Tres Cabrones
Tres Cabrones | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | ||||
Studio album by Melvins | ||||
Released | November 5, 2013 | |||
Recorded | 2012–2013 | |||
Genre | Sludge metal, experimental rock | |||
Length | 44:53 | |||
Language | English | |||
Label | Ipecac | |||
Melvins chronology | ||||
|
Tres Cabrones is the 19th album by the Melvins, released on November 5, 2013.[1] It features their original drummer Mike Dillard, with current drummer Dale Crover playing bass.[1] It is the first official album to feature Mike Dillard, as his only previous appearances were on the archival Mangled Demos from 1983 and a handful of compilation and bootleg releases. The album title translates as "three bastards" from Spanish.
Nine songs were previously released in various limited releases through Amphetamine Reptile Records:
- 1983 EP with "Psycho-Delic Haze", "Stump Farmer", "Stick Em' Up Bitch" and "Walter's Lips"; 10-inch vinyl and letterpress CD in 2012.
- Gaylord 7-inch with "City Dump", "You're in the Army Now" and "99 Bottles of Beer", summer 2013.
- "American Cow" was released on 10-inch and CD as part of the BASH 13 compilation with Mudhoney, Negative Approach, Die Kreuzen, Hepa-Titus and Gay Witch Abortion.
- "Dr. Mule" was available for free download on the 10 Years of Scion compilation and later released on a split 7-inch with Helmet.
"I Told You I Was Crazy" and "Tie My Pecker To A Tree" were later released together as a 7-inch release in December 2013. "Dogs and Cattle Prods" was released as part 11 of the Sugar Daddy Live split series.
"Walter's Lips" is a cover of The Lewd, which had been previously recorded as an instrumental by the original lineup and released as "Walter" on Mangled Demos from 1983. "Stick Em' Up Bitch" features original lyrics and rhythm throughout the first half of the song before going into "Fascists Eat Donuts" by The Pop-O-Pies.
Critical reception
Review scores | |
---|---|
Source | Rating |
Blabbermouth | 8/10[2] |
Consequence of Sound | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
NME | 6/10[4] |
PopMatters | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Allmusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer | Length |
---|---|---|---|
1. | "Doctor Mule" | Osborne | 4:19 |
2. | "City Dump" | Osborne | 3:30 |
3. | "American Cow" | Osborne | 3:42 |
4. | "Tie My Pecker to a Tree" | Traditional | 1:03 |
5. | "Dogs and Cattle Prods" | Osborne | 8:58 |
6. | "Psychodelic Haze" | Osborne | 4:11 |
7. | "99 Bottles of Beer" | Traditional | 1:18 |
8. | "I Told You I Was Crazy" | Osborne | 6:54 |
9. | "Stump Farmer" | Osborne | 2:22 |
10. | "In the Army Now" | Traditional | 1:10 |
11. | "Walter's Lips" | The Lewd | 3:12 |
12. | "Stick'em Up Bitch" | Osborne/Pop-O-Pies | 4:14 |
Personnel
- King Buzzo - vocals, guitar, bass, percussion, stylophone
- Dale Crover - bass, drums, percussion, vocals
- Mike Dillard - drums, percussion, vocals
Additional personnel
- Toshi Kasai - engineer, omnichord & toy piano
- John Golden - mastering
- Mackie Osborne - design
References
- ^ a b "Melvins' 1983 lineup reunites for new album, Tres Cabrones". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved August 11, 2013.
- ^ Van Horn, Jr., Ray. "MELVINS "Tres Cabrones"". Blabbermouth. Retrieved March 2, 2014.
- ^ Kivel, Adam (November 5, 2013). "Album Review: Melvins – Tres Cabrones". Consequence of Sound.
- ^ Gardner, Noel (October 31, 2013). "Tres Cabrones". NME.
- ^ Macek III, J.C. (November 7, 2013). "Melvins: Tres Cabrones". PopMatters.
- ^ allmusic
- v
- t
- e
- Gluey Porch Treatments
- Ozma
- Bullhead
- Lysol
- Houdini
- Prick
- Stoner Witch
- Stag
- Honky
- The Maggot
- The Bootlicker
- The Crybaby
- Electroretard
- Hostile Ambient Takeover
- (A) Senile Animal
- Nude with Boots
- The Bride Screamed Murder
- Freak Puke (Melvins Lite)
- Everybody Loves Sausages
- Tres Cabrones (Melvins 1983)
- Hold It In
- Basses Loaded
- A Walk with Love & Death
- Pinkus Abortion Technician
- Working with God (Melvins 1983)
- Five Legged Dog
- Bad Mood Rising
- Tarantula Heart
- Pigs of the Roman Empire (with Lustmord)
- Never Breathe What You Can't See (with Jello Biafra)
- Sieg Howdy! (with Jello Biafra)
- Three Men and a Baby (with Mike Kunka)
- Six Songs
- Eggnog
- King Buzzo
- Dale Crover
- Joe Preston
- Tora Tora Tora
- The Bulls & the Bees
- Your Choice Live Series Vol. 12
- Alive at the Fucker Club
- Colossus of Destiny
- Millennium Monsterwork 2000 (with Fantômas)
- Houdini Live 2005: A Live History of Gluttony and Lust
- Melvins vs. Minneapolis
- Sugar Daddy Live
- Singles 1–12
- The Trilogy Vinyl
- Electroretard
- 26 Songs
- Melvinmania: Best of the Atlantic Years 1993–1996
- Neither Here nor There
- Mangled Demos from 1983
- The Making Love Demos
- Chicken Switch
- Salad of a Thousand Delights
- Live from London 2006 (with Fantômas)
- "Sweet Young Thing Ain't Sweet No More"
- "Love Canal/Someday"
- "With Yo' Heart, Not Yo' Hands"
- "Boris"
- "Venus in Furs"
- "Honey Bucket"
- "See How Pretty, See How Smart"
- Discography
- We Reach: The Music of the Melvins
- Big Business
- Mackie Osborne