Five Legged Dog

Description

The Melvins announce their most ambitious project yet: Five Legged Dog, a 36-song newly recorded, acoustic collection featuring a career-spanning collection of songs, from 1987s Gluey Porch Treatments to 2017s A Walk With Love & Death, the entire gamut of the legendary bands catalogue is represented.

I knew I wanted to do something ridiculously big, explains Buzz Osborne of the bands first ever acoustic offering. 36 songs reimagined by us acoustically is certainly ridiculous but it works. The magic of the songs is still there regardless of it being acoustic. Since we werent touring we had the time to do something of this size. Im very excited about this record. Dale and Steven did a fantastic job on this. I think its a very special record. I cant think of anyone else whos done something like this.

The band previews the impressive offering with the release of Night Goat. Dale Crover noted: I think people will be surprised that we can do an acoustic version of a song like Night Goat without losing any of the heaviness. We also worked hard on the vocal arrangements. People are going to freak out!

Five Legged Dog also features acoustic versions of several rarities from the influential bands overflowing discography including a cover of Redd Kross Charlie (from the limited-edition Escape From LA single), Outside Chance, a Turtles cover from the Slithering Slaughter single and new interpretations of The Rolling Stones Sway, Brainiacs Flypaper, and Fred Neils Everybodys Talking (popularised by Harry Nilsson). Butthole Surfer Jeff Pinkus lends his vocals (and banjo) to Dont Forget to Breathe and Everybodys Talking.

The Melvins are one of modern musics most influential bands. Having formed in 1983 Montesano, Washington, the outfit founded by singer/guitar player Buzz Osborne (with stalwart drummer Dale Crover joining the following year), has been credited for merging the worlds of punk rock and heavy music into what became known as grunge. Over the bands nearly 40-year history, theyve released over 30 original albums, numerous live full-lengths and far too many to count singles and rarities. Theyve partnered with Jello Biafra, Mudhoney, and Fantômas for individual releases and toured the world many times over. In fact, the band had the misfortune to be in both Christchurch and Tokyo for their 2011 earthquakes. In 2012 the band completed the 51 States in 51 Days (50 states +DC) tour, which was chronicled in the film Across The USA in 51 Days. The Melvins are a continually shifting entity. Their current incarnation is the trio of Osborne, Crover, and Steven McDonald (Redd Kross/OFF!). Previous line-ups include a pairing of Osborne and Crover with Big Business band members Jared Warren and Coady Willis, a four-piece featuring the current trio plus Butthole Surfers Jeff Pinkus, as well as Melvins Lite, which pairs Osborne and Crover with Mr. Bungle alum Trevor Dunn. Sometimes, if youre extra lucky, one incarnation of the Melvins open for the Melvins.