Meat Puppets
- Type: Band/Group
- Country: United States
- Born: January 1980 in Phoenix, Arizona, United States
- Active: 1980 - present
Biography
Meat Puppets is an American alternative rock band formed in January 1980 in Phoenix, Arizona. The group's original lineup was Curt Kirkwood (guitar/vocals), his brother Cris Kirkwood (bass guitar), and Derrick Bostrom (drums). The Kirkwood brothers met Bostrom while attending Brophy Prep High School in Phoenix. The three then moved to Tempe, Arizona (a Phoenix suburb and home to Arizona State University) where the Kirkwood brothers purchased two adjacent homes, one of which had a shed in the back where they regularly practiced.
Genres
Meat Puppets Discography
- In a Car (1981) - EP - rated 3.33/5
- Meat Puppets (1982) - Album - rated 3.81/5
- Meat Puppets II (1984) - Album - rated 3.87/5
- Up on the Sun (1985) - Album - rated 4.14/5
- Huevos (1987) - Album - rated 3.79/5
- Mirage (1987) - Album - rated 4/5
- Monsters (1989) - Album - rated 3.01/5
- Forbidden Places (1991) - Album - rated 3.75/5
- Too High to Die (1994) - Album - rated 3.85/5
- No Joke! (1995) - Album - rated 2.87/5
- You Love Me EP (1999) - EP - rated 3.52/5
- Golden Lies (2000) - Album - rated 2.71/5
- Meat Puppets Live (2002) - Album - rated 2.64/5
- Rise to Your Knees (2007) - Album - rated 2.81/5
- Dusty Notes (2019) - Album - rated 2.86/5
Members
- Curt Kirkwood - guitar, vocals (1980–1996; 1999–2002; 2006–Present)
- Cris Kirkwood - bass, backing vocals (1980–1996; 2006–Present)
- Derrick Bostrom - drums (1980–1996; 2018–Present)
- Elmo Kirkwood - guitar (2018–Present)
- Ron Stabinsky - keyboards (2018–Present)
- Shandon Sahm - drums (1999–2002; 2009–2018)
- Ted Marcus - drums (2006–2009)