Some musicians used weirdness as a gimmick. Some of the true brilliants are so far ahead of us, that we just didn't understand their style. Hendrix, G.Clinton, T.Monk, Jacco P, Little Richard, Prince, and I can go on with the elites that took us to another level.
what a groove man....when i whatched him playing with Eric Gales i thought it was a joke....them both playing upside down fenders... but this badass vid sorts that one out.....ps i'm right handed but play the strat jimi style even though i'm missing half of my righthand index... ...👍
I'm blown away at how in sync and tight the band is...given the assumed acoustics, it makes that moment even more impressive with the different time signatures, tempo, intensity of the volume, and syncopation; My God!
@@milosjanic1038 nowhere, it's all in 4/4. that sax part at 3:55 probably gives off weird vibe, since the line pretty much starts in different places on all four bars
Ok I just landed on earth and Woke up to these cats I am Totally BLOWN away, GOOG GOD Almighty These Cats are off the hook I NOW a MONONEON HUGE FAN being a drummer over 55 years Yeah I'm an OLD FUNK JAZZ R&B Cat from Way Back But Love these Young Lions just killing it FANTABULOUS
The band is out of sight. Everything is tight. The horn section at the end a la James Brown. Just funky. MonoNeon is bassist extraordinaire. Drummer, awesome, guitar, jammin' keys are on time love it. Keep up the funk. I'd buy it
I refer you to my comment in the future; How did youtube manage to stop that clip? Somebody must have just reached in with a stick and pushed the button, while shading their eyes with their arm in case of a funk-pocalypse!
This makes me so happy, I'm so glad pdople are out there creating great music again! Real talent that is hard earned by relentless pursuit of mastering your instrument and doing it in ways never done before.
Mononeon heavily effected alien grooves are more than mere mortals can grasp... but at 2:21 he graced us with one of his "human" touches of genius... then he goes back to his planet.
This is the moment I've waited on for so long. Makes life safer for us. The entire orchestra is devine n sacred. All blessings n love. Wake my ears to love n sonic vibration
I've watched this several times now and have come to the conclusion that you all did the Purple Fussion Funk Proud! I've seen them all in their prime, Sly, Prince, George (Clinton & Duke), Rick, and Bootsy. This was refreshing for those of us who experienced the 60s, 70s, and 80s! PromentalShytBackWashPsychosis
I think it's sad that Mono and Prince didn't get to continue working together as Prince sadly passed... I believe that they recorded the album "Black is the new black" which hasn't been released. 🙂
I just love what is going on here! More please 🥰 Thank you for sharing the gift of who you are with the World MONO NEON! Have a beautiful NOW Brother! ❤🌎❤
His playing is stunning. You have to absorb what you're hearing. Clearly you guys are spectators as opposed to appreciators. Musicians are in awe. It's the kind of thing you shake your head about in wonder. LATER!!!!!
@@sebastienmota9905 yes indeed, but he didnt change the order of the strings tho. Normally when you are a leftie you must change all the strings in order for the thickest one to be on top. Mono Neón left the thinest one on top so its very very weird
@@sebastienmota9905 what amazes me the most is how he slaps, he does the pulls in the upper strings and he slaps the 1st and 2nd string, it looks very akward but he nails it
This stuff is so tight .its insane..i saw mononeon and ghostnote this week, just absolutely mind boggling tight funk...love ittttttt!! I love the way the lady behind mono is feelin' the groove...")
OHHHH MYYYY DAYYYYYMMMMNNNN!!!. My day had gotten off to a bad start. My money was a little funny. My Camaro tire had picked up a nail. Said it couldn't be simply repaired cause I have "ride flat" tires. and they can't only be replaced (for $500) not repaired but the shock of thinking I would only be spending $30 instead of $500 was a shock...... Was about to chart out a song for a client of mine when this video showed up in my "Suggested for you" column. Totally changed my outlook on life. This right here is me, for sure, since I was a baby. Sounds a lot like Prince. But Damn, that's my sh&& right there. Thanks for posting
This groove is America from Prince, the horns arrangments as well, i think P would be very proud of what yall doing here, keeping what you got and Mono tearing that building a new asshole, check the face on the bassplayer next to him, hes thinking wtf is this dude doing on that bass!!!!!People got their funkfaces stuck for a year after smelling that..... i would stop playing after watching this freaking jedi master rip it up like that.Such a shame we will never see anyone like Prince ever again, but grateful for he left us, a 100 years of music.Ps i dont know any artist that left his fans so much music by the way....I have seen you in action Mr Thomas and no words can describe the amount of pure joy and utterly out of this world level of funk your droppin on us in times like these you are by far the funkiest upsidedownshortscaledrumblinbadassmammajamma of them all!!!!!!
That is serious JAM! Mono Neon does have skills off the charts, but the rest of the musicians are all epic! I love that stuff! Just great music! Peace out. Be well.
That just means that they are grooving real hard and super tight and you're missing nuances. With most musicians, if you slow down their grooves they would sound sloppier.
@@arthurfranklin9315 Disagree, playing faster doesn't mean it will groove harder. Playing superfast funk is for showmanship. Real groove should be danceable.
@@waawaaweewaa2045 I don't think you understand what I mean. There IS such thing as fast funk, but if it's not done well, it would sound like trash when broken down. If it feels groovier when slowed down, that just shows that these guys are hearing REAL FAST and they are REAL TIGHT. Music is expression, and if these guys are feeling it, why should we nitpick over whether it's a dance tempo?
Regrettably, we will never know what the collaboration between Mono and Prince would have created but, the this jam session speaks volumes as to what the hell was going on in Paisley Park in 2015.
You actually have to look at the lovely girl behind him on the left. Her face says, "I understands the bass"! She is totally captivated by his skills!! She's beautiful but even better, she appreciates the talent. Get'em Neon!!!
I thought the sock was aesthetic/used to modify the sound slightly. Like when people have a piece of cloth on the head of the guitar/bass. Im not super knowledgeable you can tell im diy lol
One can always distinguish a wizard by his eccentric clothing.
Needs to connect w/Buckethead...
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Some musicians used weirdness as a gimmick. Some of the true brilliants are so far ahead of us, that we just didn't understand their style. Hendrix, G.Clinton, T.Monk, Jacco P, Little Richard, Prince, and I can go on with the elites that took us to another level.
@@ghostwriter1869 k
and left-handed
*Mono looks like a character from Subway surfers*
The Urbz
But,, buddy can PLAY,,,,and stay humble,,, and he eats music,,,,,,,, yum, yum,,Victor Wooten has a friend,,,, ,,,
More like SSX3
Hahahah
Jet Set Radio
The big dude on bass next to Mono is thinking.. “knew I shudda brought my clarinet instead”
:)))))
He's probably also thinking "have I been holding my bass wrong the whole time?"
GazAce don’t sleep on big boi he can go too
@@falsestartfalcon yea just messin man, I bet he got more chops than a butcher shop :o)
what a groove man....when i whatched him playing with Eric Gales i thought it was a joke....them both playing upside down fenders...
but this badass vid sorts that one out.....ps i'm right handed but play the strat jimi style even though i'm missing half of my righthand index...
...👍
4:03
DOMi!!! no wonder the keys sounded so stellar!
"Excuse me Mr Neon, but your sock is rubbing ever so gently upon my guitar"
"I'm honored"
Proof music brings all together. Even that alien on bass...
lmao
😂😂😂😂😂😂
😂
Hahaha!!!! Damn RIGHT!!! Holy shit
I'm blown away at how in sync and tight the band is...given the assumed acoustics, it makes that moment even more impressive with the different time signatures, tempo, intensity of the volume, and syncopation; My God!
Yes indeed. Very tight
Where is the time signature change?
@@milosjanic1038 nowhere, it's all in 4/4. that sax part at 3:55 probably gives off weird vibe, since the line pretty much starts in different places on all four bars
Yeah, people just like to throw words around :D
cyberprick syncopes are fcking sssweeet!
Ok I just landed on earth and Woke up to these cats I am Totally BLOWN away, GOOG GOD Almighty These Cats are off the hook I NOW a MONONEON HUGE FAN being a drummer over 55 years Yeah I'm an OLD FUNK JAZZ R&B Cat from Way Back But Love these Young Lions just killing it FANTABULOUS
The band is out of sight. Everything is tight. The horn section at the end a la James Brown. Just funky. MonoNeon is bassist extraordinaire. Drummer, awesome, guitar, jammin' keys are on time love it. Keep up the funk. I'd buy it
The horn lines at the end are from Prince’s live version of ‘America’.
Back to the woodshed I go
It’s real funky and halfway through the drummer announces it’s about to get REAL funky. And so it does.
I have seen this video like 50 times already and I always get surprised when it ends, I get so much caught in the funky maan
Feel u bro
Yea, why is that!!!
@@alansaxon i need the rest of the video
I refer you to my comment in the future;
How did youtube manage to stop that clip? Somebody must have just reached in with a stick and pushed the button, while shading their eyes with their arm in case of a funk-pocalypse!
Love that they threw that "Prince" horn riff in there....🙂👍
Absolutely, Prince all over the place!
@@g-b194 Yep from "America"
@@emotionalideas Absolutely.
I think mononeon played with prince before he died.
hoooooooooooly sh$t YES mononeon
It seems like the more he solos the more ideas come to him...truly a good bassist .
This makes me so happy, I'm so glad pdople are out there creating great music again! Real talent that is hard earned by relentless pursuit of mastering your instrument and doing it in ways never done before.
Mononeon heavily effected alien grooves are more than mere mortals can grasp... but at 2:21 he graced us with one of his "human" touches of genius... then he goes back to his planet.
one recognises. cant get enough of this next 10 sec
I like how the sax players are appropriately sized to their relative instruments
HA HA HA, so true !!
Lol lol. Sized like a big mac combo at Mickey D's. S M L
/r/oddlysatisfying
I didn't know I needed that weird information tho
Lmaoooo
He is beyond funky. Disgusting? Stomach turning? IDK but he is that, Skills are off the charts.
I hate him for this one!
Chocolate Whiskey. That's the first thing that comes to mind.
He is quite humbling
Post funk?
Yep, he’s getting new sounds out of the bass. He’s taking it to another level for sure! Awesome!
I was so happy to spot Domi 🥰 in the jamset ! Dude you guys gave me a heart attack
Damn👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
He is Very talented …What an outstanding performance…I can dig it👍
This guy is already in the future, they can't even follow his lead !!!! This is pure genius and musical insolence !!!
This is the moment I've waited on for so long. Makes life safer for us. The entire orchestra is devine n sacred. All blessings n love. Wake my ears to love n sonic vibration
Man, that cut at the end killed me. I was SO into it. Please upload the whole thing, that was mad!
Madhouse
Just look up the video for America by Prince & the Revolution.
yes pleeeeeeeaaase!!!!!
Funky ye-ye!
god damn I was so grooving at that part and then it's over, I almost shouted
OMG!!! MonoNeon.........the most gifted bassist I've heard.......thanks 4 including him in u'r lineup....
I've watched this several times now and have come to the conclusion that you all did the Purple Fussion Funk Proud!
I've seen them all in their prime, Sly, Prince, George (Clinton & Duke), Rick, and Bootsy. This was refreshing for those of us who experienced the 60s, 70s, and 80s!
PromentalShytBackWashPsychosis
The doo doo chasers
who are these funkproof people in the background and why are they not losing they minds
Lmao right
Right my face would literally melt off
How in the fuck can a person stand still with the stuff these guys are laying down?
funkproof people ahhahahaha i'm dying
The white chick behind the other bass player rolled her eyes at one point!
MonoNeon is funkier that an old pair of gym socks! Hes like the bass version of Prince (the artist formerly known as)! Amazing! 👍🏾👏🏾
He played for Prince
I think it's sad that Mono and Prince didn't get to continue working together as Prince sadly passed... I believe that they recorded the album "Black is the new black" which hasn't been released. 🙂
Prince is still the bass version of Prince. He could play just as well as Mono.
He played with Prince in 2015. But also, have you heard P on bass? Lol
The Hendrix of bass
I just love what is going on here! More please 🥰
Thank you for sharing the gift of who you are with the World MONO NEON!
Have a beautiful NOW Brother!
❤🌎❤
Brothers are burnin the stage with that groove!!!!
mono is a mojo evasion, so subtle and empathic, love yo man, zenkiu for your music
oooh dat bass!!
mono neon let loose!!
musical ambrosia
set in a bed of funk!!
that rhythm's gonna
get you!!
it certainly got me
anyway!!
"We about to get real funky"....... Sir...... What have we been listening to for the past 4 minutes 😫😫😫😫😫😫😫😫🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
For those wondering : at 4:03 , that riff is taken from the track "Spanish Key" in the album Bitches brew at 11:48
True, but Prince also used this in his song "America", which is most likely where Ghost got it from. But Prince probably got it from Miles.
If you listen to Prince's ruclips.net/video/Pq98n2j75XA/видео.html you'll notice that it is in the same key.
this is freaking amazing. Can't believe the crowd's not trying to get it on!!! They look like they're at an art museum
Peep the girl to the left, she's feeling it.
Not really
I agree. How do you not dance? Maybe Sir Nose convinced the audience!
That's the kind of audience this music gathers. Hipsters and snobs.
His playing is stunning. You have to absorb what you're hearing. Clearly you guys are spectators as opposed to appreciators. Musicians are in awe. It's the kind of thing you shake your head about in wonder. LATER!!!!!
Amazing stuff. The entire group jam's! Sounds like some old school Moris Day and the time!
More like Prince & The Revolution.
Drummer : "Im gonna officially let MonoNeon loose..."
Ummm you never had him dog , hes long gone 😂😂😂
You know you're doing something right when guitar player is looking over at your freeboard from behind with raised eyebrows.
First time listening to MonoNeon...blown away.
Soon as he started slapping, my nose got all scrunched up in a way that said: "Ooooooo damn dat shtanky"
If I made a reaction video to this, it'd just look like I sniffed the world's rankest fart.
sREUDIAN fLIP yeah pretty much
Mononeon saving the world playing the bass. Hero
I saw him last week and thought my eyes were playing tricks on me, but his low strings are on the bottom, playing the whole thing upside down. Dayum.
Awesome! Absolutely stunning :) That’s why RUclips is a great platform, so I can still discover great music and great artists!
That got "PRINCE" funk all up in it!!!!
I call it toy-funk
Hell yes!
Give me these live Jams over a large concert any and everytime
I gotta come back to this once a year, every time I recognize a new funkster I learned about over the hiatus.
Wicked !!!!
Amazing performance .....
Tranquilo caminhando nas ruas de "Los Angeles"...
Puta som!
What did I stumble upon?!
This is just too funky!! 🎶🎶🎶🎶
I wonder how many people have seen this and not notice that he's playing his bass upside down, what a monster
He’s a leftie so he flips the bass to play it on his left side
Lefties do that, when there isn't a left handed bass or guitar available. That's pretry increadable.
@@sebastienmota9905 yes indeed, but he didnt change the order of the strings tho. Normally when you are a leftie you must change all the strings in order for the thickest one to be on top. Mono Neón left the thinest one on top so its very very weird
@@sebastienmota9905 what amazes me the most is how he slaps, he does the pulls in the upper strings and he slaps the 1st and 2nd string, it looks very akward but he nails it
@@juliawashburn675 It's more incredible when you find out he is actually right handed! He just plays with an upside down bass.
I love the guitarist looking over his shoulder just shaking his head at the impossible riffs!
PRINCE looks down from his Purple Paradise and smiles.
Nothing humbles me more than watching this guy tickle his bass
A wizard never drags, Frodo Baggins. Nor does he rush. He is always precisely on the groove.
I remember when mono neon started with his online videos, great to see him getting far with his talent.
It's not a thumbs-up it's a slap bass thumb
So all the thumbs down are actually left-handed slap bass thumbs trying to be Mono Neon?
This stuff is so tight
.its insane..i saw mononeon and ghostnote this week, just absolutely mind boggling tight funk...love ittttttt!! I love the way the lady behind mono is feelin' the groove...")
That groove is so hard it made my phone restart
OHHHH MYYYY DAYYYYYMMMMNNNN!!!. My day had gotten off to a bad start. My money was a little funny. My Camaro tire had picked up a nail. Said it couldn't be simply repaired cause I have "ride flat" tires. and they can't only be replaced (for $500) not repaired but the shock of thinking I would only be spending $30 instead of $500 was a shock...... Was about to chart out a song for a client of mine when this video showed up in my "Suggested for you" column. Totally changed my outlook on life. This right here is me, for sure, since I was a baby. Sounds a lot like Prince. But Damn, that's my sh&& right there. Thanks for posting
Y’all killing it. This jam reminds me of Marvel vs Capcom 2
Pure fireworks ... restores my love for humans ... This is what we are, this is what we've forgotten we are
That woman's reactions in the background are perfect.
I'm enjoying myself because of this jam.
The people in the back are just like “haha whaaaat :’)”
The girl totally gets it
@Tony Wow, good to know. Thanks.
Mono and his friends sound like Prince ! Pure Geniuses in that Band !
That moment when, from the whole video, keyboard players spot Domi enjoying herself in the back
Wow 🔥 🔥 !!
My computer froze and crashed, I came back here just to drop a comment because this man deserves it. Good job I’ll be watching.
That jam sounds like something Prince would've done.
I believe the horn section used a line from Prince's song America at 4 mins. ruclips.net/video/Pq98n2j75XA/видео.html
@@DoobieV Lol I just thought the same thing.
Only better, tighter, funkier
@@robertomusitano4238 Can't argue with you on that.
Just to let you know, Mono played with Prince on many gigs. Just didn’t dress like he is now.
This groove is America from Prince, the horns arrangments as well, i think P would be very proud of what yall doing here, keeping what you got and Mono tearing that building a new asshole, check the face on the bassplayer next to him, hes thinking wtf is this dude doing on that bass!!!!!People got their funkfaces stuck for a year after smelling that..... i would stop playing after watching this freaking jedi master rip it up like that.Such a shame we will never see anyone like Prince ever again, but grateful for he left us, a 100 years of music.Ps i dont know any artist that left his fans so much music by the way....I have seen you in action Mr Thomas and no words can describe the amount of pure joy and utterly out of this world level of funk your droppin on us in times like these you are by far the funkiest upsidedownshortscaledrumblinbadassmammajamma of them all!!!!!!
And the craziest part? He's not even left-handed.
how did u know?
@@dumbneshberkelana It's on his Wikipedia page, and he's said it in interviews.
@@TheCSJones owhh. thanks for the info
No way
WELL DAYUM!!!
That is serious JAM! Mono Neon does have skills off the charts, but the rest of the musicians are all epic! I love that stuff! Just great music! Peace out. Be well.
Watching Mononeon play here is equivalent to watching Jimi Hendrix Improvisation at Woodstock. Just pure talent
Fantastic! His band is great too. His drummer, the lead guitarist....
How dare you not give me the whole video!
I need this entire session!
Sounds like a Prince Jam Session. Nice
I like when he says it's about to get real funky! Lol Y'all are way past funky 😎💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯
This is awesome for a million reasons but one of them is bc it's like the 80s never ended they just continued mutating weird funkyness...
That Sir/Ma'm (couldn't tell by your screen name, no disrespect intended) is an EXCELLENT SPOT ON COMMENT
just without the fucking snare with echo.
Looking forward to watching them at Band on the Wall Manchester this Sunday 5th May
This is one of the funkiest things I've ever seen. Just when you think you seen everything, RUclips surprises you.
My goodness . The groove!
watched it at 0.75 speed and it is arguably groovier
Absolutely! They are playing way too fast.
That just means that they are grooving real hard and super tight and you're missing nuances. With most musicians, if you slow down their grooves they would sound sloppier.
Actually, good suggestion!☺
@@arthurfranklin9315 Disagree, playing faster doesn't mean it will groove harder. Playing superfast funk is for showmanship. Real groove should be danceable.
@@waawaaweewaa2045 I don't think you understand what I mean. There IS such thing as fast funk, but if it's not done well, it would sound like trash when broken down. If it feels groovier when slowed down, that just shows that these guys are hearing REAL FAST and they are REAL TIGHT. Music is expression, and if these guys are feeling it, why should we nitpick over whether it's a dance tempo?
3:55 love that out-of-time sax chorus riff...and that everybody keeps counting. Not to mention the amazing Mononeon. Fun times!
@Oscar Benigsen Yeah. I wouldn't have a clue how to write that sax part out. You seem to know the players. Who do you see?
@Oscar Benigsen Wow! Thanks SO much!! I've got some homework to do
@Oscar Benigsen So much energy, funk, precision, cool arrangements and virtuosity.
@@paulgibby6932 If you tap it out it fits into two bars of 4/4, I think it's just heavily syncopated and some tricky subdivisions
@@AdNoctemMedia Yes, I know. I use it to practice counting now :)
Do I hear Eric Leeds????? Was he there? That's his horn line. Prince loved it. Anyway y'all are killing that Minneapolis funk. Much respect!
Thanks to you both. (I needed that today). Cheers!
Slappin like crazy on an upside down five string with a sock on the headstock, incredible!
Dude, Mono, you are absolutely destroying that riff/solo and there ain't no sweat, no rush, just pure stank! Damn brother, salute!
3:55 Sax lick is from Prince's "Amercia" live version in Nice (look for it on YT.
Mono is a monster. I love his solo stuff too.
Regrettably, we will never know what the collaboration between Mono and Prince would have created but, the this jam session speaks volumes as to what the hell was going on in Paisley Park in 2015.
🥺😓
You actually have to look at the lovely girl behind him on the left. Her face says, "I understands the bass"! She is totally captivated by his skills!! She's beautiful but even better, she appreciates the talent. Get'em Neon!!!
@Tony Yeah, I later saw a video of her band. I too forget her name, but she's good,
Não tem como nao ser fã desse Mestre.. toca muito
Mono neon is an alien bass groove this man reinvented as of the bass was made by him he is a genius came from music planet
Mono just lives in a pocket dimension that I don't believe anyone else can access.. This dude is something else man!
Victor.
Wooten.
Funkin with Minneapolis flavor...Could totally see Prince dancing his ass off to this.. Lol
I learned to program to get better chess. Game went south. Big time
This is pure insanity, he's got his bass strung opposite to normal. How can he do slapping like that, it's bananas?!
nah, he just left-handed playing a righty bass
MonoNeon is really serious about not endorsing/revealing the bass brand 😩
That's a Lakland. Not sure if it's a US made or a Skyline.
It’s a callowhill bass. The owner just died. 😩. That’s the brand and they are not cheap.
@@frawell410 nah thats a lakland.
Thanks Dan, you’re right. I just bought one. 👍🏽
I thought the sock was aesthetic/used to modify the sound slightly. Like when people have a piece of cloth on the head of the guitar/bass. Im not super knowledgeable you can tell im diy lol
Whoevers playing the cowbell actually becomes hella vital at the end😭🔥
Left-handed.....next level! Raw
Left handed _and_ upside-down.
Love the girl behind him and her reactions ❤️😂
I know those horns. "America, America, God shed his grace on the....keep the children free!!". Go' hed' on Mono Neon.
I like how its not at all mentioned how domi is just chilling at the back
I have the attention span of a gnat and I watched this entire video gripped with fear and funk