Lollipop (album)
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Released | April 12, 2011 | |||
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Length | 46:30 | |||
Label | Megaforce | |||
Producer | Curt Kirkwood | |||
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Lollipop is the Meat Puppets' thirteenth full-length studio album. It was released on April 12, 2011, through Megaforce Records.
Content
Musical style
The A.V. Club opined Lollipop to be "a strong collection of power-pop songs".[1]
Lyrical content
In an AllMusic summary of Lollipop, the lyrics were described as "goofball surrealism" and "alternating tall tales with weed-fueled philosophizing".[2]
Name
Curt Kirkwood remarked in a 2011 interview with AV Club that the decision to name the record Lollipop was brought about by its power-pop sound, further commenting "this counts as, you know, “pop-candy” for us".[1]
Reception
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Based on 12 reviews, Metacritic assigned Lollipop a score of 71, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[3]
In 3.5 out-of 5 star review, Mark Deming of AllMusic described Lollipop as "flawed but interesting enough to confirm there's still life left in this band" which would hopefully "document in a more satisfying manner" on the next album.[2]
Track listing
All songs by Curt Kirkwood.[4]
- "Incomplete" - 4:09
- "Orange" - 4:11
- "Shave It" - 4:18
- "Baby Don't" - 3:11
- "Hour of the Idiot" - 3:35
- "Lantern" - 3:34
- "Town" - 3:20
- "Damn Thing" - 3:44
- "Amazing" - 4:49
- "Way That It Are" - 3:28
- "Vile" - 4:42
- "The Spider and the Spaceship" - 3:29
Personnel
- Curt Kirkwood - vocals, guitars
- Cris Kirkwood - vocals, bass guitar
- Shandon Sahm - drums
References
- ^ a b Kuntz, Mike (11 August 2011). "Interview: Meat Puppets' Curt Kirkwood". The A.V. Club. AV Club.
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(help) - ^ a b c Deming, Mark. "Lollipop - Meat Puppets". AllMusic.
- ^ http://www.metacritic.com/music/lollipop/meat-puppets
- ^ Lollipop album jacket. MEGA1566, Megaforce Records, 2011