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Opening with the creaky sounds of a ship at sea, Sailing charts the funk-punk waters the San Francisco Bay area band returns to again and again. It's all here: the acerbic humor, Les Claypool's gurgling fretless bass lines, Larry LaLonde's seasick metal guitar, and Tim Alexander's Bill Bruford-inspired syncopation. The narrator I
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Opening with the creaky sounds of a ship at sea, Sailing charts the funk-punk waters the San Francisco Bay area band returns to again and again. It's all here: the acerbic humor, Les Claypool's gurgling fretless bass lines, Larry LaLonde's seasick metal guitar, and Tim Alexander's Bill Bruford-inspired syncopation. The narrator of "Sgt. Baker" aims to "rape your personality," while the reapers of the "American Life" live out their dreams "residing in a cardboard box." Tom Waits makes a cameo on the funky back-alley tale "Tommy the Cat," and the protagonist of "Jerry Was a Race Car Driver" has "too many cold beers one night" and "wraps himself around a telephone pole." Primus concert fave "Those Damned Blue Collar Tweakers" helps round out this bizarre prog-punk masterpiece. --James Rotondi
"A school friend brought this album to my house one day insisting we listen to it. It blew my mind & partially contributed to a major revision in what I liked about music. Originality in music now became dear to me, and Primus has always been a beacon for originality.
Favorite song: "Is It Luck?"
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"This was a push in a weirder direction. Here we have the bass as the lead instrument, and at times it seems like the guitar, bass and drums are each playing different songs at the same time, yet it all works well together. You've got lyrics about going fishing, a racecar driver, Tommy the cat, tweekers, and persevering in the face of shitty music. I loved every second of it, and quickly declared them one of my favorite bands. "
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