The Bootlicker

The Bootlicker is a studio album by the Melvins, released in 1999 through Ipecac Recordings.[4][5] The album is the second part of a trilogy preceded by The Maggot and followed by The Crybaby.[5][6] The trilogy was later released on vinyl by Ipecac (The Trilogy Vinyl, IPC-011, November 27, 2000).

The Bootlicker
Studio album by
Melvins
ReleasedAugust 24, 1999
RecordedJanuary 1999
Length39:59
LabelIpecac[1]
ProducerMelvins, Tim Green
Melvins chronology
The Maggot
(1999)		 The Bootlicker
(1999)		 The Crybaby
(2000)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[3]

Production

The Bootlicker was conceived as a more pop-oriented album; The Maggot was marked by a traditional Melvins metal sound, while The Crybaby featured many guest appearances.[7]

Critical reception

The Los Angeles Times wrote: "While The Maggot offers more familiar-sounding, metal-tinged sludge, The Bootlicker is a musically richer collection with rock, funk and jazz underpinnings."[5] The Riverfront Times called The Bootlicker "one of the best rock albums of the year: truly beautiful and intelligently (but not pretentiously) presented."[8] Tucson Weekly called it "subdued, dark and kind of pop-y sounding in spots."[9]

Track listing

All songs written by Buzz Osborne.

No.TitleLength
1."Toy"1:09
2."Let It All Be"10:48
3."Black Santa"3:41
4."We We"0:57
5."Up the Dumper"2:23
6."Mary Lady Bobby Kins"3:37
7."Jew Boy Flower Head"6:06
8."Lone Rose Holding Now"2:23
9."Prig"8:47

Personnel
with
  • Eric Peterson - piano (track 9)

Additional personnel

References
  1. "Ipecac Recordings - Melvins". ipecac.com.
  2. "The Bootlicker - Melvins". Allmusic.
  3. Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Volume 5: MUZE. p. 700.CS1 maint: location (link)
  4. The Rough Guide to Rock. Rough Guides. November 20, 2003. ISBN 9781858284576 – via Google Books.
  5. "Not Quite Nirvana". Los Angeles Times. August 28, 1999.
  6. "The Melvins: Underground to stay". Tampa Bay Times.
  7. Reger, Rick. "THE MELVINS TRAVEL THE SPACEWAYS". chicagotribune.com.
  8. Roberts, Randall. "THE MELVINS". Riverfront Times.
  9. "Music: Pell-Melvins (Tucson Weekly . 08-23-99)". weeklywire.com.
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