''Rise to Your Knees'' is the

Meat Puppets Meat Puppets are an American rock band formed in January 1980 in Phoenix, Arizona. The group's original lineup was Curt Kirkwood (guitar/vocals), his brother Cris Kirkwood (bass guitar/vocals), and Derrick Bostrom (drums). The Kirkwood brothers ...

' eleventh full-length studio album, released on July 17, 2007. Not only was it their first studio release since 2000's ''

Golden Lies ''Golden Lies'' is a 2000 album by the Meat Puppets. After the ''You Love Me'' EP, in 1999, ''Golden Lies'' was the second (and final) studio release from the second line-up of the band. Although Derrick Bostrom and Cris Kirkwood do not appear o ...

'', it was also their first to feature the original bassist

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 ...

since his departure after the release of 1995's ''

No Joke! ''No Joke!'' is the ninth studio album by the Meat Puppets. The album was released on October 3, 1995, by London Records. It was the follow-up to the band's album '' Too High to Die'' and was the last Meat Puppets album with bassist Cris Kirkwood ...

''. The album was given a one-month advance release on the

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and

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. An earlier version of "Enemy Love Song" was available for download on Curt Kirkwood's official website in 2005 prior to the release of his solo album ''Snow''. It was removed after the album was released. In addition to "Enemy Love Song", "New Leaf" previously appeared on the 2004 compilation album ''

Classic Puppets ''Classic Puppets'' is a 2004 compilation CD by American rock band the Meat Puppets. It is composed of material from 1981 to 1989 (as well as a previously unreleased track from the '' Golden Lies'' period). Reception In a three out-of five s ...

'', this version being recorded by the ''

''-era lineup.

Track listing

All songs written by

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 ...

. #"Fly Like the Wind" - 5:31 #"On the Rise" - 4:01 #"Radio Moth" - 3:44 #"Tiny Kingdom" - 5:04 #"Enemy Love Song" - 3:24 #"Spit" - 4:20 #"Island" - 3:51 #"Vultures" - 4:09 #"Stone Eyes" - 3:59 #"This Song" - 4:22 #"New Leaf" - 3:57 #"Disappear" - 4:18 #"The Ship" - 4:17 #"Ice" - 6:11 #"Light the Fire" - 6:22

Reception

Based on 14 reviews,

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assigned the album rating of 65, indicating "generally favorable reviews".

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 ...

keyboards Keyboard may refer to: Text input * Keyboard, part of a typewriter * Computer keyboard ** Keyboard layout, the software control of computer keyboards and their mapping ** Keyboard technology, computer keyboard hardware and firmware Music * Musi ...

bass guitar The bass guitar, electric bass or simply bass (), is the lowest-pitched member of the string family. It is a plucked string instrument similar in appearance and construction to an electric or an acoustic guitar, but with a longer neck and ...

, vocals, keyboards, guitjo *

Ted Marcus Ted Marcus is an American drummer formerly of the Meat Puppets. Marcus replaced original drummer Derrick Bostrom, for the band's 2006 reunion. He was present on their 2007 reunion album '' Rise to Your Knees'' and its follow-up, '' Sewn Toge ...

drums A drum kit (also called a drum set, trap set, or simply drums) is a collection of drums, cymbals, and other Percussion instrument, auxiliary percussion instruments set up to be played by one person. The player (drummer) typically holds a pair o ...

*Stuart Sullivan -

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solo on "Enemy Love Song" *Frenchy Smith - hypnosis guitar on "Light the Fire"

References

{{Authority control Meat Puppets albums 2007 albums Anodyne Records albums