Fancy (DVD)
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Fancy is a DVD of live concert footage compiled from the Les Claypool's Fancy Band
2006 tour. Filmed by Jim "Jimbo" Charna, Jeremy "staunchy" Sewell and Crew, it was released by Prawn Song Records on May 29, 2007. The soundtrack combines soundboard and "taper (Jimbos)
" recordings for concert-like experience.
(encore)
Les Claypool's Fancy Band
Les Claypool's Fancy Band was a lineup of musicians on tour with Les Claypool from 2005 to 2008. The band consisted of Claypool on bass, Skerik on tenor and baritone saxophone, Mike Dillon on vibraphone, marimba, tabla, cuíca and percussion, Gabby La La on sitar, ukulele and theremin and Paulo...
2006 tour. Filmed by Jim "Jimbo" Charna, Jeremy "staunchy" Sewell and Crew, it was released by Prawn Song Records on May 29, 2007. The soundtrack combines soundboard and "taper (Jimbos)
Taper (concert)
A Taper is a person who records musical events often from standing microphones in the audience for the benefit of the musical group's fanbase. Such taping was popularized in the late 1960s and early 1970s by fans of the Grateful Dead. Audio recording was allowed at shows and fans would share their...
" recordings for concert-like experience.
Chapter Listing
- "Up On The Roof"
- "Of Whales and Woe"
- "Rumble of the Diesel"
- "Long in the Tooth"
- "Vernon the Company Man"
- "Holy Mackerel"
- "Phantom Patriot"
- "Cosmic Highway"
- "Filpino Ray"
- "The Big Eyeball in the Sky"
- "D's Diner"
- "One Better"
(encore)
- "Running the Gauntlet"
- "American Life/Iowan Girl"
- "Lust Stings"
Featuring
- Les ClaypoolLes ClaypoolLeslie Edward "Les" Claypool is an American musician and writer, best known as the lead vocalist and bassist in the band Primus. Claypool's playing style on the electric bass mixes tapping, flamenco-like strumming, whammy bar bends and slapping.Claypool has also self produced and engineered his...
- bass, vocals - SkerikSkerikSkerik is an American saxophonist from Seattle, Washington. Performing on the tenor and baritone saxophone, often with electronics and loops, Skerik is a pioneer in a playing style that has been dubbed saxophonics. He is a founding member of Critters Buggin, Garage a Trois and Skerik's Syncopated...
- tenor and baritone saxophones - Mike DillonMike Dillon (musician)Mike Dillon is a percussionist, vibraphonist, bandleader, vocalist and songwriter born in San Antonio, Texas. He is a member of Critters Buggin, Les Claypool's Fancy Band and Garage A Trois...
- vibraphone, marimba, percussion - Gabby La LaGabby La LaGabby La La, is a vocalist and multi-instrumentalist , signed to Prawn Song Records. Her music is self described as "fun, unique, crazy kooky". La La's eccentric debut album, Be Careful What You Wish For..., is a collaboration with Les Claypool that though "peculiar.....
- sitar, ukulele, theremin, vocals - Paulo BaldiPaulo BaldiPaulo Baldi is an American rock drummer and percussionist from the San Francisco Bay Area. He is currently a member of Cake, Les Claypool's Fancy Band, Deadweight, The Faraway Brothers, and the Eric McFadden Experience....
- drums
Taken From Shows
- 06/21/06 - Austin, Texas
- 07/07/06 - Ft Lauderdale, Florida
- 07/15/06 - NYC, New York
- 07/17/06 - Boston, Mass.
- 07/18/06 - Providence, Rhode Island
- 07/22/06 - Cleveland, Ohio