Primus issued a statement saying they were in 'complete shock' following the abrupt exit of drummer Tim Alexander in October 2024.
  • ytsedude@lemmy.worldEnglish
    39·
    22 hours ago

    Seems like they shouldn’t be completely shocked since this is his third time leaving the band. I don’t know anything about this guy, but from what the article says, it sounds like he has depression.

  • VerilyFemme@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
    26·
    21 hours ago

    I feel extremely lucky, I got to see them during the Sessanta tour, and again just a few months ago. I know they’ll get a great replacement, but the trio of Les, Ler, and Herb is something really special. Herb is one of the greatest to ever do it!

    Primus sucks!

    • Flying Squid@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
      106·
      22 hours ago

      I cannot disagree more with your second sentence. Les Claypool is a genius.

      Edit: TIL.

      • OhStopYellingAtMe@lemmy.worldEnglish
        411·
        22 hours ago

        “Primus sucks” is a long-running “inside joke” with the fans. Claypool used to open their shows with an intro like “This is Primus and we suck!”

        • charade_you_are@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
          3·
          16 hours ago

          I remember seeing Primus Sucks! bumper stickers all over the place back in the 90s and I would think something like “god damn, what do people have against this band?”

          • TachyonTele@lemm.eeEnglish
            8·
            21 hours ago

            It’s the same thing as saying Green Jelly Sucks!

            If you happened to listen to them back in the day.

            • AngryCommieKender@lemmy.worldEnglish
              4·
              8 hours ago

              I have a Green Jello cassette tape in storage. I wasn’t a huge fan, but I figured they wouldn’t be able to keep that name for too long. Three Little Pigs is a good jam tho.

              • TachyonTele@lemm.eeEnglish
                4·
                6 hours ago

                I think when they had that hit is when they had to change the name. My older brother had the Jello tape too. We used to watch the Three Little Pigs video on a tiny black and white portable TV lol.

                And then we’d play Rad Racer on that TV. Craziness.

      • southsamurai@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        11·
        21 hours ago

        He really is though. When you talk to bassists that have encountered his playing, he’s one of those players that revolutionized their thinking.

        I sometimes hang out with a buddy that fronts a sludge metal band, and the bassist is obsessed with Claypool. He rattles off all the bass player reasons, but they all amount to Les treating the bass as a full fledged art, which is why I love his playing.

        I still get hooked on My Name is Mud every time I hear it and have to play it a few times before I can move on. Tbh though, as iconic as that song is for the bass line, the drummer (the one the link is about) is just as amazing, and so is the guitar. Both match Claypool’s bass creativity very well on that track. Tbh, they always do, but it stands out more on MNIM.

        Shit. I just went full fanboy, didn’t I?