Mudhoney, Record Hop, Melba Toast Granada Theater September 5, 2008 Better than: Putting on a flannel shirt and watching a collection of Nirvana and Pearl Jam videos. (Michael Alves) Even though each member is now in his 40s, the guys in Mudhoney rocked like seething, youthful beasts last night at the Granada Theater. Dressed more like four guys going out for a round of golf, Mark Arm and crew put on a powerful 90-minute display of punky garage rock that never wavered in its intensity or chaotic amateurism. The set list alternated between cuts from the band’s latest release, The Lucky Ones , and the recent double disc reissue of Super Fuzz Big Muff , Mudhoney’s legendary 1988 debut, and fans erupted in inebriated shouts of joy when the band performed grungy chestnuts such as “Touch Me, I’m Sick” and “Suck You Dry.” But it was the more recent material, such as the (dare I say it) sentimental “The Lucky Ones” where Mudhoney connected beyond the standard Iggy and the Stooges three-chorded roar. ...
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Mudhoney, Record Hop, Melba Toast Granada Theater September 5, 2008 Better than: Putting on a flannel shirt and watching a collection of Nirvana and Pearl Jam videos. (Michael Alves) Even though each member is now in his 40s, the guys in Mudhoney rocked like seething, youthful beasts last night at the Granada Theater. Dressed more like four guys going out for a round of golf, Mark Arm and crew put on a powerful 90-minute display of punky garage rock that never wavered in its intensity or chaotic amateurism. The set list alternated between cuts from the band’s latest release, The Lucky Ones , and the recent double disc reissue of Super Fuzz Big Muff , Mudhoney’s legendary 1988 debut, and fans erupted in inebriated shouts of joy when the band performed grungy chestnuts such as “Touch Me, I’m Sick” and “Suck You Dry.” But it was the more recent material, such as the (dare I say it) sentimental “The Lucky Ones” where Mudhoney connected beyond the standard Iggy and the Stooges three-chorded roar. ...