Song · Grant Lee Buffalo
“Fuzzy” by Grant Lee Buffalo
From the album Fuzzy (1993)
“Fuzzy” by Grant Lee Buffalo appears on 2 radio countdowns from 2 stations between 1999 and 2022. It was first released in 1993 on the album Fuzzy. Its best result is #176 on The Colorado Sound Top 900 Songs of the '90s. In the combined RockLists rankings it is #7,046 alternative song of all time.
"Fuzzy" lends its name to Grant Lee Buffalo's debut album, released by Slash Records in 1993, and Grant-Lee Phillips wrote it alone, music and words. The album is where the band found its sound, as their own website tells it: 12-string guitars overdriven until they howl with feedback, melodic fuzzed-out bass, tribal drums, and the creak of pump organs and parlor pianos.
Michael Stipe of R.E.M. went to bat for it, calling Fuzzy the best album of the year with no hedging at all, and critic Dave Thompson heard loose, evocative Americana with roots running from Neil Young to Jefferson Airplane. The Indianapolis Star, for its part, found Phillips in a decidedly melancholy mood.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 447 | WFNX | WFNX Top 500 Songs of All-Time (June 1999) | 500 |
| 2022 | 176 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 900 Songs of the '90s | 900 |
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