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Five Legged Dog
Rock · 2021 · 36 tracks · 2h 29m

Five Legged Dog

Melvins

Melvins' 'Five Legged Dog' is a monumental acoustic reimagining of their vast catalog, stripping down their signature sludge metal to its raw, intimate core. A challenging yet rewarding listen for fan

October 14, 2021 · Ipecac Recordings

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Imagine Melvins, but instead of crushing amps, they're huddled around a single microphone in a dimly lit room, their heavy riffs transformed into stark, unsettling acoustic patterns. 'Five Legged Dog' is a deep dive into the band's idiosyncratic songwriting, revealing the melodic and rhythmic backbone beneath the distortion. It's a surprisingly intimate, often eerie, and always compelling experience that recontextualizes their entire career. This album is for those who appreciate raw artistry, unexpected turns, and the beauty found in the stripped-back essence of a legendary band.

Tracklist · 36 Tracks · 2h 29m
01
Oven
1:54
01
Edgar the Elephant
3:30
02
Sway
3:09
02
Up the Dumper
2:12
03
Anaconda
2:49
03
Hung Bunny / Roman Dog Bird
12:34
04
Lovely Butterflies
2:58
04
Hooch
2:37
05
Boris
6:56
05
Billy Fish
4:08
06
Shevil
5:13
06
It’s Shoved
2:40
07
Charlie
2:07
07
Honey Bucket
2:54
08
We Are Doomed
6:48
08
A Growing Disgust
4:56
09
Eye Flys / Woman
8:17
09
Fly Paper
2:27
10
Let God Be Your Gardener
2:11
10
Pitfalls in Serving Warrants
2:48
11
Outside Chance
2:11
11
At the Stake
1:39
12
Evil New War God
4:34
12
Night Goat
6:06
13
The Bloated Pope
3:52
13
Queen
2:42
14
Bad Move
3:27
14
Everybody’s Talking
2:45
15
With Teeth
2:44
15
Revolve
3:51
16
Halo of Flies
8:22
16
Suicide in Progress
2:54
17
Prig
1:50
18
The Bit
5:16
19
Civilized Worm
6:43
20
Don’t Forget to Breathe
7:32
Moments Worth Listening For
The surprising fragility and underlying menace of a signature heavy riff, now rendered solely on acoustic guitar, revealing its core melodic structure.
A moment where Dale Crover's minimalist percussion, perhaps just a snare and cymbal, creates more tension and rhythmic intrigue than his usual thunderous drumming.
Buzz Osborne's vocal delivery, stripped of distortion and effects, exposing a raw vulnerability or an even more unsettling, direct intensity.
The unexpected shift in dynamics within a familiar track, where a typically crushing passage becomes a sparse, almost whispered acoustic meditation.
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