Gluey Porch Treatments cover

Gluey Porch Treatments

Melvins · 1987

61 min · 29 tracks · alternative rock · experimental rock · noise rock

Raw, chaotic noise rock collides with sludgy melodies and an experimental edge throughout this debut album.

Is this for you?

Good fit if you like

  • raw, chaotic listening experiences
  • short bursts of intensity
  • experimental sound exploration
  • dynamic emotional shifts
  • immersive sonic landscapes

Where this album fits

Career context
Released in 1987, 'Gluey Porch Treatments' marked the Melvins' debut album, introducing their distinctive blend of sludge metal and noise rock. At this point, the band was still in its formative years, having formed just a few years earlier in 1983. This album set the stage for their influential role in the Seattle music scene leading up to the rise of grunge.
Stylistic neighbors
Big Business· The Jesus Lizard· Torche

Tracklist

Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.

  • 1 Eye Flys 6:16
  • 2 Echo / Don’t Piece Me 2:51
  • 3 Heater Moves and Eyes 3:52
  • 4 Steve Instant Neuman 1:31
  • 5 Influence of Atmosphere 1:51
  • 6 Exact Paperbacks 0:43
  • 7 Happy Gray or Black 2:01
  • 8 Leeech 2:32
  • 9 Glow God 0:51
  • 10 Big as Mountain 0:57
  • 11 Heaviness of the Load 3:06
  • 12 Flex With You 0:54
  • 13 Bitten Into Sympathy 1:45
  • 14 Gluey Porch Treatments 0:48
  • 15 Clipping Roses 0:49
  • 16 As It Was 2:51
  • 17 Over From Under the Excrement 4:39
  • 18 Echohead 0:32
  • 19 Flex With You 0:58
  • 20 Don’t Piece Me 2:20
  • 21 Bitten Into Sympathy 1:30
  • 22 Exact Paperbacks 0:46
  • 23 Glow God / Big as a Mountain 1:55
  • 24 Heaviness of the Load 3:04
  • 25 Happy Gray or Black 1:59
  • 26 Heater Moves and Eyes 4:29
  • 27 Gluey Porch Treatments 0:52
  • 28 Eye Flys 3:11
  • 29 Clipping Roses 0:55

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