April 7, 2025 • 39 mins
After the bicep of One Better, we head straight to the crotch for Lust Stings. Les seems to want to highlight the body parts that the people want to see. Lust Stings gleefully swamps the listener with percussion and instrumentation that makes you want to take a hot shower, and adds to it off-putting yet matter-of-fact lyrics about the spread of STI. While all of that doesn't sound too appealing, it all comes together to create a unique experience in the catalog. Make good choices, kids!
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
It's Josh freaky.
Speaker 2 (00:01):
What a couple of dump shits.
Speaker 1 (00:20):
Hello Primates, you found Primus Tracks. Congratulation. There are many
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It is Primus Tracks pod at gmail dot com. I
(00:44):
am Josh joining us from the thirty ninth floor of
Primus Tracks Towers. Frankie beristein, Hey, Josh, here we are Frankie.
We are mired in of Wales and Woe, and you
look happier than a higg and poop.
Speaker 3 (01:01):
It's amazing how far would come.
Speaker 1 (01:03):
Here we are today. We are talking about lust Stings
Ouch track three from of Wales and Woe. We'll get
to that momentarily. But there's miscellaneous debris time. What's going
on out there in the world, Frankie, that we should
inform the people about.
Speaker 3 (01:25):
Upcoming tour.
Speaker 1 (01:28):
That's right, Sussantaoo oh wait, you're saying there's something else.
Speaker 3 (01:35):
Yeah, they're cooking up a tour post Susanta with huff
and the promise of the full catalog because We know
that they're playing hits at Ssanta, So during their headlining tour,
god knows what they'll pull out.
Speaker 1 (01:53):
Pretty exciting stuff that we're going to get a short
tour following Ssanta. That is courtesy of less On the
Ryan Roscilla Podcast. By the time you guys listen to this,
there may be dates already. What kind of odds do
you want to put on them playing Shreport Louisiana, Frankie.
Speaker 3 (02:12):
I'm betting they're going back there and they're doing Amos Moses.
Speaker 1 (02:16):
They got to do it just for John Hoffman, the
pride of Shreeport, Louisiana. I keep saying it wrong. I'm sorry, Louisiana,
that's the home state of John Hoffman new newly minted
Primus drummer. I really hope they hit all the best spots.
You know, Shreeport, Oregon, Mexico City. There's a lot of
great cities out there for them to visit. So keep
(02:40):
your eyes peeled to primusfield dot com and they're socials
for tour dates. Enough of that business. Track three from
of Wales and Woe is titled Lust Stings checks in
at four minutes and nine seconds, and as we've mentioned
on previous commentary about this record, There's a reason the
record is called Less Claypool of Whales and Woe. Here
(03:03):
are your credits ready, Less Claypool, bass, vocals, guitar, drums, percussion, sceric, saxophone,
the end tour de force.
Speaker 3 (03:15):
How about we introduced this track by using Less's own
introduction for the track?
Speaker 1 (03:24):
That would be did you know the metadata has the
artist's primus on both of these?
Speaker 3 (03:29):
By the way, it.
Speaker 1 (03:36):
Flustered me for a moment. I went, there's no fucking
way Prime has played this. Oh geez, all right, here's
the uh Wales bonus. We'll hear Less in his own words.
Speaker 3 (03:50):
So, uh, this is something off of Wales and Woe.
Speaker 4 (04:00):
You know, as you put a record together, there are
various components. You lay it together, you try and you know,
get some continuity going between the songs, thank you very much.
Speaker 3 (04:16):
And there are different, you know, different pieces.
Speaker 1 (04:18):
So we did that one better.
Speaker 3 (04:19):
You know, that's kind of like maybe.
Speaker 4 (04:20):
The you know, it's like the it's like the bicep
of the record, and it was like the.
Speaker 1 (04:27):
Rubble of Diesel's kind of like the hips hips And
then this one, I can honestly say, uh, this is
the scrotum of the record. Amen, tell us a little
bit more about the scrotum of the record, Frankie live history,
so on and so forth.
Speaker 3 (04:48):
All right, here's the live history of Scrotum. It was
premiered on June first, two thousand and six, at the
Warfield in San Francisco. It was performed extensively by the
Fancy Band throughout two thousand and six and two thousand
and seven. Then the torch was passed on to the
Fung Guy Band, which performed the song quite a bit
(05:10):
during two thousand and nine, a few times in twenty ten,
and then the song was put to rest until it's
twenty twenty three resurrection via the Frogrigate. So Lost the
Stings has effectively been performed by three different Less Claypool bands. Trivia.
(05:32):
This is Cheney's least favorite song Less has ever written,
and he's.
Speaker 1 (05:37):
More than happy to announce it, at least more than happy,
yeah yeah, And of course it has to do with
the lyrical content, although I must say it's quite a
marriage between the lyrics and the music. Now he called
it the scrotum of the record, I'm gonna take it
one step further and say, it's the swampy scrotum of
(06:00):
the record, like when you've been out on a humid
day for hours on end. That's the type of crotum
this is. It's yeah, it's it's dripping. It's it's interesting
that it survived this long and it's it was really
fun to hear it on the Frog Tour on my
stop in twenty three. Frankie, did you get it in
(06:21):
the round?
Speaker 3 (06:22):
I did not get lost to stings. I have never
witnessed Lostest Things life.
Speaker 1 (06:29):
Wow, you're missing out on quite a cautionary tale. In fact,
I'm not sure what you're missing out on by not
having seen Lost Things live. It's it's an interesting one life,
I have to say that, Frankie. It's It's certainly not
the hipshaker like Less would say. But there's a fair
amount of swaying going on in the crowd during this one,
(06:52):
and maybe some contemplation by the audience as well, maybe
about the subject.
Speaker 3 (07:00):
It's also interesting because you know how when it comes
to primus some fans will say that it's kind of
strange when a show ends with hearcome of the Bastards. Oh, sure,
it's kind of the same during a list Clayful solo show.
Sometimes he would use Lost of Stings as the encore
(07:22):
great song. It kind of strange for an encore, right.
Speaker 1 (07:25):
That is an interesting choice because I wrote my notes.
It plods along, so it's it's not necessarily an upbeat
closer or even a psyched out, trippy closer, which tend
to be what he goes for. So instead we get
this piece to close proceedings. And to me, like to
(07:46):
me hearing this song live, I'm always ready for another one.
I'm always ready for the next song because it doesn't
have an era of finality to it whatsoever. In my opinion,
if this is the closer, I might be a bit stymied.
Speaker 3 (08:01):
I would. Yeah, I would feel something similar if I
got this at an encore.
Speaker 1 (08:07):
And there's nothing wrong with being jarred by the closer either.
I think it's fun to do that. I think it
keeps even the most religious fans such as Frankie on
their toes. Yeah at Bay so you don't charge the stage.
Speaker 3 (08:23):
It keeps those grounded.
Speaker 1 (08:25):
Yeah, he's sang that song about the STDs. I should
really make better choices. Hey, the show's over, where'd they go?
Maybe that's the point. Maybe it's to disarm the audience.
(08:45):
So yeah, this one is rife with instrumentation, of course,
with less On so many instruments. The base leads, of course,
there's a really nice bas tone on this one. Less
is having some fun on the high hat on the
drums as they plod along. I also use the descriptor
(09:06):
swampy for the guitar as well. I think Lessa's guitar
line is pretty cool in this one, and it's you know,
often when he plays the guitar line on his solo records,
it's there for some layering and it and some of
them are pretty cool, but I think this one is
exceptional as far as adding atmosphere.
Speaker 3 (09:24):
It's very original, it is.
Speaker 1 (09:26):
And it does seem that he has learned a lot
from the guitarists he's played with over the years. And
I'm not saying he's doing a Larry Laland impression, but
he certainly is filling the space nicely. And so because
he's seen up to this point two thousand and six,
he's seen learned do that like a prover over fifteen years,
so he's he's got probably has that in his ear.
Speaker 3 (09:51):
You described the song as a cautionary tale that fits.
I think it fits perfectly with the narrative on the
the record of Wales and Woe. Besides being the title track,
each song kind of wreaths like either a cautionary tale
or a nostalgic memoir by someone probably in the corner
(10:18):
in the shadows at some old bar or something like that. Right,
it's got this sailor theme to it. It's got this
nautical theme throughout in a very nostalgic way, with a
very melancholic tone.
Speaker 1 (10:34):
Maybe maybe you're onto something here. These many of these
tracks do have a dirge tinge to them, I suppose,
whether it's lyrically or musically. This one certainly does in
both realms. I wonder if there's a kindred spirit, you know,
in the music world to this one. I don't know
why Ween's Blarney Stone comes to mind, but I think
(10:57):
it's a there's similarly crusty character that in those two.
But I think you're right. Maybe we should watch for
that throughout the rest of this record, uh and its
lyrical and musical content, and see if more of them.
More of these tracks fall into that that category of
crusty old sailors telling their tales. What do you make
(11:21):
of the vocals on this one? Because we get a variety,
we get a really nasal, clean vocal, we get the
Sandman mic, we get some elongated singing to a degree,
we get some storytelling this one. And maybe that's what
to me, Maybe that's what I'm pulling from to make
(11:41):
the connection to the dirgy atmosphere. But what are you
taking from it?
Speaker 3 (11:47):
I think it's less uh in character in full character?
Speaker 1 (11:51):
Uh Yeah. And we we've talked about this on other
tracks where we get more than one voice, and I
think with the two different microphones that we're getting that
he year, especially just that dichotomy between clean and Sandman.
Speaker 3 (12:05):
Yeah.
Speaker 1 (12:06):
Now, is this one a vocal earworm for you? Frankie?
Do you find yourself walking around town singing this one
to yourself?
Speaker 3 (12:16):
It is not that would be one better for me?
I appre I mean, Lost the Stings has never been
an earworm for me, but it's always been a cool
song in terms of the the way that the record
transitions between tracks. I think it's a perfect follow up
to One Better, which is perhaps, I mean, at least
(12:39):
for me, the most compelling song on the album, and
then Lost the stings. It's kind of understated compared to
One Better, which keeps the record space to breathe and
then yeah, we'll get to the following track later. But
I think, as with other Less Claypool releases, the positioning
(13:02):
of the tracks is very well executed.
Speaker 1 (13:06):
Oh sure, Yeah, to start with our psychedelic intro with
back Off Turkey and then hit us with the big
one with the bicep of One Better, and then take
us straight to the crotch for Less Things. Now, I
pose that question to you, Frankie, because one, it was
an earworm for me at the time of release, because
(13:29):
it's a really catchy vocal, especially the chorus or the
Sandman part, I suppose. And I wanted to offer you
a piece of advice, which is, if you do find
yourself walking around town singing this song to yourself, sing
it really softly, especially especially one specific part, this one.
(13:50):
It certainly was the other thing that this has going forward, Frankie,
is that sing song quality and less Once again, like
he did a couple of times on Purple Onion, he
draws from old children's songs or nursery rhymes, and so
that chorus of nobody likes me, everybody hates me. I'm
gonna go eat some worms this time.
Speaker 3 (14:11):
This time, I'm familiar with that one.
Speaker 1 (14:13):
You knew that one?
Speaker 3 (14:15):
Yeah, because there's an equivalent in Spanish.
Speaker 1 (14:18):
Oh, no, way is it?
Speaker 3 (14:19):
Is it exactly? It's exactly the same.
Speaker 1 (14:22):
Okay, okay, can you drop it on us and Espaniola please?
Speaker 3 (14:26):
So that's Gusano nadi makitri totos meodi nobody likes me,
everybody hates me. I'm gonna eat me some worms. It's
exactly the same. So yeah, this is also a nursery
rhyme in Spanish.
Speaker 1 (14:42):
Excellent, and it made the full translation. That's excellent. That
just reminds me that every once in a while, when
I'm messaging with somebody, including you, I'll ask the question,
which is always fun to drop on people. I did
a reading on this one. It seems to span time immemorial.
(15:04):
There is no concrete foundation for this one, h and
who knows if it even is original to English. Maybe
it started it in another language. But for those of
you haven't heard it, it certainly comes from an old
kid's song. And for those of you unfamiliar, here's what
it sounds like on ABC Kids. Nobody likes me.
Speaker 4 (15:31):
Everybody hates me.
Speaker 1 (15:32):
Guessgo eq wors mag Fact, juicy ones, long time funny
one's itsy bitsy fuzzy buzzy worms. That's enough of that.
Of course, everybody listening to this Frankie is now hearing
those kids in their heads singing, I got her pies.
Speaker 3 (15:51):
And anyway, so that one, yeah, only list would combined
a nursery rhyme with that kind with that line, right.
Speaker 1 (16:01):
He's really putting two different He's putting two vastly different
things together for sure, and mining that territory has been
really useful and effective for him up to this point.
Speaker 3 (16:14):
Now, what is reconnoiter?
Speaker 1 (16:17):
Oh, great question, So reconnoiter. If you're familiar with the
term reconnaissance, to reconnoiter is to conduct reconnaissance, such as
surveying an area or usually, of course it's used in
a military context, but it's to survey an area. So
(16:37):
when he's saying should have took time to reconnoiter, I
interpret that as him saying I should have asked my
partner and probably checked myself for STIs before we had sex, okay,
which makes perfect sense in the context of the Sandman chorus.
So I probably should have been a bit more cautious
(16:59):
before we rolled in the hay. The other part is
just preceding that, he says, it's been so long since
we've really talked about things, which sounds like he's the
narrator is revealing this diagnosis to a partner, who then,
of course, is going to have their own set of worries.
(17:21):
And of course I know Frankie's mind goes straight to
the episode of the Office where Michael thinks he has herpes, Yes.
Speaker 3 (17:28):
And he begins those hilarious phone calls. I remember.
Speaker 1 (17:35):
Wonderful stuff crim City in that one. Man. So I
wanted to play a few parts of this one because this,
maybe surprisingly is one that really sticks with me from
the record. Now we've discussed it at length already. This
is a strong record front to back, But this is
(17:59):
this one has stuck out to me for years, And
maybe it does have to do with the word play
in the song title. Of course, if you combine the
two words, you get lustings, and so of course somebody
acting upon their lust, and then the consequence, at least
in this song is that lust stings. The pain of
course stemming from the herpes earned the STI earned through
(18:25):
this encounter.
Speaker 3 (18:27):
And that pain is very well represented by the music,
which is quite harsh. The drums, Yeah, particularly, Yeah.
Speaker 1 (18:37):
There is something about those drums and the sprinkles of
percussion and the tone and the guitar and all that
that it's just so grimy. Even I wrote in my
notebook that this tune wallows in its own filth, and
I think that's apt. I agree, And I think over
the years, I think my senses have become more refined.
(19:02):
But you know, I used to take a lot of
joy and crass humor and media and that sort of thing.
Certainly not to the degree I do to this day,
but certainly not to the degree that I did then. So,
and I think I've covered this territory before on this podcast. Franky.
(19:25):
For me, it has to have a point. It can't
just be gross to be gross or shocked to be shocking,
and unless, of course, never had really takes it that far.
You know, he's got a point to the to the
lewdinous or the visceral nature of the lyrics and music.
So and that certainly holds here. So and I think
that's why this this holds up. I agree with you. You
(19:51):
ever notice how jerky boys routines, they're just not funny
twenty years on or as funny. So I just wanted
to play the intro to give us a sample of
this groove that he cooked up. So that guitar line.
(20:19):
Scaric of course is supporting with saxophone, but he's largely
doubling the bass there, and then the drum and percussion
just going so slowly. It does feel like I'm waiting
through something, some kind of swamp, and it just gets
us into the mood right away, and it never lets go.
(20:43):
Like we're in that morass the entire time. Yeah, And
even in that little part where it feels like we're
about to step out of it, we step right back in.
When there's a bit of a step up. It just
we can't get out. I'm gonna ford ahead a bit
so we can hear about some worms and some of
(21:06):
the supporting instrumentation. Now, listen to that high hat and guitar.
(21:35):
I know it's hard to pay attention to the high
hat and the guitar, uh when you hear that commentary
from the Sandman mike, but you can hear him, you know,
making a little fun high hat pattern that guitar stands
out on its own momentarily, uh, and then locks back in. Uh.
(21:55):
So there's a there's a little bit of mathiness happening
with some of it on kind of a you know,
basic four level. But it's pretty cool, and I think
the highlight for many of our listeners is going to
be this saxophone solo. Frankie, what do you make of
this solo?
Speaker 3 (22:16):
I love when Scary contributes sax to any track. It
just elevates it more. It just makes it that a
little bit more epic.
Speaker 1 (22:26):
Would you call this a surf saxophone or HERP saxophone?
Speaker 3 (22:31):
HERP saxophone.
Speaker 1 (22:35):
This is the world premiere of HERP saxophone on Primus tracks.
(23:05):
So Skak breaks a lot of rules in his music,
and I welcome it every time because he's largely going
on feeling and just rolling. But in this solo, he's
sticking within the structure of the tune and he's keeping
it super groovy. Frankie, Yeah, it feels great, even though
we're in the crotch swamp. It just sounds nice. It's
(23:29):
almost like a reprieve, like we've put a soothing balm
on the cold sores and then the vocals near the end.
There's a lot of great vocals throughout this one, Frankie,
but here's near the end is probably my favorite vocal
utterances and the song starts to make its way out,
(24:07):
but the la la la la is a lot of
fun and holding onto that note pretty good tough to do,
so pretty cool performance throughout on all these instruments. And
this is one of those tracks where the bass is
not despite laying the foundation, it's not front and center
and the star of the show, and.
Speaker 3 (24:29):
So he's stole the show.
Speaker 1 (24:31):
Yes, unless it's just building the house on this one
as opposed to some kind of monolith, and it's quite
a nice house musically. The other note I made Frankie,
and I mentioned, I'll walk around and just kind of
hum slash sing the tune because it's so seeing songy.
It's also a great tune for making mouth noises or
(24:53):
singing along or doing the instrumentation like your mouth is full.
I don't know why, but I always envisioned that you
could approximate the instrumentation if you put big marshmallows in
your cheeks and then just started making noise. I've actually
never tried that, so maybe we'll do an extra special
bonus episode for the people over at patreon dot com
(25:15):
for slash primus tracks. We'll play a big community game
of Fluffy Bunny Slash lustings. Are you in?
Speaker 3 (25:23):
I'll watch?
Speaker 1 (25:28):
You can be the judge. All right, lyrics, Frankie, we
should we should actually start by talking about herpes. And
I'm not like your dorm ra, you know, giving you
the facts and telling you to make good choices. But
I do think it's important to throw some stuff out there, Frankie,
because I think that people corner herpes as just an
STI when it's not. It's like, herpes is this family
(25:53):
of viruses, But the probably the two most prevalent, and
I would say just because of their nature, are herpes
one and two, which are often the result of intimate contact.
One of them usually presents around the mouth with cold soars,
the other one in the genitals. There's a few others, Frankie.
(26:14):
Have you ever had chicken pox? I did not, Oh,
you lucky devil, Well, don't get it as an adult,
but chicken pox and later on, of course, that's the
virus that also causes shingles. That's herpes virus three. Herpe's
virus four is epstein bar, which mononucleosis or the kissing disease,
(26:38):
is one of those. Epstein Bar is pretty brutal. And
then herpes virus five, one of the more prevalent of
the main types, has a really cool name, cytomegalovirus. Cool word,
lousy virus. So if you've had chicken pox, you have
a form of herpes. If you've had shingles, congratulations, you
(27:00):
have a former herpes. It's just a you know, it's
a catch all name for all this family of viruses.
It reminds me, Frankie, that when I had shingles a
couple of years ago and went to get my prescription
for anti virals filled, that's when I learned that the
same medication is issued for shingles as for herpes one
(27:21):
and two, the STIs. I felt like I needed to
explain myself to the pharmacist. No, no, no, I just
have shingles, don't worry. But because of course there's stigma
around STIs. But it was a strange moment in time
for me anyhow. Clearly, these lyrics are about the STI
(27:43):
variety of herpes, and they are quite visceral. Lyrics, even
though they're kind of matter of fact, Frankie. It opens
with it's been so long since we've talked about things,
should it took time to reconnoiter, which is that I
probably should have been cautious, And then we get the
childhood nobody likes me, everybody hates me. You me some worms,
(28:06):
and then the next part I'll let you recite the
next lyric. I'm kidding, I'll say it. Then he goes
on with and for those of you that like to
cut up the podcast, here you go. I got the
herpes on my pecker. Sometimes it itches and burns. He's
he's really a matter of fact about it. But in
(28:27):
and so it's not necessarily crass. But those of us
that still have imagination can certainly let that run amuck.
And it's it certainly is kind of yucky. And that's
kind of the extent of the lyrics. Frankie. There's not
much beyond there's really nothing beyond that verse in chorus
(28:50):
combination is this Is this a set of lyrics that
you would rate as somewhat disturbing it all, even though
it's kind of matter of fact. Upon reflection, for me.
Speaker 3 (29:05):
No, I do not find these lyrics disturbing.
Speaker 1 (29:08):
If anything, they stand in for us to learn from exactly.
Speaker 3 (29:22):
A.
Speaker 1 (29:23):
Yes, that beautiful sound could only mean one thing. It's
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our prim prim matrons. That is, Frankie, excuse me about
lust stings our good friend Skulligan, Val says, an unfortunate earworm.
She continues, I get that one line stuck in my
head from time to time, like an intrusive thought. I
(30:08):
like the song in terms of instrumentals and vocal delivery.
It is a sort of intentionally plodding feeling that I enjoy.
Thanks Val, Zach m. Frankie says for me, the highlight
of this track is one thousand percent scaic sax solo,
which is so utterly filthy that it somehow rivals the
lyrics in that department. Also, Reconnoiter is one of the
(30:30):
most less Claypool words in existence. Now that's a primate take.
Thank you, Zach Edwin. Alan Richards, the fourth our Landed
Gentry says, a rad jam that makes my skin crawl
a little bit. Saw the Fancy band play this live
in Arizona back in the day. Un Less introduced it
(30:50):
by saying, this is the first song I ever wrote
and the only song I've ever heard that mentions herpes.
I don't think I can think of any other her songs, Frankie,
legitimate ones at any rate, Brooks to light time. Frankie
brook Brooks breaks it down as the following I got
(31:11):
the herpies on my pecker. Now Josh has to read
that aloud. Thanks Brooks. If you missed it, the first
time is again. John Shreeve says, I mean, who doesn't
love a song that amounts to decision making leading to
a doxas cycling prescription? Like the couple weeks, one would
(31:32):
need to wait before knowing the gravity of their decision.
This one is kind of a slog. No wonder Cheney
doesn't like it. That's that's a good point, because I
failed to mention that. Of course, once you have it,
you're a carrier and it lies dormant for long stretches
of time and can activate after your immune system has
(31:56):
been compromised by something else, Just like my shing Frankie,
I had a bow of covid and not long after
that shingles reared its ugly head. Oh and you can
get shingles numerous times. Doesn't sound delightful, doesn't sound at
all fun. So I for those of you out there,
(32:17):
if you're old enough for the vaccine, get that shingles
vax live cuts fan a GEM vehicle Live cuts for
the Gem Vehicle live cuts.
Speaker 3 (32:27):
What's going on here?
Speaker 1 (32:30):
There's a short version. Frankie. You've sent me two live
cuts of lust Stings and we're going to hear them now.
Our first is from the Roxy two thousand and six.
Is that Boston? Boston, good old Boston. Now, when you
were selecting cuts of lust Stings, what were you looking for?
Speaker 3 (32:54):
Bass solo and good audio quality?
Speaker 1 (32:57):
Let's hear this one and for ourselves since week I
(33:50):
mean it sounds pretty good to me. Did I hear
some envelope filter in there, though, Frankie, an envelow filter?
Speaker 3 (33:57):
Delight?
Speaker 1 (33:57):
Yes, I'm out changed my mind.
Speaker 3 (34:02):
Well, you got to check out the bass solo.
Speaker 1 (34:57):
You had me in the first half, I ain't gonna lie.
Speaker 3 (34:59):
Yeah, you don't get that on the record.
Speaker 1 (35:02):
I thought it was going to be all envelope filter
hanging on that one note, and then he took off
in a cleaner fashion. Nice stuff there. That was fun,
very syncopated as well. Our second bow of Lustings is
from Frankie's fictional box set of Wales and Woe bonus
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tracks or live cuts or whatever he's going to call
that box set.
Speaker 3 (35:32):
Just before you play this solo, listening to Less delivering
the verse on the Roxy version that we just played,
would that qualify as a staccato?
Speaker 1 (35:44):
I'd have to listen to it again. I wasn't listening
too closely to.
Speaker 3 (35:48):
The syncopation between the rhythm and the way that he's
delivering the lines. I don't know if that could be
described as a staccato.
Speaker 1 (35:56):
Staccato's usually reserved for those clipped notes like that that
as opposed to do so, I wouldn't. I'd have to
listen to it again. But the way that he delivers
it on the record is much more smooth Legato's legato style.
I wish I had paid attention the first but I didn't.
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Let's hear the bass solo from this mysterious date and
location in the fictional Wales and Wild box set. That
(37:07):
sounds like some nice fan service there. Absolutely give them,
give them what they want in the middle of Lustings,
and then the show's over and we're all in a daze.
Interesting cuts there, Frankie, I really.
Speaker 3 (37:24):
Enjoyed this lusting based solos. I think they're great.
Speaker 1 (37:28):
They certainly are lusty bass solos, for sure. A lot
of a lot of energy in those, for sure, a
lot of energy of a mysterious source. I suppose one
could say, well, I guess I could say this, Frankie, Lustings,
(37:50):
go get a prescription because you've been tracked. Next time
the Dirges continue.
Speaker 3 (37:58):
I'm going to open a count of worms, since we
already discussed worms on this episode.
Speaker 1 (38:07):
Oh good more.
Speaker 3 (38:08):
Is Wales and Woe an unofficial Fisherman chronicle or is
it not? In my mind it's always been Wow.
Speaker 1 (38:21):
That's gonna defde the fandom. Be ready, you really have
opened the metaphorical can of worms.
Speaker 3 (38:28):
That's gonna make that's gonna make some people furious.
Speaker 1 (38:31):
I know some people are gonna like you. Some people
are gonna hate you. Either way, you're gonna be eating
those things.
Speaker 3 (38:37):
I just said something so brave yet so controversial.
Speaker 1 (38:43):
Tune in next time to find out whether A Whales
and Woe is indeed a fisherman's chronicle. What better cliffhanger
is there? Primates, prime matrons, people of Earth, listeners, non listeners.
Thank you all so much. We'll see you next time
later days. Win the mace.
It's Josh freaky.
Speaker 2 (00:01):
What a couple of dump shits.
Speaker 1 (00:20):
Hello Primates, you found Primus Tracks. Congratulation. There are many
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am Josh joining us from the thirty ninth floor of
Primus Tracks Towers. Frankie beristein, Hey, Josh, here we are Frankie.
We are mired in of Wales and Woe, and you
look happier than a higg and poop.
Speaker 3 (01:01):
It's amazing how far would come.
Speaker 1 (01:03):
Here we are today. We are talking about lust Stings
Ouch track three from of Wales and Woe. We'll get
to that momentarily. But there's miscellaneous debris time. What's going
on out there in the world, Frankie, that we should
inform the people about.
Speaker 3 (01:25):
Upcoming tour.
Speaker 1 (01:28):
That's right, Sussantaoo oh wait, you're saying there's something else.
Speaker 3 (01:35):
Yeah, they're cooking up a tour post Susanta with huff
and the promise of the full catalog because We know
that they're playing hits at Ssanta, So during their headlining tour,
god knows what they'll pull out.
Speaker 1 (01:53):
Pretty exciting stuff that we're going to get a short
tour following Ssanta. That is courtesy of less On the
Ryan Roscilla Podcast. By the time you guys listen to this,
there may be dates already. What kind of odds do
you want to put on them playing Shreport Louisiana, Frankie.
Speaker 3 (02:12):
I'm betting they're going back there and they're doing Amos Moses.
Speaker 1 (02:16):
They got to do it just for John Hoffman, the
pride of Shreeport, Louisiana. I keep saying it wrong. I'm sorry, Louisiana,
that's the home state of John Hoffman new newly minted
Primus drummer. I really hope they hit all the best spots.
You know, Shreeport, Oregon, Mexico City. There's a lot of
great cities out there for them to visit. So keep
(02:40):
your eyes peeled to primusfield dot com and they're socials
for tour dates. Enough of that business. Track three from
of Wales and Woe is titled Lust Stings checks in
at four minutes and nine seconds, and as we've mentioned
on previous commentary about this record, There's a reason the
record is called Less Claypool of Whales and Woe. Here
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are your credits ready, Less Claypool, bass, vocals, guitar, drums, percussion, sceric, saxophone,
the end tour de force.
Speaker 3 (03:15):
How about we introduced this track by using Less's own
introduction for the track?
Speaker 1 (03:24):
That would be did you know the metadata has the
artist's primus on both of these?
Speaker 3 (03:29):
By the way, it.
Speaker 1 (03:36):
Flustered me for a moment. I went, there's no fucking
way Prime has played this. Oh geez, all right, here's
the uh Wales bonus. We'll hear Less in his own words.
Speaker 3 (03:50):
So, uh, this is something off of Wales and Woe.
Speaker 4 (04:00):
You know, as you put a record together, there are
various components. You lay it together, you try and you know,
get some continuity going between the songs, thank you very much.
Speaker 3 (04:16):
And there are different, you know, different pieces.
Speaker 1 (04:18):
So we did that one better.
Speaker 3 (04:19):
You know, that's kind of like maybe.
Speaker 4 (04:20):
The you know, it's like the it's like the bicep
of the record, and it was like the.
Speaker 1 (04:27):
Rubble of Diesel's kind of like the hips hips And
then this one, I can honestly say, uh, this is
the scrotum of the record. Amen, tell us a little
bit more about the scrotum of the record, Frankie live history,
so on and so forth.
Speaker 3 (04:48):
All right, here's the live history of Scrotum. It was
premiered on June first, two thousand and six, at the
Warfield in San Francisco. It was performed extensively by the
Fancy Band throughout two thousand and six and two thousand
and seven. Then the torch was passed on to the
Fung Guy Band, which performed the song quite a bit
(05:10):
during two thousand and nine, a few times in twenty ten,
and then the song was put to rest until it's
twenty twenty three resurrection via the Frogrigate. So Lost the
Stings has effectively been performed by three different Less Claypool bands. Trivia.
(05:32):
This is Cheney's least favorite song Less has ever written,
and he's.
Speaker 1 (05:37):
More than happy to announce it, at least more than happy,
yeah yeah, And of course it has to do with
the lyrical content, although I must say it's quite a
marriage between the lyrics and the music. Now he called
it the scrotum of the record, I'm gonna take it
one step further and say, it's the swampy scrotum of
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the record, like when you've been out on a humid
day for hours on end. That's the type of crotum
this is. It's yeah, it's it's dripping. It's it's interesting
that it survived this long and it's it was really
fun to hear it on the Frog Tour on my
stop in twenty three. Frankie, did you get it in
(06:21):
the round?
Speaker 3 (06:22):
I did not get lost to stings. I have never
witnessed Lostest Things life.
Speaker 1 (06:29):
Wow, you're missing out on quite a cautionary tale. In fact,
I'm not sure what you're missing out on by not
having seen Lost Things live. It's it's an interesting one life,
I have to say that, Frankie. It's It's certainly not
the hipshaker like Less would say. But there's a fair
amount of swaying going on in the crowd during this one,
(06:52):
and maybe some contemplation by the audience as well, maybe
about the subject.
Speaker 3 (07:00):
It's also interesting because you know how when it comes
to primus some fans will say that it's kind of
strange when a show ends with hearcome of the Bastards. Oh, sure,
it's kind of the same during a list Clayful solo show.
Sometimes he would use Lost of Stings as the encore
(07:22):
great song. It kind of strange for an encore, right.
Speaker 1 (07:25):
That is an interesting choice because I wrote my notes.
It plods along, so it's it's not necessarily an upbeat
closer or even a psyched out, trippy closer, which tend
to be what he goes for. So instead we get
this piece to close proceedings. And to me, like to
(07:46):
me hearing this song live, I'm always ready for another one.
I'm always ready for the next song because it doesn't
have an era of finality to it whatsoever. In my opinion,
if this is the closer, I might be a bit stymied.
Speaker 3 (08:01):
I would. Yeah, I would feel something similar if I
got this at an encore.
Speaker 1 (08:07):
And there's nothing wrong with being jarred by the closer either.
I think it's fun to do that. I think it
keeps even the most religious fans such as Frankie on
their toes. Yeah at Bay so you don't charge the stage.
Speaker 3 (08:23):
It keeps those grounded.
Speaker 1 (08:25):
Yeah, he's sang that song about the STDs. I should
really make better choices. Hey, the show's over, where'd they go?
Maybe that's the point. Maybe it's to disarm the audience.
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So yeah, this one is rife with instrumentation, of course,
with less On so many instruments. The base leads, of course,
there's a really nice bas tone on this one. Less
is having some fun on the high hat on the
drums as they plod along. I also use the descriptor
(09:06):
swampy for the guitar as well. I think Lessa's guitar
line is pretty cool in this one, and it's you know,
often when he plays the guitar line on his solo records,
it's there for some layering and it and some of
them are pretty cool, but I think this one is
exceptional as far as adding atmosphere.
Speaker 3 (09:24):
It's very original, it is.
Speaker 1 (09:26):
And it does seem that he has learned a lot
from the guitarists he's played with over the years. And
I'm not saying he's doing a Larry Laland impression, but
he certainly is filling the space nicely. And so because
he's seen up to this point two thousand and six,
he's seen learned do that like a prover over fifteen years,
so he's he's got probably has that in his ear.
Speaker 3 (09:51):
You described the song as a cautionary tale that fits.
I think it fits perfectly with the narrative on the
the record of Wales and Woe. Besides being the title track,
each song kind of wreaths like either a cautionary tale
or a nostalgic memoir by someone probably in the corner
(10:18):
in the shadows at some old bar or something like that. Right,
it's got this sailor theme to it. It's got this
nautical theme throughout in a very nostalgic way, with a
very melancholic tone.
Speaker 1 (10:34):
Maybe maybe you're onto something here. These many of these
tracks do have a dirge tinge to them, I suppose,
whether it's lyrically or musically. This one certainly does in
both realms. I wonder if there's a kindred spirit, you know,
in the music world to this one. I don't know
why Ween's Blarney Stone comes to mind, but I think
(10:57):
it's a there's similarly crusty character that in those two.
But I think you're right. Maybe we should watch for
that throughout the rest of this record, uh and its
lyrical and musical content, and see if more of them.
More of these tracks fall into that that category of
crusty old sailors telling their tales. What do you make
(11:21):
of the vocals on this one? Because we get a variety,
we get a really nasal, clean vocal, we get the
Sandman mic, we get some elongated singing to a degree,
we get some storytelling this one. And maybe that's what
to me, Maybe that's what I'm pulling from to make
(11:41):
the connection to the dirgy atmosphere. But what are you
taking from it?
Speaker 3 (11:47):
I think it's less uh in character in full character?
Speaker 1 (11:51):
Uh Yeah. And we we've talked about this on other
tracks where we get more than one voice, and I
think with the two different microphones that we're getting that
he year, especially just that dichotomy between clean and Sandman.
Speaker 3 (12:05):
Yeah.
Speaker 1 (12:06):
Now, is this one a vocal earworm for you? Frankie?
Do you find yourself walking around town singing this one
to yourself?
Speaker 3 (12:16):
It is not that would be one better for me?
I appre I mean, Lost the Stings has never been
an earworm for me, but it's always been a cool
song in terms of the the way that the record
transitions between tracks. I think it's a perfect follow up
to One Better, which is perhaps, I mean, at least
(12:39):
for me, the most compelling song on the album, and
then Lost the stings. It's kind of understated compared to
One Better, which keeps the record space to breathe and
then yeah, we'll get to the following track later. But
I think, as with other Less Claypool releases, the positioning
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of the tracks is very well executed.
Speaker 1 (13:06):
Oh sure, Yeah, to start with our psychedelic intro with
back Off Turkey and then hit us with the big
one with the bicep of One Better, and then take
us straight to the crotch for Less Things. Now, I
pose that question to you, Frankie, because one, it was
an earworm for me at the time of release, because
(13:29):
it's a really catchy vocal, especially the chorus or the
Sandman part, I suppose. And I wanted to offer you
a piece of advice, which is, if you do find
yourself walking around town singing this song to yourself, sing
it really softly, especially especially one specific part, this one.
(13:50):
It certainly was the other thing that this has going forward, Frankie,
is that sing song quality and less Once again, like
he did a couple of times on Purple Onion, he
draws from old children's songs or nursery rhymes, and so
that chorus of nobody likes me, everybody hates me. I'm
gonna go eat some worms this time.
Speaker 3 (14:11):
This time, I'm familiar with that one.
Speaker 1 (14:13):
You knew that one?
Speaker 3 (14:15):
Yeah, because there's an equivalent in Spanish.
Speaker 1 (14:18):
Oh, no, way is it?
Speaker 3 (14:19):
Is it exactly? It's exactly the same.
Speaker 1 (14:22):
Okay, okay, can you drop it on us and Espaniola please?
Speaker 3 (14:26):
So that's Gusano nadi makitri totos meodi nobody likes me,
everybody hates me. I'm gonna eat me some worms. It's
exactly the same. So yeah, this is also a nursery
rhyme in Spanish.
Speaker 1 (14:42):
Excellent, and it made the full translation. That's excellent. That
just reminds me that every once in a while, when
I'm messaging with somebody, including you, I'll ask the question,
which is always fun to drop on people. I did
a reading on this one. It seems to span time immemorial.
(15:04):
There is no concrete foundation for this one, h and
who knows if it even is original to English. Maybe
it started it in another language. But for those of
you haven't heard it, it certainly comes from an old
kid's song. And for those of you unfamiliar, here's what
it sounds like on ABC Kids. Nobody likes me.
Speaker 4 (15:31):
Everybody hates me.
Speaker 1 (15:32):
Guessgo eq wors mag Fact, juicy ones, long time funny
one's itsy bitsy fuzzy buzzy worms. That's enough of that.
Of course, everybody listening to this Frankie is now hearing
those kids in their heads singing, I got her pies.
Speaker 3 (15:51):
And anyway, so that one, yeah, only list would combined
a nursery rhyme with that kind with that line, right.
Speaker 1 (16:01):
He's really putting two different He's putting two vastly different
things together for sure, and mining that territory has been
really useful and effective for him up to this point.
Speaker 3 (16:14):
Now, what is reconnoiter?
Speaker 1 (16:17):
Oh, great question, So reconnoiter. If you're familiar with the
term reconnaissance, to reconnoiter is to conduct reconnaissance, such as
surveying an area or usually, of course it's used in
a military context, but it's to survey an area. So
(16:37):
when he's saying should have took time to reconnoiter, I
interpret that as him saying I should have asked my
partner and probably checked myself for STIs before we had sex, okay,
which makes perfect sense in the context of the Sandman chorus.
So I probably should have been a bit more cautious
(16:59):
before we rolled in the hay. The other part is
just preceding that, he says, it's been so long since
we've really talked about things, which sounds like he's the
narrator is revealing this diagnosis to a partner, who then,
of course, is going to have their own set of worries.
(17:21):
And of course I know Frankie's mind goes straight to
the episode of the Office where Michael thinks he has herpes, Yes.
Speaker 3 (17:28):
And he begins those hilarious phone calls. I remember.
Speaker 1 (17:35):
Wonderful stuff crim City in that one. Man. So I
wanted to play a few parts of this one because this,
maybe surprisingly is one that really sticks with me from
the record. Now we've discussed it at length already. This
is a strong record front to back, But this is
(17:59):
this one has stuck out to me for years, And
maybe it does have to do with the word play
in the song title. Of course, if you combine the
two words, you get lustings, and so of course somebody
acting upon their lust, and then the consequence, at least
in this song is that lust stings. The pain of
course stemming from the herpes earned the STI earned through
(18:25):
this encounter.
Speaker 3 (18:27):
And that pain is very well represented by the music,
which is quite harsh. The drums, Yeah, particularly, Yeah.
Speaker 1 (18:37):
There is something about those drums and the sprinkles of
percussion and the tone and the guitar and all that
that it's just so grimy. Even I wrote in my
notebook that this tune wallows in its own filth, and
I think that's apt. I agree, And I think over
the years, I think my senses have become more refined.
(19:02):
But you know, I used to take a lot of
joy and crass humor and media and that sort of thing.
Certainly not to the degree I do to this day,
but certainly not to the degree that I did then. So,
and I think I've covered this territory before on this podcast. Franky.
(19:25):
For me, it has to have a point. It can't
just be gross to be gross or shocked to be shocking,
and unless, of course, never had really takes it that far.
You know, he's got a point to the to the
lewdinous or the visceral nature of the lyrics and music.
So and that certainly holds here. So and I think
that's why this this holds up. I agree with you. You
(19:51):
ever notice how jerky boys routines, they're just not funny
twenty years on or as funny. So I just wanted
to play the intro to give us a sample of
this groove that he cooked up. So that guitar line.
(20:19):
Scaric of course is supporting with saxophone, but he's largely
doubling the bass there, and then the drum and percussion
just going so slowly. It does feel like I'm waiting
through something, some kind of swamp, and it just gets
us into the mood right away, and it never lets go.
(20:43):
Like we're in that morass the entire time. Yeah, And
even in that little part where it feels like we're
about to step out of it, we step right back in.
When there's a bit of a step up. It just
we can't get out. I'm gonna ford ahead a bit
so we can hear about some worms and some of
(21:06):
the supporting instrumentation. Now, listen to that high hat and guitar.
(21:35):
I know it's hard to pay attention to the high
hat and the guitar, uh when you hear that commentary
from the Sandman mike, but you can hear him, you know,
making a little fun high hat pattern that guitar stands
out on its own momentarily, uh, and then locks back in. Uh.
(21:55):
So there's a there's a little bit of mathiness happening
with some of it on kind of a you know,
basic four level. But it's pretty cool, and I think
the highlight for many of our listeners is going to
be this saxophone solo. Frankie, what do you make of
this solo?
Speaker 3 (22:16):
I love when Scary contributes sax to any track. It
just elevates it more. It just makes it that a
little bit more epic.
Speaker 1 (22:26):
Would you call this a surf saxophone or HERP saxophone?
Speaker 3 (22:31):
HERP saxophone.
Speaker 1 (22:35):
This is the world premiere of HERP saxophone on Primus tracks.
(23:05):
So Skak breaks a lot of rules in his music,
and I welcome it every time because he's largely going
on feeling and just rolling. But in this solo, he's
sticking within the structure of the tune and he's keeping
it super groovy. Frankie, Yeah, it feels great, even though
we're in the crotch swamp. It just sounds nice. It's
(23:29):
almost like a reprieve, like we've put a soothing balm
on the cold sores and then the vocals near the end.
There's a lot of great vocals throughout this one, Frankie,
but here's near the end is probably my favorite vocal
utterances and the song starts to make its way out,
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but the la la la la is a lot of
fun and holding onto that note pretty good tough to do,
so pretty cool performance throughout on all these instruments. And
this is one of those tracks where the bass is
not despite laying the foundation, it's not front and center
and the star of the show, and.
Speaker 3 (24:29):
So he's stole the show.
Speaker 1 (24:31):
Yes, unless it's just building the house on this one
as opposed to some kind of monolith, and it's quite
a nice house musically. The other note I made Frankie,
and I mentioned, I'll walk around and just kind of
hum slash sing the tune because it's so seeing songy.
It's also a great tune for making mouth noises or
(24:53):
singing along or doing the instrumentation like your mouth is full.
I don't know why, but I always envisioned that you
could approximate the instrumentation if you put big marshmallows in
your cheeks and then just started making noise. I've actually
never tried that, so maybe we'll do an extra special
bonus episode for the people over at patreon dot com
(25:15):
for slash primus tracks. We'll play a big community game
of Fluffy Bunny Slash lustings. Are you in?
Speaker 3 (25:23):
I'll watch?
Speaker 1 (25:28):
You can be the judge. All right, lyrics, Frankie, we
should we should actually start by talking about herpes. And
I'm not like your dorm ra, you know, giving you
the facts and telling you to make good choices. But
I do think it's important to throw some stuff out there, Frankie,
because I think that people corner herpes as just an
STI when it's not. It's like, herpes is this family
(25:53):
of viruses, But the probably the two most prevalent, and
I would say just because of their nature, are herpes
one and two, which are often the result of intimate contact.
One of them usually presents around the mouth with cold soars,
the other one in the genitals. There's a few others, Frankie.
(26:14):
Have you ever had chicken pox? I did not, Oh,
you lucky devil, Well, don't get it as an adult,
but chicken pox and later on, of course, that's the
virus that also causes shingles. That's herpes virus three. Herpe's
virus four is epstein bar, which mononucleosis or the kissing disease,
(26:38):
is one of those. Epstein Bar is pretty brutal. And
then herpes virus five, one of the more prevalent of
the main types, has a really cool name, cytomegalovirus. Cool word,
lousy virus. So if you've had chicken pox, you have
a form of herpes. If you've had shingles, congratulations, you
(27:00):
have a former herpes. It's just a you know, it's
a catch all name for all this family of viruses.
It reminds me, Frankie, that when I had shingles a
couple of years ago and went to get my prescription
for anti virals filled, that's when I learned that the
same medication is issued for shingles as for herpes one
(27:21):
and two, the STIs. I felt like I needed to
explain myself to the pharmacist. No, no, no, I just
have shingles, don't worry. But because of course there's stigma
around STIs. But it was a strange moment in time
for me anyhow. Clearly, these lyrics are about the STI
(27:43):
variety of herpes, and they are quite visceral. Lyrics, even
though they're kind of matter of fact, Frankie. It opens
with it's been so long since we've talked about things,
should it took time to reconnoiter, which is that I
probably should have been cautious, And then we get the
childhood nobody likes me, everybody hates me. You me some worms,
(28:06):
and then the next part I'll let you recite the
next lyric. I'm kidding, I'll say it. Then he goes
on with and for those of you that like to
cut up the podcast, here you go. I got the
herpes on my pecker. Sometimes it itches and burns. He's
he's really a matter of fact about it. But in
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and so it's not necessarily crass. But those of us
that still have imagination can certainly let that run amuck.
And it's it certainly is kind of yucky. And that's
kind of the extent of the lyrics. Frankie. There's not
much beyond there's really nothing beyond that verse in chorus
(28:50):
combination is this Is this a set of lyrics that
you would rate as somewhat disturbing it all, even though
it's kind of matter of fact. Upon reflection, for me.
Speaker 3 (29:05):
No, I do not find these lyrics disturbing.
Speaker 1 (29:08):
If anything, they stand in for us to learn from exactly.
Speaker 3 (29:22):
A.
Speaker 1 (29:23):
Yes, that beautiful sound could only mean one thing. It's
time for Primates takes. If you would like your take
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All you have to do is go to patreon dot
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our prim prim matrons. That is, Frankie, excuse me about
lust stings our good friend Skulligan, Val says, an unfortunate earworm.
She continues, I get that one line stuck in my
head from time to time, like an intrusive thought. I
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like the song in terms of instrumentals and vocal delivery.
It is a sort of intentionally plodding feeling that I enjoy.
Thanks Val, Zach m. Frankie says for me, the highlight
of this track is one thousand percent scaic sax solo,
which is so utterly filthy that it somehow rivals the
lyrics in that department. Also, Reconnoiter is one of the
(30:30):
most less Claypool words in existence. Now that's a primate take.
Thank you, Zach Edwin. Alan Richards, the fourth our Landed
Gentry says, a rad jam that makes my skin crawl
a little bit. Saw the Fancy band play this live
in Arizona back in the day. Un Less introduced it
(30:50):
by saying, this is the first song I ever wrote
and the only song I've ever heard that mentions herpes.
I don't think I can think of any other her songs, Frankie,
legitimate ones at any rate, Brooks to light time. Frankie
brook Brooks breaks it down as the following I got
(31:11):
the herpies on my pecker. Now Josh has to read
that aloud. Thanks Brooks. If you missed it, the first
time is again. John Shreeve says, I mean, who doesn't
love a song that amounts to decision making leading to
a doxas cycling prescription? Like the couple weeks, one would
(31:32):
need to wait before knowing the gravity of their decision.
This one is kind of a slog. No wonder Cheney
doesn't like it. That's that's a good point, because I
failed to mention that. Of course, once you have it,
you're a carrier and it lies dormant for long stretches
of time and can activate after your immune system has
(31:56):
been compromised by something else, Just like my shing Frankie,
I had a bow of covid and not long after
that shingles reared its ugly head. Oh and you can
get shingles numerous times. Doesn't sound delightful, doesn't sound at
all fun. So I for those of you out there,
(32:17):
if you're old enough for the vaccine, get that shingles
vax live cuts fan a GEM vehicle Live cuts for
the Gem Vehicle live cuts.
Speaker 3 (32:27):
What's going on here?
Speaker 1 (32:30):
There's a short version. Frankie. You've sent me two live
cuts of lust Stings and we're going to hear them now.
Our first is from the Roxy two thousand and six.
Is that Boston? Boston, good old Boston. Now, when you
were selecting cuts of lust Stings, what were you looking for?
Speaker 3 (32:54):
Bass solo and good audio quality?
Speaker 1 (32:57):
Let's hear this one and for ourselves since week I
(33:50):
mean it sounds pretty good to me. Did I hear
some envelope filter in there, though, Frankie, an envelow filter?
Speaker 3 (33:57):
Delight?
Speaker 1 (33:57):
Yes, I'm out changed my mind.
Speaker 3 (34:02):
Well, you got to check out the bass solo.
Speaker 1 (34:57):
You had me in the first half, I ain't gonna lie.
Speaker 3 (34:59):
Yeah, you don't get that on the record.
Speaker 1 (35:02):
I thought it was going to be all envelope filter
hanging on that one note, and then he took off
in a cleaner fashion. Nice stuff there. That was fun,
very syncopated as well. Our second bow of Lustings is
from Frankie's fictional box set of Wales and Woe bonus
(35:27):
tracks or live cuts or whatever he's going to call
that box set.
Speaker 3 (35:32):
Just before you play this solo, listening to Less delivering
the verse on the Roxy version that we just played,
would that qualify as a staccato?
Speaker 1 (35:44):
I'd have to listen to it again. I wasn't listening
too closely to.
Speaker 3 (35:48):
The syncopation between the rhythm and the way that he's
delivering the lines. I don't know if that could be
described as a staccato.
Speaker 1 (35:56):
Staccato's usually reserved for those clipped notes like that that
as opposed to do so, I wouldn't. I'd have to
listen to it again. But the way that he delivers
it on the record is much more smooth Legato's legato style.
I wish I had paid attention the first but I didn't.
(36:19):
Let's hear the bass solo from this mysterious date and
location in the fictional Wales and Wild box set. That
(37:07):
sounds like some nice fan service there. Absolutely give them,
give them what they want in the middle of Lustings,
and then the show's over and we're all in a daze.
Interesting cuts there, Frankie, I really.
Speaker 3 (37:24):
Enjoyed this lusting based solos. I think they're great.
Speaker 1 (37:28):
They certainly are lusty bass solos, for sure. A lot
of a lot of energy in those, for sure, a
lot of energy of a mysterious source. I suppose one
could say, well, I guess I could say this, Frankie, Lustings,
(37:50):
go get a prescription because you've been tracked. Next time
the Dirges continue.
Speaker 3 (37:58):
I'm going to open a count of worms, since we
already discussed worms on this episode.
Speaker 1 (38:07):
Oh good more.
Speaker 3 (38:08):
Is Wales and Woe an unofficial Fisherman chronicle or is
it not? In my mind it's always been Wow.
Speaker 1 (38:21):
That's gonna defde the fandom. Be ready, you really have
opened the metaphorical can of worms.
Speaker 3 (38:28):
That's gonna make that's gonna make some people furious.
Speaker 1 (38:31):
I know some people are gonna like you. Some people
are gonna hate you. Either way, you're gonna be eating
those things.
Speaker 3 (38:37):
I just said something so brave yet so controversial.
Speaker 1 (38:43):
Tune in next time to find out whether A Whales
and Woe is indeed a fisherman's chronicle. What better cliffhanger
is there? Primates, prime matrons, people of Earth, listeners, non listeners.
Thank you all so much. We'll see you next time
later days. Win the mace.
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