Primus
Antipop

Interscope Records    069490414-2  (1999)

Rock/Pop
CD, 13   Tracks, 63:09  Length
01 Intro Les Claypool; Larry LaLonde; Brian "Brain" Mantia 00:17
02 Electric Uncle Sam Les Claypool; Larry LaLonde; Brian "Brain" Mantia 02:56
03 Natural Joe Les Claypool; Larry LaLonde; Brian "Brain" Mantia 04:12
04 Laquer Head Les Claypool; Larry LaLonde; Brian "Brain" Mantia 03:49
05 The Antipop Les Claypool; Larry LaLonde; Brian "Brain" Mantia 05:33
06 Eclectic Electric Les Claypool; Larry LaLonde; Brian "Brain" Mantia 08:34
07 Greet The Sacred Cow Les Claypool; Larry LaLonde; Brian "Brain" Mantia 05:10
08 Mama Didn't Raise No Fool Les Claypool; Larry LaLonde; Brian "Brain" Mantia 05:04
09 Dirty Drowning Man Les Claypool; Larry LaLonde; Brian "Brain" Mantia 04:48
10 Ballad of Bodacious Les Claypool; Larry LaLonde; Brian "Brain" Mantia 03:28
11 Power Mad Les Claypool; Larry LaLonde; Brian "Brain" Mantia 03:42
12 The Final Voyage Of The Liquid Sky Les Claypool; Larry LaLonde; Brian "Brain" Mantia 05:39
13 Coattails of a Dead Man w/ Heckler Les Claypool; Larry LaLonde; Brian "Brain" Mantia 09:57
Music Details
Product Details
Packaging Jewel Case
Spars DDD
Sound Stereo
Musicians  &  Credits
Bass Les Claypool
Guitar Larry LaLonde
Drums Brian "Brain" Mantia
Musician Primus
Producer Stewart Copeland; Fred Durst; Tom Waits
Engineer Oz Fritz
Personal Details
Index # 2721
Owner Dave
Tags Alternative Rock
User Defined
Purchased New
Notes
On the surface, all Primus albums seem to sound alike, especially to outsiders (read: anyone who either respects the group but doesn't get them, or the minority that actively hates them, particularly Les Claypool's demented comedy schtick). That's not really true, even if the same basic elements remain in place each time, no matter who is in the band. And Primus has never tried to shake things up as much as they do on their seventh album, AntiPop. Primus enlisted a dizzying array of collaborators -- Stewart Copeland, Tom Waits, James Hetfield, Tom Morello, Jim Martin, Matt Stone, Martina, and Fred Durst among them -- all in the purpose of challenging themselves to find different dimensions to its music. Some play or sing, some produce, but it's amazing how much each individual guest changes the tone of the music. It's not always for the best, but it keeps things fresh, if not necessarily coherent. Though there are a couple of good lyrics here, this is by and large an album about music; it would have been even better if it had been primarily an instrumental album, actually, since the vocals get in the way occasionally. By now, the popping bass, dissonance, and angular riffs don't seem like schtick, but the lyrics and singing do. Still, it's possible to get past those and hear AntiPop as one of Primus' most ambitious and best efforts. No, they're not always successful, but no two songs sound the same, and some collaborations are among the best things Primus has ever recorded. AntiPop is dense music that isn't afraid to be goofy or fall on its face -- and even if it's not to your particular taste, it's hard not to respect this. -- Stephen Thomas Erlewine (allmusic.com)