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« on: November 14, 2015, 12:18:53 PM »
This thread has a selfish motivation--and maybe even a controversial one. I'll fall on an unpopular position here and assert I've not been truly thrilled about a Melvins release since Nude with Boots--the reason here being that Suicide in Progress was a total rock music revelation to me when I first heard it, and I sincerely hope that song will make it back into the setlists some day soon. Now, I also have to admit to having not heard Freak Puke, Tres Cabrones, Everyone Likes Sausages, or the Bulls and the Bees ep. I mean, I know I've heard tracks, and have probably enjoyed them--but I guess nothing moved me directly into digging through those releases with serious attention. Last Melvins record I bought on release day? Bride Screamed Murder, an album I don't really care about at all. I had a similar experience with Hold it In. I really wanted to like it, but so much of it struck me as "meh" at best. I could offer all of the usual disclaimers about "meh" Melvins being better than most other bands, and the meh albums not being bad by any stretch, etc. etc. etc. but fuck that. I LOVE certain Melvins material. Like adore it more than most music love it. So, I feel like giving mediocre a pass is sort of beside the point. With that said, I always thought the records themselves (with a few exceptions of course: Lysol, Stoner Witch, Bullhead, The Maggot, Egg Nog) were sort of hit and miss with me anyways--and my most direct love for the band comes from watching them play the material live. So, I might perhaps just be the wrong audience--I dunno. With that in mind, I'd like to hear which of the albums you folks would select as the "best" of the last ten years so that I can either revisit or listen for the first time with fresh ears.
Have at it.