Primitive (Soulfly album)

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Primitive
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Studio album by Soulfly
Released September 26, 2000
Studio The Saltmine Studio Oasis in Mesa, Arizona
Genre Nu metal[1]
Length 52:16
72:54 (digipak)
Label Roadrunner
Producer Toby Wright, Max Cavalera, Sean Lennon
Soulfly chronology
Soulfly
(1998)		 Primitive
(2000)		 3
(2002)
Singles from Primitive (Soulfly album)

Primitive is the second studio album by American heavy metal band Soulfly, released in 2000 through Roadrunner Records. As of 2002, Primitive has sold over 226,569 copies as reported by SoundScan.[2]

Songs

The first track of Primitive is "Back to the Primitive", which plays berimbau to begin the song and the album.[3] "Back to the Primitive" is one of three singles released from the album, others were "Son Song" and "Jumpdafuckup".

"Jumpdafuckup" features Corey Taylor of Slipknot and Stone Sour on vocals, as well as sludgy guitar riffs.[3] "Mulambo" appears in the movie The Forsaken.[4] "Terrorist" incorporates lyrics from songs recorded by other bands: "Inner Self" by Sepultura and "Criminally Insane" by Slayer. In addition, "Terrorist" features Slayer vocalist Tom Araya.

"Son Song" pays tribute both singers' fathers who died young. Sean Lennon's father, John Lennon, was shot, while Max's father was killed by a heart attack.[5] Musically, "Son Song" has Alice in Chains-like grungy riffs and Layne Staley-like vocals by Lennon.[6] The song appears on the Valentine OST, although it's not included in the film.[7]

"In Memory of..." is unique for Soulfly in that it contains rap elements. "Soulfly II" is the sequel to the first eponymously titled song, which uses a large number of instruments, including Congo drums, piano, sitar, twang, and various wind instruments.[8] Asha Rabouin makes her first Soulfly appearance on "Flyhigh", in which she sings lines like 'Just let my soul fly free'.

Reception

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  • Rolling Stone (9/28/00, pp. 53–4) - 3.5 stars out of 5 - "Old-school...Primitive is deeper...in the sound of [ex-Sepultura frontman] Max Cavalera's lived-in growl, the churning effect of a 4-string guitar and his concerns."
  • Q magazine (11/00, pp. 114–6) - 3 stars out of 5 - "While [their] percussive, ethnic grooves certainly make an impact, it's only when Cavalera allows his formula to be altered by others that sparks truly fly."
  • Alternative Press (11/00, p. 128) - 3 out of 5 - "With pre-millennial speed metal rubbing elbows with hip-hop, excursions into ambient instrumentals and acerbic soul, and a host of guests...Primitive is certainly a record [with] breadth."
  • CMJ (8/28/00, p. 32) - "More relaxed than their debut, the low-end slaughterhouse riffs are still embellished with Cavalera's beloved tribal percussion...[It] locks its teeth into the jugular."
  • Melody Maker (10/10/00, p. 50) - 4 stars out of 5 - "The metal album of the year so far...An incendiary blend of nu metal, reggae and Brazilian rhythms."
  • NME (11/4/00, p. 46) - 7 out of 10 - "Draws on Max's political rage at colonial history and crimes of the conquistadors...the heavy metal Bob Marley."

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Max Cavalera except where noted. 

Primitive
No. Title Length
1. "Back to the Primitive"   4:22
2. "Pain" (feat. Grady Avenell & Chino Moreno) 3:40
3. "Bring It"   3:22
4. "Jumpdafuckup" (feat. Corey Taylor) 5:11
5. "Mulambo"   4:20
6. "Son Song" (feat. Sean Lennon) 4:18
7. "Boom"   4:56
8. "Terrorist" (feat. Tom Araya) 3:47
9. "The Prophet"   2:57
10. "Soulfly II" (instrumental) 6:05
11. "In Memory Of..." (feat. Babatunde Rabouin, Deonte Perry & Justus Olbert) 4:36
12. "Flyhigh" (feat. Asha Rabouin) 4:50
Total length:
 52:17
Limited edition digipak & Japanese edition bonus tracks
No. Title Length
13. "Eye for an Eye" (live at Roskilde Festival 1998) 3:50
14. "Tribe" (live at Roskilde Festival 1998) 6:24
15. "Soulfire"   5:14
16. "Soulfly (Universal Spirit Mix)" (feat. Dayjah) 6:08
Total length:
 72:54

Personnel

Chart positions

Chart (2000) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[12] 26
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[13] 28
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[14] 20
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[15] 48
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[16] 39
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[17] 22
French Albums (SNEP)[18] 20
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[19] 16
Italian Albums (FIMI)[20] 48
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[21] 22
Scottish Albums (OCC)[22] 34
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[23] 43
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[24] 76
UK Albums (OCC)[25] 45
US Billboard 200[26] 32
US Top Independent Albums (Billboard)[27] 11

References

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  2. ↑ "Metal/Hard Rock Album Sales In The US As Reported By SoundScan - Apr. 30, 2002" Archived June 6, 2011, at the Wayback Machine at Roadrunner Records's Blabbermouth.net site. Retrieved August 20, 2008.
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  9. ↑ AllMusic review
  10. ↑ Rolling Stone review
  11. ↑ Blabbermouth.net review Archived October 1, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
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