Primus
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Primus is an American rock band known for its eccentric, genre-blending sound and the virtuosic bass playing of frontman Les Claypool.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Les Claypool | 0 |
| Primus – My Name Is Mud | 1 |
Statements (70)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
musician
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rock band ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1984 ⓘ |
| basedIn | San Francisco Bay Area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| createdThemeSongFor | South Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formedIn | 1984 ⓘ |
| genre |
alternative metal
ⓘ
alternative rock ⓘ avant-garde metal ⓘ comedy rock ⓘ experimental rock ⓘ funk metal ⓘ progressive rock ⓘ thrash-funk ⓘ |
| hasEP |
Animals Should Not Try to Act Like People
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Miscellaneous Debris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFanbaseNickname | Primus fans often chant "Primus sucks" at shows NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced |
alternative metal bands
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nu metal bands ⓘ |
| hasLiveAlbum |
Animals Should Not Try to Act Like People (DVD audio portion)
NERFINISHED
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Hallucino-Genetics: Live 2004 NERFINISHED ⓘ Suck on This NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Larry LaLonde
NERFINISHED
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Les Claypool NERFINISHED ⓘ Tim Alexander NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPastMember |
Adam Gates
NERFINISHED
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Bryan Mantia NERFINISHED ⓘ Jay Lane NERFINISHED ⓘ Lane Poor NERFINISHED ⓘ Todd Huth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hiatusPeriod |
2000–2003
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2004–2008 ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Frank Zappa
NERFINISHED
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Funkadelic NERFINISHED ⓘ King Crimson NERFINISHED ⓘ Rush NERFINISHED ⓘ The Residents NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOf | Primus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nominatedFor | Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
eccentric sound
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virtuosic bass playing ⓘ |
| notableSong |
Jerry Was a Race Car Driver
NERFINISHED
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John the Fisherman NERFINISHED ⓘ My Name Is Mud NERFINISHED ⓘ Tommy the Cat NERFINISHED ⓘ Wynona’s Big Brown Beaver NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Antipop
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Brown Album NERFINISHED ⓘ Frizzle Fry NERFINISHED ⓘ Green Naugahyde NERFINISHED ⓘ Pork Soda NERFINISHED ⓘ Primus & the Chocolate Factory with the Fungi Ensemble NERFINISHED ⓘ Sailing the Seas of Cheese NERFINISHED ⓘ Tales from the Punchbowl NERFINISHED ⓘ The Desaturating Seven NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
bassist
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musical performer ⓘ songwriter ⓘ vocalist ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
A&M Records
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Caroline Records NERFINISHED ⓘ Interscope Records ⓘ Polydor Records ⓘ Pork Soda Records NERFINISHED ⓘ Prawn Song Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| styleCharacteristic |
complex bass-driven arrangements
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humorous and surreal lyrics ⓘ use of odd time signatures ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Primus – My Name Is Mud