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Ball-Hog or Tugboat? is the 1995 debut solo album by American musician Mike Watt, previously known for his work as the bass guitarist and songwriter for the punk rock groups Minutemen and fIREHOSE. The title references the difference between being a team player or being a glory hog.
Mar 4, 2020 · Inspired in part by Walt Whitman’s “Song of Myself,” Ball-Hog or Tugboat? is a kaleidoscopic autobiographical narrative and a profound meditation on the role of the bassist in popular...
A lot of his friends, 48 by his own count, had come through for 1995's Ball-Hog Or Tugboat?, the first ever Watt album released under his own name. "The theory was, I thought if the bass player ...
- Gary Suarez
Album. View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the 1995 CD release of "Ball-Hog Or Tugboat?" on Discogs.
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Mar 2, 2009 · Ball-Hog Or Tugboat? was Mike Watt's first solo album, and when it came out in 1995, I had never heard of the Minutemen. ... Dave Grohl), the fact that people like Petra Hayden and Nels Cline were ...
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May 16, 2023 · Undaunted, Watt put together Ball-Hog or Tugboat?, an ambitious 17-song project with nearly 50 alternative-music guests, including such heavies as Flea, Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder, and Nirvana's Krist Novaselic and Dave Grohl. Described by one writer as a “publicist’s wet dream," Ball-Hog was almost universally lauded by fans and critics alike.
Nov 17, 2016 · When bassist Mike Watt made his solo debut in 1995 with “Ball-Hog or Tugboat?” he did it with an eyebrow-raising supporting cast. From former SST Records labelmates like Henry Rollins and Thurston Moore to the newly crowned royalty of “alternative” rock such as Eddie Vedder and Dave Grohl, and even Adam Horowitz (Ad-Rock) of the Beastie ...
