25 years after Nirvana’s MTV Unplugged brought them global fame, Meat Puppets reunite for comeback album

The one-time underground heroes gained global recognition thanks to Nirvana covering three of their songs on MTV Unplugged
PUBLISHED DEC 12, 2018

In 1980, three rebellious musicians got together in Phoenix, Arizona, to form what would become one of the most influential alternative rock acts of the decade - Meat Puppets. At its inception, the band comprised guitarist/vocalist Curt Kirkwood, his brother Cris Kirkwood (bass guitar/vocals), and drummer Derrick Bostrom.

Whether by choice or by fate, Meat Puppets remained the kind of band that always stayed at the fringes of rock, going through a host of lineup changes, disbanding twice, only to reform again.

Through their ups and downs and sudden left turns, Meat Puppets have released a total of 15 studio albums, with their most recent offering being 2013's 'Rat Farm'. Over the years, they've also influenced a host of bands including Soundgarden, Dinosaur Jr, Pavement, Sublime, and most famously, Nirvana. 

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