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NEW PRIMUS ALBUM!!!
- Thread starter Joe Gress
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I'm a big Primus/Les Claypool fan, and I LOVE this album. I don't find that it diminishes the Primus sound at all. It's been a decade since they had a studio album, so naturally they've changed a bit, but it still sounds like them. Les is on point as always, and I think it has some of Larry's best guitar work. Every one of his solos are top notch. Jay Lane never especially impressed me. Not that he's bad, I just prefer Tim Alexander. Still, he's a solid drummer and a seasoned pro and this album shows it. To those who say it sounds too much like solo Claypool, I'd challenge you to listen to Fungi and Foe start to finish and then put this album on and tell me they sound exactly the same. Conversely, listen to Sausage and then play any Primus album and note the similarity. Let's be honest, pretty much everything Claypool does is HIS project, with the exception of work he's done with other artists, like Tom Waits and Adrian Belew. Just sayin'.
- Jun 16, 2005
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I gave it a chance... but i cant get in to this... It sounds very.. "we were in a practice space and they just kept recording us mess with stuff"
oh well
oh well
I'll say this about this disc: if you don't like "Hoinfodaman", there is something seriously wrong with you.......
At first listen I wasn't to sure, But when I met up with my friend Mary and had a couple listens through it It's truly amazing work! I hear every bit of Claypools past works in it!
Actually, it was 1992 - Roll the Bones tour.
BTW, I caught them last night on the opener of the tour in Boston. 2 sets. Second set was Green Naugahyde in its entirety. Good stuff. I love the Hennepin to open the album. Gets the groove going.
I saw Rush with Primus as the opener on the 1994 Counterparts tour.
Pork Soda tour.
I've picked up most of the Les Claypool projects and they have moments that I really dig, the new Primus album has moments but really doesn't hold my attention all the way through. I think it lacks the energy that early Primus albums had and some of the creativity. It has some bassy goodness , for sure, but is overall pretty lackluster.
I concur, but after last night, the album is a completely different beast live. See them this tour, if you get a chance. I've totally changed my mind about the new stuff, and their direction is clear when in context of the live performance. Energy is still there, just a different way.
Well, I am not gaga over Primus, but like a good bit of thier work nonetheless. I just heard "Tragedy's a Comin'" last night and can't get it out of my head.
Great tune. Grove...oooze...funk...What else do ya want?
Great tune. Grove...oooze...funk...What else do ya want?
This. If you've listened to the album on YouTube, then yes, the mix is terrible. But if you actually have the CD (or the vinyl, which is super cool) than it is quite enjoyable. Occasionally the vocals are a little low, but hey, was that was Primus was ever about?
I liked that tune when he first recorded it, when it was called "Ballad of Bodacious".......
What do you think, Titus?
Darth Handsome said:
Haha. Bonus points sir. Bodacious Part 2 it is indeed. It is, nevertheless, a stonkingly good foot tapper.
haha. my wife thought the same thing, and she's not even that familiar with Primus.
similarities aside, the album has grown on me, too.
similarities aside, the album has grown on me, too.
What??? Not familiar with Primus?? Dump her!
......Wait, no don't. The odds of finding a lady that is familar with them are not in your favor. The last Primus show I was at was a regular sausage party.
