Pork Soda

Not to be confused with Bacon soda.
Pork Soda
Studio album by Primus
Released April 20, 1993
Recorded Winter 1992 in San Rafael, California
Genre Alternative metal,[1] funk metal, funk rock
Length 57:40
Label Interscope, Prawn Song
Producer Primus
Primus chronology
Miscellaneous Debris
(1992)		 Pork Soda
(1993)		 Tales from the Punchbowl
(1995)
Singles from Pork Soda
  1. "My Name Is Mud"
    Released: 1993
  2. "DMV"
    Released: 1993
  3. "Mr. Krinkle"
    Released: 1993

Pork Soda is the third studio album by the American rock band Primus, released April 20, 1993, certified Gold in September 1993 and certified Platinum in May 1997.[2] The album comes in a digipak and contains a booklet with lyrics printed to nine songs, omitting "Pork Soda" which consists of a series of unintelligible rants. This is also the first of three Primus releases to feature explicit lyrics printed for any of their songs. Pop culture references abound on the album, including Hank Williams Jr., Cher, Pink Floyd, the Residents, Jerry Garcia, Jimi Hendrix, James Brown, Macbeth, Costco, Dr. Martens, Bottom and Ren & Stimpy.

The album was performed in its entirety for the first time at The Fox Theater in Oakland, California, on New Year's Eve 2015.

Music and lyrics

The album is darker than previous Primus efforts, featuring lyrics dealing with murder, suicide, and alienation. The band has commented that prior to recording, they had been touring for nearly two solid years and were thus in a sombre mood.

Regarding the song "Wounded Knee" drummer Tim Alexander said "I needed a name. I was reading this book called "Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee". It was something I never really thought about before... I mean how this country came to be. We are taught to be so proud. But a lot of what we have is based on lies and deceit. They only teach you what they want you to know. I hope people will see the title and check it out. Next time you listen to `Wounded Knee', try and put the story and the music together. The rhythm and the pulse, there is an element of it that is angry then peaceful."[3]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[4]
Entertainment WeeklyB[1]
Robert Christgau[5]
Rolling Stone[6]

In his review for Allmusic, Steve Huey contends that Pork Soda is "one of the strangest records ever to debut in the Top Ten." He notes that the album "showcases the band's ever-increasing level of musicianship" and that "[their] ensemble interplay continues to grow in complexity and musicality", although "[the] material isn't quite as consistent as Seas of Cheese". He concludes that "the band keeps finding novel variations on their signature sound, even if they never step out of it."[4] Reviewing the album for Entertainment Weekly, Deborah Frost notes that "the band is starting to gel". She describes Pork Soda as "goofy" and "Zappa-esque", predicting that the "alternative-metal-fusion will appeal mostly to folks who like a little fizz with their lard."[1] In his review for the album, Robert Christgau calls Primus "quite possibly the strangest top-10 band ever, and good for them."[5] Tom Sinclair, for Rolling Stone, describes the album as "an amalgam of elements that have no reason to be joined together in a sane universe", noting that "the band invokes the circa '69 Mothers of Invention and Trout Mask Replica-era Captain Beefheart as often as it does George Clinton or Bootsy Collins." He concludes that "hard-core funk-metal freaks may find it all a bit diffuse, but if you think its high time surrealism entered the mosh pits of America, Pork Soda just may be your cup of meat."[6]

Track listing

All lyrics written by Les Claypool; all music composed by Primus. 

No.TitleLength
1."Pork Chop's Little Ditty"  0:21
2."My Name Is Mud"  4:48
3."Welcome to This World"  3:40
4."Bob"  4:40
5."DMV"  4:58
6."The Ol' Diamondback Sturgeon (Fisherman's Chronicles, Part 3)"  4:39
7."Nature Boy"  5:35
8."Wounded Knee"  2:25
9."Pork Soda"  2:20
10."The Pressman"  5:11
11."Mr. Krinkle"  5:27
12."The Air Is Getting Slippery"  2:31
13."Hamburger Train" (beginning sample is audio of Paul Reubens from the film Nice Dreams)8:11
14."Pork Chop's Little Ditty"  1:03
15."Hail Santa"  1:51

Personnel

Primus

Production

Visual art

Charts

Album

Chart (1993–94) Position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[7] 54
US Billboard 200 7

Singles - Billboard (North America)

Single Chart (1993) Position
"My Name Is Mud" Modern Rock Tracks 9
"Mr. Krinkle" 15

References

  1. 1 2 3 Frost, Deborah (1993-04-23). "Pork Soda Review". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2012-04-08.
  2. ↑ "RIAA - Gold & Platinum". RIAA. Retrieved 2009-07-21.
  3. ↑ Primus FAQ Retrieved 2012-10-18.
  4. 1 2 "Pork Soda - Primus". Allmusic.
  5. 1 2 "CG: Primus". Robert Christgau.
  6. 1 2 Sinclair, Tom (1993-06-10). "Primus: Pork Soda : Music Reviews". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2007-06-11. Retrieved 2012-04-08.
  7. ↑ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988-2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
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