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Up on the Sun by Meat Puppets
Up on the Sun is an album by Meat Puppets, released in 1985. 1 song from it has charted on rock radio countdowns, with 2 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Up on the Sun”, on 2 lists with a best position of #368.
Up on the Sun, the third studio album by Meat Puppets, came out on SST Records on March 21, 1985, and it's where the Phoenix trio finally let the sunlight in. Curt Kirkwood on guitar and vocals, his brother Cris on bass and vocals and Derrick Bostrom on drums had started as punks, but here they swap the shambling racket of their debut for cleaner mixes and nimble, intricate guitar and bass lines that twist and tumble around each other.
Spot produced, and the record leans hard into psychedelic rock while keeping the mystical, poetic lyrics and country-tinged songwriting of Meat Puppets II. Curt's warbling voice floats over the top like heat haze off the highway. Fans rate it among the band's very best, and Rykodisc reissued it in 1999.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Up on the Sun on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Up on the Sun | 2 | #368 | – | 1989–2024 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.