Gluey Porch Treatments

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Gluey Porch Treatments
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Studio album by
Melvins
Released1987
RecordedOctober 1986
StudioStudio D, Sausalito, California
Genre
Length38:22
62:52 (with bonus tracks)
Label
Producer
Melvins chronology
Six Songs
(1986)		Gluey Porch Treatments
(1987)		 Ozma
(1989)

Gluey Porch Treatments is the debut 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 . [5] Tracks 18–29 can only be found on the 1999 Ipecac Recordings re-release; these songs are taken from a boombox demo.

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The album is considered one of the first examples of sludge metal [1] [2] and a blueprint for grunge. [4] [ 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.

"Leeech" was originally a song by Green River entitled "Leech." When Melvins founder Buzz Osborne asked a member of Green River why they never played the song, the reply was that the band thought it was too repetitive and was therefore dropped from their set. The song may have been essentially given to the Melvins on the spot, though Mark Arm has jokingly criticized their claim of ownership of it, teasingly saying that they inappropriately attributed the song to themselves. [6]

The song "Eye Flys" appears on the soundtrack for the film, Kurt Cobain: About a Son and the Melvins live album Sugar Daddy Live . "Glow God," "Big As a Mountain", and "Heaviness of the Load" appear on the Alchemy Records compilation album Peace Thru Chemistry.

The title track "Gluey Porch Treatments" was re-recorded and released in 2001 on their thirteenth album Electroretard . [7]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
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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. [4]

Track listing

All songs written by Buzz Osborne except where noted.

Side one

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Eye Flys" 6:16
2."Echo Head/Don't Piece Me"Melvins2:51
3."Heater Moves and Eyes" 3:52
4."Steve Instant Newman"Melvins1:31
5."Influence of Atmosphere" 1:51
6."Exact Paperbacks" 0:43
7."Happy Grey or Black"Melvins2:01
8."Leeech" Mark Arm, Steve Turner 2:32

Side two

No.TitleWriter(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"Melvins2:51
17."Over from Under the Excrement" 4:39

1999 CD reissue bonus tracks

No.TitleLength
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

Additional personnel

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References

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  2. 1 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.
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  6. ↑ "Green River - Leech [Great Audio]". YouTube. July 10, 2011. Archived from the original on December 12, 2021. Retrieved April 1, 2021.
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