![]() Take “Jerry Was A Racecar Driver.” It’s probably the closest thing to a hit single this album produced. This is goofy music, but with an angry intensity that only 90’s Gen X rebellion has really ever delivered. Listen to those of kilter guitar shots and the thundering tom fills while Claypool’s hypnotically repetitive (and challenging) bass playing cycles over top.Ĭlaypool has a reedy voice which has a biting tone great for sarcasm and humour, but he puts so much into his performances that it can lend an unsettling intensity to it. The song opens with a rambling bass line and accordion accents that almost feels like it’s out of a Tom Waits song before all three instruments begin a bizarrely syncopated riff which comes across as a wall of overwhelming noise. Baker”, a satirical criticism of toxic army culture that doesn’t just recall Sergeant Hartman’s infamous speech from Full Metal Jacket, it actually quotes it. "Sailing The Cheese" was certified Gold within two years, eventually climbing to Platinum in 2001.Live in 2004 but with the original line up Released in May 1991 by then-fledgling Interscope Records, 'Sailing The Seas Of Cheese' was Primus' second studio album and major label debut, featuring the singles "Jerry Was A Race Car Driver," "Tommy The Cat" (with Tom Waits voicing "Tommy The Cat"), and "Those Damn Blue-Collar Tweekers." The music videos for "Jerry Was A Race Car Driver" and "Tommy The Cat" received heavy play on MTV and the album hit #2 on Billboard's Heatseekers chart, peaking at #116 on the Billboard 200.Ĭomprised of bassist/vocalist Claypool, guitarist LaLonde, and drummer Tim "Herb" Alexander, Primus toured extensively in 19, including dates with Public Enemy, Anthrax, Fishbone, Rush and U2. In a restoration personally overseen by Les Claypool, Primus' acclaimed 'Sailing The Seas Of Cheese' has been remastered for the first time since its 1991 debut by founding members Claypool and Larry LaLonde. ![]()
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