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Mudhoney / Photo by Shawn Brackbill
Mudhoney
Seattle's Sub Pop heroes celebrate two decades with two records, new full-length The Lucky Ones and a re-release of 1990's Superfuzz Bigmuff, both out today.
By Mary-Louise Price 05.20.08 2:53 AM
Mudhoney / Photo by Shawn Brackbill
What? Sparking twenty blazing birthday candles today (May 20) are seminal grunge mainstay Mudhoney and longtime label Sub Pop Records, honoring their double-decade partnership by releasing the band's eighth full-length album The Lucky Ones, plus a remastered deluxe-edition of 1990's hard-hitting Superfuzz Bigmuff. Recalling their early sound, the new album sees the boys ditch sludgy, grunge traces and return to their garage-punk roots. Touches of 1991's Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge can be heard in "And The Shimmering Lights," while the fuzzy distortion of Mudhoney's 1989 self-titled debut is evident elsewhere. The candles are definitely ablaze in '08, but let's hope Mark Arm and crew refrain from blowing them out for at least another twenty years.
Who? The current lineup of Mudhoney consists of founding member and vocalist/guitarist Mark "Arm" McLaughlin, who took the "Arm" moniker as an absurdist joke referring to people as body parts, plus guitarist Steve Turner, drummer Dan Peters, and bassist Guy Maddison.
Fun Fact: Although the quartet expected to spend more time in their Seattle studio, all recording efforts for The Lucky Ones were completed in only three and a half days, thus maintaining the heavy rawness Mudhoney is notorious for.
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Great band, great article, I can't wait to get the new album. I had heard whispers that this new album was a return to their roots, and now its been confirmed for me. And since I lost Super Fuzz Big Muff in my divorce (on vinyl, that bastard!), so now I can replace it with this re-mastered deluxe version- which I'm hoping will make up for losing that cool vinyl sound... (Am I the only one who still loves the pops and slight scratchiness?!) And I still wear my lace up Doc Martens! And flannel (but only in the winter).
yay Mudhoney! now i can't wait to buy it, i've been waiting for them to come out with something new...and it pleases me to know that they are going back to their garage punk roots. every musician that sticks to their roots will be grounded in this industry, as is proven with rock n' roll history. thanks!
I saw Mudhoney in the 90's and they achieved total heavyocity.
lemme go lace up my dr martens real fast and go buy this. (no actually super psyched about this.)
lemme go lace up my dr martens real fast and go buy this.
(no actually super psyched about this.)
lemme go lace up my dr martens real fast and go buy this.
(no actually super psyched about this.)
hmm...didn't know that thing about "Arm". I hope it's as good as their early records...
Nice!
Reading this makes me excited