Forbidden Places is the seventh studio album by the Meat Puppets, released in 1991. It is their first release on London Records.
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Released | July 1, 1991 | |||
Recorded | 1990–1991 | |||
Studio | Capitol Studios, Hollywood, California | |||
Genre | Alternative rock | |||
Length | 37:00 | |||
Label | London | |||
Producer | Pete Anderson | |||
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Music
Opening with what Greg Prato described as "razor-sharp rock" on "Sam", Forbidden Places explored several styles including blues on "Nail it Down" and country on "Six Gallon Pie" and "That's How It Goes".[1]
Reception
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Entertainment Weekly | A+[4] |
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Spin Alternative Record Guide | 8/10[7] |
AllMusic's Greg Prato proclaimed Forbidden Places to be "one of [the band's] finest albums", complementing the album's more country-informed tracks as "splendidly" showing off the Meat Puppets' "cowboy roots".[1]
In August 1991, Greg Kot of the Chicago Tribune praised Forbidden Places, awarding it three and a half-of-four stars and writing that the band's "casual brilliance becomes more dazzling with each play".[2]
Track listing
All songs written by Curt Kirkwood.
- "Sam" – 3:05
- "Nail It Down" – 3:32
- "This Day" – 3:14
- "Open Wide" – 3:11
- "Another Moon" – 3:39
- "That's How It Goes" – 3:24
- "Whirlpool" – 3:31
- "Popskull" – 3:05
- "No Longer Gone" – 3:56
- "Forbidden Places" – 2:59
- "Six Gallon Pie" – 3:24
Personnel
- Meat Puppets
- Curt Kirkwood - guitar, vocals, cover
- Cris Kirkwood - bass, backing vocals, illustration
- Derrick Bostrom - drums, percussion
with:
- Skip Edwards - organ on "Nail It Down" and "Another Moon", piano on "That's How It Goes"
- Alex Acuña - percussion on "Another Moon", "Whirlpool" and "No Longer Gone"
- Tommy Funderbunk - backing vocals on "Nail It Down"
- Peter Doell - additional backing vocals on "No Longer Gone"