Primus

Primus
Wednesday, May 29th, 2013
MacEwan Hall
402 Collegiate Boulevard North West
Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Taper:  LeifH
Source:  CSBs (filter) &gt; Sony PCM M10 @ 24/48 &gt; Duracell 8GB microSD card
Transfer:  Memory card &gt; PC via USB &gt; Wavepad Master's Edition (amplify, edits, downsample to 16/44.1) &gt; flac (8) via Frontend

Set  I:  1:01:07
00 intro - clown dream
01 Those Damned Blue-Collar Tweekers
02 Duchess and the Proverbial Mindspread
03 The Last Salmon Man
04 Frizzle Fry
05 Over the Falls
06 Lee Van Cleef
07 The Heckler
08 My Name is Mud
09 Jerry Was a Racecar Driver

Set II:  1:06:21
10 Southbound Pachyderm
11 Moron TV
12 Golden Boy
13 Seas of Cheese
14 Jilly's On Smack
15 John the Fisherman
16 Del Davis Tree Farm
17 Hamburger Train
18 Tommy the Cat
19 The Toys Go Winding Down
20 Here Come The Bastards

My ninth Primus show.  Took the bus from Edmonton to Calgary the morning of.  We hung around the loading doors a while before doors to the show were open and ran into Primus again.  "You guys made it," said Ler as we told them in Edmonton we'd be in Calgary too.  We gave Jay two more j's, which he seemed to not only appreciate, but may have also inspired this night's setlist cartoon for the first set.  The venue is part of a university campus and most of the people I spoke to weren't going to the show, just coming or going to class.  We left a pile of empties by the garbage can closest to the tour bus and got in line once the doors were open.

This show was very different from the Edmonton show.  Possibly the better of the two.  Being a general admission show, there were no seats, which created a higher energy level and the band seemed a little more lively.  The previous night, everyone sat down the entire show less the encore, which was nice for recording.  I was going to try to video tape the Calgary show but gave up after getting the first song.  Too many heads in the way and my arms were very tired from holding this heavy camera the night before for the duration of the show.  There were no drinks allowed in the hall itself, which meant everyone was getting well liquored before hand and in the beer garden.  The crowd was very noisy and less respectful than Edmonton, moreso during the second set.  You could tell a lot of people there weren't necessarily big Primus fans, but took it upon themselves to see the first 3D rock tour.  They also had the merch booth inside the venue as opposed to the lobby, which is more of a hallway/passage to the food court and outside.

I was probably about 12 rows back from the stage, dead centre.  The sound was great, and looking at the venue before hand I had doubts being that's its basically a cinderblock hall.  Between the Heckler and My Name is Mud, there was some noodling which was very similar to Cosmic Highway but not the real deal.  I didn't get the first setlist, but got a picture of it.  Afterwards I got the second setlist and one of Ler's guitar picks.  Also included are some pictures I took.



Primus
06/06/13
Mountain Jam
Hunter, NY.

Source: AKG ck63 (DINa) > NBob Actives/Naiant PFA > Naiant Littlebox(OT) > Edirol R-44 (24bit/48Khz)
Location: LOC, UTS, 8'stand
Transfer: SDHC>USB>WAVELAB>CDWAV>FLAC
Enhanced with GAKables
Recorded and transferred by jibooer


01. Those Damn Blue-Collar Tweekers
02. Fisticuffs
03. Moron TV
04. Southbound Pachyderm
05. Over The Falls
06. Lee Van Cleef
07. Eyes Of The Squirrel
08. Groundhog's Day
09. Wynona's Big Brown Beaver
10. Eternal Consumption Engine
11. Jilly's On Smack
12. Eleven
13. My Name Is Mud
14. Over The Electric Grapevine
15. Harold Of The Rocks
Encore:
16. Tommy The Cat


Primus
Gratwick Park
North Tonawanda, NY
6/9/2013

Taper: Adam Hudson
Transfer: Adam Hudson
Email: adhud8572@adelphia.net
www.facebook.com/adhud8572

2 Sources:  
 Source 1:  at835b > Edirol R4 @ 24/96
 Source 2:  DSM6 > Sharp MD Dr7 (John Hicks) > Edirol R4 @ 24/96 
Transfer: Edirol R4 > PC > Sony Sound Forge 10.0 Pro > 16/44 > CDWAVE > Traders Little Helper > FLAC

Setlist:
1.  Intro > Those Damned Blue-Collar Tweekers 
2.  Duchess and the Proverbial Mind Spread 
3.  Last Salmon Man 
4.  Southbound Pachyderm 
5.  Over the Falls 
6.  Lee Van Cleef 
7.  John the Fisherman 
8.  Eternal Consumption Engine 
9.  Jilly's on Smack 
10. Drums > Whamola Jam w/ Mike Dillon > Eleven
11. My Name Is Mud 
12. Jerry Was a Race Car Driver
13. Over the Electric Grapevine
14. Moron TV
15. Harold of the Rocks
Encore:
16. Stairway to Heaven tease > HOINFODAMAN 
17. Wynona's Big Brown Beaver

Primus
Friday, July 19th, 2013
All Good Music Festival
Legend Valley
Thornville, OH

Source: Schoeps MK41[DINa/SBD] &gt;&gt;&gt; Schoeps KCY 250/5 &gt;&gt;&gt;
Naiant LittleBox[OT] &gt;&gt;&gt; Sony PCM-M10[24-Bit/44.1kHz]

Lineage: WaveLab 6[Normalize/UV22HR Dither] &gt; CD Wave 1.98 &gt;
Traders Little Helper v2.6.0
[Encode To FLAC/Level 8/Align On Sector Boundaries] &gt; FLAC16

Taped/Transferred/Uploaded by Bean[diskobean@taperssection.com]

01. Set Intro
02. Groundhogs Day
03. Fisticuffs
04. Moron TV
05. Southbound Pachyderm
06. Over The Falls
07. Lee Van Cleef
08. Drums
09. Eleven
10. Dirty Drowning Man
11. Eyes Of The Squirrel
12. Eternal Consumption Engine
13. Jilly's On Smack
14. My Name Is Mud
15. Jerry Was A Race Car Driver
Encore
16. Tommy The Cat

A 'Beats By Bean/Team Pittsburgh' recording!


Primus
July 19 2013
Legend Vally - All Good Festival
Thornville, Oh

Source:AKG C-1000's&gt;Tascam DR-40&gt;SDHC&gt;CD Wave&gt;Traders Little Helper

Setlist

01.Intro
02.Groundhogs Day
03.Fisticuffs
04.Moron TV
05.Southbound Pachydrem
06.Over The Falls
07.Lee Van Cleef
08.Drums
09.Eleven
10.Dirty Drowning Man
11.Eyes Of The Squirrel
12.Eternal Consumption Engine
13.Jilly's On Smack
14.My Name Is Mud
15.Jerry Was A Race Car Driver

Encore
16.Tommy The Cat


Primus
2013-11-23
5th Annual Pre-Turkey Day Claypool Cellars Bonanza
Hopmonk Tavern - Sebastopol, CA

Source Info: CSB's (filter) > Tascam DR07mkII Portable Stereo Digital Recorder @ 16bit44.1khz > Amplified and tracked in Audacity > flac (8) via Trader's Little Helper
NOTE: Thank you TopHatTapes for lending me the mics!

Recorded from front row, stage left, directly in front of Les. Since I was on Les's side of the stage, Larry's guitar isn't as loud as the drums/bass, but it's still hearable!
I'm including a few pictures from the show just to show how intimate of a setting it was.  Les makes a joke about how Tim will be able to play the intro of a particular song on the kit he was using, so seeing a picture of it will make it make more sense.
Bryan Kehoe described the show as being like watching them record Suck On This! back in the day in Berkeley.
NOTE: Immediately before Tim came out, Les played a set with Bryan Kehoe on guitar, Tim Soya on drums, and Larry LaLonde joinging on guitar midway through.  I'll have that set up in the next couple days and I will link it in the comments and description.

01. Raffle Intro
02. Here Come The Bastards
03. John The Fisherman
04. Southbound Pachyderm
05. Is It Luck? >
06. Too Many Puppies
07. Harold of the Rocks
08. Dub Jam (with wine maker Ross Cobb on bass and Polish sauerkraut Slawek on vocals.  Les dubbed them "SlawCobb")
09. Lee Van Cleef
10. American Life
11. Groundhog's Day
12. Encore Break - Banter - Hot for Teacher Tease
13. Tommy the Cat > Electric Funeral > Tommy the Cat

Band:
Lineup:
Les Claypool - Bass
Larry Lalonde - Guitar
Tim Alexander - Drums



Primus with the Frog Brigade Ensemble
2013-12-31
Primus and the Chocolate Factory New Year's Eve 2013
Fox Theater - Oakland, CA

FREE TRADE ONLY. NEVER FOR PROFIT. DO NOT CONVERT AND SHARE FILES!

Source Info CSB's (filter)  Tascam DR07mkII Portable Stereo Digital Recorder @ 16bit48khz > Tracked and editted (Amplified and Clip Fixed) in Audacity > flac (8) via Trader's Little Helper
NOTE: Thank you TopHatTapes for lending me the mics!
Also thanks to toaster for tips on improving the recording!
Recorded by RockTheMullet

NOTE: This is the same recording that I posted 01/01/14, but I cleaned it up a bit to make it sound better.  The source is the exact same, though.
I also realized that on my original upload, I tracked Golden Ticket incorrectly (it actually started in the last minute of the "Cheer Up, Charlie" track), so I have fixed that now.

Recorded from front row, stage left, directly in front of Les. I got on to the floor right before Primus started, so the first track doesn't sound great because I was getting the mics situated.  After that, it sounds pretty good I think.  The 2nd set sounds a lot better than the first set, mostly because the guy who was screaming throughout Set 1 (you'll know who I am talking about) moved after Set 1.
The band sounded great and they really put a lot of work in to the Wonka set.  They made the songs their own.  I hope they record a studio version of the songs.

01. YYZ > John the Fisherman
02. Those Damned Blue-Collar Tweekers
03. Groundhog's Day
04. Over the Falls
05. Lee Van Cleef
06. Jilly's On Smack
07. Mr. Krinkle
08. Over the Electric Grapevine
09. Jerry Was a Race Car Driver


Set 2:
01. Main Title *
02. The Candy Man *
03. Cheer Up, Charlie *
04. (I've Got A) Golden Ticket *
05. Pure Imagination *
06. Oompa Loompa #1 *
07. The Wondrous Boat Ride *
08. Oompa Loompa #2 *
09. I Want It Now *, @
10. Oompa Loompa #3 *
11. Wonkamobile, Wonkavision *
12. Oompa Loompa #4 *
13. End Title (Pure Imagination) *
14. NYE Countdown
15. Here Come the Bastards *
16. Southbound Pachyderm
17. Harold of the Rocks
Encore
18. NYE Banter
19. Duchess and the Proverbial Mind Spread *
20. My Name is Mud

* With Skerik and Mike Dillon
@ With Larry LaLonde on vocals

Band:
Les Claypool - Bass
Larry LaLonde - Guitar
Tim Alexander - Drums

with the Frog Brigade Ensemble:
Skerik - Saxaphone
Mike Dillon - Percussion

FREE TRADE ONLY. NEVER FOR PROFIT. DO NOT CONVERT AND SHARE FILES!

Most importantly, THANK YOU to the band for this amazing show!


Primus w/The Frog Brigade Ensemble
Tuesday, December 31st, 2013
Fox Theater
1807 Telegraph Avenue
Oakland, CA, USA

Taper:  LeifH
Source:  CA-11 (cardioid) > CA-Bat2B > Sony PCM M10 @ 24/48 > Duracell 8GB microSD card
Transfer:  Memory card > PC via USB > Wavepad Master's Edition (edits, amplify, tracking, downsample to 16/44.1) > flac (8) via Frontend

Set  I:  1:02:52
00 intro music
01 YYZ > John the Fisherman
02 Those Damned Blue-Collar Tweekers
03 Groundhog's Day
04 Over the Falls
05 Lee Van Cleef
06 Jilly's On Smack
07 Mr. Krinkle
08 Over the Electric Grapevine
09 Jerry Was a Race Car Driver

Set II:  1:46:49
10 intro video
11 Main Title
12 The Candy Man
13 Cheer Up, Charlie
14 (I've Got A) Golden Ticket
15 Pure Imagination
16 Oompa Loompa
17 The Woundrous Boatride
18 Oompa Loompa
19 I Want It Now
20 Oompa Loompa
21 Wonkamobile, Wonkavision
22 Oompa Loompa
23 End Title
24 Countdown to the New Year
25 Here Come the Bastards
26 Southbound Pachyderm
27 Harold of the Rocks

28 Duchess and the Proverbial Mindspread
29 My Name Is Mud

"Primus & the Chocolate Factory"

This was my tenth time seeing Primus, and first time seeing Tim 'Herb' Alexander.  This was the third time I would go to see them in the Bay Area for New Year's.  The Fox is basically one block from the 19th Street BART station, making it easy for someone from out of town to get there.  Originally I thought the Frog Brigade would open the show, as the Fancy Band did in 2010 at the same venue.  The Frog Brigade Ensemble was Mike Dillon, who I had seen once before as Don Hoser, and Skerik, who I hadn't seen before.  They played on all of the second set except for Southbound Pachyderm, Harold of the Rocks, and My Name Is Mud.  

When they started with YYZ > John the Fisherman and had the Suck on This tarp behind them on stage, I thought there was a good chance of them playing the whole album, which didn't happen.  As the first set progressed, the basic lighting cast on the tarp got more and more psychedelic.  It wasn't just me.  Before the show there were a bunch of skinny glow sticks passed out in the lobby near the insanity known as the merch line.  There were a handful of people who were intentionally throwing them on stage, some directed right at the band.  At least a couple sticks landed on Tim's kit/cymbals and also hit Les while playing his upright bass.  They were likely trying to get a reaction.  It pretty much stopped after Les politely asked for it to.  The first set was nothing fancy but it was great hearing Tim play the variety of songs.  They all seemed happy to be playing together and exchanged smiles.  

The second set started with an intro video by Les wearing a mask.  The rest of the set there were clips from the movie with pseudo 3D effects overtop, similar to the 2012 video screen.  Les was Willy Wonka, Tim was a Wonkavision person and was backwards a lot of the time, surrounded by a massive drum kit that could have been the Wonkamobile.  Some of the riffs reminded me of stuff you hear on Purple Onion and Of Fungi & Foe.  The laughing in Cheer Up, Charlie reminded me of the Residents' Laughing Song.  I think most of the crowd was a lot more 'tuned in' for the second half of the show and people seemed to be paying closer attention.  There is very little crowd noise on the recording as a result, and the applause was much quieter and more polite.  It was pretty amazing witnessing this all unfold, live.  There was a lot of work put into the show.  I thought it was funny to hear Ler sing a song but also kind of silly and awkward.  As far as I could tell the only real mistakes made were during Primus songs and not during the soundtrack.

I really enjoyed this show but I hope it stays a one-time novelty.  I was hoping for a two night run but this was very unique.  I didn't mind that this wasn't in 3D.  I saw four 3D shows and liked the display a lot, but by the fourth show I was finding it distracting and left the glasses off.  A few nights later I won a bunch of money on a Willy Wonka slot machine in Vegas.

SHNID	Artist	Date	Venue	City	State
127362	Primus	2013-05-21	Majestic Theater	Ventura	CA
Tascam DR-08 (internal mics)
128993	Primus	2013-05-29	MacEwan Hall	Calgary	AB
Source: CSBs (filter) > Sony PCM M10 @ 24/48 > Duracell 8GB microSD card Transfer: Memory card > PC via USB > Wavepad Master's Edition (amplify, edits, downsample to 16/44.1) > flac (8) via Frontend
127673	Primus	2013-06-06	Mountain Jam	Hunter	NY
Source: AKG ck63 (DINa) > NBob Actives/Naiant PFA > Naiant Littlebox(OT) > Edirol R-44 (24bit/48Khz) Location: LOC, UTS, 8'stand Transfer: SDHC>USB>WAVELAB>CDWAV>FLAC
127363	Primus	2013-06-09	Gratwick Park	North Tonawanda	NY
Source 1: at835b > Edirol R4 @ 24/96 Source 2: DSM6 > Sharp MD Dr7 (John Hicks) > Edirol R4 @ 24/96 Transfer: Edirol R4 > PC > Sony Sound Forge 10.0 Pro > 16/44 > CDWAVE > Traders Little Helper > FLAC
128096	Primus	2013-07-19	Legend Valley	Thornville	OH
Source: Schoeps MK41[DINa/SBD] >>> Schoeps KCY 250/5 >>> Naiant LittleBox[OT] >>> Sony PCM-M10[24-Bit/44.1kHz] Lineage: WaveLab 6[Normalize/UV22HR Dither] > CD Wave 1.98 > Traders Little Helper v2.6.0
135999	Primus	2013-07-19	Legend Valley	Thornville	OH
Source:AKG C-1000's>Tascam DR-40>SDHC>CD Wave>Traders Little Helper Setlist
126694	Primus	2013-11-23	Hopmonk Tavern	Sebastopol	CA
CSB's (filter) > Tascam DR07mkII Portable Stereo Digital Recorder @ 16bit44.1khz > Amplified and tracked in Audacity > flac (8) via Trader's Little Helper
127364	Primus	2013-12-31	Fox Theater	Oakland	CA
Source Info CSB's (filter) Tascam DR07mkII Portable Stereo Digital Recorder @ 16bit48khz > Tracked and editted (Amplified and Clip Fixed) in Audacity > flac (8) via Trader's Little Helper
127365	Primus	2013-12-31	Fox Theater	Oakland	CA
Source: CA-11 (cardioid) > CA-Bat2B > Sony PCM M10 @ 24/48 > Duracell 8GB microSD card Transfer: Memory card > PC via USB > Wavepad Master's Edition (edits, amplify, tracking, downsample to 16/44.1) > flac (8) via Frontend

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