How PRIMUS conquered the world (they suck)
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Published 2024-02-13
The strange history of Primus! From "Frizzle Fry" to breaking through on MTV with "Jerry Was A Racecar Driver," "My Name Is Mud" and "Wynona's Big Brown Beaver." Was Primus the weirdest band to get this mainstream?
Edited by Tim Gilli: bit.ly/tmgprmba
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0:00 Intro
2:25 Early years of Primus
6:03 "Jerry Was A Racecar Driver"
10:16 "Wynona's Big Brown Beaver" & Southpark
14:17 Reunion
All Comments (21)
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"Primus sucks" going right over people's heads lol
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I was in line for the toilet at the Slayer farewell tour a few years ago just before Primus took the stage, and some drunk kid was trying to describe this band to his friend who had never heard of them, and he said "it's like metal with autism" and that is the best description of Primus I've ever heard.
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Frizzle Fry is such an incredible album. As a drummer, I remember being blown away by Herb’s playing and how perfect it fit with what Les and Larry were doing.
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Larry is totally underrated as a guitarist and deserves way more recognition for his playing. Such a humble dude too.
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their success speaks volumes to how experimental music was supported by major labels in the 1990's...they are most likely the oddest weirdest and strangest band to ever grace mainstream media
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Idc what y’all say, i unironically love Primus
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I was so obsessed with Primus in the early ‘90s that I wore a Suck on This shirt to school and got suspended! I’m proud of it!
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I started listening Primus when I was 12-13 years old.I’m turning 45 now,and their cool weirdness and musical brilliance still amazes me…!
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“Jerry was a race car driver” was on the Tony Hawk Pro Skater soundtrack 🔥
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Video to Wynona’s Big Brown Beaver is unhinged in the best way.
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Primus is like nothing else. The musicianship of every single member is incredibly high.
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Their most recent release, the Conspiranoid EP, is remarkably fresh. The main track is 11 minutes long and humorously topical for a post-COVID time, though "Follow the Fool" is my personal favorite. Les even throws in some new effects on his bass. They still got it.
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Larry is one of the most underappreciated guitarists ever. He's a total bad ass often overshadowed by Les and Herb.
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I saw them with Buckethead. What a combo 🔥
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Their Woodstock '94 gig is still one of my most favorite live concert ever.
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Can't believe you failed to mention Jerry Was a Race Car Driver being featured in Tony Hawk's Pro Skater cause that definitely gave them another giant push for sure. Some of us had already been jamming that track well before that came out, but after THPS they were definitely gaining some more mainstream traction for sure. There's definitely an entire subset of ppl that found Primus because of that game.
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Blew my mind when I found out Les did robot chicken’s iconic song intro as well
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Frizzle Fry & Seas of Cheese are both fucking great.
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If you’re young, into any kind of hard music, altered on any kinds of substances, you are going to move, probably violently, whenever you hear their grooves, period. I’m in my 40’s now, and stared watching this video comfortably on my bed, now I’m upside down on the floor in the living room, and I have no idea how I got here.
