Oysterhead - The Grand Pecking Order (2001)
This is an odd mix, Trey Anastasio (Phish), Stu Copeland (Police), and Les Claypool (Primus) together?
But instead of repeating what's already been said, I'll use a reviewer from Amazon:
Heck, after hearing this, you may want to dig out Junta or Antipop just to hear something more normal."
"For some tracks here, it's not hard to spot the writer without looking at the credits. "Oz Is Ever Floating" and "Birthday Boys" have Trey's stamp all over them, while "Shadow of a Man" and the title track would have been right at home on a Primus record. Fine, but there's more. It's the combining of talents that makes the music shine - the catchy-but-creepy "Little Faces," the cartoon "Army's on Ecstasy," and especially the rocking highlight "Pseudo Suicide" which straddles both sides of the line with manic glee. Copeland makes himself heard, not by muscling his way to the front, but providing a steady (though quirky) foundation for the others. When I hear "Shadow" I picture him leaving the drum set and tapping on a rack full of glasses and pots.
Heck, after hearing this, you may want to dig out Junta or Antipop just to hear something more normal."
Or your life may seem more normal.
Little Faces
Oz is Ever Floating
Mr. Oysterhead
Shadow of a Man
Radon Balloon
Army's on Ecstasy
Rubberneck Lions
Polka Dot Rose
Wield the Spade
Pseudo Suicide
The Grand Pecking Order
Owner of the World





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