(A) Senile Animal

[Mad Arab]

Point, but Starve Already isn't exactly found in fine record stores either.

[klump]

Point, but Starve Already isn't exactly found in fine record stores either.

no, but I just thought I should point it out, beeing the responsible fan I am.

[al27]

I personally prefer when artists try to actually write words for their songs

interesting

yeah, especially since you rarely understand the words coming out of Buzz` mouth.

[mopafeena]

I personally prefer when artists try to actually write words for their songs

interesting

yeah, especially since you rarely understand the words coming out of Buzz` mouth.

[Vcavallo]

By the way, I did pick up A Senile Animal yesterday.

[glen]

what are you people trying to do?

[al27]

Speaking of "accessable," how about those freakin' handclaps on "A History Of Drunks?!?!"

You know what they remind me of?  The Riverdales, or I guess Screeching Weasel even though I don't really own any SW records.  Just the 60's pop music influenced stuff Ben Weasel always did because it made his music sound more like the Ramones.

You know what I'm all talking about, right?  The part in the middle with the extremely simplistic solo (which now that I think about it is also very Ben Weasel-esque) where its like "clap, clap-clap, clap, clap" (repeat a few times).

Its the first Melvins song I've ever heard where I found myself bobbing my head to the left and to the right, smiling like an idiot.

Which is really new territory for the Melvins.  I never thought a Melvins song would sound really upbeat and happy to me.  But I do believe its a good thing.  Yes, definitely a good thing.

-al27

[norecess]

Speaking of "accessable," how about those freakin' handclaps on "A History Of Drunks?!?!"

Reminded me of a Queens of the Stone Age song, in the style of Just Another Love Song, or that song with Dutch lyrics, Quick and to the Pointless.

[FartLips]

i wish that interview was "accessible".

[Shatz]

Its the first Melvins song I've ever heard where I found myself bobbing my head to the left and to the right, smiling like an idiot.
Which is really new territory for the Melvins.  I never thought a Melvins song would sound really upbeat and happy to me.

This sort of style has been done before, although without handclaps. The song's called "In the Rain".

[Vcavallo]

in the rain, yes.  very poppy.

but sort of a joke, not as serious as this one, eh?

[Leeech]

So (a) Senile animal finally found its way into Canada today and I picked it up.

[Vcavallo]

So (a) Senile animal finally found its way into Canada today and I picked it up.

....that's it?

[al27]

I will occasionally borrow some of my CDs to my 50 year old father (I'm 19, like anyone cares) for his commute to work and back so he can jam to something other than inane radio early morning talk shows, so earlier today I gave him (A) Senile Animal so he could do just that.

I was out raking leaves as he drove in the garage with "The Hawk" just CRANKED!!!  He steps out of his Jeep and says that he listened to it twice over and that he loved it.

He then came in, put it in our stereo and blasted it for our whole household to enjoy, playing "A History Of Drunks" several times while making air guitar type gestures as he's dancing around in our living room.

True story.

Behold... the power of the Melvins.

-al27

[Metalhead Cow]

I will occasionally borrow some of my CDs to my 50 year old father (I'm 19, like anyone cares) for his commute to work and back so he can jam to something other than inane radio early morning talk shows, so earlier today I gave him (A) Senile Animal so he could do just that.

I was out raking leaves as he drove in the garage with "The Hawk" just CRANKED!!!