Imagine there's no Lennon ...

@@BubbaZen10 I just got to lay claim to the blurb so I can get some spaghetti.

But he made up for it by introducing Les as being the guy who wrote the South Park theme

imagine all the people who did

Amazing what happens when you stick your neck out musically and do what you love instead of copying your father. Not to bash Julian I love his music, but he didn't really develop his sound until later.

Yeah, I feel the same

Two of the best to ever play that "four string piece of furniture" as Les calls it.

It makes me angry that Les Claypool, this amazing bass player, not only has access to Geddy but has been recently taking bass lessons from him. This kind of conjoined power should not be allowed in this universe. :D

Me too

Rush will go down in history as one of the most significant rack bands of all time.

10 times here for Geddy and RUSH man. Only once for Les, but i loved it. I can hear Geddy now more in his playing!

Relax

The first time I'd ever heard of Primus, they warmed up for Rush early 90's..... it was an awesome several hours!

I got to see Primus and Mr. Big open up for Rush at Madison Square Garden for the Roll The Bones tour

Personality-wise, Sean and John are like night and day. Sean has a warm, laid-back openness to him as where John for the most part could be a callous, cold prick.

Nah dont agree he talks too much

@@jchis9852 Sean's mother was there to raise him sanely; the same can't be said for John and his mother.

​@WhiteCamry You're being sarcastic, aren't you.

@@MicheleDamato-co7vh That's literally what happened to John though, not that it excuses him abandoning Julian but it does explain his shortcomings

Mike Dorsey yeah Sean makes that part of the deal.

but I'm sure h'd have love to ask a question about his dad but he was telling not to cause Sean doesn't want I bet...Sean tries to exist for himself, which he doesn't really

@@bbsoni4814 I agree with you and cant tell how I feel if it's sad because of or if he should own his place in all that like a badge of honor.

Mike Dorsey I feel like he should accept to talk about it at least allow it...

@@bbsoni4814 definitely agree with you there and it seems like a lot of musicians or actors that ever had that "no I don't want to talk or answer questions about that big thing in my past I'm most known for" attitude usually end up caving in their old ages and embrace it and become extremely open. I just wish he'd get there sooner than later lol even though he was five when John died there was a lifetime of info from Yoko and everyone else around so cmon Sean start sharing! It's his dad too and I can understand that as well. Anyway, nice talking to cool people on here for a change!

They say never meet your heroes. Sounds like it worked out well for Les.

@really dude He does seem like he might not be the easiest guy to approach for sure. Sometimes i think it might be how people interact with them too. I had always heard that about Dave Mustaine, but, i met him at a movie theater for LOTR with his little kid, and he was cool as could be, and shook my hand at the end of it. I think a lot of times it's how people treat them. The people who say they were assholes? A lot of times were the assholes.

@DylanG0125 That's kind of messed up when you think about it. Imagine if Geddy was like that to him. Maybe he decides not to play bass!

Gotta love the clay

Check out his song "Heart and Lung"... Great writing.

No, you were right. Sean Lennon is a talentless rich hack.

Actually… the TRUTH of that is Sean prefers to distance himself from his father. Apparently, he and his brother Julien didn’t like in the happiest home growing up because of how their father “really” was I don’t know if I would go as far as saying he was physically abusive. But he wasn’t very “nice” to them, which is interesting that Julien did that song that turned out to become a hit in 1984 in tribute to his father

and robot chicken

I actually think he meant someone else wrote it, as in the words. That's how i took that. Didn't the guys who do the show write that and he put music to it?

“There was this thing called grindr”

@@aaronflorian8150 That'd just be such a weird combo if they actually met on that. Saw each others pic and went "oh god he's hot!"

"The hat was what did it for me. " - Sean

Josh your music is influential, can't play any of your songs on guitar but I sure can sing the heck out of them! Cheers from LA \m/

He doesn’t look like his dad...

@@user-xw6uh3yp7g he looks like a perfect blend of both his parents.

Yes he does, not 100%, Sean is half Japanese have English, and even if he was all white he still won't look 100% like John, now take a look at Paul Mc Cartney's son, he looks nothing like Paul and all like Linda.

@@metallion0738 I agree! Also, James's personality is the opposite of Paul's. Have you seen any of his interviews?

It's short for Shiny Lemons. It evolved from there.

I asked Les about the Cap'n Crunch reference at a meet and greet, since it showed up in the Primus song Frizzle Fry ("I do believe in Cap'n Crunch, for I am the Frizzle Fry.) He didn't realize it was a recurring theme, but said it was his favorite cereal as a kid and it makes him think of his childhood. Shiner's favorite cereal was actually Cinnamon Toast Crunch.

@@joannehomer5273 Cool, I did not know either of those things!

@@MedicFromTF2_REAL I highly recommend shelling out for the meet and greet tickets. Both Les and Sean are both warm and extremely entertaining. My teenaged daughter is kind of obsessed with Les, so I brought her to the Boston and Worcester shows this year (Christmas and birthday presents.) I'm glad she has such good taste in music! BTW, love your name! It's long for Mud (so I've been told.)

@@joannehomer5273 Yes, I'm just waiting for them to come to Australia :(

OMG totally! Till he starts singing. Then he sounds strangely similar to another musician I know I've heard....wish i could put my finger on who.(😉)

Or a. young boy w a snotty nose

He sounds like Eddie Furlong as well.

I dont like sean love les tho

Aka, the bass moves around more than the guitar does on average. Most of the time guitar players are strumming chords with changes happening only in the left hand. Whereas the bass is moving all over the neck and the plucking is more precise. I have to dumb down my bass lines when I sing otherwise my singing suffers.

@@CorvetteCoonass That's quite common though for bass and guitar singers. Dumb down playing during vocal sections, then ramp it up during the rest

that's my favorite!

dont forget..chris squire, cliff burton and geezer butler.

I haven't.

How about geddy teach Les how to play YYZ

Actually there was a time when Sean was wearing those kind of glasses. It was uncanny

@@David_Solyom uh no you have Sean Lennon wearing different glasses.

Make Sean get fatter and he becomes Steve Aoki 😆

This made actually chuckle hahaha

Thats way too accurate

Dude that's way too funny

I know 😅

Yeah, jeez. Can’t imagine how many, “So-what-was-your-father-like?!?!” kind of questions Sean’s gotten.

Yeah, but Sean was 5 when his dad was shot to death outside the front door. Not a lot to talk about there.

@@jackluminous6024 Oh ok. Did you chat with Sean about it?

@really dude for real man!

Still have a hairline skull fracture from those "dances"

hell yes

“You can roll a joint on the inner sleeve” - Les Claypool

@@DizzyingKaleidoscope Oh I thought he said on the interstate. haha

They are touring with Slayer this year!

@@maxjudge020 I'll make it there

And just in case anyone asks, yes, I do have a copy of Geddy's book - it's big, it's beautiful, it's full of bass and it's now one of my most prized possessions - if you don't have one, as a bass player, a music enthusiast, a fan of Geddy (amongst many others), a life long Rush fan and general lover of things are above and beyond, I suggest you get a copy.

@@dominiccrimmings6925 I can totally believe the host asked the question so they could talk about it. The same guy interviewed Geddy Lee on this program about his book when it was first released.

I think on the contrary it was more wise not to make the assumption.

Jesus said that about God's Book

yea that answer was awesome. just flat out denies it.

Yes, he seems to have overcome losing his father at a young age and being raised by a nut case.

@@boataxe4605 Yoko is not a nut case. Her music may make her sound like one and rumors of her breaking up the Beatles may make you dislike her but, shes not a nutjob and she did a fine job raising Sean. He seems like a great guy.

William Smith You need to read a book titled ‘ The last days of John Lennon’ . She had John calling her “Mother “, and was heavily into astrology, telling John whether he could do something or not based on it, “ No John Mercury is in retrograde !” She also made financial decisions based on it. Oh... she also put herself in a bag.

@@boataxe4605 There are worse people making far worse decisions. I fault john for putting up with that as a man then. He shoulda backhanded her

make assumptions much?

Just bought their two 12"ers and the 10" recently.

Listening to a great album through a good system is the best....👍😁

Lennons trying to be Claypool

sammy scotch, no he doesn’t look anything like him

it is!

@@mozartsp Thanks man!

Yeah. He's talked about it in a few interviews I've read over the years. Us Simpsons fans picked it up right away. Nothing from the first 12 seasons usually gets by us. "Oh, hello, and welcome to Rancho Relaxo. I'm Troy McClure. You might remember me from such films as" Today We Kill, Tomorrow We Die" and "Gladys the Groovy Mule". But today you'll see me in my greatest role, your video tour guide to Rancho Relaxo.

@The Anthropologist _Forensic I can't argue with you there. The Kamp Krusty Song is definitely a classic. The tunes from the Troy McClure musical, Stop the Planet of the Apes. I Want to Get Off!, are up there too.