Ball-Hog Or Tugboat?
by Mike Watt

Ball-Hog Or Tugboat? by Mike Watt
Year: 1995
Overall rank: 23,952nd   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
72/100 (from 13 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1995 (388th)
Award Top albums of the 1990s (3,752nd)
Award Best albums of all time (23,952nd)

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Overall rank: 23,952nd | 1990s rank: 3,752nd | 1995 rank: 388th

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72/100 (from 13 votes)
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12/14/2025 03:06 dhbarrett  Ratings distribution  8,34465/100
 
75/100
 
10/11/2024 13:16 cicadelic  Ratings distribution  12,01773/100
 
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08/29/2022 19:02 LosWochos  Ratings distribution  46,85975/100
 
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02/23/2021 17:57 dihansse  Ratings distribution  6,25775/100
 
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09/07/2020 16:10 markc19  Ratings distribution  1,76187/100

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From 03/02/2021 21:00 | #266891
J Mascis shredding through Funkadelics Maggott Brain is a guitar lover's dream come true. Eddie Vedder crashing through Against The 70's is great and Evan Dando singing Piss Bottle Man sounds great. And on Big Train he even sings himself although he's surrounded by Curt Kirkwood, Eddie Vedder, J Mascis and Nels Clines. The thing that holds the album together is Mike Watt's jazzy weird sound and that doesn't work on all the tracks but there's enough quality here to make this record worthwile.
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A little dictionary of rock'n roll with a plenty of stunning guests.
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