• Artist: Meat Puppets
• Flags: Lyrics are included with the album
• Rating:
• Styles: American Underground, College Rock, Cowpunk
• Track Picks: "Bad Love," "Look at the Rain," "Paradise"
• Similar Albums: George Best [George Best Plus], Fuck, Life in Exile After Abdication, Vermillion, Eponymous, Document, Bent by Nature, Echo & the Bunnymen, Pop Said..., Boylan Heights, The Bears

Review

Recorded and released just a few months after the experimental Mirage, 1987's Huevos was a return to the Meat Puppets' earlier, more straight-ahead direction. The band (guitarist/singer Curt Kirkwood in particular) had always voiced their admiration of ZZ Top, and Huevos contained Billy Gibbons & Co.'s influence more than any other Puppets release. But don't be misled -- it wasn't a ripoff, the trio simply incorporated ZZ's sound into their energetic, unpredictable rock. It also didn't hurt that Huevos contained the band's best set of songs since 1985's classic Up on the Sun, comprised almost entirely of heavy rockers ("Paradise," "Look at the Rain," "Crazy," "Fruit," "Automatic Mojo," "Dry Rain," etc.). Another major improvement of Huevos over Mirage was that Derrick Bostrom's drums no longer sounded metronome-perfect and robotic, giving the performances a much livelier edge. The bonus tracks included on the '99 Ryko reissue included several demos of Huevos tunes, including a lengthier and much more laid-back version of "Sexy Music," as well as a medley of "I Can't Be Counted On" and Jimmy Reed's "Baby What You Want Me to Do." ~ Greg Prato, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	iTunes	Composers	Performers	Time
Look at the Rain		Curt Kirkwood	Meat Puppets	(5:00)
Fruit		Curt Kirkwood	Meat Puppets	(4:20)
Dry Rain		Curt Kirkwood	Meat Puppets	(3:10)
Paradise		Curt Kirkwood	Meat Puppets	(5:28)
Bad Love		Curt Kirkwood	Meat Puppets	(4:45)
Crazy		Curt Kirkwood	Meat Puppets	(3:30)
Automatic Mojo		Cris Kirkwood, Curt Kirkwood	Meat Puppets	(3:19)
I Can't Be Counted On		Curt Kirkwood	Meat Puppets	(2:55)
Sexy Music		Curt Kirkwood	Meat Puppets	(3:58)
Medley: Baby What You Want Me to Do/I Can't Be Counted on/Sexy Music	...	Curt Kirkwood	Meat Puppets

Credits

Meat Puppets (Producer), Meat Puppets (Main Performer), Bill Wyman (Liner Notes), Steven Escallier (Producer), Steven Escallier (Engineer), Stuart Sullivan (Engineer), Stuart Sullivan (Mastering), David Travis (Video Engineer), Derrick Bostrom (Drums), Derrick Bostrom (Producer), Derrick Bostrom (Liner Notes), Derrick Bostrom (Remixing), Derrick Bostrom (Package Design), Derrick Bostrom (Interface Designer), Derrick Bostrom (Re-Release Producer), Cris Kirkwood (Bass), Cris Kirkwood (Percussion), Cris Kirkwood (Vocals), Cris Kirkwood (Cover Art), Curt Kirkwood (Guitar), Curt Kirkwood (Percussion), Curt Kirkwood (Vocals), Curt Kirkwood (Cover Art), Joseph Cultice, Joseph Cultice (Photography), Jay Blakesberg (Photography), Steve Chadie (Engineer), Steve Chadie (Mastering), Ian Gilchrist (Producer), Ian Gilchrist (Re-Release Producer), Tami Blevins (Producer), Tami Blevins (Re-Release Producer), Gina Arnold (Liner Notes), Hoseph Gultice (Photography), Tory Hansbrough (Producer), Tory Hansbrough (Re-Release Producer), Adam Larson (Package Design), Adam Larson (Interface Designer), Mike Hissong (Remixing), David Nichols (Remixing)

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