Sailing the Seas of Cheese

Infobox Album | Name = Sailing the Seas of Cheese
Type = studio
Artist = Primus


Released = May 14, 1991
Recorded = January 1991 at Fantasy D Studio in Berkeley, California
Genre = Alternative metal, funk rock
Length = 45:50
Label = Interscope
Producer = Primus
Reviews =
* Allmusic Rating|4.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:3h9fs35ba3zg link] | Last album ="Frizzle Fry"
(1990)
This album = "Sailing the Seas of Cheese"
(1991)
Next album ="Miscellaneous Debris"
(1992) |

"Sailing the Seas of Cheese" is the second album and major-label debut by Primus, released on May 14, 1991.

"Sailing the Seas of Cheese" was Primus' breakthrough album, spawning singles "Jerry Was a Race Car Driver" and "Tommy the Cat", and fan favorites such as "Those Damned Blue Collar Tweekers" and "American Life", among others.

This album displays more funk influence than its predecessor, "Frizzle Fry", and is somewhat more dissonant. It is widely considered to be the band's most "fun" album, since it has many upbeat songs. However, in terms of lyrical content, it can also be viewed as Primus's most provocative album. It stresses a few world and political issues, such as a negative depiction of military life ("Sgt. Baker"), awareness of people living in poverty ("American Life"), being an outcast ("Eleven"), and the use of crystal meth amongst blue-collar workers ("Those Damned Blue-Collar Tweekers"), although some argue the song is actually about the first Bush administrationFact|date=December 2007.

"Sailing the Seas of Cheese" reached Gold status as of the end of 1991, and sales have since increased, as the album is now certified platinum.

Track listing

# "Seas of Cheese" - 0:42
# "Here Come the Bastards" - 2:55
# "Sgt. Baker" - 4:16
# "American Life" - 4:32
# "Jerry Was a Race Car Driver" - 3:11
# "Eleven" - 4:19
# "Is It Luck?" - 3:27
# "Grandad's Little Ditty" - 0:37
# "Tommy the Cat" - 4:15
# "Sathington Waltz" - 1:42
# "Those Damned Blue Collar Tweekers" - 5:20
# "Fish On (Fisherman Chronicles, Chapter II)" - 7:45
# "Los Bastardos" - 2:39

Personnel

*Les Claypool - Electric Bass, String Bass, Six-String Fretless Bass, Clarinet, Vocals
*Larry "Ler" LaLonde - Electric guitar, Six-String Banjo
*Tim "Herb" Alexander - Drums, Water Jug

Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Singles - Billboard (North America)

Trivia

*"Jerry Was a Race Car Driver" appeared in the first Tony Hawk's Pro Skater video game. "American Life" appears in another Tony Hawk game, Tony Hawk's Project 8.
*The track "Los Bastardos" contains three samples from the BBC TV series "The Young Ones", one of Vyvyan shouting "Shut up you bastards!", and two of Rick saying, "You just called me a bastard, didn't you?", and "Mike you bastard!".