ollie Posted November 25, 2003 Report Share Posted November 25, 2003 I enjoyed some Primus at Metropolis on Saturday night. They sounded great, super tight and the crowd was awesome. Highlight for me was the Harold of the Rocks encore, complete with a killer solo from Ler. But... ...they definitely jammed too much. I expect some crossover from Les' jamband projects and I know Primus have often stretched their songs and dropped some covers on a dime but not at the expense of the fun. Just thought a little of that was missing. Still gonna get the soundboard when it's available. Here's the Montreal setlist from memory, what was Toronto's? Toys Go Winding Down Mr. Know It All Pilchers Squad Ol' Diamond Back Sturgeon Rapscallion Bob My Name Is Mud Sailing the Seas of Cheese E: Harold of the Rocks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groove Fetish Posted November 25, 2003 Report Share Posted November 25, 2003 we sure did and thanks the Ottawa crew for all their special help...by the way Dave and Crystal we had your moe down disc up there this friday and forgot to leave them....guess it will be a package after all. Primus was awesome the Metropolis was packed! and so was the koolhaus- (which I'm pretty sure the box office was open and selling some last minute entry for anyone who maybe didn't get in or paid for a scalper- it seems that the koolhaus has a habit of selling out technically till the day of and then releasing a number of tickets on the evening of.- just as an FYI for future sellouts.) we hosted a great friend Ricky from Alabama this weekend and he fell in love with Montreal cause the city showed him such a good time. it was awesome and he said he was going to be back soon- I love converting an American to consider going to Canadian shows. PRIMUS SUCKS! the george bush antics in Toronto were super funny! I did in fact get some pictures- which unfortunately- I'm sure it'll take me awhile to get them together but I'll post a link. Tungstun- nice to see ya! hope to catch up with more this friday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LionLocks Posted November 25, 2003 Report Share Posted November 25, 2003 Ahh damn Dude!!! They played the Dimandback Sturgen over there?! I dig that tune so much! The double set was good but What the Hell, T.O Show could o been WAY cooler. When they did the AntiPop tour a while back there setlist was Killer. This Time i dont know. It was like Less wasnt digging it as much........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MuleMomma Posted November 26, 2003 Report Share Posted November 26, 2003 You know it sister Great show - only complaint was most of the lighting was backlit and it was too packed to see very well. Therefore, if you wanted to study what Les was doing, it was next to impossible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M Posted November 26, 2003 Report Share Posted November 26, 2003 Below are some Primus pics courtesy of Chartattack. Is that Captain Morgan on bass by any chance?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MuleMomma Posted November 26, 2003 Report Share Posted November 26, 2003 Okay, I guess the lighting worked rather well for whomever took those fantastic photos. And, hate to admit it, and sorry to all those that got shutout, but I'm thinking I would've gotten a lot more out of the show if I knew more Primus tunes. I figured I could just go and watch Les and become a convert, having loved all those Les side projects so vehemently (ie. Holy Mackerel, Flying Frog, Bucket of Bernie Brains, Oysterhead). So, as much as I loved it, I'm sure I would've loved it even more if I knew some of the tunes. I saw Primus the first time on HORDE fest 1996 or '97(?) (the year with Neil Young headlining, Leftover Salmon, and MMW), and perhaps foolishly decided at that point that I didn't need a CD because they seemed like more of a live experience. Anyway, in retrospect, perhaps I should've got one (or more). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaimoe Posted November 26, 2003 Report Share Posted November 26, 2003 It helps a lot to know the tunes when you see ANY band live. Primus has killer studio albums with tons of memorable tunes. Start with Fizzle Fry and work your way forward. You won't be dissapointed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevO Posted November 26, 2003 Report Share Posted November 26, 2003 I can't believe they played Sailing The Seas from start to finish.. Wish I could've been there! Weren't they going to have some kind of theatrics going on on stage as well? Props or actors/actresses or somethin? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ollie Posted November 26, 2003 Author Report Share Posted November 26, 2003 I was disappointed in the multimedia show... which consisted of two globes hanging from the ceiling upon which they projected videos, often matching the song. So when they played Tommy the Cat, they played the TTC video on the globes. Good point about the lighting MuleMomma... I think that contributed to the slight disconnect between band and audience that I felt. Anyone got the TO setlist? Did they play Southbound Pachyderm? Anyone tape Montreal? I don't remember any mics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groove Fetish Posted November 26, 2003 Report Share Posted November 26, 2003 we were taping montreal and toronto- the montreal show our mics were on the right hand side of the sound board. there was also a taper from rochester that taped but there weren't lots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MuleMomma Posted November 27, 2003 Report Share Posted November 27, 2003 This website states Montreal setlist as (but no setlist for Toronto yet) - http://www.toasterland.com/setlists/year.php?year=2003 Show: 11/22/2003 City: Montreal, PQ Venue: Metropolis Set I: Toys Go Winding Down Mr. Knowit All Pilcher's Squad Ol' Diamondback Sturgeon The Last Superpower aka Rapscallion Bob My Name is Mud Set II: Seas of Cheese Here Come the Bastards Sgt. Baker American Life Jerry was a Racecar Driver Drum Solo Drum & Whamola Jam Eleven Is It Luck? Grandad's Little Ditty Tommy the Cat Sathington Waltz Those Damned Blue Collar Tweekers Fish On Los Bastardos Encore: Harold of the Rocks BTW, I do know Southbound Pachyderm, but don't think it was played in TO (I missed the beginning of the show though), and I did hear a Mr. Krinkle near the end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaggyBalls Posted November 27, 2003 Report Share Posted November 27, 2003 i was soooooooooooooo happy to not get into primus. I went to see manitoba instead. Dan Snaith - A.K.A. Manitoba figure a trippy less folky beta band that blends the free sonics of tortoise and the fury of the rhythm kings (kreutzman/hart). that's right. 2 drummers filling lee's palace with wonderment. seriously check this band out. and when they come to Canada, check em out in London... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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