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the first non-nirvana grunge album i’ve ever listened to, and it’s pretty solid!
i really don't like this. sounds bland
Grunge, garage. Ni fu ni fa.
Grunge. No está mal, pero no me ha encantado del todo.
Quirky grunge.
Rough but influential sound. Relatively enjoyable for me
I’m not really into grunge, but my friend Andy does!
Very important album in my teenage years. Incredible!
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
Okay, well now it makes even less sense that their debut EP made it onto a 1001 albums list. The album is pretty listenable grunge stuff. It competes with / complements Nirvana reasonably well for your listening pleasure. My problem with the grunge sound is (and this might be misinformed or unfair): it kinda has the swagger of garage rock, it kinda has the heaviness of heavy metal, it kinda has the alternative appeal of indie rock... but it's kinda too apathetic to be any of these things, so it ends up a muddy mess of nothingness. 3*
Mudhoney are often overshadowed by other Grunge stalwarts like Soundgarden and Alice in Chains but this album shines through
I really dig this... not sure why like this over MC5, Hüsker Dü, Velvet Underground that came before... but I just like this better. More Nirvana meets Dinosaur Jr. Maybe it's just the more punk / garage vibe to it. The guitar work is great for my taste. The drumming is very punchy and appropriate. I actually like the vocals... there's a decent variety but still a nice set of songs. Biggest surprise: Pokin' Around is really catchy. I think this is a 3.5 - 4 for me. Rounding it up because this one speaks to me more than the other 3s.
The pioneers of grunge. This album is fast, noisy, fuzzy and excellent. Mudhoney has a bit of snarl but it’s clear they didn’t take themselves overly serious, it works pretty well here. It’s messy but all ties together so well, it’s really impressive how it sounds so messy and clean at the same time, Broken Hands is a track that perfectly captures this. Thought it was pretty cool that Mudhoney basically saved Sun Pop from sinking, so they not only pioneered grunge but also kept the doors open for other great acts who may not have been given opportunity elsewhere. 4 stars
I think I said this about Mudhoney before when I reviewed Superfuzz Bigmuff, but this reminds me of the Stooges and MC5, but with a 90s sensibility. More punk than grunge. Gets a little rambling and unfocused in the middle tracks, but they have a great fuzzy sound that never gets too murky and is surprisingly catchy when they want it to be. Fave Songs: Good Enough, Broken Hands, Something So Clear, Pokin' Around, Into the Drink, Check-Out Time
Ok
This was my first time listening to a Mudhoney album, and I enjoyed it. I thought the guitar playing and drumming were fantastic. Lyrically and vocally, I wasn't terribly impressed, and a lot of the songs kind of ran together for me. This album was no Ten, but it was still fairly enjoyable. This is the type of album that I'd enjoy listening to while I'm at the gym.
not my type of music but there were some pretty good songs. i liked the incorporation of the harmonica added a cool layer
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.
Some alright songs heree
likeable but nothing special, any number of 60s garage bands were just as good
Just seems kinda bland? I don't get it
Punchy. I want some fudge now.
Oh now this was just weird. Just constant screaming and weirdness in all aspects. Not a fan.
Middle school level infantile low-fi dogshit. How can two of this ass-sounding band's work get on this list. I never can nor will understand the theory that making something intentionally shitty is somehow a badge of individuality. 1/10 1 bag of flaming shit that when stepped on angrily looks vaguely like an exploding star.
It’s an alright sound, Pro Skater vibes for sure. Not a personal favorite I’ll dip into much in the future, but I thought it was good. I find grunge to generally be less exciting to me than punkier punk.
I liked the indie/post-punk tracks: Generation Genocide, Good Enough, Something So Clear, Fuzz Gun and Pokin Around. I didn’t like the full-on metal tracks.
Niet de beste grunge dat ik al hoorde.
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.
Wow. This was a painful experience. The vocals were terrible, the songwriting was irritating, the instrumentals were too chaotic and it all went on for far too long. It was a chore to get through. What is it with all the 1 star albums lately? I genuinely didn't think a list like this could have 1 star albums, because I'd think an album would have to be good to make it on here. But in the last three days I've had 2 1 star albums. At least these guys weren't as pretentious as Elvis Costello. But other than that, I think I actually enjoyed Elvis Costello's album, which I also gave one star, more than this.
Grunge was short lived but I'm glad it lived long enough for Mudhoney to give it a try. Love it!
You know this is more diverse with a very strong finish than the first couple of tracks would suggest. They're not quite distinctive enough to make them a 'what aboutery' with the grunge Premier League but a strong playoffs from the Championship level.
Great record. I was never that much into Mudhoney until I bought this record. A very good decision
Grunge isn't really my thing, but they're cool. I'd say like 3-stars though.
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.
Does Mudhoney need two albums on this list? No. But I found this album much better and more accessible than their previous entry here. The solo in Broken hands was sick. A lot of gave me Dinosaur Jr vibes. Seems like they were contemporaries. A solid rock album.
I thought of this as the non-grunge grunge album when I bought this in the 90s and was a tad disappointed. Listening to it now, I realize that I was a tad harsh and Mudhoney's return to the garage and away from the traditional grunge was an important "moving on" statement that is powerful today. Today I am a sucker for the great farfisa sound.
This is good and an important contribution to Grunge, but I don't think it's at the same level as albums by Nirvana, Soundgarden or Pearl Jam. Likely why they didn't have the same level of commercial success as the others. My favorite track was the instrumental, Fuzzgun '91. Great rock and roll for any genre but definitely encapsulates the Grunge vibe.
The songs were kind of indistinguishable to me but I do think that would change with repeated listens. The inclusion of harmonica solos made for a nice surprise. I'm sure we don't get Nirvana without this so that's something.
Saw them once at a matinee performance in a tiny pub and wasn't convinced, but I didn't mind this. Preferable to Nirvana - a bit more variety and less 'rockist'. Just a bit more 'fun' really. Howevere, not the sort of thing I would listen to out of choice. Better than expected but not as good as I'd want.
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.
I don't really have much to say about this album besides it is a really good grunge album. If you like grunge you will like it. A solid 9/10
2.5
With its groove and high distortion and overdrive, I can hear the transition from fuzzy alt rock of Dinosaur Jr or Fugazi to grunge of the following year. It's groovy at times but often fast, wild, fun, and even humorous. Compared to Superfuzz Bigmuff, it's much more consistent and polished with better deep cuts. Only a few forgettable tracks.
Kinda grunge-y, kinda punky, kinda cool. Mudhoney were kind of ahead of the curve in a lot of ways, but their stuff has just never really clicked with me. A lot of the time this album just left me thinking "oh this sounds like Pixies/Nirvana but I'd rather be listening to Pixies/Nirvana". Some very cool drumming and surprising psychedelic passages, tunes just didn't stick.
Nah
Didn't like this. Too rough and raucous with no strong melodies, too shouty.
Liked the sound, really like the guitars of the grunge era, something so clear was fave song on this one, will check out more by the artist whilst prob not putting this on again anytime soon
not for me
I had vaguely been aware of Mudhoney's existence, but never listened to an actual song by them, never mind a whole album. This turned out to be an enjoyable experience. They sounded like a mix of Nirvana, the Pixies, with a bit of Neutral Milk Hotel thrown in for good measure. The vocals were great, the guitar was fantastic, nothing irritated me or felt off. This was very close to being a 5 star album, but not quite there.
Un punk medio choto, cansados. Rescato unos arreglitos.
Meh, expected more out of it. Constant repetitive lyrics and subpar vocals. Enjoy the instruments though.
Mudhoney’s best effort
# 14 : Solid grunge rock, pretty standard sound for the genre. Nothing exciting, but I liked Pokin' Around.
Seems like classic grunge. It's not bad, but probably not something that I would listen to again.
I liked "Into the Drink" well enough but probably only in comparison to the rest of it. I can't imagine ever listening to this again.
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.
K-Mart Offspring?
Þetta er allt í lagi. Meira post-pönk en ég bjóst við.
Mudhoney is, of course, essential grunge from the earliest days of the genre. Masters of the fuzz, Mudhoney brings much of the same energy from their breakout Superfuzz Bigmuff, but with more matured songwriting. Much of EGBDF is solid and clearly delivers on the punk-inspired grunge sound that they're so well-known for.
The recording quality on this leaves a lot to be desired, but no complaints here. This record rips. Mudhoney is a behemoth in the Grunge scene and Mark Arm already saw the writing on the wall. This is a classic album, one of the best of the era and the genre.
Nja...
So glad to have listened to this album.
This is fun but not sure why here
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.
Some other comment said tracks that didn't make Tony Hawk soundtrack. Agreed. Still enjoyed it but probably won't return.
Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge was a fun album that had me bopping my head along to the grunge guitars of '91. I enjoyed the short sharpness of the majority of the songs, apart from the only song that was longer than four minutes. Best: Good Enough Worst: Broken Hands
Eh.. PS I'm upgrading the previous John Grant album to 5 stars
ovo šta sam čuo - dobro je, sviđa mi se!
Not bad but not for me
Nostalgia mediocre and noisy
This isn't my fav. I didn't find much about to get excited about. Not really a fan!
A little dark and gloomy, but good bit of energy and chaos in this. It's dirty, gritty, drone-y and perfect. Listened to this nonstop for about two hours before settling on a five. Would def. listen to this againif I didn't have such a mountain of unfinished reviews to write.
Every Good Boy Does Fine Every Good Boy Deserves Favour Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge Every Good Boy Deserves Food Every Girl Buys Designer Fashions Every Good Bear Deserves Fish Every Good Boy Deserves Fruit Every Good Boy Deserves Fun Every Good Bird Does Fly Every Good Boy Deserves Football Empty Garbage Before Dad Flips Elvis Goes Belly Dancing Fridays Every Green Bus Drives Fast Elephants Get Big Dirty Feet Every Good Burger Deserves Fries Elvis's Guitar Broke Down Friday Even George Bush Drives Fast Every Girl Buys Designer Flip Flops Every Girl Bakes Delicious Fudge Eat Good Bread Dear Father Ernie Gave Bert Dead Frogs Elephants Go Bouncing Down Freeways Apparently no one can agree on one mnemonic for the lines of the treble clef, as all of the above (and probably more) exist. Nice to see that they don't all offer nice things only to good boys. But girls can just buy and bake things? I won't hold the sexism of treble clef mnemonics against Mudhoney.
At its best, it brings to mind some of the great proto-punk bands like the Stooges and the MC5. At its worst, it's just sort of ordinary grunge. 3 stars.
I love grunge, and this is grunge! However, I came to a realization while listening to a band that I always knew of, but had never heard much of. I love Grunge with an exceptional lead vocalist: Chris, Eddie, Kurt, Scott, ….fucking Layne! This has all of the elements of good grunge, minus the very important bit. Otherwise, hey… not bad!
Made me wanna go surf then slam some cold beers
HELL YEAH GRUNGE LET'S GOOOOOOOOO
I liked it but nothing was crazy good for me
Man Nirvana was special. I respect Mudhoney for the influence they had on the genre and I’m sure this went crazy live, but hearing these songs after hearing Nirvana makes them feel flat. Cover Art: 8/10 both the cover art and album title are sick
Torn between a 3 and a 4 on this one cuz nothing stuck out as great but I liked the rough and noisy vibe of the album a lot. Other grunge bands seemed a little clean and whiny while this one still has the rawness and energy of an underground band. The guitar playing is never off but has a loose vibe that feels like it’s about to fall off the rails but never does. Broken hands goes hard and the beat on pokin around is a lot of fun. Gonna rate a 4 cuz I think this would be sick to see at a show and I like that they tried to keep that feel. 👍:poking around, broken hands, good enough
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’m not sure how far an album can make it on the basis of the core credential “we were there a couple of weeks before Nirvana”. I am, however, pretty sure I can’t stand the low-fi sound.
This is not normally my type of music, although something about the heaviness and the speed worked for me for a few songs, and saved it from a sub 3 rating
This is a good example of a band that should have been taken off the 1001 list instead of The Killers. The last time The Killers played Toronto was at The Scotiabank arena. The last Mudhoney show was at Lee's Palace. There are way too many Grunge bands on this list.
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
Nice bit of early 90s grunge I must have missed on the day. Nothing ground breaking though
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.
3.5
Interesting record - very of the time yet doesn’t sound dates. It captures the same essence as Sonic Youth and Fugazi and lays the groundwork for a lot of the grunge sound. It’s a cool record from a genre that is now almost overshadowed by the breakout acts, but does not offer enough to cut through.
eh it was ok lol
Decent grunge I guess. Idk it was very basic.
I want to like it because it's sub pop.
So, so grungy. I liked “Broken Hands”
Not a bad album, thought I would like it more. Were a few good ones on here, I feel a lot just lost direction. Will give this a 3. T3B 1. Check-Out Time 2. Shoot The Moon 3. Good Enough
Bloody awful stuff.
Great grunge/punk album. I loved most of the songs on the album. It was so close to a 5/5 but it is not perfect so I can’t give it a 5/5. My favorite song was “Something so Clear”.
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
The best I can say is not awful
I’m not sure how this album is included in this list based off a first listen.
Such a good album, easy 5 star
Made breakfast to it, it was early. Don’t see it as a “half to listen to” album
rocking grungey goodness. 4 stars.
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 like
Ooh, this was a very good grunge and punk album, which I'd never heard before. All these tracks were amazing in my opinion, and I have to admit I was kinda into the harmonica in one or two of these tracks. Favourite: Move Out
Better than the last 2 albums... but kind of sounds like what you'd hear in a garage in suburbia of high school kids rehearsing as a band for their \"gig\".
Grungy sound. New fave
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.
Great to hear a band from the early days of "grunge". I'd definitely heard the name of the band but I don't recall hearing any of their music. I know in the context of the time and place when they recorded and released this album, I would probably be into it, especially if I had been younger when grunge really took flight. Like a lot of people my age, at least those who were exposed to Western music almost exclusively in their formative years, I've heard so much grunge and grunge-influenced music that at this point it's really tough for any of that music to stand out. No fault of this band or this album, of course. Putting all that aside as best I can, I get why this album is considered quite influential and I hear so many elements in here that show up all through the 90s+. Fun cover, by the way, and funny album title.
This album was alright. I've heard of the band Mudhoney a lot because I liked a lot of other grunge but for whatever reason never really took the time to listen to them. I wasn't blown away by this album, felt like pretty generic early 90s grunge. A few tracks did standout above the rest but still nothing I think I'd find myself coming back to in the future. Standout Tracks: Good Enough, Into the Drink, Broken Hands, Pokin' Around
Not my style
Huh
I knew the name but never listened to this band. I put it on twice, right up my street. Guitars are so messy I could have played on it
Decent rock. And that’s it
Know the name more than the music! Taking me back with the sound of the 90's! Enjoying it for what it is, don't think it's really a standout from everything else out at the time. I like Into The Drink, Fuzz Gun '91, Pokin' Around and Check Out Time. Not mindblowing, it's a fine record.
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.
Can't say I expected to hear a harmonica on a grunge album. This was okay. I like the sound and the atmosphere, but not much stuck with me. Overall, a nice listen. My favourite songs were Pokin' Around and Check-Out Time.
It's a very average album and not especially interesting band at that. I've heard the name "Mudhoney" on few occasions, but I never actually get around to listen to any of their songs. And apparently, in this case I was lucky. They presented a medley of rock and soft grunge on this album, that wasn't particularly engaging. One song, however, did stand out - "Broken Hands" is a very nice track from the album. Pretty long, compared to the rest of the record, and actually creating some palpable atmosphere. The song will stay on my playlisr for a while, but the rest of the album - back to obscurity.
I recall being sniffy about this album at the time, it didn't seem to have the youthful swagger & snarl of earlier releases. Listening to it now ... sounds amazing!
Okay, this isn’t universal, but it’s a classic to me (even if you never heard it, you heard Nirvana and Pearl Jam after Mudhoney’s influence).
2.5
Played well in the background during drive time.... That being said, nothing grabbed me and said listen to me again
Not to my tastes.
Some pretty good stuff. Kinda edgy. Nothing that really blew my skirt up though.
I should like but don't really
Not my thing.
Solid album, this feels more like Dinosaur Jr or other noisy indie rock than grunge to me, but I suppose grunge has always been a weird fuzzy boundary in that respect. In any case, I liked this, will probably go check out their other albums soon!
I used to like their music but never liked their singer’s voice
I really enjoyed this album! Most of the songs kind of blended together for me, but there were none I disliked and overall I loved the general sound of the album. Fav songs: Let It Slide, Check-Out Time
It's a pretty solid 90's alternative rock album. I didn't love it or hate it. It has its moments. It's pretty much how I've always felt about Mudhoney.
There is something to be said for a band revered amongst the Seattle grunge scene, opting to stick with 8-track mixes and holding firm to their sub pop label. In an amongst the grunge power-chord tropes like 'Shoot The Moon', there are tracks like 'Something So Clear', 'Thorn', and 'Fuzz Gun '91' that show this group had a lot more to say and do. Kudos to them for going after that vision and kudos to this list for recognizing the value of it.
not very interesting
njesra
Eww punk. Not the worst though.
Didn't feel like there was a chance I didn't like this one. Mudhoney are mainstays of a scene that I've always had an affinity for. Oh, and if you haven't read Our Band Could Be Your Life and you're even remotely interested in American underground and/or DIY music, go buy it and read it immediately. Standouts: Let It Slide, Something So Clear, Broken Hands, Shoot The Moon
3 st
This album picked up a bit around the third or fourth song but still not to the point of being memorable. Pretty lame grunge but the baseline on something so clear is solid.
I tried to like it. I really did. And any one of those songs is fine. Good, even. But, man that album felt like a slog to me. There’s just so much of it. And every song is not as [adjective] as [contemporary reference band].
I read that this album saved Sub Pop from financial ruin. If so, then good on Mudhoney for not biting the big league bullet and staying loyal to the indie world. There could have been many different avenues that the band could have taken and many million selling albums to hang their hats on but EGBDF is evidence of the band being fine with where they were and being better off than most. Favorites: Good Enough, Something So Clear, Broken Hands, Who You Drivin' Now?, Shoot the Moon, Fuzz Gun '91, Don't Fade IV, Check-Out Time.
Great stuff. Would listen again
Drum work was fire. Unfortunately this album didn’t resonate with me.
Not a bad grunge-like album. Enjoyed the two play throughs. No song really caught my ear, but I might give it another listen
I wanted to like this, because I like a lot of adjacent music (angsty 90s grunge). But it's just not very good. It's kind of just dull garage punk, without the thin coat of polish that makes the major-label contemporaries work. Their singer also isn't that good. "Good Enough" is a nice song, but it sounds like basically a Social Distortion B-side, and there's a ton of what sound like straight classic-rock ripoffs on here.
Cracking early nineties slice of grunge
I have had this album for years and never listened to it all the way through. Perhaps I should.
I know they're seminal to grunge and all, but not my favorite.
This is what grunge actually sounds like, though the production value on this one is pretty high. Decent set of songs, with a couple of standouts. Like a lot of punk records, this could start to get a little monotonous if it were any longer.
Great production that balances the fuzz with clear vocals and punchy drums. "Good Enough" is my favorite track. The songs are average. There is some variation in instrumentation which is cool but I find the collection as a whole to be somewhat monotonous.
Pretty good
pretty trippy, pretty fuzzy, pretty good. 3.5
I liked the Superfuzz ep better, what's done here didn't quite fill an album's worth for me. It generally displays that failing of grunge for me: is it really more than dressed-down rock with punk trimmings?
Enjoyed, if at points anonymous. As with a lot of stuff like this, I bet it was amazing live.
Not crazy abt it
Really solid stuff
Its fine, I dont like grunge that much
This is like if In the Aeroplane over the sea was a punk album. Maybe that comparison is stupid but it makes sense to me at this particular moment in time. Either way, this is quite good for my punk-loving soul, unlike anything I've ever heard.
Starts of quite well, but turns kinda flat after that. "Let It Slide" (track 2) and "Something So Clear" (track 4) were the highlights for me. I like this type of music so I didn't feel the need to skip any tracks. A forgettable 3.
Grunge punk with a kind of slightly lo-fi Dinosaur Jr feel. Not really enough hooks to grab me. A low three
This album is far better than I gave it credit for when I was a teenager in the 90s! Some really great songs on here, and an important foundation for the sounds to come after.
Grunge rock, pretty standard sound for the genre/era. Solid but nothing caught my ear
Why is this on the list
90’s grunge but with a 60’s rock spirit. Some tracks sound like something The Doors might have done if The Doors formed thirty years later than they did. “Generation Genocide” has a psychedelic feel and “Something So Clear” could almost be a grunge-ified “Break On Through (To the Other Side).” Hearing harmonica on a few songs was a surprise! The album has a fiery punk energy and strong songwriting. An excellent album overall.
Pretty straightforward grungy rock album. Even though it definitely has an indie feel to it I am really let down by the production. It sounds so weak and flat. I felt that in the intro track and was hoping that it was just the intro track being a bit of an appetizer for the rest of the album, but as soon as I heard the second song I felt kind of "meh". Everything was kind of middling and average? I didn't love it.
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.
Another band i missed when I was listening to music from the early 90's. This is a good one for sure.
LO AME QUEEEEE
Not my kind of music
Mitä saa kun laittaa Nirvanan, Lynyrd Skynyrdin ja Bad Religionin tehosekottimeen? Mudhoney ei ole oikea vastaus. Perushyvä levy.
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.
From the "grunge" era, this is probably the band I liked the least.
Nothing stood out to me, but overall an excellent grunge album.
It is a grunge album, but it is not overpowering. I did not skip any of the songs. The music itself is good and it doesn't get annoying. The lyrics are just there. The dial did not move much on this album.
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
Great discovery!
Meh. 90s nondescript sound
Yeah.
Enjoyed this, listened twice as the first one passed really quickly
I like some of the songs and the grunge/rockish sound but the vocals and some of the other songs don't do it for me
Really enjoyed this. Loved the weird guitar riffs and the nasty yet warm guitar tone. Cool blending of styles from punk to indie rock to rock n roll.
This album probably gets overlooked more than it should. Worthy of a spot in the list.
A solid grunge/alt album. Nothing to really complain about but nothing to heavily praise either. Glad I finally checked these guys out. Favorite: Shoot the Moon
Generischer, ideenloser, amerikanischer Indie-Scheiß-Rock.
za cichy wokal
Sludgy guitars and shouty vocals. It's like you have stuffed your ears with fudge - which you deserve obviously. Best Tracks: Let It Slide; Good Enough; Who You Drivin' Now?
Not heard them before. I was probably just a few years too young. Enjoyed this - some good grooves.
3.5 - Hard charging early grunge with heavy guitar sounds. I don't prefer the addition of harmonica on songs like "Move Out." Standout: "Good Enough"
Worth another listen at some point
on paper, I should enjoy mudhoney. but this album ain't it, chief.
nto bad
Early influential grunge, but not overly impresive nowadays. Nothing stands out as exceptional or as terrible. A recording of its time
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
Grunge always goes down well
Defines the 90s
Kinda funky, kinda fuzzy. Listenable but not memorable.
Average vibe but some chill music
Hands down the best grunge band that no one has heard of
Would anyone even know this album (or band) existed if Kurt Cobain didn't sing its praises? It's a fair question. Nirvana, and especially Cobain, were such a huge curiosity when they broke big that the music press went out of their way to find out what made Cobain tick to the point that any artist he cited as an inspiration were then equally dissected. If Nirvana are the Beatles of grunge, then Mudhoney is the genre's Bill Haley. Mudhoney's debut EP became popularly known as the starting point of grunge, but that one is a tough listen. Like the Beatles, Nirvana's music still seems timeless, where this album sounds exactly like 1991 or '92. That's not a bug as much as it is a feature. Every genre needs its very own Big Bang moment, and Mudhoney was at the very least the spark that ignited Nirvana's bang.
To the same extent that I liked the first Mudhoney I received on this list, I "disliked" this one. It's not bad, but while "Superfuzz Bigmuff" is raw and authentic, "Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge" sounds generic and expected as any 90s grunge. Maybe it's just my mood listening to it today or the not-so-good recording quality, but it's not the best from Mudhoney. It's still worth listening to this album, but it's forgettable.
It’s a ok album it was decent for a band I’ve never heard
Just about scrapes a 3
Very enjoyable, like an early Nirvana with even less focus or production work. Not super catchy, or immediate, but one I will probably come back to.
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
Helt grei grønsj/punk. Hadde sikkert gitt en ekstra nostalgistjerne om jeg hadde sett dem da de spilte på Hulen i sin tid
God skit
Greit
It had its moments which were swamped by plenty of turgid grunking.
Pretty good grunge record. There weren't many tracks that stood out to me, but it was enjoyable the whole way through. Favorites: "Good Enough", "Broken Hands", "Move Out"
It was good at the start but got a bit samey as it went through.
Pop com pega grunge.
Had never heard of this band, but a fun album that I will come back to
Of all the tragedies I endured growing up in the Midwest in the 90s, not immediately discovering Mudhoney may have well been the worst.
3, like this overall but some songs seemed sub par
First 5 seconds was boring 1 star
Si je souviens bien, j'ai écouté cet album en continuant ma carrière de joueur avec Christos Perdikis sur FIFA 22. Pas grand chose à signaler en somme, à part peut-être que Christos se débrouille à merveille dans chacun des clubs par lesquels il passe.
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.
Not a fan of grunge
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
No
dumb
Started terrible, but I felt the back half of the album had a few redeeming tracks. 1.5/5
not good
This was hit and miss. Some quick, short punky songs, some obvious grunge defining tracks, some solid instrumentals, but overall nothing that stuck with me.
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
This record by fuzz-propelled garage grunge anti-stars from the Washington State area doesn't have the all-time hits the band are still known for today (such as "Touch Me, I'm Sick" or "Suck You Dry"). But overall, it's the most cohesive and convincing entry from their early output. Buy either this or a compilation from them (or better, buy both--there's only *one* compilation out there anyway). Number of albums left to review or just listen to: more than 900, I've temporarily lost count here Number of albums from the list I find relevant enough to be mandatory listens: approximately a half so far Albums from the list I *might* include in mine later on: a quarter (including this one) Albums from the list I will certainly *not* include in mine (many others are more important): the last quarter
Punk but the guitar gets a considerable exposure to spotlight. And I guess that's how grunge is born. Those "grungy" tracks are the best in the album, "Generation Genocide", "Thorns", and "Broken Hands". The rest are, to be honest, just mediocre punk.
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.
Meh
This is an interesting one to come back to after many years. I bought this album when I was young, but it didn't make much of an impact on my, and I didn't listen to it all that much. I think now that some of the reason that I didn't immediately like this album is that the vocals aren't mixed very well. They always feel like they're fading into the background a bit, and that leaves nothing out in front leading the band. I think a remastered version of this album could be really cool. As it is, there's certainly a lot of promise here, but it doesn't quite follow through 3/5
Loved the energy, of not the aesthetic
All mud and no honey, and sheer monotony besides; guitars are fast and scratchy, vocals screechy and howly. If the songs weren’t so uniformly noisy, the snoring effect on the penultimate cut would be even more apt. 1.2 / 1.
Нечего не могу сказать
Very underrated band and album. Excellent.
It reminded me of early REM but grungier!
A bit of a blander listen than I was hoping for, but not bad at all.
Starts of pretty in the weeds but really opens up from Broken Hands onward. Fuzz Gun '91 is a no brainer addition to Fat Riff Friday.
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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
Really good grunge album! Hadn't heard of these guys before. A couple really cool tracks. Highly recommend.
Your run-of the-mill grunge album. Pretends to be raw and angry, but is mainly one thing: boring. 1.5/5
This shit was ass
okay
Pretty great grunge album.
Not a fan.
Fuzzy
Some pretty passable Seattle grunge, but someone else did it better
This album did nothing for me. No hooks, nothing catchy. They are the grunge version of Almost Famous. But at least they can look down on the successful Seattle bands under the guise of not having "sold out".
This is fine, it's not bad but it's definitely not good.
2 1\2
It's ok I guess, rough and energetic, shouty punk-grunge. But seriously, Superfuzz Bigmuff is on the list too and you don't need to hear 2 Mudhoney albums before you die.
Ok grunge, not quite as angsty or infectious as some of its contemporaries *cough* Nirvana *cough*
Para nada ni estilo.
Didnt grab me at all but didnt have to stop or skip around either
Not being very familiar with the genre, I find it hard to review classic grunge in any other way than through the lens set up by Nirvana. In a direct comparison, Mudhoney lack Nirvana's catchy choruses and Kurt's iconic delivery thereof. Nonetheless, I enjoyed this one a lot more than I thought I would. It has some pretty good hooks and isn't too chaotic and certainly not mindless (my usual complaints regarding grunge and punk-inspired genres in general). The album length was perfect too, as I stayed engaged throughout. Good album.
Not a great guitar sound or vocal but it all matches at the very least. If smash mouth wore eyeliner
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 had never heard of this album or band before this, but was pleasantly surprised at how much I enjoyed listening. Big fan of the guitar work on this record - there's something magical about fuzzy sounding guitars. Lowkey inspiring me to whip out my electric again and mess around with my effect pedals. The guitar is definitely what stood out to me the most and what I enjoyed the most, but I also liked the vocals. Album was chaotic in a way that I thoroughly enjoyed. Might check out more by this band!
Though Mudhoney has never lived up to the hype of their first Sub Pop singles, they have carved out a rather successful career. Their early grunge work is what I remember best of Mudhoney and EGBDF might be their best album. A solid record in any era!
8/10
Il fatto che sia uscito il giorno prima che nascessi potrebbe aumentare il suo voto finale. Un sound che sembra il punto di incontro tra punk rock e grunge. (effettivamente leggo che sono il primo gruppo grunge) Le prime 2 molto bene, le 2 successive un po' meno... Per mio gusto preferisco quelle "meno" grunge, tipo 'Thorn'. Non mi dispiace, ma rimane un 3 con il bonus quasi 4
Not quite lo-fi, not quite grunge, this album was in between in a way that it made it less interesting to me than it could have been.
amazing
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
Early grunge before the genre gets too into itself. They're not afraid to mix things up a bit and you can definitely still hear the punk influence
Turgid pish
It's pleasingly heavy and amateurish. Like Nirvana if they weren't getting first rate producers in. I would have adored this 20 years ago. It's great, noisy fun, but some of the edge lord nihilism is a bit dated and meh. I enjoyed it, but I don't know if I'll go back to it.
4/5. Underrated fo sho, not my vibe rn, but great dynamic (ftmp) grunge
I have this playing in repeat in the back garden, it scares the cats and other wild animals away. My god this is awful, that’s an hour of my life that I will never get back, .i truly don’t understand how this made it on to the list, maybe it’s to show the listener just how dire bid music can get
I like classic rock, but wasn't really in the mood.
Fun riffs but mostly forgettable. 5/10
Not for me.
I forgor
Pretty enjoyable, pretty creative, pretty good
Ehh
Grungy & angsty, love it. Fave lyric There's a certain comfort in being confused. I revisited the book Touch Me I'm Sick while listening - Charles Peterson's photojournal of the grunge scene. Made me long for my youth and another beer! My Highlights! Generation Genocide Broken Hands esp guitar solo Move Out Shoot the Moon
Mmm...Grungie.
Door dit album snap je ineens weer heel goed waarom veel mensen ook geen zak aan grunge vinden. Ik kan het nog wel hebben, maar met de hakken over de sloot... Die stem is echt verschrikkelijk.
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.