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The strange history of Primus! From "Frizzle Fry" to breaking through on MTV with "Jerry Was A Racecar Driver," "My Name Is Mud" and "Wynona's Big Brown Beaver." Was Primus the weirdest band to get this mainstream?
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0:00 Intro
2:25 Early years of Primus
6:03 "Jerry Was A Racecar Driver"
10:16 "Wynona's Big Brown Beaver" & Southpark
14:17 Reunion & Legacy
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My Best friend loved Primus. But he was a little weird so it made sense. Couldn't really stand their music. In fact, all the kids I knew who liked Primus were a little goofy.
Please do an video on Snot.
You're wrong about other bass players not being able to match Les claypool. You got to check out Victor Wooten. I don't know who's better but I know Victor could play Les Claypool bass lines with no problem at all
You need to check out Charles Berthoud. Best bassist by far. On KZhead.
Wat about pork soda????
"Primus sucks" going right over people's heads lol
I ran into a high school friend who was wearing a Primus shirt and I said "Primus Sucks." He told me to fuck off. I thought he was joking but he actually didn't get the reference. Not gonna lie I was kinda shocked.
For real lmao when they opened for slayer on slayers final tour I screamed Primus sucks and some moron no nothing next to us said no they don't to which I rolled my eyes and said bruh u just don't get it😅
Going over peoples heads is what primus are best at.
Primus sucks.
Only true Primus fans know that they really suck
I was in line for the toilet at the Slayer farewell tour a few years ago just before Primus took the stage, and some drunk kid was trying to describe this band to his friend who had never heard of them, and he said "it's like metal with autism" and that is the best description of Primus I've ever heard.
Polka metal haha
When I saw Primus the first time, some dude came up to me in the line for the bathroom with a coconut that had a carved face and a broken nose. “Norm broke his nose!” he said. I pointed him to in a random direction and said “find help!” He ran off. Best show ever. I saw the scooby doo mystery machine drive by immediately after eating my mushrooms. Kid you not.
@73685 That's very common for a Primus concert lol. I've seen them a few times and every single one was an adventure
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
I was at the same show! Props!
Frizzle Fry is such an incredible album. As a drummer, I remember being blown away by Herb’s playing and how perfect it fit with what Les and Larry were doing.
I was 13 when Frizzle Fry came out and Tim’s playing absolutely blew my mind. I’d never heard drumming like that before and I’ve been hooked ever since.
Larry is totally underrated as a guitarist and deserves way more recognition for his playing. Such a humble dude too.
their success speaks volumes to how experimental music was supported by major labels in the 1990's...they are most likely the oddest weirdest and strangest band to ever grace mainstream media
Frank Zappa and Captain Beefheart and Brian Eno would like a word....😂😂❤❤
Yeah. It just goes to show, if you have a unique sound and a few standout characteristics - you can really go far. Even if your music (at times) sounds like the most dissonant shit you’ve ever heard 😂
how do i keep seeing you everywhere?
@@johndutkiewicz9401 because we're everywhere
@@ramcharger154 just saw Frank discussing that. You beat me to it
“Jerry was a race car driver” was on the Tony Hawk Pro Skater soundtrack 🔥
Yes! Primus reminds me of THPS and Pat Duffy’s plan B part. Love their unique style and crazy aesthetic
@@thomasgoude8800Yo Pat Duffy. Deep cut Iykyk
It was on the ATV Off-road Fury soundtrack as well
And "American Life" as well.
This is news to me🙄
One lasting legacy I think could be added is how influential Les was and is to bassists. I literally picked up the instrument because of how rad he made playing bass look and sound. I’m sure I’m not alone.
An earlier generation might point to Peter Hook. Joy Division became bass-fronted in their last year, which New Order ran with. In those days Sumner and Hook could work with that. Those were good days.
I’ve been playin bass for 4 years now and he was the biggest influence on my basses sound.
Preach on. Jesus ❤️ you !
Own a 5 string now, journey started with learning how to slap my name is mud super slow lol
That man is the sole reason I wanted a 6-string bass... I have 2 now 😊
For those that are old enough to remember, Winamp, the media player had a genre called "Primus". It really whoops the Llama's ass. Keep it up Finn, you are opening new eyes to the craziness of 90's "alternative" music, back when it really WAS the alternative.
Holy shit, great pull! I actually downloaded a reproduction of Winamp a year or so ago, and decided to look for skins for fun and totally messed it up. I forgot about the Primus one!!!
Nothing to do with Winamp, you're thinking of ID3 Tags which were introduced a couple of years before Winamp stepped on the stage . And it's kinda bullshit, you know, they're telling me that Primus is so wild and wacky (And they are, a bit) that you can't possibly classify them with the 255 genre tags they've provided but whatever the hell The Residents is doing is a-ok? I mad.
Along those lines. Justin Frankel created Winamp as a kid, sold it to AOL for something like $40mil and signed a contract he wouldn't create a competing piece of software... Frankel later created and still develops the recording DAW called Reaper.
You kiddin? I'm still using Winamp.
@@bukkaratsuppa6414 Fair enough. I used it not too long ago.
Idc what y’all say, i unironically love Primus
PRIMUS sucks
i second this
@@altonbauer5733 booooooo
@@altonbauer5733 yea I think that’s the point tho lmao. I think they’re good personally
@altonbauer5733 - Some Primus noobs. Can't blame them, eh? "Sucks" is ironic and dates back to the origins of the band. People would even ask Les if they were any good, and to deter them, he'd say "We Suck". It caught on as ironic and fans chant it for encores.
Video to Wynona’s Big Brown Beaver is unhinged in the best way.
Fun fact about the performance in that video: They mimed playing along to the song at half speed, and then sped the tape up in post production. That’s why they move around so jangly. The making of the video is floating around somewhere, I had it on a DVD. It’s really amusing watching them bop around in those costumes at half the BPM.
@@robertjohn8726 Yep the making of the video is on KZhead. There's also a behind the scenes part 1 video that's 2 hours. Not sure about part 2.
@@SuperStrik9 oh no shit! I haven’t seen the dvd since like 2003 so I’m not sure if we’re talking about the same feature, but now I gotta look into that.
@@robertjohn8726 I just searched primus making of wynona on KZhead and those vids came up among others. 9 minute the making of wynona's big brown beaver vid and a 2 hour wynona's big brown beaver - behind the scenes part 1 vid. Glad I could help 👍
I should add Tales From The Punchbowl is my favorite Primus album so I'm all about Wynona's beaver 🦫😜
I was so obsessed with Primus in the early ‘90s that I wore a Suck on This shirt to school and got suspended! I’m proud of it!
That is a badge of honor!! It’s a baby with a bottle. Lighten up. lol.
Same! During in the 90s they were my favourite band for (I'd almost say) a disturbingly long time
@@traviswilliams3419 The back of the shirt said “YOU SUCK” in big black bold letters lol
lol Suspension.. hmm so I do not have to come to school for three days lol
Their most recent release, the Conspiranoid EP, is remarkably fresh. The main track is 11 minutes long and humorously topical for a post-COVID time, though "Follow the Fool" is my personal favorite. Les even throws in some new effects on his bass. They still got it.
Larry is one of the most underappreciated guitarists ever. He's a total bad ass often overshadowed by Les and Herb.
Larry is the founding guitarist of the band Possessed aswell! Which are known for inventing death metal with their 1985 album Seven churches, which literally has a song on it called Death Metal 🤘🤘🤘
Absolutely!!!!
@@Louie_Chihuahafr?
agreed
It’s funny to see guitarists hack on him - as them to play anything he did, and they won’t be able to. Crazy good player.
Primus is such an enigma to me. So much talent and skill just to make the most goofy music ever recorded.
That's what makes them so rad.
Frank Zappa once said that he used comedy to draw in people who would otherwise be put off by intricate and complex music, so maybe that has something to do with it?
Can't tell you how many of my friends thought the humor was hilarious as teenagers and stayed lifelong fans after growing up realizing how much skill goes into their music palatable even for normies. Either way it's better than Dave Matthews Band. Every single member of that band have enough skill to make something interesting and they waste it all on making album after album of TJ Maxx core. Great mixes on their albums though!
Glad Metallica turned him down;" LES CLAYPOOL Recalls His METALLICA Audition: 'I Didn't Fit And They Saw That' " . His playing style is too unique to bottle up in another band. I've never seen anyone else play like him, I'm sure there are some who do, but his style unique to me.
Ever listen to Ween?
I'll never forget watching "Wynonna's Big Brown Beaver" in the middle of the night on MTV. Good ol' highschool days. It's been a while but i think the show was or is called Insomnia Theater.
My first Primus album was Frizzle Fry that I bought in 1991 at 11 years old, so I had been a fan of theirs for years when Wynonna’s Big Brown Beaver dropped in ‘95. Needless to say I wasn’t particularly pleased when I showed up to school after that song blew up, and a bunch of posers were rocking Primus T-Shirts. I told a lot of people that day that _Primus sucks_ and got a ton of backlash for it. LMAO, little did they know what that actually meant, and soon enough when the next pop-culture song hit they all moved onto that.
I saw Primus twice during their recent "A tribute to kings" tour where they played their own material, and then played A Farewell to Kings album by Rush. Both shows were absolutely excellent through and through. they play so tight and well together. Also both shows had a different set list of their stuff so it kept it fresh!
I saw the Tribute to Kings show as well, it was awesome. Better yet, I saw Primus for the first (and second) time when they opened for Rush in 1992!
Do you like the stuff they played from Pink Floyd?
I saw them with Buckethead. What a combo 🔥
And in turn, Primus had Buckethead as an opener and it blew my mind.
Ive seen the footage, looked like a brain melting combo
Me too! Ozzfest '99. I was already a fan of Primus, but it was my introduction to Buckethead, who blew my mind. What a great show that was. \,,/
@@themarkedman72 He had an elastic band for a guitar strap and would stretch his arms and guitar down as far as he possibly could at different times during his solos. Brain melting indeed hahaha
Dude, that must have been wild.
Blew my mind when I found out Les did robot chicken’s iconic song intro as well
Holy shit, I did NOT know that!
same with south park for me lmao i didnt know that till I was an adult.
Wait what?
Check out the anime Tri-Gun. Guess who wrote and performed the closing credits song....
@@andrewn5922 Turns out, that's another guy called Les Claypool III, that by some coincidence also works in music.
If you’re young, into any kind of hard music, altered on any kinds of substances, you are going to move, probably violently, whenever you hear their grooves, period. I’m in my 40’s now, and stared watching this video comfortably on my bed, now I’m upside down on the floor in the living room, and I have no idea how I got here.
As a 17 year old in the modern day and age i concur
Can't believe you failed to mention Jerry Was a Race Car Driver being featured in Tony Hawk's Pro Skater cause that definitely gave them another giant push for sure. Some of us had already been jamming that track well before that came out, but after THPS they were definitely gaining some more mainstream traction for sure. There's definitely an entire subset of ppl that found Primus because of that game.
Frizzle Fry & Seas of Cheese are both fucking great.
And when they get played out, pork soda and tales from the punch bowl are great, and when they get played out, antipop, green naughahyde and the brown album are fucking great. 3 different eras, first 2 albums written by Todd huth and jay lane, second 2 the primus we all love, and the last few, primus minus herb.
A comment like this defies the laws of tradition...
@@francisbaxter4663 I turn to Pork Soda quite often. Sounds incredible cranked up.
@@applebutter4036 I saw flying frog brigade twice last summer, recently I’ve been digging into the side projects myself.
It's all great dude From Frizzle fry to Conspiranoia
Les was one of the only mainstream musicians to give shoutouts to "The Residents" in their music and liner notes. So he gains some extra points there.
Now if you want an encore you might hear is it luck. But me I’d rather play Residents cause I don't give a…
well devo and ween as well!
Ralph Records rocked. Snakefinger, Renaldo and the loaf(that sucked)
The Residents fucking rule. Finn should make a video on them.
@@HotStrange That'd be great, but honestly The Residents is gonna be too "weird" for Finn. I mean, Finn thinks Mr. Bungle is weird. No way Finn would have the tolerance to do a deep dive on the history and catalog of The Residents. But maybe I'm wrong.
Their EP "Miscellaneous Debris" is one of my favorite albums from the 90s. And the album Sausage "Riddles Are Abound Tonight" released in 1994 is amazing
Animals Should Not Try to Act Like People is another severely slept on EP by them.
@@ricothepoolboy1758 I was surprised that album wasn't mentioned in the video because that was an important album. "Rhinoplasty" was really good too. They did a great cover of Metallica on that and I love how they had DJ Disk on "Silly Putty". Their EP albums are all really good.
Les has incredible stage presence and charisma, he was truly born to do what he does
Primus has heavy lore in the skateboard world as well , Pat Duffys legendary part in Plan B questionable 1992 he skates to tommy the cat.
100%
And DMV in Virtual Reality 👌
Yes Sir... Operation Ivy also comes to mind
Pretty sure Over the Falls is on Volcom's Freedom Wig too
My last friend had that VHS tape back when he was semi pro skater rip Jack Scott he has a page on YT it dvs344 or something like can't remember the numbers
Wynona’s Big Brown Beaver video is downright awesome. Everybody loved it back in the day.
Still love it today. :)
Totally agree it’s a masterpiece!
Yeeeee he, he, he, he heeeeeeeeeee!
I play that on the jukebox at the bowling alley all the time FTW.
I love Wynona's Big Brown Beaver.
Back in the 80's I went to local band showcase at The Stone in San Francisco. A guy I worked with was in a band and they'd worked their way up to their first headline show. Potential Threat rode the line between metal and punk in a way that few bands could, they just went back on tour recently as well. But after the first band played, I ran into Mike in the crowd. He warned me not to miss the next band, but even though he repeated it a few times, I couldn't make it out over the crowd noise. A little while later, three guys came on stage. One was carrying one of the most beautiful instruments I've ever seen, a custom bass. He looked at the audience and said simply, in an odd voice "Hello, we're Primus and we suck" and they began playing. The sound was amazing and I was literally leaning against the stage with a small crowd behind me. Les was standing right in front of me playing and i was so overwhelmed by the overall output of these 3 guys that it took me almost a full minute to realize they were playing Floyd. In The Flesh, off The Wall to be precise. 3 guys, playing Pink Floyd and not just covering it, but absolutely destroying it. I picked up a copy of Suck on This at the next show and the rest is history,. 🤟🧙♂🤟 Rich the Ancient Metal Beast
Im so glad you made a video on primus definitely one of my favorite bands of all time 🤘🏻
You've done a video on the Chili Peppers, Faith No More, Mr Bungle, and Primus, now you need to do a video on Ween to complete the popular alt music saga.
I’ve been waiting for him to discuss the W
Ur on to sumthin here
The Golden Eel is a banger
@@troycassidy6177 That whole album is, and so is most of their discography.
After ween follow up with phish
I’ll be seeing Primus for the first time this year in April. I’ve seen a ton of concerts but never managed to see them.
they are one of the best live bands of all time 🔥 Enjoy the show!
Sit near the soundboard. First time I saw them was fantastic. Next time I was too far away at the back of a balcony and couldn't hear the subtlety in Les's playing. It sounded like Korn, which is fine, but not what you see Primus for.
@@chrismcgovern6514 It doesn't really matter too much where I sit, I'm partially deaf so it's all about being able to feel it.
This has so much in common with drum n bass and break based edm. Speed, funk, dissonance, darkness, rhythmic riffing, bass as a lead.
Awesome video. I would love to see a follow up video about the other band that was just too wierd to exist- The Melvins.
I remember watching Primus when they opened for Rush. While my seats were complete shit - actually behind the stage - I could clearly see Geddy and Alex watching Primus play from behind the curtain, in what could only be described as awe. And one of the first articles I ever read about Primus was in one of the hair-metal mags of the day - pretty sure it was Hit Parader - and one of their regular columnists was Randy Coven (RIP), who wrote a monthly column on how to play bass. Randy Coven was a really, really good bassist - people routinely described him as a "virtuoso" and "shred legend" - but when he wrote about Les Claypool, the article led with this: "How the hell does he play like this and sing at the same time?" FUN FACT: Tim Alexander made some kickass ciders, though his cidery, Bellingham, WA based Herb's Cider, was in all likelihood a casualty of COVID.
Wow! I totally remember that article. I remember him saying that playing like that and singing at the same time bordered on genius.
@@booyrnesit's insane levels on body control.
What Rush tour was that?
And some of the side projects the two groups did together were awesome. Victor (1996) w Alex comes to mind and there was one with Neil
Great rush story...made me smile
I got introduced to Primus in high school in the early 2000s. One of the things I appreciate about them looking back on it now was how they got me to appreciate a song’s aesthetic as an artistic statement in itself instead of just focusing on words and notes and chords. It actually made jazz, particularly of the free-form/avant garde genre, make a lot more sense to me in the following years. Great stuff. Great video as usual Finn!
Thank you for mention brain’s drum video, it’s one of the best there is!!
Their Woodstock '94 gig is still one of my most favorite live concert ever.
I do not know after Tales, but Tales from the Punchbowl was recorded in Les's house. In a good financial move, he took the studio money for recording the album and built a studio where he could reuse it and still pocket some profits.
Yeah, they recorded everything at 'Rancho Relaxo' from then on.
Shake Hands With Beef from the Brown Album is unironically one of the best songs ever!
That whole album is severely underrated. The Return of Sathington Willoughby, Kalamazoo, Fisticuffs, Puddin Taine, Bob's Party Time, Arnie, there are many bangers on it. Doesn't get the respect it deserves, but I can understand why people dislike it. It's not as technical as their other stuff.
es espectacular ese tema y todo el disco
It’s all right
@@ricothepoolboy1758 Brown Album is in my top 3 Primus albums along with Sailing The Seas Of Cheese and Tales From The Punchbowl. Love that album. I know when it was released it was the first album with Brain on drums so maybe that's another reason why some don't like it as much. 🤷♂
@@ricothepoolboy1758 I'm gonna have to go with Punchbowl on that one. I remember Brown was recorded analog etc. Both great. Haven't listed in a while so you may be right.
I always think about Zappa when I listen to Primus. Such odd lyrical themes and fever dream music videos. Love the Terry Bozzio reference! Saw Terry at a drum clinic in Columbus, Ohio when I was a teenager. I knew I was watching a true genius and madman of the drumset.
im glad you mentioned the live shows because those are some of my favorite videos to watch ever. I really like the brown album, it might even be my favorite record of theirs besides frizzle fry. brain's drumming is super powerful on that record, as well as his live performances imo.
I love primus so much. They are all insane at their instruments and have a unique twisted sound that reminds me of classic skate culture and goofiness. Their strangeness always allured me. Mad respect to Finn for making videos even about bands he personally doesn’t like
Same here, I go back to my skating days every time I hear them! Fucking love them
Primus had one of the best pits at the 2011 Soundwave in Australia! Up against Slayer, A7X, BMTH & Iron Maiden and many more, hands down Primus & QOTSA were the best pits with the best energy
In slayer's last show at the forum... all the slaytanics were so pissed at Primus! Lol it was amazing 😂
Haha yes dude, I was at Melbourne soundwave 2011 and I would wholeheartedly agree with you there. Such a fun pit, I'll never forget it
Lollapalooza 93 at the Gorge in George. $12 Primus Alice In Chains Tool Rage Against The Machine Fishbone Front 242 Dinosaur Jr. Arrested Development Mercury Rev Thurston Moore Sebadoh Luscious Jackson Babes in Toyland Unrest
@@klubstompers Now that! Would have been a show 🤘
@@charliechristie6622 Yea, the Fishbone pit was by far the craziest there, during their song "swim", and when they decided to throw a saxophone into the pit. But an even more insane pit than that was Pantera at the Paramount in Seattle, in Nov. 92 for their Vulgar Display of Power tour. Entire stage and floor was a pit, with people jumpin off the 25' upper deck into the pit. Had to push people away from Dime bag so he could play. Someone was in the pit with a knife slashing people. Anselmo stopped the show and said "if you find him bring him to me". 30 minutes later The guy was brought on stage, then Anselmo kicked him into the pit, where everyone made hamburger out of him. 30 minutes after that there were paramedics in the pit with a stretcher trying to find him on the floor.
Discovered Primus when riding with a few friends from South Florida to Alabama for drum corps practice and my buddy had a copy of Sailing the Seas of Cheese. We listened to that CD a hundred times that trip. Seeing them live at first at Lollapalooza '93 and several times since...an absolute favorite from my youth through today. 🤘
Plus I’ve never seen anyone THAT technical and still have THAT much fun. They have a lot going for them and always did. Great video, Finn. You read my mind on these 😂
The 90’s was the most diverse and interesting era of mainstream music next to the late 60s! All that attention and energy behind artists and “quirk” was inspiring!
That’s the 20 year cycle effect. In the 80s the 50s was huge in the 90s the 70s were celebrated, in the 2000s the 80s came back (think metalcore) during covid nu-metal and jnco jeans and chokers were back… it never ends
IMHO the 90s had too much "quirk". Originality is not enough.
The 80s had some phenomenal stuff, even in the mainstream
I started college in fall of '91, right as "Jerry was a Race Car Driver" started getting big on MTV. I'd grown up a metalhead, but was also a huge Prince fan and in high school got into Suicidal and RHCP, so Primus was the logical next step into musical weirdness. Primus was also who got me to try Zappa again, because I just didn't get him when I was a kid. Still don't most of the time, but I can appreciate his music much better now lol.
Thanks for covering the band. I’ve met Les countless times and was even fortunate enough to be in one of their live music video performance. Definitely excited to be at the Sessanta showing coming up next and can’t wait to see what Les brings more to the table. Even Timothy Leary loves Primus himself
Primus were a band from my home town and my best friend at the time had a tryout with them as a drummer. They liked him but he was a devout christian and didn't think he'd fit in the band. Not long after they started showing up on MTV. It was strange and fun. The Bay Area has always had some strange music ... Jello Biafra and Buckethead are not down the middle normal :) I always loved that Primus took their advance from the major label and built Rancho Relaxo, their own home recording studio that they still use.
A genius band that I love without a trace of irony. Completely unique, impossible to label, no one else like them.
Jam Band. Primus are a Jam Band. Very easy to label them, wtf.
@@spankyjeffro5320 if you say so spanky
Top 3 favorite band. Awesome to see you do a video on them.
"Fish On!" Like an anthem for anglers & love letter to the experience... The bass burble and crunch in "My Name is Mud" sometimes loops over and over in my head. In fact I'm going to go listen to that right now-! (Side note: Les Claypool bass played over headphones for the abdomen could cure chronic constipation.)
Will be seeing them in May in Daytona then July in Missoula! I love how Les always makes sure to always come to Missoula. Never miss em when they do!
As was mentioned by others, I also saw Primus for the first time when they opened for RUSH on the Roll the Bones Tour in 91. They were great. They were so different than anything else and a breath of fresh air for me. I still listen to them to this day.
First time I saw Primus was in 1989 when they opened for Testament and Annihilator at the Omni in Oakland, CA At the beginning of this video, the song Puddin' Time is labeled as John the Fisherman - FYI And the first time I had heard Byran (Brian's) drumming was with a band called the Limbomaniacs - they were AWESOME. Got to see them open for Primus at the Warfield in San Francisco
Your videos are awesome! This one included. When you were showing their 98 demo, that song that was dubbed in was pudding time:) . For all you die hards , Les formed one of many projects over the years, one of them called Sausage. Super rad stuff
Why is EVERYONE talking about Primus now??? Did someone die??!!??
One of my favorite bands off all time! A friend of mine described primus perfectly one day, "they're like tool but for hillbillies"
Primus = Originality and a whole lotta talent.
Jerry was a race car driver on the Tony Hawk demo on ps1 was a musical dream. Had never heard of primus at the time... love these fellers
7:46 "He played a fretless 6-string bass with a whammy bar" * shows him playing a fretted 4-string bass without a whammy bar *
I find them in the same camp as Frank Zappa or Ween, they're nowhere near my favourite, but I really appreciate their music and am glad they exist.
I was scouring the comments for a mention of WEEN! I was hoping they'd get a mention, and I'd love to see a WEEN video on this channel.
@@timmyden fuck yeah definitely
Ween for sure, and also, Phish. I don’t know if you’re familiar with the Oysterhead side project with Trey and Stewart Copeland. It’s really good.
Best music, ever. We are fucking blessed that Les is still touring.
Thanks for this fascinating biography of an endlessly intriguing band! 😊
Thank you so much for doing one of these on PRIMUS. i actually moved to the bay area to go to their New Years Eve shows every year. I first saw them when they opened for Anthrax and Public Enemy and have been a life long fan since them. They are some of the weirdest virtuosos that have come along over the years.
I recommend their live performances on KZhead like woodstock. Their fun energy and crowd makes it significantly better than their studio releases to me
Their MTV Spring break performance too (‘91? ‘92?) is also epic. And I remember reading That Les was tripping on acid the whole time. (And yes he plays brilliantly)
Outstanding video! Now you need to make a follow up about all of the insane side projects of Les Claypool.
Seen them live a few years ago. They are amazing, I was blown away. Also got to meet Tim Alexander backstage. Super nice guy.
great job at putting this together sir
Les is a bass god.
I saw them in ‘96 in Vegas when they opened for the band Living Color - They opened the set with a song by Rush called “YYZ” - being a drummer myself they won me over with that!
Primus opened for Living Colour in '96? I thought it would have been the other way around at that point
They also jammed with Phish while they were there.
Oh ffs..even non-drummers gotta respect anyone that can cover YYZ..
In 1993, I only knew of Les Claypool from the bass magazines but I had never head him play. I eventually saw the video for "My Name is Mud" on MTV and was blown away. I went and bought Pork Soda the next day.
Just saw them last night! Still such an amazing live performance (and sound!).
Quick note, if my memory serves correct from Les’s auto biography, suck on this was actually Tim and Larry’s first couple performances
Primus is amazing. I love the South Park outro. Ler’s Locrian run is brilliant. Also, I feel Primus became more like the frog brigade and the claypool Lennon delirium on Desaturating seven. It’s a masterpiece. Moving to more like Pink Floyd and yeah king crimson. It’s amazing. Les and Tom waits are my favorite.
That Factor commercial is the best part of these videos! I never skip them 😅 somewhy its just make me feel good to see you eat this 😂
I've watched quite a few of Finn's videos now and I've gotta say, they're pretty cool.
of course i start getting into primus and then this comes out. I never gave primus the time of day because of jerry and my name is mud. Im just now discovering how good they are at almost 40. experimental funk jazz metal or whatever it is its awesome
frizzle fry is good!
Great video! I'm seriously hoping you'll do one on Steve Albini (Big Black, etc.) or Dischord or Ian Svenonius (Nation Of Ulysses, etc.)
Ooooh I'm a huge Ian Svenonius stan - I'd love that.
Great Video! It would be awesome if you made another one covering Les' various solo projects.
Got my first car and first concert sticker in the same weekend back in 1992. 'Primus Sucks' was the sticker, '78 Caprice Classic was the car. Rest assured, that old Caprice lived out her final days well...
Legend says Les Claypool auditioned for Metallica but was rejected because he was way too good.
That was a direct quote from James, and was said in jest. But obviously it was because his playing didn't fit with the band
@3:35 states that Primus' lineup finally solidifies with Herb and Lar and they go onto record the Sausage demo @3:51 shows picture of said demo that shows that the lineup was actually Jay Lane and Todd Huth. #WhoopsieDoodles
Also says the demo came out in 1998😂
Such a good band. It was amazing when I heard they were playing down the road from my grandmas house at Woodstock 94. Here I was a little kid getting tossed around in the mud to primus
Saw Primus in 1990 at Crest Theater in Sacramento. They had the energy and crowd vibe of metal but with a very different sound. Frizzle Fry had just come out and they were becoming a fixture in Nor Cal.
Well they have less than 1 million monthly followers on Spotify.. so I’d say they basically conquered Montana.
Montana resident/musician/pirate here. We gave Les and Buckethead both equal dictatorship of our state full of methed out pregnant mountain lions and attack otters( yeah, that's right. We got a navy...) Unfortunately they have yet to remember this and we are left to suffer our fate at the hands of the federal government 🤷 Come back dudes! We need you! Lol 😁🤘🏴☠️
@@MichaelBrown-ff3go Montana has a *navy?* I’m impressed and kinda terrified for my freedom!
@@xXMachineGunPhillyXx don't be too worried there. Some angry otters and 309 fly fisherman in driftboats isn't much of a threat 😅
@@MichaelBrown-ff3go why does that sound like a Primus lyric
@MachineGunPhilly (ahem) crystalline methamphetamine Lol I mean, if we are seeking a common denominator, it'd be that... plus weed and mushrooms mixed with a whiff of 2-stroke motor oil 😁😉🤘
Last primus show i went to i was close enough to the stage that Les could hear me screaming John the Fisherman for the encore, and they played it. He knew it would make my night, which jus goes to show how cool of a dude he is.
They were going to play it regardless, do you actually believe they played it for you 😂
I saw them at the Cattle Club in Sacramento in '89. Some other folks at the restaurant I was working at at the time were going on about them so I went with them to see what the fuss was about. While it wasn't really my thing, I was blown away by Les's playing - it was like he listened to Tony Levin's Stick playing on Belew-era King Crimson and was replicating that on bass. I didn't think about them again until I saw them on MTV in the early 90's and was honestly impressed that such a weird band could get popular.
It's about time you did a video about primus that's awesome I heard they put on like an amazing show too
All the stoners and pill heads who skipped class but came to Art n Lunch got me into these guys
😂😂😂 you win the comments. That's exactly who listened to primus when I went to high school too lmfao
PRIMUS SUCKS!
PRIMUS SUCKS!!!
Another awesome video man. Thanks
One of my friends reffered to Primus as a "musical fart" and ...well yes.
PRIMUS SUCKS
Primus sucks.
I'm finally getting to see the live in April, can't wait. My husband really doesn't like Les' voice, but he's putting up with it for me lol
First time I'd heard anything from Primus was in 1990 when I heard them live at a club in Houston. They were playing on the 3 story club's roof. I was front and center and about 4 feet from the stage. I play guitar, bass, and drums myself, so I was freaking amazed watching what Les was doing. They were playing mostly Frizzle Fry material, but also some yet-to-be-released songs including Damned Blue Collar Tweakers, and Tommy the Cat. It was a great show.
primus sucks!
Great job 👏 and congratulations on your success you deserve it. Keep up the good work. ROCK ON !! 🤘🏻💀🤘🏻
One of my all time favorite bands. You really know a way to a mid-30s man’s heart Finn.