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Tim Alexander (September 2005 Issue)
Back To PrimusAfter leaving Primus
in 1996, Tim (don't call him "Herb") Alexander has reunited with
bassist Les Claypool and
guitarist Larry LaLonde to resurrect one of
the most popular and cutting-edge rock acts of the '90s. The bizarre,
quirky,
funk-laced material that Primus built their reputation on was a
great vehicle for Alexander, as it drew attention to his abilities
to
blend rock and funk with a musically creative and authoritative
technique.
The band returns with a new
"uniquely Primus" five-song CD titled Animals Should Not Try To Act Like People. It also includes a DVD retrospective of
the band's twelve videos, including the 1992 Cheesy Home Video documentary and other tasty tidbits.
So what
brought these confused and disturbed lost friends back
together? "We had talked about doing a tour," Tim says, "just to
have
some fun and see what the response would be. Then it turned into making
this DVD and recording five new songs. It took
a few years of just
getting back in touch with each other."
When asked how it feels to be back in Primus after
seven years, Alexander replies, "It's like the movie Groundhog Day.
Sometimes it feels like we never stopped, and
the last seven years have
been a dream." Has the drummer's attitude changed in regards to the way
he approaches the
new music? "I think I might be a little bit slower,"
Tim jokes. "I'm old now."
In comparing the new Primus
compositions
to the past catalog, Alexander states, "Since we've grown a bit, I
don't think the same things move
us as individuals. We listen to
different music than we used to, and that's going to come out in
our
music."
Mike Hai
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