This cache is another in our series of great rock bands. Today,
we're paying tribute to Primus. I got turned on to them when I
heard a snippet of live Primus on MTV, and thought that they
sounded like King Crimson. Boy was I wrong! What a dope!
It turns out that Primus is nothing like KC, except that they
are musically awesome. Les Claypool plays bass guitar like no one
I've ever heard. He's turned it into a completely different
instrument. I also really like the humor and sarcasm in their
lyrics. One of my favorite songs is "Jerry was a race car driver."
For a little "taste," click on the album cover below:
Jerry Was A Race Car Driver
Jerry was a race car driver
And he drove so goddamned fast
He never did win no checkered flag
But he never did come in last
Jerry was a race car driver
He'd say "El solo number one"
With a bocephus sticker on his 442
He'd light 'em up just for fun
Captain Pierce was a fireman
Richmond engine #3
I'll be a wealthy man when I get a dime
For all the things that man taught to me
Captain Pierce was a strong man
Strong as any man alive
It stuck in his craw that they made him retire
At the age of 65
Jerry was a race car driver
22 years old
Had too many cold beers one night
And wrapped himself around a telephone pole
