Yeah, he's a pretty good player, Claypool. One of the first bands I was really into. The whole band could play tight as hell, Lalonde is a great guitarist and Alexander could really show off and work well in odd time signatures. Not to take anything away from Brian Matia, who is a more working-class player and I think his style of play actually meshes better with Lalonde and Claypool. Its also interesting that the players were in radically different types of bands before joining Primus. Claypool played with Blind Illusion, a much heavier thrashesque jam band and Larry Lalonde played lead for Possessed, a black/proto death metal band. Another thing I like is how they are a power trio. I think having a band of over 5 people is really indulgent and not needed.
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