Never Breathe What You Can't See

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Never Breathe What You Can't See is an album by Jello Biafra and The Melvins. It was released in 2004 through Alternative Tentacles (Virus 300). The liner notes claim that Mohamed Atta and John Ashcroft helped Biafra with the lyrics of "Caped Crusader" (in truth, some lines are lifted from each), and invite the listener to "spot the difference." Plethysmograph, which deals with the government tool which measures arousal in sex offenders in regard to different stimuli, features the lyric "If Stuart could talk what would he say?", which is the chorus of The Dickies song If Stuart Could Talk, which is also about the singer's penis.

Track listing

• All songs written by Buzz Osborne and lyrics by Jello Biafra, except where noted.

1. "Plethysmograph" (Music: Biafra) – 4:49
2. "McGruff the Crime Dog" – 4:18
3. "Yuppie Cadillac" (Music: Biafra) – 4:31
4. "Islamic Bomb" (Music: Biafra) – 6:19
5. "The Lighter Side of Global Terrorism" – 4:35
6. "Caped Crusader" (Music: Biafra, Osborne) – 6:08
7. "Enchanted Thoughtfist" – 4:18
8. "Dawn of the Locusts" – 5:12

Personnel

• Osama McDonald - vocals
• Jon Benet Milosevic - guitars, backing vocals
• George W. McVeigh - bass, slide bass (8)
• Saddam Disney - drums, percussion, lead guitar (3, 5)

with

• Adam Jones - guitars (4, 6-8)

Additional personnel

• Tom 5 - backing vocals
• John The Baker - backing vocals
• Adrienne Droogas - backing vocals
• Wendy-O-Matik - backing vocals
• Loto Ball - backing vocals
• Johnny NoMoniker - backing vocals
• Ali G. North - backing vocals, producer
• Lady Monster - backing vocals
• Jesse Luscious - backing vocals
• Marshall Lawless - producer
• Toshi Kasai - engineer, mixing
• Matt Kelley - engineer
• Drew Fischer - engineer
• Mackie Osborne - art direction & design