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09-01-2005, 09:57 PM
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I'm trying to compile a "Best of Primus" CD. I have never heard of them before TB but now I really like them. What are your opinions on their best songs? |
09-02-2005, 10:01 AM
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i know couple songs you should have for sure is tommy the cat, jerry was a race car driver, too many puppies, sgt baker, dmv.
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09-02-2005, 10:04 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Germany | | | I may get torched for this, but "Dirty Drowning Man" off Antipop is excellent. Don't forget "Frizzle Fry" off the album with the same name. |
09-02-2005, 10:40 AM
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09-02-2005, 11:31 AM
|  | Mayday! Moderator | | Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Jackson, MS | | | 10. Southbound Pachyderm
9. Jerry was a Racecar driver
8. Harold of the Rocks
7. Bob
6. Mary the Icecube
4. To Defy the Laws of Tradition
3. Fish On
2. Greet the Sacred Cow
1. Over the Electric Grapevine |
09-02-2005, 01:19 PM
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Originally Posted by Matt Till Kalamazoo |
I was thinking the same thing
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09-02-2005, 01:26 PM
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09-02-2005, 01:32 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Metro Detroit, Michigan | | Cool, thanks for the help. That should get me started.  |
09-02-2005, 01:51 PM
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Eleven
The Last Superpower
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... +1 to everything else mentioned here. Primus is a hard band to narrow down to one album's worth of songs. |
09-02-2005, 03:36 PM
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Originally Posted by Wrong Robot I was thinking the same thing |
I think the main reason I like this song, other than the tight groove, is Ler gets a chance to carry the melody. Most Primus songs lack melody and are just polyrhythmic whatnot. With Les Claypool's "singing"... eh, basically, I don't really walk away humming any Primus tunes.
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09-02-2005, 03:47 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Germany | | "Captain Shiner" is perfectly hummable, though. 
So are "over the electric grapevine", "Frizzle Fry" and "fish on", to some extent. I bet there's more.  |
09-02-2005, 04:23 PM
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Originally Posted by Matt Till I think the main reason I like this song, other than the tight groove, is Ler gets a chance to carry the melody. Most Primus songs lack melody and are just polyrhythmic whatnot. With Les Claypool's "singing"... eh, basically, I don't really walk away humming any Primus tunes. |
I just love that groove, it's bouncy yet solid, loose let connected, spacious yet dense with a hint of cinnamon
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09-02-2005, 05:09 PM
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09-02-2005, 05:38 PM
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09-02-2005, 05:59 PM
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Endorsing: Ampeg | | Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Apopka, FL | | | My best of Primus would be:
1. Antipop
2. My Name Is Mud
3. Wynonna
4. Jerry
5. Harold of the Rocks
6. To Defy The Laws of Tradition
7. Sgt. Baker
8. Eleven
9. Is It Luck
10. DMV
11. Electric Uncle Sam
12. Shake Hands With Beef
13. Mr. Krinkle
14. Golden Boy
15. Bob's Party Time Lounge
16. Sinister Exaggerator
17. John The Fisherman
I'd play around with the order, but that would work for me. |
09-02-2005, 07:32 PM
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Originally Posted by Muzique Fann NATURE BOY | +1
One of les' best solos is on that song. |
09-02-2005, 07:47 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Michigan, USA | | | In all seriousness, every song by Primus is pretty kickass. But if you can, try to find a live version of "American Life." It's the most insane hammer ons and pulloffs i've ever heard.
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09-02-2005, 09:53 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Wisconsin | | | here's my top 10
1. Scissor Man
2. Tommy The Cat
3. Southbound Pachyderm
4. DMV
5. Jerry Was a Race Car Driver
6. Mary the Ice Cube
7. Shake Hands With Beef
8. The Chastising of Renegade
9. Greet The Scared Cow
10. My Friend Fats |
09-02-2005, 10:39 PM
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Originally Posted by JimmyM 17. John The Fisherman | I was surprised no one had posted this one yet. One of my favorites.
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09-03-2005, 06:34 PM
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