Les Claypool or Flea?

[BigRedX]

Playing music is not a competitive sport. There is no better just what you like and what you don't like

[quote name='Bass_man219' timestamp='1327446935' post='1511547']
Okay that kid's impressed me just shows how insanely good musicians mostly never get recognised
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The reason most "insanely good" musicians never get recognised is that for the most part they play completely uninteresting twiddly widdly music that no-one except other boring musicians like.

At least the drummer (who's at the right gig - they just need to sack the boring guitarist) and the Korean cross-dresser know how to put on a show to go with the playing although I'd have a lot more respect for the Korean guy if he actually appeared on stage with a band dressed like that rather than hiding in his bedroom.

[leftyhook]

[quote name='Chris2112' timestamp='1327471618' post='1511735']
I don't think either player has done anything worth listening to for years.
[/quote]

RHCP on Jools Holland were AWFUL. Every song sounded the same.
As for LC, it's baggady-"baggady-baggady-slappady" with silly lyrics.

But, it's an opinion. no one is right, and no one is wrong.

[EmmettC]

[quote name='leftyhook' timestamp='1327614708' post='1514376']
But, it's an opinion. no one is right, and no one is wrong.
[/quote]
I am.

[Raslee]

Er....Michael Schumacher?

[pantherairsoft]

I PREFER Les, but neither are better than the other. It's all just taste & opinion .

[EssentialTension]

[quote name='Bass_man219' timestamp='1327445397' post='1511507']
Title says it all really but I want to know who and your reasons
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I've never knowingly heard Claypool, and I've little interest in RHCP or the Fleaman.

More importantly, it's not a competition, you're mixing it up with the Olympics, which is a competition.

[Mr. Foxen]

If I had to pick one for my band, Flea, cause I think I could ahve my band and the bassist is Flea. If I chose LC, I'd be a guy in a band with LC.

[wingnutkj]

Both of them play on Tom Waits' new album. Les is on one track, Flea is on two. Therefore Flea would appear to be better.

BUT

If you consider other Tom Waits albums, Les has played on more tracks than Flea, therefore Les is better.

BUT

Flea founded the Silverlake Conservatory of Music for Children Who Can't Slap Good And Wanna Learn To Do Other Stuff Good Too, and as far as I'm aware Les hasn't done anything like that, so Flea is better.

BUT

Les did the South Park theme tune.

BUT

Flea did the voice for Donnie in the Wild Thornberrys.

Therefore, the winner is Mike Watt. Easy.

[chaypup]

Les is more cooling if you're out in the hot sun but if you want to get away quickly then it has to be Flea.

[MusicJunkie]

My immediate reaction was Les, but then I remembered this:

[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2C0F7eFxhXM"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2C0F7eFxhXM[/url]

Edited January 27, 2012 by MusicJunkie

[EssentialTension]

[quote name='wingnutkj' timestamp='1327658046' post='1514770']
Both of them play on Tom Waits' new album. Les is on one track ...
[/quote]
In that case, I have now knowingly heard him.

I still say it's not a competition.

[rOB]

[quote name='leschirons' timestamp='1327450683' post='1511639']
FLEA DONE A POO??? Have you still got it?
[/quote]
EBay?

[norvegicusbass]

Both came to my house a year ago. Flea drank my beer, ate my food and hogged the remote whereas Les cleaned the bathroom, aired the sheets and rearranged my cds in alphabetical order. So who do you reckon is the best?

[norvegicusbass]

Forgot to mention Flea left a very large unflushed turd in my new toilet just incase a few of you were still undecided

Edited January 29, 2012 by norvegicusbass

[thepurpleblob]

Sigh!! I knew this would happen. I tried to warn you

[woodster909]

Gotta love Primus, just so off the wall and original, I love his playing and tone

RHCP just bore me to tears, I find it hard to listen to more than 20 seconds of Kiedis

all IMHO of course!

[EssentialTension]

[quote name='norvegicusbass' timestamp='1327871384' post='1518102']
Forgot to mention Flea left a very large unflushed turd in my new toilet just incase a few of you were still undecided
[/quote]
That can't be true because if it was true then Les would have cleaned it all up before you saw it.

[thodrik]

Both good players with questionable dress sense. I personally think Claypool is slightly more versatile in that he can really do a good job 'playing straight' when he wants to. Flea always seems just to just sound like Flea, even outside of RHCP.

Whatever, I like them both.

[cheddatom]

Flea's a great bassist and I love his stuff with Mars Volta. He's just a bassist though isn't he? Les is something else IMO.

[norvegicusbass]

[quote name='EssentialTension' timestamp='1327873472' post='1518157']
That can't be true because if it was true then Les would have cleaned it all up before you saw it.
[/quote] Nah Les was too busy wiping up Fleas vomit from my leather sofa when I went to the toilet

[JakeFoordBass]

Les has too many puppies, a cat named Tommy and likes to shake hands with beef which clearly makes him awesome!

[cheddatom]

he doesn't mind shaking hands with pork either!