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| Flea: Adventures in Spontaneous Jamming and Technique | 
 enlarge | Actor: Flea
Studio: Hal Leonard
Category: DVD
List Price: $19.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (8 reviews)
Sales Rank: 27414
Format: Color, Dvd-video, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Media: DVD
Running Time: 60 minutes
Number Of Items: 1
Discs: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.3 x 0.6
MPN: 320339
UPC: 073999203394
EAN: 0073999203394
ASIN: B00007AJEP
Release Date: October 1, 2002
Theatrical Release Date: 2000
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 Definitely Inspirational February 10, 2006
3 out of 5 found this review helpful
If you are looking for an instructional video, this isn't it. For a few minutes he explains his warm up drills, but most of them should already be familiar to the average player. He shows the slap and pop drill that he used to learn and perfect the technique, but I found that I wasn't personally able to learn it alone from his short description.
The value in this video would have to be its insperational aspect. I'm a (very) new player, and watching him play blew me away. I came a way from it with a whole list of techniques to go an try to learn on my own.
Inspiration is Instruction February 19, 2004
11 out of 11 found this review helpful
If you want to see what Flea is capable of in a stripped down format, this DVD is fantastic. As mentioned below, there is not a whole lot of instruction in the traditional sense, but more in the philosophical. Though his comments may be characterized as cliche by some, Flea is actually a musician who stands by these ideals unlike others. Buy these DVD because it showcases one of the worlds finest bass players bubbling with creativity, improvising with Chad Smith, playing some brilliant bass and telling some funny stories. Don't buy this DVD if you expect Flea to expound on technique and theory.
 The man is a player, not a teacher. March 25, 2003
22 out of 22 found this review helpful
Flea is a great bass player. There's no denying that.However, most of this DVD is a discussion of his personal philosophy and Flea masking his conciet by transparently false modesty. I own this DVD and I do watch it, but I can't help but wince at most of his cliched "advice." That being said, watching him play is great, and there are some useful transcriptions in the booklet that accompanies the DVD, which will allow you to have a glimpse at what the guy is doing. Overall, this is a good DVD, but if you're a bassist looking for an instructional video, look elsewhere.
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