First imagine Gary Oldman playing eminem.
The creepy/twisted vibe that Les goes for is time and again a thinly veiled facade, in no way mitigating the pathetic situation that this terribly annoying man continues to conjure. Perhaps tricking a few of those 13-year-old suburban boys that make his fanbase into thinking that he seems intense and his bass lines seem phat, this facade of intensity is all the more annoying because of it.

les is not intense, he just kicks ass on the bass. no, im not 13, im 22 and i know les is the kinda player who dosnt give a shit as long as someone out there is enjoying it, even if its only him.

Therein lies the problem...

Les? annoying? Gawd no!

Some bugger'll post Frank Zappa next...

no cos hes dead

Get Les off here immediately!!! He's a fucking great bassist, (and no, I'm not 13 either). By the way, does anyone know whether he does the voice of Timmy on South Park, as they do kind of sound like each other.

What the hell are you talking about, "He's a great bassist."?!?

He's a totally one dimensional player, completely self indulgent, with no ear for space or dynamics. This by definition makes him an utterly shite bassist.

He's a gimmicky player, anyone who knows anything about music would be able to tell that immediately.

The guys a blatently a dick aswell, who writes shit 'quirky' songs for lonely guys who wear bright clothing and think that they're 'wacky'.

Fuck Les Claypool, in fact, fuck anyone thats ever played.. No, actually, fuck anyone that's EVEN CONTEMPLATED playing six string bass. Especially Jeff Ament.

I still can't believe that with all the other motherfuckers out there, that someone's nominated a total nonentity like Les fucking Claypool!?!?!

I only looked at this bloke because I confused him with Mr Claypole from the Children's TV series Rentaghost. Now he was an annoying little cunt.
But no, it is not he, this man apparently plays bass, reasonably well, in bands called Primus and Frog Parade. Never having heard of either of these bands I find it hard to be in the slightest bit annoyed by this chappies activities. Frog Parade is a particularly shit name for a band though, but that's by the by.
As noone else who has posted seems very annoyed by this bloke either, could I ever so humbly suggest we free him so he can parade his frogs in peace?

I agree. Free the frog botherer!

How dare anyone even 'nominate' Les Claypool ! !
The man's a god !
Okay, so the last three or four albums have been total shite, but then the Primus formula always was going to be pretty limited.
However, "Frizzle Fry" and "Pork Soda" will stand tall forever as inspirational works of art IMHO.

"Shite bassist" ?
"One dimensional" ?

It's easy to confuse what someone chooses to play with how good someone is.
Les Claypool's bass style is (was) one third of Primus.
Therefore either you like their stuff or you don't.
That whole genre is about looseness, imperfect productions and a general indiscipline.

Not everyone's going to "get it" though I suppose........