Just to clear the air. When Primus first started Les would come on stage and say something along the lines of “Hello we’re Primus and we suck..” and it’s stuck every since. That’s the chant before the show starts. “Primus sucks! Primus sucks!”
Can we just take a moment to appreciate the fact that not only has a music video uploaded the same year that UA-cam debuted somehow survived not being copyright striked at any point, but also looks this fucking crisp? Like, seriously, take any video uploaded from around that time that has survived this long and it is pretty much guaranteed to look like complete 240p ass with heavy pixilation and/or interlacing, and yet this has somehow persisted looking like something you'd find uploaded today? Guess that's just the power of Primus for ya \m/
That's not how UA-cam works. It's very rare to get strikes for using copyrighted music. Only a very few majors refuse to have their music posted. What usually happen is, when a song is used in a video, the rightholders just claim it. The video stays up but gets monetized and they get the profit. Here you can see it's claimed as the song appears in the description. It's actually a better strategy from majors to claim old videos with a lot of views and traffic instead of deleting everything and uploading new ones, starting from scratch.
This song's about a boy who follows his passion no matter what anybody tries to tell him. We can all stand to be a little more like John the Fisherman.
I saw Primus in 1991 or so in a small club in Italy, one of the best gigs I've ever seen. They started with Pudding Time and blew everyone away.. fundamental band.
The first time I ever saw Primus was at a Rush concert for the Roll The Bones tour and Primus was the opening act. That was the first tkime I had ever heard of the band. That was in the early 1990s. I bet that opening for Rush was like heaven for Les since he is a major league, hard core Rush fan, especially a huge Geddy Lee fan. Claypool often sights Geddy Lee as the most influential bassist in his career. I have since seen Primius cover Rush songs live, like Xanadu and really rocked the song. Musically, it sounded just like Rush, not so much vocally because Les and Geddy have such unique vocal styles to themselves.
I saw them in 1991 on the Sailing the Seas of Cheese tour in Cleveland. They played Stigmata by Ministry. It was at a tiny club called the Babylon-a-go-go
Frontman Les Claypool sat down to talk about the new album and ended up recalling his 1986 audition for the thrash metal giants Metallica. Les Claypool and Kirk Hammett were friends in high school so when Metallica’s legendary bassist Cliff Burton passed on, of course Kirk contacted his friend from school who was a bass player. Les recounts the experience in his latest interview with Rolling Stone: “I just thought it was my buddy Kirk’s band. I wasn’t really following metal; for me, metal was the old Judas Priest and Scorpions records we used to listen to at high school. So when I went in and there was this kind of air of royalty to these guys from their caretakers, it was a little strange. It made me realize, ‘Maybe this is a bigger thing than I thought’. It was extraordinarily loud -
@@tiffanysimmons3528 what is there to question? This is seriously impressive and original music, with some of the best and most inventive musicians around making up the band.
One, two When he was young You'd not find him doing well in school His mind would turn unto the waters Always the focus of adolescent ridicule He has no time for farmer's daughters Alienated from the clique society A lonely boy finds peace in fishing His mother says "John, this is not the way life's supposed to be." "Don't you see the life that you miss?" And he says When I grow up I want to be One of the harvesters of the sea I think before my days are done I want to be a fisherman Now years gone by we find the man who rules the sea He sets out on a dark May morning To bring his catch back to this small community He doesn't see the danger dawning Four hours up, oh the ocean swelled and swelled The fog rolled in it started raining "The starboard bow! Oh my God we're going down!" They do not hear his frantic mayday And he says When I grow up I want to be One of the harvesters of the sea I think before my days are done I want to be a fisherman "I'll live and die a fisherman." Calling John the Fisherman Calling John the Fisherman Calling John the Fisherman
This is not quirky or odd in any way, it is literally an epic tale of personal growth, self-realization and sacrifice for one's community and ideals. It's right up there with the odyssey
This song is the closest thing that exactly fits my tastes. It's wacky, it's bizzare, it's weird. From the music video to the lyrics. It doesn't sound dark or evil. It has a fun catchy bass, but it's still heavy. Kinda reminds me of all the 90's Nickelodeon cartoons. Ugh, I wish I was more eloquent to explain.
"Oh yeah, well can he play John the fisherman?" (Click click click click click click click click click click click click click click click) "Ooooo I love this song."
alot of people miss the message this song brings, it doesnt matter if you feel different and standout, as long as youre doing what you love staying true to yourself it doesnt matter what anyone thinks or wants for you. Youre, your own being with your own choices, your own happiness, and your own end. Dont be controlled.
It also pays tribute - in a roundabout way - to those who still understand the importance of the trades …. Like fishing and fishmongering, agriculture et al, lol…. I mean - all those kids making fun of him for wanting to be a fisherman…. What would they be doing now? Asking for student loan bailouts? Paying alimony and child support to the ‘farmers’s daughters’? Lol - maybe 🤔 that’s going too far, but, …. Consider some validity to that interpretation…. 😁🤣 Cheers 🍻 …
Had a nightmare the other day that back in 87 when Les auditioned for Metallica they said yes, and all the songs they put out after were the same ones we know but with crazy bass interludes in the middle of them, and there was never a Primus... then I woke up and played this and all was right with the world again
+Samuraisahsah Some of them got talent it's just that they are too dumb to use it and instead go for the big bucks aka dumbed down crap pop for the masses.
Gotta love Les Claypool singing while plugging his nose or something. Their vocals always crack me up. It's more about sounding theatrical than technically impressive.
When he was young you'd not find him doing well in school, His mind would turn unto the waters. Always the focus of adolescent ridicule, He has no time for farmer's daughters. Alienated from the clique society, A lonely boy finds peace in fishing. His mother says John this is not the way life's supposed to be. Don't you see the life that you are missing? And he says When I grow up I want to be, One of the harvesters of the sea. I think before my days are done, I want to be a fisherman. Now years gone by we find man that rules the sea. He sets out on a dark May morning . To bring his catch back to this small community. He doesn't see the danger dawning. Four hours up, oh the ocean swelled and swelled, The fog rolled in it started raining. The starboard bow. Oh my God we're going down! They do not hear his frantic mayday. And he says When I grow up I want to be, One of the harvesters of the sea. I think before my days are done, I want to be a fisherman. I'll live and die a fisherman. Calling John the fisherman.
I have always f'n loved this band. They are all so talented, but the drums have to be my favorite part. So badass in every song. It's like Rush on magic mushrooms!
"John The Fisherman" When he was young you'd not find him doing well in school, His mind would turn unto the waters. Always the focus of adolescent ridicule, He has no time for farmer's daughters. Alienated from the clique society, A lonely boy finds peace in fishing. His mother says "John this is not the way life's supposed to be." "Don't you see the life that you are missing?" And he says... When I grow up I want to be, One of the harvesters of the sea. I think before my days are done, I want to be a fisherman. Now years gone by we find man that rules the sea. He sets out on a dark May morning . To bring his catch back to this small community. He doesn't see the danger dawning. Four hours up, oh the ocean swelled and swelled, The fog rolled in it started raining. "The starboard bow." "Oh my God we're going down!" The do not hear his frantic mayday. And he says When I grow up I want to be, one of the harvesters of the sea. I think before my days are done, I want to be a fisherman. "I'll live and die a fisherman." Calling John the Fisherman.
@@TackJorrance Primus is considered metal by a lot of people. The guy is flat out wrong though, some of the best metal albums ever came out in the '90s and the existence of shitty music doesn't make the good music any less present.
Jim Jam Banana Slam 90s had RIP, Painkiller, The Downward Spiral, all of Death’s brilliant releases in that decade and the first SOAD album. Probably the golden age of metal
best intro i've ever heard..first time i ever heard this song was at a party my junior yr of H/S and i was taking a bong rip... that drum line always brings back nostalgia
"Hey Les, wanna go fishing with us and the boys" "Nah man, gotta think up a song for us to jam to" "Aww come on man, it'll be fun, it'll clear your mind and give you some good ideas" "Aight, you convinced me"
Ler is a very important part of Primus’ sour sound. He’s also just a flat-out amazing guitarist. The title track “Frizzle Fry” has him doing more conventional soloing at the end in addition to a bunch of excellent riffs, just in case you doubt his ability to lead a song. Primus may have been able to replace their drummer at one point, but they’d be hard-pressed to replace Ler.
South Park's "Guitar Hero Episode" brought me here, been tryin' to find this song ever since I first heard it, sooooooooooooo happy I found it!!!!!(Heard it on XM Radio & almost crashed, I was sooooooooooooooooo excited to finally hear this!!!!!😄💕😄💕)
I just got home from seeing les , ler, and herbage in Troutdale oregon! They sucked so bad! I loved seeing them , they rule! I became a fan back in August of 2021, I don't know how I missed their awesomeness all these years, but no matter, I'm a friend to the end now so....have a good you guys! Hey Les, did you hear me yell Les is more...I hope so because you are....peace to you all ....love ya...just one more thing...my favorite song is John the fisherman, but the song I looked up to play this morning was, here come the bastards,,, you know the rest...
IRS: "I see you purchased a boat last year and wrote off the entire thing" Les: "It was a business expense" IRS: "And what business is it that you are in sir?" Les: ...
That's kinda what I thought. Metal hitting metal (or rocks) underwater, just like Jerry Was A Racecar Driver sounds like racecars zooming past for most of the song.
Primus is one of my favourite bands and Les Claypool is one of my biggest influences on bass, this song is just so damn good. Also 2:22 Kirk Hammett is just chilling on the boat while Les, Larry and Herb are all rocking out
I think the thing that I always found interesting or at least, from their videos, and the way they play, is that they don't seem like people who would normally hang out together. Jerry is probably the perfect song to describe it I guess. The guitar does not go with the bassline in that song other than it's in the same tempo. The bass sounds something jazz, the guitar sounds punk rock, and the drums sound like Danny Carey's and Neil's abandoned lovechild. Put 'em together and you have a song that just sounds oddly disjointed and then at the end it all comes together. This song is somewhat similar in that respect except the bass and guitar go together pretty well in this one.
The Bass, the accuracy, the song, the...., it's amazing how they're do, but it's also incredible to have all this various styles in one song : Stoner, Psychedelic rock, Funk and Sludge metal. Primus is the Masterclass of Music.
High level power trios (Rush, The Police, Primus, etc.) always seem to have some incarnation of these same attributes. Top shelf bass and drums with a guitar player who understands the use of space and atmosphere over all else.
....err....in the early days in Cali, the band wouldn't play until the crowd chanted "PRIMUS SUCKS"...it's basically a code....you're welcome kid. Pay it forward. PRIMUS SUCKS.
Imagine how many record producers said those words to them. ...and are now regretting it! Yes "Primus sucks", is their mantra, if you will. Herb Alexander for President!!
Les is a once in a several generation talent. Nothing before him, we won't see another like him in our lifetimes and can just be thankful we lived the same time he did. For me, the best bassist ever, flea is second but nobody does it like les.
Love this song. I first saw them at a tiny club in San Jose in '90 then all over the bay area throughout the early 90s and have seen them tons ever since....got to meet Les once, super cool dude. Great great band.
They really like naming people and their profession
tommy the cat
@@tavicotavio jerry was a race car driver
Mary the ice cube
I was gonna say Wynona Had a Big Brown Beaver but no
My name is Mud!
amazing how primus was one of the very first vids on youtube
Was it? I didn't know that.
Megaduck!
No they weren't
@@ajdhduakdjdj2304 yeah they were dipshit. This was uploaded the year youtube was launched.
YEAH! and it’s my awesome folder👍🏼😎👍🏼 calling JOHN! The Fisherman!
Fun fact: One of the people fishing with Les is Kirk Hammett from Metallica, who is a good friend of Les.
Yeah when I seen them both at rock on the range Les said on stage they went to grade school together. So badass lol
there many guys who are fishing. In what part was Kirk seen fishing? and which of those guys is Kirk?
HEAVY METAL it’s kinda hard to tell but I think he’s the guy on the right with the red shirt at 1:28
Les auditioned for Metallica at Kirk's request
Sonny Martin and he was too good for them!
Probably one of the sickest rhythm and groove in the history of rock music
yes, also infectious :)
Just to clear the air. When Primus first started Les would come on stage and say something along the lines of “Hello we’re Primus and we suck..” and it’s stuck every since. That’s the chant before the show starts. “Primus sucks! Primus sucks!”
It's pretty awesome when bands start with and retain humility.
Just shows how humble Les is
damn you know ive been watching primus videos semi-regurarly for ten years and ive yet to hear that anecdote
Every musician should be in agreement on this; we all suck, we just get lucky enough not to screw up, sometimes. 😂
Coool
When you think about it, even thought he died a tragic death, John still managed to realize his dream.
He was saved.
what was i talking about?
@@asamcdaniel5167 😂😂
@@asamcdaniel5167 haha i thought i was the only person who does this
@@blunderless mine are normally alcohol induced haha.
tim alexander is EXTREMELY underrated, primus wouldn’t be primus without those in your face, piccolo snare grooves
One of the tightest drummers out there
I agree,he really makes it so less can work the bass,they dont work without eachother
Agreed, and Larry LaLonde as well.
@@NihilSludgeMonkey Primus had some really fucking good drummers
Pork Pie in the house
Can we just take a moment to appreciate the fact that not only has a music video uploaded the same year that UA-cam debuted somehow survived not being copyright striked at any point, but also looks this fucking crisp? Like, seriously, take any video uploaded from around that time that has survived this long and it is pretty much guaranteed to look like complete 240p ass with heavy pixilation and/or interlacing, and yet this has somehow persisted looking like something you'd find uploaded today? Guess that's just the power of Primus for ya \m/
It’s a professionally made music video, hence it holding up visually, and Primus made the song, why it wasn’t taken down
Well said.
That's not how UA-cam works. It's very rare to get strikes for using copyrighted music. Only a very few majors refuse to have their music posted. What usually happen is, when a song is used in a video, the rightholders just claim it. The video stays up but gets monetized and they get the profit. Here you can see it's claimed as the song appears in the description.
It's actually a better strategy from majors to claim old videos with a lot of views and traffic instead of deleting everything and uploading new ones, starting from scratch.
Omg this post is that old? I just watched a piece of history.
My favourite part is the THe still spelt that way. Legendary upload
*But can he play John the Fisherman on Expert?*
He can play it on expert pro bass
*plays expert version of song on guitar hero controller, unplugged
Oh, I love this song!! *claps along*
*the whole fucking restaurant joins clapping along*
on quadruple expert, this song is hard as fuck to play on bass
@@marccram2664 clack tap clack clack tap
Fun fact: when you hear the drum intro of this song your brain reproduces the rest of the song automaticly
Literally
PuPumpum pash, Pum, pumpum pash pum, Pumpum pash, pum pash pumpumpum pash pum!
Sipo wn
Hahaha. True! I just heard a song that had similar beginning, when I noticed it wasn't Primus, I switched songs!
La nueva Constitución va por Allende!! ❤️
This song's about a boy who follows his passion no matter what anybody tries to tell him. We can all stand to be a little more like John the Fisherman.
But he died in the end
I heard OF Primus back in the 90s. Now at 64 I am finally listening TO Primus and loving their music.
This was originally recorded in the 80’s. Suck on This is the album.
I kept hearing about them all through the 90s but didn't actually hear their music until I saw Tommy the Cat on MTV at university in 1999.
uh. does anyone else realize how Les Claypool looks different in every single music video?
True xd
Apparently, Les had a thing for changing his appearance frequently. Primus wasn't the Ramones.
Well, "Les" means plural "The" in French...
@@101Volts wasnt Robert Smith from the Cure either
@@DepServ Les Les
I saw Primus in 1991 or so in a small club in Italy, one of the best gigs I've ever seen. They started with Pudding Time and blew everyone away.. fundamental band.
I was born in 1991 😅 love the song tho
Yes, that's good, and did you ever see Primus' cover of Rush's Xanadu.?
Freaking awesome. Beyond belief.
I saw them in the early 2000s in Chicago, and to this day I say that’s the best show I’ve ever seen.
The first time I ever saw Primus was at a Rush concert for the Roll The Bones tour and Primus was the opening act. That was the first tkime I had ever heard of the band. That was in the early 1990s.
I bet that opening for Rush was like heaven for Les since he is a major league, hard core Rush fan, especially a huge Geddy Lee fan. Claypool often sights Geddy Lee as the most influential bassist in his career. I have since seen Primius cover Rush songs live, like Xanadu and really rocked the song. Musically, it sounded just like Rush, not so much vocally because Les and Geddy have such unique vocal styles to themselves.
I saw them in 1991 on the Sailing the Seas of Cheese tour in Cleveland. They played Stigmata by Ministry. It was at a tiny club called the Babylon-a-go-go
This dudes got a wammy bar on his bass
Thats cuz its a carl thomson bass with a wilkinson bass trem arm
Damn right he does
You got a problem with that? Lolol.
only Les can do this
@@thesteelstrummer2307 No, that's a kahler tremolo bridge
Primus can create songs about the most random crap ever and I’d still listen to it. They’re a super addicting band.
That's precisely why I love them!!!
*Every bassist: Man I wish I could play guitar for my band*
*Guitar player for Primus: Man I wish I played bass for this band*
@Menames Fuff it was just a well played joke, because the bass is so prominent in primus in comparison to other bands. I laughed.
@Menames Fuff no one does that anymore (atleast less people now)
That's hilarious
Then it wouldn't be primus
Nah, I prefer Bass.
This is the music Ren and Stimpy would listen to after a couple bowls
I lold
Bowls of what?
@@zickscittswinn I dunno, probably meth?
Mmmmm, booooowllllsssss....
I needed that image.
Primus is one of the best tastes you can acquire in music.
Man i wish i could travel back in time to the first time i was offended by primus sucks
Funny how not until now do I know and appreciate this band and how much it sucks. It took many years to acquire such a taste, and I love it.
They suck. And if you listen to them you suck as well.
Discovering Primus is one of my life's greatest achievements.
primus sucks
primus have their own genre, truly an awesome one of a kind band
Funk Metal - but yeah I totally agree with you!
Cartoon Metal?
Winamp's genre selection has Primus as a selection. /llamas ass
its like redneck metal.
meth metal
hillbilly funk
Les Claypool … one of the all time bass guitar greats
Les Claypool got turned down by Metallica, thank Jesus for small miracles.
Frontman Les Claypool sat down to talk about the new album and ended up recalling his 1986 audition for the thrash metal giants Metallica.
Les Claypool and Kirk Hammett were friends in high school so when Metallica’s legendary bassist Cliff Burton passed on, of course Kirk contacted his friend from school who was a bass player. Les recounts the experience in his latest interview with Rolling Stone:
“I just thought it was my buddy Kirk’s band. I wasn’t really following metal; for me, metal was the old Judas Priest and Scorpions records we used to listen to at high school. So when I went in and there was this kind of air of royalty to these guys from their caretakers, it was a little strange. It made me realize, ‘Maybe this is a bigger thing than I thought’. It was extraordinarily loud -
"You guys wanna jam on some isley brothers tunes?"
Classic moment in rock history.
I know right lol. Thankful as fuck for that
Les was too good for metallica. They didn't want him to show them up it seemed. Also he had a different stlye of playing that wouldn't mesh very well.
badomen8779 Les actually said it was for the best because he would've looked like a freak had he made it.
It's so crazy how he can sing while playing the bass like that
Geddy Lee: Les is chock fulla talent ay-
A BASS GOD
@@cletusawreetusawrightus1491 Truer words have never been spoken
Yep, he's doing the bass line, the main chorus and singing at the same time. Absolutely amazing.
See also Jack Bruce, Macca, and Geddy Lee. But I get it. Claypools riffs are incredibly syncopated and more complex than the other singing bass gods.
Listening to Primus is both unsettling and awesome at the same time.
It's the moment where you question your taste in music and don't care at the same time.
@@tiffanysimmons3528 what is there to question? This is seriously impressive and original music, with some of the best and most inventive musicians around making up the band.
@@apes4days254 absolutely I agree. However, many people don't care for Primus and the sound . So you question your taste because it is different.
@@tiffanysimmons3528 I don't queston individualism, I question conformity
Pork Soda is much more unsettling than this
One, two
When he was young
You'd not find him doing well in school
His mind would turn unto the waters
Always the focus of adolescent ridicule
He has no time for farmer's daughters
Alienated from the clique society
A lonely boy finds peace in fishing
His mother says
"John, this is not the way life's supposed to be."
"Don't you see the life that you miss?"
And he says
When I grow up I want to be
One of the harvesters of the sea
I think before my days are done
I want to be a fisherman
Now years gone by we find the man who rules the sea
He sets out on a dark May morning
To bring his catch back to this small community
He doesn't see the danger dawning
Four hours up, oh the ocean swelled and swelled
The fog rolled in it started raining
"The starboard bow! Oh my God we're going down!"
They do not hear his frantic mayday
And he says
When I grow up I want to be
One of the harvesters of the sea
I think before my days are done
I want to be a fisherman
"I'll live and die a fisherman."
Calling John the Fisherman
Calling John the Fisherman
Calling John the Fisherman
He died :(
rip
This is not quirky or odd in any way, it is literally an epic tale of personal growth, self-realization and sacrifice for one's community and ideals. It's right up there with the odyssey
@@mohin8256 have you listened to their “Fisherman’s Chronicles”? This is one part of four songs.
@@ChaoticCubizm wow dude! I can't believe I never put that together but now I'm watching the fishermen Chronicles in order and they are awesome!
This song is the closest thing that exactly fits my tastes. It's wacky, it's bizzare, it's weird. From the music video to the lyrics. It doesn't sound dark or evil. It has a fun catchy bass, but it's still heavy. Kinda reminds me of all the 90's Nickelodeon cartoons. Ugh, I wish I was more eloquent to explain.
Hey I fully understand, I feel the same way.👍
It reminds me of Peewee's Playhouse more than anything else.
I would describe it as heavy hometown new wave, cold filtered, low calorie, dry
Like a harder They Might Be Giants
@@apes4days254 what a great description!
I remember getting into an argument with my music teacher in school over whether or not you could strum a bass. Showed him this song
Yeah ever heard of motorhead? Lemmy?
@@thewinesmith more like Möveräted
Mr Krinkle be like
Tim Alexander is one of the most underrated drummers in rock history.
Herb gets respect from those that know.
That snare sound! I wish I could get mine to pop like that
Word to the mother!!
@@drakonianera8303 It's all in the attack baby
Lalonde is under rated as well
Why do I feel like this is what goes on the surface in SpongeBob
watching primus music videos while sober is so far the scariest thing I've ever done
Watching primes videos after WATCHING sober is the best thing I’ve done
What’s it like watching them while intoxicated? I’ve always wanted to try that.
LOL !!!
@@ohnobro1424freaking awesome .
@@askajsfjs5870 really sounds great
"Oh yeah, well can he play John the fisherman?" (Click click click click click click click click click click click click click click click) "Ooooo I love this song."
macmac264 I was just watching that episode lmfao
Kamau As-Salaam I'm literally watching it now on Comedy Central haha
Star Wars: Battlecry Is that South Park?
Trolls Boggle Yes. Occasionally I forget to switch accounts on UA-cam
Trolls Boggle yep the episode is called guitar zero
alot of people miss the message this song brings, it doesnt matter if you feel different and standout, as long as youre doing what you love staying true to yourself it doesnt matter what anyone thinks or wants for you. Youre, your own being with your own choices, your own happiness, and your own end. Dont be controlled.
It also pays tribute -
in a roundabout way -
to those who still understand the importance of the trades ….
Like fishing and fishmongering, agriculture et al,
lol….
I mean -
all those kids making fun of him for wanting to be a fisherman….
What would they be doing now?
Asking for student loan bailouts?
Paying alimony and child support to the ‘farmers’s daughters’?
Lol -
maybe 🤔 that’s going too far, but, ….
Consider some validity to that interpretation….
😁🤣
Cheers 🍻
…
Had a nightmare the other day that back in 87 when Les auditioned for Metallica they said yes, and all the songs they put out after were the same ones we know but with crazy bass interludes in the middle of them, and there was never a Primus... then I woke up and played this and all was right with the world again
Son: When I grow up I want to be-
My inner primus: A HARVESTER OF SEA
its like spongebob on acid
Lance Aaron Roa check out the mollusk by ween if
you want spongebob on black tar heroin
Fuck yes
@@dinkygoo5071 yeah man that's FUCKING killer album
You should check out Silence of the Sponge by Green Jelly
Dinkygoo ween is an odd band. But they also gave us the ocean man meme
This video was just an excuse for les to fish
He's actually selling that boat. Google Les Claypool El Bastardo, he made a big glossy ad for it. And the price is reasonable!
There's no excuse for fishing.......you just do it
Sailing the sea of cheese?
The whole song was just an excuse for him to fish.
Apparently him and Dean Ween are best friends and love fishing together.
Can we all agree that the swag and groove on all of them is just criminal...? I mean... damn
thats GenX not gen useless thats why
This video is older than most of the kids that use UA-cam
That's actually fucked. I remember being in high school when YT came out... Fuck, now I'm that old guy
@@Adamo2JZ i was a freshman in high school when youtube came out. And I still had Dial up..... lmao
To be fair this was filmed in '91 or '92
+A C Thirty-something isn't old, buddy. Stop it with the melodrama.
I think I was a freshman in high school when this song came out. Thank goodness for the dude who introduced me to Primus back then.
There are three things I miss from modern music videos.
1. Guitars
2. Basses
3. Drums
that might be some of the realest shit I've heard all week
+kx454 But think of all the money you'd miss out on if everyone has to take the time to master their instruments!
+kx454 you forgot TALENT, that's a big one...
+Samuraisahsah Some of them got talent it's just that they are too dumb to use it and instead go for the big bucks aka dumbed down crap pop for the masses.
+Hairy Potter like a miracle happened when you focus? what's a ghost note mean?
Let's give a moment to say "Jesus Christ; this video has fantastic quality for its time."
Try Dave Brubeck's Take Five, that video is amazing for its time. ua-cam.com/video/tT9Eh8wNMkw/v-deo.html
@Johnson Blackman *ha*
I remember playing this and doing the Claypool Stomp on GH2 with my son when he was little!
How am I just now finding this. I didn’t lead a sheltered life and have great taste in music. This is perfection!
I used to be a Tool fan, but then they went on tour with Primus. Now I am a Tool fan and a Primus fan.
+Turgle Bopper Gotta love finding new awesome music!
+Turgle Bopper I am seeing that show TOMORROW! WOOOOO!
+Techno Sattva WASN'T IT FUCKING DOPE AS SHIT?
+Turgle Bopper
That happened to me! saw them both last night!!
aaron flores
IT WAS INCREDIBLE!
When MTV arrived here in Brazil, I watched this video clip. I really went crazy with this song.
Gotta love Les Claypool singing while plugging his nose or something. Their vocals always crack me up. It's more about sounding theatrical than technically impressive.
When he was young you'd not find him doing well in school,
His mind would turn unto the waters.
Always the focus of adolescent ridicule,
He has no time for farmer's daughters.
Alienated from the clique society,
A lonely boy finds peace in fishing.
His mother says John this is not the way life's supposed to be.
Don't you see the life that you are missing?
And he says
When I grow up I want to be,
One of the harvesters of the sea.
I think before my days are done,
I want to be a fisherman.
Now years gone by we find man that rules the sea.
He sets out on a dark May morning .
To bring his catch back to this small community.
He doesn't see the danger dawning.
Four hours up, oh the ocean swelled and swelled,
The fog rolled in it started raining.
The starboard bow. Oh my God we're going down!
They do not hear his frantic mayday.
And he says
When I grow up I want to be,
One of the harvesters of the sea.
I think before my days are done,
I want to be a fisherman.
I'll live and die a fisherman.
Calling John the fisherman.
Thank you.
CALLING JOHN THE FISHA MAN
Well, Les, you want to be a Harvester of Sea?! Well, if you was in Metallica, you would be a Harvester of Sorrow;)
thanks
Southpark guitar hero episode always make me wanna hear the whole song
It's on right now!!!
My name's Thad Jarvis and I can play John the Fisherman on expert level... accousticly.
Xd
@@casvandijck9338 Oh, I love this song! *claps along*
Surely brough me here...now im up rocking at 4am. Sorry Neighbors🤷🏾♀️😎👐🏾🫶🏾
"But can you play John the Fisherman?"
"Why sure I can. On GH2"
I have always f'n loved this band. They are all so talented, but the drums have to be my favorite part. So badass in every song. It's like Rush on magic mushrooms!
This feels so 90's, but it came out in 1989
Nah it came out in 1990.
@@ncrtrooper2856 it first came out on Suck on This in '89
@Deenie Beenie yeah of course but this sounds like a song from deeper into the 90's to me
Sam OD technically the music video came out in 1992, but the song was released in 1989!
Like Faith no more (The Real Thing)
Only Les Claypool can get away with a bass guitar with a whammy bar!
only, Les Claypool NEEDS!! a whammy bar on his bass.
Cliff Burton got away with it!
Jonathan Jackson He did???
@@jonathanjackson8829 when?
"John The Fisherman"
When he was young you'd not find him doing well in school,
His mind would turn unto the waters.
Always the focus of adolescent ridicule,
He has no time for farmer's daughters.
Alienated from the clique society,
A lonely boy finds peace in fishing.
His mother says "John this is not the way life's supposed to be."
"Don't you see the life that you are missing?"
And he says...
When I grow up I want to be,
One of the harvesters of the sea.
I think before my days are done,
I want to be a fisherman.
Now years gone by we find man that rules the sea.
He sets out on a dark May morning .
To bring his catch back to this small community.
He doesn't see the danger dawning.
Four hours up, oh the ocean swelled and swelled,
The fog rolled in it started raining.
"The starboard bow." "Oh my God we're going down!"
The do not hear his frantic mayday.
And he says
When I grow up I want to be,
one of the harvesters of the sea.
I think before my days are done,
I want to be a fisherman.
"I'll live and die a fisherman."
Calling John the Fisherman.
ededmax thanks!
I'd like to take these guys down the river in my drift boat steehead fishing
always thought he was saying "one of the hardest to salt the sea"
@@A.B.I.MA. I cant unhear it now
ededmax jjowoj
You know it might be unpopular opinion, but as great as Les’ bass is here, I’m more blown away by how good Tim’s drums. It makes the song.
I love how much fun he looks like he's having, glad he turned his passion of fishing into a kickass song
Ah the 90's. Ah real instruments and talent. Also Les is a gift from the bass gods...anything he does.
90s was the beggining of the age of nu metal (limp bizkt etc). Definetly not a good time for metal
@@TackJorrance Primus is considered metal by a lot of people. The guy is flat out wrong though, some of the best metal albums ever came out in the '90s and the existence of shitty music doesn't make the good music any less present.
Jim Jam Banana Slam 90s had RIP, Painkiller, The Downward Spiral, all of Death’s brilliant releases in that decade and the first SOAD album. Probably the golden age of metal
And Alice In Chains
This came out in 88 or 89... They were ahead of their time.
When I grow up
I want to be
A bass player
Harry Fyhr So did i and that dream became true
When i grow up
I want to be
A BASS fisher
When i grow up
I want to be
One of the bassist from N-Sync
When I grow up
I want to
Work for Bass.
Hang on I did and it was shit!
I had never realized after all these years coming back to watch this how good this looks for a video uploaded in 2005.
best intro i've ever heard..first time i ever heard this song was at a party my junior yr of H/S and i was taking a bong rip... that drum line always brings back nostalgia
popacap21 I like how they start it in the Suck on This version with YYZ in the beginning.
The first time i heard this i was in the 4th grade and my dad was jamming along to it on his bass
It’s amazing 2019
"Hey Les, wanna go fishing with us and the boys"
"Nah man, gotta think up a song for us to jam to"
"Aww come on man, it'll be fun, it'll clear your mind and give you some good ideas"
"Aight, you convinced me"
"Hey guys what if a commercial fisherman fucking died in our metal song"
What goes unnoticed within the general Claypool hysteria is that obnoxious and grinding guitar. Music to my ears.
I love when Ler plays circus music on his guitar.
Ler is a very important part of Primus’ sour sound. He’s also just a flat-out amazing guitarist. The title track “Frizzle Fry” has him doing more conventional soloing at the end in addition to a bunch of excellent riffs, just in case you doubt his ability to lead a song. Primus may have been able to replace their drummer at one point, but they’d be hard-pressed to replace Ler.
I first came to Primus for Les, but stayed for Ler (and Herb of course)
Tried to show this song to my boss who's a passionate fisherman. You know what he said? "This sucks"
He’s onto something. 🍼
"He can play John the fisherman, acoustically."
\m/ South Park \m/
Youtub3rh4x0r morshus right but he could not be such an ass
Youtub3rh4x0r I think... he was joking.. maybe...
Youtub3rh4x0r the bait is fucking real
Shane Desormier BAIT? FISHING? GET IT?
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South Park's "Guitar Hero Episode" brought me here, been tryin' to find this song ever since I first heard it, sooooooooooooo happy I found it!!!!!(Heard it on XM Radio & almost crashed, I was sooooooooooooooooo excited to finally hear this!!!!!😄💕😄💕)
me too
Bruh these guys litterally wrote the South Park intro they are at the credits of every single episode
When I grow up I want to be,
One of the harvesters of the sea.
I think before my days are done,
I want to be a fisherman!
calling John the fisherman!
Jordan Johnson
*Cracks Carlton draught*
Here you go!
I just got home from seeing les , ler, and herbage in Troutdale oregon! They sucked so bad! I loved seeing them , they rule! I became a fan back in August of 2021, I don't know how I missed their awesomeness all these years, but no matter, I'm a friend to the end now so....have a good you guys! Hey Les, did you hear me yell Les is more...I hope so because you are....peace to you all ....love ya...just one more thing...my favorite song is John the fisherman, but the song I looked up to play this morning was, here come the bastards,,, you know the rest...
The bass line of any Primus is always epic and like most have said that snare paired with it it's just amazing
U like ministry?
i bet this video was just an excuse to go fishing lol
haha Les will do anything to fish
IRS: "I see you purchased a boat last year and wrote off the entire thing"
Les: "It was a business expense"
IRS: "And what business is it that you are in sir?"
Les: ...
no shit
they're never going to catch any fish like that
jersydvl 🙃
All these guys are on top of their game !! Perfect blend of guitar, bass, drums....
Man,how could this band stay unnoticed from me rhe last 20 years?
I ditto that remark! Where have I been!
Same here...duhh
This is a high quality video considering it was uploaded in 2005.
It was made in the 90s..
made in the 90s and uploaded on youtube in 2005
holy shit this video is old
11 years old
And its fantastic
Your love to Primus grows on you after like 50 years
The bass is what the bottom of the ocean sounds like
The intro to My Name is Mud sounds like dinosaurs stomping on the ground!
luv it. got 500w subw in my car :D
That's kinda what I thought. Metal hitting metal (or rocks) underwater, just like Jerry Was A Racecar Driver sounds like racecars zooming past for most of the song.
@Fuffy McBuffy John fish the Ocean Man
_Shake Hands with Beef_ sounds just like a fat guy in the McDonald's restroom.
The fills on the drums are wild!
Primus is one of my favourite bands and Les Claypool is one of my biggest influences on bass, this song is just so damn good. Also 2:22 Kirk Hammett is just chilling on the boat while Les, Larry and Herb are all rocking out
One of the most underrated bands..ever. They had tons of talent.
Do have
Les Claypool writes his lyrics about the most random crap ever.... And it's still miles better than anything that modern pop artists can write.
fuck yea, but the thing is at least Les can keep on track of the main topic of the song... fishing ;)
+Salty Sea Pickle very ironic name
PBAFan12 How so?
Salty Sea Pickle >is a song about a fisherman, which goes over the ocean/lake
>salty >SEA< pickle
:^_)
PBAFan12 That's not ironic, it's coincidental.
Man it’s crazy how versatile he is, a master bass player, and the Batman, truly this guy has some talent!
Great song.
Amazing drums,bass and singing. The guitar is there as well.
All three of them are so friggan talented.
yea people like to compare to rush a lot.
I think the thing that I always found interesting or at least, from their videos, and the way they play, is that they don't seem like people who would normally hang out together. Jerry is probably the perfect song to describe it I guess. The guitar does not go with the bassline in that song other than it's in the same tempo. The bass sounds something jazz, the guitar sounds punk rock, and the drums sound like Danny Carey's and Neil's abandoned lovechild. Put 'em together and you have a song that just sounds oddly disjointed and then at the end it all comes together. This song is somewhat similar in that respect except the bass and guitar go together pretty well in this one.
oh fuck off, it's 2017 stop hating amazing bands
I think the guitarist used to be in Possessed....not sure...
Your speaking my language ,I totally agree there amazing !
The Bass, the accuracy, the song, the...., it's amazing how they're do, but it's also incredible to have all this various styles in one song : Stoner, Psychedelic rock, Funk and Sludge metal.
Primus is the Masterclass of Music.
You have to respect John, he died doing what he loved. We should all be so lucky.
1:51 Bit of a reference to Neil Peart’s second fill from the Tom Sawyer bridge (the double bass one). Well played, Tim Alexander.
probably one of my favorite songs ever to even be conceived
fuck yes!
High level power trios (Rush, The Police, Primus, etc.) always seem to have some incarnation of these same attributes. Top shelf bass and drums with a guitar player who understands the use of space and atmosphere over all else.
This was the "gateway" song for me back in the day that got me into Primus. Les' bass tone is killer!
This is too good. I dont deserve this beautiful noise. Its beyond everything
Love that killer opening drum groove!
Me too comrade!
What a cool band.
So unique.
Anyone else under 25 soaking this in?
David Thiessen 20
17
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Primus SUCKS!
Me
No doubt my favorite Primus track bc of the sickening drum fills by Tim Alexander. Insane stuff.
Look at all the kids "sticking up" for primus by telling us they don't suck. Its cute
Nah even kids nowadays know that PRIMUS SUCKS!
Danklord28
I don't think you understand how this works
....err....in the early days in Cali, the band wouldn't play until the crowd chanted "PRIMUS SUCKS"...it's basically a code....you're welcome kid. Pay it forward. PRIMUS SUCKS.
Imagine how many record producers said those words to them. ...and are now regretting it! Yes "Primus sucks", is their mantra, if you will. Herb Alexander for President!!
I take it you're new to Primus
Les is a once in a several generation talent. Nothing before him, we won't see another like him in our lifetimes and can just be thankful we lived the same time he did. For me, the best bassist ever, flea is second but nobody does it like les.
Flea over-rated
Jaco
Victor
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Brian Duffy
U know nothing
It’s been like 10 years since I’ve heard this song finally UA-cam recommends something I’m interested in
Primus is one of the most talented bands I have EVER heard. Les Claypool is amazing on that bass!
this looks like something beavis and butthead would watch
Mystery Of Autistics PRODUCTIONS cause u just dont get it
Wait... you get it!??!
Lucky for us.
They have a song about them
Mystery Of Autistics PRODUCTIONS 👍🏼😂👍🏼
As I cast my first line yesterday this song comes on to my playlist. It was a special moment.
+Sesame Street Savage My middle name is John, can that count?
but wouldnt you scare the fish?
wearing thrasher before the hypebeast thing lol
What is hypebeast?
@@treyrulz555 those people that wear supreme shirts and yeezes, you know, fuckbois
Yup. People think thrasher is a clothing brand nowadays for fuck sakes
Who wearing thrasher and im not going to call out 69 likes
@@cursedcliff7562 god my generation is retarded ;(
Love this song. I first saw them at a tiny club in San Jose in '90 then all over the bay area throughout the early 90s and have seen them tons ever since....got to meet Les once, super cool dude. Great great band.
Best Primus song in my opinion. I could listen to this song & watch this video 100 times a day...and I have many times.
3:15 Puppet is going off.
Double Toasted weird seeing you guys here
Learning how to play all of Les Claypool's bass licks in the 90's made me a funk monster. Thanks, Les and friends.
I love how the drums sound in this song. So snappy.