Ahhh, The Bass From Outer Space! Always curious as to what he's doing even though the song usually remains the same. My favorite Claypool contribution will always be Oysterhead, the one-off group with Trey Anastasio and Stewart Copeland...
Well, shit, now I have to grab their one CD from my Featured 500 and put it in the car...
Anyway, BKP sent this in a care package three months ago and admittedly I put it at the back of the queue because Les does his thing pretty much the same way record after record. I have one Primus CD, the Oysterhead and nothing else......and that's plenty. "Duo" is right for this album as it's only him and his like-minded guitarist friend of many years, Bryan Kehoe, who also joined LC on the Frog Brigade project. Well, there is one other person credited for a mandolin and bg vocals somewhere, but it's 99% these two cats. Half originals, half covers, all cornponed to the hilt. I'll keep one original...
Obviously the guy behind the camera is a bass worshiper as he keeps focus on LC but finally realizes some of the geee-tar pickin' ain't too shabby and slightly pans out to show us. The music quality was the best of the handful I could find. I don't know why but this track puts a smile on my face..."Malted buttermilk pancakes all day long..."
Covers include a couple of reworked Primus songs (Jerry & Beaver......no no no, not Leave It To.....Racecar & Wynonna's), a couple that fit the mold (Pipeline & Battle of N.O.), one turd (Man In The Box), and two keepers (Amos Moses and a brilliant version of Stayin' Alive). Click it...you HAVE to hear it.
He's always worth the listen, just doubt I would ever pull the whole disc to play...
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