Written by: Geoff Tischman

Touring behind their new album South Of Reality, The Lennon Claypool Delirium joined The Flaming Lips at the Capitol Theatre the other night (7/30).

A typhoon of oddball virtuosity, the band is one of the most innovative and arresting outfits around.

Les Claypool is a force of nature and Sean Lennon has matured into a rather brilliant and idiosyncratic guitar player and the two men weave around each other like a circuitous masterclass of sheer musicianship.

In short?

This was pretty much a clinic.

Their take on Pink Floyd’s “Astronomy Domine” and The Beatles’ “Tomorrow Never Knows” were decidedly brilliant and originals like “Boriska” and “Easily Charmed By Fools” were fresh and engaging.

Setlist:

1. Astronomy Domine
2. South of Reality
3. Blood and Rockets: Movement I, Saga of Jack Parsons – Movement II Too the Moon
4. Little Fishes
5. The Court of the Crimson King
6. Breath of a Salesman
7. Boriska
8. Easily Charmed by Fools
9. Like Fleas
10. Tomorrow Never Knows
11. Cricket and the Genie (Movement II, Oratorio Di Cricket)
12. Cricket and the Genie (Movement I, The Delirium)