Antipop

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Antipop
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Studio album by Primus
Released	October 19, 1999
Recorded	1999
Genre	Alternative rock Funk metal Alternative metal
Length	63:03
Label	Interscope Records
Producer(s)	Primus, various artists
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link
Primus chronology
Rhinoplasty (1998)	Antipop (1999)	Animals Should Not Try to Act Like People (2003)

Antipop is an album by Primus, released on October 19, 1999. The title comes from an apparent dislike of disposable pop music.

The album was received with generally mixed reaction from fans and critics. The majority of Primus fans seem to have found the album satisfactory, sort of a "return to form" from their previous album, The Brown Album, which was generally disliked by fans. A few fans, however, felt that the album featured too much contribution from outside musicians, uncomfortable at the change in sound, but overall the album was positively received. Supporters of the album argue that it shows the band members returning to their original styles, and that Bryan Mantia plays more in sync with the band on this album (many people thought he sounded very sloppy on the Brown Album).

Stylistically it evokes early Primus records in its metal influence, like their 1990 studio debut Frizzle Fry; this time around, however, the metal revolved less around thrash and more around nu metal, with its heavy guitar attacks and somewhat simplistic style. This may be an influence from touring with bands such as Limp Bizkit and Korn, who themselves claim to be influenced by Primus.

The album features several well-known guest musicians and producers, including James Hetfield of Metallica, Jim Martin of Faith No More, Fred Durst of Limp Bizkit and Tom Morello of Rage Against the Machine.

Track listing

1. "Intro" - :17
2. "Electric Uncle Sam" – 2:55 (produced by Tom Morello and Primus)
3. "Natural Joe" – 4:12 (produced by Matt Stone and Primus)
4. "Lacquer Head" – 3:49 (produced by Fred Durst and Primus)
5. "The Antipop" – 5:33
6. "Eclectic Electric" – 8:34 (featuring James Hetfield and Jim Martin on Guitar)
7. "Greet the Sacred Cow" – 5:10
8. "Mama Didn't Raise No Fool" – 5:00 (produced by Tom Morello and Primus)
9. "Dirty Drowning Man" – 4:48 (produced by Stewart Copeland)
10. "Ballad of Bodacious" – 3:27
11. "Power Mad" – 3:37 (produced by Tom Morello and Primus)
12. "The Final Voyage of the Liquid Sky" – 5:34
13. "Coattails of a Dead Man" – 9:56 (produced by Tom Waits)

There is also a hidden track on this album, 5 minutes after the last track. It is a studio version of "The Heckler", a song that was previously only performed live. This inclusion now means that all the tracks from their live debut Suck on This have now been released as studio recordings.

Credits

• Les Claypool - Lead vocals, bass
• Larry LaLonde - Guitar, synthesizer (exclusively on synthesizer on track 6)
• Brian Mantia - Drums

Guest Musicians

• Tom Morello - Lead guitar on tracks 2, 8, and 11
• James Hetfield - Guitar on track 6
• Jim Martin - Guitar on track 6
• Martina Topley-Bird - Vocals on tracks 9 and 13
• Tom Waits - Mellotron and Vocals on track 13

Charts

Album

Year	Chart	Position
1999	The Billboard 200	#44

Primus
Les Claypool | Larry LaLonde | Tim Alexander
Bryan Mantia | Todd Huth | Jay Lane | Bob Cock
Discography
Albums/EPs: Suck on This | Frizzle Fry | Sailing the Seas of Cheese | Miscellaneous Debris | Pork Soda | Tales from the Punchbowl | Brown Album | Rhinoplasty | Antipop | Promo de Fromage | Animals Should Not Try to Act Like People | Hallucino-Genetics: Live 2004 | Blame It on the Fish | They Can't All Be Zingers: The Best of Primus
Songs: "John the Fisherman" | "Too Many Puppies" | "Mr. Knowitall" | "Making Plans For Nigel" | "Jerry Was a Race Car Driver" | "Tommy the Cat" | "Those Damned Blue Collar Tweekers" | "My Name Is Mud" | "DMV" | "Mr. Krinkle" | "Hamburger Train" | "Wynona's Big Brown Beaver" | "Mrs. Blaileen" | "Southbound Pachyderm" | "Shake Hands With Beef" | "Over the Falls" | "Lacquer Head"
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