I had no idea they did the South Park theme song. Besides that what I have heard from this band is great. I must get more into this band.

i didn't even know there was a thread for these guys until now. but yeah, awesome group. i got to see them back in '97, which was my first time even hearing about them, and immediately bought pork soda and sailing the seas of cheese after watching their set. i still listen to both albums.

i've been to hell, and i spell it D-M-V!

I have The Brown Album...I love Shake Hands With Beef...and the opening drums on Camelback Cinema. Awesome!

Also, Jerry Was a Race Car Driver is one kick-ass cool track.

@Sonic: Yeah...that album has some kind of rawness to it that I can't help but love...it's infectious...the drums sound like they were recorded in a tube or something...maybe the wrong example but they sound really overbearing and tribal in a way (?) and that helps to accentuate the energy and emotion of each song...

i just got frizzle fry, and too many puppies is unbelievable, these guys have really great songs

Les Claypool is the best bassist ever

I bought 'Sailing the Seas of Cheese' a week or so ago and enjoy it somewhat. It's a little tough to swallow at first with all it's wackiness but I quite enjoy the music, especially the bass lines of course. I'll have to check out a few more albums.

Written by [user id=27188] on 06.01.2008 at 21:47

Les Claypool is the best bassist ever

i second that,
have you heard his solo stuff?, or les claypools bucket of bernies brains?, and i think he also plays in sausage?, plus he directed a movie http://www.lesclaypool.com/news/, i think that would be good to see

other bands i think he is in, are: purple onion, oyster head, C2B3 ( i think thats bucket head?)

Written by Fuath on 07.01.2008 at 06:57

Written by [user id=27188] on 06.01.2008 at 21:47

Les Claypool is the best bassist ever

i second that,
have you heard his solo stuff?, or les claypools bucket of bernies brains?, and i think he also plays in sausage?, plus he directed a movie http://www.lesclaypool.com/news/, i think that would be good to see

other bands i think he is in, are: purple onion, oyster head, C2B3 ( i think thats bucket head?)

Yeah ive heard almost all of those other bands hes in

Written by [user id=27188] on 07.01.2008 at 07:48

Written by Fuath on 07.01.2008 at 06:57

Written by [user id=27188] on 06.01.2008 at 21:47

Les Claypool is the best bassist ever

i second that,
have you heard his solo stuff?, or les claypools bucket of bernies brains?, and i think he also plays in sausage?, plus he directed a movie http://www.lesclaypool.com/news/, i think that would be good to see

other bands i think he is in, are: purple onion, oyster head, C2B3 ( i think thats bucket head?)

Yeah ive heard almost all of those other bands hes in

man he is a legend, the last couple i mentioned, are they any good?

EDIT: has anyone here seen the movie? i think its called quest for festeroo

Written by Fuath on 07.01.2008 at 08:15

Written by [user id=27188] on 07.01.2008 at 07:48

Written by Fuath on 07.01.2008 at 06:57

Written by [user id=27188] on 06.01.2008 at 21:47

Les Claypool is the best bassist ever

i second that,
have you heard his solo stuff?, or les claypools bucket of bernies brains?, and i think he also plays in sausage?, plus he directed a movie http://www.lesclaypool.com/news/, i think that would be good to see

other bands i think he is in, are: purple onion, oyster head, C2B3 ( i think thats bucket head?)

Yeah ive heard almost all of those other bands hes in

man he is a legend, the last couple i mentioned, are they any good?

EDIT: has anyone here seen the movie? i think its called quest for festeroo

Oyster head is im not sure about the other ones haven heard anything from those and no i haven seen the movie

Written by [user id=27188] on 08.01.2008 at 00:54

Written by Fuath on 07.01.2008 at 08:15

Written by [user id=27188] on 07.01.2008 at 07:48

Written by Fuath on 07.01.2008 at 06:57

Written by [user id=27188] on 06.01.2008 at 21:47

Les Claypool is the best bassist ever

i second that,
have you heard his solo stuff?, or les claypools bucket of bernies brains?, and i think he also plays in sausage?, plus he directed a movie http://www.lesclaypool.com/news/, i think that would be good to see

other bands i think he is in, are: purple onion, oyster head, C2B3 ( i think thats bucket head?)

Yeah ive heard almost all of those other bands hes in

man he is a legend, the last couple i mentioned, are they any good?

EDIT: has anyone here seen the movie? i think its called quest for festeroo

Oyster head is im not sure about the other ones haven heard anything from those and no i haven seen the movie

fair enough, i think the movie would be awesome

Written by Fuath on 08.01.2008 at 03:03

Written by [user id=27188] on 08.01.2008 at 00:54

Written by Fuath on 07.01.2008 at 08:15

Written by [user id=27188] on 07.01.2008 at 07:48

Written by Fuath on 07.01.2008 at 06:57

Written by [user id=27188] on 06.01.2008 at 21:47

Les Claypool is the best bassist ever

i second that,
have you heard his solo stuff?, or les claypools bucket of bernies brains?, and i think he also plays in sausage?, plus he directed a movie http://www.lesclaypool.com/news/, i think that would be good to see

other bands i think he is in, are: purple onion, oyster head, C2B3 ( i think thats bucket head?)

Yeah ive heard almost all of those other bands hes in

man he is a legend, the last couple i mentioned, are they any good?

EDIT: has anyone here seen the movie? i think its called quest for festeroo

Oyster head is im not sure about the other ones haven heard anything from those and no i haven seen the movie

fair enough, i think the movie would be awesome

yeah probably really weird though. Have you checked for any clips of it on youtube or anything im sure they have one at least a trailer or something.

Written by [user id=27188] on 08.01.2008 at 03:31

Written by Fuath on 08.01.2008 at 03:03

Written by [user id=27188] on 08.01.2008 at 00:54

Written by Fuath on 07.01.2008 at 08:15

Written by [user id=27188] on 07.01.2008 at 07:48

Written by Fuath on 07.01.2008 at 06:57

Written by [user id=27188] on 06.01.2008 at 21:47

Les Claypool is the best bassist ever

i second that,
have you heard his solo stuff?, or les claypools bucket of bernies brains?, and i think he also plays in sausage?, plus he directed a movie http://www.lesclaypool.com/news/, i think that would be good to see

other bands i think he is in, are: purple onion, oyster head, C2B3 ( i think thats bucket head?)

Yeah ive heard almost all of those other bands hes in

man he is a legend, the last couple i mentioned, are they any good?

EDIT: has anyone here seen the movie? i think its called quest for festeroo

Oyster head is im not sure about the other ones haven heard anything from those and no i haven seen the movie

fair enough, i think the movie would be awesome

yeah probably really weird though. Have you checked for any clips of it on youtube or anything im sure they have one at least a trailer or something.

definitely weird, they have a trailer on their sight, but my computers a bitch, so it wont work, nor will it work on youtube

Written by Fuath on 08.01.2008 at 09:36

Written by [user id=27188] on 08.01.2008 at 03:31

Written by Fuath on 08.01.2008 at 03:03

Written by [user id=27188] on 08.01.2008 at 00:54

Written by Fuath on 07.01.2008 at 08:15

Written by [user id=27188] on 07.01.2008 at 07:48

Written by Fuath on 07.01.2008 at 06:57

Written by [user id=27188] on 06.01.2008 at 21:47

Les Claypool is the best bassist ever

oh tough luck man

i second that,
have you heard his solo stuff?, or les claypools bucket of bernies brains?, and i think he also plays in sausage?, plus he directed a movie http://www.lesclaypool.com/news/, i think that would be good to see

other bands i think he is in, are: purple onion, oyster head, C2B3 ( i think thats bucket head?)

Yeah ive heard almost all of those other bands hes in

man he is a legend, the last couple i mentioned, are they any good?

EDIT: has anyone here seen the movie? i think its called quest for festeroo

Oyster head is im not sure about the other ones haven heard anything from those and no i haven seen the movie

fair enough, i think the movie would be awesome

yeah probably really weird though. Have you checked for any clips of it on youtube or anything im sure they have one at least a trailer or something.

definitely weird, they have a trailer on their sight, but my computers a bitch, so it wont work, nor will it work on youtube

I used to work with a guy who listened to these guys non-stop, I don't know how he managed it myself. The music seems really wacky and plays with my head after a while! Still, what I've heards been really good, and the bassist is impressive!

Don't own any albums, where do I start?

Written by [user id=3574] on 12.01.2008 at 14:33

I used to work with a guy who listened to these guys non-stop, I don't know how he managed it myself. The music seems really wacky and plays with my head after a while! Still, what I've heards been really good, and the bassist is impressive!

Don't own any albums, where do I start?

Frizzle Fry, Sailing The Seas Of Cheese, and Suck On This are the best to start with and are by far their best albums

Written by [user id=3574] on 12.01.2008 at 14:33

I used to work with a guy who listened to these guys non-stop, I don't know how he managed it myself. The music seems really wacky and plays with my head after a while! Still, what I've heards been really good, and the bassist is impressive!

Don't own any albums, where do I start?

Anti Pop is pretty good too

@Omni: I'd recommend Frizzle Fry, Sailing The Seas Of Cheese, Tales from the Punchbowl. Or Antipop. You should watch the Hallucino-Genetics DVD. it's exquisite.

What do you think of this band's material after Pork Soda? I only own Tales of the Punchbowl (past Pork Soda), and didn't care for it.

Written by theflyingmachine on 22.01.2008 at 23:29

What do you think of this band's material after Pork Soda? I only own Tales of the Punchbowl (past Pork Soda), and didn't care for it.

i think theyre all awesome, definitely worth getting the others, whether its past pork soda or not, theyre all legendary

Is Primus really metal?

Written by +{Jonas}+ on 28.01.2008 at 22:42

Is Primus really metal?

the first three albums (so Suck On This, Frizzle Fry, Sailing The Seas Of Cheese) certainly are. After that it varies from song to song IMO

Written by +{Jonas}+ on 28.01.2008 at 22:42

Is Primus really metal?

early Primus, yeah. Later Primus, not really.

Metal? Not by any definition I can think of. They have the occasional vaguely metallic "riff" here or there but in terms of instrumentation, presentation, and the actual music they play there isn't much that's metal about them. They're more in line with a sort of 1990s alternative rock sound, with frequently eclectic/funk/avant-garde/whatever leanings (you might argue there's some metal thrown in there, but certainly not enough to merit calling them a metal band, doing so is just doing the band a disservice by misrepresenting their sound). Songs like "Mr. Krinkle" are bizarre, foreboding and heavy as anything; but Primus achieves this without using any sort of clearly metal foundation.

Unless we're talking alternative metal in the sense of "any rock-oriented band with an aspect of heaviness in their sound", but I never saw that as a viable category and I don't think you do Primus any favours by calling them "metal."

Cool band anyway, I've enjoyed them all except Antipop, and I thought the Animals... EP was a nice recovery from that. In a lot of ways I prefer Oysterhead over later Primus, mind you.

First three are DEFINITELY metal. When people deny those being metal it just shows they don't know what metal is.

There are hints of metal in Anti-Pop too...and what's so bad about that album anyway?

Written by Marcel Hubregtse on 24.10.2008 at 01:10
First three are DEFINITELY metal. When people deny those being metal it just shows they don't know what metal is.

Definitely borderline metal, at the most. When people claim those are DEFINITELY metal it just shows they don't know what metal is. Or at least can't explain this conclusion which they find so obvious.

Written by totaliteraliter on 24.10.2008 at 04:13

Written by Marcel Hubregtse on 24.10.2008 at 01:10

When people deny those being metal it just shows they don't know what metal is.

When people claim those are DEFINITELY metal it just shows they don't know what metal is.

S-NAP! Oh no you didn'

Lemme just say, as much as I love Primus, I still think Victor Wooten is top bassist, with Les Claypool runner up. Sorry guys, its just how I feel. Frizzle Fry is the best album with Tales from The Punch Bowl next. They call me misses Know-It-All. lol