The best known Primus record, containing the singles "Jerry Was a Race Car Driver" and "Tommy The Cat", all behind really cool cover art.
The band's major label debut, came after the excellent Suck on This and Frizzle Fry and broke the band to a much larger audience based on those singles (and videos). Claypool has told the story regarding the title a few times:
But [Sailing the Seas of Cheese] was also that record like 'Here we are, about to release something on a major label,' and we're right alongside the other bands that were popular at the time, which were these hairball bands—the Poisons, and the Guns N' Roses, and these different things that we just did not fit in with. That was the impetus of the title, because we just knew all of a sudden we were going to be thrust into this world where we weren't sure anyone thought we belonged.
This record is very far from hair metal. "Here Come the Bastards", "American Life", "Those Damned Blue-Collar Tweekers" and others are funky/metal, alt-rock and more. A huge bass driven record that has great guitar from Larry LaLonde and drums from Tim "Herb" Alexander. Tom Waits shows up for "Tommy The Cat" while the "Eleven" bounces and bangs with interesting beats.
A great album, which Claypool ranks as his second favorite Primus record, turns 35 today. Play it loud, here are a few tunes to get you started.
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