The Crybaby
2000 studio album by Melvins
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| Studio album by Melvins | ||||
| Released | February 7, 2000 | |||
| Recorded | 1999–2000 | |||
| Genre | Sludge metal, alternative metal, alternative rock, country | |||
| Length | 73:03 | |||
| Label | Ipecac | |||
| Producer | Melvins, Tim Green, Tool, Ryeland Allison, Vince DeFranco | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Pitchfork | 6.7/10[2] |
| Spin | 5/10[3] |
The Crybaby is the twelfth studio album by American rock band the Melvins, released in 2000 through Ipecac Recordings. It is the last part of a trilogy preceded by The Maggot and The Bootlicker. The trilogy was later released on vinyl by Ipecac Recordings (The Trilogy Vinyl, November 27, 2000), although the song "Divorced" was edited down and the last four tracks were excluded.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Smells Like Teen Spirit" | Nirvana | 5:01 |
| 2. | "Blockbuster" | Jesus Lizard | 3:09 |
| 3. | "Ramblin' Man" | Hank Williams | 3:14 |
| 4. | "G.I. Joe" | Mike Patton, Kevin Rutmanis | 3:59 |
| 5. | "Mine Is No Disgrace" | Buzz Osborne, J. G. Thirlwell | 8:21 |
| 6. | "Spineless" | Erik Sanko | 4:01 |
| 7. | "Divorced w/ Tool" | Dale Crover, Melvins | 14:42 |
| 8. | "Dry Drunk" (with Interlude by Godzik Pink) | Osborne, David Yow | 4:03 |
| 9. | "Okie from Muskogee" | Merle Haggard | 2:10 |
| 10. | "The Man with the Laughing Hand Is Dead" | Osborne, Bliss Blood | 11:26 |
| 11. | "Moon Pie" | Osborne, Sharp | 12:44 |
| Total length: | 73:03 | ||
Personnel
- King Buzzo – guitar (1–3, 5–11), bass (1), noise (4)
- Dale Crover – drums (1, 3, 5–11), Mattel drums & guitar (2), noise (4), vocals (9)
- Kevin Rutmanis – bass (2–11), slide bass (2 & 8); oscillator, harmonica, metronome, voice, guitar & engineer (4); vocals (8)
Guests
- Leif Garrett – vocals (1)
- David Yow – vocals (2 & 8)
- Hank Williams III – guitar (3), vocals (3 & 9)
- Henry Bogdan – steel guitar (3 & 9)
- Mike Patton – vocals, sampler, guitar, percussion & engineer (4)
- J. G. Thirlwell – vocals, samples, engineer & mixing (5)
- Erik Sanko – guitar & vocals (6)
- Rick Lee – trash & samples (6)
- Amanda Ferguson – vocals (6)
- Bruce Bromberg – guitar (6)
- Tool – producer (7)
- Godzik Pink – "Interlude" (8)
- Bliss Blood – vocals, Wurlitzer treated vocal, electric sitar, musical saws & Señor Wences samples (10)
- Kevin Sharp – vocals & samples (11)
Additional personnel
- Tim Green – producer, engineer (1 [drums only], 4 & 5), mixing (6)
- Billy Howerdel – mixing (1), guitar & bass engineer (1)
- Roderick Kohn – engineer (6)
- Vince DeFranco – producer (7)
- Ryeland Allison – producer (7)
- Sir David Scott Stone – engineer (8 ["Interlude"])
- Kurt Wolf – engineer (10)
- Mackie Osborne – art
References
- ^ Phares, Heather. The Crybaby at AllMusic. Retrieved April 2, 2021.
- ^ Ott, Chris (February 7, 2000). "Melvins - The Crybaby". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on February 11, 2015. Retrieved February 11, 2015.
- ^ Fine, Jon (September 2000). "Melvins - The Crybaby". Spin. Retrieved November 3, 2019.
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- Ozma
- Bullhead
- Lysol
- Houdini
- Prick
- Stoner Witch
- Stag
- Honky
- The Maggot
- The Bootlicker
- The Crybaby
- Electroretard
- Hostile Ambient Takeover
- (A) Senile Animal
- Nude with Boots
- The Bride Screamed Murder
- Freak Puke (Melvins Lite)
- Everybody Loves Sausages
- Tres Cabrones (Melvins 1983)
- Hold It In
- Basses Loaded
- A Walk with Love & Death
- Pinkus Abortion Technician
- Working with God (Melvins 1983)
- Five Legged Dog
- Bad Mood Rising
- Tarantula Heart
- Pigs of the Roman Empire (with Lustmord)
- Never Breathe What You Can't See (with Jello Biafra)
- Sieg Howdy! (with Jello Biafra)
- Three Men and a Baby (with Mike Kunka)
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- King Buzzo
- Dale Crover
- Joe Preston
- Tora Tora Tora
- The Bulls & the Bees
- Your Choice Live Series Vol. 12
- Alive at the Fucker Club
- Colossus of Destiny
- Millennium Monsterwork 2000 (with Fantômas)
- Houdini Live 2005: A Live History of Gluttony and Lust
- Melvins vs. Minneapolis
- Sugar Daddy Live
- Singles 1–12
- The Trilogy Vinyl
- Electroretard
- 26 Songs
- Melvinmania: Best of the Atlantic Years 1993–1996
- Neither Here nor There
- Mangled Demos from 1983
- The Making Love Demos
- Chicken Switch
- Salad of a Thousand Delights
- Live from London 2006 (with Fantômas)
- "Sweet Young Thing Ain't Sweet No More"
- "Love Canal/Someday"
- "With Yo' Heart, Not Yo' Hands"
- "Boris"
- "Venus in Furs"
- "Honey Bucket"
- "See How Pretty, See How Smart"
- Discography
- We Reach: The Music of the Melvins
- Big Business
- Mackie Osborne
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