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Les Claypool and the Holy Mackerel was a short-lived solo project by Les Claypool in the mid 90s, he played almost all the instruments on the recordings of all of the songs.
The touring band consists of Bryan "Brain" Mantia on Drums, Mark "MIRV" Haggard on Guitar, Adam Gates on Bass (tuned an octave lower), and of course Les Claypool on Bass. .
Leslie Edward "Les" Claypool is a bassist and lead singer, best known for his work with the musical group Primus. Born on September 29, 1963, in Richmond, California, Claypool's mastery of the electric bass has brought him into the spotlight with his funky, creative playing style. Though he cites bass virtuoso Geddy Lee of Rush and the experimental group The Residents as his greatest influences, Claypool is known to use various styles in his playing, Claypool mixes finger-tapping, flamenco-like strumming, and a Larry Graham-like slap technique to develop his own unique style. Claypool has earned respect as one of Rock's...
Les Claypool, bass guitarist, singer and songwriter, better known as the lead singer and bassist of Primus, is the leader of jam-music collective- the Frog Brigade. The group consisted of a number of talented and original musicians, Eenor, Kehoe or Tim Alexander (also of Primus fame) to name just a few. The band's music is an original mix of jazz, funk and jam-music. The Frog Brigade is known for stunning performances of Pink Floyd's music. .
Les Claypool, bassist of many bands, including Primus, collaborated with virtuoso guitarist Buckethead, Parliament/Funkadelic keyboardist Bernie Worrell, and former Primus drummer Brain (Bryan Mantia) under the name Colonel Claypool's Bucket of Bernie Brains (a combination of all the band members' names). They were first formed at the first Bonnaroo Music Festival in 2002. Worrell, Brain and Buckethead were there to perform with Bill Laswell as Praxis. Laswell was not able to play at the concert, so Claypool introduced them to jam with him. From this point, they developed the concept of this supergroup. Their early concerts pushed the improvisational envelope...
![Les Claypool [PRIMUS] Whamola](/storage/web/cache/videos/big/22_06_2019/muzlan_d543267f7917252ae826b351512e2bbf.jpg?h=140&w=140&fm=webp&s=76c85fb7a153ddf7fad40fba0f8da5a1 "Les Claypool [PRIMUS] Whamola")
