Reviews (page 6 of 8)
Inte najs, gillade inte. Sista låten var den enda bra Bästa låt: Check-Out time
Catchy grunge, nothing special. The music where a lot better than the vocals, to me.
Not a bad album. Is pretty interesting.
Same constant drum beat in most songs. Screaming voice. Made me uptight. Glad to be over with this album!!!
Mudhoney gives me an old school small club raw feel that I can't explain outside of a good vibe feeling, mellow, groove with the music sort of apres-ski sort of thing. They also have a strong punk vibe and a good alt-fun without a big ego sort of feeling. Notice that this band is, for me, all about feeling, and not so much about stellar "forever" music. I think some bands are destned for this sort of role. I don't want to sound mean by saying "almost famous" but it is not mean because they have that "cool" everyone is going to like them even if they are not in the spotlight vibe and seem to perfectly fine with that. Truth be told my comment effects the actually famous worse, as they are marketed as so amazing and awesome and the next best thing but burn out quickly, while bands like Mudhoney will always be worth a listen.
Superfuzz Bigmuff is better but this is probably 2nd best
gott gruggugt rokk. meira út í pönk en málm, sem er gott mál. 3,5.
Awesome grunge with personality.
Ehhh this is a bit too shouty and messy for me. Every song sounds the same. It had me longing for the next album and hoping it’s even remotely better than whatever this is
Grungesque, pre Nirvana. 3.5
I just don't know how to feel about this kind of music. I have trouble taking it seriously in a way. I thought it was completely fine to put on and do other stuff to, but I couldn't focus on it. I perked up for Who You Drivin' Home and I have no idea why. Maybe it just sounded a bit more interesting or different? I think the rhythm the guitar played was more broken up than the sort of steady strumming of the other songs. I liked the harmonica that showed up in and after Movin' Out. That was fun. The choice to start a track with thirty seconds of snoring was inspired and almost made me want to give it another star.
This is a tough album to rate. Generally I liked and could stand what was going on. This type of grungey punk rock really got my head banging here and there. But there were some parts that were almost unlistenable, mostly due to the vocals. I think my true rating would be a 2.5, but I'll round up since the good parts outweighed the bad parts.
Most of the songs are just unpleasant, angsty noise. This must be how my dad felt listening to my music growing up. I might have liked this album if the production quality wasn't complete garbage.
Great album perhaps just a little more mainstream and diverse than the earlier albums. Really not a bad song on the album but nothing to send it over the top either. Mudhoney was so close to greatness but just never got there for some reason.
Fuzzy, sludgy, grungey Seattle sound record. All good tunes, nothing is a crusher but a good record to put on and remember the early 90’s.
There wasn't a stand out track like Touch Me I'm Sick, but it was still a good listen. A less flashy version of grunge then most of their peers.
Really enjoyed this album. Nice and sludgy, just like I like my early 90s music. There are better grunge acts, but this one isn't bad. I'll listen to it again.
Музыка ок, но вообще говоря ни одной причины для присутствия этого альбома в списке 1001 - при прочих Soundgarden и Nirvana, и Pearl Jam, и бог знает кого еще, - я не вижу. Лучшая песня - Don't Fade IV.
Ok, but not as good as the know grungers.
Sounds like a collectin of guys playing in their garage. Vocals are monotonous and at times boring.
2.5 it aight
Not my kind of jam. A lot of noise and screaming, more melody and musicality, please.
Nothing about this interested me in the least
Nope.
I had heard of but never heard this band before. Apparently they are considered grunge. They are from Seattle and were formed during the grunge era. To me many of the songs are more straightforward rock than grunge. There is also punk vibe on the song Let It Slide (my favorite track). Although the last song, Check Out Time, has a grunge buzz about it. I can see them being an influence on what became the grunge sound.
This is a pretty good album, fun listen and nice early grunge. It starts to wain a bit in the middle and end of it though. Not terrible, but not the best out there. It’s good.
Grunge, garage. Ni fu ni fa.
Wouldn't mind seeing them live, but this recording doesn't do it for me. Needs either catchier melodies or more punk aggression.
Un beau gros potage bien épais de distortion et de mal de gorge.
I don't know which band was first referred to as "grunge" but if it wasn't Mudhoney, it should have been, or maybe Tad.
grateful for what they did for grunge but I didn't enjoy that album
Not feeling it. 2
Didn't really give this my full attention to be honest... didn't grab me much.
not for me
- great punk energy - a little long but tbh I didn’t check to see if any of it was bonus tracks or not so that’s on me
- you can hear the 80s rock fading into the beginning of grunge - they may have started the wave, but they didn’t perfect it - 3.5, round up for how iconic they are
I already love Mudhoney
Not bad/not great - just fine
Hard 3.75. Give it 3
A good speaker matters with this one. Sounded quite different depending on what audio set up I put it on. The vocals seem to range from whining to moaning to screaming. Never with much articulation. Oh, let's not forget the... moo-ing... on track 13. Good Enough gets a bit jangley for me. Were they intentionally dissonant in Don't Fade IV? I'm glad that I can now say that I have listened to Mudhoney and that I do not like them. That's two Seattle bands in the last week that are a no for me (the other being Here are the Sonics by, you guessed it, The Sonics). Hopefully, they don't take my residency away. Listened to the original 14 song, 42 minute album, not the bloated 29 song 30th Anniversary Deluxe Edition. Ugh. I can't even imagine wanting to spend close to 90 minutes with this. Every Good Band Draws Fans. Not this time.
Nothing spectacular for a post punk/ grunge era album. It's certainly not the best of the decade and rests on a lot of similar troupes common for the time. I guess you can say that they added a harmonica and that's innovative? I don't know, sounds like all they did was tee up the Gin Blossoms to do the same thing but softer and I don't think that's a compliment.
A pretty good grunge rock album. Apparently one of the first. Didn't quite have that hopeless edge that grunge excels at
This album has cute artwork and a fun title. The music is maybe a bit too garage-y for my taste. The electric guitar strumming is constant, the vocals are often shouty, and the music is generally loud. And all this is made worse by a lack of both depth and variety.
Ok. Quite enjoyed it. Sort of 2.6
C teir. I can hear the punk influences, not bad, not anything super special either.
Not my jam
I probably play the S/t and SuperFuzz BigMuff more but this is probably their best. 4.5
So I was well aware of Mudhoney back in the day, along with the other Seattle grunge bands, and had heard a few songs – but they didn’t click like Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, Alice In Chains, or even Candlebox.. Probably related to them being more punk, as opposed to being more grunge, but that’s me… Found this to be a fairly straightforward punk album, with just a splash of grunge… Not great, but most songs were pretty solid… “Broken Hands” was the first song that got my attention, and from “Move Out” through the last half of the album, the song quality seemed to pick-up… Not nearly as talented as their contemporaries, and more punk than grunge – the best I can give this is a 2, as there is no way it’s a 3…
Enjoyed this - punky and grungy.
Weak enough early grunge
Nice typical mudhoney album
I’m a good boy
Not for me.
A bit pink, a bit grunge, a bit Black Sabbath, a bit weak. Rating: 2/5 Playlist track: Let it Slide Date listened: 01/05/24
Improved as I listened but I probably won’t bother to listen again so 2*
Again, solid.
They hit the nail on the head. I'm confounded. Their version of Good Enough is not very similar to Sarah McLachlan's. It's OK. But not as good.
I'm sure its a naive and probably mean thing to say, but it sounds like a bad imitation at something between Nevermind and In Utero. The vocalist doesn't have the angst/passion of Kurt, and there's nothing that's really catchy. A bunch of punk/edgy alt rock. Overall, I like the energy and vibe, Check-Out Time is probably my favorite.
Excellent!! Great music, although a couple of songs lose a bit of pace.
3/5
started a reluctant wednesday with this and really enjoyed it. hell yes to never being too professional
Hammer Sound, aber die Songs sind bis auf ein paar Ausnahmen etwas zu schwach. Vor allem im Vergleich zu Superfuzz Bigmuff 3.5
Du bon grunge qui mélange plusieurs influence ; moins grunge pur que les autres grands du style. Mais je trouve que c'est généralement un peu moins solide que ces bands. Il y avait des bangers, mais beaucoup de pièces étaient juste correctes. Ça vaudrait la peine de lui redonner une chance. 6/10
Nice album , im always surprised when im listening some Mudhoney
This is interesting. A bit aggressive, a bit heart-achy, a bit rude and growly, but still it's only rock and roll. I'll listen to this again/more. 3 stars. (Oh, it's grunge, hmm, ok I can dig it!)
Somewhat characteristic 90's anst rock
I’m so close to the end. I think I’ve started and finished this album multiple times without rating it and now I don’t know what to think. Sometimes it grabs you with its alt rock grunge vibe and sometimes it feels a little humdrum. Where am I with this? Three stars for safety.
It's difficult for me to like a lot of grunge from the 90s. There's a lot that I do like, and I can recognize it as being good music made by talented artists, but, for me this album is like a lot of music that came out during that time - full of angst and a desire to make something different, but there's not much heart or passion. At least not for aspects of life they're playing and singing about that I can relate to.
the "fathers of grunge", not as popular as Nirvana and others. Most of it is good but got a little too much for me by the end of it.
I can appreciate they've laid the groundwork for grunge to follow; and pushing back against slick production in favor of more raw sound on the album, that seemed on-brand.
Good to get to know this album. They helped start grunge. But were nowhere as good as some of the others.
I’m glad I listened to it, but would be happy to never hear it again.
Superfuzz got 4 stars, so this gets 3.
Definitely not my kind of music.
I went through my grunge phase in middle/high school nearly a decade late. I wore flannels and ripped jeans in 2001. I've known about Mudhoney for at least that long, though I've often confused them with Meat Puppets (in name alone). Meat Puppets were good. This is... fine, I guess? I can at least understand why it would be on the list, given that it's one of the earliest examples of grunge. It's just not super listenable, I'm not tapping my toes, I'm not expecting to have any of this stuck in my head, I'm not going to go out and listen to the rest of their discography. But I have finally listened to a Mudhoney album, so I can check that off the list of things I never really intended to do. Stand out track is definitely "Broken Hands" which is the first time they show that they have the capability of at least a little dynamic range. Otherwise, much of this sounds like teenagers playing their instruments loudly with novice ability. I guess if that's your thing, cool, but it's not what I want to listen to. My eardrums are already dead from my time listening to stuff like this.
One of the architects of grunge and what’s probably their best work. Rough and tumble.
Don’t know
Elevator music of grunge. Every song sounded the same and it went on for too long. Not a fan.
A bit heavy for my mood when I was listening to it
Grunge
I can roll with Mudhoney a bit, but this was fairly unremarkable. A few good tracks, but overall a good example of baseline Grunge. It’s a genre that tends to be defined by its outlandishly great leaders when in reality a lot of what was coming out was middle of the road, such as this.
Not Bad, but far from great. Very forgettable, nothing resonates past the initial listen, but the garage sound was fun
If I had been born just a little earlier, I would have absolutely been a grunge kid. As it is, I missed the boat by a few years. Objectively, this isn't a great album. It's messy, disjointed, and poor Mark really struggles to carry a tune. But subjectively? I loved it. The over-the-top, lo-fi aggressive irreverence is right in my wheelhouse and I thoroughly enjoyed every moment of this one. Hand me my flannel, I guess i'm in my grunge era now.
Grunge. No está mal, pero no me ha encantado del todo.
I definitely can tell that this was an early influence on the grunge genre but something about the sound isn’t complete. Decent overall
DNF. Has not worn well.
Not my thing
This was just ok
Not my type of music. Sounds like a random mix of sounds Fav songs: Into the drink :%
Don't whine and moan at me. Unsustainable.
This one was somehow more boring than the last album I got
Only heard "Touch me I'm sick" by Mudhoney before listening to this one. Mudhoney certainly is a lesser grunge band compared to Nirvana, Alice in Chains and Pearl Jam. Lesser in the sense that the previous mentioned are a level above in terms of musicianship and songwriting. The production quality is also muddled. I read that it was recorded on a low quality tape which explains a lot. It's not a bad album just bland. I rather listen to other grunge bands than Mudhoney.
2/5 ..... and no comment!
I enjoy the garage production. Some killer bass on this album too. Solid 4. Best track(s): Broken Hands, Let it Slide
Never heard them before. I enjoyed most of their songs on this album.
Good but I like heard more interesting albums before
I don't always listen to garage punk and proto grunge but when I do, I'll now make sure it's Mudhoney. Really now. My 5 stars often reflect how much I enjoyed an album within this 1001AYMHBYD challenge and this is the shit. Certainly one of the shits. Also, best harmonica I've heard so far. Looking at you, Bob.
This was a fun one, felt kinda surf rocky
Entry point for grunge, but as listenable than later bands
Not the good kind of grunge
vibey. better grunge than nirvana
52/1001 🌕🌕🌕🌗🌑
This is fine enough, but not really anything in here to get me going. Lo-fi production buries some solid drum and bass work throughout. A few standout tracks to my ear: Pokin' Around, Move Out, Something So Clear. Overall, this one runs very middle of the pack for me: soft 3 / 5.
I expected this to be kinda funky based on the artist name. Kinda feels like a better version of the Butthole Surfers as we come right off from that ride. Move Out was probably the best. Grunge still continues to be toward the bottom of my list of favorite genres, but this one wasn't terrible, but it wasn't good either.
I liked the fast paced tempo of the guitar and drums but the singer was a bit too whiny for me. It started growing on me after the instrumental Fuzz Gun '91 but still a mid to low 3.
The instrumentals on this are pretty solid even though some songs are a bit repetitive. The voice isn’t my fav but works in some songs. Parts became catchy (hooks?) and got me in the long run. Going for a low 3 here.
Interesting to learn about grunge bands I haven't heard before. Music was decent but not particularly meaningful to me. I liked Into The Drink and Move Out, really didn't like Who You Drivin' Now, as exemplars. I don't think I'll be coming back to Mudhoney.
Actually I thought this was pretty good and I would give it a 4 except for the one song with snoring in it that made me not want to listen to the album again.
Decent mix of punk alternative and rock. Sounded familiar yet don’t think I have heard any of these songs. A couple played with the time signature which added interest. 3.75/5
I don't get it, it's a pleasant listen, Good Enough and Thorn in particular, has good energy and everything, but not remotely deserving of a place on this list. 2.
Did not get much out of this tbh. Grungey, noisy, not much in the way of a tune or lyrical interest, but at least it felt like they were having fun. 2/5.
The industrial division of thrash inc
Early grunge influence. Punk
More punk than I was expecting, which is not my favorite genre. Didn't love the probably purposefully low production quality, but other than that nothing stuck out as terrible. Just not my bag.
Great early grunge with a side of punk thrown in. Knew Overblown and a few other MH tunes but overall not super familiar with them. Will enjoy browsing through their extensive catalog. 3.5
cool kinda grunge thing? I dig it but it's nothing special 4/5
Decent album, raw production but still creative. Songs blended together a little for me.
Noise
Meh
It was OK, and brings back memories of the 90s - but couldn't hear a track that stood out
could not even get through this i’m so sorry i really tried
I feel like I slightly overrated the last Mudhoney album we got in retrospect, so I was prepared to rate this lower to compensate. But I actually enjoyed it quite a lot, so I'm going to go with my gut and rate this one a 4 too.
A pretty average version of a style of music with limited room for error.
Total chaos, loud distortion. These guys were having fun and I'm feeling it. Not their best work but who cares. The cover is perfect, I want to sail with big flaming turbo boat like hell YEAAAAH Fav : Don't Fade IV Worst :
I wish the audio quality of the album was better, as I feel many of the tracks would benefit from a heavier sound that blows your socks off, and instead it feels like you're just listening to a band off in the distance. Still, what can be salvaged is usually pretty good, with some great parts sprinkled in to keep the listener interested. Sometimes it gets a little too punk flavored for my blood, but there are great, juicy bits of grunge to snack on throughout, and including instruments like the organ and harmonica help it stand out. Its nothing awe inspiring, but I enjoyed my time listening to this.
Awesome punk and grunge album with a great sound. Each track deserves to be played loud and could feature on a Tony Hawk video game. INTO THE DRINK!
I should have listened to this ages ago but for some reason didn’t. Nice grunge. Moments of five star rock, but in the end a 3 for me and I think the main reason was minor sloppiness in playing and songs sounded the same enough that I was ready for it to end when it did.
Best Song: Broken Hands. Has a sort of dudebro, singalong vibe that's halfway charming. Loved the solo at the end too. Worst Song: Good Enough. Commercial music for a melancholy Walmart ad. Overall: Ever wondered what grunge would be like without any of the angst and charm? Look no further. It's got a certain dive bar appeal to it, but it lacks the heart necessary for this genre to work. The second half was better than the first, though.
Truly bloody awful.
decent early-90s grunge album. Mudhoney was one of those Seattle bands that everybody knew of but never quite got the spotlight that the handful of breakouts got. I think, most likely, that their music was a little less accessible for the mainstream.
Meh, wasn't super impressed, 4/10
Solid album from th grunge era. always heard of this band but never actually heard them. loved Pokin' Around, Good Enough, Something Clear, Shoot the Moon.
Only a couple songs I liked
Muddy garage rock. Some nice riffs but also messy-Not my jam 2/5
If in the mood for grunge it is good
Fun and loud. Best Seattle grunge. All the others were too serious.
Good beat for shoveling lots of snow today.
Surprisingly did not find this album to be that bad. It’s a 90s grunge album and that’s all it needs to be. Nothing really too special about it but it’s consistent and enjoyable. Wish more unknown albums would’ve been like this. 6.2/10
Not sure it was basic
definitely has its moments thorn broken hands who you drivin' now? fuzz gun '91 pokin' around don't fade iv
Exceptional Grunge Band Destroys Faces
I get why Kurt liked these guys.
Mudhoney is important.
I knew the name - back then - a must see band - but its at what I call the 'hard' end of the JJJ musical spectrum for me
The year before this album was released, Mudhoney played live at the Burland Hall in Newtown, but , sadly I missed it. That same year, lead singer Mark Arm released a single on Sub Pop which he called The Freewheelin Mark Arm, in honour of Bob Dylan; the A-side being a cover of Dylan’s Masters Of War. Fortunately I did manage to grab a copy of that. I’m pretty sure I knew Mudhoney before I knew Nirvana. I think there’s some truth in the Trouser Press review of the album : "Conrad Uno’s dry 8-track production sharpens Mudhoney’s garage-rock edge — evident in Arm’s fuzzed-out vocals and a shared fondness for second-hand blues progressions — enough to stand apart from the watered-down metal of most flannel merchants, but they don’t go anywhere with it." Still there are highlights here. I really like Who You Drivin Now? They take no prisoners on Into The Drink. The blues-influenced Something So Clear. Move Out is a rousing 60’s throwback that features Arm’s harmonica (more successfully than his harp on Pokin’ Around). I enjoyed it, but can someone please tell me where they got the intro to Broken Hands from? It’s driving me mad.
On my first attempt at university, I was not a good student. Tuesdays, in particular, I would go to my 11am English lit lecture with my mate Grant, and then we would trundle off to Manning Bar when it opened at noon, because Tuesday was band day. Every lunchtime there would be a free band, usually some local alternative band. But hard to argue with free, right? One week in March of 1990, we ambled up to the bar, where they were lugging in very large, but incredibly beaten up, amplifiers. "Who's playing?" I enquired of Ian the Activities Officer. "Mudhoney" he replied. "Cool", I thought. The chance to see an overseas band was a special treat, and I knew the name, even if I wasn't familiar with their music. At 1pm, they shambled out and ripped through a cacophonous and powerful set, largely based on Superfuzz Bigmuff and their self-titled record. They were a revelation. They were loud and fast and angsty and funny and drunk as hell (at lunchtime!). This was music as I wanted it to be. Proper dangerous punk rock that didn't take itself too seriously. As I recall, lots of people thought it was a terrible racket and left, but it sure made a mark on me. As soon as the set finished, I hiked up to Scratches Records at Newtown and bought a copy of Superfuzz Bigmuff, which is one of my all-time favourite records. I went to see them a few times that tour, and on their next tour, which was in December of the same year if I remember correctly. I saw them at the Lansdowne Hotel, the Phoenician Club, the Paddington RSL, and then a few years later at the Big Day Out. I love, love, love, their stuff. I had been hanging around on the Sydney alternative live scene for a couple of years, so this made a lot of sense to me. Australian alternative had a lot of the elements of grunge (that noisy, punky garage rock thing, leavened with a piss-take attitude), but this was the first American band that I had seen doing what became known as grunge, which was about to take off. Fudge is generally regarded as their best album, and it is pretty damn great. Personally, I would recommend Superfuzz (the CD versions with the extra singles on it for a real taste) but this a terrific album. I love the fuzzy, terrible recording quality, the sloppy playing, the punk energy, the humour, the sense of being out of control. It helped codify my musical taste (and also heavily influenced the terrible band I was in for most of the 90s). Mudhoney were my band. I bought their records, I wore the t-shirts, I saw them live as often as I could. I ended up working at Scratches not long after that, so I had a front row seat for the explosion of grunge in 1991. Oh to be 20 years-old again, working in a little record shop and seeing bands three or four nights a week at a time when there was something so exciting happening in music. While the explosion of underground music into the mainstream was exciting at the time, in the long term it didn't really turn out well for many people (including independent alternative record stores). But that's a story for another day... My infatuation with Mudhoney did influence me in one way that I regret. When Nirvana's Nevermind exploded, I was pretty lukewarm on it. everyone I knew who worked in alternative record stores got thoroughly sick of how overplayed it was. I mean, good record, but it's not Mudhoney now is it? And so I didn't buy tickets to see Nirvana when they played the Phoenician. I really regret that. But I don't regret ever listening to Mudhoney. They are still my band. I really love this record, but is it really a must hear? It is for me, but maybe not for everyone. Four stars
No thank you I’m good 😊
It's a fine album, but nothing screamed out that made this album a must listen.
Enjoyed it, enough. Repetative.
Nothing really sticking out on this one. It has an energy more akin to garage rock than grunge if you ask me, but that's not enough to make it really interesting.
Meh. Nothing to see here, move along.
It wasn't bad, it wasn't good, it wasn't at all. Too samey, nothing memorable. I don't get it.
nee
Goofy ahh album. En dan nog het lef hebben om een kind van 4 je album cover te laten maken
Dit waren een zware 42 minuten moet ik zeggen. Niet echt leuk
If you like grungy guitaring then you would probably like Mudhoney. They are OK. Let it Slide is a pretty rock'n song. Can definitely hear how Nirvana was influenced by them and they deserve cred as one of the innovators of grunge rock. Who brought a harmonica to this party? Okay.
I wonder if the title is a nod to The Moody Blues album, Every Good Boy Deserves Favour? Mudhoney is pure grunge. Raw, underground, and so highly influential in their local scene that totemic albums like Nirvana’s Nevermind, and Pearl Jam’s Ten exist partly because of them. Get out your flannel and Birkenstocks and go a month without washing your hair, because it’s a rainy early 90’s day in Seattle and this is your soundtrack, blasting out of your Dodge Horizon’s crummy cassette player.
Didn’t do a whole lot for me
Good stuff
If you're not a fan of the grunge era of music, this album probably won't resonate with you. Or perhaps it might? But it's not as easily accessible as the giants of grunge. There are some Pearl Jam esque riffs in this album but Mudhoney's guitarist is definitely not in the ranks as PJ's McCreary, and often the guitar solos seem a bit sloppy... This album reminds me of skateboarding when I was young. Which was nice. But overall this album is pretty.... Well, just ok. Despite it being a huge seller and perhaps a saving grace for Sub Pop records, there's no wow factor or anything that is overly impressive. It's not bad but it's not podium material. It's a great garage rock album, and in fact this band would be well suited for a club show. Raw, fast, melodic, rock and roll.
Eh!
Bad, better than a lot of other meh grunge but most grunge is not great. You are not gonna get me to like Pearl Jam or Soundgraden, sorry, I do not care
dobro mi je ovo bilo, poslusat ce se opet
nije baš moja šalica čaja
Meni se bas svidaju:))
Rating: 7/10 Best songs: Good enough, Move out, Pokin’ around
Very mid album. Top tracks: Into The Drink
Bäh...
Meh
Gefällt mir nicht
Pretty good 3.5
Not for me
A solid early 90s indie grunge album with hints of pop. Pretty decent but nothing outstanding that would make me need to come back for more.
Loved the album cover and name. Decent album.
I kinda liked that there was a harmonica in this. Overall it was alright
There were some decent tracks, but as far as grunge goes (not my preferred genre) it's.......fine?
Did nothing for me
Love the vibe but not really the songs.
Saw Mudhoney live not so long ago. A great gig! And whilst much of this material is pretty good, it doesn't leap at you in the way the in-person experience does. So, it's a good rock record with some solid tunes. Little more to be said, except that it's cool these guys were in at the ground floor of the grunge scene. Go catch them if they're playing nearby.
Oh man. School schedule got me slammed, but I can't believe the stuff that's been rolling on this list this week! My first thought when seeing this Mudhoney album here was... is it possible, just possible, that "Superfuzz/Bigmuff" is also gonna be on this list? Seems unlikely, but anybody who knows Mudhoney knows that their best album ain't the one with "fudge" in the title. I guess we shall see. Anyway, I enjoy this sucker for what it is and was surprised at how well it holds up. If I were writing clickbait headlines for bad music blogs, I could easily imagine cooking up one that says, "Mudhoney is the best grunge band you've never heard of." I've always found Mark Arm's voice to be off-putting and grimy. I think it's because it almost always sounds as if it's doubled in some capacity? I'm not sure. He doesn't sound like any of the other grunge singers, and yet... I hear it and I just think "That's grunge." And I love it. But this isn't their Nevermind.
“Good Enough” was good! Surprising harmonies. But very repetitive.
I liked “Good Enough” and “Pokin’ Around”. Harmonica in a grunge album was cool to hear. The rest was at best early Nirvana sounding and at worst kinda uninteresting.
3.5
Hard not to listen to this and not hear Nirvana. The influences are very direct.
Favourite songs: Shoot the Moon, Who You Drivin' Now?, Into the Drink, Something So Clear Least favourite songs: Don't Fade IV (what's with the random snoring noises?) 2/5
Not what I wanted, better than I expected
It's a little too grunge-punk for me, glad I listened to it but wouldn't listen again
I never heard of this before, and I liked it.
Whenever I hear this album I hear the distant thunder of a revolution. This is grunge! Everything else (except for the Melvins) are also rans. Released a full two months ahead of Nevermind this was touted as the album that would break through. But overall it wasn't. Too dirty sounding, having used an 8 track to do the recording, this wasn't a radio friendly album. That is why it is important. As it flew against the expectation and in a way Mudhoney took a step back so they could keep having fun. And that is what it is all about - having fun. I still hate the cover though but treasure my limited pressing on Fudge coloured vinyl
...it was unkonwen to me and I rally liked it!
All of these songs popped right back into my memory. These guys were right there in the mix of all the grunge we were listening to in the early '90s
Not melodic repetitive screaming, which is sold here as music worth listening to.
Grunge seems to be either very good or very bad. This is the latter. If I was 15 and gave it a hundred listens I reckon I'd have grown to like it. But that time has long gone.
J'aime beaucoup cet album alternatif-punk fluide et boudeur. Mais, comme souvent, je me demande ce qui le démarque pour qu'il se retrouve dans cette liste d'incontournable, car il me semble qu'il ressemble aux autres albums du même genre.
Eerste indruk was positief maar hoe langer ik luisterde hoe meer me begon tegen te staan hoezeer alle nummers op elkaar leken (weinig verrassends)
It’s a fine grunge record but nothing groundbreaking to my ears.
Poor production, annoying voice, really gave me a headache.
Alright
Nervig...
Ist mir vor allem anfangs zu punkig = nervig, anstrengend, repetitiv. Cooles Album Cover.
neat punk with some great variation. saved.
The title of the album alone is worth 2 stars. Very grungy, had a good time with it
Let it Slide good song but not the best listening experience for my taste.
Not bad. Really. But many repeating and short songs. It felt full of the same stuff. 15 songs in like 42 minutes. Less development than I would personally like
Diet grunge You can recognize the flavor but man it has a weird after taste
Background music for a movie scene where a grunge band is playing in a garage in a sterile Stepford Wives-esque neighborhood.
idk bro 6.9/10
2/5 naaaaah
5/10 Unfortunately no song stands out
Pioneers of grunge? Contextually I can see how they could hit hard. I wish I were into grunge…
Sounds like a high school band but worse.
listened 2x. decent 3.1
Had heard of these guys in Nirvana and Pearl Jam documentaries. Seattle grunge scene. This is okay. Prob won't go back to it. 2.5/5
2/5
Thought it was punk at first, then alternative , then grunge and liked it all. Late 80s Seattle scene was the place to be. 1st listen 3.5
I wasn't aware of Mudhoney and have little desire to hear them again. The sound is just flat and the longer it went on the worse it seemed to get.
Yeah this is still a near-perfect grunge record with fast, catchy songs all over - had not listened to Mudhoney for many years and thought the album may have that outdated grunge sound, but it still sounded fresh, and I like it very much.
Another good album from Mudhoney, after checking out Superfuzz Bigmuff a short while ago. Still don't like the vocals enough for 5 stars, and the beginning of Don't Fade IV is extremely annoying, but overall I enjoyed it quite a bit.
Respectable grunge album, though nowhere near Ten and Nevermind, released in the same year.
sehr gut
Another excellent grunge record, though I think it's lacking just a touch of the fire that puts Superfuzz up to a 5 for me.
Good noisy punk, but a little lackluster in parts.
A bit of a fan of fuzz rock, but this is a less defined sound than Mudhoney's big hitters and, ergo, comes across a bit generic
The title is a pneumonic device to help you read sheet music
Grunge halt...
Gear: Aür Audio Aurora Mische: klingt (wohl oder übel) adäquat roh und schrammelig für Anfang 90er Grunge Mugge: mellow Vocals werden getragen auf einem Bett von undifferenzierten Gitarren und debil-simplen Drums. keine "Wows" zu finden hier (außer "Something So Clear") Wertung: 2/5
I’ve never really found Mudhoney that interesting. Their Superfuzz Bigmuff EP is pretty admirable for its time as a proto-grunge release but they never really took it to the next level. By 1991 we’ve seen Nevermind, Ten, and Badmotorfinger, and Facelift is just around the corner. While this record has a lot of energy, with that pretty clear Dinosaur Jr influence, it just lacks the catchiness, directness and ambition of those other releases
never cared for garage music, grunge generally on thin ice. this album is psychologically irritating to be with and i think it’s at least partially on purpose
Very Grunge. Very enjoyable. An album to come back to. They probably get sick of the inevitable Nirvana comparisons … but here it is any way. They’re like Nirvana without the accessibility of the hooks. All the ethos, but they make you work a bit harder for the enjoyment.
Zu rockig
This absolutely slapped. It felt to me like a 90s, grunge take on a stooges album in all the best ways. So much energy, such fuzzy and powerful guitars, and immense drive. Didn’t quite excel enough to be a full 5, but this was still fantastic. 4.5/5
Amusing musical reference album title, but garbage garage band calibre music.
Not for me. Grunge has never been my thing.
every song sounds the same
Enjoyed listening
Pretty good, some great songs. A bit too long.
Not really much of anything.
I like the harmonica in there with the grunge. I think I liked the second half better than the first 3
The worst albums are the never ending ones
This album is a cool look into the early 90s Seattle scene. Instead of signing to a major label, Mudhoney released this on Sub Pop almost single-handedly keeping the label afloat, and thank god they did. While this album may not be as memorable or influential as Nirvana’s three studio albums, this is a solid grunge album. The rhythm section is quite good, and a few of these songs fall into a great groove. There’s a lot here to like, from the hardcore and post-punk influences to the dynamic changes throughout.
Fuck grunge
Pojat ei tälle listalle kuulu.. Opetellaan soittamaan nättejö kappaleota ja loöetataan tämmöinen öyhötys..
If I randomly saw this band at a local bar I'd probably see them again, but I wouldn't go out of my way for it.
Skipped through most of it. Labeled "garage punk" which sounds accurate. Probably would have been better in the day. 2.5
Mudhoney never really got the love they deserve. This is a great grunge album. The songs were fun, everything about this album was a really good listen.
That's a great Sub Pop release. Suffers in proportionality, where half feels like standard grunge, half a bit more abstract, and a sliver like a mess. Mud, maybe, but that descriptor is better for the good parts of EGBDF, where the band eschews the Nirvana pop sheen and records something just as good. Odious observation of a far-less-than-odious listen.
A lot of this is solid, mid-period grunge, which is great for getting a feel for what the pre-Nevermind sound was like. Dissonant yet accessible. They really lost me with that harmonica nonsense though.
Mudhoney is one of those bands where, you get that they were influential, but you would still much rather listen to the bands they influenced.
You can hear just how many bands listened to this record. I’d rather listen to a lot of those bands though. 2,5 / 5 content. 5 / 5 cover art.
01) Generation Genocide - 4,0 02) Let It Slide - 7,0 03) Good Enough - 7,0 04) Something So Clear - 5,0 05) Thorn - 5,5 06) Into the Drink - 5,5 07) Broken Hands - 5,0 08) Who You Drivin' Now? - 5,5 09) Move Out - 6,0 10) Shoot the Moon - 6,0 11) Fuzzgun '91 - 7,0 12) Pokin' Around - 5,5 13) Don't Fade IV - 5,0 14) Check-Out Time - 5,5 TOTAL: 5,68 (57/100) I was a big Nirvana fan in the 90's but this did nothing for me...
Better than expected. Very Stone Roses, Jesus and Mary Chain, Velvet Underground, Sigur Ros. Smooth production. Not too loud or too much. Nice balance. Not too pop, not too avant garde. Kinda peaceful.
Interesting album from one of the founders of the Seattle grunge scene. I had to keep forcing myself to finish this one, I don’t think I was in the right mood today haha. “Fuzz Gun 91” was a standouts track; I enjoyed how it was an instrumental. Not a lot memorable from this album but it wasn’t horrible. Two stars.
Not a fan of grundge really. The songs all sound the same and i really didn't want to sit through the whole thing 1.5 stars
Grunge
Loved the metal grunge vibe!
Something new, surprised I hadn’t heard of them before
I am the diamond you left in the dust I am the future you lost in the past Seems like I never compared Wouldn't notice if I disappeared You stole the love that I saved for myself And I watched you give it to somebody else But these scars no longer I hide I've found the light you shut inside Couldn't love me if you tried Am I still not good enough? Am I still not worth that much? I'm sorry for the way my life turned out Sorry for the smile I'm wearing now Guess I'm still not good enough Flannel and guitars - This is a great album. 4/5
Pretty punk rock. I like it.
not for me
+Good Enough Tempted to give it 4 just for Good Enough
Known Before: Standouts: 7. Broken Hands 2.5
Known before: Nothing Standouts: / Rating: 3.0
Known Before: No Standouts: No 1.5
Quintessential example of the nascent grunge form of pop music.
Meh.
Started off really good and I think it kinda lost its shine through it, don't know, started to sound repetitive
Only a couple of decent songs, mostly they sound like a garage band
Pretty average
This may be the best 2. But I have rated so many things 3s that are so much better than this. This should be a 3, but in comparison, it's a 2.
não estou com humor para grunge recentemente, deu minha cota de nirvana esse ano
ai grunge..
3.5
Mostly exhausting. Some things I like about it, like the fuzzy sound, the raw parts of it. Makes sense that they're a Seattle band drawing comparisons to Pearl Jam, another band I have similar difficulty appreciating for some reason.
One Mudhoney album is probably all that is needed for the list, so maybe this should be it since "Superfuzz Bigmuff" is technically an EP? This is a 3.5 for me, but I'll round up to 4 for influence, and because it holds up well.
I dunno, really didn’t get much out of it. Again it’s fine but not my thing.
not what i expected with that album name and art, sounds like sex bob-omb
Very of its time but pretty good. I found a lot to like, especially some of the guitar riffs.
Interesting
Never listened to this band before but aware they were part of the Seattle grunge scene. This doesn't have that sludgy sound. Full of interesting fuzzy riffs. Decent
So far, this is really floating by in the background. feels like kinda generic grunge.
mutaa ja hunajaa ja kaikke siitä väliltä heh.. no vähemmän hunajaa... lähinnä mutaa... pari ok biisiä ei nyt pelasta tätä, ei vanukasta enää syödä...siirrytty siitä pois...ei tarvi hävetä enään kun kaupassa käy... heh ostam vihannes ja hymyukon... heh... broken hands
Walmart Nirvana
Repetitive
Good seattle grunge, not the best
The best rock band from your high school.
I was always aware of Mudhoney but never really listened. It was a good album.
Litt heavy, men akkurat heavy nok
7/10 pretty fun! I like it a lot!
This album doesn’t even have the common decency to be bad. It’s just meh.
clear as
I like the music a lot more than I like the vocals. Apparently they paved the way a bit for grunge, but give me Nirvana I think. But again maybe it's just a genre I don't like that much
A new grunge band to me. Good energy!
Definitely early years of grunge. Early sound of Pearl Jam, Nirvana.
Harmonica is everything. I like this album overall. It really is kind of an evolved version of the Mudhoney in Superfuzz, however still the same in all the ways I care about. Vocals, garage punk, and production that shows all this off. Good album. I wanted to listen to it again the second it was over. 4
I really tried
Grunge fathers in THE year of grunge. Probably inevitable, it is far from being as strong as the staples of the genre that year ('Nevermind', 'Ten', 'Dirt', 'Badmotorfinger'...) but it is strong enough and a relevant album from a band that already were veterans by then
It ain’t no Nirvana but it’s alright.
lost interest fast
Pretty avg punk grunge. A lot of noise but not much substance.
I’m glad to have listened to this. This definitely expanded my conception of Grunge outside of just Nirvana. This album definitely holds up, and earns its spot on this list. Not perfect, but good!