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Brisk.
Brisk. Posts: 11,581
edited January 2006 in Other Music
well, i made this after seeing the one about primus
i gotta say, primus are one of the coolest bands ever

les claypool on bass- seriously the best basist ever

tim alexander - amazing drummer

ler lalonde - amazing guitar

these 3 guys are genious, if you know what iam on about, good for you
if not, get frizzle fry or sailing the seas of cheese and listen to it 100 times and then buy a dvd, like humans should not act like people
however, primus were going to do a mtv unplugged session but mtv didn't let him!!! for unkown reasons, but i think they are quite predicatble

woo primus are awesome

PEACE

Brisk
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  • BinFrog
    BinFrog MA Posts: 7,314
    I'm a huge Primus fan. I think I've seen them around 8-10 times by now (plus the Frog Brigade twice and Oysterhead once) and have pretty much every disc and dvd they've put out. I haven't kept up with some of Les' side projects, but the stuff I do own is mostly good.
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  • Trujeeper
    Trujeeper Posts: 58
    Huge Primus fan here....Les is one of the top three bass players......(sorry but Flea has him beat on spirit alone, and polotics) ....seriously- lead bass is more like what Les plays. I get wild when I listen to that.......


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  • primussucks
    primussucks Posts: 2,365
    I'm pretty sure we will see a new primus album sometime this year.
    My favorites are 'Sailing the Seas of Cheese' & 'Antipop'
    Seen 'em 3 times in Milwaukee.
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  • 3sheets
    3sheets Posts: 290
    primus sucks


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  • Dick Jones
    Dick Jones Posts: 777
    Hell yeah! I love Primus. It's easily the best stuff involving Les. Just this year I saw the light, picked up the albums/dvd, and fell in love.

    Primus sucks.
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  • smarchee
    smarchee Windsor, Ontario Posts: 14,539
    Love Primus, have all their albums. I could watch Les play bass for hours and be amazed. This band has no weakness.

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  • brain of c
    brain of c Posts: 5,213
    oysterhead.
    d'oh!!!!!!

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  • dane
    dane Posts: 1,062
    8 posts so far! Is that all the love that Primus can get?
    Primus rules! Les Claypool must be the most insane bassplayer I've ever heard.
    Became a fan back in 94 (i think) when they played Roskilde Festival.
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  • Hitch-Hiker
    Hitch-Hiker Posts: 2,873
    I only have the brown album and to be honest I think it's a bit meh. They are very talented musicians though.
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  • Brisk.
    Brisk. Posts: 11,581
    "I DO BELIVE IN CAPTAIN CRUNCH"
    " FOR AM I THE FRIZZLE FRY!!!!!!"

    man, they own, aparantly flea is just as good a les, but he cant really go mad in the peppers

    i got into them like 2003/4 . to see them live must have been maaaad
  • BinFrog
    BinFrog MA Posts: 7,314
    Hitch-Hiker wrote:
    I only have the brown album and to be honest I think it's a bit meh. They are very talented musicians though.



    That is, in my opinion, *easily* their weakest album. Some fans swear by it, but I like maybe 2-3 songs off of it. Do yourself a favor and go buy Frizzle Fry or Sailing The Seas Of Cheese. Then get Pork Soda, Tales From The Punchbowl and Antipop.
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  • Oh, Jimmy
    Oh, Jimmy Posts: 957
    Havent heard alot of Primus, but Hallucinogenetics is a cool dvd. Did Les ever release the dvd with all the side project stuff on it? My favorite song that is Les related is Whamola. Purple Onion is a masterpiece in my opinion.
  • BinFrog
    BinFrog MA Posts: 7,314
    Oh, Jimmy wrote:
    Havent heard alot of Primus, but Hallucinogenetics is a cool dvd. Did Les ever release the dvd with all the side project stuff on it? My favorite song that is Les related is Whamola. Purple Onion is a masterpiece in my opinion.



    He did release it. You can get it from the Primus site.

    In my opinion, Purple Onion is a flop. To each his own.
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  • Oh, Jimmy
    Oh, Jimmy Posts: 957
    BinFrog wrote:
    He did release it. You can get it from the Primus site.

    In my opinion, Purple Onion is a flop. To each his own.

    My opinion on it may be based on the fact that I generally pop it in when Im pretty high.
  • vmfury
    vmfury Posts: 1,091
    Primus is definitely pretty damn cool. They were my first show ever and I'll never forget it.
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  • sj_2150
    sj_2150 Posts: 275
    i love primus until the day i day, but les isnt the best bassist ever. there are bassists in jazz that seem to have 10 fingers on one hand but only have 5. also search for jean baudin...

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  • Brisk.
    Brisk. Posts: 11,581
    wooooow primus first show! cooo
  • Oh, Jimmy
    Oh, Jimmy Posts: 957
    sj_2150 wrote:
    i love primus until the day i day, but les isnt the best bassist ever. there are bassists in jazz that seem to have 10 fingers on one hand but only have 5. also search for jean baudin...

    SAILING THE SEAS OF CHEESE OWNS YOUR HAIRY ANUS!!!!!!

    No offense, but I wish there was a rule against bringing jazz into any coversation about a musicians ability. I have a hard time believing that all these jazz players are that much better than their rock and roll counterparts. I don't doubt that there are alotta great musicians outside the world of rock, but sometimes it getsa bit ridiculous.
  • sj_2150
    sj_2150 Posts: 275
    Oh, Jimmy wrote:
    No offense, but I wish there was a rule against bringing jazz into any coversation about a musicians ability. I have a hard time believing that all these jazz players are that much better than their rock and roll counterparts. I don't doubt that there are alotta great musicians outside the world of rock, but sometimes it getsa bit ridiculous.
    dude i was like you, but you have to see these guys for yourself. i didnt care much for jazz, until my uncle took me to this jazz bar, and i instantly became a jazz fan. theyre incredibly techinical and can sometimes be really heavy. no joke! most people think that double bass drums were thought up by metal but jazz drummers have been using them scince the 30s.... blah blah blah, you get the idea
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  • BinFrog
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    Oh, Jimmy wrote:
    No offense, but I wish there was a rule against bringing jazz into any coversation about a musicians ability. I have a hard time believing that all these jazz players are that much better than their rock and roll counterparts. I don't doubt that there are alotta great musicians outside the world of rock, but sometimes it getsa bit ridiculous.


    There are a lot of rock guys who could probably fill in with a jazz ensemble, but honestly jazz musicians are in a totally different realm. You are talking about Berkley graduates/etc who practice day in and day out and know every chord, scale, time signature, progression, and can look at an 8-chord song and figure out some cimbination of scales to play over it without even blinking. You have to get into jazz to understand what I am talking about. Les Claypool is one of my favorite bassists, but Vic Wooten, Jaco Pastorius, Stuart Hamm, Steve Bailey, etc could put him to shame from a techincal standpoint. But that is taking NOTHING away from Les. He is incredible in his own right and the stuff he comes up with is mind blowing. He has dabbled in fusion jazz a bit too though, so he's not 100% rock based.

    All I'm saying is jazz is it's own beast where there are no rules. Gimme any 100% straight ahead rock player of any instrument you think rules (and they probably do in the rock world) and from a purely technical standpoint I can find someone in jazz to all but school them.
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