Meat Puppets, 'Sewn Together' (Megaforce)
Kurt Cobain's old pals spiff up their encore run.
By Jon Young 04.16.09 2:47 PM
The second album since siblings Curt and Cris Kirkwood reunited their iconic alt-rock outfit continues the tug-of-war between charmingly askew country rock and mildly deranged psychedelia that marked their '80s–'90s run. But Meat Puppets 2.0 is a more polished, less accidental venture than the original, which isn't necessarily a drawback. The interplay of Curt's drowsy vocals and freaky guitar can still induce vertiginous spells -- witness the dreamy yet insistent "Blanket of Weeds" -- while the snappy "Love Mountain" reveals the clever pop craftsman behind his woozy persona.
Good point, Screamin'. I think the current lineup is 1.4, going by the following logic
version 1 - Cris, Curt, Derrick
version 1.1 Cris, Curt, Derrick, Troy (on tour)
version 1.2 Cris, Curt, Derrick, Kyle Ellison (on tour)
version 2.0. Curt, Kyle, Shandon, Andrew
version 1.3 Cris, Curt, Ted
version 1.4 (or arguably 2.1) Cris, Curt, Shandon
The "Golden Lies" line-up was commonly known as Meat Puppets 2.0 Not sure if this makes current line-up Meat Puppets 3.0 or maybe Meat Puppet Redux.
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