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Flea is THE number one reason I picked up the bass guitar. His intensity and energy pulled me from joining the Army one evening, and launched me into a life of music and creativity, instead. Whilst I still call myself a big fan of Flea, I do prefer his older stuff. When he was really innovating, and crossing over the “funk and “punk”. That being, playing funk with the intensity of punk…
For me, Flea was at his greatest on Mothers Milk. Blood sugar Sex Magik comes a very close second. To this day, I still jam the chorus to “Under the bridge” because it is such a great line!
Both these albums are definatly worth a look:
As well as those two albums (I actually recommend ALL their albums, but those two are great places to start!) i’d have to recommend Fleas “Bass tutorial” DVD. Lol, it isn’t so much a “tutorial” than a fascinating insight into Fleas mind and philosophy. I used to watch this vid (it was on VHS back then) religiously. Definatly check it out!
Flea: Adventures in Spontaneous Jamming and Technique
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