**** Frizzle Fry by Primus – Few Rock Groups Have Been So Exploratory As Primus

First of all, from start to finish this is a great album. It’s also an old album, but if you listen to it, you should find it unique and interesting. Few bands of the 1990’s have achieved the level of originality as Primus. One other band that I think of as in this same category is the Red Hot Chili Peppers, especially earlier in their career. Though some may disagree, or even wish that it weren’t there is no denying that Primus is a Prog Rock band. Quite frankly, when I use the word Progressive, I simply mean talented or that they have broken free from the norm. With his band Primus, Les Claypool created a very unique style of a bass fronted band, and to do so it meant that the guitar did something different as well. Thus, it is such that the guitar is also key to the bass fronted sounded. This album goes back to the time of cassette tapes, and that was actually the first time I heard this album. My friend let me borrow his cassette tape. As a kid, I instantaneously knew that there was something special, unique, and creative about this cassette. However, I do recognize that cassettes are generally a terrible format because the tape itself can stretch, resulting in the band sounding out of tune, such that I don’t recommend Frizzle Fry on cassette. Get the cd. You will probably be able to find it for a reasonable price, used. I personally, prefer the cd version though I fully understand folks who like to download their music, so ultimately, my recommendation is to purchase the most budget minded version of this work of art, where Primus is describable as unlike anything that had come before it.