Thanks to the promotional efforts of nirvana, whod covered three 1984 meat puppets songs with brothers curt and chris kirkwood in their mtv unplugged set the previous fall, too high to. It was produced by butthole surfers guitarist paul. Get the guaranteed best price on rock vinyl lo like the meat puppets meat puppets at musicians friend. Fully authorized book about the meat puppets entire history. Meat puppets later gained significant exposure when the kirkwood brothers served as guest musicians on nirvanas mtv unplugged performance in 1993. Meet the meat puppets by author greg prato was released, which featured allnew interviews with band members past and present and friends of the band. Although the meat puppets previous album, 1991s forbidden places, was one of the arizona trios finest, the band wasnt completely happy with the albums sound, courtesy of longtime dwight yoakam. The meat puppets story is one of many ups guesting on nirvanas unplugged and downs bassist cris kirkwoods drug addiction derailing the band. The wayang golek theater of indonesia, by mimi herbert, university of hawaii press, honolulu, 2002. Meat puppets biography, albums, streaming links allmusic. My two favorite albums of theirs are mp ii and up on the sun. The singing isnt too bad on the former, but there are a lot of moments on uots that make me cringe, and im generally pretty. Journalist book authorlongtime puppets fan greg prato wrote the book with full cooperation from the band. Meat puppets lyrics 194 song lyrics sorted by album, including monkey dance, oh, me, lake of fire.
Meat puppets tickets at shank hall in milwaukee on may 5, 2017. Meat puppets ii is where the band hit their peak, a thirty minute piece of some of the coolest, most outthere music ever put to record. It was produced by butthole surfers guitarist paul leary. Puppets our soundman named a live tape that, and label got. We were not punk enough, and we were too punk, bostrom said. Of all the bands signed in the early years of the influential punk label sst, the meat puppets may have seemed one of the most unlikely candidates for breakout success, but then came meat puppets ii, an. Mp3 is a digital audio format without digital rights management drm technology. London records 828 4841,london records pro 11111 format. The best thing about this album is the constantly audible bass, which. A detailed report on the puppets, the plays, and the background mythology.
Meat puppets muzak is less addictive than caffeine. The meatpuppets began their career as a folky, very sloppy, countryish grunge band. The album doesnt really live up to expectations with most of the songs being distinctly. I came out to see the meat puppets last year in support of that rise to your knees album, and it was actually a pretty good show. Heres a countdown of 15 best meat puppets songs, topped by two they went on to perform with nirvana on mtv. Meat puppets is an american rock band formed in january 1980 in phoenix, arizona.
February 8, 2001 at maxwells, hoboken, nj and february 11, 2001 at higher. Meet the meat puppets, is a comprehensive oral history of the bands career, assembled by rolling stone. Comprised of nearly 50 exclusive interviews including band. Find great deals on ebay for meat puppets and jesus and mary chain. The groups original lineup was curt kirkwood guitarvocals, his brother cris kirkwood bass guitar, and derrick bostrom. I decided to write the book because ive been consistently. Sea of heartbreak, nine pins, warranty, damn thing single, top tracks. Dusty notes, rat farm, lollipop, sewn together, rise to your knees, singles. Comprised of nearly 50 exclusive interviews including band members past and present, friends and fans from other bands, etc. Meat puppets licensed to youtube by umg on behalf of island mercury. Over a decades worth of classic albums that defied categorization.
The problem, however, has always been lack of secondary data. The album was released on january 25, 1994, by london records. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. Meet the meat puppets, is four hundred pages of oral history, enough for even the most rabid meathead. Dont worry, youll find plenty of my words in there, along with those of the. Meat puppets 1982 meat puppets ii 1984 up on the sun 1985 out my way ep 1986 later expanded to a full album when remastered mirage 1987 huevos 1987 busy year for them. A year and a half separated the meat puppets first and second albums, and that time made all the difference in the world. Meet the meat puppets is the firstever book to fully examine the entire career of this highly influential and respected band. Get a low price and free shipping on thousands of items. Because our mp3s have no drm, you can play it on any device that supports mp3, even on your ipod. The album gained notoriety after the collaboration with nirvana on its legendary mtv unplugged performance and the single.
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