01. "Meatman (Jerry Lee Lewis)" 02. "Bad Reputation (Thin Lizzy)" 03. "Loner With A Boner / I Slept In An Arcade (Black Randy & The Metrosquad)" 04. "Motorbikin' (Chris Spedding)" 05. "Me 262 (Blue Oyster Cult)" 06. "Epitaph For A Head (J.D. Blackfoot)" 07. "Highest Power (GG Allin)" 08. "Big Bad John (Jimmy Dean)" 09. "Freeway Mad (Saxon)" 10. "Sex Machine (Crawling Chaos)" 11. "Don't Shake Me Lucifer (Roky Erickson)" 12. "Vibrator (Motorhead)" 13. "Sex Mart 2010 (Shecky Schpilkus)" 14. "Psychedelic Shack (The Temptations)" 15. "I Love Livin' In The City (Fear)" 16. "Worst Band In The World (10cc)" 17. "Downward Christian Soldiers (Black Market Baby)" 18. "Slum Goddess (The Fugs)" 19. "I'm A Bug (The Urinals)" 20. "The Snake (Pink Fairies)" 21. "One Track Mind (Johnny Thunders)" 22. "So Long (Abba)" 23. "We Didn't Kill Each Other (But Didn't We Try) (Dallas Wayne)"
Number of discs:
1
Description:
After a 12 year lapse, the Meatmen bounce back big with a 24 track ode to the tuneage of yore with "Cover the Earth" which features all of Tesco's favorite musical blasts of the last 40 years. Some are obvious... FEAR/ GG Allin/Johnny Thunders.
Basic tracks recorded at Big Sky in Ann Arbor w/ Geoff Michael & Zach Shipps
Everything else recorded at 12ax7, Detroit, MI
"Cover The Earth!" is a dynamic CD release by the legendary punk band The Meatmen, brought to you by Meat King / Cargo. This album showcases The Meatmen's signature blend of irreverent humor and raw punk energy, featuring explosive covers that pay homage to their influences while injecting each track with their unmistakable style. Formed in the early 1980s, The Meatmen are renowned for their outrageous stage presence and provocative lyrics, having carved out a cult following within the hardcore punk scene. Over the decades, they've released numerous influential albums such as "We're the Meatmen... And You Suck!!" and "War of the Superbikes," solidifying their status as icons of American underground music. Their impact on punk culture remains undeniable. The manufacturer behind this release, Meat King / Cargo, is known for supporting independent artists and delivering high-quality physical media that appeals to collectors and fans alike.
In the same tasteless fashion in which they made their name, the artwork for Cover the Earth! features Tesco Vee and a new crop of Meatmen masturbatin...
Jesse Coy - 02/Jun/2009
Punk's crass and humorous mastodons, the Meatmen, are back with their first new release in over a decade, founder Tesco Vee serving up over twenty cov...