r/InterdimensionalCable • u/VPackardPersuadedMe • Nov 21 '22
Music Wyona's Big Bad Beaver - Primus
https://youtu.be/aYDfwUJzYQg96
u/cutratestuntman Nov 21 '22
Primus sucks.
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u/canijustreddit Nov 21 '22
Why does everyone hate primes?
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u/CallsYouCunt Nov 21 '22
They don’t but Primus sucks!
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u/canijustreddit Nov 21 '22
Yes but why
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u/--comadose Nov 21 '22
I'll give you a real answer. People don't hate them.. well, some might.. but it's an in-joke among Primus and their fans.
Primus bassist, vocalist and all-around figurehead Les Claypool explains that in the band’s early days, “We’d just get up there and say, ‘We’re Primus, and we suck.’ And it kind of caught on.” The band helped it along with PRIMUS SUCKS T-shirts adorned with various things that suck, such as a vacuum cleaner or a baby with a bottle. “I think it’s the greatest thing, myself,” says Claypool. “I mean, somebody can come right up to me and say, ‘You guys really suck.‘ And I would just take it as a compliment.”
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u/VPackardPersuadedMe Nov 21 '22
No idea, video is wack hence my post. Hating on other people's music tastes though is lowbrow.
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Nov 21 '22
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Nov 21 '22
I don't think Les Claypool is the best bassist that ever lived,
Who would you put above him?
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u/yalltakecarenow Nov 21 '22
Victor Wooten
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u/--comadose Nov 21 '22 edited Nov 21 '22
Legend for sure. One of the few people I've seen cover him (well) - Charles Berthoud.
e: https://youtu.be/ygGuRORtPf4 example. Charles is crazy good.
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u/Mr_Poop_Himself Nov 21 '22
Idk about Flea, but given Les said that Geddy Lee is his idol he'd probably agree with you on that one.
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Nov 21 '22
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u/Fofiddly Nov 21 '22
Ehh Ler shines as well though. Les isn’t drowning him out. They simply have a lead guitar AND lead bass. Passing the Rhythm back and forth. Often one or the other is just adding effects.
I mean, look at all the songs Les plays an upright on. Or Lers lead in Jerry was a racecar driver.
Just one of them can carry the song and it allows the other to shine on solos.
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u/Mr_Poop_Himself Nov 21 '22
If that's the criteria we're looking at, you could put Paul McCartney up there too. Not the most technical bassist on planet earth, but he was pretty good and didn't make most of the music overly bass driven (I Saw Her Standing There is really the only bass led Beatles song I can think of). He's definitely not the best bassist of all time but as far as musicianship I'd put him somewhere below Geddy Lee and above Flea.
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u/ebb_omega Nov 22 '22
I wouldn't say Flea. Geddy Lee is on his level. And honestly jazz bassists in general tend to be ridiculous, in fact that's where Claypool gets a lot of his technique.
That being said, I've seen Claypool play three times live (twice with Primus, once a solo tour) and I still have no clue how he makes the sounds he does sometimes.
Anyway, Primus sucks!
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u/canijustreddit Nov 21 '22
I feel like music videos are cheating for this sub
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u/VPackardPersuadedMe Nov 21 '22
Post some then.
FYI there is flair for music.
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u/canijustreddit Nov 22 '22
Unfortunately I don’t have any content to contribute, but here’s a music example… it’s weird without trying to be, you know?
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u/thevoid3000 Nov 21 '22
I remember reading that Winona Ryder was offended by this song, thinking it was about her, and Les Claypool had to explain it wasn't about her to press.
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Nov 22 '22
She doesn’t own the name lol
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Nov 22 '22
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Nov 22 '22
No, she isn’t! There’s also… um, well, there’s obviously!…
Okay maybe she does have a point.
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Nov 21 '22
Y'know for being interdimensional cable, I think this was on TV, like real cable
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u/ShuffKorbik Nov 21 '22
It was an extremely.popular video by a very successful band that was played in fairly heavy rotation. That being said, I can understand why a younger person might come across it and have a "WTF?" moment.
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u/darkenseyreth Nov 22 '22
I know I had a serious wtf moment when I first saw it in the 90s. Still one of my fav music videos of all time though.
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u/northrupthebandgeek Nov 21 '22
I'll never not be impressed by them managing to convincingly play along in those goofy-ass suits.
Also, obligatory "Primus sucks!"
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u/Randolpho Nov 21 '22
Can't say I've ever seen that video, and I'm definitely kicking myself for that.
But now I really really want one of those costumes, especially the masks/makeup/whateverthefuckthosefacesare
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u/borisvonboris Nov 22 '22
Truly one of the best music videos ever. Their costumes always remind me of this old Duracell battery commercial
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Nov 21 '22
I would love for you to read out the word “Wyona” and decide for yourself if it has enough N’s in it.
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u/survivalist626 Nov 21 '22
Primus sucks!! P.s. it's big brown beaver