Les Claypool - Fancy

Unlike the Beastie Boys' DVD Awesome, I Shot That, which passed itself off as the work of fans but in large part professionally shot, Fancy is the real deal. Shot by a select team of fans over six shows on the 2006 tour, it offers an audience perspective on Les Claypool's first solo tour. All the shots are steady and nicely framed with none of the exaggerated amateurism of the Beastie boys film. The audio mixes audience tapes with the soundboard recording, resulting in top quality sound without the sterility of the isolated board—the sound of the audience is always present. Highlights from the shows include Claypool donning a pig mask when on his upright bass, saxophonists Skerik's devil horns and all the old material mixed in with the new. [www.lesclaypool.com]