Pork Soda

• Artist: Primus
• Rating:
• Release Date: April 20, 1993
• Total Time: 57:42
• Type: Lyrics are included with the album
• Genre: Rock

Review

Once audiences got a chance to hear Primus' instantly recognizable sound, driven by Les Claypool's bizarrely virtuosic bass riffs, their audience grew by leaps and bounds. It was enough to make their second major-label album, Pork Soda, one of the strangest records ever to debut in the Top Ten. Stylistically, it isn't much different from Sailing the Seas of Cheese, though the band does stretch out and jam more often. This can result in some overly repetitive sections, since Claypool's riffs are the basis for most of the compositions, but it also showcases the band's ever-increasing level of musicianship. Their ensemble interplay continues to grow in complexity and musicality, and that's really what fans want from a Primus record anyway. The material isn't quite as consistent as Seas of Cheese, though there are numerous high points; among them are "My Name Is Mud," on which Claypool plays his instrument like percussion, and "Mr. Krinkle," where he switches to a bowed upright bass. There are hints of lyrical darkness stripped of the band's usual goofiness (especially in the suicide lament "Bob"), but for the most part, the humor is again split between eccentric character sketches, cheery paranoia, and annoying novelties (with a slightly higher percentage of the latter than before). Still, despite occasional flaws, what makes Pork Soda a success is that the band keeps finding novel variations on their signature sound, even if they never step out of it. ~ Steve Huey, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Pork Chop's Little Ditty	Primus, Tim "Herb" Alexander, Les Claypool, Larry LaLonde	Primus	(:21)
My Name Is Mud	Primus, Tim "Herb" Alexander, Les Claypool, Larry LaLonde	Primus	(4:46)
Welcome to This World	Primus, Tim "Herb" Alexander, Les Claypool, Larry LaLonde	Primus	(3:40)
Bob	Primus, Tim "Herb" Alexander, Les Claypool, Larry LaLonde	Primus	(4:40)
DMV	Primus, Tim "Herb" Alexander, Les Claypool, Larry LaLonde	Primus	(4:58)
Ol' Diamondback Sturgeon (Fisherman's Chronicles, Pt. 3)	Primus, Tim "Herb" Alexander, Les Claypool, Larry LaLonde	Primus	(4:40)
Nature Boy	Primus, Tim "Herb" Alexander, Les Claypool, Larry LaLonde	Primus	(5:33)
Wounded Knee	Primus, Tim "Herb" Alexander, Les Claypool, Larry LaLonde	Primus	(2:25)
Pork Soda	Primus, Tim "Herb" Alexander, Les Claypool, Larry LaLonde	Primus	(2:20)
The Pressman	Primus, Tim "Herb" Alexander, Les Claypool, Larry LaLonde	Primus	(5:11)
Mr. Krinkle	Primus, Tim "Herb" Alexander, Les Claypool, Larry LaLonde	Primus	(5:27)
The Air Is Getting Slippery	Primus, Tim "Herb" Alexander, Les Claypool, Larry LaLonde	Primus	(2:31)
Hamburger Train	Primus, Tim "Herb" Alexander, Les Claypool, Larry LaLonde	Primus	(8:11)
Pork Chop's Little Ditty	Primus, Tim "Herb" Alexander, Les Claypool, Larry LaLonde	Primus	(1:03)
Hail Santa	Primus, Tim "Herb" Alexander, Les Claypool, Larry LaLonde	Primus	(1:50)

Credits

John Golden (Mastering), Les Claypool (Mandolin), Larry LaLonde (Banjo), Ron Rigler (Engineer), Derek Featherstone (Engineer), Tim "Herb" Alexander (Drums), Paul Haggard (Cover Design), Leslie Gerard-Smith (Project Coordinator), Neill King (Engineer), Larry LaLonde (Guitar), Manny Lacarrubba (Engineer), Les Claypool (Bass), Kent Matcke (Engineer), Les Claypool (Vocals), Primus (Producer)

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