Reviews (page 7 of 7)
Prior to this my only knowledge of Meat Puppets was through Nirvana covering them. The vocals are shocking which makes the instrumentals a relief, even though they are hardly brilliant. Plateau, oh no and lake of fire are obvious standouts (despite the vocals) but i suspect my opinion is distorted on these by the Nirvana covers.
The highest compliment I can give is it had a lot of instrumentals, and I hate instrumentals as a rule. But the vocals were intolerable and out of tune, the band seemed - miraculously - to be both behind AND ahead of the music most of the time… it was just a total mess.
Well this is shouty. And also sort of initially sounds like a group of people having their own individual panic attacks while performing. And then goes a bit country. And then I recognised a song from a Nirvana Unplugged cover. And then we're back to a (new to me) dissonant guitar-noodling instrumental. It's sort of impressive to make an album that's so weirdly eclectic, and yet I don't really like any of it. I really debated the score here, because this absolutely isn't as offensive to me as other albums I've scored 1/5, but I didn't like the music that much and hated the singing. My only thing that really pushes the score a little is that the songs were mercifully short, and that doesn't get you a full star of recognition. A regrettable, not for me, 1/5
I really couldn't get into this and couldn't really put my finger on why. My favourite songs tended to actually be the instrumentals as I wasn't a fan of the vocal style which feels a bit hypocritical as someone into a lot heavier music with even more questionable vocals in some people's eyes.
Okay, I have heard Nirvana cover Plateau, Oh, Me, and Lake of Fire, but it sounded better. What a trip back to my youth! It is very hard to listen to this guy sing off key, but it somehow makes the songs more interesting to listen to. I can't decide if I like it or hate it.
Nope. ⭐ Hated it
It's a no from me on the vocals. Big no. This was awful. Listened before? N Saved to library? N Favorite track(s): N/A ⭐: Hated it.
Cacophonous
Plagsomt
What an adventure. Not bad.
Hey harry, you wanna hear the second most annoying sound in the world? "Plays this album"
Wow it has been a while since my last 1
Ew
garbage
pek begenmedim malesef
# Playlist Track - Magic Toy Missing # Notes - Didn't like a single song. Can't believe this, but I'm too old for this. - It's shapeless, formless, but not in an interesting way where you can explore and detach. It's noisy, annoying and with very very poor vocals. Sometimes the guitars are cool. Sometimes.
I hate this
The annoying untoned voice is definitely a choice.
Truly terrible. The first track sucked so bad, i could’ve scored it right there. But i pressed on, not wanting to be too hasty. Now I want the extra 12 minutes of my life back. The bass sound is atrocious. Only the vocals are worse. Who allows such music to go into wide distribution? A 1 for the ages.
Not for me
Have a day off will ya
I cannot take this seriously
Well, I must admit it was not an unpleasant experiencia, but won't listen again. Well, no, just finished the album. It was a bit unpleasant many times. New Gods, bof. Well, everything from New Gods.
First learned of this the same way most people did, via nirvana unplugged. So I got this on tape and was disappointed. Re listening for the first time in a long time and it’s still disappointing
I don't know the band. Very grungy sound and poor vocals. Not a fan.
whiny old punk? kinda crappy annoying
An interesting combination of punk rock, psychedelic music and southern vibe, resulting in a terrible mess that was not supposed to come to light at all. Few nice solos, but it wasn't enough to lift the album from the hole, or crater even. Never again.
Waste of time.
Boring
Sounded like somebody took their moody teenager to a karaoke bar and made him sing country songs in front of his classmates.
I only liked one song that had no vocals
Ganska wack!
1 por que no esta en Spotify.... :(((
I'm sorry but my stomach can't handle the band name
Demasiado ecléctico, no llegas a saber que demonios estás escuchando.
Weer een zanger die met verdraaiende of eigenlijk gewoon valse zang de muziek weet te verpesten. Voor de instrumenten zou ik een tweede sterretje kunnen geven. Maar als zure broeder word ik geregeld gecompenseerd bij alles wat maar lijkt op punk. Dus ik compenseer op voorhand die compensatie.
Fuck you
Nah fuck this, im turning it off, even though it is so short. The vocals are just too annoying and cringeworthy. Just listen to Nirvana’s unplugged instead. Don’t pretend that you like it, don’t be a pretentious asshole.
Rough..
Yeah, no. No clue why this is on the list.
Maistuu vähän pölyltä, vaikka kovasti niitä koetetaan karistella. Tykkään pikku kantriviboista instrumentaalikappaleissa. Huudon olisi voinut jättää pois, tuntuu kuin haluttaisi vain säikäyttää kuuntelija. Ei yhtään napannut.
not my thing.....
Not my cup of tea
Yeah, the Meat Puppets have never been my favorite and the 3 songs they allowed Nirvana to cover don't sound as good when they do them, sorry. :-/
1. tuuo - 1 2. magic - 1.5 3. lozt - 1 4. plateau - 1 5. aurora - 1 6. here - 1 7. climbing - 0 8. godz - 0 9. me - 1 10. fire - 1 11. idiot - 1.5 12. zong - 0 13. teenager - 1.5 14. here - 1.5 15. godz - 1 16. lozt - 1 17. do - 0 18. nothing - 0 19. aura - 1
1 ok track. Did I miss something
Rough. Guitars aren't bad, but sounds like bad karaoke. Nirvana's covers are better.
Not sure what this was, but I knew my uncle CK was a fan for some reason. For me...this ain't it!
Did not finish
This album is definitely not for everyone. The main vocalist is constantly straining his voice, and the instrumentals are highly discordant for most songs. Very difficult listen. One star because the lyrics are clever.
Intentional crap or whatever. There are bands that do this kind of stuff way better and much more subtle. Just because someone detuned a guitar and sang out of tune does not make them rebellious or anti. It is consistent, but consistency is not what creates good music, it is what would propel a good record to be a better. In this case it makes a crappy record a bad one.
I just can’t buy into whatever this is selling.
Meat Puppets? Muppets?
I don't get it. I like Nirvana though and this is one of their big influences
Casual garage rock with a lot of that monotone and painful male singing voice which I really dislike. Violent Femmes-esque. Songs like lake of fire are just kinda ass, idk Leaning 1/5 The instrumental tracks are superior and not bad
Ist mir zu hartrock
Nope
Its too country for me to like :( Has a couple good songs but nothing I would ever want to reach out for
Meh. Sounds like amateurs with no clear vision.
What this album lacks in lyrical depth it also lacks in vocal quality. If you’re ever having a really good day and want it to get a little worse, go ahead and listen to this album 3 times consecutively.
not a big fan
No disponible en CR
meh
Not for me
Up there for the worst vocals I've ever heard. Points for originality (I guess) but the lyrics are largely indiscernible and the music is dissonant in the worst way imaginable. Listened to: at home.
Way better when covered by Kurt Cobain.
No
Reminded me of Rick and Morty, if Morty needed to put together an album to ward off some type of alien. But I wish the guy could sing because the guitar was good, instruments sounded good, but I was not a fan of the lyrics nor the voice.
Tried to like it, or at least be OK with what it’s supposed to be. But … nope. Let’s intentionally sing very badly to make a point? Hard pass.
Shite
O M G How did this make it on the list?
This is bloody awful... its like country v's punk on a full blown drug infused bender of bonkers moany vocals to random instruments played in an unconnected miander for a few minutes... and hey guys... we nailed it... that sounds awesome??? Thanks for giving me this crap to listen to... yet another album I wish I'd never heard.
я даже погрузился в контекст перед оценкой в попытке понять, что этот альбом вообще делает в списке - для меня звучит сыро и недоделанно - вокал ужасный - музыка при этом приятненькая - очень посмеялся с песни What To Do, потому что я тоже уже не знал как дослушать это часто про этот альбом пишут, что их закаверили Нирвана в акустическом альбоме но у нас будет этот альбом нирваны! может мит папетс великие, но альбом говно
алокальбом: ловишь вертолеты после текилы и спотик врубил рандомную хуйню
Нет, ну это короче... ну блин. Я не знаю. Ощущается, как 1, прям жёстко. Музыкально же - ну прям постарались! Понятное дело, что это наверняка тяжело заходило как и фанатам кантри, так и фанатам хардкор-панка и панка в принципе. Но музыкально есть в чём-то золотая середина. НО НЕ ВОКАЛ! Ну это прям всё испортило. Я слушаю-слушаю, и каждый раз когда вступает голос, тянусь к кнопке стоп. Это не прям ужасно-ужасно, но уже совсем очень близко к этому.
Awful, they should never let this guy sing again
Rock n roll..not my genre
Mmm... CowPunk No thanks.
The album starts off splitting themself in two, which is what anyone with ears should do with any physical copy of this media they were to come across. The one saving grace of this album is "Plateau" with its steady pacing and commentary on the climb we make in life; the constant struggle to reach greater heights with the promise of something better at the top. Hence, the "Plateau". Most of the album is quite different from this song, and is likely not worth your time. The vocals are of poor quality overall, though I feel they utilized their strengths in "Plateau" and is more than passable. That said, there are a few decent instrumentals scattered throughout if the overall style is something you enjoy. "Aurora Borealis" is rather unique and stands out on its own. Give Plateau a listen, and pretend it's an EP.
Just bluegrass/country but the twist is the band usually does hardcore so the bluegrass/country has hardcore instrumentals and vocals.
Rock - not really ..... country - not really ..... ballads - not really. Not in the 80ties, not newer works ..... Singer out of tune. I don't understand, why this album is in the 1001's. W H Y ???
I hated every second of this. The vocals were dragged on, mopey, horrible and just painful to hear. I hated all of it and the fact their influential is horrifying.
"...it was merely a 2 word review that just said....'Shit Puppets'...." 2/10 1 star
Why
The seems like it is at a 2x speed and the vocals are just not melodic at all
Very strange mix of musical styles from a band I'd never heard of before today; Wikipedia gives their music genre as Cowpunk, Psychedelic Rock, Bluegrass, Folk, and Americana - they seem to be as confused as I am! Dreadful album.
wtf is this
A 48 minute album that felt like two hours with no redeeming qualities
felt i was listening to a inside joke i was not aware. Is the guy singing out of tune something people enjoy?
So, I take it this is comedy. Or at least ironic?
Ну такое се
Truly an awful album. Some of the worst singing I’ve ever heard. The only halfway decent songs are the ones covered on the Nirvana Unplugged album (and much better there because Cobain could sing at least a bit). Hard not to think this is on the list only because Cobain loved them for whatever reason. I love Lake of Fire but even that doesn’t save this from being one star, sorry.
The lead singer is tone deaf
really bad
Did not enjoy
Meat puppets- This was a tough one. plateau has some interesting stuff I guess. Tempos are all over the place There could be some cool guitar and bass stuff its super sloppy sounding - I might like a better version of this but for the most part it was not enjoyable. Vocals are terrible. Punk / alternative country vibes. Lake of fire - I knew the famous Nirvana version from the Unplugged was a cover but didn’t realize the meat puppets wrote the original. I’ve tried to listen to a few times but it’s super challenging.
One of my least favorites so far. Really bad.
Was it not necessary in the 80s to be able to sing?
Gruwelijk kattengejank, muziek nog wel leuk maar zang te kut. 1
1.5
First album so far that has felt out of place on this list. The frontman's voice was shakey and funny at best, god awful at worst and usually the latter. Poorly mixed, guess they didn't care about that though. Made me feel like I was trapped in some cook out in Nebraska, probably blind drunk and lost (perhaps that's what that song was about). I'm A Mindless Idiot was the stand out. Good intricate folksy blues that. Definitely helped that there was no singing involved. Read they influenced Nirvana which is fair enough, but that doesn't mean it's good. Couldn't help but want to TURN THAT NOISE OFF. A first solo dolo star.
It has to be done
This album is on the 1001 list but Exmilitary isn’t. In the words of Liz Truss, “that is a disgrace!”
this fucking blows I like "Lost" and "What To Do" The style of shitty music really benefits those specific songs. I kinda like it. 1
I enjoyed "Plateau" for its symbolism and for being more sonically pleasing than the other songs on the album in my opinion. Altogether, the rest of the album was a complete drag to get through and I hated it.