Primus, led by bass-slappin' virtuoso Les Claypool, emerged from the Bay Area's funk-punk-metal hybrid scene of the late 80s and 90s, to become a textbook cult band-"love 'em or hate 'em" type. Music journalist Christopher Weingarten makes...See morePrimus, led by bass-slappin' virtuoso Les Claypool, emerged from the Bay Area's funk-punk-metal hybrid scene of the late 80s and 90s, to become a textbook cult band-"love 'em or hate 'em" type. Music journalist Christopher Weingarten makes the case for the true cult fandom of Primus and the oddball, arty genius of Les Claypool.
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