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A Boy In A Man's World & Now (Reissue) - Mucky Pup Mucky PupA Boy In A Man's World & Now (Reissue)

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For those too young to remember, Mucky Pup were the original pioneers of juvenile novelty metal who's blueprint later proved very profitable for the likes of The Bloodhound Gang, The Vandals, Guttermouth, Green Jelly, and Blink 182. Whilst never moving beyond a cult following in their native US, Mucky Pup went on to achieve far greater success in Europe, where they toured extensively with the likes of Biohazard, Gwar, Primus, and Carter USM before splitting in 1996, with members going on to form the notorious Dog Eat Dog. These reissues mark the 20th anniversary of the band's landmark albums A Boy In A Man's World and Now.

Unfortunately, Mucky Pup's legacy proves their undoing here. When compared to the likes of The Bloodhound Gang and Guttermouth who took the template to it's extreme, these two reissues sound weak, tired, irrelevant and, ultimately, unfunny. 20 years ago, Mucky Pup were a fresh and novel prospect. Today they just sound like a badly played blend of Suicidal Tendencies and Faith No More, topped off by weak novelty vocals.

There is some nostalgic pleasure to be derived from these reissues, and it is certainly interesting to see where the novelty acts of the 1990's learnt their tricks but, essentially, Mucky Pup were never as slick as The Bloodhound Gang, as offensive as Guttermouth, or as infectiously catchy as The Vandals, and unfortunately have very little relevance in the 21st century.

Rating: 2/5 by Luke Grahame

Tracklisting

  1. U-Stink
  2. Batman
  3. Someday
  4. Reagan Knew
  5. Landscrapers
  6. Never again
  7. Death By Cholesterol
  8. P.T.L
  9. A Boy In A Man's World
  10. Little Pigs
  11. All's Cool
  12. Jam It
  13. Whasky Wabbit
  14. Big Freeze
  15. Hippies Hate Water
  16. Three Dead Gophers
  17. Jimmys
  18. Baby
  19. She Quieffed
  20. Feeling Sick
  21. Headbangers Ball And 120 Minutes
  22. My Hands, Your Neck
  23. Face
  24. Hotel Penitentiary
  25. Mucky Pumpin' Beat
  26. I Know Nobody
  27. Walkin' With The Devil
  28. Yesterdays
  29. To Be Lonely

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