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Hamburger

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Imagine my surprise and delight to find this Muffs compilation on the Sympathy For The Record Industry imprint, serving to fill in the gaps in anyone's Muffs collection. It's comprised of obscure, rare, and unreleased tracks from the band's brilliant although largely unrecognized repertoire (and maybe that's just as well for us Muffs fans - can you imagine them as MTV poster children?). For the uninitiated, this may be the album to begin with, full of pop sensibility and crunch and the amazing Kim Shattuck's primal scream (imagine Joan Jett after gargling with razor blades and fueled by a jolt of testosterone and human growth hormone with a Dexatrim chaser). All of The Muffs albums are essential listening for any fans of punky power pop. Courtney Love has to be crying in her beer somewhere.

If you don't own anything by the Muffs, get the first self-titled CD or "Blonder and Blonder" first. Then come back for this one.

This is a collection of alternative versions, demos, covers from compilations, and tunes that just didn't make the cut.

It's still the best thing the band has released since "Blonder and Blonder". If you are a fan, then the liner notes by themselves are worth ten bucks.

And you get 30 tunes for under $10! It's hard to find that kind of bargain these days.

Don't make this your first Muffs album, but make it your third.

this is a great comp. of the muffs outakes and rare, obscure tracks.if you like the muffs just a little bit then get this!good production and good price.

If you're a Muffs fan, ya gotta love this incredible collection of outtakes, rarities, covers and whatever. Sure, first time Muffs buyers should pick up the first or second album, but this one is great if you're already sold on the band.

May be the best Muffs cd yet. True, not an actual album but the early songs and all the rest make this an excellent Muffs overview. You've just got to love them.

OK "fan" from tx- you obviously have no clue of what you are talking about. First of all, the Muffs just DID have a break through record with Alert Today Alive Tomorrow. They released this cd so there dedicated fans unlike yourself would have a chance to here all of there lost material. Get the facts before you say anything you don't have a clue about. Anyway this cd isn't for someone who is just getting into the muffs but any fan should get it right away. Even if your not a fan it has many good songs but there are also some mediocre ones. All in all- very good

As a recent convert to The Muffs I feel the need to spread the good word loudly and widely to anyone who will listen. Kim Shattuck has the voice of a rock goddess. Her raw, dirty (in the best possible sense), joyful rock-chick roar is angst incarnate. Not every song is a winner but those that hit the spot get right in amongst you and I for one hope they never leave.

Hamburger is The Muffs best album overall and its great to hear the band still doing what they do best after what was nearly a decade of churning out the good stuff. "I Don't Like You" is a particular favourite but "Rock & Roll Girl", "Become Undone" and The Muffs' roughed up version of the cheese-fest that is "Kids in America" are all top-down, wind in the hair convertible classics. In the words of Allison Reynolds: "When you grow up your heart dies" so I sincerely hope Kim and the boys never grow up as this band has more heart than most.

This is another great muffs cd! I will warn you though these aren't new songs. However it does include "kids in america" which was in the movie clueless, so if your not a big soundtrack buyer but loved their version of the song they did..well your set! there something about the feel in "I'm confused" and "no action" that will have you singing it over and over again until you give up and just keep it on repeat...but be warn you'll find that you'll be doing that alot on this cd. seriously all these songs are very very VERY well written.

Although it's an odds-n-ends package, "Hamburger" is made up of some tasty ingredients. Not only is the music fantastic(as always)but the booklet and Kim Shattuck-liner notes provides some humorous enjoyment. Early Muffs performances like "Get Me Out Of Here"(which may scare away cats in your neighborhood for miles)and "You Can Cry If You Want" are HEAVEN to hear! I didn't care for the long and short versions of "Right In Your Eye" or the too-heavy "I Need You", but there are some beautuful rock-and-roll moments included, as well as a phone-message from Courtney Love that is riotous. Bravo, Muffs!

This is a really cool record to own. My Favorite Muffs albums are Happy Birthday To Me and Alert Today Alive Tomorrow so I like their later material. This Hambuger is a lot of early stuff and some later but I really like it. I think its cronilogical and its interesting to hear how they've improved with time. Good cd!