Out My Way is an EP by the alternative rock band the Meat Puppets, released in 1986.[7][8] It features a more hard rock-oriented sound than on previous releases, leading some critics to say that the sound is similar to the southern/hard rock stylings of ZZ Top. The EP was reissued in 1999 by Rykodisc, with additional bonus tracks.
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| EP by Meat Puppets | ||||
| Released | 1986 | |||
| Recorded | March 1986 | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock | |||
| Length | 25:49 (original) 54:12 (reissue) | |||
| Label | SST[1] | |||
| Producer | Meat Puppets, Steven Escallier[2] | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |
| Robert Christgau | B+[4] |
| MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide | |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | |
| Spin Alternative Record Guide | 6/10[6] |
The cover art is by Curt Kirkwood.[9] The EP was issued while Curt recovered from a broken finger.[10]
AllMusic wrote that "the EP showed that the Puppets were moving on from their early punk sound to a more traditional rock direction."[3] Robert Christgau called the EP "a departure, toward a less spacy, more bottomy hardcore-gone-folkloric."[4] Trouser Press praised "an utterly crazed raveup of 'Good Golly Miss Molly,'” writing that it "merely caps off a diverse collection of occasionally funky, occasionally psychedelic, occasionally countryfied rock tunes."[11]
All songs written by Curt Kirkwood, unless otherwise noted.
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