Primus is one the all time greats. Everyone is blown away by Les at first but listen closely, Larry is amazing, and Tim is one of the most talented and respected drummers alive.
@@Metalkorpse Yes, but being extremely technical and skilled at an instrument doesn't always mean "good" music. Sometimes the most basic, simple music is much more enjoyable. And sometimes it's the opposite. Musicians like Wooten are fun to watch and marvel at because of the skill, but when I want to just enjoy some music, I have more fun listening to something like The Ramones.
well put, I think Les's voice turned a lot of people off of this group that may have otherwise been into them, I have never seen them play with any other singer but that would be super interesting to me. Les and Perry Farrell were friends, I always wanted Perry to join them for a tour. Probably a singer that fits better, but he is an awesome performer.
Everyone already grasps the fact that Claypool is one of the most innovative bassists in the world. What sometimes gets overlooked is that he also carved out his own unique lane in music! The man is a completely fearless musical gangster! 🤘🏻🫡
Yes, Les is just an incredibly unique, innovative and phenomenal player. The whole band is great , the individual responsibility on each of these three guys is demanding. Even Les don’t the muted sixlets in the verse is difficult to do so cleanly.
The whole album is nuts. Back in my LSD days, it was one of my favorites to listen through. Do yourself a favor and have a few drinks or a smoke and listen through the whole thing. It's incredibly unique.
Yeah. I was there. And at that time - there was a lot of weird bands - but they were pulling out some of the fiercest performances of their careers. Definitely the height of live performance - Woodstock '94 was an absolute blast and one of my fondest memories.
Same here. It was such a great time for music and Woodstock ‘94 was a high point. It was the dirtiest, hungriest, and most in the moment I’ve ever been 😀
Yep that is the famed rainbow bass. One of the first if not the first rainbow basses Carl made. It's also a fretless which is really the secret sauce to this song. Because you can get those really clean dead note triplets and slides without fret buzz or harmonics.
You have to see the rest of the set. This is one of the most amazing moments of the 90's, obviously culminating in this video, where after having been standing in the rain and mud for a day and a half, Primus began to play "my name is mud". I bought the whole show on pay-per-veiw and taped the whole thing. As well as was watching live. The "Master of puppets" intro he does is one of the most amazing things i've ever seen on bass. also around 12 he's tossing in a strum along with muting on his right hand. And Seas of cheese is when primus hit thier stride with the best lineup they ever had with Ler and Tim Alexander.
Pork Soda was my introduction to Primus. There is so much variety in song styles, with some great songs: "DMV", "Pork Soda", "Nature Boy", "Hamburger Train", and "Mr. Krinkle" which has Les playing a stand-up bass, and features the most unique music video I've ever seen. All worth checking out! . ..as is "Southbound Pachyderm" off their next album. Very different from all other Primus songs. You either love Primus, or you hate their sound. There is no "Eh, they're an okay band," with Primus.
Larry was, along with Kirk Hammett, Alex Skolnick and Andy Timmons, a student of Joe Satriani. I once read an interview where Joe said Larry was his favorite, as he came up with the most out of left field crazy stuff.
The Sausage version where he plays it on a 4-string fretless with a Kahler tremelo is my favorite. I saw him do it live and the dive bombs sounded like they were going to rumble the building apart.
You could just do a whole marathon of Primus and I'd be hooked to every second. Les is by far my favorite bass player. Any chance you'll cover some of my next favorite, Alex Webster? His stuff with Blotted Science is pretty great.
I wouldnt expect a reaction video because it would be hours long, but their storytelling and atmospherics are at their peak in The Desaturating Seven. Phenomenal concept album based on an obscure Italian fantasy book from the seventies. I highly recommend checking it out
Like you said, you have to see these guys live. I've seen them six times, and have never been disappointed. My first time seeing them was the Chicago 2004 show they recorded for their Hallucino-Genetics Tour DVD. Toward the end, I'm the one holding up the 'Les Claypool For President' sticker. To this day, I still have that sticker on its original paper backing. I keep it in the case of my copy of the DVD.
I’ve seen Primus 12 times. Every new years from 96 to 2000 and I’ve seen them a bunch of times in different venues. My favorite show was at the greek theatre in Berkeley. Always did different songs and super fun.
Les is a criminally underrated storyteller, the characters he embodies in his songs feel so real. Instead of the song simply feeling like it was written about a person, the song feels like it was written BY that person.
I recently saw them in Sessantra with Perfect Circle and Puscifer and they were all excellent. My friend wasn't fond of Primus when I would play it at my place but seeing Primus play My Name Is Mud live completely won him over. I used to mosh with friends at a beach park in Florida during the early 90s and Primus was a band everyone enjoyed. That bass percussion in this song is incredible live.
Seen primus 1998 ozzfest at a pavilion in Columbus Ohio, tore the lawn up during this song and went absolutely insane throwing sod it was maybe the craziest concert i have been too
THE MOST wild song on this album, "Porksoda", is "Hamburger Train". Completely instrumental too! 8 minutes of insanity and Pee-wee Herman better known as Paul Reubens can be heard in the verty beginning!
I would love to see you reviewing a primus-ish instrumental which is not played by Primus and was recorded in the mid-80s which is called "Mister Stiff fries a dozen" by Doctor Nerve.
I have heard Les say in an interview...paraphrasing...that he is the most comfortable when Tim is on the drums behind him, than the other drummers who have played for him.
Larry Lalonde is like what key are we playing in? Ok I won’t play anything in that. The more you try to figure out what Primus is doing the more confusing it is because musically it doesn’t make sense but it’s awesome
I love that the reason that Primus works is because everything fits together, but none of it makes sense separately. Even the vibes are their songs don’t fit together, but when you somehow put them together they do. My name is Mudd kind of reminds me of the Too Many Puppies vibes from their first album with the simple verses and the big chönky chorus.
I used to have a power trio forever ago, Electric Spyder Boogaloo. Our musician friends asked us how we sounded like 6 or 9 guys. Drugs and counterpoint. I would follow the cymbals and snare, while the rhythm bass followed the kick.
Low End University and you don't know Les Claypool and Primus? Have you heard of Jaco Pastorius or Matt Freeman? How about James Jamerson or Cliff Burton? If you're just discovering Primus look up the band Sausage. Les got back together with some old friends and did some surprisingly simple yet great songs.
Listen to Primus- Too Many Puppies off Frizzle Fry album, the first time I heard them was supporting Jane's Addiction about 1989/90? Bought the l.p. the next day!
One of the performances of this song, I forget which, Les had to stop the show because people were throwing mud everywhere and he had to tell them to stop
Les Claypool is undefinable and maybe the most influential bass player ever. There are more technically proficient players but the musicianship wise and creatively no one is even close.
I was 20 back in '94. We were dying to hear music that didn't fit the mainstream. Drop a couple hits of acid at a live show and Primus fills the void! Les Claypool was known to drop a couple of hits of acid before some of his performances. Good Stuff.
I have a theory on this song having some relation to tap dancing. It's never going to make complete sense, and that's why it remains timeless and weird
Pork Soda is my favorite album, and Welcome To This World is the first song of theirs I ever heard (in the horror movie Brainscan) and my favorite! It's SO weird, like the whole album really.. Primus is really something out of this world..
Larry is a huge Zappa fan and I think a big part of his style comes from Zappa’s tendency at times to break all the conventions and experiment with atonality and choosing to play the wrong notes.. these three are absolute monsters in their own right but together they are other worldly 🤘🤘🤘. Keep the Primus coming my man!!
Listen to Jellikit, its off the album Suck on This. This is their first album, which is recorded live and released in 89'. Also listen to Frizzle Fry it's off the album Frizzle Fry released 1990, and is their First studio album.
American life does something similar just a base line (amazing baseline) and drums while he sings then it breaks down and goes back to just a base line. Mr krinkle he plays an upright base and red state girl the instruments are only upright base a cello (I think) and bongos) but the cello is only used for dissonance just weird long scratchy notes.
From the songs of Primus that I have listened to, John the Fisherman, Frizzle Fry, Those Damn Blue Collar Tweakers, Too Many Puppies, Here Come the Bastards, have some of the coolest bass lines in my opinion. Frizzle Fry is also a complicated bass line to play and its so wild to watch someone play that bass line
I’ve seen Primus 7 times and my name is mud turns violent every time. Everyone looses their minds and the pit gets insanely dangerous. Best bass on the planet.
You should check out Shake Hands With Beef and Over The Falls. I know nothing of the individual mechanics that you're able to analyze so easily but Les plays 2 very different basses and the overall sounds are totally different while still being completely the Primus vibe
John the fisherman is such an awesome tune!! Way more of an actual "song" than my name is mud!! Mud is a super cool rythm part so i get it but john is such a fun bass line!!
Herb, Ler and Les are three world class musicians, true masters of the their respective instruments- and yet they play some of the most insanely out-there sounding songs in the world. All I can think of is a circus when I hear them. You have Les, the carnival barker and his outlandish stories and bass the murmurs of bearded ladies and hapless carnival goers, Ler sounds like a half broken calliope played by a maniac, and Tim is the mechanical rhythms of all the fair rides humming along in the background. It’s a circus!
I always let the blotter dissolve on my Toung them Let Mr. Mud do his thang, worked perfect ! liked the way we worked together ! Teamwork ! Make America Trip Again !
Apparently when Les was young late teens early twenties one of his roommates committed suicide ,hung himself in a hallway where he lived I think les was the one who found him might have something to do with the death theme in the music?
I love Primus this was the first song I listened to and it got me hooked. You should listen to the album version with audio cleaned up you can really hear les slap. I'm looking forward to you reacting to more songs.
Primus is badass. I see them every time them come to the area. I’m mostly into punk, hardcore. And metal. But I pay attention to talent. Masterful execution
Primus was the first concert I went to. 1992 Sailing the Seas of Cheese tour. Newport Music Hall, Columbus Ohio, front row. It was insane. I love the band to this day. Primus sucks!
professor nutbutter might be one of their weirdest songs and this one is really about the story. i recommend the cd rom version because there, they tell the story of the song too, not just with the lyrics but with a story you can read while listening to the song.
Les has had that " weird" bass since near the beginning of Primas' start with videos, oh! and Les is good friends with Rush bassist and they jam together often.And, Les and Sean Lennon have a part time band together. Les is someone I just love to watch playing his bass.
Yes, Woodstock and the '90s was absolutely amazing!!! Yes, people enjoyed music back then and crowd surfed!!.. if Primus is so hard for you to digest, you should try Claypool Lennon Delirium
If you want to hear great bass playing, listen to Larry LaLonde on guitar. While primus have also had excellent drumming that always complements the song, I have to compliment Larry on his guitar playing.
“My name is Mud” is about his blood sacrifice to fame. Don’t get it twisted. Hence the “legion inside the pigs”. Trust me. I know what I’m talking about. He was tired of being broke and unknown or “unrecognizable” so did what he had to do.
On Mr. Krinkle Les plays an upright bass with a bow, in a pig suit. It gets weirder.
hello mr krinkle how are you today!
@@barefootenvelope442 sentimental but not one to cry
If you understood occult and what they (Les) is really saying,you wouldn’t get it.
that music video was so awesome, Les was pissed that he didn't at least get a nomination for it
Jigsaw vibes , cool stuff I admid it he is a genius
My favorite part of this song definitely is when he blurts out "SO I KISSED HIM UPSIDE THE CRANIUM WITH THAT ALUMINUM BASEBALL BAT MY NAME IS MUUD!"
Me too!!!!! I thought I was the only one
There’s weird music in day 3 and onward of meth psychosis that’s like this
Primus is one the all time greats. Everyone is blown away by Les at first but listen closely, Larry is amazing, and Tim is one of the most talented and respected drummers alive.
Amongst the thousands of respected drummers but yes
Once you hear Victor Wooten then every bass player sounds basic.
@@Metalkorpse Yes, but being extremely technical and skilled at an instrument doesn't always mean "good" music. Sometimes the most basic, simple music is much more enjoyable. And sometimes it's the opposite. Musicians like Wooten are fun to watch and marvel at because of the skill, but when
I want to just enjoy some music, I have more fun listening to something like The Ramones.
I prefer Brain !
well put, I think Les's voice turned a lot of people off of this group that may have otherwise been into them, I have never seen them play with any other singer but that would be super interesting to me. Les and Perry Farrell were friends, I always wanted Perry to join them for a tour. Probably a singer that fits better, but he is an awesome performer.
Here’s a suggestion for you…
“Shake Hands With Beef”
From the “Brown Album”
1997.
Shake hands with beef is a wild ride
I want him to check that one out
The whole brown album is great. It's my favorite primus album.
Everyone already grasps the fact that Claypool is one of the most innovative bassists in the world.
What sometimes gets overlooked is that he also carved out his own unique lane in music!
The man is a completely fearless musical gangster! 🤘🏻🫡
Yes, Les is just an incredibly unique, innovative and phenomenal player. The whole band is great , the individual responsibility on each of these three guys is demanding. Even Les don’t the muted sixlets in the verse is difficult to do so cleanly.
The whole album is nuts. Back in my LSD days, it was one of my favorites to listen through. Do yourself a favor and have a few drinks or a smoke and listen through the whole thing. It's incredibly unique.
I’m on it 👍
😎
First time I heard this album I was on shrooms.
"Grab yourself a can of pork soda. You'll be feelin' just fine. Ain't nothin' quite like sittin' around the house, swillin' down them cans o' swine!"
Primus does pair nicely with a head change. I say that as someone that's pretty sober and PG13 these days (I'm old now)
Les Claypool is literally a genius bro, the bass and guitar are together perfectly.
This channel has quickly become one of my favorites
Same
Yeah. I was there. And at that time - there was a lot of weird bands - but they were pulling out some of the fiercest performances of their careers. Definitely the height of live performance - Woodstock '94 was an absolute blast and one of my fondest memories.
The song is called My Name Is Mud. But keep the mud to yourself you son of a bitch.
Same here. It was such a great time for music and Woodstock ‘94 was a high point. It was the dirtiest, hungriest, and most in the moment I’ve ever been 😀
30 years gone. Still I'm proud to be Gen X and grateful to have been of age in the 1990s.
Yep that is the famed rainbow bass. One of the first if not the first rainbow basses Carl made. It's also a fretless which is really the secret sauce to this song. Because you can get those really clean dead note triplets and slides without fret buzz or harmonics.
You have to see the rest of the set. This is one of the most amazing moments of the 90's, obviously culminating in this video, where after having been standing in the rain and mud for a day and a half, Primus began to play "my name is mud". I bought the whole show on pay-per-veiw and taped the whole thing. As well as was watching live. The "Master of puppets" intro he does is one of the most amazing things i've ever seen on bass. also around 12 he's tossing in a strum along with muting on his right hand.
And Seas of cheese is when primus hit thier stride with the best lineup they ever had with Ler and Tim Alexander.
Pork Soda was my introduction to Primus. There is so much variety in song styles, with some great songs: "DMV", "Pork Soda", "Nature Boy", "Hamburger Train", and "Mr. Krinkle" which has Les playing a stand-up bass, and features the most unique music video I've ever seen. All worth checking out!
. ..as is "Southbound Pachyderm" off their next album. Very different from all other Primus songs.
You either love Primus, or you hate their sound. There is no "Eh, they're an okay band," with Primus.
Larry was, along with Kirk Hammett, Alex Skolnick and Andy Timmons, a student of Joe Satriani. I once read an interview where Joe said Larry was his favorite, as he came up with the most out of left field crazy stuff.
Great info. Did not know.
There's so many fill, mutes, dead notes, and improv in his bass lines, you will never recreate it!
You should analyze Mr. Krinkle, Les uses an Upright Bass like a Chelo and it still has the unique Primus sound. The music video is great as well
Toys go winding down would be a great next song.
If you want weird, do something from the chocolate factory tour. Maybe “CandyMan”?
The toys go winding down is such a gem, so good. I just requested the same song lol
The Sausage version where he plays it on a 4-string fretless with a Kahler tremelo is my favorite. I saw him do it live and the dive bombs sounded like they were going to rumble the building apart.
@@MiataChanneldefinitely going to look this up
You could just do a whole marathon of Primus and I'd be hooked to every second. Les is by far my favorite bass player. Any chance you'll cover some of my next favorite, Alex Webster? His stuff with Blotted Science is pretty great.
I wouldnt expect a reaction video because it would be hours long, but their storytelling and atmospherics are at their peak in The Desaturating Seven. Phenomenal concept album based on an obscure Italian fantasy book from the seventies. I highly recommend checking it out
That’s the worst Primus album to me.
I tried to get into it but I just couldn’t
The best, it's so good!
The Desaturating Seven is amazing.
Pertaining to Larry, a dear friend once said in his defense - "what else are you going to play on top of that?". His point was well taken.
Like you said, you have to see these guys live. I've seen them six times, and have never been disappointed. My first time seeing them was the Chicago 2004 show they recorded for their Hallucino-Genetics Tour DVD. Toward the end, I'm the one holding up the 'Les Claypool For President' sticker. To this day, I still have that sticker on its original paper backing. I keep it in the case of my copy of the DVD.
I’ve seen Primus 12 times. Every new years from 96 to 2000 and I’ve seen them a bunch of times in different venues. My favorite show was at the greek theatre in Berkeley. Always did different songs and super fun.
Saw Primus in 98 and they were fantastic. Les was hilarious and despite barely knowing any of their songs they still rocked me.
Not sure if he has any idea that Les plays upright too. We need to recommend him something like Mr Krinkle or Precipitation
Les is a criminally underrated storyteller, the characters he embodies in his songs feel so real. Instead of the song simply feeling like it was written about a person, the song feels like it was written BY that person.
I recently saw them in Sessantra with Perfect Circle and Puscifer and they were all excellent. My friend wasn't fond of Primus when I would play it at my place but seeing Primus play My Name Is Mud live completely won him over. I used to mosh with friends at a beach park in Florida during the early 90s and Primus was a band everyone enjoyed. That bass percussion in this song is incredible live.
Seen primus 1998 ozzfest at a pavilion in Columbus Ohio, tore the lawn up during this song and went absolutely insane throwing sod it was maybe the craziest concert i have been too
THE MOST wild song on this album, "Porksoda", is "Hamburger Train". Completely instrumental too! 8 minutes of insanity and Pee-wee Herman better known as Paul Reubens can be heard in the verty beginning!
I love how he includes the Lore. Cheers mate🎉
Les Claypool stole my cutting board I made 40 years ago to make that bass.
It's Red oak and ash.
And I want it back.
I'd love to hear you do: 88 Fingers Louie - "100 Proof" ... My college roommate was obsessed with the bass in that 🤘
They also brought out Dave Cantrell to play on one song and Larry said " I don't know what to do" or something like that.
I would love to see you reviewing a primus-ish instrumental which is not played by Primus and was recorded in the mid-80s which is called "Mister Stiff fries a dozen" by Doctor Nerve.
I have heard Les say in an interview...paraphrasing...that he is the most comfortable when Tim is on the drums behind him, than the other drummers who have played for him.
Larry Lalonde is like what key are we playing in? Ok I won’t play anything in that. The more you try to figure out what Primus is doing the more confusing it is because musically it doesn’t make sense but it’s awesome
"The Scheme" is another outstanding one. Always reminded me of an idling Harley.
I love that the reason that Primus works is because everything fits together, but none of it makes sense separately. Even the vibes are their songs don’t fit together, but when you somehow put them together they do. My name is Mudd kind of reminds me of the Too Many Puppies vibes from their first album with the simple verses and the big chönky chorus.
All those kids in the pit are around 50 years old now! I was 21 in 1994! Can’t believe it’s been 30 years!
I used to have a power trio forever ago, Electric Spyder Boogaloo. Our musician friends asked us how we sounded like 6 or 9 guys. Drugs and counterpoint. I would follow the cymbals and snare, while the rhythm bass followed the kick.
8:09 Tries playing the beat
..."Anyway"
Hellyeah Les is a freak of nature
Ha! He sure is.
I respect les for being fearless as an artist
Low End University and you don't know Les Claypool and Primus? Have you heard of Jaco Pastorius or Matt Freeman? How about James Jamerson or Cliff Burton? If you're just discovering Primus look up the band Sausage. Les got back together with some old friends and did some surprisingly simple yet great songs.
The only Primus song I jam all the way through is “Those damned blue collared Tweakers”, and when I do, so does the neighborhood. ✊🏻
He mutes the taps by holding his right forearm against the strings during the chorus
Listen to Primus- Too Many Puppies off Frizzle Fry album, the first time I heard them was supporting Jane's Addiction about 1989/90? Bought the l.p. the next day!
you should listen to grounhogs day next, it's one of the more jazzy songs with a swing esque intro. It's one of my favorite songs to play on the bass.
One of the performances of this song, I forget which, Les had to stop the show because people were throwing mud everywhere and he had to tell them to stop
Les Claypool is undefinable and maybe the most influential bass player ever. There are more technically proficient players but the musicianship wise and creatively no one is even close.
i concur- those damn blue collared tweakers in general or from woodstock is awesome
I was 20 back in '94. We were dying to hear music that didn't fit the mainstream. Drop a couple hits of acid at a live show and Primus fills the void! Les Claypool was known to drop a couple of hits of acid before some of his performances. Good Stuff.
I have a theory on this song having some relation to tap dancing. It's never going to make complete sense, and that's why it remains timeless and weird
Pork Soda is my favorite album, and Welcome To This World is the first song of theirs I ever heard (in the horror movie Brainscan) and my favorite! It's SO weird, like the whole album really.. Primus is really something out of this world..
Halucinogenetics tour Columbus, OH circa 2004. Played 2 albums worth of material!
Larry is a huge Zappa fan and I think a big part of his style comes from Zappa’s tendency at times to break all the conventions and experiment with atonality and choosing to play the wrong notes.. these three are absolute monsters in their own right but together they are other worldly 🤘🤘🤘. Keep the Primus coming my man!!
If you're looking for a weird Primus song listen to pork sodas Mr. Krinkle. Les does the song on a cello.
Listen to Jellikit, its off the album Suck on This. This is their first album, which is recorded live and released in 89'. Also listen to Frizzle Fry it's off the album Frizzle Fry released 1990, and is their First studio album.
American life does something similar just a base line (amazing baseline) and drums while he sings then it breaks down and goes back to just a base line. Mr krinkle he plays an upright base and red state girl the instruments are only upright base a cello (I think) and bongos) but the cello is only used for dissonance just weird long scratchy notes.
From the songs of Primus that I have listened to, John the Fisherman, Frizzle Fry, Those Damn Blue Collar Tweakers, Too Many Puppies, Here Come the Bastards, have some of the coolest bass lines in my opinion. Frizzle Fry is also a complicated bass line to play and its so wild to watch someone play that bass line
I’ve seen Primus 7 times and my name is mud turns violent every time. Everyone looses their minds and the pit gets insanely dangerous. Best bass on the planet.
You should check out Shake Hands With Beef and Over The Falls. I know nothing of the individual mechanics that you're able to analyze so easily but Les plays 2 very different basses and the overall sounds are totally different while still being completely the Primus vibe
John the fisherman is such an awesome tune!! Way more of an actual "song" than my name is mud!! Mud is a super cool rythm part so i get it but john is such a fun bass line!!
Primus defies the laws of tradition. If you want weird, I recommend you check out their performance of "Jilly's on Smack" live at Bonnaroo
Herb, Ler and Les are three world class musicians, true masters of the their respective instruments- and yet they play some of the most insanely out-there sounding songs in the world. All I can think of is a circus when I hear them. You have Les, the carnival barker and his outlandish stories and bass the murmurs of bearded ladies and hapless carnival goers, Ler sounds like a half broken calliope played by a maniac, and Tim is the mechanical rhythms of all the fair rides humming along in the background. It’s a circus!
I always let the blotter dissolve on my Toung them Let Mr. Mud do his thang, worked perfect ! liked the way we worked together ! Teamwork ! Make America Trip Again !
Apparently when Les was young late teens early twenties one of his roommates committed suicide ,hung himself in a hallway where he lived I think les was the one who found him might have something to do with the death theme in the music?
It would be amazing if you reviewed some Morphine, especially since you said you don't hear a lot of slide bass. I'd recommend the song "Yes"
Mr. Krinkle is always a crazy song to lose yourself in!!! The video, the stand-up bass... Awesome!!!
I love Primus this was the first song I listened to and it got me hooked. You should listen to the album version with audio cleaned up you can really hear les slap. I'm looking forward to you reacting to more songs.
Primus is badass. I see them every time them come to the area. I’m mostly into punk, hardcore. And metal. But I pay attention to talent. Masterful execution
Primus are incredible. I always say “stop trying to figure out what music should be. Close your eyes and listen.
They are a great live band.
Check the fret spacing on those lower notes....
Oooops! I just checked. Fretless! My mistake!
I love larrys playing because hes basically a solo artist, damn near never plays a tru melody, jist solos every, fucking, song.
Primus was the first concert I went to. 1992 Sailing the Seas of Cheese tour. Newport Music Hall, Columbus Ohio, front row. It was insane. I love the band to this day. Primus sucks!
professor nutbutter might be one of their weirdest songs and this one is really about the story. i recommend the cd rom version because there, they tell the story of the song too, not just with the lyrics but with a story you can read while listening to the song.
you should do a breakdown of "Those Damned Blue‐Collar Tweekers"
Les has had that "
weird" bass since near the beginning of Primas' start with videos, oh! and Les is good friends with Rush bassist and they jam together often.And, Les and Sean Lennon have a part time band together. Les is someone I just love to watch playing his bass.
I would definitely check out Wynona's Big Brown Beaver and Southbound Pachyderm for more Primus weirdness.
Yes, Woodstock and the '90s was absolutely amazing!!! Yes, people enjoyed music back then and crowd surfed!!.. if Primus is so hard for you to digest, you should try Claypool Lennon Delirium
I’ve always lived there version of Nativity in Black. Les is the best bassist on the planet.
Nature Boy from the same show!!
The bass is Astronomical!
Please do video on “Bob” from Pork Soda, some bass parts worth analyzing
Les writes songs that are stories before they're music. If you want something that's less eclectic, "over the falls" is a great one.
Love Primus. Saw them live in the 90s in Atlanta. They don't just play outside the box. They stomped on it and threw it in the trash!
Should listen to Green Naugahyde album and the Chocolat factory album
If you grew up in the nineties, you saw primus on accident a hundred times. A lot like Screaming Trees. But a 6 string fretless? F yes. 💪
Pls react to Those Damned Blue-Collar Tweekers - Woodstock 94
We can also thank primus for the south park intro song
If you like Les Claypool check out any of his playing on Blind Illusion “The Sane Asylum”
The whole album is good. Check it out!
I believe Les uses a delay on the percussive parts. Like, a dotted 1/8th note. I realized this on another song years ago while watch him play live.
Now you have to react to the Primus master of puppets cover
This song is also written in iambic pentameter
if you wanna hear some of les’ virtuosity listen to little fishes by the claypool lennon delirium, it’s a great psychedelic song with sean lennon
You need a fretless bass for this song. Also you must do the Groucho Marx walk.
So I kissed him beside the cranium with my aluminum baseball bat MY NAME IS MUD!
Woodstock 94 was a blast.
If you want to hear great bass playing, listen to Larry LaLonde on guitar. While primus have also had excellent drumming that always complements the song, I have to compliment Larry on his guitar playing.
“My name is Mud” is about his blood sacrifice to fame. Don’t get it twisted. Hence the “legion inside the pigs”. Trust me. I know what I’m talking about.
He was tired of being broke and unknown or “unrecognizable” so did what he had to do.
Wynonnas big brown beaver by primus. The video is a trip too
Les is muting the strings over the pickups with his forearm. That's how he gets that tamed down percussion.
If you haven't lived Primus you can't understand their message. You been around some real country tweekers this song puts you there.