Following the release of 1999's 'Antipop', alternative (funk?) metal band Primus went on hiatus only to return in 2003 with longtime drummer Tim "Herb" Alexander in tow. The reunion however, seemed to promise little, with the band's only original release in the years subsequent being a 5-track EP titled 'Animals Should Not Try to Act Like People'. In 2011, after 8 long years, Primus finally released their long awaited seventh studio album "Green Naugahyde".
The first single off the new album is 'Lee Van Cleef', a song that can be compared to the band's earlier work on 'Frizzle Fry', their first studio album. And why not? Replacing Herb on drums (who left in 2010) is Primus' original drummer, Jay Lane, whom the band credit with greatly influencing the band's early sound and style. Singer and bassist Les Claypool is at the top of his game, playing one of his funkiest basslines in years. Guitarist Larry "Ler" LaLonde's country style soloing compliments Claypool's bass as it always has, contributing to Primus' signature sound that has been around since 1989 . As far as lyrics go, its still as zany as it was 20 years ago. This time its a tribute to the late actor Lee Van Cleef ('Angel Eyes' from 'The Good, the Bad and the Ugly'). Overall, its a welcome return for a band whose uniqueness has been sorely missed for an entire decade; here's to many more!
"We still get a kick outta watchin' Clint; we all get a kick outta Clint
Hi Hi Hi Hiii
There ain't never been one quite like Clint, there's really only one Clint
I always did like Lee Van Cleef; always did like Lee
Nobody's steely like Lee Van Cleef. Whatever happened to Lee?
Whatever happened to Lee Van Cleef? Don't forget about Lee"
