Primus in 'Complete Shock' After Drummer Abruptly Quits (ultimateclassicrock.com)

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[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I cannot disagree more with your second sentence. Les Claypool is a genius.

Edit: TIL.

[-] OhStopYellingAtMe@lemmy.world 48 points 1 year ago

“Primus sucks” is a long-running “inside joke” with the fans. Claypool used to open their shows with an intro like “This is Primus and we suck!”

[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago

Ah, gotcha. I'm not a true fan, I just like the music.

[-] TachyonTele@lemm.ee 8 points 1 year ago

It's the same thing as saying Green Jelly Sucks!

If you happened to listen to them back in the day.

[-] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I have a Green Jello cassette tape in storage. I wasn't a huge fan, but I figured they wouldn't be able to keep that name for too long. Three Little Pigs is a good jam tho.

[-] TachyonTele@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I think when they had that hit is when they had to change the name. My older brother had the Jello tape too. We used to watch the Three Little Pigs video on a tiny black and white portable TV lol.

And then we'd play Rad Racer on that TV. Craziness.

[-] BigBananaDealer@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

when i was a little kid i would look through that album artwork for hours

[-] sundray@lemmus.org 4 points 1 year ago

Also: KMFDM Sucks.

[-] charade_you_are@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 year ago

I remember seeing Primus Sucks! bumper stickers all over the place back in the 90s and I would think something like "god damn, what do people have against this band?"

[-] southsamurai@sh.itjust.works 13 points 1 year ago

He really is though. When you talk to bassists that have encountered his playing, he's one of those players that revolutionized their thinking.

I sometimes hang out with a buddy that fronts a sludge metal band, and the bassist is obsessed with Claypool. He rattles off all the bass player reasons, but they all amount to Les treating the bass as a full fledged art, which is why I love his playing.

I still get hooked on My Name is Mud every time I hear it and have to play it a few times before I can move on. Tbh though, as iconic as that song is for the bass line, the drummer (the one the link is about) is just as amazing, and so is the guitar. Both match Claypool's bass creativity very well on that track. Tbh, they always do, but it stands out more on MNIM.

Shit. I just went full fanboy, didn't I?