When the other two thirds of Primus are removed, you really miss the psycho-sound effects, general guitar noodling craziness, and high-caffeine drumming.
Look, Beck wrote a tune on Unchained, as did Chris Cornell. He’s lived harder and played faster than any other man around the joint. There is no substitute.
Jim is notable for stitching great melodies to twilight-zone lyrics with She’s Dead,” “Someday Cafe (the dance mix),” and the hilarious “At the Funeral.”
It shows anti-social tendencies and appears disconnected from its surroundings. However, considering the nature of its surroundings, this a good thing.