The Meat Puppets' second album, 1984's appropriately titled Meat Puppets II, has since gone down in the rock history books as an all-time classic, and rightfully so. The Meat Puppets were one of the first punk acts to inject different musical styles into their sound, something that was an absolute no-no at the time -- especially the sparkling sounds of country. The trio resembles a more conventional band than on their white-noise self-titled debut; the songwriting had improved dramatically, and you could even clearly decipher the playing and singing this time around. As many '90s alt-rock fans know, Meat Puppets II reached a whole new generation of fans when Nirvana covered the album's three best tracks on their MTV Unplugged special from 1994 -- "Plateau," "Lake of Fire," and "Oh, Me." But this was an incredibly consistent recording from beginning to end; other highlights included the instrumentals "Magic Toy Missing," "Aurora Borealis," and "I'm a Mindless Idiot," the rockers "Split Myself in Two" and "New Gods," plus such mellower fare as "Lost," "We're Here," "Climbing," and "The Whistling Song." An essential recording that sounds as fresh and inviting as the day it was released.
I am in a black hole of creativity tonight. I have posts that I need to write, research and publish. But I don't see it happening. Not right now. When I first came to MOG, I saw it as an outlet for my thoughts and tastes in music. Eventually it grew into something more. Instead of launching into a long-winded story about something else entirely, I would like to ask these questions. Why do we MO...
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now people cry and people moanlook for a dry place to call their hometry to find some place to rest their boneswhile the angels and the devils fight make them their own
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....and exposing the originals. I feel bad for the Kirkwood brothers, because, well, here's the thing. If *I* had a dime for every time I had to correct someone in college and inform them that "Plateau" or "Oh Me" or "Lake Of Fire" wasn't a Nirvana song, but a Meat Puppets song, I'd be less broke, let's say. Now, to be Curt and Chris Kirkwood, and have 30 year old fratboys yelling out "Nirva...
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Jameson reminded me of the Meat Puppets with "his post yesterday":http://mog.com/jameson/blog_post/125315, and this song is perfectly summarizing my Monday mood. Climbing out of bed this morning was certainly an uphill battle, and the clutter on the table (or desk in my case) is getting out of hand for sure. I admit Curt Kirkwood's voice can be grating at first, but for me it is a good type o...
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I love this instrumental for some reason. It says so much - not to sound hokey! - but it does.
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| Title | Lyrics | Buy |
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| 1 Split Myself in Two |
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| 2 Magic Toy Missing |
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| 3 Lost |
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| 4 Plateau |
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| 5 Aurora Borealis |
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| 6 We're Here |
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| 7 Climbing |
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| 8 New Gods |
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| 9 Oh, Me |
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| 10 Lake of Fire |
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| 11 I'm a Mindless Idiot |
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| 12 The Whistling Song |
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