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8.0
53505
8.0 |
All Music
The closest they've come in a long time to the colorful, no-frills brand of twangy alt-rock and informal punk (with hints of Americana, country, folk, and prog) that they instilled on their SST records
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8.0
53506
8.0 |
The Independent
It is dizzying psychedelic country in finest Meat Puppets tradition, full of slightly off-centre harmonies in Grateful Dead manner
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8.0
53507
8.0 |
musicOMH
With this stripped back, more accessible approach, there’s a good chance they win more fans over in the coming months
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8.0
53514
8.0 |
Uncut
Pretty straight by the Puppets' wobbly standards, but still bewitchingly unhinged. Print edition only
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8.0
53515
8.0 |
Mojo
Fans of The Byrds, Ralph Stanley, R.E.M and Television should (re-) tune it. Print edition only
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8.0
53774
8.0 |
Blurt
It’s actually a great record once you give up all preconceived notions of what to expect
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8.0
54044
8.0 |
PopMatters
Like any band that has been around for more than 30 years, the Meat Puppets have had their ups and downs. Rat Farm definitely belongs in the “up” column
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7.0
53503
7.0 |
NME
More laidback than their most feted, punk-derived early albums
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7.0
53504
7.0 |
Consequence Of Sound
Everything from reggae to prog rock fused into one intergalactic outsider art sculpture
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6.0
53513
6.0 |
Q
A simple, joyful late-career bloom. Print edition only
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6.0
53953
6.0 |
No Ripcord
Enjoyable but somewhat less memorable
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5.5
53626
5.5 |
Pitchfork
At its best, Rat Farm is warm, well-executed, and slightly goofy
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