Politically correct Mudhoney? Even the title was inspired by misplaced vegetarianism. "Orange Ball Peen Hammer" is a tip of the trout mask to Capt. Beefheart, "Generation...
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Are many things sadder than albums that fail to live up to their titles? Indeed there are: I'm thinking of the NBA's new three-point line. The rumored comedian
Sinbad. The...
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Mudhoney didn't invent grunge, but they were one of the first bands to truly define the style, and thanks to the bizarro-world logic that has defined their career, they...
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Mudhoney's leap to the majors did little to blunt the group's trademark sludge-slinging sound -- "Blinding Sun" and its accompanying LP, Piece of Cake, maintained the savage...
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Whether it was Conrad Uno's production, the addition of more instruments to the Mudhoney arsenal (notably, Mark Arm adds organ, as can be enjoyably heard on "Who You Drivin'...
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Described by Mark Arm on release as a chance to get new songs out for fans in between albums -- which might not sound important, but for a band on an album-centric major...
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A suckerpunch of a debut album, some were let down because the band couldn't maintain the intensity of their singles for a whole LP. Still, there's plenty to like, such as...
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Mudhoney's first self-titled album came as a bit of a disappointment after the group's initial singles, and from the distance of over a decade it's even more of a sore thumb...
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By 1992, grunge was becoming rock's new Flavor of the Month, and Mudhoney, being the naturally contrary types that they were, seemed to be getting a bit bored with it;...
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If you accept that Mudhoney's main influence was '60s garage, it follows that their strong point is singles, not albums. Collected here, every song is killer, particularly...
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Named after the band's favorite distortion pedal, Superfuzz Bigmuff was actually Mudhoney's first EP; the Superfuzz Bigmuff Plus Early Singles package collects that...
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Two of the better Seattle bands that didn't fall into the grunge rock craze of the early 90's are now available on one split record. On the one side is Gas Huffer bring on...
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Pity poor Mudhoney, cited by most as co-founders of the Seattle grunge scene. The group appears stuck in second gear on the second tier, as the trend they founded passes...
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On their fourth release for Reprise and seventh overall, Mudhoney show that they have absolutely no plans to mellow out in their old age. On Tomorrow Hit Today, the...
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Mudhoney was most convincing when the 7" recording format limited their more indulgent tendencies. In general (especially early on), their albums were always peppered with...
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Divided up into three different encounters with the BBC, Here Comes Sickness exhibits Mudhoney in their youth for a 1989 in-studio appearance on The John Peel Show, in their...
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As "The World's Oldest Living Grunge Band," Mudhoney has been through hell and back and lived to tell about it. Major labels swooned, the band became distracted, recording...
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Yes folks, Mudhoney is back -- three years after the near-fatal one-two punch of Matt Lukin's resignation from the band and Reprise Records dropping the group from their...
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