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06-08-2006, 06:43 PM
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Anyone heard this disc yet? If so, what's your thoughts?
I dig it. But I dig just about anything he does. It's "Purple Onion" esque. I find it to be "Les" sloppy than some of his earlier stuff.
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06-08-2006, 09:49 PM
| | growin' a beard | | Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Lexington, Kentucky | | | I am glad he stepped away from the "phishy" stuff a little bit... like he did on Purple Onion and Bernie Brains. To me, this record seems a little more like his older stuff (sort of strage like Highball With The Devil)... which is a good thing. His Bass is amazing on this album. I like the Marimba and Horns as well.
Yes, I capitalize instrument names.
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06-08-2006, 09:51 PM
| | growin' a beard | | Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Lexington, Kentucky | | I am throwing this out there: Highball With The Devil is the best solo Claypool... nothing can touch Primus.  
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06-08-2006, 10:15 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Edinboro, PA | | | Highball struck me as very disorganized... haven't heard the new one though.
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06-08-2006, 10:20 PM
| | growin' a beard | | Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Lexington, Kentucky | | | It's to my personal liking... I was just throwing that out there.
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06-08-2006, 10:28 PM
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Endorsing Artist: see profile | | Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: toms_river.nj.us | | | the new one ain't bad... I still think "Suck on This" was the end all release from Les (I hate to say his first was my favorite).
Being a Floyd fan, "Live Frog: Set 2" does kick butt (I love his tone on that one!). I am really digging "5 Gallons of Diesel" too. |
06-08-2006, 11:02 PM
|  | put a bird on it | | Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Minnesota | | | i feel strangely compelled to buy this cd...i've never heard it, but for some odd reason, i feel like i have to buy this cd...does anyone else feel like that? |
06-08-2006, 11:21 PM
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06-09-2006, 12:23 AM
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06-09-2006, 07:40 AM
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06-09-2006, 07:52 AM
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Originally Posted by heath_the_great i liked anti-pop and brown album best | No reason to hide, those two records are awesome This one reminds me a bit of Anti-pop actually, at least a few songs. |
06-09-2006, 07:59 AM
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06-09-2006, 08:09 AM
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Originally Posted by superbassman2000 i feel strangely compelled to buy this cd...i've never heard it, but for some odd reason, i feel like i have to buy this cd...does anyone else feel like that? | Yep. |
06-09-2006, 09:11 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Edinboro, PA | | | I have a feeling I'll get this album in a few years, I fell off the Claypool wagon a year or two ago. I listened to Primus/Claypool non stop for about 3 years... that will burn anyone out.
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06-09-2006, 09:18 AM
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Originally Posted by Matt Till I listened to Primus/Claypool non stop for about 3 years... that will burn anyone out. | yeah, it did me circa 93 or so... I've missed the last decade of material for the most part. I've just started buying up what I've missed over the last year and with this and the new Tool... I've stepped right back into my 1993 music mind set. |
06-09-2006, 12:51 PM
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Originally Posted by heath_the_great i liked anti-pop and brown album best |
Anti-Pop is VERY underrated. Some really good stuff happening on that CD. I think it caught some flak mainly due to its perceived lack of cohesiveness thanks to its many contributors, but I thought it worked quite well.
The Brown Album, OTOH, sounds like it was recorded in a sewer pipe. But maybe that's just me. 
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06-09-2006, 01:45 PM
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Originally Posted by superbassman2000 i feel strangely compelled to buy this cd...i've never heard it, but for some odd reason, i feel like i have to buy this cd...does anyone else feel like that? |
i fell this way, being a bit of a claypool fan. |
06-09-2006, 02:07 PM
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Originally Posted by Planet Boulder The Brown Album, OTOH, sounds like it was recorded in a sewer pipe. But maybe that's just me. | I think that's very much on purpose, but yea...I still don't like it. A few good tunes but all that 'mud' just clogs up your ears after a while...
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06-09-2006, 02:24 PM
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Originally Posted by heath_the_great i liked anti-pop and brown album best | Wow. Granted, they aren't bad albums, but they can't even touch most other Les releases. Quote: |
Originally Posted by heath_the_great | Well now you're just being silly. 
I'm joking of course, as I do think Brain is an incredible drummer, it's just that Herb is very much a hero of mine.
I like this new one, especially Rumble of the Diesel and Off-white Guilt. Purple Onion is by far my favorite album he's been involved with since Pork Soda. C2B3 was a massive disappointment, that album just didn't click with me other than Elephant Ghost and Buckethead (the song).
Huge Claypool fan right here, MFer got me to pick up bass in the first place back in 1992.
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06-09-2006, 05:28 PM
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Originally Posted by Planet Boulder The Brown Album, OTOH, sounds like it was recorded in a sewer pipe. But maybe that's just me. | yeah, the drums do at least, its actually one of my favourite drum sounds, kinda like the zeppelin drum sound
i just think brains got better grooves, just makes me go "hells yeah" 
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