By Anonymous on Tuesday, June 18, 2002 - 02:46 pm: Edit

We sent Melvins guitarist/vocalist Buzz Osborne a CD of six songs, each identified only by title. Here's what he had to say about the selections.

A message from Buzz: OK. I've been asked to express my opinions on some songs, although I am fully aware of the fact that opinions are like assholes, and everyone's got one, some fools seem to be interested in mine. So, here goes.

Electric Wizard "We the Undead" (from "Let Us Pray")
The Skinny: Dope and Sabbath loving doomsters.
This is raw... and that's a GOOD thing. Its' sludgy guitars and Cookie Monster-esque vocals warm the cockles of my cold hard little heart. The song's a little long for my taste, but I still have to give it an A+.

Moby "We Are All Made of Stars" (from "18")
The Skinny: Hey now, he's a pop star
This starts out kinda cool, slightly reminiscent of Here Come the Warm Jets era of Eno or Magazine. I could almost listen to it if it weren't for the mercilessly repeating chorus. I HATE hearing the same trite lyric over and over and over and over just because a singer doesn't know when to shut the fuck up.

Weezer "Dope Nose" (from Maladroit)
The Skinny: Emo is dead. Long live emo.
I hate this kind of light rawk crap. It's way too happy, way too sappy, way too crappy for me. What a hideous guitar sound. It's less interesting than the storyline of the worst porno ever made. It's worse than food poisoning.

High on Fire "Hung, Drawn & Quartered" (from "Surrounded by Thieves")
The Skinny: Low end, bowel quaking indie metal.
This rules. It sounds like Motorhead. It's ferocious, it's relentless, it's raw, it rocks. It's good; it's not NEW or anything, but it's good.

Ashanti "Foolish" (from "Ashanti")
The Skinny: En fuego R&B sensation.
Putrid generic R&B vomit... or is this called soul? Whatever it is, it's just like a million other R&B shit songs. Syrupy soulless "singing," if you can call it that and the same irritating riff over and over. It's nauseum.

Wu-Tang Clan "Redman" (from "Various..")
The Skinny: Hip-hop troopers
I have nothing nice to say about this... at all. I can't listen to it. A bunch of name dropping gangstas. Spare me.