Primus - Tales From The Punchbowl (1995) (eac-flac-cover)

Primus - Tales From The Punchbowl (1995)

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By now, Primus' modus operandi is clear and well-established: twisted bass/drum grooves reminiscent of King Crimson gone horribly, horribly wrong, insane ringmaster vocals with cartoonish lyrics, and cutting, off-the-wall guitar. There is much unabashed prog rock in Primus' sound, which even the thick dollops of irony that the band seeks to impart to its compositions are unable to mask completely. Primus' musicianship continues to improve, with the intonation of Les Claypool's trademark fretless bass (a sore spot in the past) more spot-on than ever, and guitarist Larry LaLonde's Fripp-isms are truly convincing for the first time. The funk influences that have always been hinted at on previous Primus records seem more convincing here, as Claypool and drummer Tim "Herb" Alexander lay down some extremely grooving figures, as on the Red Hot Chili Peppers-esque "chorus" to "Mrs. Blaileen." Of course, the high-energy angular rhythms that Primus is known and loved for are as present as ever; they are just pulled off with greater zest and looser precision (if there is such a thing) than they have in the past. LaLonde in particular seems to have improved a great deal between Pork Soda and Tales From the Punchbowl. His dissonances seem a bit more calculated and less gratuitous and lazy than they often came off before. With high energy and full of surprises, Tales From the Punchbowl is one of Primus' finer discs.

Tracks
1. Professor Nutbutter's House of Treats 07:13
2. Mrs. Blaileen 03:20
3. Wynona's Big Brown Beaver 04:24
4. Southbound Pachyderm 06:22
5. Space Farm 01:45
6. Year of the Parrot 05:45
7. Hellbound 17 1/2 (theme from) 02:59
8. Glass Sandwich 04:05
9. Del Davis Tree Farm 03:23
10. De Anza Jig 02:26
11. On the Tweek Again 04:41
12. Over the Electric Grapevine 06:25
13. Captain Shiner 01:15

Personnel
Les Claypool (bass, bass banjo, vocals)
Larry LaLonde (guitars, 6 string banjo)
Tim Alexander (drums)

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