Meat Puppets and the Lyrics of Curt Kirkwood From Meat Puppets II to - No Joke

Matthew Smith-Lahrman sheds light on the words of Curt Kirkwood, founding member and songwriter of the Meat Puppets, a pioneering rock ’n’ roll band of the last four decades. A lyricist whom Rolling Stone writer Kurt Loder once rated alongside Bob Dylan, Kirkwood remains an important, yet overlooked songwriter.

List of contents

1 Introduction: The Lyrics of Curt Kirkwood
2 Meat Puppets II
3 Up on the Sun
4 Out My Way
5 Mirage
6 Huevos
7 Monsters
8 Forbidden Places
9 Too High to Die
10 No Joke!
Conclusion

About the author

Matthew Smith-Lahrman is a professor of sociology at Utah Tech University in St. George, Utah.

Product details

• Authors: Matthew Smith-Lahrman, Smith-Lahrman Matthew
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 28.04.2022
• EAN: 9781538171752
• ISBN: 978-1-5381-7175-2
• No. of pages: 294
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Music > General, dictionaries; Rock and Roll, Rock, Rock & Pop music, Individual composers & musicians, specific bands & groups, MUSIC / Individual Composer & Musician, MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Rock, Musicians, singers, bands & groups, Popular Music, Composers & songwriters