All Relationships Are Doomed to Fail

Meat Purveyors | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 23, 2002)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Bloodshot Records
• ASIN: B000063IVA
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #74,244 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

There’s a lot of talk these days about how bluegrass is back. The Meat Purveyors are here to make sure that it’s not done too sweetly, too kindly or too safely. Using all the tools at their disposal-mandolins, fiddles, crack songwriting and a baaad-ass singer they’ve created a record that pays due reverence to Ralph Stanley and RATT, respectively.

Customer Reviews

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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The sublime joy of the Meat Purveyors, April 25, 2002

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Sean Roberts "raconteur, clubman and amature ... (Kansas City, MO USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: All Relationships Are Doomed to Fail (Audio CD)

The world greeted the news that the Meat Purveyors had broken up with tears, hair pulling and gnashing of teeth... well, that's how I reacted, anyway. Imagine my joy when I heard that they were back together and on the road, with a new CD out to boot.

And boy are they back together, because I don't think there's a throwaway track on this CD. You can always count on three things from the Meat Purveyors: Knockout musicianship, interesting covers and awesome originals. Lucky for us, all pistons seem to be firing and they are in superb form on this release, perhaps their best yet.

Just to let the Meat Purveyors know, there's always space on the floor of my apartment for them to crash on, if that would help get them out to Colorado. Their live show is not to be missed!

5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars alt.bluegrass--more bluegrass than alt, January 12, 2004

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"xdaniel99" (Detroit, Michigan) - See all my reviews

This review is from: All Relationships Are Doomed to Fail (Audio CD)

A punk-addict through & through, i was recently turned on to real/roots/alt country by an album that isn't even part of the genre. I pick up Frank Black and the Catholics new Album (show me your tears) and was blown away by the country-rock/punk numbers of this ex-pixies ingeneu. This in turns leads me to explore more country, less punk/rock bands. I fired up Itunes Music Store and purchased a bunch of neo-classics, from Uncle Tupelo to the Flying Burrito Brothers (gram parsons). I end up noticing some of my purchases are coming from a label called Bloodshot Records, so i took a gander at their website. So, I buy this album (the meat purveyors) after looking through the site. I am not disipointed. I would say this: I would be dissipointed if (coming from a punk/rock background) had bought this album 1st, before buying a load of alt-country bands. But after listening to the former, I found myself wanting more and more country and less alt. And that's what this is. Actually, I would say bluegrass, not country. But it still holds on to it's edgy quality. The vocals are loose and colliding and slip and snap, i don't know-- maybe comparable to Le Tigre's stylings. I can't quite put my finger on it, but it adds that insurgent feel to the music that I like. This band can play fast and hammer on their guitars and mandolins, etc. or go out for a slow waltzy number. I find myself going back to the slower more roots-like classic-feeling songs. The lyrics are not bad. I would love to see them stretch out with them more, though. I would say, if this band wrote some great lyrics of regret, and sin and redemption or some ironically strange and edgy wit songs, they would really shine. I hope they come and and play in Detroit sometime soon. I'm curious about this band's live show.

1 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I love the Meat Purveyors!, June 30, 2004

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This review is from: All Relationships Are Doomed to Fail (Audio CD)

I was recently introduced to the Meat Purveyor madness at a show in Kansas City. They are great! I know have all their recordings & can't wait to see them perform again in August. Their style of music is energetic, rough & great to drink a beer to. If you can sit still long enough! Great CD, great group!