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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.

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winstonpilgrim wrote:
Saturday evening

Too high to die is a great album. Why do people tag them as grunge though? It's not grunge.

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JeremyAce4 wrote:
Friday evening

@doolittleschizo: I would start with listening to them, maybe follow that up with a live show, maybe some downloads or something. Oh, and get a t-shirt.

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stoof22 wrote:
7 days ago

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himynameisallen wrote:
9 days ago

i love mudhoney

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AR-DZEJ wrote:
16 days ago

fak yeah!!

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kingrizla wrote:
17 days ago

@doolittleschizo: Meat Puppets II - definitely - it's a masterpiece.

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doolittleschizo wrote:
18 days ago

Where should I start out with this band?

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StratocasterTB wrote:
21 days ago

I finally listened to Meat Puppets II in its entirety, Jesus Christ, every song on that album is a damn masterpiece.

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the_endcomplete wrote:
23 days ago

yeah i saw them a little less than a year ago with built to spill

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yiecianp wrote:
26 days ago

@ alexi1000: "sad they don't exist anymore"? Just saw them play last July.

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retardedcore wrote:
26 days ago

and p.s. do people really find out about this band mostly because of Kurt Cobain, or did anyone actually buy a Meat Puppets record before MTV Unplugged came out? hahaha

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retardedcore wrote:
26 days ago

I didn't listen to the Meat Puppets for almost a year because i listened to them so much in the early part of 2009 and i wanted to preserve them as long as i can. they still sound fucking amazing, Mission Accomplished.

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DerekBowie wrote:
30 days ago

AUSTRALIA PLZ [2]

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jeunesse_ wrote:
December 2009

AUSTRALIA PLZ

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Caribou1983 wrote:
December 2009

Meat Puppets!!!! My fave band ever!!! I hope they start playing some songs from Out My Way!

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mattmacneil wrote:
November 2009

OH MARY LOU WON'TCHA TELL ME WHAT TO DO

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fru-shaw-nte wrote:
November 2009

I love how Mudhoney is their number 1 related group... seriously?

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alexi1000 wrote:
November 2009

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:
November 2009

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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