The Lucky Ones (Mudhoney album)
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| Released | 20 May 2008 | |||
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| Length | 36:17 | |||
| Label | Sub Pop | |||
| Producer | Tucker Martine | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| musicOMH | [3] |
| Pitchfork Media | 7.2/10[4] |
| PopMatters |   [5] |
The Lucky Ones is the eighth studio album released by American rock band Mudhoney, released on Sub Pop Records on May 20, 2008.[6]
Writing and recording
The band has said that the album was written "from the rhythm up instead of from the riff and the lyrics down" and has also stated that it's the quickest album they recorded.[7] As singer and rhythm guitarist Mark Arm has said "The effect is to thrust out the bottom-end rumble of drummer Dan Peters and bassist Guy Maddison, and to bring about a cohesive whole not entirely ruled by the almighty riff—although you certainly don’t have to look hard to find ‘em."[8] Rather spontaneously, the veterans recorded the eleven songs found on the record in only three and a half days, including overdubs.[9] The ninth track on the album is titled "Tales of Terror"[10] in honor of the Sacramento hardcore punk band Tales of Terror that influenced and inspired the grunge movement.
Track listing
All songs written by Mudhoney.
- "I'm Now" - 2:40
- "Inside Out Over You" - 3:25
- "The Lucky Ones" - 4:52
- "Next Time" - 3:01
- "And the Shimmering Light" - 3:05
- "The Open Mind" - 2:26
- "What's This Thing?" - 2:54
- "Running Out" - 3:28
- "Tales of Terror" - 3:17
- "We Are Rising" - 4:30
- "New Meaning" - 2:39
Personnel
- Mark Arm - vocals
- Steve Turner - guitar
- Dan Peters - drums
- Guy Maddison - bass
- Tucker Martine - production, mixing
- Floyd Reitsma - assistant engineer
- Bill Inglot - mastering
- Dave Schultz - mastering
- Jeff Kleinsmith - art direction and design
References
- ^ JorgeM93 (2 February 2022). "Top 10 Grunge Albums That Survived the '00s". Ultimate Guitar. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "AllMusic review".
- ^ "musicOMH.com review".
- ^ "Pitchfork Media review". Archived from the original on May 21, 2008.
- ^ "PopMatters review".
- ^ The Lucky Ones - Mudhoney | Releases | AllMusic, retrieved 2023-10-17
- ^ Recording process
- ^ The Lucky Ones
- ^ Angryape The Lucky Ones
- ^ Sub Pop: Mudhoney
