Mike Watt Ball-Hog or Tugboat?

While his singular bass playing is present throughout, Watt sings only on the album's opening track, "Big Train," where he's backed by the Kirkwood brothers (Meat Puppets), Dave Grohl (Nirvana), Eddie Vedder (Pearl Jam) and J Mascis (Dinosaur Jr.)--how's that for a backing band? Still, the ultimate superstar grouping may be the trio of Watt, Mascis and keyboardist Bernie Worrell covering Funkadelic's "Maggot Brain," which includes Watt mouthing George Clinton's opening refrain and Mascis tearing the song up with some of his most emotive playing. This indescribable cover alone makes BALL-HOG OR TUGBOAT? well worth the price of admission.