PRIMUS — Frizzle Fry (review)

PRIMUS — Frizzle Fry album cover Album · 1990 · Funk Metal Buy this album from MMA partners
2/5 ·
martindavey87
It would be an absolute understatement to say that Primus is an acquired taste. Their music is incredibly obscure, with some of the most random musical passages and the most quirky lyrics you could think of. And so it is, that their debut album is a convoluted mess of ideas thrown together with no real sense of direction, other than being random for random's sake.

While the musical ability between all the members is of a high caliber, especially bassist, singer and all-round main man Les Claypool (story goes that he was once turned down to join Metallica for being "too good"), the general compositions seem rather unfocused and boring. Nothing really stands out in this 52-minute smorgasbord of random guitar riffs and vocal melodies, which usually are delivered via something more akin to talking or just completely random noises.

If I really had to pick out any notable highlights, 'John the Fisherman', 'Too Many Puppies' and 'To Defy the Laws of Tradition' could be considered alright, but honestly, this album as a whole just gets rather boring and repetitive fast. I'm sure there are people that love songs that randomly go into renditions of 'Humpty Dumpty', but to me, it's just not cool, it's not funny, and it's not really all that clever either.
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martindavey87 wrote:
more than 2 years ago
I like most of Primus' stuff after this, especially 'Tales from the Punchbowl'. Just find this album pretty boring to be honest.
siLLy puPPy wrote:
more than 2 years ago
I love this album too. Dude, where's your creative sense of whimsy? I'm the hugest fan of the most complex technical music possible but when something is fun, it's friggin fun!
aglasshouse wrote:
more than 2 years ago
Frizzle Fry is not their creative peak, which I believe Sailing the Seas of Cheese was, but I think it's still a great album for what it is.
Unitron wrote:
more than 2 years ago
I love this album too. I think it's hilarious, and Too Many Puppies is about as clever as you can get for an anti-war song. I think the next album is my favorite from the band though.
Vim Fuego wrote:
more than 2 years ago
I love this album! One of the weirdest things I'd ever heard at the time, and I found it strangely compelling. It made Faith No More seem very plain and ordinary by comparison.

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