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The Crybaby

 
Album Review: The Crybaby

  • Artist: Melvins
  • Rating: StarStarStar
  • Release Date: February 08, 2000
  • Genre: Rock

Review

The Melvins' The Crybaby, the final volume in their Ipecac Recordings trilogy, applies their uncompromisingly dense sound and irreverence to a collection of covers and original material. A motley crew of guest artists, including Tool, Foetus' Jim Thirlwell, the Pain Teens' Bliss Blood, the eclectic New York City rockers Skeleton Key, and Brutal Truth's Kevin Sharpe, assist them -- and the results are predictably unpredictable. Helmet's Henry Bogner and Hank Williams III team up with the group on drastic reworkings of two country classics, Hank Williams' "Ramblin' Man" and Merle Haggard's "Okie From Muskogee." The Jesus Lizard's David Yow joins the Melvins on a cover of the Lizard's "Blockbuster" and "Dry Drunk," which also features the surf-jazz band Godzik Pink. "G.I. Joe" showcases the vocal talents of Ipecac founder Mike Patton, and in one of The Crybaby's most inspired turns, '70s teen-dream Leif Garrett sings on the band's surprisingly faithful rendition of Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit." One of their most creative albums, The Crybaby reaffirms the Melvins' ability to venture outside of their trademark style while still remaining quintessentially Melvins. ~ Heather Phares, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track TitleComposersPerformersTime
Smells Like Teen Spirit (Lyrics) Dave Grohl, Krist Novoselic, Nirvana, Kurt Cobain Melvins, Leif Garrett (5:02)
Blockbuster David Wm. Sims, Mac McNeilly, Duane Denison, The Jesus Lizard, David Yow Melvins, David Yow (3:10)
Ramblin' Man Hank Williams, Dickey Betts Hank Williams III, Henry Bogdan, Melvins (3:14)
G.I. Joe Kevin Rutmanis, Mike Patton Melvins, Mike Patton (4:00)
Mine Is No Disgrace J.G. Thirlwell, Buzz Osborne Foetus, Melvins (8:22)
Spineless Erik Sanko Skeleton Key, Melvins (4:01)
Divorced Melvins, Dale Crover Melvins, Tool (14:43)
Dry Drunk Buzz Osborne, David Yow Godzik Pink, Melvins, David Yow (4:03)
Okie from Miskogee Merle Haggard Melvins, Hank Williams III, Henry Bogdan (2:10)
The Man With the Laughing Hand Is Dead Bliss Blood, Buzz Osborne Melvins, Bliss Blood (11:27)
Moon Pie Buzz Osborne, Kevin Sharp Melvins (12:45)

Credits

Melvins (Producer), Mike Patton (Performer), Rick Lee (Sampling), Bliss Blood (Saw), J.G. Thirlwell (Engineer), J.G. Thirlwell (Vocals), Buzz Osborne (Noise), Kevin Rutmanis (Oscillator), Skeleton Key (Performer), Dale Crover (Guitar), Kevin Rutmanis (Metronome), Bliss Blood (Vocals), Dale Crover (Noise), Rick Lee (Trash Cans), Tim Green (Mixing), Bliss Blood (Wurlitzer), Henry Bogdan (Guitar (Steel)), Tim Green (Producer), J.G. Thirlwell (Mixing), Dale Crover (Vocals), David Yow (Vocals), Dale Crover (Drums), Godzik Pink (Performer), Billy Howerdel (Guitar Engineer), Bliss Blood (Sitar (Electric)), Leif Garrett (Vocals), Foetus (Performer), Billy Howerdel (Bass Engineer), Vince DeFranco (Producer), Bliss Blood (Sampling), Erik Sanko (Guitar), Kevin Rutmanis (Engineer), Kevin Rutmanis (Vocals), Leif Garrett (Performer), Erik Sanko (Vocals), Mackie Osborne (Artwork), J.G. Thirlwell (Sampling), Buzz Osborne (Bass), Hank Williams III (Performer), Buzz Osborne (Guitar), Kevin Rutmanis (Harmonica), Kevin Rutmanis (Slide Bass), Ryeland Allison (Producer), Tim Green (Drum Engineering), Tim Green (Engineer), Kevin Rutmanis (Bass), Billy Howerdel (Mixing), Bruce Bromberg (Guitar), Kevin Rutmanis (Guitar)
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The Crybaby
Studio album by Melvins
Released February 7, 2000
Recorded Various
Genre Sludge metal
Length 73:03
Label Ipecac
Producer The Melvins, Tim Green, Tool, Ryeland Allison, Vince DeFranco
Professional reviews
Melvins chronology
The Bootlicker
(1999)
The Crybaby
(2000)
The Trilogy Vinyl
(2000)

The Crybaby is an album by Melvins, released in 2000 through Ipecac Recordings, and the last part of a trilogy: The Maggot, The Bootlicker and The Crybaby. The trilogy was released on vinyl by Ipecac Recordings (The Trilogy Vinyl, IPC-011, November 27, 2000).

"Dry Drunk" includes "Interlude," written and performed by Godzik Pink. On the CD version, after a few minutes of silence there is a spooky sample of the intro to "Amazon" (the first song on The Maggot) after "Moon Pie", followed by more silence. The album ends with a man screaming "AGAIN!".

The Trilogy vinyl version features an edited version of "Divorced" and lacks four songs: "Dry Drunk", "Okie From Muskogee", "The Man With The Laughing Hand Is Dead," and "Moon Pie".

"Divorced" contains performances by the band Tool, as well as a conversation between Tool drummer Danny Carey and frontman Maynard James Keenan.

Track listing

# Title Writer(s) Length
1. "Smells Like Teen Spirit"   Cobain, Grohl, Novoselic 5:01
2. "Blockbuster"   Jesus Lizard 3:09
3. "Ramblin' Man"   Williams 3:14
4. "G.I. Joe"   Patton, Rutmanis 3:59
5. "Mine Is No Disgrace"   Osborne, Thirlwell 8:21
6. "Spineless"   Sanko 4:01
7. "Divorced"   Crover, Melvins 14:42
8. "Dry Drunk" (Dry Drunk (Part I), Interlude (Godzik Pink), Dry Drunk (Part II)) Osborne, Yow 4:03
9. "Okie from Muskogee"   Haggard 2:10
10. "The Man with the Laughing Hand Is Dead"   Osborne, Blood 11:26
11. "Moon Pie"   Osborne, Sharp 12:44

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