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THE REVIEW
With "Tomorrow Hit Today," the Seattle group bids farewell to the second millennium. The album does not disappoint the expectations of the most fervent fans and presents a sound faithful to the group's past, without falling into the temptation of repeating the formula of the successful "My Brother the Cow." The result is the perception of several novelties due to strange alchemies between musical genres, then thrown into the obsessive skins and distorted electric flow of the typically "mudhoneynian" sound (the guiding thread and backbone of the album). In the cauldron, the mush is nauseating but homogeneous; the hard parts of the ingredients reach the surface, but their original flavor is no longer recognizable, and everything mixes in a seemingly chaotic manner.
The album opens with the memorable "A Thousand Forms of Mind," a genuine earworm and now a well-established classic of the group. With the subsequent "I Have to Laugh" and the growing tension (but without a final bang) of "Oblivion," the band effectively retraces lines already drawn in the past. Strong garage echoes follow in "Try to be Kind," the declared punk of "Poisoned Water," the daze of "This is the Life," the well-concealed new wave in "Night of the Hunted," the bluesy "Move to the Wind," and the vague choruses of the hard tradition in "Ghost." Harmonica echoes at sunset in the instrumental "I Will Fight no More Forever." Finally, the album reaches its highest point in the concluding "Beneath the Valley of the Underdog": intense, dreamlike, and dark, it evokes and almost surpasses the attitude of a certain (or rather, presumed) "Seattle sound" of the late eighties rooted in metal. As an appendix, a lively hidden track closes a rather fine album, although not up to the level of previous works.
The poor economic results and the group's stubbornness put an end to the collaboration with the major label Reprise.
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Summary by Bot
Mudhoney's 'Tomorrow Hit Today' delivers a sound loyal to the band's roots without simply rehashing past hits. The album mixes garage rock, punk, blues, and new wave, anchored by distorted electric energy. Standout tracks like 'A Thousand Forms of Mind' and the intense closing 'Beneath the Valley of the Underdog' showcase the band's mature yet innovative style. Despite not surpassing earlier albums, it remains a fine effort marking the end of their major label phase.Tracklist Lyrics Videos
02 I Have to Laugh (03:29)
Woke up this morning
I had a laugh
Saw you lying there
I had to laugh
Last night come clear
I had to laugh
Listening to the rain
I had to laugh
So I talked to the devil
Yeah, I had to laugh
I talked to God
Who just sat and laughed
Those boys are funny
Oh, they make me laugh
So damn funny
I nearly pissed my pants
There's no way out
I have to laugh
There ain't no way back
I have to laugh
The rain comes down harder
I have to laugh
It's getting darker
I have to laugh
Another day finished
Another day done
I'm right here next to you
Hoping tomorrow will come
I'm here right next to you
Hoping tomorrow will come
Hoping tomorrow will come
I have to laugh
I have to laugh
I have to laugh
I have to laugh
I have to laugh
I have to laugh
I have to laugh
Mudhoney
Mudhoney are a Seattle rock band formed in 1988, closely associated with Sub Pop and frequently cited as key architects of the sound later tagged “grunge.” Reviews highlight Mark Arm and Steve Turner as central figures, with a signature style built on fuzz-heavy garage punk, sarcasm, and live-club grit.18 Reviews
