Basses Loaded is the 21st album by American rock band Melvins, released on June 3, 2016, through Ipecac Recordings. It features earlier members, but not all of them, that has been a part of the Melvins over the previous decade, centered around the many bass guitar players to have passed through the band. Steven Shane McDonald of Redd Kross makes his debut with the Melvins, while Nirvana co-founder Krist Novoselic makes a guest appearance.[6]

Basses Loaded
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 3, 2016
RecordedSound of Sirens Studio
GenreSludge metal,[1][2] stoner rock[2]
Length45:49
LabelIpecac
ProducerMelvins, Toshi Kasai
Melvins chronology
Three Men and a Baby
(2016)
Basses Loaded
(2016)
A Walk with Love & Death
(2017)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic71/100[3]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
Consequence of SoundB−[2]
Pitchfork(5.5/10)[5]
PopMatters[1]

Nine songs from the album were previously released through Amphetamine Reptile Records on two limited edition EPs (Beer Hippy and War Pussy) and in a split-release with Le Butcherettes (Chaos as Usual). A version of the song "Choco Plumbing" appeared on the Cartoon Network program Uncle Grandpa in the episode "Uncle Melvins".[7]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriterLength
1."The Decay of Lying" 6:35
2."Choco Plumbing" 4:11
3."Beer Hippie" 5:15
4."I Want to Tell You"Harrison3:13
5."Captain Come Down" 2:54
6."Hideous Women" 3:04
7."Shaving Cream"Traditional / Bell2:31
8."Planet Destructo" 6:05
9."War Pussy" 2:47
10."Maybe I Am Amused" 2:45
11."Phyllis Dillard" 4:21
12."Take Me Out to the Ball Game"Traditional / 2:07

Personnel

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with
  • Kristy Joy – backing vocals
Production

References

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  1. ^ a b Skinner, Jared (June 2, 2016). "The Melvins: Basses Loaded". PopMatters. Retrieved June 21, 2016.
  2. ^ a b c Caffrey, Dan (June 16, 2016). "Album Review: The Melvins - Basses Loaded". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved June 21, 2016.
  3. ^ "Basses Loaded - Melvins". Metacritic. Retrieved June 21, 2016.
  4. ^ Deming, Mark. "Melvins - Basses Loaded". AllMusic. Retrieved June 21, 2016.
  5. ^ Reyes-Kulkarni, Saby (June 6, 2016). "Melvins - Basses Loaded". Pitchfork. Retrieved June 21, 2016.
  6. ^ "Melvins Recruit Krist Novoselic for New Album, Blast Dave Grohl for Blowing Them Off". Pitchfork. March 7, 2016. Retrieved March 13, 2016.
  7. ^ "- YouTube". YouTube.