Animals Should Not Try to Act Like People

• Artist: Primus
• Rating:
• Release Date: October 07, 2003
• Type: Lyrics are included with the album, Video, Extended Play (EP), Enhanced CD-ROM
• Genre: Rock

Review

Before and after Sailing the Seas of Cheese, Primus is an entirely different band. Well almost. While Les Claypool's oddball and quirky sense of humor has remained intact throughout it all, the trio transformed musically over the years. Early on, it appeared as though Primus was more about songwriting, before later reinventing itself as a Grateful Dead-worshipping outfit that loved to put jamming before songwriting. On the CD/DVD double-disc Animals Should Not Try to Act Like People, the classic Claypool/Larry LaLonde/Tim Alexander lineup has been reunited for five new tracks. Fans hoping that Primus would return to streamlined songs will be disappointed, as the band has picked up right where it left off -- with three of the five tracks stretching past six minutes. The shorter tracks fare better, including "Pilcher's Squad," a song about a notorious London police detective who used to bust rock musicians in the '60s, before he was convicted of planting evidence. While hardcore fans will want to hear what Claypool and the boys have been up to lately in the recording studio, the main attraction of Animals is its exceptional DVD. Included are all of Primus' promo videos (including great and imaginative clips for "Jerry Was a Race Car Driver," "Tommy the Cat," and "My Name Is Mud"), as well as the 1992 Cheesy Home Video and live clips from throughout the group's career. ~ Greg Prato, All Music Guide

Tracks

CD 1

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
The Carpenter and the Dainty Bride	Primus, Les Claypool	Primus	(6:35)
Pilcher's Squad	Primus, Les Claypool	Primus	(1:54)
Mary the Ice Cube	Primus, Les Claypool	Primus	(4:37)
The Last Superpower aka Rapscallion	Primus, Les Claypool	Primus	(7:16)
My Friend Fats	Primus, Les Claypool	Primus	(7:55)

CD 2

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
John the Fisherman [DVD]	Primus, Les Claypool	Primus
Too Many Puppies [DVD]	Primus, Les Claypool	Primus
Jerry Was a Race Car Driver [DVD]	Primus, Les Claypool	Primus
Tommy the Cat [DVD]	Primus, Les Claypool	Primus
My Name Is Mud [DVD]	Primus, Les Claypool	Primus
Mr. Krinkle [DVD]	Primus, Les Claypool	Primus
DMV [DVD]	Primus, Les Claypool	Primus
Wynona's Big Brown Beaver [DVD]	Primus, Les Claypool	Primus
Southbound Pachyderm [DVD]	Primus, Les Claypool	Primus
Shake Hands With Beef [DVD]	Primus, Les Claypool	Primus
Over the Falls [DVD]	Primus, Les Claypool	Primus
Lacquer Head [DVD]	Primus, Les Claypool	Primus
The Devil Went Down to Georgia [DVD]	Primus, Les Claypool	Primus
[DVD]		Primus

Credits

Primus (Main Performer), Tim "Herb" Alexander (Drums), Les Claypool (Bass), Les Claypool (Vocals), Les Claypool (Engineer), Les Claypool (Airbrushing), Adam Gates (Liner Notes), Adam Gates (Design), Adam Gates (Creative Director), Adam Gates (Layout Design), Larry LaLonde (Guitar), Paul Haggard (Photography), Chapman Baehler (Photography), Brian "Big Bass" Gardener (Mastering), Lance "Link" Montoya (Sculpture), Derek Walls (Studio Assistant), Zoltron (Producer)

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