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| Studio album by Primus | |||||
| Released | February 1990 | ||||
| Recorded | Christmas 1989 at Different Fur Studios in San Francisco, California | ||||
| Genre | Alternative rock, Funk rock | ||||
| Length | 51:25 | ||||
| Label | Caroline Records (1990), Prawn Song Records (2002) | ||||
| Producer | Primus and "Exxon" Matt Winegar | ||||
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Frizzle Fry is the first studio album recorded by the band Primus. A studio album is an original collection of new tracks by a recording artist Primus is an American rock band currently composed of singer and bassist Les Claypool, guitarist Larry "Ler" LaLonde, and Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) The City and County of San Francisco is the fourth most populous city A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Alternative rock (also called alternative music, alt-rock or simply alternative; known primarily in the UK as indie) is a genre of Funk rock (also typed as funk-rock) is a music genre that fuses Funk and rock elements In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Caroline Records started out as a subsidiary of Richard Branson 's Virgin Records label during the early to mid 1970s Prawn Song Records is the Record label owned by Les Claypool of Primus. In the Music industry, a record producer or music producer has many roles among them controlling the recording sessions coaching and guiding the musicians organizing Primus is an American rock band currently composed of singer and bassist Les Claypool, guitarist Larry "Ler" LaLonde, and allmusic (previously All Music Guide) is a Metadata database about music owned by All Media Guide. Robert Christgau (born April 18 1942) is an American Essayist, Music journalist, and the self-declared "Dean of American Primus is an American rock band currently composed of singer and bassist Les Claypool, guitarist Larry "Ler" LaLonde, and Suck on This is a live Album by the band Primus, released in 1989 (see 1989 in music) and re-issued on April 23, 2002 Sailing the Seas of Cheese is the second Album and major-label debut by Primus, released on May 14 1991 Primus is an American rock band currently composed of singer and bassist Les Claypool, guitarist Larry "Ler" LaLonde, and Suck on This, a live album, preceded its release. Suck on This is a live Album by the band Primus, released in 1989 (see 1989 in music) and re-issued on April 23, 2002
Released in 1990 on Caroline Records, it included the tracks Frizzle Fry and Groundhog's Day as well as the bands first single and minor radio hit "John the Fisherman". Caroline Records started out as a subsidiary of Richard Branson 's Virgin Records label during the early to mid 1970s It was remastered in 2002, after the original had been out of print for years, and it was released on Prawn Song Records. Prawn Song Records is the Record label owned by Les Claypool of Primus. It included 2 extra tracks, "Hello Skinny" and "Constantinople" (both covers of songs by The Residents). The Residents is an American Avant-garde music and Visual arts collective who have created over sixty albums created numerous musical short films
"You Can't Kill Michael Malloy" is an excerpt from the Spent Poets song of the same name. The album's producer, Matt Winegar (who also recorded and produced "Suck on This" with merely a four-track recorder), was a member of the group, and a clip is featured just before "The Toys Go Winding Down. " During Primus' 2004 Hallucino-Genetics Tour, where the second set would be Frizzle Fry in its entirety, the entire song of "You Can't Kill Michael Malloy" is used, as opposed to merely the excerpt. The album included Primus's first single, John the Fisherman, which was slightly popular and attracted attention. "Too Many Puppies" has been adopted into a song at sports arenas. Frizzle Fry quickly went gold in 2002, shortly after it was reissued.
The track "John the Fisherman" was used in the video game Guitar Hero 2.
The beginning of "To Defy the Laws of Tradition" and the intro into "John the Fisherman" on Primus' Suck on This is also the intro to the Rush song "YYZ". "John the Fisherman" is the first single by the alternative rock band Primus, released first live in 1989 on Suck on This Suck on This is a live Album by the band Primus, released in 1989 (see 1989 in music) and re-issued on April 23, 2002 Rush is a Canadian rock band originally formed in August 1968 in the Willowdale neighbourhood of Toronto, Ontario, currently comprised of " YYZ " (the title of which is properly pronounced "Y-Y-Zed" is an Instrumental rock piece by Rush, from the 1981 album Moving Pictures
Track listing
- "To Defy the Laws of Tradition" - 6:41
- "Groundhog's Day" - 4:58
- "Too Many Puppies" - 3:57
- "Mr. Knowitall" - 3:51
- "Frizzle Fry" - 6:04
- "John the Fisherman" - 3:38
- "You Can't Kill Michael Malloy" - 0:26
- "The Toys Go Winding Down" - 4:35
- "Pudding Time" - 4:08
- "Sathington Willoughby" - 0:25
- "Spegetti Western" - 5:43
- "Harold of the Rocks" - 6:17
- "To Defy" (reprise) - 0:39
Prawn Songs 2002 reissue contains one bonus track after "To Defy";
- "Hello Skinny/Constantinople" - 4:44
Personnel
- Les Claypool - bass guitar, vocals
- Larry "Ler" LaLonde - guitars, synthesizer
- Tim "Herb" Alexander - drums, percussion
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