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Sixteen Haiku and Other Stories [Enhanced]
Mahler: Symphony No3; Kindertotenlieder Nos1-5
Haydn: Cto in D / Stamitz: Cto in G Op.29
Music: Chemical Reaction Remixes [CD-single]
Ibiza Chillout, Vol. 1 [Import]
I Turn to You [CD-single] [Enhanced]
In Through the Out Door [Import]
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In Real Life [Explicit Lyrics]
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It's up for debate whether or not this hellaciously fun, sexed-up, blues-dirge rock band single-handedly "invented grunge" when they burst onto the Seattle scene in the late 1980s. Mudhoney's act notoriously featured loud guitars lathered in distortion, pummeling drum assaults, hair flying all over the place, and a singer who sounded like a drunken, horny werewolf. This collection proves they were masters at rollercoaster rave-ups with "You Got It" and "No One Has." Mudhoney even mustered up ballad-esque beauty for the self-deprecating, elegiac "If I Think." Alas, these 12 early songs from 1988-'90 are the group's highlight. Mudhoney lacked the focusing rage of youngster Cobain to propel their grooves away from their hard-partying origins or into the popular consciousness they deserved. --Mike McGonigal