Mirage is an album by the Arizona

Arizona

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 alternative rock

Alternative rock

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 band Meat Puppets

Meat Puppets

The Meat Puppets are an American rock band formed in January 1980, in Phoenix, Arizona. The group's original lineup was Curt Kirkwood , his brother Cris Kirkwood , and Derrick Bostrom . The Kirkwood brothers met Bostrom while attending Brophy Prep High School in Phoenix...

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The album was reissued in 1999 by Rykodisc

Rykodisc

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 with five additional bonus tracks, including early demos of "The Mighty Zero," "I Am a Machine" and "Liquified" as well as a cover of the Elvis Presley

Elvis Presley

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 song "Rubberneckin'" and the previously unreleased "Grand Intro." As an added bonus, this album includes an "Enhanced CD" partition for play on home computers. "Mirage" offers the promotional video for "Get On Down." Directed by Robert Tucker and featuring the Pups galavanting around the Valley of The Sun doing whacky dances, this has remained one of their most popular clips.

Drummer Derrick Bostrom

Derrick Bostrom

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 has referred to the album as their "psychedelic

Psychedelic music

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 epic".

Original album

1. "Mirage" – 3:30
2. "Quit It" – 2:33
3. "Confusion Fog" – 3:47
4. "The Wind and the Rain" – 2:53
5. "The Mighty Zero" – 2:50
6. "Get on Down" – 2:50
7. "Leaves" – 2:33
8. "I Am a Machine" – 4:15
9. "Beauty" – 2:55
10. "A Hundred Miles" – 3:45
11. "Love Our Children Forever" – 3:49
12. "Liquified" – 3:05

CD Reissue

1. "Mirage" – 3:41
2. "Quit It" – 2:38
3. "Confusion Fog" – 3:53
4. "The Wind and the Rain" – 2:58
5. "The Mighty Zero" – 3:18
6. "Get on Down" – 2:56
7. "Leaves" – 2:40
8. "I Am a Machine" – 4:24
9. "Beauty" – 3:04
10. "A Hundred Miles" – 3:36
11. "Love Our Children Forever" – 3:58
12. "Liquified" – 3:11
13. "The Mighty Zero (Demo Version)" (Curt Kirkwood/Cris Kirkwood) - 3:40
14. "I Am A Machine (Demo Version)" - 4:05
15. "Liquified (Demo Version)" - 3:39
16. "Rubberneckin’" (Dory Jones/Bunny Warren) - 2:46
17. "Grand Intro" - 2:03

• Tracks 13-17 are bonus tracks on the Rykodisc reissue.