A) This song is about drinking and driving like a lot of his songs because he is strongly against drinking and driving. But Jerry isn't as put together (lyrically) as others like Buzzards of Green Hill. Very loose meaning if you know what I mean.
B) Les is definitely the best bassist, I'm a huge fan of Vic Wooten and jaco and flea but you can so tell they learned how to play and were taught and got better as opposed to Les who never took a bass lesson and taught himself jamming with guys keeping the beat and doing his own thing. He is a pure, natural bassist, unlike the others. I have a billion analogies running through my head but I cant seem to pull one out..... it's like 3 guys go and study math and get their degrees and are amazing mathematicians while there's 1 guy who had no schooling and just had a mathematical mind and can do it naturally. That's why Les sounds so different and Primus is so weird because Les isn't the product of band class and years of being taught how to play, rather a primal urge to lay down fast, funky beats.
I love Primus, but they are all different. Flea is more traditional and funky, whereas Les is self taught and experimental with his bass. Both know how to throw doen a mean line, but have different approaches to things like intros and solos.
I love Primus, but they are all different. Flea is more traditional and funky, whereas Les is self taught and experimental with his bass. Both know how to throw doen a mean line, but have different approaches to things like intros and solos.
A) This song is about drinking and driving like a lot of his songs because he is strongly against drinking and driving. But Jerry isn't as put together (lyrically) as others like Buzzards of Green Hill. Very loose meaning if you know what I mean.
B) Les is definitely the best bassist, I'm a huge fan of Vic Wooten and jaco and flea but you can so tell they learned how to play and were taught and got better as opposed to Les who never took a bass lesson and taught himself jamming with guys keeping the beat and doing his own thing. He is a pure, natural bassist, unlike the others. I have a billion analogies running through my head but I cant seem to pull one out..... it's like 3 guys go and study math and get their degrees and are amazing mathematicians while there's 1 guy who had no schooling and just had a mathematical mind and can do it naturally. That's why Les sounds so different and Primus is so weird because Les isn't the product of band class and years of being taught how to play, rather a primal urge to lay down fast, funky beats.
I love Primus, but they are all different. Flea is more traditional and funky, whereas Les is self taught and experimental with his bass. Both know how to throw doen a mean line, but have different approaches to things like intros and solos.
I love Primus, but they are all different. Flea is more traditional and funky, whereas Les is self taught and experimental with his bass. Both know how to throw doen a mean line, but have different approaches to things like intros and solos.