Hard Rock
United States
Primus
1.597.188
Ultima uscita
Chi ĆØ Primus
CittĆ natale
El Sobrante, CA, United States
Formato
1984
Genere
Hard Rock
Avant-garde funk-metal band Primus formed in the Bay Area in 1984 and is celebrated for their mischievous musical style and quirky videos.
ā Sailing the Seas of Cheese, their 1991 LP, featured the alternative hit āJerry Was a Race Car Driverā and the single āTommy the Cat,ā which they performed in Bill & Tedās Bogus Journey.
ā Their third album, 1993ās Pork Soda, which included the hit āMy Name Is Mud,ā debuted at No. 7 on the Billboard 200 chart and went Platinum in 1997.
ā āWynonaās Big Brown Beaverāāthe bandās funk-rap hitāreceived a 1996 Grammy nomination for Best Hard Rock Performance.
ā Directed by stop-motion animator Mike Johnson, the video for their 1998 cover of Charlie Danielsā āThe Devil Went Down to Georgiaā became a viral hit.
ā In 2011, Green Naugahyde, the bandās first full-length LP since 1999ās Antipop, rose to No. 15 on the Billboard 200 and into the Top 10 of three other charts.
ā As a tie-in with their 2014 album, Primus & The Chocolate Factory with The Fungi Ensemble, the band sold Primus Bars and other chocolate treats named after their songs.
ā The band's most enduring track is the theme to the long-running cartoon South Park.
ā Sailing the Seas of Cheese, their 1991 LP, featured the alternative hit āJerry Was a Race Car Driverā and the single āTommy the Cat,ā which they performed in Bill & Tedās Bogus Journey.
ā Their third album, 1993ās Pork Soda, which included the hit āMy Name Is Mud,ā debuted at No. 7 on the Billboard 200 chart and went Platinum in 1997.
ā āWynonaās Big Brown Beaverāāthe bandās funk-rap hitāreceived a 1996 Grammy nomination for Best Hard Rock Performance.
ā Directed by stop-motion animator Mike Johnson, the video for their 1998 cover of Charlie Danielsā āThe Devil Went Down to Georgiaā became a viral hit.
ā In 2011, Green Naugahyde, the bandās first full-length LP since 1999ās Antipop, rose to No. 15 on the Billboard 200 and into the Top 10 of three other charts.
ā As a tie-in with their 2014 album, Primus & The Chocolate Factory with The Fungi Ensemble, the band sold Primus Bars and other chocolate treats named after their songs.
ā The band's most enduring track is the theme to the long-running cartoon South Park.
I membri di Primus includono, o hanno incluso, Larry LaLonde.
Influenze MusicaliLe influenze musicali di Primus includono Red Hot Chili Peppers, Grateful Dead, Tom Waits e altro.
Influenzato da PrimusPrimus ha influenzato la musica di Rickshaw Billie's Burger Patrol, HARIKUYAMAKU DUB, Shwarma e altro ancora.
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