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Primus Tracks

Josh, Frankie, & Soya

Primus Tracks chronicles the recordings of the rock band Primus, one track at a time. Join Josh, Frankie, & Primus friend/assistant Tim Soya as they create the ultimate Primus companion - for beginners and hardcore fans alike.

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63:09

c2b3 - Ignorance Is Bliss w/ Peat Rains

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2025/01/21

We conclude our c2b3 experience with the towering album closer, Ignorance Is Bliss. Peat Rains of You Bred Raptors? joins us to explicate the music and lyrics, and to discuss what makes this a grand statement at the end of the record. For those who don't know what a mohel is, we have you covered. Find Peats band, You Bred Raptors? on Instagram and at youbredraptors.comGet involvedInstagramFacebookEmailBurn your money

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45:27

c2b3 - 48 Hours To Go

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2025/01/13

Note: We recorded this episode prior to NYE, and I thought it fitting to include our postulations as to what we'd witness, you know, for s&g. 48 Hours To Go is another tune critical of the W administration and sticks with lyrics of its time. We dig into the time capsule lyrics and the heady jams that Brain brings to the fore. Plus, Josh is entranced by this week's live tracks, and Frankie gets help in solving a major Primus mystery. Get involvedInstagramFacebookEmailBurn your money

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74:44

NYE 2024 Recap

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2025/01/06

WE WERE THERE. The two-night stand for 2024 New Year's Eve dubbed Claypool Gold contained numerous surprises and delights to the senses as Les and Larry recruited numerous familiar faces to support them in performing a wide variety of tunes from the worlds of Holy Mackerel, Frog Brigade, and Primus. Limbomaniacs and Beanpole provided inspiring opening acts, making for two nights full of madness. We break it down with commentary on the set lists, lineups, our experiences, and Tim Soya (HE WAS THERE)

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50:51

c2b3 - Jackalope w/ Lalo Fierro

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2024/12/23

Jackalope is the third of three instrumental tracks on the c2b3 record, and it doesn't stick around too long. However, it does have some unique aspects to it that separate the track from the rest of the record. Lalo Fierro helps us by modeling the bass parts and describing their singular elements, and how the band works together to make something groovy with very few theatrics. And while we're on the topic of jackalopes, Frankie shares his favorite cryptids. Find Lalo on Instagram:

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54:32

c2b3 - Big Eyeball in the Sky w Matt Hunter

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2024/12/09

The title track of the c2b3 record inspires divergent thoughts from Josh and Frankie, but Matt Hunter holds us together with his bass breakdown and a look the tune's foundations. If you like exaggerated fretless bass slides and excoriating the media landscape, you're in luck!Get involvedInstagramFacebookEmailBurn your money RORY DOLAN FOR THE PRIMUS THRONE!

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57:15

c2b3 - Scott Taylor w Luke Bemand

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2024/11/25

The heavy instrumental Scott Taylor attracted the attention of our old pal Luke Bemand, who had to marvel at its wildness with us. This tune's title was a mystery at the time of release, but we've sleuthed so that you don't have to, and the title is surprisingly(?) germane to much of the subject matter in the second half of the record. Live cuts feature loads of Bernie madness!Find Luke at lespecial.net and @lukebemandbass on the socials. Get involvedInstagramFacebookEmailBurn your money RORY DOLAN

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52:46

c2b3 - Junior

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2024/11/11

The first of many tracks on the c2b3 that airs grievances and frustrations with the George W Bush administration, Junior directly derides W through a variety of vocalizations, supported by a greasy soundtrack. Speaking of greasy, Sam Stewart of Flagman drops in to dissect the tune and reveal what he's learned from studying Les and c2b3 on a musical level. Find Sam's music at flagmanband.com Get involvedInstagramFacebookEmailBurn your money

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41:31

c2b3 - Hip Shot From The Slab

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2024/10/28

Possibly the most challenging track of the album for its messiness and seeming lack of structure, there are redeeming qualities - Bucket's strange guitar sounds, a guest turn from Gabby La La, and the mystery of the single lyric - Hip Shot From the Slab captures c2b3 at its most abstract. Frankie doggedly mines English idioms to make sense of the title, for which we spend an inordinate amount of time. Some fascinating live cuts and brave Primates' Takes round out this episode. Get

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58:08

c2b3 - Elephant Ghost

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2024/10/21

The epic instrumental positioned at track 4 is mix of wistful pathos and chill dub, eliciting a wide range of interpretations and emotional responses. At Primus Tracks, we tend towards the visual spark, and this track takes us on some strange trips. We get into the heart of the matter, and discuss some megafauna along the way. Get involvedInstagramFacebookEmailBurn your money

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47:04

c2b3 - Tyranny of the Hunt

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2024/10/07

The tyranny of the hunt will take you by surprise, and so will the origins of this track! We have deep background on the lyrics of this track thanks to some interviews around the time of record release, as well as our recent episode with Les, Brain, and Soya. Who knew the gangrenous penis would become the stuff of legend? (Me. I knew.) The music is well-structured, with some inspired breaks among the stop-start verses, and Buckethead shows his versatility throughout. The lyrics lead us to a

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62:03

c2b3 - Thai Noodles w/ Rory Dolan

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2024/09/30

The great Rory Dolan of Lespecial rejoins Primus Tracks to deconstruct Brain's unusual drum performance on the second track of the c2b3 record, which, actually, already sounds like it was deconstructed? After rocking our faces off, this looser number reveals the more casual and spontaneous side of the band and project. Frankie reveals the thematic origins of the seemingly-nonsensical lyrics, which brings it all together. Rory on Instagramlespecial.net Get involved:InstagramFacebookEmailBurn your

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64:53

c2b3 - Buckethead w/ Kello Gonzalez

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2024/09/23

The great Kello Gonzalez rejoins Primus Tracks amid his jam-packed schedule to discuss the fiery opening track to the lone Bucket of Bernie Brains release, Buckethead. The second biographical track about the mysterious masked figure with lyrics by Claypool, this one hoists him as a paragon of honor and excellence, with a towering track to match, but only after a whimsical keyboard intro courtesy of Bernie Worrell, which calls to mind the improvisational nature of the band's live performances and the

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73:58

Making of c2b3 with Brain and Les Claypool

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2024/09/16

As we turn our attention to Colonel Claypool's Bucket of Bernie Brains, Tim Soya made sure we opened proceedings in style with two of the band members, Brian "Brain" Mantia and Les Claypool. We ask them about the origins and magic of C2B3 - which seems to be just that, given their commentary, but they certainly hold dear the experience of playing without a net and relying on one another to carry the show should the need arise. We get into some of the album's tracks and stump them with a clip of a

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69:55

Primus DNA - XTC

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2024/09/09

We continue our DNA sub-series with a less obvious influence on Les Claypool and Primus: XTC. This English band influenced Les in his formative years, perhaps subconsciously influencing his own style, culminating in two Primus covers of XTC tracks from their album, Drums and Wires in Making Plans for Nigel and Scissorman. Here to provide a crash course in XTC And to describe what he hears of them in Primus is XTX Xpert Mark Fisher, who maintains an XTC podcast, What Do You Call That Noise? and keeps

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35:24

Hot Rod Lincoln, Locomotive Breath, Number Two

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2024/09/02

Les Claypool was busy enough in 2002 with the release and support of Purple Onion, but he also found time to complete a cover of Hot Rod Lincoln for a compilation album, land Frog Brigade Bonnaroo performances on two official releases, and start his journey with Colonel Claypool's Bucket of Bernie Brains. We dig into the covers and the improv nature of c2b3.Get involved:InstagramFacebookEmailBurn your money

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52:11

2024 Summer Tour Wrap

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2024/08/26

As the 2024 Primus summer tour concludes, we take a look at the number of set list surprises and other goodies that packed the 33-date sojourn with much mirth, merriment, and mind-melting, mesmerizing musicianship. This tour was unique for being conducted without some kind of theme or conceit behind, nor any kind of official release to back. Primus was just out on the road, headlining some fetching venues and digging deep into the bag of tracks, much to the delight of the hardcore fans such as us

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62:44

Master Class with David Lefkowitz - Prawn Song Records

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2024/08/19

David Lefkowitz returns for another Master Class. Dave managed Primus/Les for about twenty years, and additionally was the president of Prawn Song Records when the label pivoted to releasing albums by talented Bay Area bands. We discuss the challenges and intricacies of running a record label (Dave's advice: don't.) and why it's not the greatest idea. Great talk with a true heavy!Get involved: https://linktr.ee/primustracks

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55:10

LSD - Minneapolis 2004

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2024/08/12

Our latest Legendary Show Dissection takes us back to 2004 as Primus marauded across North America to bring Frizzle Fry in its entirety to the masses in a two-set evening-with format. On this particular evening, the band graced the crowd with what we believe is a record of six consecutive songs on the six-string fretless "rainbow" bass. Considering that the rainbow is retired due to age and sentimental value, and replaced by a fantastic Pachyderm sixer, this specific feat may never be replicated

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73:31

Purple Onion - Cosmic Highway w/ Kello Gonzalez

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2024/08/05

The great Kello Gonzalez returns to wrap up Purple Onion in style with a breakdown of (and on) Cosmic Highway. We get into what makes this track a fan favorite, why it ends the record in a satisfying way, and what makes it so familiar to Primus fans picking up Les solo work for the first time. Find Kello on Youtube & Instagram Get involved:InstagramFacebookEmailBurn your money

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43:12

Purple Onion - David Makalaster II

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2024/07/29

David Makalaster II continues the saga of our newscaster, whose manipulative messaging has taken a turn to the bellicose. Mak II stands as commentary on the media landscape post 9/11 and its exhortations to belligerence, whether abroad or domestic, and the music supports that military march to war, which we connect to Les Claypool's favorite film, perhaps finding some of the musical inspiration for this track. Think. It ain't illegal yet. Get involved:InstagramFacebookEmailBurn your money

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