Melvins and (Farm) Animals

[Bengerman]

Ive thought about this before but today I decided to go through all the Melvins albums and see just how many Melvins song/album titles dealt with animals. At first I thought it was mostly farm animals but I realized there is a lot of other animals involved too. Does anybody have any insight as to why this could be? I'm sure it's just a coincidence. I know buzz pulls from lots of things for his titles. Just thought it was an interesting thing to point out, sorry if it's been mentioned before.  Either way here's my list. If I missed anything feel free to add to it. 
21 farm animals (with pigs being the most frequent at 6), 27 other animals.

Animals (of the farm variety)...
HOG leg
BULLhead
COW
Night GOAT
TEET (cow related)
RoadBULL
Magic PIG detective
Skin HORSE
PIGtro (derivative of magic pig detective)
PIGskin
PIGS of the Roman Empire
Wholly buy BULL
CHICKEN switch
The talking HORSE
DOG island
PIG house
The BULLS and the bees
Dr MULE
American COW
DOGS and CATTLE prods
BULL Ramus (altamont)
CHICKEN Lover (altamont)

Other Animals...
SNAKE appeal
Eye FLYS (could be the insect spelled incorrectly)
LEECH
CRAYFISH
Raise a PAW
CharmicarmiCAT
ANACONDA
The EAGLE has landed
Hung BUNNY
Roman DOG BIRD
Sky PUP
Spread EAGLE BEAGLE
Punch the LION
GOOSE freight train
June BUG
Tipping the LION
Lovely BUTTERFLY
In the freaktose the BUGS are dying
Pink BAT (even though it refers to a baseball bat)
Dawn of the LOCUSTS
A senile ANIMAL
Civilized WORM
RAT faced granny
The HAWK
Billy FISH
The smiling COBRA
National HAMSTER
WORM farm waltz
Sally GREENSNAKE (altamont)
MONKEES uncle (altamont)


There are also at least 15 albums with animals on the front or back cover not including inner sleeves.

[Peebot]

https://youtu.be/Hp5r9qwqpPc

[Bengerman]

Ha. Yes and then there is the honey bucket video!  Maybe they just like sacrificing farm animals best. I'm sure they don't put up as much of a fight.

[DToxico]

Isn't Buzz (low-key) an animal-lover or something? I could swear I read him saying something like that.
His interview in Fix (the Ministry documentary) has him playing with his dog and holding it/talking to it like a baby which is kind of funny and unexpected to see.

[meezer]

http://dangerousminds.net/comments/the_melvins_king_buzzo_talks_about_his_rescue_dogs

[spunkmonkey]

BULLhead

A Bullhead is a type of fish.

[Bengerman]

Bullhead catfish...catfish farm...bullhead=farm animal

[(the) Razor]

There's also the "Bit"

"This is for cows..."

I'm pretty sure there is some sort of explixit innuendo for the rest of that line too. 

[Bengerman]

Yup. I'm telling u cows pigs and bulls especially are all over the place in Melvins land. Titles lyrics and art. I get the dog connection cuz I know buzz is a big dog fan but the farm animals I can't figure out. Maybe he was raised on a farm. Or wishes he was.

[(the) Razor]

Someone should ask in an interview.....would be better than the stock standard "tell us about Kurt" questions on every single interview.

[meezer]

Maybe he was raised on a farm. Or wishes he was.

I call them rural American refugees. Close enough to farms. Give Me 45 or Idlehanz could tell you.

[Bengerman]

 I think that would be a great interview question. I used to get frustrated with buzz for saying the same things over and over in interviews but then I realized that it's because he's asked the same questions over and over. "What was it like knowing Kurt Cobain?" "Was Kurt Cobain really your roadie?"  "What's your favorite Melvins album?" "When's the next fantomas album coming out?"

also I forgot chicken and dump and dead canaries

[meezer]

also I forgot chicken and dump and dead canaries

[(the) Razor]

If I interviewed Buzz id be asking about new Fantomas! Its the only band hes ever been in apart from Melvins (the others are really guest appearances, concept albums). 

To put a dent in the theory too, there is no reference to farm animals on his solo record.

[homeless_dad]

To put a dent in the theory too, there is no reference to farm animals on his solo record.

Nah, Ghrol played on the album, which is a direct reference to a jackass.