| Of Whales and Woe | ||
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| Studio album by Les Claypool | ||
| Released | May 30, 2006 | |
| Recorded | 2005, 2006 | |
| Genre | Experimental rock, Progressive rock | |
| Length | 39:29 | |
| Label | Prawn Song | |
| Producer | Les Claypool | |
| Professional reviews | ||
Of Whales And Woe is a solo album by Les Claypool, the bassist of Primus. A studio album is an original collection of new tracks by a recording artist Leslie Edward "Les" Claypool (born September 29, 1963 in Richmond, California, U Events 1416 - The Council of Constance, called by the Emperor Sigismund a supporter of Antipope John XXIII burns Jerome of Prague following Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Experimental rock or avant-garde rock is a type of music based on rock which experiments with the basic elements of the genre and/or which pushes the boundaries Progressive rock (often shortened to " progressive " " prog " or " prog rock " is a form of Rock music that evolved In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Prawn Song Records is the Record label owned by Les Claypool of Primus. In the Music industry, a record producer or music producer has many roles among them controlling the recording sessions coaching and guiding the musicians organizing allmusic (previously All Music Guide) is a Metadata database about music owned by All Media Guide. Rolling Stone is a United States -based Magazine devoted to Music, Politics, and Popular culture that is published Leslie Edward "Les" Claypool (born September 29, 1963 in Richmond, California, U Primus is an American rock band currently composed of singer and bassist Les Claypool, guitarist Larry "Ler" LaLonde, and The album was released on the 30th of May, 2006. The album features Skerik (saxophonist of the Les Claypool's Fearless Flying Frog Brigade), Mike Dillon (percussionist, also of the Frog Brigade), and Gabby La La (multi-instrumentalist). Skerik (born Eric Walton) is an American Saxophonist from Seattle Washington. Colonel Les Claypool's Fearless Flying Frog Brigade (also known as The Les Claypool Frog Brigade) is one of many musical projects involving Primus Bassist Mike Dillon (aka Mike D is a percussionist vibraphonist vocalist and songwriter born in San Antonio, Texas. Gabby Lang, better known by her Stage name, Gabby La La, is a vocalist and Multi-instrumentalist (including Sitar, Ukelele, Accordion "Back off Turkey" also features Les' children, Cage and Lena. The track "Iowan Gal" is a love song for his wife, Chaney Claypool.
Of Whales and Woe marks the first album release under the name Les Claypool. Though previous "solo" efforts were issued under a variety of monikers, these new recordings are the most self-contained to date. On most of the tracks Claypool provides drums and guitar as well as his usual bass and vocals while band members add instrumental variety (Skerik - sax, Mike Dillon - marimba and percussion, Gabby La La - sitar). The CD includes an assortment of musical styles and also includes Les' theme for Seth Green's hit animated show Robot Chicken that airs on Adult Swim. Seth Benjamin Green (born February 8, 1974) is an American Actor, Comedian, Voice actor, and Television producer Robot Chicken is an Emmy -Award Winning American Stop motion animated television series created by Seth Green and Matthew Adult Swim, (usually stylized swim with its signature square Brackets, is an adult-oriented Television network sharing channel space with Cartoon
The live tour accompanying Of Whales and Woe is called Les Claypool's Fancy Band. Les Claypool's Fancy Band is the most current group of musicians to go on tour with Les Claypool.
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Track listing
- Back Off Turkey – 2:11
- One Better – 5:59
- Lust Stings – 4:08
- Of Whales and Woe – 3:03
- Vernon the Company Man – 2:32
- Phantom Patriot – 4:01
- Iowan Gal – 3:29
- Nothin' Ventured – 3:08
- Rumble of the Diesel – 4:03
- Robot Chicken – 0:39
- Filipino Ray – 3:51
- Off-White Guilt – 2:21
Personnel
- Les Claypool - Bass, Bass Banjo, Guitar, Percussion, Drums, Vocals
- Mike Dillon - Drums, Marimba, Tabla, Vibraphone
- Gabby La La - Sitar, Theremin
- Skerik - Sax (Baritone), Sax (Tenor), Horn Arrangements
- Cage Claypool - Percussion
- Lena Claypool - Marimba
Production
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Chart performance
Album
| Chart | Provider(s) | Peak position |
Certification | Sales/ shipments |
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| Billboard 200 (U. Leslie Edward "Les" Claypool (born September 29, 1963 in Richmond, California, U Mike Dillon (aka Mike D is a percussionist vibraphonist vocalist and songwriter born in San Antonio, Texas. Gabby Lang, better known by her Stage name, Gabby La La, is a vocalist and Multi-instrumentalist (including Sitar, Ukelele, Accordion Skerik (born Eric Walton) is an American Saxophonist from Seattle Washington. Leslie Edward "Les" Claypool (born September 29, 1963 in Richmond, California, U The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard S. )[1] | Billboard | 115 | Not certified | N/A |
| Billboard Top Heatseekers (U. See Billboard (Turkish magazine Billboard is a weekly American Magazine devoted to the Music industry Top Heatseekers is a weekly albums chart introduced by Billboard in 1993 whose purpose is to highlight sales by new and developing musical recording artists S. )[1] | 2 | |||
| Billboard Top Independent Albums (U. The Billboard charts are music sales airplay and digital ranking reports distributed to the general public by Billboard magazine S. )[1] | 5 |
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