Thursday 2 February 2012

Number 8 - The Fencing Wire Position?!?

Song & Artist: Backwater - Meat Puppets (aka 'The Pups')
Album & Date: Too High Too Die; 25th January 1994
Nationality of band: American
Members at release: Derek Bostrom (Drums - America); Cris Kirtwood ( Bass Guitar - America); Curt Kirkwood (Electric Guitar/Vocals - America)
YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9-HFbNhTTKQ

My rant;

Wow-fricken-wee .... this is a band that barely any one knew of until they helped out with Nirvana Unplugged (aka: Kurt Cobains pre-death funeral; but that's another story)

And sadly, despite releasing the 8th best rock track of all time, they remain remarkably unknown. According my research anonymous people on the net believe they are similar to REM, STP, Soul Asylum and Sonic Youth. Well, anonymous internet people, balls to you. They are a band that have been more influential than influenced.

Be sure to check out the youtube clip (above) before carrying on or you'll just be a confussled little duck....

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So this band is probably the ultimate example of an alternative band in that they do all sorts of genres while still remaining a rock band. And i'll admit i heard this song in '94 and fell in love (truly madly and other emotive words) but i only picked up the album in 2007 after a boring wedding. i'll also admit i was surprised and disappointed with the album... initially. After a few plays over a wee while i can now say that i like the album. it's not in the top 20 or anything exciting like that, but i like it.

I usually keep my rants on the actual song quite short but this one is the shortest and i hope anyone who ever gets around to reading this appreciates why.

This is a dirty track with dirty guitars, a simple but sexual riff and lyrics that define life.

"And when I wake up in the morning,
To feel the daybreak on my face,
There's a blood that's flowin' through the feeling,
With a knife to open up the sky's vein."

and lyrics just don't get much better than that.

Bands:

5 - America
3 - England

Countries:

19 - America
12 - England
1 - Tanzania

Decade

5 - 90's
2 - 70's
1 - 60's

Year
2 - 1994
1 - 1975
1 - 1965
1 - 1991
1 - 1979
1 - 1993
1 - 1997

Genre:

2 - Alternative
2 - Grunge
1 - Glam Rock
1 - Rock
1 - Punk
1 - Post Grunge

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