| Track | Album / EP / Single |
|---|---|
| Touch Me I’m Sick | Sub Pop SP18 |
| I Like It Small | Vanishing Point |
| Sweet Young Thing Ain’t Sweet No More | Sub Pop SP18 |
| You Got It | Mudhoney |
| I’m Now | The Lucky Ones |
| No One Has | Superfuzz Bigmuff EP |
| Make It Now Again | Five Dollar Bob’s Mock Cooter Stew EP |
| Let It Slide | Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge |
| Suck You Dry | Piece Of Cake |
| Paranoid Core | Digital Garbage |
Mudhoney playlist
Mudhoney’s time line begins in 1980, when teenaged Mark Arm formed the band Mr. Epp and the Calculations with some high-school friends from the Seattle suburb of Bellevue; none of whom actually knew how to play at the time. They were described as “the worst band in the world” on more than one occasion … In January 1988, after going through several line-ups and band names – the Ducky Boys, the Limp Richerds, the Thrown Ups, and the more successful Green River – they renamed themselves Mudhoney, after a Russ Meyer film none of them had actually seen. The new foursome took the punk metal formula, added a dollop of 60s garage rock swagger and a large portion of Fun House-era Stooges, and ran it all through the cheap stomp boxes Mark Arm and Steve Turner so cherished. Turner initially expected the band to last about six months … (edited from the band’s website)
“It’s hard not to admire how Mudhoney’s perennial piss-takes are subtly deepening and how their saturated superfuzz always sounds so good.”
I hope you enjoy these ten tracks and five covers and go on to explore the rest of Mudhoney’s extensive catalogue.
Touch Me I’m Sick – Superfuzz Bigmuff Plus Early Singles (1990)
“Buried in the kicked-up smoke of screaming guitars and pounding drums.”
and
I Like It Small – Vanishing Point (2013)
“A group steeped in trash-culture and venomous kitsch.”
Sweet Young Thing Ain’t Sweet No More – Superfuzz Bigmuff…
“Songs like a Roger Corman B-movie delivered with a buzzsaw guitar.”
You Got It – Mudhoney (1989)
“A throat-scraping sardonic yowl.”
I’m Now – The Lucky Ones (2008)
“A sludgy breathless rush of fuzz, flavoured with flecks of psych-era ephemera.”
and
No One Has – Superfuzz Bigmuff Plus Early Singles (1990)
“Scuzzed-up, sleazy and subterranean treasure.”
Make It Now Again – Five Dollar Bob’s Mock Cooter Stew (1993)
“A rampage of nihilistic primal menace.”
and
Let It Slide – Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge (1991)
“Faster and fiercer than ever but no less fuzzy or messed up.”
Suck You Dry – Piece Of Cake (1992)
“There’s still no time like the present to get ripped apart.”
Paranoid Core – Digital Garbage (2018)
“Scuzzy and sleazy, just the way you like it.”
BUBBLING UNDER …
Hate The Police – originally by The Dicks (1980) and on the 1989 Mudhoney EP, Boiled Beef & Rotting Teeth.
The Money Will Roll Right In – originally by Fang (1982)
Revolution – written by Peter Kember and recorded by Spacemen 3 in 1989 on Playing With Fire.
Over The Top – was the B-side of Motörhead’s sixth single, Bomber, in 1979.
Fix Me – from the debut EP by Black Flag, Nervous Breakdown, also in 1979.
You’ll find all of these five covers by Mudhoney on their March To Fuzz compilation album – and here’s three of them from YouTube. Hear all five on the spotify playlist:
Mudhoney at Leeds Beckett University, 30th November 2018 – full gig
Come On Down (1985) is the debut EP by the Seattle-based alternative rock band Green River, pioneers of grunge – it is considered to be the first grunge record. Band members went on to form Mudhoney, Mother Love Bone, Temple of the Dog, Melvins, Brad, Pearl Jam.
Mudhoney fansite (including Discography and Lyrics)
Exploring Mudhoney at Discogs!
“I’m Now: The Story of Mudhoney” – full documentary
Mudhoney on the John Peel Show
“Mudhoney: The Sound & The Fury From Seattle” by Keith Cameron (Omnibus Press 2013)
Ann loves the psychedelic music of the 80s/90s. In between gigs, she runs her own business, Sequin World and Bead Monster. This is her fourth post for the site; the first three on Loop, The Heads and Thee Hypnotics, others are in the pipeline. These are her social media sites.
The quotes above are from reviews at the time of each record’s release, paraphrased here and there and attached to a song. This was a cut-up process and the quote may not originally have been about that particular song but … you know what … it doesn’t matter because it works. For further reference check Pitchfork, BBC Music, The Guardian, AllMusic.
The quotes above are from reviews at the time of each record’s release, paraphrased here and there and attached to a song. This was a cut-up process and the quote may not originally have been about that particular song but … you know what … it doesn’t matter because it works.
TopperPost #819
Nine Black Alps
Nice Toppermost on one of the more important grunge bands. Very much enjoyed it.
Thank You David! Ann