Meat puppets tour members biography

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    Meat Puppets is an American rock band formed in January 1980 in Phoenix, Arizona. The group's original lineup was Curt Kirkwood (guitar/vocals), his brother Cris Kirkwood (bass guitar), and Derrick Bostrom (drums). The Kirkwood brothers met Bostrom while attending Brophy Prep High School in Phoenix. The three then moved to Tempe, Arizona (a Phoenix suburb and home to Arizona State University) where the Kirkwood brothers purchased two adjacent homes, one of which had a shed in the back where they regularly practiced.

    Meat Puppets started as a punk rock band, but like most of their labelmates on SST Records, they established their own unique style, blending punk with country and psychedelic rock, and featuring Curt's warbling vocals. Meat Puppets later gained significant exposure when the Kirkwood brothers served as guest musicians on Nirvana's MTV Unplugged performance in 1993. The band's 1994 album Too High to Die subsequently became their most successful releas

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    Meat Puppets

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    American rock band

    Meat Puppets are an American rock band formed in January 1980 in Phoenix, Arizona. The group's original lineup was Curt Kirkwood (guitar/vocals), his brother Cris Kirkwood (bass guitar/vocals), and Derrick Bostrom (drums). The Kirkwood brothers met Bostrom while attending Brophy Prep High School in Phoenix. The three then moved to Tempe, Arizona (a Phoenix suburb and home to Arizona State University), where the Kirkwood brothers purchased two adjacent houses, one of which had a shed in the back where they regularly practiced.

    Meat Puppets started as a punk rock grupp, but like most of their labelmates on SST Records, they established their own unique style, blending punk with country and psychedelic rock, and featuring Curt's warbling vocals. Meat Puppets later gained significant exposure when the Kirkwood brothers served as guest musicians on Nirvana's MTV Unplug

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    Meat Puppets

    This article is about the musical group. For the Wikipedia policy, see Wikipedia:Sockpuppetry. For the use of an account or multiple accounts on the internet to trick like a sockpuppet, see Meatpuppet.

    Meat Puppets

    Meat Puppets performing in 2014

    OriginPhoenix, Arizona, USA
    GenresAlternative rock, Hardcore punk (early), cowpunk
    Years active1980–1996, 1999–2002, 2006–present
    LabelsSST, London, Atlantic, Rykodisc, Anodyne, Megaforce
    MembersCurt Kirkwood
    Cris Kirkwood
    Shandon Sahm
    Elmo Kirkwood (touring member)
    Past member(s)Derrick Bostrom
    Kyle Ellison
    Ken Boucher (session bassist)
    Andrew Duplantis
    Troy Meiss (touring member)
    Ted Marcus
    Websitewww.themeatpuppets.com

    The Meat Puppets are an alternative/punk rock group from Scottsdale, Arizona, USA. They were formed in 1980 by Curt Kirkwood (vocals, guitars), his brother Cris (bass) and Derrick Bostrom (drums). The band is probably best known for their 1994 radio hit "B