primus - miscellaneous debris/pork soda

miscellaneous debris released 1992
pork soda released 1993

for those of you not already familiar with this band...the best way to describe this band would be this: you've seen the movie deliverance...yes?...ok...well...and you remember those nice folks they meet in the woods?...well...before taking ned beatty out for a milkshake...the mountain man would've excused himself because he had to get to band practice...and the other guy would've been all like "whut? i dint knew you was in an instrument band. what does y'all play?"...and the other would reply "well...i'll tell ya...you know how i like that tom sawyer band from canadia? well...we sounds like them making a frank zappa and the residents tribute album"...and the other would just stand there slackjawed...and then the other would go behind a tree...produce a bass...and walk off

understand?

all three members of the band have roots in the bay area thrash scene of the early 80's...a 17 year old larry lalonde played in the band possessed (whose SEVEN CHURCHES album is considered by some as the first death metal album) and then went on to play in a band called blind illusion with singer/bassist les claypool (who auditioned for metallica after their bassist cliff burton was killed when their tour bus flipped...he was told that he was too good for metallica...but then again...nowadays...what isn't?)...and drummer tim alexander was in a band with testament guitarist alex skolnick (he also had his own band called laundry in which he played drums and sang for)

i couldn't decide on which album to post...so you get a two fer

and yeah...i could've posted SAILING THE SEAS OF CHEESE....or FRIZZLE FRY...or SUCK ON THIS (as far as i know...this is the only band to release a live album as their debut)...but i consider these two albums as turning points in the band's career...with MISCELLANEOUS DEBRIS they started going into a more experimental direction (it's made up of all covers...peter gabriel...pink floyd...the residents...just to name a few)...and with PORK SODA they went into an almost tom waits-ish direction (whom they've collaborated with many times...he's tommy the cat fer chrissakes) and pretty much laid the groundwork for future primus albums with it's experimental/psychedelic tones

so do yourself a favor...pull up your pants...and stay out of the woods

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