Les Claypool

Leslie "Les" Edward Claypool is a bassist and lead singer, best known for his work with the alternative rock band Primus. Born on September 29, 1963, in Richmond, California, Claypool is famous for bringing the electric bass into the spotlight with his funky, creative playing. Though he cites Geddy Lee of Rush as his greatest influence, his style is unique, mixing heavy-metal tapping and fingerplaying with a Stanley Clarke-like slap technique, with heavy doses of The Residents thrown in for good measure. Claypool has in turn influenced many other bassists.

Discography

• The Sane Asylum (1988, Blind Illusion)
• Suck on This (1989, Primus)
• Frizzle Fry (1990, Primus)
• Sailing the Seas of Cheese (1991, Primus)
• Miscellaneous Debris (1992, Primus)
• ' (1992, Primus)
• ' (1992, Primus)
• Bone Machine (1992, Tom Waits featuring Les Claypool on bass on 1 track)
• Pork Soda (1993, Primus)
• The Beavis and Butt-Head Experience (1993, Primus, one original track.)
• Riddles Are Abound Tonight (1994, Sausage)
• Tales from the Punchbowl (1995, Primus)
• Mrs. Blaileen (Single) (1995, Primus)
• Wynona's Big Brown Beaver (Single) (1995, Primus)
• Highball with the Devil (1996, Les Claypool and the Holy Mackerel)
  
• Brown Album (1997, Primus)
• Monsters & Robots (Buckethead, Les Claypool and Brain play on select tracks)
• Boggy Depot(1998 Jerry Cantrell) Les played bass on the last two tracks
• Chef Aid (1998, a South Park soundtrack featuring Primus doing the South Park theme song and one other original track)
• Rhinoplasty (1998, Primus)
• Antipop (1999, Primus)
• Garage Inc. (1998, Metallica, Les Claypool plays bass on track 10)
• Mule Variations (1999, Tom Waits featuring Les Claypool on bass on 1 track)
• Live Frogs Set 1 (2001, Col. Les Claypool's Fearless Flying Frog Brigade)
  
• Live Frogs Set 2 (2001, Col. Les Claypool's Fearless Flying Frog Brigade)
  
• The Grand Pecking Order (2001, Oysterhead)
• Purple Onion (2002, Les Claypool's Frog Brigade)
• Crank It Up (2002, Les covered the Commander Cody classic 'Hot Rod Lincoln')
• The Deep End Vol. 2 (2002, Gov't Mule featuring Les Claypool on bass and vocals on 2 tracks)
• The Deepest End (2003, Gov't Mule featuring Les Claypool on bass and vocals on 2 tracks)
• ' (2003, Primus)
• Animals Should Not Try to Act like People (2003, Primus)
• The Big Eyeball in the Sky (2004, Colonel Claypool's Bucket of Bernie Brains)
• Real Gone (2004, Tom Waits Featuring Les Claypool on bass and Brain on Drums on select tracks)
• Attention Dimension (2005, Jack Irons Featuring Les Claypool on "Shine On You Crazy Diamond)
• Side One (2005, Adrian Belew featuring Les Claypool and Danny Carey)
• Be Careful What You Wish For... (2005, Gabby La La featuring Les Claypool on all other instruments)
• 5 Gallons Of Diesel (2005, Les Claypool DVD)
• (Unititled) (2006, upcoming Primus album)