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- Summary: The latest full-length release from the Melvins features acoustic versions of songs from their back catalogue plus a few new covers like Rolling Stones' "Sway," Fred Neil's "Everybody’s Talking," and Brainiac's "Flypaper."
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- Record Label: Ipecac
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Alternative Metal, Heavy Metal
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The WireDec 20, 2021The core line-up of guitarist Buzz Osbourne and drummer Dale Crover, along with the recent addition of Steven McDonald from Redd Kross on bass, attack the vast catalogue of songs with great zeal while making sure to confound the masses in the way we somehow expect. [Oct 2021, p.51]
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Dec 20, 2021The new Melvins LP – well, to be accurate, four of the Melvins’ new LPs – is again an expectation-defying wonder. It’s far from perfect and pristine, but we’ve come to love these guys without all the lines cleanly placed.
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Classic Rock MagazineDec 20, 2021It's all as disorientating and scary and unwholesome and - near unbelievably - heavy as fuck as you'd expect. [Nov 2021, p.74]
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Dec 20, 2021It's honestly admirable that the Melvins were willing to take a big risk with an album like Five Legged Dog, but the finished product fails more than it succeeds.