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Melvins vs. Minneapolis

Melvins · 2008

612 min · 127 tracks · alternative rock · experimental rock · noise rock

A chaotic blend of sludge metal and experimental noise that challenges conventional rock structures.

Is this for you?

Good fit if you like

  • chaotic noise exploration
  • dynamic peaks and valleys
  • extended tracks for patience
  • immersive headphone detail listening
  • late-night introspective journeys

Maybe skip if you want

  • instant gratification seekers
  • short attention span listeners

Where this album fits

Career context
By 2008, Melvins were well-established as pioneers of alternative and sludge metal, releasing 'Melvins vs. Minneapolis' as a live album showcasing their raw energy. This album arrives after their critically acclaimed 'A Senile Animal' (2006) and captures the band's signature sound in a live setting, highlighting their influence on the grunge and noise rock scenes.
Stylistic neighbors
Big Business· The Jesus Lizard· Torche

Tracklist

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

Disc 1

  • 1 Introduction 3:42
  • 2 Let It All Be 5:14
  • 3 Lovely Butterfly 3:02
  • 4 Manky 5:53
  • 5 Hooch 2:48
  • 6 Youth of America 9:01
  • 7 Night Goat 6:00
  • 8 With Teeth 2:30
  • 9 Tipping the Lion 4:06
  • 10 Queen 2:40
  • 11 Promise Me 3:57
  • 12 Black Stooges 7:21
  • 13 The Fool, the Meddling Idiot 10:45

Disc 2

  • 1 Intro by David Scott Stone 7:17
  • 2 Pigs of the Roman Empire 6:24
  • 3 amazon 0:59
  • 4 AMAZON 4:45
  • 5 Bloated Pope 3:33
  • 6 Let It All Be 5:38
  • 7 Hooch 2:30
  • 8 Black Stooges 0:33
  • 9 At the Stake 8:03
  • 10 Shevil 7:37
  • 11 Hung Bunny / Roman Dog Bird 26:19

Disc 3

  • 1 Missing 1:47
  • 2 Snake Appeal 1:55
  • 3 Okie From Muskogee 1:53
  • 4 Tipping the Lion 3:40
  • 5 Promise Me 4:53
  • 6 At the Stake 8:48
  • 7 Lovely Butterfly 2:18
  • 8 With Yo Heart, Not Yo Hands 2:49
  • 9 Adolescent Wet Dream 1:47
  • 10 Halo of Flies 8:52
  • 11 Tequila 6:06
  • 12 Night Goat 5:58
  • 13 Wispy 2:54
  • 14 We Reach 1:48
  • 15 Let It All Be 4:54
  • 16 Revolve 2:52
  • 17 amazon 1:30
  • 18 AMAZON 5:15
  • 19 Cherub 3:42
  • 20 The Bit 5:28
  • 21 Youth of America 9:06
  • 22 Tequila 3:41

Disc 4

  • 1 Intro 6:11
  • 2 Tequila 7:49
  • 3 Okie From Muskogee 1:54
  • 4 Missing 1:13
  • 5 Snake Appeal 1:55
  • 6 Tipping the Lion 3:38
  • 7 Promise Me 4:49
  • 8 At the Steak 8:57
  • 9 Lovely Butterfly 2:10
  • 10 With Yo Heart, Not Yo Hands 3:23
  • 11 Adolescent Wet Dream 1:38
  • 12 Halo of Flies 10:54
  • 13 Let It All Be 5:10
  • 14 Revolve 2:44
  • 15 Night Goat 6:04
  • 16 Wispy / We Reach 5:04
  • 17 Cherubs 4:06
  • 18 The Bit 5:49
  • 19 Youth of America 9:15

Disc 5

  • 1 Intro - Black Stooges (last half) 3:02
  • 2 Oven 1:15
  • 3 Anaconda 2:07
  • 4 The Ballad of Dwight Fry / Halo of Flies 10:35
  • 5 At the Stake 10:36
  • 6 Let It All Be 5:06
  • 7 The Bit 7:15
  • 8 Manky 6:51
  • 9 It's Shoved 3:35

Disc 6

  • 1 Intro / Oven 3:20
  • 2 Anaconda (intro / broken string) 3:21
  • 3 Halo of Flies 3:09
  • 4 Anaconda 2:47
  • 5 At the Stake 9:09
  • 6 Let It All Be 5:05
  • 7 Night Goat 2:26
  • 8 Night Goat 3:45
  • 9 Cherubs 3:17
  • 10 The Bit 5:42
  • 11 amazon 1:39
  • 12 AMAZON 4:29
  • 13 With Teeth 2:52
  • 14 It's Shoved 2:13
  • 15 Snake Appeal 2:05

Disc 7

  • 1 Hung Bunny / Roman Dog Bird 22:41

Disc 8

  • 1 Intro 2:49
  • 2 Anti-Vermin Seed 7:18
  • 3 With Teeth 2:12
  • 4 Night Goat 5:34
  • 5 Revolve 4:02
  • 6 We All Love JUDY 0:46
  • 7 The Brain Center at Whipples 3:46
  • 8 Let It All Be 5:14
  • 9 The Fool, the Meddling Idiot 8:23
  • 10 Hooch 1:16
  • 11 Mombius Hibachi 2:19
  • 12 Promise Me 3:31
  • 13 Foaming 5:14
  • 14 Black Stooges (first half) 0:45
  • 15 Black Stooges (second half) 3:55

Disc 9

  • 1 Let It All Be 3:49
  • 2 Lovely Butterfly 5:02
  • 3 Homosexuality Song 2:51
  • 4 Hooch 1:23
  • 5 With Teeth 3:29
  • 6 Tipping the Lion 2:35
  • 7 Queen 5:15
  • 8 Promise Me 4:10
  • 9 Black Stooges 4:10
  • 10 It's Shoved 7:29
  • 11 Halo of Flies 8:32

Disc 10

  • 1 Noise Intro by David Scott Stone 6:38
  • 2 Pigs of the Roman Empire 6:41
  • 3 amazon 0:58
  • 4 AMAZON 5:03
  • 5 Bloated Pope 3:42
  • 6 Let It All Be 5:34
  • 7 Hooch 2:34
  • 8 Joan of Arc 4:49
  • 9 Happy Birthday / Black Stooges Drum Intro 1:17
  • 10 At the Stake 8:48
  • 11 Shevil 7:05

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