Frizzle Fry

Released on the independent Caroline label in 1990, Frizzle Fry documents the San Francisco Bay area thrash-funk trio at its energetic best. The bare-bones production serves the group's skeletal sound well and makes the most of nearly live performances of gems such as the antiwar "Too Many Puppies," the stoner testimony of "Spegetti Western," and the madcap litany of "Groundhog's Day." Larry LaLonde's guitar is more melodic and concise than the squirrelly avant-gardisms of later albums such as Pork Soda (many of the lines were written by original guitarist Todd Huth). Bassist Les Claypool, meanwhile, is just stunning. By turns sounding like a scrappy Larry Graham or a dirty-minded John Wetton, his four-string slaps, slurs, and squeaks form a perfect union with drummer Tim Alexander's jazz-informed power beats. Claypool's goofy vocals owe a lot to P.I.L.-era John Lydon, with lyrics about Corn Chex, striped bass, and porn films. An inspired and assured studio debut. --James Rotondi more

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5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Nov-12-2008; 10 Stars.; There is really a lot to be said about this album, as it sounds like nothing else I've heard. But I'll keep it brief:-Les Claypool basically turns the bass into a whole new instrument. It goes beyond popping and slapping. He strums the...; read full review | report as inappropriate

3/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Sep-19-2008; Worthy introduction to this singular brand of fractured funk; 3 1/2Few bands had such a detailed synthesis of their unique sound recorded so assuredly for a debut as this first Primus studio release. While the slap-bass heavy, nasally-weird, humor-driven group powered by eternal prankster and...; read full review | report as inappropriate

5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Sep-01-2008; The Brilliance of Les Claypool.; There's Led Zeppelin's Zoso, Metallica's Black Album, AC/DC's Back In Black, and all the other huge bands who came out with such a monster album that it lived on in musical immortality. And then there's Frizzle Fry by Primus....; read full review | report as inappropriate

5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Jul-23-2008; Early Greatness; This seminal album foreshadowed a really impressive set of albums ending with Pork Soda. The 1st John the Fisherman track is just as good as the 2 sequels on following albums and Too Many Puppies may be the best song they ever made. If...; read full review | report as inappropriate

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5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Nov-12-2008; 10 Stars.; There is really a lot to be said about this album, as it sounds like nothing else I've heard. But I'll keep it brief:-Les Claypool basically turns the bass into a whole new instrument. It goes beyond popping and slapping. He strums the...; read full review | report as inappropriate

3/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Sep-19-2008; Worthy introduction to this singular brand of fractured funk; 3 1/2Few bands had such a detailed synthesis of their unique sound recorded so assuredly for a debut as this first Primus studio release. While the slap-bass heavy, nasally-weird, humor-driven group powered by eternal prankster and...; read full review | report as inappropriate

2/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Jul-04-2002; WAY overrated.; I know avant garde music-I dont hate this CD because I think it sounds too weird or different-Ive heard far weirder and different stuff. All Primus are are the Residents with a better bassist. Onto him. Les Claypool. Many misinformed...; read full review | report as inappropriate