also check out 'rise to your knees'. it;s a much more mature puppets sounds. should you like the album direct your attention to a little know band by the name of Eyes Adrift. you shall be very pleasantly surprised.
however good Nirvana were, and please don't misconstrue me in anyway, its a real shame that the only reason that 7 out of 10 people know of the meat puppets is due to them. i know as i am guilty of this myself. in a nut shell as the saying goes, this band needs to be investigated with out the influence of her predecessors'.
@indigozim Yeah I see what you're saying. But I'm 29 now and remember hearing the radio playing the hell out of "Backwater". That was in '94-95. The first time I remember hearing Kurt mention them was during their performance with Nirvana on Unplugged. If you're referring to the younger people who listen to Nirvana, then I can see your point.
great song . . . now after 18 years I finally know why Kurt Cobain & Nirvana decided tro cover this when they did the MTV Unplugged show. I had no idea the Meat Puppets original version of this was as psychedelic as it is!!! Love it! :)
This version grants fresh air. Nirvana's cover is a little too dusty and the sound is warmer, Don't go over the world making stupid rankings. I like this better, and i don't need to say this is the best.
@avijoroscho Oh God! Thanks for saying that. I think so, I listen to meat puppets and to nirvana and I like both. For example, I prefer nirvana's version of plateau but I prefer oh me from meat puppets and I don't say who is better. Sorry if you don't understand me, I'm not very good at English (I'm Spanish).
@ChibiFruit I love Nirvana, they're one of my favourite bands. But unfortunately, a cover is never better than the original! With the exception of Cash's cover of 'Hurt'
@IsaacParrack95 "a cover is never better than the original" ?? How can you say that, there are millions of songs with covers which beat the original....
Jimi Hendrix - All Along The Watchtower,
Beatles - Twist and Shout (in fact a whole load of The Beatles early albums were covers,
Jose Gonzalez - Heartbeats,
Jeff Buckley - Hallelujah,
Gary Jules - Mad World the list goes on. If an artist can recreate a song to a point with their own imprint, it becomes original again in my opinion.
@JimJiminiJim All Along the Watchtower is the perfect example for that opinion/idea, but I've yet to hear of other examples because you didn't convince me :p
@JimJiminiJim I agree covers can be better. But so can the originals and you have to have a certain level of respect for the people who actually wrote the songs. And ah hell no, Mad World by Tears for Fears owns lol
@ADHDBasketcase I completely agree with you, I just meant any interpretation of song, original or cover is artistic in it's own right. Haha Tears For Fears FTW then x
no disrespect but kurts sings it better
andre51292 2 days ago
I love the uncertainty and lonesome feel of meat puppets songs.
TheFlyingJester 1 week ago
excuse the grammer, as puppets dictate i'm 'way out in the middle'
indigozim 3 weeks ago
also check out 'rise to your knees'. it;s a much more mature puppets sounds. should you like the album direct your attention to a little know band by the name of Eyes Adrift. you shall be very pleasantly surprised.
indigozim 3 weeks ago
however good Nirvana were, and please don't misconstrue me in anyway, its a real shame that the only reason that 7 out of 10 people know of the meat puppets is due to them. i know as i am guilty of this myself. in a nut shell as the saying goes, this band needs to be investigated with out the influence of her predecessors'.
indigozim 3 weeks ago 2
@indigozim Yeah I see what you're saying. But I'm 29 now and remember hearing the radio playing the hell out of "Backwater". That was in '94-95. The first time I remember hearing Kurt mention them was during their performance with Nirvana on Unplugged. If you're referring to the younger people who listen to Nirvana, then I can see your point.
youisiaint 2 weeks ago
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Thank God Nirvana remade this. This version sounds like an old man dying.
acemma25 1 month ago
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acemma25 1 month ago
@acemma25 hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaahahah screw you....
luitenant22 1 month ago
great song . . . now after 18 years I finally know why Kurt Cobain & Nirvana decided tro cover this when they did the MTV Unplugged show. I had no idea the Meat Puppets original version of this was as psychedelic as it is!!! Love it! :)
JoeLoro 1 month ago
this band deserves such credit
gorath330 1 month ago
the results are always perfect...but that's old news
androidvan 1 month ago 2
wish more bands in this generation were this good
Rush3524 2 months ago
This version grants fresh air. Nirvana's cover is a little too dusty and the sound is warmer, Don't go over the world making stupid rankings. I like this better, and i don't need to say this is the best.
avijoroscho 2 months ago
@avijoroscho Oh God! Thanks for saying that. I think so, I listen to meat puppets and to nirvana and I like both. For example, I prefer nirvana's version of plateau but I prefer oh me from meat puppets and I don't say who is better. Sorry if you don't understand me, I'm not very good at English (I'm Spanish).
lyNirvana 2 months ago 2
Those people are fucking stupid fuck who compare this with Nirvana's version because they cannot just fucking listen to and enjoy.
paeganmushroom 2 months ago
@paeganmushroom They are both good, there's no need to come on this video and cuss.
wwering 1 month ago
nirvana covered it better
slashguitar8898 2 months ago
@slashguitar8898 This is not a cover. Original
soundofmusic94 1 month ago
@soundofmusic94 i know nirvana covered it lear how to read
slashguitar8898 1 month ago
@slashguitar8898 noob
DethThrasher1 1 month ago
@slashguitar8898 not at all. it was a great cover, maybe, but nowhere as good as the original. (i say this as a huge kurt fan)
relientk93 3 weeks ago
relaxed :D
deasmokeyweed 2 months ago
such a great song, great guitar tone and chorus. these guys were great songwriters
faststick2021 3 months ago
i like Nirvana's unplugged version more - and it is not only because it's kurt cobain. I just like it more... :-)
keddex79 3 months ago
This is the first time I listen to this song and it just blows me away! Thanks for uploading! :)
h0ll0h 3 months ago
kurt does a very nice job on the guitar solo. i cant decide which i like.
phyzikal44 3 months ago
@phyzikal44 Kurt didn't play the guitar solo. On either version.
aPandorasboxofmusic 3 months ago
la verdad es mejor la version de kurt cobain
julian40309 3 months ago
Nunac la había escuchado con los @Meat Puppets, pero creo que suena bien, por algo a @Kurt de gustaba
ozkar078 4 months ago
This scares me....
Why so sloppy ??
KurdtKobain09 4 months ago 2
awesome that someone uploaded =)
sasvite 4 months ago
what a powerful song! wuuoah!
^_ ^
seriously nirvana's cover better.
ChibiFruit 5 months ago 6
@ChibiFruit lol, foolish child
o0oLaylaINTHESKYo0o 4 months ago
@ChibiFruit I love Nirvana, they're one of my favourite bands. But unfortunately, a cover is never better than the original! With the exception of Cash's cover of 'Hurt'
IsaacParrack95 4 months ago
@IsaacParrack95 I agree 100%. I love Nirvana too but nobody can touch what the meat puppets laid down on this album.
SWbro94 3 months ago 3
@IsaacParrack95 "a cover is never better than the original" ?? How can you say that, there are millions of songs with covers which beat the original....
Jimi Hendrix - All Along The Watchtower,
Beatles - Twist and Shout (in fact a whole load of The Beatles early albums were covers,
Jose Gonzalez - Heartbeats,
Jeff Buckley - Hallelujah,
Gary Jules - Mad World the list goes on. If an artist can recreate a song to a point with their own imprint, it becomes original again in my opinion.
JimJiminiJim 3 months ago 3
@JimJiminiJim With the exception of 'Mad World', I actually disagree with all of those...
IsaacParrack95 3 months ago
@JimJiminiJim All Along the Watchtower is the perfect example for that opinion/idea, but I've yet to hear of other examples because you didn't convince me :p
Hubcool367 3 months ago
@JimJiminiJim I agree covers can be better. But so can the originals and you have to have a certain level of respect for the people who actually wrote the songs. And ah hell no, Mad World by Tears for Fears owns lol
ADHDBasketcase 2 months ago in playlist Liked videos
@ADHDBasketcase I completely agree with you, I just meant any interpretation of song, original or cover is artistic in it's own right. Haha Tears For Fears FTW then x
JimJiminiJim 2 months ago
put repeat after youtube on the url "youtuberepeat"
MeteoraCyst 5 months ago 2
Best version of this song that I've ever heard.
Abernathythedull 5 months ago 30
so powerful
InerRecords 6 months ago 31
@InerRecords agreed
bornagainhippy1 5 months ago