Rise to Your Knees

Infobox Album |
Name = Rise to Your Knees
Type = Studio Album
Artist = Meat Puppets


Released = June 18, 2007 (iTunes and eMusic) July 17, 2007 (street)
Recorded = 2006-2007
Genre = Rock, Alternative rock
Length = 1:07:30
Label = Anodyne Records
Producer = Curt Kirkwood
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|3|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:dnfoxze5ldje link]
*The A.V. Club Rating|4|5 [http://www.avclub.com/content/music/meat_puppets link]
*Pitchfork (6.5/10) [http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/44255-rise-to-your-knees link]
*Rolling Stone Rating|1.5|5 [http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/15055140/review/15085402/rise_to_your_knees]
* Criticulture [http://criticulture.com/musicreviews/meatpuppets-risetoyourknees/ link]

Last album = "Classic Puppets" (2004)
This album = "Rise to Your Knees" (2007)
Next album =

"Rise to Your Knees" is the Meat Puppets' eleventh full-length studio album, which was released on July 17 2007. Not only is it their first studio release since 2000's "Golden Lies", it is also their first to feature the original bassist Cris Kirkwood since his departure after the release of 1995's "No Joke!". The album was given a one month advance release on the iTunes Music Store and eMusic.

Track listing

All songs written by Curt Kirkwood.

# "Fly Like the Wind" - 5:31
# "On the Rise" - 4:01
# "Radio Moth" - 3:44
# "Tiny Kingdom" - 5:04
# "Enemy Love Song" - 3:24
# "Spit" - 4:20
# "Island" - 3:51
# "Vultures" - 4:09
# "Stone Eyes" - 3:59
# "This Song" - 4:22
# "New Leaf" - 3:57
# "Disappear" - 4:18
# "The Ship" - 4:17
# "Ice" - 6:11
# "Light the Fire" - 6:22

Personnel

* Curt Kirkwood – Vocals, Guitars, Keys
* Cris Kirkwood – Bass, Vocals, Keys, Guit-Jo
* Ted Marcus – Drums
* Stuart Sullivan - Wurlitzer solo on "Enemy Love Song"
* Frenchy Smith - Hypnosis Guitar on "Light The Fire"

Trivia

*An earlier version of "Enemy Love Song" was available for download on Curt Kirkwood's official website in 2005 prior to the release of his solo album "Snow". It was removed after the album was released.
*In addition to "Enemy Love Song", "New Leaf" appeared elsewhere before being released on this album. It previously appeared on the 2004 compilation album Classic Puppets, this version being recorded by the Golden Lies-era lineup.

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