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PopTodd
 Post subject: Meat Puppets II (now with legal live music DL)
PostPosted: Tue Apr 10, 2007 9:38 am 
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I always talk about how great this record is, but it's been a while since I've actually listened to it.
I just remedied that now and oh my, but that hits the spot. It's like getting an itch scratched that you didn't even realize you had. Now I need a cigarette.

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I've recently noticed that all the unfortunate events in the lives of blues singers all seem to rhyme... I think all these tragedies could be avoided with a good rhyming dictionary.

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Derek Bostrom, the Pups' drummer and historian has graciously posted a board recording of one of their 1987 shows at the Meat Puppets' site.
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http://meatpuppets.com/puppets/?p=67

In two parts. Listen with love.

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I've recently noticed that all the unfortunate events in the lives of blues singers all seem to rhyme... I think all these tragedies could be avoided with a good rhyming dictionary.

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PopTodd Wrote:
Derek Bostrom, the Pups' drummer and historian has graciously posted a board recording of one of their 1987 shows at the Meat Puppets' site.
Here:
http://meatpuppets.com/puppets/?p=67

In two parts. Listen with love.


Cool! Thanks!

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I have Forbidden Places and Too High To Die.

What's next?

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Finch Platte Wrote:
I have Forbidden Places and Too High To Die.

What's next?

In order (literally):
Meat Puppets II
Up On the Sun
Out My Way
Mirage
Huevos

Personally, I think that the rest of their output (Meat Puppets, Monsters, No Joke, and anything released with the replacement-Pups) is expendable, if not downright crap.

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I've recently noticed that all the unfortunate events in the lives of blues singers all seem to rhyme... I think all these tragedies could be avoided with a good rhyming dictionary.

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Just got to the end of this live thing, and "Maiden's Milk" is the height of inspired stupidity! Love it.

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I've recently noticed that all the unfortunate events in the lives of blues singers all seem to rhyme... I think all these tragedies could be avoided with a good rhyming dictionary.

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Gah!! I just wasted $14 on MP II.

What a pile- it sounds like they learned how to play their instruments 15 minutes before the session. :evil:

Fuck. Oh, well. At least there are bonus tracks. :roll:

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Finch Platte Wrote:
Gah!! I just wasted $14 on MP II.

What a pile- it sounds like they learned how to play their instruments 15 minutes before the session. :evil:

Fuck. Oh, well. At least there are bonus tracks. :roll:


I'm surprised. Maybe you can argue with the vocals, but I don't think there's ever been an issue with the playing. If you're looking for the virtuoso stuff, you already have the best of that. But of the SST records, I think that Out My Way probably has the best playing, followed closely by Mirage.

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I'm surprised. Maybe you can argue with the vocals, but I don't think there's ever been an issue with the playing. If you're looking for the virtuoso stuff, you already have the best of that. But of the SST records, I think that Out My Way probably has the best playing, followed closely by Mirage.


Yeah, the thing that got me was how different it sounded than the 2 discs I have. I expected more of the same, and instead, I got primitive MP, almost punk. :shock:

No worries. AllMusic has it at 5 stars, so you're not the only one raving about it. :wink:

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PopTodd Wrote:
I'm surprised. Maybe you can argue with the vocals, but I don't think there's ever been an issue with the playing. If you're looking for the virtuoso stuff, you already have the best of that. But of the SST records, I think that Out My Way probably has the best playing, followed closely by Mirage.


Yeah, the thing that got me was how different it sounded than the 2 discs I have. I expected more of the same, and instead, I got primitive MP, almost punk. :shock:

No worries. AllMusic has it at 5 stars, so you're not the only one raving about it. :wink:


The 2 Pups songs that Nirvana covered on Unplugged were from MPII. And the Minutemen did a cool version of "Lost" on 3-Way Tie For Last.

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Just to be disagreeable; their debut is the only one I really give a crap about. And, Finch, if II was too sloppy and grimey to be your cuppa tea...stay far, far away from the debut.

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I like Sloppy poorly played played rock so Meat Puppets II is one of my favorite cds

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