Live Frogs Set 1

Infobox Album
Name = Live Frogs Set 1
Type = live
Longtype =
Artist = Colonel Les Claypool's Flying Frog Brigade


Released = April 10, 2001
Recorded = October 8 2000 to October 9 2000
Genre = Experimental rock
Length = 66:30
Label = Prawn Song Records
Producer =
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|4|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&token=&sql=10:onkmu3i0anxk link]
Last album =
This album = "Live Frogs Set 1" (2001)
Next album = "Live Frogs Set 2" (2001)

"Live Frogs Set 1" is a live album by Colonel Les Claypool's Fearless Flying Frog Brigade, released by Prawn Song Records on 10 April 2001. It chronicles the first part of the 8 October 2000 show the Frog Brigade played at the Great American Music Hall in San Francisco, the second part released as Live Frogs Set 2. It is primarily composed of originals by the various side projects of Claypool and his fellow band members, sandwiched by two covers.

Featuring legendary bassist Les Claypool, original Primus (and later, Sausage) members Todd Huth and Jay Lane, Jeff Chimenti on keyboards, Eenor ("the world's first guitar playing redwood tree") on guitar, and saxaphonist Skerik, this jam album does not completely revolve around the bass of Claypool. The seven song set, featuring the Pink Floyd classic "Shine On You Crazy Diamond", keeps the jam session going for at least 5 minutes a song, rotating solos between Claypool, Huth, Chimenti, Eenor and Skerik.

Track listing

# "Thela Hun Ginjeet" (King Crimson) - 14:25
# "Riddles Are Abound Tonight" (Claypool/Sausage) - 5:58
# "Hendershot" (Claypool) - 6:45
# "Shattering Song" (Claypool/Sausage) - 11:54
# "Running The Gauntlet" (Claypool) - 7:41
# "Girls For Single Men" (Claypool/Sausage) - 7:41
# "Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Jack Irons Version)" (Gilmour, Waters, Wright, Pink Floyd) - 12:08

ongs

1. Thela Hun Ginjeet: A cover of the King Crimson classic, and the longest song on the album, it is dominated by solos by each member of the band. First, Skerik provides a saxophone solo, followed by a keyboard solo by Chimenti. A guitar solo follows, and it is all capped off by an effects-laden bass part by Claypool.

2. Riddles Are Abound Tonight: Originally recorded by Sausage, it too is extended with solos. Near its end, Claypool belts out his trademark silly vocals.

3. Hendershot: Originally recorded by Les Claypool and the Holy Mackerel, featuring a "surf saxophone" solo by Skerik.

4. Shattering Song: Originally recorded by Sausage, its quiet midsection has a short snippet of "Riders on the Storm" by The Doors.

5. Running The Gauntlet: Originally recorded by Les Claypool and the Holy Mackerel.

6. Girls For Single Men: Originally recorded by Sausage.

7. A cover of Jack Irons' version of Shine On You Crazy Diamond (essentially, a restructuring of parts I-V), it too is marked by numerous instrumental breaks for each band member. It ends Set 1, with Claypool announcing first a 20 minute break, and then "more Pink Floyd than any human being should ever withstand", (a performance of Animals in its entirety), released as Live Frogs Set 2.

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Personnel

(as they appear in the liner notes)
*Todd Paclebar Huth -- Guitar, vocals
*Eenor -- Guitar, vocals
*Jeff Chimenti -- Keyboards, vocals
*Jay "Rhino Boy" Lane -- Drums, vocals
*Skerik (represented by Marvin Pickles who sniffed jury's underpants) -- Saxophone
*Les Claypool -- Bass, vocals

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