Not as good as EGBDF or Superfuzz, but then again not much is...This album has some great stuff on it. Way better than piece of cake!
February 18, 2007I was a huge Mudhoney fan back in the early 90's; thought they could do no wrong. Then they did wrong, big time. Became boring and flat.
Unlike many others, I thought highly of "Piece of Cake", their major label debut. But afterwards they went downhill fast, first the country-tinged EP, which was ok if nothing special, and then this album, which is of vastly inferior quality to anything they'd done previously. The songs sound forced, lack any inspiration, and even the lyrics lack any hint of the good ole Mudhoney wit.
I remember being surprised at some of the way-off-mark positive reviews the album got when it came out, which heralded it as some sort of return to the "original" Mudhoney sound due to Jack Endino's production. The sad truth is that this album doesn't carry a tenth of the punch and verve of the last Mudhoney album Endino produced, their self-titled LP.
Just noticed that Mudhoney's putting out another new album. I don't know who's still keeping up with them, but I wouldn't hold my breath.
February 21, 2006 |  | My Daddy's Rich & My Mama's Good Lookin'... |  |
It's been a while since anyone reviewed this, so what the hell. This was the first Mudhoney CD I ever listened to, back in the mid-90's, as the grunge scene was well on its way to sloping back down from its apex. Most people have never heard of Mudhoney, and most of those who have know them from their cameo in "Black Sheep" as the band at the rally where Chris Farley's character indelibly makes a fool of himself. But this band was actually instrumental in the formation of the grunge "movement," and was one of the first bands to emerge from that era that was actually worth a damn. Unfortunately, or fortunately depending on how you look at it, they didn't come nearly as close to stardom and influence as some of their counterparts. Nevertheless, they made several albums that were instrumental in making the grunge scene what it was. This album, along with some of their earlier albums, constitute their best work. With songs like "Generation Spokesmodel," "Into Yer Schtick" (rumored to be about Courtney Love) and "Judgment, Rage, Retribution & Thyme," this is a great place to start if you're unfamiliar with Mudhoney.
November 11, 2004| | | What are some of you thinking?! | |
"My Brother the Cow" is a great album. Going back to their roots, Mudhoney gets their old producer Jack Endino, who i might add is amazing, and delivers an all out expolsive album. One of the best CDs released in 1995. With their post punk tracks like Judgement, Rage, Retribution and Thyme, their tracks like FDK and their bluesy tracks like In My Finest Suit, Mudhoney shows us the range they have. This is probasbly the last great album of that whole "grunge" thing.
July 8, 2001 | | over-rated grunge riders strike again | |
Sleep walking through yet another release, this band never ceases to let you down. The only good thing they ever did, was show us what reviewers were grading this album as a good one to make themselves look hip. 'Spin' magazine, I'm looking at you. Don't waste your money on this or any of their albums. Two bands does not a movement make, and being from Seattle does not make you a good band.
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