How to Hire PRIMUS For Your Event!
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Members:
Les Claypool, Larry LaLonde, Tim Alexander
Based in: California
Based in: San Francisco
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Primus is an American rock band formed in El Sobrante, California, in 1984. Over the course of various lineup changes, Les Claypool is the only remaining original member left in Primus.
Primus is characterized by its irreverent, quirky approach to music, distinguished by Claypool’s bass-first songwriting style and eccentric lyrical themes. In 1993, Robert Christgau remarked: “[Primus is] quite possibly the strangest top 10 band ever, and good for them.”
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The music of Primus has been described as “thrash-funk meets Don Knotts, Jr.” and “the Freak Brothers set to music”. Also, Primus has been categorized as alternative rock, alternative metal, experimental rock, funk rock, funk metal, progressive rock, and “thrash-funk”.
Primus‘ influences include King Crimson, the Residents, Rush, Pink Floyd and Hillel Slovak-era Red Hot Chili Peppers.
The band have been credited as an influence on the nu metal genre, with bands such as Deftones, Korn, Limp Bizkit, Pressure 4-5 and Pleymo all having been inspired by Primus.
In 2005, they performed at Lollapalooza along with others including Billy Idol, CAKE, Dashboard Confessional, Hard-Fi, The Black Keys, Weezer, Arcade Fire, Death Cab for Cutie, Drive-By Truckers, Kasabian, Tegan and Sara, The Killers, and Widespread Panic.
In 2011, Primus performed at The Bonaroo Music Festival with Eminem, Arcade Fire, Widespread Panic, The Black Keys, My Morning Jacket, Lil Wayne, Mumford & Sons, The Strokes, The Decemberists, Ray Lamontagne, Iron & Wine, Florence and the Machine, STS9, Gogol Bordello, Beirut, Wiz Khalifa, Cold War Kids and Amos Lee.
Primus is also known for their unique live performances that feature extended solos and improvisation. Many of their songs have been upgraded significantly with changed lyrics, added solos, and general alterations in musical composition. Claypool often plays the whamola during drum solos.
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