Krinkle,' where he switches to a bowed upright bass. 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. Their ensemble interplay continues to grow in complexity and musicality, and that's really what fans want from a Primus record anyway. 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. Stylistically, it isn't much different from Sailing the Seas of Cheese, though the band does stretch out and jam more often. It was enough to make their second major-label album, Pork Soda, one of the strangest records ever to debut in the Top Ten. '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's got all the cholesterol, all the calories.' (Les Claypool) 'Pork Soda is the exact opposite of what people want from a soda these days. We were always the slow-burn guys we were the guys called 'the catalog band.' We didn’t come out and Pearl Jam-it and sell a gazillion records right out the gate.' - Consequence Of Sound That album went platinum, but it took four years. We recorded that in our rehearsal space, and we had our sound man do it. That was the beginning of our really DIY recording. Even Sailing the Seas of Cheese had some songs that Todd and Jay Lane had helped with. Some of their interviews accredit that to the stress of touring for two years on the back of their massive major debut, but Les himself has said that that wasn’t necessarily the case: 'Pork Soda was the first straight-up Ler, Herb, and Les record.

'Brimming with pop culture references (from MacBeth to Deliverance, Jerry Garcia to James Brown) and boasting a darker tone (murder, suicide, depression), Pork Soda further demonstrated that Primus are more than capable of walking down multiple paths at the same time. Features one of the band's biggest singles – 'My Name Is Mud'. Primus' platinum-selling third studio album is HiRes remaster from the original analog tapes.

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