Primus - Jerry Was A Race Car Driver - 8/14/1994 - Woodstock 94

Recorded 8/14/1994 - Woodstock 94 (Saugerties, NY)
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[@Hear4Metallica]

If this is my last night on Earth, I watched this to be safe.

[@DoomSplitta]

One of the heaviest riffs of all time. Dog will hunt indeed.

[@DanielVerberne]

1:24 - that pause and then it hits ....

[@dinorockwell7670]

In fkn deeed!

[@deltawhiskey1398]

2:41 ....that is some bone crushing tone!

[@SubZeRoy9]

Oh my god I bet being there in person was an eargasm.

[@tylersays-]

no my friend ...that's bone toning crunch.

[@jmiller5032]

As a former race car driver named Jerry. Who never won & never came in last. And who was 24 years old & racing when this was recorded, in 1994. I can relate!

[@stanknugget]

You’re such a liar.

[@jmiller5032]

Eat a turd Stank Nugget. I raced at Tahoe Carson Speedway in Carson City Nevada (T-Car Speedway) My brothers & my father also raced there for years.

[@jmiller5032]

@@stanknugget I found one of my races from Aug. 20th 1994 https:kzbin.info/www/bejne/nXupY4d6m6ygqMU. My first race is at 40:00.

[@stanknugget]

@@jmiller5032 That’s not you.

[@jmiller5032]

@@stanknugget Yeah, it's not me. It's your daddy!

[@sthomasond]

I read in some interview or article that this whole show was totally impromptu. They were all in different locations, got asked to do it last minute and either Ler or Les had to fly in from across the country. Les said later on it was one of if not the best performance they ever had.

[@rretsiembob]

Badass.

[@stanknugget]

That’s not true.

[@bynosaurus4024]

@@stanknugget source??

[@stanknugget]

@@bynosaurus4024 Ask OP. He’s the one making ridiculous claims.

[@neilkristjansson8477]

@@stanknugget when you are trying to disprove a claim or anecdote, the onus is on you to supply further information or at least offer more than a two word rebuttal. Otherwise, you just look like a doofus killjoy.

[@herosfall.]

As a bass player I can admit that I stole the extended pinky from cliff burton ...and the leg 🦵 bounce from less Claypool.

[@stephenburns3262]

That’s what music is about inspiration.

[@BassPlayer9000]

Jaco Pastorius used his pinky to mute strings. I'm not sure if you are talking about muting strings with the pinky though if not I apologize

[@stanknugget]

I hope to never have to see that…

[@tylersays-]

The stanky leg

[@Mklink]

As a bass player, I can admit that I totally know what you mean by the extended pinky. I don't do it often but am aware when it happens. I never mastered the Claypool stomp, but will admit to copying the double knee bounce he does in more recent years.

[@yoe91]

3:12 I like how he gives the crowd that grandpa look over his glasses like "mmm hmm that's how it's done children".

[@jamesibz]

Obsessed with this song . Watched every live version on KZbin now

[@dean107]

me too

[@smww503]

Yep

[@newjerseyjustin]

im on that same mission

[@AudiosphereX]

I thought I was the only one

[@devinholloway6575]

Same here mane

[@menswear2112]

Les is crazy talented but you have to admit that Herb and Lalonde are top tier players also

[@nostrilnick]

The crowd seems to be enjoying themselves.

[@justinjae1527]

How the hell I just discover this?/// I’m like totally obsessed…. Dope ASF

[@ericcameron953]

Check out laquerhead that ones pretty heavy too

[@thevengefulone57]

2:41 Enough crunch in that tone to make Nestle feel inadequate.

[@janellek21]

I'm surprised Primus never had widespread commercial success. They're grossly underrated. Claypool is one of the best bassists of all time and their zany yet meaningful lyrics resonate with loads of people.

[@tylersays-]

Royalties from every single episode of South Park, having this song "Jerry Was A Race Car Driver" on the first Tony Hawk Pro Skater which is in the top 5 best selling games of all time, and just had a successful remaster less than 4 years ago. Oh and the fact that South Park is on HBO Max ... every episode watched is landing them money. Primus has made all the right moves, and they're as humble as they come. I see them every year here in Minnesota, and they haven't once charged me over $40 for a 3 band show. Primus sucks 🤘

[@janellek21]

@@tylersays- I didn't know about the video games or South Park. I'm glad they're making plenty of money off their music - they deserve every penny.

[@tylersays-]

@@janellek21 yep ... Primus is the South Park intro song and the credits music. This is them playing it live kzbin.info/www/bejne/hKKucpaXmqyVjZIsi=B4ogwoZlVgyrEifN

[@MulletHead87]

You crazy MoFos. 2022 and Im still feeling the Energy of the Crowd!

[@ryans7570]

God larry is an absolute beast

[@BassGod1225]

I was there. Thats me in the t-shirt in the middle. 😂

[@jlassh]

I can’t believe I just discovered this song after being a South Park fan for years and years I never listened to them

[@jlassh]

I suck haha

[@MrJacksAxe]

Primus is always waiting in the shadows to be discovered

[@tylersays-]

this song was on Tony Hawks Pro Skater in the 90s ...and thats how most kids learned of Primus back then. I'm one of those kids.

[@Beh-ze4hr]

1:53 God, I loved that so much. The crowd quieting down while Les delivers that line so calmly and flawlessly. Texas Chainsaw Massacre is amazing, but Les killed it. 10/10

[@ThatOneCappybara]

Primus is the last band I expected to have this energetic of a crowd

[@blitheringrando1410]

I saw these guys in 2008 at a music festival. People really came out to see them and there were multiple stages.

[@tylersays-]

I see them every year in Minnesota

[@eveliovarela2279]

I was just a few months old when this happened. I was born may 2nd 1994 but I love this music

[@ElijahThunderDrums]

Just saw my primus live for the first time on the a tribute to kings tour, and wow… it was amazing on spot entirely. The battles opened for them, and my dads actually really close friends with them, the drummer John Stanier gave me a free used and signed stick from them both, amazing. P.S. the battles stayed in our house during their mirrored tour in 2008-2009

[@jmason61]

Awesome video of a very cool, unique & genuinely SOLID band at a show that was those same things... they could have stretched this out to 10 minutes & the crowd would have just rocked more

[@dreamarie6309]

1994 tour was the best! Glad I moshed my ass off! 🤘🏼

[@MrJacksAxe]

This makes life worth living

[@geoffferdinand936]

Promise still kicking ass 30 years later

[@genecolt7693]

A lot of people underrated these guys

[@stanknugget]

Who?

[@GeoffBosco]

They still do underrate them, but they used to, too.

[@josephgiarnieri4591]

Absolute excellence

[@user-ct4zv4xf9r]

great songggggg

[@bustsomecaps]

this is so insaley good

[@jamespeak9558]

Les is such an entertainer. 💯

[@sweetmusic3890]

Tony hawk pro skater 1 n64.Good times.

[@espectrum9609]

This song in particular is really similar to Elephant Song

[@fhowland]

Love how he did the dog will hunt break !

[@jamespeak9558]

Ler is fantastic!

[@MrTeiohx]

The hardest song on drums I was ever able to play.

[@stanknugget]

That’s because you suck. It’s easy.

[@stevemcrichards8768]

Bocephus' a big fan.

[@jaycejones4173]

Primus did not suck! Moment of my life.

[@negativeindustrial]

Primus SUCKS!!!

[@tylersays-]

You really aren't familiar with the "Primus sucks" thing are you?

[@sandorhartig3957]

On this koncert, primus was in Bruce Lee mode!!!

[@TheSuperhuman622]

Imagine in like 400000 years all humans are gone now we got aliens living here and this is the first thing they come upon

[@cyberneticorganismskynet]

Yeah they'd say we shoulda listened

[@santielfeo9418]

Great

[@zeram01]

Just think that the promoters put Primus on the B stage, while putting the Spin Doctors on the main one?🧐😖

[@stanknugget]

You obviously don’t know shit.

[@durden2480]

Take me back to this moment no selfies or bullshit smartphones

[@stanknugget]

Go back, then.

[@CruxalYT]

EL SOB #1 !!!!

[@johnward8203]

Fuck yeeeahh, that was awesome!!!!

[@garysmith7184]

I want to be there, so fuckin much man, I'd swap my dog to be there. Pure villainy all round! Makes me proud to be a Primal Primus Passenger in 2021!!!

[@susboi1973]

*d o g w i l l h u n t*

[@mikeglozer4013]

🐐

[@startervisions]

*highlight* 1:50

[@Adamo2JZ]

The guitarist proceeds to absolutely rip

[@elijahmunoz4675]

Dooog will hunt!

[@dirklerxstprof2112]

Pure Raw Energy.... Primus Suck, NOTTTT.

[@nickbinetti2479]

Not many bass players like this

[@tylersays-]

skill issue

[@mariestherespinoza4680]

I just want to talk to Le Clay pool and just ask him can you tell me what it felt like to be in Woodstock in 1994

[@floyd7146]

"Ware you goin city boy?"

[@davidmcdonald6804]

BERING IT IN👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@DanielVerberne]

Is this piece something Primus have performed in more than one key? I ask because I swear the last two versions I've watched here on KZbin of live performances are in different keys, or maybe just a product of video quality/compression/etc.

[@salty_3k506]

primus don't really work in keys and ler said in a video that he sometimes plays songs wrong or differently over the years because it isn't all perfectly rehearsed so it's possible that different performances sound different.

[@gos2slo]

other guys: "listen for the bass drop." Les Claypool: "hold my beer, invents bass drop"

[@waltysalamander]

3:36 "SGT. BAKER' that guy had to have been yelling his head off to be heard on this recording!

[@crimn]

I hate comparing bands but these guys remind me of 80s king crimson.

[@Mrtaco5202]

No shit, primus was around during the 80s lmao

[@jerrylockrey9250]

Hey I WON a NASCAR Race in 2016 at 57.. So now you have to redue your song.. ROFL...

[@garygaze6147]

The real jerry done wrapped himself round the telephone pole, 22 years old.

[@stanknugget]

We hate you.

[@jerrylockrey9250]

@@garygaze6147 I did it at 40. But it was an 8ft fence pole and chain link fence. On my shifter kart.Not recommended 😕

[@StONed-mb1iv]

I’m the one without a shirt on….

[@sandorhartig3957]

Funny, i Can play less lines, BUT i don't know how to Make a song like them

[@brianjansen3103]

Did that security guard grab that crowdsurfing dudes junk?

[@RussRobert-fd1ou]

Dude! That's your mom, crowd surfing!

[@tylersays-]

Yeah she went to Penn State. my D.O.B. is May 15th 1995. She claims she had relations with Les... but I don't believe her.

[@tylersays-]

2:50 Les in a nutshell.

[@user-po3fb9gy8o]

Claypool--cool? super!!!!!

[@kingjohnny4314]

Jerry was a race car driver He drove so goddamn fast He never did win no checkered flags But he never did come in last Jerry was a race car driver He'd say "El Sob number one" With a Bocephus sticker on his 442 He'd light 'em up just for fun Ahhhh Ahhhh Captain Pierce was a fireman Richmond engine number three I'll be a wealthy man when I get a dime For all the things that man taught to me Now, Captain Pierce was a strong man Strong as any man alive It stuck in his craw That they made him retire at the age of sixty-five Ahhhh Ahhhh Go! Hee hee hee! Dog will hunt! Ahhhh Ahhhh Jerry was a race car driver Twenty-two years old One too many cold beers one night Wrapped himself around a telephone pole, go!

[@ChromeCobra420]

It's "El solo, number one" and not El Sob.

[@kingjohnny4314]

@@ChromeCobra420 blame google for it then

[@ChromeCobra420]

You're here at the moment, and Google isn't, so I'll go for you. When I catch Google I'll let them know though.

[@aspoiledpotato6231]

@@ChromeCobra420 its el sob, dont know where you got el solo from

[@RugMann]

@@ChromeCobra420 you literally had access to google as you typed that

[@raymondshawver4204]

DOG WILL HUNT

[@ericklandrud5356]

DoGg WiLL hUnT

[@KristopherSauls]

The Heartbreak Kid Shawn Michaels sure as hell can beat the fuck out of those skins....

[@Wilbursson]

11 17 93 is for me easily the best live (or any) version. Slower and the slides are flawless Edit: the breakdown makes no sense at this tempo

[@carmencup]

What are you even saying? Breakdown makes perfect sense to me.

[@Wilbursson]

I think I was just trying to make the point of how flawless that version is to me, check it out

[@slimj091]

Woodstock 94: Please don't throw mud on the stage. Woodstock 99: Please don't rape people and burn everything down.

[@Bobby-Dingers]

Primus, lol.

[@eoghancallaghy2634]

Not a single cell phone in that crowd. Everyone enjoying the moment.

[@stanknugget]

That not true, asshole.

[@ramonesny]

If Les was a race car driver it would be nascar…he only turns left

[@SubZeRoy9]

I don't get it.

[@jackhodgkinsontv2308]

Should’ve played Woodstock 99 man I feel things would’ve gone alot more vulgar

[@stanknugget]

Oh, really?

[@johndannenbrink7590]

Most metal is too dark, serious, and pretentious to understand Claypool. He didn’t fit with Metallica, they aren’t near as heavy as Les.

[@JD2CYLINDERNUT]

Nobody glides across the stage like ole Les….and back when artists weren’t all woke and could wear a kick ass shirt like that…things made so much sense back then…..dog will hunt

[@spikejonzelover420]

I’m guessing you didn’t like conspiranoid

[@billc2198]

This just proves some people will like crap if they think it may be cool.

[@skahwt]

I love Primus, but they’re making the classic live mistake; they’re playing too fast.

[@eltedioso]

Geez, Primus sucks

[@rickjames547]

Primus Sucks! 😎👍

[@dickslickerson486]

90s were dope as f...k 🤘

[@brendandimitri]

DOG WILL HUNT