuck about them
Hitler ??
Otiel fucking Burbridge...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zoo4L5KR7cM
I love Flea, but Victor takes the cake imo. Too groovin.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G7oCm-hZawQ
Best bassist goes to...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yy5BLiMed-s
>>64069059
Blue Hair Avey Tare
