Meat Puppets

Once upon a time in the Eighties, the Meat Puppets made more tuneful post-hardcore
albums than three stoned Arizonans had any right to. Though this comeback celebrates the
parole of ex-junkie bassist Cris Kirkwood, tuneful it ain't. Best track: the trance-y
death-cowpunk finale. Whoopee.

Once upon a time in the eighties, the Meat Puppets made more tuneful post-hardcore albums than three stoned Arizonans had any right to. But though this comeback celebrates the parole of (ex-) junkie bassist Cris Kirkwood, tuneful it ain't. Best track by far: trancey death-cowpunk finale. Whoopee. (Grade - **)