Gluey Porch Treatments

• Artist: Melvins
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• Release Date: 1987
• Genre: Rock

Review

The second and last album done with Lukin keeps the Melvins' freak flag flying. Starting with the slow-as-hell "Eye Flys," which, if nothing else, shows off Osbourne's skill at monster soloing while Crover and Lukin play a rhythm that would be too slow even for funerals, Gluey Porch Treatments is, to a large extent, more of the same. Then again, with the possible exception of St. Vitus, not many other bands out there were embracing the love of sludge metal monstrosities as the threesome was (just compare it what Ozzy Osbourne himself was doing at the time). "Exact Paperbacks" alone would have eaten most purportedly loud groups for breakfast without even trying. The combination of sudden, herky-jerky thrash (but not thrash metal) and epic stomp and sprawl once again did wonders here. Meanwhile, Osbourne's attempts to remold the singing on "God of Thunder" into a new guise for the underground ("Bitten Into Sympathy" in particular sounds like the ultimate fusion of Gene Simmons' voice and Tony Iommi's riffs) means his voice once more sounds just ridiculously perfect. Drawn-out syllables at the end of lines descending into murk, bellowing half-understandable insanities, flanged warbles and squeals: It's all there. Crover has some great fun with drums at points -- check out the start of "Influence of Atmosphere," where the echo on his fills and pounds just makes it all the more nuttily dramatic, or the equally strong conclusion of "Leech." Besides the title track, other examples of the band's perverse wit via song title includes "Steve Instant Newman" and the perfectly descriptive "Heaviness of the Load." After being unavailable for years, Gluey Porch Treatments finally got rereleased in 2001 with a slew of demo cuts perfect for pounding your head further into your torso. ~ Ned Raggett, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Eye Flys	Buzz Osborne	Melvins	(6:16)
Echo/Don't Piece Me	Melvins	Melvins	(2:51)
Heater Moves and Eyes	Buzz Osborne	Melvins	(3:52)
Steve Instant Neuman	Melvins	Melvins	(1:31)
Influence of Atmosphere	Buzz Osborne	Melvins	(1:51)
Exact Paperbacks	Buzz Osborne	Melvins	(:43)
Happy Gray or Black	Melvins	Melvins	(2:01)
Leeech	Melvins, Buzz Osborne	Melvins	(2:32)
Glow God	Buzz Osborne	Melvins	(:51)
Big as a Mountain	Buzz Osborne	Melvins	(:57)
Heaviness of the Load	Buzz Osborne	Melvins	(3:06)
Flex With You	Buzz Osborne	Melvins	(:54)
Bitten Into Sympathy	Buzz Osborne	Melvins	(1:45)
Gluey Porch Treatments	Melvins, Buzz Osborne	Melvins	(:48)
Clipping Roses	Buzz Osborne	Melvins	(:49)
As It Was	Melvins	Melvins	(2:51)
Over from Under the Excrement	Buzz Osborne	Melvins	(4:39)
Echohead	Melvins	Melvins	(:32)
Flex With You	Buzz Osborne	Melvins	(:58)
Don't Piece Me	Melvins	Melvins	(2:20)
Bitten Into Sympathy	Buzz Osborne	Melvins	(1:30)
Exact Paperbacks	Buzz Osborne	Melvins	(:46)
Glow God/Big as a Mountain	Melvins	Melvins	(1:55)
Heaviness of the Load	Buzz Osborne	Melvins	(3:04)
Happy Gray or Black	Melvins	Melvins	(1:59)
Heater Moves and Eyes	Buzz Osborne	Melvins	(4:29)
Gluey Porch Treatments	Melvins, Buzz Osborne	Melvins	(:52)
Eye Flys	Buzz Osborne	Melvins	(3:11)
Clipping Roses	Buzz Osborne	Melvins	(:55)

Credits

Buzz Osborne (Vocals), Buzz Osborne (Guitar), David Musgrove (Engineer), Dale Crover (Drums), Matt Lukin (Vocals), Matt Lukin (Bass)

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