Sieg Howdy!

[Vcavallo]

i guess i could post it somewhere for people to download....but this is an official release and that it is illegal..i don't want to take kibbles (or bits) out of buzz's dog's mouths.

[rhett E rock]

just got this album in the mail today...

this one is so much better than the last release!
i just don't see how you can hate the Jelvins after listening to this. 
Jello doesn't have his usual repetitive themes.
i do agree though that some of the songs are mixed badly.  i can't believe they would even let that slide, let alone get released like that.  even the songs that sound right they should turn Jello's voice down.  i just think he has a strong voice that doesn't need to get mixed as equally with the rest of the parts... 

Halo of Flies is fucken sick
Dalek should've made Dawn of the Locusts as an instrumental.  or at least left some of the vocals out.  i love the ambient feel during certain parts.
the Enchanted Thoughtfist remix is better than the original.  i like the backing vocals during the choruses.  although i can do without the ones during the verses.  a little overdone.  but i dig. 

all in all, fucken great!  this album does not leave me wanting more.  although i think between the two albums the Jelvins released they could have made one really strong one (omitting the weak material obviously).   hmmm, maybe i'll make a Jelvins mix.

[anaconda]

i'll buy 2 copies of the next all 'melvins' melvins release.

[duratop]

Hey Conda, email me.
the.fool.the.meddling.idiot@gmail.com
Then I'll send it to you.

[DubEMC]

I tend agree with rhett here.
I already like this better than Never Breathe What You Can't See.

As anaconda has mentioned before there is a strong Greg Ginn influence in Buzzo's soloing when Jello is on the mic.

[GrimReaper]

you just hit the nail on the head.

[glen]

how bout the bass on "wholly buy bull"?    ooohhh good lord.  that shit is mean.  cranking that at about 6:45 am on the way to labor.  what a way to start the day.  who's going to tell me that ain't MELVINS through and through?
right back at you GRIM,   if you are responsible for the karma I thank you.

[rhett E rock]

the more i listen to this the more it grows on me.  i'm really liking the originals.  it sounds like Jello going back to his DK days.  if they put Dawn of the Locusts and Plethysmograph on this album there would be no reason to listen to Never Breathe.  but yeah, way more punch with this album.  spiked punch at that. 

another thing i like about the album.  Kali-Fornia recorded live on Dec 30th.  i was there man. 

[norecess]

Conda, did you and duratop already fixed something together?

[Smellis]

I like everything about this one. I'm not a big Jello fan, but what can I say I think it's great. I too was at the Neumo's show where Kali-fornia was recorded. They mixed it real nice and it sounds good. The whole damn thing is mixed nice you can crank the hell out of it and it's not to low. This shit rocks, can't wait for the tour, only wish I could get a taste of that "Houdini live" action. Oh yeah, you can really hear Adam's guitar on some of the tracks too, a nice addition. What would it sound like if Adam jumped into the Melvins Big Biz machine?

[Leroy]

I want a live Melvins CD!  And i'm talking about a real deal, good sounding one.  Not bootleg.  The live albums they already released leave much to be desired...

[rhett E rock]

i don't know, this album is more raw, energetic and i think the songs have more dynamics to them.  i'm satisfied.

[rhett E rock]

i really like the guitar and bass work on "lessons in what not to become".  that shit is sick. 

how bout the bass on "wholly buy bull"?    ooohhh good lord.  that shit is mean.  cranking that at about 6:45 am on the way to labor.  what a way to start the day.  who's going to tell me that ain't MELVINS through and through?

i totally agree.

[Hank Hill]

http://blackhandmusic.blogspot.com/


I did an in-depth study of this album.  My review can be located above in my band blog.

[glen]

since the subject of track listings and disc skips has come up here and there let me present to you my own sieg anomolie:   for some reason when my disc gets to the end of crusader (the last song) and starts over on it's own it ALWAYS starts on track 2. so if I want to hear halo I have to skip back to it. happens everytime. anyone else experience this?  never happened on any other disc that I can recall.
I realize this is trivial bullshit but hey,   I HAVE seen other posts refering to "strange" things about their sieg howdy disc, cut me some slack.