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Artist: Meat Puppets

Title: II

Year: 1984

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1. Split Myself in Two (2:24)
2. Magic Toy Missing (1:21)
3. Lost (3:26)
4. Plateau (2:22)
5. Aurora Borealis (2:44)
6. We're Here (2:43)
7. Climbing (2:43)
8. New Gods (2:12)
9. Oh, Me (3:02)
10. Lake of Fire (1:56)
11. I'm a Mindless Idiot (2:29)
12. The Whistling Song (2:57)
13. Teenager(s) (3:36)
14. I'm Not Here (1:55)
15. New Gods (2:13)
16. Lost (3:03)
17. What to Do (2:35)
18. 100% of Nothing (1:50)
19. Aurora Borealis (2:28)

Review

'Meat Puppets II' is a wild ride through a musical landscape that defies easy categorization. The Meat Puppets ditched their hardcore punk roots and dove headfirst into a swirling vortex of country rock, psychedelia, and experimental sounds. It's like they took a road trip through the American Southwest, picking up hitchhiking genres along the way and letting them all jam together in the back of their beat-up van.

This album is a glorious mess of influences, from the boogie-rock swagger of ZZ Top to the jangly brilliance of the Byrds, with a dash of Hendrix's mind-bending guitar work thrown in for good measure. But don't think for a second that this is just a rehash of 70s rock – the Meat Puppets infuse everything with their own brand of weirdness, creating something entirely fresh and exciting.

Kurt Loder from Rolling Stone nailed it when he called this one of the funniest and most enjoyable albums of the year. It's got that perfect balance of head-banging energy and musical sophistication that keeps you coming back for more. And let's not forget the impact this thing had – when bands like Nirvana are covering your tracks, you know you've struck a chord. 'Meat Puppets II' isn't just a great album, it's a freaking revelation. - Riley