▁In ▁his ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁book , ▁Sh ake ▁Some ▁Action , ▁John ▁Bor ack ▁r ated ▁the ▁Kont iki ▁album ▁at ▁number ▁ 2 6 ▁of ▁his ▁Top ▁ 2 0 0 ▁Power ▁Pop ▁Albums ▁of ▁all ▁time , ▁comparing ▁the ▁album ▁to ▁Revol ver - era ▁Beat les , ▁Big ▁Star , ▁and ▁The ▁App les ▁in ▁S tere o . ▁N ME ▁suggested ▁Cot ton ▁M ather ▁might ▁be ▁" the ▁most ▁exc iting ▁guitar ▁pop ▁band ▁since ▁Super gr ass ." ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Early ▁years ▁( 1 9 9 0 - 1 9 9 6 ) ▁ ▁Cot ton ▁M ather ▁started ▁as ▁an ▁experimental ▁art ▁rock ▁collaboration ▁between ▁Harrison ▁and ▁cell ist ▁Nat ▁Sh el ton . ▁Harrison ▁has ▁j ok ingly ▁stated ▁that ▁the ▁music ▁the ▁du o ▁made ▁" m ight ▁have ▁convinced ▁people ▁I ▁could ▁have ▁gone ▁to ▁gradu ate ▁school , ▁had ▁that ▁been ▁my ▁ult imate ▁design ". ▁Cot ton ▁M ather ▁began ▁to ▁shift ▁away ▁from ▁avant - gar de ▁music ▁quickly , ▁however , ▁towards ▁a ▁more ▁traditional ▁rock ▁sound , ▁particularly ▁after ▁Sh el ton ▁moved ▁away ▁from ▁Austin ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 1 . ▁With ▁Harrison ▁on ▁guitar ▁and ▁vocals , ▁Whit ▁Williams ▁on ▁guitar ▁and ▁backing ▁vocals , ▁Matt ▁H ovis ▁on ▁bass , ▁and ▁Greg ▁Th ibe aux ▁on ▁drums , ▁the ▁group ▁recorded ▁at ▁Ar dent ▁Studios ▁in ▁M emph is ▁and ▁released ▁their ▁debut ▁album , ▁Cot ton ▁Is ▁King ,