The first Primus album to achieve much widespread airplay (thanks to its release on a major), and the one that broke them on MTV, Sailing the Seas of Cheese completely redefined the possibilities of the electric bass in rock music for those who'd never heard the group before. Slapping like a funk player, but strumming power chords and finger-tapping like a metal guitar hero, Les Claypool coaxed sounds from his instrument that had rarely if ever been made the focus of a rock band. {$...   [ read more ]

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VINYL FORMAT. On 180 gram vinyl with a deluxe gatefold sleeve! Originally released in 1993, and debuting in the Top Ten, this is the second major label release for this Bay Area group. With a style that's hard to define, yet instantly recognizable, Primus blazed their own musical trail, led by Les Claypool's bass histrionics. Punk, funk, noise, rock, blues, and novelty pop all combine into the crazy stew that is Primus, and Pork Soda is one of the fines efforts of their illustrious career.

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VINYL FORMAT. Another alternative classic originally released in 1991, available on vinyl for the first time since its initial release. The third album from Les Claypool & Co., and first for a major label, is a twisted mix of prog rock, funk and punk, with a taste for Frank Zappa's humor and Captain Beefheart's guttural growl. One of the few bands to have the bass as the prominent instrument, with Claypool alternating from funky slaps to throbbing power chords to heavy, heavy solos, the guitar providing al...   [ read more ]

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