Primusis a rock band band formed in California in the mid-1980s by two ex-members of thrash band Blind Illusion by Les Claypooland Larry LaLonde. Larry's band before Blind Illusion was death metal pioneers Possessed. Les (vocals and bass guitar) has been the only constant member. They have had two guitar players (although Larry has held onto the role for the past 16 years) and many different drummers (although Tim Alexander and Bryan "Brain" Mantia were the only ones who recorded with the band, and Jay Lane, the only other one who had creative impact) in the past. Their music has proven difficult to define; while usually considered by critics to be funk-metalor alternative metal, Primus has been called everything from " thrash funk" (as the band blends funk-style bass technique with thrash influenced guitar riffs and songs tempos), to " alternative rock" to "the Freak Brothers set to music." Les Claypool himself once described their music as " psychedelic polka." Thanks to the diversity of their sound they have been able to gain fans from nearly all rock subgenres.
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I aint one for poetry, aint one for prose. aint one for the scent of a sping-time rose.
But the is one face that I do know, I sure get a kick out of that beavis and butt-head show.
Other day I turn my tv on, and guess what I do see?
Two crazy-ass cartoon sunsabitches staring on back at me.
Said what the hells this, and ler said boy, dont you know?
The whole worlds gone crazy over that there beavis and butt-head show.
Talk about couch fishing, now I could go for that.
I could go for frog baseball, but I be inclined to use a cat!
On comedy, Im a stooges man. I like larry, curly and moe.
But now and then a get a chuckle watchin the beavis and butt-head show.
Stone-temple pearlvana chain, now theres a helluva band.
They got that original sound thats sweepin cross the land.
Aint no zz top though, now thats the band for me.
If I had my way mtvd play just them and ac/dc.
I aint nothing special, Im your average kinda man.
I like a frosted barley pop and I drink em outta the can!
I dont give a rats ass about poetry and not a damn bout prose.
I sure get a kick outta them beavis and butt-head shows.
Butthead: hey beavis...
Beavis: what?
Butthead: I was just like...thinking and stuff...it was pretty cool.
Beavis: yeah, Im gonna try that.
Butthead: tv is cool...
Beavis: yeah, yeah, tv rules....it rules! yeah...
Butthead: hey beavis...i heard that pretty soon, theyre gonna have, like, 500 channels.
Thats gonna be cool.
Beavis: really? that would be cool.
Butthead: you know what would be really cool, though? if like, one of the channels didnt suck.
Beavis: yeah, but, like, if one of them didnt suck, why would you need the other...um...
Three hundred and twenty-seven?
Butthead: because, you know all those tv shows that suck? its like, you gotta put them
Somewhere! you cant put em on the cool channel!
Beavis: yeah, yeah! they should call it the cool channel!