the album, Robert Christgau calls Primus "quite possibly the strangest top-10 band ever, and good for them." 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." Indy Metal Vault writer Chris Latta wrote: "Frizzle Fry or Sailing the Seas of Cheese are better introductions to the world of Primus, but Pork Soda makes for a demented subversion once you've gotten used to the formula". Latta also wrote that it was the band's darkest and most unique album, although a couple of filler tracks kept it from being their best album. Track listing Personnel Primus Les Claypool – vocals, bass guitar, mandolin (tracks 1 & 14), double bass Larry LaLonde – electric guitar, banjo (tracks 12 & 15) Tim "Herb" Alexander – drums, percussion, marimba, bicycle bell (track 15) Production Derek Featherstone – engineer Leslie Gerard-Smith – project coordinator John Golden, K-Disk – mastering Manny LaCarrubba, Neil King, Kent Matchke – second engineers Ron Rigler – engineer Tom Whalley – A&R direction Visual art Jay Blakesburg – front cover and background photography Paul "Bosco" Haggard – cover layout Lance "Link" Montoya – sculpture Snap – airbrushing Charts Album Singles References Primus (band) albums 1993 albums Interscope Records albums Albums with cover art by Lance Montoya