Comments on: Bass wars http://www.saysuncle.com/2006/02/13/bass_wars/ Remember, I do this to entertain me... not you. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 01:57:43 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: My Quiet Life » Donny Hathaway Live http://www.saysuncle.com/2006/02/13/bass_wars/comment-page-1/#comment-52603 My Quiet Life » Donny Hathaway Live Tue, 14 Feb 2006 04:57:25 +0000 http://www.saysuncle.com/archives/2006/02/13/bass_wars/#comment-52603 [...] Uncle proposes that Les Claypool is amazinger than Victor Wooten — though the consensus in the comments is where I stand as well. For my money, though, there’s no better bass player than Willie Weeks. His bass solo on “Voices Inside (Everything is Everything) from Donny Hathaway’s Live is my favorite bass solo of all time. It lacks the technical wizardry of someone like Claypool or Wooten, but it’s way more fun. It’s funky, playful, and creative.. [...] [...] Uncle proposes that Les Claypool is amazinger than Victor Wooten — though the consensus in the comments is where I stand as well. For my money, though, there’s no better bass player than Willie Weeks. His bass solo on “Voices Inside (Everything is Everything) from Donny Hathaway’s Live is my favorite bass solo of all time. It lacks the technical wizardry of someone like Claypool or Wooten, but it’s way more fun. It’s funky, playful, and creative.. [...]

]]> By: SayUncle http://www.saysuncle.com/2006/02/13/bass_wars/comment-page-1/#comment-52575 SayUncle Tue, 14 Feb 2006 01:11:21 +0000 http://www.saysuncle.com/archives/2006/02/13/bass_wars/#comment-52575 True, they're not comparable stylistically but I like claypool's style better because it's different. I caught primus live at lollapolooza (sp?) and Les came out and jammed with alice in chains. He plays very well even when not playing primus. True, they’re not comparable stylistically but I like claypool’s style better because it’s different. I caught primus live at lollapolooza (sp?) and Les came out and jammed with alice in chains. He plays very well even when not playing primus.

]]> By: Chris Byrne http://www.saysuncle.com/2006/02/13/bass_wars/comment-page-1/#comment-52574 Chris Byrne Tue, 14 Feb 2006 01:07:51 +0000 http://www.saysuncle.com/archives/2006/02/13/bass_wars/#comment-52574 I disagree, but only in that I don't think you can compare them. Victor Wooten is about the greatest jazz funk bassist of all time. Claypool is completely uncharacterizable. I've seen them both live more than a dozen times, with various accompaniment, and I'd say that wooten is a better band mate, and a better musician overall; but Claypool is a more inspired solo player. I disagree, but only in that I don’t think you can compare them.

Victor Wooten is about the greatest jazz funk bassist of all time. Claypool is completely uncharacterizable.

I’ve seen them both live more than a dozen times, with various accompaniment, and I’d say that wooten is a better band mate, and a better musician overall; but Claypool is a more inspired solo player.

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