{"id":1705,"date":"2006-11-03T20:00:10","date_gmt":"2006-11-03T20:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/216.71.127.204\/wordpress\/?p=1705"},"modified":"2015-10-19T20:03:28","modified_gmt":"2015-10-19T20:03:28","slug":"primus-w-drum-tuba-verizon-wireless-theater-houston-tx","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/houstonmusicreview.com\/wordpress\/2006\/11\/03\/primus-w-drum-tuba-verizon-wireless-theater-houston-tx\/","title":{"rendered":"Primus w\/ Drum & Tuba – Verizon Wireless Theater – Houston, TX"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n
Written by Samuel Barker <\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nov 03, 2006 at 08:00 PM<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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\"Image\"Eleven years ago, I was a 16 year-old kid being brought to one of the most influential nights of music in my young life, my first Primus concert.<\/p>\n

It was but a couple years earlier that I got some tapes from a friend’s older brother, one of those tapes was Primus’ Frizzle Fry. Instantly, I was hooked into the music. So much so, that for my upcoming birthday I begged my mom for a bass guitar so I could learn to play like Les Claypool. The whole reason I play music today is because of hearing Primus.<\/p>\n

That first concert was awesome. In the cavernous depths of the International Ballroom, a tall, lanky man walked to the front of the stage with one of the most beautiful basses I’d ever seen. He left forth a yell and began stomping around on the stage and playing all these songs I had loved for so long. It was at that moment I knew I wanted to be in a band, just like he was. The show was amazing and I talked about it for months. It was the best birthday present I ever got. Thanks to my older brother, Daniel, and our friend Pete for taking me out on this night.<\/p>\n

With that said, you can see I walked into this show with a bit of a personal history with the band and a completely biased viewpoint. However, I dragged Carmona to the show with me and just like me, he was completely blown away. Primus did what they always do, bring you a set filled with top notch, creative music from 3 men who are among\u00a0the best at what they do.<\/p>\n

As the lights fell, Primus took the stage. To\u00a0the left,\u00a0Claypool walked on the stage dressed in his\u00a0pig mask he’s used over the years. An ode to the Mr. Krinkle video, perhaps. However, that song would not be visited on this night, instead, the driving notes of Here Come the Bastards was heard.\u00a0The audience errupted in applause as the intro notes broke into a full out assault with guitarist Larry Lalonde’s fuzzed guitar meeting each bass\u00a0note and drum beat from Tim “Herb” Alexander.<\/p>\n

Coming off the release of their retrospective, They Can’t All Be Zingers, Primus was visiting all the material from the original run of Primus, which\u00a0excluded everything from The Brown Album and Antipop, which\u00a0were recorded without Alexander. For this night, a heavy helping of Frizzle Fry was to be heard.<\/p>\n

Mr. Knowitall, Toys Go Winding Down, Groundhog’s Day\u00a0and John the Fisherman were all put on display from the band’s first album. All of which saw some new life as most Primus songs do these days, as the band extended and improved sections of the songs. While the 11 songs on album would take barely over 40 minutes, in this format, the audience was treated to over 80 minutes of music.<\/p>\n

This show being the last major show I will be covering for quite a while, I had one wish to make the night end on a upnote, a performance of Over the Electric Grapevine. Once the initial set ended with a blistering version of Harold of the Rocks, the band took a break and returned for the encore. It was during the encore that Grapevine was played and my night was made. The addition of Tales from the Punchbowl fellow tune, Winona’s Big Brown Beaver was quite the moment for those in attendance as well.<\/p>\n

Opening the show was Drum and Tuba. This band has been on my “need to see” list for 7 years now after a college roommate saw them at Rudyard’s. I must say, I was completely blown away. Especially since the band has added a guitarist which brought the atmosphere to life with intense riffage to compliment the looping tuba (which sounded a lot like a standup bass) and drum beats.<\/p>\n

After seeing this band at the Verizon, it was clear these guys will definitely find a niche opening for bands that push the creative envelope like Primus. They may even hold a chance of being a creative band that infiltrates the music scene enough to warrant a night on the big stage as the headliner. We can only hope.<\/p>\n

Be well everyone, it’s been a lot of fun doing all these show and creating this website for you. Many people will keep it moving forward for you and I’ll drop in for the occassional show, but this is the last Verizon show I will do for a long time as I focus on my band. This show made it regret free. I couldn’t imagine a more fitting way to end my run. Primus sucks!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Written by Samuel Barker Nov 03, 2006 at 08:00 PM Eleven years ago, I was a 16 year-old kid being brought to one of the most influential nights of music in my young life, my first Primus concert. It was but a couple years earlier that I got some tapes from a friend’s older brother,… <\/p>\n

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