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Piece of Cake
Studio album by
Mudhoney
ReleasedOctober 13, 1992
RecordedJuly 1992
StudioEgg Studios
Genre
Length44:33
Label Reprise
Producer Conrad Uno, Mudhoney
Mudhoney chronology
Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge
(1991) 		Piece of Cake
(1992) 		My Brother the Cow
(1995)
Singles from Piece of Cake
  1. " Suck You Dry"
    Released: 1992
  2. "Blinding Sun"
    Released: 1993

Piece of Cake is the third studio album by American rock band Mudhoney. [1] [2] Released in 1992, it was the band's first album for Reprise Records. [3] The album was released at the height of grunge, a genre Mudhoney had helped create. [4]

The album peaked at No. 189 on the Billboard 200. [5] The band supported it with a North American tour that included shows with Eugenius. [6] " Suck You Dry" and "Blinding Sun" were released as singles. [7]

Reprise reissued the album in 2003, bundled with the E.P. Five Dollar Bob's Mock Cooter Stew and the b-sides from the singles. In 2020, Piece of Cake was included in the 4CD box set Real Low Vibe: Reprise Recordings 1992-1998. [8]

Production

Recorded at Seattle's Egg Studios, the album was produced by Conrad Uno and the band. [9] [10] Mudhoney spent $15,000 to record it; unlike previous albums, the band completed it at one time, instead of spending non-consecutive weeks in the studio. [11] [12] Reprise granted Mudhoney full artistic freedom in the making of Piece of Cake. [13]

Mudhoney reserved four of the album's tracks for each individual band member to do what he saw fit. [14] "Youth Body Expression Explosion" is an instrumental track. [15] The band used an organ on many of the songs. [16] Piece of Cake was the first Mudhoney album that bass player Matt Lukin was satisfied with. [17]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [18]
Calgary HeraldA− [19]
The Indianapolis Star [20]
Los Angeles Times [21]
Rolling Stone [22]
Toronto Sun [23]

The Toronto Star wrote that the songs "are leavened with hooks and humor, and mostly free of extraneous axework." [24] The Calgary Herald determined that "it takes time to grow on you because [Mudhoney] eschews more over-the-top metal influences in favor of punkish garage-rock glory." [19] The Toronto Sun opined that "the majority of the 13 songs sound artlessly tossed together, as though the group felt a lack of effort, in and of itself, somehow constituted a statement about signing with a big corporation." [23]

The Washington Post concluded: "Where other Seattle bands seem to embrace going under, this one fights back ... Mudhoney is too noisy, too punchy and just plain too contrary to curl up and die." [25] The Indianapolis Star stated that, "in his minor-key yelp, Mark Arm frequently equates love with death ... Some listeners may be reminded of a similar album thematically, X's Under the Big Black Sun." [20]

The Rocky Mountain News listed Piece of Cake as the sixth best album of 1992. [26] Spin included the album on its list of the 20 best records of the year. [27]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Mudhoney, except where noted.

Original

  1. "[Untitled 1]" – 0:38
  2. "No End in Sight" – 3:34
  3. "Make It Now" – 4:25
  4. "When in Rome" – 3:55
  5. "[Untitled 2]" – 0:25
  6. " Suck You Dry" – 2:34
  7. "Blinding Sun" – 3:39
  8. "Thirteenth Floor Opening" – 2:31
  9. "Youth Body Expression Explosion" – 1:59
  10. "I'm Spun" – 4:04
  11. "[Untitled 3]" – 0:40
  12. "Take Me There" – 3:32
  13. "Living Wreck" – 3:30
  14. "Let Me Let You Down" – 3:57
  15. "[Untitled 4]" – 0:29
  16. "Ritzville" – 2:38
  17. "Acetone" – 4:15

2003 reissue bonus tracks

  2. "Over the Top" ( Lemmy Kilmister, Eddie Clarke, Phil Taylor)– 2:35 *
  3. "King Sandbox" – 2:43 **
  4. "Baby o Baby" ( Martin Rev) – 3:45 **
  5. "In the Blood" – 3:08 ***
  6. "No Song III" – 4:11 ***
  7. "Between Me and You Kid" – 3:38 ***
  8. "Six Two One" – 2:34 ***
  9. "Make It Now Again" – 4:35 ***
  10. "Deception Pass" – 2:54 ***/*/**
  11. "Underide" – 2:07 ***/*
  • * originally appeared as a B-Side to " Suck You Dry" (1992)
  • ** originally appeared as a B-Side to "Blinding Sun" (1993)
  • *** originally appeared on the E.P. Five Dollar Bob's Mock Cooter Stew (1993)
  • Tracks 21–25 recorded August 1, 1993, at Hanszek Audio, Ballard, Washington. Produced by Kurt Bloch and Mudhoney, engineered by Kurt Bloch.
  • Tracks 26 and 27 recorded at Egg Studios with Conrad Uno at the Helm, 1992.

Personnel

Adapted from the album liner notes. [28]

Mudhoney
Additional musicians
  • Conrad Uno – backing vocals (8, 12, 13, 17)
  • Emily Bishton – additional "ooohs" (14)
  • The Fresh Mud Choir ( Scott McCaughey, Tad Hutchison, Bob Whittaker, Steve Turner, Matt Lukin) – additional background vocals, handclaps (4, 16, 26)
  • Ken Stringfellow – organ (20)
Technical
  • Conrad Uno – producer, engineer
  • Mudhoney – producer
  • Art Chantry – design
  • Ed Fotheringham – cover illustration

Chart positions

Album

Chart (1992) Peak
position
Official UK Charts 39
US Heatseekers 9
US Billboard Top 200 189

Singles

Year Single Chart Peak
1992 "Suck You Dry" US Modern Rock Tracks 23

References

  1. ^ True, Everett (Aug 22, 1992). "Mudhoney". Melody Maker. 68 (34): 24.
  2. ^ "Piece of Cake by Mudhoney". People. 38 (17): 24. Oct 26, 1992.
  3. ^ Sweeting, Adam (16 Oct 1992). "Pop/Rock". Features. The Guardian.
  4. ^ Powers, Ann (31 Oct 1992). "The Dirty Beat, Loud and Masculine". The New York Times. p. 1:13.
  5. ^ Mendoza, Manuel (November 8, 1992). "Making a Scene – Seattle's sound has succeeded where others failed". The Dallas Morning News. p. 1C.
  6. ^ "Hot Ticket". Vancouver Sun. 9 Nov 1992. p. C1.
  7. ^ MacDonald, Patrick (November 27, 1992). "Home Bodies". Tempo. The Seattle Times. p. 3.
  8. ^ Deming, Mark. "Real Low Vibe: Reprise Recordings 1992-1998". AllMusic. Retrieved November 26, 2023.
  9. ^ "Piquant Beat". The Wenatchee World. November 12, 1992. p. A3.
  10. ^ "Piece of Cake by Mudhoney". Billboard. Vol. 104, no. 44. Oct 31, 1992. p. 82.
  11. ^ Kot, Greg (6 Nov 1992). "Sending up Seattle". Friday. Chicago Tribune. p. 5.
  12. ^ Smallwood, Sue (April 2, 1993). "The Irreverent Mudhoney". Preview. The Virginian-Pilot. p. 3.
  13. ^ Sculley, Alan (2 Apr 1993). "Mudhoney of a Deal". InRoads. Daily Press. Newport News. p. 15.
  14. ^ Smith, Andy (November 1, 1992). "Mudhoney's 'overblown' hit". The Providence Journal. p. E5.
  15. ^ Cohen, Howard (January 13, 1993). "Mudhoney, Piece of Cake". Miami Herald. p. 5E.
  16. ^ Lepage, Mark (14 Nov 1992). "Mudhoney Piece of Cake". The Gazette. Montreal. p. E14.
  17. ^ Spanberg, Erik (March 26, 1993). "Mudhoney's artful noise rises from Seattle scene". Fun. The Advocate. Baton Rouge. p. 15.
  18. ^ "Piece of Cake - Mudhoney". AllMusic.
  19. ^ a b Muretich, James (1 Nov 1992). "Recent Releases". Calgary Herald. p. C3.
  20. ^ a b Hall, Steve (13 Nov 1992). "Mudhoney Piece of Cake". The Indianapolis Star. p. B5.
  21. ^ Hilburn, Robert (6 Dec 1992). "The Hints of '92". Calendar. Los Angeles Times. p. 57.
  22. ^ "Mudhoney Piece of Cake". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2007-12-03. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
  23. ^ a b Sakamoto, John (November 1, 1992). "Mudhoney Piece of Cake". Toronto Sun. p. S8.
  24. ^ Howell, Peter (31 Oct 1992). "Mudhoney Piece of Cake (Reprise); Alice In Chains Dirt (Columbia)". Toronto Star. p. G10.
  25. ^ Jenkins, Mark (1 Nov 1992). "Mudhoney et al.: Making Waves in Puget Sound". The Washington Post. p. G9.
  26. ^ Mitchell, Justin (November 13, 1992). "Season's Greetings from 1992's Top Rockers". Weekend. Rocky Mountain News. p. 88.
  27. ^ Johnson, Robert (January 8, 1993). "Humor, 'Hypocrisy' add spice to '92's best". San Antonio Express-News. p. 12A.
  28. ^ Piece of Cake (2003 reissue) (Media notes). Mudhoney. Reprise Records. 2003. 5046658772.{{ cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) ( link)
Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/?title=Piece_of_Cake_(album)&oldid=1228718269"
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Piece of Cake
Studio album by
Mudhoney
ReleasedOctober 13, 1992
RecordedJuly 1992
StudioEgg Studios
Genre
Length44:33
Label Reprise
Producer Conrad Uno, Mudhoney
Mudhoney chronology
Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge
(1991) 		Piece of Cake
(1992) 		My Brother the Cow
(1995)
Singles from Piece of Cake
  1. " Suck You Dry"
    Released: 1992
  2. "Blinding Sun"
    Released: 1993

Piece of Cake is the third studio album by American rock band Mudhoney. [1] [2] Released in 1992, it was the band's first album for Reprise Records. [3] The album was released at the height of grunge, a genre Mudhoney had helped create. [4]

The album peaked at No. 189 on the Billboard 200. [5] The band supported it with a North American tour that included shows with Eugenius. [6] " Suck You Dry" and "Blinding Sun" were released as singles. [7]

Reprise reissued the album in 2003, bundled with the E.P. Five Dollar Bob's Mock Cooter Stew and the b-sides from the singles. In 2020, Piece of Cake was included in the 4CD box set Real Low Vibe: Reprise Recordings 1992-1998. [8]

Production

Recorded at Seattle's Egg Studios, the album was produced by Conrad Uno and the band. [9] [10] Mudhoney spent $15,000 to record it; unlike previous albums, the band completed it at one time, instead of spending non-consecutive weeks in the studio. [11] [12] Reprise granted Mudhoney full artistic freedom in the making of Piece of Cake. [13]

Mudhoney reserved four of the album's tracks for each individual band member to do what he saw fit. [14] "Youth Body Expression Explosion" is an instrumental track. [15] The band used an organ on many of the songs. [16] Piece of Cake was the first Mudhoney album that bass player Matt Lukin was satisfied with. [17]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [18]
Calgary HeraldA− [19]
The Indianapolis Star [20]
Los Angeles Times [21]
Rolling Stone [22]
Toronto Sun [23]

The Toronto Star wrote that the songs "are leavened with hooks and humor, and mostly free of extraneous axework." [24] The Calgary Herald determined that "it takes time to grow on you because [Mudhoney] eschews more over-the-top metal influences in favor of punkish garage-rock glory." [19] The Toronto Sun opined that "the majority of the 13 songs sound artlessly tossed together, as though the group felt a lack of effort, in and of itself, somehow constituted a statement about signing with a big corporation." [23]

The Washington Post concluded: "Where other Seattle bands seem to embrace going under, this one fights back ... Mudhoney is too noisy, too punchy and just plain too contrary to curl up and die." [25] The Indianapolis Star stated that, "in his minor-key yelp, Mark Arm frequently equates love with death ... Some listeners may be reminded of a similar album thematically, X's Under the Big Black Sun." [20]

The Rocky Mountain News listed Piece of Cake as the sixth best album of 1992. [26] Spin included the album on its list of the 20 best records of the year. [27]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Mudhoney, except where noted.

Original

  1. "[Untitled 1]" – 0:38
  2. "No End in Sight" – 3:34
  3. "Make It Now" – 4:25
  4. "When in Rome" – 3:55
  5. "[Untitled 2]" – 0:25
  6. " Suck You Dry" – 2:34
  7. "Blinding Sun" – 3:39
  8. "Thirteenth Floor Opening" – 2:31
  9. "Youth Body Expression Explosion" – 1:59
  10. "I'm Spun" – 4:04
  11. "[Untitled 3]" – 0:40
  12. "Take Me There" – 3:32
  13. "Living Wreck" – 3:30
  14. "Let Me Let You Down" – 3:57
  15. "[Untitled 4]" – 0:29
  16. "Ritzville" – 2:38
  17. "Acetone" – 4:15

2003 reissue bonus tracks

  2. "Over the Top" ( Lemmy Kilmister, Eddie Clarke, Phil Taylor)– 2:35 *
  3. "King Sandbox" – 2:43 **
  4. "Baby o Baby" ( Martin Rev) – 3:45 **
  5. "In the Blood" – 3:08 ***
  6. "No Song III" – 4:11 ***
  7. "Between Me and You Kid" – 3:38 ***
  8. "Six Two One" – 2:34 ***
  9. "Make It Now Again" – 4:35 ***
  10. "Deception Pass" – 2:54 ***/*/**
  11. "Underide" – 2:07 ***/*
  • * originally appeared as a B-Side to " Suck You Dry" (1992)
  • ** originally appeared as a B-Side to "Blinding Sun" (1993)
  • *** originally appeared on the E.P. Five Dollar Bob's Mock Cooter Stew (1993)
  • Tracks 21–25 recorded August 1, 1993, at Hanszek Audio, Ballard, Washington. Produced by Kurt Bloch and Mudhoney, engineered by Kurt Bloch.
  • Tracks 26 and 27 recorded at Egg Studios with Conrad Uno at the Helm, 1992.

Personnel

Adapted from the album liner notes. [28]

Mudhoney
Additional musicians
  • Conrad Uno – backing vocals (8, 12, 13, 17)
  • Emily Bishton – additional "ooohs" (14)
  • The Fresh Mud Choir ( Scott McCaughey, Tad Hutchison, Bob Whittaker, Steve Turner, Matt Lukin) – additional background vocals, handclaps (4, 16, 26)
  • Ken Stringfellow – organ (20)
Technical
  • Conrad Uno – producer, engineer
  • Mudhoney – producer
  • Art Chantry – design
  • Ed Fotheringham – cover illustration

Chart positions

Album

Chart (1992) Peak
position
Official UK Charts 39
US Heatseekers 9
US Billboard Top 200 189

Singles

Year Single Chart Peak
1992 "Suck You Dry" US Modern Rock Tracks 23

References

  1. ^ True, Everett (Aug 22, 1992). "Mudhoney". Melody Maker. 68 (34): 24.
  2. ^ "Piece of Cake by Mudhoney". People. 38 (17): 24. Oct 26, 1992.
  3. ^ Sweeting, Adam (16 Oct 1992). "Pop/Rock". Features. The Guardian.
  4. ^ Powers, Ann (31 Oct 1992). "The Dirty Beat, Loud and Masculine". The New York Times. p. 1:13.
  5. ^ Mendoza, Manuel (November 8, 1992). "Making a Scene – Seattle's sound has succeeded where others failed". The Dallas Morning News. p. 1C.
  6. ^ "Hot Ticket". Vancouver Sun. 9 Nov 1992. p. C1.
  7. ^ MacDonald, Patrick (November 27, 1992). "Home Bodies". Tempo. The Seattle Times. p. 3.
  8. ^ Deming, Mark. "Real Low Vibe: Reprise Recordings 1992-1998". AllMusic. Retrieved November 26, 2023.
  9. ^ "Piquant Beat". The Wenatchee World. November 12, 1992. p. A3.
  10. ^ "Piece of Cake by Mudhoney". Billboard. Vol. 104, no. 44. Oct 31, 1992. p. 82.
  11. ^ Kot, Greg (6 Nov 1992). "Sending up Seattle". Friday. Chicago Tribune. p. 5.
  12. ^ Smallwood, Sue (April 2, 1993). "The Irreverent Mudhoney". Preview. The Virginian-Pilot. p. 3.
  13. ^ Sculley, Alan (2 Apr 1993). "Mudhoney of a Deal". InRoads. Daily Press. Newport News. p. 15.
  14. ^ Smith, Andy (November 1, 1992). "Mudhoney's 'overblown' hit". The Providence Journal. p. E5.
  15. ^ Cohen, Howard (January 13, 1993). "Mudhoney, Piece of Cake". Miami Herald. p. 5E.
  16. ^ Lepage, Mark (14 Nov 1992). "Mudhoney Piece of Cake". The Gazette. Montreal. p. E14.
  17. ^ Spanberg, Erik (March 26, 1993). "Mudhoney's artful noise rises from Seattle scene". Fun. The Advocate. Baton Rouge. p. 15.
  18. ^ "Piece of Cake - Mudhoney". AllMusic.
  19. ^ a b Muretich, James (1 Nov 1992). "Recent Releases". Calgary Herald. p. C3.
  20. ^ a b Hall, Steve (13 Nov 1992). "Mudhoney Piece of Cake". The Indianapolis Star. p. B5.
  21. ^ Hilburn, Robert (6 Dec 1992). "The Hints of '92". Calendar. Los Angeles Times. p. 57.
  22. ^ "Mudhoney Piece of Cake". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2007-12-03. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
  23. ^ a b Sakamoto, John (November 1, 1992). "Mudhoney Piece of Cake". Toronto Sun. p. S8.
  24. ^ Howell, Peter (31 Oct 1992). "Mudhoney Piece of Cake (Reprise); Alice In Chains Dirt (Columbia)". Toronto Star. p. G10.
  25. ^ Jenkins, Mark (1 Nov 1992). "Mudhoney et al.: Making Waves in Puget Sound". The Washington Post. p. G9.
  26. ^ Mitchell, Justin (November 13, 1992). "Season's Greetings from 1992's Top Rockers". Weekend. Rocky Mountain News. p. 88.
  27. ^ Johnson, Robert (January 8, 1993). "Humor, 'Hypocrisy' add spice to '92's best". San Antonio Express-News. p. 12A.
  28. ^ Piece of Cake (2003 reissue) (Media notes). Mudhoney. Reprise Records. 2003. 5046658772.{{ cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) ( link)
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