Reviews (page 3 of 8)
Same review I gave their first album: Nothing for me here. I can hear where Nirvana came from more than any of the other of the grunge bands to follow in Mudhoney’s footsteps. 1 star
Second album proposé après 'Superfuzz Bigmuff' que je n'avais pas trop apprécié (noté 2/5 - manque d'originalité). Ce second album n'est pas plus original. Le son est en plus vraiment mauvais. Je me suis très vite ennuyé et il m'a semblé interminable avec ses 14 morceaux. Il ne mérite donc pas une meilleure note. =>2/5
Lots of fuzz and stuff. A fun 90’s alternative album.
BITD this one was kind of a come-down after the 1st album and the Superfuzz Bigmuff/Singles CD. But even then, I loved the sneering Mudhoney classics like "Into the Drink" and the instrumentals like "Fuzz Gun '91" were my favorite grunge treats. By the way, Steve Turner's acoustic leads (and the dual solo) over top of the fuzzed-out classic Mudhoney riffs in "Into the Drink" is an unappreciated sign of how clever and musical Mudhoney's garage rock gets. Nevermind hadn't even dropped and here's them ironizing grunge expectations. Seems better and more consistent to my ears now than it did then. Yeah, this is top notch grunge-era rock, a 4.5/5, though I'm rounding down. Does it belong on this list? I'd argue in favor of including the eponymous first album as a better, more important album. This belongs, though.
I appreciate that grunge is represented in this list, but I wish the representation were better. This was a slog of an album, without any tracks really capturing me. It was a wash of angst and toms and deep guitar that didn't earn it's length. 3/10
Sorry, I know how influential they are, but nothing here resonates with me. Its hard to unheard all that came after it and was ultimately done better
Never. really listened, some interesting musical keys, not so much. on the rhythm side though
Слышал про них, но не слушал от них ничего. Вполне годный гранж-альбон. Не nevermind конечно, но вполне
крутые челики, но не думаю что это их лучший альбом. или даже хороший.
Okei Mr rock band
Another introduction to me. I like the idea of stripped-down production and the music and energy on almost every track (especially the harp on "Move On" and "Pokin' Around"). But the vocals aren't my favour. 2,5
2.5/5. Mudhoney were in many ways the band that ushered in the sound of the 90’s. Before Nirvana or any of the other Grubge acts, Seattle had Mudhoney. They never reached the levels of success that the bands they influenced after the grunge explosion would, but they were one of the first to do it, even bringing a pre-Nevermind nirvana on tour with them. so their legacy is undeniable and they definitely deserve to be on a list like this. That being said, I was left feeling pretty indifferent on this album. There’s nothing bad on here but also nothing that really stuck out to me as particularly great. definitely a case where they walked so other bands could take a similar sound and run.
Raucous noise, apparently recorded on Nanna's cassette player, lands somewhere between Velvet Underground and Nirvana. Which isn't a bad place to be. Loose, grungey goodness.
Released in July 1991—mere weeks before Nirvana's *Nevermind* would detonate the grunge explosion—**Mudhoney's *Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge*** stands as both a commercial lifeline for Sub Pop Records and a defiant artistic statement. While the world was just discovering Seattle's "sound," Mudhoney was already bored with it, deliberately stepping away from the heaviness that defined their earlier work to create something scrappier, more playful, and ultimately more enduring. --- ## **Recording & Production** The album's creation story reveals a band actively sabotaging commercial polish. After initial sessions at Music Source Studio with a 24-track board yielded results that guitarist Steve Turner found "a little too fancy, too clean," Mudhoney retreated to Conrad Uno's basement **Egg Studio**—a space soundproofed with egg cartons and equipped with a vintage 1960s 8-track Spectra Sonics console originally built for Stax Records in Memphis . This deliberate lo-fi approach was ideological. The band recorded on **low-quality tape via the 8-track desk**, producing what *Trouser Press* described as "dry" production that "sharpens Mudhoney's garage-rock edge" . The result is intentionally raw—microphone feedback bleeds into tracks, vocals are fuzzed-out, and the overall aesthetic rejects the arena-ready sheen that would soon define grunge's major-label era. As one reviewer noted, the album "flew against the expectation" of radio-friendly production, choosing instead to "sound like 'Touch Me, I'm Sick' once again" . The album title itself emerged from musical ignorance: Mark Arm couldn't remember his tuning notes, and Turner recalled the mnemonic "Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge" (EGBDF)—which turned out to be "a terrible tuning" that even Sonic Youth wouldn't use . --- ## **Musical Style & Composition** *Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge* represents Mudhoney's **expansion beyond grunge orthodoxy**. While their debut EP *Superfuzz Bigmuff* and self-titled first album established the template for Seattle heaviness, this sophomore effort deliberately diversified their palette: - **Garage Punk Foundations**: The band leaned into their love of '60s Pacific Northwest garage rock (The Sonics, The Lollipop Shoppe) and '80s hardcore punk, creating shorter, faster songs with "shouty repetitive choruses" - **Psychedelic Textures**: Influences from Spacemen 3, Hawkwind, and Neil Young emerge in extended passages of drone and feedback, particularly on the six-minute epic "Broken Hands" - **Blues Deconstruction**: Tracks like "Let It Slide" employ "second-hand blues progressions" filtered through punk aggression, with harmonica adding unexpected texture - **Dynamic Range**: The sequencing deliberately contrasts blistering punk rockers ("Thorn," "Shoot The Moon," "Pokin' Around") with slower, atmospheric pieces, following the Stooges' *Fun House* template of placing the "slow song" at the end of side one Steve Turner cited this as his **favorite Mudhoney album as a whole**, noting the "revitalized sense of hooks" that connected the band "more directly back to '60s garage" while maintaining their chaotic energy . --- ## **Lyrical Themes** Mark Arm's lyrics on *Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge* operate in a register of **sardonic humor and existential gloom**, often simultaneously. The album captures a band aware of their position at the precipice of fame while remaining committed to underground ethos: - **Social Alienation**: "Generation Genocide" (the opening instrumental) sets an "off-kilter carnival" atmosphere, establishing themes of societal dysfunction - **Self-Deprecation & Irony**: The album maintains a knowing wink throughout—songs like "If I Think" (from earlier sessions but representative of their approach) demonstrate how Arm and Turner crafted lyrics from inside jokes and "stupid" phrases that became hooks - **Rejection of Glamour**: Coming at the exact moment when hair metal still dominated MTV, the album's very existence—sonically and thematically—rejected the "glamour of hair metal" in favor of something "loud and distorted" - **Existential Unease**: Tracks like "Something So Clear" build tension through repetition, with Arm's voice "screaming and cracking like a cry for help" over descending guitar patterns The lyrics prioritize **attitude over narrative clarity**, functioning as another instrument in the band's feedback-drenched arsenal rather than delivering explicit storytelling. --- ## **Critical Reception & Legacy** Upon release, the album garnered strong reviews: *Entertainment Weekly* described it as "the heaviest of Black Sabbath heavy metal, only somewhat speeded up and with added touches of humor" , while the *Spin Alternative Record Guide* called it "charming" . AllMusic's Mark Deming later awarded it **4.5/5 stars**, calling it "Mudhoney's declaration that they didn't need grunge to survive" and "one of their very best albums" . Commercially, it performed respectably—selling **75,000 copies worldwide** and cracking the UK Top 40 (entering at #34, notably two positions higher than *Nevermind* would debut five weeks later) . More crucially, according to Sub Pop founder Bruce Pavitt, the album **"kept the lights on" at the struggling label**, providing vital funds when the company was near bankruptcy . The album's influence extends beyond its immediate commercial impact: - It's been included in **1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die** alongside *Superfuzz Bigmuff* - *Pitchfork* ranked it among **"The 25 Best Grunge Albums of the '90s"** in 2022 - It established a template for garage-punk revivalism that would influence countless bands in the 2000s --- ## **Pros** | Strength | Description | |----------|-------------| | **Raw Authenticity** | The 8-track production captures Mudhoney at their most unfiltered, avoiding the overproduction that would plague later grunge | | **Musical Diversity** | Successfully blends garage punk, psychedelic drone, blues, and hardcore without sounding scattered | | **Historical Significance** | Saved Sub Pop from bankruptcy; represents grunge's last pure moment before *Nevermind* changed everything | | **Playful Energy** | Unlike the nihilism of many contemporaries, the album maintains a sense of fun and humor | | **Guitar Innovation** | Steve Turner's and Mark Arm's interplay creates "wonderfully demented" solos and textural landscapes | | **Sequencing** | Expertly paced with dynamic shifts that reward full-album listening | --- ## **Cons** | Weakness | Description | |----------|-------------| | **Intentional Lo-Fi Limitations** | The production, while authentic, can be physically exhausting—the "dirty, gritty, drone-y" sound lacks sonic variety for casual listening | | **Vocal Accessibility** | Mark Arm's "shouty" delivery and fuzzed-out vocals may alienate listeners seeking melodic hooks | | **Inconsistent Song Quality** | At 13 tracks, some material feels like filler; as one reviewer noted, it "prioritizes the quantity of tracks and sacrifices the quality" | | **Lyrical Opacity** | The emphasis on attitude over clarity means some songs fail to resonate emotionally | | **Timing Tragedy** | Released weeks before *Nevermind*, it was immediately overshadowed and never received the mainstream attention its quality deserved | | **Niche Appeal** | The "purposefully mediocre production quality" and punk aesthetic limits accessibility for broader rock audiences | --- ## **Conclusion** *Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge* captures Mudhoney at a crucial inflection point—simultaneously maturing and doubling down on their primitive instincts. By rejecting the sonic arms race that would define grunge's commercial peak, they created an album that sounds remarkably contemporary decades later. It's not Mudhoney's most accessible work, nor their most commercially successful, but it may be their most **honest**—a document of a band choosing artistic integrity over career advancement, captured in eight tracks of glorious, feedback-drenched defiance. For listeners seeking the "real" grunge—the sound before the flannel became uniform—this album remains essential listening. As one fan summarized: "This is grunge! Everything else (except for the Melvins) are also-rans" .
Never properly listened to this album, it's smoking, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Helt ok, men de inspirerte er bedre enn kilden.
Not sure what it was with this album, but barely found anything I enjoyed. The tracks were quite similar, but not insanely so. Everything just felt like a really big shrug. Everything from guitar playing, tone, mix, to singing felt very subpar, and not very polished. Very forgettable album, and that is probably what brings it down from a 2 to a 1 for me.
Hmm… it sounds like punk, but I disliked it. Then I realized why: it’s actually grunge. I’ve figured out that I really don’t like grunge, so this album just wasn’t for me. It felt like samey punk without strong hooks or much of a lyrical statement. My favourite track was “Pokin’ Around,” which at least had a good harmonica part to mix things up. 2 stars.
I don't really have any strong feelings about this one. It's alright. It's a little murky and rough around the edges. It all kind of bleeds into one. But.. I kind of dig its shabby charm.
Najs om man är på humör
Pretty solid, although I like other bands of the era much better.
It’s tough to be measured through the lens of the more successful Seattle bands, but these guys deserve a seat at that table. Especially since they were early in the game. This was a cool listen. Lots of variety in the songs. And there’s even some humor thrown in here and there as well. Every good grunge boy deserves a little bit o’ honey with a lot of mud mixed in.
I like these guys. Solos are pretty wild with some notes you would not expect. I don’t know if I liked this as much as the other album we had of there’s but could possibly move up with more listens. 3.25
I like that these boys like to rock. Shame they were overshadowed by the big name grunge artist at the time. 3.5/5
Soothing. Reaffirming. Full of love for self and others.
I’m a sucker for
¿Qué podía salir de Green River? Pues nada menos que Pearl Jam y Mudhoney. Los primeros, junto con Nirvana, los líderes de su generación pero los segundos con discos a la altura de ellos. Shoot the moon te das cuenta que no son los Pixies, son más planos y rudimentarios. Seattle no es Boston (si de algún lugar parecen salidos es de Detroit)... aunque de compararlos lo haría con Dinosaur Jr. por su trayectoria. Tanto de unos como de otros sabes que si coges cualquier disco suyo tienes lo mismo: un sonido y una calidad como pocos. Let it slide condensa el sonido de Seattle en apenas 2 minutos. Who you driving now? te hace moverte como no podrías con Nirvana Pearl Jam o Alice in chains. Ahora bien, es mejor su debut, Superfuzz Bigmuff.
Really good fuzzed out garage rock. Lumped in with the grunge scene by virtue of proximity only. Favorite track: Thorn
Lyricists they ain't, but they got the energy and the sound. I'm reminded a little bit of Hot Snakes. I know these guys are foundational, but as happens so often, if you weren't around for the foundation, it doesn't hit nearly as hard. It's good, but it's not great. Would love to see this live.
Not the worst thing I’ve heard but just pretty messy and forgettable.
didn’t hate it
Honestly very forgettable.
Raw! Rock!
Mudhoney good.
3/5
Reasonable, but not my first choice. Power grunge.
Just too much noise.
Sounded to me like an okay-ish also-ran 90s grunge band, but from reading I gather they were actually influential in the birth of the genre. Enjoyable enough.
Okay grunge from the early 1990s but other bands did it better.
Many of my favourite bands are from the grunge genre. Mudhoney however is band I’ve never listened much to. I have tried a few times, but no… Today I have listened through my first album with them. I guess it’s okay, but I understand why they never really became more than an underground band. It’s an okay listen, but few of the songs really stick out. Favourite song: Good Enough
good for background listening, fun
One to come back to for sure
Not my thing
nope
How can something this high energy still be so sleepy and boring? This feels like it should be another album with lots of things about it I would like, but it didn’t appeal to me at all. I don’t remember anything about the album save for one of the songs had harmonica. Really just an uninteresting and forgettable listening experience.
Loved the guitar tone a lot, excellent fuzz. Didn't go anywhere much but enjoyed a lot of the songs.
Heavy. Melodic. Depressing. Classic grunge. 4
I think maybe you had to be there.
My rating 2.8. Not in my wheelhouse. This album shows they wanted to stay ahead or away from the upcoming Grunge wave that they helped usher in. That may have been a mistake.
Decent proto-grunge.
Them again.
Если бы не нирвана, никто бы это не услышал
Eh - Mudhoney are kind of the forgotten men of grunge, and honestly I can see why. TMIS and SFBM clearly have historical relevance and importance, but without that theyre very much just *fine*. Some nice songs and ideas, but nothing kuch that sticks in the head, and i'm left wondering 'why this?' Over hundreds of equally, if not more, valuable additions. A strong 2/ weak 3 that just makes a 3 from some of the riffs
What is new here that wasn’t done in the late 70s? Oh it’s by the hipsters choice grunge band going against the grain. Wow such a mind-blowing statement. The album cover is the best part. You could tell me this was your buddy’s local band and I wouldn’t be surprised. Rating: 1.5
This is a perfectly fine punk record that came out of the cusp of the grunge movement blowing up. Where it falls short is when you hold it up to its contemporaries. This is noisy, but nowhere near as experimental as Sonic Youth. It may sound like Nirvana, but lacks the pop sensibilities and Cobain's passionate yell. I enjoyed how they incorporated harmonica into their sound on several songs, with 'Move Out' standing out. I don't recall other grunge bands using the instrument like they did here. 'Fuzz Gun' 91' is an instrumental piece that brings the fuzz as the name implies. 'Thorn' is the catchiest tune you'd find on here. Outside of these moments, there really isn't anything particular standout here. There's a reason this band isn't as well remembered as other bands of the genre.
I do not like grunge!
Мутный гранж какой-то, не мое вообще
1.5 ehh
Not my thing. Not super into 90s rock like this
Thought I would like this more but it was pretty bad. Has potential with the instruments and vocals but just a lot of banging and hollering.
The singing is too monotonous for me, and the music is too discordant. I feel like I could get into this with repetition, but on a first listen I really bounced off of it.
Bom álbum, grunhe mais punk
*Solid garage rock/proto-grunge *I would definitely liked grunge more if it had more of this edge
grungy, but ehh. not that mindblowing
Deed me niks
My first Mudhoney album and probably my last! Broken Hands was ok but I found the rest of the album a bit of a drudge.
Don't know if attending the fractious school board meeting last night predisposed me to need and love this, but that is what's happening. Garage rock with the garage still there--spot on.
I prefer the mnemonic Every Good Boy deserves Fruit. It just wasn’t quite the grunge I wanted.
I really didn't like their other album, so I was surprised as all get-out that I loved this one. Maybe I was just in the right headspace, but I love its ramshackle production and quirky arrangements. And I thought the singer was perfect, whereas on the last album he drove me a little nuts. The riffs were cool. The Stooges' energy was flowing. The indie mojo was risin'. It reminded me of the kind of music my friends and I used to record. Pleasantly surprised.
This album has a great energy. It sounds like a band from the 80s capitalising on the grunge explosion but still held true to their style.
Some songs weird, others I thoroughly enjoyed. Would probably be like a 2.5/10 but rounding up to a 3
2.7 Ehhhhhhhhhhh
A little too punk to be grunge. A little too rock to be emo. A little too disconnected to be alternative. Just misses. 3.
Alright! Woooooh! Yeah man! I love you guys! Excellent! Woooooh!
(95/100)
I didn't realise the importance of Mudhoney, a band I've never listened to before. That's good enough reason to listen to this. As an album it's OK without setting the world on fire when you listen to it today.
Interesting record but nothing really stands out. They were probably pioneers to their sound but there were other bands that did so better. 7/10 [DROP]
This brand of grunge doesn't do much for me. Most songs just roll into another and you have no clue if three songs have rolled by, five songs have rolled by, or if its just one long song altogether. Still, it's not like BAD music, just not for me and very same-y.
It was aight I see why they weren’t really popular lol.
Can see why it's on the list in terms of history. Lacking in the enjoyment department. 2.5/5. Raising to 3.
Good
Meh. Punk guitar and vocals. All sounds the same
It’s a solid sounding pre-grunge grundge album. Imagine being Mudhoney: you make a really solid album that you feel great about and it gets released to the world and one month later NEVERMIND drops. I wonder if Mudhoney sales went down or if Nevermind’s insane success made people find bands with similar sounds like Mudhoney. If Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge had Smells Like Teen Spirit on it it’d probably be a household name. It doesn’t have a highlight anywhere near that, but it’s a solid album beginning to end.
Solid grunge but not a classic
Not a grunge fan
Okay nu endte vi så i en genre der ikke er så meget mig. Jeg har forsøgt at lytte åbent. For det meste bliver det bare en omgang garageband-guitar-hero larm for mig :)) men jeg forstår appellen i guess
Solid foundational grunge.
Har alltid gillat Mudhoney rätt korkade garagerock.
Mudhoney was name-checked a lot in those early days of the grunge explosion, but perhaps there is a reason they didn't go big? My only previous reference for them was the weakest song on the Single soundtrack, an all-time top ten for me. That was plenty of reference. At least there will only be one Mudhoney album on this list.
Interesting short songs; initial tracks were too noise-rock for my mood that day, but later tracks mellowed out nicely
Completely, totally average. Nothing good enough to take interest in, nothing bad enough to want to skip.
Right in my wheelhouse. I love the drumming in particular. Early version of what I think of as "90's drumming" It's hard not to compare to Nirvana, and the lyrics and singing don't hold up to Kurt Kobain. The influence is strong though, and The guitar, drums, and bass are right there. Minor quibble, songs are a bit repetitive, none jump out as real classics, just all pretty good. no skips though, solid album. Happy to see it here.
Le premier album de grunge du projet, c'est pas mal et ça tente des trucs, sans être complètement mémorable.
Where are the Melvins when you need them?
Honestly I was expecting something cool but it just turned out to be a kinda average lot of droning guitar noise 3/5
Besser als Nirvana
Unbrauchbar
Vereinzelte okayishe Songs, machen kein gutes Album. Auf jeden Fall erträglicher als späterer etablierter Grunge...
Deren EP neulich fand ich okay, das Album hier gefällt mir besser. Bin so zwischen 3 und 4 Sternen.
Organized chaos. Energetic and fun, but not for every day.
More fuzz than I have on my face now. I can definitely hear the grunge connection.
This is awful
listening at home in the dark with a cold thoughts: • if you picked just one album to explain the whole grunge thing, I don't think it would be wrong to pick this one • the only thing I can think of to describe grunge as distinct from the alternative/underground rock & punk happening at the same time is an arena rock meathead aspect, and it wears me out pretty quick
Rocks. You hear Gen X guys get wistful about grunge and how it felt like such a breath of fresh air, and you usually kind of just roll your eyes because they’re getting old or whatever. But the truth is I can see it. I can imagine hearing this in 1991 and being like “phew!”
Good heavy metal music. A bit tense for my liking.
I don’t think this is quite as good as Superfuzz Bigmuff. I just wish this was a little louder. It doesn’t sound quite as “big” as the other big grunge bands, but I think partially that’s because they came first. Favorite songs were Good Enough, Something So Clean, Who You Drivin’ Now?, Pokin’ Around, and Don’t Fade IV.
Sort of what you see on the tin. I prefer Superfuzz because it’s grosser, sounds more unpleasant in a good way. This album just sorta drags on and on
Good music made worse by annoying voice
I listened to this twice, which I don't normally do, and nothing really stood out
If this is regarded as the birth of Grunge then I wish they had practiced some form of contraception. 1/5 21/1/26
This is exactly the kind of stuff I was listening to as a preteen thinking I was hot shit. I will say that as good as this album is, it gets a little monotonous and I've heard other bands do this sound better.
It was fine. But there wasn't take any hook. I think there were better early 90s Subpop records to include
It was pretty grunge, which I had a hard time with. The instrumentals were interesting at times
grunge + punk = grunk Mudhoney puts out some mediocre grunk, guess you had to see ‘em live. EGBDF is not bad musically, it is not good vocally or lyrically. Top track is Fuzz Gun 91 (instrumental) followed by Good Enough. My take away is that the songwriter is a tortured sole and the lead singer yells a lot. (2.3*a) At least he’s not yelling at me. Maybe just frustrated by Nirvana and Pearl Jam. (Ya might want to check out their Freak Momma collaboration with Mix-A-Lot.)
Mudhoney ain't bad. A little garage grunge is my thing at times and today while working from home and cooking lunch, it worked out great. Sounds like early Nirvana (Bleach) but not as hard. I like the use of harmonica, unexpected. "Don't Fade IV" was a brilliant way to introduce snoring into a song but reminded me of the snorlax next door that keeps me up at night. 2nd best snore usage I've heard after "Fungus Dream" by Daedalus. I think Every Good Boy Deserves Beer but ok...2.63 stars.
Meh. I don't think I'd mind if I heard these guys at a local bar, but I also probably wouldn't go out of my way to hit one of their shows. Early on this wasn't doing much for me but it grew as the album progressed. Most of it is pretty standard grunge from the era but there are also a couple of decent jams that mix it up a bit (Broken Hands). They sound like a bunch of older garage rock guys who never made the big time which isn't the worst. It's noted that this was a low quality recording on an 8-track so at times it is just a bunch of noise but overall it came together better than I expected. Not sure what landed this on this list though as there wasn't really anything notable included. 2.45 stars
Strong 3,5
Ya know what, hell yeah!
Oh yes. Classic loud guitar fuzz.
90’s Grunge ⭐️Move Out
Grungerific. Squarely in the vein of Nirvana meets Smashing Pumpkins, Mudhoney seems like they were almost as good as some of their contemporary grunge counterparts, but a slightly lesser version. This is a really good record, and one that I think I’d enjoy more with each listen. However, again, it’s just not quite as good as comparable bands of the time.
I don't really like the term grunge because it's not super well defined, and all the core bands sound completely different from each other. But this band being labeled as grunge is one of the most confusing cases yet, I really don't see it. Anyways, it doesn't really matter because I don't like this much anyway. Musically it's pretty drab and derivative, the playing is often sloppy and just doesn't sound that good. Most of it sounds unexciting and frankly kinda lifeless. Where is the edge, where is the gas in the tank?
For a grunge album, it was listenable for me. But not something I would revisit.
Good alt rock. Nothing lyrically stuck out and got stuck in my head, but I liked the vibes
Loved that, never heard these before, thank you!
Yeah, make my day! Mudhoney, the band that made grunge before grunge existed! I bought "Superfuzz Bigmuff" in the late eighties and loved their "drowned guitar" sound ever since. This album is possibly even better, as the musicians and their songwriting progressed, and they dared to take different directions, like the more melodic moments, the acoustic touches on "Good Enough," or the varied tempos on this particular album. Great to revisit after all those years! 4/5
Listened halfway through. It was fine
very rush sounding
fauvorites: shoot the moon, fuzzgun '91
2/5
There's something about this album. I'm going to score it well. Some duds but fairly decent stuff
It's never quite gets off the ground.
Overall: 7/10 This one just kept getting better the more I listened to it. Since I had the time, I ended up listening to it twice! I like that it reminds me of so many bands that I listened to in my formative years. It's the kind of stuff that is perfect for getting into rock music because it's catchy and simple, yet it rocks hard and has splashes of some real creativity. I loved the use of the slide guitar in Let It Slide (lol) and the harmonica in Pokin' Around. That song specifically, by the way, is SO Dinosaur Jr. that I thought the album ended and Spotify kept playing similar songs. I'm glad I finally got to hear these guys after so many years of hearing about them and the idea that they invented grunge. Fav Song: Broken Hands
I didn't enjoy any of this but it didn't rise to the level of inspiring hate or loathing so I'll round up. 1.5/5
Competently made and definitely just ahead of their time, but not my thing. Faves: Let It Slide
Definitely not my favorite Mudhoney album, but great nonetheless.
Felt like a bit of a slog to get through. Individually the songs were ok, but all together in an album was a bit much.
Super solid rock album. I could see how someone might not like the lead singers voice but I like it a lot. I I do think this album should’ve had more variety of sounds. This album has clear boundaries and parameters, you know exactly what the next song is gunna sound like cause it’s all inside the same wheelhouse. Sincerely not a bad album just sort of underwhelming at moments.
I didn't like this album at first, but I just had to keep re-listening to it until I did. I was initially optimistic about finally giving Mudhoney an honest shot beyond their hits. But my first impression was... disappointment? And disappointment at my disappointment? Mudhoney made grunge possible! They're the *cool* band! They're from my area! How could they be this boring? The first three tracks were just okay on a first listen. It gave me flashbacks to the Foo Fighters album that I had a couple days ago. Good Enough is by far the most popular song on this album, but I didn't feel like I wanted to continue listening until after I got past it. Broken Hands, placed in the exact middle of the lineup, had something interesting to offer. At six minutes long, it's double the length of most other songs on the album. It's nice when a song has enough variation to make you perk up and realize that hey, this is good! I *will* be listening to this again! Next up is Who You Drivin' Now?, which was where I found my footing with this album, because I immediately liked this one, and soon I was adding every song left to my main playlist. Fuzz Gun '91 has no vocals and isn't even two minutes long, but made me trust that Mudhoney has more to offer, so I will be digging through their other albums ASAP. I did skip past the snoring in Don't Fade IV, though. It's a shame, because I love the rest of the song, but 30 seconds is too long for me to be willing to horrible snoring!
Vibes: 4 Instruments: 4 Production: 4 Emotional Value: 4 Storytelling: 3 AC: 0 Stand Outs: Generation Genocide, Into the Drink Overall: 3.8 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Love the original grunge sound of Mudhoney, and I really quite liked Superfuzz Bigmuff, but I like this one more.
Favorite Track: Good Enough
A solid grunge/garage rock album, no wonder, since they were a big influence on Nirvana
Always wanted to listen to more Mudhoney. Fairly disappointed by the result. Fairly standard album
Mudhoney is great. Second best thing to come from Green River next to Mother Love Bone.
Nice grungy feel
Album #19: Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge - Mudhoney Genre (according to Wikipedia): Grunge, garage punk Singles: Let It Slide I have not listened. Thoughts?: Most of this album was forgettable, I guess because I didn’t understand or listen intently. but I couldn’t get into it. Not my genre, unfortunately. Favorite songs: Generation Genocide, Something so Clear, Shoot the Moon No landscape. No file correlations.
< the Beatles Calling this punk is an insult
Nah
Solid grunge. Better than most, not as good as some. I can definitely see the influence they had on other bands I like. Some tracks were 3s and others were 5s. Kind of hard to rate ⭐⭐⭐.75
These guys are like not as good Nirvana. I suppose the Grunge movement was huge in 1991 but there are plenty of bands that did this sound but better. That being said it's a decent enough album. And it warms up a lot in the second half. Took me a bit to warm up to this album, but by the end I was much enjoying it a lot. Who you Drivin' Now?, Fuzz Gun '91 and Pokin' Around are my picks. The singles from this album are among the weaker tracks, which is an interesting quirk.
6/10 Best songs: Something So Clear, Broken Hands, Who You Drivin' Now?, Check-Out Time I feel like I've heard of this band, but I know nothing about them and have never listened to them before. This album has a grunge-y rock vibe. I do enjoy it - the guitars are quite brilliant - but the droning singing gets a bit old.
166/1089 a few songs in and it’s very much sounding like a 2 star effort for me the snoring bit was awful oof The album was fine grunge/garage rock, it didn’t excite me majorly but it had it’s moments. Thorn was my favourite 48/100
I remember buying and listening to this when it came out in 1991. Although I enjoyed it, I never totally got right into it. I do like the lo-fi garage rock sound and Mark Arm’s distinctive voice but I think the album might be a bit too long as it seems to drag towards the end. Now that I’m hearing it again many decades later I think the problem might be the vocal melodies which follows the riffs too much. Otherwise it’s a fun album and best enjoyed in small chunks.
Decent punk album. Nothing stood out to me.
Not memorable. Some rock album
3.5 -solid album
I don’t know. I didn’t dislike it but it really didn’t do anything for me.
This is the most background music 3/5 album I've ever heard
While revolutionary for what they tried to do, since then many other bands have improved on the concept and I feel like this album has been left behind. There is a fine line between Rock, Grunge and Punk influences and 'just noise' and even though I really want to like this album as I am very much a fan of rock and grunge and 90s music like this I am just not that into it. There are no real stand out songs and only a handful of songs I would listen to again. All in all... eh its alright.
3/5 Every good boy DOES deserve fudge! It's a really good garage rock album from the originators of grunge, but it was a little boring at times with barely any switch-ups. It all quickly felt like the same songs, but the sound was very nice regardless. I liked Good Enough and Check-Out Time.
More of a garage rock outing from Mudhoney which came out only a couple of months before Nevermind. Good fun album with better songwriting than their previous outings....sort of Blue Cheer meets the Ramones. Worth a listen.
Didn't initially grab me but actually I really liked it by the end. Particularly the use of the undistorted harmonica and undistorted (acoustic?) guitars amongst the fuzz, which worked really well.
Cover art is cool and I like the album name, was listenable but nothing remarkable and got a bit samey pretty early on
Great album that I have owned three different copies of. An under appreciated grunge group and the second loudest concert I have been to
Game changing
A very high 3
I don’t even know what to say. Sure?
Weird. It's like late-60s prog rock with significantly better production and a grunge tinge. At least, the first track is. After a solid instrumental in Generation Genocide, Let It Slide goes all in on the Cobain-esque vocal delivery (seriously, why do all Seattle grunge bands have identical-sounding singers?). Good Enough is a punk song in grunge's clothing. The chords are simple and all major. And the vocals are actively lazy. Yep, that's the punk genre we know (and love, for some reason). Still, I can't deny that it's the catchiest track on the album, and apparently Spotify listeners can't deny it either. The following song, Something So Clear, continues the punkish undertones with a brash, bluesy riff and (strangely) doubled vocals. These guys need to decide what era they're trying to emulate, because it's all over the place right now. Broken Hands is by far the longest song here, and you can feel its length. The track isn't great. It's slow, lumbering, and doesn't have any particularly good hooks or musicianship to make you want to come back. Move Out, in contrast, has a very distinctive riff accompanied by a strange, mildly unpleasant acoustic guitar tone. (To you Led Zeppelin fans, it's the same one as in Hats Off To Roy Harper.) It's such a puzzling track that manages to be confident in its confusion. Cool. Fuzz Gun '91 is a welcome relief from some of the worse vocals leading up to it. It's actually a pretty great grunge instrumental in its own right. As another reviewer so eloquently put it, it's passable Seattle grunge, but someone else did it better. 3/5 Key tracks: Good Enough, Something So Clear, Into The Drink
I'm a sucker for early grunge.
I’ve been sleeping on Mudhoney. Definitely going to give this album another listen
Good not great
Didn't get much time to listen, but I like what I heard.
Bloody brilliant
Some songs were ok but overall didn’t love it
Grunge, garage rock, punk rock, alternative rock. Whatever you want to call it, Mudhoney play it fast and loose. Love that they aren’t po-faced like so many of their contemporaries. The production, which sounds like it’s coming through a busted college radio, is a plus in my book. (What did it sound like when it was coming through a busted college radio?)
This shit sounds like it should be called generic ass grunge sounds 91’.
grunge/ garage rock, al gehoord van mudhoney, maar kende het album nog niet. is voor mij persoonlijk geen super album, er is heel veel noise, zoals dat vaak is bij garage rock, maar ik word er gwn gestresseerd van, het hele album uitluisteren was heftig soms, zeker de opener, die begon op een raar off-tempo ritme. "good enough" was mijn favoriet, gevolg door "let it slide". de situatie was misschien ook niet optimaal; met een kater hiernaar luisteren. album cover is wel ziek!!
Enjoyable proto-grunge that's a lot funkier, and a lot more fun, than much of the po-faced music it inspired. Some clear nods to the blues that sits at the root of its musical family tree, and a bit of Beefheart too, I think?
Grungey/punky. Not my favorite, but I can appreciate that it's not bad music. I don't know Mudhoney, so I'm not sure how influential they've been overall. I would say that it's not my vibe.
ja grunge är verkligen inte för mig.
Decent
Grunge = good
Glad I was too young to think this was as good as it gets!
#209/1001. Another album that takes me back to my high school years. As grunge got bigger and bigger, there were many interesting acts who popped out. For me this was a natural continuum of punk which I had listened to quite actively for a few years. But apparently not for some: as we were blasting this tape at our high school recreational area, playing table tennis, some newly born Nirvana fans came in, stopped the tape and put on teen spirit. I thought then why bother, Mudhoney was much better. But the question now is that do I still think so? The answer is probably no. I can't blame they would be only Nirvana wannabes or grunge wave riders, they rock and are fun, but nothing stands out ageless as so many Nirvana tunes have done. So a nostalgic three.
Proto grunge. En del af green river som ville lave endnu mere rå grunge end dem som stiftede Pearl jam. Indspillet så det “lyder” skrald men er mega fedt
A couple of bits were okay I suppose
Good
Slammrigt men inte på ett bra sätt. Tvåa
They had the smarts to clean up the vocals to offer a counterpoint to the scuzzy guitars, giving the sound a lot more dynamism, creating a bit of breathing room in the mix. They're like an American Jesus and Mary Chain, fusing noise and pop into louder fuzzier heavier version of basically the 60s garage rock template, complete with surf solos. The dirty bass parts rip and the nasal slacker rock singing works perfectly for the dgaf affect.
I think the album art is supposed to depict this album getting obliterated 3 months after launch by Nevermind
157/1001 Mudhoney - Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge Heard before? ❎ Revisit? ✅ Well this far more in my wheelhouse than a number of the albums I've had from this week. It's scrappy, sludgy and very DIY sounding, but I enjoyed it. Obviously you can't look past the influence on the grunge scene they had.
I appreciate the raw grunge energy oozing from every pore of this album. But this isn't my speed and I can't quite critically evaluate it. Lets tolerable than Nirvana but way grungier.
I appreciate the alt rock sound. Interesting to note that Kurt Cobain considers Mudhoney an influence.
I actually enjoyed the first half of this album, but the ladder half was much more disappointing for me. I also didn't feel as though there were memorable moments or catchy songs on this album, which usually brings me back.
i hate this album pls make it stop. none of these songs will ever be played again. thank you. 2/5
Kings of grunge.Seattle legends.Amazing record
Meh.
it's grungey and its messy, of course I like it
1. genocide - 0 2. zlide -0 3. good - 0 4. clear - 0 5. thorn - 1 6. drink - 0 7. Hands - 1 8. Now -0 9. Move -0 10. moon - 0 11. gun - 0 12. around - 1 13. fade - 0 14. time - 0
Didn't like much of this. Reminded me of Dinosaur Jr but a bit too fuzzzzy for me. Fave Track: Something so Clear 2.4/5
It didn't open strong for me given the wealth of grunge since, but picked up as it went on. High 3
Likeable grunge, but one tempo
They make an awesome sound. Unfortunately the vocals are relatively weak and the songs do not mean through
I like how good natured Mudhoney are as a grunge band, they are rather sweet. The production is fantastic, I enjoy how each track has a clash between its super clean and its fuzzy, distorted elements - this is a core part of their sound. The song writing is solid, but it never quite makes the leap from “pretty interesting” to “compelling.” They are definitely the grunge band you’d take home to meet your mother though!
Solid 3, not what I expected from early grunge, much more melodic and friendly
Sort of generic grungy rock - I didn't particularly care for it but it's not actively bad
Early 90s sub-pop was the tits.
Enjoyed this, took me back to my youth
Great guitars and drums! Felt like being packed in a dark small venue with plenty of bodies pressed against me and everyone partying.
Ok - nothing special, a bit monotonous
A fuzzy grunge-adjacent record. I don’t have much to say about this one.
Vocals are more off key than on, production is drenched in muddy honey.
I appreciate Mudhoney, I wouldnt neccesarily say this is their best, but i wouldnt say its great. I think the author of this project just really wanted us to listen to other grunge projects outside of the big 4.
Dinosaur Jr. with worse riffs, Seattle Grunge with less angst, Nickelback with less butt rock.
I remember being less impressed with this back in the day, but I think this is actually pretty great. They're not all bangers, but it's a great overall feel.
This album showcases more the punk side of the grunge pendulum rather than the metal side. It has great energy and emotion - especially on the guitar solo in "Broken Hands" - and the guitars are all fuzzed out. One more thing to note is that this album cover really frazzles my brain, I'm straight tripping when I happen to take a gander at it. Highlight Song/s: Something So Clear and Broken Hands
Solid
I've been hearing for a long time that Mudhoney were the godfathers of grunge rock. They put Sub Pop on the map and fostered the shift in rock music. They rejected the glamour of hair metal and made something loud and distorted. Their sound was fuzzy and messy and their themes were dissections of self and society. Punk rock was back for a new generation and louder than ever. This album has plenty of that. Mark Arm's voice screams and cracks like a cry for help. The music plays from track to track with heavy adrenaline and never lets up. It's easy to see how influential their music was not just to the grunge era but even to punk and hardcore music today. This album sounds so contemporary it's almost surprising to see that it's almost 35 years old. It also got me curious to listen to their debut album and I can confidently say I'm a Mudhoney fan and will be going down a rabbit hole soon. 4.5 Stars
Good album
Another meh, 2.5 rounded down.
OK, first, all good gals and nbs deserve fudge, too. I'm already not a huge fan of grunge, but I can appreciate it. But there wasn't much to appreciate. Mudhoney is a good example of early grunge, especially with how it's mixed with the punk that's abrasive and not as fun as the punk that borders on new wave. But eh. A slog I was happy to finish.
Very clearly a predecessor to a lot of the more commercially successful grunge music. It's decent, but not a favorite compared to other grunge artists. I didn't really have a lot of thoughts about this album, but I baseline enjoyed it.
Some of the songs were a little heavy for me, but most of this was really good. A solid grunge album, it's obvious that Nirvana admired them.
Sauber! Macht Spaß - jedenfalls im entsprechenden Alter.
Is there anything in the world of music worse than grunge? Nope.
I really didn't vibe with this when I first such it on, but a few songs in I was really enjoying it. I preferred the dirtier, fuzzier songs to the harder ones. Great album.
Pretty regular Gen X fair. Nothing particularly interesting to be found here. Doesn't seem like it was an influential album either, as I never hear about it in music circles. Meh
yet another band I like, but not (one of) the album(s) i *love* ... hope Piece of Cake shows up.
Thought i was in for my kind of punk but did not dig it.
No me ha entrado
Very generic sounding rock
Does it sound a little dated? Yes. Does it sound dated from the greatest era in rock history? Also yes.
Dad- NA Mom- 6 Mike- NA Lori- 7.5 Michael- 6 Miles- NA Cole- NA Avg- 6.5
Good
Noisy garage stuff, not great
Not as good as Nirvana or Soundgarden. Too inconsistent and too many weird interludes.
Not sure how famous it was but this album sounds like one of the earliest examples of grunge rock that laid the foundation for more refined bands (Nirvana/soundgarden/audioslave). The themes and melodies sound tropey but, in the context of when this came out, is forward thinking. As grunge goes it's a little light and amateurish
I saw these guys at the King Kat Theatre here in Seattle probably 1994, maybe a bit earlier. Fun show. Everyone had booze in their cars and would go outside for a "smoke break" and sneak it in. No real point, beers were like 50 cents, but it went along with the "make your own fun" ethos of the time. This album is fine, nothing special. I think others have a bit more energy.
Woah! More pre-Nevermind grunge! I liked the other Mudhoney album. Oh, right, the EP. Yeah, despite technically being an EP, I feel like Superfuzz Bigmuff was not only a better "album" than Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge, but I feel like it's also a better representation of grunge's early days. I feel like this inclusion should've probably been scrapped in favor of a different early grunge pioneer like Temple of the Dog or even a later band like Stone Temple Pilots. Doubling down on Mudhoney just feels a tad redundant. Oh well. At least this album's still good. But what is it about this one that makes me enjoy it less? Is it the length? Well, despite being about twice as long as Superfuzz Bigmuff, it's still a respectable 43 minutes, so it's not that. The writing? Maybe. There's not much here that stands out as being fantastic, but nothing bad either. The same applies to the musical compositions and vocals. It's all good, but I think it's been seriously outdone. It also loses a bit of the appeal for being only 2 months before Nevermind instead of 3 years before it. It also feels a bit repetitive. Maybe Superfuzz Bigmuff being only 6 songs long made it feel more novel and interesting. I still enjoyed this album, don't get me wrong. However, it's just not as interesting to me. It's got some good songs, sure. "Good Enough" is certainly good enough for me as a song. The instrumentals are nice. This is good, but I've heard better. High 3/5.
Good, not very unique
Nope
The grungiest of the major grunge bands. Mudhoney don’t get enough credit for the inventiveness of their sonic textures, which are on full display on this record. And some of the guitar solos are wonderfully demented.
Derivative
The droning vocals, muddy instrumentals, and sound that really can't be picked out from one another? What's !not to like?
This was unpleasant
Apple Music continues to be deliberately mean to these albums. Auto played after this was teen spirit by nirvana. Then gigantic by the pixies.
I bought Mudhoney’s Superfuzz Big Muff as a teen. Loved it and listened to it on repeat. For some reason never got round to buying any other Mudhoney albums and I long ditched the flannel and ripped jeans by the time streaming was a thing. Was excited to listen to this for the first time. But it was pretty dull. I liked Pokin Around mostly because it sounded like Bob Dylan playing harmonica over a Dinosaur Jr track. Nothing else to come back for and the flannel shirts are staying firmly in the attic.
Not that good
Interesting and good. 3 *.
I liked this grunge light sound
This music style is not for me but this is a local band and I know the lead singer so I’m going 2.5
It was okay, I listened... and don't really have too much to say about it. Not very memorable
whatever
Full of grungey goodness, I'm not sure if it's an album "You must hear before you die". But its good nonetheless
Every good boy deserves to not have to listen to this album
Jovars!
Vet inte om jag borde eller inte borde gilla detta men nu gör jag det iaf!
Jorå, bra drag men kanske lite skränigt.
alright
This was fine. 3.1
I've never listened to this album (42). Pretty forgettable grunge.
I've been giving out an absurd amount of 4 star ratings recently but sure, whatever, I love music after all, don't I?
NC - noisy crap, energetic, anger driven music of white boys - totally uninteresting to me these days.
Album 941 of 1089 Mudhoney - Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge (1991) Rating : 3 / 5 A nice blend of grunge and punk that keeps the energy up from start to finish. I enjoyed it - solid musicianship, good raw sound, and enough grit to keep things interesting. That said, it never really crossed that next threshold for me. The songs are good, the playing is tight, and the attitude is there, but nothing ever quite jumped out as a standout moment. It’s one of those albums that sits comfortably in that “high average” range - enjoyable while it’s on, but not necessarily something that sticks with me long after. Still, credit where it’s due: Mudhoney knew how to channel that early 90s sound perfectly.
Wonderfully chaotic, sloppy and rough. Its power comes from the rawness of the performances, the lack of a cohesiveness for sound. You might think they’re amateurs, but they’re just one loud jam away from changing your mind.
Rocked harder than Pearl Jam. Good music to rip out plumbing to. But I don’t think I can name a song. Just loud fuzz washing over me.
90's grunge goodness. Nothing too out of the box or boundary pushing, but not terrible.
Hell ya
Interesting listen. You can hear it as an inspiration for a lot of pop-punk bands in the early 2000s but also as influence on grunge.
Had some fun with this album but didn’t love it. Don’t know that I’ll listen to it again
A 1991 sub pop garage rock/punk album should be right in my wheelhouse but it didn’t hit with me the way I thought it would. Maybe it’s because I tried to listen to it driving the kids around to various hockey rinks. I’ll have to try it again sometime.
3.5 I wasnt sure if we were going to get a Mudhoney entry on the list and if we did, I would have assumed it would have been Superfuzz Bigmuff. Thorn is a good tune but I dont think much else stands out
Definitely an evolution on the debut album we had a few weeks ago, (slightly) better put together and a bit more varied. Know who you driving now from an ash cover and I'm sure I recognise fuzz gun 91. Generally thought the album was great, this one sounded even more like lots of later bands. There were a couple of tracks closer to the end that were more average so I'll say 4.5 but definitely listening again.
This one didn't stick with me as much as Sueprfuzz Bigmuff. I didn't mind it, thought there were some interesting ideas, I like the album art, and it sounds very much of the time. Struggling to remember any of the tracks, other than one that sounded like it was recorded down a well. Wouldn't choose to listen again, but I am fine having listened.
Really enjoyed the previous Mudhoney album we had so was looking forward to this. Definitely didn't enjoy this one as much, but still was pretty decent. I like the cover, feels familiar and I don't know why. I'll probably go back to this, but 3.5 for now
277/1089 - This is like Sonic Youth without any of the redeeming qualities.
Yes to the punk vibe, the mix of instruments, the energy, the low-fi production, but the songs aren't all that great imo. I was waiting for a melody or a chord progression, or even an instrumental break or solo, to really hook me in, but it didn't happen. Broken Hands and Move Out did come close though. I'll round up to 3, because it's decent and I wish them well.
Grungy, fuzzy, and full of attitude—but like actual fudge, it’s sweet for a moment and then forgotten. Enjoyable while it’s on, but don’t expect to hum anything later.
Early grunge that goes hard and sounds great
I like Mudhoney but there’s really no reason for two Mudhoney albums on this list. One covers Mudhoney plenty.
Nice
Heard it before. I feel like a traitor saying this but I'm not sure what this album is doing here. I was heavily into grunge as a teen but this Mudhoney album was never my favourite, Piece of Cake would've been a better choice. But I don't think the average person needs to hear more from them than Superfuzz Bigmuff anyway when it comes to a list like this (and it's on this list already) 2/5
Guess I'm a fudgeless bad boy.
Yeah it’s grunge
Not a fan of grunge but this album was pretty decent. I had always heard of Mudhoney but never got into them. I'm still not really into them but I can appreciate their place in history. I definitely liked this more that I thought I would, but still not a fan of grunge.
Although it's a record that would most certainly appear in my own list of 1,001 greatest albums, it's not a record I expected to see here for some reason. Although they had some of the spotlight in the late 80s and early 90s when they were saddled with the grunge tag, they've always seemed to operate just beneath the surface. It's a shame they're not better known - their brand of raw, garage rock (not grunge - leave that to bloody Pearl bloody Jam) has always cut right to the quick. Mark Arm's distinctive vocals, belting out over those jagged guitars are immediately identifiable. This whole package is great - the title, the artwork, the tunes. And it's got Broken Hands on it - an alt anthem everyone should know, but sadly very few do.
Off the cuff remark: as a nipper I'm sure all the cool kids had a Mudhoney T-shirt, naturally I didn't. This is a fine example of what grunge was all about, to my mind. Scuzzy stooges-esque rock n roll. Standout track: tricky, Who You Drivin' Now perhaps? Revisit?: you know I haven't for a long time, but this reminded me I should.
It's an okay album. Grungey rock, a nice, but forgettable listen. 3/5
Solid rather than spectacular, but enjoyable nonetheless the less
Whilst I appreciate that some of Mudhoney’s members were formerly of Green River - and so were right at the forefront of grunge - this album just didn’t do it for me. Throughout this, I couldn’t help but compare it to the albums that came along after it, and who I think just did it better.
Another artist where I knew the name but had never knowingly listened to any music. I was not particularly into the first two tracks, but I liked Good Enough (which I admit is partially because the drums reminded me of, the significantly less cool, Two Princes by The Spin Doctors). I liked Who You Drivin Now? a lot too and, harmonica solo aside, Pokin' Around was enjoyable. I could have done without the snoring on Don't Fade IV. Mark Arm's voice was occasionally a bit Dave Pirner of Soul Asylum, which I very much approve of, but ultimately for me this was fine, but not particularly stand out. 3/5 Sidenote: one of the facts Amazon Music gave me about Mudhoney made me love them a little: "Mudhoney was given $20,000 to record the song "Overblown" for the Singles soundtrack. The band recorded the song for a grand total of $164, and pocketed the rest of the loot."
I was not too familiar with this band, good early grunge, leans more to the punk aesthetic than later bands that got big.
It’s not called Grunge for no reason
Couple of interesting tracks
I’ve been going at this site for almost 500 days now, and I’ve had really good streaks, really okay streaks and really bad streaks. But I’m stuck in one of those really awful streaks right now where I feel like for at least 30 days I haven’t had a truly great album. Dunno. Please start coming through, it’s starting to feel like a pain to listen to these albums when they’re supposed to be recognized as some of the best ever, Had good hope for this one, I love alternative. But just another album that didn’t do it for me, not awful, so didn’t mean to take my misery out on this album, but I seriously hope tomorrow is a good album.
No denying that Seattle sound, somewhere between garage rock and grunge. Some songs sound Nirvana-esque, with mumbled and shouted lyrics over distorted guitars and feedback. Let It Slide and Good Enough are favorites, early in the album, but some of the others don't hit.
90s rock - nothing super notable about it but of the grungy-ish side of things. It's good.
Wasn’t able to listen to whole album but definitely added some songs to my playlist
When it comes to Grunge, it really comes down to the artist. New band to me, not bad, not horrible, but not quite okay for me.
Another one I never listened to in full. Is it possible to make grunge grungier? These guys did that here with a garage aesthetic that really shines through all that fuzz