''Five Dollar Bob's Mock Cooter Stew'' is an EP by the grunge band

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released on October 26, 1993, by

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vocalist

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described this EP as a chance for the band to "get new songs out for fans in between albums."

Song information

This EP is a

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of seven tracks, four of which were new songs at the time of release. Out of the remaining three, two are rare and the last is a re-recording of a previously released song. The song "Make It Now" from Mudhoney's previous album '' Piece of Cake'' was re-recorded and re-titled "Make It Now Again" for this EP. "Deception Pass" and "Underide" both appear on previously released singles. The remaining four tracks are all brand new and unique to the EP. The four new

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feature a very diverse selection of music from "In the Blood" with its 'mid-range pace' to "Six To One" which demonstrates the band's

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origins. "No Song III" manages to illustrate Dan Peters' "sharp drumming flair", while "Between Me & You Kid"'s slight

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sound foreshadows Mudhoney's future, where a year later, they collaborated with

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. All of the tracks, except "Deception Pass" and "Underide" were recorded on August 1, 1993, between 9:30 and 10:15 P.M. at Hanszek Audio. "Deception Pass" and "Underide" were recorded in 1992 at Egg Studios with

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at the Helm.''Five Dollar Bob's Mock Cooter Stew''

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All tracks from this EP are featured on the remastered 2003 re-issue of Piece of Cake by Reprise.

Criticism

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speculates that recording '' Piece of Cake'' took a lot out of the band, and that as a result, ''Five Dollar Bob's Mock Cooter Stew'' became "a dull, dopey mishmash of suburban-boy backwoodsiness" and an overall lackluster effort.

Album inlay information

In the

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, producer

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is listed as 'Curt' and 'Kurdt' Bloch on two separate occasions. This mistake is actually a joke, referring to

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of the band

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, who often intentionally misspelled his name as Kurdt Kobain. allmusic ((( Five Dollar Bob's Mock Cooter Stew > Overview )))/ref> The

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Track listing

# "In the Blood" – 3:08 # "No Song III" – 4:11 # "Between Me & You Kid" – 3:38 # "Six Two One" – 2:35 # "Make It Now Again" – 4:35 # "Deception Pass" – 2:52 # "Underide" – 2:08

Credits

– Vocals/Guitar *

Dan Peters Daniel Joe Peters (born August 18, 1967) is the drummer for Mudhoney, having played with them since their formation in 1988. Prior to Mudhoney, he joined Bundle of Hiss when he was fifteen years old. He was also briefly the drummer for Nir ...

– Drums *

Matt Lukin Matthew David Lukin (born August 16, 1964) is an American former musician, best known as a bassist and founding member of the Melvins and Mudhoney. Career Melvins (1983–1987) Lukin co-founded the Melvins in 1983 with guitarist/vocalist B ...

– Bass Guitar/Backing Vocals on "Deception Pass" * Steve Turner – Guitar/Backing Vocals on "Deception Pass" *

Scott McCaughey Scott Lewis McCaughey is an American singer, guitarist and songwriter and the leader of the Seattle and Portland-based bands The Young Fresh Fellows and The Minus 5. He was also an auxiliary member of the American rock band R.E.M. from 1994 unt ...

– Backing Vocals on "Deception Pass" * Tad Hutchinson – Backing Vocals on "Deception Pass" *

Bob Whittaker Robert Russell Whittaker (born September 18, 1939) is a former U.S. Representative from Kansas. Early life Whittaker was born in Eureka, Kansas and was educated in the Greenwood County public schools. He attended the University of Kansas from 1 ...

– Backing Vocals on "Deception Pass" *

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/ Producer *

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Charts

References

External links

''Five Dollar Bob's Mock Cooter Stew'' Lyrics
{{Authority control Mudhoney EPs 1993 EPs Reprise Records EPs Albums produced by Kurt Bloch