This came out in 1999 – or at least that’s when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):
Big slabs of foam-rubber bass. Check. Dumbass hayseed lyrics. Check. Goofball riff-rock freakouts. Check.
Yep, AntiPop is a Primus album all right, with all the Zappaesque weirdness, Spinal Tap meathead metal and barnyard appeal that entails. But at least part of the time here, it seems Les Claypool and the boys are actually taking their medication and getting back to their rockin’ roots. Eschewing the psychedelic noodlings of their past few outings, Primus — with the help of a varied roster of guests including Tom Waits, James Hetfield, Tom Morello and Stewart Copeland — kick out the jams, ironically making AntiPop their most appealing CD in years.
