(A) Senile Animal

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THE MECHANICAL BRIDE

[OfficerButtcrack]

Mechanical Bride is book by Marshall McLuhan. Maybe Buzz got the idea from there, I understand that he reads a lot

[Vcavallo]

holy shit, santa!  that review was amazing!! it made me listen to album




thanks!! more!

also, i wasn't expecting that last line.  you sweetheart 

[Leeech]

I was wondering if anyone else agrees that "A history of bad men" sounds like "The man with the laughing hand..." more so than it does night goat?

[norecess]

I was wondering if anyone else agrees that "A history of bad men" sounds like "The man with the laughing hand..." more so than it does night goat?

Definitely, it IS that bassline! It has been mentioned here before too a few times, but I think the bass line Night Goat is better known or more popular to most people than the bass riff from The Man...

[SchnabelA]

I bought the original A Senile Animal first today, and the first thing that struck me was that the sound was FAAAAAAAAR better then the thing I
downloaded and, humphr, humphr, ladadada.... I`ts almost listening to the record the first time. I don`t understand those that only settle for burnt editions,
the real thing both sounds and feels much more genuine. Tonight I`m on a huge Melvins-rush. I`ve had a mediocre week, but A Senile Animal has lifted me
up skyhigh. Juuuuuuhuuuuuu!!!!

[Leeech]

Yep thats the first thing I thought when I heard it (history of bad men). I don't even own the fucking crybaby yet it's been on order for a long ass time now. It's not one of my favorites anyways.

[Chomas]

a senile animal is pretty refreshing, thanks Buzzo............ 

[Vcavallo]

i couldn't agree more, shcnab.  the sound is WAY better off the CD.  it really is like hearing it for the first time

[glen]

hey santa,   good review,  cept you lost me after the first song.  glad you got to hear the album finally though.
so its not as "meh!" as you thought hey?

[Snajdan]

Well I finally picked it up now. And I am glad I didnt download it because When I download albums I usually am doing other things on my computer, and not paying full attention, and then I write the album off as boring for not holding my attention. Anyway, this album is much more straight up then the other albums in my opinion. Which is great, I love the Bass tones Jarred has, its so refreshing and pretty innovative if you ask me. When I saw the Melvins a few weeks ago they played Civilized Worm, and A History of Bad Men. And I remember getting a boner because it was so awesome. And Civilized Worm was the song me and Jarred traded goofy evil looks. The triple vocals are awesome. The album is awesome, I dont know where it ranks as my favorite albums this year, I mean this has been an amazing year for music, Devin Townsend Band, Mastodon, Melvins. Awesome year.

[Metalhead Cow]

Okay, so I haven't got the album yet (I probably will tomarrow). I've listened to it like 5 times through now though noreces's link though, and it fucking kicks ass! I'm blaring it right now.

NP-The Talking Horse- fuck, the ending is so good! I love the part with the vocals and the break with the go-go bell percussion stuff.
NP-Blood Witch-cool song, especially the ending. The song reminds me of The Bloated Pope. I like the creativity with the time signature stuff. The ending is pretty confusing. I still can't quite figure it out! I like the part when Dale is playing the ice bell (I think that's what it's called) cymbal, and Coady does the hi-hats.
NP-Civiilized Worm-This song is really, really good... It's just beautiful. I especially love the guitar crunchiness and the harmonized vocals. It's cool when it just stops and comes back again...great guitar solo. This song elicits the same feelings when I listen to Skin Horse, Up The Dumper, etc.-it's just such a beautiful song. And the ending is really rocking, especially in the video from ConcertFreak. Nice tom outro, I like the feedback that comes in at the very end. I also love the lyrics to this song.
A History Of Drunks-I REALLY like this song too, and love the lyrics. I'm gonna try posting them later. This song is just beautiful like Civilized Worm. I know that it may seem a strange adjective to use, but it sums it up great for me. just beautiful music... I love the guitar part during the clapping.
Rat Faced Granny-fucking kicks ass, greating ending, great Buzzo vocals, ausome drums at the end. Buzz is just great in this song. nothing more to say.....
The Hawk-pretty cool. I like how it kind of twists and turns all over the place. really catchy, cool drums/guitar, the "hey there mr. nightmare" parts are fucking ausome
You've Never Been Right-really great song, I especially love how this one is arraigned. just songwriting genius. Ausome guitar solo-I love Buzz's choices of notes, great evil riffing, the outro is set up so great, and the final part with the drums is so cool. I like how they drop off that beat during the singing. The ending reminds me of the concept from the ending of Mombius Hibachi, only so much better
A History Of Bad Men- one of my first thoughts when I first listened to it-Woah, you guys weren't kidding when you said the bass line was similar to Night Goat and The Man With The Laughing Hand Is Dead. I was almost mad, I thought it sounded so similar! Repeated listenings showed how cool this song is though. Very evil sounding. I love the lyrics on this one as well. The "dire, it's fleeting" part is really cool, especially when it slows down at the end to go back in the main riff. The drum intro is really cool with one drummer playing the beat, and the other embellising it with cymbals and the drum roll at the end. The ending of this song is so captiviating.
The Mechanical Bride-man, oh, man, ausome heaviness! This song is also intoxicating like the previous one. Great vocal "wierdness". I'm kind of reminded of Hag Me meets Claude or Crayfish, meets I don't know what else.
A Vast Filithy Prison-This is a nice song. It's got a very pretty and even somber quality to it. I love the intro and outro. It stands out as being different from all the previous tracks, and is a great way to end the album.

And of course I love the double drum and triple vocal interplay.
I am thorughly impressed with this album. It kicks so much ass to be a Melvins fan. I just love this band so much.

Hopefully, I'll actually go out and buy the damn thing tomarrow

[Metalhead Cow]

By the way, A Vast Filthy Prison reminds me a lot of their cover of The Green Manalishi (With The Two-Pronged Crown).

[Chief Ten Beers]

 My first impression was WOW - this whole disc is fucking amazing, but not as good as H.A.T. I can see that changing after a few more listens. They did it right, planning the tour before the album came out. All these distinct musical moments from the show are coming back to me from last week. The next Melvins release should be a live DVD from this tour. Anyone see a pro-film crew yet? Maybe the last dates in the hometown will.

[Reverend Ebeneezer]

Yay! The Melvins go pop...again. I love this new direction. I'm only halfway through my first spin of the record, but it sounds to me like the pop knack of their Bullhead era stuff, fused with the sort of direction Big Business have taken. The track Rat Faced Granny might as well be a Big Business song...

It's been a long wait since HAT, but I think it's been worth it to have the Melvins back on form. Glorious. Looking forward to the end of year Camden gig, if it's still going ahead.

Incidentally, hello to anyone that might remember me.