The Muffs (album)

Summary

The Muffs is the debut album by American pop punk band The Muffs, released on May 11, 1993 on Warner Bros. Records. The album contains the single "Big Mouth". "Everywhere I Go" was later used in a popular Fruitopia television commercial (the cassette version of the track is actually the demo; the band was torn between which version to release and ended up splitting the difference).

The Muffs
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 11, 1993
Genre
Length41:05
LabelWarner Bros.
ProducerRob Cavallo, David Katznelson, The Muffs
The Muffs chronology
The Muffs
(1993)
Blonder and Blonder
(1995)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
Punknews.org[5]
Entertainment WeeklyB+[3]
Robert Christgau[6]
Blurt[7]

Reception edit

  • "There's a certain charm to the group's 3-chord riffing and primitive rhythms that seems to have most appeal when driving a vehicle beyond the posted speed limit on a hot, sunny day. But stretched over 16 tracks, the forced minimalism begins to wane in appeal." (Roch Parisien, Allmusic)[4]

Track listing edit

All tracks written by Kim Shattuck, except where noted

  1. "Lucky Guy" – 2:46
  2. "Saying Goodbye" – 2:16
  3. "Everywhere I Go" – 3:12
  4. "Better Than Me" – 2:48
  5. "From Your Girl" – 3:27
  6. "Not Like Me" – 3:08
  7. "Baby Go Round" – 2:47
  8. "North Pole" (Barnett) – 0:35
  9. "Big Mouth" – 1:51
  10. "Every Single Thing" – 2:22
  11. "Don't Waste Another Day" – 2:35
  12. "Stupid Jerk" (Mike Saunders) – 0:31
  13. "Another Day" – 2:16
  14. "Eye to Eye" (Shattuck, Vammen) – 3:30
  15. "I Need You" (Barnett, Shattuck) – 3:41
  16. "All for Nothing" – 3:20

Personnel edit

  • Kim Shattuck – lead guitar, vocals
  • Ronnie Barnett – bass
  • Melanie Vammen – rhythm guitar
  • Criss Crass – drums
  • Korla Pandit – organ
  • Rob Cavallo – producer
  • David Katznelson – producer
  • The Muffs – producer

References edit

  1. ^ Flaherty, Mike. "Blonder and Blonder". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
  2. ^ "15 punk albums from 1993 that embraced contrarianism over prefab rebellion". Alternative Press. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
  3. ^ a b Sinclair, Tom. "The Muffs". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
  4. ^ a b Deming, Mark. "The Muffs - Album Review". AllMusic. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
  5. ^ Cocksedge, Rich. "The Muffs - 1993 Review". Punknews. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
  6. ^ "Robert Christgau - The Muffs". robertchristgau.com. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
  7. ^ Toland, Michael. "The Muffs". blurtonline. Retrieved January 28, 2022.