Piece of Cake
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Piece of Cake
- Artist: Mudhoney
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- Release Date: 1992 10
- Total Time: 44:33
- Genre: Rock
Review
By 1992, grunge was becoming rock's new Flavor of the Month, and Mudhoney, being the naturally contrary types that they were, seemed to be getting a bit bored with it; besides, after several years of roadwork, the band had gained enough speed and precision to allow the garage rock and old-school punk flavors to rise to the surface of their aural cocktail (or, more appropriately, their aural Trash Can Punch). Piece of Cake was the band's major-label debut, but you wouldn't have guessed that by listening to it; Conrad Uno's production is as no-frills as ever, and the short bursts of goofy noise and techno parodies that punctuate the album make it clear Mudhoney were taking themselves (and their career) no more seriously than they ever had. If those looking for the big shaggy sloppiness of "Touch Me I'm Sick" or "You Got It" might feel a bit let down by Piece of Cake, there's a snot-nosed fury to "No End in Sight" and "Suck You Dry" that makes it clear these guys were always a punk band at heart (albeit a punk band who really liked Blue Cheer), and if you're looking for heaviness, "Ritzville" and "I'm Spun" will convince you they hadn't forgotten how to drop that D tuning. Faster and fiercer than ever, but no less fuzzy or messed-up, Piece of Cake proved Mudhoney's palate was a few shades broader than some folks might have expected, but without turning their backs on the glorious ugliness that was always their stock-in-trade. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi| Piece of Australia (2003 Album by Slim Dusty) | |
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Piece of Cake (album)
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| Studio album by Mudhoney | ||||
| Released | October 1992 | |||
| Recorded | July 1992 | |||
| Genre | Grunge | |||
| Length | 44:33 | |||
| Label | Reprise | |||
| Producer | Conrad Uno | |||
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Piece of Cake is the third studio album by the grunge band Mudhoney. Recorded and released in 1992, it was their first album released through Reprise Records. It features several songs, such as "Suck You Dry," "Blinding Sun," and "Acetone," that are consistently featured in Mudhoney's live setlist.
Although released at the peak of grunge, a genre Mudhoney had helped create, the band and Piece of Cake did not get any special treatment commercial or critical wise.
Reprise reissued this album bundled with the E.P. "Five Dollar Bob's Mock Cooter Stew" and the B-Sides from the album singles in 2003 (a similar effort like Sub Pop's "Superfuzz Bigmuff Deluxe" re-issue in 2008 and Reprise's reissue of My Brother the Cow in 2003).
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Contents
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Track listing
Original
- "[Untitled 1]" – 0:38
- "No End In Sight" – 3:34
- "Make It Now" – 4:25
- "When In Rome" – 3:55
- "[Untitled 2] – 0:25
- "Suck You Dry" – 2:34
- "Blinding Sun" – 3:39
- "Thirteenth Floor Opening" – 2:31
- "Youth Body Expression Explosion" – 1:59
- "I'm Spun" – 4:04
- "[Untitled 3]" – 0:40
- "Take Me There" – 3:32
- "Living Wreck" – 3:30
- "Let Me Let You Down" – 3:57
- "[Untitled 4]" – 0:29
- "Ritzville" – 2:38
- "Acetone" – 4:15
Reissue
- "[Untitled 1]" – 0:38
- "No End In Sight" – 3:34
- "Make It Now" – 4:25
- "When In Rome" – 3:55
- "[Untitled 2] – 0:25
- "Suck You Dry" – 2:34
- "Blinding Sun" – 3:39
- "Thirteenth Floor Opening" – 2:31
- "Youth Body Expression Explosion" – 1:59
- "I'm Spun" - 4:04
- "[Untitled 3]" – 0:40
- "Take Me There" – 3:32
- "Living Wreck" – 3:30
- "Let Me Let You Down" – 3:57
- "[Untitled 4]" – 0:29
- "Ritzville" – 2:38
- "Acetone" – 4:15
- "Over The Top" – 2:35 *
- "King Sandbox" – 2:43 **
- "Baby O Baby" – 3:45 **
- "In The Blood" – 3:08 ***
- "No Song III" – 4:11 ***
- "Between Me & You Kid" – 3:38 ***
- "Six Two One" – 2:34 ***
- "Make it Now Again" – 4:35 ***
- "Deception Pass" – 2:54 ***/*/**
- "Underide" – 2:07 ***/*
- * originally appeared as a B-Side to "Suck You Dry" (1992)
- ** originally appeared as a B-Side to "Blinding Sun" (1993)
- *** originally appeared on the E.P. "Five Dollar Bob's Mock Cooter Stew" (1993)
Personnel
- Mark Arm - vocals, guitar, organ, slide guitar, piano
- Steve Turner - guitar, key bass, harmonica, banjo, vocals
- Dan Peters - drums, marimba, vocals
- Matt Lukin - bass guitar, vocals
Chart positions
Album charts
| Year | Album | Chart | Position |
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| 1992 | Piece of Cake | Heatseekers | No. 9 |
| 1992 | Piece of Cake | Official UK Charts | No. 39 |
| 1992 | Piece of Cake | Billboard Top 200 | No. 189 |
Charting singles
| Year | Single | Chart | Peak |
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| 1992 | "Suck You Dry" | Modern Rock Tracks | No. 23 |
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