10 Memorable Rock Bands Who Only Released ONE Album

10. Oysterhead, The Grand Pecking Order (2001)

Primus frontman Les Claypool may be the most prolific bassist alive, putting his trademark slap style and distinctive vocal twang to a multitude of projects across a profusion of genres. Most of his outputs have proven fruitful, but anyone who is anyone in the alt rock funk fusion scene knows only too well of his fabled yet initially short-lived project Oysterhead.

A supergroup of the finest pedigree, the band features Claypool on vocals and bass, Trey Anastasio of Phish on vocals and guitar, and The Police's Stewart Copeland on drums. Originally assembled for a single, high-profile performance, the trio instead developed a full album from the material they had created together and released The Grand Pecking Order in 2001.

An eclectic blend of rock genres, with funky basslines, silky smooth guitar work and a seamless percussive spine, the record features all the surprising musical diversions one would expect from such an eclectic mix of artists.

Oysterhead reunited in 2019 and began playing shows again in 2020. Though the run of their new tour was disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic, they still managed to play several festivals in 2021 and will continue with similar appearances in 2022. But whether new material will one day surface is anyone's guess.