Too Many Puppies

"Too Many Puppies"
Song by Primus
from the album Frizzle Fry
Released	February 7, 1990 (1990-02-07)
Recorded	December 1989
Studio	Different Fur (San Francisco, California)
Genre	Alternative metal
Length	3:57
Label	Caroline
Songwriters	Les Claypool Larry LaLonde Tim Alexander
Producers	Primus Matt Winegar

"Too Many Puppies" is a song by the American rock band Primus. It was the first Primus song bassist and lead singer Les Claypool ever composed. ^[1] A reworked version featuring drummer Bryan "Brain" Mantia can be found on their second EP, Rhinoplasty (1998).

Music video

The music video for "Too Many Puppies" had been a rarity until 2003, when it was released on Animals Should Not Try to Act Like People . The video features a man who, after shaving his head, acts weird with army material (such as an army helmet, a pair of boots, and a rifle) and a woman in makeup (presumably his mother) and milk, all in accordance with the song's lyrics; interspersed are shots of the band playing live in front of a rowdy crowd.

Live performances

Primus first played the song in 1987, and it has been regularly played in their live shows ever since. Occasionally, when playing the song live, Les Claypool plays teases of various cover songs, such as the opening riff of Metallica's "Master of Puppets", as a bridge before the final verse. ^[2]

Reception

Reviewing Frizzle Fry for AllMusic, Ned Raggett described the song as a "grinding march/stomp", also noting its "wry and worried vision of an overcrowded future". ^[3]

In 2015, AXS ranked "Too Many Puppies" the third best Primus song. ^[4]

References

1. "Les Claypool Breaks Down the Entire Primus Discography". Consequence.net. 29 September 2017.
2. "Primus Page 1". Toasterland.com.
3. "Frizzle Fry - Primus | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic .
4. "Primus's 10 best songs - AXS". Archived from the original on 2016-10-26. Retrieved 2019-03-11.