Huevos

This is my second favorite Pups album after "Too High To Die" which is one of the greatest albums of the nineties. It's less quirky than MPII and "Up On The Sun" (both great albums that you should own, btw), but it rocks harder and it's still plenty weird, just read some of the lyrics!As other reviewers have pointed out, this is a "live-er" sounding album with less reliance on production. As Curt Kirkwood explained in an interview, "huevos" which means "eggs" is also Southwestern slang for chutzpah, as in, they had the huevos to record these tunes live in one or two takes. Despite the sparse production, this album still sounds very psychedelic, as the Kirkwoods seem to have the freakout gene embedded in their DNA.If you're just getting into the Pups, you'll probably want to begin with their more heralded works, but don't miss this one - it's the perfect album for rolling down the windows and hitting the accelerator. Just be sure to turn it up!

Favorite band ever

Love this cd/album..

good opus , vraiment un album accompli, belle production , les amateurs et fans apprécieront. super univers

Nice

Fantastic album!

Best!

On Huevos, the Meat Puppets continued to expand their musical palette. While their previous release Mirage was a more diverse but less focused affair, Huevos saw the band concentrating on blues-based hard rock. While many have called Huevos the band's ode to ZZ Top, the band makes the sound truly their own as the spirited performances show a sense of urgency lost on their previous album.Every track here is very solid. The tracks "Paradise", "Bad Love", "Dry Rain", and "Automatic Mojo" are great hard rockers driven by Curt Kirkwood's meaty riffs and his loud and occassionally off-key lead vocals. His solos do sound similar to ZZ Top's Billy Gibbons on many songs, getting more feeling out of a few notes than most bands do out of their 100 mph excursions. The songs "Fruit", "Look At The Rain", and "Crazy" are more rooted in melody and are very good as well. "I Can't Be Counted On" is another great track featuring a catchy melody and chorus. Ironically, the best track here is the only one that's not a hard rocker. "Sexy Music" is one of their best tracks featuring great work from bassist Cris Kirkwood and drummer Derrick Bostrom, great vocals and lyrics from Curt, and a simple keyboard line which adds to the moodiness of the song. The bonus tracks includes four instrumental versions of the album's original tracks. The tracks "Paradise", "Sexy Music", and "Automatic Mojo" are a little heavier than the vocal versions with "Automatic Mojo" actually being stronger than the original. The final track "Fruit" is a showcase for Curt as he solos nearly the entire track, proving he could also play 100 mph if he so chooses. A fine album, it's probably their least diverse release as they stick to hard rock for the most part. If you like great power-trio hard rock, it's an essential purchase. Newcomers may want to check out Too High To Die, Meat Puppets II, or Up On The Sun first.

Non conoscevo né il disco né il gruppo. Spinto da positive recensioni l'ho acquistato. Devo dire, pur avendolo ascoltato diverse volte, di essere rimasto molto deluso. La band esegue un genere musicale di poca qualità e fantasia. I musicisti non mi sembrano granché neanche dal punto di vista strumentale. Pazienza.

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