Its a great album, no denying that. But couldn't it use a remix?
It doesn't sound a bit flat to any of you all?
i totally agree, but i think that they shouldnt dick too much around with it, because its a really calm and "soft" album and special :P
maybe they could rerecord it :P
yeah, it does sound flat and seems quieter than their other records... it saps the power out of some awesome songs like anaconda... i would masterbate over a rerecorded version of anaconda...
no.
any idea of it sounding flat disappears when you turn the fucker right up. one of my favorite sounding recordings too, the instruments all sound good and sit in the mix well. i don't generally agree with remixing albums after so long because your perspective of how the album should sound is changed over time, maybe influenced by things after the fact. i prefer it to be a statement made at the time, it's positives and flaws making it what it is. and i hope you didn't mean that dance sort of remix... :(
Hey turnacus, did you find your copy of bullhead or did you have to buy a new one? Also,does anybody know what exactly is the blue image on the cd itself?
Quote from: cooterAlso,does anybody know what exactly is the blue image on the cd itself?
It looks like a condom.
hmmm, its weird. The production makes Exocrism sweet, but it kinda fucks over anaconda. I didn't know how sweet anaconda was until i heard it live.
Good album,very good!
The production value of a record is just as much a part of its musicality and its atmosphere as any other aspect of the record. It is what it is and it is the melvins.(?) The image on the CD is a condom and if you have a copy of Bullhead on vinyl you can tell that the border that frames the back of the record is a bunch of condoms (in the wrapper) as well.
I agree with huber, turn the fucker up, you seem to hear a lot more of it then.
definitely remix ...who would want it to sound worse as opposed to fresh?
Quote from: fdgsdefinitely remix ...who would want it to sound worse as opposed to fresh?
A remix could just as easily sound worse.
worse compared to what? if you add this "freshness" it would be the album as is-compared to the new version. only by fucking with it can you see if it's worse. ha...or better...
and what's the concept behind the remix..what would you want to get out of it, or change? bring in some brand new digital protools and add some sterile freshness.
now if the topic was who would like to sit in a studio and play around with the master for fun i'd be in on it!
Great album!It holds a special place in my heart cuz the first time i saw them they played almost the whole album all the way through(Night Goat was thrown in for good measure..)i hope they never remix it.
Quote from: HONKYGreat album!It holds a special place in my heart cuz the first time i saw them they played almost the whole album all the way through(Night Goat was thrown in for good measure..)i hope they never remix it.
what date was that, do you remember? any stories to share from it..? seeing as though i never saw them then...the bootlegs from that era are all i have to go on.
i think if bullhead was rereleased today it would kick the hell out of any other album. if you ask me it should get a grammy this year, why not.and for good measure they should let em perform anaconda.it would jumpstart the whole industry.every sorry ass band would realize that they have been making crappy music and would immediately give up because there is no use in trying to top the melvins.
Bullhead is definatly one of the records that really turned me onto the Melvins. I love the way it sounds.
I'm not saying its bad, but I thin it could benefit from a remix. I don't know, it sounds flat to me. Look at the job Iggy did to Raw Power. Good shit.
but i don't care either way. I'm listening to it now.
oh how i love thee, let me count the ways
hell yeah, bullhead is one of the greatest ever. needs a remixing though, it's just not as loud as say stoner witch. i have to turn my stereo up, but that's a good thing. every song is a classic. i always hear about covers of zodiac, like brutal truth. but that is a melvins original yes? boris! anaconda! your blessened! they need to play that shit in church.
what's weird is that Eggnog is so much louder and was released the same year by the same record label...maybe melvins wanted it like that?
yeah maybe they did. the whole album has a real doomy feel to it. i love how when i put on a melvins record it has a certain feel to it. and each one is different. that feeling is what seperates them from every other band that ever played a note.
Call me fucking abnormal but I prefer Lysol over Bullhead anyday..HANDS DOWN. 8)
-M
Quote from: MarilynCall me fucking abnormal but I prefer Lysol over Bullhead anyday..HANDS DOWN. 8)
-M
your abnormal...
I like Bullhead more.
Bullhead is a great album. It's Shoved and Anaconda are the best tracks on there in my opinion.
What's cool about both Bullhead and Lysol is that there's NO WEIRD EXPERIMENTATION. Straight up balls-out rock!
hey cooter are you a dukes of hazard fan?
Quote from: AnonymousWhat's cool about both Bullhead and Lysol is that there's NO WEIRD EXPERIMENTATION. Straight up balls-out rock!
Well I daresay Boris and Hung Bunny would do away with many a casual listener but nonethless, yeah, great hard rockin' records. Bullhead was the first Melvins album that made me truly appreciate the band and was one of the first few I owned IIRC.
When I was 14 it took me like 3 goes to get through Hung Bunny...I love how patience develops with age...
YOUR BLESSENED! I CAN FEEL YOUR PAIN!
I don't care that i have to turn the volume up a little for Bullhead, I love that CD! It's one of my favorite Melvins albums. They have a good way of making "every note count". Even Boris, which is 3 notes for most of the song, is just so hypnotic!
Do the Melvins still play any stuff from Bullhead live?
Quote from: LeroyI don't care that i have to turn the volume up a little for Bullhead, I love that CD! It's one of my favorite Melvins albums. They have a good way of making "every note count". Even Boris, which is 3 notes for most of the song, is just so hypnotic!
Do the Melvins still play any stuff from Bullhead live?
Not heard of them doing anything much from the far reaches of their back catalogue, besides Night Goat and Hooch...But they might! Here's hoping for It's Shoved live again...
Quote from: peeping tomhell yeah, bullhead is one of the greatest ever. needs a remixing though, it's just not as loud as say stoner witch. i have to turn my stereo up, but that's a good thing. every song is a classic. i always hear about covers of zodiac, like brutal truth. but that is a melvins original yes? boris! anaconda! your blessened! they need to play that shit in church.
i dont find stoner witch loud, ozma, gtp, houdini, 10 songs, and everything else is way louder than that album, and thats like their most popular album just because of revolve, and alot of people like revolve because it sounds like metallica i say nay to stoner witch. -sorry
Quote from: Anonymoushey cooter are you a dukes of hazard fan?
yeah, i'd watch it; i also had the plastic pedal bike. did you see the family guy when they went down south?
Quote from: LeroyI don't care that i have to turn the volume up a little for Bullhead, I love that CD! It's one of my favorite Melvins albums. They have a good way of making "every note count". Even Boris, which is 3 notes for most of the song, is just so hypnotic!
Do the Melvins still play any stuff from Bullhead live?
i saw them play zodiac last year and anaconda seems to be a regular, and once its shoved which was fucking cool live.
bullhead=best album ever
am i the only one who thinks "if i had an exorcism" is the best song on the album?
Quote from: brain center at whipplesbullhead=best album ever
am i the only one who thinks "if i had an exorcism" is the best song on the album?
Anaconda and Its Shoved,best songs...
definetely
Quote from: brain center at whipplesbullhead=best album ever
am i the only one who thinks "if i had an exorcism" is the best song on the album?
narp - ur not the only one brain center at whipples
Leory, You're an insult to rednecks.
i've had a copy for a really long time but it's such a great album, i felt guilty for not having the original. and while i was ordering i bought 4 extra dvds with it
i am a good person
i love that album
Good man! er...I mean, Good toddler!
:):):)
Bullhead rules
Zodiac , Anaconda and If I Had An Exorcism is my favor songs.
let's not forget boris
Easily the best non-Atlantic Melvins release by far...love the album. Crank it LOUD.
anaconda is sucha powerful song.
My two favorites: LIGATURE and YOUR BLESSENED
Yeah Anaconda is timeless. I've listened to that song so many times and i STILL LOVE IT! :D
i'll try my damned best to live up to the name!! great song, great CD
Anaconda never stood out for me until I figured it out on guitar (the song, not the person), but once I did, I couldn't (and can't) get enough. That's a fun song to play.
And easy-peasy.
Alnis
I was lead to believe that it was the best Melvins album of them all.
Obviously I went into it with great expectations. Sadly though,
1. Stoner Witch
2. Prick
THEN
3. Bullhead
I liked the songs. I Liked the album. It was good, But it was not great.
on your blessened and Cow dale has these weird sounding cymbals...
to can hear them all through your blessened.... like the intro...
and in some parts of cow...
does anybody know if these are like.. electronic or just really weird cymbals?
Dale might have used a weird recording technique to achieve this, or simply when he hits them, something on the kit vibrated like a loose nut. Personally, I have been curious myself.
maybe i'm crazy, but the kit he was playing on back then had all cracked and busted cymbals. could this be what is giving this effect on the recording??
I know exactly what you're talking about. I've wondered what it is also. I acctually assumed that it wasn't cymbols, but some kind of studio effect. I really don't know though.
Quote from: anacondamaybe i'm crazy, but the kit he was playing on back then had all cracked and busted cymbals. could this be what is giving this effect on the recording??
He puts cracked cymbals on top of good ones. That'll probably do it.
Quote from: heneverblinks
He puts cracked cymbals on top of good ones. That'll probably do it.
yeah, i think i saw a picture of that.... somewhere ... i cant remember... i will check again.
Report back immediately on your reconaissance! That is all. 8)
I am wondering if you are hearing a ribbon crasher? this is a percussion item that is three mounds of steel mounted on top of each other good SirCrover has used RibbonCrashers for quite some time, that is the only thing i am guessing you good ole'boys are hearin' ????
No, the ribbon crasher isn't it, although he uses that a lot on Bulhead (esp. Zodiac (the verses), If I had an Exorcism (the intro), etc)
its not a ribbon crasher. ive heard this too, and wondered what it was
i think he's hitting the ride cymbal bells and has a "high-to-low" pitch effect on them. it would have been done in the studio to get that "piiiiiiiiiiing" sound. no no normal cymbals, not even cracked ones, can make that sound.
cracked cymbals definitely do not make this sound. all the cymbals on my kit are cracked and it is very annoying because they do not ring for very long. cracked cymbals, while cool-looking are quite frustrating when not mixed with intact cymbals. you just can't get over the music with them. arg.
While we're on the topic of Dale's cymbols, he has also used these weird cymbols, that kind of sound like a fucked up sloppy hi hat hit, or a splash cymbol being hit and choked very quickly after the hit. He plays it alot in Let It All Be. Does anybody know what I'm talking about, and what kind of cymbol it is?
Quote from: Metalhead CowWhile we're on the topic of Dale's cymbols, he has also used these weird cymbols, that kind of sound like a fucked up sloppy hi hat hit, or a splash cymbol being hit and choked very quickly after the hit. He plays it alot in Let It All Be. Does anybody know what I'm talking about, and what kind of cymbol it is?
a ribbon crasher. 3 pieces of overlapping steel on top of eachother. sounds like a mix between a small (4 inch or so) splash cymbal and a hi-hat. it hooks on to his floor tom.
Thank you!
The ribbon crasher rocks. I can't think of any drummers that use them regularly(like a hi-hat) the way Dale does. I had to freeze-frame the Salad DVD to figure out what it was made of. There's one on ebay right now with one bid at $24.
heneverblinks, i like your avatar. you use a mac with the melvins cartoon background, eh? i was rocking that setup for a few solid months.
Quote from: the melvinson your blessened and Cow dale has these weird sounding cymbals...
to can hear them all through your blessened.... like the intro...
and in some parts of cow...
does anybody know if these are like.. electronic or just really weird cymbals?
i think you may be talking about the roto-tom rims. he used to use these -- when you hit them, it makes a "ping" sound that kinda reverberates for a while. i know they're on "bullhead," particularly at the end.
Quote from: Chief Ten BeersThe ribbon crasher rocks. I can't think of any drummers that use them regularly(like a hi-hat) the way Dale does. I had to freeze-frame the Salad DVD to figure out what it was made of. There's one on ebay right now with one bid at $24.
The use of the Crasher highlights the imagination of Dale's drumming, I guess most drummers just can't figure out where to use it. People I have seen use it recently though are, Dave Lombardo w/Fantomas (particularly on Fire walk with me), the guy from Slipknot (band he would most like to tour with - Melvins!! see Drummerworld.com) and the drummer from British band Muse, who uses it most like Dale (but he ain't no Crover beast).
I bought one, more out of curiousity than anything else. It's a lot of fun, but it rusts very quickly. I thought this was a bad thing at first, then I saw Dales which is covered in rust and still sounds cool.
Comes in two sizes by the way, 11" and 15". I am such a geek.
Hi Guys,
I was just wondering whether there are any drummer geeks here that know what the fuck that incredible cymbal/bell sound is at the begining of Your Blessend.
I have tried forever to find out but have got nowhere.
I've also seen Dave Lombardo use the same sound on a drum video, but I can't remember which one... in the video he mentions that he used to practise his double bass drum playing buy keeping time to a metronome and gradually incresing the tempo over time.. in case that rings any bells... pun intended ;)
Thanks,
Jimi Mook
i am not thinking, or listening to the song, but it may be a ribbon crasher, because they make a wild sound. anyone know if that is it? i don't know what it sounds like in the song because my roommate is sleeping right now. :x
Hey Vinni,
Nah... it's definitely not a ribbon crasher. You can hear the Ribbon crasher on Let it All Be and the end of The Bloat.
maybe it is just one of his smaller cymbals with some type of studio manipulation, because i've never heard that sound anywhere other than a melvins recording.
i think this has come up before and i think we all decided that it is studio manipulation, though it seems unlikely. it also sounds too real and harmonic to be an electronic thing, considering the date and budget. it is just another mystery of crover's legendary drumming. just like the drumbeat to boris (in relation to the guitar). when you really listen to , you just think, what the fuck is going on here!? it is so hard to make sense of.
headless Roto Tom rim(s)
I think it is a broken cymbal on top of another broken cymbal. That's what ive heard....
In the Salad vid there is a cymbal that looks like an upside down cereal bowl in the middle of the set. what is that?
Quote from: deejuks2I think it is a broken cymbal on top of another broken cymbal. That's what ive heard....
You mean a broken cymbal and a non-broken cymbal, otherwise that would just sound like a trash can lid.
Quote from: coodiesIn the Salad vid there is a cymbal that looks like an upside down cereal bowl in the middle of the set. what is that?
A very large bell.
actually being a drummer for a really long time, that sound is a bell or the bell section of a cymbal with a large crack in it. the edges created by the crack resonate together to leave that secondary sound. i would get a friend to make bells for me using the bells of old cymbals and if a crack still persisted or it wasnt shaped perfectly round, it would create interesting sounds.
he was cool! I don't think Lori was really an animal abuser tho. I mean they went and donated money from their Your Choice record to animal shelters and all. Plus she's a crazy cat lady now in San Fran, being 54 and all. :?
(http://lazerman.netomia.dk/bullhead2.jpg)
MEOW, MUTHAFUCKA!!!!
The cat so lovingly shown in the inside of Ozma and the cassette version of Bullhead is named Boris. He is the inspiration for the song of the same name.
"Boris likes a lot of little things to kick..."
http://barko5.tripod.com/starmart/id10.html
wtf?
It's true, he does have sticky up hair
but what does this have to do with Lysol exactly??
that cover looks better than the original....seriously.
No it doesn't, this is the best cover ever besides Electroretard:
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It's Shoved is code for Shove It like on kevin's fretboard!!!
you mean it was all predicted on the bullhead album
that kevin would later be the bass player for them???
crazy idea but hey???
i think his green bass was made after he joined :)
Quote from: anacondayou mean it was all predicted on the bullhead album
that kevin would later be the bass player for them???
crazy idea but hey???
melvins fanatic minds :lol: :lol: :lol:
Makes me think about roman or greek artifact looking at this.
listened to Bullhead for the first time in about 2 months today, at recommendation of a friend. i have been stuck in an Ozma/GPT and 26 songs groove as of late.. but Bullhead knocked my socks off.
God damn! How AWESOME is that whole album. A masterpiece.
What do you people think of Bullhead?
nobody likes it
to be honest here, most of us hate the melvins early records, dislike their recent ones and loathe the ones in between
but thanks for asking
my favorites are atlantic and up, stopping at hat, omitting colosus and prick.
of the old ones, egg nog and bullhead are good.
"do you supose god wants to cure cancer?"
Quote from: Simonat recommendation of a friend
Told you so! Glad to hear you followed my advice! :D Bullhead is their best album, ever.
Quote from: Chris JonassonQuote from: Simonat recommendation of a friend
Told you so! Glad to hear you followed my advice! :D Bullhead is their best album, ever.
hey! its always nice to see that someone knows FALLOUT!
the best game ever made
have you heard that theres gonna be Fallout 3?
personally, i think its gonna be BULLHEA-... ummm BULLSHIT :x
[quote="the oom kh
Bullhead is a true masterpiece. Gluey Porch Treatments is up there too. Anyone who disagrees doesn't know what they're talking about :? .
i stole the cassette from my older brother when i was 15,
i nicknamed myself anaconda after the song that very day :o
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I could listen to It's Shoved on repeat for like a whole hour.
it just hit me that it's shoved could be about heroin. i thought of it when i seen some junkies talking about shoving some coke. (shooting up i mean)
It's code for shove it!
OH MAN, THAT WOULD MAKE A FANTASTIC BAND NAME!!!
Quote from: Chris Jonasson[quote="the oom kh
this thread inspired me to get back into bullhead...i forgot how badass boris is....i need to see them play that song live just once before i die, because the recording of it on bullhead does not do it justice at all.
out of the three times i've seen them play live, i think the only song they've done from this album is its shoved
i know we've been over this before, but Bullhead has to be my least favorite of the early Melvins records....the sole reason being the production, sorry to say. The songs themselves are awesome and absolutely kill LIVE, but no matter how you adjust the settings on your stereo, that album is always lacking something. That to me is the key when determining when an album has stellar production.....no matter how you have the EQ set on your stereo, the sound will still just totally kick your ass. And as much of a reputation as an asshole Steve Albini may have, he manages to get it right in the studio most of the time(as far as my ears can tell, at least). I was listening to some Jesus Lizard earlier today and was reminded of this.
Quote from: blag jesus himselfthis thread inspired me to get back into bullhead
glad i could help! :D
Bullhead is my favorite melvins lp ever. the first time i saw them was the tour for that record.
Just giving it my second ever listen. Fucking a.
yes, soon you will become obsessed with bullhead, just like the rest of us.
Bullhead, in addition to being my favorite Melvins release, is also in my 2nd favorite album of all time, right behind Black Sabbath's paranoid. Ligature is really the only less than perfect song on there.
At this moment is my favorite either, especially the trio It's Shoved, Zodiac and If I Had An Exorcism (does anyone have the complete lyrics).
My favorite Sabbath album would be Master of Reality or Sabotage.
It is one of the few CDs ever made where there is literally not one bad track... it is perfect.
That album is TOO good to have been made by humans. I suspect the Melvins had special "help" with that album.
Quote from: KURDTLUVUR!That album is TOO good to have been made by humans. I suspect the Melvins had special "help" with that album.
You've chopped my head in half on your avatar.
cow is my favorite on there i think. that drum solo makes me drool
The hidden track off of Bullhead is my favorite.
Quote from: DirtyProtestQuote from: KURDTLUVUR!That album is TOO good to have been made by humans. I suspect the Melvins had special "help" with that album.
You've chopped my head in half on your avatar.
I would never be so violent! :shock: :P :D
hidden track? i'm not sure what you're referring to.
Quote from: blipntimehidden track? i'm not sure what you're referring to.
You don't have the hidden Bullhead track?
You must have a pretty damn early pressing of Bullhead. :?
i have two hidden tracks
tracks are not testicles.
Wow, I think Ligature is one of my all time favorite Melvins songs. Just really heavy and simple. Actually, it's that kind of sound that really got me into the band. Bullhead rules.
Actually, I think It's Shoved is the weakest song on the album. I know that's a lot of people's favorite Melvins song, but it's just not as interesting to me as a lot of others. It almost sounds like a single. Don't get me wrong, I like the song, but I don't think it's one of their best.
dudbean, i just realized that you are fucking with me about your cat in the Fucker Club thread.....doh. 8) :oops:
Quote from: PelicanActually, I think It's Shoved is the weakest song on the album. I know that's a lot of people's favorite Melvins song, but it's just not as interesting to me as a lot of others. It almost sounds like a single. Don't get me wrong, I like the song, but I don't think it's one of their best.
I agree - its so poppy and sugary and kinda nice - i never liked it from the start.
Quote from: idiotboyQuote from: PelicanActually, I think It's Shoved is the weakest song on the album. I know that's a lot of people's favorite Melvins song, but it's just not as interesting to me as a lot of others. It almost sounds like a single. Don't get me wrong, I like the song, but I don't think it's one of their best.
I agree - its so poppy and sugary and kinda nice - i never liked it from the start.
who cares what you think, youre both gay! :lol:
gay = happy ... :P
I apologize for thread i posted earlier.
it has nothing with beeing gay.
it has more with how fun it is to say it to people.
im gay
youre gay
were all gay
under a gay sun
:lol: :lol: :lol:
..... :microwave:
it's shoved is really fun to play though. when me and my friend used to warm up we'd play that all the time. i like to drag out that opening snare roll real long
what are the hidden tracks?
i'm pretty sure they're pulling your leg...
i put this album on a month ago. had it for a while and only listened to it once. didn't think much of it. one of my favorite Melvins albums now. i'm going between that and Eggnog at this moment.
Quote from: DudbeanQuote from: blipntimeBullhead, in addition to being my favorite Melvins release, is also in my 2nd favorite album of all time, right behind Black Sabbath's paranoid. Ligature is really the only less than perfect song on there.
Ligature IS Bullhead. That song sticks out as an even weirder, heavier tune than the rest of them on the album. I named my cat Ligature.
Here Liggy, liggy, liggy...
My cats name is 'twinkle-toes' - my wife named her that coz she is black with white feet. She is getting fixed on Friday.
Quote from: DudbeanQuote from: Vcavallodudbean, i just realized that you are fucking with me about your cat in the Fucker Club thread.....doh. 8) :oops:
hehe, I name my cat a lot of things. I'm about to name it Its Shoved, because that song rocks. It is kind of poppy, but Buzz plays some wicked geeeeetar on it. A 'regular' guitar player wouldn't do half as much with it.
yeah, and live he goes totally jimi hendrix on it, that rules more than soap on a rope.
i love that album
Quote from: norecessAt this moment is my favorite either, especially the trio It's Shoved,
Zodiac and If I Had An Exorcism (does anyone have the complete lyrics).
These are my rough interpretations, but I think most of these
'lyrics' were made up on the spot.
BORIS
I'd like to take I like to feel wanted
Taken up and take them tall
I like to make a lot of generate the one-eyed mouse
Build 'em up and let 'em fall
Just lay 'em on and leave the linen tight
Taken up and take them tall
Generate, lay them flat like monkey man
Leave 'em built, right, stand 'em tie them down
It's like sin.
Boris likes a lot of little things to kick
Mix every single one that he could ever need
Boris feed
Let friend, spoon, friend, stone, lie
Let's make/take, let's feel wanted
Taken up and take 'em tall
My shake, mines monkey paddle
Boris knows and Boris likes it all
It's like sin.
It's a killer she's a killer maker
It reaches in and takes from the back of your mind
I'm not awake still alive
20 bucks has the back and see the lines
I got a small, got what they call the lack
A lack o' halfway cooked bullets on my own
I say I can't but I really mean I won't
In their arm or maybe up a nose
I see it all
See Boris has way of seeing through my eyes
He touches in a fashion, a master of mime
Manipulating me, my arms and legs and spine
He's got you pawed
I'm sinkin shoulder wake like a spin on through
Let 'em hum.
ANACONDA
I could sort of lore a lie
What tells a mine to my.
Raw soaked in malt it's a heartbreaker
Cuz she could lonely sell
Like moanin' worst in lie sin
Cuz she's a queen
Like he knows it sussin wonay laws
Cuz he's a hull singer
Little pigs and lick a little heartleaks
I just fought to enjoy.
I sony mine and lie still though
And I could suck a world through the same bill
Like sony was it won't it
Little queen
And little heart tick sender coffin loud.
LIGATURE
I can see you in like a rell
Like a man doe in law
And row
Like some dance stone in less
And row stole
I might nemo men coz
And lacks
Coz I can see you in like a bred
Check my memolee laws
And row sow
Low munned in south it now
And roast to sell
Coz my man'll be law
And row sow
IT'S SHOVED
For the love maze for me to show you
Look show
Can't even handwrite
I got somethin'
You got holy doll
I'm a leather man
Guarentee
Then when we caught a big pack of bad cats
Always raising paws
Always chucking tails
Kiss that little head
Make 'em Demerol
Eat some Petromalt
So they see
ZODIAC
Like the dead
We'll solve no dess
It's like a ?? let it
Lost in so
Like a pour-ess
Like a mow low led
Moss walls
Like a sez
A poor song yeah
Lost
In paradise
And rock a Thomas
At home
Walls moan like a ?? man
Like a tee sure one lag
Hoarse man
Like a toe this
Keeps only
Cost
In both solids
Like a warzone
Lost mole
And both san
...miracles...
Cross man goes like a toad
...only...
Lost...
Like...???????????
????????????
...Oh yeah
I forgot to get my pill
Got to go downtown...
YOUR BLESSENED
I like your hands
Mr Cancer see
Fell the timber
I felt you be
And if you were
Just like your will
We can end up
And we can turn up
And we can bleed
When man's only distant relative
Has descended on his own
You will know
Your blessened
I can feel your pain
You're man-like
You're friendly
You're me
COW
Cuz I can level, I can miss a low loaded
And I know it like a hunter san bow yed
Cuz I can low like a hundred well dole an'
'Til my below is like a heart-kissin' man.
Man, and I thought I was obsessed!
Most of the lyrics, or at least a good portion, are all goobly gook. He didnt have lyrics for some of those tunes and just did it like that.
I reembered that record was the turning point, they became less complicated and more simple. No one complained too much, except in Europe, where they were told that they "sold out".
Nice use of the ice bell, too!
Great job!
Unfortunately it seems to be impossible to figure out what the lyrics of the middle part of The Green Manalishi are.
The Green Manalishi
Now when the day goes to sleep
And the full moon looks,
The night is so black darkness cooks.
You come creepin' around,
Making me do things I don't wanna do.
I can't believe that you need my love so bad.
You come sneakin' around,
Tryin' to drive me mad.
Haunting all my dreams,
Making me see things I don't wanna see.
Cuz you're the Green Manalishi
With the two-pronged crown.
All my trying is up,
Are you bringin' this down?
Take all my lovers away,
Leave me here
Just tryin' to keep from following you.
Wow, how could I have typed The Green Manalishi? I guess I was confused because I was answering someone elses question about Kevin's custom kade bass. I actually meant If I Had An Excorcism, Buzz is mumbling something somewhere in the middle of the song. Joe sometimes sang it when they did this song live.
i always thought by "boris" buzz was on about his dick
the lyrics seem to fit
"generate the one eyed man"
"build im up and let im fall"
"manipulating me my arms and legs and spine"
"he touches in a fashion"
and so on
a lot of their lyrics, especially on ozma, seem to hint at buzz being bi-sexual.
i've always seemed to notice something about sexuality in some of those albums. especially when it comes to boris having something small, or a lack of.
Quote from: blipntimea lot of their lyrics, especially on ozma, seem to hint at buzz being bi-sexual.
That Melvins is Gay site has taken on a whole new level of meaning for me now...ouch.
thats a lot more interesting than listening to some moron complaining about feeling "so cold inside"
"sex rocks!"
"i've got a small, got what you'd call a LACK" i've always thought this was about penis size. the next line doesn't really fit with that though.
something like, "a lack of half-way good, but it's all my own"
well maybe it does.
ozma is really sexual. especially "a picture of jesus as an indian over my bed, as i play with parts of myself." grunt grunt
Melvins leave the Northwest and move to San Fransisco and release Bullhead on Boner Records.
1) San Francisco is famous for its liberal views on sexuality.
2) Boner Records is named after a hard penis, its logo is a hard penis.
3) Bullhead slang for a penis with a large head.
4) Cover art a basket of fruit. Fruit: a derrogatory name for male homosexuals.
5) c/d art an unrolled condom. condom male birth control method
6) back cover 144 packs of unopened condoms arranged in a square.
7) square root of 144 = 12
8) Anaconda reference to a penis, size large
9) Ligature: dangerous sexual practice of cutting off blood flow to head while beating off.
10) Boris lyrics: about a penis? debateable
11) It's Shoved - use of penis during intercourse
What happened to the boys from Aberdene when they went to SF? Who cares. They had Lorax to look after them.
Bullhead = masterpiece.
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9) Ligature: dangerous sexual practice of cutting off blood flow to head while beating off.
no thats scarfing.
ligatures or ligature marks are tears in the skin from beeing tied.
that album has a lot of serial killer stuff.
if you have a favorite song from bullhead, tell why.
bullhead is one of my favorite albums of all time, so that's why i picked this album to be the topic.
i'd have to say boris. (currently at the moment)
when i try to "define" the melvins to other people, i usually refer to this song (even though the melvins aren't just like this one song)
it was an interesting choice too to be first on the album. usually bands would be opening with a really fast or attention getter, not a slow song in this case.
i didn't like it at that much at first, but now i love it.
whenever people call the melvins sludge metal you can refer to this.
anaconda, your blessened and cow. just cuz i have them on a mix CD back to back
Quoteit was an interesting choice too to be first on the album. usually bands would be opening with a really fast or attention getter, not a slow song in this case.
i didn't like it at that much at first, but now i love it.
whenever people call the melvins sludge metal you can refer to this.
They started with slow tracks on GPT and Ozma, too.
As for best song, "If I had an exorsism" - simple yet effective. However Bullhead really does not have a bad track.
I've asked myself the same question several times and every time the answer changes. Bullhead is one of my favorite albums, if not THE favorite. After watching a 92 bootleg yesterday, I'd say Your Blessened.
that's a tough one. BORIS is a classic but what about COW? for the drums alone I gotta go with COW. it's all about DALE.
cow
zodiac and cow :arrow:
If i had an excorsism
It has to be the hidden song/extra track.
If I Had An Exorcism
Bullhead is a horn 'o plenty no doubt. Hard to pick a fave they all shine for one reason or another. But since you ask. Zodiac: that outro swings so sick ! Boris of course, great opener it really sets a tone for the album . . . drags you in. Cow: perfect closer, the combo of the cymbals, treated vocals, an' that riff when they kick into it . . . thats just soaked and then lose it all to the classic Crover outro . . . and If I Had An Exorcism: that outro, the ocillation, those gross muffled vocals. This album is a great example of the sway & swing Melvins wield. Obvious with all those pulled and bent cords and notes, the droning feedback & Buzz's slurred vocals (damn I miss that . . . he should bring that back some). But its not just those obvious elements . . . its just Melvins. I've always thought they swing and groove (not like fuckin' jam bands, like voodoo). Kinda like when I see 'em live. Everyone drinks beer, bangs their heads & smashes into each other?? I've always leaned more towards droppin a tab & some skeletal relaxants, closing my eyes & dancin like a molassas snake. I think alota people miss out on that swing an' just latch on to all the crushing volume , distortion and whatnot.
thats poetic, kevin
Sarcasm intended I assume? Yeah, I wasn't being completely literal, trying to cop on Kev, or in anyway refereing to the community here. But it's kinda like the shirt: "Why'd the metal head cross the road?" I've encountered alota people at shows that should just go see Slipknot or somethin'. I mean the windy parts of PORTE don't really scream SLAM!!! or CROWD SURF!!! To me thats the whole beauty. They are as heavy and brutal as shit but thats just the frame, the guts and gears offer so much more. I think alota people just latch onto or fathom the obvious but there ain't nothin' obvious bout the Melivns . . . but thats a whole other post, so I'll zip it.
For me, it's gotta be Zodiac.
I love the whole album but for some reason Zodiac has always stood out for me.
Quote from: Mount Ambulance on December 15, 2005, 11:27:38 PM
. . . and If I Had An Exorcism: that outro, the ocillation, those gross muffled vocals.
I LOVE what Dale mumbles at the beginning of the song? Or is it Buzz? Live it varies.
i agree with all of you, all the songs rock on the album. when i first heard the album my favs were anaconda and if i had an exorcism. i was once in a band where we covered if i had an exorcism. fun song to play.
Yeah, Bullhead IS my favourite album of all time.. by any band.
I'd say Boris and Anaconda are the best songs. They're both powerful and sludgy. They always get me in a good mood.
It's so hard to pick just one.....I think I'll pick Zodiac. That's the song I liked most when I first listened. The change of pace is great and I really like the lyrics at the end.
If I Had An Exorcism totally!!
your blessened and ligature
Ligature, It's Shoved, Cow, Your Blessened, If I Had An Exorcism. the album version of Boris can go to hell. this album has one of the strangest feels to it i must say.
Your Blessened, if i had to narrow it down. sorry. i'm listening to the album as i type this.
I'd go with "Anaconda"for the ferocious energy and "Boris" a close second for that cool guit. solo and quiet ending.
i think the album version of boris is spectacular. it's so sinful and heavy. the best part for me is the end where there's no drums (that's guitar playing at the end, right?) buzz sings the end lyrics so well and acts them out so great. i don't know what the fuck he's talking about, but i sure do love whatever it is.
boris i love the slowness of this song its almo0st doomy cool side of the melvins also
Quote from: grungehead on December 19, 2005, 02:31:37 PM
boris i love the slowness of this song its almo0st doomy cool side of the melvins also
Have you listened to Lysol yet?
zodiac
the first songs of lysol are insane. i remember the first time i heard it, it was a rainy, cloudy day and i was playing video games. it was the soundtrack for what environment i was in. it got me kinda depressed, actually. very spacey. still good though. anyway, getting off topic again, does anyone know why lysol is a one track album, or have a good guess why it is? it's not like fantomas' delirium cordia where you can obviously tell it should be one track, i think in the melvins' case they should have named the full track one name, it's just kinda weird to me. i guess with me, albums like that, i like to switch around songs.
yeah, i know norecess' question was for grungehead, just wanted to give ya my input.
I think the one track thing is just standard Melvins trickery. A crafty way to make people who would just skip to sit through a long slow build up. Kinda like the COD stuff live . . . I've seen alota people leave shows cause they weren't rockin out.
zodiac
after hours of deliberation I've decided on Boris
A couple of weeks ago I made a thread on which album should I get and I picked Bullhead out of a random drawing because of all the reccomendations I got. So anyway although I dont really remember the album that well I do remember enjoying it and being in the mood for it. Boris is slow 8 minute song that feels like 3 minutes. Although I really dont recall the lyrics it was satisfying. Well the reason I havent listened to it in the past 2 days is because it came on the same day my Thin Lizzy - Live and Dangerous album came so I been listening to that alot. the weirdest thing about The Melvins to me is that I actually enjoy this, I was never into slowish metal or jazz. I mean my favorite metal album is Rust in Peace by Megadeth. So I can say the melvins opened a whole new world open to me (not really) but hey I am a new fan!
boris = the best fucking song ever created.
i'm glad you picked bullhead...it's quite a treat.
i wish i was you, getting a chance to enjoy it with new ears.
It's a good one, but the real treat is Your Blessened.
bullhead was my first too, still got the original. oh and anaconda's a real good song,
i like it in case it weren't obvious by my nick :o :
(http://lazerman.netomia.dk/bullhead1.jpg)
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Quote from: Kapila on March 09, 2006, 07:53:13 PM
It's a good one, but the real treat is Your Blessened.
You're right, the drums in the intro sound great, the drums in the middle part sound great, the drums on the end sound very great, and everything else too. What a band. I have a bootleg from Beto and they played this song it in 89 I believe, awesome.
what should Snajdan get next?? I'm thinking Eggnog, HAT, POTRE, and
I've had bullhead for a month atleast now and I have a hard time chosing a favorite. I guess it would have to be either Zodiac or Your Blessened.
Yea I like how Dale Crover can like slow down time steadily,if that made any since. This is definately good stuff.
Quote from: anaconda on March 09, 2006, 07:54:03 PM
(http://lazerman.netomia.dk/bullhead1.jpg)
(http://lazerman.netomia.dk/bullhead2.jpg)
Jealous.
What is that crazy drum sound on that album? It sounds like a cymbal gone wrong. The best example is right at the beginning of Your Blessened. It reminds me of those bugs in the summer that are always buzzing.
That trips me out to know that people are just now discovering Bullhead.
Very cool.
the drums. ooohhh the drums. although I wouldn't say bullhead is my favorite MELVINS release, it's a high point for dale. throw in stag and you got some MEAN drumming on your hands.
who can question dale crover? who? I ask you.
buy HAT next. the best way to hear MELVINS today. bullhead is quickly becoming an archive.
Quote from: Kapila on March 09, 2006, 07:53:13 PM
It's a good one, but the real treat is Your Blessened.
By the way, since you also have gotten into the Melvins for only a pretty short amount of time, what albums have you listened so far?
I've only heard tracks that I downloaded. I'm getting Lysol next.
dale is the shittiest drummer ever.
he should just give up.
Bullhead is a good place to start. If you want similar albums next try Lysol and the Eggnog ep. Same era, same sound. Probably my favourite Melvins era.
Just listened to it while eating potaties, vegetables and meat and smoking some great weed and a coffee afterwards. And now I play Kiss' Easy Thing. Life...
Wow, thats off Peter's solo album.
Quote from: anaconda on March 10, 2006, 12:54:30 PM
Wow, thats off Peter's solo album.
Harvey Milk have covered it, it's awesome.
'Love... so easy.... love.... so easy................... to loooooooooooooooose.' Haha.
Quote from: CaptainPungent on March 10, 2006, 10:31:29 AM
dale is the shittiest drummer ever.
he should just give up.
don't make me de-karmalize you!
Quote from: glen on March 10, 2006, 12:56:32 PM
wow, your a pretty good singer maarten.
:D You crack me up, Glen.
Have I told... you lately... that I love yooouuuuuu?
Haha, that was pretty funny too, right?
Oh my, Look what I just did!
http://www.last.fm/music/Melvins/
http://www.last.fm/music/Melvins/_/Cow
Check the right column. I thought it was time for some more appreciation.
Quote from: norecess on March 10, 2006, 12:59:21 PM[
:D You crack me up, Glen.
Have I told... you lately... that I love yooouuuuuu?
Haha, that was pretty funny too, right?
.
dude.. I'll have some of whatever your smoking.
heh, i was talking like this guy i know.
he thinks that drummers need to do fills constantly and show off to be good drummers.
pure stupidity.
talking about karma, what's up with mine?
it goes down 3 points a day.
someone wants me dead.
Quote from: CaptainPungent on March 10, 2006, 01:17:31 PM
heh, i was talking like this guy i know.
he thinks that drummers need to do fills constantly and show off to be good drummers.
pure stupidity.
talking about karma, what's up with mine?
it goes down 3 points a day.
someone wants me dead.
:lol:
Quote from: Uncle Fester on March 10, 2006, 01:33:04 PM
Quote from: CaptainPungent on March 10, 2006, 01:17:31 PM
heh, i was talking like this guy i know.
he thinks that drummers need to do fills constantly and show off to be good drummers.
pure stupidity.
talking about karma, what's up with mine?
it goes down 3 points a day.
someone wants me dead.
:lol:
you're going down, bitch!
heh.
Quote from: glen on March 10, 2006, 01:04:23 PM
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:D You crack me up, Glen.
Have I told... you lately... that I love yooouuuuuu?
Haha, that was pretty funny too, right?
.
dude.. I'll have some of whatever your smoking. you crack me up as well.
Blueberry. And this story is true, honestly. Whenever you have a cold or something and you can't taste well, you need to smoke some of this shit and it will taste like blueberries, seriously. I don't taste them right now unfortunately but it's good stuff anyway.
QuoteI'm sitting here a STRESSED OUT MESS right now and your little burst of song just made me smile.
thanks mister, I needed that.
All you need is LOVE.... taaa... pada.. raa raaa....... all you need is love..... all you need is love, love..... love is all you need. I love you Glen. =P~
Quotetriple dueces on the karma-scale for you.
Even more now.
Quote from: CaptainPungent on March 10, 2006, 01:17:31 PM
heh, i was talking like this guy i know.
he thinks that drummers need to do fills constantly and show off to be good drummers.
pure stupidity.
talking about karma, what's up with mine?
it goes down 3 points a day.
someone wants me dead.
I bet its that damn anonymous!
Quote from: CaptainPungent on March 10, 2006, 01:35:35 PM
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Quote from: CaptainPungent on March 10, 2006, 01:17:31 PM
heh, i was talking like this guy i know.
he thinks that drummers need to do fills constantly and show off to be good drummers.
pure stupidity.
talking about karma, what's up with mine?
it goes down 3 points a day.
someone wants me dead.
:lol:
you're going down, bitch!
heh.
It can't be me. I don't take part. And I love you.
(Hey Glen, that shocked you didn't it?
Quote from: norecess on March 10, 2006, 01:35:54 PM
All you need is LOVE.... taaa... pada.. raa raaa....... all you need is love..... all you need is love, love..... love is all you need. I love you Glen.
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Quote from: Uncle Fester on March 10, 2006, 01:33:04 PM
Quote from: CaptainPungent on March 10, 2006, 01:17:31 PM
heh, i was talking like this guy i know.
he thinks that drummers need to do fills constantly and show off to be good drummers.
pure stupidity.
talking about karma, what's up with mine?
it goes down 3 points a day.
someone wants me dead.
:lol:
you're going down, bitch!
heh.
It can't be me. I don't take part. And I love you.
He meant me. Im only teasing him though. I wanted to see how long it could go on for until he would post something about it.As a result.. I laughed quite a bit and congratulated myself on a succesful mission.
Quote from: Uncle Fester on March 10, 2006, 01:42:55 PM
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Quote from: CaptainPungent on March 10, 2006, 01:17:31 PM
heh, i was talking like this guy i know.
he thinks that drummers need to do fills constantly and show off to be good drummers.
pure stupidity.
talking about karma, what's up with mine?
it goes down 3 points a day.
someone wants me dead.
:lol:
you're going down, bitch!
heh.
It can't be me. I don't take part. And I love you.
He meant me. Im only teasing him though. I wanted to see how long it could go on for until he would post something about it.As a result.. I laughed quite a bit and congratulated myself on a succesful mission.
That's what Hitler said too, buddy!
Quote from: norecess on March 10, 2006, 01:44:17 PM
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Quote from: CaptainPungent on March 10, 2006, 01:17:31 PM
heh, i was talking like this guy i know.
he thinks that drummers need to do fills constantly and show off to be good drummers.
pure stupidity.
talking about karma, what's up with mine?
it goes down 3 points a day.
someone wants me dead.
:lol:
you're going down, bitch!
heh.
It can't be me. I don't take part. And I love you.
He meant me. Im only teasing him though. I wanted to see how long it could go on for until he would post something about it.As a result.. I laughed quite a bit and congratulated myself on a succesful mission.
That's what Hitler said too, buddy!
Oh no! He's on to me! :o
Quote from: norecess on March 10, 2006, 01:37:40 PM
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Quote from: CaptainPungent on March 10, 2006, 01:17:31 PM
heh, i was talking like this guy i know.
he thinks that drummers need to do fills constantly and show off to be good drummers.
pure stupidity.
talking about karma, what's up with mine?
it goes down 3 points a day.
someone wants me dead.
:lol:
you're going down, bitch!
heh.
It can't be me. I don't take part. And I love you.
i love you too bud, enjoy that pot.
could be anon.
could be a lot of people.
Quote from: Snajdan on March 09, 2006, 07:18:46 PM
A couple of weeks ago I made a thread on which album should I get and I picked Bullhead out of a random drawing because of all the reccomendations I got. So anyway although I dont really remember the album that well I do remember enjoying it and being in the mood for it. Boris is slow 8 minute song that feels like 3 minutes. Although I really dont recall the lyrics it was satisfying. Well the reason I havent listened to it in the past 2 days is because it came on the same day my Thin Lizzy - Live and Dangerous album came so I been listening to that alot. the weirdest thing about The Melvins to me is that I actually enjoy this, I was never into slowish metal or jazz. I mean my favorite metal album is Rust in Peace by Megadeth. So I can say the melvins opened a whole new world open to me (not really) but hey I am a new fan!
Rust In Peace is Megadeth's best album. Mustaine will never be able to top Holy Wars and Hangar 18. As for Bullhead, good choice although I recommended Stoner Witch since it was somewhat similar to Houdini. But I am confident that you will enjoy the more adventurous releases by the Melvins since you are liking Bullhead. Get Gluey Porch Treatments and then Ozma.
or get ozma with gpt
Quote from: PAUL on March 09, 2006, 10:14:57 PM
What is that crazy drum sound on that album? It sounds like a cymbal gone wrong. The best example is right at the beginning of Your Blessened. It reminds me of those bugs in the summer that are always buzzing.
Yeah, I love that fucked cymbal sound. It always reminds me of the very beginning of Texas Chainsaw Massacre, the part with those photo flashes from the graveyard.
Quote from: Chief Ten Beers on March 10, 2006, 04:38:47 PM
Quote from: PAUL on March 09, 2006, 10:14:57 PM
What is that crazy drum sound on that album? It sounds like a cymbal gone wrong. The best example is right at the beginning of Your Blessened. It reminds me of those bugs in the summer that are always buzzing.
Yeah, I love that fucked cymbal sound. It always reminds me of the very beginning of Texas Chainsaw Massacre, the part with those photo flashes from the graveyard.
i love that sound.
best opener for any horror film.
do you know if they sell the original texas chainsaw massacre at stores like best buy?
i can't ever find it.
Quote from: CaptainPungent on March 10, 2006, 02:18:29 PM
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Quote from: CaptainPungent on March 10, 2006, 01:17:31 PM
heh, i was talking like this guy i know.
he thinks that drummers need to do fills constantly and show off to be good drummers.
pure stupidity.
talking about karma, what's up with mine?
it goes down 3 points a day.
someone wants me dead.
:lol:
you're going down, bitch!
heh.
It can't be me. I don't take part. And I love you.
i love you too bud, enjoy that pot.
could be anon.
could be a lot of people.
arent you listening? It was me!
Quote from: glen on March 10, 2006, 01:42:39 PM
Quote from: norecess on March 10, 2006, 01:35:54 PM
All you need is LOVE.... taaa... pada.. raa raaa....... all you need is love..... all you need is love, love..... love is all you need. I love you Glen. =P~
.
shit, he even does the trombone. truley a one man band.
love is all I need? damn, it's that easy?
To lose...... (Kiss's Easy Thing, off the Peter Criss album)
Quotewhat the hell am I worried about?
I'm a fucking LOVE MAGNET!
Sorry, the doorbell rang, got another package, from Sub Pop this time. Great, the new Mudhoney, SWBT and a Mudhoney cd with rough mixes or something, I'll check it out. Did I really order the new Sleater-Kinney? Apparently I have. Well, last time I listened to The Woods I have to admit it sounded pretty damn good. Besides, chicks will love I dig Sleater0Kinney. And now I can tell them I have the DVD edition of The Woods.
Quote"got to admit, it's getting better... a little better all the time. (couldn't get much worse), got to admit it's getting better, a little better......since...."
what is this? virtual karaoke?
Another good one. Sorry, I've ran out of dumb jokes, not that there's anything wrong with yours, I'll lit another one after dinner. Oh no, during dinner, even better.
keep the -'s comin'!
Quote from: CaptainPungent on March 11, 2006, 07:51:27 AM
keep the -'s comin'!
Well, right now I'm listening to Mudhoney's Is It Us and I wonder why they haven't named it It's Us since Mark sometimes sings It Is Us, at least I think he does.
It would be It's easier to, well, pronouncem too, or something like that.
Quote from: CaptainPungent on March 11, 2006, 07:51:27 AM
keep the -'s comin'!
What the fuck? I wasn't even here last night and my - karma has gone up like 6. :lol:
heh, i didn't give you any, i swear.
i hardly give -'s, especially to something this stupid, obviously it's a prank or something.
eh, i don't care.
i like you anon and fester. :)
:bs:
heh im kidding.
i like you too, your my droog.
Your Blessened is perfect. I like it better than Boris, even.
My friend and I just picked Bullhead up a week ago and it's impressive to hear a new Melvins (To my ears...) Zodiac, It's Shoved & Boris are great!
It's all about Anaconda for me. Really great vocal performance on that one.
Quote from: Dudbean on May 19, 2007, 06:46:35 PM
Quote from: Dr. Grimes on May 19, 2007, 06:02:11 PM
Your Blessened is perfect. I like it better than Boris, even.
Your Blessened is easily in my top five Melvins songs, EVAH.
Yeah, it's definitely one of my favorites as well. I love the live performances of this song, with Lorax on bass.
I think it was sludgy enough, ehh Dudbean? :D
kids are dying everyday my friend.
Will we ever see a song as big as epic as Boris again?
Quote from: SpaceFarm on April 04, 2009, 10:16:59 PM
Will we ever see a song as big as epic as Boris again?
yes,next album
I'll hold you to that call! Lets hope your right.
Forget it.
:lol:
i'm a dreamer
There are some things you just don't joke about.... :(
that's true!it wasn't a joke though.i hope in the next album we will see a song as epic as Boris,but how i can be sure of this?i'm only a creepy fanboy :D
We already have Boris. Why do you need another one?
You like See How Pretty, See How Smart, right?
In my ears, I can put Dog Island pretty damn close to Boris.
completely.
this is absolutely my favorite Melvins album and their best IMO. Boris is a masterpiece of balls out slowness and heaviness that no one pulls off like Melvins.
Quote from: turnacus on August 11, 2003, 01:35:20 PM
Its a great album, no denying that. But couldn't it use a remix?
It doesn't sound a bit flat to any of you all?
I think it's probably the most essential album they made. Well maybe I think that because I like it so much still! Man, that flatness is also strength. Climb into the mind of a lunatic serialkiller like Zodiac. ( I forgot to get my pills. I like to go downtown...)
It could use a re-relase!
How could ANYBODY critisize Bullhead anyway...
Quote from: Vcavallo on October 18, 2004, 12:48:53 PM
i think this has come up before and i think we all decided that it is studio manipulation, though it seems unlikely. it also sounds too real and harmonic to be an electronic thing, considering the date and budget. it is just another mystery of crover's legendary drumming. just like the drumbeat to boris (in relation to the guitar). when you really listen to , you just think, what the fuck is going on here!? it is so hard to make sense of.
Just an idea: Is there any chance the weird cymbal noises could be bowed cymbals?
Quote from: Kallgeese on April 23, 2012, 02:48:20 PM
Just an idea: Is there any chance the weird cymbal noises could be bowed cymbals?
T'was a rototom, I believe.
I love this record, it is one their best. I have heard many people complain about the sound quality which is puzzling to me. I feel the production fits the songs perfectly, and any re-recording with "superior sonic engineering" would only take away from the masterpiece that is Bullhead. I have never heard a CD or mp3 version so maybe that's the issue, but my vinyl sounds great. I really feel like this was the album where they found their sound. Don't get me wrong, I love Gluey and Ozma, but this one just feels more like an album to me, where the others feel more like awesome collections of Melvins songs. ....and ending a record with a drum solo? Not a bad idea when you have Dale Crover as your drummer! I love love LOVE this album.
Bullhead is spectacular. One of the best albums they've ever put out
I think part of the complaint of sounding flat is because they recorded on an 8-track whereas previous to that they recorded on 16-tracks, which is probably why the sound isn't as massive as Gluey was. Still, it doesn't sound bad or anything, just quiet. That's probably also because it was mastered quieter on cd or something.
AKA It was mastered before they turned everything to 11 and compressed the shit out of it to put it on a CD.
I think Bullhead is better sonically than Ozma or Gluey as far as the quality of the recordings.
Melvins were made to be listened to on vinyl IMO
The record sounds better than disc, but any record will sound better than the standard CD version because of sound constraints...Bullhead and Ozma are my favorite albums by them...love Zodiac and the killer drums on its shoved.
This might be the best Melvins review I've ever seen. This kid's enthusiasm and honesty are infectious. He couldn't fake it if he tried. The tics, the speech impediment, the burping...I love it. It's so....genuine. I nearly pissed myself when he started talking about Dale's drumming around the 4:00 mark, mostly because he's dead on. I hope Buzz and Dale see this because this kid is a fan.
Melvins Bullhead Review (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-ufUIxoJeQ#)
A- That was great
B- I totally saw that kid and his brother at the New Haven show wearing what looked like home made Lysol and Bullhead shirts.
I remember thinking, "Damn they are even bigger fans than me!"
C- Watch his lysol review!!! Most enthusiastic Melvins fan evar!!!
That was a great review, thanks Mints!
this kid is awesome. and he's totally right, too.
Cow is one of my favorite of their song titles. Tells you all you need to know.
...and a badass song!
Quote from: homeless_dad on February 10, 2013, 10:51:07 AM
Cow is one of my favorite of their song titles. Tells you all you need to know.
...and a badass song!
drum solo O:)
Quote from: homeless_dad on February 10, 2013, 10:51:07 AM
Cow is one of my favorite of their song titles. Tells you all you need to know.
:lol:
just stumbled over this. interesting and personal approach... not what i hear or vision though, but anyway...
http://talent.adweek.com/gallery/Melvins-Bullhead-Typography/4761143 (http://talent.adweek.com/gallery/Melvins-Bullhead-Typography/4761143)
Quote from: buddy holiday on May 14, 2013, 02:19:59 AM
just stumbled over this. interesting and personal approach... not what i hear or vision though, but anyway...
http://talent.adweek.com/gallery/Melvins-Bullhead-Typography/4761143 (http://talent.adweek.com/gallery/Melvins-Bullhead-Typography/4761143)
Hmmmm........I had a go and came up with this:
BORIS, ANACONDA, LIGATURE, IT'S SHOVED, ZODIAC, IF I HAD AN EXORCISM, YOUR BLESSENED, COW
(http://i925.photobucket.com/albums/ad93/AKV126C/b380abb1-5ab5-4c30-bab0-fa3115b365f1_zpseb66483f.jpg) (http://s925.photobucket.com/user/AKV126C/media/b380abb1-5ab5-4c30-bab0-fa3115b365f1_zpseb66483f.jpg.html)
good timing for a bump. just had this CD delivered while I was sleeping yesterday. ripped open the package before I left for work. its sitting at home waiting for me still in the cellophane. (ive only owned the cassette of this album until now)
cant wait to get home and crank it the fuck up!
sweet sweet BULLHEAD.
Quote from: Hot Pants on May 15, 2013, 05:34:27 AM
good timing for a bump. just had this CD delivered while I was sleeping yesterday. ripped open the package before I left for work. its sitting at home waiting for me still in the cellophane. (ive only owned the cassette of this album until now)
cant wait to get home and crank it the fuck up!
sweet sweet BULLHEAD.
:cheers:
I put Bullhead in the car on the way to work last week. It's a 15/20 min drive, so not enough for the album but pretty much enough for two spins of Boris. 8)
One of the finest examples of drumming on that song as far as I'm concerned. The whole band just owns it.
Listen to Boris in my car = max speed 30 km/h :D
The end of Boris is the most epic m-m-moment in crack-rock history
and i make my pixie-friend-fans suck dick with IF I Had an Exorcism
One of my three top favorite albums of all time. It's always a tie between Bullhead, Fun House and Red for the number one position. There is nothing more perfect, except maybe for the other two records.
those are all really really good albums, you have fine taste.
This and Eggnog are my favorite rock albums along with The Stooges Fun House!!!
otherwise i love a lot of recent hip hop but for rocking shit?, love these.
I have looked literally everywhere and I cannot find any information on who designed the album cover. Can anyone help me out?
It's a scan of a table cloth that Buzz and Dale found in a store in SF.
Dale mentioned this on Facebook awhile back.
Quote from: anaconda on February 28, 2015, 10:52:40 PM
It's a scan of a table cloth that Buzz and Dale found in a store in SF.
Dale mentioned this on Facebook awhile back.
of course it would be from something ridiculous like that, hahaha
The skull/skull teeth on the Eggnog disc/center of vinyl is from a Halloween decoration. We had a similar one growing up. The black part was a felt like material.
(http://i925.photobucket.com/albums/ad93/AKV126C/AKV126C001/bull_zpsvqhvv94t.jpg) (http://s925.photobucket.com/user/AKV126C/media/AKV126C001/bull_zpsvqhvv94t.jpg.html)
(http://i925.photobucket.com/albums/ad93/AKV126C/AKV126C001/DSC02600_zpska82ian1.jpg) (http://s925.photobucket.com/user/AKV126C/media/AKV126C001/DSC02600_zpska82ian1.jpg.html)
Quote from: anaconda on February 28, 2015, 10:52:40 PM
It's a scan of a table cloth that Buzz and Dale found in a store in SF.
Dale mentioned this on Facebook awhile back.
This is why this board exists. where else can someone ask a question this obscure and get an answer?
The production on Bullhead can be annoying at times, but it works well with some of the songs. As far as songwriting goes, this isn't my favorite Melvins release but definitely the most consistent. Every single song kicks ass.
bullhead is the real shit the only bad song on there is the hidden song on there that doesn't exist
I remember reading in an interview from 1991 that most songs that are on Ozma and Gluey were created around 1985-86 (recorded later of course) and he didnt write new stuff until Bullhead recording came in 1991. He say in that interview that he was tired of playing these old songs so he wanted do to something totally different with Bullhead, an album with each song different than the other, like a bowl of fruits (:o ) . The only old song on Bullhead is Your Blessened (already played live circa 1989)
(https://i.ibb.co/bbQhjmH/huh.jpg)
Where did you find that Jules?
Quote from: Dumpster D on November 22, 2019, 11:56:06 AM
Where did you find that Jules?
https://causticcasanova.bandcamp.com/
I just want to add something about Bullhead 'cause I'm pretty surprised there're not more people seeming to love "Boris" in this topic.
This song is amazing. This is really something unique.
It grabs you by the guts and, when you're a musician trying to analyse it, I can tell that's really not a piece of cake (what sort of cake would it be?!?)!
It's a really really weird construction whereas it sounds very... natural when you hear 'em play it.
I don't know how they can memorize it and play it live like it's only natural (and this song live just kills!).
Great album, a piece of art.
And if it's not loud enough, just turn up that damn' volume knob! It doesn't sound loud compared to the very crompressed stuff of nowadays, that's all. It's just more "nautral" (one more time).
Quote from: el gep on September 29, 2020, 03:15:21 AM
I just want to add something about Bullhead 'cause I'm pretty surprised there're not more people seeming to love "Boris" in this topic.
This song is amazing. This is really something unique.
It grabs you by the guts and, when you're a musician trying to analyse it, I can tell that's really not a piece of cake (what sort of cake would it be?!?)!
It's a really really weird construction whereas it sounds very... natural when you hear 'em play it.
I don't know how they can memorize it and play it live like it's only natural (and this song live just kills!).
Great album, a piece of art.
And if it's not loud enough, just turn up that damn' volume knob! It doesn't sound loud compared to the very crompressed stuff of nowadays, that's all. It's just more "nautral" (one more time).
agree on everything
https://riffipedia.fandom.com/wiki/Bullhead (https://riffipedia.fandom.com/wiki/Bullhead)
Best album ever...my absolute favorite,my go to... perfect from start to finish, the flow of the song is amazing, the actual songs put together the way they are, and the difference of each songs, this record is so unique, when I first heard it and I try to show everybody that they hated it, and I knew I had found my favorite record ever. I'm gonna listen to it right now
this album is simply amazing, not a bad song on it
i'll listen to it on my phone between Mr Phylls and Bore-Us. :lol:
Buzz has stated many many times that his vision for the Melvins was always that the most offensive thing should be the music itself.
That said, this really is the beginning of a trend in album titles that are weirdly derogatory. Does anyone else hear BULLHEAD as a portmanteau of BULLSHIT and FUCKHEAD? Wonder if that was the origin, and they were happy to find that a bullhead itself is just an animal name after all.
it made me smile in that new interview where Buzz was asked what he thought when he first saw the cover art for Bullhead. Like he would remember something like that from a whole 32 years ago!!!! Incidentally it always makes me wonder how much the band recall about any of their motivations since Buzz can't even remember what Boris is written about or it's influence.
Just picked up the 2018 vinyl from Bullhead.
THIS ALBUM IS THICC
My god - why can't they re-release the CD/Digital version with this much oomph, it sounds like the Houdini record it's that good. I always just thought it was tinny
In this interview, Buzz talk about the song Boris at 5:50, and say he wrote it while Dale was on tour with Nirvana, which was in August 1990 (https://www.livenirvana.com/concerts/90/90-08-20.php). So if its true, it give an idea when it was written. Bullhead was recorded at the end of 1990 and released in May 91.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uAMR1G9NH0A