The Muffs

The Muffs

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 11, 1993)
• Original Release Date: May 11, 1993
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Reprise / Wea
• ASIN: B000002MJM
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #139,860 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

Long before Hole, Come, L7, or Babes in Toyland, L.A. songwriter Paula Pierce and her backing band, the Pandoras, were assaulting listeners with a grungy mix of female rage, growling guitars, and screaming vocals. Now, two veteran Pandoras--Kim Shattuck and Melanie Vammen--have formed a group of their own called the Muffs and released an invigorating self-titled album. Like the Pandoras, the Muffs draw inspiration from early '60s garage bands, but their album isn't mired in the low-tech/no-tech production values that made the former group's records nearly unlistenable. Producers Rob Cavallo and David Katznelson give The Muffs a larger-than-life sound that emphasizes the Ramones-like drumming and relentless rhythm guitars, and Shattuck and Vammen score big with the simple hooks and sassy attitude of songs such as "Lucky Guy," "Saying Goodbye," and "Big Mouth." You'd have to reach all the way back to Blondie's Plastic Letters to find punkish power pop this endearing. --Jim DeRogatis

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Muffs, So Underated...., October 12, 1999

By A Customer

The Muffs are definately one of the greatest pop-punk bands around. It is extremely evident in their first self-titled release.This is the kind of LP that you can't keep off the platter, and never sees the inside of a record sleave. This is a must buy for any punk rocker that claims to have taste. This band should soon recieve the credit they deserve for their inspiring female vocals and their catchy lyrics. Kim Shattuck's vocals and lyrics are a force to be reckoned with.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Best Punk Pop out there!, September 15, 2005

By	Arthur Gutierrez "Drummer" (Los Angeles) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This album far outshines anything that was outthere at the time...They kinda sound like Green Day, only better.
I only wish that they would tour more often!!!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars one of my favorite records of all time, December 27, 2004

By	R. J Sepeta "Procrastination is the thief of ... (Granger, IN United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

although i could do without kim shattuck screaming at the top of her lungs in a couple of places, this is otherwise a fantastic record. great big choruses, intelligent songwriting, and nifty chord changes make this a cross between joan jett and the shirelles. i saw the muffs play the lounge axe on tour for this record, and the crowd, packed tightly into the club, danced and sang for the whole show -- the best concert i've EVER been too. afterwards i shook hands with kim and she's got this strong manlike handshake that i'll never forget. whoo-ee!