Primus - DMV (Official Music Video)

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  • @jayskajams
    @jayskajams 10 місяців тому +37

    I love primus. Most of the slap I wrote is inspired by Les. from early childhood he was on the top of the list

  • @williampark4753
    @williampark4753 4 роки тому +2053

    The fact that Primus is only 3 people and not an entire army of musicians is amazing to me.

    • @lkeaboy
      @lkeaboy 4 роки тому +130

      I feel something like this about Rush.

    • @LerRhann
      @LerRhann 4 роки тому +100

      Old Les sounds like 4 or 5 bass players.

    • @s3RAINity
      @s3RAINity 4 роки тому +100

      Primus is indeed Rush's dingus brother.

    • @Jonnyboy6667
      @Jonnyboy6667 3 роки тому +34

      *Slipknot wants to know your location*

    • @MyDemon32
      @MyDemon32 3 роки тому +42

      @@Jonnyboy6667 *laughs in King Crimson and Death*

  • @daniel.holbrook
    @daniel.holbrook 2 роки тому +1170

    my favorite thing about primus is how they make it seem like they're playing every single note incorrectly and yet it's still some of the most virtuosic shit out there

    • @d.marshall7610
      @d.marshall7610 2 роки тому +13

      Some of it is transposed. Lead guitar for sure.

    • @ColonelSandurz
      @ColonelSandurz Рік тому +72

      It's their constant use of the diminished 5th. It's what gave them their sound. This bass riff is a perfect example of that.

    • @sethchastain8767
      @sethchastain8767 Рік тому +5

      Absolutely. This is what makes them so underrated .

    • @Fuse2Nick
      @Fuse2Nick Рік тому +12

      ​@@ColonelSandurz wow. Thank you. Finding few people who understand this music. Haha

    • @amkrunl
      @amkrunl Рік тому +6

      @@ColonelSandurz do you think les claypool purposefully did that? or he just randomly started tapping his bass and it sounded nice?

  • @chrisitl
    @chrisitl 2 роки тому +154

    When I was a kid, primus scared the crap out of me, now as a 34 year old , I don't think I can live without this music

    • @jonasdowner
      @jonasdowner Рік тому

      it's that devil's interval.

    • @christophersmith556
      @christophersmith556 9 місяців тому +3

      That's what Pork Soda did for me, listening through my headphones. It was dark, sounded twisted and I couldn't explain it.
      Now I can't get enough.

    • @c_h_r_i_s_t_c_o_r_e
      @c_h_r_i_s_t_c_o_r_e 9 місяців тому +2

      @@christophersmith556same here with pork soda, my dad sang it forever ago and I looked it up and was like what the fuck is this. Ten years and a lot of acid and mushrooms later primus is one of my all time favorites

    • @scottthesmartape9151
      @scottthesmartape9151 3 місяці тому

      Your kid self was afraid for a reason

    • @jacobansley5864
      @jacobansley5864 17 днів тому

      Dude it's still very terrifying ain't it!!
      I just realized how great they are as an adult!!

  • @kathleenschwarksteppler5810
    @kathleenschwarksteppler5810 4 роки тому +701

    My friends and I were in the crowd during the filming of this video. My legs were insanely sore the following day from all the jumping. Great times were had! Now my oldest son is asking if we will take him to see them next year. Hell yes we will!

    • @heavenlywells3818
      @heavenlywells3818 2 роки тому +5

      Sweet!!!

    • @kiela1732
      @kiela1732 2 роки тому +4

      If you haven't seen them live GO.

    • @mattyice1221
      @mattyice1221 2 роки тому +6

      Clearly you’re an exceptional parent. I’d bet Les has really strong legs from 35 years of leg pumping live performances😂

    • @bobandblackeyfanclubsucks
      @bobandblackeyfanclubsucks 2 роки тому +1

      Wasn't it at Berkeley Greek

    • @artbk
      @artbk Рік тому

      So... Have you?

  • @existentialcrisis6143
    @existentialcrisis6143 6 років тому +302

    Every time I find my self in the DMV this song starts going through my head. Thanks Les. Thanks a lot.

    • @casvandijck9338
      @casvandijck9338 3 роки тому

      You're there so often it starts to annoy you? I mean, Les said he'd screw a chimpanzee, but I didn't think he'd actually fuck one.

    • @hp67c
      @hp67c Рік тому +10

      I decided years ago to get some druthers. Locating a willing chimpanzee was more difficult, but all in all still far less unpleasant than the DMV.

    • @coma13794
      @coma13794 Рік тому

      Same! It does help the time pass, though.

    • @jalexanderglenn
      @jalexanderglenn Рік тому +2

      Could be worse: like if whenever you heard this song you were instantly transported to the DMV.

    • @adreabrooks11
      @adreabrooks11 11 місяців тому

      Call it pointless.

  • @gamerbrosmaximuz7125
    @gamerbrosmaximuz7125 5 років тому +1938

    Primus: "When I need relief I call it THC"
    Vevo: *WOOF WOOF WOOF OINK*

    • @Jason-eo1rh
      @Jason-eo1rh 5 років тому +54

      Farm animal sex

    • @bananasrotate7821
      @bananasrotate7821 4 роки тому +79

      It was mtv lol

    • @WalyB01
      @WalyB01 4 роки тому +9

      There is something very worng if you want to bleed the that.

    • @scatterbrainart
      @scatterbrainart 4 роки тому +86

      Yeah, that was MTV. In the early 90s everybody was still uptight about weed, so they caved in to parent groups and bleeped any references to it.

    • @patrickhines3746
      @patrickhines3746 4 роки тому +7

      (Gamer Bros) MaximuZ712 when I need relief I call it b-e-e-r

  • @ABHORRANCE831
    @ABHORRANCE831 Рік тому +153

    That drum sound is still among the greatest ever.

    • @SpartacusErectusJR
      @SpartacusErectusJR Рік тому +3

      Tim Alexander is the GOAT

    • @MarkM-j8o
      @MarkM-j8o 3 місяці тому

      0:12 0:12 0:12 0:12 0:12 0:12 0:13 0:13 0:13 0:13 0:13 0:13 0:14 0:14 0:14 0:14 0:14 0:14 0:15 0:15 0:15 0:15 0:15 0:15 0:16 0:16 0:16 0:16 0:16 0:16 0:17 0:17 0:17 0:17 0:17 0:17 0:18 0:18 0:18 0:18 0:18 0:18 0:19 0:19 0:19 0:19 0:19 0:19 0:20 0:20 0:20 0:20

  • @timvanover8741
    @timvanover8741 3 роки тому +212

    How the bass and drums lock together is incredible.

    • @bobspence5322
      @bobspence5322 3 роки тому +3

      lol its the fact they dont lock that i find remarkable. you dont just hear the bass the song is a bass.

    • @jordaneffinger2104
      @jordaneffinger2104 Рік тому +8

      That is the absolutely ESSENCE of The Funk. For The Funk to be artistically enacted there must be a locking of the drums and bass, for it is the drums and bass that makes The Funk.

    • @jeremiahfyan
      @jeremiahfyan Рік тому +2

      ​@@bobspence5322Les plays the bass like mfers play a standard guitar. I respect it so much and it inspired me a lot when I still playwd bass

    • @jeremiahfyan
      @jeremiahfyan Рік тому +1

      ​@@bobspence5322also les seems to use the slap way more than other bass players which I fuck with

    • @pickle5051
      @pickle5051 Рік тому

      Yeah

  • @aidannyblom3552
    @aidannyblom3552 4 роки тому +16

    Pat Duffys back lip in the rain with his baggy pants, puffy airwalks and Primus shirt is the most 90s thing ever

  • @memphiskash
    @memphiskash 2 роки тому +85

    people dont realize how influential primus is. when the new black midi dropped i got so many primus vibes that i've been on a huge primus kick lately. you can hear primus in a lot of today's music.

    • @salival.
      @salival. 2 роки тому

      And flagman as well, heavy inspo from primus

    • @jeanlundi2141
      @jeanlundi2141 Рік тому

      I came here from Streets of Rage 3 Dub Slash track,

    • @MarcyRavenManji
      @MarcyRavenManji Рік тому +9

      ​@facepalm486they mean the band the band black midi not the genre of black midi

    • @Sublunary21
      @Sublunary21 Рік тому

      JONH L, welcome to the hell Y varios más primus esta ahí dejando su huella.

    • @Troutprophet
      @Troutprophet Місяць тому

      When my dad was still alive, I played him Primus. He said, and keep in mind this is extreme praise: “ah, this reminds me of bass-heavy Zappa”

  • @622Superman
    @622Superman 7 місяців тому +14

    This is one of a few bands I regret having never gotten to see live.

    • @wilsondavis8150
      @wilsondavis8150 4 місяці тому +1

      Best live band ever

    • @edbizz3956
      @edbizz3956 4 місяці тому

      yup

    • @RachelVonLee
      @RachelVonLee 3 місяці тому +1

      They’re still on tour! Sessanta is coming back again, go!!!!

    • @CoryAlphin
      @CoryAlphin 17 днів тому

      I saw them 3 times but I never saw them with Tim Alexander. That Brain guy sucks. He would literally hit 1 out of every 3 notes. Must a been a college buddy of theirs.

  • @SPARKY4944
    @SPARKY4944 7 років тому +56

    Seeing them live, unforgettable.

  • @risenfromyoutubesashesagai6302
    @risenfromyoutubesashesagai6302 8 місяців тому +12

    I sat in the DMV for 2 hours today.... this song was in my head the entire time.
    "I've been to hell, I spell it...
    I spell it DMV."

  • @MrEasye6996
    @MrEasye6996 3 роки тому +181

    I love this band. Such a mystical,and alien quality to their songs. Always feels very novelty. Like it's too good and strange to take out the box so you just look at it and get pleasure from all the weird and magical vibes that the aesthetic of said novelty gives off.

    • @reynaluna378
      @reynaluna378 2 роки тому +8

      love this description i feel the same it’s special

    • @jax8381
      @jax8381 2 роки тому +4

      yeah huh

    • @ribba23
      @ribba23 2 роки тому +3

      So true

  • @patrickraymaker5325
    @patrickraymaker5325 9 місяців тому +14

    Always make an appointment at the DMV. Never do a walk-in. You’ll be waiting for hours outside in a line up wrapped around the building. At least that’s how it is in the great state of NC. For a 4 hour wait, you’ll have time to hear every Primus album many times over.

  • @DunamisSword
    @DunamisSword 7 років тому +13

    I seriously think the last 30 - 40 seconds of this song is one of the greatest, most groundbreaking musical moments EVER. Unbelievable GROOVE!

  • @Ms666ism
    @Ms666ism 2 роки тому +28

    Let me explain something, Primus shows back in the day were no joke. We're talking ambulances parked outside the club it was that serious. The mayhem that occurred was more than any thrash or death metal show I had ever been to. Its like they opened a can of whip a%$# and once it was unleashed forget about it, you better know how to survive.

    • @CockMcBallsddd
      @CockMcBallsddd 4 місяці тому

      Its true. If you never saw Primus live in the 90s its hard to understand. There is always an incredible intensity in those shows. And Les just knows how to get the crowd revved up. It was amazing. It was like being at a Pantera show in the Primus pit.

    • @chrisgianoutsos2121
      @chrisgianoutsos2121 3 місяці тому +4

      I lost a tooth in the pit at Primus in San Francisco in the early 90s... truth.

    • @DingDangg
      @DingDangg Місяць тому +2

      Todays crowds are too soft

  • @Paintplayer1
    @Paintplayer1 8 років тому +1213

    >Doesn't allow "THC" or "smoke"
    >Allows "if I had my druthers I'd screw a chimpanzee"
    Alright Vevo. I don't even smoke weed and I think that's dumb

    • @vommittt
      @vommittt 8 років тому +68

      the censorship is for you, becuz you may want to try the stuff after listening the word thc
      this is what they think, but most of people vaguely know what it means

    • @IggyMontpellierPro
      @IggyMontpellierPro 8 років тому +37

      This video aired on MTV like this, same censorship sounds and all.

    • @Mafila
      @Mafila 6 років тому +46

      I hope someone actually screws a chimpanzee and blames it on this song so they could start censoring that too. Censorship is awesome.

    • @AngryBirds51
      @AngryBirds51 6 років тому +2

      KookYea

    • @AngryBirds51
      @AngryBirds51 6 років тому +3

      @@vommittt hell

  • @quag1481
    @quag1481 4 роки тому +81

    this is one of the greatest songs ever

  • @faithsheehan4542
    @faithsheehan4542 2 роки тому +130

    I've only just discovered Primus..what an experience!!!

    • @hendythehalfwithenderson1846
      @hendythehalfwithenderson1846 2 роки тому

      May your journey be blessed. These fuckers will bring me out of the deepest of funks

    • @iloveprogrock9354
      @iloveprogrock9354 2 роки тому

      Discover My Ass!!!!!!!

    • @sheldoncooper8199
      @sheldoncooper8199 2 роки тому +3

      @Faith Sheehan
      Me to i heard them On Alternative Rock Radio and i was like Who the F is that Bass Player i need to check them Out.

    • @tomgibson6806
      @tomgibson6806 2 роки тому +1

      I suggest just starting with their first sets and listen to them all front to back until you get to the present. Rinse, Repeat. Their concert cuts are excellent. Never seen them live but am thinking of this summer in Denver maybe so. Very few bands can I say I love their entire catalog of music.

    • @mogoes96
      @mogoes96 2 роки тому

      Listen to the heckler

  • @captainatt
    @captainatt 9 років тому +1222

    I've been to hell. I spell it... I spell it V E V O.

  • @cheshirepat30
    @cheshirepat30 Рік тому +19

    I love primus. Some don’t, but I think everyone has to agree that Les Claypools bass is at another level.

    • @wolf9423
      @wolf9423 Рік тому +2

      All the unique bass sounds coupled with the fact that he sings and dances around on stage is insane. They will never get old

    • @francisbaxter4663
      @francisbaxter4663 Рік тому

      The only people that don’t like them haven’t seen them live, never felt his bass getting physical, and can’t comprehend the true lead man les claypool is live.

  • @balmerpereira355
    @balmerpereira355 Рік тому +111

    The dmv took so long that Les Claypool made a song while he was in there.

    • @kicksanddude
      @kicksanddude Рік тому +5

      Do you have the time,
      To sit there in line,
      At the dmv and slowly loss your mind?
      Me? I'm just fine.
      Only 8 hours in line,
      And I got mine.
      A shiny new paper license, but now I'm in a bind,
      That paper license I can't find
      Back to the dmv for me.

    • @ocean1manup958
      @ocean1manup958 6 місяців тому +1

      What is dmv?

    • @DeeboCools
      @DeeboCools 4 місяці тому

      ​@@ocean1manup958Department of Motor Vehicles.

    • @mrpurple1901
      @mrpurple1901 4 місяці тому

      ​@@ocean1manup958 Department of Motor Vehicle

  • @brianjhoneycutt
    @brianjhoneycutt 6 років тому +21

    I'd rather listen to this song 8 hundred million times than go to the DMV again.

    • @casvandijck9338
      @casvandijck9338 3 роки тому

      I wouldn't mind, but I'd need the adress for a second-hand gunshop before I even set one step in there.

  • @SonOfYoungwood
    @SonOfYoungwood 12 років тому +12

    The interplay between the drums and bass in this song....is top tier.

  • @adammee5437
    @adammee5437 2 роки тому +7

    One of my fave licks to play for warm up, and waiting for the guitarist to say "Is that Primus?!" You cant fail to be impressed with these dudes musicianship.

  • @izekealtopanga8513
    @izekealtopanga8513 4 роки тому +38

    Fun fact: Larry recorded the guitar solo twice, one of those times he experimented with sliding his shoe up and down the neck of the guitar. And then exploding, basically re-recording it, backwards. But ultimately changed his mind and re-did it for the album recording.

  • @smokesystem90
    @smokesystem90 Рік тому +22

    such a great band, still sounds so fresh and unique

  • @cardogg99
    @cardogg99 8 років тому +17

    This is the weirdest, most beautiful song I've heard in a while

  • @dieselstruck
    @dieselstruck 10 років тому +594

    Primus = organized chaos

  • @jefffraley7094
    @jefffraley7094 5 років тому +141

    At 54, I just discovered Primus for the first time.
    I'd heard OF them but never heard them. Lived my whole life and never heard a bass.

    • @angelofverdun456
      @angelofverdun456 4 роки тому +7

      Welcome to the herd!

    • @kaydgaming
      @kaydgaming 3 роки тому +3

      Onlyfans?

    • @russell154
      @russell154 3 роки тому +1

      Welcome to the tribe. ✌️

    • @codycooper5768
      @codycooper5768 3 роки тому +1

      I'm right here with you, bud! I've known OF them since I was little, I remember my name is mud on Beavis and Butt-Head, but all these years I never thought to just check them out, give them a chance...
      I always assumed Primus was just fucking bizarre, spaced out, and weird. Turns out I was right! But it's frigging awesome!! Les is a madman I love it..
      PRIMUS SUCKS

    • @TheBigMclargehuge
      @TheBigMclargehuge 2 роки тому

      Ok

  • @jaykidd5789
    @jaykidd5789 5 років тому +8

    i started playing guitar back in 1968, when these guys first came out I did not know what to think, today I love it, I really like that beat, strong steady drivin beat...turn it up!!!

  • @danny.aguirre
    @danny.aguirre 11 місяців тому +2

    Love this song! An all time classic 🤘.

  • @craigmanning2439
    @craigmanning2439 6 років тому +249

    I wish it was 1993 so I could see RUSH and Primus at the same show.

    • @pancakes246
      @pancakes246 6 років тому +7

      Don't we all.

    • @kweogog5007
      @kweogog5007 6 років тому +3

      Craig Manning rush blows

    • @Garbleon
      @Garbleon 6 років тому +21

      @@kweogog5007 You blow. Geddy Lee is the MAIN influence of Les Claypool. Besides that, Rush is the greatest band n the galaxy and you're just a POINTLESS subatomic particle.

    • @Squirrelconga
      @Squirrelconga 5 років тому +10

      @@kweogog5007 I'm pretty sure he meant that in the way that "Primus Sucks"

    • @rickb1266
      @rickb1266 5 років тому +2

      I was there!

  • @aaronartale
    @aaronartale Рік тому +17

    In the 90's going to the DMV truly was hell. You couldn't do anything online, the place was always packed. I remember being stuck there for hours seething with rage

    • @Gobble_de_Goop
      @Gobble_de_Goop 7 місяців тому +3

      What evolved utopian paradise are YOU living in, good sir?!? Here in the Midwest, our DMVs are still hellish & hypertension inducing. 😢😂

    • @briant6669
      @briant6669 6 місяців тому

      Spent 4 hours at the DMV last time I went. That was less than 100 miles from les's DMV in Sebastopol.

  • @freakyrob6440
    @freakyrob6440 8 років тому +104

    very underrated band with one of the best bassist player in music history....

  • @letitbeknown8126
    @letitbeknown8126 Рік тому +3

    Without a doubt one of the most original bands EVER!!!

  • @Rebecca-dy5db
    @Rebecca-dy5db Рік тому +1

    This show had so much energy from ppl ! Best show all around

  • @starvideoproduction2045
    @starvideoproduction2045 2 роки тому +9

    Primus is hilarious. Always loved them.

  • @scofthenight
    @scofthenight 5 років тому +39

    I remember being in 6th grade discovering Primus by stealing one of my older brothers CD's. Still one of my favorite bands (good weightlifting music).

  • @rfergy77ify
    @rfergy77ify Рік тому +5

    Went to the DMV today. Sang this song and posted it to FB. 2023 and this song is still pure gold.

    • @peres1921
      @peres1921 Рік тому

      I am Brazilian. What does DMV mean?

    • @riley4177
      @riley4177 Рік тому +1

      @@peres1921Department for Motorized Vehicles. You have to register vehicles through them… get your drivers license through them… all of it. They’re notorious for being slow as fuck.

    • @peres1921
      @peres1921 Рік тому

      @@riley4177 Hahaha I would never have imagined

  • @reddeve2531
    @reddeve2531 10 років тому +14

    I SIT BACK AND SMOKE AWAY HUGE CHUNKS OF MEMORY....

    • @chuckobscure5622
      @chuckobscure5622 10 років тому +3

      Drugs are bad, m'kay.

    • @reddeve2531
      @reddeve2531 10 років тому +3

      chuckobscure Actually, recent studies prove that marijuana only temporarily affects the short-term memory, and it enhances the long-term memory.

    • @N8Dawgg314
      @N8Dawgg314 9 років тому

      Lindsay Glenn Not having seen those studies my guess is only when smoked in moderation...(don't get me wrong I can't wait until it's legalized but let's be real here, you're still inhaling mind-altering smoke....it's not exactly healthy)

    • @chuckobscure
      @chuckobscure 9 років тому

      Lindsay Glenn You must not be a South Park fan. :P

    • @reddeve2531
      @reddeve2531 9 років тому +1

      chuckobscure Nope

  • @carlosarancibia6565
    @carlosarancibia6565 4 роки тому +5

    Pure musical joy! Thank you Les, Tim and Larry! You have provided many hours of joy!!!

  • @Trybalone21
    @Trybalone21 4 роки тому +299

    Had the first 4 bars as my ringtone and got a call while I was at the dmv. The clerk smiled .

    • @sketchesforyou8020
      @sketchesforyou8020 3 роки тому +12

      Same.

    • @ek9614
      @ek9614 2 роки тому +28

      Things that never happened

    • @kaozinferno5980
      @kaozinferno5980 2 роки тому +28

      @@ek9614 dmv ringtone deniers

    • @Dsweet93
      @Dsweet93 2 роки тому +23

      @@ek9614 nah bro. The clerk was les claypool, that’s why he smiled

    • @rafaeldejulio5912
      @rafaeldejulio5912 2 роки тому

      That’s the funniest shit ever 😂

  • @jojoversus1100
    @jojoversus1100 2 роки тому +3

    You have no idea how innovative that tapping was.

  • @Neilinho37
    @Neilinho37 7 років тому +14

    PRIMUS is just so damn good. These guys could play classical music if they chose to do so. They are so talented!

  • @pootinhammer
    @pootinhammer 12 років тому +11

    that feel when "woof woof woof" = THC

  • @devilslayerthesaintofkille1317
    @devilslayerthesaintofkille1317 6 років тому +6

    Nothing like early 90's Primus.

  • @tobyreinhardt9022
    @tobyreinhardt9022 6 років тому +2

    Crushing it after all these years. Man, the 90’s were great for music.

  • @chrisrobson5101
    @chrisrobson5101 4 роки тому +5

    These guys are mad talented!! Such and original sound and direction, I wish I could’ve seen them in the 90s!!!!

  • @pawkorawks
    @pawkorawks 3 роки тому +5

    I was never really into Primus but they are one of the most original sounding bands. For some reason they just crack me up. 🥸

  • @blackeyebob5385
    @blackeyebob5385 Рік тому +5

    If you heard the bass and guitar parts separately, one would not think they were from the same song. When you hear them together, it sounds like it could be no other way.

  • @DigitalLogos
    @DigitalLogos 2 роки тому +2

    Discovering Primus was my highlight of this week.

  • @charleskingsmill5049
    @charleskingsmill5049 8 років тому +105

    I'm on the bus right now with my headphones on.. just smoked a doob before I got on here. I'm baked. and the dog barked when he says SPELL IT THC.. . made me jump haha.like " oh shit there's dog on here!" and it was just the song hahah

  • @TheCheezFace
    @TheCheezFace 11 років тому +1272

    ''Perhaps you may know vaguely what I mean''
    No, I don't, because there's a dog barking over the godamn lyrics.

    • @roar340
      @roar340 11 років тому +10

      "hehe, you know ;) ! "

    • @reddeve2531
      @reddeve2531 10 років тому +45

      LOL...He's saying..."I sit back and smoke away huge chunks of memory".

    • @starlightwolves1525
      @starlightwolves1525 7 років тому +30

      Red Eve
      I think it's actually "I sit back and smoke away each oz. of memory" and they actually bleeped oz. which guaranteed was a tv edit.

    • @jessemess7598
      @jessemess7598 7 років тому +1

      TheCheezFace hahahahha exaclty

    • @HolographicOne
      @HolographicOne 7 років тому +44

      When I need relief I spell it THC
      perhaps you may know vaguely what I mean
      I sit back and smoke away huge chunks of memory
      The lyrics were printed in the cassette booklet which I still have(CD in later versions).

  • @donniethered8056
    @donniethered8056 Рік тому +11

    This is part of the soundtrack to my childhood

  • @thecrimsonskull6206
    @thecrimsonskull6206 10 років тому +251

    For some reason it's trippier to listen to the songs without the video. The video just isn't weird enough. If only it was as crazy as crazy as Mr. Krinkle.

    • @AngryBirds51
      @AngryBirds51 6 років тому +5

      Probably for publicity reasons

    • @kweogog5007
      @kweogog5007 6 років тому +4

      TheCrimsonSkull that one sausage video is pretty insane where the band is the human machine!

    • @CriticalofOnions
      @CriticalofOnions 4 роки тому +1

      I think I heard the record company kinda told them they had to make a video for this song,which is probably why it came out kinda bland/half-assed

    • @patrickhines3746
      @patrickhines3746 4 роки тому

      TheCrimsonSkull the sausage videos will do you weird enough

    • @joshuafult84
      @joshuafult84 4 роки тому +1

      @@CriticalofOnions this video is better to me than ridiculous animation. It's basically just them playing live

  • @crs32508nmc
    @crs32508nmc 5 місяців тому +2

    Saw Primus for the first time this year at sessanta and again at the Spac NY they are phenomenal what a gem les claypool is! I regret not giving them a chance I am now a forever fan!

  • @Frank50505
    @Frank50505 5 місяців тому +1

    Primus never gets old.

  • @alexandreteixeirabenjamin6539
    @alexandreteixeirabenjamin6539 9 місяців тому +5

    Primus is the craziest sound I ve heard.

  • @YouTappedOut
    @YouTappedOut 6 років тому +7

    4:05 Les sportin the airwalk ones lol miss the 90s

  • @RobbisTV
    @RobbisTV Рік тому +8

    Someone asked me, “what genre of music is this?” I had to think long and hard. And the closest thing I could think of was:
    Experimental Acid Funk and Groove

    • @TheBeigeBox
      @TheBeigeBox Рік тому +1

      Les described it perfectly, Psychedelic Polka

  • @josetomasfreire7261
    @josetomasfreire7261 2 роки тому

    We are waiting!!! Regards from Santiago de Chile

  • @michaelrossbacher2978
    @michaelrossbacher2978 2 роки тому +1

    you're soooooooo f... awesome!!!! my first Primus song was My name is mud, but in the end I never could get enough from your music... Seems a little bit as there won't be ever something similar to what you do... that makes you special and unique and I f... love your music.

  • @DiedOffScreen
    @DiedOffScreen 3 місяці тому +3

    God I miss the 90'ss

  • @MelanieHel
    @MelanieHel 9 років тому +554

    Going to the Primus and Tool show is better than going to the DMV

    • @adriangoodman8901
      @adriangoodman8901 9 років тому +41

      combining my two favourite bands... call it... heaven

    • @pentacleofvenus
      @pentacleofvenus 9 років тому +4

      +Jabberwocky8702 Jealous. However, I think those two will be around for awhile. I'll see them again some day.

    • @MelanieHel
      @MelanieHel 9 років тому +7

      +murdock wormwood I said that about the Ramones.The only place they played at in my home town was a 21+ bar and when I finally was old enough to go the bar was closed down.So then I had to go to another state to see them but had a wedding to go to so then I said"Next time".And then the lead singer Joey died.Till this day I hate weddings...

    • @rileywallace1132
      @rileywallace1132 9 років тому +1

      +Jabberwocky8702 its sad, what tool is goin through... with their singer an all

    • @FatTown
      @FatTown 8 років тому +22

      +Jabberwocky8702 I'm pretty sure anything is better than going to the DMV?

  • @zortman66
    @zortman66 5 років тому +5

    Watching this while sitting at the DMV. I can attest to 100% of everything said during this fine tune.

  • @Zachula619
    @Zachula619 Рік тому +2

    It's so wild how they visually look like they'd never know one another but they blend so well musically

  • @cindypowers1247
    @cindypowers1247 Місяць тому

    I just love the grindy bass so much!!

  • @kitarajaba9154
    @kitarajaba9154 5 років тому +3

    One of my all time favorite Primus songs

  • @jamesj590
    @jamesj590 2 роки тому +4

    Always takes me back to Pat Duffy's part on Plan :B - Virtual Reality. Sick tune.

  • @jakcash13
    @jakcash13 11 років тому +6

    This is my favorite song by these guys :)

  • @patrickvandeschoor5029
    @patrickvandeschoor5029 2 роки тому

    PRIMUS de alarmen dat iedereen gemanipuleerd in alles nog verkeerd zit.

    • @patrickvandeschoor5029
      @patrickvandeschoor5029 2 роки тому

      Koninklijke Luchtmacht weet dat het alleen bij hun nog te vertrouwen is.

    • @patrickvandeschoor5029
      @patrickvandeschoor5029 2 роки тому

      Kan niet snachts ad motor gaan sleutelen, benzine toevoer gaan maken.

  • @RockiAnimations
    @RockiAnimations 2 роки тому +4

    Les Claypool completely changes how he looks with every single music video

  • @bradyblackburn7877
    @bradyblackburn7877 6 років тому +12

    I haven't smoked weed since the mid 90's. When I did I almost always blasted Primus. Damn, this brings back a lot of missing memories.

  • @dead_horse8913
    @dead_horse8913 4 роки тому +13

    Nobody gonna talk about how smooth 0:51 was

  • @edriquez57
    @edriquez57 3 місяці тому +2

    Love the video’s. I thought the music was unique but the video’s are just as crazy . 😬

  • @cyberknife82
    @cyberknife82 5 місяців тому +1

    Love Primus!

  • @quickscopeoneeighty9158
    @quickscopeoneeighty9158 5 років тому +171

    Is this a prequel or a sequel to "Jerry Was A Racecar Driver?"

    • @zenobass5925
      @zenobass5925 5 років тому +15

      Sequel

    • @peterstiff8988
      @peterstiff8988 4 роки тому

      Fu

    • @Fritz-the-Brat
      @Fritz-the-Brat 4 роки тому +23

      Both and neither

    • @reece4040
      @reece4040 4 роки тому +33

      to challenge the common misconception, it is actually a prequel. the lyrics detail the pre-glamorous racing lifestyle of Jerry Jingleheimersmitch as a DMV employee before he took up the wheel in his famous '442 racecar

    • @ikeadjunkelskog1929
      @ikeadjunkelskog1929 4 роки тому

      Yes

  • @shelleyroemer9615
    @shelleyroemer9615 2 роки тому +5

    Primus is phenominal.Found their existence 13 months ago.Have seen them in concert. AWESOMENESS. Better late than never!!! Thanks Les!, Ler!, Herb!

  • @MelodicsRareMusicVid
    @MelodicsRareMusicVid 8 років тому +227

    primus is one of the few bands that make me say ah thats why they invented the bass guitar!

    • @MrJwinne
      @MrJwinne 8 років тому +20

      Les is the best ! How about those drums though ?!?! Herb is ridiculous on the drums . Best off beat drummer I've ever heard . Let's not leave out la londe . He's ridiculous also !!

    • @MelodicsRareMusicVid
      @MelodicsRareMusicVid 8 років тому +3

      the drums are crazy, i love them in my name is mud

    • @haamurabaigreyhome4713
      @haamurabaigreyhome4713 8 років тому +3

      +joseph winne Herb is the ginseng drummer. Check out the Frizzle Fry album if you haven't already. And then listen to Suck On This.. And Seas o' Cheese.. And Pork Soda... And Tales From the Punchbowl.. And Miscellaneous Debris... And Animals Should Not Try To Act Like People.. And basically any other album that has Tim Alexander on the kit. He's the Les Claypool of drumming. Word.

    • @MrJwinne
      @MrJwinne 8 років тому +1

      +Haamurabai Greyhome you got that right ! Can't understand how people compare herb to brain or lane . Ha on a completely different level!

    • @gaiangnosis5218
      @gaiangnosis5218 6 років тому

      Not the first to lead w a bass. Not the last. Just tweaked it the best..... unique. .... badass. Grew up w this..and tweek. ...90's. ... But to say that...?
      Lots of great bass players man. U only hear les cause they made it to the mainstream. ....
      Ignorance is bliss....
      Apparently I read few comments that were around. Or they would say "primus sux "...
      That was the mantra. .... But whatever, what do I give a shit....

  • @dashriprok5852
    @dashriprok5852 5 років тому

    Superb.!my word what happy three these be.!!!!

  • @jonvia
    @jonvia Рік тому +1

    Primus videos are the best =)

  • @derekchauvinistrockwellthe4917
    @derekchauvinistrockwellthe4917 9 років тому +313

    Best bassist ever

    • @kirstenkless8017
      @kirstenkless8017 9 років тому +8

      HELLS YES!!!!

    • @shadowaccount
      @shadowaccount 8 років тому +7

      +Anteye LaVey Not the best, but progressive and slappiest right up there with Flea

    • @jamiesmith5772
      @jamiesmith5772 8 років тому +40

      Powderkeg I know its all opinion but to me he's better than flea.Claypool and Geddy Lee are the best.To me anyway.

    • @craigmanning2439
      @craigmanning2439 7 років тому +7

      I agree. Geeddy, Claypool, and of course Chris Squire.

    • @RalAngelov
      @RalAngelov 6 років тому +3

      No doubts about that bro!

  • @SparkRocca
    @SparkRocca 7 років тому +12

    0:57 ahahah woow! What is it?

  • @gasmaskboi19371945
    @gasmaskboi19371945 12 років тому +19

    I don't know why this is one of the least viewed Primus songs. I mean, to me this is one of their best songs.

  • @kellychumley8353
    @kellychumley8353 Рік тому +2

    Awesome song!!!💋❤

  • @samquicky3052
    @samquicky3052 5 років тому +2

    PRIMUS rocks

  • @KeremcanBuyuktaskin
    @KeremcanBuyuktaskin 2 роки тому +3

    Considering the 3.7m views, this is a highly underrated Primus masterpiece.

  • @yeimmysanchez792
    @yeimmysanchez792 7 років тому +11

    el ritmo es unico e irrepetible, me encantan

  • @Atomastos
    @Atomastos 10 років тому +311

    Does there really exist people who can't listen to Primus without a censor? I don't believe there is one person who needs this censored. You should be listening to lullabies and children's sing alongs if you can't handle the word "THC". Really though prove me wrong if I am, I want to know.

    • @swerdna12069
      @swerdna12069 10 років тому +12

      No shit!
      Let me know if this comment was sanitized for our protection.

    • @Atomastos
      @Atomastos 10 років тому +20

      swerdna12069
      I sprayed some peroxide on the screen. Idk if that sanitized your comment, but i tried.

    • @jamief415
      @jamief415 10 років тому +3

      was it not MTV who censored it?

    • @Atomastos
      @Atomastos 10 років тому +3

      Jamie Fendt
      Idk about that. All I know is Vevo Censors everything, and I don't understand how they are so popular. Personally I try to avoid Vevo whenever possible.

    • @frankcucci454
      @frankcucci454 10 років тому +4

      90's....weird w that kind of thing

  • @adambirnstihl9390
    @adambirnstihl9390 2 роки тому +1

    Rediscovered these guys and so glad I did get stoned and jam out and clean the house lol

  • @johns1625
    @johns1625 Рік тому +2

    I don't know about you guys, but when I jump out of bed in the morning excited for the day, it's because of the likelihood I will encounter gobs of axle grease 🥰🥰

  • @ms-iz9ye
    @ms-iz9ye 8 років тому +33

    Playing along to this on the drums is crazy hard. But so much fun

    • @ejcejc4113
      @ejcejc4113 8 років тому +2

      lets jam brooo!

    • @ms-iz9ye
      @ms-iz9ye 8 років тому +5

      Ejc Ejc I'm better at playing most of the songs from the 'brown album' I can play their older stuff but it's super hard and challenging. But still fun. I don't have a set. I play at my friends house from time to time.

    • @mattmcmillan6630
      @mattmcmillan6630 8 років тому +3

      Drums? Try playing bass like Les!!... Nevermind It's all difficult and hard and fun LOL. Les Rules!

    • @VikoTheBassist
      @VikoTheBassist 8 років тому +2

      So, you're better at playing Mantia than Herb

    • @ms-iz9ye
      @ms-iz9ye 8 років тому +1

      Vagaravn no ma'am I'm not that good.

  • @WrathofVishnu
    @WrathofVishnu 10 років тому +20

    "I glue nads on all my action figures" - Beavis

  • @HooliganPL
    @HooliganPL 9 років тому +639

    VEVO is pointless... pointleesss

    • @CorinGatwood
      @CorinGatwood 9 років тому

      +HooliganPL Why?

    • @CorinGatwood
      @CorinGatwood 9 років тому +4

      its a collection of music videos. Its especially useful if the musicians dont want to get around to it.

    • @CorinGatwood
      @CorinGatwood 8 років тому +2

      yes but thats not vevo

    • @HolographicOne
      @HolographicOne 7 років тому +4

      Exactly... VEVO wasn't even thought of when this video was produced.

    • @stueyg5954
      @stueyg5954 6 років тому +2

      We should dedicate the song from Prong-Pointless to VEVO.

  • @tomsdr1851
    @tomsdr1851 Рік тому

    Such a Genius with the bassguitar. Primus is supercool,incredible and Magnificent ❤it

  • @Thee-_-Outlier
    @Thee-_-Outlier 3 роки тому +9

    I love how the baseline and percussion work together to make this perfect robotic drone-like essence that encapsulates the feeling of the robotic, mundane average American suburban existence. It could be playing in the background of every cul-de-sac in America as a sorta theme song as we march to work, coffee in hand in rythm to the beat

    • @WhbTrue
      @WhbTrue 2 роки тому +1

      10/10

    • @fendyboi404
      @fendyboi404 Рік тому +1

      Anywhere but Florida
      That would require my name is mud

    • @Thee-_-Outlier
      @Thee-_-Outlier Рік тому +1

      @@fendyboi404 Florida is more like "lacquer head" lol

    • @fendyboi404
      @fendyboi404 Рік тому

      @@Thee-_-Outlier both

    • @Thee-_-Outlier
      @Thee-_-Outlier Рік тому

      @@fendyboi404 fair enough

  • @EastwoodAudio
    @EastwoodAudio 12 років тому +5

    I'm putting this song on my phone for the next time I go to the DMV.