Re: Kate mentioned on the new Primus CD

["Baxter, Jim" <baxterj@wdni.com>]

akmonday@uclink3.berkeley.edu (Anthony Kyle Monday) writes:

>In article <950612110447.21800437@ZASU.SPRL.UMICH.EDU>,
>RIDLEY@ZASU.SPRL.UMICH.EDU wrote:
>> it's called plagiarism

>both from Berkeley); however, I pointed out long ago that Primus stole
>most of their chops from King Crimson.
>Hello, kettle, this is Primus. You're black.

But Primus does not plagiarize.  They borrow.  Much like the prog bands of
the 70's used riffs from classical and jazz.  Though I will admit there
are some heavy influences from KC, I think Primus is unique enough to be
considered original.  Just MHO, of course.