Out My Way is an EP by American alternative rock band Meat Puppets, released in 1986 by SST Records.[7][8] It features a more hard rock-oriented sound than on previous releases, leading some critics to say that the sound is similar to the southern/hard rock stylings of ZZ Top. The EP was reissued in 1999 by Rykodisc, with additional bonus tracks.
Production
The cover art is by Curt Kirkwood.[9] The EP was issued while Curt recovered from a broken finger.[10]
Critical reception
AllMusic wrote that "the EP showed that the Puppets were moving on from their early punk sound to a more traditional rock direction."[3]Robert Christgau called the EP "a departure, toward a less spacy, more bottomy hardcore-gone-folkloric."[4]Trouser Press praised "an utterly crazed raveup of 'Good Golly Miss Molly,'” writing that it "merely caps off a diverse collection of occasionally funky, occasionally psychedelic, occasionally countryfied rock tunes."[11]
Track listing
All songs written by Curt Kirkwood, unless otherwise noted.
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