Primus

Twilightning

These guys are fairly... interesting, to say the least! But I've been interested in listening to them lately and I've only heard a bit of their stuff in the past.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=953PkxFNiko

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IXCuVJYOXCU

What albums should I start off with? If any of you guys listen to them that is.

Otis Driftwood

IMO The Brown Album is their best work followed by Tales From The Punchbowl.They are certainly an interesting bunch.

jack presley

the video for Winona's Big Brown Beaver is a classic!

Kess73

Brown Album, Sailing The Seas Of Cheese, and Fizzle Fry would be my shouts.

blindpilot

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kY7jSesdxl0

cedomination

Lacquer Head, Too Many Puppies and Tommy The Cat were what got me into them, haven't listened to them in years.

Jemmaa

Primus - The Devil Went Down To Georgia

endasmail

+1 on "Wyonas big brown beaver"
deadly vid

metzengerstein

i do love primus ,that wasnt the greatest cover of the devil went down to georgia though
vid is great

Tabnabs

Their first three albums are their greatest legacy IMHO, with their later stuff going downhill. You also get the added bonus of the "Fisherman's Chronicles" trilogy if you have these three albums

Their DVD Primus - Animals Should Not Try to Act Like People (2003) is also an excellent package with a bonus CD with a gem of a track called "My Friend Fats".

Incidentally, the comments from the band on the DVD explain lots of interesting things from their videos (Mr Krinkle was done in one take and John the Fisherman was on Les' granddads boat etc. )

Oh yeah and PRIMUS SUCKS!

Twilightning

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aYDfwUJzYQg

cedomination

I honestly find that video frightening.

Twilightning

cedomination wrote: »

I honestly find that video frightening.

It's why I love it!

Zombienosh

Love Les Claypool.

Mushy

http://www.primusville.com/

If anyone is in America this summer/autumn. The awesome thing bout their Vegas show is its after the Rush show, and day before the Rush show is Coheed & Cambria with Porcupine Tree. That...just...:eek:...want!

bnt

Uh-oh ... Tragedy's a Comin'!

I mean, come on ... Green Naugahyde? That's Tragic. :pac:

Shreddingblood

If there's any relatively young bassists who can cover Primus songs, feel free to pm me.:pac:

I can appreciate that they are a good band but I never really got into them.

Zombienosh

Didn't know a new album was in the works. great stuff.

120_Minutes

Shreddingblood wrote: »

If there's any relatively young bassists who can cover Primus songs, feel free to pm me.:pac:

I can appreciate that they are a good band but I never really got into them.

I'm not young, but I can give wynona, southbound pachyderm, laquerhead, DMV, and a couple of others a good go.

Burky126

Agree with Otis on Tales From The Punchbowl,great album.

Not sure what to think about the new album since its been so long since the last one but Im so stoked that they're still making thiis crazy ****

First single from Green Naugahyde

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pPjgYX3Ka9s

Nailz

Shreddingblood wrote: »

If there's any relatively young bassists who can cover Primus songs, feel free to pm me.:pac:

I can appreciate that they are a good band but I never really got into them.

I would if I wasn't living in Cavan/Galway all the time, can only play about 5 or 6 Primus songs anyway, others I've tried were, essentially, quite fucking difficult. :pac:

Sephiroth_dude

Haven't listened to these guys in years,les is such a great bass player

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j2zQKqgNAeE

calex71

Anyone hear the new album yet????

Stand out track on the 1st listen for me is Jilly's On Smack, not sure it was worth the 12 year wait for this just yet but i'm not hating it. It's different and at the same time it's a lot like frizzle fry in places, due to Jays return maybe.

My favorite Primus track ever has to be

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1C2SFrwdq0

Ian the bassist

Shreddingblood wrote: »

If there's any relatively young bassists who can cover Primus songs, feel free to pm me.:pac:

I can appreciate that they are a good band but I never really got into them.

Haven't found a song by them that I can't play after practicing it for long enough(though I admit it is trickier than most stuff out there) Tommy the cat is the poxiest of his lines to master(also has a very distinct tone that frankly, I just can't get to sound like him(mainly because it's a fretless) try to cover victor wooten on the other hand. His stuff just screams "I'll never be able to do that" haha Here's a sample of his awesome bass skills

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pEyEu-hS0fA&feature=fvst

3:15 and 5:02 are 2 of the best notes EVER