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Show posts MenuQuote from: the bloat on April 16, 2024, 09:11:59 AMWith only a few days remaining until the official release, I'll share my take on the Melvins' latest album and the contents within. While I've only spent a few days with it, I've put Tarantula Heart through the paces on car stereo, home hi-fi and headphones, looping it over and over again.
With confidence, I can say this one stands alone in the Melvins' discography. It's as unique an offering as anything they've done and features some of the meanest riffs, nastiest tones and spaciest interludes laid to tape.
TH is a further exploration on the Melvins longer, more lumbering meditations found on Side A of Bad Mood Rising, however, this one has depth. Layers of lock step drums and heavy riffage bound in gauzy layers of noise. Upon repeated listens you'll begin to appreciate the textures as these are not merely tossed-off guitar experiments pasted on top of double drum tracks.
Pain Equals Funny has four parts. Patched together with disparate beats, each is its own beast. The first two parts are straight forward rockers, the third, a menacing guitar dirge and the fourth is built around Buzzo riff seething with vitriol. Thumbs way up.
She's Got Weird Arms kicks off with a curdled guitar scale, played repeatedly until unfolding into Melvins pop, complete with Steven background vocals. It's a breather between the two dense songs that come before and after. It sounds different than any Melvins songs I've heard before. Maybe a moldy kin to Brass Cupcake?
Smiler is worth the price of admission. A classic Buzzo scorcher that sounds like a Maggot-era deep cut, complete with endless guitar noodling. It's a blast to listen to.
You've heard Working the Ditch and Allergic to Food by now. I gave them one listen each upon their release and haven't returned to them until I could play them alongside the other tracks. With each listen, I find new things to like and they make a lot more sense within the context of the album sequencing.
It's brain-pickling to think about how inventive this band continues to be, this far into their career.
Just received my "puke green" vinyl yesterday.
Quote from: vince furnier on April 15, 2024, 07:59:40 AMQuote from: Colonel Cheese on April 15, 2024, 07:49:28 AMi just remember in that vinyl guide podcast interview they talk about there being like 8 solos on that one song, 4 from buzz and 4 from gary, guess that may have been a joke maybe?like Judas Priest? with a breakdown of who's playing which lead break or solo in the liner notes?
Quote from: vince furnier on April 13, 2024, 10:57:54 AMQuote from: ))))(((( on April 13, 2024, 10:43:49 AMespecially with big drums.Quote from: Colonel Cheese on April 13, 2024, 08:01:22 AMhow are the guitar solos on the first long song?To be honest i didn't actually notice any solos but i might be wrong there. I've only heard it once so far. I need to have a better focused, headphone listen later.
Quote from: amazonAMAZON on April 11, 2024, 08:09:47 PMMy biggest complaint with Melvins recordings of the late Toshi years is lack of crack on the snare. I hope this on eis different. I haven't studied the videos because I didn't want to burn the songs out before I hear the album. What do you guys think of the drum sound on this one? Does Roy get more transient on the snare and toms?
Quote from: benton netty on April 09, 2024, 04:37:37 PMWelp, the records's out there in the dark corners of the internet. Just had my first listen, and I gotta say I didn't feel much of anything. It's probably not fair to fixate on the way it was made, but it kinda sounds like every song is just one simple riff with tons of stuff piled on. These songs don't have much in the way of dynamics or surprises. I dunno. It just kinda sounds like the last however many records, just jammier.
The Melvins still have never made a *bad* album, but, at this point, they've made a habit out of making mediocre ones. This is no different. They just seem lazy or tired, here. Love them, but it just kinda seems like they're farting around.
The best tune was the long one up top, although it just drifts off into half-cocked riffing at some point after an intriguing first few minutes and then starts cannibalizing "Night Goat" and "Boris" a bit.
It's not realistic to ask for "Stoner Witch" energy and composition, again, but howsabout "Brain Center at Whipples" energy? These tracks just kinda meander.
I'll listen more and hope to like it better, but I've kinda had this same experience with them for years, now, so I won't expect much to change, for me.
Melvins rule forever, but ya know. You can't rule forever.
Quote from: benton netty on April 09, 2024, 04:37:37 PMWelp, the records's out there in the dark corners of the internet. Just had my first listen, and I gotta say I didn't feel much of anything. It's probably not fair to fixate on the way it was made, but it kinda sounds like every song is just one simple riff with tons of stuff piled on.
Quote from: ))))(((( on April 02, 2024, 12:17:05 PMQuote from: black stallion on April 02, 2024, 06:14:42 AMcool, this interview explains a lot about the new album recording process..sounds weird, exactly like the feeling i had after hearing first two songsDid you catch the bit where he said they would have two drummers again when Dale returned!!!!!! Does that mean Coady is staying!!!!!!?!?!? Also it interested me the fact that he said his solo albums are going to be released as a double album with an added flexi.