Everybody Loves Sausages

[glen]

I love reviews like that.  they keep the ignorant masses away.

let's not talk about the financial implications. 

[acid policy]

i really like the jello song. thought he was saying "earl loves comics, read those comics" at the end. i was way off. the rest is good too, solid album. that review is a bad review of itself.

[Dumpster D]

Yet to find this in a Local CD store.

[spunkmonkey]

It's in my cart at Amazon.  Probably order it in a week or two.

[Dan_Halen]

Yet to find this in a Local CD store.

I guess I take for granted there is a Newbury Comics 10 mins away from me. They had tons of copies, of course Melvins was the only new release not on sale...havent spent $16.99 on a new CD in a while but hey....it's the fucking Melvins!!!

[Mount Ambulance]

Finally had a chance to grab this ... sounds so much better through a real sound system (as opposed to the youtube/shitty computer speaker fidelity I had thus forth previewed).

After a couple listens, first impressions? A solid and nice mixed bag of sweets.

Some I could do without. Well maybe just Black Betty. Melvins or whoever, I just don't dig this song (Cave's Pricks rendition being an exception). Regardless the version, it just invokes shuddering and unsightly images of bad roadhouse/sports bar deep fried middle aged softball league celebrations.

But yeah, overall solid, solid, solid ... with some real gems. Station To Station, excellent take off ... upon first previews I missed the disco silky cocaine vogue of the second half ... not so much any more ... I can always pull out Bowie's if I wanna here that ... love Thirlwell's vocals ... really nails it. Hot Stuff!

In Every Dream Home is pure GOLD! They really swing this one and really nail the creepy, sickly ooze of the original. Biafra's cartoonish warble fits perfectly, love the eerie reverbed and buried back ups from Buzz, the noisey psychedelic outro, RUTMANIS!! It's all there. Perfect!

Carpe Diem still prefer the Fugs version ... but the Melvins take ain't too far off. Nice that they stretched and interpreted it some. Pretty close but not necessarily by the numbers or in the lines. Still think they should whip out some more Fugs rips ... Ah! Sunflower, Super Girl, How Sweet I Roamed, Saran Wrap, House Of The Devil, Frenzy!, Dirty Old Man ... shit all of the first three albums!

Female Trouble is Perfect! As is Heathen Earth.

Set It On Fire, love it ... was first exposed to The Scientists whilst living in Oz ... excellent band ... excellent cover. Love the squawky guitar work Buzz throws down! Of course they could've just hit on Radio Birdman like everyone else does. But they didn't and I love 'em for it. Now all they gotta do is whip out a Tism cover or two!

Art School, not a big Jam fan and relatively unfamiliar with their output. Though the whole pop punk thing isn't really my vibe; I dig this (never heard the original though). Love the duet vibe of Haze and Buzz on the vocals ... works really well and snotty.

Yeah, all in all a pretty great record ... can't wait to see what they're padding out the wax versions with!

[dead mike]

"Black Betty" shouldn't be on this album because it's not actually new.
"Station to Station" and "In Every Home" are the best.
The rest I could take or leave.

C+

[black stallion]

The rest I could take or leave.

[homeless_dad]

Female Trouble and carpe diem are the absolute best!  I need to listen to the fugs and love the swingy bass feel on female.  Oh and set it on fire!  Mark Arm should be the 5th member.  Every home is super creepy with the perfect vocalist to cover it.  Attitude works well.

I'm diggin' it as a whole. 

It could have used Mr. DNA.

[John Schuller]

"Black Betty" shouldn't be on this album because it's not actually new.

If the Melvins were your band you could make those decisions. yeah?

[Buckwheat]

"Black Betty" shouldn't be on this album because it's not actually new.

If the Melvins were your band you could make those decisions. yeah?

You realize that a melvins fan can have an opinion different than yours, yeah?

[Dumpster D]

I think It belongs on the Album, It was only Released as a Limited 7 inch, not all of us are blessed with owning a copy of that vinyl...reminds me, what was the B-side of the Black betty Seven..Was it a split, Jesus I dont even know how they keep up to all their releases, maybe THATS why it got put on the Sausages CD, either way who cares, its a Killer track.

it belongs.

[Dan_Halen]

I think It belongs on the Album, It was only Released as a Limited 7 inch, not all of us are blessed with owning a copy of that vinyl...reminds me, what was the B-side of the Black betty Seven..Was it a split, Jesus I dont even know how they keep up to all their releases, maybe THATS why it got put on the Sausages CD, either way who cares, its a Killer track.

it belongs.

It was John Spencer Blues Explosion doing doing Black Betty as well on the flip. Also, I agree with it belonging on the album. Female Trouble and Carpe Diem were both released on a 12" as well prior to Sausages. I think it's nice for the folks who don't collect the vinyl.

[Dumpster D]

Dont--or Cant 

Since people buy up all the stock and inflate-a-flip it on ebay before the Pressing is even cooled off.

[Captain CoryCory]

The more I listen to this album the more it really makes sense and really feels like it needs to be done. The Melvins always do good, interesting covers and this is no exception, start to finish.