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07-01-2008, 12:16 PM
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What albums does he showcase his best work in? I wan't to get a good example of it. |
07-01-2008, 12:21 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Jersey Shore, USA | | Les plays great on pretty much all of the recordings he's on. 
One of my favorites is 'Miscellaneous Debris' - Primus' EP of covers from way back in '92. I just dig it because of how raw the recordings are. It almost sounds like Les is going direct to tape, so you can hear every little nuance of his playing & technique.
But like I said, I think there's stuff to be learned from all of his recordings.
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07-01-2008, 12:22 PM
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Endorsing Artist: Lyt Pedalboards Beta tester: Source Audio Moderator | | Join Date: May 2002 Location: Connecticut | | | Antipop has what I think is his best bass work on it, although Sailing The Seas Of Cheese has probably his most inventive and creative bassplaying on it- that's one every electric player should own. |
07-01-2008, 12:23 PM
| | | | any recomended starting place on the "to buy" list? |
07-01-2008, 12:26 PM
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07-01-2008, 12:31 PM
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Les Claypool and The Holy Mackerel - High Ball with The Devil
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07-01-2008, 12:38 PM
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Originally Posted by OptimusPrime  Frizzle Fry and Sailing the Seas of Cheese. | I agree with the leader of the Autobots. 
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07-01-2008, 12:47 PM
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Originally Posted by WhiteKong any recomended starting place on the "to buy" list? | For Primus, I 2nd Frizzle Fry, Sailing the Seas and Antipop
My fave is Col. Claypools Bucket of Bernie Brains. With Buckethead on guitar and Bernie Worell on keys, there's more to love than just Les, |
07-01-2008, 12:52 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Blackburn Lancashire | | The Brown album is highly underrated IMO, just because Brain is on it instead of Tim! The playing on this album is raw and aggressive unlike Primus albums that preceded it. For the classic Primus line up I'd recommend Suck On This, Seas Of Cheese and Frizzle Fry - heck all their stuff really
Some Claypool stuff is free from live concert sites such as this one http://bt.etree.org/ go check 'em out!
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07-01-2008, 01:09 PM
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07-01-2008, 02:44 PM
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07-01-2008, 02:47 PM
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07-01-2008, 02:49 PM
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07-01-2008, 02:50 PM
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Sailing the Seas of Cheese
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Those are my favourites, but there is something to love in all the albums he's done. I liked his book quite a bit, too. 
I feel dirty not including Frizzle Fry in that list because of the raw energy encased within. Marvelous stuff.
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07-01-2008, 02:50 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Wales, UK | | Sailing the Seas of Cheese is an amazing album, and I second that every electric player should own a copy.
If I was starting out with Claypool, I'd go:
Sailing the Seas of Cheese
Suck on This
Pork Soda
Frizzle Fry
Colonel Claypool's Bucket of Bernie Brains - Big Eyeball in the Sky
Not in any particular order, but that should be enough for you to fill your boots anyway |
07-01-2008, 02:53 PM
| | Banned | | Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Sacramento, CA | | | Frizzle Fry...Nothing beats Speghetti Western..."Funny thing about being unemployed, weekends don't mean quite so much, 'cept you get to hang out with your workin' friends..." Classic.
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07-01-2008, 02:57 PM
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Originally Posted by James Hart "Suck on This" is hands down my favorite followed by "Frizzle Fry". | Definitely the favorite two, the version of tommy the cat on suck on this is a great tempo to try to learn this song at... plus there are songs like jellikit that just aren't played any more... |
07-01-2008, 03:02 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Pittsburgh, PA | | | Notice how your getting all these totally different responses? Somehow all of Claypool's albums are so different yet similar, for all the reasons mentioned above. I would argue against Antipop, its the only Primus/Claypool album I really can't stand (except the song Lacquerhead).
Frizzle Fry, Seas of Cheese and Suck On This! are probably your best place to start, this is classic Primus and Claypool at his best. Brown Album is great, but alot different, I hated it at first but grew to love it. Pork Soda is dark and weird, actually introduced me to Primus, definitely worth getting. Then I'd go either Highball with the Devil (Les Claypool and the Holy Mackerel), Oysterhead (Claypool and Trey Anastasio's collaboration), or the Sausage album (titled "Riddles are abound tonight", I think this is the original Primus lineup of Jay Lane, Claypool and Brain, before they started releasing albums...something like that) |
07-01-2008, 03:06 PM
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Originally Posted by Toastfuzz or the Sausage album (titled "Riddles are abound tonight", I think this is the original Primus lineup of Jay Lane, Claypool and Brain, before they started releasing albums...something like that) | in my top 5 from Les.... It's Les, Todd Huth on guitar and Jay Lane on drums. |
07-01-2008, 03:09 PM
| | Banned | | Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Sacramento, CA | | | I also love the Primus covers of Peter Gabriel tunes. Maybe not the most technically amazing bass work, but very interesting and DARK. | | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | | | | 
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