http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.1977&rws=%2Fmeat-puppets%2Ftop-tracks.rssIf the Meat Puppets were judged solely on the merits of their masterpiece achievement <i>Meat Puppets II</i>, they might be considered the greatest rock 'n' roll band of all time. Released at a time when country was still considered dumb hick music by the legions of underground rock enthusiasts immersed in the D.C. Hardcore scene -- and with Palace Brothers still a long way off -- the record is the <i>Sweetheart of the Rodeo</i> of its generation. Rooted in the weird landscapes of the southwestern desert they came from, the Meat Puppets's fractured country/punk songs offered a never-before encountered number of chops that were, on top of it all, psychedelic as hell. They released great records into the '90s -- ever honing their craft -- but for many of their early fans, their sound became a little over-honed as the looseness and throw-away attitude of their Punk origins gave way to rigid musicianship and a creeping Zappa feel. Still, the Meat Puppets stand as one of the great bands of the 1980s. - Mike McGuirkIndie/Alternativeen720Mon, 28 Dec 2009 17:11:49 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.1977&rws=%2Fmeat-puppets%2Ftop-tracks.rss If the Meat Puppets were judged solely on the merits of their masterpiece achievement <i>Meat Puppets II</i>, they might be considered the greatest rock 'n' roll band of all time. Released at a time when country was still considered dumb hick music by the legions of underground rock enthusiasts immersed in the D.C. Hardcore scene -- and with Palace Brothers still a long way off -- the record is the <i>Sweetheart of the Rodeo</i> of its generation. Rooted in the weird landscapes of the southwestern desert they came from, the Meat Puppets's fractured country/punk songs offered a never-before encountered number of chops that were, on top of it all, psychedelic as hell. They released great records into the '90s -- ever honing their craft -- but for many of their early fans, their sound became a little over-honed as the looseness and throw-away attitude of their Punk origins gave way to rigid musicianship and a creeping Zappa feel. Still, the Meat Puppets stand as one of the great bands of the 1980s. - Mike McGuirk http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1957093&rws=%2Fmeat-puppets%2Ftop-tracks.rss Indie/Alternative Tue, 25 Jan 1994 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Meat Puppets on Rhapsody Online 1957093 tra.1957093 Meat Puppets art.1977 0.99 Too High To Die alb.99987 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/4/1/3/1813148_170x170.jpg 2009-10-13 00:00:00.0 1994-01-25 00:00:00.0 true Backwater tra.1957093 220000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1957093&rws=%2Fmeat-puppets%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1957093&variant=data&rws=%2Fmeat-puppets%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.28008784&rws=%2Fmeat-puppets%2Ftop-tracks.rss Indie/Alternative Tue, 12 May 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Meat Puppets on Rhapsody Online 28008784 tra.28008784 Meat Puppets art.1977 0.99 Sewn Together alb.27998680 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/8/3/2/1652389_170x170.jpg 2009-05-12 00:00:00.0 2009-05-12 00:00:00.0 true Smoke tra.28008784 196000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.28008784&rws=%2Fmeat-puppets%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.28008784&variant=data&rws=%2Fmeat-puppets%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1957085&rws=%2Fmeat-puppets%2Ftop-tracks.rss Indie/Alternative Tue, 25 Jan 1994 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Meat Puppets on Rhapsody Online 1957085 tra.1957085 Meat Puppets art.1977 0.99 Too High To Die alb.99987 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/4/1/3/1813148_170x170.jpg 2009-10-13 00:00:00.0 1994-01-25 00:00:00.0 true Violet Eyes tra.1957085 230000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1957085&rws=%2Fmeat-puppets%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1957085&variant=data&rws=%2Fmeat-puppets%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.28008781&rws=%2Fmeat-puppets%2Ftop-tracks.rss Indie/Alternative Tue, 12 May 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Meat Puppets on Rhapsody Online 28008781 tra.28008781 Meat Puppets art.1977 0.99 Sewn Together alb.27998680 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/8/3/2/1652389_170x170.jpg 2009-05-12 00:00:00.0 2009-05-12 00:00:00.0 true Rotten Shame tra.28008781 319000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.28008781&rws=%2Fmeat-puppets%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.28008781&variant=data&rws=%2Fmeat-puppets%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.28008785&rws=%2Fmeat-puppets%2Ftop-tracks.rss Indie/Alternative Tue, 12 May 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Meat Puppets on Rhapsody Online 28008785 tra.28008785 Meat Puppets art.1977 0.99 Sewn Together alb.27998680 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/8/3/2/1652389_170x170.jpg 2009-05-12 00:00:00.0 2009-05-12 00:00:00.0 true S.K.A. tra.28008785 227000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.28008785&rws=%2Fmeat-puppets%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.28008785&variant=data&rws=%2Fmeat-puppets%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1212482&rws=%2Fmeat-puppets%2Ftop-tracks.rss Indie/Alternative Tue, 1 Jan 1985 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Meat Puppets on Rhapsody Online 1212482 tra.1212482 Meat Puppets art.1977 0.99 Up On The Sun alb.322862 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/3/8/3/0/1260383_170x170.jpg 2006-07-11 00:00:00.0 1985-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Away tra.1212482 207000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1212482&rws=%2Fmeat-puppets%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1212482&variant=data&rws=%2Fmeat-puppets%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.28008786&rws=%2Fmeat-puppets%2Ftop-tracks.rss Indie/Alternative Tue, 12 May 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Meat Puppets on Rhapsody Online 28008786 tra.28008786 Meat Puppets art.1977 0.99 Sewn Together alb.27998680 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/8/3/2/1652389_170x170.jpg 2009-05-12 00:00:00.0 2009-05-12 00:00:00.0 true Nursery Rhyme tra.28008786 268000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.28008786&rws=%2Fmeat-puppets%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.28008786&variant=data&rws=%2Fmeat-puppets%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.28008782&rws=%2Fmeat-puppets%2Ftop-tracks.rss Indie/Alternative Tue, 12 May 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Meat Puppets on Rhapsody Online 28008782 tra.28008782 Meat Puppets art.1977 0.99 Sewn Together alb.27998680 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/8/3/2/1652389_170x170.jpg 2009-05-12 00:00:00.0 2009-05-12 00:00:00.0 true Go To Your Head tra.28008782 224000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.28008782&rws=%2Fmeat-puppets%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.28008782&variant=data&rws=%2Fmeat-puppets%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1212481&rws=%2Fmeat-puppets%2Ftop-tracks.rss '80s Alternative Tue, 1 Jan 1985 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Meat Puppets on Rhapsody Online 1212481 tra.1212481 Meat Puppets art.1977 0.99 Up On The Sun alb.322862 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/3/8/3/0/1260383_170x170.jpg 2006-07-11 00:00:00.0 1985-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Up On The Sun tra.1212481 244000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1212481&rws=%2Fmeat-puppets%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1212481&variant=data&rws=%2Fmeat-puppets%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1212366&rws=%2Fmeat-puppets%2Ftop-tracks.rss Indie/Alternative Sun, 1 Jan 1984 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Meat Puppets on Rhapsody Online 1212366 tra.1212366 Meat Puppets art.1977 0.99 Meat Puppets II alb.172218 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/8/3/0/1260381_170x170.jpg 2006-07-11 00:00:00.0 1984-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Plateau tra.1212366 142000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1212366&rws=%2Fmeat-puppets%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1212366&variant=data&rws=%2Fmeat-puppets%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.28008780&rws=%2Fmeat-puppets%2Ftop-tracks.rss Indie/Alternative Tue, 12 May 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Meat Puppets on Rhapsody Online 28008780 tra.28008780 Meat Puppets art.1977 0.99 Sewn Together alb.27998680 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/8/3/2/1652389_170x170.jpg 2009-05-12 00:00:00.0 2009-05-12 00:00:00.0 true Sapphire tra.28008780 239000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.28008780&rws=%2Fmeat-puppets%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.28008780&variant=data&rws=%2Fmeat-puppets%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.5000752&rws=%2Fmeat-puppets%2Ftop-tracks.rss Indie/Alternative Tue, 3 Feb 2004 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Meat Puppets on Rhapsody Online 5000752 tra.5000752 Meat Puppets art.1977 0.99 Classic Puppets alb.4994958 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/2/7/7/1267728_170x170.jpg 2008-12-23 00:00:00.0 2004-02-03 00:00:00.0 true Plateau tra.5000752 143000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.5000752&rws=%2Fmeat-puppets%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.5000752&variant=data&rws=%2Fmeat-puppets%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1212368&rws=%2Fmeat-puppets%2Ftop-tracks.rss Indie/Alternative Sun, 1 Jan 1984 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Meat Puppets on Rhapsody Online 1212368 tra.1212368 Meat Puppets art.1977 0.99 Meat Puppets II alb.172218 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/8/3/0/1260381_170x170.jpg 2006-07-11 00:00:00.0 1984-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Lake Of Fire tra.1212368 117000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1212368&rws=%2Fmeat-puppets%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1212368&variant=data&rws=%2Fmeat-puppets%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1212480&rws=%2Fmeat-puppets%2Ftop-tracks.rss Indie/Alternative Sun, 1 Jan 1984 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Meat Puppets on Rhapsody Online 1212480 tra.1212480 Meat Puppets art.1977 0.99 Meat Puppets II alb.172218 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/8/3/0/1260381_170x170.jpg 2006-07-11 00:00:00.0 1984-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Aurora Borealis tra.1212480 148000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1212480&rws=%2Fmeat-puppets%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1212480&variant=data&rws=%2Fmeat-puppets%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.28008783&rws=%2Fmeat-puppets%2Ftop-tracks.rss Indie/Alternative Tue, 12 May 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Meat Puppets on Rhapsody Online 28008783 tra.28008783 Meat Puppets art.1977 0.99 Sewn Together alb.27998680 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/8/3/2/1652389_170x170.jpg 2009-05-12 00:00:00.0 2009-05-12 00:00:00.0 true Clone tra.28008783 277000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.28008783&rws=%2Fmeat-puppets%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.28008783&variant=data&rws=%2Fmeat-puppets%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1957094&rws=%2Fmeat-puppets%2Ftop-tracks.rss Indie/Alternative Tue, 25 Jan 1994 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Meat Puppets on Rhapsody Online 1957094 tra.1957094 Meat Puppets art.1977 0.99 Too High To Die alb.99987 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/4/1/3/1813148_170x170.jpg 2009-10-13 00:00:00.0 1994-01-25 00:00:00.0 true Things tra.1957094 244000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1957094&rws=%2Fmeat-puppets%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1957094&variant=data&rws=%2Fmeat-puppets%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1212369&rws=%2Fmeat-puppets%2Ftop-tracks.rss Indie/Alternative Thu, 1 Jan 1987 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Meat Puppets on Rhapsody Online 1212369 tra.1212369 Meat Puppets art.1977 0.99 Huevos alb.308844 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/4/8/3/0/1260384_170x170.jpg 2006-07-11 00:00:00.0 1987-01-01 00:00:00.0 true I Can't Be Counted On tra.1212369 241000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1212369&rws=%2Fmeat-puppets%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1212369&variant=data&rws=%2Fmeat-puppets%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1212477&rws=%2Fmeat-puppets%2Ftop-tracks.rss Indie/Alternative Sun, 1 Jan 1984 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Meat Puppets on Rhapsody Online 1212477 tra.1212477 Meat Puppets art.1977 0.99 Meat Puppets II alb.172218 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/8/3/0/1260381_170x170.jpg 2006-07-11 00:00:00.0 1984-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Lost tra.1212477 183000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1212477&rws=%2Fmeat-puppets%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1212477&variant=data&rws=%2Fmeat-puppets%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1212498&rws=%2Fmeat-puppets%2Ftop-tracks.rss Indie/Alternative Thu, 1 Jan 1987 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Meat Puppets on Rhapsody Online 1212498 tra.1212498 Meat Puppets art.1977 0.99 Huevos alb.308844 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/4/8/3/0/1260384_170x170.jpg 2006-07-11 00:00:00.0 1987-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Dry Rain tra.1212498 175000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1212498&rws=%2Fmeat-puppets%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1212498&variant=data&rws=%2Fmeat-puppets%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.5000765&rws=%2Fmeat-puppets%2Ftop-tracks.rss Indie/Alternative Tue, 3 Feb 2004 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Meat Puppets on Rhapsody Online 5000765 tra.5000765 Meat Puppets art.1977 0.99 Classic Puppets alb.4994958 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/2/7/7/1267728_170x170.jpg 2008-12-23 00:00:00.0 2004-02-03 00:00:00.0 true Sexy Music tra.5000765 330000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.5000765&rws=%2Fmeat-puppets%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.5000765&variant=data&rws=%2Fmeat-puppets%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1957095&rws=%2Fmeat-puppets%2Ftop-tracks.rss Indie/Alternative Tue, 25 Jan 1994 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Meat Puppets on Rhapsody Online 1957095 tra.1957095 Meat Puppets art.1977 0.99 Too High To Die alb.99987 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/4/1/3/1813148_170x170.jpg 2009-10-13 00:00:00.0 1994-01-25 00:00:00.0 true Why? tra.1957095 259000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1957095&rws=%2Fmeat-puppets%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1957095&variant=data&rws=%2Fmeat-puppets%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1212483&rws=%2Fmeat-puppets%2Ftop-tracks.rss Indie/Alternative Tue, 1 Jan 1985 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Meat Puppets on Rhapsody Online 1212483 tra.1212483 Meat Puppets art.1977 0.99 Up On The Sun alb.322862 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/3/8/3/0/1260383_170x170.jpg 2006-07-11 00:00:00.0 1985-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Animal Kingdom tra.1212483 85000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1212483&rws=%2Fmeat-puppets%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1212483&variant=data&rws=%2Fmeat-puppets%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1928474&rws=%2Fmeat-puppets%2Ftop-tracks.rss Indie/Alternative Tue, 11 Jul 2006 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Meat Puppets on Rhapsody Online 1928474 tra.1928474 Meat Puppets art.1977 0.99 Out My Way alb.97116 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/2/8/3/0/1260382_170x170.jpg 2009-04-06 00:00:00.0 2006-07-11 00:00:00.0 true Out My Way tra.1928474 290000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1928474&rws=%2Fmeat-puppets%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1928474&variant=data&rws=%2Fmeat-puppets%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.364178&rws=%2Fmeat-puppets%2Ftop-tracks.rss Indie/Alternative Sun, 1 Jan 1984 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Meat Puppets on Rhapsody Online 364178 tra.364178 Meat Puppets art.1977 0.99 Meat Puppets II alb.172218 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/8/3/0/1260381_170x170.jpg 2006-07-11 00:00:00.0 1984-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Oh, Me tra.364178 182000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.364178&rws=%2Fmeat-puppets%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.364178&variant=data&rws=%2Fmeat-puppets%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.28008788&rws=%2Fmeat-puppets%2Ftop-tracks.rss Indie/Alternative Tue, 12 May 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Meat Puppets on Rhapsody Online 28008788 tra.28008788 Meat Puppets art.1977 0.99 Sewn Together alb.27998680 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/8/3/2/1652389_170x170.jpg 2009-05-12 00:00:00.0 2009-05-12 00:00:00.0 true Love Mountain tra.28008788 224000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.28008788&rws=%2Fmeat-puppets%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.28008788&variant=data&rws=%2Fmeat-puppets%2Ftop-tracks.rss