SBL: Mohini Dey plays Primus

[Dr. Cheese]

I don’t post much Mohini Dey anymore because a lot of her playing is just shredding and that can get boring, however, figuring out a Les Claypool line is about 5:30-6:00 minutes is very impressive. That said, remember Claypool plays this stuff and sings at the same time!

 

[JimmyM]

I don’t post much Mohini Dey anymore because a lot of her playing is just shredding and that can get boring, however, figuring out a Les Claypool line is about 5:30-6:00 minutes is very impressive. That said, remember Claypool plays this stuff and sings at the same time!

Mojini is terrific, but Jerry Was A Race Car Driver isn’t exactly like learning the hardest song ever .

 

[Dr. Cheese]

Mojini is terrific, but Jerry Was A Race Car Driver isn’t exactly like learning the hardest song ever .

I guess I am telling on my own lack of skill, however, on further listening, the riff doesn’t seem that hard.

 

[JimmyM]

I guess I am telling on my own lack of skill, however, on further listening, the riff doesn’t seem that hard.

Ya, it’s not Bass 101 but it’s quite repetitive, and once you learn the main riff, that’s pretty much it.

 

[BGroovy]

May not be the toughest when you see it played and figured it out, the figuring out by ear very quickly including the technique used is impressive.

 

[jerry]

May not be the toughest when you see it played and figured it out, the figuring out by ear very quickly including the technique used is impressive.

I wore out turntable needles back in the day learning songs!

 

[definenredefine]

Watched that today. Very impressive!

 

[Swamp_Ronin]

It's interesting to see what different people consider hard. I feel like I could figure out a claypool thing in an afternoon, but playing over the changes of I Got Rhythym is kicking my butt for weeks. People say YYZ is hard, but, I've never thought it was hard.

 

[MaxSpinrun]

Say what you will, she is a phenomenal player. I agree I would like to see her groove a little more, but that’s me.

 

[Swamp_Ronin]

Remember when Scott was just a nice guy giving lessons on a whiteboard? YouTube has turned all of our brains into mashed potatoes. If they made a Willie Weeks video, nobody would give a crap, but they have to keep making the same slop over and over to cater to the massive beginner/rock audience. "Jazz vocalist reacts to Alice In Chains!" Just shoot me now.

 

[Norm Nelson]

This was fun. Yes, the riff sounds harder than it is. But she's awesome none the less. If you want to hear less shredding and more soul from Mohini listen to her backing Willow Smith, with The Pocket Queen on drums. Their NPR Tiny Desk Concert was amaaazing. As another poster here pointed out it harks back to Joni Mitchell's amazing 1979 band that featured Pat Metheny and Jaco. You just don't hear amazing music like that as much any more.

 

[MrWolf14]

Say what you will, she is a phenomenal player. I agree I would like to see her groove a little more, but that’s me.

Agree 100%
I am not always liking the music she plays, but her technique is impressive.

And when you hear her in an interview, she also seems to a nice person to work with.
She definitely deserves all the success she has (and even more)

 

[Geogio]

Slappin' and poppin' has been waaay over done now... by what? At least 3 decades?

Long live the Mastery of Anthony Jackson!

 

[Neck Diver]

I’m tired of bogus imitations, if you do Claypool you’ve got to sing also. If you do Geddy then you also must play keyboards and sing while doing so. Me? I can’t play bass like them, so there’s that.

 

[MultiScaleMale]

Remember when Scott was just a nice guy giving lessons on a whiteboard? YouTube has turned all of our brains into mashed potatoes. If they made a Willie Weeks video, nobody would give a crap, but they have to keep making the same slop over and over to cater to the massive beginner/rock audience. "Jazz vocalist reacts to Alice In Chains!" Just shoot me now.

I would have never thought I would be watching a guy clean a rug for 45 minutes.

 

[_Some Dude]

I think I've seen them do two videos with her now, and both times it was well below her skill level.

 

[jerry]

I think I've seen them do two videos with her now, and both times it was well below her skill level.

I might have missed it, but I never really see interviewers talk about her mastery of konnakol and other Indian rhythms.

 

[JimmyM]

I might have missed it, but I never really see interviewers talk about her mastery of konnakol and other Indian rhythms.

There’s not a lot about it but I’ve seen it mentioned. But her bass playing is the draw.

On another subject, I don’t understand why young people like to dye their hair gray. The gray comes quickly enough without dyeing.

 

[2thAche]

Tommy the Cat in 5 minutes would have been impressive. Jerry, not really, unless she could sing the lead too...

 

[hands5]

Say what you will, she is a phenomenal player. I agree I would like to see her groove a little more, but that’s me.

She can but it’s not her thing and remember she’s still young so she may mellow out her playing when she gets older