I dunno if any of you saw this but in the liner notes for stoner witch on the page that lists who wrote what and that stuff, the atlantic logo is there but it is all wavy and says "atlantis", not atlantic. do any of you know why they did this?
probably cuz it was there last album for atlantic and they knew it.
thank god they managed to squeeze out stag before it happened though :D
Quote from: Anonymousthank god they managed to squeeze out stag before it happened though :D
Funny thing, that album just came in the mail today and I love it! :D
After the Melvins released Prick, Atlantic decided that they would like the option of being involved in future "odd" releases, so the Melvins got to start their own vanity label, which was Atlantis. The only two things that were released on Atlantis were Stoner Witch (Atlantic/Atlantis) and the Tora Tora Tora box set (X-Mas/Atlantis). However, they ended up releasing the Singles on AmRep around the same time Atlantic pawned the Melvins over to Mammoth II. So who knows what the deal was...
Quote from: blacksantaAfter the Melvins released Prick, Atlantic decided that they would like the option of being involved in future "odd" releases, so the Melvins got to start their own vanity label, which was Atlantis. The only two things that were released on Atlantis were Stoner Witch (Atlantic/Atlantis) and the Tora Tora Tora box set (X-Mas/Atlantis). However, they ended up releasing the Singles on AmRep around the same time Atlantic pawned the Melvins over to Mammoth II. So who knows what the deal was...
That's interesting. How'd you find out about that?
What is Mammoth 2? I never heard of the Melvins being on that label.
Stag was released on Atlantic/Mammoth II. Mammoth II is a subsidary of Mammoth, which is a subsidary of Atlantic. (Other Mammoth/Mammoth II artists include Squirel Nut Zippers and I believe Ben Folds Five, but I'm not sure). Anyhoo, it was some interview with Buzz back then that talked about all this stuff.
Some reviews about Stoner Witch
a review from half.com:
hiyestbitter (11/07/03)
This disk is a good starting point for anyone interested in the Melvins. With one major-label release already under their belt, this album sounds a little less forced than Houdini and offers several solid tracks with likeable qualities. However, to many of the Melvins purists this one will seem bland, devoid of their unique brand of experimentation and monkeywrench hyjinks. Check out 'At the Stake' and 'Sweet Willy Rollbar' and then check out some of their other stuff.
another from markprindle.com:
One last stab at heaviness, Stoner Witch is kind of like a more strapped down version of Houdini that replaces jokey experimentalism and instantly hooky riffage with an initially unremarkable yet ultimately satisfying enough batch of fairly straight grunge metal songs. Soundgarden with a growler, say, or mid-period Metallica without the speed ("Revolve" in particular sounds almost absurdly Hetfieldian), this album sort of lacks the delightfully sick idiosyncracies that make the other Melv records such a golly, but fans of the heavy will probably find a lot of digginess in the slipstream innyweigh. Plus, the last three songs are mucked up enough to confuse and impress any and all patient enough to bang the box through the first eight. The bass line in "Lividity" makes my entire apartment shake, for ex amp le.
Its 5th floor BOOTY, that is!!!!
I haven't gotten much sleep in the last couple of days.
And now's no time to start!!!! Ha!! Ha he akjakeee. How about that cool whistling bit in "Roadbull"?
I guess they saved "their unique brand of experimentation" and "the delightfully sick idiosyncracies" for the Prick album.
Roadbull was the very first Melvins song I ever heard! I love that song!
I really love the album Stoner Witch, but it seems like the first 7 rock 'n songs on the album go by so fast!
I thought Stag was the last Atlantic release.
my cd says atlantic :(
Quote from: LeighI thought Stag was the last Atlantic release.
For the Melvins, it was. For the company? Well, that's an entirely different story...
i'm sorry it DOES say atlantis. i'm such a dumb ass.
I get the impression people don't admit that they love Stoner Witch because it is too main stream. I mean. saying you like Stoner Witch is blasphemy just like admittimg Revolve is good right?
This thread is all about opening up and admitting you love Revolve, even though it's the only song the general public knows about the world's greatest band.
Any one understand "Bull you Squire?"
What do you mean? My lungs are fine...........
I just love this release, I think the X-ray is a picture of a mood ring. Remember mood rings Tool?
You friend in crime,
GR
i think its one of the heaviest records. i love that one. and the production is incredible. the bass nearly overloads my car stereo, just like it should.
I love this album and I think "Revolve" is an incredible song. I had no idea it was "the only song the general public knows".
I'd been listening to the Melvins since Ozma, but was blown away by this album. Still am.
Revolve and the rest of the album is 10!!!!
Stoner is very good!
nobody knows revolve or the melvins where I live... But I've always loved this cd. Roadbull is fucking killer. My first Melvins cd... just great!
hands down classic.
great first melvins cd for me.
awesome all around cd, as opposed to the others i have, where i have to be in a certain mood to listen to each of them.
Stoner Witch is one of their masterpieces. Plus, I thought Hooch was the one that more general rock fans knew...least that's how it seems round these parts...
I hear my last name in "Revolve."
"Hey big Boden
Big Boden Deluxe
Big Boden Eye"
I think Rene translated it as "hey big body"
It's my fav, with GPT in second.
If you listen to the cover on "Chanting of the Priests" they clearly say hey big body. I wonder if they copied Rene's interpretation? Who is Rene anyway? What is her breast size?
I think he's packin' a couple of 38DDs :lol:
stoner witch was my first melvins cd, revolve was the first song i heard off of it. the cd is rocking shit.
stoner witch, nothing new here.
I vaguely remember mood rings but neither I or anyone I knew had one.
I might have been in with the wrong crowd.
hey big T! you said you were into gardening, does that mean
what i think it means, you grow your own herbs, etc
nudge nudge wink wink?? 8)
Actually, I'm into both.
Should get my MM card Sat.
its a good album. Its in my car right now. i wish i had it.
I still like it. Think it's better than Houdini but not quite as good as Stag. It's definitely a cohesive release from start to finish though. Stag is turning in to my favorite release and I only got it 2 days ago. The band's first truly " experimental " release....predating The Maggot. I sing " Black Bock " to my baby daughter.
DubEMC said:
QuoteStag is turning in to my favorite release and I only got it 2 days ago. The band's first truly " experimental " release....predating The Maggot.
What do you mean here? Are you suggesting that The Maggot is experimental? Or are you just letting us know that Stag was released before The Maggot?
maybe he was thinking of the bootlicker? the maggot is also a bit experimental...but they really wanted to make a heavy record so thats what it mainly is :) but a spanking goog one :D
QuoteThe band's first truly " experimental " release....predating The Maggot
But not predating
Prick which is an "expiremental" record by any standard. I wouldn't call
The Maggot "expiremental" though, at least not for the MELVINS.
Anyway, I like
Stoner Witch a lot. It's the one I usually recomend to folks lookin' for a place to start. Who doesn't like it?
Well, I'm one of those people who feels that Revolve is the cheesiest, most embarrassing song they've ever put out. I have to either skip it or turn it right down. The Def Leppard vocals are the final insult.
The rest of the LP has its moments but god I hate Revolve - it's cringetastic.
Sorry for the confusion. I meant The Bootlicker. I stay up late and become confused. Yeah Prick is experimental but I was meaning in terms of song structure, style and instrumentation. There are ideas on Stag that hadn't been approached before, in my opinion at least.
I also don't care for getting flak from " guests " Register or be damned!
Quotesaying you like Stoner Witch is blasphemy just like admittimg Revolve is good right?
The way I see it, it's ridiculous when people claim to be a fan of a band, and then imply to someone else that it's "blasphemy" to enjoy one of said band's pieces of work. They obviously thought good enough of those songs to go into the studio and record them. Looks like the Too-Cool-For-Stoner-Witch snobs are the blasphemers in this case.
Mainstream? It's the MELVINS.
youre one hot mama, and obviously youve got good grey matter too.
melvins fans are so horny
Stoner Witch is an album by the Melvins.
Quote from: grachanWell, I'm one of those people who feels that Revolve is the cheesiest, most embarrassing song they've ever put out. I have to either skip it or turn it right down. The Def Leppard vocals are the final insult.
The rest of the LP has its moments but god I hate Revolve - it's cringetastic.
Whatever, man. In any case it's going to be several thousand times better than anything you'll ever write. Sorry, but it's true.
I mean, revolve isnt a bad song. I don't obsess with it, and I definently like it more than the queen song.
And who doesnt love Magic Pig Detective. That is a fucking song right there.
Quote from: Reverend EbeneezerQuote from: grachanWell, I'm one of those people who feels that Revolve is the cheesiest, most embarrassing song they've ever put out. I have to either skip it or turn it right down. The Def Leppard vocals are the final insult.
The rest of the LP has its moments but god I hate Revolve - it's cringetastic.
Whatever, man. In any case it's going to be several thousand times better than anything you'll ever write. Sorry, but it's true.
Don't take it so personally. I have nothing against Def Leppard, it's just not the sort of thing I enjoy. No need to apologise.
I've not taken it personally, how can I take it personally when I didn't write the song? And I think I'm factually correct in assuming that Revolve is likely to be vastly superior to any music you've ever created. As for Def Leopard, don't hurl that one back at me in your rubttal since you're the one who made the comparison in the first place.
I never said Def Leppard suck. Relax man...it doesn't matter..
Quote from: Reverend EbeneezerAnd I think I'm factually correct in assuming that Revolve is likely to be vastly superior to any music you've ever created.
1. How would you know?
2. According to whom?
Personally I love the Stonerwich album, and Revolve is a pretty good song, but far from their best (IMHO).
I don't give two shits about Def Leppard, but it looks to me you ARE taking this a bit too personal, yet you didn't write the song.
While I don't agree with Grachan, he is entitled to share his opinion, as the author of this thread suggested.
Then surely I'm entitled to share mine, Galvy?
And as for criticising his music, don't take it literally, please. You know where I'm going...he just made out that Revolve was completely devoid of any redeeming feature, while at the same time, he's not written and created anything on a par that's registered anywhere. I'll admit it was a bit catty and cruel but, really, to insult Revolve in those terms is to make light of the people who appreciate it.
while we're on the subject of def leppard i thought i might
break the tension with this little gem:
(http://lazerman.netomia.dk/defleppard.jpg)
hey, i wonder if he ever asks his drum techs for a hand.
HA! Cripple Humor
what a sweet argument
I like Side B more than side A, but all in all it's a classic
Skweetits :twisted: is one brutal opener for a mainstream lp and the low-end thunder defiantly creates a shitstorm oozing from my speakers (as previously mentioned)....speaking of shitstorm; isn't revolve the main basis, but backwards, for that amalgamated maelstrom of electroretardation. maybe they didn't like it either, that's why they created a mess with it.....oh, wait, they also have a versh of revolve on that album. i guess buzz and the boys really dig that diddy, as do eye :roll: ....i'll pack up another session with the stoner witch....light up and lay back.... :wink: :shock:
sousauce, you are comical and you entertain me. post more often.
Quote from: Reverend EbeneezerStoner Witch is one of their masterpieces. Plus, I thought Hooch was the one that more general rock fans knew...least that's how it seems round these parts...
very true ...
Hooch, now theres a boring song.
Is Lori Crover the Stoner Witch?
I know the album Stoner Witch came before she divorced Dale but otherwise I think it fits her. I mean, Acid King and all.
It is Mark Deutrom.
At the Stake > any other song on that disc
I have a feeling it's Courtney Love. Buzz refers to her
as a witch in interviews etc all the time
yuuup
Dale was married to Lori from Acid King?! Whoa, that's cool, cause Acid King kick ass!
Didn't Dale get maried to someone else like a year ago, or something?
dale married neil young. :lol:
no...someone disguised as dale fucked neil young and then crashed his car...
...and now dale is pregnant with neil's baby.
Quote from: anacondaI have a feeling it's Courtney Love. Buzz refers to her
as a witch in interviews etc all the time
Definately makes sence. I'll buy that one.
Quote from: FART LIPSdale married neil young. :lol:
:lol:
Wasn't he in a Neil Young video?
harvest moon.
yeah:) nice video, really strange seeing the little guy running around acting and stuff! "insert redneck chuckling" heheh :P
but seriously, nice song
one of his best records
oh dale is married? :o (again?! :))
his wife must be veeerry lucky!
:D
yep, and they share clothes.
* insert picture of Dale in wife's babydoll nighty here *
:o
what is this artwork from? who is credited for it?
Art Direction : Mackie Osborne
Photography : AnnnaLisa
It's a scan of a sample piece of bathroom wallpaper
I always thought ... Stoner Witch is such a bad bad bad album title
dont listen to it very often too...
stoner witch is a pretty stupid name. i listen to it though. as much as the others i guess. i am surprised the melvins would put "stoner" in an album title. it seems very anti-melvins.
i think Dale would be all for the Stoner word. he's into alot of old 70's stoner rock , like pretty much all those 70's rock bands.
supposedly 'stoner witch' was their nickname for Courtney Love
Quote from: anacondasupposedly 'stoner witch' was their nickname for Courtney Love
eek, even worse. i don't want to think they named an entire album after that louse.
Quote from: VcavalloQuote from: anacondasupposedly 'stoner witch' was their nickname for Courtney Love
eek, even worse. i don't want to think they named an entire album after that louse.
my thoughts
it doesn't really matter, does it?
it's not like they give it as much thought as 'the downward spiral' where the result is this completely overwrought thing with poop oozing out of it.
no, it doesn't. but courtney love is still an ass.
it makes me think even less of kurt cobain...i would question a man with taste that bad.
I think they would totally name an album after her because they hate her so much.
didnt kurt write that bitches songs?
NEW YORK - Though some have labeled David Grohl of the Foo Fighters the "nicest guy in rock," Courtney Love would beg to differ.
"Dave gets to walk away unscathed and be the happy guy in rock, when he's one of the biggest jerks," Love says in the August issue of Spin, on newsstands Friday. "He's been taking money from my child for years."
Love, the widow of Kurt Cobain, and Grohl, who played drums in Nirvana, have feuded before. Grohl and Nirvana bassist Krist Novoselic became mired in three years of litigation in a dispute over the timing of the famed grunge band's box set, "With the Lights Out."
They settled their legal issues in September 2002 and the CDs were released last year.
The office of Grohl's manager, John Silva, told The Associated Press Monday that Grohl wouldn't comment on Love's criticism.
As for being the "nicest guy in rock," Grohl wonders where the title came from.
"I don't know. Because I don't do coke?" Grohl asks Spin. "I supposed it's not taking anything for granted and feeling lucky to be here.
"There's ... thousands of nice guys in the world! Maybe it's because I have a goofy smile and people are like, `Ahttp://www, he's like a little kid!' I'm 36!"
The Foo Fighters are on tour of North America in support of their double album, "In Your Honor."
Love, 41, the former lead singer for the band Hole, was praised Friday by a Los Angeles judge for making progress in a court-ordered drug treatment program. The treatment is tied to a misdemeanor count of being under the influence of a controlled substance in 2003 when police said she tried to break into a former boyfriend's home.
Her daughter, Frances Bean Cobain, is 12.
Quote from: AggrocultureI think they would totally name an album after her because they hate her so much.
much like naming the band after someone they hated as well.
very good point there...
Quote from: Courtney LoveHe's been taking money from my arm for years.
(http://www.courttv.com/graphics/photos/trials/love/inside/lede/courtney-love-inside-051404.jpg)
That's so outrageous.
Grohl played on the fucking thing. Did Frances Bean?
And who killed himself leaving a daughter all alone in the world and in the clutches of that witch?
Quote from: AggrocultureAnd who killed himself leaving a daughter all alone in the world and in the clutches of that witch?
there we go again :P
They also named a whole album after Kurt...
The Crybaby :D
Actually by now it would be The Maggot.
:lol:
Quote from: DubEMCActually by now it would be The Maggot.
aaaahhhaha that is in such bad taste, but it really quite funny. hey, it's only science.
hehe - tasteless but it was a good one...
The Maggot, that is pretty funny. She creamated (sp?) him though, didn't want to have a Jim Morrison grave scene going on.
I think Stoner Witch is a little light for what they must think of her. At least Junkie Bitch or Smack Whore or something.
I agree, I never understood Courtney's fight with Dave. I mean, he played the music. He was great on their albums too. I actually remember one point when it all started that Courtney tried to say that Dave was something like the 6th drummer for Nirvana, so he was not entitled to his fair share. What a bitch. Yeah, technically he may have been the 6th to actually play for the band, but he was the one who was there for the Nirvana 99% of the world knows. I like Dave a lot. I think "The Color and the Shape" is a great album, and the first one was pretty decent too. Nothing good to say about everything since, but Probot was pretty good, and he played the hell out of the drums on "Songs for the Deaf". I guess it just really annoys me when a no talent peice of crap leach who's only famous because she managed to marry the right guy is trying to take away from someone who actually has some talent. I just realized I've gone into a rant, oops sorry about that. I guess I just don't like that woman.
I remember a few years back that James from Tool had a shirt that just said "Save Francis Bean" I always thought that was funny and would be a great shirt to have. From what I've heard that kid is extremely well adjusted. Must be some great nannies in that house.
i appreciate your rant.
stoner witch is a great album.
the title is "anti melvins"...therefore a perfect melvins title :lol:
courtney's performance in the 1987 flick "straight to hell" is flawless, but why wouldn't it be, she plays a pregnant junkie whore. the movie is definitely worth checking out. Joe Strummer also plays a part and Dennis Hopper make a pertinent cameo.
(http://ia.imdb.com/media/imdb/01/I/16/49/90m.jpg)
Quote from: ___-----_____------_____courtney's performance in the 1987 flick "straight to hell" is flawless, but why wouldn't it be, she plays a pregnant junkie whore. the movie is definitely worth checking out. Joe Strummer also plays a part and Dennis Hopper make a pertinent cameo.
(http://ia.imdb.com/media/imdb/01/I/16/49/90m.jpg)
Yeah, definitely worth watching. So many cameos but, ultimately not a great film.
Speaking of Strummer, anyone see Rude Boy?
http://www.chetzar.com/stonerwitch.html
something I came across...pretty cool painting
Quote from: Burnt Bridehttp://www.chetzar.com/stonerwitch.html
something I came across...pretty cool painting
more pics from this artist in the BOOK. :)
"Stoner Witch" is a Buzz O-ism used for rock "chix".
I heard somewhere that King Scratchie from the Warlock Pinchers
suggested Buzz should call an album 'Stoner Witch', which was
gonna be Houdini but ended up being the one after Prick instead.
Quote from: Green Honey"Stoner Witch" is a Buzz O-ism used for rock "chix".
I heard somewhere that King Scratchie from the Warlock Pinchers
suggested Buzz should call an album 'Stoner Witch', which was
gonna be Houdini but ended up being the one after Prick instead.
they actually say it in a son (the pinchers) "the stoner witches have entered the building" :)
i would really liked to see some pictures from the shows with the melvins and the pinchers
Quote from: EponymousQuote from: ___-----_____------_____courtney's performance in the 1987 flick "straight to hell" is flawless, but why wouldn't it be, she plays a pregnant junkie whore. the movie is definitely worth checking out. Joe Strummer also plays a part and Dennis Hopper make a pertinent cameo.
(http://ia.imdb.com/media/imdb/01/I/16/49/90m.jpg)
Yeah, definitely worth watching. So many cameos but, ultimately not a great film.
Speaking of Strummer, anyone see Rude Boy?
I've seen Rude Boy, one of those slow, quiet films that lacks narration, but does have some good footage of the Clash and Strummer. Sort of interesting but drags a little.
Quote from: Burnt Bridehttp://www.chetzar.com/stonerwitch.html
something I came across...pretty cool painting
Great artwork!
The Stoner Witch title has nothing to do with Courtney Love. I dont know where you guys got that from...and isnt one Courtney Love thread already more than we need here. there was some interview with Buzz from the Atlantic era where he said thats what they used to call all the heavy metal chicks they used to go to school with.
On Stoner Witch there's a cymbal sound that's somewhere between a splash and an open hat. I've been told it was some kind of riveted together cymbal contraption. Anybody know what it is or have photos of it?
just go to the pictures section on the site, look at the live pictures and take a look.
theres lots of pictures of dale in there.
His cymbals are really a thing of beuty.
Maybe its that crash with the upside down bowl on it?
ribbon crasher.
(http://images.misupply.com/products/full/Rhythm%20Tech/41855.jpg)
well this is the Rythym Tech ribbon crasher if that's what you mean...but Dale uses it a lot, not just on Stoner Witch...so this may not be what you're thinking of...anyway, hope this helps
He's describing a china crash cymbal.
(http://media.zzounds.com/media/brand,zzounds/fit,325by400/quality,85/21616-f1e99cbbd6d35bf2de89efa23d29bc6e.jpg)
is there a special song you are referring to?
It's not a hat, not a crash, not a china...it's somewhere inbetween. Sort of a trashy hat/ crash sound with good sustain then a quick decay at the end of the envelope. Probably something like the ribbon crasher, though I heard it was a custom piece. Didn't see it on the photos here on this site.
I'd point out the song but the Melvins are new to me and I don't know the track names! Stoner Witch is the first one I've listened to.
Quote from: klump on March 08, 2006, 07:27:32 AM
ribbon crasher.
cant be.
the ribbon crasher is more of a chang chang sound. almost like a closed high hat with a tambourine on it. a good examble for the ribbon crasher is on 'the bloat" at the end where dale is just hitting that one thing over and over again until the song ends.
Well I took the liberty of reviewing Stoner Witch and think there are three possible cymbal sounds that the author of the thread is talking about. I made some clips of 3 songs... Skweetis, At The Stake, and Lividity.
Chill, - go to this myspace page and listen to the clips and tell me if I found the cymbal sound you're talking about.
http://www.myspace.com/clipsofthemelvins
thats different cymbals.
its a high hat with effetcs, a ribbon crasher and a china.
Ive seen dale playing something that looks like splash attached on top of a crash (watch vilar demours)
and this has that sound you describe, and its less "belly" than the ribbon crasher.
I am not a drummer.
The Rhythm Tech "Pete Englehart" designed ribbon crasher is awesome. I picked up the larger of the two models (15") on ebay last year for $25. They're usually listed at around $50 at chain stores & drum outlets.
It is a ribbon crasher. I got one on my kit, and I can duplicate that sound, even though I'm really a bass player.
what's the damn thing that dale has on his bass drum?
it's like sheet metal, but is it made and sold?
Quote from: CaptainPungent on March 10, 2006, 10:32:38 AM
what's the damn thing that dale has on his bass drum?
it's like sheet metal, but is it made and sold?
the ribbon crasher! theres a picture of it a couple posts up.
its made by rhythm tech and it goes for about 40-50 bucks.... you can order it from the same place you buy percussion stuff.
if thats what your talking about.
i'm buying it.
on my kit i drill holes through metal things and put 'em up and try it out.
Quote from: CaptainPungent on March 10, 2006, 01:19:53 PM
i'm buying it.
on my kit i drill holes through metal things and put 'em up and try it out.
Its a good buy. I have one myself... they come in two sizes..... i think 12" and 15"
you can really hear dale whacking the hell out of
it is! its a live version where dale does the vocals :o
i have to buy one of these. there's so much stuff i have to buy for my kit. why are hobbies so damn expensive?
Quote from: anaconda on March 11, 2006, 10:28:01 AM
it is! its a live version where dale does the vocals :o
thats most interesting.
Quote from: anaconda on May 13, 2004, 01:35:49 PM
I think he's packin' a couple of 38DDs :lol:
lol. no, actually, I'm a guy, a Cajun guy, which is how I got stuck with a name like Rene. My fiancee is a 40DD, though, if that makes you feel better.
Strictly geeky thoughts here... but I was listening to this today and Buzz's vocals sound particularly awesome on this album. And the multitracked chorus vocal of 'At The Stake' kinda points the way forward to the harmony vocals they use so much in the latest version of the band.
as with all other Melvins releases, I love this one, and it is one of the cds I play first(along with Houdini) for people who have never heard the band before as it is one of their more "accessible" albums
best drum sound ever
Quote from: black stallion on September 01, 2009, 06:27:26 AM
best drum sound ever
Yes! Best reordered album ever! That guitar tone too....In the car, on an expensive stereo and on shitty little $2.00 earphones. This album sounds great and mixed very well.
the first time I ever heard 'Revolve', I listened to it at least 10 or 15 times in a row. For some reason that riff and that "groove" or whatever you want to call it, really jumped out at me. I was very thrilled to hear them play it live the first 2 times I saw them.
Just came across this review of Prick and Stoner Witch: http://www.viceland.com/int/v16n10/htdocs/music-reviews-192.php
QuoteSNIVLEM / Prick
Amphetamine Reptile
Two albums from the Melvins in the same year. What have we done to deserve this blessing? Or is it? Prick, released on AmRep this summer, is an experimental prick-tease. The opening track,
Quote from: PrickHonky on September 27, 2009, 09:37:00 PM
the first time I ever heard 'Revolve', I listened to it at least 10 or 15 times in a row. For some reason that riff and that "groove" or whatever
It is indeed a "groove" and it is a BEAST! When that baby drops the shit hits the fan.
Bob was responsible for curating some of the melvins art show.
Quote from: Eponymous on October 20, 2009, 10:00:56 PM
Just came across this review of Prick and Stoner Witch: http://www.viceland.com/int/v16n10/htdocs/music-reviews-192.php
QuoteSNIVLEM / Prick
Amphetamine Reptile
Two albums from the Melvins in the same year. What have we done to deserve this blessing? Or is it? Prick, released on AmRep this summer, is an experimental prick-tease. The opening track,
Quote from: GrandEmo Juan on December 16, 2009, 01:27:02 PM
Quote from: PrickHonky on September 27, 2009, 09:37:00 PM
the first time I ever heard 'Revolve', I listened to it at least 10 or 15 times in a row. For some reason that riff and that "groove" or whatever
It is indeed a "groove" and it is a BEAST! When that baby drops the shit hits the fan.
I remember At the Stake completely kicking my ass into submission the first time I listened to this record. It was a religious experience.
I heart Stoner Witch.
Hello all.
i was looking for some help on this.
I was at a record convention and stumbled upon a Stoner Witch LP still sealed.
I offered the guy $30 and he bit!
When i got home, I cracked it open and saw that the wax was HOT PINK!
Anybody know how many were pressed in pink?
There's some speculation that it was a single pressing of 5000:
http://bored.amphetaminereptile.com/index.php?topic=1679.0 (http://bored.amphetaminereptile.com/index.php?topic=1679.0)
got yourself a good bargain didn't you?
Just don't play it on something that came from SEARS bro.
if anyone here has the answer to your question it would be jochen aka 'the crybaby' on this board, you can PM him if he doesn't see this thread
Quote from: Smelvin on March 07, 2012, 05:33:29 PM
Hello all.
i was looking for some help on this.
I was at a record convention and stumbled upon a Stoner Witch LP still sealed.
I offered the guy $30 and he bit!
When i got home, I cracked it open and saw that the wax was HOT PINK!
Anybody know how many were pressed in pink?
They were all pink, but I don't know how many were pressed. You got a bargain!
as far as i know ther are 2 LP pressings:
offical pressing from atlantic: all on pink wax with gatefold cover (don't know how many have been pressed)
counterfeit pressing from germany: black wax with slip-in cover
Big shout out to Stoner Witch; helped me break through a slump and achieve a new squat PR.
I have trouble listening to the first 4 tracks because they sound too polished and commercial (e.g. Revolve). It's a good introduction for newbies, though.
Quote from: Topaz on February 26, 2016, 08:02:20 PM
I have trouble listening to the first 4 tracks because they sound too polished and commercial (e.g. Revolve). It's a good introduction for newbies, though.
This is a comment I'll never understand when Melvins fans say it.
Skweetis is a pretty brutal and weird intro by mainstream standards.
Queen only sounds mainstream by The Melvins standards. I emailed an mp3 of this song to a friend years ago thinking he'd love it but he hated it. The drums were too weird for him and he couldn't grasp the timing of the song. When I think about it no mainstream song sounds anything like Queen.
Sweet Willy Rollbar is played in an odd time signature and ends in about a minute. Once again it's too weird for the average radio listener.
Revolve is probably the closest they've ever come to having a song that sounds like it could be played on the radio. The intro is still pretty weird though. On a side note as much as I love Tool I swear they stole the main riff from this song for Lateralus.
Agreed. This was the first Melvins album I bought, after the hiccup of buying Prick first. It was so weird that it took me about a year of listening to it, just to figure out what the hell these guys were getting to.
yeah for a very long time, i considered queen one of my favorite songs. ive still never heard anything like it.
dont like revolve though. my first melvins cd was a mix burned from napster or limewire or something like that... it was 36 songs long, and i would put it on random and every other song or so my cd player would play revolve cause it was the last song. i dont think theyre algorithm accounted for 36 tracks or something. anyway burned me out in a real hurry. never really recovered either.
now id say one of my favorites off stoner witch is road bull... which used to be one that i didnt like. wasnt until i heard a live version of it where he sang the vocals more aggressively that it clicked.
Quote from: goldennuggetrecordings on March 03, 2016, 05:53:34 PM
yeah for a very long time, i considered queen one of my favorite songs. ive still never heard anything like it.
dont like revolve though.
Stoner Witch is what really made me want more albums by this band. This was probably my second Melvins album (first was Houdini). But for some reason I am not a big fan of Revolve either. I always skip that song.
Does anyone know approximately when Stoner Witch was recorded?
I understand that it took 19 days, but when were those days, in late '93 and/or early '94, or after Prick, which was in April 1994?
Quote from: Jimmy on July 08, 2020, 04:04:08 PM
Does anyone know approximately when Stoner Witch was recorded?
I understand that it took 19 days, but when were those days, in late '93 and/or early '94, or after Prick, which was in April 1994?
Pretty sure there's a good in-depth interview about recording the album which may include some dates. It may be in the Wiki somewhere - http://themelvins.net/wiki/index.php/Melvins_Articles (http://themelvins.net/wiki/index.php/Melvins_Articles)
I've seen those before; still no dates!
Quote from: Jimmy on July 08, 2020, 04:04:08 PM
Does anyone know approximately when Stoner Witch was recorded?
I understand that it took 19 days, but when were those days, in late '93 and/or early '94, or after Prick, which was in April 1994?
Peebot might know. I'm sure he wouldn't mind if you sent him a PM.
I haven't returned back to Stoner Witch for a while and listened to the song Queen last night. Immediately i was struck with how much slower the song is than i remembered. I think i have grown accustomed to the quicker tempos the band have performed it live plus the Five Legged Dog version which is also quite quick. I really like how they performed it here. It works really well faster.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uAMR1G9NH0A
true, all Melvins songs tend to be performed faster live
29 years today, this album is pure perfection
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if it's not porn featuring a Stoner Witch, yer way off-topic, Georgie boy! :lol: