The Big Eyeball in the Sky | |
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Studio album by | |
Released | September 21, 2004 |
Recorded | 2004 |
Studio | Rancho Relaxo |
Genre | Jazz rock [1] |
Length | 55:44 |
Label | Prawn Song Records |
Producer | Les Claypool |
The Big Eyeball in the Sky is the 2004 album by Colonel Claypool's Bucket of Bernie Brains, known by fans as "C2B3," released on Les Claypool's own Prawn Song label.
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
AllMusic gave the album an above average review, [1] writing:
"The eyeball-dominated graphics seem like an homage to the Residents and the music similarly aims for an experimental collision between that legendary far-out band's non-commercial approach and a Frank Zappa-styled jazz-rock blend."
— Hal Horowitz of AllMusic
All tracks are written by Les Claypool, Buckethead, Bernie Worrell, and Bryan Mantia.
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Buckethead" | 5:57 |
2. | "Thai Noodles" | 3:36 |
3. | "Tyranny of the Hunt" | 4:55 |
4. | "Elephant Ghost" | 10:01 |
5. | "Hip Shot from the Slab" | 3:52 |
6. | "Junior" | 4:22 |
7. | "Scott Taylor" | 6:15 |
8. | "The Big Eyeball in the Sky" | 4:36 |
9. | "Jackalope" | 3:46 |
10. | "48 Hours to Go" | 4:15 |
11. | "Ignorance is Bliss" | 4:16 |
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