Meat Puppets II is a landmark album in American underground rock, released in 1984 by the Meat Puppets. It marked a shift from their hardcore punk roots into a unique blend of psychedelic country, folk, and punk, influencing bands like Nirvana and Pavement.

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"It would take Kurt Cobain's endorsement of the album almost ten years after the fact to alert the mainstream to the importance of Meat Puppets II (Nirvana covered three songs from the LP in their MTV Unplugged concert), but the album's playful trippiness was a welcome blow against the hegemony of the nascent indie rock scene, and decades later its energetic charm and resinous insights remain a delight." Allmusic