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Generic music from a genre that isn’t for me
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reasonable grunge
This was more punk than a lot of grunge. Which for me, is a good thing.
Die nächste Ladung Schrott! Es reicht!
i started listening to this at a normal volume and found out pretty quickly that that's not the intended way to listen, so i turned my headphones all the way up. the problem is after i did that i could hear how bad it was. surprisingly boring stuff, and this coming from the girl who gave the simon & garfunkel album a 5. mudhoney were probably really fun to see in seattle underground venues and should have stayed there. the album has a few scattered moments of decent listening and i think i would have pretended to love it when i was 14, but at 28 I'm probably gonna forget it and never think about it again like everyone else. 2/5 i'm increasingly convinced that relative commercial success is the only factor in choosing these albums
I bet this band is a lot of fun live and I did enjoy parts of this album, but probably won't revisit
gave this a very casual listen during work so i feel guilty even rating this but the vibes felt like a 3!
My brain is tuned to love all 90s rock that sounds like this. The unfortunate truth of mudhoney is that they’re good, just not as good as every other band from Seattle at the time, and when you have Soundgarden why do you need mudhoney? It is a great grunge album. Superfuzz Bigmuff is stronger, hoping it’s on the list too.
I'm glad we got a change of pace in this exercise, but there are way more bands that do grunge and alt rock better. I know this band inspired many others, but this one just doesn't hit much for me. I'm sure their concerts were great though. Good songs: Don't Fave IV Something so Clear Into the Drink Pokin Around
Good-ish But Doesn’t Feel Amazing
Early 90's Seattle really was an insane scene, so many incredible bands were created, Nirvana, Soundgarden, Pearl Jam. Mudhoney is not one of those bands.
It's fine. Totally and completely fine. Certainly not like fudge. Especially a good peanut butter fudge. But once again, I fail to retain any songs from it post-listen. It must be something about early 90s Sub Pop records.
I’m not so sure a purveyor of big dumb rock and roll named Mudhoney is qualified to make such sweeping declarations on who does and does not deserve fudge.
"Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge" is the second studio album by American rock band Mudhoney. Grunge and garage rock are the Wiki-listed genres. Absolutely. An interesting description of their music is "Imagine Black Sabbath heavy metal, only sped up and with added touches of humor. The album was recorded at low quality on an eight-track deck. The album title refers the mnemonic used to remember notes (EGBDF) on a treble clef. Mudhoney is Mark Arm (lead vocals, guitar, organ), Steve Turner (guitar, harmonica, backing vocals), Matt Lukin (bass, backing vocals) and Dan Peter's (drums, backing vocals). Commercially, the album made it to #34 in the UK. The album opens with the instrumental "Generation Genocide." Fuzz guitar, a slow driving pace and beat and high-pitched guitar solo. The band amps up the pace on their only single from this album "Let It Slide." A more melodic fuzz guitar mixed with distorted guitar slashes. Layered vocals but you do hear Mark Arm repeating "Let It Slide." I think it takes aim at record companies. Mudhoney decided to stay on their small label Sub Pop for this album although being courted by larger companies. "Good Enough" adds jangly guitars and a bouncy beat to the fuzz. I guess R.E.M.'s influences were hard to avoid. About an addiction. Pounding drums and a distorted fuzz guitar anchor "Into the Drink." A quick, fast guitar solo. This is more in-line with garage rock. Guitarist Steve Young brings out his best Neil Young guitar riff intro and solo in "Broken Hands." I have no idea if they're related. A slow but steady pounding beat. A song that builds with intensity. I guess I kinda, sorta maybe get the Black Sabbath in their music but I really heard the garage rock of band like the Sonics mixed with contemporaries at the time Dinosaur Jr. and Sonic Youth. Anyway, you slice it this sounded good today. Melodic riffs, layered fuzz and distorted guitars, a mix of fast and grinding paces and Mark Arm's exhausted howling vocals. I do think they are at their best when they kick up the pace and come across as a garage-punk band. Their initial EP and this album are the best Mudhoney that I've heard and definitely worth checking out.
Much like many Spotify artist bios I've encountered, Mudhoney's contained a lot of undeserved bluster. Based on what was written you might be led to believe that Mudhoney was the seminal grunge band of the early 90s. I hate to break it to them... they weren't.
This album is very 90s and very grunge—raw, fuzzy, and rough in that lo-fi, garage-band-on-a-budget way. It definitely has its moments (Let It Slide and Something So Clear come to mind), and there’s a charm to the whole chaotic mess, but it never really stands out from the pack. Soundgarden and Alice in Chains were bringing a deeper heaviness and stronger musicality to the scene, and next to that, Mudhoney’s punk-rooted style feels more like a blur of energy than something you want to sit with. Still, I get why it’s in the 1001 book—it captures a specific moment in grunge’s evolution and feels very honest to what the genre was before it broke big. That said, I’ve always leaned more toward the melodic or metal-influenced side of grunge, and Mudhoney's more scrappy, punk-leaning take just doesn’t stick with me as much. It’s fine—somewhere in the middle for me.
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Very fun, definitely need to be in the mood for the drunken sloppy vocals (which I am sometimes and sometimes not). Would revisit, though not likely high on the list.
4/10. But to grungey but kinda like the Pixies
Bland punk/grunge album. I felt like they lack of personality and they added little to nothing to the genre in comparasion with another bands. Maybe an unfair point of view, but if there's music that sounds similar to this and is better, and it doesn't bring anything new to the table, then I don't think it is worth my time that I listen to the music.
I'm not big on grunge, so this was always going to be a long 40 minutes. There's honestly bits of this album that I enjoy, but it's disconnected, and drowned out by the sheer amount of everything else.
Two Mudhoney records in less than a month is two too many. Indeed two Mudhoney records in two lifetimes is two too many.
Pretty average grunge-y rock
Pretty solid, actually felt like this lifted far above the ‘influential’ tag that everyone on here is using as an insult. Felt more like modern rock songwriting than 90s grunge in a way. Rating: 3.5
Nah
Moments of brilliance but never gets to the heights of Pearl Jam or Nirvana 3.4
I missed Mudhoney during the grunge era. They sound good. Energetic, fast drums and guitar. Must have been fun back in the day, a little too hectic for me now.
Discordant grunge/punk, not my thing. Probably would have loved this as a teenager
Du sous-Nirvana, avec quelques trucs cools, et quelques trucs un peu pourris.
Rock, Punk, 1991 -> 2
I understand Mudhoney's influence, but apart from that this isn't really doing much for me. It's very primitive sounding grunge in the same year that Nevermind and Ten came out. I like the lo-fi production here, but it doesn't add what it needs to for this album to be any less boring. Standouts: Thorn, Pokin' Around
Uneventful but ok. We didn't notice when it finished.
decent punky grunge
I enjoy the energy, production, and style on this album. The vocals and instrumentation are fairly average. Songwriting isn’t great. Arrangement is bad. The middle, oddly enough, is where this thing really shined, for me. “Broken Hands” and “Who You Drivin’ Now?” are my favorites. Not very much range. The whole thing suffers from a bit of creative burnout in my most pretentious of opinions. I like all of these songs individually, but all at once is a bit daunting. Let’s go Mudhoney! 3/5
🤮🤮🤮 Noise and not in a good way.
3.5
It was an ok album
not crazy about this. i think it’s good, but not great, redeems itself as it goes on from a two to a three
Pre-listening thoughts: just when I thought there could be no more 90s grunge, there’s always more 90s grunge. I will say I like the title and album cover of this one. I doubt the album will hold the same whimsy but whatever. Post/during listening thoughts: listened to the song “Let it Slide” while I took a dump. It did not, in fact, help “Let it Slide”. 3.5/10 DID I NEED TO HEAR THIS BEFORE I DIE: no Fav tracks: Fuzz Gun 91, Pokin Around Least fav tracks: Broken Hands, Who You Drivin Now
Favourite Track: Fuzz Gun '91 Honourable Mentions: Thorn, Into The Drink Not much of a fan of this one. Even with repeated listens, this album didn't really stick with me. I'm not really much of a grunge fan in general (with the exception of Nirvana). I did enjoy the punchy drums though, but overall not my jam. Sorry!
More muted and even than Superfuzz Bigmuff. Probably not as memorable, but a stronger collection more suited to my taste. Best song: Into the Drink
Sonic Youth did this in 1988
#516. I mean, it's pretty decent, but it's unlikely it'll be one I remember in a few month's time. 3/5: solid
5/10
Irritating grunge performed in a way I don't enjoy
Decent
Garage rock drivel. I see the appeal if you're someone who worships Nirvana and all things "Grunge" . A good chunk of the songs sound like they're not playing at 33 rpm.
Leif LOVED it. So an extra star for him
Uneven hard rock album. Strong baselines. Some songs are very listenable, others, not so much. I personally don’t find the sound of feedback very musical, but to each their own.
This wasn't bad, just mostly fell into the background. Solid album, love the dual guitars, just not enough of it grabbed me
Very 90s. Very grunge. It was fine and definitely had solid moments. But Soundgarden and Alice In Chains do it better. Still, I get why this made the book.
Loved it
This is good rock music! I don't really have anything articulate or thoughtful to say, except that if I heard this at a show in someone's basement or garage I'd be impressed. More melodic and interesting grunge than I've heard from this time.
The birth of grunge was not a pretty place.
Even better after an annoying album. Give ‘em some fudge.
Another band whose name and influence I am very aware of, but whose discography I have not explored. Enjoyed finally listening to a full album.
Nice feeling to it, good energy
Whilst this probably had some important cultural and musical impact on a lot of bands that I quite like, I don't think it has necessarily held up particularly well sadly. A little bit flat and uninspiring.
Quite hard to finish, not very good overall. 2/5
Meh.
Biased since I went to a concert of them recently. Singer still has a great voice after all these years. One of my favorite grunge albums, the playing is superb and the songs are all really active and hyped. Gotta compensate for the low score this has as well.
expected more, but it is what it is..
Very grungy, mostly high energy, but some songs are a bit too simple for me to really get into them. Standouts were Generation Genocide (instrumental intro to the album), Into The Drink, and Broken Hands (more vibey than the earlier songs). I thought Don't Fade IV was a bit of a dud, and I didn't like the harmonica in Pokin' Around - the rest of the song was pretty good though.
1.5 didn’t like it but wasn’t as bad as I first thought
Spoko panczury, porządnie grają. Nie mam jakichś grubszych przemyśleń w tej kwestii, bardziej staram się trochę nadgonić chociaż kilka albumów w samolotach. Nie sądzę, bym wracał, ale nie obrażę się, jeśli ktoś to kiedyś zarzuci. Mocne 3.
There is nothing exceptional about this album but in kind of positive way. I had fun and I won't remember it just the way I like it.
When it came up, even though I hadn't heard anything by Mudhoney before, I said: hey, great, grunge, I'm going to like this. And the beginning, the intro song was great. But by the end, this album tired me so much that if there had been another song, I don't know if I would have finished it. Pale, unimpressive, not a single song stood out, it didn't make me add it to liked to listen to later... But because of the sound that I love, 2/5.
I remember listening to a Mudhoney album way back in the day because a lot of the big bands of the time touted them as an influence. I wasn't overly impressed then, and I'm not overly impressed now. It's ok. More punk than anything. It lacks the hooks and songwriting that propelled better bands to stardom just after this was released.
Late 80’s early 90’s punk/garage rock hits just right! My favorite genre. Songs about nothing and everything
Some nice experimental guitar riffs, but the album is not particularly awesome.
Descent album but a little monotonous. Chris says they only have one mood.
Fun album. Interesting music with an edge, but also a sense of humor.
Favorite Track: Good Enough
Very flat and uninspiring. Just another forgettable grunge/punk band
Mildly annoyed, glad it's over
Yeah, this really isnt my bag. I could see the odd flicker of tune, musicality or origionality rise up above the noise, but it was still unappealing
It was fine, just fine.
Easy going listening. Can rock out or chill out
-ehhh -def not my genre -i think some people would enjoy this -my fav song was probably Broken Hands? -my least fav was Into the Drink
Nope. Rien contre le grunge, mais là ça ne m'a pas du tout fait vibrer. J'ai trouvé ça long à écoute ce qui est rarement bon signe... Répétitif, ennui assuré.
Not sure this is entirely grunge but it's got that frenzied, energetic, garage punk thing going for it and I'm certainly down with that.
Los protogrunges. Tengo guardada Good enough que parece ser lo mejor. Es complicado encajar hoy en día esta música, incluso más que antes. No es rock, no es punk, no es pop, ... es todo a la vez. Interesante como parte de una historia, pero no me ha emocionado.
This is one of those special albums right there on the cusp of something greater. While Nevermind would be the album that changed the world just a couple months later, without Mudhoney and Surfer Rosa by the Pixies, you don't have it at all. This is the purest look at what the folk up in Seattle were cooking at the tail end of the 80's glam rock and hair metal overindulgence and taking a page from the books of punk and alternative rock that fell right under the periphery. This is exactly the album that comes to mind when people want to talk about the whole Sub pop grunge thing.
Good old classic grunge.
По мнению А: 4/5 По мнению С: 4/5 ИТОГОВАЯ ОЦЕНКА: 4/5 (04.02.2025)
There were some good tunes in here, I liked "Poking Around". I recognized the name Mudhoney and I'm sure I've heard some of their songs before, but this album was all new to me.
Don’t like the music or yelling vocals. Annoying noise is the best way for me to describe this.
This was ok in a grunge sort of way, but didn’t really stand out for me as memorable in any way.
Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge is the second studio album from Mudhoney, and the last before they made the jump to major label releases. Mudhoney made garage punk, or grunge, and of the Seattle bands that became famous in that wave, they may be the closest to punk. These are edgy, guitar and bass driven songs, with a raw energy that some of their more famous counterparts lost in production. This album fits somewhere in between Nirvana and Husker Du...
All the usual sounds associated with grunge are here, present and correct. It's a pretty solid listen for fans of fuzz-buzz pop/rock with a twist.
When I was learning piano it was “every good boy deserves football”, I think I like “every good boy deserves fudge” better. The album is cool too
Yeah man shouty fun the fun i like
Of its time, but what a time. At the raw, punkier end of grunge, my favourite kind. Good album, good times. (Nearly -1 for gratuitous harmonica use but nostalgia saved it)
Made-up fact: Placed #3 in the 1991 Dirtiest Guitar Competition as a direct result of this album.
Enjoyed this, more good grunge from the Mudhoney lads! This one probably doesn't need to be on the 1001 list, given that Superfuzz Bigmuff is so great!
MUDHONEY LFG!!! Not my favorite Mudhoney album but still full of bangers and solid front to back. Maybe the most underrated of all the grunge bands but I can see why they wouldn’t have been one of ones to fully break out. This album rules.
A good album by a band that helped create the grunge sound. I prefer Dinosaur Jr over Mudhoney but it was still a solid album.
Thought I might like it but ended up ugh.
Glad I listened to it. Will listen again
The vocals are uninspiring and sound like any generic punk album. The guitar has so much reverb it sounds like it was recorded in a garage. Within the first couple songs I was ready to give up on this album. But I hung in there, in search for something that made it great. That's when I picked up on the drums. My god the drums on this album. The pacing and complexity at which it's played really just brought me right back in and brought this album up from a 2 to a 4 in my eyes.
I don't know why this has such a low overall rating. I'm starting to find myself as a fan of Mudhoney, I certainly have enjoyed the two releases from this list. Fave? I couldn't really pick one it just feels like they all have their moments.
Solid grunge - makes me nostalgic for a version of my teenage years that didn't happen in this timeline. Fave tracks - "Something So Clear", "Shoot the Moon"
shoul re listen
rocks hard, nothing special but it’s pretty fun
Rocked out to this one! Love it.
More grunge than punk. Not my thing. There were pockets of good guitar sounds but didn't enjoy this
Felt like a bunch of jam sessions but it was ok
Slušala sam ih malo kao tinejdžerica, ali nije baš bilo moj djir ni tad. Šta ja znam, nije najgore što mogu čuti tu, ali nije ni da mi stvara neko oduševljenje. Dosta dosadnjikavo zapravo. 2/5, 3/10.
Neloše. Grunge punk, 5 piva i da vidiš
Another gap in my listening c.v. Surprised me just how good some of this is. Demands a re-listen.
Really good, but nothing particularly stood out to me aside from Broken Hands.
good Mudhoney album, but earlier ones like Superfuzz Big Muff are better.
aburrido
Like listening to Virnana instead of Nirvana
A grunge album
queeee se yo, como que me quedé en el medio
I quite liked it! A bit punk a bit hard rock here and there, wasn't a masterpiece or anything but it was a pretty damn good listening experience
It's okay, sounded like anything you'd hear in a teens room in the 90's
eh, not my favorite
Leo que es uno de los primeros discos de grunge y que por ello es tremendamente influyente. A mí me cansó un poco. Tiene algunas buenas canciones pero no creo volver a escucharlo nunca.
This was pretty gooood. i liked it. It is a little long, but I just like the genre, so it wasn't a big deal. Still, It's only gonna be a stroong 3
Lo-fi grunge gold. I did not dislike any song on this album though my years of being an angsty teen are behind me. Not something I'll put on frequently but I'll keep it as a resource for when I want some grunge not from the usuals. Thanks for saving SubPop Mudhoney.
Rockin’ and messy
Nice!
just very mid. nothing really stood out compared to their debut.
I couldn't get into it. 1/5
Day358 - 17 year old me would have loved this if i would have known about it.
Early to mid 90s era is my comfort food of music, so I should probably like this more than I do. But for me, the more punk leanings the grunge, the lower on my list. Yes, much of the grunge style and ethos is derived from the punk roots, but those bands seem to care less about the musicality. As such, not my favorite grunge album. I like it, but it’s just in the middle for me.
noise
Yeah this is fine
I like grunge. I liked this.
Ehh..
I've enjoyed a few Mudhoney songs in the past, and I understand their importance in the foundation of the grunge genre. That said, this is my first full-album listen to them and I'm unfortunately not that impressed with Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge. Aside from a few decent jams with "Let It Slide", "Good Enough", "Thorn", "Into the Drink", and "Fuzzgun '91", there isn't much here that catches my attention or can be retained well in memory. I know these guys are technically proficient, and I certainly don't mind Mark Arm's abrasive vocal delivery, but the song construction on this album doesn't illicit much in the way of distinct hooks and the lyrics admittedly get repetitive in the nihilistic nature. Also not helping matters is the low-quality production that comes off as muted without any means for the percussion or the fuzzy guitars to have any punch, which is what you should have for garage music based on my previous listening to The Stooges, The Sonics, and The White Stripes. I really wanted to like this album, because I get why Mudhoney is important to grunge and alternative rock, and again I've enjoyed songs from them in the past. But I'm sorry, this did not click for me as well as it should. Cherry-pick your favorites and go from there.
I only listened to half of this one before my spouse told me to turn off that racket! But then I realized i didn’t really need to listen anymore either.
I liked it. A solid grunge album. But nothing that really grabbed on to me.
low-mid
Favorite Track: Move Out
Not my kind of music BUT they started the Seattle grunge scene and Stone Gossard 🎸 was an early member. Their lyrics are sick and their style has evolved over the years. Giving them extra points for their impact on the World of Music.
I really tried to like this one, honestly. All of these tracks are fine. Some of them I'd even say are quite good. But this album felt like a bit of a slog to get through and I have no idea why. It sounds like an album full of songs that didn't quite make the Tony Hawk Pro Skater soundtrack. They sound like the opening band you have to sit through before you get to the band you paid to see. Decent enough. Would probably stick on a track or two if I was in the mood for it, but otherwise not for me.
Nice vibes
Still not into the genre
Varies between unlistenable art-noise-rock and high-energy punk, like a less bizarre and more complex Butthole Surfers. Consequently my enjoyment of this album also varied a lot between tracks. It sounds like the band had fun making it. I just wish I enjoyed the listening as much as they did the playing.
80s stuff, just not my jam
yes
Stopped at Broken Hands, not my thing
Overall, not great grunge. Everything was a little too harsh and unrefined for my liking. If thats how grunge is, then it ain't for me.
In the 1990s, the law was clear. Nirvana, Pearl Jam, and unless you were into the Grunge scene, you were allowed only one other Grunge band. I chose Screaming Trees over Mudhoney, and after listening to this, I stand by that choice.
One review said this sounds like rejected songs from Tony Hawk Pro Skater and it’s very apt. These guys sound like the opener you have to get through before the band you came to see performs. I don’t know what the person who insisted this album be on the list was trying to prove with this one. I won’t give it a 1 because I’m sure this was really something in ‘91 but it just doesn’t stand the test of time. Not a single song stood out to me and within a year I will likely forget ever hearing it.
Was actually pretty cool
I’m just kind of bored listening to this.
Jesus Christ.
Not for me.
Not my cup of tea.
I had the other Mudhoney album about 100 albums ago. I don't mind this...it appeals to my punk and grunge tastes, but not much else. Don't hate but don't particularly like, either.
Opening instrumental Generational Genocide sets me up for an off-kilter carnival. Mudhoney sold me the world, inviting me to something truly spectacular and never-before seen. I went along for the ride, had some fun, but left feeling slightly disappointed. Like true carnies.
Some good tracks but a band that is much better live than on vinyl
Thoughts before listening: Mudhoney is definitely one of those bands where I like what they do, but it can get old over an entire album. They do usually have enough songs to keep me interested though. I am surprised that this is their 2nd album on the list and I look forward to hearing it. Review: Mudhoney were kind of the unsung heroes of the Seattle grunge scene. In many ways they are as important of a band as the big 4, but they never quite got over the hump of mainstream popularity like the others did. Instead they remain underground cult figures. This album sounds sloppy and lo-fi compared to their more polished and popular contemporaries. I like the use of harmonica and organ throughout which creates a more fun sound than those other bands. Definitely a cool band with some good songs that are going on my playlist, but I will have to give the album 3-stars.
Nice bit o' grunge
Pretty enjoyable. Not amazing. Ez 3.5
Man I don't care 1.5
Not a big fan, to be honest. It sounds from the era which in itself is not a bad thing (how could it be?). This means that you can hear a punky-rocky skaterish soundtrack that would dominate some niches of the 1990s. That's not my kind of music. The rock is fine, but not great enough. Something like 'Pokin' Around' seems like a rip-off of The Clash's 'Lost in the supermarket'. Not a bad album per se, but on the lower end of 1001 albums I need to listen before I die.
I think this album is a step up from their previous album both song writing and production wise. The only thing it is missing is a big song like Touch Me I'm Sick. I really like the guitar tones here, they have this compressed fuzz sound or something, where they are very dirty, but still kind of clean and don't muddy up the mix. I don't remember their previous album super well, but I think the vocals are a huge improvement here too. I think I'll checkout some of their other albums in my free time. High 4.
Dorky album name, but I dig it
I would take the fudge instead
Pretty fun!
It wasn't bad. A lot of songs didn't stand out upon first listen, but I'm sure a second listen will help with that. And this is something that I wouldn't mind giving a second listen to.
Pre-Nirvana / Pearl Jam when grunge wasn't just a style, it was a sound no one wanted.
Seems like one continuos, song and not a good one at that. 2 stars or D+ for me.
Listened Before? N Great album, perfectly captures an era in rock music. Grunge/alt stuff from the early 90s has such a carefree attitude and this album is one of the better ones I've heard. I really enjoyed this. Added to Library? N Songs added to playlist: Good Enough
3 Stars (8/15)
Previously rated: Superfuzz Bigmuff (3/5) ***************************** Again, a decent rock album with off-key singing, but falls just short of putting it on the list to re-listen.
Real grunge for real people.
This was a good "raw" sounding album. I liked it a lot. it wasn't pretentious or anything, it was just a solid album with a good sound.
More generic punk rock. Stand-out: Move Out
If I had been a teenager seeing them live in 1990, this might well have been completely groundbreaking. Listening to this in my bedroom in 2024, however, I cannot help but to wish I was listening to a bunch of other bands instead, all of which did a similar thing but better.
I mean ben geen grunge fan, maar deze is wel goeie
could i write poetry to this? y
Another Mudhoney album that does not contain their only "hit" song? Without "Touch Me I'm Sick", Mudhoney just can't compete with the bigger Grunge acts of the time.
One Mudhoney album on this list is enough, and the other one is better.
Nah
To be fair I don’t think, overall, I’m much of a grunge person. There was the occasional moment that I enjoyed but overall this was a slog to get through. 2/5
5/10 Fine but not for me Punk rock with fairly lofi production Has that combo of punk + some hard rock + self-serious American band that doesn’t work for my tastes Best: Pokin’ Around
sub grunge
A good overall album but not as good as their first EP. This has a lot more of what I would call a kind of classic punk styling with some grunge additions.
3.5/5
Mér leið eins og ég væri að hlusta á einhverja krakka vera að herma eftir Nirvana og The Hives en tímasetningin á útgáfunni stemmir ekki. Þetta er líklegast grunge tónlist áður en hún varð góð. Örugglega mjög mikilvæg plata sem slík. Upphafið að einhverju góðu en ekki alveg þar samt.
bad grunge, I can't remember a single thing that stood out
When you think grunge, you probably think of Nirvana, or possibly one of the handful of other big names, like Pearl Jam, maybe Soundgarden. But there was a budding scene that was developing in Washington state before 'Smells Like Teen Spirit' hit big. Mudhoney is about as pure grunge as you're likely to find. Energetic, fuzzy, and roughly recorded. This is the first album I've heard by them, but I was impressed. It's maybe not as good as Nirvana generally, but I'd picked 'Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge' over 'Bleach' at least. It's a great album that lets you feel more intimately part of that original scene, rather than the worldwide sensation that grunge would soon become.
Reminiscent of late ‘80’s rock
Fun grunge
Grunge and Alt Rock hit when I was a teenager so I loved it but I have to say wasn't big into Mudhoney and on listening again I'm still not for me it just doesn't hold up well against some of the others from that time period. It just sounds like noise, I dunno maybe I'm just getting old.
This was fine. Classic grunge. It didn't interest me.
Not that good. Some songs were ok at best, but the others were just fillers.
Loved Superfuzz. Garage punk grunge. I will take it.
Very solid album. I bought this at a 2nd hand shop while searching for Nirvana bootlegs.
Nirvana before nirvana. This album goes hard.
Good album
well the punks, they existed in the 70s, but the book of 1001 albums wants to clarify that the punks also existed in the 90s. thanks for keeping me up to date, book theyre also a progenitor of nirvana and stuff, this album came out a whole two months before nevermind, see?
A good solid outing from Mudhoney but not as ground breaking as Superfuzzbigmuff
Dull and yet annoying.
Proto grunge!
Didn't jump out at me, but I need to listen again
Nice, a little noisy
I really liked the the first two songs but overall it was okay. I liked it more than the Arcade Fire album I think.
I just think grunge is not my genre. I liked the beginning of songs but then the actual song would start. I did like many of the solos. And that's about it. I liked those 2 things, so 2/5.
first listen it's impossible to not compare every early 90s Seattle grunge band to Nirvana
First ever listen to this one, and I enjoyed the ride
Sounds like my ex-brother-in-law’s band. Or like a band that just missed out on being the house band for Pete and Pete.
The fuzzy guitars Of catchy melodic blasts Voice a scratchy glue
Cool I guess? Not exactly my thing but can imagine if I'd have heard this when I was younger I would have got into it. Not heard much about Mudhoney ever though.
Yeah totally fine! A good laugh. Enjoyable. Not much else to say
Quite enjoyed this. It was definitely up my street but can't say I loved it. Sort of forgettable but still worth a listen for sure.
A lot it the songs blurred together, the sound is quite muted on the album and the tracks aren't distinct enough. Some of Mudhoney's other tracks are great, so I was disappointed
A grunge original. While I prefer later grunge with better hooks and production value, the core tenants are here and done well. 3/5
It's a good listen - I can see where Nirvana and other got their sound from. Not that it's the best thing since sliced bread but I liked the vibe. Total integrity.
A solid, if uninspiring grunge outing. Works well in a. Car
3/5
Bit mixed as an album. Good Enough sounds great, liked a couple others, but there was better stuff going on in '91...
3.75
There's a big cultural difference in the paths indie took in the early 90s. In the US I do think it got stuck in this rather uninteresting deep indie sound and forgot the songs.
Nice bit of grunge this, but you can kind of see why they didn't make it as big as Nirvana or Soundgarden...
Never heard this before. Pretty good album. Might "stick" a little more on future listens...
Ok but not great after a string of very strong albums.
It had some interesting rhythms, but otherwise cruder and less refined sounds than most of the albums in this list.
Pink isn't really my scene.
Enjoyed it...though not sure I'd want to listen to it again.
I think for this one I’ll just Let It Slide.
Roy g biv
Thought the name was pretty fun The album certainly wasn't 2/5
Enjoyed it
I feel nothing when i hear music like this
Okuuuuu 6.5/10
Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge - Mudhoney (1991) ... Um dos grunges mais chatos que eu já ouvi, a gaita foi a a cereja do bolo. Melhores Músicas: Thorn, Check-Out Time Piores Músicas: Todas as outras, principalmente se tem a gaita. 1/5
Grunge. No está mal, pero no me ha encantado del todo.
Grunge, nix für mich
okay garage rock sound, would prefer Pearl Jam or Nirvana to them. Probably 2.5
Noteworthy songs - 808080808 Magical Dream - Kinda catchy synth, but the rest is bland. Ancodia - Good background noise. Cobra Bora - Actually kind of cool, reminds me of Bomberman Hero. Pacific 202 - N64 vibes, but melody isn't great. Donkey Doctor - Nothing too special, weird ending. 808080808 - Really cool beginning. A little slow in the middle but stays interesting enough. Sunrise - Nothing remarkable. The Fat Shadow - Eerie. Very short.
Under the circumstances...
Decent grungey album, but plays a clear second fiddle to Nirvana in the same space.
Not really my taste
Classic grunge by one of the leaders and founders of the grunge movement. In many ways Mudhoney were more grunge than Nirvana could ever hope to be. I will always prefer their early singles but this is probably my favorite album of theirs.
Not terrible, per se, but there is much better grunge out there.
Good listen
I imagine in 1992 Mudhoney is what you play at party when you've played all the good grunge albums already and want people to start going home. 5/10 Supremely average
Back in 2021 I bought the vinyl 30th anniversary edition and so began a deep…. Passionate…. Fulfilling relationship with Mudhoney. I wasn’t too fond of it when it came out, having listened first to super fuzz bigmuff, so the ‘new’ sound of one clean guitar one dirty was a bit underwhelming. However revisiting the album now I think k it’s their best mixing influences as varied as 60’s beat pop, surf rock, punk and grunge to create something so sloppy yet so brilliant. Mark Arm deserves to be in the Mount Rushmore of grunge. 4/5
4/5
It kept toeing the line between 2 and 3 stars. It didn't end up winning me over.
I’ve got a lot of respect for Mudhoney—they were one of the OG grunge bands and Superfuzz Big Muff still rips. But Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge just didn’t land for me. The raw energy is there, and I get what they were going for with the garage rock vibes, but the songs kind of blur together and not much really sticks. It just felt like a slog to get through, and I kept waiting for a moment that never really came. Glad they exist and helped shape the scene, but this album isn’t one I’ll be revisiting any time soon.
Excellent entry from one of the first bands I know of to be considered grunge.
3.5/5
Grunge is obviously one of the most prolific and recognizable periods of music from the 90s. It took the world by storm, and really altered the way we look at rock and punk. So much so that it would also drastically change how people approached rock music in the 2000s. But the roots of the genre were not all that complex. People will go back and forth on what they consider the real start of the genre. Some people even trace it all the way back to stars like Neil Young and John Lennon. But even if there were bands coming out in the mid 80s that reflected the sound better, to me the beginning was Doolittle. That frantic and noisy alt rock sound feels like the birthplace of everything that makes Nevermind so good. Where I am getting at with this? I don’t know. This is about Mudhoney. I bring Pixies up because I feel that same influence is present here. Except what you are getting on this record is much closer to punk than maybe any grunge album I’ve ever heard. Nirvana brought punk to the proper mainstream in little bite sized pieces. But Mudhoney couldn’t care less about that mainstream shit. This is as close as you’ll get to a real marriage between 70s/80s punk and 90s alternative rock. It consists of a slightly longer track list with much shorter songs. Ones that get to the point quickly. But I don’t think I would put this over any of the other big name grunge albums. It’s far too committed to being one thing and one thing only. Although I appreciate the occasional surf punk thrown in there. But I wouldn’t categorize this as an absolutely essential of that time period. It just doesn’t have the same appeal. Which I have a feeling was never this bands intention in the first place. Rating: 6/10
Not that epic as it's meant classic, still very good
Garage Grunge Punk mix. Meh. Low 3.
Don’t love this type of music anymore, but it wasn’t bad.
Bien
Gloriously fuzzy. Love it.
4/5 - solid
more like dud honey
Quite good I think there's a shorter version that's a 5, but this is a 3.9 i think Good stuff
More mud than honey
I think this may be my first time listening to Mudhoney on my own? To skip the inevitability of talking Nirvana, I like a whole lot of Sub Pop stuff past and present. And probably future. Some of this fits on the chill, almost Dino Jr side of the scale, then some of it is energetic and right at home on a cool skate video, like Foundation's The Good Times are Killing Me, which also has... Modest Mouse. Okay.
Not my favorite Mudhoney album (that would be the 1989 Self Titled LP) but still very solid. I've always said THIS was the band that Seattle should be recognized for, not Pearl Jam or Nirvana. This is a fuzzed up, anthem-laden, garage screamer of an album. My only complaint is it lacks the same raw ferocity that made Superfuzz Bigmuff and the Self Titled LP so untouchable.
Mi first listening of a grunge album ever, but I believe in Nirvana supremacy
тяжеловато, гнусновато, нужно больше красивых нот
Meatpuppets Mudhoney, what will they come up with next?
Too “punk” for me. There were a few riff’s in there that I enjoyed though
Some bits of enjoyable slacker rock.
I want fudge :( Didn't enjoy the singing or music in this one, didn't do it for me, like pulling teeth to get through, 1* Don't fade IV made me feel physically uncomfortable. Legit couldn't wait for this to be over, I could feel the anxiety creeping.
Eh, pretty average in my grungy opinion. 'Broken Hands' an absolute standout though.
Some of the best out of the Grunge movement. Perfect, tight, dissonant, clever album. More, plz.
I couldnt get into this album at all. The songs did nothing for me. I couldnt really pull out a genre and what the album was trying to do.
I mean, it had some fun moments. I like the edgy harmonica used throughout 😂 Pokin around was my favorite track No idea what the significance is to this album. Based on the release date, it might be one of those records that spawned the grunge rock scene
Some good sounds and even some decent tracks but doesn’t feel like it ever takes off.
I struggled to listen to much of this one, it just isn't very interesting.
I enjoyed this more than I thought I would, however it's likely not an album I'd hurry back to any time soon.
Nun ja. Kann man mal hören.
I was 40 miles away in the forest, and I have to say: You've been f***ing loud (?ted Nugent?)
Raw.
not a huge fan tbh
A veces se puede ser el primero, pero no necesariamente el mejor. El Grunge, como otros géneros, no nació perfecto de la amalgama de Punk, Metal y los años 80. Mudhoney es de esos grupos que le gustan a tu grupo favorito, los precursores de un sonido que encontraría mejores exponentes en un futuro muy cercano. Este tipo de discos son para los que estuvieron ahí, cuando se desarrollaba el sonido, y para los que están interesados en artefactos históricos.
The album feels like a throwback to their raw, grungy days. The energy is undeniable, with heavy riffs and rough vocals. Songs blend together, creating a consistent but monotonous vibe. It's loud and unapologetic, but lacks any spark to make it memorable. Great for hardcore fans, but others might find it repetitive. I say this as a Nirvana fan, who is well aware the Venn Diagram of Mudhoney/Nirvana fans is basically a circle.
Nothing genre defining, but just a lot of fun grooves and not too abrasive
Never listened to a whole mudhoney album. This was a nice time capsule of an era.
Nope. Not my kind of grunge. Just not for me..
I only ever listened to their first album so this was nice. I didn't realize how prolific they are.
The first track was a good start but After a while I wasn’t too into it but generally decent.
Very forgettable grunge album, not sure I’ll remember it in a weeks time.
Very lofi and grungy. Im not really a fan.
Legalzinho
Stared at the wall to it a lot. I also almost fell asleep at some point but can't really tell when. Liked much: Check-Out Time and Broken Hands
decent sound but I dont like this genre at all
Being from the Pacific Northwest, it was impossible not to hear a track or see a concert of Mudhoney at some point in time in the late eighties and early 1990s. They were everywhere. One of the earlier punk/grunge bands that spent a great deal of time traveling down to Portland, Oregon regularly for concerts. While I recognize their role in keeping Sub Pop Records alive and opening up the burgeoning scene to the more polished grunge acts that would follow them in the forms of Alice In Chains, Mother Lovebone/Pearl Jam, and Soundgarden, I am still not that quite into their records much. Having said that, I did dig the tracks "Generation Genocide", "Good Enough" , and "Fuzzgun '91" enough this time around to add them to my playlist. A 4 for their role in the evolution of grunge, but a 2.5, rounded up to a 3 for the actual execution of this particular album.
Not for me
The super fuzzy lo-fi production really appeals to me. The songs are fun, not really a grunge fan so I wasn't sure what to expect, but it feels more indie or garage rock to me. Glad it came up.
Really struggled to get through this.
Pretty good but not incredible alternative. Never heard of it but was fun to listen to as I unpacked. 3.5/5
Eh...this wasn't really my thing tbh. I didn't mind a few songs but thinking grunge isn't something I like much. I was a little too young at the time to seek it out on my own, and generally speaking neither of my parents liked it much (with the exception of Nirvana) so I wasn't really exposed to it. While I am not sorry to try it out and see if I can develop a taste for it, so far I haven't really found the right group/sound to convert me to a fan. That said, I think maybe if I did like the genre more I would think this was pretty good? I did at least somewhat enjoy some of it so that's my best guess. TL;DR maybe listen and you will like it if you are a fan of grunge. Otherwise this is probably forgettable if like me, you aren't much of one.
Didn't love it; didn't hate it.
verkligen inte dåligt men inte min grej. Kände mig lowkey inte tillräckligt cool för att lyssna på detta. Diggar dock albumomslaget