2002 studio album by Melvins
Hostile Ambient Takeover |
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Studio album by Melvins |
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Released | April 16, 2002 |
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Genre | Sludge metal, noise rock, electronic |
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Length | 46:23 |
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Label | Ipecac |
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Producer | Toshi Kasai |
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Melvins chronology |
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Millennium Monsterwork 2000 (2002) | Hostile Ambient Takeover (2002) | Melvinmania: Best of the Atlantic Years 1993–1996 (2003) | |
Professional ratingsReview scores |
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Source | Rating |
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AllMusic | ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png) ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png) ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png) ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/11px-Star_empty.svg.png) [1] |
Blender | ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png) ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png) ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png) ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/11px-Star_empty.svg.png) [2] |
Pitchfork | (5.6/10)[3] |
Rolling Stone | (mixed)[4] |
Hostile Ambient Takeover is the fourteenth studio album by the Melvins, released in 2002 through Ipecac Recordings.
Each song was released as a limited 7" vinyl single (limited to 2,500 copies each) that included exclusive B-sides, which are mostly covers (except for "The Anti-Vermin Seed" which was split up onto both sides of its single).
Track listing
All songs written by Buzz Osborne except where noted.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Black Stooges[5][6]" | Crover, Osborne | 0:31 |
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2. | Untitled | | 5:58 |
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3. | "Dr. Geek" | | 2:35 |
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4. | "Little Judas Chongo" | | 2:03 |
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5. | "The Fool, the Meddling Idiot" | | 7:49 |
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6. | "The Brain Center at Whipples" | | 3:50 |
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7. | "Foaming" | Rutmanis, Osborne | 7:47 |
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8. | "The Anti-Vermin Seed" | | 15:51 |
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Singles
Vol. 1
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Black Stooges" | 6:05 |
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2. | "Foaming (Fast Version)" | 1:55 |
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Vol. 2
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Dr. Geek" | 2:41 |
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2. | "Return of the Spiders (Alice Cooper cover)" | 3:07 |
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Vol. 3
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Little Judas Chongo" | 2:02 |
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2. | "Jerkin' Krokus (Mott the Hoople cover)" | 2:56 |
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Vol. 4
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "The Fool, The Meddling Idiot" | 7:24 |
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2. | "Promise Me (The Gun Club cover)" | 3:14 |
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Vol. 5
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "The Brain Center at Whipples" | 3:44 |
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2. | "Today Your Love, Tomorrow the World (Ramones cover)" | 3:17 |
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Vol. 6
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Foaming" | 7:54 |
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2. | "Arny (Warlock Pinchers cover) / White Punks on Dope (The Tubes cover)" | 3:12 |
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Vol. 7
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "The Anti-Vermin Seed" | 6:35 |
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2. | "The Anti-Vermin Seed" | 6:36 |
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Personnel
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Additional personnel
References
- ^ "Hostile Ambient Takeover - Melvins". AllMusic.
- ^ http://www.blender.com/guide/new/50480/hostile-ambient-takeovermillennium-monsterwork.html[dead link]
- ^ "Melvins Hostile Ambient Takeover". Archived from the original on May 17, 2008. Retrieved November 13, 2006.
- ^ "Hostile Ambient Takeover". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on June 2, 2007. Retrieved September 5, 2007.
- ^ "Discogs: Melvins - Hostile Ambient Takeover".
- ^ "Hostile Ambient Takeover".
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