- Todd Huth
Todd Richard Huth is an American
guitarist fromPinole ,California . He is best known as an original member of the band Primus, along withbassist /lyricist Les Claypool , anddrummer Jay Lane . Huth and Claypool began playing together, along with a drum machine, in or around1984 , originally calling themselves Primate until about1986 when they changed their band name to Primus. With the lineup of Huth, Claypool, and Lane, Primus became an underground sensation in and around San Francisco, prompting them to record a demo tape, entitled Sausage, to distribute at their shows. Around1989 , however, with his wife expecting a child, Huth decided to leave Primus to dedicate time to his family. Huth was replaced byLarry LaLonde .After Primus had enjoyed mainstream success with its de-facto lineup, Claypool, Huth, and Lane reunited to produce an album on Claypool's label,
Prawn Song Records . Unable to use their original band name, Primus, the trio instead adopted the title of one of their original demos, Sausage. The album was entitled "Riddles Are Abound Tonight ".Huth also formed a band, Porch, with former Today Is The Day bassist Christopher Frey and former
Samiam drummer Dave Ayer. They released a single, eponymously-titled album on Mammoth Records (via Claypool's Prawn Song label) in 1994.Huth's guitar style is quite distinctive, combining creative use of dissonance with heavy,
overdriven distortion . His style is clearlyblues -influenced, incorporating extensive use of bends, and theblues scale .Huth later again reunited with Les Claypool and toured with Claypool's side-project,
Les Claypool's Fearless Flying Frog Brigade .External links
* [http://www.ram.org/music/primus/misc/family_tree.html Primus Family Tree]
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