Antipop

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Antipop is an album by Primus, released on October 19, 1999. The title comes from an apparent dislike of disposable pop music.

The album was received with generally mixed reaction from fans and critics. The majority of Primus fans seem to have found the album satisfactory, sort of a "return to form" from their previous album, The Brown Album, which was generally disliked by fans. A few fans, however, found that the album featured too much contribution from outside musicians, which spoiled the album, but overall the album was positively received. Supporters of the album argue that it shows the band members returning to their original styles, and that Brian Mantia plays more in sync with the band on this album (many people thought he sounded very sloppy on the Brown Album).

Stylistically it evokes early Primus records in its metal influence, like their 1990 studio debut Frizzle Fry; this time around, however, the metal revolved less around thrash and more around nu metal, with its heavy guitar attacks and somewhat simplistic style. This may be an influence from touring with bands such as Limp Bizkit and Korn, who themselves claim to be influenced by Primus.

The album features several well-known guest musicians and producers, including James Hetfield of Metallica, Jim Martin of Faith No More and Tom Morello of Rage Against the Machine.

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Track listing

"Intro"
"Electric Uncle Sam" (produced by Tom Morello and Primus)
"Natural Joe" (produced by Matt Stone and Primus)
"Lacquerhead" (produced by Fred Durst and Primus)
"The Antipop"
"Eclectic Electric"
"Greet the Sacred Cow"
"Mama Didn't Raise No Fool" (produced by Tom Morello and Primus)
"Dirty Drowning Man" (produced by Stewart Copeland)
"Ballad of Bodacious"
"Power Mad" (produced by Tom Morello and Primus)
"The Final Voyage of the Liquid Sky"
"Coattails of a Dead Man" (produced by Tom Waits)

There is also a hidden track on this album, 10 minutes after the last track. It is a studio version of "The Heckler", a song that was previously only performed live.

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