No Joke

Meat Puppets | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 3, 1995)
• Original Release Date: October 3, 1995
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Polygram Records
• ASIN: B000001FIY
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #129,954 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Scum

2. Nothing

3. Head

4. Taste of the Sun

5. Vampires

6. Predator

7. Poison Arrow

8. Eyeball

9. For Free

10. Cobbler

11. Inflatable

12. Sweet Ammonia

13. Chemical Garden

Editorial Reviews

MEAT PUPPETS NO JOKE

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Please. This is one of their BEST., October 20, 2005

By 

Daniel Wilk "DannyNY602" (Upstate NY) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   

This review is from: No Joke (Audio CD)

Let's face it, we've all got our opinions, but after reading the subpar reviews of "No Joke," I couldn't sit idly by.

In and of itself, "No Joke" is not only one of the Meat Puppets' best albums, it's also one of the best albums- PERIOD.

There's not a single bad song, and each one is actually quite excellent. Notables: Scum, Nothing, Head, Taste of the Sun, Vampires, Predator, Poison Arrow, Eyeball, For Free, Cobbler, Inflatable, Sweet Ammonia, and ESPECIALLY Chemical Garden.

Yes, I know that's all 13 songs. Go out, find it, obtain it, listen to it. THIS IS A GREAT, GREAT ALBUM.

Other great Meat Puppets albums:

TOO HIGH TO DIE (just as good, if not better than "No Joke," but they're close)

GOLDEN LIES (same as above, but this is not the same band)

UP ON THE SUN

FORBIDDEN PLACES

MONSTERS

HUEVOS

MIRAGE

Other GREAT Curt Kirkwood related items:

EYES ADRIFT - "Eyes Adrift" (notables: Untried, Telescope, Alaska, Solid, Pyramids,Sleight of Hand)

VOLCANO - "Volcano" (notables: Love Mine, Pine Cone, Run Aground, Blown Away)

CURT KIRKWOOD - "Snow" (notables: Here Comes Forever, Beautiful Weapon, Box of Limes, In Bone, Circles)

The man is a genius. Get his stuff.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Shamelessly underplayed!, October 16, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: No Joke (Audio CD)

I am shocked to be the second reviewer! My predecessor tells no lies. This album is among the Puppets' best. "Taste of the Sun" has the same type of inescapable melody as "Whirlpool" from Forbidden Places. "Scum" combines Byrds-like harmonies with a totally rocking beat that kicks the equally cool film "Suburbia" into gear. "Nothing" and "Eyeball" bring out the Pups' psychedelic side while tunes like "Cobbler" bring out their country twang amidst a series of tunes that rock with the intensity of Too High Too Die's "We Don't Exist!"

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Only a true fan could appreciate...., August 2, 2005

By 

Music Fanatic - See all my reviews

This review is from: No Joke (Audio CD)

This album is amazing. Vampires and Taste of the Sun are great. This is one of my favorite puppet albums along with II and Up On the Sun.