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In 'n' Out of Grace

The closing track of Superfuzz Bigmuff, which began life as a tribute to Blue Cheer.
Mudhoney, from Superfuzz Bigmuff (1988)

Written by
Mudhoney
Released
1988
Length
5:28
Album
Superfuzz Bigmuff

The band first called it The Blue Cheer Song, and approached it as a direct homage to Blue Cheer's debut album Vincebus Eruptum. Arm said the bass and drum break and the dual out-of-tune guitar solo were particularly inspired by that record. It opens with a sample of the eulogy spoken by Peter Fonda's character in the 1966 film The Wild Angels, saying they wanna be free to do what they wanna do. A similar sample was used later on Primal Scream's Loaded. A demo version of 4:53 appears on the 2008 deluxe edition.

Trouser Press wrote that songs like this one gave Arm ample room to wheedle in classic garage-punk fashion.

More songs by Mudhoney

Touch Me I'm Sick, Let It Slide, Generation Genocide, Suck You Dry

Sources

  1. Superfuzz Bigmuff, Wikipedia
  2. Mudhoney, Trouser Press
  3. Superfuzz Bigmuff, Sub Pop