- funk metal, alternative rock, alternative metal
- 56 min
- 14 tracks
- Prawn Song Records
Frizzle Fry is the debut studio album by American rock band Primus. It was released on February 7, 1990, by Caroline Records. Produced by the band and Matt Winegar, the album was recorded at Different Fur Studios in San Francisco in December 1989. In 2015, Primus frontman Les Claypool ranked Frizzle Fry as his favorite Primus album.
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Spare, contemporary, unpretentious and classical in form.
- sparerichly built
- contemporarynostalgic
- unpretentiousprestige
- classical in formformally daring
- contemplativerelentless
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- AllMusic3.5/5 ★
- Chicago Tribune3/4 ★
- The Encyclopedia of Popular Music3/5 ★
- Metal Reviews86/100
- The Rolling Stone Album Guide3/5 ★
- Spin Alternative Record Guide8/10
- Tiny Mix Tapes4.5/5
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Tracks
- 1To Defy the Laws of Tradition6:40
- 2Groundhog’s Day4:58
- 3Too Many Puppies3:57
- 4Mr. Knowitall3:49
- 5Frizzle Fry6:04
- 6John the Fisherman3:37
- 7You Can’t Kill Michael Malloy0:26
- 8The Toys Go Winding Down4:35
- 9Pudding Time4:08
- 10Sathington Willoughby0:25
- 11Spegetti Western5:42
- 12Harold of the Rocks6:17
- 13To Defy0:38
- 14Hello Skinny / Constantinople4:49
14 tracks, 56 minutes.
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- Primus
- Label
- Prawn Song Records
- Type
- Album
- Format
- Digital Media
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- XW
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