The Muffs (album)
The Muffs | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | May 11, 1993 | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 41:05 | |||
Warner Bros. | ||||
Producer | Rob Cavallo, David Katznelson, The Muffs | |||
The Muffs chronology | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [4] |
Punknews.org | [5] |
Entertainment Weekly | B+[3] |
Robert Christgau | [6] |
Blurt | [7] |
The Muffs is the debut album by American
Warner Bros. Records. The album contains the single "Big Mouth". "Everywhere I Go" was later used in a popular Fruitopia
television commercial (the cassette version of the track is actually the demo; the band was torn between which version to release and ended up splitting the difference).
Reception
- "There's a certain charm to the group's 3-chord riffing and primitive rhythms that seems to have most appeal when driving a vehicle beyond the posted speed limit on a hot, sunny day. But stretched over 16 tracks, the forced minimalism begins to wane in appeal." (Roch Parisien, Allmusic)[4]
Track listing
All tracks written by Kim Shattuck, except where noted
- "Lucky Guy" – 2:46
- "Saying Goodbye" – 2:16
- "Everywhere I Go" – 3:12
- "Better Than Me" – 2:48
- "From Your Girl" – 3:27
- "Not Like Me" – 3:08
- "Baby Go Round" – 2:47
- "North Pole" (Barnett) – 0:35
- "Big Mouth" – 1:51
- "Every Single Thing" – 2:22
- "Don't Waste Another Day" – 2:35
- "Mike Saunders) – 0:31
- "Another Day" – 2:16
- "Eye to Eye" (Shattuck, Vammen) – 3:30
- "I Need You" (Barnett, Shattuck) – 3:41
- "All for Nothing" – 3:20
Personnel
- Kim Shattuck – lead guitar, vocals
- Ronnie Barnett – bass
- Melanie Vammen – rhythm guitar
- Criss Crass – drums
- Korla Pandit – organ
- Rob Cavallo – producer
- David Katznelson – producer
- The Muffs – producer
References
- ^ Flaherty, Mike. "Blonder and Blonder". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
- ^ "15 punk albums from 1993 that embraced contrarianism over prefab rebellion". Alternative Press. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
- ^ a b Sinclair, Tom. "The Muffs". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
- ^ a b Deming, Mark. "The Muffs - Album Review". AllMusic. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
- ^ Cocksedge, Rich. "The Muffs - 1993 Review". Punknews. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
- ^ "Robert Christgau - The Muffs". robertchristgau.com. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
- ^ Toland, Michael. "The Muffs". blurtonline. Retrieved January 28, 2022.