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07-25-2006, 12:13 AM
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I heard that he auditioned to play bass for metallica but got rejected. Playinwise hes definitely up to notch.....as for the real reason............
He didnt wear his bass low enough!! Lets face it, if Trujillo wore his bass up his neck he prolly wouldvebeen rejected too :-) |
07-25-2006, 12:18 AM
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Commander-in-chief, 3Leaf Audio | | Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Seattle / NYC | | | Les' playing wouldn't fit Metallica at all. Les is good, but he's not right for Metallica. |
07-25-2006, 12:21 AM
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Originally Posted by Spencer! Les' playing wouldn't fit Metallica at all. Les is good, but he's not right for Metallica. | +1!
and i'd say that i am glad that les didn't join metallica, because then there'd be no primus  |
07-25-2006, 12:25 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Memphrica, TN | | | From what my friend told me, Metallica told him "he's too good." I don't know about the validity of that statement, though. |
07-25-2006, 12:53 AM
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Originally Posted by xcental34x From what my friend told me, Metallica told him "he's too good." I don't know about the validity of that statement, though. | I heard them say that in an interview. But it sounded like bull, a bit of arse-licking.
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07-25-2006, 01:02 AM
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07-25-2006, 01:25 AM
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Originally Posted by superbassman2000 +1!
and i'd say that i am glad that les didn't join metallica, because then there'd be no primus | Ooooh! I agree with that! No Primus would have been just bad all around! A unique great band. Never sounded like anything else but PRIMUS and that is rare in this world of copycat bands right and left.
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07-25-2006, 02:28 AM
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Originally Posted by brothernewt It's more about fit than skill... Claypool's great, but not a match. | I know, and I think he'd be pretty mad too, since the first album he was destined to appear on, ...And Justice For All, would see him buried in the mix! |
07-25-2006, 06:03 AM
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07-25-2006, 06:10 AM
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At least thats what it says on wikipedia.
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07-25-2006, 07:00 AM
| | | | I personally think that if clapool tried out for metallica, he thinks hes got what it takes to be in it. Just because that hasnt been his style up to now doesnt mean he can't adapt. Too bad hes not in there. |
07-25-2006, 09:10 AM
| | | | Wasn't he in a death metal band before Primus? Seven Churches or something?
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07-25-2006, 09:14 AM
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Originally Posted by morf I personally think that if clapool tried out for metallica, he thinks hes got what it takes to be in it. Just because that hasnt been his style up to now doesnt mean he can't adapt. Too bad hes not in there. | That, of course, could be said of anyone who tried out for that spot. Personally, I don't think he would have been a good fit, either, both in playing style and personality.
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07-25-2006, 09:19 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota | | Yeah, Metallica could have used some groove. 
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07-25-2006, 11:08 AM
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Originally Posted by RoMeRz They said hes too funky.
At least thats what it says on wikipedia. |
That's exactly what I heard too. He got the audition because him and Kirk Hammett grew up together. He said in school Kirk Hammett was a big geek and didnt talk to to many people. But Claypool said with Hammett he wouldnt have heard people like Hendrix and other great artists. |
07-25-2006, 12:05 PM
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Originally Posted by Hazza Wasn't he in a death metal band before Primus? Seven Churches or something? | Actually Larry LaLonde was the guitarist for Possessed, the first death metal band, their debut album Seven Churches is the first death metal album. The CD kicks ass. It's in my room somewhere. I should find it.
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07-25-2006, 12:19 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Northampton, MA | | | I heard it was that Les would steal all of the groupies. Metallica is too old and, well, old.
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07-25-2006, 12:23 PM
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Originally Posted by Hazza Wasn't he in a death metal band before Primus? Seven Churches or something? | This is from Wikipedia, but I've seen this info elsewhere, too: Quote: |
Originally Posted by Wikipedia In the late 80s, Claypool played in the band Blind Illusion with future Primus guitarist Larry Lalonde. Primus began as Primate with Claypool's friends Todd Huth and Jay Lane in 1989, though Huth and Lane left shortly thereafter to pursue other projects. Claypool replaced them with metal guitarist Lalonde and eclectic drummer Tim Alexander. |
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07-25-2006, 01:14 PM
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Originally Posted by Kickin'Fruit I heard it was that Les would steal all of the groupies. Metallica is too old and, well, old. | Les isn't exacly younger than the guys in Metallica, he did go to school with Kirk after all.
I don't know about the "Les being too good" thing. If that was so then why did Metallica kick out Ron in favor of Cliff. |
07-25-2006, 04:46 PM
| | Banned | | Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Marathon Man | | | I don't think it's really a talent contest, because Cliff was "talented" in the field of "innovative" heavy metal bass playing, if you listen to his fans. Les was more famed for a far out funky style! | | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | | | | 
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