138: Primus - Inside The Metal

Don’t deny the power of three. Whether it’s certain “anti-relaxers”, a brilliantly executed joke, or the divinely strange shades of psychedelic metal weirdness created by the “power threesome” known as PRIMUS, three packs quite the powerful punch.

PRIMUS have always stayed in the realm of the weird and unorthodox, forging their own unique path by blending surrealistic bass driven prog metal with absurdly weird lyrical vistas and some of the strangest riffs known this side of the multiverse to create a brilliant, yet oddly eccentric, brand of metal that is uniquely theirs and theirs alone.

Time to follow the bouncing ball and decide if your preference is “one handed or two handed” as you enjoy some of the “best wings in town” while figuring out how Sammy Davis Jr. factors into all this outlandish madness as you JOIN US for a 3-piece order of deliciously weird, sonic peculiarity as Metal Nerdery Podcast goes deep INSIDE THE METAL with PRIMUS.

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(05:15): Road trip food choices are always hard…when in doubt… #Applebees (at this point, the extended version of #RussellsReflections) / #InfiniteReignInBlood / #BarryWhite and #MarvinGaye and #toofuckingloud #WhatDoYouWannaEat!? #caucasianhell #whitewashwarlord (Bruh, you deserved to be mad at yourself…for that). #benefitofthedoubt / #cunt, #kunt or #qunt? HAHAHAHAHA!!! #Crazybitch (***Wait for it…***) #waitforit #BuckCherry #CrazyBitch #InfiniteRepeat #worththemoney (***Does #anal help relieve tension, #ladies? ***) / #strolled

(10:37): #asamatteroffuckingfact ***The Voicemail Segment!!!*** #TheVoiceMailSegment / #wellwellwell #ThePost #pissingpost / #killerimpression #spoton (RE: Russell’s voice also re: #smotheringchildren to have a #greatradiovoice) / #faceforradio / ***WE’LL PLAY YOUR SHIT!!!*** #weloveGoblinCock / #listencarefullyforinstructions #imnotypingallthisshitoutyoulazyfucks #justlistenplease / #numbertwopodcast #BloodRunner (#ThanksNeal!!!) #oldschool #NWOOSTM style #noflipflops and #nopoptops #killeropener WASTING AWAY (***definitely NOT from #SouthAmerica***) ***LET US KNOW WHAT YOU THINK; GIVE US YOUR FEEDBACK AT metalnerdery@gmail.com or leave us a voicemail at 980-666-8182!!!***

(18:27): The Docket: PRIMUS and their extremely #odd place in the #HallsOfMetal (and the joy of #HeadbangersBall lumping all #metalcontent together) / #angstyugly (a #tangentional connection to the mighty #Possessed) / #KeynardMaylenToolen / #Primus is its own #newsubgenre of #metal / *Another stunningly stellar #spoton #review* #OneOfTheWorst #thatstheway #tooearly #notenoughcoke #itsnotadayjob #itsalifestyle #PleaseTuneInAgain #WillSmithMotivationalMoment #KeepMyWifesBushOutYourFuckingMouth #Molly #itisanditisnt

(23:40): Initial exposure to Primus… / #BrotherLeatherFace #dogwillhunt (Remember the #CDlongbox?)

#Springbreak and the #deevolutionofMTV / #markthetime / ***BRAND NEW PRIMUS!!!*** #pulpfictionization CONSPIRINOIA #reallylong (from the upcoming album “Conspiranoid”) #intellesting #basslunacy #bassgenius #cuetherelaxers #wetfartsynthesizer and #chemtrailmix / #thenextprojectband #bandbone #howdareyou / ***Can you imagine #Buckethead playing with #Primus!?!?***

(32:32): “Frizzle Fry” (1990): ***33rd floor Inverted Underground Bunker Poon Studios #renovations*** / But first, a few notes about the band that would become known as Primus. #extremevibratorASMR ***Can you imagine #LesClaypool in #Metallica? *** / #sorryforbeingafuckfaceASMR / JOHN THE FISHERMAN #thelongbox #theheartshapedbox #thevergina #thehole / #selfdepravating ***still JOHN THE FISHERMAN #thatisontheboat #youKNOWitsLesClaypoolASMR #suicidaltendies / #everybodyknowsit HAROLD OF THE ROCKS #thereisnoEnterSandman #greathooks TOO MANY PUPPIES (***the uniquely eccentric quality of Les Claypool’s vocal style…***) #relaxermetal

(46:13): “Sailing The Seas of Cheese” (1991) / #Keanu and #TheRiversEdge #crispyballs #fireitupman JERRY WAS A RACE CAR DRIVER #nachosASMR ***Go watch the music video!!! Now imagine him on stage with Metallica…*** #stockfootage / Metal = #stagediving / #GO #dogwillhunt / Primus is like weird jazz metal… #looseinthebottom #verycrisp #cornflakes #sidemetal #newgenre / #popcornASMR #butfirst IS IT LUCK? #readthoselyrics #LesClaypoolIsABlessin (and a fucking #genius!!!) #butshewasntimpressed #ismiledandisaid / #numbertwo ***All week has been training!!!*** #TheLordsWork

(57:11): “Pork Soda” (1993): ***Primus always stays #intheweird*** Grunge probably helped to sort of “force” Primus into the Metal genre (vs. alternative) / Primus is the next #projectband / #adderallsnortinwoman DMV #readthoselyrics #pointlessASMR (Better now than then…it’s aged quite well.) #bigbottom #spatialsound / MY NAME IS MUD #extradrummer #uglybutbeautiful #Harvey and #Powder / #popcornASMR

(1:06:08): “Tales From The Punchbowl” (1995): PROFESSOR NUTBUTTER’S HOUSE OF TREATS #killeropener #perfectburpASMR (*the “extra instrument” theory*) / the evolution of Les’ style, #flamencoguitar and #properfingering #9806668182 #concretedildofingers WYNONA’S BIG BROWN BEAVER (#dontdenythepowerof #SouthPark and the #LesClaypool #Primus #tangentionalality) #frickinDoctorEvil #theweirdestmusicvideoEVAHHH #followthebouncingball #thekiwis and #professionalwomen / ***NEVER sit on your own balls!!!*** #racquetballscrote / Primus is an “album band” and not a “singles” band. A full #listeningexperience.

(1:18:29): “Brown Album” (1997): FISTICUFFS #retro SHAKE HANDS WITH BEEF #technically #notgay #astrangerinthetub #doubletracked #sickgroove / “Speaking of #tattoos …” (We actually were NOT speaking of tattoos, but okay…) ***INTERMISSION: Russell’s television show review…*** #sleevedoutgirl (and the #unpopularopinion) #inkmaster (***yeah, we’re piling on and #hashtagging the fuck outta this!!!***). #Bodypainttattoos

(1:29:05): “Antipop” (1999): LACQUER HEAD (***that fucking riff!!!***) #allstarlineup #allstarcats #allstarCAST #yeah ECLECTIC ELECTRIC (**Let the record show that Primus is, in fact, #progressivemetal**) #creepychildrenASMR #momentsoftrippyness #trippygoodness and #solvingTheRubiksCube #fiftysixseconds #twohanded vs #onehanded #markthetime / The Rubik’s cube is an #algorithm / #ThatsIncredible

(1:40:00): “Green Naugahyde” (2011): A bit of a #hiatus and the power of one musician on any band’s sound (#therulesofmusic) #sideprojects / More of Russell’s Ruminations… and #RainingBloodKaraoke / #thebestwings #Shazzys and #them #nofucksgiven #spectrumASMR / “Wings are now the thing…” #crispywings #donedone #eightminutes and #wingrules ***check out #JimmyMacsWings*** #divebargoodness/ And now, BACK TO THE PRIMUS! (Different drummer, Jay Lane) JILLY’S ON SMACK #honkysound (***Is it fair to say that we’re a #progpodcast? ***) HENNEPIN CRAWLER #onmicburpodorASMR / ***What is Metal Nerdery Podcast’s #blackalbumepisode? ***

(1:57:07): “Primus & the Chocolate Factory with the Fungi Ensemble” (2014): #percocetdrumset CANDY MAN (***check out the music video…on #relaxers! ***) #bestmusicvideoever / #toodark #undownloaded OOMPA VIOLET (It’s only four and one half thousand hours…) #makesometea

(2:04:34): “The Desaturating Seven” (2017): A very “progressive” sounding album (with a bit of #Tool #tangentionalality). THE VALLEY and a word from #TheGoblinMaster #ranch and #animals and #rainbowsauce #MCTentacleChoice THE SEVEN #timesignatureASMR #moreyeah #offmicyeah ***THANK YOU FOR JOINING US ON OUR PERUSAL OF PRIMUS, INSIDE THE METAL!!!*** #wealwaysshowup #weareconsistent #untilthenext #thankyou #untilthenext #thelastword #outroASMR #popcornrepriseASMR