Mudhoney - Live At El Sol
Seattle grunge originators Mudhoney were always slightly removed from the scene they helped flourish...
Posted Monday, 28 December 2009 in ,
Rating: 7
Sonically, Seattle grunge originators
Mudhoney were always slightly removed from the scene they helped flourish: less focused, more lost in the raw moment of ripping out their heavy blues-soiled wares. Proof why they never trod pals
Nirvana’s superstar steps is abundantly clear on this live album – recorded in Madrid in 07 – sticking to their guns two decades on while throwing in a handful of customary covers (
Black Flag,
Fang,
The Dicks). What do we learn? Well, frontman
Mark Arm doesn’t know much Spanish, and
Mudhoney still rock like motherfuckers, even if ‘Touch Me I’m Sick’ comfortably remains their grandest achievement.
Adam F. Kennedy