I'm making a "best of the Melvins" CD and I'm wondering if you guys have any suggestions as to what you think I should put on it.
I have the following albums:
A Senile Animal
Bullhead
Eggnog
Gluey Porch Treatments
Houdini
Lysol (forget about Lysol, though, I'm not going to put the whole album on my best of CD)
Ozma
Stoner Witch
The Bootlicker
The Maggot
And I know some of what I'm going to put on it already, I know I want "Honey Bucket" and "Hag Me" together. I want "Sweet Willy Rollbar" together with "Revolve" and probably "June Bug" for the first track of the CD. I also am going to put all 4 parts of "Amazon" as well as "The Green Manalishi" on there too. Oh, and "A History Of Drunks" all the way through "A History Of Bad Men" from A Senile Animal in order because all those songs are awesome and lead into one another really well.
And "Black Santa." Thats a cool one too.
My problem comes in when I'm picking tracks from GPT, Ozma and Bullhead. They're all fantastic albums, but its harder for me to pick individual tracks since I always listen to those three as albums, and I don't always pick out the individual songs when I'm listening to them. I think thats what makes Melvins compilations hard anyway, they're albums always work so well as complete works, its hard to break them up into parts.
So, with the albums listed above, what additional songs would you pick? I've got 80 minutes available.
Also, any suggestions on the track listing, how I should sequence it? Not that its a big deal, just curious how you guys would do it.
-al27
Honestly, I think the melvins did a great job with the best of cd they did for 'neither here nor there'. The whole album seems to flow really well.
I can't see breaking up bullhead, or lysol; they seem more like the type of albums that you listen to all the way through.
1. Bar X the Rocking M
2. Night Goat
3. Hog Leg
4. The Fool the Meddling Idiot
5. Revolve
6. Colossus of Destiny
7. Manky
8. Oven
9. With Teeth
10. If You Get Bored
11. Let It All Be
12. Boris
13. Forgotten Principles
14. Prick
15. Mombius Hibachi
16. At A Crawl
17. Hooch
18. Eyeflys
I'd probably throw on some of the harder to find stuff, like jacksonville, etc.
I'd go with Zodiac off Bullhead if you want something off that album.
hmm, and As Was It off Gluey.
Oven off Ozma maybe.
Make sure you post the final tracklist when you decide. I'd really like to see what you come up with.
Open with Charmicarmicat.
Twice.
My suggestions :
Teet. I love the bass on this song.
Your Blessened.
Over From Under The Excrement, Leeech, As It Was.
Candy O.
Manky.
How about Cow, It's Shoved, Heater Moves and Eyes, Let God Be Your Gardener, My Small Percent Shows Most, and Happy Grey or Black.
it's not a best-of without oven
it isn't a best of without the entire eggnog EP.
Oh, I forgot to mention "Roadbull," that has to go on there (how cool is that whistling part at the end?), and I think Charmicarmicat would be a good way to end it (I totally forgot about that one), so I think thats what I'll do with that.
I have to look at those songs you guys suggested from GPT, Ozma, and Bullhead again. Maybe make a few playlists on my iPod and see how they feel before I burn the final product.
I should probably throw another track or two from Houdini on there, I like the Going Blind cover.
Thanks, and keep going! I'm already getting ideas.
-al27
You'll probably end up doing what I did.....burning a new cd with different songs about every 2-3 months. I've got about 9-10 cd's that just say Melvins on them.
Or you could make a Melvins CD with just their sludgy stuff. Another with mellow/experimental stuff. Another with their more faster stuff.
Quote from: Joe Deutrom on February 27, 2007, 08:48:56 PM
Another with their more faster stuff.
hate to hijack this thread but what would your faster stuff disc be made up of?
on mine track 1 and the track <=(http://upload.wikimedia.org/math/d/2/4/d245777abca64ece2d5d7ca0d19fddb6.png) would be Hog Leg.
one time for valentines day i made 5 copies of a cd for my best friends that were girls and fit as many tracks of hog leg on an 80 minute recordable disc as would fit.
Quote from: brian on February 27, 2007, 09:12:43 PM
one time for valentines day i made 5 copies of a cd for my best friends that were girls and fit as many tracks of hog leg on an 80 minute recordable disc as would fit.
Awww, you're such a sweetheart, Brian! :love:
Quote from: brian on February 27, 2007, 09:12:43 PM
on mine track 1 and the track <=(http://upload.wikimedia.org/math/d/2/4/d245777abca64ece2d5d7ca0d19fddb6.png) would be Hog Leg.
one time for valentines day i made 5 copies of a cd for my best friends that were girls and fit as many tracks of hog leg on an 80 minute recordable disc as would fit.
hahahaa that is quite evil
did they appreciate it?
i've mentioned this before, but it is dear to me: the person who initiated me into the melvins sat me down in front of his speakers, told me to close my eyes and imagine i'm at a concert and turned HOGLEG up realllly high. i had a few albums and wasn't necessarily convinced of their greatness till that moment. ::tear::
Quote from: Vcavallo on February 27, 2007, 09:39:35 PM
Quote from: brian on February 27, 2007, 09:12:43 PM
on mine track 1 and the track <=(http://upload.wikimedia.org/math/d/2/4/d245777abca64ece2d5d7ca0d19fddb6.png) would be Hog Leg.
one time for valentines day i made 5 copies of a cd for my best friends that were girls and fit as many tracks of hog leg on an 80 minute recordable disc as would fit.
hahahaa that is quite evil
did they appreciate it?
i've mentioned this before, but it is dear to me: the person who initiated me into the melvins sat me down in front of his speakers, told me to close my eyes and imagine i'm at a concert and turned HOGLEG up realllly high. i had a few albums and wasn't necessarily convinced of their greatness till that moment. ::tear::
When a guy tells me to close my eyes and imagine, I get scared! :x :x :x
Quote from: bUTTHOLEmAN on February 27, 2007, 09:41:35 PM
Quote from: Vcavallo on February 27, 2007, 09:39:35 PM
Quote from: brian on February 27, 2007, 09:12:43 PM
on mine track 1 and the track <=(http://upload.wikimedia.org/math/d/2/4/d245777abca64ece2d5d7ca0d19fddb6.png) would be Hog Leg.
one time for valentines day i made 5 copies of a cd for my best friends that were girls and fit as many tracks of hog leg on an 80 minute recordable disc as would fit.
hahahaa that is quite evil
did they appreciate it?
i've mentioned this before, but it is dear to me: the person who initiated me into the melvins sat me down in front of his speakers, told me to close my eyes and imagine i'm at a concert and turned HOGLEG up realllly high. i had a few albums and wasn't necessarily convinced of their greatness till that moment. ::tear::
When a guy tells me to close my eyes and imagine, I get scared! :x :x :x
i imagine this is especially the case when a term like 'hogleg' is involved :lol:
Quote from: Vcavallo on February 27, 2007, 09:39:35 PM
Quote from: brian on February 27, 2007, 09:12:43 PM
on mine track 1 and the track <=(http://upload.wikimedia.org/math/d/2/4/d245777abca64ece2d5d7ca0d19fddb6.png) would be Hog Leg.
one time for valentines day i made 5 copies of a cd for my best friends that were girls and fit as many tracks of hog leg on an 80 minute recordable disc as would fit.
hahahaa that is quite evil
did they appreciate it?
i've mentioned this before, but it is dear to me: the person who initiated me into the melvins sat me down in front of his speakers, told me to close my eyes and imagine i'm at a concert and turned HOGLEG up realllly high. i had a few albums and wasn't necessarily convinced of their greatness till that moment. ::tear::
they appreciated it on some level, perhaps not the level intended
and it reads to me as though you are INDEBTED to said friend, buy him a beer on my behalf (providing he isn't in prison)
i am indebted to him. for a lot of stuff.
he definitely helped shape who i am today in a lot of ways. i'll buy him a beer (on your behalf, as you request) next time we're in town together..we're pretty close (i think..) so i've paid him back with love and many good memories
you should put magic pig detective, don't piece me, zodiac, your blessened, civilized worm, roman bird dog, hooch, boris... im not familiar with the other albums :twisted: :toke: :twisted:
Alright, I know this took long enough, but here's my final track listing:
1. June Bug
2. Roadbull
3. Amazon
4. Amazon
5. AMAZON
6. AMAZON
7. Honey Bucket
8. Hag Me
9. Black Santa
10. Oven
11. Sweet Willy Rollbar
12. Revolve
13. Zodiac
14. The Green Manalishi (With The Two Pronged Crown)
15. The Green Manalishi (With The Two Pronged Crown)
16. A History Of Drunks
17. Rat Faced Granny
18. The Hawk
19. You've Never Been Right
20. A History Of Bad Men
21. Over From Under The Excrement
22. Charmicarmicat
I really should make a 2 disk best of for the Melvins, it was really hard cutting some tracks for others.
But I guess these are my cream of the Melvins crop.
-al27
I will burn a cd of this to experience your Melvins vision.
Quote from: GrimReaper on March 15, 2007, 12:08:30 PM
I will burn a cd of this to experience your Melvins vision.
as will i.
i like this idea.
Where is "anaconda" and "let it all be"? :D
Cool compilation. I wouldn't have added so many songs from ASA on it. A song that will always make it to my Best Of compilation is At The Stake.
Quote from: norecess on March 15, 2007, 02:33:20 PM
Cool compilation. I wouldn't have added so many songs from ASA on it. A song that will always make it to my Best Of compilation is At The Stake.
And you make a lot of them, huh?
Quote from: Vcavallo on March 15, 2007, 12:35:55 PM
Quote from: GrimReaper on March 15, 2007, 12:08:30 PM
I will burn a cd of this to experience your Melvins vision.
as will i.
i like this idea.
I think i will too.
I pretty much have half of ASA on it, don't I?
Its probaby too much, and perhaps the still fresh novelty of that "new, awesome album" feeling, but I think those 5 tracks from ASA are some of the coolest stuff the Melvins have ever done. Especially the fast 4, they blend into a very outstanding 10 minutes of awesome. And "A History Of Bad Men?" I love the sludge music contrasting the fairly fast paced vocals, its great.
But we already knew ASA was great, right?
As to why I didn't include some tracks, I just couldn't. "At The Stake" is great, but I have half of Stoner Witch on there already.
The Melvins, like the Ramones, just have too much great music that you can't possibly fit everything you want into an 80 minute frame.
With my current Melvins catalogue, I'm thinking two discs would do it (that second disc would be mostly GPT, Ozma Bullhead and ALL of Lysol), and I'm sure if you had everything they've done, you'd need about a 4 disc box set to really get a good picture.
The Ramones I could do with three discs, and I do have all their studio albums.
Isn't it awesome that there are bands out there that manage to stick around long enough to put out a TON of great music?
Hooray for the Melvins! =D> =D> =D>
And you folks who are trying my comp out, let me know your opinion, please. Does it feel nice and coheisive like a good comp should?
-al27
No Bloated Pope?
Anyway, if I made a Melvins 'best of' compilation I'd put With Teeth on at least 4 times.