Reviews (page 6 of 7)
Hard to believe they were bigger than nirvana in their heyday and before Nevermind exploded. Even im the 90s could t get into these guys and still can’t. Maybe it’ the mix, maybe it’s the vocals. Maybe it’s Maybelline.
This wasn't very interesting or memorable. 3/10
I preferred Superfuzz Bigmuff, and including this as well feels kinda superfluous. BUT I really like the album art, so… ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Ok, fine, ears over eyes. Strictly musically speaking, this really isn’t anything special, so I guess I’ve gotta cap it at 2.5 stars.
Yeah... Nah... There's better grunge.
two albums by this band seems unnecessary
Wasn’t familiar with them. Somehow missed them in the 90s and since I have no nostalgia for this band and album, it was hard to get through. Very pre-grunge alt rock sound but not what I would call quality music.
Klingt wie Nirvana nur ohne die nice stimme. Good enough ist ein schönes Lied! Into the Drink hat einen sehr vielversprechenden Anfang. Der Rest klingt alles sehr ähnlich
Not really a fan, not my genre and I wasn't really pulled in.
Didn't jive with this one.
☀︎ j’aime pas: Good Enough, Something So Clear, Into The Drink, Broken Hands, Who You Drivin’ Now, et là j’ai arrêté d’écouter. ☀︎ j’aime: le fait que j’ai décidé d’arrêter
I wasn't very hopeful for this, I thought it looked terrible. It wasn't good, not gonna lie, but it also wasn't terrible.
Late punk / early grunge. Not a fan of either. The album stretched for longer than I would have wanted. 4/10
I know is not fair to compare bands, especially at a time when they were all striving to define a genre, but this album was like listening to a soft/safe nirvana. Fuck harmonicas !!
There was nothing noteworthy about this album. Other than the name Mudhoney which I only know as a band that Nirvana made obsolete
fine
Not their best
Couldn't do it
Well, it was better than the last Mudhoney we were subjected to, but it's still the most paint by numbers, sludgy grunge you could ever conceive of. There has simply got to be better music than this someone could enjoy listening to.
Not bad
No, no, NO!,
Honestly i didnt understand this music. Couldn’t comprehend what i was hearing at all. Absolutely indecipherable for me
A pretty good album. A little loud and noisy and a trifle messy for these ears at my age. No memorable melodies after 2 listens2.5 stars
I wanted to like it more than I did. At times I heard many different bands I really like: Nirvana, Mastadon, Pearl Jam—but most of it didn’t sit right in my ears. Would return to this again in the future to try again. For now, most of the songs felt like the worst of Dinosaur Jr songs, which was both surprising and difficult to get through at times.
Generic music from a genre that isn’t for me
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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
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.
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.
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.
Nah
Discordant grunge/punk, not my thing. Probably would have loved this as a teenager
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
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
Sonic Youth did this in 1988
5/10
Irritating grunge performed in a way I don't enjoy
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.
expected more, but it is what it is..
1.5 didn’t like it but wasn’t as bad as I first thought
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.
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
-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
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.
Don’t like the music or yelling vocals. Annoying noise is the best way for me to describe this.
Thought I might like it but ended up ugh.
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.
A grunge album
queeee se yo, como que me quedé en el medio
eh, not my favorite
noise
Ehh..
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.
low-mid
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.
Still not into the genre
80s stuff, just not my jam
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.
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.
I’m just kind of bored listening to this.
Not my cup of tea.
Some good tracks but a band that is much better live than on vinyl
Man I don't care 1.5
Dorky album name, but I dig it
I would take the fudge instead
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.
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.
One Mudhoney album on this list is enough, and the other one is better.
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
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
Reminiscent of late ‘80’s rock
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.
Not that good. Some songs were ok at best, but the others were just fillers.
Dull and yet annoying.
Didn't jump out at me, but I need to listen again
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.
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.
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.
Pink isn't really my scene.
Roy g biv
Thought the name was pretty fun The album certainly wasn't 2/5
I feel nothing when i hear music like this
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.
Not terrible, per se, but there is much better grunge out there.
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
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.
Bien
more like dud honey
тяжеловато, гнусновато, нужно больше красивых нот
Too “punk” for me. There were a few riff’s in there that I enjoyed though
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.
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.
Nope. Not my kind of grunge. Just not for me..
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.
decent sound but I dont like this genre at all
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.
verkligen inte dåligt men inte min grej. Kände mig lowkey inte tillräckligt cool för att lyssna på detta. Diggar dock albumomslaget
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
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.
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.
Sounds like a collectin of guys playing in their garage. Vocals are monotonous and at times boring.
2.5 it aight
Nothing about this interested me in the least
Wouldn't mind seeing them live, but this recording doesn't do it for me. Needs either catchier melodies or more punk aggression.
Not feeling it. 2
Didn't really give this my full attention to be honest... didn't grab me much.
not for me
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.
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.
Not my jam
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…
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*
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.
Somewhat characteristic 90's anst rock
Good to get to know this album. They helped start grunge. But were nowhere as good as some of the others.
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.
Elevator music of grunge. Every song sounded the same and it went on for too long. Not a fan.
Grunge
Don't whine and moan at me. Unsustainable.
2/5 ..... and no comment!
Entry point for grunge, but as listenable than later bands
Not the good kind of grunge
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 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.
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.
Decent album, raw production but still creative. Songs blended together a little for me.
Noise
A pretty average version of a style of music with limited room for error.
Meh, wasn't super impressed, 4/10
Only a couple songs I liked
Muddy garage rock. Some nice riffs but also messy-Not my jam 2/5
Not sure it was basic
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
No thank you I’m good 😊
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
Didn’t do a whole lot for me
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
Very mid album. Top tracks: Into The Drink
Did nothing for me
“Good Enough” was good! Surprising harmonies. But very repetitive.
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
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.
Nervig...
Ist mir vor allem anfangs zu punkig = nervig, anstrengend, repetitiv. Cooles Album Cover.
2/5 naaaaah
5/10 Unfortunately no song stands out
Sounds like a high school band but worse.
2/5
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.
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
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
every song sounds the same
Not really much of anything.
Fuck grunge
Skipped through most of it. Labeled "garage punk" which sounds accurate. Probably would have been better in the day. 2.5
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
not for me
Known before: Nothing Standouts: / Rating: 3.0
Meh.
Only a couple of decent songs, mostly they sound like a garage band
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
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.
So far, this is really floating by in the background. feels like kinda generic grunge.
Repetitive
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
It ain’t no Nirvana but it’s alright.
lost interest fast
I’m not really into grunge, but my friend Andy does!
This was a long and tedious listen. This does absolutely nothing for me. I don't find it interesting enough to even hate it. Boring 90s grunge rock - completely lacking the pathos or complexity of Nirvana or even Pearl Jam. 2/5
Mudhoney is okay. I appreciate that they pioneered a genre, and it's interesting to here the beginnings of grunge - but it's still just okay.
Just seems kinda bland? I don't get it
Kinda seems like noise. Has recognizeable aspects of punk and grunge but not as good as other examples of those styles. Sounds like a mediocre garage band both in skill and recording quality.
Granted, I listened to this while trapped in a crowded subway car with no a/c, so listening to this on my commute only added to my agitation. It's definitely not BAD musicianship, but no track stood out as something I'd want to revisit. For me, that's the greatest sin of a list called "1001 albums to hear before you die." Nothing I experienced was something I haven't and couldn't have heard from another artist. If I'm being generous, it was interesting to hear a band at the exact midpoint between post punk and grunge. If I'm not, there's a valid reason I'd never heard of Mudhoney before today. You know its a head scratcher of a choice when listening just reminds you of the underrepresented genres, geographies and artists (cough cough women) from this list.
I would have been all over this back in '91. Not so 24 years later on a damp Thursday morning. What a bloody racket. The more melodic tracks such as Good Enough at least dial it down slightly. There's tunes in there, until the dumb reverb swallows them up. I'm surprised I made it to the end.
Nah
Didn't like this. Too rough and raucous with no strong melodies, too shouty.
Un punk medio choto, cansados. Rescato unos arreglitos.
Meh, expected more out of it. Constant repetitive lyrics and subpar vocals. Enjoy the instruments though.
Looking at this appear with a 29 track-long caused a definite sinking feeling. Fortunately, that appears to be the 30th anniversary "deluxe" edition. I'll be sticking to the 14 tracks of the original, thanks. First couple of those tracks I think "They're doing some interesting drumming. The production sounds a bit weird. Is this deliberate?" I think it is deliberate. Interesting. That drumming though. That stands out as being something worth focusing on - if I can. After a while of listening but not listening - I realise that I am bored witless.
Þetta er allt í lagi. Meira post-pönk en ég bjóst við.
Nja...
Not sure this is one of the 1,001 albums I needed to hear before I died, but that cover definitely belongs on the list of 1,001 Very Good Drawings Done By a 2 Year Old. I just absolutely do not get the draw of any grunge that is not explicitly Nirvana.
Digging the sound so far and that they kept a small grunge label alive instead of signing some bigger deal. Respectable. Def done dope garage grunge sounds here. I’m super into that, but it doesn’t have much pushing it past the novelty of the genre. The album is a tad too long in my opinion but at least the tracks remain consistent in quality The guitar solo at the end of broken hands was nutty thooo Overall, this album seemed to just be going through the motions. Not much happened. 👍: shoot the moon, fuzz gun ‘91
It really wasn’t a great day for me to listen to this I had a lot to do and only got though it once. It was just too noisy for my taste. I think that is also amplified by me listening with headphones. I probably should give this another shot, but I probably won’t. Good enough is a pretty good song but nothing else stood out to me. Only silver lining here is there were a few points where I felt like I could be playing tony hawk pro skater. Heard b4: None Best: Good enough MMM: INTO THE DRINK!!!!! INTO THE DRINK!!!!! INTO THE DRINK!!!!! PS: listened to some of the songs again b4 bed, not with headphones, and as I suspected it wasn't as bad. Under perfect conditions, maybe I could see myself wanting to listen to some of these songs again. I get why someone may enjoy this, but it's still not for me.
I agree with one of my esteemed colleagues that there's too much grunge on this list. And this is not particularly interesting grunge either.
It didn't really do anything for me and doesnt feel like a standout in its style
I'm to old for this shit. I've no need to annoy my parents any more. Nirvana and pixies came on after this and it was such a relief.
I want to like it because it's sub pop.
So, so grungy. I liked “Broken Hands”
Ei tää nyt oikeen… eka ep on hyvä mutta tämän unohdin melkeen heti kun olin kuunnellut. 2/5
Juuh, listan väsähtäneet ysärirock-levyt osa 73. Broken Handsin kohdalla havahduin, muuten toisesta korvasta ulos.
En olekaan pitkään aikaan kuunnellut grungea, Vähän epätasainen levy kyllä tämä, 2/5.
This should be right up my alley, but I find the songs indistinct and it sounds awful. Ho hum.
Some good bits but nothing majorly memorable on there for my liking. Plenty of better records coming out of the grunge scene
Made breakfast to it, it was early. Don’t see it as a “half to listen to” album
It's about time to confess I've always struggled with grunge: it passed me by throughout my alienated teenage years, has never given me the wild sense of abandon it's supposed to thrive on, and turned me off by taking such a cue from metal. While many grunge artists rejected the label, Mudhoney are nonetheless seen as one of its progenitors, ticking all the key boxes: based in Seattle, signed on the Sub Pop label, growling and grinding their way through an abrasive catalogue. "Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge", their second album released at the onset of grunge's explosion in popularity, has some ear-grabbing moments, but is ultimately too much mud and not enough honey for my taste. The recordings are wilfully homespun, having been taped on low-quality 8-track, which adds to the band's singular style but doesn't make for a pleasant listen. It's a constant assault of grungy power chords deep-fried in fuzz, ugly chord changes pressing up against each other. Mark Arm's vocals shriek and howl above it all, often obscured in noise. From the grinding dirge-shuffle kicking off "Generation Genocide", through to the end of "Check-Out Time", it's oppressive and aggressive. "Let it Slide", "Thorn" and "Into the Drink" are chaotic avalanches of sound, and the likes of "Something So Clear" are repetitive one-chord rampages with volcanic toms. That said, it's not completely dreadful, and has some worthy moments. "Who You Drivin' Now?" is a nice, straightforward garage rock number that feels like an alternative successor to the 60's. "Good Enough" is a strong single with a satisfying hook and intricate drum beat. Finally, the lead guitar counter-melody in "Pokin' Around" is about as far as we get to any jangle or memorable musical figures. I appreciate many people would find more to like in this collection, but right now I'm not one of them.
I really wanted to like this. But I just didn't the songs are just sort of there. With no soul at all. What's really weird is, I listened to it an hour ago and can't remember ANYTHING from it. Not a good sign. I was really hoping to like this.
Not my style
Huh
Decent rock. And that’s it
This is somewhere between Nirvana and Dinosaur Jr, they probably influenced Queens of the Stone Age, but it's not as good as any of them. It's not really bad, but it sounds like they want to rock hard without putting in the effort. It's OK, but not essential. Favorite song: Who You Drivin' Now.
Don't really care for it.
2.5
I should like but don't really
Not my thing.
not very interesting
njesra
Eww punk. Not the worst though.
Drum work was fire. Unfortunately this album didn’t resonate with me.
Its fine, I dont like grunge that much
Why is this on the list
Helt ok, några dängor men lite väl muddy för mig
Mjeh så trist"!!
I’m starting to see the appeal of this kind of music, but I’m still at a point where I just don’t really care for it. Album Cover: Cool 4/5
This sounded like it wanted to be a lot of different styles of music, but couldn't make up its mind. They're a competent band, but I've heard these genres before and played better.
It was OK. Nothing stood out.
Oli mukana rakentamassa grungea ja vaikutti vahvasti mm. Nirvanaan, mutta syystäkin jäi jalkoihin kuitenkin. Pari parempaa, suurin osa kuulosti vaan meteliltä. Vaatis varmaan enemmän kuuntelukertoja päästäkseen paremmin sisälle
Utterly unremarkable.
Nope nope nope.
Alright, another artist I've never heard of before, let's go! 2 songs in. OK, this is some 90's Seattle grunge scene stuff. Like Nirvana but twice as goofy and a quarter as talented. A quarter of Nirvana is still worth a couple stars though.
i don't think i like grunge 4/10
Good punkish album
za cichy wokal
Generic grunge. Don’t recall a single song. Would not listen again.
Not good, didn't really notice it as I was working whilst listening
2.5/5. First time hearing this one.
Never really got into this band, maybe I'm too young
Like their EP way better, this is a bit of a sleeper zzzzzz . . . but i will say the guitars do have that great fuzz sound and an influential band for the grunge scene
It had its moments which were swamped by plenty of turgid grunking.
Mudhoney fut longtemps une de mes plus grandes fiertés dans le grand quizz du générateur. En effet, je les reconnaissais à chaque fois, sans trop comprendre pourquoi. Passé le temps de cette satisfaction, la présence d'un second album de leur part n'etait absolument pas nécessaire.
Had some good drums/guitars, but overall this felt just the same as many other mediocre grunge bands and I'm not a huge fan of that.
I believe this is our second from Mudhoney, another fuzzy, grungy rock album. Again, similar to the Sonic Youth album we just had, I just don't feel in the mood for this kind of music. It ran together and not much stood out. I think I enjoyed the previous album more, but yeah. Not much here for me. Favorite tracks: Thorn, Broken Hands. Album art: Cute? It's a very child-like drawing, but note the NAKED WOMAN in front of the boat! I do like this one though, fun style and coloring. The title is also an obvious reference to those sheet music lines. I wonder if an actual kid drew this? 2/5
Started terrible, but I felt the back half of the album had a few redeeming tracks. 1.5/5
not good
Nie sadzilem, ze kolejny albumik od tej bandy sie pojawi, a jednak jest ich drugi studyjny krazek, rownie podziemny i lofikowy jak pierwszy, every good boy deserves fudge z 91, nadal jest to grungowe granie z humorkiem, sklad sie nie zminil, wiec muzycznie plyta przypomina to co bylo na superfuzzie, tylko ze jest troche wiecej materialu, bo az 42 minuty na 14 trakach, nie tylko instrumentalnie, ale i lirycznie nadal jest to to samo, czyli utwory dziwnie luzne, mocno sarkastyczne na tematy przerozne, na plejke leci good enough i into the drink
Olipas tämä erilaista kuin odotin. Kuvittelin että Mudhoney on jotain 1990-luvun pomppuheavya/nu-metallia mutta se taisikin olla Mudvayne. Vaikka genre olikin jonkinlainen positiivinen yllätys, ei levy silti herätä suuria hurraahuutoja. Aika tylsää rokkiräimettä nuhaisilla soundeilla. Kappaleista ei parilla kuuntelulla jäänyt yksikään positiivisesti mieleen. Ei kyllä myöskään negatiivisesti. Jotain vastaavaa tässä on kuin aiemmin listalla olleessa Modern Loversin levyssä, mutta taso ei yllä lähellekään samaa. Kakkonen hennolla plussalla.
Not for me. The rhythm section seems like something I could get along with but the distorted guitar and morose vocals both stress me out and bring me down.
It was not good
Energetic but just missing something
Pas vraiment mon genre. Je resiste jusqua la fin mais je ne reexouteraipas et je n’ai pas vraiment d’interet. 2.5
Your run-of the-mill grunge album. Pretends to be raw and angry, but is mainly one thing: boring. 1.5/5
2 1\2
Para nada ni estilo.
Didnt grab me at all but didnt have to stop or skip around either
it's ok, struggling to have any thoughts on this. I've never listened to any grunge, but this was not what I was expecting. Some good energy to it, but left me feeling rather underwhelmed.
I love metal but somehow I just can’t get into most grunge. Grunge is like metal but with less talent and more whining. I was pretty bored with this one. I can see how it would be a classic for diehard grunge fans though. My favorite part was the drums, they were great throughout
Fun riffs but mostly forgettable. 5/10
Not for me.
I forgor
Ehh
Arjan gaat me vast vervloeken, maar dit trek ik echt niet. Veel te rommelig en wat een zeurzang van die Mark Arm. Pff.
In de 90's was ik enorm fan van zo'n beetje alles wat met Seattle en 'grunge' te make had. En ik wilde Mudhoney ook altijd tof vinden. Maar elke keer als ik eran begon kwam ik weer tot de conclusie dat het niet mijn ding was. En zo ook nu weer. Muziekaal wat onrustig en rommelig maar nog wel te doen. Maar dat zeikerige gesnerp van Mark Arm verpest het echt volledig.
Meh
Lots of energy. I would guess that they’d put on a rambunctious live show. For just listening, I was not all that captivated though.
Sounds like yet another punk rock simplistic power chords and screaming record. I want to see the merit in this kind of music, but I just don’t. 2 stars cause it at least has some point to it, I just don’t see anything that stands out or is that significant whatsoever. I can play power chords and scream about my tortured soul too, why aren’t I on the list?
Grungy, noisy early alt rock. Not bad but not something i would listen to again, would rather put on Nirvana for sure.
Oh, grunge. I knew the band name - knew the era, but not the style or the quality. Now I do.
Got bored. And it annoys me that to be underground / indy, they make these records that sound like they were recorded in a Wheely bin. 2
This is a distinct difference from the hair metal rock that came before it. I wouldn't call this album great but it was an okay listen.
Not impressed
got all the stuff i should like in an album. didn't like it.
Works best when it explores the fray between indie arrangements and grungier instrumentation, unfortunately leans too hard into the latter on most tracks and becomes a bit homogenous and unremarkable throughout