December 9th, 2008
Whatever happened to Primus? If the grunge movement of the ’90s was ultimately bad for pop-rock–and I think it was–there’s something kind of glorious about Primus in their distillation of the the grunge ethos. (Even if, strictly speaking, they’re less true grunge than bands like Pearl Jam.) If grunge was about a wholesale rejection of ’80s pop-rock, I’d submit that a track such as “Tommy the Cat” is about as pure a rejection as you’ll find.
Plus, it’s kind of awesome and Les Claypool was a mad genius.
Anyway, I was just wondering what had become of Primus on the cultural landscape. The wikimachine says they were touring as recently as 2006, but I’m wondering more about whether or not they still register in the culture. You’d think that, at the very least, some enterprising rappers would have made hay by sampling some of their bass lines.
P.S.: Is there a defense to be mounted on behalf of Counting Crows? A few weeks ago I confessed my severe weakness for them to the Pig. He was horrified. Is it possible to count the Crows as anything more than a guilty pleasure?
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