Animals Should Not Try to Act Like People
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October 7, 2003 |
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| Label (s) | Interscope Records , Prawn Song Records | |||
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Title (number) |
5 |
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running time |
28:18 (CD) |
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Animals Should Not Try to Act Like People is the third EP and also a DVD - retrospective of the band Primus . It was released on October 7, 2003 on Interscope Records.
background
Animals Should Not Try to Act Like People is the first release of the band Primus after the band's three-year hiatus from 2000 to 2003. Drummer Tim Alexander , who left the band in 1996, returned to the band to record the EP .
The EP contains five tracks written and produced by the band specifically for this release. The DVD contains all music videos available at the time the DVD was released , as well as short films and live recordings by the band dating back to 1986.
DVD content
Music videos
- John the Fisherman (from the album Frizzle Fry ) - Director: Mark Kohr
- Too Many Puppies (from the album Frizzle Fry ) - Director: Kevin Kerslake
- Jerry Was a Race Car Driver (from the album Sailing the Seas of Cheese ) - Director: Mark Kohr
- Tommy the Cat (from the album Sailing the Seas of Cheese ) - Director: Mark Kohr
- My Name Is Mud (from the album Pork Soda ) - Director: Mark Kohr
- Mr.Krinkle (from the album Pork Soda ) - Director: Mark Kohr
- DMV (from the album Pork Soda ) - Director: Mark Kohr
- Wynona's Big Brown Beaver (from Tales from the Punchbowl album ) - Director: Les Claypool
- Southbound Pachyderm (from Tales from the Punchbowl album ) - Director: Les Claypool
- Shake Hands With Beef (from the Brown Album ) - Director: Les Claypool
- Over the Falls (from the Brown Album ) - Director: Les Claypool
- Lacquer Head (from the album Antipop ) - Director: Les Claypool
- The Devil Went Down to Georgia ( Charlie Daniels cover, from the album Rhinoplasty ) - Director: Mike Johnson
Optional audio track: Commentary by Les Claypool, Larry LaLonde, and Tim Alexander.
Short films
- Cheesy Home Video - Already released short film of the same name, without the music videos previously contained there.
- Horrible Swill - A short film of the same name that has already been released, so far exclusively available through the Primus Fan Club .
- Horrible Men - Previously unpublished excerpts from stage performances, backstage and studio material.
- The Making of Mr. Krinkle - previously unreleased short film: Making-of of the music video for Mr. Krinkle .
- The Making of Wynona - Previously unreleased short film: Making of the music video for Wynona's Big Brown Beaver .
- The Making of the Brown Album - Short film already released: Making-of for the Brown Album , so far included on Videoplasty .
Live recordings
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Radio Relics - Recordings from Stanford University 's college radio station KZSU from 1989
- To Defy the Laws of Tradition
- Too many puppies
- Frizzle Fry
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New Year's 93-94 - Recorded at the Henry J. Kaiser Auditorium in Oakland on New Years Eve 1993
- Groundhog's Day
- Mr. Krinkle
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Woodstock 94 - Recorded at the Woodstock Festival in Saugerties , New York in 1994
- Those Damned Blue Collar Tweekers
- My Name is Mud (Bootleg Quality)
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Florida 95 - Recorded in West Palm Beach, Florida on the 1995
Punchbowl Tour
- Pudding Time
- Southbound Pachyderm
- Duchess and the Proverbial Mind Spread - Recorded at Irving Plaza in New York for HBO's Reverb in 1998
- Lacquer Head - Taken during the Family Values Tour 1999 on Halloween 1999
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Rarities
- Sgt.Baker - Recorded at a private party in San Francisco , recorded between 1986 and 1988
- Groundhog's Day - Recorded at the Omni in Oakland in 1988
- Tommy the Cat - Bob Cock and the Yellow Sock , location and date not given
Other content
The DVD also contains an illustrated discography and a slideshow with photographs. A short film ( Adam Gate in Heaven) and an interview are hidden as Easter Eggs .
title
Texts: Les Claypool, music: Primus.
| No. | title | length |
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| 1. | The Carpenter and the Dainty Bride | 6:35 |
| 2. | Pilcher's Squad | 1:54 |
| 3. | Mary the Ice Cube | 4:37 |
| 4th | The Last Superpower aka Rapscallion | 7:16 |
| 5. | My Friend Fats | 7:55 |
| Overall length: | 28:17 | |
occupation
- Les Claypool - bass , vocals
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Larry LaLonde - electric guitar on all tracks except ...
- Todd Huth - guitar on the 1988 recordings of Groundhog's Day and Sgt.Baker
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Tim Alexander - drums on all tracks except ...
- Bryan Mantia - drums on Shake Hands with Beef , Over the Falls , Lacquer Head and Duchess and the Proverbial Mindspread
- Jay Lane - drums on a 1988 recording of Groundhog's Day
- Tim Wright - drums on Sgt.Baker
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The Devil Went Down to Georgia : Festus Clamrod and The El Sobrante Twangers
- Les Claypool - bass (instrument) , vocals
- Larry LaLonde - Banjo
- Bryan Mantia - drums
- Mirv Haggard - slide guitar and voice of Johnny
- Bryan Kehoe - Voice of the Devil
- Violina Misteriosa - violin
reception
Siggy Zielinsky from Babyblauen Seiten gives the album a rating of 11/15: "Primus still have it in 2003, which the present weird songs with their bite and humor prove."