Performer Notes

Colonel Claypool's Bucket of Bernie Brains: Les Claypool (bass guitar); Brain (drums); Buckethead, Bernie Worrell.
Personnel: Les Claypool (vocals); Buckethead (guitar); Bernie Worrell (keyboards); Brian (drums); Gabby La La (background vocals).
Recording information: Rancho Relaxo, CA.
Illustrator: Maurice Caldwell .
Photographers: Jay Blakesberg; Danny Clinch.
Even hardcore Primus fans often wondered what vocalist/virtuoso bassist Les Claypool would sound like outside the confines of that band. Claypool first answered the question with all-star band Oysterhead, and then with this album, which pairs him with enigmatic guitarist Buckethead, P-Funk keyboardist Bernie Worrell, and former Primus drummer Brain. (These three have also been involved in the avant-garde supergroup Praxis.)
Of course, with musicians of this diversity and caliber, THE BIG EYEBALL IN THE SKY draws liberally from funk, speed metal, jazz fusion, hip-hop, dance, reggae, and punk without regard for boundaries or categories. Surprisingly, considering that Colonel Claypool's Bucket of Bernie Brains began as an impromptu jam session at the Bonnaroo festival, the disc is one of the more accessible and hooky efforts in Claypool's vast catalog. Sure, the lyrics of "Tyranny of the Hunt," are perversely weird, and "Elephant Ghost" sounds like a dub version of some forgotten 1970s porn soundtrack, but the music never ceases to be intriguing, showcasing jaw-dropping technical skills but never descending into pointlessly noodly territory.

Professional Reviews

CMJ (p.5) - "Instrumental acrobatics abound....Claypool's jam legions will be more than satisfied."

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