Primus - Harold Of The Rocks Lyrics

I dont get it, they say korn is the father of nu metal, they did tributes to faith no more sayimg that without faith no more there would be no nu metal.... But for me, nu metal started with primus...

Seems to me.

Isn't this song about Heroin though?

This song was on a game I loved a lot as a kid. I always bopped to this on evolution skateboarding

Right about now im lit up like an old Christmas tree

That part at 2:40 sounds like something Led Zeppelin would make.

Robert Jefferson always reminded me of Dazed and Confused.

This is one of my favorite Primus songs!
4:13 “Iiiiiiiiiiiii... ... ... saw Harold!”

It's about a crackhead named harold their old manager brought with them to a show on nye's. Told the whole story at all good 2011.

Is Primus experimental ?
Just listen to the first ten seconds.

Primus is Primus, not sure if theres a very specific genre other than "one of those weird 70s noise-bands"

Primus is a very weird band.
Frizzle Fry is their weirdest album
And this song has the weirdest lyrics out of all their discography.

Is not that weird, it talks about a meth junkie.

It was a weekends eve
I had sex on my breath
I was looking for something to see.
With a borrowed black leather
And my best fishing hat
It was just Wendy-O and me.
We called ol' swamp up on the telephone and said we was coming on down to pick him up and then,
He said "Hey Snappy, me and Greeny'll come along but only if we can bring a friend. His name is Harold"
So I Said "OK"
Now, we had a Swamper, Greeny, Wendy-O, Stanley, Harold of the Rocks and me.
We hopped into my dart and headed for the nightbreak to see a man they called Schooly D.
Harold he's a friendly guy, he rambles on and on, he'll talk the balls off a rhinosaurus.
Fact is he just doesn't make much sense, well Stan said " This guys pretty bizarre Gus."
Harold Of The Rocks
I saw Harold at a party Trouzy threw late one night.
I said "Hey man do you remember me"
He said " well of course l do snap dad let me tell ya right about now I'm lit up like an old christmas tree."
"Het bro you know Id like to thank you once again for letting me hang with ya'all across the bay. When I look back at that night I get a warm spot across my heart"
Then he shook my hand, and walked away.
That's the last I seen of Harold.
Harold Of The Rocks
So in the end, Swamper and Greeny finally succumb to the ways of Harold.
And in doing so each gave just a little bit of his soul away.
What a couple of dumbshits!
Songwriters: Les Claypool / Timothy W. Alexander / Todd Huth

What a couple of dumbshits.

The jam starting at 2:32 is pure magic. If there’s anybody who has doubts about Ler being a modern day Zappa, refer to THAT.

The verses in this song reminds me of "Trouble in 421" by Incubus

oh darling, I should have stayed at birthnator

“He’ll talk the balls off a RHI-no-SAUR-us.”

The whole song is worth listening to for that one line. XD

harold of the rocks

What a couple of dumbshits

I think that is the sweetest ride cymbal I've ever heard, among other things. Imagine that. Got to be a Zildjian!

4:27 best part

Pfffft XD I was not ready for the ending

me: hey this sounds pretty easy, I could learn this on my bass

Les: 2:09

me: ....might as well jump off a bUILDING

You gotta know a Harold

Fake Drummer there’s a Harold in all of us

There is no such thing as "easy" when talking about Les's basslines

Hells yeah he made me want to throw my shit in the garbage many times....... still to this day I suck

Primus is one of the greatest bands of my life span with a few others most original 6 ft 2 and rude as hell

"I said - OK".. Love that, hehe

Who on here actuality remembers buying this album?

I was there

i bought it like 5 years ago, so i definitely remember. best decision of my life.

I have it, but don't remember buying it.

I don't remember buying it, but I do remember tripping balls and listening to it over and over and over again. Never got old.

First Primus song I ever heard, still have the cassette tape.

ooops sorry!!!

Les Claypool 2020

Poor Swamper and Greeny. Should have just said no.

Hiz name was les

This is the most hideous disgusting vile outdated cheesy high strung disorganized music i have ever heard

Fuckin fowl

Adam Sherman Yeah they suck...

Adam Sherman but seriously fuck you

Adam Sherman honestly I hope the worst for you.

yee shall do not blow in a gust of wind.

incubus use the beginning of this song to make the song of trouble 421

Primus sucks

Can't listen to any of their songs without laughing.

Of course I do snappy right now I'm lit up like a Christmas tree.

What a couple of dumbshits! Break it Doon!

Where your goin city boy?

He'll talk the balls off of a rhinoceros

Instrumental is phenomenal.

"He'll talk the balls off a rhinocerrrrrosssss" Haha

Primus sucks!

harold of the crack rocks

Accurate

the flightless but dank kiwi Precise.

I was positive this song was about heroin though

This guy's pretty bizarre Gus.

Like, Wendy O Williams?

Hop in my Dart. See if YOU can talk the balls off a Rhinosauras.

Last I seen of Harold..

Incubus-trouble in 421?

Anyone know what the ending is from? The last few second sound like it's from an old cartoon.... or was it written by Primus??

JenJen BiBi Ice Cream Man from Van Halen

Sounds like a cliche 50s rock n roll ending but in primus

I SAID OKAYYYYYY

So in the end, Swamper and Greeny finally succumbed to the ways of Harold, and in doing so, each gave just a little bit of his soul away.
What a couple of dumbshits.

I wonder who this Wendy O is in the song, is it Wendy O Williams?

wendy from south park

Primus sucks it big when they rock which is always certainly fairly bizarre. Love you Herb. Keep rocking.

28 people suck

kelly gilford I can think of whole countries that suck and blow.

sono bien este tema en el teatro municipal de santiago de chile...notable

this is the best same song. and Larry lalonde has got to be the most underrated guitarist ever

thats forsure...

Well he is with the best bass player ever so he gets over looked

Yes, he is. Highly underrated !

He gets props just for keeping up with les and adding just enough spice to the song

_flogan _ No he is not .He was never at a Frillyboys gig!

just good

Sean Gardner 43

I said, "hey man, do you remember me?"

Skrapeg0at he said of course I do...

well of course I do smack dad but right now I'm lit up like an ole Christmas tree

His name was Harold

What a couple of dumbshits

This guy's a little wired Gus

@Jack Pearson cough weird cough

Pretty bizarre

Ler was a Student of George lynch before dokken hit it big... George was a student of Randy Rhodes.. That explains everything!!!

Um, Larry was a student of Satriani.

Also a pupil of Satriani

Possessed!!! Ler was technically a 1st Wave of Death AND Black Metaller. A pioneering guitarist in extreme music, for certain. "What could it be, except for Hell? Burning souls... is what I smell!!!" 666 Satanic battlecries to one of the greatest shredders in modern Satanic music, that went on to create further innovative & unique musical art.

Weirdest/Quirkiest/Most eccentric band ever would be:
Bass - Les Claypool
Guitar - Buckethead
Drums - Brann Dailor
Vocals - Serj Tankian

"what a couple of dumbshits"

Les calypool with brann dailor would be great though. I know he's a huge fan of Primus too.

Alessandro Cerusico looks like someone hasn’t hear of Captain Beefheart, or the Butthole Surfers, or Ween

DUDE! that needs to become a thing

And Tim Smith (Cardiacs) as their lyricist/mastermind.

Schoolly D made the Aqua Teen theme.

Benjamin Hennessy irrelevant comment is irrelevant

Actually that's interesting never knew that.

Nobody knows about Lee van Cleef.

+Thomas Lloyd He died of congestive heart failure :(

I do. Just saw him on a Perry Mason episode of 'Case of the Oranges'. Spoiler: Lee Van Cleef didn't do it. Was disappointed in that. Checked out the great animation on THE Lee Van Cleef song. I wanna know more about Lee Van Cleef. His Johnny Carson appearance was very interesting as well. I wanna be like Lee.

Yeah. What ever happened to Lee? I always did like Lee Van Cleef 😊

fairly new fans type " Primus sucks" to bait a new fan into being insulted thus explaining......Old school fans don't even bother typing that out dated slogan. ;)

Do you even know how that started?

@Erik Larsen no. Hes professor nuttbutter now

They now say P. RIM. US.

RobbieSupreme genau!

you're so cool and edgy for no longer being excited about finding such an amazing band. thank god you have to announce to the world that you're a superior "old school fan." i was so worried about it. now i can go to sleep at night.

primus sucks, get over it.

I wonder who started primus sucks? Pretty bizzare gus.

@Lisa Nelson Primus did, their first LP was "Suck on this" They used to introduce themselves by saying "Hello we're Primus, and we suck."

@Tomahawk Tom Yeah if you listen to the audio of them playing for the radio station in San Fran Les said, "Well, this is it, live Primus. Hope uhhhh, hope no one gets pissed." Classic!

This Guy is pretty bizarre

+arnaud mahu guess

The guitar riffs are just out of this world COOL! :D

sucks - them lefthanded and crosseyed - catastrophy.!

That solo is so Zappaish .. Primus sucks

Best ever in history and beyond. I've wrapped Christmas presents the week before Christmas for the last 25 years to primus and my family is carrying on the tradition. Dogs will hunt!

Awesome indeed!

To not wrap presents to Primus would Defy the Laws of Tradition

What if Christmas didn't come this year?

Worst band I've heard in my entire life....They suck.

guys guys im the biggest primus fan. like eff all those mainstream losers hoppin on the primus sux train. go listen to drake like i kno u want too and stop trying to like something you dont geez git gud and go listen to bsides like real kool kids

Y do idiots make a dumbass, irritating comment then say: "oh I was just baiting everyone into cussing or insulting me or whatever else. I'm glad assholes like that aren't in power positions or positions where they are part of important decision making processes that affect 1000's of people. People like that r pitiful little worms, who r not only assholes, but assholes like that shit stain that rules North Korea. I'll leave u with these examples, Caligula and Nero.

See this the problem with the whole Primus sucks thing it’s hard to tell if some one is saying they are actually saying there bad or thumped think there good

Your just a young uncultured fuck aren't you.....

that's not how you do a "primus sucks". Les is tired of the slogan anyways, so stop

i think i just realized where Wendy and Stan from south park came from.

...AND they made the theme song.

yeah i knew that lol

I am Lorde. Lorde, Lorde, Lorde...

What a couple of dumb shits!
Oh and PRIMUS SUCKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

this may be the best song

And DMV

@William Campos call it pointless

This whole album is great

Hey bro you know I'd
like to thank you once
Again for let'n me
Hang with ya' all across
The bay.


Harold of the Rocks.

Metal3750 shook my hand and walked away... the last I seen of Harold.

Primus tends to suck sometimes, like now

You need to go to a Primus concert friend, listen to what the front row chants while they wait for them to come on stage... Then look back and reflect on why you've not understood his comment.

Harold.. he's a friendly
guy

This is about a coke dealing friend

i saw primus back in 1993 and that show sucked good i couldn"t believe it i mean they really sucked !!!!

First tape i ever bought frizzle fry will forever be remembered as one hell of a turn on...me 30 years later...shit never had sex to this yet...lol YA RIGHT!

Primus is probably the suckiest band of the history!

Can always tell a primus newb when they dont get that primus sucks lol

i wonder if after 3 yrs u relize that primus sucks lol

OMGEE Y U SA THEY SUCK! THE BEST BAND EVER U DON NO NUTTIN! WAHH

Yes i love you kids who get angry when we talk about how much Primus Sucks 8)

I enjoy Primus...... :/

i honestly hate how this only has 27000 views. this is such a great song

Frizzle Fry was a great album in general. But this one is par for the course. Definitely a good one, just doesn't stand out too much.

Primus kicks ass!!

What a couple of dumb shits.

I've got a lovely bunch of coconuts!

I want to call my kid Schooly D. Either that or Rhinosaurus.

TheOttoOfJanness I wouldn't name him Rhinoceros. Harold might talk his balls off

around 3:00 the base line goes all Pink Floyd.

@jbassman666

Oh, I'm sorry dude =) kick me eheheh

@jbassman666

You say that and you play bass... just shut up man.

@DaedricLavaWhiskey it's about a tweaker.

hey it's my old man's song!!!!!!!!!!!

what a bunch of dumbshits!

Primus sucks!!4 I love the ending. (:

PRUMUS SUCKS! Fuck whoever the fuck thumbed down to this.

primus suck! viva claypool !