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Of Whales and Woe
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Track Listing
- Back Off Turkey
- One Better
- Lust Stings
- Of Whales And Woe
- Vernon The Company Man
- Phantom Patriot
- Iowan Gal
- Nothin' Ventured
- Rumble Of The Diesel
- Robot Chickent
- Filipino Ray
- Off-White Guilt
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #68757 in Music
- Released on: 2006-05-30
- Number of discs: 1
Editorial Reviews
Amazon.com
Primus bassman/mainstay Les Claypool uses the occasion of his fifth strictly solo outing to strip his musical instincts almost to the bone; guitars are almost non-existent, with Skerik's sax and the sitar/theremin work of Gabby La La providing the punctuation. Pushing his aggressive, wickedly fluid bass work even farther into the spotlight will no doubt please Claypool's most ardent fans, but the gambit also yields an album whose hypnotic rhythms and spare but potent seasonings are often intriguing. The dozen tracks may be driven by Claypool's feverish, often willfully obtuse creative muse--imagine a smackdown between Zappa and Bootsy with Zorn as referee--yet often constrained by a sense of shrewd pop economics that are rare in similar, instrumental virtuoso-driven excursions. "Vernon the Company Man" and "Phantom Patriot" are texturally compelling, if limited by a lyrical approach that's but re-heated Frank Z. "One Better" and "Rumble of the Diesel" offer sizzling funk workouts, while "Iowan Gal" and "Robot Chicken" evoke whacked-out metallic hoedowns for cyborgs of all ages. --Jerry McCulley
Customer Reviews
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What can I say? It kicks. I heard Iowan Girl on Pandora and knew I had to have it. As a fledgling bassist who is dipping my toe into the fretless and five-string world, as well as a Primus fan, it was a given that I would like it. It does the job.
SIMPLEMENTE CLAYPOOL
GUIADO POR EL EXELENTE BAJEO DEL LIDER DE LA BANDA PRIMUS, MESCLADO CON EL SUCULENTO SAXOFONEO DE SKERIK Y LA MARIMBA EJECUTADA POR MIKE DILLON Y AUNADO A EL EXENTRICO SONIDO DEL SITAR DE GABBY LA LA, HACEN DE OF WHALES OF WOE UNA PIEZA MUSICAL DE CULTO, QUE COMBINA TODOS LOS ELEMENTOS CON UNA ARMONIA SIN IGUAL, ALTAMENTE RECOMENDADO PARA SEGUIDORES DE PRIMUS Y EL GENERO ALTERNTIVO Y PROGRESIVO QUE GUSTAN ESCUCHAR COSAS DIFERENTES...
good
i like this,but it seemed too short(album and song length/s),and didn't have the character most les' work does.iowa gal and the first single are my favs!
