No Joke!

No Joke!
Studio album by Meat Puppets
Released	October 3, 1995
Recorded	1995
Studio	Phase Four Studio, Phoenix, Arizona, Westlake Studio, Los Angeles, California
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	54:51
Label	London
Producer	Meat Puppets, Paul Leary
Meat Puppets chronology
Too High to Die (1994)Too High to Die1994 No Joke! (1995) Live in Montana (1999)Live in Montana1999
Singles from No Joke!
"Scum" Released: 1995 "Taste of the Sun" Released: 1996

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
The Austin Chronicle	[2]
Christgau's Consumer Guide	[3]
Entertainment Weekly	B+[4]
Rolling Stone	[5]

No Joke! is the ninth album by the Meat Puppets, released in 1995, and their third album for London Records. It was the follow-up to the band's album Too High to Die and was the last Meat Puppets album with bassist Cris Kirkwood (until his reunion on 2007's Rise to Your Knees) and drummer Derrick Bostrom (to date). A video was filmed for the song "Scum", directed by Dave Markey.

Track listing

All songs written by Curt Kirkwood, unless otherwise noted.

1. "Scum" – 3:53
2. "Nothing" – 6:27
3. "Head" – 4:17
4. "Taste of the Sun" – 3:58
5. "Vampires" – 4:35
6. "Predator" – 4:31
7. "Poison Arrow" – 3:12
8. "Eyeball" – 4:04
9. "For Free" – 4:29
10. "Cobbler" (Cris Kirkwood) - 3:25
11. "Inflatable" (Cris Kirkwood) - 3:28
12. "Sweet Ammonia" - 4:17
13. "Chemical Garden" - 4:15

Personnel

• Derrick Bostrom - drums, paintings
• Cris Kirkwood - bass, vocals, illustrations
• Curt Kirkwood - guitar, vocals, paintings
• Paul Leary - producer

Chart performance

Album - Billboard (North America)

References