Meat Puppets - Too High to Die
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Artist: Meat PuppetsEdition: Music CD
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Published)
CD Release Date: 1994-01-25
Music Label: Fontana London
Soundtracks:
- Violet Eyes
- Never To Be Found
- We Don't Exist
- Severed Goddess Hand
- Flaming Heart
- Shine
- Station
- Roof With A Hole
- Backwater
- Things
- Why?
- Evil Love
- Comin' Down
Music reviews of Too High to Die
Music Review: My Personal 2nd favorite Puppets (after UP ON THE SUN)
Rating: 5 Stars
I'm not trying to say it's better than II (commonly considered their best along with UOTS). Personal preferences sometimes have to do with, say, the great summer you had listening to a cool record, or maybe when one saved your sanity at a boring job. But I really do think TOO HIGH TO DIE is truly one of their best, and I even know a few Meat-heads who insist it is, in fact, their greatest.
This kind of praise unfortunately gets thrown around a lot, but I must (type) that I think Curt Kirkwood is a highly underrated guitar genius. His playing is pretty unique, super-melodic and he's technically gifted. The Kirkwood brothers' voices ("Cris" on bass) are less so. They tend to sing in the same basic range here, but they actually SING (no screaming, posturing, etc.) and do it well - I dig their voices!
This album rocks, but there's also a lot of variety. There's quite a bit of country influence and it's ironic that I love it so much cuz I'm no country fan. I didn't go for a lot of this album at first, but now some of those songs I didn't go for initially get stuck in my head - and I like that! The following notes are my personal impressions of TOO HIGH TO DIE:
"Violet Eyes" - kicks it off with a killer, the hardest rocker on the record. Awesome feedback-laden soloing from Curt - trippy!
"Never To Be Found" - catchy and tuneful, this groover is addictive. The bass is simple and perfect. It starts off lighter than "Violet Eyes" with some crisp strumming, but takes off to great heights. "We got road, we got time, so we're out of here . . ." Love the epic guitar coda at the end before the band kicks in again with a faster tempo.
"We Don't Exist" - cool rocker. I'm not sure why the singer wants and needs "Cayenne" so bad or what it will do for him, but his longing for it is powerful. Or maybe Cayenne's just a girl.
"Severed Goddess Head" - Sweet and easy-going rocker with cool vocal harmonies.
"Flaming Heart" - drummer Derrick Bostrom gradually and skillfully increases the tempo over the course of this song with the effect of intensifying it (contrary to some opinions, that's a compliment). This is one of the songs that sometimes just pops in my head and starts playing - the part towards the end where the lead guitar kicks in.
"Shine" - unlike the other songs here, this one is really mellow and beautiful.
"Station" - This track sounds like a demented country circus. I couldn't deal with it when I first heard this album. Now I'm addicted to it.
"Roof With a Hole" - a loooow down, powerful, blues-y #. "There may be diamonds in that dream on the hill/ But the people who live there still complain/ Cause the roof's got a hole in it/ And everything's been ruined by the rain." (Listening to this song today struck me as poignant in the wake of Hurricane Katrina's devestation.)
"Backwater" - a great song and pretty much their lone hit on alt-rock radio. I don't think it's necessarily the best on the album, but it's certainly a strong contender and it did sound great on the radio. Killer rhythm!
"Things" - another great one (I'd rate every song on TOO HIGH TO DIE a 5) with some truly wild and strange guitar moves from Curt.
"Why?" - a gorgeous, folky little tune.
"Evil Love" - Another excellent rock groove.
"Comin Down" - great, bouncy tune and (more or less) a straight-up country track.
bonus hidden track - a deadpan, super-cool re-recording of their classic "Lake of Fire." Doesn't surplant the original, but it's way cool and Curt solos his ass off.
Description of Too High to Die
13 tracks including BACKWATER. Tiny scuff on outside edge of disc will not affect play.Alternative Rock CDs
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