The Melvins have long been considered one of hard rock/metal's most powerful/monolithic-sounding bands, despite only consisting of three members.
So, imagine what the group would sound like with two drummers.
Well, imagine no more.
The Melvins' second release of 2006, A Senile Animal, sees longtime members -- guitarist Buzz Osborne and drummer Dale Crover -- joined by both members of noise duo Big Business (bassist Jared Warren and drummer Coady Willis).
Unlike some bands that have two drummers but do not sound that remarkably different than if they had a single one, the "new look" Melvins puts the extra pair of sticks to good use, as evidenced by the drum march breakdown of the album opening "The Talking Horse," the onslaught of "You've Never Been Right," and "Civilized Worm," which ends in an absolute landslide of percussion.
Although they started out primarily as a punk band that slowed down the riffs, the Melvins have also always mixed in prog rock-like bits, such as the tricky rhythms of "Blood Witch" and the King Crimson/Tool-ish "The Hawk." The album also contains some of the group's most straightforward compositions in some time, including the metallic/new wave-ish ditty "A History of Drunks." The transfusion of new blood has made one of rock's gnarliest beats even -- gnarlier!.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Talking Horse | Melvins | Play | 02:40 | 6 MB | 20 MB |
| 2 | Blood Witch | Melvins | Play | 02:44 | 6 MB | 19 MB |
| 3 | Civilized Worm | Melvins | Play | 05:57 | 13 MB | 43 MB |
| 4 | A History of Drunks | Melvins | Play | 02:19 | 5 MB | 17 MB |
| 5 | Rat Faced Granny | Melvins | Play | 02:40 | 6 MB | 20 MB |
| 6 | The Hawk | Melvins | Play | 02:34 | 5 MB | 20 MB |
| 7 | You've Never Been Right | Melvins | Play | 02:30 | 5 MB | 19 MB |
| 8 | A History of Bad Men | Melvins | Play | 06:42 | 15 MB | 50 MB |
| 9 | The Mechanical Bride | Melvins | Play | 06:25 | 14 MB | 46 MB |
| 10 | A Vast Filthy Prison | Melvins | Play | 06:44 | 15 MB | 40 MB |
| 41 mins | 94 MB | |||||
| 41 mins | 299 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dale Crover | Drum, Drums, Member of Attributed Artist, Vocals |
| 2 | John Golden | Mastering |
| 3 | Tosh Kasai | Engineer, Mixing |
| 4 | King Buzzo | Guitar, Member of Attributed Artist, Vocals |
| 5 | Melvins | Audio Production, Primary Artist |
| 6 | Mackie Osborne | Artwork |
| 7 | Jared Warren | Bass, Bass Instrument, Member of Attributed Artist, Vocals |
| 8 | Coady Willis | Drum, Drums, Member of Attributed Artist, Vocals |
| 9 | Kevin Willis | Photography |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |