 | Primus Tales from the Punchbowl
3.7
great
| Ranking: #75 for 1995 | |
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| 4.0 excellent | Alabaster Jones | November 7th 16 |
Every good band who's been blessed with longevity has an album that is extremely good, but is overlooked in the context of the rest of their discography. For Primus, that is definitely Tales From The Punchbowl. On it, the band write songs that are essentially progressive rock with a funky, southern sheen, and wouldn't you know it? They're actually pretty damn good at it. Very good, in fact. The first four tracks are an exercise in stellar musicianship, lyrical portraits of irony, and that always somewhat dirty production job that lines Primus records. While it doesn't reach these heights again until "Over The Electric Grapevine", the album remains at a high level of quality through its middle section, never delivering a drab or boring song and toeing the fine line between tasteful immaturity and obnoxiousness perfectly. In short, it's ace Primus, only with more prog than you'd ever thought you'd hear from them.
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| 3.5 great | BRAman22 | June 2nd 14 |
Weird ass album. Pretty solid, about what I've come to expect from Primus.
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| 3.5 great | Urinetrouble | March 27th 10 |
the songs were more psychedelic and grateful dead jam rock based but the instrumental sections absolutely slay. the songs blend together a lot though
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| 2.0 poor | Freddy Thomas | July 6th 08 |
Although I like Les, Tim & Larry's musicianship, Southbound Pachyderm & Wynona's Big Brown Beaver, this album severely lacks in other areas. Notably Les Claypool's lyrics & vocal style, I find them both rather childish, which is a major turn off. Also not being able to make the album solid, not a good thing
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| 4.0 excellent | bSmith | October 28th 25 |
| 2.5 average | Hovse | September 21st 24 |
| 4.0 excellent | Rick64 | May 12th 24 |
| 4.5 superb | Kelek | October 17th 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | prana37 | July 31st 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | DJD1ed | March 7th 23 |
| 3.0 good | Logan | September 13th 22 |
| 4.0 excellent | Yep321 | June 20th 22 |
| 4.0 excellent | Trundle | April 13th 22 |
| 3.5 great | Onyx | November 9th 21 |
| 3.5 great | Mitch | September 4th 21 |
| 3.5 great | MrSu | July 30th 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | Metaxu | July 30th 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | Oobaloo | April 3rd 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | "Tab" | February 17th 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | RobiM | February 6th 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | random | January 7th 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | Caribo | December 11th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | bloaf38 | December 6th 20 |
| 3.5 great | IlNotta | November 10th 20 |
| 3.5 great | vdop | September 24th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | Josh | March 2nd 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | jayt851 | February 4th 20 |
| 4.5 superb | xxm | May 26th 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | Nate | April 3rd 19 |
| 3.0 good | phate | November 10th 18 |
| 2.5 average | jmh886 | May 16th 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | aew100 | April 19th 18 |
| 3.5 great | Benman | February 24th 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | wwirusz | February 15th 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | SinkTrap | November 30th 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | Excuseby | November 15th 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | A.R.O. EMERITUS | September 12th 17 |
| 4.5 superb | PootyT | July 14th 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | Martvyk | March 28th 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | Tib | January 6th 17 |
| 3.0 good | Smelty | January 4th 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | jackled | October 11th 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | fejoob | October 1st 16 |
| 4.5 superb | Bauds | July 6th 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | timmy36 | February 5th 16 |
| 3.0 good | manu8a | August 9th 15 |
| 3.0 good | Froot | July 27th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | Muzaker | March 12th 15 |
| 4.5 superb | Korpcun | January 30th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | nelrock | January 28th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | Abraxas | December 26th 14 |
| 3.0 good | Titan | December 15th 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | gocsa666 | November 20th 14 |
| 3.5 great | Brabiz | September 28th 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | Cal665 | August 9th 14 |
| 5.0 classic | cord13 | July 22nd 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | hsb | June 29th 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | mrquorr | April 8th 14 |
| 3.0 good | knose | February 20th 14 |
| 3.5 great | Weirman | February 11th 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | Vaakum | February 2nd 14 |
| 3.5 great | paz09 | January 16th 14 |
| 4.5 superb | hasv | November 30th 13 |
| 3.5 great | Solaire | November 23rd 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | Enotify | November 10th 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | Roko77 | November 4th 13 |
| 5.0 classic | Pieo72 | October 14th 13 |
| 3.5 great | qiblas | September 11th 13 |
| 3.0 good | rawolo | September 4th 13 |
| 3.5 great | Smial | September 3rd 13 |
| 2.5 average | doerrgj | August 22nd 13 |
| 3.5 great | Kalhur | August 11th 13 |
| 4.5 superb | Glokta | April 11th 13 |
| 3.5 great | CK | April 8th 13 |
| 3.5 great | Zamora | March 28th 13 |
| 2.5 average | slackr | February 21st 13 |
| 1.5 very poor | joseph99 | February 18th 13 |
| 3.5 great | SamPJ93 | February 14th 13 |
| 3.0 good | KILL | February 7th 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | Bmachine | December 24th 12 |
| 3.5 great | Minus. | December 16th 12 |
| 3.5 great | Mojito | November 10th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | nivniv1 | October 13th 12 |
| 3.5 great | Simon K. STAFF | October 7th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | Rapsher | October 5th 12 |
| 3.5 great | Lick496 | September 12th 12 |
| 3.5 great | afox13 | July 13th 12 |
| 2.5 average | quelus | May 31st 12 |
| 3.5 great | lerem | May 8th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | emc2691 | March 31st 12 |
| 3.5 great | Trey STAFF | October 10th 11 |
| 4.5 superb | Jumaos | October 10th 11 |
| 3.5 great | cb123 | September 20th 11 |
| 3.0 good | Bossie | September 11th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | telebyrd | September 5th 11 |
| 3.5 great | NigelH | August 20th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | amosmyn | June 15th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | DaniBoi | April 27th 11 |
| 3.5 great | T0rr35 | April 20th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | Flyboy | February 16th 11 |
| 3.5 great | gambs | September 16th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | rebreh | February 17th 10 |
| 3.5 great | MrGM | February 14th 10 |
| 3.5 great | Fandog | January 27th 10 |
| 3.5 great | aeuk | November 17th 09 |
| 2.5 average | Ragez | October 16th 09 |
| 2.5 average | sblount | October 12th 09 |
| 3.5 great | tomr4 | August 10th 09 |
| 4.0 excellent | Wizard | June 27th 09 |
| 4.0 excellent | shindip | April 26th 09 |
| 3.5 great | Nauseum | December 22nd 08 |
| 3.5 great | EPacK | November 14th 07 |
| 2.5 average | CeeBone | November 3rd 07 |
| 3.5 great | Salami | September 25th 07 |
| 3.0 good | Egglord | September 16th 07 |
| 3.5 great | cpd38 | September 5th 07 |
| 1.0 awful | jk2two | September 5th 07 |
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