I wish he'd done like 15 seconds on Les' book, *South of the Pumphouse* which I really enjoyed and quite frankly was kind of too short, but satisfying enough.
Pork Soda is my personal favorite, but i love all OG Primus albums. Cool to see you review this and 100% agree with the comments asking for a Mr. Bungle classic review. The first 3 records are mind blowingly incredible
Sailing the seas of cheeseis mine Heard it for the first time at my buddies uncles house on mushrooms and he had a wall of speakers and i felt liked i was at a festible
YEEESSSS!!!!!!! Jokes aside, Primus is one of the coolest bands of all time. Any one of their first four or five albums is eligible for inclusion in Classics Week. This is a band that changed my life once upon a time as a young musician, and they showed everyone willing to listen that music can be whatever the hell you want it to be and whatever is popular at the time doesn't matter so long as you hold on to your imagination for dear life and never give up.
To think Larry LaLonde is part of one of the craziest rock bands ever AND contributed to pioneer death metal with Possessed is always a trip (Seven curches is often regarded as the first or one of the first death metal albums in history)
first Primus concert my friends took me to they performed frizzle fry. I took enough acid to frizzle fry my gourd. Niel died a couple of years back but it was friends like him Brett, Robert and Erik that opened up my musical horizons.
I subscribed last week after yr best albums of 2024. Fast forward 1 week and you review an album that I travelled the world with. Back in the day ('91) I did shows on our local student radio, I was gifted Suck on This and Frizzle Fry on CD. These songs, the melodies, riffs, the bass lines are etched onto my being. The humour in the characters and the lyrics stand the test of time. Thank you so much for reminding me of what a talent Les, Herb and Larry in their prime were.
I would've preferred a lot more a Mr Bungle review instead of this one tbh. I never really liked Primus at all because I always felt like they just were a very similar but less interesting/ worse version of them lol
Frances the Mute deserves a classic review, especially as it nears 20 years old this year. Listened to it the first time less than a year ago and I was blown away
My aunt showed me Too Many Puppies when I was just a toddler, she played tons of Primus for us. Was wonderful to grow up and finally understand them! This album has a special place and it's good to see it so loved.
Moving Pictures for sure! Neil Peart has stated that this album was when their sound fully found itself. As a sidenote, Power Windows is underrated imo
Highly reccommend basically the entire rest of primus’s discography, Primus really has no misses despite their albums going in so many different stylistic directions
This is why I love the classic reviews. I've been aware of Frizzle Fry for a while now, but Anthony's description of it in this review made me finally be interested enough to listen to it. I think I'll enjoy it. Thanks Anthony!
I saw Primus on the Chocolate Factory tour, they started their set with "To Defy The Laws Of Tradition". I looked over at my very pregnant wife and shed a tear.
The guitarist finds such unique and dissonant ways to compliment really busy basslines. Also playing those triplets for 4 minutes in time on Toys Go Winding Down is legendary. My fingers would fall off.
Ehhh... Sathington Waltz is too long for an interlude and Fish On is almost 8 min. I wish they did a remaster of Frizzle Fry with a bigger budget, I think it's their best album, I don't think the production is their peak though
When I was a wee child my dad would blast this album on the hi-fi setup we had and in the car. Now I'm 40 and I blast this album in my car as well. It's a true classic. I loved it as a child and I love it now.
he already covered chocolate and cheese by ween; until this very day never seen him covering more than one album per artist (which i find it kinda cool, since we have a ton of classic albums from a lot of different artists)
@@victorcarnaval2001 Also, all Anthony has to do is cover ONE studio album from The Residents per week and he could get through them all in a little over a year. Seems entirely doable, lol.
This was my first intro to Primus back in the early 90s, and it's still my favorite. That cover pulled me in at the local CD store as a young lad...thanks!
I got to see Primus live in August of last year and had a blast. My friends and I began listening to the band ironically due to the inherent discomforting nature but ended up becoming genuine fans of Les Claypool’s talent as a bassist and even as a vocalist and frontman. Twas fun to hear melon man talk about them in greater detail than a track review and occasional reference here or there
actually great review. they don’t get much critical coverage! feel like i actually did get a lot of context from this that i didnt have before about a band i’ve really liked for a long time.
Discovering Les Claypool inspired me to learn bass about a year+ ago. I can't play many Primus songs well, but I'll forever be grateful for this album and band for giving me a new outlook on my life as a musician.
Nice! Didn’t expect to see this. Always been one of my favorite bands. They are just so unbelievably unique. You can instantly recognize a primus song when you hear it.
Please review Back to Black by Amy Winehouse. I feel like it’s one of those amazing timeless albums, however it’s so rarely brought up in music discourse online.
As a drummer its stayed in my rotation for 20 plus years, such an inspirational record to me. Sad Herb isn't in the band anymore but I'm sure their next drummer will be a beast.
I think every Primus album through The Brown Album are classics.Frizzle Fry was my introduction to Primus and it has a special place in my heart to this day.I still listen to it at least three or four times a year and i got it on cassette when i was 13 and i am about to be 46.Insane!
I love how Primus recorded their follow-up major label debut and thought "We got corporate money now. As the next big funk-metal band we should get a big guest feature from metal legend Tom Waits"
My brain is refusing to process the existence of this video. I was listening to Primus in 1990, playing bass in bands and learning every Les bassline I could get my hands on. The nostalgia could not be deeper for me.
sailing the seas of cheese is my go-to. what a weird, singular band. had and has lots of diehards but kind of a novelty to the rest of the world. obviously an inane, goofy band, but ween was too and people love ween. we should love primus too.
You should give some love to hispan american albums that are worth listening such as Re, Dynamo, Bocanada, Artuad, and so much more albums. I think they need the recognition they deserve, because honestly, it's a shame that we are skiping a large and important part of music history just because it is not in English.
While I agree that he should pay more attention to Latin American music, I think he already did classic reviews on records that have similar influences and fusions to those you mentioned so I don’t think he would have anything new to say on those reviews. I think he would be more likely to make a Jethro still review before an Artaud or even any Sui Generis record.
I’m pleased and surprised Fizzle Fry made classics week! Pork Soda obviously blew them up (as did Beavis & Butthead), and I also think Sailing The Sees of Cheese or Tales From The Punch Bowl could be considered could be considered classics. I think I listened to Frizzle Fry least of these. Thank you for this I’ll give it some listens and get nostalgic!
This was the first Primus album I ever bought and I still love it, it’s such a musical clusterfuck with Les’s absolutely insane bass lines, Ler’s killer guitar playing that fit Claypool’s playing perfectly and Herb’s monstrous drumming. Definitely one of their best albums and one of my favourites from them, such a fucking great album and Primus sucks \m/
Ok I don't know if it counts as a classic since I don't think it had that much influence on music in the grand scheme of things, but man I want Anthony to do a review for City by Strapping Young Lad. It always feels like the most underrated perfect metal album ever. I see so few people talk about it and so little representation of it in best of lists and stuff like that. None of my metalhead friends knew about it before I forced it down their ears. City, to me, is probably the most insane and extreme metal album that still manages to be very listenable, self-aware, humorous and even tender and uplifting in a strange way. The absolutely relentless anger that explodes from this album feels like it could cause actual natural disasters. It combines a healthy dose of musical influences to create a one of a kind industrial/thrash/death/progressive metal magnum opus. I have friends who are not into metal AT ALL and they like songs off the album because the songs are so memorable, exciting and hilarious in their complete lack of restraint, all while never sacrificing its intensity and honesty. It's so METAL that I don't understand how it's not talked about more. Again, just my opinion but I'm honestly perplexed. Anthony often really likes metal when it's more primal and less overproduced/squeaky clean, so this album seems to me like the sort of thing he really appreciates. I don't really see it making classics week, but I at least wanted to give a shout out of my favourite metal album.
As I look out among the faces, I reflect finding console in the words of Franthony Fantano Roosevelt who said "We have nothing to fear but fear itself."
Translate to English: I'm a huge Primus fan. However, pretty sure the band isn't thrilled to keep this meme going, but I did scroll to find this inevitable comment and thumbs it up.
90's Les Claypool is the kind of dude to walk out of a porta potty and say "This is my home" and you'd believe him
Hes sorta like 90s Aphex Twin
While firing two absolute units of finger guns at you.
Cool pfp
I used to play this album at the grocery store I worked at to get people to leave. People who stayed were cool.
Primus is a good band and all but did they write Higher by Creed? Yeah, didn’t think so. CAN YOU TAKE ME HIGHER!!!
Genius. You either get to go home early or make cool new friends.
@@BigOwl51 TO A PLACE WHERE BLIND MEN SEE!
And you're talking about the most easy-listening album by them. I can't imagine regular dudes listening to "welcome to this world" or "glass sandwich"
Finally, after nearly 35 years I can form an opinion on this album.
As the mayor of Frown Town, I disapprove of this joke
So real
Fucking wild that 1990 was 35 years ago, yeesh
"First of all, it's YY Zed"
Even when I was in utero I wasn’t able to have an opinion, now I do thank you Anthony
Seeing Frizzle Fry behind Anthony is just beautiful.
Yeah it honestly is
stupid comment of course it's on top on this neutered 2025 UA-cam
I wish he'd done like 15 seconds on Les' book, *South of the Pumphouse* which I really enjoyed and quite frankly was kind of too short, but satisfying enough.
@@xgum Ratio
get a life lol
Pork Soda is my personal favorite, but i love all OG Primus albums. Cool to see you review this and 100% agree with the comments asking for a Mr. Bungle classic review. The first 3 records are mind blowingly incredible
Sailing the seas of cheeseis mine
Heard it for the first time at my buddies uncles house on mushrooms and he had a wall of speakers and i felt liked i was at a festible
Raging Wrath of the Easter Bunny Demo is great too 😢
Yes Pork Soda is the Pinnacle.
Pork Soda for me too. I love most of their albums, but Pork Soda is perfect.
@emuwuno i enjoy it and saw them play it live, but nothing comes close to those first 3 imo
I DO BELIVE IN CAP N CRUNCH FOR I AM THE FRIZZLE FRY
i dont believe in santa clause
WHEN BARRINTON STARTS TO BREATHE AGAIN
based mushroomhead avatar
@@Tw1stedMoral1tyIt might just take us ALLLL AWAAAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY
I NEED MASSIVE ATTACK MEZZANINE FOR CLASSICS WEEK
Hasn’t he done Portishead already? We def need more 90s trip hop and electronic.
Say that again.?
That’s a classic. Not like Primus who have never released a single second of classic.
Lol @@cactaceous
Primus suck
YEEESSSS!!!!!!! Jokes aside, Primus is one of the coolest bands of all time. Any one of their first four or five albums is eligible for inclusion in Classics Week. This is a band that changed my life once upon a time as a young musician, and they showed everyone willing to listen that music can be whatever the hell you want it to be and whatever is popular at the time doesn't matter so long as you hold on to your imagination for dear life and never give up.
To think Larry LaLonde is part of one of the craziest rock bands ever AND contributed to pioneer death metal with Possessed is always a trip (Seven curches is often regarded as the first or one of the first death metal albums in history)
This album has insane drumming.
This album has insane everything honestly
That's herb, herb the ginseng drummer
@@CC164_real You can tell in APC's mer de noms Herb's contribution from Freese.
first Primus concert my friends took me to they performed frizzle fry. I took enough acid to frizzle fry my gourd. Niel died a couple of years back but it was friends like him Brett, Robert and Erik that opened up my musical horizons.
I subscribed last week after yr best albums of 2024. Fast forward 1 week and you review an album that I travelled the world with.
Back in the day ('91) I did shows on our local student radio, I was gifted Suck on This and Frizzle Fry on CD.
These songs, the melodies, riffs, the bass lines are etched onto my being. The humour in the characters and the lyrics stand the test of time.
Thank you so much for reminding me of what a talent Les, Herb and Larry in their prime were.
YOOOOO LITERALLY SUCH AN AMAZING ALBUM! Thank you for covering it!
Brad sauce in the wild
I remember when you had less than 30k subs commenting on every fantano review 😂
I SAID YOU’D BE PUMPING YOUR FISTS IN THE AIR
Hoo ha
Brad based
I wish you could've read all the comments asking for a Mr bungle review in your last livestream, a review of any of their classics is NEEDED
This would be rad
And FNM. Not sure if he’s done Angel Dust but it’s a classic too, imo
I would've preferred a lot more a Mr Bungle review instead of this one tbh. I never really liked Primus at all because I always felt like they just were a very similar but less interesting/ worse version of them lol
as someone sitting here with my mr bungle shirt on after seeing him last year, couldn't agree more
california is an unreal album
@@HotStrangeoh absolutely, requested it also but they missed so many comments asking for it, one day tho
HERE I COME, CONSTANTINOPLE
Primus’ set at ‘94 Woodstock is a contender for the greatest encapsulation of the goofy brilliance that was the 90s.
Frances the Mute deserves a classic review, especially as it nears 20 years old this year. Listened to it the first time less than a year ago and I was blown away
Would love to hear him talk at length about this
What genre(s) does it fall closest into?
@@slackershrub8923 Progressive Rock
Yessssssssss I agree
I love this album also discovered it this year. Just fantastic
Oh my god finally The Residents are mentioned
ive waited years for this moment
its insane that he has no residents reviews/discourse
I was commenting for him to do Residents for this week during the livestream. At least he's throwing them a bone here.
I like the Residents. But I have to admit, seeing them live was one of the most boring things I've ever done. Just a warning to ya.
@michaelcriger6359 you're insane. They are fucking amazing live.
Faith No More Angel Dust deserves a review 🦢
F yeah! My absolute fave album of all time.
Saw the thumbnail and my jaw dropped
You’re great, Kyle Gordon.
are you watching this beneath the baobab tree?
You're here kyle!!? And you like primus too? You are awesome dude
I appreciate you showing love to discipline so much, truly one of the most underrated albums in prog rock history
Beat is even more underrated
I don't think he's going to do it because he reviewed In The Court Of The Crimson King and he has never repeat artist in classic week
ANTHONY TALKING ABOUT PRIMUS?! What a lovely late Christmas present. 🙏
Ehm, he's a hadcore fan of 90's Primus what are you talking about?
@Rodrigombia1990 I know, but this is the first formal review that he does about an album of theirs from the 90's.
My aunt showed me Too Many Puppies when I was just a toddler, she played tons of Primus for us. Was wonderful to grow up and finally understand them! This album has a special place and it's good to see it so loved.
Why and when did you do the photo shoot for the album cover?
That was a picture of Ant Knee when he was in the womb.
The Residents had huge influence on Primus
ooh yeah, the residents. i can see that. although i've only listened to the debut.
he literally says that in the video
Well known Primus lore for almost 4 decades.
I literally just watched the "Hello Skinny" video for the first time i'll just say: holy crap, that's amazing.
@@nerdtendo128"Duck Stab/Buster & Glen" is one if their most well received albums (and also features "Constantinople" and "Hello Skinny").
Rush deserves a classic review, Moving Pictures!
I’d argue A Farewell to Kings or 2112 would be better choices. But Moving Pictures is fucking awesome and the album got me into prog.
Hemispheres is a lot better though
I vouch for Hemispheres
I’m alright with him doing anything from 2112 to Signals, it’s just high time that these guys get a classic review, I mean it’s Rush!
Moving Pictures for sure! Neil Peart has stated that this album was when their sound fully found itself.
As a sidenote, Power Windows is underrated imo
Highly reccommend basically the entire rest of primus’s discography, Primus really has no misses despite their albums going in so many different stylistic directions
Hell yeah, Frizzle Fry is one of the most impressive debut albums ever.
Was getting into Primus this year and started with Frizzle Fry.
Pleasantly surprising to see this upload, but most assuredly a classic
Primus changed my music taste forever.
@@joaquin5929 Kinda the opposite for me. My music taste led me back to Primus enough times that I became a fan. Lol.
This is why I love the classic reviews. I've been aware of Frizzle Fry for a while now, but Anthony's description of it in this review made me finally be interested enough to listen to it. I think I'll enjoy it. Thanks Anthony!
You’ll love it. It’s my favorite album of all time
Please do!! Spaghetti Western is my favorite off the album but they are all good!!
@Jeremiahisheree Are there any artists/albums you would compare it to or say are similar in some way?
@@thesamuraimastr off the top of my head no, Primus is wildly unique. I think either Pandora or Spotify literally lists their genre as “Primus” lol
@@Jeremiahisheree I'm excited to listen to it, I'll drop an update on my thoughts after I listen to it (probably tomorrow)
I saw Primus on the Chocolate Factory tour, they started their set with "To Defy The Laws Of Tradition". I looked over at my very pregnant wife and shed a tear.
MELON I NEVER ASKED IN THE LIVESTREAM BUT CLASSIC REVIEW FOR SYMBOLIC BY DEATH PLSSS
He did mention it during the livestream I’m pretty sure. He also did like a whole album listening party for that album on his patreon
fuuuuuck yes
I’d vote for spiritual healing but symbolic is an absolute classic
The guitarist finds such unique and dissonant ways to compliment really busy basslines. Also playing those triplets for 4 minutes in time on Toys Go Winding Down is legendary. My fingers would fall off.
WOOOO CLASSICS WEEK WOOO
Would have sooner expected Sailing the Seas of Cheese to get a classic review, but yeah, Frizzle Fry is an awesome debut.
Ehhh... Sathington Waltz is too long for an interlude and Fish On is almost 8 min. I wish they did a remaster of Frizzle Fry with a bigger budget, I think it's their best album, I don't think the production is their peak though
@@mallowmarkerdon8144Frizzle is great but the songs on Seas of Cheese are markedly better IMO.
@@mallowmarkerdon8144🤓
Morphine 'Cure For Pain' classic review!
I live a short walk from Mark Sandman Sq! 🙌
And soul coughing's ruby vroom
omfg PRIMUS FOR CLASSICS WEEK WE ARE SO BACK
You know Brad is tasting his music right now
Discipline by King Crimson deserves a Classic Review. Amazing album.
Red is better
That album is sooooo goood bro. Revolutionary album for something out of the early 80s. It's coherent, punchy, a musical statement.
Why fans are blindsided thinking that he likes prog rock, jesus christ.
7:40 probably the best description of Primus ever
7:38
The title track is one of my favorite songs ever
You're bringing a tear to my eye. I got this on cassette when it came out and saw Primus a lot back then.🖤
It’s so funny that this wasn’t one of the more Metal-y bands in that region in the 90’s since Larry LaLonde was in fucking *_POSSESSED_*
When I was a wee child my dad would blast this album on the hi-fi setup we had and in the car. Now I'm 40 and I blast this album in my car as well. It's a true classic. I loved it as a child and I love it now.
You should cover Minutemen, The Residents, Ween & J Dilla for classics week
I couldn't agree more!
he already covered chocolate and cheese by ween; until this very day never seen him covering more than one album per artist (which i find it kinda cool, since we have a ton of classic albums from a lot of different artists)
@@victorcarnaval2001 Nah, he should break that trend and do another classics week (and a half) for the other Ween albums.
Jk (but not really...)
@@victorcarnaval2001 Also, all Anthony has to do is cover ONE studio album from The Residents per week and he could get through them all in a little over a year. Seems entirely doable, lol.
@@trilobiteterror8015 maybe a "worst to best" episode
Fantano stopped tripping and finally gave us classic/10
Starting classics week with a bang
LOVE THIS ALBUM and the two following Primus albums
I highly recommend covering Selected Ambient Works Vol. II by Aphex Twin for a classic review. The album is so weird, interesting, and fascinating.
This was my first intro to Primus back in the early 90s, and it's still my favorite. That cover pulled me in at the local CD store as a young lad...thanks!
OMFG THIS IS MY FAV ALBUM OF ALL TIME
CALM THE F DOWN
@ NO
I got to see Primus live in August of last year and had a blast. My friends and I began listening to the band ironically due to the inherent discomforting nature but ended up becoming genuine fans of Les Claypool’s talent as a bassist and even as a vocalist and frontman. Twas fun to hear melon man talk about them in greater detail than a track review and occasional reference here or there
Mobb Deep's The Infamous is turning 30 this year it would great to see a classic review on it
YES!!!
That's a great selection
Seeing this video in my feed had me more shocked and excited than I’ve ever been.
This kind of exaggeration is so goofy and infantile 😆
A Love Supreme classic album review!
6:45 my favorite example of this will always be Jerry Was A Race Car Driver
Tommy the cat, or Lee van cleef for me
Anthony was a race car driver and his name used to be Mud
actually great review. they don’t get much critical coverage! feel like i actually did get a lot of context from this that i didnt have before about a band i’ve really liked for a long time.
REVIEW PROWLER IN THE YARD !!
this is beatiful, this is art
4:54 Anthony, I think what you meant to say here is “crusade only of the brave”
Big day for line cooks in their 40s
Hell yeah brother.
I didnt know i needed this. Goddammit, you got me listening to primus again
PLEASE DO A RED HOUSE PAINTERS ALBUM, PLEASE DO A RED HOUSE PAINTERS ALBUM, PLEASE DO A RED HOUSE PAINTERS ALBUM
Discovering Les Claypool inspired me to learn bass about a year+ ago. I can't play many Primus songs well, but I'll forever be grateful for this album and band for giving me a new outlook on my life as a musician.
Im waiting for Ys, Illinois and the dreaming
Real, Illinois is one of my favorite albums
¥$ has no classics lmaooooo vultures 1 and 2 both suck
@@swaggy_sammy_2440I think they mean Ys by Joanna Newsom.
@thattaht oh
💀
Not quite my favorite Primus album but it’s a great choice for classic week. Groundhogs Day goes insanely hard. That drumming is 🤌🤌🤌🤌
Frizzle Fry is one of my all-time favorite records. How about Marquee Moon by Television?
Nice! Didn’t expect to see this. Always been one of my favorite bands. They are just so unbelievably unique. You can instantly recognize a primus song when you hear it.
Please review the Butthole Surfers.
Your Funeral, My Trial by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds would be a fun review.
YOOOOOOOO Was not expecting a Primus review
Soundgarden next 🥺🥺🙏🙏
This was the second CD I ever bought as a kid getting into music. Thanks for bringing it back around. :)
Please review Back to Black by Amy Winehouse. I feel like it’s one of those amazing timeless albums, however it’s so rarely brought up in music discourse online.
This 100%
Boosting THIS
Up and up!
As a drummer its stayed in my rotation for 20 plus years, such an inspirational record to me. Sad Herb isn't in the band anymore but I'm sure their next drummer will be a beast.
when's the duck stab classic review mr skinny
I think every Primus album through The Brown Album are classics.Frizzle Fry was my introduction to Primus and it has a special place in my heart to this day.I still listen to it at least three or four times a year and i got it on cassette when i was 13 and i am about to be 46.Insane!
FIRST ALBUM REVIEW OF THE YEAR LWTS GO BOYSSS
Lwts go girlsss and non-binary folksss too
I love how Primus recorded their follow-up major label debut and thought "We got corporate money now. As the next big funk-metal band we should get a big guest feature from metal legend Tom Waits"
Primethony Sucktano
My brain is refusing to process the existence of this video. I was listening to Primus in 1990, playing bass in bands and learning every Les bassline I could get my hands on. The nostalgia could not be deeper for me.
Please Anthony. I need Spiritualized for classics week. Please Melon😫😫
sailing the seas of cheese is my go-to. what a weird, singular band. had and has lots of diehards but kind of a novelty to the rest of the world. obviously an inane, goofy band, but ween was too and people love ween. we should love primus too.
Anthony fantano sucks
Great review! Love this album!🤘
"Rumors" by Fleetwood Mac would be a great classics week entry🙂
fingers crossed for Justice Cross
This video came at a good time since I've been going back down the Primus rabbit hole for the last month or so.
You should give some love to hispan american albums that are worth listening such as Re, Dynamo, Bocanada, Artuad, and so much more albums. I think they need the recognition they deserve, because honestly, it's a shame that we are skiping a large and important part of music history just because it is not in English.
While I agree that he should pay more attention to Latin American music, I think he already did classic reviews on records that have similar influences and fusions to those you mentioned so I don’t think he would have anything new to say on those reviews. I think he would be more likely to make a Jethro still review before an Artaud or even any Sui Generis record.
cry
Great start to Primus Week. Can’t wait to hear your thoughts on Brown Album
CLASSIC WEEK!!!!!!
I’m pleased and surprised Fizzle Fry made classics week! Pork Soda obviously blew them up (as did Beavis & Butthead), and I also think Sailing The Sees of Cheese or Tales From The Punch Bowl could be considered could be considered classics. I think I listened to Frizzle Fry least of these. Thank you for this I’ll give it some listens and get nostalgic!
NOFX - Punk in Drublic or Descendants - I Don't Wanna Grow Up hopefully makes an appearance
I haven't been able to listen to the Descendents since I realized they're just fully incel music. It's a bummer as I used to love them.
This was the first Primus album I ever bought and I still love it, it’s such a musical clusterfuck with Les’s absolutely insane bass lines, Ler’s killer guitar playing that fit Claypool’s playing perfectly and Herb’s monstrous drumming. Definitely one of their best albums and one of my favourites from them, such a fucking great album and Primus sucks \m/
Willie Colon’s “Lo Mato” for Classics week or we riot
damn yall really are my people
Ok I don't know if it counts as a classic since I don't think it had that much influence on music in the grand scheme of things, but man I want Anthony to do a review for City by Strapping Young Lad. It always feels like the most underrated perfect metal album ever. I see so few people talk about it and so little representation of it in best of lists and stuff like that. None of my metalhead friends knew about it before I forced it down their ears. City, to me, is probably the most insane and extreme metal album that still manages to be very listenable, self-aware, humorous and even tender and uplifting in a strange way. The absolutely relentless anger that explodes from this album feels like it could cause actual natural disasters. It combines a healthy dose of musical influences to create a one of a kind industrial/thrash/death/progressive metal magnum opus. I have friends who are not into metal AT ALL and they like songs off the album because the songs are so memorable, exciting and hilarious in their complete lack of restraint, all while never sacrificing its intensity and honesty. It's so METAL that I don't understand how it's not talked about more. Again, just my opinion but I'm honestly perplexed. Anthony often really likes metal when it's more primal and less overproduced/squeaky clean, so this album seems to me like the sort of thing he really appreciates. I don't really see it making classics week, but I at least wanted to give a shout out of my favourite metal album.
sucks
haven't listened to this since high school, gonna give it a spin for old times sake thanks to you mr. melon
Truly a crazy ass moment from nu-metal history
As I look out among the faces, I reflect finding console in the words of Franthony Fantano Roosevelt who said "We have nothing to fear but fear itself."
PRIMUS SUCKS
Translate to English: I'm a huge Primus fan.
However, pretty sure the band isn't thrilled to keep this meme going, but I did scroll to find this inevitable comment and thumbs it up.