bluesparky Posted April 15, 2016 Share Posted April 15, 2016 (edited) Unless I've missed it on here (apologies if there is a post about it, I couldn't find one), did anyone else see the footage of Flea playing the National Anthem (stars and stripes) and the L.A. Lakers vs. Utah Jazz basketball game a few days ago? It's certainly divided the community elsewhere, he's been seriously criticised for overplaying and having an awful tone, but also for simply not removing his cap during the national anthem(!). Me, personally, I didn't enjoy it at all and I've been a massive fan of his for almost 3 decades now... [url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8itum6etNcM"]www.youtube....h?v=8itum6etNcM[/url] Edited April 15, 2016 by bluesparky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ras52 Posted April 15, 2016 Share Posted April 15, 2016 Meh. I still prefer Beyonce. [media]http://youtu.be/JI1kq6CA_38[/media] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daz39 Posted April 15, 2016 Share Posted April 15, 2016 America eh - take guns into grocery stores, pass discrimination laws at will, but don't dare stand to solemn attention during the anthem... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Number6 Posted April 15, 2016 Share Posted April 15, 2016 So a bassplayer is given the oportunity of playing a very high profile tune on a very high profile event and he plays sh*te like that! Hahahahahaha unbelieveable really Bassdom should feel let down. P.S i'm not a Flea fan i might add. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roman_sub Posted April 15, 2016 Share Posted April 15, 2016 Eesh. Aimless noodling at the big stage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevB Posted April 15, 2016 Share Posted April 15, 2016 Another top player showing us why bass isn't really a solo instrument. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahpook Posted April 15, 2016 Share Posted April 15, 2016 (edited) It's less interesting than a 'traditional' rendition with trumpets and whatnot, so.... FAIL. Edited April 15, 2016 by ahpook Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Schoen Posted April 15, 2016 Share Posted April 15, 2016 (edited) Recognisable part, noodle noodle noodle, recognisable part, noodle noodle. I didn't like it. IMHO the overplaying did not add anything to it, when it comes to instrumental versions I prefer how Jimi Hendrix played it at Woodstock. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MKvnQYFhGCc[/media] Edited April 15, 2016 by John Schoen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CamdenRob Posted April 15, 2016 Share Posted April 15, 2016 [quote name='John Schoen' timestamp='1460721798' post='3028161'] Recognisable part, noodle noodle noodle, recognisable part, noodle noodle. [/quote] Jazz is an entire genre based on this tried and tested format... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvin Posted April 15, 2016 Share Posted April 15, 2016 They should have booked Mark King. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassnut62 Posted April 15, 2016 Share Posted April 15, 2016 Was Flea miming and the tape got stuck in the machine again? What truly awful tone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conan Posted April 15, 2016 Share Posted April 15, 2016 Blleeeaaarrrggghhhh! One of the youtube comments hit the nit on the head: "Sounds like a bagpipe raping a cat". Obviously not a Scot, otherwise he would have know that that the singular term "bagpipe" is incorrect... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted April 15, 2016 Share Posted April 15, 2016 And the timing's all over the place. Even when he's not pointlessly noodling away when a single note would have sufficed, it sounds like a beginner playing - each note is played as and when it can be reached and not when it should be. This is a thing I notice a lot with solo bass pieces irrespective of the technical ability of the player. There's no flow between the phrases. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beedster Posted April 15, 2016 Share Posted April 15, 2016 At last there's something I can play better than Flea I reckon he might have let the occasion get the better of him, he looks genuinely nervous at times, and that's certainly not an emotion I've ever associated with him. There's a couple of nice things in there but they just didn't come off, especially in the context of the 13-yr old jamming in their bedroom feel of the rest of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cato Posted April 15, 2016 Share Posted April 15, 2016 (edited) To be fair there is an American tradition of having high profile guest performers slaughtering the national anthem at sporting events. There seems to be some sort of ongoing competition among the performers as to who can insert the most additional notes into the original piece. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rHpXkyL6s0E Edited April 15, 2016 by Cato Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barneyg42 Posted April 15, 2016 Share Posted April 15, 2016 Got halfway through.....switched off! That's all! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cameltoe Posted April 15, 2016 Share Posted April 15, 2016 Bloody hell, what that hell was that? If I was one of the team lining up i'd have been fighting back the hysterics. It seemed like he was genuinely searching around for the right note a few times too, he would go off for a wander then come back on the wrong note and have to slide up (which was then out of time). He's quite obviously bought himself a new pedal too, which he seemed to be enjoying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingBollock Posted April 15, 2016 Share Posted April 15, 2016 (edited) I'm glad I'm not the only one that thought it sounded really amateurish. If he had played it in his bedroom and put it up on YouTube, the comments would have gone: [i]You're doing well for only playing three months. Keep it up! Dude. You need to relax and learn the basics first. Lol!! I want to have sexual relations with your mum. Don't cry, you should just get more proficient before putting stuff on YouTube... Failed guitarist! Lololololol!!!1![/i] Still, love those cabs, they look ace (going back to the aesthetic look of amps and cabs thread). I was sooo close to buying a couple of the 4x10s a couple of years ago, just because they look cool (and they were going cheap). Edited April 15, 2016 by KingBollock Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesparky Posted April 15, 2016 Author Share Posted April 15, 2016 [quote name='KingBollock' timestamp='1460727025' post='3028231'] I'm glad I'm not the only one that thought it sounded really amateurish. If he had played it in his bedroom and put it up on YouTube, the comments would have gone: [i]You're doing well for only playing three months. Keep it up! Dude. You need to relax and learn the basics first. Lol!! I want to have sexual relations with your mum. Don't cry, you should just get more proficient before putting stuff on YouTube... Failed guitarist! Lololololol!!!1![/i] Still, love those cabs, they look ace (going back to the aesthetic look of amps and cabs thread). I was sooo close to buying a couple of the 4x10s a couple of years ago, just because they look cool (and they were going cheap). [/quote] I have spent quite a while chortling at a fair few of the comments on a couple of threads here and there.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
40hz Posted April 15, 2016 Share Posted April 15, 2016 I absolutely love Flea but that is just AWFUL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lw. Posted April 15, 2016 Share Posted April 15, 2016 I'm a big fan of RHCP & what he does with them but that was absolutely terrible. Bad tone & bad playing - someone just needs to tell him; you are not Jimi Hendrix, get out there & show them a funky bass version not some rubbish guitar-wannabe trick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beedster Posted April 15, 2016 Share Posted April 15, 2016 [quote name='Lw.' timestamp='1460728412' post='3028251'] I'm a big fan of RHCP & what he does with them but that was absolutely terrible. Bad tone & bad playing - someone just needs to tell him; you are not Jimi Hendrix, get out there & show them a funky bass version not some rubbish guitar-wannabe trick. [/quote] Must admit I was expecting a slapathon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lw. Posted April 15, 2016 Share Posted April 15, 2016 (edited) [quote name='Beedster' timestamp='1460728807' post='3028256'] Must admit I was expecting a slapathon [/quote] As tedious as wanton slapping can be, at least it's bass specific not just a poor interpretation of something else. Turning their national anthem into a funky groove & maybe adding a little slap in there would probably be quite cool, cooler than that over fx'ed rubbish at least. Edited April 15, 2016 by Lw. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sibob Posted April 15, 2016 Share Posted April 15, 2016 It basically just sounds like Stefan Lessards SSB rendition from the Dave Matthews Central Park concert, not awful, but meh. I'm not sure what tone people are expecting him to play with, a nice fat P-bass tone isn't going to cut through in a stadium like that, it isn't a band after all. Si Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesparky Posted April 15, 2016 Author Share Posted April 15, 2016 [quote name='40hz' timestamp='1460728265' post='3028247'] I absolutely love Flea but that is just AWFUL. [/quote] Me too, when videos of players and bands who're new / inexperienced / don't have the abilites yet to perfect the songs they're posting are heavily criticised for doing so, I'll shy away from making negative comments as I was them once.. But when it's someone who you know damn well can actually play, and can play well, it's hard not to raise an eyebrow and wonder out loud what they hell they're doing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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