what dya mean... les didn't invent the bass..well gosh darn it. well primus doo sure suck... seriously as a english fella, i was playing lacrosse in the states in 96, and a kid there told me to listen to primus.. never looked back..
Primus is not just about the funk, Les is a story teller. Almost every song is character driven and hes telling a story or a tale. Nature boy, Bob, professor nutbutter, harold, lacquer head, Jerry, Tommy, wynonna's, blue collar tweakers, lee van cleef...etc. I would have to list almost Every song
He's actually (and admits it) "borrowing" from a song called "Elephant Talk" by the 1980's incarnation of the band King Crimson, who he was a fan of. The original song has what is called a "Chapman Stick," and instrument with 10-12 strings you play by tapping only, and was played by he great Tony Levin, who most famously worked with Peter Gabriel.
@@mikeg3923 I suppose that's technically correct, he auditioned for them in 1986 after Cliff Burton Died. They went with Jason Newstead beacause in Hetfields words speaking of claypool, "He was too good, and should do his own thing." Trujillo got the job in 2003 after Newstead was kicked out.
Wasn’t all that good though. Never won’t a checkered flag. I mean, although... he never did come in last.... until the night he wrapped his ass around a telephone pole
He's "in character" for this song and most others. I got to meet him in person, and while the tone of his voice is similar-ish, the accent and nasally tone are exaggerated for songs like this where he's basically playing a character. Les is a genius, so are Ler and Herb. Primus is my all time favorite band, bar none.
Paintplayer1 Agreed, to a point. He's laid back most times... on stage though...not sure anyone can touch his talent. I will not. What makes us the champs and chumps... Says a sad drummer. Haha
Les gets most of the shine, but these guys are one of the greatest power trios of all time. Larry and Herb are incredible musicians in their own right.
Les does so much with that bass it can take first timers a number of listens before they realize how much of the overall sound is coming from the bass.
I remember my wife watched the official video after her trying to figure out who I was going to concert to see. She said she was gonna have nightmares after watching the first 15 seconds. Priceless moment.
@@chriscraven9335 Les reprises his character "The Sheriff of Ching-Wa County" from Kung Fu Rascals. Bale plays his long lost brother who has come to town to fight him.
Mister krinkle is another good one , a little story about the bass player. His name is Les Claypool , he tried out with Metalica , they told him he was way too good for what they do , and turned him down
No one gonna recommend "Mr Krinkle" or "Tragedys A Comin'"? The video for Mr Krinkle was shot in one take and shows the greatest circus act off all time for a music video. Oh yeah, Primus Sucks!
I feel like when you hear this song for the first time (as your first Primus song), you're confused the whole time but by the end you're like "you know what? Jerry WAS a racecar driver," and I'm here for it.
Les Claypool is one of the greatest bassists in history, but a more hilarious thing that A LOT of people don't know is that the guitarist, Larry LaLonde helped create the genre of death metal. He was in a band called Possessed before Primus, their demo called "Death Metal" and the death metal band "Death" are how the genre got it's name.
I don't know why but: I see your simpsons shirt, you reacting to "Primus - Jerry Was A Race Car Driver", your reaction as a whole and everything seems just so totally fitting into that kind of era. Much love and appreciation man!!!
in short, this song is about a young knucklehead who drives a like an asshole, but also a firehouse captain forced into retirement before he would've preferred
From what I gather the reason these two stories are related is because Captain Pierce was the fireman who unwrapped Jerry from the telephone pole which is what led to Pierce's retirement.
The thing with the nachos : The name of the album that song is on is "Sailing the Seas of Cheese", and that claymation at the end was stuff from the album cover.
The volume in the video is actually normal; everything nowadays is mastered too loud. It was a long time ago, before the loudness wars sucked the dynamic range out of everything.
Discrimination is not a right. You know! I swear I’ve had people tell me “no way!” when I explain that to them. Its like since year 2000 nearly all music is blasting into the red zone lol
American Life, Sgt Baker, Groundhogs Day, Spegetti Western, Diamond Back Sturgeon, Nature Boy, Pressman, Del Davis Tree Farm, Over the Electric Grapevine - lesser known epic songs from the band.
HaHaa! Look at you moving them shoulders at this jam. Yes-this band was a bunch of characters. I remember discovering them back in mid 90s, when I was in high school. That crazy bass-slapping just did it for me man. Les Claypool is like, my Bootsie Collins. I may have missed out on the bass masters from the funktastic 70s, but Les came out of left field to show that you can indeed rock a crowd with a bass guitar...and a funky voice. Ha! Great reaction man. Many thank yous for sharing!
So glad you are doing reactions to Primus. They have always been and will always be one of my favorite bands. Three of the most talented musicians out there- and they can be both entertaining, goofy, and comical, but also very deep and serious from one song to another. Some of their tunes are thrash funk, others are crazy experimental jams, and they can flow from one to the other seamlessly. Check out their "Primus and the Chocolate Factory", live if possible, where they cover the entire Charlie and the Chocolate Factory soundtrack. Also, it so happens that Les Claypool is a big fan of Rush, and is good friends with the band.
I see you got the SF hat on.. Primus is from El Sobrante/Richmond CA.. Primus is one of my all time favorite bands.. They have some of the funnest shows I've ever been too.. not to mention NYE shows every year in the Bay...
The kid on the skateboard at 1:40 is the guitarist, Larry LaLonde. Bassist, Les Claypool, is under the hood of the car. The bass in the video was built for Les Claypool by luthier Carl Thompson and it cost around $10K to build it.
The volume was lower because that was before the music industry machine decided louder was better. Everything got an eq compression later on that leveled everything out so that nothing clipped, but it was all just under clipping, which translates to everything was made louder. Back in the day, you could actually differentiate between the loud and the quiet parts. There was also quite a bit more usage of the left and the right channels. You literally had to listen to both headphones to get the whole "picture" as sometimes one guitar was on left and not on the right, or sometimes even more extreme like the vocals came in only one ear and not the other.
My man, feeling it!! :))) Is that not some of the sickest sh*t you've ever heard..?! That song/vid was my introduction to Primus in '91. I couldn't believe what I was hearing. Just so friggin' original...& heavy when they want to be. Not to mention the hilarious-sounding vocals & unmatched bass-playing. I went & saw them live a couple times in the early '90s & they did not disappoint. Crowd went batsh*t crazy, just like in the video.
As a long time watcher and first time commenter, your reaction the same as all of ours. I first listened to this in the 90’s as a kid and I was like wtf as well but loved the funky bass vibe.
The hypnotic Jazz Fusion mentality that brought something different to the party. Head bangin to this, the simplistic genius that is Primus took you to a place we music lovers don't normally go. That "Claypool" guy opened a few doors that are still open today. Primus isn't just a band, it's also a wonderful place to visit.
Ha! I used to produce a fanzine (it was the early 90s, therefore pre interweb). I was (and am) a massive Primus fan and asked the record company if I could interview them (as was easy in those days when record companies were happy for any publicity). It was arranged that I would interview Primus. When I arrived there was only Mr Claypool there - he was an absolute gent. I had a few questions written down in my notebook, the first one being 'do you put that voice on?'. When he said hello I realised he didn't ha! He was a lovely bloke, realised I was very nervous, so he ordered us tea and we spent an hour or so discussing our favourite rides at Disneyland. Gorgeous bloke
Les is a virtuoso and the joke is always on us. Though Primus never tried to be mainstream, their cult following is composed of some of the most talented and respected artists in the industry and has inspired countless newbies to experiment and to just “be” as a musician. This is what the pure essence performance of the garage band’s world looks like.
Holy hell man I’m scrolling the play lists an bravo to you. You really deep dived on them. I guess you don’t see these but if you do All the love an respect to you for these.
the beauty 0f Primus os that regardless if you like them or not, their music will make your body move. thats the magic! the fact that you started grooving the moment the bass and drums hit, earned you a sub,
Les Claypool plays the bass like he invented it.
Well, he did reinvent it...
He plays it like he is building the instrument while he plays and then smashed it in the end.
@@dgates6165 Nah.
I think he did ...saw him play a gas tank with a neck on it
what dya mean... les didn't invent the bass..well gosh darn it.
well primus doo sure suck...
seriously as a english fella, i was playing lacrosse in the states in 96, and a kid there told me to listen to primus..
never looked back..
Jamel: "what the hell is going on?"
Lifelong primus fan: "🤷🏻♂️"
Hell ya
Primus sucks
Primus sucks
Primus is about the funk, not the singing. The singing is just because Les likes to be a dingus 😂
His voice is just another instrument to les the lyrics don't need to make sense as long as they sound right in the melody
Les Claypool, "Singusdingus". Scientific fact.
Dude check out their song Southbound pachyderm I would love to see your reaction to that .
Primus is not just about the funk, Les is a story teller. Almost every song is character driven and hes telling a story or a tale. Nature boy, Bob, professor nutbutter, harold, lacquer head, Jerry, Tommy, wynonna's, blue collar tweakers, lee van cleef...etc. I would have to list almost Every song
@@pclutch Exactly. I think Primus has a lot in common with Tom Waits as far as storytelling. It's easy to see why there is common ground there.
Don’t know if anyone’s ever noticed before, but he’s technically playing two bass lines at the same time. Yes. He’s that damned good.
Les is the best, but he is just tapping though. Nothing too beyond comprehension.
@@DerpMuse aaaaand singing!
No, it's slap bass with well, Les
@@DerpMuse He's slapping, tapping AND singing. Don't act like you're not impressed.
He's actually (and admits it) "borrowing" from a song called "Elephant Talk" by the 1980's incarnation of the band King Crimson, who he was a fan of.
The original song has what is called a "Chapman Stick," and instrument with 10-12 strings you play by tapping only, and was played by he great Tony Levin, who most famously worked with Peter Gabriel.
"The hell is going on???"
The 90's mate. The 90's.
When people actually moshed at concerts and there were bands that weren't complete shit.
There was even some early 90's rap that was listenable.
When I heard him say that the first thing I thought was he’s going to say that again at the end of the video.
The 90's has nothing to do with it. Primus is what the hell going on!! ;)
god damn i miss the 90's
good times in the 90's, good times
"Are they in character, or is that his real [singing] voice?"
Yes
lmfao. This cracked me up -- thank you. Statement is accurate as well..
best answer... could not be said better
Both
Right!! LOL
Les is a character lol
“What the hell is goin on???”...Yeah that’s the normal reaction to Primus 😂
That confused look.
I've been saying this to myself for the past hour or so 😂😂
"I'm goin' down to South Park, gonna have myself a time..."
"Friendly faces everywhere,
Humble folks without temptation..."
He’s taking about the ghetto in Texas but gave it to the show
“Ample parking day or night, people spouting howdy neighbor! XD”
Mmp Mmph mhhmp mhpm mmhp mp
Les Claypool is a bassist. That funky sound is his bass playing.
He is one of the best ever.
Would love him to collab with Tom Morrelo.
Les da man
@@madshadow85 Fuck that guy.
And he is fuckin amazing!
Les Claypool auditioned for Metallica, they told him he was too good for them and should go do his own thing.. thanks to Metallica we got primus.
Primus was a thing before this incident but I know what youre talking about.
Right that was fuckin gold
Yeah that's definitely not the story
Yes!
I Always thought if someone were to create a tribute band to Les Claypool, id call it
"Metallica was Right!"
Les said in an interview, when he auditioned for Metallica he asked the guys, hey do you want to jam on some Doobie Brothers, they just looked at him
It was a bit a character thing back then, but make no mistake that Les Claypool will forever be one of the best bass players to ever live.
This is a true statement. He auditioned for Metallica, and they said he was too good.
They said too much bass. We'll just tune you out on some of our recordings, lol! Most everybody knows the story. 🎛️🎚️🎧🎶
Absolutely!!,,,Metallica asked him to audition before Robert Trujillo
@@mikeg3923 I suppose that's technically correct, he auditioned for them in 1986 after Cliff Burton Died. They went with Jason Newstead beacause in Hetfields words speaking of claypool, "He was too good, and should do his own thing." Trujillo got the job in 2003 after Newstead was kicked out.
@Brad Viviviyal I dont know what the hell's the matter with you but claypool is not overrated by any means
Got in the car with the Driver’s Ed dude. He said, “You can play anything you want in this car; rap, rock, country. I just have one rule: no Primus.”
Ha ha ha love it !
That dude saw culture and said NAH
He probably didn't want you turning into a racecar driver during your lessons
@@sneakysnake7695 that's the best part though
@@SurrealCereal till he wraps himself around a telephone pole
The song is about Jerry. He was a race car driver.
He drove so god damn fast.
Wasn’t all that good though. Never won’t a checkered flag. I mean, although... he never did come in last.... until the night he wrapped his ass around a telephone pole
Unfortunately his life was taken by a telephone pole at the age of 22. May he R.I.P.
Go
@@genx1966 yes after one too many cold beers.
“These guys are characters.” Yup, they are. Les just refuses to take anything too seriously, ain’t it cool??
He's "in character" for this song and most others. I got to meet him in person, and while the tone of his voice is similar-ish, the accent and nasally tone are exaggerated for songs like this where he's basically playing a character. Les is a genius, so are Ler and Herb. Primus is my all time favorite band, bar none.
Paintplayer1
Agreed, to a point.
He's laid back most times... on stage though...not sure anyone can touch his talent. I will not.
What makes us the champs and chumps...
Says a sad drummer. Haha
His lyrics are as amazing as his bass licks. He is the Hemingway of the Rock and Roll scene.
Primus is your favorite band？Primus sucks.
@@krone3286 I know right
Fun fact: Primus does the southpark intro theme.
SUPRAMIKE and for robot chicken!
Well my mind's blown
well that fucking explains the weirdness
Primus did the South Park theme song
While Jamal wears a Simpsons t-shirt.
Yep
@Jonathan Young sick
Robot Chicken too.
They also did a song with isaac hayes on the chef-aid album about Kevin, the little gopher boy that lives with Dr. Mephesto
Les writes songs about his friends, especially the weird or dead ones.
This song just makes me want to play the OG Tony Hawk game.
This song is the only thing in the world that could make me miss my old PlayStation! Spent many hours playing that game.
School level rolling down the metal canopy at the beginning 🤘🏻
@@tonyattardo9350 fun as hell!!
I just downloaded a ps1 emulator to do just that
Ah dam I demolished that game!!!!
Les gets most of the shine, but these guys are one of the greatest power trios of all time. Larry and Herb are incredible musicians in their own right.
Dude ABSOLUTELY right. They're ALL so amazing at their instruments.
Gotta do their og tracks “too many puppies” “to defy the laws of tradition” “john the fisherman”
Too many puppies- my fav primus song, wish more people reacted to it
I love Too many Puppies!
Exactly
+1 for "John The Fisherman".
Toys go a winding down
Listens to a Primus song, has no opinion on the bass playing AT ALL.
steamaweed yeah the first thing he complimented was the guitar and I was like dafuq????
Les does so much with that bass it can take first timers a number of listens before they realize how much of the overall sound is coming from the bass.
Yeah because he thinks it’s a guitar. 😂
We'll also... If you're not a musician it can be hard to appreciate or even recognize the best of the best.
steamaweed to be fair he is playing diminished chords and some taps which really doesn’t sound like typical bass
"I'm gonna put the volume up...."
I like you.
This guy is the best bassist ever. He's the Jimmy Hendrix of the base
Nobody ever talks about the guitar on this song but I love it.
I agree that is probably the first time I ever heard anyone mention the guitar work first on a Primus song.
Larry is a bad ass
The solo is so fantastic.
Ler is one of the most underrated guitarists of all time. One of my biggest influences.
@@MattoCinema He's quite insane. Love it.
I like this guy, he recognizes good music when he hears it
My name is Mud by Primus is worth a listen.
Mike Goin 6 foot 2 and rude as hell... 😂
@@STILL-KICKIN gotta git him in the ground before he starts to smell...
Me Llamo Mud
woodstock 93!
@@stb55555 digata digata dat digata digata dat.... digata digata dat digata digata dat
This is my first Jamal video I've seen. Looks like he digs the music so it makes me happy someone new got to hear Primus.
You need to do Wyonna's big brown beaver. A song about nature and the bond between a lady and her special pet.
Smells like seven layers that beaver ate taco bell
😂😂
😂
I remember my wife watched the official video after her trying to figure out who I was going to concert to see. She said she was gonna have nightmares after watching the first 15 seconds. Priceless moment.
Need a movie with Christian Bale playing Les
Or Sam Rockwell. He'd nail Les' personality and energy.
How bout a movie with Christian Bale and Les, with Les playing Bale's brother, or his characters brother, whatever
@@chriscraven9335 Les reprises his character "The Sheriff of Ching-Wa County" from Kung Fu Rascals. Bale plays his long lost brother who has come to town to fight him.
Try primus’s “ my name is mud “, or “ Winona’s big brown beaver “.
Mister krinkle is another good one , a little story about the bass player. His name is Les Claypool , he tried out with Metalica , they told him he was way too good for what they do , and turned him down
Les Claypool is the fucking man.
Those two, and John the Fisherman
@@rmstacy5295 yup, and yup !
@@trayporter7870 yeah, I remember seeing them on their first National tour.
If you’re just finding Primus, you’ve just begun....
an interesting journey into a three piece funk metalish and a bit of Southern Canadian mish mash..LOve .em..
No one gonna recommend "Mr Krinkle" or "Tragedys A Comin'"? The video for Mr Krinkle was shot in one take and shows the greatest circus act off all time for a music video.
Oh yeah, Primus Sucks!
Tradgedys a comin has such a sick guitar solo
Matthew VandenBerg Mr Krinkle is my fav! Love the upright bass.
Mr Krinkle is my favorite video by Primus. I'll give your comment a like in hopes he plays it!
Hello Mr Krinkle how are you today
I just saw Primus in Oakland recently and when they did Mr. Krinkle I just about lost my shit !!!! So good !!!!
“Wrapped himself around a cell phone pole”
*Band instantly goes hard again*
Like Steve Vai, Kirk Hammett, Alex Skolnick, and others, the guitarist in this group was a student of Joe Satriani.
Never knew that. Thanks for shareing. He's a great player!
In his Chris Jericho interview, LaLonde and Hammett were the two players Satriani said would change music. How right he was!
I feel like when you hear this song for the first time (as your first Primus song), you're confused the whole time but by the end you're like "you know what? Jerry WAS a racecar driver," and I'm here for it.
The nacho cheese stuff ties into the album art for Sailing the Seas of Cheese
Oh man, Mr Bungle/Primus concert, early 90's, San Francisco CA, one hell of a show, great times!!!
"Meaning of the song" you're going down a rabbit hole where some people are still stuck in.
"Are they in character or is that his voice?"
Yes.
Definitely Wynona's Big Brown Beaver
And I guarantee you've heard them. They created the south park theme song
That's their worst song
Opinions and assholes
@@tempsitch5632 fixed
@@VerbalDroppings seriously, it was their most popular hit that most people know and dont really listen to primus. Primus Sucks!
les is responsible for the robot chicken theme song too ain't he?
Oh, the song is about a guy named Jerry.
He was a race car driver.
One night he drank too many beers and died in a car wreck.
Les Claypool is a BEAST on Bass. and yes he is singing in character.
Les is a beast!!!
My hands need to be 2 more inches wide to play primus bass properly. Full chords and shit! "This is not the way life's s'posed to be!"
subscribed for PRIMUS dude.... i am glade you put the video clip up too, enjoy the bass work in all their stuff mate ROCK ON...
I’m laughing so hard at your imitations! I’m not much of a Primus fan but the songs are funny af!
Your face at ahout 1:50 is perfect, almost a "I don't know what's going on, but I kinda dig it" look.
Les Claypool is one of the greatest bassists in history, but a more hilarious thing that A LOT of people don't know is that the guitarist, Larry LaLonde helped create the genre of death metal. He was in a band called Possessed before Primus, their demo called "Death Metal" and the death metal band "Death" are how the genre got it's name.
I don't know why but:
I see your simpsons shirt, you reacting to "Primus - Jerry Was A Race Car Driver", your reaction as a whole and everything seems just so totally fitting into that kind of era. Much love and appreciation man!!!
If you haven't seen Primus live it's a life-changing experience
Agreed!
Primus never had to care . They just did there own thing and still killed it ! A timeless band for sure !
Over The Electric Grapevine, Southbound Pachyderm, American Life, Fish On (Fisherman Chronicles, Chapter II) and Those Damned Blue-Collar Tweekers
in short, this song is about a young knucklehead who drives a like an asshole, but also a firehouse captain forced into retirement before he would've preferred
They were also the band that played right before Wyld Stallions in Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey
thats what led me to discover this , and it was a song off of the first tony hawks proskater
Tommy The Cat🤘😁
Hey Baby!
From what I gather the reason these two stories are related is because Captain Pierce was the fireman who unwrapped Jerry from the telephone pole which is what led to Pierce's retirement.
The thing with the nachos : The name of the album that song is on is "Sailing the Seas of Cheese", and that claymation at the end was stuff from the album cover.
Fun fact: the skateboarder that bumps into the nacho guy is Larry Lalonde, the electric guitarist.
Paul Pierce The Truth listens to Primus??? Thats badass
Nice fact did not know
"Winona's Big Brown Beaver" man. That is amazing and hilarious!
Yeah man ‘Jerry Was A Race Car Driver’ is one of the best tongue-twisters out there 😂
Kevin Spinner - lol I noticed that too, clown school
“The hell is goin on?”😂😂😂
lumpheadthump Thats the normal reaction to Primus 😂
Just one of the greatest bass players off all time. Congratulations! You've just had your mind blown.🤯
@@ralphdougherty1844 and gwar
3576alan No, they actually blew my mind when I first saw them in 1989
@@lumpheadthump Ok, I completely misread your comment.
?
The irony that you are wearing a SF Giants hat on your first Primus video.
The volume in the video is actually normal; everything nowadays is mastered too loud.
It was a long time ago, before the loudness wars sucked the dynamic range out of everything.
Discrimination is not a right. You know! I swear I’ve had people tell me “no way!” when I explain that to them. Its like since year 2000 nearly all music is blasting into the red zone lol
You imitated his voice perfectly! I nearly fell off my couch laughing haha
Tommy The Cat
John The Fisherman
My Name is Mud
Frizzle Fry too.
Dig the whole Frizzle Fry album.
John The Fisherman is my favourite Primus tune.
John The Fisherman has Kirk Hammett in the background of the music video
John. The. Fisherman. That is all.
My favorite Primus song is American Life. Even if you don’t do a reaction, give it a listen.
American Life, Sgt Baker, Groundhogs Day, Spegetti Western, Diamond Back Sturgeon, Nature Boy, Pressman, Del Davis Tree Farm, Over the Electric Grapevine - lesser known epic songs from the band.
Yes!
Primus Sucks!!!!! Their song "Too Many Puppies" is a must listen!
Only 1 person said PRIMUS SUCK!!
@@tonygriffin3464
Everybody know Primus sucks.
Anybody that counts anyway.
Fish on as well
Tony Griffin oh Tony..... not a true fan?
@@tonygriffin3464
Make that 2 "PRIMUS sucks!!!"
Can't believe I had to scroll down so far in the comments to see it🤨
HaHaa! Look at you moving them shoulders at this jam. Yes-this band was a bunch of characters. I remember discovering them back in mid 90s, when I was in high school. That crazy bass-slapping just did it for me man. Les Claypool is like, my Bootsie Collins. I may have missed out on the bass masters from the funktastic 70s, but Les came out of left field to show that you can indeed rock a crowd with a bass guitar...and a funky voice. Ha! Great reaction man. Many thank yous for sharing!
The guitarist Larry Lalonde was in Possessed before this, and helped invent Death Metal.
Heheh would love to see him react to some Possessed.
Dude your reactions are priceless bro. Love your videos!!!💪🏻😂👍🏻😆
Love them one of my favorite bands always puts me in a better mood
I discovered this on my own when I was 11. I'm 38 now. It's one of my top 5. Las Claypool is the man.
So glad you are doing reactions to Primus. They have always been and will always be one of my favorite bands. Three of the most talented musicians out there- and they can be both entertaining, goofy, and comical, but also very deep and serious from one song to another. Some of their tunes are thrash funk, others are crazy experimental jams, and they can flow from one to the other seamlessly. Check out their "Primus and the Chocolate Factory", live if possible, where they cover the entire Charlie and the Chocolate Factory soundtrack. Also, it so happens that Les Claypool is a big fan of Rush, and is good friends with the band.
I see you got the SF hat on.. Primus is from El Sobrante/Richmond CA..
Primus is one of my all time favorite bands..
They have some of the funnest shows I've ever been too.. not to mention NYE shows every year in the Bay...
I heard this too many times playing Tony Hawk's Pro Skater.
I think you meant "not enough".
Only the first 2 minutes
Breaking a million points and waiting like 3 minutes after the run for the score to tally up. 😎
The kid on the skateboard at 1:40 is the guitarist, Larry LaLonde. Bassist, Les Claypool, is under the hood of the car.
The bass in the video was built for Les Claypool by luthier Carl Thompson and it cost around $10K to build it.
The volume was lower because that was before the music industry machine decided louder was better. Everything got an eq compression later on that leveled everything out so that nothing clipped, but it was all just under clipping, which translates to everything was made louder. Back in the day, you could actually differentiate between the loud and the quiet parts. There was also quite a bit more usage of the left and the right channels. You literally had to listen to both headphones to get the whole "picture" as sometimes one guitar was on left and not on the right, or sometimes even more extreme like the vocals came in only one ear and not the other.
On every Blind Melon recording one of the guitarists was always in the left channel and the other always in the right. Really made a unique sound.
@op3crimsin Preach!
My man, feeling it!! :)))
Is that not some of the sickest sh*t you've ever heard..?! That song/vid was my introduction to Primus in '91. I couldn't believe what I was hearing. Just so friggin' original...& heavy when they want to be. Not to mention the hilarious-sounding vocals & unmatched bass-playing. I went & saw them live a couple times in the early '90s & they did not disappoint. Crowd went batsh*t crazy, just like in the video.
Primus is primus. Nothing like them. Les claypool is definitely unique.
"unique". That about sums this band up.
Primus sucks!
only primus fans will understand
PRIMUS SUCKS
Primus sucks!
Mello yello green jello sucks
Primus Sucks! XD
Primus sucks was a phrase that the group started hating soon after it was coined. It was way overused.
I know my mans played the first Tony Hawk Pro Skater.
As a long time watcher and first time commenter, your reaction the same as all of ours. I first listened to this in the 90’s as a kid and I was like wtf as well but loved the funky bass vibe.
Yes! So glad you got to experience Primus and their insanity.
The hypnotic Jazz Fusion mentality that brought something different to the party. Head bangin to this, the simplistic genius that is Primus took you to a place we music lovers don't normally go. That "Claypool" guy opened a few doors that are still open today. Primus isn't just a band, it's also a wonderful place to visit.
When Les would say "GO!" People would die in the pit. I mean actual murders went down in the craziest pit action ever.
I've been in the pit for multiple Primus shows, one of the top experiences ever!
Ha! I used to produce a fanzine (it was the early 90s, therefore pre interweb). I was (and am) a massive Primus fan and asked the record company if I could interview them (as was easy in those days when record companies were happy for any publicity). It was arranged that I would interview Primus. When I arrived there was only Mr Claypool there - he was an absolute gent. I had a few questions written down in my notebook, the first one being 'do you put that voice on?'. When he said hello I realised he didn't ha! He was a lovely bloke, realised I was very nervous, so he ordered us tea and we spent an hour or so discussing our favourite rides at Disneyland. Gorgeous bloke
That bass playing from the LEADSINGER is freaking cool and he doesn’t say anything about it
Best bassist in rock music history. No one can touch his style and sound.
Les Claypool plays a fretless bass. He’s a genius
Les is a virtuoso and the joke is always on us. Though Primus never tried to be mainstream, their cult following is composed of some of the most talented and respected artists in the industry and has inspired countless newbies to experiment and to just “be” as a musician. This is what the pure essence performance of the garage band’s world looks like.
He's tapping on his bass. Plus listen to Frizzle Fry from beginning to end.
Thanks a lot Jamel, now every time I hear this song I crack up at your imitation :p
Primus My Name Is Mud
Holy hell man I’m scrolling the play lists an bravo to you. You really deep dived on them.
I guess you don’t see these but if you do
All the love an respect to you for these.
Their lyrics are actually really cool when you get into them. Great wordplay and storytelling.
If you like his lyrics, then check out his novel, "South of the Pumphouse." I'm a picky, lifelong reader and it's very good!
the beauty 0f Primus os that regardless if you like them or not, their music will make your body move. thats the magic!
the fact that you started grooving the moment the bass and drums hit, earned you a sub,
Primus is known for their strange music videos
FREAKIN FANTASTIC MUSICIANSHIP....definitely outside the box jam sessions... via TEXECUTION TEXAS..
That was actually a pretty good Les Claypool impersonation.
The 90s were an insane time for music.
The fact that something so strange was mainstream is really cool.
The claymation on this one was done by the creator of Gumby.
“Southbound Pachyderm” is a great claymation video.
davey19741969
I'm GUMBY, DAMMIT!
i love you brutha. watching you is like experiencing primus all over again