Where to start with Primus?

mookiemoochie16
mookiemoochie16 Posts: 521
edited June 2010 in Other Music
Hi friends. I'm trying to get into Primus but I'm not really sure where to start...can anybody help me out?
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  • red mos
    red mos Posts: 4,953
    edited June 2010
    seas of cheese is an awesome album- that is where I started.

    Also The Brown Album is really good.

    After that I just have single songs.

    Some good songs to try:

    too many puppies
    wynonas big brown beaver
    southbound patchyderm
    my name is mud.
    shake hands with beef
    over the falls

    Hope this helps even though I know my primus list is weak.
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  • eeriepadave
    eeriepadave West Chester, PA Posts: 43,748
    My fav Primus Song

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L3jgf90XKLk
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  • Sawyer
    Sawyer Posts: 2,411
    Dont start...even though Claypool is an incredible musician this is a silly silly band
  • El Pape
    El Pape Posts: 81
    mookiemoochie16 wrote:
    Hi friends. I'm trying to get into Primus but I'm not really sure where to start...can anybody help me out?

    I have the same question... so... as red mos said, i will star with "seas of cheese"
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  • mookiemoochie16
    mookiemoochie16 Posts: 521
    red mos wrote:
    seas of cheese is an awesome album- that is where I started.

    Also Brown Album.

    After that I just have single songs.

    Some good songs to try:

    too many puppies
    wynonas big brown beaver
    southbound patchyderm
    my name is mud.
    shake hands with beef
    over the falls

    Hope this helps even though I know my primus list is weak.

    Thank you so much...I really appreciate it. I will check all of those out. :)
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  • Wobbie
    Wobbie Posts: 31,750
    Sawyer wrote:
    Dont start
    +1
    If I had known then what I know now...

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  • red mos
    red mos Posts: 4,953
    anytime man. That's what I love about this board. We all help each other out with more cool music to get into.

    Let me know what you think after you get a chance to check primus out.
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  • Brock Samson
    Brock Samson Posts: 328
    start anywhere....except antipop. that's my least favorite of everything they've done.
    9/1/00, 9/2/00, 9/3/00, 12/31/00, 3/2/01, 4/29/01, 6/21/01, 7/25/01, 8/31/01, 9/1/01, 9/2/01, 4/18/02, 8/30/02, 8/31/02, 8/31/02, 9/1/02, 9/22/02, 3/22/03, 5/6/03, 6/29/03, 8/29/03, 8/30/03, 8/30/03, 8/31/03, 2/21/04, 4/2/04, 4/3/04, 9/3/04, 9/4/04, 9/4/04, 9/5/04, 2/19/05, 7/22/05, 9/2/05, 9/3/05, 9/3/05, 9/4/05, 1/22/06, 6/7/06, 9/1/06, 9/2/06, 9/2/06, 9/3/06, 7/6/07, 8/31/07, 9/1/07, 9/1/07, 9/2/07, 3/7/08, 8/29/08, 8/30/08, 8/30/08, 8/31/08, 7/11/09, 6/4/10, 6/11/11
  • Drop1The0Leash
    Drop1The0Leash Posts: 954
    Sawyer wrote:
    Dont start...even though Claypool is an incredible musician this is a silly silly band

    Yea I think you're right. I would say Primus is an aquired taste. I only like a few songs, mainly the hits. How do you feel about Claypools other projects?
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  • stargirl69
    stargirl69 Posts: 6,387
    Sawyer wrote:
    Dont start...even though Claypool is an incredible musician this is a silly silly band


    +1 ... the silliest
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  • drew0
    drew0 Posts: 943
    primus sucks
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  • FenwayFaithful
    FenwayFaithful Posts: 8,626
    Sailing the seas of cheese
    Tales from the Punchbowl
    The Brown Album

    All kick ass. All great jumpoff points.
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  • drew0
    drew0 Posts: 943
    but seriously, start with the hits.

    anything off of this album. my two favorite songs are mr. knowitall and american life.
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  • doujo
    doujo Posts: 285
    Definitely start with Frizzle Fry and Suck On This. These are the f*ckin best.
  • 12345AGNST1
    12345AGNST1 Posts: 4,906
    Start with seas of cheese, then frizzle fry, then pork soda, and then the rest in order until their latest.

    Off the tip of my head, I think I like pork soda the best, and then punchbowl.
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  • Brock Samson
    Brock Samson Posts: 328
    Drop1The0Leash wrote:
    Sawyer wrote:
    Dont start...even though Claypool is an incredible musician this is a silly silly band

    Yea I think you're right. I would say Primus is an aquired taste. I only like a few songs, mainly the hits. How do you feel about Claypools other projects?

    i saw frog brigade back in 2000. pretty good show, ranks up there on my list. they did a killer cover of tomorrow never knows by the beatles.
    9/1/00, 9/2/00, 9/3/00, 12/31/00, 3/2/01, 4/29/01, 6/21/01, 7/25/01, 8/31/01, 9/1/01, 9/2/01, 4/18/02, 8/30/02, 8/31/02, 8/31/02, 9/1/02, 9/22/02, 3/22/03, 5/6/03, 6/29/03, 8/29/03, 8/30/03, 8/30/03, 8/31/03, 2/21/04, 4/2/04, 4/3/04, 9/3/04, 9/4/04, 9/4/04, 9/5/04, 2/19/05, 7/22/05, 9/2/05, 9/3/05, 9/3/05, 9/4/05, 1/22/06, 6/7/06, 9/1/06, 9/2/06, 9/2/06, 9/3/06, 7/6/07, 8/31/07, 9/1/07, 9/1/07, 9/2/07, 3/7/08, 8/29/08, 8/30/08, 8/30/08, 8/31/08, 7/11/09, 6/4/10, 6/11/11
  • Stephen Flow
    Stephen Flow Posts: 3,327
    I often consider Primus to be my 2nd favorite band behind PJ, so when I saw this I felt obligated to reply. I don't really advise this w/ most bands but work through their discography in order of release. You can skip Miscellaneous Debris & Rhinoplasty until the end b/c those 2 are basically cover albums... well EP's really.

    Anyway... you can listen to Suck on This anywhere in there... I'd recommend AFTER Frizzle Fry... Suck on This is a live album... and a very good one at that.

    Frizzle Fry
    Seas of Cheese
    Pork Soda
    Punch Bowl
    Brown Album
    Anti-Pop
    Animals

    If you enjoy those go out and find a copy of these 2 albums:

    Riddles are Abound Tonight by Sausage... this album is Primus with it's original lineup, they got back together and did a one off album in 94 and it's pretty good... Jay Lane on Drums and Todd Huth on Guitar... they left the band before they actually recorded anything w/ Les.

    Les Claypool & The Holy Mackeral: Highball with the Devil... This is Les's first Solo record and it's a little different than Primus in terms of style... it's also different from his later solo releases. A personal favorite of mine on this album is Hendershot.

    You should get ahold of Les Claypool's solo albums as well.

    Don't listen to the naysayers, Primus is a great band... they're fun, hilarious and always interesting.
  • Brock Samson
    Brock Samson Posts: 328
    Stephen Flow wrote:
    If you enjoy those go out and find a copy of these 2 albums:

    Riddles are Abound Tonight by Sausage... this album is Primus with it's original lineup, they got back together and did a one off album in 94 and it's pretty good... Jay Lane on Drums and Todd Huth on Guitar... they left the band before they actually recorded anything w/ Les.

    Les Claypool & The Holy Mackeral: Highball with the Devil... This is Les's first Solo record and it's a little different than Primus in terms of style... it's also different from his later solo releases. A personal favorite of mine on this album is Hendershot.

    yeah, these two albums are fucking awesome. lol, i completely forgot about them. i've gotta go dig them out, now. and that also reminds me to get oysterhead out, too.

    my personal favorite off highball is delicate tendrils.
    9/1/00, 9/2/00, 9/3/00, 12/31/00, 3/2/01, 4/29/01, 6/21/01, 7/25/01, 8/31/01, 9/1/01, 9/2/01, 4/18/02, 8/30/02, 8/31/02, 8/31/02, 9/1/02, 9/22/02, 3/22/03, 5/6/03, 6/29/03, 8/29/03, 8/30/03, 8/30/03, 8/31/03, 2/21/04, 4/2/04, 4/3/04, 9/3/04, 9/4/04, 9/4/04, 9/5/04, 2/19/05, 7/22/05, 9/2/05, 9/3/05, 9/3/05, 9/4/05, 1/22/06, 6/7/06, 9/1/06, 9/2/06, 9/2/06, 9/3/06, 7/6/07, 8/31/07, 9/1/07, 9/1/07, 9/2/07, 3/7/08, 8/29/08, 8/30/08, 8/30/08, 8/31/08, 7/11/09, 6/4/10, 6/11/11
  • kenny olav
    kenny olav Posts: 3,319
    buy all of their albums, put them on your mp3 playing thingy, and set it to play all of their songs in a random order.

    it really doesn't matter, except don't start with the brown album - its not bad, but not great either. can't wait to see them next month!
  • Kilgore_Trout
    Kilgore_Trout Posts: 7,334
    Sawyer wrote:
    Dont start...even though Claypool is an incredible musician this is a silly silly band
    yah i dont really "get it"... kindof feel the same way about frank zappa... :|
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