San Francisco, California, USA
Last update/review:
May 1, 2022
Primus
As time marches on, the quirky, alternative funk trio
Primus becomes less and less relevant to a site devoted to metal.
Yet their place here is secure, as they have clear metallic
lineage,
with Les Claypool and Larry LaLonde previously playing in the
thrash band
Blind Illusion and
LaLonde earlier appearing in the seminal thrash/death band
Possessed .
And there are definite metallic tendencies throughout their work,
though quite evidently more prevalent on the earlier work such as
Frizzle Fry (still the BNR choice for their best work) and
Sailing The Seas Of Cheese .
Primus are truly in a world of their own, with a style completely
unlike any other, with Claypool's inventive basswork, quirky vocals,
and offbeat lyrics the obvious focal points.
Despite the fact that calling them a metal band is a stretch, they
remain a BNR favorite.
The original lineup is now back together, for the first time in
almost a decade.
A new EP has been released, nicely packaged with a DVD containing
all of their old videos along with the usual extra footage and
goodies associated with DVDs.
Discography
Studio
Suck On This
1988
Caroline
John The Fisherman
Groundhog's Day
The Heckler
Pressman
Jellikit
Tommy The Cat
Pudding Time
Harold Of The Rocks
Frizzle Fry
Les Claypool
Larry LaLonde
Tim Alexander
Frizzle Fry
1990
Caroline
To Defy the Laws of Tradition
Groundhog's Day
Too Many Puppie
Mr. Knowitall
Frizzle Fry
John the Fisherman
The Toys Go Winding Down
Pudding Time
Sathington Willoughby
Spegetti Western
Harold of the Rocks
Les Claypool
Larry LaLonde
Tim Alexander
1990 Readers' Album
#29
Sailing The Seas Of Cheese
1991
Interscope
Seas of Cheese
Here Come the Bastards
Sgt. Baker
American Life
Jerry Was a Race Car Driver
Eleven
Grandad's Little Ditty
Is it Luck?
Cat
Those Damn Blue-Collar Tweekers
Fish On (Fisherman's Chronicles, Chapter II)
Les Claypool
Larry LaLonde
Tim Alexander
1991 Readers' Album
#29
Miscellaneous Debris
EP
1992
Atlantic
Intruder
Making Plans For Nigel
Sinister Exaggerator
Tippi-Toes
Have A Cigar
Les Claypool
Larry LaLonde
Tim Alexander
Pork Soda
1993
Interscope
Pork Chop's Little Ditty
My Name Is Mud
Welcome to This World
Bob
DMV
The Ol' Diamond Back Sturgeon (Fisherman's Chronicles Part 3)
Nature Boy
Wounded Knee
Pork Soda
The Pressman
Mr. Krinkle
The Air Is Getting Slippery
Hamburger Train
Pork Chop's Little Ditty
Hail Santa
Les Claypool
Larry LaLonde
Tim Alexander
1993 Readers' Album
#67
Tales From The Punchbowl
1995
Atlantic
Professor Nutbutter's House Of Treats
Mrs. Blaileen
Wynona's Big Brown Beaver
Southbound Pachyderm
Space Farm
Year Of The Parrot
Hallebound 171/2 (theme from)
Glass Sandwich
Del Davis Tree Farm
De Anza Jig
On The Tweek Again
Over The Electric Grapevine
Captain Shiner
Les Claypool
Larry LaLonde
Tim Alexander
Brown Album
1997
Atlantic
The Return Of Sathington Willoughby
Fisticuffs
Golden Boy
Over The Falls
Shake Hands With Beef
Camelback Cinema
Hats Off
Puddin' Taine
Bob's Party Time Lounge
Duchess And The Proverbial Mind Spread
Restin' BOnes
Coddingtown
Kalamazoo
The Chastising Of Renegade Arnie
Les Claypool
Larry LaLonde
Brian Mantia
Rhinoplasty
1998
Interscope
Scissor Man
The Family And The Fishing Net
Silly Putty
Amos Moses
Behind My Camel
Too Many Puppies
The Thing That Should Not Be
Tommy The Cat
Bob's Party Time Lounge
Les Claypool
Larry LaLonde
Brian Mantia
Anti Pop
1999
Interscope
Intro
Electric Uncle Sam
Natural Jope
Laquerhead
The Antipop
Eclectic Electric
Greet The Sacred Cow
Mama Didn't Raise No Fool
Dirty Drowning Man
Ballad Of Bodacious
Power Mad
The Final Voyage Of The Liquid Sky
Coattails Of A Dead Man
Les Claypool
Larry LaLonde
Brian Mantia
Animals Should Not Try To Act Like People
EP
2003
Interscope
The Carpenter and the Dainty Bride
Pilcher's Squad
Mary the Ice Cube
The Last Superpower AKA Rapscallion
My Friend Fats
Les Claypool
Larry LaLonde
Tim Alexander
July 2010 Rehearsal
EP
2010
Pudding Time
American Life
Duchess And The Proverbial Mind Spread
Harold Of The Rocks
Les Claypool
Larry LaLonde
Jay Lane
Green Naugahyde
2011
ATO
Prelude to a Crawl
Hennepin Crawler
Salmon Man (Fisherman's Chronicles, Part IV)
Eternal Consumption Engine
Tragedy's a' Comin'
Eyes of the Squirrel
Jilly's on Smack
Lee Van Cleef
Moron TV
Green Ranger
HOINFODAMAN
Extinction Burst
Salmon Men
Les Claypool
Larry LaLonde
Jay Lane
2011 Readers' Album
#52
The Desaturating Seven
2017
ATO
The Valley
The Seven
The Trek
The Scheme
The Dream
The Storm
The Ends?
Les Claypool
Larry LaLonde
Tim Alexander
Conspiranoid
EP
2022
ATO
Conspiranoia
Follow The Fool
Erin On The Side Of Caution
Les Claypool
Larry LaLonde
Tim Alexander