''Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge'' is the second studio album by American rock band

Mudhoney Mudhoney is an American rock music, rock band formed in Seattle, Washington, on January 1, 1988, following the demise of Green River (band), Green River. Its members are singer and rhythm guitarist Mark Arm, lead guitarist Steve Turner (guitari ...

. It was recorded at a time when the band was thinking of signing to a major

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, but decided to release the album on

Sub Pop Sub Pop is an independent record label founded in 1986 by Bruce Pavitt and Jonathan Poneman. Sub Pop achieved fame in the early 1990s for signing Seattle bands such as Nirvana (band), Nirvana, Soundgarden, and Mudhoney, central players in the gru ...

in 1991. The album shipped 50,000 copies on its original release. It was credited with helping to keep Sub Pop in business. Guitarist Steve Turner has said that the album is his "favorite Mudhoney album as a whole." There is an alternate version of "Check-Out Time" on the ''Let It Slide'' EP.

Production

The album was recorded on low-quality tape via an 8-track desk. It is named after a

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used by music students to recall the notes ( EGBDF) on the lines of the

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Critical reception

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'' wrote: "Imagine the heaviest of Black Sabbath heavy metal, only somewhat speeded up and with added touches of humor, and you have a good approximation of the Mudhoney way of life." ''

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'' wrote that "Conrad Uno’s dry 8-track production sharpens Mudhoney’s garage-rock edge — evident in Arm’s fuzzed-out vocals and a shared fondness for second-hand blues progressions — enough to stand apart from the watered-down metal of most flannel merchants, but they don’t go anywhere with it." The ''

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'' called the album "charming," writing that a "revitalized sense of hooks connect Mudhoney more directly back to '60s garage." Along with the band's debut EP '' Superfuzz Bigmuff'', the album was included in '' 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die'', with reviewer Jason Chow calling it "a classic album, one of the best of the genre."

Track listing

*Releases marked with an asterik (*) are various artists compilation albums.

Personnel

Adapted from the album liner notes. ; Mudhoney * Mark Arm – vocals, guitar,

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* Steve Turner – guitar,

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, backing vocals * Matt Lukin – bass guitar, backing vocals * Dan Peters – drums, backing vocals ; Technical *

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– producer, engineer * Ed Fotheringham – cover art

Charts

References

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