Basses Loaded
| Basses Loaded | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | June 3, 2016 | |||
| Recorded | Sound of Sirens Studio | |||
| Genre | Doom metal, stoner rock, experimental rock, jazz fusion, country rock | |||
| Length | 45:49 | |||
| Label | Ipecac | |||
| Producer | The Melvins, Toshi Kasai | |||
| Melvins chronology | ||||
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| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 71/100[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
| Pitchfork | (5.5/10)[3] |
| PopMatters |   [4] |
| Consequence of Sound | B-[5] |
Basses Loaded is an album by the Melvins released on June 3, 2016 through Ipecac Recordings. This release features every member that has been a part of the band over the previous decade, centered around their bass players. Steven Shane McDonald, of Redd Kross, makes his debut with the Melvins, while Nirvana co-founder Krist Novoselic makes a guest appearance.[6]
Nine songs from the album were previously released through Amphetamine Reptile Records on two limited edition EPs (Beer Hippy and War Pussy) and in a split-release with Le Butcherettes (Chaos as Usual). A version of the song "Choco Plumbing" appeared on the Cartoon Network program Uncle Grandpa in the episode "Uncle Melvins". [7]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Decay of Lying" | 6:35 | |
| 2. | "Choco Plumbing" | 4:11 | |
| 3. | "Beer Hippie" | 5:15 | |
| 4. | "I Want To Tell You" | Harrison | 3:13 |
| 5. | "Captain Come Down" | 2:54 | |
| 6. | "Hideous Women" | 3:04 | |
| 7. | "Shaving Cream" | Traditional / Bell | 2:31 |
| 8. | "Planet Destructo" | 6:05 | |
| 9. | "War Pussy" | 2:47 | |
| 10. | "Maybe I Am Amused" | 2:45 | |
| 11. | "Phyllis Dillard" | 4:21 | |
| 12. | "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" | Traditional / | 2:07 |
Personnel
- King Buzzo – guitar & vocals
- Dale Crover – drums & vocals (1, 2, 4–6, 8–10), bass (3, 7, 11, 12)
- Steven McDonald – bass & vocals (1, 4, 6, 9)
- Jared Warren – bass & vocals (2)
- Coady Willis – drums & vocals (2)
- Mike Dillard – drums & vocals (3, 7, 11, 12)
- Jeff Pinkus – bass (5)
- Trevor Dunn – bass (8)
- Krist Novoselic – bass & accordion (10)
- with
- Kristy Joy - backing vocals
- Production
- Toshi Kasai - engineer, producer
- Mackie Osborne - art
References
- ^ "Basses Loaded - Melvins". Metacritic. Retrieved June 21, 2016.
- ^ Deming, Mark. "Melvins - Basses Loaded". Allmusic. Retrieved June 21, 2016.
- ^ Reyes-Kulkarni, Saby (June 6, 2016). "Melvins - Basses Loaded". Pitchfork. Retrieved June 21, 2016.
- ^ Skinner, Jared (June 2, 2016). "The Melvins: Basses Loaded". PopMatters. Retrieved June 21, 2016.
- ^ Caffrey, Dan (June 16, 2016). "Album Review: The Melvins - Basses Loaded". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved June 21, 2016.
- ^ "Melvins Recruit Krist Novoselic for New Album, Blast Dave Grohl for Blowing Them Off". Retrieved March 13, 2016.
- ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQY4PVfyuD0
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