2 huge parts of the Melvins sound are paid tribute on this record. Most of you know this was originally put out under the title "Lysol." It's a great record, all the songs are banded together as 1 long track.
Don't blame the Melvins for all the inredibly mediocre ultra slow stoner doom crap clogging up young brains these days. Blame Killdozer! They did it first and with a better sense of humor.
If you like the punk leanings of the Melvins check out Mighty High...In Drug City.
June 24, 2008 |  | Among the greatest..... OF ALL TIME!!! |  |
Originally titled Lysol, this might be their finest (half) hour. I hold this up there with Exile On Main Street, Volume IV, and A Love Supreme as one of the greatest albums of all time.
It makes me smile, EVERY time.
February 23, 2008i first heard the melvins in the early 90's and was instantly attracted to the slow, creepy sound and i thought buzzo's voice was all time. he could outscream anyone! this particular album i used to own on tape when it was called lysol and i wore it out. then of course, tapes became obsolete and i just haven't gotten around to buying it again on some other format. however, i do own about 7 or 8 melvins discs and i must disagree with anyone who thinks they went downhill after this album. the crybaby, bootlicker, and the maggot series were a lot better than the credit they've been given. houdini, also really good. stoner witch...fantastic, and bluesy! and like any true melvins fan knows...it's always a gamble buying a melvins cd. you might end up with an hour of noise with a song hidden somewhere in there or you might get something like (a) senile animal, which is some of the heaviest and grooviest melvins ever produced. i mean...two drummers! dale crover always had that off beat heavy sound, and this new guy keeps right up with him. then again, it is cody from the murder city devils. so right there you gotta think...hmm...this could be really good! which it is. but it's always hard for bands to top their early material.
August 2, 2007If you are going to buy one melvins album make it this one. It is truly their best. It starts off with about ten minutes of very earth inspired droneing feedback. I realize that this may initially sound like kind of a turn off but its really not at all, its almost soothing. Then it bursts into what is probably the most epic of all melvins tracks. ever. Next is a cover of the flipper track sacrifice, which sound incredible sung by buzz.The only let down from this album is the fairly mediocre With Teeth. This is the only melvins song that I would really concider grunge. But fortunatly it ends before it gets annoying.
p.s. Beware of any melvins album after this if you dont like generic hard rock
May 1, 2007| | | truly ahead of it's time..... | |
Indeed,the Melvins as a band where ahead of the times playing super heavy,chugging riffs winking at heavy metal conventions.This album in particular,in my opinion,predates much of the current stoner/drone/ambient stuff currently in fashion : SunnO))) Boris,Sleep,etc. I think this even predates Earth 2,which many consider the benchmark on which a lot of drone-metal is measured by - not saying this is drone,but has some of those elements (heavy use of feedback,long extended running times,repetitive guitar riffs,etc.). If you are a worshiper of heavy,few match this great release.
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