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Frizzle Fry
Released on the independent Caroline label in 1990, Frizzle Fry documents the San Francisco Bay area thrash-funk trio at its energetic best. The bare-bones production serves the group's skeletal sound well and makes the most of nearly live performances of gems such as the antiwar "Too Many Puppies," the stoner testimony of "Spegetti Western," and the madcap litany of "Groundhog's Day." Larry LaLonde's guitar is more melodic and concise than the squirrelly avant-gardisms of later albums such as Pork Soda (many of the lines were written by original guitarist Todd Huth). Bassist Les Claypool, meanwhile, is just stunning. By turns sounding like a scrappy Larry Graham or a dirty-minded John Wetton, his four-string slaps, slurs, and squeaks form a perfect union with drummer Tim Alexander's jazz-informed power beats. Claypool's goofy vocals owe a lot to P.I.L.-era John Lydon, with lyrics about Corn Chex, striped bass, and porn films. An inspired and assured studio debut. --James Rotondi
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Tracks| 1 | To Defy the Laws of Tradition | | 2 | Groundhog's Day | | 3 | Too Many Puppies | | 4 | Mr. Know It All | | 5 | Frizzle Fry | | 6 | John the Fisherman | | 7 | You Can't Kill Michael Malloy - Winegar, Matt | | 8 | The Toys Go Winding Down | | 9 | Pudding Time | | 10 | Sathington Willoby | | 11 | Spegetti Western | | 12 | Harold of the Rocks | | 13 | To Defy | | 14 | Helly Skinny/Constantinople (bonus track) |
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