Primus
Primus - Frizzle Fry
Published by: Prawn Song
Published in: 1990
Release type: Full CD
About this Album:
On "Frizzle Fry", there are 14 tracks total; each one being unique and fun. Lets get right to track #1, "To Defy the Laws of Tradition". This song is notably excellent, with the live "YYZ" intro chucked in to throw you off. After the alleged intro, the real intro starts with a nice, soothing bass solo. After the solo, however, the song quickly turns into a hard-rock, slap-bassing, frentic guitaring good time. This song is the "Good Times, Bad Times" of Primus, giving each member time to show off their skills. Onto track #2, "Groundhogs day". This song's first half is a laid-back, bluesy tune, but slowly swells up to become another hard-rock song. A very awesome song with frentic guitar work on Larry's part. In track #3, "Too Many Puppies", the song slowly starts off with each member throwing in their own part of the song until it turns into a political rock-song, which somewhat ruins it for me. #4. "Mr. Know-it-all". Ugh. Anyways, these 2 songs are salvaged by the ridiculously nice title song, "Frizzle Fry". I'm at a loss for words. This alone is worth whatever you pay for the album. #6. "John the Fisherman". Eh. ANYWAYS, #7 and #8 blend together somehow, so ill write a combined review for these. Track 7, ("You Can't Kill Michael Malloy") isn't even written or preformed by Primus! A wierd song, nonetheless, and reminds me of FFIX for some reason...Whatever; the last note of #7 goes straight into #8 ("The Toys go Winding Down"). This song is great, starting off with a witty acoustic intro, jumping straight into a slow-beat, rock-fest. The songs both work great on their own levels, and deserve to be listened to multiple times. "Pudding Time" is an iffy song. I dont really like it, but everyone else seems to, so make your own opinion on this one. AH! #10, "Sathington Willoughby"! What a great, upbeat, fun song. "Sathington" will be mentioned in the latter albums of Primus, but gee this song is great! "Spegetii Western is an ok song. Same case as "Pudding Time", its best to form your own opinion on it. "Harold of the Rocks" is a nice funky bass song. It's got some of the best lyrics of all the songs on the album, and just needds to be listened to. "To Defy" takes the main verses of "To Defy the Laws of Tradition" and changes the guitar part up a key, and the bass part stays the same. No vocals in this song, but great bassy drumming by Tim Alexander. This song is a great clincher, and though short, is a bit better than its twin "To Defy the Laws of Tradition". Anyways, hope this review wasnt a COMPLETE waste of your time, so sorry if it was. Overall this album is a must have for any (early '90's) rock fan.