Prick (Melvins album)
Prick is the sixth studio album by the Melvins which was released in 1994 through Amphetamine Reptile Records under the name ƧИIV⅃ƎM. It has been said that because the Melvins already had a contract with Atlantic Records, Prick was released with the band name in mirror writing, which resulted in some sites such as RateYourMusic[2] crediting it to Snivlem.
Prick | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | August 5, 1994 | |||
Recorded | April 1994 | |||
Genre | Experimental rock | |||
Length | 43:31 | |||
Label | Amphetamine Reptile | |||
Producer | Melvins | |||
Melvins chronology | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic |
Background
The album displays a distinctly experimental quality, with an eclectic selection including field recordings, electronic effects and loops, band jam sessions, a stereotypical drum solo that segues into an archetypal heavy metal guitar solo, and a track that's introduced as "pure digital silence" -- followed by silence for a minute. Singer/guitarist Buzz Osborne has stated that Prick is "a total noise crap record we did strictly for the weirdness factor. Complete and utter nonsense, a total joke."[3]
The band claimed that they wanted to call the album Kurt Kobain but changed it after Cobain's death to eliminate the possibility of people mistaking it for a tribute record. They implied that Cobain, a friend and collaborator since their teenage years in rural Washington, was actually the titular "prick", because he died and therefore forced them to change the album's name.[4]
Track listing
All songs written by The Melvins.
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "How About" | 4:15 |
2. | "Rickets" | 1:20 |
3. | "Pick It n' Flick It" | 1:39 |
4. | "Montreal" | 4:09 |
5. | "Chief Ten Beers" | 6:28 |
6. | "Underground" | 2:19 |
7. | "Chalk People" | 1:16 |
8. | "Punch the Lion" | 3:14 |
9. | "Pure Digital Silence" | 1:32 |
10. | "Larry" | 2:59 |
11. | "Roll Another One" | 14:20 |
Personnel
Additional personnel
- Konstantin Johannes - engineer
- Mackie Osborne - art
References
- Allmusic review
- https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/snivlem/prick/
- Guitar World (1995). "The Father the Son and the Holy Grunge". Interview. Retrieved December 5, 2012.
- Brian Walsby (1994). "MASSIVE MELVINS INTERVIEW FROM THE PRE-"STONER WITCH" ERA". Interview. Retrieved September 2, 2010.