The Claypool Lennon Delirium

South of Reality

The second to last February album to be retroactively reviewed until I can finally move on to March. This is going to be a fun ride, right?

This time we have The Claypool Lennon Delirium, which is the supergroup of Les Claypool of Primus fame, and Sean Lennon - son of the quite notable John Lennon... and Yoko Ono. Quite the supergroup if you ask me. Before heading into this project I was familiar with Les Claypool's music while in the band Primus, though I had never bothered to check out his ... read more

Good

Prog used to be my favorite genre of music (my room is still decked out in Frank Zappa and Yes memorabilia). I think the genre may have been dead since the start of the new millennium; this album proved me wrong. Les Claypool’s bass is reminiscent like that of Chris Squire from Yes, and Sean Lennon’s vocals remind me of his father. This album is an awesome psychedelic journey that I would love to go on again.

Color: Blue
FAV TRACKS: Amethyst Realm, Blood and Rockets: Movement ... read more

The quirky lyrics from Sean Lennon and the great bass lines from Les Claypool fit very nicely together and "South Of Reality" is a very fun, albeit very bizarre, listen.

Fav Tracks: Amethyst Realm, Toady Man's Hour, Blood And Rockets, Easily Charmed By Fools, Boriska, South Of Reality

Least Fav Track: Little Fishes

Score:
8.9
Exceptional

Edit: Original Score: 85

I gave this album a lot of praise when it was first released, but as I was listening to it again, I realized that there were more flaws than I originally noticed, and it's high points don't seem as high now, even though it is an overall good project. I like the weird lyrics, sometimes performed via allegories, like their jabs at modern politics, and their satire of it. Instrumentally it has some interesting Sean Lennon guitar riffs, and Les Claypool bass riffs, even if ... read more