4.3 - Having grown up on Nirvana Unplugged, I’ve clearly been sleeping on the Meat Puppets. This record is a cool and casual mashup of country, psychedelic and proto-grunge. The guitar work is stellar — reminds me of J. Mascis of Dinosaur Jr. In addition to the songs that Kurt Cobain elevated to 90s pantheon status, there are lots of choice instrumental vignettes like “Aurora Borealis.” This is a happy discovery — thanks, Robert Dimery.