Ethyl Meatplow

Ethyl Meatplow
GenresDance-rock
Years active1990–1993
LabelsMotiv Communications/Spasm
Piece of Mind Records
Sympathy for the Record Industry/Dali Records
Elektra
Past membersCarla Bozulich
Harold "Biff" Barefoot Sanders III
Wee-Wee (John Napier)

Ethyl Meatplow was an American dance-rock band[1] best known for their sole album, Happy Days, Sweetheart, released in 1993 by Dali Records.

History

Ethyl Meatplow gained media coverage for its sexually explicit, burlesque-inspired live performances.[1] They released their sole album Happy Days, Sweetheart in 1993.[2] Rolling Stone described the album as a "smorgasbord of unbridled lust and dance-floor fun."[3] The video for "Devil's Johnson" featured on the Beavis and Butthead episode "Young, Gifted & Crude"[4] and was aired on MTV's 120 Minutes.[5] The band played Lollapalooza and attracted criticism from Kim Gordon and Julia Cafritz of Free Kitten for its nude dancers and "recorded music," though others noted the band's use of found sounds and musique concrète methods.[6]

Singer/trumpeter Carla Bozulich later formed the alt-country band Geraldine Fibbers.[7] Drummer Harold "Barefoot" Saunders later formed the band Polar Bear with Eric Avery.[8] Singer/guitarist John Napier was later a touring member of Nitzer Ebb,[9] and died in November 2012.[10]

Discography

  • "Dancing With Pork Face: Bump and Grind Mixes - 7" (1990, Motiv Communications/Spasm)
  • "Colored Maxi" - 12" (1991, Piece of Mind Records)
  • "Queenie" - 7"/12" (1992, Sympathy for the Record Industry/Dali Records)
  • "Ripened Peach" - 12" (1993, Elektra)
  • Happy Days, Sweetheart - CD (1993, Dali Records)
  • "Betty Boy / Queenie" - 7" (1993, Dali)
  • "Devil's Johnson" - CDS (1993, Dali Records/Festival Records)

References

  1. ^ a b "Ethyl Meatplow Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic. Retrieved 2022-04-24.
  2. ^ Happy Days Sweetheart - Ethyl Meatplow | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic, retrieved 2022-04-24
  3. ^ Ali, Lorraine (1993-09-02). "Album reviews: Happy Days Sweetheart". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2007-10-22.[dead link‍]
  4. ^ "Young, Gifted & Crude". TV.com. Retrieved 2007-10-22.[permanent dead link‍]
  5. ^ "120 Minutes archive: June 13, 1993". altmusictv. Retrieved 2007-10-22.
  6. ^ Smith, RJ (September 1997). "Blood on the Tracks". Spin. Retrieved 2007-10-22.
  7. ^ Strong, Martin C.:"The Great Alternative & Indie Discography", 1999, Canongate, ISBN 0-86241-913-1
  8. ^ Nelson, Chris (12 July 1997). "Jane's Addiction Ex-Bassist Happy To Be A Polar Bear". MTV News. Archived from the original on April 24, 2022. Retrieved 2022-04-24.
  9. ^ Robbins, Ira. "Ethyl Meatplow". Trouser Press. Retrieved 14 December 2010.
  10. ^ Hughes, Josiah (November 2012). "R.I.P. John Napier of Ethyl Meatplow". Exclaim!. Retrieved 2012-11-11.