MUDHONEY – LET IT SLIDE (SUB POP)
I don’t think anywhere else in the history of music does a song fade in with such a cavalier manner, it is almost as if the band are too quick for the studio and producer (on this occasion being Conrad Uno).
With jerky ramshackle guitar parts unique to themselves and Arm’s vocals as nasal as ever this most certainly sounds like Mudhoney’s drunk period. Its very loose and as the title suggests stocked with slide guitar.
“Let It Slide” is another quick paced and infectious execution of a single with laidback sentiments and an intension to uncover lies suggesting that the band be somewhat more worldly and knowing with regards to global expansion of their music scene at the time. After the conscious decision to stay on Sub Pop for one more record this could almost be an accusatory song pointing fingers in various directions towards people that may have leapfrogged them in the process of selling out.
At the end of the day as it comes with a video of the band generally frolicking without a concern in the world the whole tone of the song comes over as some kind of positively snide and nonchalant take on developments housing what appears to be a distinct lack of concern.
On the reverse the band delivery up childhood photos of themselves on the sleeve while on vinyl comes “Ounce Of Deception” and an alternative version of “Checkout Time” which now comes more fuzzed up and darker than the original with more Arm echo on the vocal.
Thesaurus moment: offer.
Mudhoney
Sub Pop
I don’t think anywhere else in the history of music does a song fade in with such a cavalier manner, it is almost as if the band are too quick for the studio and producer (on this occasion being Conrad Uno).
With jerky ramshackle guitar parts unique to themselves and Arm’s vocals as nasal as ever this most certainly sounds like Mudhoney’s drunk period. Its very loose and as the title suggests stocked with slide guitar.
“Let It Slide” is another quick paced and infectious execution of a single with laidback sentiments and an intension to uncover lies suggesting that the band be somewhat more worldly and knowing with regards to global expansion of their music scene at the time. After the conscious decision to stay on Sub Pop for one more record this could almost be an accusatory song pointing fingers in various directions towards people that may have leapfrogged them in the process of selling out.
At the end of the day as it comes with a video of the band generally frolicking without a concern in the world the whole tone of the song comes over as some kind of positively snide and nonchalant take on developments housing what appears to be a distinct lack of concern.
On the reverse the band delivery up childhood photos of themselves on the sleeve while on vinyl comes “Ounce Of Deception” and an alternative version of “Checkout Time” which now comes more fuzzed up and darker than the original with more Arm echo on the vocal.
Thesaurus moment: offer.
Mudhoney
Sub Pop
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