A different version of Black Sabbath's N.I.B.

Jade Stolar · #1 01-19-2009, 08:30 PM

I found this version of N.I.B:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4by8NaLYhRk

Does anyone know when this came out and what album it's from?

Also, is that Geezer on bass? Can anyone tell what bass he's playing?

Manndreas · #2 01-19-2009, 08:33 PM

That's Primus featuring Ozzy from the Nativity in Black 2 tribute record.

pin_head_47 · #3 01-19-2009, 08:33 PM

Actually, that's Primus playing with Ozzy, and Les Claypool playing bass as far as I know... I'm not sure what bass he used for it though.

Edit: beat me by 2 seconds!

SixString · #4 01-19-2009, 08:36 PM

they plays this version on the radio all the time here in Philly uuuhg i haaaate that damn bass tone so stupid...

fenderphil · #5 01-19-2009, 08:38 PM

thats primus with ozzy from the nativity in black cd

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nativit...ty_in_Black_II

Deluge Of Sound · #6 01-19-2009, 10:29 PM

I much prefer the original. Claypool is a great player, but bleh.

EDIT: I'm really interested to hear some of those covers on that CD, though.

Slax · #7 01-19-2009, 10:49 PM

+1 to what's said above.

I dig both versions. I felt Les' playing for this was very tasteful for the song. No complaints. It's not the original, but it's also not all the original people.

bassninja7 · #8 01-19-2009, 11:20 PM

ive never heard the original.

jollygiantchris · #9 01-20-2009, 01:26 AM

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Originally Posted by bassninja7

ive never heard the original.

You've never lived! But seriously the original is a classic. Great bass solo.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sGaE2ls8UOY

Jade Stolar · #10 01-20-2009, 08:40 AM

Thanks everyone. I wondered if it was a different band because I listened to the original version not long after I found this one.

I must say that I didn't think it was Geezer because the bass line seemed to be different from Geezer's bass line. The other thing I noticed was that the bass was turned way up on this version vurses the original. The guitar sounded similar to Tony's at least. I like the original a bit better.

hbarcat · #11 01-20-2009, 06:27 PM

As much as I like Les Claypool, his bass tone is not right in that song. The bottom end is also disappearing when he's noodling around up high.

Edit: That's one of the first songs I ever learned to play. Black Sabbath rules!

Jade Stolar · #12 01-23-2009, 08:49 AM

[quote=hbarcat;6851277]As much as I like Les Claypool, his bass tone is not right in that song.
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Forgive me but I'm new at this (been only playing since April 2008), what do you mean by his tone is not right?

heytrid · #13 02-08-2009, 09:17 PM

god i hate les claypool.

hbarcat · #14 07-11-2009, 02:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Jade Stolar

Forgive me but I'm new at this (been only playing since April 2008), what do you mean by his tone is not right?

Of course this is purely a subjective opinion but I think the bass is EQ'd to be very intrusive into the guitars, while at the same time the bass is absent in the usual "bassy" parts of the sonic spectrum.

It sounds like Claypool is playing a guitar solo throughout the entire song, the actual guitar might as well not even be there and the bottom end (what the bass should be attending to) is being neglected.

I like Les Claypool's work both with Primus and with his solo projects and I think he usually does a great job with covers, particularly the Pink Floyd covers, but doing Geezer's job in Black Sabbath takes a certain mindset and so does covering any Black Sabbath song.

It's one thing to take a Black Sabbath song and make it your own but I don't think this attempt is very musical or very listenable.

IMO. Other opinions may vary.

Chipsonfire · #15 07-11-2009, 02:42 PM

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Originally Posted by hbarcat

As much as I like Les Claypool, his bass tone is not right in that song. The bottom end is also disappearing when he's noodling around up high.

+1 Claypool is one of my heroes, but he just isn't right for this song. It needs more bass (and maybe more cowbell

)

Toronto Bassist · #16 07-11-2009, 02:47 PM

Actually, I kind of don't like it and I usually can't stand Claypool.

edit: Pink Floyd covers? Where?

hbarcat · #17 07-11-2009, 03:08 PM

Claypool did a side project called "Colonel Claypool's Flying Frog Brigade" and they covered all of Pink Floyd's Animals album plus all the parts of Shine on You Crazy Diamond

And Claypool has also covered Have a Cigar and some other Floyd tunes I don't recall right now.

I really dig CCFFB's version of Pigs (Three Different Ones).

UncleFluffy · #18 07-11-2009, 03:25 PM

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Originally Posted by hbarcat

Claypool did a side project called "Colonel Claypool's Flying Frog Brigade" and they covered all of Pink Floyd's Animals album plus all the parts of Shine on You Crazy Diamond

And Claypool has also covered Have a Cigar and some other Floyd tunes I don't recall right now.

I really dig CCFFB's version of Pigs (Three Different Ones).

I grabbed that CD out of interest and thought it was an excellent cover of Animals ... so good that I couldn't see the point in listening to it when I had the original as well. (If that makes any sense ...)