Primitive (album)
Primitive is the second LP by the metal band Soulfly released in 2000 through Roadrunner Records. Primitive has sold over 226,569 copies.[1]
Reception
- Rolling Stone (9/28/00, pp. 53–4) - 3.5 stars out of 5 - "Old-school...Primitive is deeper...in the sound of [ex-Sepultura frontman] Max Cavalera's lived-in growl, the churning effect of a 4-string guitar and his concerns."
- Q magazine (11/00, pp. 114–6) - 3 stars out of 5 - "While [their] percussive, ethnic grooves certainly make an impact, it's only when Cavalera allows his formula to be altered by others that sparks truly fly."
- Alternative Press (11/00, p. 128) - 3 out of 5 - "With pre-millennial speed metal rubbing elbows with hip-hop, excursions into ambient instrumentals and acerbic soul, and a host of guests...Primitive is certainly a record [with] breadth."
- CMJ (8/28/00, p. 32) - "More relaxed than their debut, the low-end slaughterhouse riffs are still embellished with Cavalera's beloved tribal percussion...[It] locks its teeth into the jugular."
- Melody Maker (10/10/00, p. 50) - 4 stars out of 5 - "The metal album of the year so far...An incendiary blend of nu metal, reggae and Brazilian rhythms."
- NME (11/4/00, p. 46) - 7 out of 10 - "Draws on Max's political rage at colonial history and crimes of the conquistadors...the heavy metal Bob Marley."
Track listing
All songs written by Max Cavalera except where noted.
| 1. |
"Back to the Primitive" |
4:20 |
| 2. |
"Pain" (feat. Grady Avenell & Chino Moreno of Deftones) (Avenell, Cavalera, Moreno) |
3:40 |
| 3. |
"Bring It" |
3:22 |
| 4. |
"Jumpdafuckup" (feat. Corey Taylor of Slipknot/Stone Sour) (Cavalera, Taylor) |
5:11 |
| 5. |
"Mulambo" (The Mulambo Tribe) |
4:19 |
| 6. |
"Son Song" (feat. Sean Lennon) (Cavalera, Lennon) |
4:17 |
| 7. |
"Boom" |
4:56 |
| 8. |
"Terrorist" (feat. Tom Araya of Slayer) (Araya, Cavalera) |
3:46 |
| 9. |
"The Prophet" |
2:57 |
| 10. |
"Soulfly II" (Cavalera, Perry) |
6:04 |
| 11. |
"In Memory of..." (feat. B. Rabouin, D. Perry & J. Olbert) (Cavalera, Olbert, Perry) |
4:36 |
| 12. |
"Flyhigh" (feat. Asha Rabouin) (Cavalera, Olbert) |
4:48 |
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Total length:
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52:16 |
| 13. |
"Terrorist" (Total Destruction Mix) |
4:39 |
| 14. |
"Back to the Primitive" (Dub Shit Up Mix) |
4:33 |
| 15. |
"Bring It" (Armageddon Mix) |
3:26 |
| 16. |
"Soulfire" |
5:14 |
| 13. |
"Eye For An Eye" (Live) |
3:50 |
| 14. |
"Tribe" (Live) |
6:24 |
| 15. |
"Soulfire" |
5:14 |
| 16. |
"Soulfly" (Universal Spirit Mix) |
6:08 |
Appearance
The track "Son Song" appears on the Valentine OST, although not included in the film. The track Mulambo appears in the movie The Forsaken (film).
Personnel
- Max Cavalera – Vocals, Guitar, Berimbau, Bass, Producer
- Mike Doling – Guitar
- Marcello D. Rapp – Bass, Percussion
- Joe Nunez – Drums, Percussion
- Meia Noite – Percussion
- Larry McDonald – Percussion
- Corey Taylor – Vocals (on "Jumpdafuckup")
- Chino Moreno – Vocals (on "Pain")
- Grady Avenell – Vocals (on "Pain")
- Tom Araya – Vocals and Bass (on "Terrorist")
- Cutthroat Logic – Rapping (on "In Memory Of")
- Sean Lennon – Producer, Vocals
- Toby Wright – Producer
- Neville Garrick – Cover Art, Photography, Package Design
- Andy Wallace – Mixing
- Steve Sisco – Mixing Engineer
- Leo Zulueta – Logo
- George Marino – Mastering
- Glen LaFerman – Photography
- Toby Wright – appears on tracks 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, and 12
Chart positions
Album - Billboard (North America)
| Year |
Chart |
Position |
| 2000 |
The Billboard 200 |
32 |
| 2000 |
Top Independent Albums |
11 |
References
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"Eye for an Eye" · "Umbabarauma" · "Bleed" · "Tribe" · "Back to the Primitive" · "Son Song" · "Jumpdafuckup" · "Seek 'N' Strike" · "Downstroy" · "Prophecy" · "Frontlines" · "Carved Inside" · "Innerspirit" · "Unleash" · "Blood Fire War Hate" · "Rise of the Fallen"
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