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Released during the Melvins' mid-1990s major-label stint (a move orchestrated by longtime friend and supporter Kurt Cobain), STONER WITCH finds the Washington State ensemble reveling in glacial grandeur, slowly deploying juggernaut riffs and pummeling rhythms. As always, "King Buzzo" Osborne leads the group with his gruff vocals and alternately stinging and sludgy guitar lines, as evinced on the thrillingly ominous "Queen" and the stomping "Revolve," tracks that also highlight drummer Dale Crover's powerful percussion. Featuring the Melvins' trusty tendency for absurdity (see the song titles "Goose Freight Train" and "Magic Pig Detective"), WITCH gets weirder as it goes along, winding down with the punk-like burst of "June Bug" followed by "Lividity," more than nine minutes of near-silence capped off by jarring noise. Easily one of the Melvins' finest outings, STONER WITCH is an uncompromising alt-metal classic that is essential for any self-respecting fan of the venerable Pacific Northwest band.
Live Recording
Recorded at A&M Studios, Hollywood, California.
Personnel: Buzz Osborne (vocals, guitar); Mark D. (guitar, bass guitar, background vocals).
Audio Mixer: Joe Barresi.
Recording information: A&M Studios, Hollywood, CA.
Photographer: Annalisa.
Unknown Contributor Role: Scott Humphrey.
Melvins: King B. (vocals, guitar, bass); Mark D. (bass, guitar, background vocals); Dale C. (drums, guitar, background vocals).
Additional personnel: Paul Dicarli (Moog).
Rolling Stone (1/26/95, p.62) - 3.5 Stars - Very Good - "...STONER WITCH remains a journey without maps, destination unknown. Many of the songs are built around conventional metal structures, the path of least commercial resistance..." Spin (1/95, p.75) - Highly Recommended - "...Four years down the line, STONER WITCH might be seen as the point where the Melvins started a steep slide toward something like cultdom, but right now, the album sounds like their masterpiece..." Alternative Press (2/95, p.67) - "...STONER WITCH remains true to your school, as exhilarating as 50 minutes spent on a relentless morphine dripfeed can be..."
buy it when i got this album, it was a free promo vynal pressing. i went home, put it on... holy sh@t!
the heaviest album i had ever heard in my life. smoke a dub and get in the tub. you will crack your eggshell. Submitted by shel (santa maria CA) Was This Review Helpful? YesNo
My Favorite MELVINS Album!! This album has been slammed by a lot of Melvins fans for sounding too commercial. I love it. The overall sound is top notch. The songs run the gambit from in your face, thundering, gut punching metal to creepy, ambient, startling torture chamber music and disturbing, amp gone wild, manipulation of feedback. I think the drum sound on this album is heavier than on the new album with TWO drummers! One of the other reviewers here has said this album is depressing. I don't find this album depressing at all. It gives me an energy rush, a creepy feeling, and a teeth gritting grin. As one of the other reviewers stated, this is a good album to start with if you are just getting in to the MELVINS for the first time. Highly recommended. Submitted by Joel (Wisconsin swampland, USA) Was This Review Helpful? YesNo
ignore chuck k he's completely off the mark. classic Submitted by matt. d (Toronto ON) Was This Review Helpful? YesNo
Great Heavy Rock masterpiece If you don't already listened to Melvins, listen Stoner Witch for first, if you want to be in heavy music, you have to listen this. Submitted by Federico (Treviso, Italy) Was This Review Helpful? YesNo
A Fistful of Downers Do you like listening to heavy metal music that makes you so depressed that you want to massacre everyone in the neighborhood?? Then you'll love this album by The Melvins. Do you like GOOD heavy metal music?? Hmmm....maybe you won't enjoy this album after all. Submitted by Chuck K (Essex, IA, USA) Was This Review Helpful? YesNo 0 of 1 found this helpful.
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