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PRIMUS: BACK WITH TWO
They were always one of a kind, from the moment they oozed out of the Earth.
The mighty PRIMUS–bassist LES CLAYPOOL, guitarist LARRY LALONDE and drummer TIM ALEXANDER–return this fall with a formidable one-two-three punch. October 17 will bring twin releases: their first-ever retrospective CD THEY CAN’T ALL BE ZINGERS: THE BEST OF PRIMUS (Interscope/UMe) and a new DVD BLAME IT ON THE FISH (on their own Frizzle Fry Inc. imprint), subtitled “An Abstract Look at the 2003 Primus Tour De Fromage,” their triumphant reunion trek.
Next, the band who has been described as ingenious and imaginative, satirical and sarcastic, original and outlandish, will head out on the road for a major North American headlining tour launching November 1 in Austin and wrapping December 9 in Phoenix. Known as one of the most acclaimed and influential underground alternative rock phenomenons of the '90s and beyond, PRIMUS deliver sonic fireworks live like, well, no one else.
The 16-selection They Can’t All Be Zingers spans the band’s career from 1990 to 2003, featuring all of its original Modern Rock hits–“Jerry Was A Race Car Driver,” “My Name Is Mud” and the Grammy-nominated “Wynona’s Big Brown Beaver”–plus fan favorites and a previously unreleased, extended version of “Shake Hands With Beef.” They Can’t All Be Zingers also marks the first time that PRIMUS’ Interscope Records catalog has been digitally remastered.
In addition, They Can’t All Be Zingers includes “Over The Falls” from 1997’s The Brown Album (which sported the original “Shake Hands With Beef”), “Coattails Of A Deadman” from 1999’s Antipop–on which they collaborated with Tom Waits–and “Mary The Ice Cube” from the 2003 DVD+EP Animals Should Not Try To Act Like People which debuted at #44 on the Billboard Top 200 and was certified video platinum.
Blame It On The Fish is the third DVD release from Primus and follows Hallucino-Genetics Live 2004. Years in the making, this DVD of the band’s 2003 reunion tour