Curt kirkwood cris kirkwood elmo kirkwood derrick bostrom ron stabinsky label. Listen online 10 songs from sewn together 2009 meat puppets. Meat puppets announce tour plans for 2020 original lineup expands us tour in support of dusty notes coheadlining tour in may with mudhoney midwest swing in june videos for warranty and nine pins limited edition colored vinyl of meat puppets ii and dusty notes available now. Im totally gonna get meat puppets and meat puppets 2. They have lots of meat puppets here they even did an in store show let me know i can buy you the cd if you. Meat puppets 1982 an early incarnation of the meat puppets, this record establishes their hardcore and punkcountry roots.
Find meat puppets discography, albums and singles on allmusic allmusic. Download meat puppets mp3 songs and albums music downloads. Meat puppets live at the roxy on 19940531 internet archive. Meat puppets ii is, of course, the second album by the meat puppets, and a significant departure in style from their first album, a noisy hardcore punk mess. They covered vaselines songs, they revived new wave cuts by devo, and leader kurt cobain relentlessly pushed his favorite bands whether it was the art punk of the raincoats or the countryfried hardcore of the meat puppets as if his favorite records were always more important than his own music. Meat puppets download all indie songs meat puppets. Meat puppets announce new limited release for record store day 2020. Hardcore scene and with palace brothers still a long way off the record is the. Despite the bands dissonant lineup and history, they proved to be a figurehead alternative music, they have. Meat puppets ii has become known as the first album ever released where the laid back genre of country music met the intensity of punk music. Mp3 is a digital audio format without digital rights management drm technology. The kirkwood brothers met bostrom while attending brophy prep high school in phoenix. On punk fans reaction when the meat puppets broadened their sound. The groups classic lineup was curt kirkwood guitar vocals.
Recorded may 1991 by derrick bostrom and cris kirkwood at crisis studio, tempe, az. Because our mp3s have no drm, you can play it on any device that supports mp3, even on your ipod. This album sold very well due to the success of its single backwater, which. Although the movie attempts a character study of the protagonist, who cares.
One of the greatest albums by one of the greatest bands of the last 4 decades. Despite a 30year career and a deep discography, meat puppets are always going to be defined in the minds of many listeners by their first three albums, which caromed. Theyre from desert country, arizona, and for most of their career were made up of curt kirkwood on guitar and microphone, his brother cris kirkwood no relation on bass guitar and occasional microphone and their marijuana friend derrick bostrom on drums. Jun 26, 2015 on punk fans reaction when the meat puppets broadened their sound. The rapidfire, tortured vocals and psychotic mumbling make the lyrics totally unintelligible, but dont let it fool you, there are some crafty songs here in addition to some hilarious covers tumblin tunmbleweeds. Find meat puppets discography, albums and singles on allmusic. And starting this summer, certain puppets albums will be reissued on vinyl, including the aforementioned up on the sun. The meat puppets are an american rock band formed in january 1980, in paradise valley, arizona. The great thing about albums like up on the sun is that they sound so organic and original that years later. It was kind of gross, really, because they were prone to expressing themselves salivically, if you will. May 02, 2017 they covered vaselines songs, they revived new wave cuts by devo, and leader kurt cobain relentlessly pushed his favorite bands whether it was the art punk of the raincoats or the countryfried hardcore of the meat puppets as if his favorite records were always more important than his own music.
Favorites of the 80s indie underground who played punk rock with a strong affection for 60s. Their early works the in a car ep and meat puppets lp were wholeheartedly punk, with vocals so feral in their delivery they were often indecipherable, but ultimately humorous and clever once deciphered. Meat puppets curt kirkwood on making new album lollipop and. The album is unlike their later, betterknown releases due to its hardcore punk sound. One of the more notable groups on the roster of sst records who released most of their early albums, the meat. Heavy metal, punk rock, cowpunk, psychedelic rock, psychedelic pop, psychedelic pop, country rock, altcountry, blues rock.
Mad puppet biography mad puppet are an italian band coming from tyrol alto adige, a place where many people have austriangerman roots. The meat puppets are one of alternative musics alltime bestest bands. Meat puppets is the first album by american band the meat puppets, released in 1982. Meat puppets released rise to your knees in 2007 followed by a gigs at sxsw festival and atp new york festival. Meat puppets ivy room albany, california october 05, 2019 curt kirkwood vocalguitar cris kirkwood vocalbass elmo kirkwood vocalguitar derrick bostrom drums ron stabinsky keyboards photo by derrick bostrom 01 coming down 02 warranty 03 sam 04 oh me 05 dusty notes 06 unfrozen memory 07 seal whales 08 flaming heart 09 moving on lost 10 plateau 11 the great. The meat puppets are an american rock band formed in january 1980 in tempe, arizona. Meat puppets biography, albums, streaming links allmusic. You can buy latest album lollipop 2011 meat puppets. Connect your spotify account to your account and scrobble everything you listen to, from any spotify app on any device or platform.
Get all the lyrics to songs on meat puppets and join the genius community of music scholars to learn the meaning behind the lyrics. One of the more notable groups on the roster of sst records who released most of their albums, the meat puppets started as a punk rock band, but like most. Meat puppets live at brooklyn bowl full complete show in hd. The meat puppets are an american rock band formed in january 1980, in paradise valley, a suburb of phoenix, arizona.
One of the more notable groups on the roster of sst records who released most of their early albums, the meat puppets could be broadly classified as punk rock, but. Originally released in 1984, this one still blows minds over 25 years later. If the meat puppets were judged solely on the merits of their masterpiece achievement meat puppets ii, they might be considered the greatest rock n roll band of all time. Sleepy pee pee cd soundboard recording cd ripped with eac. Reissued on cd by rykodisc in 1999 with the in a car ep and extra bonus tracks. The cultural icon meat puppets ii, a landmark album that resonates with the acid. The meat puppet is about a man who murders and eats his victims. The chosen songs give a good representation of the range of styles of meat puppets music during the premajor label period. The groups classic lineup was curt kirkwood guitarvocals, his brother cris kirkwood bass guitar, and derrick bostrom drums. Meat puppets ii turned the band into one of the leading bands on sst records, and along with the violent femmes, the gun club and others, helped establish the genre called cow punk. The meat puppets story begins with idle time spent in the wideopen spaces of the phoenix area dur. Here you can buy and download music mp3 meat puppets. Mix engineered by allen moore at cereus studio, tempe, az. Heres a countdown of 15 best meat puppets songs, topped by two they went on to perform with nirvana on mtv.
However, they started out playing hardcore punk, and their debut album was a hardcore punk album, although there are already a few pointers as to the. The meat puppets never had the dedicated following of husker du or the minutemen two fellow sst bands who played the same circuit as the puppets but they were able to carve out a long career where other hardcore bands could not, because they always drew from conventional hard rock as well as punk. Recorded august 31, 1982 at cereus studio, scottsdale, az. The meat puppets are a phoenix, arizona band most highly regarded for their contributions to the countrypunk or cowpunk genre with albums such as meat puppets ii and up on the sun. Hopefully its gonna be worth the wait for the download. Funnel of love rock and roll produced by meat puppets. Show all release groups instead, or show various artists release groups. Firstclass heavy metal with a twist on lyrical content that only the meat puppets could provide. Find the latest tracks, albums, and images from meat puppets. The groups original lineup was curt kirkwood guitarvocals, his brother cris kirkwood bass guitar, and derrick bostrom drums. Jlm no strings attached 1990 a fairly welldone compilation album, despite complaints from the band.
The meat puppets classic second album, remastered and pressed on 180 gram vinyl with a playing speed of 45rpm for maximum fidelity. On meat puppets ii, the band created a fusion of punk and country that sounded unlike anything else in the american underground. The groups classic lineup was curt kirkwood guitarvocals. Since then the band has released sewn together in 2009, lollipop in 2011 and rat farm in 20. Meat puppets didnt develop their own distinctive voice until their second album, meat puppets ii, which was released in 1984. Also includes a digital download card with the full album and seven bonus tracks. Join napster and access fulllength songs on your phone, computer or home audio device. Released at a time when country was still considered dumb hick music by the legions of underground rock enthusiasts immersed in the d. Meat puppets ii was followed by 1985s up on the sun. I cant really explain what made their live shows special. They were formed, originally a group of six musicians and while still students, in 1980, and in the turn of a few months conquest the. Meat puppets has influenced a number of rock bands including nirvana, soundgarden, dinosaur jr, sebadoh and pavement. Meat puppets meat puppets ii lyrics and tracklist genius.