An Evening with Primus
Friday, June 15th, 2012
Orpheum Theatre,
884 Granville Street,
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Taper:  LeifH
Lineage:  CSB's (filter) > Sony WM D6C (Dolby B) > Maxell XL II-S 90 (x2)
Transfer:  Master cassettes > Modified Sony TC-WE475 (Dolby off) > H/K 3500 > Creative X-Fi Soundblaster > Wavepad Master's Edition @ 48000kHz  (tracking, edits, downsample to 16/44.1) > EQ in foobar2000 > flac (8) via Frontend

Set  I:  1:10:00
00 intro music
01 Those Damned Blue-Collar Tweekers
02 Duchess and the Proverbial Mindspread
03 American Life
04 Over the Falls
05 Mr. Krinkle
06 The Toys Go Winding Down
07 Southbound Pachyderm
08 Jerry Was a Race Car Driver

Set II:  1:18:16
09 Prelude to a Crawl
10 Hennepin Crawler
11 The Last Salmon Man
12 Eternal Consumption Engine
13 Tragedy's a' Comin'
14 Eyes of the Squirrel
15 Jilly's on Smack
16 Lee Van Cleef
17 Moron TV
18 The Green Ranger
19 HOINFODAMAN
20 Extinction Burst
21 Salmon Men

22 Groundhog's Day
23 Wynona's Big Brown Beaver

Total run time:  2:28:17

This was my 5th Primus show.  Seeing a show in the Orpheum is always a great experience of its own, and this was no exception.  It was originally a movie theatre, built in 1927.  We watched Les, Ler and Jay walk into the stage doors of the Orpheum on Seymour a couple hours before show time.  Tried to get their attention, and Jay said, "We'll be back."  They all looked determined to get inside.  Shortly after that, Ler came back outside to grab a pair of sneakers, so I got his attention and had him sign a copy of Tales from the Punchbowl.  Jay came out a few minutes later, and he signed a Sausage album and a Claypool album.  After a brief conversation, Jay said, "You'll get Claypool's later."  We waited until the doors were open and he never came out.  The soundcheck was Hennepin Crawler, and there were Popeye cartoons for the intermission, which were enhanced visually and auditorily for me personally.  Not to mention the show.  I had floor tickets for left centre orchestra in the 7th row, a few seats left of dead centre.  The show was supposed to start at 19:30 but didn't start until almost 20:00.  I don't think it was sold out but it was very well attended.  This turned out pretty good all things considered, and the sound of set 2 was much better than set 1.  There are some brief moments of talking and some asshole answers their phone during one song but none of it lasts.  "Primus sucks!"  "Fuck yeah they do!"  The crowd was very enthusiastic and responsive to most of the show.

Somebody brought a package of balloons into the show and was inflating them by the handfull throughout.  It made it kind of like an early birthday celebration but eventually I was putting them down at my feet so I wouldn't have balloons randomly fall on me or distract me from the stage.  I was much more interested in the band and the visuals being presented.  Les seemed a little fatigued during the first set, but he appeared more energized for the second set.  Some of the Sandman mic parts were too low in the mix.  As Les talked about Ler's new toupee to cover up an embarrassing Primus tattoo, Ler made as if he was repositioning his hair like a wig.  This was my second time seeing Green Naugahyde in its entirety.  My hearing was impaired and it seemed that Les' voice was dripping along for Jilly's on Smack and Lee Van Cleef, and I especially enjoyed seeing the video for HOINFODAMAN again, with the car salesman slapping his hand on the vehicles in time with the music.  This was the first time I saw Ler with the Orange gear, which I like the sound of and can certainly tell the difference in sound.   Not necessarily an improvement, but different for sure.

Didn't lose any music during tape flips, although I completely forgot what time I started each tape side all four times haha.  The first side of the second tape ran out just after Green Ranger finished, and I didn't have to press stop to flip it.  I didn't record all the Popeye cartoons but I did keep the recorder going after the show while everyone begged and faught for setlists, guitar picks, drum sticks and even a joint that was tossed on stage.  The security people wanted to flush everyone out right away.  We went out back to the stage doors but unfortunately Les didn't stop and sign anything.  Their bus left right away, and the next show was in Spokane a day later, about 6 hours away plus the border crossing.


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primus2012-06-15t01 - Those Damned Blue-Collar Tweekers.flac:c334c86ef57f2e30ad43b2196c1508cb
primus2012-06-15t02 - Duchess and the Proverbial Mind Spread.flac:e6bdd0fe271b0128b6ad66919dd87227
primus2012-06-15t03 - American Life.flac:e75c66e1c3568c4dde05ee281b7b1a70
primus2012-06-15t04 - Over the Falls.flac:c647b17818e98ad1e79b4823e72e68ba
primus2012-06-15t05 - Mr. Krinkle.flac:635c765e1ad2b7a4c61d64136ca2a187
primus2012-06-15t06 - The Toys Go Winding Down.flac:487f7d526ebd201d901e2bd69f8cb08e
primus2012-06-15t07 - Southbound Pachyderm.flac:102a07e9b8092b3c899015e10c684891
primus2012-06-15t08 - Jerry Was a Racecar Driver.flac:0bf53b84d3f5e1a8d1772e1c0c3161af
primus2012-06-15t09 - Prelude to a Crawl.flac:dea12d1f28aa367d673044435470e50f
primus2012-06-15t10 - Hennepin Crawler.flac:06982ae02c1534a4e48100e42d0d7981
primus2012-06-15t11 - The Last Salmon Man.flac:3cbd55b40988ae893a41cd6ae98a4ed7
primus2012-06-15t12 - Eternal Consumption Engine.flac:bd28a7a609be43f958c56ec3a5971f08
primus2012-06-15t13 - Tragedy's a' Comin'.flac:3d7e84813b29a1da828a3640b2ff0aff
primus2012-06-15t14 - Eyes of the Squirrel.flac:fdeb53f3d96101457791931e34c9c777
primus2012-06-15t15 - Jilly's on Smack.flac:b2b0e885e81bbbcc49b4658e1634c638
primus2012-06-15t16 - Lee Van Cleef.flac:c49ed3a0cda68d13696e83217e49b0d1
primus2012-06-15t17 - Moron TV.flac:6d2ca33fce8ba459270e7062920f3e35
primus2012-06-15t18 - Green Ranger.flac:f251bee4eb35d7ec975dc70d4ec2a11d
primus2012-06-15t19 - HOINFODAMAN.flac:e1deaa4c5e9e48e91e7042bc477e321d
primus2012-06-15t20 - Extinction Burst.flac:1013461b6dfc9071ed51ee3fb9705d96
primus2012-06-15t21 - Salmon Men.flac:dc24c9252d06ccbe330867277d90038c
primus2012-06-15t22 - Groundhog's Day.flac:2987f8def93e384110fc9bdfa7ca9cfc
primus2012-06-15t23 - Wynona's Big Brown Beaver.flac:9105b9477cb90d6d9c91c25c0407e0d0


