Out My Way
Encyclopedia
Out My Way is a mini-album released by the alternative rock
band
the Meat Puppets
in 1986. It features a more hard rock oriented sound than the band usually has, leading some critics to say that the sound is similar to southern/hard rock stylings of ZZ Top
. The EP was reissued in 1999 by Rykodisc
with additional bonus tracks.
The cover art is by Curt Kirkwood
.
Alternative rock
Alternative rock is a genre of rock music and a term used to describe a diverse musical movement that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely popular by the 1990s...
band
Musical ensemble
A musical ensemble is a group of people who perform instrumental or vocal music. In classical music, trios or quartets either blend the sounds of musical instrument families or group together instruments from the same instrument family, such as string ensembles or wind ensembles...
the 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...
in 1986. It features a more hard rock oriented sound than the band usually has, leading some critics to say that the sound is similar to southern/hard rock stylings of ZZ Top
ZZ Top
ZZ Top is an American rock band, sometimes referred to as "That Little Ol' Band from Texas". Their style, which is rooted in blues-based boogie rock, has come to incorporate elements of arena, southern, and boogie rock. The band, from Houston Texas, formed in 1969...
. The EP was reissued in 1999 by Rykodisc
Rykodisc
Rykodisc Records is an American record label. It is owned by Warner Music Group, operates as a unit of WMG's Independent Label Group and is distributed through Alternative Distribution Alliance.-Company history:...
with additional bonus tracks.
The cover art is by Curt Kirkwood
Curt Kirkwood
Curtis Matthew Kirkwood is an American singer, guitarist, and songwriter. He grew up in Phoenix, Arizona, but currently resides in Austin, Texas....
.
Original album
- "She's Hot" (Curt Kirkwood/Cris Kirkwood) - 4:05
- "Out My Way" - 4:47
- "Other Kinds of Love" (Curt Kirkwood/Cris Kirkwood) - 4:22
- "Not Swimming Ground" (Curt Kirkwood/Cris Kirkwood) - 4:07
- "Mountain Line" - 4:20
- "Good Golly Miss Molly" (Robert "Bumps" BlackwellRobert BlackwellRobert "Bumps" Blackwell was an American songwriter, arranger, and record producer, best known for his work overseeing the early hits of Little Richard, as well as grooming Ray Charles, Quincy Jones, Lloyd Price, Sam Cooke, Herb Alpert, Larry Williams, and Sly and the Family Stone at the start of...
/John MarascalcoJohn MarascalcoJohn Marascalco is an American songwriter, who is most noted for his collaborations with Robert Blackwell...
) - 4:08
CD Reissue
- "She's Hot" (Curt Kirkwood/Cris Kirkwood]) - 4:09
- "Out My Way" - 4:49
- "Other Kinds of Love" (Curt Kirkwood/Cris Kirkwood) - 4:25
- "Not Swimming Ground" (Curt Kirkwood/Cris Kirkwood) - 4:10
- "Mountain Line" - 4:25
- "Good Golly Miss Molly" (Robert "Bumps" BlackwellRobert BlackwellRobert "Bumps" Blackwell was an American songwriter, arranger, and record producer, best known for his work overseeing the early hits of Little Richard, as well as grooming Ray Charles, Quincy Jones, Lloyd Price, Sam Cooke, Herb Alpert, Larry Williams, and Sly and the Family Stone at the start of...
/John MarascalcoJohn MarascalcoJohn Marascalco is an American songwriter, who is most noted for his collaborations with Robert Blackwell...
) - 2:50 - "I Just Want to Make Love to You" (Willie DixonWillie DixonWilliam James "Willie" Dixon was an American blues musician, vocalist, songwriter, arranger and record producer. A Grammy Award winner who was proficient on both the Upright bass and the guitar, as well as his own singing voice, Dixon is arguably best known as one of the most prolific songwriters...
) - 3:55 - "On the Move" - 3:50
- "Burn the Honky Tonk Down" (Wayne KempWayne KempWayne Kemp is an American country music singer. He recorded between 1969 and 1986 for Decca, MCA, United Artists, Mercury and Door Knob Records, and charted twenty-four singles on the Hot Country Songs charts. His highest-peaking single was "Honky Tonk Wine," which peaked at #17 in 1973...
) - 1:59 - "Boyhood Home" - 3:17
- "Backwards Drums" - 4:20
- "Everything is Green" - 8:39
- "Other Kinds of Love (Demo Version)" - 3:24
- Tracks 7-13 are bonus tracks on the Rykodisc reissue.