''Lollipop'' is the

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' thirteenth full-length studio album. It was released on April 12, 2011, through Megaforce Records.

Content

Musical style

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'' opined ''Lollipop'' to be "a strong collection of

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songs".

Lyrical content

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'' summary of ''Lollipop'', the lyrics were described as "goofball

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" and "alternating tall tales with

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-fueled philosophizing".

Name

Curt Kirkwood Curtis Matthew "Curt" Kirkwood (born January 10, 1959) is an American musician, best known as the guitarist, singer and primary songwriter for alternative rock group Meat Puppets. Biography Curt Kirkwood formed the Meat Puppets along with hi ...

remarked in a 2011 interview with ''AV Club'' that the decision to name the record ''Lollipop'' was brought about by its power-pop sound, further commenting "this counts as, you know, “pop-candy” for us".

Reception

Based on 12 reviews,

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assigned ''Lollipop'' a score of 71, indicating "generally favorable reviews". In 3.5 out-of 5 star review, Mark Deming of ''

'' described ''Lollipop'' as "flawed but interesting enough to confirm there's still life left in this band" which would hopefully "document in a more satisfying manner" on the

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. ''Slant Magazine'' gave a mixed 2 and a half-out-of-5 star review of ''Lollipop'', summarizing that the record "sounds a little tired".

Track listing

All songs by Curt Kirkwood.Lollipop album jacket. MEGA1566,

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, 2011 # "Incomplete" - 4:09 # "Orange" - 4:11 # "Shave It" - 4:18 # "Baby Don't" - 3:11 # "Hour of the Idiot" - 3:35 # "Lantern" - 3:34 # "Town" - 3:20 # "Damn Thing" - 3:44 # "Amazing" - 4:49 # "Way That It Are" - 3:28 # "Vile" - 4:42 # "The Spider and the Spaceship" - 3:29

Personnel

vocals Singing is the act of creating musical sounds with the voice. A person who sings is called a singer, artist or vocalist (in jazz and/or popular music). Singers perform music (arias, recitatives, songs, etc.) that can be sung with or without ...

guitar The guitar is a fretted musical instrument that typically has six strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming or plucking the strings with the dominant hand, while simultaneously pressing selected stri ...

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Cris Kirkwood Christopher "Cris" Kirkwood (born October 22, 1960) is an American musician who is the bassist and a founding member of the Meat Puppets, an alternative punk rock band. Biography Raised in Paradise Valley, Arizona, Cris took up the banjo after ...

- vocals,

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Shandon Sahm Shandon Sahm (born May 7, 1969) is an American drummer, who is a native of San Antonio, Texas and is best known for his two stints as the drummer of the Meat Puppets, from 1999–2002 and 2009–2018. Biography Sahm is the son of Doug Sahm ( ...

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References

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