Five Legged Dog
| Five Legged Dog | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | October 15, 2021 | |||
| Length | 149:33 | |||
| Label | Ipecac | |||
| Producer | The Melvins | |||
| Melvins chronology | ||||
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| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 75/100 [1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Blabbermouth.net | 8/10 [2] |
| Classic Rock Germany | 7/10 [3] |
| Gaffa Denmark |   [4] |
| HUMO | [5] |
Five Legged Dog is the 25th album by American rock band Melvins, released on October 15, 2021, through Ipecac Recordings.[6][7] It contains acoustic versions of songs that appeared on earlier albums and is the first acoustic album released by the band.[8][9]
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Original version on | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Edgar the Elephant" | A Walk with Love & Death | 3:30 |
| 2. | "Up the Dumper" | The Bootlicker | 2:12 |
| 3. | "Hung Bunny / Roman Dog Bird" | Lysol | 12:33 |
| 4. | "Hooch" | Houdini | 2:37 |
| 5. | "Billy Fish" | Nude With Boots | 4:08 |
| 6. | "Shevil" | Stoner Witch | 5:13 |
| 7. | "Charlie" | (Redd Kross cover) | 2:07 |
| 8. | "A Growing Disgust" | Freak Puke | 4:56 |
| 9. | "Eye Flys / Woman" | Gluey Porch Treatments / (Free cover) | 8:17 |
| 10. | "Pitfalls in Serving Warrants" | Honky | 2:48 |
| 11. | "Outside Chance" | (The Turtles cover) | 2:11 |
| 12. | "Evil New War God" | The Bride Screamed Murder | 4:34 |
| 13. | "The Bloated Pope" | Pigs of the Roman Empire | 3:52 |
| 14. | "Bad Move" | The Fickle Finger of Fate (Dale Crover solo album) | 3:27 |
| 15. | "With Teeth" | Lysol | 2:44 |
| 16. | "Halo of Flies" | Sieg Howdy! (Alice Cooper cover) | 8:22 |
| No. | Title | Original version on | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17. | "Oven" | Ozma | 1:54 |
| 18. | "Sway" | (Rolling Stones cover) | 3:09 |
| 19. | "Anaconda" | Bullhead | 2:49 |
| 20. | "Lovely Butterflies" | Honky | 2:58 |
| 21. | "Boris" | Bullhead | 6:56 |
| 22. | "It's Shoved" | Bullhead | 2:40 |
| 23. | "Honey Bucket" | Houdini | 2:54 |
| 24. | "We Are Doomed" | The Bulls & The Bees | 6:48 |
| 25. | "Fly Paper" | (Brainiac cover) | 2:27 |
| 26. | "Let God Be Your Gardener" | Ozma | 2:11 |
| 27. | "At the Stake" | Stoner Witch | 1:39 |
| 28. | "Night Goat" | Houdini | 6:05 |
| 29. | "Queen" | Stoner Witch | 2:42 |
| 30. | "Everybody's Talking" | (Harry Nilsson cover) | 2:45 |
| 31. | "Revolve" | Stoner Witch | 3:51 |
| 32. | "Suicide in Progress" | Nude With Boots | 2:54 |
| 33. | "Prig" | The Bootlicker | 1:50 |
| 34. | "The Bit" | Stag | 5:15 |
| 35. | "Civilized Worm" | (A) Senile Animal | 6:43 |
| 36. | "Don't Forget to Breathe" | Pinkus Abortion Technician | 7:32 |
Personnel
[edit]- King Buzzo – vocals, acoustic guitar, sitar; photos
- Dale Crover – vocals, drums
- Steven McDonald – vocals, acoustic bass
- with
- Jeff Pinkus – lead vocals and banjo (track 30, 36)
- Camilla Saufley – backup vocals (track 18, 35)
- Bob Hannam – backup vocals (track 5, 17); photos
Additional personnel
[edit]- Toshi Kasai – engineer, mixing
- John Golden – mastering
- Mackie Osborne – artwork
Charts
[edit]| Chart (2022) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[10] | 48 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Five Legged Dog by Melvins" – via www.metacritic.com.
- ^ "Five Legged Dog - MELVINS". BLABBERMOUTH.NET. October 9, 2021.
- ^ "Melvins - FIVE LEGGED DOG". October 15, 2021.
- ^ "ANMELDELSE: Historien genfortalt fra hundens mund". gaffa.dk.
- ^ Meuris, Sid (October 18, 2021). "'Five Legged Dog' is misschien wel het heavyste werk van Melvins". Humo.
- ^ "Review: Melvins 'Five Legged Dog'". The Sleeping Shaman. Retrieved October 16, 2021.
- ^ "Melvins Go Acoustic But Still Sound Somehow Like, Well, the Melvins". Pop Matters. Retrieved October 16, 2021.
- ^ "THE MELVINS Announce Newly Recorded, Career-Spanning Acoustic Collection "Five Legged Dog"". Sonic Perspectives. Retrieved October 16, 2021.
- ^ "Exclusive: Melvins premiere Revolve from first-ever acoustic album, Five Legged Dog". Kerrang!. Retrieved October 16, 2021.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Melvins – Five Legged Dog" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved April 15, 2022.
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