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Infobox musical artist|name = Oysterhead|image =|background = group_or_band|genre = Alternative rock , neo-psychedelia |years_active = 2000–2001 (One-off reunion: 2006)|label = Broadcast Music Incorporated|BMI |associated_acts =|website = URL| http://www.oysterhead.com/|past_members = Stewart Copeland Les Claypool Trey Anastasio Oysterhead is an alternative rock Supergroup (music)|supergroup featuring bassist Les Claypool of Primus (band)|Primus , guitarist Trey Anastasio of Phish and drummer Stewart Copeland of The Police , with all three providing vocals. The style and sound of the band is a collaborative eclectic mix of bass-oriented funk metal .Jon Wiederhorn http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1449702/20011005/oysterhead.jhtml Three Oysterheads Are Better Than One mtv.com , Oct 5 2001, Diakses 11 Februari 2009David Holmberg http://dailybruin.ucla.edu/archives/id/16752/ Palladium comes alive with Oysterhead’s unique blend dailybruin.ucla.edu , October 29, 2001, Diakses 11 Februari 2009
In April 2000 Superfly Productions asked Claypool to assemble a band to perform during New Orleans New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival|Jazz Fest . Claypool contacted Anastasio and together they agreed on mutual hero, Copeland.Neva Chonin http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi? f=/c/a/2001/10/24/DD74577.DTL out of its shell: Oysterhead unites three very different musical visions to create a unique sound sfgate.com , October 24, 2001, Retrieved February 11, 2009 Oysterhead was originally intended to be a singular live performance at New Orleans Saenger Theatre Mike Powers http://www.jambase.com/Articles/Story.aspx? StoryID=859 Frogs & Oysters: A Les Claypool Interview jambase.com , 1/26/01, Retrieved January 26, 2008 on May 4, 2000. The band compiled a set of almost entirely original material for the show, practicing at Muskegon's Frauenthal Theatre. Tickets were scalped for up to $2,000 each and in the audience were Francis Ford Coppola and Matt Groening .
The Grand Pecking Order
In 2001, Oysterhead officially reformed to record and release an album entitled The Grand Pecking Order , which featured nine new tracks in addition to four songs originally debuted in New Orleans. The release of this album was supported by a brief tour of North America , during which nearly every show was performed to a sold-out audience. The Oysterhead tour of Fall 2001 also saw the debut of the Matterhorn, a guitar played by Trey Anastasio featuring a full-size deer antler that Trey manipulated to make sounds similar to those of a theremin .
On November 5, 2001, the band performed the song "Oz Is Ever Floating" on Late Night with Conan O’Brien .Cite book|title=The Phish Companion: A Guide to the Band and Their Music|page=740| url= http://books.google.com/books? id=Ww5KR4wnjFAC& pg=PA740& lpg=PA740#v=onepage& q& f=false| author=The Mockingbird Foundation|publisher=Backbeat Books|year=2004|accessdate=2010-06-29 After the 2001 tour, which had schedule changes due to the September 11 attacks , the trio went their separate ways.
Reformation at Bonnaroo
On June 16, 2006, Oysterhead reunited to perform a two-hour set at the Bonnaroo Music Festival . The band performed music from The Grand Pecking Order during the set.cite web|url= http://www.phantasytour.com/phish/articles.cgi? newsID=887 |title=PT & #124; Phish & #124; News |publisher=Phantasytour.com |date= |accessdate=2011-07-06 The band also made an appearance at Allgood music festival in Masontown, WV in July, 2006.
Discography
The Grand Pecking Order (2001)
References
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External links
http://www.oysterhead.com/ Oysterhead's official website
Les ClaypoolPhishThe PolicePrimus DEFAULTSORT:Oysterhead Category:American rock music groups Category:Jam bands Category:Bands featuring former members of Phish Category:Supergroups
