Backwater

It's hard to look at painter Benjamin Brantley Purvis 'work without recalling the 1994 Meat Puppets hit "Backwater" -- "In the backwater swirling/there is something that'll never change."

Dallas Observer | Complete Issue 2010

Meat Puppets hit "Backwater" -- "In the backwater swirling/there is something that'll never change."

Dallas Observer | Complete Issue 2010

And then they released that album with "Backwater" on it, which was a great song, even though I barely remember it now.

Taking sides: Which Kurt Cobain-endorsed band was the best? Click Track 2010

The whole reason we were backtracking this way is he heard there’s a package store called Backwater Jack’s on the water.

Every little thing in the world Nina de Gramont 2010

The whole reason we were backtracking this way is he heard there’s a package store called Backwater Jack’s on the water.

Every little thing in the world Nina de Gramont 2010

But it's a lovely, charming album from the dadaist jaunt of "Backwater" to its tranquil second side, whose mood and texture seems to tear a page from Eno's 1977-78 David Bowie Album Construction Playbook, yet rectifies the divide between his pop and ambient impulses.

Pitchfork: Latest News 2009

While playing an array of songs that spanned their entire catalog, including the 1994 hit "Backwater" and selections off their latest release

PopMatters 2009

'Backwater' comes in about a third of the way through this, and it makes the point stunningly clear that The Meat Puppets were a wasted opportunity.

Drowned In Sound // Feed 2008

MEAT PUPPETS - "Backwater", from Backwater (1993) and BLACK TIDE, AT ALL COST, IN THIS MOMENT & JAMEY JASTA @ RED 7 PATIO, AUSTIN, TX (3 / 25 / 08)

MetalSucks 2009

Also .. reading this entry, the song "Backwater Blues" by Bessie Smith popped into my head.

Howard Hughes vs. a Wet and Chilly Spring greygirlbeast 2010