Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge was Mudhoney’s second full-length album and is considered to one of the best of the grunge era/genre; it went to # 34 on the UK charts. Its success is also credited with helping to keep Sub Pop afloat at a time just before grunge hit the big-time.

The first LP in this deluxe edition is the reissue of the 1991 original, though remastered from the “low-quality tape via an 8-track desk” upon which it was originally recorded. My top tracks are “Let It Slide,” “Good Enough” (such a great beat!) and “Fuzzgun ‘91″ (another killer beat).

The second LP is a collection of unreleased tracks, EP and single-only releases, demos and selections that appeared on other comps. “March to Fuzz” is from 12 Drunkest Bands in Showbiz 7″ box set (Estrus Records). “Ounce of Deception” appeared on the Let It Slide EP (1991). “Paperback Life (alt. version)” and “Flowers for Industry,” were both previously unreleased to this point, as were five 24-track demos. Those demos were recorded in 1990 were supposed to be the start of their next album but “We decided we didn’t much care for it. It didn’t sound right to me, it sounded a little too fancy, too clean. It didn’t have the dirt.” (Steve Turner) “Fuzzbuster” appears on a couple of comps: Nardwaur the Human Serviette Presents…Clam Chowder and Ice vs. Big Macs & Bombers (1991) as well as March to Fuzz (2000). “Bushpusher Man” was also on March to Fuzz and also Puget Power III (1992). “Thorn (1st attempt)” and “You’re Gone” are from the “You’re Gone” single (1990). Most notable of the bunch is “Overblown” which appears on the Singles soundtrack (1992) and was the first exposure to Mudhoney for many many people.

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Mudhoney “You Stupid Asshole” and Gas Huffer “Knife Manual” 1992. European import, Split 12” on Musical Tragedies and Empty Records. Spinning “You Stupid Asshole” – originally by the Angry Samoans (1980) – today as a certain major VIP is rallying in our city. I love both the original and Mudhoney’s slightly grunged-up version. Another fave is Gas Huffer’s “Knife Manual,” a cover of the Silly Killers’ 1982 punk single (their sole release). Also on this split single is Mudhoney’s “March to Fuzz,” which appears on an Estrus comp from 1991 (The 12 Drunkest Bands in Showbiz), and Gas Huffer’s “Firebug,” originally a single from 1989 and also on their 1991 LP Janitors of Tomorrow. We picked up this 12” in London this past summer at Flashback Records, I’m pretty sure the Islington location which was within walkable distance (a lengthy one) of our apartment. I usually remove pricetags from our crate digging scores but not this time.

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Spin’s review of Digital Garbage says, “Rock bands who express left-leaning politics in their songs are often described as preaching to the converted. But [Mark] Arm writes like he’s condescending to the opposition, as if he’d want nothing more than to sing these antagonistic lyrics directly to the “evangelical hypocrites” who’d be most offended by them. While many of these lyrics could have been written in Mudhoney’s early years, when Reagan and Bush Sr. were in office and televangelists like Jim Bakker and Jimmy Swaggart were exposed as frauds, Arm’s anger sounds renewed now by presidency of Donald Trump, whom white evangelicals have stood by like no other demographic…If the lyrics are getting all the attention on Digital Garbage, it’s only because the music is exactly what you’d expect. Mudhoney’s sound hasn’t changed much since the early ‘90s, when they broadened their palette of scuzzy Stooges homages with Arm’s whirring garage rock organ, which livens up “Kill Yourself Live,” and guitarist Steve Turner’s harmonica, which makes an appearance on “Next Mass Extinction.” The band’s talent and chemistry is well preserved, with drummer Dan Peters’s incredible sense of swing and Turner’s bluesy solos both on display to great effect on “Messiah’s Lament.” There just isn’t much in the way of surprises, save for the slow, spacey “Night and Fog,” which rides a menacing groove laid down by bassist Guy Maddison, who joined the band in 2001 when founding member Matt Lukin retired from music (he’s reportedly now working as a carpenter).”

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“You Got It,” which appears on Mudhoney’s debut self-titled LP, has always been one of my favorite singles from the grungey late 80′s/early 90′s, all flippantly punk while still being infectiously danceable. The flipside, “Burn It Clean” is on the EP/singles album Superfuzz Bigmuff.

Runoff groove etchings:

Side A – “Mouthful of dirt”

Side B – “Handful of charms”

Here is a photo of our young Vault member channeling his inner Mudhoney earlier this summer at camp.

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The EP is very riff-orientated, many nods to metal (Jeff Ament and Gossard both Iron Maiden fans) and early punk (the Stooges). The title track “Come on Down” is heavy, sludgy, and, well, grungy. In the 1996 grunge documentary Hype!, Leighton Beezer of the Thrown Ups plays the main riff of the title track “Come on Down” to illustrate the minor differences between punk and early grunge. (It’s at the 1:40 mark here) “Swallow My Pride” has  a bit more upbeat punk swagger accenting the riffs – you can really hear the roots of Mudhoney on this track. “New God” is thick and sticky while “Ride of Your Life” has a weird tension between breakneck speed and a deep slow drag that is disconcerting; I picture the flannel-clad pit confused in their mosh: first slow head-banging, then frenzied fist pumping, wait now slow down and sway a bit…guitar solo!

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Five of the tracks from the album are from Mudhoney’s “Vanishing Point” LP, plus a couple of oldies-but-goodies like “Here Comes Sickness” and “When Tomorrow Hits” from their 1989 debut studio album. Also included is a Cheater Slicks cover song, “Ghost.” It’s a raucous live performance, fuzzy and fast like 25+ years ago was just yesterday.

Love that Third Man includes run-off groove etchings! Side 1: Dr. Groove says “crazy sweet.” Side 2: Keeping the Shannons paid.

Who are the Shannons??

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