The Crybaby is the twelfth studio album by American rock band 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 released on vinyl by Ipecac Recordings on the same day The Crybaby was released (The Trilogy Vinyl, February 7, 2000), although the song "Divorced" was edited down and the last four tracks were excluded.
| The Crybaby | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| 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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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Pitchfork | 6.7/10[2] |
| Spin | 5/10[3] |
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Smells Like Teen Spirit" | Nirvana | 5:01 |
| 2. | "Blockbuster" | The 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
edit- 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
edit- 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
edit- 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
edit- ^ 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.