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Primus - Antipop Audio CD

A fair review of the Primus "Antipop" Audio CD. Please note that the below review is the views of the authors, and authors only. You can get a complete list of all Primus reviews here, or go back to the Primus tabs.

Primus Band: Primus
Title: Antipop
Rating:
Release Date: 1999-10-19
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Intro 2: Electric Uncle Sam 3: Natural Joe 4: Lacquer Head 5: Antipop 6: Eclectic Electric 7: Greet the Scared Cow 8: Mama Didn't Raise No Fool 9: Dirty Drowning Man 10: Ballad of Bodacious 11: Power Mad 12: Final Voyage of the Liquid Sky 13: Coattails of a Dead Man

one of the best
If you don't own it, you should. This is definitely one of the best Primus albums.


PRIMUS Sucks! This album doesn't!
This is a straight ahead rock album, which is a welcome change from their usual nonsense. I remain a casual fan of Primus, but a super-fan of Antipop.

I've listened to all their albums while driving around in my Ultra-Primus-Fan friend's car and while I didn't hate them, "My Name is Mudd", "Jerry Was a Race Car Driver" and the like never made my ears perk up.
It wasn't until the angry drone of "Mama Didn't Raise No Fool" that I started to change my tune.

Each song has an edgy recognizable riff and sing-along lyrics that make the entire album a great listen.
Songs like "Antipop", "Laquerhead", "Natural Joe" and "Electric Uncle Sam" are the straight ahead rockers, while "Coattails Of a Deadman", "Eclectic Electric" and "Last Voyage of the Liquid Sky" stray off into the artistic, wierd-o realm that hardcore Primus fans expect from Les and the gang.

I actually saw Primus live (with Buckethead!) during the Antipop tour and they were great, too bad I didn't buy the album until after the fact.

If you are not a Primus fan buy this album! Primus sucks! Antipop doesn't.
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Their Best?
Well, depends on how much of a PRIMUS purist you are. . definitely without a doubt their most adventurous. And despite the fact that there are guest "producers" a plenty on this record, they do nothing more than just that. . . they produce. With Hetfield and Morello lending a few non-imposing guitar chops here and there, they do not interfere with the bands genious in any way, not as much as they subtlely complement the sound. And as for the presence of *cringe* Fred Durst, well don't worry. . . not as much as a peep from him, thank God. "Laquerhead" (the Durst produced track) is quite the catchy rocker rather, if I do say so m'self. . . Not the PRIMUS album to start with, well I don't know. . . I think maybe it is, as this album no doubt the sharpest hook in PRIMUS' tacklebox. Fish On!.


you say Primus, i say KICK A**
or buy them all at once. primus is primus guys, all of their albums are spectacular!!! if you are a primus fan just collect the whole Les Claypool collection (sausage, holy mackerel, oysterhead, c2b3, frog brigade, and any other one that i missed, oh yeah PRIMUS!)
if you are not a primus listener, try Tales From The Punchbowl first, or maybe even Frizzle Fry. you may not like "some" songs, but there is ALWAYS one song (at least, thanks to a sertain 5 song album) that you must put on repeat.

"To defy the laws of tradition,
it is a crusade only of the brave. " (frizzly fry album).


musicians enjoy, others can just miss out
Primus is an awesome live act, and this album captures their live sound better than anything else they've done (STSOC is a close second). I don't get all the negative reviews for this album.

Now to the point of this review. This is a rhythm section delight. We all know Les is an amazing bassist (although he is a little overhyped), but the drumming, oh my heck the drumming? Maybe only a drummer would understand, but Brian pulls out some amazing chops on this disc. Just listen to the opening minutes of "Antipop" and listen to the intricacies (however you spell it) of the hi-hat work so get an idea of what I'm talking about.

Another thing - these guys actually sound aggresive and confident again. After 'Tales' and 'the brown album' you had to wonder what the heck was going on. On this album they actually sound alive. That's all I've got - take it for what it's worth.


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