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 yo...   [ read more ]

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VINYL FORMAT. The pioneering rock band Meat Puppets have a new studio album Sewn Together! Recorded at the Saltmine in Phoenix, Arizona in winter 2009, the album features the Kirkwood brothers, Chris and Curt, with drummer Ted Marcus. It's twelve new songs of pure rock, country and a bit of punk attitude.

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What does a band do when they're trying to follow up a masterpiece? Release another masterpiece, of course. That's exactly what the Meat Puppets did with 1985's Up on the Sun. Issued one year after Meat Puppets II, the songwriting had become more focused, the performances were tighter, and Curt Kirkwood's vocals had progressed from a high-pitched warbling to a soothing monotone. Up on the Sun catches the Arizona trio in a relaxed mood, for the most part; the tunes aren't wound up as tightly ...   [ read more ]

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