The cover art "no joke" used on the album was originally created by Curt Kirkwood's daughter, which the band chose to use as the album's title and cover art.[1]
Music
In September 2000, Al Shipley wrote that No Joke! had a "droning alt-metal sensibility".[2]
Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic described No Joke! as an "average" Meat Puppets record, explaining that although the songs were "competent", it lacked the "wild spark" and "bizarre sense of humour" that characterised their 1980s work.[3]
Eric Flaum of American music publication Rolling Stone was more praising, awarding the album 4-out-of-5 stars and stating that No Joke! showed the band's creativity at "full throttle".[4]
Track listing
All songs written by Curt Kirkwood, unless otherwise noted.
