I received the album on tape about one month ago. I went to the local underground record store to get it on cd and was told the album was discontinued. :shock:
IS THIS TRUEEE??????????? WHERE CAN I GET LYSOL ON CD??? ANYONE HAVE IT FOR SALE?????PLEASE HELPPP
WAAAAAAAAAAAA :cry:
-M
I can't find it anywhere either. I've been looking for a while
It's not discontinued. You can order it online if nowhere else...
i've only seen it in a record store once, at which time i of course purchased it. i would say your best bet is online
it took about a month to get mine special-ordered from www.crowsnestmusic.com
if you didnt buy it when it first came out, dont be a fucking bandwagon jumper, johnny come lately Melvins fan and buy it now Marilyn
I got mine from ebay. they have them up there once in a while, but sometimes people try to rip you off and charge you 15.99 plus shipping.
about eight months ago got it from cheap-cds.com no problem.
Yeah, I didn't have any problem getting it from a local record store.
Good album, definitely one of my favourite Melvins records.
What the fuck are you guys on about?
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000001BE1/qid=1067277110/sr=2-3/ref=sr_2_3/103-7210407-9999041
There ya go. All one track...
thank you good reverend...jeez!!
man - there are some wanky-assed reviews of lysol on that page - 'will the melvins make a come back?' - spit on whoever said that
u know how they say - 'everyone is entitled to thier opinion' - don't believe it - some people shouldn't be allowed to have opinions.
Todd....shut the fuck up. You don't know me to call me a bandwagon jumper. I'm 21 and have been listening to the Melvins since I was 13. Forgive me if I wasn't "in" on the Melvins by the age of 10. Let me give you a pat on the back since you own EVERY ALBUM EVER MADE by the Melvins. :roll: If I knew where you lived i'd rob your ass.
Thanks for the peeps providing links. You made my day! :D
I'm going shopping...... 8)
What really steams me is that i had to order most (found king b ep) of the boner era music, and when i got them all, they later had them all at the store. (Crows Nest in Crest Hill, there's another one in Chicago.) What's weird is that they have just about everything the Melvins released except the Cd's released by Atlantic. And how come i can't find a Stag Cd brand new in any music store?!
Stag is out of print in America. You can order it new from Amazon.uk I believe. Houdini and Stoner Witch are part of the Atlantinc Nice Price budget line and should be able to be found for $9.99 each.
i payed a full price for houdini, about 18 euros. Bastards.
Quote from: ziumi payed a full price for houdini, about 18 euros. Bastards.
Jeez! I got mine for $8 used. My Cd has the Atlantic logo on one of dogs head's tongue like it's an acid stamp. (so i've heard :wink: )
Quote from: todd baioif you didnt buy it when it first came out, dont be a fucking bandwagon jumper, johnny come lately Melvins fan and buy it now Marilyn
maybe she didnt hear of them before then.
why do you care if she wants to own the cd?
cuz i have issues mr billy cockstroke
Quote from: kl0pperabout eight months ago got it from cheap-cds.com no problem.
I buy probably 90% of my music on this site. I love it.
i downloaded a cd called melvins and a cd called lysol... to my knowledge they're supposed to be the same, but lysol is one song around 30 minutes long... the other has six tracks: Roman bird dog, hung bunny, second comming, sacrifice, with teeth and the ballad of dwight fry. Somebody tell me about this..............
What's Up Doc?
In 1992 The Melvins had an album called lysol with six songs
Hung Bunny
Roman Dog Bird
Sacrifice (Flipper)
Second Coming (Alice Cooper)
The Ballad of Dwight Fry (Alice Cooper)
With Teeth
Although there are multiple songs it is one track long, buddy.
Take Care
lysol and the selftitled album are the exact same album, the copyright owner of the name lysol appearently sued to get the name off the record, so only early copies of lysol read lysol (there is a picture in the discography section of this site http://www.themelvins.net/discography/index.html)
as for tracks my cd 'melvins' (br35-2/tup42-2) is one long track and the names of the songs are nowhere to be found on it, I think it's going to be just as hard to prove whenever 'lysol' has one track or not, as it is to pick up a 'lysol' labeled copy, if you downloaded them the tracks were propperly ripped out of the single track
Yeah...Dumbass.
I know i could of just listened and compared... but i'm a melvins fan, so i'm quite lazy.
I know some of the tracks for this wonderful CD, and some of the times, but can someone give the definite times for each track? I know there are supposedly 6 songs, but when I listen to it I count 5.
I think the gap I can't sense is between Hung Bunny and Roman Dog Bird. I'm not sure though.
Yeah, that's where you'll be going wrong. In truth I can't spot a distinct difference but it's at around 10:00 or so when Dale starts drumming constantly. That's when Hung Bunny shifts into Roman Dog Bird.
Track Listing:
Hung Bunny
Roman Dog Bird
Sacrifice
Second Coming
The Ballad of Dwight Fry
With Teeth
The track you are probably not able to distinguish is Second Coming. On Love It to Death it is more than the marching drums and melody, but a full song with lyrics. The Ballad of Dwight Fry is also shortened quite a bit from the original Alice Cooper version as well.
Quote from: blacksantaTrack Listing:
Hung Bunny
Roman Dog Bird
Sacrifice
Second Coming
The Ballad of Dwight Fry
With Teeth
The track you are probably not able to distinguish is Second Coming. On Love It to Death it is more than the marching drums and melody, but a full song with lyrics. The Ballad of Dwight Fry is also shortened quite a bit from the original Alice Cooper version as well.
No, I knew the marching drums was a sepparate song. Thanks anyways though.
So Hung Bunny and Roman Dog Bird are combined? That's what I was kinda guessing.
hung bunny (00:00-10:59)
roman dog bird (10:59-18:19)
sacrifice (Flipper song) (18:23-24:30)
second coming (24:30-25:45)
the ballard of dwight fry (Alice Cooper song) (25:45-28:55)
with teeth (28:56-31:23)
From enrique's melvins page. I'm pretty sure the change from hung bunny to roman bird dog is when they throw in that time change, right before buzzo's vocals come in.
I wish they had covered halo of flies instead, I'm not a huge ballad of dwight fry fan.
shit...i always read that as roman bird dog.....isn't the way it is? it makes alot more sense. a bird dog is a dog that hunters use when hunting birds, no? maybe everyone on this forum just got confused, everyone is writing dog bird.
Quote from: Vcavalloshit...i always read that as roman bird dog.....isn't the way it is? it makes alot more sense. a bird dog is a dog that hunters use when hunting birds, no? maybe everyone on this forum just got confused, everyone is writing dog bird.
Unless someone out there actually has Lysol on vinyl we'll never know...
it's roman bird dog, i play it on my guitar when my neighbors have parties on weeknights
Damn! Dog Bird sounds so much cooler though...:(
I have it on vinyl and the track names are not listed.
Blacksanta
I always thought it was Romanian Bird Dog :lol:
so there is no true answer?
you guys are probably right on the shift from hung bunny to roman bird dog but couldn't it also be when dale stops drumming for a second around 17 or 18 minutes and the song then becomes different.if that makes sense.do yall know what im talking about?
there's a short pause, and then their's a cover song by Flipper called Sacrifice. Hope this is what you were talking about smokey.
That Sacrifice song is so awesome!
naw man, before sacrifice. i think the guitar by itself and then the kick ass song is all hung bunny. but then there's a part when dale stops playing and then buzz starts another riff. i think that's roman bird dog, like the last two or three minutes before sacrifice. but i'm probably wrong.
didnt i post the times?
okay, i know what your talking about smokey. It's still Roman Bird Dog. It's like you dont want the song to end, and then buzz goes into another riff.
if you seen the 2001 tour, during that break in the song, dale would stand up and kiss his biceps. It was cool.
I've been wondering, Buzz said that he booted Joe Preston for being lazy and unmotivated and it's true that he basically just ripped off Earth with his solo record, so I wondered if he had any input on the writing of With Teeth or Roman Bird Dog? I ask, because those are possibly my two favourite Melvins songs at the min, but with Lysol sporting two covers it doesn't seem as though the Melvins got too much work done with Joe in the band. Were they all Buzz or did Joe's unique brand of heaviness send the sessions in the direction they went?
it has been rumored that joe did in fact write with teeth. of course there is no way to prove it, but that's what "they" say.
Oh hell ya!! Joe's two masterpieces are With Teeth and Night Goat,
he had alot to do with Lysol, he spearheaded it pretty much - they
didn't sound like that on any of the albums leading up to it, and their
sound changed after it. Don't write Joe off as lazy at all.
I also have to disagree that Joe 'basically ripped of Earth' -
he's miles beyond them in playing, programming and sheer fucked
up crazy noisy heaviness. IMO
Quote from: anaconda
I also have to disagree that Joe 'basically ripped of Earth' -
he's miles beyond them in playing, programming and sheer fucked
up crazy noisy heaviness. IMO
Dude, listen to any track from 'Earth 2', or the first two off 'Extra Capular...' and tell me he didn't just rip them off in 'Hands First Flower'. It's blatant!
If he wrote With Teeth, does he make most of the royalties off the recent 7" then? Is he credited on there? And Night Goat's his, too, eh? Seems like he left an impression on the band with those two alone...
thats dissapointing if Joe did write with teeth, i bet that the rumor that "they" say is complete bullshit though. I get the impression that the back of Lysol has JOE in big letters because he was lazy and wanted to get big fast as buzz stated. It would make sense for him to have not done much on Lysol
even if he didn't write with teeth, the melvins did change up on that album and haven't been back to that sludge pit sense. his bass sound alone is worth the price of the album.
and i can see why buzz said he didn't like his work ethic, i mean fuck who could keep up with buzz anyway, they put out so much shit it would be difficult for a stoner to keep up. just look how regularly joe puts shit out now.
Would someone please tell me WHERE they read that Joe contributed to Lysol? I don't think he did anything. His bass sounded good, but as for writing, I'm betting Buzz did it all. He has said in interviews that Mark D was the first one, aside from himself, to write any songs. His solo album and the rest of his stuff are very sludgy, but I'm sure if he wrote anything on Lysol, it would have been mentioned. That would be a good question to ask Buzz or Dale at a show sometime.
well joe played in earth, so he couldn't rip his own band:) but i don't if he played in earth before melvins, you can bash me:)
Quote from: beee54well joe played in earth, so he couldn't rip his own band:) but i don't if he played in earth before melvins, you can bash me:)
Yeah, he played in Earth for their 1991 EP, 'Extra Capsular Extraction' before joining the Melvins. By the by, Earth was NEVER Preston's band. It's all Dylan Carlson's baby...
yeah i knew about that, but he was in the band :)
Listen to the first 10 minutes of lysol.... then notice joe was in earth...
Unless Buzzo really liked that sound and specifically recruited joe from a band with that sound.
I don't think its just a wild coincidence. But who knows. The Melvins influenced Earth with gluey porch, and then melvins influenced by earth. Like revolver- pet sounds - sgt peppers or whatevcer the beatles went. Weird.
Preston did not have anything to do with songwriting on Lysol. By the by, I happen to recall an interview where the Melvins rated all of their past records (up until '94 I think) and Dale reviewed The Preston EP by saying Joe treated it like a homework assignment. He gave it a "big, fat zero".
Does this interview still exist in any format? I'd love to read it, sounds cracking! Anyone help?
I don't have the article anymore, it came out in the Rocket in '94. Oddly enough, I was in 8th grade when that came out, I picked it up the same day I went downtown to purchase Houdini on vinyl for 6.99, my first Melvins album! That article was the only discography I had of them for years.
blacksanta
hey a friend of mine pointed out to me a while back the correlation between the cover of lysol and the lyrics in koollegged. the lyrics are supposed to be "jesus as an indian" not "jesus and an indian" i think buzz still has this painting hanging at his crib. just an interesting little note from a reliable source.
that interview with the homework remark was reprinted in the issue of Pissing in the Wind that is on this site somewhere
Brilliant stuff! I'm so pleased that I could read it...I love articles like that about bands. Seems Joe was pretty lazy after all, if Dale and Buzz are to be believed...Thanks for the heads up Merida.
joe made the riff for with teeth...buzz made the vocal parts
Quote from: klumpjoe made the riff for with teeth...buzz made the vocal parts
I was wondering about this the other week...in fact check down the forum for a topic about it. Where did you find that out, Klump?
is it true the melvins also re-recorded Night Goat on the 'Neither here
nor there' cd so that they could get out of paying joe royalties for the
main riff/bassline in that song.
If they did, they've kept it bloody close to the AmRep single version. Plus, With Teeth's on there, so he'd have made money for that anyway...
You'd certainly like to hope so for Joe's sake.
But I don't think that's the case unfortunately.
i swear i read that about joe writing with teeth and i'm a relative melvins youngster compared to some of yall so i know someone else had to see this.
or was it all a dream........... . . . . . . . . . .
i've had dreams like that about music :(
had one a few weeks ago where I dreamt that Bill Waterson wrote a bunch more Calvin & Hobbes books... it was a sad moment when i discovered that it wasn't true.
Joe's presence in the art book is interesting, as the album art is covered...
mark d is obscured and skewed around too
does anyone have any info on the lysol cd? i remember reading somewhere that on some of the cds they just taped over lysol after the company sued...anyone know what im talking about?
NP: Melvins - Bar x
Quote from: klumpdoes anyone have any info on the lysol cd? i remember reading somewhere that on some of the cds they just taped over lysol after the company sued...anyone know what im talking about?
NP: Melvins - Bar x
I have seen some copies where "Lysol" was blacked out but you could still read it if it was on the right angle. This would be the cheapest way of doing it, rather than re-printing the covers.
My vinyl copy of Lysol has the title on the front taped over and the title on the spine painted over. On my CD copy the tape has been removed (with some success) and the the paint on the spine has been somewhat removed (with little success).
I've been looking for the original Lysol for a while now. Some places say they have it but it turns out to just be the newer "Melvins" cover.
Anyone know where I could get a copy at a decent price?
No offence man, but why do you need a copy adorned with the logo so badly? You're getting the same entire experience missing five letters of text. Anyway you'll pay through the nose for one on eBay if you want it...it was repealed way back in 1992...
No, I don't NEED it, and I won't kill myself if I don't have it, but if I could get it at a resonable ($30 tops) price it would be cool. I have a pretty large collection of CD's & vinyl and some of them are what I consider "collectables". I just enjoy having that kind of stuff, especially from one of my favorite bands. I've been into (sometimes obsessed by) music for close to 40 years now. Music has always been a large part of my life. I've tried playing guitar but my fingers don't do what my mind wants them to. I have to admire musicians from the sidelines, which is fine except when music starts to suck, which happens fairly often. Hairbands? Frigging Coldplay? Fleetwood Mac? Eric Clapton? Give me a break!
Am I making sense? I don't want to sound like an idiot.
Nah, I hear you, man...I'm a bit of a completist myself but I'm resigned to the fact that I cannot possibly own every Melvins release so I tend be content with just having the music itself rather than the memoribilia that accompanies it.
Thanks man. I know that there's no way I could ever own everything the Melvins have put out. Well, maybe if Buzz became my personal slave. Call me pessimistic, but I don't think that's gonna happen.
BTW, do you know where your signature comes from? I'm guessing you do.
What, the quote? Gruntruck's faulous 1992 stompalong 'Tribe' be where the sentiment emerges...
Sorry man, nothing against you and I'm not trying to put you down in any way, but it actually comes from the song "Almost Cut My Hair" by CSNY in 1970 (written by David Crosby). He sang "feel like letting my freak flag fly". The album was Deja vu. I don't know, but it's possible he got the line from somewhere else before he wrote the song. Of course, he's always been so stoned I doubt that he can remember lyrics from other peoples songs.
If I knew as much about other things as I do about music, I'd be a millionare.
All this shit is just stuck in my brain!
I'm gonna wave my freak flag high
- The Jimi Hendrix Experience, "If 6 Was 9", 1967
Ah, y'see I've only heard that Crosby song once and don't really remember it...
I've been busted big-time! I can't believe I forgot about the Hendrix song! I'll be kicking myself for the next week.
Thanks man!
I feel like an idiot.
Quote from: DudbeanAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGGGHHH!!!
TOOL wrote:
QuoteLast week I went to the dentist
He pulled some teeth and I lost some blood
I'd like to thank you for the cards you've sent us
My wife and I are all choaked up
I can't think of what song this and who it's by, and it's driving me fucking crazy!! I know it!! I think I might even own it. I want to say The Jesus Lizard but I don't think that's right. Someone please help me through this painful episode!
Neil Young - "Sedan Delivery"
Quote from: TOOLI've been busted big-time! I can't believe I forgot about the Hendrix song! I'll be kicking myself for the next week.
Thanks man!
I feel like an idiot.
Hey that's alright. Credit where it's due and all that.
It may well date to before the Hendrix song, I don't know. It does seem to fit in very well, though.
Eponymous,
I'm impressed by your musical knowledge! I had serious doubts that anyone here would know that!
Now I need to come up with something new.
Quote from: TOOLEponymous,
I'm impressed by your musical knowledge! I had serious doubts that anyone here would know that!
Now I need to come up with something new.
Awww, shucks.
I paid over $70 for my sealed original first pressing.
Was it worth it?
sure if you enjoy it
Quote from: turnacusssure if you enjoy it
and don't open it.
Quote from: EponymousQuote from: turnacusssure if you enjoy it
and don't open it.
so don't enjoy it :)
are the commonly known song titles on lysol made up? i can't find them
anywhere on the album.
i got my original lysol (with "lysol" written on it) for free. bought ozma and
the guy who sold it just gave it to me as a "bonus" - i love the amazon
market-places, way better than ebay. people are just generally more
friendly there, nowadays you get almost everything you want and the
prices are more than fair.
I think the song names are from setlists and stuff :)
it just like the hairway to steven album, no song titles there, just animals crapping and women bending over... hehe
Quote from: mobmobare the commonly known song titles on lysol made up? i can't find them
anywhere on the album.
The songtitles were named in Melvins Newsletter #1 (except for 'Second Coming').
which you received as member 83 of the melvins army!!!
it all fits together mest. 8)
Quote from: anacondawhich you received as member 83 of the melvins army!!!
it all fits together mest. 8)
Yes, doesn't it?
Someday I'll find a scanner and send copies to Brian. Till then I'll keep info like this ALL to myself!
On my version of the cd that I bought when it was released, there was just black tape over the "lysol"-word...
Yippeee! :D Got it off amazon. It'll be my 16th Melvins CD I think.
It's about time I'm getting it. I've never been able to find it in stores. :x It won't arrive for awhile though. :( I'm looking forward to see the booklet, and the whole context of the CD. That's something I always look forward to with the Melvins, because they have the coolest artwork.
feel free to post your lysol thoughts
I've posted my Lysol thoughts elsewhere on this board a few times so I'll just say, there's not much to the booklet (inlay) and artwork except "JOE" :wink:
From what I remember apart from the front, there isn't much artwork...
Musically its amazing.. its the first melvins I ever heard and it got me hooked right away. With Teeth is possibly the best song of all time
Quote from: LouiLoomisI've posted my Lysol thoughts elsewhere on this board a few times so I'll just say, there's not much to the booklet (inlay) and artwork except "JOE" :wink:
Yeah, I've heard about the JOE thing. That's on the back of the CD?
Quote from: Metalhead CowQuote from: LouiLoomisI've posted my Lysol thoughts elsewhere on this board a few times so I'll just say, there's not much to the booklet (inlay) and artwork except "JOE" :wink:
Yeah, I've heard about the JOE thing. That's on the back of the CD?
Correct. :)
with teeth is joe's masterpiece in the melvins canon. he was the main writer. also the night goat main riff was attributed to him. lysol is a
good purchase!! lysol has the indian. its like the opposite to prick which
has a cowboy. :roll:
I got Lysol (aka s/t) a few months ago for $12.99 (new) at the local indie cd store here.
nice scoop hombr
Quote from: anacondawith teeth is joe's masterpiece in the melvins canon. he was the main writer. also the night goat main riff was attributed to him. lysol is a
good purchase!! lysol has the indian. its like the opposite to prick which
has a cowboy. :roll:
Acctually, I read an interview with Buzz where he was like "People say to me, my favorite Melvins music is the Lysol era", and he was like "Well thanks, cause I wrote all the songs!"
he said that about the Mark D era too, and it's clearly not true.
Maybe thats why they were going thru bassists like underwear
for a while there. lack of credit so to speak. :?:
although i would never dispute that buzz arranged and
fleshed out joes initial rudimentary bass lines. even joe
has admitted that. but he wrote alot of the core grooves.
half the songs start with him all by himself for a reason!
Don't laugh. I've had contact with Joe? through email very sporadically. I asked him.
Joe is very talented. Thrones is proof of this! He's not too
lazy to completely program all the damn drum tracks,
which plays his amazing cascade of demon noise over.
Anaconda's right, just listen to Thrones 'Oso Malo'. I do a lot of programming and it still amazes me everytime how much effort Joe has put into each and everyone of his songs.
There is very little artwork to Lysol. The inlay just has a picture of some roses. It has an indian looking up toward the sky while on a horse. No credible info such as song titles is found, just their names; with Joe's name prominently featured in a gigantic font.
I like the album, but I would have liked it better if the songs were divided rather than just one big track. The CD artwork just repeats the roses motif featured on the inlay. Does any one here have the original Lysol CD with the title Lysol on the cover? Is the artwork any different?
i have the original, its the same :)
Hey guys. it came today! I haven't listened to it yet. In fact, I'm probally going to go listen to it by the next ten minutes.
I listened to it yesterday. I already knew all the songs beforehand, but wasn't hugely impressed, but I'm going to listen to it again tonight.
Quote from: Metalhead CowI listened to it yesterday. I already knew all the songs beforehand, but wasn't hugely impressed, but I'm going to listen to it again tonight.
Make sure when you do, whack it on at full volume and then wait for the transition of Hung Bunny into Roman Bird Dog...that's heaviness. Plus, With Teeth's possibly the best thing they've ever written!
Still, I'm with you on not really digging the covers. 'Sacrifice' is pretty cool but Dwight Fry's a bit pish...
Dwight Fry is great cause I know With Teeth is around the corner!
I knew all the songs beforehand, and acctually liked them all, but it just didn't really strike me that much when I listened to the album for some reason. I've only listened to it once though, and I'm definetely listening to it later today (and this time I mean it! :P ).
excellent man :) i nought ozma/gpt a while ago, i still didn't have the original, i felt guilty for not owning those excellent albums, gluey porch treatments has one of the fattest productions ever
maybe someone already asked this a few years ago:
who produced lysol?
this great drum sound is ans will ever will be amazing!
Recorded by Jonathon Burnside.
thanks a lot.
i agree that Lysol has the most powerful drum sound ive ever heard
Dale's kit sounds huge and is in the front of the mix. i fucking loved it
if only that dude would have produced the Maggot
ahaahahahahah
another lysol thread!!!
hmmm, is this thread about Lysol or Melvins???
or is it both??
dunn-dunn-dahhhh!!!!!!!!!!!
well this album really does deserve this many threads.
1 more please
off topic but I've always put Lysol beside Prick on the shelf
because they fit together based on their covers, one being the indian
oil painting and the other being the cowboy artwork. strange but TRUE!!!!!
p.s. there are separated versions of Lysol out there where someone
has put pauses between the 'tracks', perhaps thats what you got Gonz.
so like is this album worth it???
don't bother answering
Quote from: anacondaoff topic but I've always put Lysol beside Prick on the shelf
because they fit together based on their covers, one being the indian
oil painting and the other being the cowboy artwork. strange but TRUE!!!!!
p.s. there are separated versions of Lysol out there where someone
has put pauses between the 'tracks', perhaps thats what you got Gonz.
i never hear of anybody talk of this corelation between the lysol cover and the lyrics in koolegged, which were pointed out to me by a friend of the melvins.
KOOLLEGGED:
The river where your legs meet sprouts wings and rus and crawls and kicks and now speaks.
The feelings I get now are close but I doubt they could ever compete.
I remember drinking Kool Aid its odour and its taste and drinking 7-Up to get well.
A picture of Jesus and an Indian over my bed, and playing with parts of my self.
And now you're so forgiving
now shouldnt the line read "a picture of jesus AS an indian..." makes sense.
Buzz is like a Botthivista channeling all religions into
one big maelstrom of out of tune noise. The indian
and cowboy are both atop their trusty horses as well on
each cover
the picture of jesus as an indian did indeed once hang over a young buzzo's bed, i recall.
Quote from: Green Honeythe picture of jesus as an indian did indeed once hang over a young buzzo's bed, i recall.
hell, its in his living room now. :wink: hope mackie doesnt have a problem with that vision.(uhhhhh... ahhhhhhh! *squirt*)
:P :lol:
verybody seems really hung up on getting the names & other somewhat nerdy data straight for who-knows-what...
Does it really matter?
Will it make you a better person? A more Evil person?
Will it make people start more threads about this rockin' fuckin' album?
I've been listening to these guys since 92 and I still don't give a fuck about memorizing the song titles and I still enjoy the hell out of this and most all of their material...
Stop geeking out & rock the fuck out...
Quote from: turnacuss
I wish they had covered halo of flies instead, I'm not a huge ballad of dwight fry fan.
Well, the boys have been covering "Halo of Flies" live quite often in the past few years (originally on the 2 x 4 tour with Dave Scott Stone on 2nd guitar). Apparently the Melvins live version is what finally got Jello into the band (he loves early Alice Cooper) so I think we all may see a release of "Halo...." in the near future. Possibly on the forthcoming Alternative Tentacles EP? I would prefer Buzz's vocals over Jello's though.
i got mine for 6 bucks shipped on ebay. funny thing is that i thought it was the S/T verison of the CD. then about 5 months after getting it i looked at the cover and notices a very small piece of unnoticable black tape. after removing it i noticed "Lysol". super cool for me. now i can pretend im a bad ass and get lots of pussy.
10 topics about Lysol ?? :shock: :shock: :shock:
Hey Brian come on!!! hahahaha
so is it "roman bird dog" or "roman dog bird" supposedly it says what the tracks are titled on either an early cassette version of lysol or an lp, neither of which i have, if someone has that info and can prove it, that would be greatly appreciated.
AHAHA
Not another thread about Lysol!
It's always been 'Roman Bird Dog' in my mindseye.
mine too but others have been saying it the other way for quite some time.
hmmmmm, logic dictates that it be a bird dog (a dog which
hunts birds), rather than dog bird (a bird that hunts dogs??)
unless it is something like an egyptian dog bird, half dog half bird god type creature
Quote from: anacondahmmmmm, logic dictates that it be a bird dog (a dog which
hunts birds), rather than dog bird (a bird that hunts dogs??)
Logic? What does logic have to do with it?
its "Roman Dog Bird"
i know it doesnt sound right, but according to a few interviews with Buzzo in and around the Joe Preston years, he has always referred to the song as "Roman Dog Bird"
You're certain? I'm still not swayed just yet, I'm going on ebay
to have a little look around for the vinyl or cassette version.
I have first editions of both vinyl and CD but there's no tracklisting on either.
BUT!! Luckily enough I have the MELVINS Newsletter #1 from spring 1993 and it says:
And here's another clue for you all: Hung Bunny, Roman Dog Bird, Sacrifice, Ballad of Dwight Fry, With Teeth.
here's a picture of a bird dog (???)
(http://www.f-i-n-e.com/GalleryPics/Citron/Bird%20Dog,%20right.jpg)
by the way i ordered lysol yesterday, together with sleep's jerusalem and napalm death's "bootlegged in japan". hooray for me :)
thanks mestersen. obviously the guy who did the fanzine got it wrong. :)
yeah i think its cassette only that has the tracklisting
i've got it on cassette...there's no tracklisting.
Quote from: noctrunlysol and the selftitled album are the exact same album, the copyright owner of the name lysol appearently sued to get the name off the record, so only early copies of lysol read lysol (there is a picture in the discography section of this site http://www.themelvins.net/discography/index.html)
as for tracks my cd 'melvins' (br35-2/tup42-2) is one long track and the names of the songs are nowhere to be found on it, I think it's going to be just as hard to prove whenever 'lysol' has one track or not, as it is to pick up a 'lysol' labeled copy, if you downloaded them the tracks were propperly ripped out of the single track
And I think the "mid" copies of the CD had the word "Lysol" blacked out...mine is like that, I know. You can see the letters, but it is like they were marked out/covered up with a black sharpie. Unless the stores were required to do that....
..yeah, just checked. The one I have must be a mid production because you can see that the word "Lysol" on the side is covered up and the front where it said "Lysol" had a black sticker over it. Had to have been done by Boner, I imagine. Of course, I took the sticker off.....;)
Quote from: colosilverado..yeah, just checked. The one I have must be a mid production because you can see that the word "Lysol" on the side is covered up and the front where it said "Lysol" had a black sticker over it. Had to have been done by Boner, I imagine. Of course, I took the sticker off.....;)
Crap, I see this is already covered in another Lysol thread....
Maybe I'll start another Lysol thread due to a lack of them around here.
i just got this awesome cd but it doesnt have any track listing on the back or in the booklet. i figured that people would know what the songs are called from the original lysol pressing but i read somewhere that all they did to that is place black stickers over them and then later get rid of the offending "lysol".
I'm just curious as to how people know what all the songs are called? the only i way i know is through the internet.
1 - Hung Bunny-Roman Dog Bird
2 - Sacrifice (Flipper)
3 - The Ballad of Dwight Fry (Alice Cooper)
4 - With Teeth
yeah i know what the songs are, i just wanna know HOw you know what the songs are, like how would the first person who bought the cd have known what the tracks are called? were they printed on the original lysol pressing or what?
Quote from: Voltzyyeah i know what the songs are, i just wanna know HOw you know what the songs are, like how would the first person who bought the cd have known what the tracks are called? were they printed on the original lysol pressing or what?
http://www.themelvins.net/bbs/viewtopic.php?t=2396&highlight=roman
Not another Lysol thread :shock:
yeah, it seems this album of all albums is a bit of enigma
everyone has to ask at least one question about it.
Quote from: DubEMCNot another Lysol thread :shock:
well i moved down here to austin and the house i'm staying at has a painting of the lysol cover. no shit. the only difference is that the sky is blue instead of orange. everything else is the exact same. the owner says it was from her grandma and is at least 50 years old. there is no name on it though. i've tried to buy from her with no success :evil:
take a picture of it!
hmmm that's very interesting.
my mom collects southwest art and she has a plate with the same pic.on another note there's a bar in gary,ind. that has a painting that is the same as the first goatsnake album cover.
Quote from: klumptake a picture of it!
not until i find a scanner big boy.
Sounds like it was many of the really old paintings that you'd find at a garage sale
Quote from: Steve LudlowQuote from: klumptake a picture of it!
not until i find a scanner big boy.
It sounds sex-ay when you call Klump a 'big boy'!
(http://img245.echo.cx/img245/7421/erasesponge45kc.jpg)
:-k :-$
The Lysol painting is actually the logo of the Beach Boys' Brother Records label, too. Looks like that Indian got about!
That same indian painting is on the cover of some other band's CD also.. can't remeber the bands name :(
I posted about it here (http://ask.metafilter.com/mefi/17925), so maybe someone can shed some light on this mystery!
http://www.bsnpubs.com/warner/distributed/brother.html
Mom! Im a BIG boy!!! :?
http://www.allposters.com/gallery.asp?CID=88F4AF8470E2477DBAE3F1C6323E8390&startat=http%3A//www.allposters.com/getposter.asp%3FCID%3D88F4AF8470E2477DBAE3F1C6323E8390%26PPID%3D1%26apnum%3D375076%26search%3D34301%26f%3Dc%26FindID%3D34301%26SearchID%3D
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Appeal_to_the_Great_Spirit.jpg
thanks to metafilter
who wants the poster? :)
i actually think the figure on the lysol cover is a figurine thats been taken a pic of. it looks slightly 3d :?
which Alice Cooper album is "Ballad of Dwight Fry" on and is the original much different?
Love It To Death.
AMG (http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:3zaqoalabijm) is your friend.
I'm watching A Clockwork Orange right now, one of my favorites. this same painting caught my eye. it's when Alex walks into the record store, before he picks up the two girls for a bit of the old in out, in out. said painting can be seen on the bottom left side of the screen. it's also the cover of another album
real horrorshow
I was listening to Lysol again for the first time in years and realised it's one of my favourites. But I'm wondering where the info came from about song titles etc. I've only got a CD copy and have never seen a vinyl or tape copy so I have no idea if the song titles are mentioned on them. Can anybody clear this up? Also did Jonathan Burnside record it? I've always liked the production and was kinda amused to find that the snare sound was sampled from a really bad Led Zeppelin tune. Kinda makes me wish the Melvins would do a few long sludge songs again, but of course why would they repeat themselves.
Courtesy of the wise shotgun:
What's Up Doc?
In 1992 The Melvins had an album called lysol with six songs
Hung Bunny
Roman Dog Bird
Sacrifice (Flipper)
Second Coming (Alice Cooper)
The Ballad of Dwight Fry (Alice Cooper)
With Teeth
Although there are multiple songs it is one track long, buddy.
Take Care
Mesteren said:
I have first editions of both vinyl and CD but there's no tracklisting on either.
BUT!! Luckily enough I have the MELVINS Newsletter #1 from spring 1993 and it says:
And here's another clue for you all: Hung Bunny, Roman Dog Bird, Sacrifice, Ballad of Dwight Fry, With Teeth.
If you do a search for all terms of 'Lysol hung bunny song' these threads should come up.
Hi, a couple of days after my copy arrived I searched the net to find the tracklist, in one of the webpages found a list showing the times in which each song begins and ends. I think all times are correct except for the time Hung Bunny ends... just doesn't seem accurate. Here's the list:
Hung Bunny {00:00
I always skip Lysol for some reason when I listen to the Melvins album by album; and I don't know why, as it fucking tears.
No, that time is right.
Hey is that Alfonso from the Fresh Prince dancing the merry jig? What a honky.
Lysol is a good brand name cleanser.
Quote from: Joe Deutrom on November 06, 2005, 11:10:13 AM
Lysol is a good brand name cleanser.
eliminates odors. makes your whole house clean.
(http://img452.imageshack.us/img452/7400/mitchgame7oz.jpg)
Yeah mumu, THATS what I'm talkin bout!
can someone explain what lysol has to do with an indian sitting on a horse?
the same thing that a fruit basket has to do with a bullhead: nothing! :lol:
Quotecan someone explain what lysol has to do with an indian sitting on a horse?
When I listen to Hung Bunny, a movie plays in my head. It is a lone Indian warrior, riding across the planes........surveying the ruined the landscape caused by whitey. Each single Crover blast is a cannon going off in the distance, from the American cavalry slowly marching towards the warrior's tribe's encampment. As the cannonballs start coming faster and faster, he climbs a hill overlooking the honky army. He summons forth the spirits of rain, wind and lightning. The sky darkens, and the ghosts of his Indian forefathers descend from the clouds on lightning bolts and ride with the last warrior to battle. (this is the steady drumming part) I've had that in my head for ten years and never shared.
And that is what an Indian on horseback has to do with Lysol.
I thought it meant that if the Indians had Lysol then they could have disinfected all the germs that the white man brought with him that killed most of the Indians off.
I saw a copy of that painting in an antique store once. I almost bought it, until I saw they wanted $100 for it. Heck, maybe it was the original.
Quote from: Pelican on November 08, 2005, 10:02:35 PMI saw a copy of that painting in an antique store once. I almost bought it, until I saw they wanted $100 for it. Heck, maybe it was the original.
You can have this one for $65 - http://www.rubylane.com/shops/meadowlane/item/111991
More info on image:
http://www.sma.nebo.edu/swap/pkt/dallin/cdgreatspirit.html
its a growth industry out there, people are knocking off copies of it, worse than velvet elvises
Lysol is for me the best album Melvins has ever-ever-ever-ever made. Perfect to listen at full volume when you drive around in the beautiful norwegian fjords at summertime. Narrow roads, big mountains, the fjord and Dale Crover hammering every ?? seconds on the "first" track is an exeptional experience. And when Buzz goes into Sacrfice, the gas-pedal is mowing dangerously. "Can you hear the war-cries, it`s time to enlist!!!" Of course Buzz, it`s 14 years since I left the norwegian army, but I WILL enlist, I promise!
Quote from: anaconda on November 09, 2005, 12:44:27 AM
its a growth industry out there, people are knocking off copies of it, worse than velvet elvises
I'm a bit more partial to the bull & toreador.
I guess lysol brings out the imagination. I'm with conda, I don't really think MELVINS try to illustrate their recordings with their cover art. if they DO, then someone please explain the TRILOGY to me.
The only thing with Lysol that gives me association to indians is the track Sacrfice, which obviously has a war-theme.
SACRIFICE:
Can't you hear the war cry
It's time to enlist
The people speak as one
The cattle, the crowd
Those too afraid to live
Demand a sacrifice
Demand a sacrifice
Demand a sacrifice of your life
Sacrifice
Can you smell their stinking breath
Listen to them
Chanting and gasing and
Chanting their slogans
It's a grave digger's song
Praising God and state
So the nation will live
So we all can remain as cattle
They demand a sacrifice
They demand a sacrifice
They demand a s sacrifice of your life
Sacrifice
The way Buzz sings on some parts of the lyric reminds me of an angry indian, especially when he sings "It's a grave digger's song".
Every time when I listen to Hung Bunny and look at the cover, instead of war images between indians and cowboys, use to imagine the indian in some kind of meditation while looking at the sky, specially when you begin to hear the "aahhhhhh" voices sounding very low, like a shaolin monk or a budist meditating in the distance.
Quote from: Stonergrunge on November 09, 2005, 10:38:38 AM
Every time when I listen to Hung Bunny and look at the cover, instead of war images between indians and cowboys, use to imagine the indian in some kind of meditation while looking at the sky, specially when you begin to hear the "aahhhhhh" voices sounding very low, like a shaolin monk or a budist meditating in the distance.
or Kyoto monks.
Quote from: blacksanta on November 08, 2005, 09:54:53 PM
Quotecan someone explain what lysol has to do with an indian sitting on a horse?
When I listen to Hung Bunny, a movie plays in my head. It is a lone Indian warrior, riding across the planes........surveying the ruined the landscape caused by whitey. Each single Crover blast is a cannon going off in the distance, from the American cavalry slowly marching towards the warrior's tribe's encampment. As the cannonballs start coming faster and faster, he climbs a hill overlooking the honky army. He summons forth the spirits of rain, wind and lightning. The sky darkens, and the ghosts of his Indian forefathers descend from the clouds on lightning bolts and ride with the last warrior to battle. (this is the steady drumming part) I've had that in my head for ten years and never shared.
And that is what an Indian on horseback has to do with Lysol.
i got chills as i imagined that last part about riding with the last warrior to battle. i like that, man.
powerful image
the first few "ah"s definitely have a native american flare in my ear. as well as the steading pounding and chant-like voices.
i often think of native americans when i hear slow heavy music. there seems to be some direct connection which i can't describe and don't know why i feel.
I always assumed the Lysol cover was because Buzz had that picture as a kid.
Quote from: KOOLLEGGEDA picture of Jesus and an Indian over my bed, and playing with parts of my self.
more like "Hey, this looks cool"
Quote from: Eponymous on November 09, 2005, 03:49:39 PM
I always assumed the Lysol cover was because Buzz had that picture as a kid.
Quote from: KOOLLEGGEDA picture of Jesus and an Indian over my bed, and playing with parts of my self.
i am pretty sure it's "jesus as an indian"
which actually makes more sense with what you are saying, since the indian is assuming the crucifixtion pose.
though i don't necessarily agree with your theory. seems plausable, though
Quote from: Vcavallo on November 10, 2005, 12:38:29 AM
Quote from: Eponymous on November 09, 2005, 03:49:39 PM
I always assumed the Lysol cover was because Buzz had that picture as a kid.
Quote from: KOOLLEGGEDA picture of Jesus and an Indian over my bed, and playing with parts of my self.
i am pretty sure it's "jesus as an indian"
which actually makes more sense with what you are saying, since the indian is assuming the crucifixtion pose.
though i don't necessarily agree with your theory.
I found it at an FYE
yay!!
(http://shadowstitch.com/comix/banana_dance.jpg)
Quote from: klump on November 09, 2005, 11:49:07 AM
Quote from: Stonergrunge on November 09, 2005, 10:38:38 AM
Every time when I listen to Hung Bunny and look at the cover, instead of war images between indians and cowboys, use to imagine the indian in some kind of meditation while looking at the sky, specially when you begin to hear the "aahhhhhh" voices sounding very low, like a shaolin monk or a budist meditating in the distance.
or Kyoto monks.
or the Tibetan Buddhist Monks from the Gyuto (not Kyoto) Tantric University:
http://www.gyutocenter.org/university.html
you guys watch too much western movies
Quote from: Green Honey on November 17, 2005, 07:20:51 AM
Quote from: klump on November 09, 2005, 11:49:07 AM
Quote from: Stonergrunge on November 09, 2005, 10:38:38 AM
Every time when I listen to Hung Bunny and look at the cover, instead of war images between indians and cowboys, use to imagine the indian in some kind of meditation while looking at the sky, specially when you begin to hear the "aahhhhhh" voices sounding very low, like a shaolin monk or a budist meditating in the distance.
or Kyoto monks.
or the Tibetan Buddhist Monks from the Gyuto (not Kyoto) Tantric University:
http://www.gyutocenter.org/university.html
yeah it was a stupid spieezlligggnnn mistake.
they are cool.
check them out.
Just saw this:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=4815704683&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMESE%3AIT&rd=1
haven't seen one of those in a while, how rare is it????
Is the "Made In Canada" thing true? As in does it say that only on the first pressing? Cos if so I seem to have a first pressing.... and I only paid
it's not worth $50, lysol or not. whoever bid that is a total chump.
Quote from: anaconda on January 04, 2006, 10:53:16 AM
it's not worth $50, lysol or not. whoever bid that is a total chump.
could be the old "my buddy is jacking up the price for me" trick.
I hope it backfires and he gets the old i fucked myself good trick.
DID you guys see this set???
---> http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=4800669435&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&rd=1
pretty nice, but $267 is a lot...
Only a fool would pay that much.
:shock:
Or a meddling idiot.
I think i saw another one on ebay somewhere...... still up i believe.
i would mind having one of those.
im trying to build my collection of melvins vinyl...
not the out of print version, the stanard re-issue (sans "lysol" on the cover). i've heard this album before, and i've always liked it, but right after i got it i really gave it a listen.. FUCK, is it good. "hung bunny" into "roman dog bird" ... fuckin a.
appreciate this record!
classic work, so much genius and JOE is all over this baby
i used to skip the first 2 songs, hung bunny and roman bird dog. i guess i didn't feel like i had the time to listen to it all. i was stupid though, i got into these songs last summer and still fucking love them.
and with teeth...oh my god.
the ending is so fucking amazing.
the whole album is.
the melvins on the boner label might be my favorite era of melvins.
it just has a different feel.
Quote from: CaptainPungent on January 18, 2006, 09:16:31 AM
i used to skip the first 2 songs, hung bunny and roman bird dog.
Somehow, I never 'skip' part of songs that are supposed to be listened in once, like Dopesmoker, CoD or Delirium Cordia. I also prefer to listen entire albums instead of single songd.
For the longest time I thought hung bunny was just a wall of noise.
Now my ears can clue in and perceive it as a really.....REALLY slow song.
probably The Melvins slowest song to resinate the earths layer.
gung pow.
I love this album and the fact that I'm hung like a bunny means I can relate to it on a physical level also.
Quote from: norecess on January 18, 2006, 10:12:49 AM
Quote from: CaptainPungent on January 18, 2006, 09:16:31 AM
i used to skip the first 2 songs, hung bunny and roman bird dog.
Somehow, I never 'skip' part of songs that are supposed to be listened in once, like Dopesmoker, CoD or Delirium Cordia. I also prefer to listen entire albums instead of single songd.
first 2 times i heard the album i listened to it all the way through.
i think that way now too, especially the next album i got after lysol was delirium cordia.
at that time i think i only had stoner witch, houdini and ozma, so i was used to the less odd melvins albums...if that makes any sense.
but of course you're right, it is best to be listened as one track, the way they intended.
I don't even know when the different parts start and stop. :?
Quote from: Pastor Of Muppets on January 18, 2006, 02:23:44 PM
I love this album and the fact that I'm hung like a bunny means I can relate to it on a physical level also.
hey! :x
hehe
i wish i knew when each song stopped and started, because i have no idea what Second Coming sounds like or where it is. I seriously only hear 5 songs. Goes straight from Sacrifice to The Ballad Of Dwight Fry, but all sources say Second Coming is between those. Confuses the hell out of me every time.
It's still my favourite Melvins release and one of my favourite albums ever
Quote from: Cloud on January 18, 2006, 09:00:22 PM
i wish i knew when each song stopped and started, because i have no idea what Second Coming sounds like or where it is. I seriously only hear 5 songs. Goes straight from Sacrifice to The Ballad Of Dwight Fry, but all sources say Second Coming is between those. Confuses the hell out of me every time.
It's still my favourite Melvins release and one of my favourite albums ever
its just the intro.
Quote from: Cloud on January 18, 2006, 09:00:22 PM
i wish i knew when each song stopped and started, because i have no idea what Second Coming sounds like or where it is. I seriously only hear 5 songs. Goes straight from Sacrifice to The Ballad Of Dwight Fry, but all sources say Second Coming is between those. Confuses the hell out of me every time.
Check out the original Alice Cooper album Love It To Death, the intro before Ballad is Second Coming. Ballad itself starts pretty much with Buzz singing. It's not exactly like the original version, but it's a nice extra to Ballad. I bought Love It To Death two days back for only 9 euro.
Quote from: Anonymous on January 18, 2006, 06:08:47 PM
I don't even know when the different parts start and stop. :?
I could hear the difference when I'm all strunk and with my eyes closed.
Quote from: norecess on January 19, 2006, 05:05:54 AM
I could hear the difference when I'm all strunk and with my eyes closed.
There's more than four sections of the song...
Quote from: Anonymous on January 19, 2006, 08:58:09 AM
Quote from: norecess on January 19, 2006, 05:05:54 AM
I could hear the difference when I'm all strunk and with my eyes closed.
There's more than four sections of the song...
I know.
Quote from: norecess on January 19, 2006, 10:01:13 AM
I know.
So how am I supposed to know which is which without reading up on it, smart guy? :lol:
Quote from: Anonymous on January 19, 2006, 11:51:51 AM
Quote from: norecess on January 19, 2006, 10:01:13 AM
I know.
So how am I supposed to know which is which without reading up on it, smart guy? :lol:
Listen of course! The first one is obvious, then Buzz starts singing about Lysol. Then it is quite clear Sacrifice begin, then the drums of Second Coming start, then you can hear the transistion into Ballad.. and it all ends with With Teeth.
They do blur a bit on first listen, but it's a fantastic 18-minute piece altogether.
I reckon this'll be the album The Melvins are remembered for. Don't know why, it just seems perfectly put together. Plus it started the whole drone-doom thing really.
That really is the best one. The circle of albums they did at that time was just THE best stuff they've ever done (Bullhead, Eggnog, Lysol). After that, they just made really good material, not JAW DROPPING HEAVINESS.
Maybe you guys already knew about THIS (http://eil.com/newgallery/Keef-Hartley-Band-The-Time-Is-Near-328717.jpg), but it's news to me...
I've never heard about this. Please elaborate.
I thought lysols's cover was the painting "jesus as an indian".
lysols's? ly sol sis?
i was staying with this woman and she had the exact same painting on her wall. she said it was her grandma's and it had been in the family for at least 50 years. i think it's also the image of brian wilson's record label.
Ya, it's on the cover of 'Surf's Up' I believe, by the Beached Boys
i'm not sure what it is but...
it's my favorite cover of any of their albums.
i think it suits the album perfectly more than any of their others, no offense to mackie.
it's weird if it is another's cover, though---just because it was totally original to me.
The cover certainly goes great with the moaing/chanting at the very start of lysol - hung bunny/roman dog bird
this has nothing to do with lysol, but i can't make a new thread yet since i'm at home and my camera is at my dorm.
i was flipping through the pages of some magazine where i found shirley temple black, an article on her, and it had a few pictures.
one of the pictures was young lori sitting on her lap playing the piano.
it was pretty cool.
Quote from: CaptainPungent on February 17, 2006, 05:44:02 PM
this has nothing to do with lysol, but i can't make a new thread yet since i'm at home and my camera is at my dorm.
i was flipping through the pages of some magazine where i found shirley temple black, an article on her, and it had a few pictures.
one of the pictures was young lori sitting on her lap playing the piano.
it was pretty cool.
can you scan the article? that would be too cool. as for the lysol cover, i've given this tidbit of info but maybe people think i'm full of it, but the lyrics to koollegged somewhat reference a painting of jesus and an indian. maybe this was meant to be jesus AS an indian, maybe not but a friend of mine has been to his house and he does have this painting hanging in his living room.
i will take a picture of it atleast, i just need to be back at the dorm with my camera to do so.
it'll be done on or by sunday/monday.
does buzz or dale have a fascination with indians?
in let it all be he talks about not being one, but killing white men.
Right i cant really remember if its the right film scene or if it really happend but i also may have been on drugs but in a clockwork orange i think it is there is the lysol cover on one of the records in the store he goes to i remember thinkin i should post it here see if anyone else would notice that was about 3 months ago and i have no recolection of why i didnt but this post has helped remind me. I dont own a copy of the film so if anyone can watch it see if they can see it and if it is actually there.
i remember when i used to go through lookin at all the albums i still wanted by the melvins when i could look at them in shops instead of just online and becoming obsessed with the album artwork and always laughing at the back. possible there best artwork.? anyone agree? so best melvins album artwork.
Quote from: CaptainPungent on February 17, 2006, 08:10:40 PM
i will take a picture of it atleast, i just need to be back at the dorm with my camera to do so.
it'll be done on or by sunday/monday.
does buzz or dale have a fascination with indians?
in let it all be he talks about not being one, but killing white men.
that second part of Let it all be makes me think of Fight club...
I don't know the whole story, but that is a well known painting. I've seen several versions of it in antique shops, even on a belt buckle once before. I've seen minor variations too, so I don't know if it's one painting that has been copied by others, or if it's depicting a specific individual or story.
I like Kozik's Melvins album artwork the best.
I think its just an old kitsch picture like crying child or gypsy girl
Quote from: klump on February 18, 2006, 05:43:04 PM
I think its just an old kitsch picture like crying child or gypsy girl
but it sure does fit the music!
when you hear the opening and the album sleeve you get kinda "woozy".
Quote from: guesswhatilikethemelvins on February 17, 2006, 02:18:04 PM
I did some "research" (I.E. checked google) and found that THIS... (http://www.muzieklijstjes.nl/Tips/BeachboysSurfsup.jpg) is the cover of The Beach Boys's "Surf's Up." Awesome painting, but not the same.
Isn't there a statue of this outside the Chicago Institute of Art?
right this second as i've just bought it (why its taken me so long i don't know) and i'm pretty stoned, it is one of the most amazing cds i have ever heard. Seriously if you don't own it it should be your next purchase without delay.
Preaching to the choir
I shit my pants the first time I heard sacrifice.
This was my introduction to the Melvins thirteen years ago, and i have been a die hard fan ever since.Amazing, amazing , amazing......especially on the sticky icky.
I love Lysol. I only recently purchased it though.
I lent it to a mate for a couple of weeks, letting him know how amazing it was. I was a terrible couple of weeks waiting to get my hands on it again, especially when I had that 'I need to listen to Lysol today' urge.
Then he had the nerve to say he didn't think it was any good when he gave it back to me.
That's the closest he's even been to getting punched in the face off me!
Probably my desert island Melvins disc. Nothing has ever been that heavy, not before, not since. Not Electric Wizard, not Sleep, not (insert heavy band here). Zip. nada. End of discussion. Period.
Best Melvins Album. Ever.
got it the day it came out.
Let two Norwegians listen to it yesterday and they thought it was the best Melvins album they had ever heard. It still impresses.
The cover art is a painting by Cyrus Edwin Dallin (1861-1944) Springville, Utah
It's one of many he painted based on a bronze statue he cast called "Appeal to the Great Spirit"
http://images.google.ca/images?q=Cyrus+Edwin+Dallin&gbv=1&svnum=10&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&start=0&sa=N
http://www.sma.nebo.edu/swap/pkt/dallin/cdgreatspirit.html
Thanks snakey
Quote from: FART LIPS on May 12, 2006, 11:39:41 PM
got it the day it came out.
you're actually a little bit cool now.
I have it too. I'll never forget when Buzz gave it to me.
Quote from: Joe Deutrom on March 09, 2007, 03:09:09 PM
I have it too. I'll never forget when Buzz gave it to me.
:lol:
twas christmas morn, 1992.
(well done joe. cappy considers you a GOD)
Quote from: glen on March 09, 2007, 03:43:37 PM
Quote from: Joe Deutrom on March 09, 2007, 03:09:09 PM
I have it too. I'll never forget when Buzz gave it to me.
:lol:
twas christmas morn, 1992.
(well done joe. cappy considers you a GOD)
Buzz GAVE it to you, eh?
:P
(http://www.clagnut.com/photos/big/191.jpg)
Not really, it was the 3rd Melvins release I bought though. I'm not cool, I'm lukewarm like urine.
Quote from: anaconda on March 05, 2007, 04:25:01 PM
The cover art is a painting by Cyrus Edwin Dallin (1861-1944) Springville, Utah
It's one of many he painted based on a bronze statue he cast called "Appeal to the Great Spirit"
http://images.google.ca/images?q=Cyrus+Edwin+Dallin&gbv=1&svnum=10&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&start=0&sa=N
http://www.sma.nebo.edu/swap/pkt/dallin/cdgreatspirit.html
I love the cover. One of my favourite album covers.
if any of you remember that interview where readers were asked to submit questions to buzz, i asked him about this cover.
At first I really didn't dig it, because it dragged a little for me. Now it's easily among my top albums ever, everything segues so well. Everything just sounds right; Buzz' voice on Sacrifice, Dale's spastic drum-style, the mellow brutality of the whole thing.
Welcome Grimey. I occasionally fast forward past Hung Bunny to get down to the business at hand with Roman Bird Dog. A lot of Melvins fans claim this album as their favorite Melvins release.
Quote from: Joe Deutrom on May 08, 2007, 08:43:37 PM
I occasionally fast forward past Hung Bunny to get down to the business at hand with Roman Bird Dog.
YOU FOOL!
the shift between roman bird dog and hung bunny occurs at 15:38.
(http://content.answers.com/main/content/wp/en/thumb/b/b7/250px-Cyrus_E._Dallin,_Appeal_to_the_Great_Spirit,_Boston_MFA,_August_2005.JPG)
WOW! [i want one]
OMFG! I never knew this forum existed!
I just noticed it when perusing the general discussion, wtf how have I never come across this before?
I'm just listening to it. It's the greatest Wankfest ever.
:lol:
what i've always wondered is how did people find out the track listing when there is none? Did one of the members give out the names in an interview or did fans just come up with the names (apart from the 3 covers of course)
Quote from: welcomeinjam on July 13, 2007, 08:42:07 AM
what i've always wondered is how did people find out the track listing when there is none? Did one of the members give out the names in an interview or did fans just come up with the names (apart from the 3 covers of course)
http://www.themelvins.net/writings/melvinsnewsletters/melvins-newsletter-1/pg03.JPG
god damn no album consistently kicks my ass quite like Lysol. it's got a whole mood attached to it. every track is incredible. i can't get over how amazing the cover of Ballad of Dwight Frye is. if i had it on vinyl, i probably would have worn it out by now.
Would parts of this album be considered Shoegaze?
Incredible album!
Quote from: Leroy on April 16, 2008, 09:59:46 AM
Would parts of this album be considered Shoegaze?
No.
labels are for cans of food, not bands
thanks guys
Quote from: Leroy on April 18, 2008, 08:22:47 AM
thanks guys
our pleasure.
let us know if you have any other ideas you'd like us to shit on. :D
I got the S/T -version lately. It's purely amazing album. They have perfectly catch the listeners focus on music by leaving album info and tracklisting off.
i can not get enough of this lately.
truely one of thier best.
It's over rated.
no way buddy....that is some of their best shit....i listen to this all the time. DEMAND A SACRIFICE!
I just kiddin ya. It is a good album. Wish they put track marks in it though.
Quote from: Lorax Bricklebrit on August 16, 2008, 04:39:53 PM
I just kiddin ya. It is a good album. Wish they put track marks in it though.
If you have some time on your hands you can break it apart with something like Audacity (http://audacity.sourceforge.net/). It's not hard to do.
thanks hank hill.
I was wondering if anyone has ever successfully removed the black sticker covering up the word LYSOL on the early vinyl versions? I was just looking at my copy and the tape is self fading (turning whitish) and it looks like there might be a way to remove it somehow... definitely without messing up the lettering underneath.. maybe steam or something anyone tried this? would it have more collectors value with the tape on or off .. it is a censorship of sorts
Quote from: SCORBER23 on December 30, 2008, 02:17:45 AM
I was wondering if anyone has ever successfully removed the black sticker covering up the word LYSOL on the early vinyl versions? I was just looking at my copy and the tape is self fading (turning whitish) and it looks like there might be a way to remove it somehow... definitely without messing up the lettering underneath.. maybe steam or something anyone tried this? would it have more collectors value with the tape on or off .. it is a censorship of sorts
i did, unfortunately.
I'm with Fart, don't fuck with it.
yeah I was pretty much thinking the same, I just thought hmmm. actually it is not the first time I have thought of this.. I think I tried to barley peel the edge back in the early 90's after I first got it... didn't seem like it wanted to come off without fucking up the sleeve . I was just looking at it last night and I noticed the sticker had aged, faded and dried a little so I got the wild idea again. Then I started to think about the fact that it's kinda rad with the tape since it's a sort of a corporate censorship/copyright thing and I think the next batch of sleeves came out with nothing there just all black (self titled) does anyone have a copy pre tape? with the word Lysol blazing on it? did many of these get out?
Quote from: SCORBER23 on December 30, 2008, 12:16:54 PM
yeah I was pretty much thinking the same, I just thought hmmm. actually it is not the first time I have thought of this.. I think I tried to barley peel the edge back in the early 90's after I first got it... didn't seem like it wanted to come off without fucking up the sleeve . I was just looking at it last night and I noticed the sticker had aged, faded and dried a little so I got the wild idea again. Then I started to think about the fact that it's kinda rad with the tape since it's a sort of a corporate censorship/copyright thing and I think the next batch of sleeves came out with nothing there just all black (self titled) does anyone have a copy pre tape? with the word Lysol blazing on it? did many of these get out?
i've had two. the first when it came out(it got stolen) and a second time i found one without the tape at a used cd shop. still have that one under armed guard.
Quote from: OLD FART LIPS on December 31, 2008, 01:45:32 AM
Quote from: SCORBER23 on December 30, 2008, 12:16:54 PM
yeah I was pretty much thinking the same, I just thought hmmm. actually it is not the first time I have thought of this.. I think I tried to barley peel the edge back in the early 90's after I first got it... didn't seem like it wanted to come off without fucking up the sleeve . I was just looking at it last night and I noticed the sticker had aged, faded and dried a little so I got the wild idea again. Then I started to think about the fact that it's kinda rad with the tape since it's a sort of a corporate censorship/copyright thing and I think the next batch of sleeves came out with nothing there just all black (self titled) does anyone have a copy pre tape? with the word Lysol blazing on it? did many of these get out?
i've had two. the first when it came out(it got stolen) and a second time i found one without the tape at a used cd shop. still have that one under armed guard.
wow what a find.. I bet you about shit your pants. I have also found a couple of Melvins gems at small record stores.. I found 2 different Amrep skull singles and payed like 3 bucks for them, also Melvins/Steel pole bathtub green 12".. I know what its like to be flipping through a bunch of crappy records them BAM you find a Melvins record. Some record stores buy bulk records and they don't even know what they have. I can't imagine finding a Lysol copy with out the tape. I wonder how many were actually released..
You could ask Tom Flynn, he sells alot of the Boner shit on ebay.
yar this album rocks. the bass tone and buzzo's vocals on Sacrifice are just so rad, and then the whole bloody thing is capped off with With Teeth. jesus!
I was wondering about how many copies of each format were released with the tape over "lysol".
I would imagine there are far more CDs out there than tapes and vinyls.
I spent hours last night toking to this album. I love it so dearly.
(http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b287/BuickGN/Melvins%20-%20NYE/IMG_0383.jpg)
(http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b287/BuickGN/Melvins%20-%20NYE/IMG_0382.jpg)
I like it better when it's yellow.
Quote from: SpaceFarm on March 20, 2009, 07:46:01 AM
I like it better when it's yellow without tape.
fixed
Has anyone ever noticed, in the movie "A Clockwork Orange", when Alex is walking through the record store, he stops for a minute, and in the background, you can see a record with what looks to be the same Indian painting on it, with the white background?
no, but tonight i'll watch it and find out.
Quote from: HogLegged on July 01, 2009, 01:36:10 AM
Has anyone ever noticed, in the movie "A Clockwork Orange", when Alex is walking through the record store, he stops for a minute, and in the background, you can see a record with what looks to be the same Indian painting on it, with the white background?
Have seen that movie a thousand times, but never noticed that. Will check it out next time I watch it.
I've run across 2 other albums that have used this painting on the cover, and I meant to remember who the bands were both times and didn't. The Beach Boys used it on a few things, along with the End Of The Trail painting.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brother_Records
listening to this album right now. One of my favorites and fun to blaze to. The Fantomas/Melvins Big Band version of Sacrifice on the dvd was great.
Rules
just recently downloaded a live show at which they played all of Lysol and Eggnog with Trevor Dunn. Absolutely amazing show. Easily my favorite live recording.
Goosebumps all over during the Cameron Jamie movie while they where playing Hung Bunny/Roman Bird Dog.
Quote from: Smoghler on September 02, 2009, 08:28:23 PM
Goosebumps all over during the Cameron Jamie movie while they where playing Hung Bunny/Roman Bird Dog.
I have the live recording of this, but have never see his movies. Would have been a great experience
Quote from: Smoghler on July 18, 2009, 04:18:31 AM
Quote from: HogLegged on July 01, 2009, 01:36:10 AM
Has anyone ever noticed, in the movie "A Clockwork Orange", when Alex is walking through the record store, he stops for a minute, and in the background, you can see a record with what looks to be the same Indian painting on it, with the white background?
Have seen that movie a thousand times, but never noticed that. Will check it out next time I watch it.
(http://www.dvdbeaver.com/FILM/DVDReviews16/a%20Stanley%20Kubrick%20A%20Clockwork%20Orange%20DVD%20Review/PDVD_007.jpg)
Just getting my two cents in here, because for me it was an awakening, of sorts.
I was in Myrtle Beach, SC, about 1994, and they had a pretty decent music shop, although I can't remember the name of it now. Anyway, when I went on vacations with my folks, I would always beg them to go to a good music store, since WV was/is not the mecca of great music on the east coast.
I go in and went straight to the "Alternative" section (does anyone even remember when music stores had such a thing??) under M to see what kind of stuff I could find. They had Lysol, although I didn't know it was called Lysol because this version had the censored cover. I just assumed it was called MELVINS. Anyway, I bought it, opened it up in the car, and couldn't find titles, tracklisting, nada. Just a bunch of roses, band members names, and the cassette was white with black roses all over it. I don't even think I could discern which side was A and which was B. I threw it in the walkman, and put on my 'awesome' headphones (hehe, what a joke), and away it went. About half way through the first side, I stopped it, opened up the tape well, and thought, wow, this is one hell of a long intro. So I kept listening. Got back to the KOA and walked out on the beach. A huge storm was rolling in and I sat down and just watched. About the time Buzz's vox kicked in, there is freakin lightning on the horizon. Swimmers get out of the water, people start heading back to their campers/tents/whatever. I stayed. It never rained, but the wind was relentless, and the lightning with Lysol in my headphones was fucking life changing. I was 16 years old. It truly made me see the power of music, and how it could really be made to set a dark, imposing atmosphere. It was like it was written for that electrical storm.
Anyway, hope someone enjoyed my trip back to the early 90s.
Quote from: mhelmo on March 19, 2011, 05:45:59 PM
Just getting my two cents in here, because for me it was an awakening, of sorts.
I was in Myrtle Beach, SC, about 1994, and they had a pretty decent music shop, although I can't remember the name of it now. Anyway, when I went on vacations with my folks, I would always beg them to go to a good music store, since WV was/is not the mecca of great music on the east coast.
I go in and went straight to the "Alternative" section (does anyone even remember when music stores had such a thing??) under M to see what kind of stuff I could find. They had Lysol, although I didn't know it was called Lysol because this version had the censored cover. I just assumed it was called MELVINS. Anyway, I bought it, opened it up in the car, and couldn't find titles, tracklisting, nada. Just a bunch of roses, band members names, and the cassette was white with black roses all over it. I don't even think I could discern which side was A and which was B. I threw it in the walkman, and put on my 'awesome' headphones (hehe, what a joke), and away it went. About half way through the first side, I stopped it, opened up the tape well, and thought, wow, this is one hell of a long intro. So I kept listening. Got back to the KOA and walked out on the beach. A huge storm was rolling in and I sat down and just watched. About the time Buzz's vox kicked in, there is freakin lightning on the horizon. Swimmers get out of the water, people start heading back to their campers/tents/whatever. I stayed. It never rained, but the wind was relentless, and the lightning with Lysol in my headphones was fucking life changing. I was 16 years old. It truly made me see the power of music, and how it could really be made to set a dark, imposing atmosphere. It was like it was written for that electrical storm.
Anyway, hope someone enjoyed my trip back to the early 90s.
Great story.... Something similar happened to me, but listening to a live recording of Tool, not as heavy as the Melvins....
Quote from: Anonymous on April 12, 2004, 12:52:05 PM
Preston did not have anything to do with songwriting on Lysol.
First post to this board, so...here goes.
Was reading this thread just after watching the "Such Hawks, Such Hounds" movie, and a DVD extra is an interview with Joe about his rehearsing/playing with Earth, plus obsessing about, joining and his time with the Melvins. He says pretty much that they just toured and rehearsed covers during his time with the band and that "any new stuff we worked on was ditched off Lysol". He implies (maybe actually says) that Lysol was all wtritten by the time he joined, and that he was sacked before he could contribute anything to the band creatively (aside from his solo album which seems rushed to me at most generous?)
He doesn't seem to be bellyacheing, just a bit disappointed really.
UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHhhh....
I always thought Joe wrote most of With Teeth? Or maybe I just read that on this board.
One of the best songs ever written in my opinion. It's so good.
you had a dream about Buzz letting Joe to do something in the melvins? :shock:
Quote from: (the) Razor on December 16, 2011, 02:31:38 AM
I always thought Joe wrote most of With Teeth? Or maybe I just read that on this board.
One of the best songs ever written in my opinion. It's so good.
Well he says on the DVD extra of "Such hawks.." that his stuff never made it. Who kno da true? :-k
(http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b287/BuickGN/Melvins%20-%20NYE/IMG_1161.jpg?t=1275856429)
WOW, very impressive vinyl there Buick.
Dying for one of the uncensored copies of Lysol!!
Willing to part with one????
Will trade + $.
PM me please!!
Quote from: Smoghler on July 18, 2009, 04:18:31 AM
Quote from: HogLegged on July 01, 2009, 01:36:10 AM
Has anyone ever noticed, in the movie "A Clockwork Orange", when Alex is walking through the record store, he stops for a minute, and in the background, you can see a record with what looks to be the same Indian painting on it, with the white background?
Have seen that movie a thousand times, but never noticed that. Will check it out next time I watch it.
I totally spotted that too..and Tried to check it out once, It was a heath heartley record, does that ring a bell?
always wondered myself, I think someone also pointed out the melvins using it for the cover because of some old record label using it? or am I getting mixed up here?
anyway, I always used to think It was a picture buzz mentions in Koolegged.
Quote from: camaroballa22 on January 19, 2012, 02:13:37 PM
WOW, very impressive vinyl there Buick.
Dying for one of the uncensored copies of Lysol!!
Willing to part with one????
Will trade + $.
PM me please!!
PM sent.
I'm only down to 1 copy. Made a trade w/ a fellow NorCal forum member moons ago.
Good luck on your hunt.
I tried to take the label off my copy over a year after I bought it....BAD IDEA!!! I noticed it wasn't going to end up well quickly so I left it on and taped the corners of it back onto the LP. I wonder if it could be steamed off? Probably not at this point....
Anyhow I LOVE this record. After listening to "Freak Puke" like 8 times yesterday I threw on Lysol to change it up. I forgot how much I love this album, from the droning of "Hung Bunny" to the Alice Cooper covers this LP just kicks ass. I always thought Hung Bunny and Roman Bird Dog were 1 long ass song since the LP never had a track listing. This was also my first full Melvins LP I ever owned. I thought I was buying their first album at the time since it said "Self Titled" in the catalog I ordered it from.
Quote from: mhelmo on March 19, 2011, 05:45:59 PM
Just getting my two cents in here, because for me it was an awakening, of sorts.
I was in Myrtle Beach, SC, about 1994, and they had a pretty decent music shop, although I can't remember the name of it now. Anyway, when I went on vacations with my folks, I would always beg them to go to a good music store, since WV was/is not the mecca of great music on the east coast.
I go in and went straight to the "Alternative" section (does anyone even remember when music stores had such a thing??) under M to see what kind of stuff I could find. They had Lysol, although I didn't know it was called Lysol because this version had the censored cover. I just assumed it was called MELVINS. Anyway, I bought it, opened it up in the car, and couldn't find titles, tracklisting, nada. Just a bunch of roses, band members names, and the cassette was white with black roses all over it. I don't even think I could discern which side was A and which was B. I threw it in the walkman, and put on my 'awesome' headphones (hehe, what a joke), and away it went. About half way through the first side, I stopped it, opened up the tape well, and thought, wow, this is one hell of a long intro. So I kept listening. Got back to the KOA and walked out on the beach. A huge storm was rolling in and I sat down and just watched. About the time Buzz's vox kicked in, there is freakin lightning on the horizon. Swimmers get out of the water, people start heading back to their campers/tents/whatever. I stayed. It never rained, but the wind was relentless, and the lightning with Lysol in my headphones was fucking life changing. I was 16 years old. It truly made me see the power of music, and how it could really be made to set a dark, imposing atmosphere. It was like it was written for that electrical storm.
Anyway, hope someone enjoyed my trip back to the early 90s.
I enjoyed reading your story-thanks for sharing it
Quote from: Metalhead Cow on June 20, 2012, 11:02:37 PM
I enjoyed reading your story-thanks for sharing it
Ditto...
Am I the only one who feels like "With Teeth" is way too short? You get like 2 verses, a sick hook and bam it's done!!! I almost feel like the only way to listen to this song properly is to play it twice in a row real quick! I guess it's better to leave 'em wanting more but I almost feel like I have blue balls at the end of this song. I need more!!! haha
Do you listen to it on the "greatest hits" cd? :P I think it's track nine, you could repeat it over and over if you like. :o
yesterday while commuting i listened to the live version of HB/RDB on the "vs. minneapolis" set. it's so unbelievably good, especially at a high volume!
Quote from: buddy holiday on October 17, 2012, 04:36:11 AM
HB/RDB
Everything's gotta be Swiss with you hasn't it? Is this yours? :D
(http://i925.photobucket.com/albums/ad93/AKV126C/7980336231_e84d2cddae.jpg)
Quote from: jules on October 17, 2012, 01:01:24 PM
Quote from: buddy holiday on October 17, 2012, 04:36:11 AM
HB/RDB
Everything's gotta be Swiss with you hasn't it? Is this yours? :D
(http://i925.photobucket.com/albums/ad93/AKV126C/7980336231_e84d2cddae.jpg)
sure, swiss way of commuting... you know these vast distancies we have over here :D
I must say, Lysol in my opinion is the heaviest piece of music ever recorded. So for those of you who don't have it I hope you all find it. Its truly a must have for any Melvins fan or any fan of heavy music in general
Quote from: Johnnydayton on October 23, 2012, 09:53:18 PM
I must say, Lysol in my opinion is the heaviest piece of music ever recorded.
Awesome first post. Indeed, a ridiculously heavy piece of music.
I invited some people over last night. Best part of the evening was them leaving and me cranking LYSOL.
:cheers:
*EDIT*
this album is the most recent addition to my Melvins collection. got it a few months back.
it is uh, quite good.
*EDIT*
Anyone know how difficult it is too get a copy of the original with Lysol printed, with or without sticker?
Quote from: homeless_dad on August 11, 2013, 03:17:24 PM
Anyone know how difficult it is too get a copy of the original with Lysol printed, with or without sticker?
Without the sticker, pretty difficult, with, it's a little easier, but still hard to find. Without the sticker, in decent shape, expect to spend a lot.
With the sticker is like a letterpress IMO. Buzz and Co. had to tape over each one.
One of the few things I've never been able to get a hold of myself. Or justify spending the money on.
I picked mine up in 2005 at a mom&pop music store. It was nowhere near expensive since they probably had no idea what they were selling. The sticker on the cover was already gone and it looks like there is faded marker over Lysol on the sides. Who ever took it off did a decent job.
(http://i1048.photobucket.com/albums/s377/ryanswen/IMG_20130811_203651.jpg)
(http://i1048.photobucket.com/albums/s377/ryanswen/IMG_20130811_203754.jpg)
I got Lysol when it was released. At that time I lived in a room of a house and slept on the floor on a futon matress. I would arrange my speakers next to my head and play it at high volume at night when I went to bed.
Lysol is one of the most perfect pieces of music ever put on CD....
Anyone know which LP is rarer, the version with 'Lysol' written on the sleeve (stickered or not) or the later pressing where the word 'Lysol' is nowhere to be seen?
I purchased my cd version somewheres around 1 million years ago with the word "Lysol" scribbled out with a sharpie. what's that worth?
Quote from: jules on October 16, 2015, 07:26:03 AM
Anyone know which LP is rarer, the version with 'Lysol' written on the sleeve (stickered or not) or the later pressing where the word 'Lysol' is nowhere to be seen?
no idea, but based on the regularity you see them on ebay / discogs I would say:
rarest is the virgin lysol (never stickered, marked out),
then the repress where lysol does not appear anywhere,
then the stickered / sharpie version
it would be interesting to verify that somehow...
Quote from: glen on October 16, 2015, 07:42:34 AM
I purchased my cd version somewheres around 1 million years ago with the word "Lysol" scribbled out with a sharpie. what's that worth?
maybe $30-40? more if no sharpie was applied.
Quote from: buddy holiday on October 16, 2015, 08:01:13 AM
Quote from: glen on October 16, 2015, 07:42:34 AM
I purchased my cd version somewheres around 1 million years ago with the word "Lysol" scribbled out with a sharpie. what's that worth?
maybe $30-40? more if no sharpie was applied.
to me it's priceless, of course. no way I'd let it go.
lysol is love
lysol is life
How many times in the last decade has that album been thrown into the discount bin or just thrown straight into the garbage because of that fuckery?
Quote from: jules on October 16, 2015, 05:53:50 PM
Quote from: glen on October 16, 2015, 08:10:16 AM
Quote from: buddy holiday on October 16, 2015, 08:01:13 AM
Quote from: glen on October 16, 2015, 07:42:34 AM
I purchased my cd version somewheres around 1 million years ago with the word "Lysol" scribbled out with a sharpie. what's that worth?
maybe $30-40? more if no sharpie was applied.
to me it's priceless, of course. no way I'd let it go.
I have that original Sharpie. Make me an offer. (It has the word 'Sharpie' blacked out by a Sharpie)
:lol: :lol:
Unopened in the original Sharpie packaging, I'm sure.
The stickered one is less rare than the repress with no Lysol?
A pal said he saw a Lysol LP today in a record store in LA going for $100 but he didn't notice whether it had the sticker or sharpie or not. I'm out of the record collecting game nowadays, I knew it was pricey but didn't know it could go for that much. Got me curious about how many exist... (not that I'd ever part with mine)
Anyone knows, tell us.
Quote from: buddy holiday on October 16, 2015, 07:58:30 AM
Quote from: jules on October 16, 2015, 07:26:03 AM
Anyone know which LP is rarer, the version with 'Lysol' written on the sleeve (stickered or not) or the later pressing where the word 'Lysol' is nowhere to be seen?
no idea, but based on the regularity you see them on ebay / discogs I would say:
rarest is the virgin lysol (never stickered, marked out),
then the repress where lysol does not appear anywhere,
then the stickered / sharpie version
it would be interesting to verify that somehow...
Cool advert
(http://i1048.photobucket.com/albums/s377/ryanswen/FB_IMG_1460776494341_1.jpg) (http://s1048.photobucket.com/user/ryanswen/media/FB_IMG_1460776494341_1.jpg.html)
What about that Duh box set mentioned in the small print? That ever come out?
I love this album... But I wish I could get the time exactly right when trying to separate the tracks for my iPod. Of course, if I'm home I listen to the CD but in my car I hate searching for CDs. I've separated the tracks but can't get "Hung Bunny" to flow into "Roman Dog Bird" smoothly.
The album all being on one track doesn't bother me, I just would really like them to be split in case I'm driving a short distance and want to get to a certain song. But it's really not that big of a deal.
Quote from: OZMAtt on August 05, 2016, 02:51:17 PM
I've separated the tracks but can't get "Hung Bunny" to flow into "Roman Dog Bird" smoothly.
i feel that both of these really belong together as one track
Yeah, I know. It'd just be nice to be able to skip when I don't have time for the long intro. Not a big deal. It's kinda pathetic to bitch about such shit when we used to have to fast forward and then guess when to stop with cassettes. I'm just saying itd be nice to have the option.
It's funny because you can't skip anything on Lysol but on The Maggot, you can skip to the middle of songs. I love the Melvins fuckin with people.
The correct track listing is:
1. "Hung Bunny / Roman Dog Bird / Sacrifice / Second Coming / The Ballad of Dwight Fry / With Teeth"
The only variation I would even begin to consider honoring is:
1. "Hung Bunny / Roman Dog Bird"
2. "Sacrifice"
3. "Second Coming / The Ballad of Dwight Fry"
4. "With Teeth"
Buzz Osborne quote in an interview
QuoteEggnog was a precursor to the Lysol record, and it was me, Dale and Lori. You can kind of hear where Lysol came from out of that record; people could see what was to come. A lot of people seemed to think the Lysol record came from Joe Preston joining the band, but I always say, 'No, listen to the record that came before it.' I like the Eggnog record a lot."
Sorry Joe fan.
More here;
Buzz Osborne's guide to the greatest Melvins albums ever made
https://www.loudersound.com/features/best-albums-melvins-buzz-osborne
With Teeth what a closer :o
Top 10 melvins song imho
Yes. Definitely.
Were Lysol and the Melvins solo albums released on the same day in 1992? Just wondering. :-s
Quote from: coodies on December 15, 2021, 05:56:17 PM
Were Lysol and the Melvins solo albums released on the same day in 1992? Just wondering. :-s
I don't think so. If I recall correctly, Lysol came out first.
I've always found it odd that no details seem to exist as to when precisely Lysol and the solo EP's came out. It's just "1992". Based on the Boner records release numbers, it does seem like the EP's came out prior to Lysol.
Quote from: coodies on December 15, 2021, 05:56:17 PM
Were Lysol and the Melvins solo albums released on the same day in 1992? Just wondering. :-s
The solo EPs were sold in August 1992. Lysol was delayed a bit due to the legal crap going on and was sold in November 1992. (source: Boner)
Another bit of trivia: the distributor Revolver stickered the European copies themselves in Bristol at the time. The U.S. copies were stickered by Boner and it's thought about 50 of those escaped the stickering. Not sure how many at Revolver escaped.
It begs the question, are the English stickers easier to remove than the American stickers?
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nice stories jules :love:
http://trembleunderboomlights.blogspot.com/2020/04/every-thought-i-have-ever-had-about.html
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http://trembleunderboomlights.blogspot.com/2020/04/every-thought-i-have-ever-had-about.html
:cheers: thank you for sharing!
Funny the guy never spotted A/B on the labels...
This should be the liner notes for the next reissue!
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Thursday, April 30, 2020
Every Thought I Have Ever Had About the Melvins' "Lysol" Album
Writing late at night feels like the first time in forever, but with the Discogs livestream DJ set tomorrow, I need to be fully focused on that task at hand so knocking this one out with a doozy.
For nearly twenty-five years, the Melvins have consistently been one of the bands I have most enjoyed. Amongst a catalog that is just too vast to completely comprehend (let alone listen to or own) Lysol is without a doubt the record of theirs I have listened to more than any of their records.
The music, for starters, is sublimely perfect. Every note, every extended bout of feedback, every snare hit...there is nothing in the entire running time that is superfluous. Each action is essential in serving the larger statement.
Weirdly, when I first bought this record (roundabout July 1996 based on the Car City Records pricing sticker) I always listened to the sides in reverse order. So forever in my mind, the album starts with "Sacrifice."
Seldom does a cover song surpass its original version. Never does it elevate to the level that the Melvins ascend to with their complete recontextualization of Flipper's work. Now don't get me wrong, Flipper's version of "Sacrifice" is really, really solid. One of their finer moments. But the Melvins....shiiiiiiiiiiiiit. At various moments of my life this song has fully encapsulated my reason for existing. It is, to this day, my go-to record whenever I'm setting up any new or reconfigured stereo equipment. I just know every last quiver the needle is supposed to make as it glides over this slab of wax, encoded into the dust that vibrates into strings that helix into the building blocks of my form. I may overuse this term (and for that I apologize) but I will absolutely fight to the death when I wholeheartedly exclaim that the Melvins' version of "Sacrifice" is PERFECT.
The rounded bass tone, the dissonant squeal of the guitar feedback curdling into the song at the 36-second mark, the snare (triggered to a single snare hit sampled from Zeppelin's "D'yer Maker") coupled with cannon-strength bass drum, room for those two stutter syncopated with all kinds of personal inflection and style, the whole thing really just being six notes repeated over and over and over for over six minutes, literally getting better and better the louder you play it, the lyrics blatantly anti-war and military industrial complex...I could live inside this song for days.
Follow that with a brief segue into "Second Coming" straight into cover of "The Ballad of Dwight Fry" (both originally by Alice Cooper) and the dusty, Western vibes feel almost anathema as to what I would've expected from the Melvins at 14 years old. But man, it somehow flips the script and just works, bordering on Dust Bowl murder ballad vibes. I am only learning right now, at 1:36am, that Dwight Frye was an actor born at the turn of the century best known for playing maniacal characters in Universal horror films like Dracula and Frankenstein. Still, twenty years later, I am having trouble removing everything here from the Melvins, in my mind it all comes exclusively as their creation.
Good moment for an aside...most copies of this record come with NO information other than the band name and band member first names. When I first sat with a copy freshman year of high school, I had NO way of determining anything about this music, what side to play first, who wrote the songs, just nothing. It was mysterious and alluring and gave me just enough entree to not be that concerned about the lack of context. Not until buying a CD copy of Lysol in 2008 did I realize that the album DIDN'T begin with "Sacrifice", let alone that there was a song on it called "Roman Dog Bird." Furthermore, the songs are mastered in a way that they all run right into each other, no telling where one ends or begins, so much so that on the CD it is just one 31-minute-long "megacomposition." That shit is confusing! But oh so worth it.
The album ends on "With Teeth", a song centered around a chord progression that I have trouble describing in any way other than optimistic, triumphant or positive. As a vibe that is NOT common from the band by any means, it showcases here well, with little effort it could be some weird half-tone or down-tuned demonic, but if anything, this album is full of odd pseudo contradictions.
Occasional Melvins drummer Coady Willis once said to me "I just can't believe I get to play 'With Teeth' every night. That song is so important to me, meant so much to me when I was younger" and just little things like that, the insight into someone else's perspective, gave me a wholly new perspective on a song like this.
Circle round to the start of the album, "Hung Bunny" is an anti-song for nearly seven minutes, all wrung out power chords left to dissipate into the ether, drum accents barely punctuating anything, buried vocals that sound like disassembled chanting, avoiding annunciating any words, rather just honed in on differentiating vowel sounds. And THEN, around the 7:50 mark it kicks into an insistent, drum-propelled middle portion limbo, before settling on quintessential instrumental doom-inspiring Melvins 101.
Quickly, without warning, it crash lands into "Roman Dog Bird" And not until now, 2am, twenty four years of listening to the album, do I know that the first damn lyric on the album is "Lysol to get me high"
I didn't think I could love this album any more. But somehow, with revelations like this, I do.
Another good moment for an aside: the title Lysol caused this album to get tied up in all kinds of legal trouble. The term "Lysol" itself is trademarked, and the then-owners (Sterling Drug) actually sent an undercover operative to the Boner Records (greatest label name ever) warehouse, posing as a journalist. Right before the release, records ready to roll out the door, Sterling drops the hammer, thousands of copies of the LP and CD need to have the offending words covered with black tape, crossed out with black marker, just completely asinine shit. Ben Swank recalls unwisely removing the tape from his copy as a youth. One of my prized Melvins-related possessions is an original copy without any signs of tape or marker, the title there in all it's infringing glory. When Boner re-issued the album in 2015, they changed the title to Lice-All which is the perfect kind of clever.
Additionally, I'm just finding out now, at 2:15am, that Lysol was marketed as a feminine hygiene product in the late 1920s and was even utilized to induce abortions for women who could not obtain them legally....giving me a whole new perspective on this album title, which previously I had just thought was a clever, snide response to Nirvana naming their debut album Bleach.
Whether you consider it the end of side 1 or side 2, all is transcendentally immortal. The cover is based on the sculpture Appeal to the Great Spirit, itself already depicted as the logo for the Beach Boys vanity label Brother Records and a Keef Hartley Band album cover...the image signals importance, something greater than us, a resignation of oneself to the higher power, all ideas I sincerely feel are embodied in this recording, while the center labels and printed inner sleeve match in a dizzying red/black/white flower pattern, hypnotic upon closer inspection and the feedback buzzing.
I can honestly say here, without any hyperbole or stretching of the truth, this album is one of the greatest rock and roll records ever made. Top five material. There is no overselling this one. Lysol is absolutely essential to any self-respecting record collection. No excuses. Everything about it is just exemplary.
I just keep thinking back on what it must've felt like to have to tape and mark all those original copies of the record...how tedious, how demoralizing, what a set-up to give-up. But if anything, this record is only that much better because of the lore behind it. Getting busted does not stop greatness. Even if it's 2:55am.
Agreed. What a great write-up! Thanks for sharing :cheers:
Seeing as Adam Harding of Dumb Numbers must be somewhat interested in anagrams, I wonder if The Melvins themselves have ever. The first thing that came to mine was "Roman Dog Bird" which could anagram to a number of things, including "Morbid Dragon" "Boding Ramrod," and "Doom Grind Bar"
I don't know. Any ideas?
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Has anyone ever noticed, in the movie "A Clockwork Orange", when Alex is walking through the record store, he stops for a minute, and in the background, you can see a record with what looks to be the same Indian painting on it, with the white background?
Have seen that movie a thousand times, but never noticed that. Will check it out next time I watch it.
(http://www.dvdbeaver.com/FILM/DVDReviews16/a%20Stanley%20Kubrick%20A%20Clockwork%20Orange%20DVD%20Review/PDVD_007.jpg)
Tom Flynn's response to the endless whining about why Lysol isn't on spotify
Just because an album isn't on Spotify does not mean that it "is not available digital". It's on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/music/player/albums/B0013AWYMI?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=
It's on Apple: https://music.apple.com/us/album/melvins/276583153
It's on youtube, and lots more. I believe Spotify refused to accept that the album is meant to be one track and thus refused to host it.
\:D/
I split the files into four tracks for my own listening. It's not like it's a totally continuous funk medley for 33 minutes. What's the big deal, Tom Flynn? Just resubmit it.
Quote from: amazonAMAZON on October 04, 2023, 12:16:01 PM
I split the files into four tracks for my own listening. It's not like it's a totally continuous funk medley for 33 minutes. What's the big deal, Tom Flynn? Just resubmit it.
just guessing, but i don't get the feeling Tom gives a shit about streaming. how much magic beans is he missing out on a month by not having a Melvins album on shitify, the worst thing that ever happened to music, ever? :lol:
Just put my three Lysols up on eBay (virgin, stickered and blank) and wondered out loud if the story would have been different if the word 'Lysol' was on the LP centre label, too. Lucky escape there, I think.
What's an original Honky LP worth these days?
Quote from: Dumpster D on October 06, 2024, 07:17:22 PMWhat's an original Honky LP worth these days?
Looks like the highest figure has been around $100 for a while.