The Maggot

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The Maggot
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Studio album by
ReleasedMay 17, 1999
RecordedJanuary 1999
Genre Sludge metal [1]
Length40:00
Label Ipecac
Producer Melvins & Tim Green
Melvins chronology
Alive at the Fucker Club
(1998)
The Maggot
(1999)
The Bootlicker
(1999)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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The Maggot is the tenth studio album by American rock band Melvins, released in 1999 through Ipecac Recordings. It is the first part of a trilogy followed by The Bootlicker and The Crybaby . The Trilogy was later released on vinyl by Ipecac Recordings (The Trilogy Vinyl, November 27, 2000).

Contents

On the CD version, all songs are split into two tracks. A 2006 reissue of the album swaps the background artwork with The Bootlicker.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Buzz Osborne, except where noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Amazon" 0:50
2."Amazon" 0:51
3."AMAZON" 2:50
4."AMAZON" 2:53
5."We All Love JUDY" 1:14
6."We All Love JUDY" 1:17
7."Manky" 3:41
8."Manky" 3:45
9."The Green Manalishi (With the Two-Pronged Crown)" Peter Green 3:27
10."The Green Manalishi (With the Two-Pronged Crown)"Peter Green3:27
11."The Horn Bearer" 1:12
12."The Horn Bearer" 1:15
13."Judy" 1:17
14."Judy" 1:18
15."See How Pretty, See How Smart" 4:29
16."See How Pretty, See How Smart" 6:04
Total length:40:00

Personnel

Additional personnel

References

  1. Mallon, Tom (May 2002). "Melvins - Hostile Ambient Takeover". CMJ (101). ISSN   1074-6978.
  2. Prato, Greg. The Maggot at AllMusic