Primus was treated to a small crowd for its return to Quebec with the tour A Tribute to Kings. Which didn’t stop the iconoclastic trio from offering a great evening of music featuring the entire album A Farewell to Kingsclassic Rush.
Presented in a Videotron Center in an intimate setting that can accommodate a few thousand spectators, the trio from El Sobrante in California was making its fourth visit to Quebec.
There weren’t many people. A very small crowd and it’s a bit difficult to understand. Especially since Les Claypool, Larry LaLonde and Tim “Herb” Alexander covered the entire album. A Farewell to Kings from Rush.
Primus launched its service with the efficient Those Damned Blue-Collar Tweekers. A piece that sets the tone with the guitar of “Ler” LaLonde, the nasal and unique voice of Claypool, delirious projections and a perfect sound system.
Primus went strong with the big bomb Wynona’s Big Brown Beaver.
At the request of a fan on the floor, training begins nature boy that the trio, according to Les Claypool, does not play very often,
“What’s going on here tonight?” We play in the eighth floor of a hockey arena, ”says Les Claypool, without being too disappointed by the situation.
He adds that the trio will play his material and also Rush’s music. The public reacts.
“If you’re just coming for Rush, that’s okay. That would be the reason I would come to see this show,” he added.
speed drop
Primus is not a formation like the others. His music goes in all sorts of directions, is far from conventional, and fans totally embrace this craziness.
After a small loss of speed with Conspiranoia and Mr Krinklewhere Les –Claypool pulled out their pig mask, bow and electric double bass, the trio got back on track with Welcome to This World, My Name is Mud and Jerry Was a Racecar Driver.
At the intermission, after having played the play Zelensky: The Man With The Iron Ballswritten by Les Claypool and Eugene Hütz of Gogol Bordello, Primus continued with the piece de resistance of the evening.
The Colonel’s voice is lower than Geddy Lee’s. It is imperfect, destabilizing at times and tampered with effects, but quickly we let ourselves be carried away by the music of A Farewell to Kings.
The entrance price
We then dive into the immense Xanadu with a Larry LaLonde, who handles the two neck guitar and the tubular bells reproduced by Tim Alexander. Claypool activates keyboard sounds with pedals. Musically, it’s impeccable and that, with Cygnus X-1it was worth the price of admission.
“Help me with this one, which is not easy to sing”, launched Claypool, before undertaking Closer to the Heartafter recounting being ill in a park, aged 14, before going to see Rush during the tour Hemispheres.
At the start of the evening, the Black Mountain quintet left it somewhat anonymously. It must be said that the title Don’t Run Our Hearts Around was perhaps not a very appropriate choice.
It lacked energy, power, it talked a lot in the stands and it was aligned towards a huge disaster.
The Florian Saucer Attack, Future Shade and Wucan changed the state of affairs and provoked reactions.