Primus (band)
| Primus | |
|---|---|
 Primus in Copenhagen (1998) |
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| General information | |
| Genre (s) | Funk metal , crossover , alternative metal |
| founding | 1984, 2002 |
| resolution | 2000 |
| Website | www.primusville.com |
| Current occupation | |
Vocals, bass |
Les Claypool |
guitar |
Larry "Ler" LaLonde (since 1989) |
Drums |
Tim "Herb" Alexander (1988–1996, 2003–2010, since 2013) |
| former members | |
guitar |
Todd Huth (1985-1989) |
Drums |
Jay Lane (1988, 2010-2013) |
Drums |
Bryan "Brain" Mantia (1996-2003) |
Primus ( lat .: The first ) is the name of a rock band from the San Francisco area that has developed a version of the jazzy crossover that they themselves call " psychedelic polka ". The band is also known for bizarre texts and creative animations .
style
The band's rather idiosyncratic style (the “psychedelic polka”) is mainly characterized by dominant bass lines , a percussive sound and the chords of the riffs of guitarist Larry “Ler” LaLonde, which are often regarded as dissonant due to the excessive use of the tritone . The band members are also often said to be highly adept; Claypool in particular , who plays with up to eight-string basses and special double basses, is widely respected for his virtuosity and his distinctive style had a great influence on the younger generation of bassists.
Claypool himself referred to the music in interviews as comics made into music . In this context, the band's album covers and videos, which are known for animated films and clay characters , as well as the contributions of the band to various comic soundtracks , such as South Park, are related .
history
The band was formed in 1984 by Les Claypool and Todd Huth as Primate in El Sobrante , California . Soon after, they renamed the band Primus , as another band claimed the name Primate for themselves. Initially they played with a drum computer and changing drummers, but it wasn't until 1988 that they found Jay Lane , with whom they recorded their first demos. After Huth and Lane left the band due to other commitments in the same year, Les Claypool played for a short time with the metal band Blind Illusion , where he met Larry LaLonde, who joined Primus as the new guitarist. Shortly thereafter, Tim Alexander joined the band as the new drummer. Their first, fully self-produced album, Suck on This , which includes live recordings, was released in 1989. The following year they signed a recording deal with Caroline Records and released their second album, Frizzle Fry , but the next year they switched to Interscope Records and released Sailing the Seas of Cheese with a guest appearance by Tom Waits .
In 1992 he was Cover - EP Miscellaneous Debris , the covers of Peter Gabriel , The Meters , The Residents , Pink Floyd and XTC contains. The next year the album Pork Soda was released , which reached the top ten of the album charts in the USA . In 1994 the line-up Claypool, Huth and Lane came together and recorded the album Riddles Are Abound Tonight under the band name Sausage . They chose this name based on a demo of the same name that they produced under the band name Primus in 1988 , making it clear that Sausage is a side project.
In 1995 Primus released the album Tales from the Punchbowl . That same year Tim "Herb" Alexander left the band and Bryan "Brain" Mantia entered. The Brown Album was released in 1997 . In the same year Primus played the theme song for the cartoon series South Park . The band released another cover EP called Rhinoplasty in 1998, this time with covers from Metallica , The Police and Stanley Clarke, among others .
In 1999 the album Antipop was released , on which prominent guest appearances, for example by Tom Morello , Jim Martin , Tom Waits and James Hetfield can be heard and which was partly produced by Matt Stone , Fred Durst and Stewart Copeland . At Ozzfest 1999 Buckethead , a friend of Mantia and Claypool, appeared as a guest with the group. After the band split up in 2000 in order to devote themselves to various side projects, the reunion followed in 2002, and a year later the EP / DVD Animals Should Not Try to Act Like People with original drummer Tim Alexander was released.
Since the reunification in 2002, Primus have completed three tours exclusively in North America, Tour De Fromage (2003/2004), Hallucino-Genetics (2004) and The Beat a Dead Horse Tour (2006). For fans outside North America there was the DVD Hallucino-Genetics Live in 2004 and the DVD Blame it on the Fish: an Abstract Look at the 2003 Primus Tour de Fromage in 2006. This DVD contains live recordings from the Tour De Fromage also got lots of bonus material, including a mockumentary about the band in 2065. Also in 2006, a compilation of famous Primus titles called They Can't All Be Zingers was released .
In the summer of 2011 Primus toured Europe for the first time since 1998. Jay Lane was hired as a drummer for this tour. In September of the same year the album Green Naugahyde was released .
Jay Lane left Primus in 2013 to pursue other projects; Tim Alexander took his place. In 2014, the album was released primus and the chocolate factory with the fungi ensemble , a new interpretation of the soundtrack of the film Charlie and the Chocolate Factory from the year 1971st
In September 2017 the album The Desaturated Seven was released , recorded with the current line-up ( Les Claypool , Ler LaLonde , Tim Alexander ). The impetus for this album was provided by the texts and the artistic design of the children's book "The Rainbow Goblins" by the Italian children's book author Ul de Rico . Justin Chancellor supported the album as narrator "The Goblin Master".
Band members
Overview of the band members of Primus:
Discography
Studio albums
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | |||
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| 1990 | Frizzle Fry | - | - | - | - |
First published: February 7, 1990
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| 1991 | Sailing the Seas of Cheese | - | - | - |
US116  (36 weeks)US |
First published: May 14, 1991
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| 1993 | Pork soda | - | - |
UK56 (1 week) UK |
US7th (34 weeks)US |
First published: April 20, 1993
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| 1995 | Tales from the punchbowl | - | - | - |
US8th  (19 weeks)US |
First published: June 6, 1995
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| 1997 | Brown album |
DE99 (1 week) DE |
- | - |
US21 (8 weeks) US |
First published: July 8, 1997
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| 1999 | Antipop | - | - | - |
US44 (4 weeks) US |
First published: October 19, 1999
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| 2011 | Green Naugahyde |
DE100 (1 week) DE |
CH74 (1 week) CH |
- |
US15 (5 weeks) US |
First published: September 12, 2011
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| 2014 | Primus & the Chocolate Factory with the Fungi Ensemble | - | - | - |
US17 (3 weeks) US |
First published: October 21, 2014
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| 2017 | The Desaturating Seven | - | - | - |
US26 (1 week) US |
First published: September 29, 2017
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More albums
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
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| 1998 | Rhinoplasty | - | - | - |
US106 (2 weeks) US |
First published: August 11, 1998
EP |
| 2003 | Animals Should Not Try to Act Like People | - | - | - |
US44 (2 weeks) US |
First published: October 7, 2003
EP |
| 2006 | They Can't All Be Zingers | - | - | - |
US105 (1 week) US |
First published: October 17th, 2006
compilation |
more publishments
- 1989: Suck on This
- 1992: Miscellaneous Debris
- 2010: June 2010 Rehearsal
Video albums
| year | title | Remarks |
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| 1992 | Cheesy Home Video | First published: May 12, 1992 |
| 1998 | Horrible swill | First published: March 3, 1998 |
| Videoplasty | First published: December 29, 1998 | |
| 2003 | Animals Should Not Try to Act Like People | First published: October 7, 2003 US: platinum
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| 2004 | Hallucino Genetics | First published: November 16, 2004 US: gold
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| 2006 | Blame it on the fish | First published: October 17, 2006 |
Singles
| year | title | album |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | John the Fisherman | Frizzle Fry |
| Too many puppies | ||
| Mr. Knowitall | ||
| 1991 | Jerry Was a Race Car Driver | Sailing the Seas of Cheese |
| Tommy the Cat | ||
| 1992 | Those Damned Blue Collar Tweekers | |
| 1993 | My name is mud | Pork soda |
| DMV | ||
| Mr. Krinkle | ||
| 1995 | Wynona's Big Brown Beaver | Tales from the punchbowl |
| Mrs. Blaileen | ||
| Southbound Pachyderm | ||
| 1997 | Shake hands with beef | Brown album |
| Over the falls | ||
| 1999 | Lacquer Head | Antipop |
| 2000 | NIB ( feat.Ozzy Osbourne ) | Nativity in Black II: A Tribute to Black Sabbath |
| 2010 | Me Llamo Mud | Non-album single |
Awards
A selection of awards received from band members.
- 1992 Guitar Player Readers Poll
- Les Claypool - 3rd place in "Rock Bass"
- 1992 Modern Drummer Readers Poll
- Tim "Herb" Alexander - 2nd place "Up and Comer"
- 1993 Guitar Player Readers Poll
- Les Claypool - 2nd place in "Rock Bass"
- Les Claypool - 2nd place in "Funk Bass"
- Sailing the Seas Of Cheese - 3rd place "Best Alternative Album"
- 1993 Bass Player readers poll
- Les Claypool - "Bass Player of the Year"
- 1994 Guitar Player Readers Poll
- Les Claypool - "Best Rock Bass"
- Les Claypool - 2nd place in "Funk Bass"
- Larry "Ler" LaLonde - "Best Alternative guitarist" (with Jerry Cantrell )
- Pork Soda - "Best Alternative Album"
- 1994 bass player readers poll
- Les Claypool - "Best Unclassifiable"
- 1995 Guitar Player Readers Poll
- Les Claypool - "Best Rock Bass"
- Les Claypool - 3rd place in "Funk Bass"
- 1995 Bass Player Readers Poll
- Les Claypool - "Best Unclassifiable"
swell
- ↑ Say "Cheese"! . In: Kerrang! # 343 via ram.org . June 1, 1991. Retrieved September 23, 2006.
- ↑ http://www.ram.org/music/primus/articles/bp1.html Karl Coryat: Les Claypool gets a Taste of the Big Time (from Bass Player Magazine), accessed July 14, 2011
- ↑ ram.org: Primus Live Shows
- ↑ Archived copy ( Memento of the original dated December 16, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. PRIMUS RETURNS TO EUROPE - For the First Time Since 1998
- ↑ Primus - Green Naugahyde ( Memento from January 24, 2012 in the Internet Archive ), accessed on October 7, 2011
- ↑ a b Chart sources: DE CH UK US
- ↑ Primus in the gold / platinum database of the RIAA (USA)
