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Can't wait to hear what they record next. Agree? Disagree?

You done did some work.

I'd say give Bulls and Bees some more spins and count Pigs of the Roman Empire as essential. It's about as big a part of their discography to me as Egg Nog, which is saying a lot.

Also Colossus is much an album as Prick.

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I'm finally getting some proper enjoyment from The Bulls And The Bees album. Giving it the attention it deserves.

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UPDATE!

10 Songs / 26 Songs - 6
Gluey Porch Treatments - 8
Ozma - 8
Your Choice Live Series - 5
Bullhead - 9
Eggnog - 9
King Buzzo - 8
Dale Crover - 7
Joe Preston - 5
Lysol - 9
Houdini - 9
Prick - 6
Stoner Witch - 10
Tora Tora Tora - 6
Stag - 9
Honky - 7
Singles 1-12 - 6
Alive At The Fucker Club - 5
The Maggot - 10
The Bootlicker - 10
The Crybaby - 8
Colossus Of Destiny - 6
Electroretard - 6
Millennium Monsterwork 2000 - 4
Hostile Ambient Takeover - 10
Pigs Of The Roman Empire - 9
Never Breathe What You Can't See - 6
Mangled Demos From 1983 - 6
Sieg Howdy! - 8
Houdini Live: A Live History Of Gluttony And Lust - 8
(A) Senile Animal - 10
Nude With Boots - 9
Chicken Switch - 5
The Bride Screamed Murder - 7
Sugar Daddy Live - 6
The Bulls & The Bees - 10
Freak Puke - 8
Everybody Loves Sausages - 7
Tres Cabrones - 7
This Machine Kills Artists - 8
Hold It In - 8
Three Men And A Baby - 6
Basses Loaded - 7
Crystal Fairy - 8
A Walk With Love & Death (Death) - 7
A Walk With Love & Death (Love) - 8
Pinkus Abortion Technician - 8
Gift Of Sacrifice - 7
Working With God - 8
Livestream Obscene - 6

This feels wrongish, but whatever, I guess. I trust they have more 9s and 10s yet to come. I penalize for redundancy and I care less for live albums and some of the less Melvinsy punk stuff.

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A Walk With Love & Death (Death) - 7
A Walk With Love & Death (Love) - 8

That's interesting. I wonder how many other people here prefer the soundtrack to the regular album. Im willing to guess you may possibly be the only one!!

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Yeah. I'll put on Death sometimes because I'm excited to hear a song in particular.

I'll put on Love as an end-to-end experience. I'm convinced that it's not random for randomness's sake. There are a lot of noise records and sound collages in the world, but very few that make a cohesive work. It's like an abstract expressionism thing but with a dream logic narrative. Or it's half way between The Crybaby and Colossus of Destiny.

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I'll put on Love as an end-to-end experience. I'm convinced that it's not random for randomness's sake. There are a lot of noise records and sound collages in the world, but very few that make a cohesive work. It's like an abstract expressionism thing but with a dream logic narrative.

Interesting. I'd say Love is much, much closer to COD than The Crybaby. Yet i think you have perfectly expressed something there that i have also felt with that half of the album that I never quite consciously considered. I agree with you that it does feel like a narrative but one that is not clear. Yet also in a weird manner DOES feel clear. I never considered the album to be random noise. With this and COD, i think there is intentional building going on. A purposeful flow and meter to what is happening. It's all woven together well to my ear. It's just something i don't reach for very much. Yet oddly now talking about it, i immediately want to go back and listen to it again!

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The story of Colossus of Destiny in my mind will always be "we kept playing the noise intro to Eye Flys for longer and longer on tour. So we decided to take it to its absurd and extreme end. This involved keyboards and samples and our good friend Adam and a somewhat hostile audience." The Endless Residency tracklist generally confirmed this for me.

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New Account, New Ratings

S Tier (Best Tier) - D Tier (Doo Doo Tier)

Albums:
Gluey Porch Treatments:  S Tier
Ozma:  B Tier
Bullhead:  S Tier
Lysol:  S Tier
Houdini:  A Tier
Prick:  C Tier
Stoner Witch:  A Tier
Stag:   B Tier
Honky:  C Tier
The Maggot:  A Tier
The Bootlicker: A Tier
The Crybaby: C Tier
Electroretard: B Tier
Hostile Ambient Takeover: B Tier
Pigs of the Roman Empire: B Tier
Never Breathe What You Can't See: B Tier
Sieg Howdy!: B Tier
(A) Senile Animal: S Tier
Nude With Boots: B Tier
The Bride Screamed Murder: D Tier
Freak Puke: B Tier
Everybody Loves Sausages: A Tier
Tres Cabrones: S Tier
Hold It In:  A Tier
Three Men and a Baby: A Tier
Basses Loaded: C Tier
A Walk With Love and Death: C Tier
Pinkus Abortion Technician: B Tier
Working With God: A Tier
Five Legged Dog: B Tier
Bad Mood Rising: A Tier

EP Releases:
Eggnog: S Tier
King Buzzo: C Tier
Dale Crover: A Tier
Joe Preston:  B Tier
The Bulls and The Bees: S Tier
From The Nursery EP: A Tier
Making Love Demos:  B Tier
1983: A Tier
Steven Mcdonald: C Tier
Sabbath: B Tier
Bangers: D Tier
Hot Fish: D Tier
White Lazy Boy: B Tier
Hostile Ambient Besides: B Tier
Lord of The Flies: B Tier

Live Goodies:
Your Choice Live Series: B Tier
Salad of a Thousand Delights: A Tier
Tora Tora Tora:  B Tier
Alive at the Fucker Club: C Tier
Colossus of Destiny: S Tier
Millennium Monsterwork: D Tier
Live At Slim's: B Tier
The End: B Tier
A Live History of Gluttony and Lust: B Tier
Endless Residency: B Tier
Sugar Daddy: B Tier
Fantomas/Melvins DVD: B Tier
Melvins vs. Minneapolis: You're kidding, right?
Pick Your Battles: B Tier
Across The USA in 51 Days:  A Tier
The Colossus of Destiny:  B Tier
Live Stream Obscene: B Tier

   

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Wait what does that mean on MvMN?

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UPDATE!

10 Songs / 26 Songs - 7
Gluey Porch Treatments - 8
Ozma - 8
Your Choice Live Series - 7
Bullhead - 8
Eggnog - 8
King Buzzo - 7
Dale Crover - 8
Joe Preston - 6
Lysol - 8
Houdini - 8
Prick - 6
Stoner Witch - 9
Stag - 7
Honky - 8
Singles 1-12 - 7
Alive At The Fucker Club - 6
The Maggot - 9
The Bootlicker - 9
The Crybaby - 8
Colossus Of Destiny - 8
Electroretard - 8
Millennium Monsterwork 2000 - 8
Hostile Ambient Takeover - 9
Pigs Of The Roman Empire - 9
Never Breathe What You Can't See - 9
Mangled Demos From 1983 - 7
Sieg Howdy! - 7
Houdini Live: A Live History Of Gluttony And Lust - 9
(A) Senile Animal - 9
Nude With Boots - 9
Chicken Switch - 6
The Bride Screamed Murder - 8
Sugar Daddy Live - 8
The Bulls & The Bees - 8
Freak Puke - 9
Everybody Loves Sausages - 8
Tres Cabrones - 8
This Machine Kills Artists - 9
Hold It In - 8
Three Men And A Baby - 7
Basses Loaded - 8
Crystal Fairy - 8
A Walk With Love & Death - 7 (Death-8 Love-6)
Pinkus Abortion Technician - 8
Gift Of Sacrifice - 9
Working With God - 8
Five Legged Dog - 9
Bad Mood Rising - 8
Throbbing Jazz Gristle Funk Hits - 8

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It's so weird, even when I generally agree with all your 6s, I am so glad they've made these 6s.

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It's so weird, even when I generally agree with all your 6s, I am so glad they've made these 6s.

I go back and forth on it. Part of me respects and loves that the band are pretty productive. That they put out whatever they feel - an almost scattershot approach where some is gold and some might be much less so. Yet another part of me prefers bands that are very consistent. Bands that may put out a new album only once every 4 years or maybe longer than that and yet each one is an impressive, solid body of work. Often i find myself wishing Melvins were more like this.

I remember Tarantino saying about directors filmographies that one bad movie takes four more good ones to readdress a directors perception. I think bands are somewhat similar. Yes a great band can put out a number of great releases but if they have 1 or 2 stinkers it REALLY brings down the overall perception of the band. At least to me anyway. In an ideal world a cool band would make home run after home run. 5 amazing records trumps 20 variable efforts in my book.

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UPDATE!

10 Songs / 26 Songs - 7
Gluey Porch Treatments - 8
Ozma - 8
Your Choice Live Series - 7
Bullhead - 8
Eggnog - 8
King Buzzo - 7
Dale Crover - 8
Joe Preston - 6
Lysol - 8
Houdini - 8
Prick - 6
Stoner Witch - 9
Stag - 7
Honky - 8
Singles 1-12 - 7
Alive At The Fucker Club - 6
The Maggot - 9
The Bootlicker - 9
The Crybaby - 8
Colossus Of Destiny - 8
Electroretard - 8
Millennium Monsterwork 2000 - 8
Hostile Ambient Takeover - 9
Pigs Of The Roman Empire - 9
Never Breathe What You Can't See - 9
Mangled Demos From 1983 - 7
Sieg Howdy! - 7
Houdini Live: A Live History Of Gluttony And Lust - 9
(A) Senile Animal - 9
Nude With Boots - 9
Chicken Switch - 6
The Bride Screamed Murder - 8
Sugar Daddy Live - 8
The Bulls & The Bees - 8
Freak Puke - 9
Everybody Loves Sausages - 8
Tres Cabrones - 8
This Machine Kills Artists - 9
Hold It In - 8
Three Men And A Baby - 7
Basses Loaded - 8
Crystal Fairy - 8
A Walk With Love & Death - 7 (Death-8 Love-6)
Pinkus Abortion Technician - 8
Gift Of Sacrifice - 9
Working With God - 8
Five Legged Dog - 9
Bad Mood Rising - 8
Throbbing Jazz Gristle Funk Hits - 8
Tarantula Heart - 8