Primus gave the world their creepy cover of "Pure Imagination" last month, and now they've dipped back into the cookie jar to release another cut from Primus & The Chocolate Factory (due Oct. 21).
Willy Wonka purists, cover your ears. "Golden Ticket" is reborn as a five-minute tune scarier than the movie's iconic rowing trip.
"I never had a chance to shine," Les Claypool sings with creepy angst. "Never a happy song to sing / But suddenly half the world is mine / What an amazing thing."
A great guitar interlude from Larry LaLonde utilizes some sort of Leslie effect, and later, a xylophone adds unnerving twinkle to a pulsing midsection.
Of course, Claypool doesn't stick to the exact lyrical script. He lets loose with a few spontaneously lines such as, "Give it to me, daddy."
Powerful stuff.
Here are the Primus tour dates without the Chocolate Factory performance...
09/16: Fargo, ND @ The Venue
09/17: Clivea, IA @ 7 Flags Event Center
09/19-21: Denver, CO @ Riot Fest
...and here are the dates that make up the "Chocolate Factory Tour."
10/22: Upper Darby, PA @ Tower Theatre
10/24: Albany, NY @ Palace Theatre
10/25: Boston, MA @ Orpheum Theatre
10/26: Burlington, VT @ Flynn Center for the Performing
10/28: Waterbury, CT @ Palace Theatre
10/29: Baltimore, MD @ Hippodrome
10/31: New York, NY @ Beacon Theatre
11/01: New Brunswick, NJ @ State Theatre
11/02: Rochester, NY @ Main Street Armory
11/03: Detroit, MI @ The Fillmore
11/05: St. Louis, MO @ Peabody Opera House
11/07: Cincinnati, OH @ Taft Theatre
11/08: Atlanta, GA @ Tabernacle
11/09: Orlando, FL @ Hard Rock Live
11/11: Miami, FL @ The Fillmore
11/12: Clearwater, FL @ Ruth Eckerd Hall
11/14: Biloxi, MS @ Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
11/15: Austin, TX @ ACL Live at the Moody Theater
11/16: Dallas, TX @ The Majestic Theatre
11/17: San Antonio, TX @ The Majestic Theatre
11/19: Phoenix, AZ @ Orpheum Theatre
11/21: Los Angeles, CA @ Orpheum Theatre
