Without a doubt the most sound alike band to Nirvana from both now and then has to be Mudhoney. Yet whilst so much common ground (too much to list here) there were many striking differences. Where Nirvana went Black Sabbath, Mudhoney went the Stooges. Mudhoney were the first grunge stars and the band were predicted to go and be the huge success story of the Seattle scene. However with hindsight it’s almost hilarious to think that Mudhoney would become a staple of rock FM ect.. Surely enough these guys knew how to rock and they had more than enough great songs. I don’t think I have heard these guys on the radio..ever!!! Throughout their career Mudhoney have consistently put out great records long after all the other bands from that era have either split up or quite literally died. Yet they never truly broke through, maybe it was the fact of not taking themselves too serious whilst the marketing ploy of the time was to be way too serious, or maybe the fact that Mark Arm has a voice that can be described as ‘distinct’. Maybe the masses just aren’t comfortable with fist pumping whilst shouting ‘Touch Me I’m Sick’ or ‘Suck You Dry’??!! Whatever the reason if you like Nirvana then Mudhoney are for you…
Daddy's little girl aint a girl no more!!