Meat Puppets

Summary

Meat Puppets is a musical group^[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,572 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Meat Puppets's instance of is recorded as musical group^[3].
• Meat Puppets's genre is alternative rock^[4].
• Meat Puppets's record label is recorded as SST Records^[5].
• Meat Puppets's discography is recorded as Meat Puppets discography^[6].
• Meat Puppets's Commons category is recorded as Meat Puppets^[7].
• Meat Puppets's country of origin is recorded as United States^[8].
• Meat Puppets comprises Curt Kirkwood^[9].
• 1980 marks the founding of Meat Puppets^[10].
• Meat Puppets's location of formation is recorded as Phoenix^[11].
• Meat Puppets's official website is recorded as http://www.meatpuppets.com^[12].
• Meat Puppets's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Meat Puppets^[13].
• Meat Puppets's start of work period is recorded as 1980^[14].
• Meat Puppets's member category is recorded as Category:Meat Puppets members^[15].
• Meat Puppets's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+2242'}^[16].

Product Details

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• Type: Group^[17]

• Country: US^[18]

• Began / founded: 1980^[19]

• Genre(s): alternative rock, country rock, cowpunk, hardcore punk, noise rock, punk, rock^[20]

• Community tags: alt-country, alternative, alternative rock, country rock, cowpunk, hardcore punk, noise rock, phoenix, punk, rock^[21]

• MusicBrainz ID: 3df040ee-2b8b-446b-937a-3f86f4b2cabf^[22]

Body

Founding

1980 marks the founding of Meat Puppets^[10]. Its location of formation is recorded as Phoenix^[11].

Why It Matters

Meat Puppets ranks in the top 4% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,572 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[23] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[24]

It has been cited as an influence by Eels^[25], a rock band^[26], founded in 1995^[27].

FAQs

Who did Meat Puppets influence?

Meat Puppets has been cited as an influence by Eels^[25].