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Phoenix, United States (1980 – present)
The Meat Puppets are a popular alternative rock band formed in Phoenix, Arizona in 1980. The band’s best known lineup consisted of Curt Kirkwood (vocals, guitar), Cris Kirkwood (bass) and Derrick Bostrom (drums) (a lineup that lasted from its inception to 1996). The band is best known for songs like “Lake of Fire”, “Plateau”, “Backwater” and “We Don’t Exist”.
Early career(1980-1990)
They began rehearsing together by learning songs from Bostrom’s collection of punk rock 45s. After briefly toying with the name “the Bastions of Immaturity,” they settled on the name Meat Puppets in June, 1980, after a song by Curt of the same name which appears on their first album.
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. The musicianship was mostly thrash, yet the songs were tinged with a subtle, haunting element like that of a long abandoned ghost town. Their brand of cathartic, explosive hardcore attracted the attention of legendary punk label SST, who released their first record in 1982.
Unsatisfied with the result, the band spent plenty of time in the studio before the release of 1983’s Meat Puppets II.
Early career(1980-1990)
They began rehearsing together by learning songs from Bostrom’s collection of punk rock 45s. After briefly toying with the name “the Bastions of Immaturity,” they settled on the name Meat Puppets in June, 1980, after a song by Curt of the same name which appears on their first album.
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. The musicianship was mostly thrash, yet the songs were tinged with a subtle, haunting element like that of a long abandoned ghost town. Their brand of cathartic, explosive hardcore attracted the attention of legendary punk label SST, who released their first record in 1982.
Unsatisfied with the result, the band spent plenty of time in the studio before the release of 1983’s Meat Puppets II.
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Too High To Die
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Up On The Sun
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Shoutbox
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mattmacneil wrote:
OH MARY LOU WON'TCHA TELL ME WHAT TO DO
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fru-shaw-nte wrote:
I love how Mudhoney is their number 1 related group... seriously?
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countpestiles wrote:
If You Like Raw True Black Mtetal of Pprimal Essence Check Out My Band http://www.last.fm/music/Necromantical+Aryan+SS+Forest+Rape+88+Holocaust
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alexi1000 wrote:
One of my favourite Bands! First heard of them on the Soundtrack of LOVE&a.45 back in '94. Love most of their stuff. sad they don' t exist any more!
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superpinkplant wrote:
am I the only one who hates backwater? I love their early stuff, but I cringe whenever I hear that song.
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etcetcetc00 wrote:
Just got Meat Puppets II and Up On The Sun and I'm really digging this band. Thanks be to Kurt Cobain. This will be the third really good band I've got into thanks to him. Why this band doesn't get more credit, I'll never know.
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heaventree22 wrote:
truly creative band
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krumbledkookie wrote:
I remember the first time I played the Meat Puppets' first album... it sounded so bad that I thought I had the record on the wrong speed. Or made a mistake by not ingesting copious quantities of acid. But then turned on Meat Puppets II and had a grand ole time. Awesome record, to this day.
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Lucas_90 wrote:
o ultimo play deles tbm saiu muito bom!!
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js300 wrote:
just saw them live, they were awesome
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kingrizla wrote:
You know, I read an article that named the Meat Puppets as evidence of "Kurt Cobain's naff taste in music". Shows what a bunch of half witted mainstream morons ended up listening to Nirvana at the end that they could not tell that Kurt spent his whole career striving in vain to reach the standards of Plateau.
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LoveThe90s wrote:
Love 'em. Way ahead of their time.
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StratocasterTB wrote:
Such an amazing band.
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pathtoyirah wrote:
mmmmmmmmmmm
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Pyrqe wrote:
Yeah.... Kick ass album of a kick ass band!
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mmarksthespot wrote:
They're coming to Mobile and New Orleans... I'm psyched!
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AR-DZEJ wrote:
they have fuckin great covers
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Duke_mike1987 wrote:
Just bought some Meat Puppets for the soundtrack to my road trip across Arizona in November. Awesome stuff
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OlegSkadi wrote:
Охуенная группеха. Беспезды.
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im_not wrote:
KICK ASS
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