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- Date Released: October 10, 2006
- Genre: Rock/Pop
- Style: Rock
- Label: Ipecac Recordings / The Orchard
A blaring testament to all that is thick, hairy and weird.
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We Say...
Twenty-some albums in nearly as many years is a lot for anyone. But it's especially impressive for guitarist/vocalist Buzz Osborne and drummer Dale Crover, if only because every few years they have to teach yet another new bass player about 40 Melvins songs. On (A) Senile Animal, the Melvins not only have a new bassist (their sixth) in Big Business' Jared Warren, but a second drummer in Big Business' Coady Willis — which means that all of Big Business is officially in the Melvins now. And really, it's about time: Crover and Willis induce many a tom-tom avalanche (check out the dizzying break on opener "The Talking Horse" and at the end of the infectious "Civilized Worm"), while Osborne and Warren trade bellows like giants threatening to grind the bones of Englishmen (especially on "The Hawk").
On "A History of Bad Men" (not to be confused with the album's fourth track, "A History of Drunks"), the new and improved Melvins break off some woozy slow-mo riffs and a brilliantly distended bass line. Both of these sound suspiciously similar to some of the band's older material, but that's probably because these dudes know that if you're gonna steal, steal from the best, i.e., the Melvins' own back catalogue: For fans of thundering doom-pop (like 1993's Houdini) and creepy rubberized rock (like 2000's The Bootlicker), the Melvins are the undisputed champs. (A) Senile Animal's towering staccato grooves ("Blood Witch"), beefy power dirges ("The Mechanical Bride") and bizarro three-part harmonies (everywhere) add another stupefying notch in their big gold belts, a blaring testament to all that is thick, hairy and weird. -
They Say...
The Melvins have long been considered one of hard rock/metal's most powerful/monolithic-sounding bands, despite only consisting of three members. So, imagine what the group would sound like with two drummers. Well, imagine no more. The Melvins' second release of 2006, A Senile Animal, sees longtime members -- guitarist Buzz Osborne and drummer Dale Crover -- joined by both members of noise duo Big Business (bassist Jared Warren and drummer Coady Willis). Unlike some bands that have two drummers but do not sound that remarkably different than if they had a single one, the "new look" Melvins puts the extra pair of sticks to good use, as evidenced by the drum march breakdown of the album opening "The Talking Horse," the onslaught of "You've Never Been Right," and "Civilized Worm," which ends in an absolute landslide of percussion. Although they started out primarily as a punk band that slowed down the riffs, the Melvins have also always mixed in prog rock-like bits, such as the tricky rhythms of "Blood Witch" and the King Crimson/Tool-ish "The Hawk." The album also contains some of the group's most straightforward compositions in some time, including the metallic/new wave-ish ditty "A History of Drunks." The transfusion of new blood has made one of rock's gnarliest beats even -- gnarlier!
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The Talking Horse |
2:40 |
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| 02. | |
Blood Witch |
2:44 |
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| 03. | |
Civilized Worm |
5:57 |
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| 04. | |
A History Of Drunks |
2:19 |
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| 05. | |
Rat Faced Granny |
2:40 |
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| 06. | |
The Hawk |
2:34 |
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| 07. | |
You've Never Been Right |
2:29 |
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| 08. | |
A History Of Bad Men |
6:42 |
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| 09. | |
The Mechanical Bride |
6:25 |
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| 10. | |
A Vast Filthy Prison |
6:44 |
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10 Total Tracks, 41:14 Total Length
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Credits
- Dale Crover - Drums // Dale Crover - Vocals // King Buzzo - Guitar // King Buzzo - Vocals // John Golden - Mastering // Mackie Osborne - Artwork // Kevin Willis - Photography // Coady Willis - Drums // Coady Willis - Vocals // Tosh Kasai - Engineer // Tosh Kasai - Mixing // Jared Warren - Bass // Jared Warren - Vocals
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