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Encyclopedia > Brown Album
Brown Album
Brown Album cover
Studio album by Primus
Released July 8, 1997
Recorded December 1996 - April 1997 at Rancho Relaxo
Genre Alternative rock
Funk metal
Alternative metal
Length 56:48
Label Interscope Records
Producer(s) Primus
Professional reviews
Primus chronology
Tales from the Punchbowl
(1995)
Brown Album
(1997)
Rhinoplasty
(1998)

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The album is often cited as somewhat of a departure from the band's established style. Production value on this record differs greatly from previous efforts, including different mixing techniques and the use of 'clipping' (on the drums especially) in some tracks. It is the first official album featuring Bryan "Brain" Mantia on drums. The picture shows an oscilloscope screen of an amplifier clipping. ... Bryan Brain Mantia (whose name is more often mistakenly spelled Brian) is a contemporary rock drummer. ...


Tom Waits, who has collaborated with the band several times, claims this to be his favorite work by Primus; much of Waits' own work is also made up of stories of dark, seedy characters. Thomas Alan Waits (born December 7, 1949) is an American singer-songwriter, composer, and actor. ...


Track listing

# Track Length
1. The Return of Sathington Willoughby 5:04
2. Fisticuffs 4:25
3. Golden Boy 3:05
4. Over the Falls 2:42
5. Shake Hands With Beef 4:02
6. Camelback Cinema 4:00
7. Hats Off 1:57
8. Puddin' Taine 3:38
9. Bob's Party Time Lounge 4:43
10. Duchess and the Proverbial Mind Spread 3:30
11. Restin' Bones 4:29
12. Coddingtown 2:52
13. Kalamazoo 3:31
14. The Chastising of Renegade 5:04
15. Arnie 3:54

Yankee Sullivan Yankee Sullivan (March 10, 1811 – May 31, 1856) also known as Frank Murray and James Sullivan was a boxer. ... Shake Hands With Beef is the first of two singles off the album Brown Album by the band Primus, the other being Over the Falls. ...

Charts

Album

Year Chart Position
1997 The Billboard 200 #21

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