No Joke!
| No Joke! | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | October 3, 1995 | |||
| Recorded | 1995 | |||
| Studio | Phase Four Studio, Phoenix, Arizona, Westlake Studio, Los Angeles, California | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 54:51 | |||
| Label | London | |||
| Producer | Meat Puppets, Paul Leary | |||
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| Singles from No Joke! | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| The Austin Chronicle | [4] |
| Christgau's Consumer Guide |  [5] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B+[6] |
| Rolling Stone | [3] |
No Joke! is the ninth studio album by the Meat Puppets. The album was released on October 3, 1995, by London Records. It was the follow-up to the band's album Too High to Die and was the last Meat Puppets album with bassist Cris Kirkwood (until his reunion on 2007's Rise to Your Knees) and drummer Derrick Bostrom (until 2019's Dusty Notes). A video was filmed for the song "Scum", directed by Dave Markey.
Track listing
All songs written by Curt Kirkwood, unless otherwise noted.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Scum" | 3:53 |
| 2. | "Nothing" | 6:27 |
| 3. | "Head" | 4:17 |
| 4. | "Taste of the Sun" | 3:58 |
| 5. | "Vampires" | 4:35 |
| 6. | "Predator" | 4:31 |
| 7. | "Poison Arrow" | 3:12 |
| 8. | "Eyeball" | 4:04 |
| 9. | "For Free" | 4:29 |
| 10. | "Cobbler" | 3:25 |
| 11. | "Inflatable" | 3:28 |
| 12. | "Sweet Ammonia" | 4:17 |
| 13. | "Chemical Garden" | 4:15 |
Personnel
- Derrick Bostrom - drums, paintings
- Cris Kirkwood - bass, vocals, illustrations
- Curt Kirkwood - guitar, vocals, paintings
- Paul Leary - producer
Chart performance
Album - Billboard (North America)
| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | The Billboard 200 | 183 |
References
- ^ Shipley, Al (26 Sep 2000). "Meat Puppets - Golden Lies". Pitchfork. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
- ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Review: No Joke! - Meat Puppets". Allmusic. Retrieved 4 August 2009.
- ^ Flaum, Eric (November 2, 1995). "Review: Meat Puppets - No Joke". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2009-07-05. Retrieved 4 August 2009.
- ^ Hernandez, Raoul (November 2, 1995). "Review: MEAT PUPPETS - No Joke (London)". Nick Barbaro. Retrieved 4 August 2009.
- ^ Christgau, Robert (2000-10-15). "Meat Puppets". Christgau's Consumer Guide: Albums of the '90s. Macmillan. p. 202. ISBN 9780312245603.
- ^ "Music Review: 'No Joke!'". Entertainment Weekly. 1995-09-15. Retrieved 2017-10-23.