October 30 - Fish On (Fisherman Chronicles Part II)

It's the last day of power trios, and today we are heading to the Bay Area and to a little band that proudly proclaim that they suck. That's right, one of their early calling cards going on stage was the statement, "We're Primus and we suck." I happen to disagree. Really disagree. I've already talk a little bit about how I came across them - and the album Sailing The Seas Of Cheese in particular - but I think the thing that really draws me to them (aside from the quirkiness of the lyrics and Les Claypool's voice) is how Les Claypool's bass drives everything and is not just a part of the rhythm section with Tim "Herb" Alexander on drums, but also is the main chordal instrument and fuels all the harmonies. This leaves all kinds of space for Larry LaLonde on guitar to play with, and much like Alex Lifeson in Rush, who has a very similar rhythm section behind him, he goes places not too many would think to go. I think today's song is a great example of this, so it's time to listen to the second song of the Fisherman Chronicles that started with John The Fisherman on the albums Suck On This (their debut live album) and Frizzle Fry: Here is Fish On!