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''Sailing the Seas of Cheese'' is the second studio album and major-label debut by the American
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Album information

* "Jerry Was a Race Car Driver" contains a sample from the movie ''
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television series '' The Young Ones'' including Vyvyan shouting, "Shut up, you bastards!", Vyvyan's mother saying, "He is a bastard isn't he?", as well as Rick saying, "You just called me a bastard, didn't you?" and "Mike, you bastard!" * The lyrics "sail the seas of cheese" from "Seas of Cheese" would later appear in the song "DMV" on their next album ''
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Live performance

The album was performed live in its entirety in 2003 and 2004 on their Tour De Fromage, on December 30, 2010 and once more during a two night show at
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Critical reception

Reviewing the album for
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, Steve Huey contends that "''Sailing the Seas of Cheese'' completely redefined the possibilities of the electric bass in rock music for those who'd never heard the group before." He describes the album as "mostly riff-driven, fleshing out their heavy metal roots with
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, as well as the novelty side of Zappa's sense of humor." He notes that "the willful goofiness may alienate some listeners, but... it never detracts from the band's frequently stunning musicianship" and concludes that this album is "the tightest, most song-oriented representation of their jaw-dropping, one-of-a-kind style."
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'' by describing Primus as "too self-consciously goofy for their own good, but their rubber-boned thrash-funk can be cartoonish fun." In a 2015
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interview, Les Claypool ranked ''Sailing the Seas of Cheese'' as his second favorite Primus album behind ''
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'', believing the work to be "probably rimus'most respected album". In addition, Claypool also outlined the experience of releasing the record on a major label, and the consequent inspiration for the album's title, when he remarked:
But 'Sailing the Seas of Cheese''was also that record like 'Here we are, about to release something on a major label,' and we're right alongside the other bands that were popular at the time, which were these hairball bands—the Poisons, and the Guns N' Roses, and these different things that we just did not fit in with. That was the impetus of the title, because we just knew all of a sudden we were going to be thrust into this world where we weren't sure anyone thought we belonged.


Release history

''Sailing the Seas of Cheese'' reached Gold status in March 1993. It was certified platinum in December 2001.


2009

Plain Recordings released a 180 gram version of the LP.


2013 reissue

A deluxe edition of the album was released on May 21, 2013. It is available in two six-panel Digipak configurations, each featuring the album’s new stereo mix on CD and the new 5.1 surround mix on Blu-ray or DVD, plus three exclusive, previously unreleased bonus tracks, and liner notes by music journalist Greg Prato.” Claypool stated, “Musically, it holds up incredibly well. Sonically, it holds up fairly well. There’s some old-style reverbs that are a little bit syrupy. With modern technology, we can fix some of that stuff. But we don’t want to mess with it too much, because it is what it is. We want to fatten it up a little bit.”


Track listing


Personnel

Primus *
Les Claypool Leslie Edward Claypool (born September 29, 1963) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, record producer, filmmaker, and author. He is best known as the founder, lead singer, bassist, primary songwriter, and only continuous member of the ro ...
- vocals, electric bass, string bass, six-string fretless bass, clarinet *
Larry LaLonde Reid Laurence "Larry" LaLonde (born September 12, 1968), also known as Ler LaLonde, is an American musician best known as the guitarist for Primus, a position that he has served since 1989, where he is known for his experimental accompaniment t ...
- electric guitar, six-string banjo *
Tim "Herb" Alexander Timothy W. Alexander (born April 10, 1965), also credited as "Herb" Alexander, is an American musician best known as the drummer for the rock band Primus. Alexander has played on the majority of Primus's discography, including some of the band ...
- drums, percussion, water jug *
Jay Lane Jay Lane (born December 5, 1964) is an American drummer. He is a founding member of Bob Weir's RatDog, with Weir and Rob Wasserman, Wolf Bros, Furthur, Golden Gate Wingmen and Alphabet Soup. He was the 7th drummer to play in Primus, playing ...
- drums (on tracks 13, 14 & 15) Production *Chris Bellman – mastering *Mike Bordin – two-skinned foreskin drum *
Adam Gates Adam Gates is a graphic designer and musician from Orinda, California. Music Early Years (1978-1980) Gates played with many bands in his formative years, establishing relationships that would inform his entire musical career. Some of his earl ...
– additional fisherman *Lance Link – additional fisherman *Primus – producer *Ron Rigler – engineering *Trouz – whistle *Tom Whalley – A&R director *
Tom Waits Thomas Alan Waits (born December 7, 1949) is an American musician, composer, songwriter, and actor. His lyrics often focus on the underbelly of society and are delivered in his trademark deep, gravelly voice. He worked primarily in jazz during ...
– voice of Tommy the Cat *Matt Winegar – accordion, guitar Visual Art *Paul Haggard – jacket design, photography *Mark Kohr – cheese coordinator, scenery *Michael Lavine – band photo *Mitch Romanowski – ship (sculpture) *Snap – airbrushing Bastardos *Drums: Brain Mantia,
Mike Bordin Michael Andrew Bordin (born November 27, 1962) is an American musician, best known as the drummer for the rock band Faith No More. He has amicably been known as "Puffy", "Puffster" or "The Puff", in reference to the afro hair style he wore in ...
,
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*Guitars: MIRV Haggard,
Todd Huth Todd Richard Huth (born March 13, 1963) is an American guitarist, best known as an original member of the band Primus, along with bassist/lyricist Les Claypool. Huth and Claypool began playing together, along with a drum machine, in or around ...
, Derek Greenberg, Matt Winegar, Ler *Bass: Butthouse,
Adam Gates Adam Gates is a graphic designer and musician from Orinda, California. Music Early Years (1978-1980) Gates played with many bands in his formative years, establishing relationships that would inform his entire musical career. Some of his earl ...
, Les *Vocals:
Adam Gates Adam Gates is a graphic designer and musician from Orinda, California. Music Early Years (1978-1980) Gates played with many bands in his formative years, establishing relationships that would inform his entire musical career. Some of his earl ...
, Puffster,
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, Ler, Les


Charts


References

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