Primus - 《Green Naugahyde》
Green Naugahyde is the seventh studio album by rock group Primus, released by ATO Records and Prawn Song on September 12, 2011 in Europe, and on September 13, 2011 in the United States. It marks the band's first album since 1999's 《Antipop》, and features their first new material since 2003's 《Animals Should Not Try to Act Like People》 EP.
The album's title comes from the lyrics to the song "Lee Van Cleef", which describe a group of friends watching movies featuring Lee Van Cleef and Clint Eastwood, and driving a yellow Studebaker with a green Naugahyde interior.
Background
Green Naugahyde is the first Primus album to feature drummer Jay Lane alongside perennial bassist/vocalist Les Claypooland guitarist Larry LaLonde. Lane had previously been a member for a brief period in 1988 with Claypool and original guitarist Todd Huth, and has been involved with a number of Claypool's side projects, such as The Holy Mackerel, Colonel Les Claypool's Fearless Flying Frog Brigade, and Sausage, which was itself a reunion of the 1988 Primus lineup. Claypool has stated that "[Lane] coming back has just breathed life back into the project. We did some touring, and we decided, "Let's go make a record," because we were creating things on the road."
【I wasn't that excited about doing Primus again, but Larry and I were hanging out, and that friendship was rekindled. It was very apparent that it wasn't going to happen with Tim [Alexander], and he wasn't that excited about doing things again. So, we talked to Jay Lane, and we actually had a jam with Jay Lane, and he brought this huge ball of energy back into the room from the very second he started playing, and that's the main reason we're doing it again. There's this creative flow again that hasn't been there in a long time.】—Les Claypool, Consequence of Sound, September 15, 2011
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感想:
这张专,"Lee Van Cleef"恐怕是最有名的一首,继承Primus向来的诡异作风,怪怪bassline与les荒诞的声音理所应当地打上了[MADE IN PRIMUS]的标签。神经兮兮的贝斯repeat、刻板的鼓点与吉他偶尔的小动作,有种卡通与西部电影混血的感觉。自从99年请了一群阵容怪异的制作人参与《Antipop》,其中既有金属乐队的乐手也有电影演员,几年间Primus停滞了良久。似乎有自嘲之意,这次les把这张专打造的很comedy rock,在本身的funk基础上融入了垃圾元素,偏执的重复rhyme也是特点之一,挺起来格外诡谲。
2000-2003年Primus一直处于空白期。出道以来鼓手这个位置最不固定,Jay Lane从2010年,也就是新专制作前期才决定重新回到Primus,Tim Alexander参加了20003-2010期间的几个tour,但那期间没有专辑在发行。les自己也说了,这次回归主要是因为他与吉他手的友谊与Jay的肯合作。铁打的营盘流水的兵,放在欧美乐队冗杂的personnel里是常事,音乐本身作为吸引因素也作为排斥因素存在,个体以外的组成就会有步伐不同,和谐的话也是不俗的优势呢:)