I love Primus because their music will have the most sick dark instrumentals and then the lyrics will be like “Blumpus Shlick on a pogo stick glorpin up the road”
Wdym? Thats just some guy named Mud they met at a local truck stop that they asked to be in their video. Then he just started talking about and doing some weird shit so they filmed it. The music was added in post
"Kissed him upside the cranium?" That makes me think the narrator hit the other guy gently. Well, at least as "gently" as the narrator in this song would have.
3:32 Saw Primus in the 95 or 96 in Portland, Oregon for a music festival. He stopped the song right at this part. He pointed at me, looked me dead in the eye, and said, "WHERE YOU GOIN, PORTLAND BOY?" I'll never forget that moment. I was either 6 or 7 years old at the time.
@@marlonisaac1 I seriously wish I remembered more about the show. The stage lineup was as follows: Toad the Wet Sprocket, Squirrel Nut Zippers, Primus, Neil Young. Being as into music as I am now, I feel shitty that such a legendary lineup was in front of me, and I was just a snotty-nosed kid who didn't give a shit about any of that music at the time.
I met Les Larry and Herb back in 1992 and they could not have been nicer to a 14 year old fan! Shirts, autographs and actually talked for about a half hour after a show. Great memories.
Same feeling. I'm a lifelong guitar player and wanted to go for bass playing cuz of Les' extraordinairy wild musicality through his playing! Primus is bat shit crazy and left field and will always love them!
Agreed but its the extremely good "this is weird " for me . les claypool is a madman . one of the greatest to play the bass in crazy way while singing weird shit . gotta respect that
Jerry was a race car driver... "Dog will hunt!" Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2... Imagine my surprise when I saw the movie many years after I was deeply embedded in the Primus lore.
I mean this in the best way possible, but how the hell do you come up with a song like this? I would never in a million years think that the strange, rambling cadence of the lyrics or the sparse instrumentation would make for a great song. And yet they do. How outside-the-box do you have to be thinking in order to envision a song like this and know that it will work? There will never be another band like Primus.
Gotta do drugs that are outside the box, no doubt, and you have to have a vision, which they obviously did and do. I think they kind of just set out to do the opposite of a lot of bands, honestly.
I used to own a model agency . and really tho we wud offer model faces to the video producer .....these faces in the video are just in the video . they didn't sing or write the song or music .....
You answered your own question but he also 'got a bit much dignity'. Les has done so much to save my life, sanity, and dark shitty Primus style sense of humor lmao...have actually been cussed out hardcore by family members who love this too, for blasting endless Primus lmao
❤❤❤❤❤❤ Psalm 34 King James Version 34 I will bless the Lord at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth. 2 My soul shall make her boast in the Lord: the humble shall hear thereof, and be glad. 3 O magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt his name together. 4 I sought the Lord, and he heard me, and delivered me from all my fears. 5 They looked unto him, and were lightened: and their faces were not ashamed. 6 This poor man cried, and the Lord heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles. 7 The angel of the Lord encampeth round about them that fear him, and delivereth them. 8 O taste and see that the Lord is good: blessed is the man that trusteth in him. 9 O fear the Lord, ye his saints: for there is no want to them that fear him. 10 The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger: but they that seek the Lord shall not want any good thing. 11 Come, ye children, hearken unto me: I will teach you the fear of the Lord. 12 What man is he that desireth life, and loveth many days, that he may see good? 13 Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile. 14 Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it. 15 The eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous, and his ears are open unto their cry. 16 The face of the Lord is against them that do evil, to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth. 17 The righteous cry, and the Lord heareth, and delivereth them out of all their troubles. 18 The Lord is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit. 19 Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the Lord delivereth him out of them all. 20 He keepeth all his bones: not one of them is broken. 21 Evil shall slay the wicked: and they that hate the righteous shall be desolate. 22 The Lord redeemeth the soul of his servants: and none of them that trust in him shall be desolate.
Wile E. Coyote can also relate... Wile E.: Allow me to introduce myself. My name is mud. **falls to the ground** Bugs Bunny: **to audience** And remember: "mud" spelled backwards is "dum."
I never "got" Primus, even though Les is a legendary bassist, but after seeing them live with Puscifer and A Perfect Circle, I have a new respect for them; that was an absolutely epic show!
They rock soooo hard live! I saw them at Old mountain Park in Holyoke, MA. They played with Dinosaur Jr. The halftime show they had a bunch of people in mushroom costumes come out on stage and start dancing to this trippy music while this crazy light show went on and of course I am like completel tripping on LSD at this point😂😂😂
My buddy Tim and I went to Sessanta at Pine Knob, completely changed his view of Primus, has a new respect for them, he absolutely loves seeing Ler as I do with Les. It was also his very first concert, we only stood up during Primus to try and see them 'cause neither of us really cared that much for Puscifier or APC.
Agree but in my opinion even the band is kind of underrated. I mean, don't know if the anecdote is true but I remember have seen somewhere Les Claypool was refused as a bassist from Metallica for being too good. And everybody knows Metallica even for non-metalhead, but who knows Primus ? Very good and talented band but still underrated
Why underated? He is world famous, one of the most known drummers. Here are also many that says Primus is an underated band. Why? Everybody knows Primus.
LYRICS: My name is Mud My name is Mud Not to be confused with Bill or Jack or Pete or Dennis My name is Mud and it's always been 'Cause I'm the most boring sonsabitch you've ever seen I dress in blue, yes, navy blue From head to toe I'm rather drab, except my patent shoes I make 'em shine, well most the time 'Cept today my feet are troddin' on by this friend of mine Six foot two and rude as hell I got to get him in the ground before he starts to smell My name is Mud My name is Mud, but call me Aloysius Devadander Abercrombie That's long for Mud so I've been told Told that by this sonsabitch that Lies before me, bloated, blue and cold I've got my pride, I drink my wine I'd drink only the finest 'cept I Haven't earned a dime in several months Or were it years? The breath on that fat bastard could bring any man to tears We had our words, a common spat So I kissed him upside the cranium with that aluminum baseball bat My name is Mud My name is Mud M-M-M-M-Mud My name is Mud Where are you goin' city boy?
What I love about Les's singing in this song is that it almost sounds sort of countryish/folkish in nature, but it's heavily demented and twisted. You can really tell what kinda character he's tryna portray.
+Abbie Hoffman not anyone can play that.... especially not while also being the singer of this band. Les is easily one of the top 10 bassists of all time in all reality
HI HOW YA DOIN IT'S YOUR FRIENDLY NEIGHBORHOOD TREVOR PHILIPS! Was that too much? It felt good, but I wasn't sure if it was a little too over the top. Spiderman might try to sue me for copyright laws on that one.
I played piano and guitar as a kid and one day in 1998 a friend put on this CD when we were in 8th grade, and within the first 10 seconds of this song, my mind was blown, my life was changed, and I am a bass player to this day 25 years later. It was this song.
This was one of my dads favorite songs, I come back and visit this song when I think of him. I miss u dad RIP, thanks for reading if you did no one in my life cares how I feel.
I know how you feel. Lost my dad 7 years ago. He was a big Queen fan. Everytime I hear Queen I think of him. It does get better, but sometimes you will have your days. Sending love.
Bruh, i could only imagine tripping sack and this music video/song came on back in the day. Primus is one of the best three piece bands of all time! On my mama!
Thankfully people like me still strip with their family, when I was a teen my uncle gave me the transportation for the trip and would put stuff like this on for "road trip" music very amazing memories
My dads nickname is mud, he introduced me to this when I was a kid, claiming it as his song. He passed away a week ago today. While pulling up to the airport on my way back home, this came on. He was tough as nails, throwing punches even in his last days before breaking free from his cancer ridden body. I’ll have to keep one of his aluminum baseball bats ♾️
Best exhibition of bass by any band in existence. Les doesn't get enough credit for not only playing a bad ass bass, but making it the engine that an entire band revolves around and creating such sick music with it.
You can tell his songs all start with a fat bass riff and he builds from there. Can you imagine if Claypool could sing? Probably would have detracted from the bass sound, but it is an interesting thought.
Regardless of how anyone feels about Primus, this is some of the best songwriting I've ever heard, particularly the first verse. You get an introduction to the character, his derogatory nickname, the fact that his only prized possession are his shoes and it's written SO CONCISELY! It goes from a simple introduction to the conflict of the song in one line: 6 foot 2 and rude as hell, I gotta get him in the ground before he starts to smell...my name is Mud. When I first heard it I was stunned! Now his name and story is even sadder and darker because Mud has gone from a name that he was given to now becoming an metaphor for the fact that he has now not only dirtied his name but also his reputation, or what was left of it. Then it makes you wonder, what's in a name? Is our destiny predetermined by the names others give us or do we learn to adopt that title and it subsequently changes us to become our future? Powerful stuff.
I’m sooo happy! I’ve only just discovered Primus! I didn’t think there was anymore cool as bands out there that I would love and the fact they’re not new just spins me out. What rock have I been under. Artsy fartsy to the max taking the piss out of themselves 💯😎🎼✔️
I can't overstate the actual raw genius this song utilizes to be one of the most original creations of all time. The bass cords, the darkness it brings that takes you on ride with the song, and the lyrics which tell not only a great cryptic story, but with clever wording the mental state of confusion, weariness, panic, and his own explanation for how the events went down and the small details of his life........the emotions are so easily relatable even if you didn't kill anybody. I got my pride.....I drink my wine.....I only drink the finest except I haven't turned a dime in several months.....or were it years?(mental state here.....this line was genius) We had our words, a common spat.....so I kissed him upside the cranium with an aluminum baseball bat He mentioned the man being rude as hell earlier. This was his attempt at justifying his actions, and showing in a brilliant lyrical way he attempted a non violent reaction to this man and by the end of the "words or spat" he decided to kill him for the offense. He has been poor and drinking lately so stressed out and ready to snap, hence why he overreacted.....and the lyrics are pure story of his deed and burying him, and the justification of it in some way(the man's rudeness, attempt at arguing it out, he only brings up the details of his recent life as further justification(poor and drinking wine) So damn brilliant
there's even small things like "call me Aloysius Devadander Abercrombie, that's long for Mud... so I've been told" that are seemingly random do link back to the story. if they fought before mud killed him, that could certainly be part of the argument. Mud seems to pretty obsessive over his name, and i could see him taking great offense to someone making fun of it by maybe making up some nonsense about it
You know in all the years that I've been listening to Primus nobody has ever mentioned that the lead guitarist is not playing a guitar He's playing a bass! The guitars just back up. Pure badass talent almost always goes unnoticed, because it is either before it's time or because it's out of the norm.
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I can't tell you how influential Primus was on me as a musician. 12 years old and I didn't know what to make of what hit my eardrums but they really opened my mind. And they were groovy and catchy as all hell. Living legends.
Thank u for posting this comment. I told my brother that Les claypool tried out for Metallica before and they said he was too good and my brother didn't believe me. Now I have proof that I wasn't making it up
@@janetsminten8196 I'm talking about the DEEP south. The kid down the street was a dad at 13 and raced lawn mowers for money. The nearest Walmart was a 45 minute drive away. My school was 4 miles away and yet the bus ride there was over an hour.
My daughter just discovered Primus because of the 25th anniversary South Park concert. She can’t get enough now. Thanks Trey & Matt! And thanks, Les and Primus!
My name is Mud Not to be confused with Billy, Jack, Pete or Denis My name is mud and it's always been Cause I'm the most boring sonsabitch you've ever seen I dress in blue-yes navy blue From head to toe I'm rather drab except my patent shoes I make 'em shine, well most the time 'Cept today my feet are troddin' on by this friend of mine Six foot two and rude as hell I got to get him in the ground before he starts to smell My name is Mud My name is Mud, but call me Aloysius Devadander Abercrombie That's long for Mud so I've been told Told that by this sonsabitch that lies before me bloated blue and cold I've got my pride, I drink my wine I'd drink only the finest except I haven't earned a dime in several months Or were it years The breath on that fat bastard could bring any man to tears We had our words, a common spat So I kissed him upside the cranium with an aluminum baseball bat My name is Mud My name is Mud M-M-M-M-M-Mud
The lyrics are written from the point of view of a this blue-colllar creepy dude by the named "Alowishus Devadander Abercrombie".. AKA MUDD, who has killed his friend after an argument and is now trying to bury him. The song samples the line "Where are you goin' city boy?" from the film Deliverance...
He was telling the story to a person from the city, while the guy he killed was laying next to him, covered in a sheet. At the end of the song, he kills the person he is telling the story to and buries him as well
"My Name Is Mud" My name is Mud My name is Mud Not to be confused with Bill or Jack or Pete or Dennis My name is mud, it's always been 'Cause I'm the most boring sons-a-bitch you've ever seen I dress in blue-yes navy blue From head to toe I'm rather drab except my patent shoes I make 'em shine, well most the time 'Cept today my feet are troddin' on by this friend of mine Six foot two and rude as hell I got to get him in the ground before he starts to smell My name is Mud My name is Mud, but call me Alowishus Devadander Abercrombie That's long for Mud so I've been told Told that by this sons-a-bitch that lies before me bloated blue and cold I've got my pride, I drink my wine I drink only the finest except I haven't earned a dime in several months Or were it years The breath on that fat bastard could bring any man to tears We had our words, a common spat So I kissed him upside the cranium with an aluminum baseball bat My name is Mud My name is Mud M-m-m-m-m-Mud My name is Mud (Where you goin' city folk)
my parents took me to see mastodon and primus, and my mom got the crowd to start chanting "Primus sucks", and at first I was confused. Now I'm an actual Primus fan. They really do suck.
Love it when artists just go balls out creative, have fun, and don't try to people please. Then, mix that mindset with next level skill... Primus are ALMOST uncomfortably original. Love it
This is honestly one of the most menacing bass lines I've ever heard the drums only make this song sound more terrifying
And the appropriately menacing video to go with it.
Menacing? Ahh not so much.
I enjoy roaming the backwaters in my SUV with a dominos car topper and a bag of zah, listening to this.
@•• Whatever it is it's not menacing.
Sinister funk
Growing up in Kentucky, this is what I thought funk music was.
You win.
It does have a straight funky sound to it though, i cant blame you, and you were a kid
Lexington here!!
It is
Florence ya'all
Primus' drummer needs credit. The way he compliments these basslines with killer groovy drums is just perfect
They are all absolutely top class musicians and do a lot of Rush covers on tour.
this aged well
they all shred and if each of them wasnt surrounded by eachother and was off in their own bands theyd all be the respective claypools of their band.
Every few months this bass riff will randomly appear in my head
Same. I will be in school, and this sound will play in my head.
It appears in my head every time I hear a truck backfire, lol.
You too....?
Same. Thought I was the only one. 🤣
I'll be standing in line at the grocery store and start drumming on shit humming the bassline
this song sounds like what waking up in a cold sweat at 3 am feels like
Mmmmmmmud
Speaking as someone who wakes like that on a daily basis, I can tell you it's not even close.
It sounds like the second week of a junk's rehab.
@@casvandijck9338 Okay.
I woke up at like 3am and this was playing
You managed to put a song to the feeling, you have my respect
I love Primus because their music will have the most sick dark instrumentals and then the lyrics will be like “Blumpus Shlick on a pogo stick glorpin up the road”
Yes
That made me laugh.
How FUCKING high are you guys? 😭😭🤣🤣🤣
@@kylewalsh8809 higher than Blumpus Schlick.
@@bearmandev who the hell is bumpus shlick? Sounds like a British pornstar from the 30s
Les is such a good actor. He looks like a serial killer. so amazing
BRAVO 👏 BRAVO 👏 🎉
I hope he's acting...
Wdym? Thats just some guy named Mud they met at a local truck stop that they asked to be in their video. Then he just started talking about and doing some weird shit so they filmed it. The music was added in post
@@asianal probably cause he is.,
it's almost to good.
This song ages like fine wine...it only gets stronger as time passes by...
Only the finest 🍷
@@bink quit dinking Othman
So why say it twice?
No one can argue that this is one of the greatest bass-lines of all time
Yes!!!
M-M-M-M-MUD!
It really isn't lmao
Jovane Hernandez why not?
Nib from Sabbath has a good base line too
"So I kissed him upside the cranium with that aluminum baseball bat" One of the best lines in any song.
Right up there with "I have a black hole sized gun that shoots planets"
For real though
Far out, no, right on, sh, it happens, welcome to reality
"Kissed him upside the cranium?" That makes me think the narrator hit the other guy gently. Well, at least as "gently" as the narrator in this song would have.
Idk man “6’2 and rude as hell, gotta get him in the ground before he starts to smell” is pretty gold
I chanced upon this video while browsing MTV and was both awestruck and dumbfounded by it.
30 years later, that still hasn't changed.
3:32 Saw Primus in the 95 or 96 in Portland, Oregon for a music festival. He stopped the song right at this part. He pointed at me, looked me dead in the eye, and said, "WHERE YOU GOIN, PORTLAND BOY?" I'll never forget that moment. I was either 6 or 7 years old at the time.
That is awesome! You were lucky to be able to see these guys live.
@@marlonisaac1 I seriously wish I remembered more about the show. The stage lineup was as follows: Toad the Wet Sprocket, Squirrel Nut Zippers, Primus, Neil Young. Being as into music as I am now, I feel shitty that such a legendary lineup was in front of me, and I was just a snotty-nosed kid who didn't give a shit about any of that music at the time.
@@TheYoungVulnerableAnimeGirls Well at least you were lucky enough to see them in their prime live. I'm a bit jealous. Lol
Where were you going though?
@@Zlobivka Honestly, I was shoving and trying to get to the very front, and my mom was like NO.
I met Les Larry and Herb back in 1992 and they could not have been nicer to a 14 year old fan! Shirts, autographs and actually talked for about a half hour after a show. Great memories.
You mean mud
Läski
Wetimus Prime lol
94' it was a rainy day and nascar was on I had a joint in my hand and I had glanced down at the TV
I am 14 and I tried to get to the Denver show but it’s 16+
How
As a bass player I love primus for the bass but holy crap I’ve come to appreciate ler’s guitar playing so good
LaLonde is way under rated. But of course... he plays with Les
I think the same thing! He's a beast on guitar and way under rated as the other guy said.
Same feeling. I'm a lifelong guitar player and wanted to go for bass playing cuz of Les' extraordinairy wild musicality through his playing! Primus is bat shit crazy and left field and will always love them!
Some of best guitar playing I've heard in my life (every song I've heard of his). Totally original. I hope this guy lives happily, he deserves it.
Ler is quite the guitarist, see also Seven Churches by Possessed, that's where I first heard him.
If you are here you’ve lost touch with reality 😍
you a city boy, ey? 😁
Reality kinda sucked anyways 😂
yay:3
😂
Pretty much lol 😂 I’m going mad
Primus haters: this is so weird
Primus fans: this is so weird
Not weird if you live in Georgia.
Primus sucks
@@leonard6093 which georgia?
@@Helmetplayss21 The non woke part
Agreed but its the extremely good "this is weird " for me . les claypool is a madman . one of the greatest to play the bass in crazy way while singing weird shit . gotta respect that
"Whar you goin' city boy?" A brilliant use of a movie sample. Deliverance.
this whole time I thought he was pulling a Sling Blade
And this video is also inspired by River's Edge (1986)
Jerry was a race car driver... "Dog will hunt!" Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2... Imagine my surprise when I saw the movie many years after I was deeply embedded in the Primus lore.
@@lowlowseeseeexcellent performance Billy did I watched entirely and never knew it was him till credit!
Mmhm mustard biscuits 😂
Was watching Deliverance today and instantly recognized that line
I don't think I can even express how satisfying those shots of the strings vibrating really is for me. This song just makes me smile like a fool.
That slap bass
reminds me of pantera's 5 minutes alone music vid
Its filthy
Sus
I mean this in the best way possible, but how the hell do you come up with a song like this? I would never in a million years think that the strange, rambling cadence of the lyrics or the sparse instrumentation would make for a great song. And yet they do. How outside-the-box do you have to be thinking in order to envision a song like this and know that it will work? There will never be another band like Primus.
Amen to that brother
I've wondered the same thing. It's so odd but it works .
Gotta do drugs that are outside the box, no doubt, and you have to have a vision, which they obviously did and do. I think they kind of just set out to do the opposite of a lot of bands, honestly.
Embracing minimalism.
Another great band that does a lot with a little is Swans
I used to own a model agency . and really tho we wud offer model faces to the video producer .....these faces in the video are just in the video . they didn't sing or write the song or music .....
I’ve never seen a band keep a crowd going for 2 hours straight like Primus. They put you in a trance
Tool
Swans.
The whole crowd acts like a wave. It's so cool to see
I saw them in 1993. It was great!
Primus is funk for metalheads
Their genre is Funk-Metal, so
@@yaboi5ir563
Same With Ratm, RHCP, Janes Addiction Or Infectious Grooves
You mean like... funk metal
really now....
no way
I can never get enough of the quick, dirty bass glissando at 0:12 that launches the rest of the song. Beyond satisfying.
How the hell does this guy have so much charisma?! He’s just fascinating and he doesn’t have to do much.
He does a lot. Good performers make something difficult look easy. Les makes the impossible easy so he's the best
he has reinvented himself many times since the 90s..amazing slap bass player..lost art
So true lmao
You answered your own question but he also 'got a bit much dignity'.
Les has done so much to save my life, sanity, and dark shitty Primus style sense of humor lmao...have actually been cussed out hardcore by family members who love this too, for blasting endless Primus lmao
Hee was born to rock
This man is confessing to a sick and brutal crime, and were jamming out to it.
Welcome to the last 4 years of our American presidency...Whaaa?
Shit man, good one. Welcome to Biden country, MF’s
@@mh5259 sad but true... whaaa???
Yeah that sure sucks, but so does Primus!
Every person who's gamerpicture was your pfp on 360 was brazilian and would obliterate anyone at FIFA
2:40 Gives me chills everytime, the way he says "My Name is Mud" is so smooth.
2:51 you mean
❤❤❤❤❤❤
Psalm 34
King James Version
34 I will bless the Lord at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth.
2 My soul shall make her boast in the Lord: the humble shall hear thereof, and be glad.
3 O magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt his name together.
4 I sought the Lord, and he heard me, and delivered me from all my fears.
5 They looked unto him, and were lightened: and their faces were not ashamed.
6 This poor man cried, and the Lord heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles.
7 The angel of the Lord encampeth round about them that fear him, and delivereth them.
8 O taste and see that the Lord is good: blessed is the man that trusteth in him.
9 O fear the Lord, ye his saints: for there is no want to them that fear him.
10 The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger: but they that seek the Lord shall not want any good thing.
11 Come, ye children, hearken unto me: I will teach you the fear of the Lord.
12 What man is he that desireth life, and loveth many days, that he may see good?
13 Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile.
14 Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it.
15 The eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous, and his ears are open unto their cry.
16 The face of the Lord is against them that do evil, to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth.
17 The righteous cry, and the Lord heareth, and delivereth them out of all their troubles.
18 The Lord is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit.
19 Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the Lord delivereth him out of them all.
20 He keepeth all his bones: not one of them is broken.
21 Evil shall slay the wicked: and they that hate the righteous shall be desolate.
22 The Lord redeemeth the soul of his servants: and none of them that trust in him shall be desolate.
Yeah James will be preaching the Bible in prison... ☝️🙄🔊👀
This is the weirdest murder ballad I've ever heard
Exactly
😂 The most badass murder ballad I’ve ever heard.
@@Backyardmech1 Then you need to listen to more murder ballads. ;)
The Boston Hound I can totally agree with Slipknot too.
@Subversive Control but why let him have all the fun?
I can't get enough of this bassline. Underrated band.
Smash?
@@MattRTGB Yeah
@@paranormal_0410 cool
Primus aren't "overrated" they are well loved and renowned since they started
@@NECRONOMICON7-7-7 i said underrated
As someone with the last name "Mudd", I get asked about this song a lot. Yes, it's my themesong.
I’m naming my son Mud someday
Indeed!
Jajaja batman mud
Howdy Mudd.
Wile E. Coyote can also relate...
Wile E.: Allow me to introduce myself. My name is mud. **falls to the ground**
Bugs Bunny: **to audience** And remember: "mud" spelled backwards is "dum."
I never "got" Primus, even though Les is a legendary bassist, but after seeing them live with Puscifer and A Perfect Circle, I have a new respect for them; that was an absolutely epic show!
They rock soooo hard live! I saw them at Old mountain Park in Holyoke, MA. They played with Dinosaur Jr. The halftime show they had a bunch of people in mushroom costumes come out on stage and start dancing to this trippy music while this crazy light show went on and of course I am like completel tripping on LSD at this point😂😂😂
Same! I went to the Sessanta show for Maynard and left a Primus fan. They are incredible live.
That was one of my favorite shows of all time
My buddy Tim and I went to Sessanta at Pine Knob, completely changed his view of Primus, has a new respect for them, he absolutely loves seeing Ler as I do with Les. It was also his very first concert, we only stood up during Primus to try and see them 'cause neither of us really cared that much for Puscifier or APC.
one of the most underated drummers of all time in my opinion
Honestly the entire band is besides les, I’m sure les is on a lot of top ten bassist
Agreed, Tim Alexander is my personal pick for "most underrated drummer ever." His "Laundry" project was also great.
Agree but in my opinion even the band is kind of underrated. I mean, don't know if the anecdote is true but I remember have seen somewhere Les Claypool was refused as a bassist from Metallica for being too good.
And everybody knows Metallica even for non-metalhead, but who knows Primus ?
Very good and talented band but still underrated
So true
Why underated? He is world famous, one of the most known drummers. Here are also many that says Primus is an underated band. Why? Everybody knows Primus.
3:13 the bass syncing up to him sliding back into screen absolutely kills me.
😂
💀
Bass so deep you never come back up.
Heard this album in real time. The golden era of art in music.
Mud seems like a pretty chill guy if you don’t provoke him 😂
Ahaaaaaa, I drink my wine..............awesome song!
O yeah you'll meet one sooner or later in US 😂
The said the same thing about Hitler
If he gets angry with me I ll hand him a bottle of my best wine. That s my plan to calm him down.
just don't tread on his patent shoes
LYRICS:
My name is Mud
My name is Mud
Not to be confused with Bill or Jack or Pete or Dennis
My name is Mud and it's always been
'Cause I'm the most boring sonsabitch you've ever seen
I dress in blue, yes, navy blue
From head to toe I'm rather drab, except my patent shoes
I make 'em shine, well most the time
'Cept today my feet are troddin' on by this friend of mine
Six foot two and rude as hell
I got to get him in the ground before he starts to smell
My name is Mud
My name is Mud, but call me Aloysius Devadander Abercrombie
That's long for Mud so I've been told
Told that by this sonsabitch that
Lies before me, bloated, blue and cold
I've got my pride, I drink my wine
I'd drink only the finest 'cept I
Haven't earned a dime in several months
Or were it years?
The breath on that fat bastard could bring any man to tears
We had our words, a common spat
So I kissed him upside the cranium with that aluminum baseball bat
My name is Mud
My name is Mud
M-M-M-M-Mud
My name is Mud
Where are you goin' city boy?
My name is Mud. But call me Aloysius Devadander Abercrombie. That's long for Mud, so I've been told.
Why you write some bible verse?
@delao7569 thats lond for ADA[americabs with disabilities] song makes much more sense now...
What I love about Les's singing in this song is that it almost sounds sort of countryish/folkish in nature, but it's heavily demented and twisted. You can really tell what kinda character he's tryna portray.
The movie Deliverance. You will find Mud in that movie
The movie Deliverance.
@@MeAndTheBoys_ Yup, Mud is clearly inspired by the movie Deliverance haha
Dude, Les can't sing to save his life.
@@johncalvo1743 thats the point
Most underrated guitar player of all time
0:30 this is actual footage of what my friends see in their screen when I ring their doorbell.
This needs more likes
@@melvincroll1263 I liked my comment after this
More like 1:22
Take my like sir
Lol
73 years old and digging Primus!
primus sucks old man....get some nitrous & balloons...yer due bro...now listen to primus
just do it
That's awesome!!!!!
I don't buy it one bit. I'm not buying what you selling sir . Clear as mud
@@timekeepsonslipn my wipers...the squirters stopped up!
73 likes man I don't wanna ruin it
Les Claypool is a freakin' beast on the bass. The dude just pounds out these freakin' awesome hooks that are mesmerizing. Second favorite bassist.
Geddy Lee
+Abbie Hoffman Sorry to hear you think that. I always thought Primus was pretty original.
+Abbie Hoffman not anyone can play that.... especially not while also being the singer of this band. Les is easily one of the top 10 bassists of all time in all reality
les is a master not everyone can play like that lol
Besides who? Jaco?
If I were a pro wrestler or a boxer, this would be my walk-on music to the ring!! Sick!!
Mud seems like a pretty cool guy.
Lol hey It's Trevor
HI HOW YA DOIN IT'S YOUR FRIENDLY NEIGHBORHOOD TREVOR PHILIPS!
Was that too much? It felt good, but I wasn't sure if it was a little too over the top. Spiderman might try to sue me for copyright laws on that one.
Hey Trevor Philips did you know Beyoncé is the queen of the illuminati
Hmmmm that would make sense considering Jayz is king of the mulletati.
Lmao true is shit
I played piano and guitar as a kid and one day in 1998 a friend put on this CD when we were in 8th grade, and within the first 10 seconds of this song, my mind was blown, my life was changed, and I am a bass player to this day 25 years later. It was this song.
That's awesome
That sucks. Primus sucks
They surely do suck...@@l.ronhubbard5445
@@l.ronhubbard5445 lol. incorrect opinion.
@@pjm3005 no u
Love this thick sludgy bass.
*T H I C C
m2. signature 1/1
I second this
@G G Probably actually good
It’s thick like mud🎶
It's difficult to unsee the expressions of the vocal delivery.
This was one of my dads favorite songs, I come back and visit this song when I think of him. I miss u dad RIP, thanks for reading if you did no one in my life cares how I feel.
Sorry for your loss bro
Sending love.
Probably loved it the moment he heard that bassline
Life comes with it's up's & downs. It will get better.
I know how you feel. Lost my dad 7 years ago. He was a big Queen fan. Everytime I hear Queen I think of him. It does get better, but sometimes you will have your days. Sending love.
Timeless. Music performed by talented musicians doesn't die. Programmed sounds have a short life.
Some of Christian bale's best acting
Buwahahaha hahaha hahaha hahaha 🤣😂 love 😘 it! Mine said that a year and half ago on this thread. Too funny.
i liked the part where he said "i'm the american psycho" and psycho'd all over the place.
LOL
I like the part where you copied the comment from the guy from 2 years ago
@@ericschilling9064 literally what are you talking about
This song is brilliant.
FUCKINN COOL OLD ALL READY, BUT STILL LVE IT,!! DR MUD, WAS THE 1ST TO TREATED JOHN WILLS BOTH,AFTER HE BROKE HIS LEG, AFTER HE OFF PRZ AB LINCON,!!
aye lmoa
Karuna Satori ASMR. That right!!
somekindofmonster7 He never responded.
Bane hahaha
Bruh, i could only imagine tripping sack and this music video/song came on back in the day. Primus is one of the best three piece bands of all time! On my mama!
Lee van Cleef is way funnier when ur trippin
Thankfully people like me still strip with their family, when I was a teen my uncle gave me the transportation for the trip and would put stuff like this on for "road trip" music very amazing memories
My dads nickname is mud, he introduced me to this when I was a kid, claiming it as his song. He passed away a week ago today. While pulling up to the airport on my way back home, this came on. He was tough as nails, throwing punches even in his last days before breaking free from his cancer ridden body. I’ll have to keep one of his aluminum baseball bats ♾️
Sorry for your loss, internet stranger. May he rest in peace.
Sorry for your loss. X
A legend.
What a gigachad
Ya pops a legend kid 💯
Best exhibition of bass by any band in existence. Les doesn't get enough credit for not only playing a bad ass bass, but making it the engine that an entire band revolves around and creating such sick music with it.
Haven't heard another band like them since
I just don't understand primus 😭😭. It's so weird, and it sounds terrible.
that's the point.
He is the opposite of Geddy
You can tell his songs all start with a fat bass riff and he builds from there. Can you imagine if Claypool could sing? Probably would have detracted from the bass sound, but it is an interesting thought.
Christian Bale doesn't get enough credit for his early work.
I burst out laughing by reading this.
Haha, damn, you beat me to it.
Dammitt! now i have to clean the cheerios off my screen.... lmao..!
John Malkovich , " Hey kid want a Hershey bar?"
Christian. Bale,
" Yeah".
Malkovich, "Ya got one".
🤘👽
I never really appreciated the bass guitar until I heard Primus for the first time as a 13 year old. Truly a unique band
glad you kids are discovering Primus
@25Trey S check out mortuary drape
As another 13 year old Primus is good music
@@misada7744 exactly
@Clayton Johnson I don't think he's ready for black metal
4th 13 year old just here to say primus goes hard
Producer: How uncomfortable do you want people to be when they watch this?
Primus: Yes.
Should listen to the big brown beaver by primus it is funny as hell
What was even going on?
You want uncomfortable...all i can say is MR. KRINKLE
Nothing uncomfortable here for me haha
too funny!
The funniest part of Primus is the fact that even know les claypool is total weirdo, he’s probably the greatest bass player of all time.
I agree. He is a musical genius
Being a weirdo is why he is unique
He doesn’t need to cater to trends or pop culture to exhibit his skill and prowess.
@@McGillicuddy849 Well buckethead might be the greatest player. Period.
@@poob2372 nah, Ron Thal, Guthrie Govan, Vai, Petrucci and the chums are arguably as good or even better.
The bass is so friggin cool in this song. I just adore the weirdness of Primus. Loved em back in the day and still love em now.
I never get sick of this song
Absolute banger
Loved it since the 90s when it came out
I never get sick of that creepy smile in this video🤪
Still my #1 favorite song by them
This song is so intense in such a weird way, i can't explain it nor do i really wanna try to. Just purely awesome.
I`m sorry i didn`t quite catch your name
Waffles For Days my name is mud!
Or Alowishus Devadander Abercrombie. That's long for mud, so I've been told
That's Mr. Mud to you sir
why are your apostrophe’s backwards?
I'm blind, i can't catch his name either ._.
❤❤❤❤Thank you All The Saints in Heaven.Glory to Our Kingdom Heaven ❤❤❤❤
Saw these guys open for TOOL yesterday in Pensacola Florida. What a display of talent from both bands!
i have just got into this band...and i dont know do i like this or not:D but bass is awesome
+Obito the bass is the only thing I can stand. im not a fan of the vocals at all. I just looked them up cuz their touring with tool
+travis mingione i even like the vocals! and guitar as a "backline" instrument:D This is too good!
I saw them in Pensacola too!
+Johnny Raincloud .... For those new to Primus. Go check Mr. Krinkle video. Iconic for the great loss that is MTV.
Regardless of how anyone feels about Primus, this is some of the best songwriting I've ever heard, particularly the first verse. You get an introduction to the character, his derogatory nickname, the fact that his only prized possession are his shoes and it's written SO CONCISELY! It goes from a simple introduction to the conflict of the song in one line: 6 foot 2 and rude as hell, I gotta get him in the ground before he starts to smell...my name is Mud. When I first heard it I was stunned! Now his name and story is even sadder and darker because Mud has gone from a name that he was given to now becoming an metaphor for the fact that he has now not only dirtied his name but also his reputation, or what was left of it. Then it makes you wonder, what's in a name? Is our destiny predetermined by the names others give us or do we learn to adopt that title and it subsequently changes us to become our future?
Powerful stuff.
averynonym damn son
To deep bro chill
You watch Rick And Morty dont you
No Eye Balls I’ve actually never seen it. I need to watch it tho
Its a meme
I remember when they opened for RUSH back in 92, became a fan that day.
Saw them open for Tool back in January............was not disappointed.
forty6an2 Tool should be opening for them smh.
tdrewman Saw them open for queens of the stone age.
+Free Candy that profile name and pic....
Free Candy you my friend have the right picture for your profile.... youre a crazy person.
I’m sooo happy! I’ve only just discovered Primus! I didn’t think there was anymore cool as bands out there that I would love and the fact they’re not new just spins me out. What rock have I been under. Artsy fartsy to the max taking the piss out of themselves 💯😎🎼✔️
Primus isn’t just music.. it is a sense of humour
Really?
Jesus piggy christ, Best primus-video comment ever
I don't think Primus is funny in the least. I actually wish Les had done more serious songs like Too Many Puppies. But regardless, the music is great.
💯
@Rashid Wallace that’s your opinion.. I stated mine
I can't overstate the actual raw genius this song utilizes to be one of the most original creations of all time. The bass cords, the darkness it brings that takes you on ride with the song, and the lyrics which tell not only a great cryptic story, but with clever wording the mental state of confusion, weariness, panic, and his own explanation for how the events went down and the small details of his life........the emotions are so easily relatable even if you didn't kill anybody.
I got my pride.....I drink my wine.....I only drink the finest except I haven't turned a dime in several months.....or were it years?(mental state here.....this line was genius)
We had our words, a common spat.....so I kissed him upside the cranium with an aluminum baseball bat
He mentioned the man being rude as hell earlier. This was his attempt at justifying his actions, and showing in a brilliant lyrical way he attempted a non violent reaction to this man and by the end of the "words or spat" he decided to kill him for the offense. He has been poor and drinking lately so stressed out and ready to snap, hence why he overreacted.....and the lyrics are pure story of his deed and burying him, and the justification of it in some way(the man's rudeness, attempt at arguing it out, he only brings up the details of his recent life as further justification(poor and drinking wine)
So damn brilliant
Somebody put it into words lol
@@silentyell what you mean...? who loled you...?
@@teevee2015 I wished I knew what u were talkin about but to guess….idk life
there's even small things like "call me Aloysius Devadander Abercrombie, that's long for Mud... so I've been told" that are seemingly random do link back to the story. if they fought before mud killed him, that could certainly be part of the argument. Mud seems to pretty obsessive over his name, and i could see him taking great offense to someone making fun of it by maybe making up some nonsense about it
@la_creatura it actually is deep though, and dark. That's why it's so interesting.
Primus haters: Primus sucks
Primus fans: Dude yes you get it.
💪😉🤙
You know in all the years that I've been listening to Primus nobody has ever mentioned that the lead guitarist is not playing a guitar He's playing a bass! The guitars just back up. Pure badass talent almost always goes unnoticed, because it is either before it's time or because it's out of the norm.
@@glenngarman2871 Bass is way cooler than a regular guitar, Les Claypool is the shit.
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Hussein IRAQI lol. Please leave we don’t care for promotion. We do care for more Primus though.
I can't tell you how influential Primus was on me as a musician. 12 years old and I didn't know what to make of what hit my eardrums but they really opened my mind. And they were groovy and catchy as all hell. Living legends.
One of the most underrated bands in my opinion. Awesome riffs in Every song
David Coley Amen!
This is the sickest bass line EVER!!!!!!!
Thank you Mr.Claypool, Im still glad Metallica said you were overqualified-Amen.
Thank u for posting this comment. I told my brother that Les claypool tried out for Metallica before and they said he was too good and my brother didn't believe me. Now I have proof that I wasn't making it up
No shit?!
Primus > Comerciallica
@@jorgesequera2125 sheep
I can't see claypool playing metal either. newsted was clearly the best man for the job
A musical genius 😅 percussion and drums to an exact team timing. ❤
For anyone who has troubles finding a girlfriend: just invite a girl over and watch Primus music videos with her. Chicks love it
Really dude?
Thankd for the advice that helped my dad. BUT NOT ME LMAO 😶
My girlfriend sent this to me
This video is kinda brilliant
Sure
As someone who has spent a large portion of their life in the south, I can confirm that it really be like this sometimes.
Kill me Please that’s a dead meme chief
@@tyetass3883 yeah it is but it's kinda engrained in my vocabulary. I use it without realizing sometimes.
Krio Boys you said “chief”... in September 2019...
As someone who lives in the South, no, it doesn't.
@@janetsminten8196 I'm talking about the DEEP south. The kid down the street was a dad at 13 and raced lawn mowers for money. The nearest Walmart was a 45 minute drive away. My school was 4 miles away and yet the bus ride there was over an hour.
My very first Primus song, this will always hold a special place in my brains
They still have it. Saw them tonight in Raleigh. Killer energy and crowd.
My daughter just discovered Primus because of the 25th anniversary South Park concert. She can’t get enough now. Thanks Trey & Matt! And thanks, Les and Primus!
Me as a teenager in the 90s: dafuk is this?
Me as an adult several years later: dafuk is this, man I love it!
My name is Mud
Not to be confused with Billy, Jack, Pete or Denis
My name is mud and it's always been
Cause I'm the most boring sonsabitch you've ever seen
I dress in blue-yes navy blue
From head to toe I'm rather drab except my patent shoes
I make 'em shine, well most the time
'Cept today my feet are troddin' on by this friend of mine
Six foot two and rude as hell
I got to get him in the ground before he starts to smell
My name is Mud
My name is Mud, but call me Aloysius Devadander Abercrombie
That's long for Mud so I've been told
Told that by this sonsabitch that lies before me bloated blue and cold
I've got my pride, I drink my wine
I'd drink only the finest except I haven't earned a dime in several months
Or were it years
The breath on that fat bastard could bring any man to tears
We had our words, a common spat
So I kissed him upside the cranium with an aluminum baseball bat
My name is Mud
My name is Mud
M-M-M-M-M-Mud
Pete or benis :DDD
My absolute favorite. Thanks Primus. x
The lyrics are written from the point of view of a this blue-colllar creepy
dude by the named "Alowishus Devadander Abercrombie".. AKA MUDD,
who has killed his friend after an argument and is now trying to bury him.
The song samples the line
"Where are you goin' city boy?" from the film Deliverance...
Except the fact he actually says "city folk".
v=rpaQjIzrlIM 0:47 or so from that video. "Where you goin' city boy?" Sorry, you're wrong.
He was telling the story to a person from the city, while the guy he killed was laying next to him, covered in a sheet. At the end of the song, he kills the person he is telling the story to and buries him as well
"My Name Is Mud"
My name is Mud
My name is Mud
Not to be confused with Bill or Jack or Pete or Dennis
My name is mud, it's always been
'Cause I'm the most boring sons-a-bitch you've ever seen
I dress in blue-yes navy blue
From head to toe I'm rather drab except my patent shoes
I make 'em shine, well most the time
'Cept today my feet are troddin' on by this friend of mine
Six foot two and rude as hell
I got to get him in the ground before he starts to smell
My name is Mud
My name is Mud, but call me Alowishus Devadander Abercrombie
That's long for Mud so I've been told
Told that by this sons-a-bitch that lies before me bloated blue and cold
I've got my pride, I drink my wine
I drink only the finest except I haven't earned a dime in several months
Or were it years
The breath on that fat bastard could bring any man to tears
We had our words, a common spat
So I kissed him upside the cranium with an aluminum baseball bat
My name is Mud
My name is Mud
M-m-m-m-m-Mud
My name is Mud
(Where you goin' city folk)
Wikipedia lol
That bass line literally sits in the back of my head at all times, just marinating and stewing in all of it's nasty glory
I like how this is worded
My name is mud
So underrated as a band. Les Claypool is a legend the bass the drums on this are on a another level.
Matt Jenkins lol wtf, how so?
Well little boy maybe your younger but Primus was different and had an amazing sound and unique lyrics
Matt Jenkins lol whatever you say man. His drumming is sub par at best, nothing special whatsoever.
are you talking this one song or all the songs ?
Tim Alexander is a beast i mean he was the drummer for the best primus songs and the OG drummer for Perfect Circle. Enough Said
This album was my sound track when it came out. I was twenty four. Seeing the words again helped understand why I liked it. Alot better now actually.
my parents took me to see mastodon and primus, and my mom got the crowd to start chanting "Primus sucks", and at first I was confused. Now I'm an actual Primus fan. They really do suck.
Lol
This never happened
Joshua Durney no it happened, Jacksonville, OR 2018
your mom rules
Saw them in Michigan on that tour
Snare is crackin, cymbals are cutting, bass is rumbling, guitar is screeching. gotta love it
So I kissed him upside the cranium wit that aluminum baseball bat MY NAME IS MUD
6 foot 2 and rude as hell i gotta get in the dirt before he starts to smell..my name is mud..
Hahhaha
I recreated this entire music video in Fallout 4.
Rootsman D🤘🏻🤘🏻 fuck yessss
real poultry rite there.
remember thoee times cool entertaining shit like this could just pop up on mtv anytime
Love it when artists just go balls out creative, have fun, and don't try to people please. Then, mix that mindset with next level skill... Primus are ALMOST uncomfortably original. Love it
Meth helped.
Pork Soda is probably the only incredibly dark album made by a band that was actually in a positive headspace while making it.
I don't know if I like it, but I keep coming back
that is exactly how i feel
Thats how every primus fan starts off
U love it. Jus turn it up and go with it
Starts off? I've been listening to Primus for a very long term and I'm still not sure but I still feel the yearn to play it and listen and revel.
Me too xD
They got great beats, hilarious videos, Les is a bass slapping KING!!!
*Found a cassette in a junkyard and the first song is this*
Thats legit
Fukn awesome band and if you don't like take a long hike and garn get fukd
@@Deanozdirect they kinda suck tho
@@mingoringo_ thats the point
Say thank you to the Person who made that Casette
This was surprisingly scary to listen to driving home at night surrounded by trees seeing nobody else on the road.
that sounds great to be fair!
Maybe I should try that
Careful, I'm told that's how you summon Mud.
"Where are you goin' city boy?"
"WHERE YOU GOIN' CITY BOAH"
Les Claypool is the GOAT on the bass. He doesn't make it sing, he makes it scream. He bends that bass into submission!
I always wondered what Jaco Pastorius would sound like on acid. This is it!
Primus is proof that if your bassist is good enough you can sing about what ever you want
"I am Sir Nose."
+ drummer
Their drummer is even better in my opinion. The percussion in Wynona’s Big Brown Beaver is insane.
@@rants1994 The drummer and the bassist WOW what a combo
I think we need to dig around his yard a bit....Don't u 😊
God bless Primus for creating original music.