Primus Tracks

Cage Claypool returns to Primus Tracks to detail the making of the well-received music video for The Ol' Grizz and his illustrations and art direction for the book Frizzle Fry:The Phantoms of Barrington Hall, available October 13 via z2 Comics. You might learn something about animation or color schemes, but you'll most assuredly enjoy this trip to the inside world of the making of these visual feasts. 

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Jeff Roscher, newly-minted CLD devotee, retuns to discuss the life and times of Marvel John Jack Whiteside Parsons, as fascinating a 20th-century figure as you'll find. Oh, and we talk about the song that provides a Cliff notes version of his life story, and what makes it another attractive entry into the Delirium's psychedelic catalog. 

Suggested viewing: Blood and Rockets music video.

Suggested reading: Sex & Rockets: The Occult World of Jack Parsons by John Carter.

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Lalo and Haro Fierro rejoin the pod to discuss Little Fishes, the big opening number to the track. What dynamics does it share with iconic tunes by Ozzy Osbourne and The Beatles? What's the deal with the backwards talking at the outset? What are all these lyrical references? We run the gamut so you don't have to. 

Find Lalo and his basses @lalofierro on Instagram, and Haro's on TikTok, whatever that is (I'm a boomer). 

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We've reached 2019's South of Reality by Claypool Lennon Delirium! It's time to dig into the nine tracks that are encapsulated by brilliant cover art from Hisaki Yasuda. We have the details on the making of the record and dig into the credits, tours, and catalogue all the formats so you can complete your skidmark vinyl collection. 

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Frankie takes us back to the Jay Lane days of 2013 with this edition of LSD, which serves as a fine example of the adventurous and imaginative spirit of Jay's second tenure with Primus. This show was near the tail-end of the 3D tour which featured an evening with Primus and a wide-open songbook. This show contains numerous tracks that we do not much see anymore, and it stokes hope that they'll come back round as Hoffer masters a second wave of songs. 

You can find this recording at toasterland.com - simply search for Tucson 2013!

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Primus invaded Europe to throngs of joyous concert-goers who couldn't seem to get enough of the band, which stands to reason as it's been heaps of time since Primus last played the continent. They hit some places from the past, including returning to a venue for the first time in 35 years, and performed in some new cities across 15 shows in 11 countries. We have all the details!

WERE YOU THERE? If you went to a show in Europe, please share your review with us! [email protected]

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In this Primus Legacy subseries episode, Kevin Comeau of the impressive, progressive duo Crown Lands gets to talk Primus! Kevin discusses his fandom, how finding grainy videos of Les Claypool playing bass on Youtube in the mid 00s influenced his bass playing and opened doors to other influences (Rush!), and he survives our gauntlet of fandom questions. Great talk!

Find Crown Lands @crownlandsmusic on all the socials, and:www.crownlandsmusic.com

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The "A Handful of Nuggs" 12" is out in the world, finally! We discuss the new material and dig into The Ol' Grizz, which serves as a teaser for a forthcoming Primus LP in 2027. If this is the direction they're taking, we're all for it! Plus, some new information about an older Primus song. 

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That's right! Perm Parker, the very first Primus drummer (Linn drum machine is officially number zero) joins the podcast! Perm went to De Anza High School alongside Les Claypool, Kirk Hammett, Bryan Kehoe, Marc Biedermann, the list goes on. He recollects his time in the music room with Les, getting Primus off the ground, and where his music career took him. Plus, Perm has some interesting connections to John Hoffman and Tim Alexander. Enjoy this one, and be funky!

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Primus made numerous radio appearnces throughout the 90s and into the 21st century. Two standout radio appearances are the 1989 KZSU at Stanford University and 1990 at VPRO in the Netherlands. The Stanford performance is well-known for the accompanying video footage, and the VPRO performance also has two of the songs performed on video as well. Perhaps someday we'll see and hear both performances with pristine audio quality. For now, we treat them as companion pieces to Suck On This (KZSU) and Frizzle Fry (VPRO). 

KZSU: https://youtu.be/iIMh_2KH6MY

VPRO: https://youtu.be/OoUqOFtLeFQ

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