I think it is interesting that the band are currently putting a studio record out every single year! Now it seems the trend will continue for 2026 too with Buzz mentioning another new album in the works. When you look back there are very few years when a new Melvins studio release didn't actually come out. Have we reached a point now where we can expect a new Melvins album EVERY year? I mean the last few years we have had 2 records a year. Some on Ipecac some on AmRep. Do you think Buzz is eager to be productive while he still can or just a flurry of creativity?
Years with no studio release
1988
1990
1995
2003
2007
2009
2011
2015
2019
2020
I'd count Gift of Sacrifice for 2020. Can't remember when the first solo album was. But those really do scratch the itch.
Between collab records getting longer and more original, single artist cover albums in the mix, Melvins 83 firing hot, and albums generally being a tight thirty minutes..
Yeah. I do expect to be spoiled every year for a while.
Quote from: amazonAMAZON on April 24, 2025, 08:26:48 PMI'd count Gift of Sacrifice for 2020.
I do too actually. I just didn't here because i knew someone would be "that's not a Melvins album!!". But yeah unlike with Dale, ALL the Buzz solo stuff i too consider Melvins material. Buzzo's first one was 2014. The same year as Hold It In.
They're certainly giving Zappa a run for his money! It might be awhile before they catch up to Buckethead though lol
Also didn't 2007 have the cool Smash the State EP or was that 2008?
Quote from: TheBloatedPopeDude on April 25, 2025, 09:55:43 AMAlso didn't 2007 have the cool Smash the State EP or was that 2008?
The APOD Tour Singles (which incl. Smash the State) & the Making Love Demos were released in 2007. In 2015 the Melvins/Le Butcherettes split came out.
But they're NOT studio albums!
Reading is overrated. Apparently.
Were they not recorded in the studio? Were they recorded outside or live? Smash the State is a studio album as far as I know. Reading is overrated apparently. Suck my balls bitch.
Smash the State e.p. right there on the cover. I'd post a pic but I don't want to. Also i'm not a ball man.
Quote from: Colonel Cheese on April 25, 2025, 04:21:34 PMSmash the State e.p. right there on the cover. I'd post a pic but I don't want to. Also i'm not a ball man.
It says studio album not LP. Lrn2red
An e.p. isn't an album.
Quote from: Colonel Cheese on April 26, 2025, 08:37:57 AMAn e.p. isn't an album.
An album is defined as "a collection of recordings issued as a single item on CD, record, or another medium". How does it feel to be wrong all the time? Just apologize for your nasty reading comment and move on dude.
Eggnog is an album and I will fight you all.
No fight needed. Just tell me Bulls & Bees is an album, too. It'll settle my nerves. I love that little darling so deeply I almost can't breathe.
Probably not for every fan, but for me both Eggnog and Bulls, whilst technically EP's are both damn close to being albums. I can't quite fully think of them as albums but i have an hard time thinking of them as just EP's too. Hell, it's weird!
Quote from: /////// on April 29, 2025, 08:28:13 PMProbably not for every fan, but for me both Eggnog and Bulls, whilst technically EP's are both damn close to being albums. I can't quite fully think of them as albums but i have an hard time thinking of them as just EP's too. Hell, it's weird!
Dude I literally just defined what an album is and you're still too stubborn to ever admit you're wrong. Believe it or not you're actually the mentally ill one that needs to be locked up in a mental hospital so all of your abusive words are put away. Everything you say is projection and I hope people are starting to see through you.
Quote from: amazonAMAZON on April 29, 2025, 08:21:34 PMNo fight needed.
I never start this shit but I have a spine and never back down. Make bullies afraid again!
Quote from: TheBloatedPopeDude on April 30, 2025, 08:04:29 AMI literally just defined what an album is
If you are trying to claim that the Smash The State EP (at 4 tracks and 5 minutes in it's entire duration) is an album then i think you will find it difficult to convince anyone here that this is the case. You can personally call it what you wish though. The universe doesn't mind wrong.
Look, I know this horrible, inbred, corporate, 1984 hellish society we live in called Earth has fed your narcissism to the point where you're incapable of admitting you're wrong but if you weren't lazy you could go to Merriam Webster's website and read the God damned definition yourself.
"A collection usually in book form of literary selections, musical compositions, or pictures"
I swear it's a race to the bottom with you jerks. Cut your losses, apologize, and move on God damn....
As a bonus here's the definition of define. "to determine or identify the essential qualities or meaning of" so even if it's not the official definition I did define the meaning of the word album.
Dude... aren't there other message boards that you can troll? why this one? There are only like 10 of us here that actively discuss the Melvins. You'd have much greater impact on Reddit or some place like that
Eggnog, The Bulls & the Bees and Smash the State are EP's not albums.
QuoteAn extended play (EP) is a musical recording that contains more tracks than a single but fewer than an album.[1] Contemporary EPs generally contain up to eight tracks and have a playing time of 15 to 30 minutes.[7] An EP is usually less cohesive than an album and more "non-committal".[8]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extended_play
Quote from: the bloat on April 30, 2025, 07:30:20 PMDude... aren't there other message boards that you can troll? why this one? There are only like 10 of us here that actively discuss the Melvins. You'd have much greater impact on Reddit or some place like that
This is the only time I plan on feeding your ego with a reply. I'm not a troll. Everything I say is true. Try fucking debating me if you disagree.
Quote from: the bloat on April 30, 2025, 07:30:20 PMDude... aren't there other message boards that you can troll? why this one? There are only like 10 of us here that actively discuss the Melvins. You'd have much greater impact on Reddit or some place like that
This is the only time I plan on feeding g your ego with a reply. I'm not a troll. Everything I say is true. Try fucking debating me if you disagree.
Quote from: Bigval on April 30, 2025, 08:20:05 PMEggnog, The Bulls & the Bees and Smash the State are EP's not albums.
QuoteAn extended play (EP) is a musical recording that contains more tracks than a single but fewer than an album.[1] Contemporary EPs generally contain up to eight tracks and have a playing time of 15 to 30 minutes.[7] An EP is usually less cohesive than an album and more "non-committal".[8]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extended_play
Please take a vacation out of my life and stop replying to me. ](*,)
Quote from: amazonAMAZON on April 29, 2025, 08:21:34 PMNo fight needed. Just tell me Bulls & Bees is an album, too. It'll settle my nerves. I love that little darling so deeply I almost can't breathe.
Agreed.
WE. ARE. DOOMED.
Sexy, sexy.
It's just perfect :love: