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			8.0
			53505
			
				8.0 |  
				All Music
			
			
				The closest they've come in a long time to the colorful, no-frills brand of twangy alt-rock and informal punk (with hints of Americana, country, folk, and prog) that they instilled on their SST records
				
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			8.0
			53506
			
				8.0 |  
				The Independent
			
			
				It is dizzying psychedelic country in finest Meat Puppets tradition, full of slightly off-centre harmonies in Grateful Dead manner
				
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			8.0
			53507
			
				8.0 |  
				musicOMH
			
			
				With this stripped back, more accessible approach, there’s a good chance they win more fans over in the coming months
				
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			8.0
			53514
			
				8.0 |  
				Uncut
			
			
				Pretty straight by the Puppets' wobbly standards, but still bewitchingly unhinged. Print edition only
				
				
			
		 
		
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			8.0
			53515
			
				8.0 |  
				Mojo
			
			
				Fans of The Byrds, Ralph Stanley, R.E.M and Television should (re-) tune it. Print edition only
				
				
			
		 
		
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			8.0
			53774
			
				8.0 |  
				Blurt
			
			
				It’s actually a great record once you give up all preconceived notions of what to expect
				
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			8.0
			54044
			
				8.0 |  
				PopMatters
			
			
				Like any band that has been around for more than 30 years, the Meat Puppets have had their ups and downs. Rat Farm definitely belongs in the “up” column
				
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			7.0
			53503
			
				7.0 |  
				NME
			
			
				More laidback than their most feted, punk-derived early albums
				
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			7.0
			53504
			
				7.0 |  
				Consequence Of Sound
			
			
				Everything from reggae to prog rock fused into one intergalactic outsider art sculpture
				
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			6.0
			53513
			
				6.0 |  
				Q
			
			
				A simple, joyful late-career bloom. Print edition only
				
				
			
		 
		
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			6.0
			53953
			
				6.0 |  
				No Ripcord
			
			
				Enjoyable but somewhat less memorable
				
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			5.5
			53626
			
				5.5 |  
				Pitchfork
			
			
				At its best, Rat Farm is warm, well-executed, and slightly goofy
				
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