Volcano was a supergroup band, formed by

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 brothe ...

frontman

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 ...

, Sublime drummer

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, Sublime soundman Michael 'Miguel' Happoldt, and bass player of

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Jon Poutney after the breakup of

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. They released one self-titled studio album in 2004. In an interview with

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, Kirkwood said: "The producer says it sounds a lot like Eighties, SST-era, '' Up On the Sun'' Meat Puppets. But there's more bouncy rhythms -- we do a lot more stuff that was inspired by

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, and

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." Kirkwood wanted to name the band "Pine Cone", but was outvoted by other group members.Curt Kirkwood Rambles On, And Along, Alone And With The Meat Puppets
Chart Attack, Friday July 14, 2006.

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version accessed Nov. 27, 2008 The album was released as a limited edition on

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and to date (2018) has not been reprinted. ---- ''Volcano'' was released in 2004.

Reception

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, which gave the eponymous album by

a favorable review, said that ''Volcano'' was even better. They noted the "simple rough-in-the-studio mix", the reggae feel of Poutney's basslines, and the "high lonesome" feeling conjured by Kirkwood's "unfettered vocals". They wrote: Punknews.org said that the reggae- and country-influenced songs were some of the best, and called the album "one of the best of the post-Sublime era" and a "truly unique collaboration and a solid collection of songs".

Track listing

All songs by Curt Kirkwood. # "Pine Cone" - 3:38 # "Twisted Seeds" - 3:25 # "Love Mine" - 3:35 # "It Don't Matter" - 2:23 # "Run Aground" - 3:10 # "Blown Away" - 2:12 # "Rave Only" - 3:58 # "Some Kind of Light" - 3:46 # "Arrow" - 2:50 # "Million" - 4:00 # "Volcano" - 3:48 # "Greenery" - 4:46 # "Lonesome Ghost" - 3:00

Personnel

*Guitar, vocals -

*Guitar, backup vocals, production - "Mike Stand" a.k.a. Michael 'Miguel' Happoldt *Bass - Jon Poutney *Drums -

References

External links

Official SiteMeat Puppets collection
at the

's live music archive
Meat Puppets Live Repository
{{DEFAULTSORT:Volcano Rock music groups from California Culture of Long Beach, California Supergroups (music) Musical groups established in 2003