Tuesday, March 18, 2025

Mud ride (Mudhoney) (LP 3314)

Mudhoney Superfuzz Bigmuff (Vinyl, Glitterhouse Records, 1988) *** 

Genre: Grunge

Places I remember: Keegan's collection

Fab, and all the other pimply hyperboles: Touch Me I'm Sick

Gear costume: In N Out Of Grace 

They loom large in his legend (The Album Collection playlists): Part 1Part 2Part 3Part 4Part 5

Active compensatory factors: On October 1, 1988 I turned 31. I had two children at that stage (Keegan was nearly 4 and Adam nearly 2). On that day, Mudhoney released their debut EP (there are three songs on each side).

They obviously love The Stooges, although this is a noisier, scuzzier version of that seminal band. Each song is an exercise in dirty distortion, and Mark Arm is a charismatic Iggy Pop style vocalist.

Where do they all belong? An important part of the Seattle Grunge scene. Much more of that to come when we get to Grunge era bands that I prefer, like Nirvana, Pearl Jam and Soundgarden.

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