 Béla Fleck & The Flecktones (1990) [ larger cover art ] |
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| hecubus | Posted: Mar 26, 2013 - 14:44 this is the wrong cover art. |
| Baketown (Maryland) | Posted: Sep 18, 2012 - 06:49 I am digging this! |
| capandjudy (Huntington, WV) | Posted: Jul 17, 2012 - 09:10 omersegev wrote: Victor you are awesome! He is like three people playing at one time when he steps out. |
| rushed (Edwardsville, IL) | Posted: Apr 13, 2012 - 06:30 Levy was astounding in St. Louis - what a solo!! So glad he is back!! What a phenomenal group...each virtuosos in their own right. |
| tirednotion (Hi-Fi) | Posted: Mar 12, 2012 - 15:36 Howard Levy is with the current incarnation of the Flecktones. Caught their show earlier this month, and having never seen him before, was blown to pieces by his harp abilities. I think he might have three tongues! It's hard to blame Jeff Coffin for joining DMB when opportunity came knocking, and to be fair, Bela & the Flecktones don't seem to be missing a beat w/o him having such a powerhouse taking his place. tjr wrote: good to hear howard levy on the harmonica...i thought the the flecktones lost an awful lot when he left. the later incarnations of the band have been fine, but i prefer the original line up. |
| dpvest (northern cali) | Posted: Mar 12, 2012 - 15:27 I was at a flecktone concert many years back and when Bela introduced the band he refereed to victor as "our secret weapon...". Some of the best bass solo's I've ever seen have been from Victor Wooten. |
| MojoJojo (Indianapolis, IN USA) | Posted: Mar 12, 2012 - 15:17 Béla's stuff starts out great but gets too noodley for my tastes. Talented?  My kinda thing.  |
| emh | Posted: Mar 12, 2012 - 15:17 Saw them do this about 20 years ago. Pretty astounding stuff. |
| helenofjoy (Lincoln, Nebraska) | Posted: Nov 06, 2011 - 13:39 I saw/heard these guys in Omaha some years back and was completely enthralled! I had some sort of spiritual awakening that night. |
| omersegev | Posted: Oct 06, 2011 - 00:44 Victor you are awesome! |
| Alexandra (Here and Now) | Posted: Aug 04, 2011 - 04:24 missquo wrote: And if you've never seen a Victor Wooten bass solo, go watch this right now.  I just stand there, agape....he is a musical god. |
| missquo (Austin, TX) | Posted: Jul 03, 2011 - 19:19 If you like this, you should watch this awesome video from 1990 that was just uploaded to YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6RhVz6jjMDo Béla's mullet doesn't upstage Victor's bass solo, but it sure tries. And if you've never seen a Victor Wooten bass solo, go watch this right now. |
| Proclivities (Carrboro, NC) | Posted: Jul 03, 2011 - 19:18 furaha wrote: Sounds like a cartoon soundtrack You say that like it's a bad thing. |
| Huey (Netherlands) | Posted: May 18, 2010 - 04:48 cc_rider wrote: Bill's commentary on the latest church scandal...  |
| BKardon (Boulder, CO by way of State and Madison) | Posted: Apr 16, 2010 - 10:41 Victor Wooten is indeed awesome, but check out his older brother, Reggie. His guitar playing is indescribable. |
| BKardon (Boulder, CO by way of State and Madison) | Posted: Apr 16, 2010 - 10:36 tjr wrote: good to hear howard levy on the harmonica...i thought the the flecktones lost an awful lot when he left. the later incarnations of the band have been fine, but i prefer the original line up. Totally agree. I miss the pre-world music Flecktones. |
| cc_rider (Austin Texas. Y'all.) | Posted: Apr 16, 2010 - 10:24 Bill's commentary on the latest church scandal... |
| lunar1963 (Netherlands) | Posted: Dec 11, 2009 - 10:40 How come it only says "the sinister mi" as a title (now playing)? Béla Fleck & The Flecktones - The Sinister Mi ...nister! |
| mrdak | Posted: Oct 09, 2009 - 12:32 I knew Bill was a bass player.... I could just feel it! |
| doctec (Northeastern U.S.) | Posted: Aug 07, 2009 - 11:26 tjr wrote: good to hear howard levy on the harmonica...i thought the the flecktones lost an awful lot when he left. the later incarnations of the band have been fine, but i prefer the original line up. Seconded. Caught them live in New Haven CT back in the early '90s, around the time their first album was released & Levy was with them - what an excellent show! |
| capandjudy (Huntington, WV) | Posted: May 04, 2009 - 08:00 shayde wrote: That, my friend, is Victor Wooten. ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victor_Wooten ) IMHO, one of the best bass players ever. And a helluva nice guy too. Seeing Victor Wooten live is really more than a mind can take in. I remember seeing Bela Fleck and the Flecktones live in the 1990s about three times and each time I just wanted to go home and toss my bass out the window. |
| stratzippy (Tejas - here) | Posted: May 04, 2009 - 07:29 Victor Wooten is the man!  Wouldn't expect everyone to 'get it'  ; a complex arrangement ... Bela is cool and true pioneer |
| lwilkinson (North Am-Home of the Last of the Rugged Individualists) | Posted: May 04, 2009 - 07:27 furaha wrote: Sounds like a cartoon soundtrack Sortr of a snappy tune for a dreary Monday when I don't want to be here but ............... you're right ............ since you mentioned a cartoon soundtrack (thanks a lot!) I now have pictures of Ren and Stimpy running around with drool ... waa...  |
| shayde (Natick, MA) | Posted: May 04, 2009 - 07:26 Dude wrote: Holy Smokes! That is some amazing bass. Cool tune. That, my friend, is Victor Wooten. ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victor_Wooten ) IMHO, one of the best bass players ever. And a helluva nice guy too. |
| sfListener | Posted: Jan 29, 2009 - 16:06 furaha wrote: Sounds like a cartoon soundtrack Annoying melody AND instrumentation. |
| furaha | Posted: Jun 22, 2008 - 11:06 jjbix wrote: what an annoying song . . . Sounds like a cartoon soundtrack |
| jjbix (san diego) | Posted: Apr 20, 2008 - 13:04 what an annoying song . . . |
| lophrequa (the very edge of the land) | Posted: Feb 17, 2008 - 13:25 love the bela the opening bass line always makes me think it's Nirvana at first |
| ziggytrix (Dallas, TX) | Posted: Dec 16, 2007 - 16:21 cptbuz wrote: woot woot wooten is a bass god!
truth. |
| tjr (indianapolis) | Posted: Nov 15, 2007 - 06:36 good to hear howard levy on the harmonica...i thought the the flecktones lost an awful lot when he left. the later incarnations of the band have been fine, but i prefer the original line up. |
| Pyro | Posted: Oct 30, 2007 - 13:44 My winamp displays this as "Bla Fleck" |
| wally42 (Between a Rock and a Hard Place) | Posted: Oct 30, 2007 - 13:43 cc_rider wrote: The title alone rates it a 6. The spectacular musicianship pushes it to a 9.
c. Yes Yes 
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| quesarah (Minneapolis, MN) | Posted: Sep 13, 2007 - 12:07 Radio_Man wrote: 
The real album cover. Not this version, it's on the 3-CD (!) disk release too. |
| cc_rider (Austin Texas. Y'all.) | Posted: Sep 13, 2007 - 12:02 The title alone rates it a 6. The spectacular musicianship pushes it to a 9. c. |
| Radio_Man (South Carolina) | Posted: Aug 28, 2007 - 18:45
The real album cover. |
| alanthecowboy (Lakefield) | Posted: Aug 28, 2007 - 18:34 DoctorHooey wrote: I'm surprised people have a problem with a banjo and have no problem with the gawd-awful synth drum sounds. I know Futureman is supposed to be cool and all but those canned drum sounds are HORRIBLE. That snare sounds like someone punching a cookie sheet.
But damn, Wooten is insane. Exactly. They need to either get a proper drummer or talk F-Man into playing a real drum kit. When he solos he plays real drums (hand drums, but still...), and he's amazing. The Drumitar is, in my opinion, a gimmick that was cool for a short time, but should be retired. I don't have an issue with the sounds themselves, as it's likely just sampled 'real' drums, but the end result just lacks the feel of a real drummer, especially a jazz drummer. As to your second point; as a fellow bassist, I am consistently humbled by the other Wooten. |
| nigelr (Coffs Harbour, Australia) | Posted: Aug 13, 2007 - 01:45 Prodigeous! Superb! 10! |
| Dude (Medford, NJ) | Posted: Jul 12, 2007 - 13:46 Holy Smokes! That is some amazing bass. Cool tune. |
| DoctorHooey (/etc) | Posted: Jul 12, 2007 - 13:44 I'm surprised people have a problem with a banjo and have no problem with the gawd-awful synth drum sounds. I know Futureman is supposed to be cool and all but those canned drum sounds are HORRIBLE. That snare sounds like someone punching a cookie sheet. But damn, Wooten is insane. |
| themotion (acrobatic nonsense) | Posted: Jul 12, 2007 - 13:43 jenakle wrote: ok
this may be tolerable at like, 3pm but at 7am? no sir please, warm us up to the morning this clashes with my coffee so dmned bad I kinda like them otherwise just not for breakfast  |
| jenakle (Tallahassee, FL) | Posted: Jun 11, 2007 - 04:39 prickelpit96 wrote: ...half past 1 p.m. on a hot & sunny day... 
well, see, THAt would do nicely! ok Bill, how about a time delay? lol |
| prickelpit96 (Hannover, Germany) | Posted: Jun 11, 2007 - 04:29 jenakle wrote: ok
this may be tolerable at like, 3pm but at 7am? no sir please, warm us up to the morning this clashes with my coffee so freakin bad I kinda like them otherwise just not for breakfast ...half past 1 p.m. on a hot & sunny day...
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| nu-GFX (Cologne, Germany) | Posted: Jun 11, 2007 - 04:26 I thought I recognize this amazing bass playing ;) |
| jenakle (Tallahassee, FL) | Posted: Jun 11, 2007 - 04:26 ok this may be tolerable at like, 3pm but at 7am? no sir please, warm us up to the morning this clashes with my coffee so dmned bad I kinda like them otherwise just not for breakfast |
| cptbuz (El Dorado Hills, CA) | Posted: May 26, 2007 - 11:28 
woot woot wooten is a bass god! |
| jeseekah (Central Connecticut, USA) | Posted: May 10, 2007 - 18:54 Like John Mayer, you only get a sense of how amazing Bela Fleck is when you see him in person. This is definitely one of my favorites from them. |
| fretman | Posted: Apr 09, 2007 - 05:38 BGGA wrote: Am I the only one the hears a sample of MC Hammer/Can't Touch This in the opening of this tune?
Apparently so- I thought it was Falco's Der Kommisar. |
| daedalus (over your hill) | Posted: Feb 21, 2007 - 08:27 Unique and Outstanding stuff ! |
| Banaszak (3rd star from the left) | Posted: Jan 22, 2007 - 07:54 Nebules wrote: Am I the only one that wishes Bela Fleck played something other than the banjo? He's a fantastic musician, but it's a banjo for Heaven's sake. I'm sure someone will give the argument "oh, but look what he can do with it!!!!" but that doesn't change the fact that he's playing a banjo.
I saw him in concert where he traded instruments with Victor. Feel better? |
| MrStatenIsle (Staten Island, New York) | Posted: Jan 22, 2007 - 07:54 Go Vic go! |