Gluey Porch Treatments

Gluey Porch Treatments
Studio album by Melvins
Released	1987
Recorded	October 1986 [1]
Studio	Studio D (Sausalito, California)
Genre	Sludge metal [1] [2] punk rock [3]
Length	38:22
Label	Alchemy
Producer	Mark Deutrom Carl Herlofsson
Melvins chronology
Six Songs (1986) Gluey Porch Treatments (1987) Ozma (1989)

Gluey Porch Treatments is the debut studio album by American rock band Melvins, released in 1987 through Alchemy Records. The original release was vinyl only. The album was later released on cassette tape with the Six Songs EP through Boner Records and appears as bonus material on the CD version of Ozma . ^[4] Tracks 18–29 can only be found on the 1999 Ipecac Recordings re-release; these songs are taken from a boombox demo.

The album is considered one of the first examples of sludge metal ^{[1] [2]} and a blueprint for grunge. ^{[5] [ page needed ]}

Background

"Steve Instant Newman" and "As It Was" are re-recordings of "Disinvite" and "Easy As It Was", respectively, as heard on the Six Songs EP.

The title track "Gluey Porch Treatments" was re-recorded and released in 2001 on their thirteenth studio album, Electroretard . ^[6]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

AllMusic critic Ned Raggett praised the album, writing: "Drawn-out syllables at the end of lines descending into murk, bellowing half-understandable insanities, flanged warbles and squeals: It's all there." ^[1] Dave Grohl described it as heavier and better than Black Sabbath. ^[5]

Track listing

All songs written by Buzz Osborne except where noted.

Side one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Eye Flys"		6:16
2.	"Echo Head/Don't Piece Me"	Melvins	2:51
3.	"Heater Moves and Eyes"		3:52
4.	"Steve Instant Newman"	Melvins	1:31
5.	"Influence of Atmosphere"		1:51
6.	"Exact Paperbacks"		0:43
7.	"Happy Grey or Black"	Melvins	2:01
8.	"Leeech"	Mark Arm, Steve Turner	2:32

Side two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
9.	"Glow God"		0:51
10.	"Big as a Mountain"		0:57
11.	"Heavyness of the Load"		3:06
12.	"Flex with You"		0:54
13.	"Bitten into Sympathy"		1:45
14.	"Gluey Porch Treatments"		0:48
15.	"Clipping Roses"		0:49
16.	"As It Was"	Melvins	2:51
17.	"Over from Under the Excrement"		4:39

1999 CD reissue bonus tracks

No.	Title	Length
18.	"Echohead" (Demo)	0:32
19.	"Flex with You" (Demo)	0:58
20.	"Don't Piece Me" (Demo)	2:20
21.	"Bitten into Sympathy" (Demo)	1:30
22.	"Exact Paperbacks" (Demo)	0:46
23.	"Glow God/Big as a Mountain" (Demo)	1:55
24.	"Heaviness of the Load" (Demo)	3:04
25.	"Happy Gray or Black" (Demo)	1:59
26.	"Heater Moves and Eyes" (Demo)	4:29
27.	"Gluey Porch Treatments" (Demo)	0:52
28.	"Eye Flys" (Demo)	3:11
29.	"Clipping Roses" (Demo)	0:55

Personnel

Melvins

• Matt Lukin – bass guitar, vocals
• Buzz Osborne – vocals, guitar, liner notes on 1999 Ipecac reissue
• Dale Crover – drums

Additional personnel

• Mark Deutrom – producer, mixing
• Carl Herlofsson – engineer, mixing
• David Musgrove – second engineer
• Victor Hayden – original artwork, executive producer
• Mackie Osborne – new artwork on 1999 Ipecac reissue

References

1. Raggett, Ned. Gluey Porch Treatments at AllMusic. Retrieved April 1, 2021.
2. Bukszpan, Daniel (2003). The Encyclopedia of Heavy Metal. Barnes & Noble. p. 144. ISBN   0760742189.
3. Hobson, Rich. "The 12 heaviest punk albums of all time". LouderSound . Retrieved June 26, 2022.
4. Robbins, Ira. "Melvins". Trouser Press . Retrieved April 1, 2021.
5. Apter, Jeff (2009). The Dave Grohl Story. Omnibus. ISBN   978-0857120212.
6. Popoff, Martin (March 5, 2001). "Melvins Electroretard". BW&BK . Archived from the original on April 14, 2018. Retrieved April 1, 2021.