Les Claypool's Duo De Twang: 'Wynonna's Big Brown Beaver,' Live On Soundcheck
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For more than 25 years, Primus has developed a devoted fanbase thanks to its distinct weirdo sensibility, hilarious lyrics, and high-octane instrumental prowess. At the center is frontman Les Claypool, Primus' dexterous, slap-happy bassist and spiritual leader, who has followed every absurdist musical whim and avant prog rock experiment from underground success to pop stardom.
But his latest project with Bryan Kehoe may be one of his oddest diversions yet -- at least based on Les Claypool standards: Duo de Twang plays acoustic music in the style of stripped-down, old-timey campfire songs and country tunes. What started as a one-off performance for San Francisco's Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival turned into a full record, Four Foot Shack. The album includes a originals, a couple reworked Primus classics ("Wynonna's Big Brown Beaver" and "Jerry Was A Race Car Driver") -- and a few covers like Bee Gees' "Stayin' Alive" and Alice In Chains' "Man In The Box." For a musician frequently shaking things up, Claypool's Duo de Twang is another fun twist.
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Legend says that Les Claypool once made a deal with the devil. No one knows what Claypool got, but the devil got some pretty good bass lessons
Hahahah yoooo!
Wkwkwkwkwkwk
Claypool was just trying to get permission to use the devils likeness in "the devil went down to Georgia"
Nail on the head
Fame fortune and a band!
Les is finally old enough to look like the crazy mountain man he always wanted to be.
aging fits him really well!
Gandalfy hill-billy
Wonder ear fine sipping music
@@michieldhaeze5901
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to be honest he looks more like an old hipster then a mountain man
And God said, "Let there be bass" and created Les.
@Hamish Leckie Ave SaTanas
Hamish Leckie That’s Latin, that’s what English was derived from.
Hamish Leckie Who hurt you Trumpster? Getting mighty angry on the internet! That’s okay, it’s mildly entertaining.
But how can that work chronologically? Considering Getty Lee is 10 years older than Les Claypool, so he came 1st!😎🤘
You removed it yourself but nice try needle dick.
This guy sure sounds and plays like that guy from Primus.
He seems better, primus sucks
Primus sucks bro
Nah, he sounds more like that guy who sing the intro of South Park...
Kinda looks like him too.
Duh he is Les Claypool from Primus.
holy crap he makes it look so easy to play
your my nest
Juan Alonso playing your very own style and written music is naturally going to be easier and 'natural'
When I learnt to play this using Bass tab I that it sounded nothing like the song turns out I was play 100X too slow
Juan Alonso even though it is one of the hardest songs ever to play the bass for, and singing while playing the bass is near impossible
singing while playing the bass is not only near impossible, it's F**KING HARD!! especially off-tempo like claypool does. dude's got a metronome for a dad and a clock for a mom!
Les has such economy of motion in his slapping that I cannot suss out how he does what he does, let alone begin to replicate it
he slaps with his thumb and plucks with his forefinger
Ha! It's just that simple then?
He does a lot of tapping with his left hand also while slapping with is right.
Been working on the whole hit more than one string in a row in one slap going, takes some practice.
He often also does down strokes with his fingernails as he does the thumb slap. It's basically the clawhammer banjo style applied to bass. Once you get that down you realize many of Les' basslines are much easier than they sound.
Les is 57 in 2020. I’m 49. Been listening to Primus since the 90’s. They Suck! And Epic!
Only true fans know they suck. If you have ever been to a Primus show you get it
I'm 47, and have been listening to them since the early 90s. In 1993, I started working at a record store, right about the time that "Pork Soda" was released. We wore that CD out, playing it in the store! I got to see them at Lollapalooza, and they were AMAZING!!
@@JenX_1973 same. My first big concert was Lollapalooza 93 at the Houston Raceway Park. Primus was my main reason for being there, but a great number of awesome acts performed that day.
@@freakstarrguy I agree! There were a lot of great bands on the 2nd and 3rd stages, at the multiple Lollapalooza concerts I attended. Some of those acts, I never would have known about them, if I hadn't been at those concerts! The 90s were just an amazing time, especially if you were in your 20s during that decade...at least it was for me!!
@@dankirsch1878 Yep, only true fans have the capabilities to use their fingers to type into a search engine and find he answer... What a dumb fucking comment.
"Smells like seven layers, well that beaver eats Taco Bell woo pow" gets me every time 🤣
I thought he said "foot ball!"
No its a polite reference to the smell!
Which is the inspiration for Les to write the song. God bless the furry beavers of the world!!!
🪵🪓
Lmfao
People dont give Les enough credit for his singing, the guy sounds exactly as he did 20 years ago
And his lyrics too! They're like silly-sounding folk songs full of colorful characters & metaphors.
His songs don't put very much strain on his vocal cords.
He's playing within his strengths and not showboating surprisingly.
He sounds like J.F. Sebastian from Blade Runner.
primus sucks!
if there was a genre called appalachia funk this would be it
doctir daddy Hickamafunk
I believe Les once described Primus as being “Electric Polka”, so there’s that.
Claypool does use the Carter Scratch technique with some slappin'
Funkalachia
Slap funk
Bass is like his second language. Shit, might be his first.
StinkyBiker 5 have you heard his lyrics? definitely first 😂😂
@@salvie5 Haha yeah for sure.
As much as I appreciate Les’s bass playing and singing,Brian Kehoe plays one beautiful American Standard steel guitar.
Let’s be honest,Les Claypool is one different cat,which is a good thing for those who hate boring,mainstream recycled crap.
Hot dayum that boy can play that there sombitchin' bass gueetar!
Your profile pic really adds another layer to this comment
Fuckin cringe
@@sagivn.s2237 nah m8, he's on the meem wagon just like us. Not everything has to be cringe.
@@sagivn.s2237 do you know what cringe is?
@@enidesouzabarros8852 are you a mouthbreather?
Les Claypools bass tech has to be on point!! Not a single buzz to heard.
And a left hand that can crush golf balls
Plot twist, les claypools bass tech is named Les Claypool.
@@slidey1000 His left hand strength has absolutely NOTHING to do with fret buzz....my 10 year old student even knows that.
@@Toolmybass surely absolutely nothing is a bit of an overstatement.
@@Toolmybass You shouldn't be a teacher if you think that
Who would have imagined him aging into a steampunk time traveler? Certainly not me.
It was bound to happen eventually
I mean I didn't see it coming but it kinda makes sense
Sorry but they released 'The Brown Album' in 1997 (and aside from the title it had a distinctly olde-worlde theme running through it) so no, I would have expected nothing less quite honestly :-)
@@The1trueDave I bet ur fun at parties
@CharlesMusic I don't remember to be honest :-)
I’ve been a drummer for 40 years. Never picked up a bass in my life, but damn I could watch Les play all day long man. Always loved Primus.
Primus sucks
I been drumming for shortly less and Tim herb Alexander was and still is my idol so primus was huge for me. I was so enamored with the bass and claypool that I HAD to pick it up to learn a few licks. I was memorized when my bassist and I would just riff for minutes on end during sessions.
Primus sucks.
@@carlosescudero9845 You're damn right they do.
primus sucks
aw hell, i think i prefer this to the original version.
I totally agree with you
Formicophilliac they both suck though, hell, Primus sucks.
That's right. Primus sucks.
Me too
Me too, am I getting old?
I could never see claypool in Metallica, his talent would have overshadowed the others and jealous Lars wouldn't like that and edit the bass right out like he did to newstead
or anyone other than Lars really
No one in the world could put together Metallica's music as Lars do.
If you want to hear Les in a thrash metal band, listen to Blind Illusion. I swear, he's somewhere there in the mix.
I always chuckle when Les showed up for the Metallica audition and James laughs and says 'He's too good!' and dies laughing
Lars must be used to being overshadowed by the other band members by now. The only reason he's still in the band is because he formed it. Shoulda got rid of him anyway imo.
best bass player in the world? 🤔
is a question
sorry i dont speak good english
definately....
My bassist is the best bass player in the world
Indeed. Maybe ever.
2:11 hearing that bass at Half speed has blown my fucking mind
+borrasho34 I might have a slim chance of playing this bass line at half speed. Pretty slim though lol
The guy on the resonator is pretty good too
Bryan Kehoe the goat 🙏
Primus, what legends. The whole band, man. Their songs are all memes but, musically, absolutely insane.
Yes, but this isn't them, even if it's the same lead.
How come when I just lazily slap my thumbs on a bass it doesn’t come out all note-y and awesome like that.
StephenRahrig
Because hes Les Claypool, you are not. 😜
Hammer on and pull off
Cuz you suck
Helps to have thousands of dollars worth of the best equipment. Plus he's the best of our generation
Left hand.
And Les randomly wakes up one morning and thinks, “gettin’ me a resonator bass”. That’s how genius is.
At first, thought bass body had its own pair of teeny tiny speakers ...
I love Les , but his guitar player is pretty incredible too!!
Drummer killed it too!
Yeah, the guitar is too easily overlooked. Guitar player is VERY good.
They've been friends since high school according to wikipedia
I don't know the name of Primus guitar player. I don't know the name of this guitar player, nor do I know if he is in Primus. But I'll leave a comment on this video talking about how great he is.
I'm not even a big Primus fan but I have to concede that Mr. Claypool is one of the best and creative bass players ever.
True
Duo De Twang is quite different to primus, save for the singing.
Les Claypool makes me proud to be a rural Californian
Adam Dunlop California has such a bizarre rural culture. Check out Booneville. They even have their own bizarre dialect. Bahl hornin' Boonters be japin' Brightlighters to Boont and harp on higgin'!
lol
Burney, California
yeah... Les is the norm for rural Cali. herpa
Good ol' Mt. Lassen is where I call home.
Man I’m glad Les is finally in a band that doesn’t suck. 🤓
I see what you did there.😉🙌🏻👍🏻
🦫
A grand master of bass players.
phirephate kolbaster
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I must honestly say that Les Claypool has always been my number 1 influence in terms of Bass Playing. Had the the privilege of getting to see Primus live at was was then known as State Theater in Detroit (now The Fillmore) on Halloween night in 1997. First concert I ever attended. I had been listening to Primus for a few years prior to that and after that Concert is when I realized BASS was the instrument that I was meant to play. So a huge thank you to Les Claypool for indirectly influencing me through his incredible bass playing to become a bassist myself for about 16 years now. And a huge thank you also go's out to the late great Peter Steele of Type O Negative. PRIMUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! \m/
Colin Downer hopefully one day you’ll be as good or better than him.
I was on my way to work on the afternoon shift at the Ford Mustang plant when I thought , why am I going to work when primus is downtown on Halloween night, drove right by my exit down to Woodward, great show Limp Biskit where the opener
Colin Downer I saw him at ozzfest he was amazing the guitarist is a stand out too. Not really my style even but I was amazed
Primus sucks.
Seen some great shows at the state theater seen ghost last year at this time
I'm just sitting here watching 0:51 over and over again in awe.
Lazrpo a.k.a. Sticky Treason sooo good!!!
Lazrpo a.k.a. Sticky Treason the intro to this song is perfection.
But 1:28 just tops it, makes me smile every time
Dear God, how the hell does he do that? I'd love to see a behind the scenes where he tries to explain song structure to his band mates. Wow. Incredible musicianship.
The song structure of this (and most) primus songs is actually incredibly simple.
it's basically just a vamp over a single chord - literally the simplest song structure out there
It's basically bass and drums, the guitar player could just jam all over the song, it doesn't make much difference
@@Croissantrophy.meme.channel Noticed that myself. The stuff that makes you go "holy shit" is mostly drums first, then bass, then guitar. The tone and sound of the bass and guitar is always amazing in Primus but my mind really focuses on how truly kick ass the drumming always is. Herb was a monster.
@@zackmatulis4094 I think I've noticed the same, especially in metal. It's why I loved static x so much. It's hard to find a metal band that has a really good drummer; most are just decent to barely mediocre.
nuberiffic
True it is a vamp, but that tightness and lead bass line shouldn't be taken so non-chalantly! It's very complex! You may be able to play it but does it sound this mistake-free and funky!
Bryan is so under appreciated. An amazing talent. As good at playing the guitar as Les is with his bass.
+Xestantial Nah. But he is good.
Yeah I wouldn't go that far
guys they both suck
he seems to be good in the same style. I don't know if he's great at soloing or what we commonly see as great guitar playing, but he compliments Les well.
I’ve seen him many times over the years with MIRV and Kehoe Nation. His versatility and lead guitar work is beyond amazing.
This version is badass, but I really enjoyed the part in the original that went like badumdum, badumdum, badumdumBREOW! BadumdumBREOW!
You mean that famous little riff with the triplet harmonics and the crazy sounding open chord? Like @ 3:40 on the music video? (watch?v=aYDfwUJzYQg) That's my favorite part too.
I guess it doesn't sound right when acoustic and quiet. Which is a shame because it's my favorite part and inspired me to play bass.
i actually like this version much more. you can really apprechiate the different fills and melodies he is playing
I named my youngest after Claypool . Her name is Leslie💜 ❤️😽
JUST AS GOOD AS THE ORIGINAL
POSSIBLY BETTER
not better...
definitely not better
CLAYPOOL LIVE IS OFF THE CHAIN, SEE
HIM
***** Have you by any chance heard of the rock-and-roll musical band Primus?
NO BUT LOVE TO
LET ME LOVE YOU YEP
Only Les Claypool would have a resonator/dobro bass, dude is one of the best bassists of our time.
Possibly The Best.
with those heavy strings..
Amazing version. Les has always been fearless and ahead of his time. Fantastic artist!
Les Claypool is a parody of himself, and that's aboot it.
I love the way he says "There you go" right at the end like they've just made a delivery.
That's a pretty darn sweet version.
Kind of unplugged version
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This is good
It's great
One could even say
It sucks
Primus sucks
comments: gosh he sure is swell on that bass
me: lol they let him play this on an NPR affiliate?
Les is one of the most talented musicians alive today (he's also surrounded himself with very talented bandmates)...I feel privileged to have seen him play over 25 times since 1990. If only I could have seen Danny Carey filling in on drums for Primus.
Les' left hand technique is just ridiculous. I could play bass every day for a decade and never come close to being able to do that.
Both hands.
Yeah, he's transmuted his busy sounding playing to smaller movements. The guy is a natural at it... bass, banjo.
... maybe he's from the motherland
It seems like this guy is pretty good at bass.
Certainly seems that way... :)
never seen any musician connect with their chosen instrument so solidly; his playing is incredible.
The first time I saw him live "back in 93"; he played a double neck 12 string bass& he played lead and rythem at same time on both top/bottom. V. WHOOTEN EAT YOUR HEART OUT!
I never thought I'd hear the phrase "and he ain't shit for a week and a half" delivered so menacingly in all my life
i can appreciate the instruments so much better in this version. and the twang is so clear, I love this version
Les is the man without a doubt one of the best bass players of all time
I fucking love Les Claypool. I will never forget the first time I saw them in concert, watching him play is absolutely mesmerizing.
Speechless....no drums and it still has a tight tight rhythm section. When the solo kicks in you can hear just how much Les is doing.
These two calm my anxiety, fill my soul, and make me a better person. Holy crap…..
Never noticed how smooth and beautiful Les's hands are.
I have noticed it for a long time. Always smooth, clean and well-groomed when I've seen them.
Well the girls have shown up
Alright, Kira Yoshikage
I love the fact that for the most part no matter what crazy shit his left hand is doing his right hand is just up down up down up down like a metronome
Watching what he's playing and listening to what he's playing are 2 totally different things.
Dude is an alien from planet bass master where he was their supreme champion sent to earth to battle our best. He's still the supreme champion.
I love how the masters of their respective instruments like Les Claypool is on the bass, make it look like they aren't doing anything complicated at all.
One of my favorite tunes.
Tighter than bark on a tree. This blows the original version to hell.
20th viewing. Love it!!!
This is even better what!? I like the lyrical fluidity in this
I need the Coen Brothers movie this goes to
That guitar reminds of the Left 4 Dead 2 Hard rain campaign!
So true!
I was thinking Swamp Fever but yeah that game in general
That game sucked so bad, haha
The Engineer yeah, no. L4D2 is awesome.
The Engineer you just got me where it hurts
Always loved this song!!…video clip was awesome….but to hear it in this form is incredible….cool guitar, killer bass line, quirky lyrics….perfection!!
That was brilliant... this guy can play bass better technically than I can play guitar... WTF!
The BEST Bass player, EVER!
But that's just like...your opinion man, but he is in my to 5 best bass players
Steve Harris #1
Geddy Lee. Nuff said
Randy Wissler I love Steve Harris, but No! Lol not even on the same planet as Les technicality wise
Kris Faulkner oh don't get me wrong, I put Les in my top 4, I just like Harris better. Harris 1, Jaco P 2, Les 3, Billy Sheehan 4. That's how I rate then. Just my opinion.
This guys talent and genius seems limitless
just when you thought Primus couldn't get any better... boom. Les rules
Les's technique is amazing, his sound is incredible. But what really keeps me coming back to this video is the timekeeping. Les sounds like a metronome. He's getting that kick on his foot perfectly timed and even sounding, while playing bass and singing.
I don’t know what it is with this Version but it makes me want to learn to cook meth, steal cars and run from the Po-Po.
U too??
Priceless
They should've put this version of the song in a Breaking bad episode.
🤣🤣🤣
It tis a mite nasty 🤪
August 2019, anybody here ?
mr childgrownold yup, having difficulties typing because I picked up my bass after several years without playing. Trying to figure out is Les was using the double thumb technique way back for suck on this.
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@@liamsjamsyt1047 Had to play it again, 😁🤟✌️
Les taught geddy lee shit on the bass.... GEDDY LEE... one of his biggest bass heroes,and his technique helped geddy find a new way to jam on bass.... thats legendary in itself. les claypool is one of the best to ever do it
In 1988 I saw Primus at the Haight Ashbury Street Fair and i had never heard of them (Faith No More was the headliner--at a fucking street fair!) I was utterly blown away and my video camera rolled tape on one of their earliest shows and they were out of control it was pure insanity.
I've watched this so many times & just gets better...so sick..
Only Claypool could make a Resonator bass work. As far as I am concerned the Resonator bass is an oxymoron of an instrument. I am in awe looking at this.
I play air bass and still have trouble mastering Les’s style sound and the touch of an Angel
great....now I gotta go get me a hollow acoustic bass guitar to be like Les!!
JOHN THE BAPTIST actually that’s a resonantor- and you wrote this a year ago, hows the acoustic
2:09 “for a week...and a half” 😂😂
Playing Ler's parts are usually more complicated than Les' parts... Seriously, Ler is a musical genius in the true sense of the term. The way his guitar compliments/blends/highlights Les' eccentric style in nothing short of insanity when really breaking down and listening to his parts...
He plays it so clearly too, its crazy
I wasn’t sure if that was him. He looks more like Charlie Daniels 😂
@@j-me6317 thats not Larry LaLonde in this video, thats Bryan Kehoe, Les's high school friend.
This is the easy to play version. The way he played it on the album was just nuts.
Man how does this dude make it look so easy. He's exceptional. Primus is so weird it's fun
making it look easy is the mark of the genius
Les Claypool greatest bass player ever
I’ve never even seen a resonator bass but now I love it
The tone on that bass and that guitar is awesome. Those are great instruments.
Remeber kids, the 'Slap' in your left hand is just as important as the on in your right.
i just need that "YEEEEEHEHEEEHEEE" isolated, and i could make such a dope beat
Just fantastic. And extra props to Bryan Kehoe for channeling Billy Gibbons' "Ten Foot Pole" on the slide lead!
Steel guitar at its finest. I could watch this all day.
This show live was ducking amazing. I knew nothing about it and my friend “said I’m going to Les’s new group tonight”. He had an extra ticket. I’m a huge Primus fan. I bought the vinyl at the show. Pipeline was great too!
Wish i could like this a thousand times
Fucking song is like 25 years old and it's still one of the hardest songs ever created.
Just me who's thinking this'd be a great intro track to one of the episodes of Fargo season two?
duuuuuuuuuuuuuude
Soooooo sick les is legendary
Take a second and appreciate the fact he's still alive with all that talent
One thing i love about watching Les play is that... when most bass players play fast, they LOOK like they're playing fast. Les has an incredible economy of motion.
I can only dream of being able to twang and slap the way Les does. If it was 100 or more years ago people would probably say he sold his soul for the talent
I can listen to this version for "a week and a half"
The video for this song remains one of the best and funniest ever!!
Such a shame this doesn't have millions and millions of views. Rip good music!
Thanks God Les, never got the Metallica interview - what a waste of talent that would have been!!! Man you are amazing to watch!
If I’m not mistaken, Les’ high pitch “weeeee” was influenced by Bill Monroe’s “Muleskinner Blues”
The song is over, I'm scrolling the comments, and my knee and head are still moving to a beat that isn't beating anymore. Mind control s#;+
Tom Kenney I just read this an said “yea, no shit eh?” To no one but myself.