| Forbidden Places | ||||
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| Released | July 1, 1991 | |||
| Recorded | 1990–1991 | |||
| Studio | Capitol Studios, Hollywood, California | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock | |||
| Length | 37:00 | |||
| Label | London | |||
| Producer | Pete Anderson | |||
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Forbidden Places is the seventh studio album by the Meat Puppets, released in 1991. It is their first release on London Records.
Opening with what Greg Prato described as "razor-sharp rock" on "Sam", Forbidden Places explored several styles including blues on "Nail it Down" and country on "Six Gallon Pie" and "That's How It Goes". [1]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Chicago Tribune |  [2] |
| Christgau's Consumer Guide |  [3] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [4] |
| Entertainment Weekly | A+ [5] |
| Los Angeles Times | [6] |
| Spin Alternative Record Guide | 8/10 [7] |
AllMusic's Greg Prato proclaimed Forbidden Places to be "one of [the band's] finest albums", complementing the album's more country-informed tracks as "splendidly" showing off the Meat Puppets' "cowboy roots". [1]
In August 1991, Greg Kot of the Chicago Tribune praised Forbidden Places, awarding it three and a half-of-four stars and writing that the band's "casual brilliance becomes more dazzling with each play". [2]
All songs written by Curt Kirkwood.
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