El Fangel
12-12-2007, 12:21 AM
Primus
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Primus is a Grammy (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grammy)-nominated American (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States) rock band (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_band) formed in California (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California) in the mid-1980s. Singer and bassist (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bass_guitar) Les Claypool (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Claypool) has been the only constant member, although the band has also featured Larry LaLonde (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larry_LaLonde) (guitar) and Tim "Herb" Alexander (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Alexander) (drums) for the majority of its career.
Their music is difficult to define, and while usually considered by critics to be funk metal (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Funk_metal) or alternative metal (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alternative_metal), Primus has been called everything from "thrash (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thrash_metal)-funk (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Funk) meets Don Knotts (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Knotts), Jr." to "alternative rock (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alternative_rock)" to "the Freak Brothers (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freak_Brothers) set to music."Les Claypool (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Claypool) himself once described their music as "psychedelic (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychedelic) polka (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polka)." Primus is the only band with its own ID3v1 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ID3) genre tag, as extended by Winamp (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winamp).
The diversity of their sound has allowed Primus to gain a modest segment of fans from many different rock sub-genres. They are characterized by their irreverent approach to music. Primus release their records on Claypool's Prawn Song Records (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prawn_Song_Records) label (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Record_label), a parody of Led Zeppelin (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Led_Zeppelin)'s Swan Song (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swan_Song_Records). The band's catchphrase is no longer "Primus Sucks!" because the band thought it became tiring, although it was a tradition that dated back to their first album.
1) Jimi Hendrix - 91
2) David Bowie - 89
3) Johnny Cash - 87
4) Tupac - 85
5) Guns N' Roses - 83
6) The Doors - 81
7) Iron Maiden - 80
8) Dio - 78
9) Dr. Dre - 77
10) Black Sabbath - 76
11) Metallica - 75
12) Ice-T - 74
13) Pantera - 73
14) Sonic Youth - 72
15) Garth Brooks - 68
16) Nine Inch Nails - 67
17) Wu Tang Clan - 64
18) Megadeth - 64
19) Outkast - 64
20) Anthrax - 62
21) The Killers - 61
22) Dropkick Murphys - 61
23) Eminem - 60
24) Slayer - 60
25) Tenacious D - 59
26) NOFX - 59
27) U2 - 40
28) Staind - 31
29) Rihanna - 28
30) 50 Cent - 27
http://www.ssmt-reviews.com/images/attention/band.jpg
Primus is a Grammy (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grammy)-nominated American (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States) rock band (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_band) formed in California (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California) in the mid-1980s. Singer and bassist (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bass_guitar) Les Claypool (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Claypool) has been the only constant member, although the band has also featured Larry LaLonde (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larry_LaLonde) (guitar) and Tim "Herb" Alexander (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Alexander) (drums) for the majority of its career.
Their music is difficult to define, and while usually considered by critics to be funk metal (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Funk_metal) or alternative metal (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alternative_metal), Primus has been called everything from "thrash (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thrash_metal)-funk (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Funk) meets Don Knotts (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Knotts), Jr." to "alternative rock (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alternative_rock)" to "the Freak Brothers (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freak_Brothers) set to music."Les Claypool (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Claypool) himself once described their music as "psychedelic (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychedelic) polka (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polka)." Primus is the only band with its own ID3v1 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ID3) genre tag, as extended by Winamp (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winamp).
The diversity of their sound has allowed Primus to gain a modest segment of fans from many different rock sub-genres. They are characterized by their irreverent approach to music. Primus release their records on Claypool's Prawn Song Records (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prawn_Song_Records) label (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Record_label), a parody of Led Zeppelin (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Led_Zeppelin)'s Swan Song (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swan_Song_Records). The band's catchphrase is no longer "Primus Sucks!" because the band thought it became tiring, although it was a tradition that dated back to their first album.
1) Jimi Hendrix - 91
2) David Bowie - 89
3) Johnny Cash - 87
4) Tupac - 85
5) Guns N' Roses - 83
6) The Doors - 81
7) Iron Maiden - 80
8) Dio - 78
9) Dr. Dre - 77
10) Black Sabbath - 76
11) Metallica - 75
12) Ice-T - 74
13) Pantera - 73
14) Sonic Youth - 72
15) Garth Brooks - 68
16) Nine Inch Nails - 67
17) Wu Tang Clan - 64
18) Megadeth - 64
19) Outkast - 64
20) Anthrax - 62
21) The Killers - 61
22) Dropkick Murphys - 61
23) Eminem - 60
24) Slayer - 60
25) Tenacious D - 59
26) NOFX - 59
27) U2 - 40
28) Staind - 31
29) Rihanna - 28
30) 50 Cent - 27