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Animals Should Not Try To Act Like People
''Animals Should Not Try to Act Like People'' is a career-spanning retrospective DVD plus bonus EP by American band Primus, released on October 7, 2003. The title was inspired by a crayon-made story book written by guitarist Larry LaLonde's son;''Blame It on the Fish'' the cover depicts a sculpture made by long-time Primus collaborator Lance "Link" Montoya. The DVD features all of the band's music videos to date, plus short films and live footage from as far back as 1986, whereas the bonus EP features five new songs written and recorded specifically for this release. When promoting the release, bassist Les Claypool remarked that "It seems of late that bands are adding supplemental DVD material to their album releases to promote record sales. We've done the opposite. We've added a supplemental audio recording of brand new music to an extremely comprehensive DVD of classic visuals." [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Extended Play
An extended play (EP) is a Sound recording and reproduction, musical recording that contains more tracks than a Single (music), single but fewer than an album. Contemporary EPs generally contain up to eight tracks and have a playing time of 15 to 30 minutes. An EP is usually less cohesive than an album and more "non-committal". An extended play (EP) originally referred to a specific type of 45 revolutions per minute, rpm phonograph record other than 78 rpm standard play (SP) and 33 rpm LP record, long play (LP), but , also applies to mid-length Compact disc, CDs and Music download, downloads. EPs are considered "less expensive and less time-consuming" for an artist to produce than an album, and have long been popular with punk and indie bands. In K-pop and J-pop, they are usually referred to as Mini-LP, mini-albums. Background History EPs were released in various sizes in different eras. The earliest multi-track records, issued around 1919 by Grey Gull Records, were Vertic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lance "Link" Montoya
Lance "Link" Montoya, artist and sculptor, was born and raised in Alameda, California, United States. Biography As a teenager, Lance worked with Les Claypool, of Primus fame, at a Bay Area pro audio company. Amused by Link's art style, Claypool asked him to come up with something for the Primus album '' Suck on This''. Influenced by his older brother's collection of ''Creepy'' and ''Eerie'' magazines, Lance's oddball art style almost landed him in the psychiatry couch in middle school. School officials concerned about an early cartoon character, a chain saw wielding maniac called "Gut Man", contacted his mother to schedule a session. His older brother was able to convince their mother that he wasn't mentally twisted, just creative. One of only two album cover artists to have more than one album cover (three to be exact) featured in '' Juxtapoz Art & Culture Magazine'' magazines "Top 500 Album Covers" the other being Roger Dean of Yes fame. He occasionally produces commercial s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wynona's Big Brown Beaver
"Wynona's Big Brown Beaver" is a song by the American rock band Primus. It was released as the first single from their 1995 album ''Tales from the Punchbowl.'' It was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance in 1996. Of the band's three members, only guitarist Larry LaLonde showed up at the event. The award went to Pearl Jam for their song " Spin the Black Circle". Music video The band also filmed a music video for "Wynona's Big Brown Beaver", centered on the band dressed as cartoonish plastic cowboys in costumes made of foam rubber. The costumes bore a strong resemblance to those used in a popular Duracell advertising campaign at the time which featured a family of battery-powered, toy-like people ( the Puttermans). In an interview, bandleader Les Claypool revealed the suits were intended to resemble "cheap plastic cowboy action figures". The video jumps between shots of the band playing in a barn and of the band engaged in parodies of cowboy activities suc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
DMV (song)
"DMV" is a song by the American Rock music, rock band Primus (band), Primus. It was released as the second single from their third studio album ''Pork Soda'' (1993). It has been played live on Lollapalooza '93 and some concerts of 2003 Tour de Fromage. This song is also featured in ''Animals Should Not Try to Act Like People'' and in the compilation album ''They Can't All Be Zingers''. Description This song features bassist Les Claypool soulfully slapping and tapping his bass. In the video about 40 seconds of the outro were removed. It appears to be about the pointlessness of mundane activities such as waiting in line at Department of Motor Vehicles, going to the dentist and sitting on cold toilet seats etc., and seeking relief through marijuana. The lyrics reference the previous album ''Sailing the Seas of Cheese''. Music video The video for "DMV" features live and backstage footage from the 10/1/1993 show at the Greek Theatre (Berkeley), Greek Theater in Berkeley, California, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pork Soda
''Pork Soda'' is the third studio album by the American rock band Primus. It was released on April 20, 1993, by Interscope Records and Prawn Song Records. The album was certified gold in September 1993 and platinum in May 1997. The 2005 re-issue comes in a digipak and contains a booklet with lyrics printed to nine songs, omitting "Pork Soda" which consists of a series of unintelligible rants. Claypool explained the term "pork soda" was meant to refer to how Primus - a band that, in his eyes, wasn't suitable for radio play - was "an acquired taste, like a meat-flavored soda would be", and that "Pork Soda is the exact opposite of what people want from a soda these days. It’s got all the cholesterol, all the calories". The album debuted at number seven on the ''Billboard'' 200 chart, which some music critics considered surprising considering the group's uncommercial sound. It became the group's first top ten album, and sold half a million copies. Singles include " My Name Is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
My Name Is Mud
"My Name Is Mud" is a song by American rock band Primus. It was released in 1993 as the first single from their third studio album ''Pork Soda''. In 2010, Primus released a new version of the track sung entirely in Spanish under the title "Me Llamo Mud". Composition and recording In the book ''Primus: Over the Electric Grapevine'', when discussing "My Name Is Mud", bassist Les Claypool explained that "the whole notion of the ... song is basically about a couple of tweekers"—one of whom is the titular Mud—"who are hanging out, and they get in a fight over something stupid, and one of them kills the other one. Kind of a ''River's Edge''–type vibe."Prato (2014), pp. 163–64. "My Name Is Mud" (like the rest of ''Pork Soda'') was recorded in the band's rehearsal space, which was a series of UltraSound Audio-owned warehouses located in San Rafael. According to Claypool: "We ended up taking over three f UltraSound'sspaces—we stuck uitarist Larry LaLondein one, rummer Tim A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tommy The Cat
"Tommy the Cat" is a song by the American rock band Primus, released on their second album, ''Sailing the Seas of Cheese''. Recording The song contains spoken word portions (as the voice of Tommy the Cat) interspersed with the singing of Les Claypool. In their live performances, Claypool does both parts himself; however, Tom Waits provided the voice of Tommy the Cat on the studio version from ''Sailing the Seas of Cheese''. Release Primus released "Tommy the Cat" following their first major label single, "Jerry Was a Race Car Driver". In concert, Claypool started introducing all of their other songs by saying "This next song is ''not'' Tommy the Cat", apparently due to the popularity the song had gained after a video was released and played on MTV MTV (an initialism of Music Television) is an American cable television television channel, channel and the flagship property of the MTV Entertainment Group sub-division of the Paramount Media Networks division of Paramount Globa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sailing The Seas Of Cheese
''Sailing the Seas of Cheese'' is the second studio album and major label debut by the American rock band Primus. It was released on May 14, 1991, through Interscope Records. It spawned three singles: "Jerry Was a Race Car Driver", " Tommy the Cat", and " Those Damned Blue-Collar Tweekers". Album information The album has been described as funk metal. Similar to its predecessor '' Frizzle Fry'', founding guitarist Todd Huth received writing credits on the songs " Tommy the Cat" and "Sgt. Baker". The album's lead single "Jerry Was a Race Car Driver" is known for its intricate bassline that Les Claypool played on a fretless six-string bass using the tapping technique. It also contains a sample from the movie '' The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2'' in which the character Chop Top exclaims "Dog will hunt!" The track "Los Bastardos" contains samples from the BBC television series '' The Young Ones'' including Vyvyan shouting, "Shut up, you bastards!", Vyvyan's mother saying, "He is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jerry Was A Race Car Driver
"Jerry Was a Race Car Driver" is a song by American rock band Primus. It was released as the first single from their second album, '' Sailing the Seas of Cheese'', and reached number 23 on the U.S. Alternative Songs chart. The song tells the stories of two characters, Jerry, an ill-fated race car driver who collides with a telephone pole while driving intoxicated (hence the use of "was", in the title) and Captain Pearce, a retired fireman. History "Jerry Was a Race Car Driver" was the fourth Primus single, after " John the Fisherman", " Too Many Puppies" and " Mr. Knowitall" from the 1989 live album '' Suck on This'' and 1990's debut studio release '' Frizzle Fry''. "Jerry Was a Race Car Driver" received heavy airplay on rock radio, and peaked at number 23 on the Modern Rock Tracks in 1991. The song features a sample of Bill Moseley's character Chop Top from the film '' The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2'', chuckling to himself then remarking: "Dog will hunt!" "Jerry Was a Race ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kevin Kerslake
Kevin Kerslake is an American filmmaker, photographer, and music video director. He has directed documentaries on Joan Jett ('' Bad Reputation''), DJ AM (''As I AM: The Life and Times of DJ AM''), The Ramones ('' We're Outta Here!''), Nirvana ('' Live! Tonight! Sold Out!!''), Bob Marley & the Wailers (''Legend Remixed''), Soundgarden ('' Louder Than Live'' and '' Motorvision''), The Interrupters (''This Is My Family''), Insomniac ('' Electric Daisy Carnival'', '' Nocturnal Wonderland'' and ''The Electric Daisy Carnival Experience''), among others. Television work includes scripted series on Fox ('' The Visitor''), ABC Family ('' Fallen''), and Vevo ( Tim Timebomb's ''RockNRoll Theater''), plus segments on the Academy Awards (''Mominees''), Billboard Music Awards (''Billboard Millennium Award - Beyoncé''), and Breakthrough Prizes in Fundamental Physics & Life Sciences. Kerslake started his career in film by making surf, skate, and ski films throughout his teens as well ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Too Many Puppies
"Too Many Puppies" is a song by the American rock band Primus, released as the second single from their debut studio album ''Frizzle Fry'' (1990). It was the first Primus song bassist and lead singer Les Claypool ever composed. A reworked version featuring drummer Bryan "Brain" Mantia can be found on their ''Rhinoplasty'' EP (1998). Lyrics The song is mostly about the band's reflection on war, and how many soldiers are too young to go off to war, parodying the idea of " the dogs of war" by claiming the dogs are merely puppies. The song was written six years prior to the first Persian Gulf War (despite being released in 1990) and was possibly about violence happening around the region during that time period, such as the Soviet–Afghan War or Iran–Iraq War. Music video A video was in production for "Too Many Puppies", but the project was canceled when Primus was signed to Interscope Records. The video had been a rarity until 2003, when it was released on '' Animals Should Not ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frizzle Fry
''Frizzle Fry'' is the debut studio album by American rock band Primus. It was released on February 7, 1990, by Caroline Records. Produced by the band and Matt Winegar, the album was recorded at Different Fur Studios in San Francisco in December 1989. In 2015, Primus frontman Les Claypool ranked ''Frizzle Fry'' as his favorite Primus album. Background Primus self-financed the recording of ''Frizzle Fry'' using proceeds from their preceding album, '' Suck On This''. The completed album was then released in 1990 on Caroline Records. ''Frizzle Fry'' features guitarist Larry LaLonde playing many parts written by previous guitarist Todd Huth who left before the recording of the album. ''Frizzle Fry'' features the band's first single and minor radio hit " John the Fisherman". It was remastered in 2002, after the original had been out of print for years; the album was released on Prawn Song Records. The remaster includes an extra track, named "Hello Skinny/Constantinople", a co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
