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As many '90s alt-rock fans know, Meat Puppets II reached a whole new generation of fans when Nirvana covered the album's three best tracks on their MTV Unplugged special from 1994 — \"plateau,\" \"lake of fire,\" and \"oh, me.\" But this was an incredibly consistent recording from beginning to end; other highlights included the instrumentals \"magic toy missing,\" \"aurora borealis,\" and \"i'm a mindless idiot,\" the rockers \"split myself in two\" and \"new gods,\" plus such mellower fare as \"lost,\" \"we're here,\" \"climbing,\" and \"the whistling song.\" an essential recording that sounds as fresh and inviting as the day it was released.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MVD","offers":[{"title":"Black LP","offer_id":50381523059019,"sku":"2204834","price":23.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"CD","offer_id":50381521813835,"sku":"123679","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/II_b0fc286b_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726232741"},{"product_id":"live-at-cbgb","title":"Live At CBGB","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis vinyl only release contains audio selections from the DVD release, Live CBGB 1982. Sure it sounds confusing, but the material on the CD and LP, while culled from the same series of live shows around Christmas 1982 at CBGBs, is completely different. Besides, who can have enough live stuff from the world's best hardcore band at the peak of their prowess? Includes blazingly awesome live versions of \"\"FVK,\"\" \"\"How Low Can a Punk Get,\"\" and more.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MVD","offers":[{"title":"Black | LP","offer_id":50458255294795,"sku":"1152501","price":21.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/045ee5dd-896b-48e0-876a-a3e174f02637_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727210571"},{"product_id":"nightclubbing-the-birth-of-punk-in-nyc-2","title":"Nightclubbing: The Birth Of Punk In NYC","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eNightclubbing: The Birth of Punk Rock in NYC\u003c\/i\u003e is the first-ever documentary about the renowned New York City nightclub Max's Kansas City (1965-1981), which had an indelible impact on the world of music, fashion, art, culture, and the creation of the New York City Punk Rock scene. As legendary Alice Cooper puts it: \"A million ideas we're launched back there,\" referring to the Max's Kansas City famous backroom, where everybody gravitated toward the pop art genius Andy Warhol, who held court there. This first-ever film on Max's Kansas City features never-before-released footage, including footage of three of Warhol's superstars - Jayne County, Ruby Lynn Reyner and Penny Arcade.DVD bonus features include the 7-minute feature titled \"Survivors' Guide to 70s NYC w\/ Neon Leon and Sonny Vincent,\" trailer and Spanish subtitles. This deluxe version, exclusive to RSD, will also include an additional 50 minutes of deleted scenes, a soundtrack CD, poster and special slipcover.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MVD","offers":[{"title":"Black","offer_id":50478373667147,"sku":"R6964-4611","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}]},{"product_id":"up-on-the-sun","title":"Up On The Sun","description":"\u003cp\u003eOn their second album, the Meat Puppets staggered away from the attempts at punk formalism that hobbled their debut, and with their third LP, 1985's\u003ci\u003e Up on the Sun\u003c\/i\u003e, they well and truly came out of the musical closet -- not only weren't they punks, they could easily pass for hippies and didn't feel the least bit self-conscious about it. The country influences that played such a big part on \u003ci\u003eMeat Puppets II\u003c\/i\u003e had faded a bit on \u003ci\u003eUp on the Sun\u003c\/i\u003e, as a sunburned psychedelia took centre stage and the band allowed themselves to get good and trippy. However, \u003ci\u003eUp on the Sun\u003c\/i\u003e revealed the Puppets had learned one very valuable lesson from punk, and that was to get to the point. The album has an air of carefree drift, but it doesn't meander, and the performances are remarkably tight, full of energy and purpose even when the songs are redolent of goofing off. The title cut churns as Curt Kirkwood's precise but languid guitar figures dance with his brother Cris' insistent basslines and the percussive color of Derrick Bostrom's drumming. \"Maiden's Milk\" is playful as the abstract jangle of the opening section gives way to a tie-dyed jig, complete with whistling. The swirly phase-shifting and circular melody on \"Swimming Ground\" sounds as comfortable as a cool dip on a hot day. And the speedy attack of \"Buckethead\" and \"Enchanted Forest\" testifies to how strikingly well this band had learned to work as a unit. Up on the Sun isn't as revelatory as Meat Puppets II, and it lacks a song as memorable as \"Lake of Fire,\" but the band rarely sounded as joyous or played with the same fire and accuracy as they demonstrated here, and it's arguably their most purely pleasurable work.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MVD","offers":[{"title":"Black LP","offer_id":50490778288459,"sku":"2027919","price":24.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/Up_On_the_Sun_178ac9ac_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727673989"},{"product_id":"nightclubbing-the-birth-of-punk-in-nyc-3","title":"Nightclubbing: The Birth Of Punk In NYC","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eNightclubbing: The Birth of Punk Rock in NYC\u003c\/i\u003e is the first-ever documentary about the renowned New York City nightclub Max's Kansas City (1965-1981), which had an indelible impact on the world of music, fashion, art, culture, and the creation of the New York City Punk Rock scene. 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