thedoctor Posted May 21, 2005 Report Share Posted May 21, 2005 I will watch Primus in their Pork Soda video at least once a month and enjoy it each time. Why? He is ugly, can't sing, flails at the bass like a madman and does the STUPIDEST songs. I am repulsed yet I cannot turn away. Like a bad car wreck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLS Posted May 21, 2005 Report Share Posted May 21, 2005 So you made a thread just to bash Primus? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duo2 Posted May 21, 2005 Report Share Posted May 21, 2005 I don't understand what your saying. Primus is awsome. Some of the best bass playing ever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregP Posted May 22, 2005 Report Share Posted May 22, 2005 He's saying that he enjoys Primus, but he has no way of quantifying WHY, since their style of musicianship isn't something that would normally appeal to him. You guys need to learn to read between the lines. Holy crap. <laff> Yeah, I don't know about Pork Soda, but I love Sailing the Seas of Cheese. Such good music. It's like the songs scratch a part of the brain that rarely gets scratched. It's simultaneously catchy and yet completely counter-pop. I dunno how they do it, but it's fookin' brilliant. Mostly, I don't know exactly WHY either, but I think this paragraph at least approaches an explanation. Greg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedoctor Posted May 22, 2005 Author Report Share Posted May 22, 2005 Yeah, Greg! A part of the brain that don't get scratched! You just don't hear anything like Primus. Add their video content and it is like a different reality. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jehle Posted May 23, 2005 Report Share Posted May 23, 2005 A part of the brain that rarely gets scratched... interesting concept. It actually reminds me of something I read that Steven King said about his horror novels, "People have these aligators in their mind under a trap door. You have to occationally feed them." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mledbetter Posted May 23, 2005 Report Share Posted May 23, 2005 I think it's just the mix of "i've never heard anything like this" along with the fact that the dude is just damn good.. It may nto be the kind of music you would play, given the choice, but listening to it feeds your creativity anyway.. Primus is eclectic enough.. but check out oysterhead.. Mix the strangeness of claypool with the ego of copeland, and the jamitude of anastasio. and you have quite a sonic mix.. I don't particularly like the content of the music as much but I love hearing them all play.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darren wilson Posted May 23, 2005 Report Share Posted May 23, 2005 Primus sucks! (and i love 'em!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedoctor Posted May 24, 2005 Author Report Share Posted May 24, 2005 Darren, I could not have said it better but I should add that he is the most proficient, creative bass-player since Jaco. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeB Posted May 26, 2005 Report Share Posted May 26, 2005 check out sack trick www.sacktrick.com strange fellows, really cool! they have some audio up, check out no tomatos for me thanks and penguins on the moon. hell its all good! Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gorecki Posted May 26, 2005 Report Share Posted May 26, 2005 Darren, I could not have said it better but I should add that he is the most proficient, creative bass-player since Jaco. ← I have a two word answer for that: Gary Willis This man made me fall in love with fretless bass as a melodic instrument. I got to know him a bit during some the dominate Tribal Tech days. I believe his site is at garywillis.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedoctor Posted May 26, 2005 Author Report Share Posted May 26, 2005 WOW!! I love Penguins on the Moon! Most excellent! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skibum5545 Posted May 27, 2005 Report Share Posted May 27, 2005 Well, simply put, Les Claypool is visiting us from an alternate universe, and while he wows us with strange bass lines, he uses his telepathic powers to influence our musical tastes towards the strange and eccentric. Or something like that. Actually, I like Primus because I'm a bassist and really appreciate the completely different angle Claypool takes on the instrument from everyone else, ever. On top of that, they just have the strange but cool factor. You just don't quite get what they're doing, or why, which is why it's so much fun to see what they're going to do next. Another band that shares that quality to a certain extent is They Might Be Giants. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drak Posted May 27, 2005 Report Share Posted May 27, 2005 He could easily have been Frank Zappa's bass player. AND THAT'S A BIG FAT COMPLIMENT! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedoctor Posted May 28, 2005 Author Report Share Posted May 28, 2005 (edited) I think he and Zappa came from the same planet (not ours). I hope to retire there someday. And, yes, I am having trouble with pigs and ponies. Edited May 28, 2005 by thedoctor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
somethingwild Posted June 19, 2005 Report Share Posted June 19, 2005 I never used to like em, but my bass player always listens to it and I dunno one day it just grew on me, they are all pretty good musicians. Les is an amazing bassist... HOLY ****! haha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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