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| released = November 1989
| released = November 1989
| recorded = February 25 and March 5, 1989
| recorded = February 25 and March 5, 1989
| venue = [[Berkeley Square (club)|Berkeley Square]], [[Berkeley, California|Berkeley, CA]]
| venue = [[Berkeley Square (club)|Berkeley Square]] ([[Berkeley, California]])
| studio =
| studio =
| genre = [[Alternative metal]], [[funk metal]]
| genre = {{hlist|[[Alternative metal]]|[[funk metal]]}}
| length = 41:11
| length = 41:11
| label = [[Prawn Song Records]] <small>(1989, 2002)</small><br>[[Caroline Records (U.S.)|Caroline Records]] (1990)<br>[[Interscope Records]] (1990)
| label = [[Prawn Song Records|Prawn Song]]
| producer = Matt Winegar, [[Bob Cock]]
| producer = Matt Winegar, [[Bob Cock]]
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'''''Suck on This''''' is a [[live album]] by the band [[Primus (band)|Primus]], released in [[1989 in music|1989]]. At the time of recording, the featured lineup of bassist/vocalist [[Les Claypool]], guitarist [[Larry LaLonde]] and drummer [[Tim Alexander]] had only been playing together for "about two months".<ref name="liner">Liner notes, ''Suck on This'' (reissue), Prawn Song Records 2002.</ref> This along with [[Jane's Addiction]]'s [[Jane's Addiction (album)|self-titled live album]], are seen as popularizing the then-underground [[alternative metal]] genre and inspiring the [[groove metal]] genre.<ref>http://www.allmusic.com/explore/style/alternative-metal-d2697</ref>
'''''Suck on This''''' is a live album by the American [[Rock music|rock]] band [[Primus (band)|Primus]], released in 1989. At the time of recording, the featured lineup of
bassist/vocalist [[Les Claypool]], guitarist [[Larry LaLonde]] and drummer [[Tim Alexander]] had only been playing together for "about two months".<ref name="liner">Liner notes, ''Suck on This'' (reissue), Prawn Song Records 2002.</ref> This release, along with [[Jane's Addiction]]'s [[Jane's Addiction (album)|self-titled live album]], are seen as popularizing the then-underground [[alternative metal]] genre.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/explore/style/alternative-metal-d2697|title = Alternative Metal Music Genre Overview|website = [[AllMusic]]}}</ref>


== Background ==
==Background==
The album was recorded live at the Berkeley Square in [[Berkeley, California|Berkeley]], [[California]] on February 25 and March 5, 1989, on a [[TASCAM]] quarter-inch 8-track [[Portastudio]] and mixed on Hi-Fi VHS.<ref name="liner"/> The band borrowed $3,000 from Claypool's father to cover the recording and pressing of one thousand copies of the album for its initial limited run.<ref name="liner"/> They released the record in November 1989 through their own independent label under the name [[Prawn Song Records]] before licensing it to [[Caroline Records (U.S.)|Caroline Records]] in 1990,<ref name="Animals">Illustrated Discography, ''[[Animals Should Not Try to Act Like People]]'' DVD, Interscope Records 2003.</ref> and later [[Interscope Records]].<ref name="Discogs">[http://www.discogs.com/Primus-Suck-On-This/master/17894 ''Suck on This''] at [[Discogs]].</ref> On April 23, 2002, Prawn Song reissued the album with remastered audio, together with the follow-up studio album ''[[Frizzle Fry]]''.<ref name="Animals"/> They wrote Suck on This because they liked sucking diiiick.
The album was recorded live at the [[Berkeley Square (club)|Berkeley Square]] in [[Berkeley, California|Berkeley]], [[California]] on February 25 and March 5, 1989, on a [[TASCAM]] quarter-inch 8-track [[Portastudio]] and mixed on Hi-Fi VHS.<ref name="liner" /> The band borrowed $3,000 from Claypool's father to cover the recording and pressing of one thousand copies of the album for its initial limited run.<ref name="liner" /> They released the record in November 1989 through their own independent label under the name [[Prawn Song Records]] before licensing it to [[Caroline Records (U.S.)|Caroline Records]] in 1990,<ref name="Animals">Illustrated Discography, ''[[Animals Should Not Try to Act Like People]]'' DVD, Interscope Records 2003.</ref> and later [[Interscope Records]].<ref name="Discogs">[http://www.discogs.com/Primus-Suck-On-This/master/17894 ''Suck on This''] at [[Discogs]].</ref> On April 23, 2002, Prawn Song reissued the album with remastered audio, together with the follow-up studio album ''[[Frizzle Fry]]''.<ref name="Animals" />


All of the songs would eventually be released as studio recordings: "[[Tommy the Cat]]" on ''[[Sailing the Seas of Cheese]]'' in 1991, "Pressman" (as "The Pressman") on ''[[Pork Soda]]'' in 1993, "Jellikit" on the [[Airheads#Soundtrack|''Airheads'' soundtrack]] in 1994 as "Bastardizing Jellikit", and "The Heckler" on ''[[Antipop]]'' in 1999 as a hidden track. All other tracks were included on the band's debut studio album ''Frizzle Fry'' in 1990.
All of the songs would eventually be released as studio recordings: "[[Tommy the Cat]]" on ''[[Sailing the Seas of Cheese]]'' in 1991, "Pressman" (as "The Pressman") on ''[[Pork Soda]]'' in 1993, "Jellikit" on the [[Airheads#Soundtrack|''Airheads'' soundtrack]] in 1994 as "Bastardizing Jellikit", and "The Heckler" on ''[[Antipop]]'' in 1999 as a hidden track. All other tracks were included on the band's debut studio album ''Frizzle Fry'' in 1990.


The original liner notes give "hugs and kisses" to a number of bands and local businesses, including [[Faith No More]] and [[Buck Naked and the Bare Bottom Boys]], followed by "special hugs and kisses" to a number of individuals, including early Primus members [[Todd Huth]], [[Jay Lane]], Vince Parker and Tim Wright, and "Pops" (Claypool's father) "for kickin' down the corn".<ref name="linerold">Liner notes, ''Suck on This'', Interscope Records 1990.</ref> For the 2002 reissue, these sections were omitted in favour of a paragraph written by Claypool detailing the history of the record, leaving only "special thanks" to Claypool's father.<ref name="liner"/>
The original liner notes give "hugs and kisses" to a number of bands and local businesses, including [[Faith No More]] and [[Buck Naked and the Bare Bottom Boys]], followed by "special hugs and kisses" to a number of individuals, including early Primus members [[Todd Huth]], [[Jay Lane]], Vince Parker and Tim Wright, and "Pops" (Claypool's father) "for kickin' down the corn".<ref name="linerold">Liner notes, ''Suck on This'', Interscope Records 1990.</ref> For the 2002 reissue, these sections were omitted in favour of a paragraph written by Claypool detailing the history of the record, leaving only "special thanks" to Claypool's father.<ref name="liner" />


== Critical reception ==
==Critical reception==
{{Album ratings
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref name="Allmusic review">{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/r15767 |title=''Suck on This'' |work=[[AllMusic]]|publisher=[[Rovi Corporation]] |last=Raggett|first=Ned |accessdate=2016-07-18}}</ref>
| rev1score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref name="Allmusic review">{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/r15767 |title=''Suck on This'' |work=[[AllMusic]]|publisher=[[Rovi Corporation]] |last=Raggett|first=Ned |accessdate=2016-07-18}}</ref>
| rev2 = The Daily Vault
| rev2Score = B+<ref name=vault>{{cite web |url= http://dailyvault.com/toc.php5?review=11 |title=The Daily Vault Music Reviews : Suck on This |first=Christopher |last=Thelen |work=dailyvault.com |year=2019 |accessdate=18 February 2019}}</ref>
| rev3 = ''[[Spin Alternative Record Guide]]''
| rev3score = 7/10<ref>{{cite book|chapter=Primus|first=Chris|last=Norris|title=Spin Alternative Record Guide|title-link=Spin Alternative Record Guide|editor1-first=Eric|editor1-last=Weisbard|editor2-first=Craig|editor2-last=Marks|publisher=[[Vintage Books]]|year=1995|isbn=0-679-75574-8|page=310}}</ref>
}}
}}


Reviewing the album for [[AllMusic]], Ned Raggett describes the album as "not only demonstrating Primus' undeniable live flair for [[art rock|art]]/[[progressive rock|prog rock]]/[[funk]] of its own devising, but capturing an already rabid fan base getting off on it big-time", with "its tempo-shifting riffing and [[Funkadelic]]-meets-[[Rush (band)|Rush]] rhythm explosions benefiting from a fairly crisp recording." He notes that "Claypool's voice is sometimes searching for breath or a touch buried in the mix", but "anyone who likes the [[Frank Zappa|Zappa]]/[[Captain Beefheart|Beefheart]] goofy voice approach Claypool is fond of will be perfectly happy with his nutty lip-flapping".<ref name="Allmusic review"/>
Reviewing the album for [[AllMusic]], Ned Raggett describes the album as "not only demonstrating Primus' undeniable live flair for [[art rock|art]]/[[progressive rock|prog rock]]/[[funk]] of its own devising, but capturing an already rabid fan base getting off on it big-time", with "its tempo-shifting riffing and [[Funkadelic]]-meets-[[Rush (band)|Rush]] rhythm explosions benefiting from a fairly crisp recording." He notes that "Claypool's voice is sometimes searching for breath or a touch buried in the mix", but "anyone who likes the [[Frank Zappa|Zappa]]/[[Captain Beefheart|Beefheart]] goofy voice approach Claypool is fond of will be perfectly happy with his nutty lip-flapping".<ref name="Allmusic review" />


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
{{tracklist
{{tracklist
| all_lyrics = [[Les Claypool]]
| all_lyrics = [[Les Claypool]]
| all_music = Primus, guitar melodies by [[Todd Huth]] except "The Heckler" and "Pressman"
| all_music = Primus, guitar melodies by [[Todd Huth]] except "The Heckler" and "Pressman". "[[John the Fisherman]]" contains an excerpt from the instrumental "[[YYZ (song)|YYZ]]" by [[Rush (band)|Rush]].
| title1 = [[John the Fisherman]]
| title1 = [[John the Fisherman]]
| length1 = 3:53
| length1 = 3:53
| title2 = Groundhog's Day
| title2 = Groundhog's Day
| length2 = 4:53
| length2 = 4:53
| title3 = The Heckler
| title3 = The Heckler
| length3 = 3:35
| length3 = 3:35
| title4 = Pressman
| title4 = Pressman
| length4 = 5:01
| length4 = 5:01
| title5 = Jellikit
| title5 = Jellikit
| length5 = 3:59
| length5 = 3:59
| title6 = [[Tommy the Cat]]
| title6 = [[Tommy the Cat]]
| length6 = 5:27
| length6 = 5:27
| title7 = Pudding Time
| title7 = Pudding Time
| length7 = 4:20
| length7 = 4:20
| title8 = Harold of the Rocks
| title8 = Harold of the Rocks
| length8 = 6:18
| length8 = 6:18
| title9 = Frizzle Fry
| title9 = Frizzle Fry
| length9 = 5:45
| length9 = 5:45
| total_length = 41:11
}}
}}


== Personnel ==
==Personnel==
;Primus
'''Primus'''
* [[Les Claypool]] – bass guitar, vocals
*[[Les Claypool]] – vocals, bass
* [[Larry LaLonde|Larry "Ler" LaLonde]] – guitars
*[[Larry LaLonde|Larry "Ler" LaLonde]] – guitars
* [[Tim Alexander|Tim "Herb" Alexander]] – drums
*[[Tim Alexander|Tim "Herb" Alexander]] – drums


;Production
'''Production'''
* [[Adam Gates|Bob Cock]] – producer
*Matt Winegar – producer, engineer, mixing engineer
* Howard Johnston – editing
*Howard Johnston – editing
* Tim "Soya" – stage
*Tim "Soya" – stage
* Leroy – stage
*Leroy – stage
* Lauren Miller – sound
*Lauren Miller – live sound
* Matt Winegar – producer, recording


;Visual art
'''Visual art'''
* Paul Haggard – jacket design, photos
*Paul Haggard – jacket design, photos
* Lance "Link" Montoya – sculpture
*Lance "Link" Montoya – sculpture


== References ==
==References==
{{Reflist|2}}
{{Reflist|2}}


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{{Primus}}
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Latest revision as of 09:25, 14 July 2024

Suck on This
Live album by
Primus
ReleasedNovember 1989
RecordedFebruary 25 and March 5, 1989
VenueBerkeley Square (Berkeley, California)
Genre
Length41:11
LabelPrawn Song
ProducerMatt Winegar, Bob Cock
Primus chronology
Suck on This
(1989) 		Frizzle Fry
(1990)

Suck on This is a live album by the American rock band Primus, released in 1989. At the time of recording, the featured lineup of bassist/vocalist Les Claypool, guitarist Larry LaLonde and drummer Tim Alexander had only been playing together for "about two months".[1] This release, along with Jane's Addiction's self-titled live album, are seen as popularizing the then-underground alternative metal genre.[2]

Background

[edit]

The album was recorded live at the Berkeley Square in Berkeley, California on February 25 and March 5, 1989, on a TASCAM quarter-inch 8-track Portastudio and mixed on Hi-Fi VHS.[1] The band borrowed $3,000 from Claypool's father to cover the recording and pressing of one thousand copies of the album for its initial limited run.[1] They released the record in November 1989 through their own independent label under the name Prawn Song Records before licensing it to Caroline Records in 1990,[3] and later Interscope Records.[4] On April 23, 2002, Prawn Song reissued the album with remastered audio, together with the follow-up studio album Frizzle Fry.[3]

All of the songs would eventually be released as studio recordings: "Tommy the Cat" on Sailing the Seas of Cheese in 1991, "Pressman" (as "The Pressman") on Pork Soda in 1993, "Jellikit" on the Airheads soundtrack in 1994 as "Bastardizing Jellikit", and "The Heckler" on Antipop in 1999 as a hidden track. All other tracks were included on the band's debut studio album Frizzle Fry in 1990.

The original liner notes give "hugs and kisses" to a number of bands and local businesses, including Faith No More and Buck Naked and the Bare Bottom Boys, followed by "special hugs and kisses" to a number of individuals, including early Primus members Todd Huth, Jay Lane, Vince Parker and Tim Wright, and "Pops" (Claypool's father) "for kickin' down the corn".[5] For the 2002 reissue, these sections were omitted in favour of a paragraph written by Claypool detailing the history of the record, leaving only "special thanks" to Claypool's father.[1]

Critical reception

[edit]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[6]
The Daily VaultB+[7]
Spin Alternative Record Guide7/10[8]

Reviewing the album for AllMusic, Ned Raggett describes the album as "not only demonstrating Primus' undeniable live flair for art/prog rock/funk of its own devising, but capturing an already rabid fan base getting off on it big-time", with "its tempo-shifting riffing and Funkadelic-meets-Rush rhythm explosions benefiting from a fairly crisp recording." He notes that "Claypool's voice is sometimes searching for breath or a touch buried in the mix", but "anyone who likes the Zappa/Beefheart goofy voice approach Claypool is fond of will be perfectly happy with his nutty lip-flapping".[6]

Track listing

[edit]

All lyrics are written by Les Claypool; all music is composed by Primus, guitar melodies by Todd Huth except "The Heckler" and "Pressman". "John the Fisherman" contains an excerpt from the instrumental "YYZ" by Rush.

No.TitleLength
1."John the Fisherman"3:53
2."Groundhog's Day"4:53
3."The Heckler"3:35
4."Pressman"5:01
5."Jellikit"3:59
6."Tommy the Cat"5:27
7."Pudding Time"4:20
8."Harold of the Rocks"6:18
9."Frizzle Fry"5:45
Total length:41:11

Personnel

[edit]

Primus

Production

  • Matt Winegar – producer, engineer, mixing engineer
  • Howard Johnston – editing
  • Tim "Soya" – stage
  • Leroy – stage
  • Lauren Miller – live sound

Visual art

  • Paul Haggard – jacket design, photos
  • Lance "Link" Montoya – sculpture

References

[edit]
  1. ^ a b c d Liner notes, Suck on This (reissue), Prawn Song Records 2002.
  2. ^ "Alternative Metal Music Genre Overview". AllMusic.
  3. ^ a b Illustrated Discography, Animals Should Not Try to Act Like People DVD, Interscope Records 2003.
  4. ^ Suck on This at Discogs.
  5. ^ Liner notes, Suck on This, Interscope Records 1990.
  6. ^ a b Raggett, Ned. "Suck on This". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2016-07-18.
  7. ^ Thelen, Christopher (2019). "The Daily Vault Music Reviews : Suck on This". dailyvault.com. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
  8. ^ Norris, Chris (1995). "Primus". In Weisbard, Eric; Marks, Craig (eds.). Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. p. 310. ISBN 0-679-75574-8.
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