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Not What I Expected, but Still Good, November 28, 2004
I was a little disappointed with Up on the Sun, which I bought soon after getting Meat Puppets II. II was one of those revelation albums, where you didn't think that people made music like that at all. It was all over the map: exhilerating and phenomenal. But Up on the Sun is a bit of a let down. Sure, compared to other bands, the Meat Puppets still sound weird. The problem is that the songs on this album are based around the same basic sound. Don't get me wrong, the songs are still enjoyable, but it's not the grab bag they showed on II. "Up on the Sun," "Animal Kingdom," and "Two Rivers" stand out most of all, but they if you listen to them compared to "Oh Me," "Plateau," and "The Whistling Song," you would think that the band stopped being adventurous.
The album is really good, but I know that my reaction was based on my expectations after listening to II. I like the album better now that I can see it for what it is. II is still the best Meat Puppets albums, but Up on the Sun is a great, weird, funny album.
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Not What I Expected, but Still Good
I was a little disappointed with Up on the Sun, which I bought soon after getting Meat Puppets II. II was one of those revelation albums, where you didn't think that people made music like that at all. It was all over the map: exhilerating and phenomenal. But Up on the Sun is a bit of a let down. Sure, compared to other bands, the Meat Puppets still sound weird. The problem is that the songs on this album are based around the same basic sound. Don't get me wrong, the songs are still enjoyable, but it's not the grab bag they showed on II. "Up on the Sun," "Animal Kingdom," and "Two Rivers" stand out most of all, but they if you listen to them compared to "Oh Me," "Plateau," and "The Whistling Song," you would think that the band stopped being adventurous.
The album is really good, but I know that my reaction was based on my expectations after listening to II. I like the album better now that I can see it for what it is. II is still the best Meat Puppets albums, but Up on the Sun is a great, weird, funny album.
C.D. Usselman
November 28, 2004
- Overall: 5
- Overall: 5
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