Mirage [Extra tracks, Original recording reissued, Original recording remastered]

Meat Puppets | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 27, 1999)
• Original Release Date: 1987
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Extra tracks, Original recording reissued, Original recording remastered
• Label: Rykodisc
• ASIN: B00000IN4M
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #233,981 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Meat Puppets psycadellic masterpiece, May 23, 2005

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Stephen B. Sumemrlin (Austin, Texas United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Mirage (Audio CD)

Mirage is exactly what you have heard it was, The meat puppets psycadellic masterpiece. I don't know how any meat puppets fan could dislike this album it's probobly my third favorite album of theres. Every song is so colorful and the album as a whole paints the picture of the album cover when you hear it. The opening of the album starts off with curts psycadellic guitar which is the intro to the laid back title track. Quit it is an all out Meat Puppets rocker which you can't help but really get into. Get on down is a funny song where the music just makes you want to do a stupid little dance as well as sing along too. The lyrics have to do with taking your car apart and what not. A Hundred Miles is probobly my favorite track where the music in the verses have a get up and grove beat and the chorus is the part of the song that rocks! If you liked Up on the Sun, Meat Puppets II, and Too High to Die then you will most likely love this and your collection should not be without this. If you want to start with this album then go ahead and click buy cd and wait for the glorious day when one of rock's greatest masterpieces comes on your doorstep.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars My Second Favorite Pups recording, April 15, 1999

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This review is from: Mirage (Audio CD)

While "Up On The Sun" is my all-time favorite Pups album, this comes real close. "Liquified" is probably my favorite MP song just because of the wacked-out lyrics. "Mirage" conjurs up psychedelic images of the 'Zona desert, and "The Mighty Zero" taught me all about multiplication and getting rid of intractable problems.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars One of their weaker albums, May 29, 2005

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John Alapick (Harveys Lake, PA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Mirage (Audio CD)

As on their previous albums, the Meat Puppets continued to switch gears on Mirage. The band added keyboards and electronic drums to their repertoire which added to their eclecticism. But while the band deserves credit for trying something different, as they did on nearly every album they made, the songwriting isn't up to par which makes this one of the weaker albums in their catalog.

Right from the get go, the band cover uncharted territory as the title track adds heavy synths to Cris Kirkwood's very original guitar work to mixed success. While "The Wind and The Rain" is a great country song that the band does so well, other songs in the cowpunk vein such as "Confusion Fog" and "Leaves" don't measure up to their usual standards. The tracks "Quit It" and "Get On Down" are decent enough but sound like outtakes from their Up On The Sun album. Furthermore, "The Mighty" may be one of their worst songs ever, sounding like something you're more likely to hear on Sesame Street than on a rock album. However, the second half is much better as the tracks "Beauty" and "A Hundred Miles" are very catchy while "I Am A Machine" has a great new wave feel. The slow "Love Our Children Forever" is very good as is "Liquified", one of their great heavy songs that sounds like nothing else on the album. The remastered version contains instrumental versions of "The Mighty", "Liquified", and "I Am A Machine" of which "The Mighty" works best since it sans its weak lyrics. All told, while this is a good album and has a few great songs, it's still one of their weaker efforts.