- Too High to Die
Infobox Album | Name = Too High to Die
Type =Album
Artist = TheMeat Puppets
Released =January 25 ,1994
Recorded =
Genre = Alternative
Length = 52:06
Label =London Records
Producer =Meat Puppets ,Paul Leary
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|4|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:fu2gtq2zbu43~T1 link]
*"Rolling Stone " Rating|4|5 [http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/meatpuppets/albums/album/99987/review/5942113/too_high_to_die link]
Last album = "Forbidden Places "
(1991)
This album = "Too High to Die"
(1994)
Next album = "Raw Meat"
(1994) |"Too High to Die" is the eighth
album by theMeat Puppets , released onJanuary 25 ,1994 (see1994 in music ). This album sold very well due to the success of its single "Backwater", which reached #2 on theBillboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart. The album itself also reached #1 on the Heatseekers chart, making it one of the Meat Puppets' most successful and highest ranking albums so far.The title of this album is a parody of The Ramones' 1984 album "
Too Tough to Die ".The album was certified gold by the
RIAA onOctober 6 ,1994 .Track listing
All songs written by
Curt Kirkwood , unless otherwise noted.# "Violet Eyes" – 3:51
# "Never to Be Found" – 4:46
# "We Don't Exist " – 3:44
# "Severed Goddess Hand" – 2:59
# "Flaming Heart" – 4:49
# "Shine" – 3:50
# "Station" (Cris Kirkwood) – 2:22
# "Roof with a Hole " – 3:34
# "Backwater" – 3:42
# "Things" – 4:06
# "Why?" – 4:20
# "Evil Love" (Cris Kirkwood) – 3:07
# "Comin' Down" - 6:56Personnel
*
Derrick Bostrom - Drums, Paintings
* Greg Calbi - Mastering
* Michael Halsband - Photography
*Dave Jerden - Mixing
*Cris Kirkwood - Bass, Vocals, Illustrations
*Curt Kirkwood - Guitar, Vocals, Paintings
* Paul Leary - Producer, Mixing
* Meat Puppets - Producer
* Stuart Sullivan - Engineer, Mixing
* Brad Vosburg - EngineerCharts
Album - Billboard (North America)
Singles - Billboard (North America)
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