as I recall you don't listen to downloaded music.

So Stag is a good one? I've been trying to think of what other Melvins albums I need and I've been leaning towards Stag. I used to be pretty sure that the general critical consensus was that Stag wasn't very essential, but I have recently read some good things about it. What the hell, I'm convinced.

Gluey Porch Treatments is my favorite, too. "Heaviness of the Load," anyone? Goddamn. And "Eye Flys" just rules. I mean, half the song is the intro! The thing is six minutes long and the actual song doesn't start until four minutes into the thing! That's actually more than half. Either way, good band.

Houdini is by far the best place to start. Also my fav album of theirs.

^ probably my second favorite Melvins.

Tipping The Lion, The Bloat, Goggles (wtf!!)...

I want to get the debut because Prindle gives it his 10. He's usually pretty on the ball.

Does anybody have Honky?
....or have anything to say about it?

That's one of the few Melvins albums that I realized I don't have.

Gluey Porch Treatments isn't exactly the DEBUT, but yeah, it's the best one I've heard. Trust me, get the Ozma/Gluey Porch Treatments twofer. They cover "Candy-O"!

It's really... strange.

I don't know whether it was a conscious reaction to their time with Atlantic or whether they'd have done it anyway, but it's one of their 'weird' ones. Like Prick, if I'm not getting my early 90s mixed up. So yeah, tracks of random noises, not much in the way of songs and big riffs.

It's certainly interesting, but...

As a super-fan who thinks everything they do is great, Honky's great. But maybe their third or fourth least-great album (I like it better than the Ipecac duets album, for instance). A somewhat less varied and much more raw sounding album than Stag, but still pretty creepy/crazy/heavy. You know, that thing the Melvins do. It's a lot like what they did on the first two Ipecac albums, though not as conceptually focused than those either, but it was a rush job by design.
EDIT: It is not really like Prick at all. It's got real songs and some totally huge riffs too.

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The vinyl version of Hostile Ambient Takeover was a series of 7" singles, with exclusive b-sides ('cept for 'The Anti-Vermin Seed', which took up two sides). Here are the b-sides (with the original artists in parenthesis):

1. Foaming (fast version)(Melvins)
2. Return of the Spiders (Alice Cooper)
3. Jerkin' Krokus (Mott the Hoople)
4. Promise Me (Gun Club)
5. Today Your Love, Tomorrow the World (Ramones)
6. Arny (Warlock Pinchers)

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Great stuff, though it's my personal opinion that they really blew it by taking some lyrical liberties with the Ramones song. I wonder if it was just too much trouble to learn all the words?

AANNYYWWAAYY I shall put up Honky and / or Electroretard next, unless someone beats me to it.

(I can't figure out how to do the url inside the code box thing! What am I missing here?)

Hmmm, I disagree. There really aren't any tracks of "random noises". There's that one goofy track with quotes from record execs that's more funny than good, and "HOW" and "Harry Lauders Walking Stick Tree" are kinda weird/noisy but hardly random. The rest of the songs are all pretty great though.

EDIT: It is not really like Prick at all. It's got real songs and some totally huge riffs too.

THE MELVINS To Release 'A Senile Animal' In October - July 18, 2006
THE MELVINS have set "A Senile Animal" as the title of their new album, due on October 10 via Ipecac Records. The band's first recording with new members Coady Willis (drums) and Jared Warren (bass) from BIG BUSINESS was recorded in Los Angeles.

Commented mainman Buzz Osborne: "I'm very pleased with the results and I can't wait to play this stuff live."

The official Buzz Osbourne approved note about the new album has been released:
(The) Melvins (A) Senile Animal The Melvins are family entertainment on another level. Some people say The Melvins are the wave of the future. Some people think The Melvins have already influenced a huge wave of music on a global level but most people expect The Melvins to totally fuck up. Most people think they should be called "The Fucks" because they're fucked. Well, maybe so, but nonetheless it's the last half of 2006 and The Melvins have a new new NEW album called (A) Senile Animal. (A) Senile Animal was recorded in Hollywood and as you may or may not know. The Melvins have been through a lot this last year: wars, drugs, impeachment but they never lost sight of what was important AND what was festering in their bowels. Once again the Melvins have "started over" with two, count em TWO, new members, Coady Willis and Jared Warren from the band Big Business. This will be super colossal and totally beyond reason. We can't even believe it's happening but believe it or not it's becoming more and more believable. No shit man! It's like that drug trip I saw in a movie when I was on that drug trip. And there it is my friends. One thing you can be sure of is this (A) Senile Animal album is really really great and it really works! It's ten songs long and is most likely the best album they or anyone else will put out this year or any previous year or ever probably. They have double everything this time. Double drums. Double, triple and even quadruple vocals, double bass and guitar... Well, not really double bass and guitar but... Well sort of double bass and guitar but in order to explain how that works we would have to get into a lot of technical mumbo jumbo that even we don't understand so let's just leave it at the double drums. DOUBLE DRUMS everybody! And, AND... The Melvins will hit the road with Big Business in September for a full United States tour. Keep your eyes peeled for the dates in your town or at least a couple of hundred miles from where you live. Take a road trip with your friends and go see the Melvins. Take time off from work, get your tickets and go go go to the show show show. Or shows. You and all your friends should go to as many of the Melvins shows as you can because all sorts of crazy shit will be happening. It will be un-fucking-believable and besides, hell, why not? It will be a kick in the ass! Well, earlier in 2006 and as usual the seemingly tireless Melvins released yet another brand "new" CD. Big surprise. This time, as a result of their strange work last year in Europe with the famous Trevor Dunn playing bass they've recorded a full length record entitled "Houdini Live: A Live History of Gluttony and Lust", which was released in May. So put down your beer bongs and your crack pipes and dash out and buy two or three copies or maybe twenty copies just in case. Remember, this isn't bullshit so don't worry. It would be criminally and morally irresponsible not to get behind, promote and endorse The Melvins with every tool (legal and illegal) possible. Get busy, don't fight it, just do it! - Buzz Osborne Release date: Oct. 10, 2006

Tracklisting:
Tracks: 10
Total Running Time: 41:24
1. 2:41 the Talking Horse
2. 2:45 Blood Witch
3. 5:57 Civilized Worm
4. 2:20 A History of Drunks
5. 2:41 Rat Faced
6. 2:35 the Hawk
7. 2:30 You've Never Been Right
8. 6:43 A History of Bad Men
9. 6:26 the Mechanical Bride
10. 6:44 A Vast Filthy Prison

Lambgoat.com has posted a new interview with Buzz.

I know there's been some discussion amongst people about who exactly is in the band these days and whether or not they're permanent members. Anything you can reveal?

Well, people are always discussing things. So far this year we have had Trevor Dunn, Dave Stone and Coady and Jarad from Big Business playing with us and it's safe to say that ALL of them will continue to play with us.


Is there any chance we'll get to see you or Dale appear on the next Big Business record? Is it possible that the two entities might just combine into one giant robotic mammoth of music?

Anything could happen. As for us appearing on the next Big Business record who knows? We could call ourselves Big Bisvins.

Why have so many people passed through the doors of the Melvins? Are you guys terrible despots, maniacal drug addicts, German fecal porn enthusiasts....?

We kick people out. That's not to say we aren't drug addicts or shit eaters but what does our behind the scenes activities have to do with music?

Do you still keep up with departed members of the band?

Not at all. I do keep up with original drummer Mike Dillard but he didn't play bass. The rest of them are busy doing who knows what. I hope they are staying out of trouble.

How was the decision made to record your latest release, Houdini Live 2005? I understand that you became involved in a series of shows overseas in which you were asked to play the Houdini album in it's entireity. Was it seriously a matter of, "hell, we took the time to re-learn all these songs, may as well make a record out of it," or what?

That's pretty much it. I mean why not put it out as a record? I think it's better than the original. It was great to play with Mr. Dunn. Trevors a really good player and added a hell of a lot to what was already there. I knew he could do it and we were able to work on a lot of it on the Fantomas touring we did last year.

Is it too early to ask when you'll be doing another studio album?

We start recording July 1st.

With such a giant discography, which records would you recommend over others? Is there anything you've done that you'd flat out tell someone not to listen to?

I like all of our records but it's not like I listen to them much at all. That would be creepy. I really liked the Pigs of the Roman Empire record and if I had to listen to one of them today, that would be it.

Being in an influencial band from the once highly touted Seattle scene, why is it that you're still writing good and insane music while everyone else from that era has gone on to do total shit?

You tell me. It's not that hard really. I have no idea what motivates those people except maybe giant piles of cash, which is OK, I guess. I've never had anyone shoving big heaps of money my way so I really couldn't say what I would do if that ever happened. I'd probably take the cash as well.

Do you feel that the fact that you never achieved the commercial success of bands like Alice In Chains, Nirvana, or Soundgarden actually may have helped you retain sort of a more personalized artistic vision?

I guess, but I've never spent a lot of time thinking about it. You have to understand I never thought it would work "gold-album-wise" from the get-go. Dale and I are weird looking ugly creeps while all the front guys for those bands had a cute wounded "junkie" look that we could never have pulled off. For some reason chicks dig that sort of bullshit and so does MTV. I've never been able to figure out why women like what they do but generally when it comes to this sort of crap they seem to be totally vapid idiots. I honestly believe if Cobain, Cornell, and what's his face from Alice in Chains had looked like Fat Albert they wouldn't have sold ANY records.

So when do we get a new Venomous Concept album?

It's hard to say. Next year maybe?

Just a week or so ago, it was announced that there's another Fantomas album in the works. Any preliminary thoughts or ideas on the new record you'd like to share?

It's news to me but maybe you're right. My prediction is that we will be getting Rick Rubin to produce us and we will pay him seven million dollars.

the Melvins have a reputation for a general strangeness regarding your releases as well as even some of your merchandise. Whether it's dolls, canned meat, flowery cover art, Kiss-tribute releases....where do all these ideas come from?

I don't know. We do things we would like as fans and if we can be funny to some degree then all the better. Funny or stupid, it's a fine line.

Have you ever been dissappointed after trying to push an odd idea only to find out it just wouldn't be feasible? Tried making ten foot inflatable heads or something of that nature?

I've been plenty disappointed but not by OUR merch ideas.

Why are the Melvins such a prevalent figure in the cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul? What is it about Minnesota that keeps you guys hanging out there all the time?

Nothing except Tom Hazelmyer. He used to run Amphetamine Reptile records so we've known him forever. He started doing shows at the bars he owns in Minneapolis and we joined in. He's a good guy and those gigs are always a blast.

Have you ever just sat around and stared off into space and thought, "holy fucking shit, Shirley Temple's daughter was in my band"?

I've sat around and stared off into space a ton but I've never had that thought. MAYBE she was Shirley's daughter or MAYBE it was all bullshit. It wasn't like Shirley ever came to a show of ours or handed over cash or did a photo shoot with us or got us involved in anything at all cool, so fuck it. Let me put it this way, Shirley had her hands full.

On the same line, have you ever stared off and thought, "holy fucking shit, Mudhoney was in the movie Black Sheep"?

Was Black Sheep a big deal? Maybe they got to do blow with Chris Farley or at least get hammered with him. I suppose his R.I.P. style drug use must have been wild to be around but as far as the movie goes I'd be more impressed if they were the band in the bar scene from Star Wars.

I read this awesome interview with you where you call Ozzy a "buck-toothed Mummy" and go off about Nashville Pussy. Then you talked about strangling a kid who had been giving you the finger at a Tool show. Have you ever experienced any negative repercussions by being so uninhibited in some of these interviews?

Ozzy's an easy target and pretty much a retard, so how hard can it be to make fun of him? As far as repercussions go, I'd imagine I have had things happen but I'm not aware of it. Does Ozzy really care or even know I exist? I seriously doubt it and I seriously doubt he would give a shit WHAT I think. Aside from having to deal with his money-grubbing hag wife and those god-awful spoiled brat kids I can't imagine Ozzy has much time for anything OTHER than getting loaded - and who can blame him? I was on OzzFest and I saw what I saw with my own eyes and if people want to pretend I didn't, that's not my fault. No one ever believes the truth about anything anyway so who cares really? One thing we did find out about recently was that Glen Danzig is all hacked off at us for our mockery of the Misfits Fiend Club shirts. He was pissed because we "stole his tee shirt design" which I find hilarious because HE stole it himself! Some one ripped off the shit he ripped off. Ha!

Is there anyone you'd like to use this interview to personally attack?

Naw..

Having had ties with the guys from Nirvana, do you still have doe-eyed fans of theirs interrogating you about Kurt Cobain or what Dave Grohl eats on his pizza, or is it just moronic interviewers from random websites that you don't pay any attention to?

We still have a few people who are interested in our connection with Nirvana asking us questions, but it's no big deal. Most of them have already read the many, many, bullshit books written about those guys and have their minds made up in regards to how it all worked before they ever talk to me so it's a losing battle for us. The fans and the biographers seem to think they have it all figured out. So be it. Once again, I was there and they weren't, so what would I know?

What do you think Dave Grohl eats on his pizza?

Here's the weird part, I haven't spoken to Dave Grohl in fucking years. I'd say at LEAST ten. TEN YEARS! I have no idea what he's doing or why he's doing it. For all I know he could be moon-lighting as a goddamn cop. Maybe he hangs out at gay bars now or maybe he's into donkey porn. Who knows? I am WAY off the A-list when it comes to Nirvana and company's inside news or business. Dave and Chris don't speak to me and believe it or not, neither does Courtney Love. What a surprise.

Why are Mike Patton's fans so fucking crazy?

Crazy? Do you mean why are they crazy enough to buy his records? I don't know.

What's your view on Tool? I know you're pretty close with some of those guys, but I'm just confused. I'm not talking about their music, but really, their morphing image. How did they go from this band who was writing mock-satanic/industrial songs with cookie recipe lyrics in German to this band with Alex Grey cover art and drumkits arranged in sacred geometric patterns? Is it just a big joke, or what? Do the members of Tool around and smoke DMT, talking about Yosemite Sam's hat and how it was inspired by Jack Parson's delvings into inter-dimensional time travel laws as governed by the Kabbalah's input on fractals and the golden ratio and aklfasfdlsadfkjhfasdk.

Morphing image? They look about the same to me. Those guys have always been into hippie shit. I think on this next tour they are even going to have a giant crystal dangling over the stage, and I don't mean crystal meth! They once told me how Slayer was giving them shit on an Ozzfest tour about Tool not being a heavy metal band which I thought was pretty funny. Imagine it, a bunch of shorts wearing "satanic" banana brains like Slayer giving Tool shit. Talk about stupid imagery.

Having met and being acquainted with so many iconic figures, is there anyone who stands out as someone who ended up being completely different than how you imagined them? Anyone who you were really nervous to meet?

Hmmm...I wanted to meet Nick Kent but that never happened. He interviewed Tomahawk once while we were touring with them and all he wanted to do was ask Patton questions about Faith No More. Great. When I met Timmothy Leary I was surprised by how totally scatter brained he was. This is a guy who went to fucking West Point and I could hardly understand what the hell he was talking about. Stay away from LSD, kids. I met a super uncomfortable Tim Robbins at a show we did with Biafra and he barely said a word. I couldn't figure out why he was even there. I'm guessing it maybe has to do with Biafra being involved in some of Mr. Robbins political mumbo-jumbo, but who knows? Unfortunately, I never got to ask him what he thought of the Team America movie.

What other bands would you suggest people who are into the Melvins research further into?

God, lots of stuff. If I had to pick I'd say Flipper and Napalm Death.

Lastly, what bands of the last five years are you personally into?

Black Heart Procession, The Locust and Kill Me Tomorrow.

I'd like to thank you for doing this interview. You guys are a fucking criminally underrated band and I'm grateful for you taking the time to respond and answer these questions.

Thank YOU!

Despite the title, The Melvins certainly don’t sound senile, or old, or tired on “A Senile Animal.” Singer/guitarist Buzz Osborne returns with two new members, Jared Warren on bass and Coady Willis on drums. Both also play in the band Big Business.

Formed in Aberdeen in the 1980s, The Melvins were a big influence on many Northwest bands of the era, notably fellow residents of their hometown Nirvana. Unlike some of their peers, The Melvins never became a huge, mainstream success. As a result, they continue to blend elements of punk and metal to create a sound that keeps its footing in the underground.

“Blood Witch” is built around staccato blasts of sound. It is an aggressive tune that proves the band hasn’t lost any of their edge. “Civilized Worm” features a good guitar solo, great riffs and fantastic drumming. “I came with my poor, poor eyes/crawling weakly, walking my favorite, come and be here,” Osborne wails.

Willis’ drumming really stands out throughout the album. Check out his work on “Rat Faced.”

“A History Of Bad Men” is the strongest track on the album. It begins with a heavy, sinister riff in style of classic Black Sabbath. “Wake up you never looked so good/tell me how will we know if they hear us coming?/it’s easy for me, I got a head stuck running away.”

“The Mechanical Bride” has a slow, heavy, sludgy sound. The Melvins, perhaps more than any other band, were responsible for the genre that became known as grunge.

Osborne seems to be longing for a woman he once held dear on “A Vast Filthy Prison.” “Take care of my princess/where is my one true angel?/with the golden wings so open.”

The Melvins’ forthcoming “A Senile Animal” – due Oct. 10 from Ipecac – arrived in my inbox today. Thanks, Ipecac. It’s just the sort of head bangin' goodness I’ve been craving, with 10 songs that are as black and sludgy as crude oil. (Hey, what did you expect? A bunch of power ballads?) It’s probably the band’s most immediately accessible disc since “Stoner Witch” and their days on Atlantic. It’s got me even more stoked for their upcoming show at Hell’s Kitchen.

Sheesh, soooo that guy from the Tacoma Weekly doesn't know that Dale Crover plays on the record?

Anyway, it's hit slsk, but the only guy who seems to have it's logged off. I did manage to get the first song, though:

Sheesh, soooo that guy from the Tacoma Weekly doesn't know that Dale Crover plays on the record?

Anyway, it's hit slsk, but the only guy who seems to have it's logged off. I did manage to get the first song, though:

It would be criminally and morally irresponsible not to get behind, promote and endorse The Melvins with every tool (legal and illegal) possible. Get busy, don't fight it, just do it!

It would be criminally and morally irresponsible not to get behind, promote and endorse The Melvins with every tool (legal and illegal) possible. Get busy, don't fight it, just do it!

This is so totally great - iI'm going to say after two listens that it's one of their three or four best records ever.

I just missed this thread when it got started back in June, but have since picked up a copy of Houdini. Someone said upthread they thought that was a bad place to start--but this was my first encounter with the Melvins, and I absolutely love this album, particuarly "Goin' Blind." I'm really loving the whole thing. In case anyone still doesn't have it. . .


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