Mudhoney's early releases on the Sub Pop label, particularly their debut single "Touch Me I'm Sick" and the Superfuzz Bigmuff EP, were massively influential on the Seattle music scene. More than almost any other release of the era they inspired the dirty, high-distortion sound that would become grunge. Later on, Mudhoney also mixed heavy blues rock and punk rock into their sound at various stages. Although the band has found little commercial success during its long career, which has yielded ten studio albums, it has inspired countless grunge and alternative rock musicians.
Band history
Mr. Epp and the Calculations
The very beginnings of Mudhoney start out in Bellevue, Washington, a suburb of Seattle. While at Bellevue Christian High School, Mark McLaughlin (later known as Mark Arm) and some friends started Mr. Epp and the Calculations, a band named after a math teacher of his. The band was more a joke band than a real band; their first "show" was in class singing Marvin Gaye's "Got to Give It Up" and using rolled up maps as guitars because they couldn't play real instruments. "Mr. Epp" finally played their first show three years after they formed in 1981. Around this time Mark Arm and a friend of his, Steve Turner formed a more serious yet still humorous band, Limp Richerds. Mr. Epp appeared on KZAM-AM radio and were introduced being called "the worst band in the world". They played their last show on February 3, 1984 with Malfunkshun at the Metropolis in Seattle.
Green River
Green River was formed in 1984 when Mark Arm and Steve Turner pulled together and recruited Alex Vincent, who had previously played with Turner in Spluii Numa. Looking for a bass player the band asked Jeff Ament to join their band. Ament had recently arrived in Seattle with his band Deranged Diction who had come out of Montana. Another one of Turner's former bandmates, Stone Gossard, also decided to play with them. Steve Turner left the band after the recording of Come on Down due to his distaste in the heavy metal leanings of the band. He was replaced by another Derranged Diction member, Bruce Fairweather. After recording two EPs and a full-length album, the band decided to call it quits in 1987. Gossard, Ament, and Fairweather went on to join Mother Love Bone. Following lead singer, Andrew Wood's death, Gossard and Ament went on to form Pearl Jam and Fairweather joined Love Battery. Arm reunited with Steve Turner to form Mudhoney.
Sub Pop (1988–1991)
Steve Turner wanted to start a band that actually rehearsed before they played. He and Mark Arm began working on some music along with Bundle of Hiss drummer Dan Peters. The trio decided that Matt Lukin, who had recently left Melvins, should join them as the bassist. They named themselves Mudhoney after a Russ Meyer film that none of the band members had actually seen.
Mudhoney's partial success led to a number of other Seattle bands, such as Soundgarden, Nirvana, and Tad, gaining some recognition. In the early '90s, Sub Pop was not making very much money. As a result, many of its bands left the label to search for backing by major labels. Mudhoney decided to stay and they released their second album, Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge in 1991. However, after this album was released they were offered a deal with Reprise Records and they left Sub Pop Records to join their new major label in 1992.
Reprise (1992–1999)
As grunge was becoming more mainstream, Mudhoney shifted away from their early grungy music sound. Many of the bands that they were friends with (Nirvana and Pearl Jam) were having huge success and gaining popularity worldwide. Their first album on Reprise was Piece of Cake, which was an album that sounded much more like garage rock than grunge. Despite the fact that the band had signed on to a major label, they still kept their quirkiness and non-careerist attitude with them.
In 1995, when grunge was in its last days in the mainstream, Mudhoney decided to go back to the sound that they used to have. With their album My Brother the Cow they managed to mix both their early heavy dirge songs and some of their more punk rock songs on the same album. The song "Into Your Shtik" is said to be a song which bashes Courtney Love, saying that she should blow her head off too like her husband Kurt Cobain. The album is a fan favorite and is considered one of their finest albums. Two years later they released Tomorrow Hit Today. The album showed that Mudhoney still had their garage rock roots in them as well as including new blues rock type songs.
In 1996, Mudhoney appeared in the comedy movie Black Sheep, starring Chris Farley and David Spade. Mudhoney was shown playing at an MTV concert and then speaking with Farley backstage.
After a few years of touring, Reprise decided to release Mudhoney from their label. One of the reasons was Mudhoney's record sales had reached a career low despite the fact their live shows were drawing more people than ever before. Subsequently, bassist Matt Lukin called it quits, saying that he didn't like touring. The band released March to Fuzz, a retrospective compilation of songs from throughout their career. Many fans thought that the band was going to stop playing music altogether, although they did play a few shows around the Northwest area.
Return to Sub Pop (1999— )
These shows were doing so well that Mudhoney decided to resurrect their careers. They found permanent bassist Guy Maddison (of Monroe's Fur, Lubricated Goat) who had played with Mark Arm in one of his many side projects, Bloodloss. After Arm and Turner spent time with their side project, The Monkeywrench, the band recorded and released Since We've Become Translucent in 2002. In late 2005, the band opened Pearl Jam's South American tour, with concerts in Santiago de Chile, Buenos Aires, Porto Alegre, Curitiba, São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro. In March of 2006, the band released the well received LP, Under a Billion Suns. The band has promoted the album by touring in Europe and the U.S. with bands such as Jennifer Gentle, The Holy Soul and Comets on Fire.
Get Into Yours
Mudhoney Lyrics
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I'm needing you again
I'm crawling out of my skin
Trying to get into yours
Got to get into yours
Got to get into yours
Now
Let me in
I'm feeling much too thin
Get me out
Let me in
I'm losing myself again
I'm losing myself again
I'm losing myself again
Let me plug the hole in your heart
Before I tear myself apart
Let me plug the hole in your heart
Let me get into yours
Let me get into yours
Got to get into yours
Oh
Get me out
Let me in
Can't get a grip on this thing
Get me out
Let me in
I'm losing myself again
I'm losing myself again
I'm losing myself again
I'm all over your action
Brrrr-ow
Get me out
Let me in
I'm feeling much too thin
Get me out
Let me in
Can't get a grip on this thing
I'm losing myself again
I'm losing myself again
The lyrics of Mudhoney's "Get Into Yours" convey a sense of desperation and need for connection. The repetition of "I'm crawling out of my skin" emphasizes the feeling of discomfort and dissatisfaction with oneself. It is as though the singer cannot stand to be alone in their own skin and needs someone else to distract them from their own thoughts and feelings. The repeated plea to "get into yours" further highlights this need for external validation and intimacy.
As the song progresses, the lyrics become more urgent and frantic. The lines "Let me plug the hole in your heart / Before I tear myself apart" suggest that the singer is willing to do whatever it takes to gain access to their desired connection, even to the point of sacrificing their own emotional well-being. The repetition of "I'm losing myself again" reinforces the idea that the singer is struggling to maintain a sense of self and needs someone else to anchor them.
In the final lines, the singer seems to be overwhelmed by their own desire and the failure to achieve it, crying out, "I'm all over your action." The repetition of "Get me out / Let me in" underscores the confusion and desperation felt by the singer, who cannot seem to find a way out of their own thoughts and feelings.
Overall, "Get Into Yours" is a powerful expression of the human need for connection and validation. The lyrics convey a sense of desperation and urgency, suggesting that the singer is willing to do whatever it takes to gain access to the intimacy they crave, even if it means sacrificing their own well-being.
Line by Line Meaning
I'm crawling out of my skin
I am feeling extremely uncomfortable with myself and my own thoughts
I'm needing you again
I am feeling as though I need someone else's support or love to feel normal
Trying to get into yours
I am attempting to become closer to you emotionally
Get me out
I want to escape this situation or feeling
Let me in
I want to be included in your life and your emotions
I'm feeling much too thin
I am feeling emotionally weak or vulnerable
I'm losing myself again
I am starting to feel like I am losing my identity or sense of self
Let me plug the hole in your heart
I want to help you heal your emotional pain or trauma
Before I tear myself apart
I am worried that focusing on helping you will cause me to break down
I'm all over your action
I am very interested and invested in what you are doing or feeling
Can't get a grip on this thing
I am struggling to understand or control my own emotions
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