Colonel Claypool's Bucket of Bernie Brains

Colonel Claypool's Bucket of Bernie Brains
Also known as C2B3
Genres Experimental rock
Years active 2002 (2002)–2004
Labels BMI
Associated acts Primus, Praxis, Parliament-Funkadelic, Guns N' Roses
Website c2b3.com
Members Les Claypool
Buckethead
Bryan Mantia
Bernie Worrell

Colonel Claypool's Bucket of Bernie Brains (C2B3) was an experimental supergroup featuring bassist Les Claypool, guitarist Buckethead, keyboardist Bernie Worrell and drummer Bryan "Brain" Mantia.

History

Les Claypool, bassist of many bands, including Primus, collaborated with virtuoso guitarist Buckethead, funk 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), after they met at the 2002 Bonnaroo Music and Arts festival. Worrell, Brain and Buckethead were there to perform with Bill Laswell as Praxis. Laswell was not able to play at the concert, so Claypool invited them to jam with him. From this point, they developed the concept of this supergroup. Their concerts pushed the improvisational envelope by preparing no material and not rehearsing beforehand.[1] At one of their shows they prepared sandwiches onstage for the audience members to eat.

Colonel Claypool's Bucket of Bernie Brains reunited in 2004 to record The Big Eyeball in the Sky, an album with equal parts instrumental and vocal songs.[2] The band began an 18-state tour of the US on September 24, 2004.[3] Claypool said the tour was "a traveling, oversized sock-puppet show spawned by the characters of a Tobe Hooper film and scored by Danny Elfman on bad acid." The album features only one guest, the multi-talented Gabby La La (noted as Gabby Lang on Les Claypool's Frog Brigade's Purple Onion) on vocals and sitar. She also opened on every show during the 2004 tour to mixed reviews as a solo act, sometimes with members of C2B3.

Line-up

Discography

Studio album

2004 Fall Tour

Compilations

Videography

Features the four live tracks: "Opening Jam," "Encore Jam," "Tyranny of the Hunt," and "Scott Taylor."

Features the only live performance of the song "Number Two."

References

  1. ↑ Wiederhorn, Jon (2002-11-26). "Buckethead's Brains On Hold During GN'R Tour, Claypool Says - MTV, November 2002". Mtv.com. Retrieved 2012-02-29.
  2. ↑ Wiederhorn, Jon (2004-03-17). "Buckethead's Hand Puppet Says Goodbye To Guns N' Roses - MTV, May 2004". Mtv.com. Retrieved 2012-02-29.
  3. ↑ "Colonel Claypool's Bucket Of Bernie Brains :: Tour Dates". C2b3.com. Retrieved 2011-07-06.

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