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What's this board's opinion of Primus?

Posted on 8/17/16 at 4:31 pm
Posted by TDcline
American Gardens building 11th flor
Member since Aug 2015
9281 posts
Posted on 8/17/16 at 4:31 pm
A lot of my friends in their Mid-thirties love Primus, but that's really the only demographic i've heard play/like them. What's the board's thoughts of them?

As for me: Mehhh...
This post was edited on 8/17/16 at 4:32 pm
Posted by AlxTgr
Kyre Banorg
Member since Oct 2003
81604 posts
Posted on 8/17/16 at 4:34 pm to
Interesting in their originality, but not something I want to listen to often.
Posted by The Spleen
Member since Dec 2010
38865 posts
Posted on 8/17/16 at 4:46 pm to
I like them okay.


I like some of Claypool's other projects better. Oysterhead for example.
Posted by GoCrazyAuburn
Member since Feb 2010
34862 posts
Posted on 8/17/16 at 4:54 pm to
They nailed the theme to South Park.
Posted by Dire Wolf
bawcomville
Member since Sep 2008
36581 posts
Posted on 8/17/16 at 5:38 pm to
great live show. I am a fan but rarely listen to them unless i am just in the mood.

Posted by saint amant steve
Baton Rouge
Member since Aug 2008
5695 posts
Posted on 8/17/16 at 5:50 pm to
quote:

A lot of my friends in their Mid-thirties love Primus, but that's really the only demographic i've heard play/like them.


I'm in my mid-20's and I love them. I saw them live with Tool back in January and I was disappointed that they didn't play a longer set.

Les Claypool is one of the best slap bassists in music, while Larry LaLonde and Tim Alexander are geniuses in their own right.

I love their avant-garde agglomeration of funk, alternative rock, and metal. Most people prefer Faith No More's combination of similar genres, but I've always favored Primus.

Claypool's "don't-give-a-frick" attitude and awkward sense of humor makes him a very likable character.

Frizzle Fry and Sailing the Seas of Cheese are great albums but are admittedly not easy listens. Like another poster mentioned, I have to be in a particular mood to desire to listen to them. Still, that doesn't mean they are any less good than some of their alternative rock peers. There is just a little more effort required on the part of the listener while taking in such music.
This post was edited on 8/17/16 at 10:05 pm
Posted by Brosef Stalin
Member since Dec 2011
39161 posts
Posted on 8/17/16 at 6:07 pm to
Pretty cool in the 90s. Somehow they turned into a boring jam band now.
Posted by CaptainPanic
18.44311,-64.764021
Member since Sep 2011
25582 posts
Posted on 8/17/16 at 6:54 pm to
quote:

Meh
Posted by Big Scrub TX
Member since Dec 2013
33315 posts
Posted on 8/17/16 at 6:58 pm to
I used to love them. Now, I just mostly respect them. John the Fisherman is great.
Posted by JumpingTheShark
America
Member since Nov 2012
22889 posts
Posted on 8/17/16 at 8:05 pm to
I like their creativity but I listen to them in small doses.
Posted by TFTC
Chicago, Il
Member since May 2010
22266 posts
Posted on 8/17/16 at 8:17 pm to
nails on a chalkboard
Posted by Lakeboy7
New Orleans
Member since Jul 2011
23965 posts
Posted on 8/17/16 at 9:11 pm to
quote:

great live show. I am a fan but rarely listen to them unless i am just in the mood.



Seen them several times always solid, hardly "meh" if you are prepared!
Posted by Trout Bandit
Baton Rouge, LA
Member since Dec 2012
13206 posts
Posted on 8/17/16 at 9:36 pm to
Been going to Primus shows since '92. One of my all time favorites. Les Claypool is probably my second favorite musician behind Trey. Primus sucks!
Posted by Sgt Barnes
Murfreesboro
Member since Jul 2011
803 posts
Posted on 8/17/16 at 9:55 pm to
Primus is in the top 5 for me. Granted I'm in my mid-thirties.
Posted by Chum Bucket
West Palm Beach
Member since Oct 2011
977 posts
Posted on 8/18/16 at 12:12 am to
Primus sucks! 52 and been a fan since the beginning.
Posted by boot
Member since Oct 2014
2872 posts
Posted on 8/18/16 at 1:12 am to
You have to acquire a taste for Primus. They sound erratic at first listen, but once you hear everything going on a couple of times it clicks. Most people don't get through half a song though so they have a very small following.
Posted by JohnZeroQ
Pelicans of Lafourche
Member since Jan 2012
8513 posts
Posted on 8/18/16 at 8:35 am to
Loved them in my younger days.

Throw em on from time to time.

Thought they played well at the TOOL show this past January

Claypool is the GOAT
Posted by monsterballads
Make LSU Great Again
Member since Jun 2013
29262 posts
Posted on 8/18/16 at 8:37 am to
quote:

Primus sucks
Posted by CAD703X
Liberty Island
Member since Jul 2008
77940 posts
Posted on 8/18/16 at 9:05 am to
Primus sucks! Love their cover of the meters tippy toes.

And anyone who doesn't love this video has no soul

Winona's beaver
Posted by Bushwackers
Ridin' shotgun with Reese Bobby!
Member since Dec 2006
3787 posts
Posted on 8/18/16 at 9:28 pm to
Holy Wow! What a video. I think I will have nightmares now
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