MAN CAVE: Reviewing Primus' Green Naugahyde

Primus has a new album out called Green Naugahyde. It features Jay Lane, their drummer from the pre-Frizzle Fry days.

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MAN CAVE: Reviewing Primus' Green Naugahyde

POSTED: Tuesday, September 6, 2011, 11:00 AM

Filed Under: Man Cave Album Review

Man Cave is a testosterone-laden Monday feature that highlights the weekend haps of a pop culture-loving Philly dude.

Primus has a new album out called Green Naugahyde. It features Jay Lane, their drummer from the pre-Frizzle Fry days. Green Naugahyde is their first new material since 2003's Animals Should Not Try To Act Like People, an EP that, while brilliant, was a bridge sometimes too far. Green Naugahyde takes a stylistic step backward to their 1999 Antipop album, but trumps that effort with more inspired compositions throughout.

"The Last Salmon Man" combines Les Claypool's lead-bass riffs with Larry Lalonde's slow-solo "American Life"-style guitar. "Eternal Consumption Engine" is one of Claypool's more socially conscious efforts, combining commentary about the value of contemporary money-spending with Primus' signature "Psychedelic Polka" style (to use Claypool's own phrasing).

"Eyes of the Squirrel" is a darker piece in slower "My Name Is Mud" tempo complete with effects-laden bass fills. A tribute to that famous viral squirrel from YouTube, "Eyes of the Squirrel" deals with the entertainment-drenched landscape of modern culture.

"Jilly's on Smack" is the most "Animals Like People"-esque track, complete with delayed guitar, bow-struck bass and an expansive interlude movement. "Moron TV", another socially opinionated ditty, boasts one of Primus' most badass riffs to date, and "HOINFODAMAN" is an aggressive assault on those who are "Ho'in for the man."

"Green Naugahyde" will be available next Monday, Sept. 12. Primus will be in Philly to promote it on Oct. 1 @ Tower Theater.

(ryan.carey@citypaper.net)

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