| Out My Way | ||||
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| EP by | ||||
| Released | 1986 | |||
| Recorded | March 1986 | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock | |||
| Length | 25:49 (original) 54:12 (reissue) | |||
| Label | SST[1] | |||
| Producer | Meat Puppets, Steven Escallier[2] | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| Robert Christgau | B+[4] |
| MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide | [1] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide |  [5] |
| Spin Alternative Record Guide | 6/10[6] |
Out My Way is an EP by the alternative rock band the Meat Puppets, released in 1986.[7][8] It features a more hard rock-oriented sound than on previous releases, leading some critics to say that the sound is similar to the southern/hard rock stylings of ZZ Top. The EP was reissued in 1999 by Rykodisc, with additional bonus tracks.
Production[edit]
The cover art is by Curt Kirkwood.[9] The EP was issued while Curt recovered from a broken finger.[10]
Critical reception[edit]
AllMusic wrote that "the EP showed that the Puppets were moving on from their early punk sound to a more traditional rock direction."[3] Robert Christgau called the EP "a departure, toward a less spacy, more bottomy hardcore-gone-folkloric."[4] Trouser Press praised "an utterly crazed raveup of 'Good Golly Miss Molly,'” writing that it "merely caps off a diverse collection of occasionally funky, occasionally psychedelic, occasionally countryfied rock tunes."[11]
Track listing[edit]
All songs written by Curt Kirkwood, unless otherwise noted.
Original album[edit]
- "She's Hot" (Curt Kirkwood, Cris Kirkwood) – 4:05
- "Out My Way" – 4:47
- "Other Kinds of Love" (Curt Kirkwood, Cris Kirkwood) – 4:22
- "Not Swimming Ground" (Curt Kirkwood, Cris Kirkwood) – 4:07
- "Mountain Line" – 4:20
- "Good Golly Miss Molly" (Robert "Bumps" Blackwell, John Marascalco) – 4:08
CD reissue bonus tracks[edit]
- "Good Golly Miss Molly" (Robert "Bumps" Blackwell, John Marascalco) – 2:50
- "I Just Want to Make Love to You" (Willie Dixon) – 3:55
- "On the Move" – 3:50
- "Burn the Honky Tonk Down" (Wayne Kemp) – 1:59
- "Boyhood Home" – 3:17
- "Backwards Drums" – 4:20
- "Everything is Green" – 8:39
- "Other Kinds of Love" (Demo Version) – 0:52
References[edit]
- ^ a b MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 741.
- ^ Smith-Lahrman, Matthew (October 30, 2014). The Meat Puppets and the Lyrics of Curt Kirkwood from Meat Puppets II to No Joke!. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 9780810884137 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b "Out My Way - Meat Puppets | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
- ^ a b "Robert Christgau: CG: Meat Puppets". www.robertchristgau.com.
- ^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 465.
- ^ Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. 1995. p. 247.
- ^ "Meat Puppets | Biography & History". AllMusic.
- ^ "PUPPETS IN ORBIT". Los Angeles Times. June 1, 1986.
- ^ Harrington, Richard (February 2, 2001). "Meet the New Meat Puppets" – via www.washingtonpost.com.
- ^ "MEAT PUPPETS biography". The Great Rock Bible.
- ^ "Meat Puppets". Trouser Press. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
