The Bulls & the Bees

The Bulls & the Bees
The Bulls & the Bees
EP by Melvins
Released	March 13, 2012
Genre	Sludge metal; neoclassical; experimental; dark ambient;
Length	23:33
Label	Scion A/V
Melvins chronology

The Bulls & the Bees is an EP by American rock band the Melvins, released on March 13, 2012^[1] through Scion A/V for free download. It was also released as a free CD for their May 2012 tour with Unsane and released as a 10" vinyl later that year for the 51/51 tour.^[2] On June 2, 2015, an expanded CD containing the Electroretard album was released on Ipecac Recordings.

Music and reception[edit]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Punknews.org	^[3]
Spin	7/10^[4]
QRO Magazine	7.9/10^[5]

According to Christopher R. Weingarten of Spin, the EP features experiments with neoclassical and dark ambient styles while also continuing the rock sound of the band's last three LPs.^[4]

Track listing[edit]

Original EP[edit]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"The War On Wisdom"	3:40
2.	"We Are Doomed"	7:03
3.	"Friends Before Larry"	4:19
4.	"A Really Long Wait"	4:22
5.	"National Hamster"	4:09

Electroretard (2015 CD re-release)[edit]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
6.	"Shit Storm (Edit)"		1:01
7.	"Youth of America"	Sage	9:17
8.	"Gluey Porch Treatments"		0:47
9.	"Revolve"		4:20
10.	"Missing"	Cows	4:09
11.	"Lovely Butterflies"		6:02
12.	"Tipping the Lion"		3:48
13.	"Interstellar Overdrive"	Barrett, Waters, Wright, Mason	9:51

Personnel[edit]

King Buzzo – guitar, vocals
Dale Crover – drums, vocals
Coady Willis – drums, vocals
Jared Warren – bass, vocals

Additional personnel[edit]

Toshi Kasai – engineer
John Golden – mastering
Mackie Osborne – artwork
Kevin Rutmanis – bass (7–11 on 2015 re-release)
Mark Deutrom – bass (12–13 on 2015 re-release)
Tim Green – engineer (6–11 on 2015 re-release)
Michael Rozon – engineer (6–11 on 2015 re-release)
Joe Barresi – engineer (12–13 on 2015 re-release)

References[edit]

^ "The Melvins announce new free EP 'The Bulls and the Bees'". Loudwire. February 27, 2012. Retrieved April 18, 2013.
^ The Bulls & The Bees at Scion A/V
^ Gentile, John (March 20, 2012). "Melvins - The Bulls and the Bees (2012)". Punknews.org. Retrieved October 28, 2015.
^ ^a ^b Weingarten, Christopher R. (March 19, 2012). "Melvins, 'The Bulls & The Bees' (Scion A/V)". Spin. Retrieved October 28, 2015.
^ Fath, Aaron. The Melvins : The Bulls and The Bees EP. QRO. April 13, 2012. Retrieved June 12, 2013.

External links[edit]

Official website

[1] "The Melvins announce new free EP 'The Bulls and the Bees'". Loudwire. February 27, 2012. Retrieved April 18, 2013.

[2] The Bulls & The Bees at Scion A/V

[3] Gentile, John (March 20, 2012). "Melvins - The Bulls and the Bees (2012)". Punknews.org. Retrieved October 28, 2015.

[spin-review-4] Weingarten, Christopher R. (March 19, 2012). "Melvins, 'The Bulls & The Bees' (Scion A/V)". Spin. Retrieved October 28, 2015.

[QRO-5] Fath, Aaron. The Melvins : The Bulls and The Bees EP. QRO. April 13, 2012. Retrieved June 12, 2013.

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v t e Melvins
Buzz Osborne Dale Crover Steven Shane McDonald Lori "Lorax" Black Mark Deutrom Mike Dillard Trevor Dunn Matt Lukin Jeff Pinkus Joe Preston Kevin Rutmanis Jared Warren Coady Willis
Studio albums	Gluey Porch Treatments Ozma Bullhead Lysol Houdini Prick Stoner Witch Stag Honky The Maggot The Bootlicker The Crybaby Electroretard Hostile Ambient Takeover (A) Senile Animal Nude with Boots The Bride Screamed Murder Freak Puke (Melvins Lite) Everybody Loves Sausages Tres Cabrones (Melvins 1983) Hold It In Basses Loaded A Walk with Love & Death Pinkus Abortion Technician Working with God (Melvins 1983) Five Legged Dog Bad Mood Rising Tarantula Heart
Collaborations	Pigs of the Roman Empire (with Lustmord) Never Breathe What You Can't See (with Jello Biafra) Sieg Howdy! (with Jello Biafra) Three Men and a Baby (with Mike Kunka)
EPs	Six Songs Eggnog King Buzzo Dale Crover Joe Preston Tora Tora Tora The Bulls & the Bees
Live albums	Your Choice Live Series Vol. 12 Alive at the Fucker Club Colossus of Destiny Millennium Monsterwork 2000 (with Fantômas) Houdini Live 2005: A Live History of Gluttony and Lust Melvins vs. Minneapolis Sugar Daddy Live
Compilations	Singles 1–12 The Trilogy Vinyl Electroretard 26 Songs Melvinmania: Best of the Atlantic Years 1993–1996 Neither Here nor There Mangled Demos from 1983 The Making Love Demos Chicken Switch
Video releases	Salad of a Thousand Delights Live from London 2006 (with Fantômas)
Singles/songs	"Sweet Young Thing Ain't Sweet No More" "Love Canal/Someday" "With Yo' Heart, Not Yo' Hands" "Boris" "Venus in Furs" "Honey Bucket" "See How Pretty, See How Smart"
Related articles	Discography We Reach: The Music of the Melvins Big Business Mackie Osborne