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{{Infobox album | <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
{{Infobox album
| Name = Gluey Porch Treatments
| Type = Studio album
|name = Gluey Porch Treatments
| Artist = The [[Melvins]]
|type = Studio
| Cover = Gluey_orig.jpg
|artist = [[Melvins]]
|cover = Gluey_orig.jpg|border=yes
| Released = 1987
|released = 1987
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| Recorded = October 1986 at Studio D, [[Sausalito, California]]
|recorded = October 1986
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| Genre = {{flatlist|
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|studio = Studio D, [[Sausalito, California]]
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*[[Sludge metal]]<ref name="allmusic"/>
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*[[post-punk]]<ref name="encyc"/>
*[[grunge]]<ref name="grohl"/>
*[[Sludge metal]]<ref name=allmusic/><ref name=encyc/>
*[[punk rock]]<ref name="hobson">{{cite web |last1=Hobson |first1=Rich |title=The 12 heaviest punk albums of all time |url=https://www.loudersound.com/features/the-12-heaviest-punk-albums-of-all-time |website=[[LouderSound]] |access-date=June 26, 2022}}</ref>
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| Length = 38:14
|length = 38:22<br>62:52 (with bonus tracks)
| Label = {{flatlist|
|label = {{flatlist|
*[[Alchemy Records (US)|Alchemy]]
*[[Alchemy Records (US)|Alchemy]]
*[[Boner Records|Boner]]
*[[Boner Records|Boner]]
*[[Ipecac Recordings|Ipecac]]
*[[Ipecac Recordings|Ipecac]]
}}
}}
| Producer = {{hlist|[[Mark Deutrom]]|Carl Herlofsson}}
|producer = {{hlist|[[Mark Deutrom]]|Carl Herlofsson}}
| Last album = ''[[Melvins! (album)|Six Songs]]''<br />(1986)
|prev_title = [[Melvins! (album)|Six Songs]]
|prev_year = 1986
| This album = '''''Gluey Porch Treatments'''''<br />(1987)
| Next album = ''[[Ozma (album)|Ozma]]''<br />(1989)
|next_title = [[Ozma (album)|Ozma]]
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}}
}}


'''''Gluey Porch Treatments''''' is the debut album by the [[Melvins]]. The album was released in 1987 through [[Alchemy Records (US)|Alchemy Records]]. The original release was vinyl only. This album was later released on [[Compact Cassette|tape]] with the ''[[Melvins! (album)|Six Songs EP]]'' through [[Boner Records]] and appears as bonus material on the CD version of ''[[Ozma (album)|Ozma]]''.<ref name="trouserpress">{{Cite web |url=http://www.trouserpress.com/entry.php?a=melvins |title=Melvins |last=Robbins |first=Ira |publisher=[[Trouser Press]] |access-date=January 30, 2017}}</ref> Tracks 18–29 can only be found on the 1999 [[Ipecac Recordings]] re-release; these songs are taken from a boombox demo.
'''''Gluey Porch Treatments''''' is the debut album by American rock band [[Melvins]], released in 1987 through [[Alchemy Records (US)|Alchemy Records]]. The original release was vinyl only. The album was later released on [[cassette tape]] with the ''[[Melvins! (album)|Six Songs]]'' EP through [[Boner Records]] and appears as bonus material on the CD version of ''[[Ozma (album)|Ozma]]''.<ref name=trouserpress>{{cite web|url=https://www.trouserpress.com/entry.php?a=melvins|title=Melvins|last=Robbins|first=Ira|publisher=[[Trouser Press]]|accessdate=April 1, 2021}}</ref> Tracks 18–29 can only be found on the 1999 [[Ipecac Recordings]] re-release; these songs are taken from a boombox demo.


The album is considered as one of the first examples of [[sludge metal]]<ref name="allmusic"/><ref name="encyc">{{Cite book |title=The Encyclopedia of Heavy Metal|page=144|last= Bukszpan|first=Daniel|year=2003|publisher=Barnes & Noble|isbn= 0760742189}}</ref> and a blueprint for [[grunge]].<ref name="grohl">{{Cite book |title=The Dave Grohl Story |last=Apter|first= Jeff| year=2009| publisher= Omnibus| isbn= 0857120212}}</ref>
The album is considered one of the first examples of [[sludge metal]]<ref name=allmusic/><ref name=encyc>{{cite book|title=The Encyclopedia of Heavy Metal|page=144|last=Bukszpan|first=Daniel|year=2003|publisher=Barnes & Noble|isbn=0760742189}}</ref> and a blueprint for [[grunge]].<ref name=grohl>{{cite book|title=The Dave Grohl Story|last=Apter|first=Jeff|year=2009|publisher=Omnibus|isbn=978-0857120212}}</ref>{{page requested|date=January 2021}}


==Background==
==Background==
"Steve Instant Neuman" and "As It Was" are re-recordings of "Disinvite" and "Easy As It Was" respectively, as heard on the ''[[Melvins! (album)|Six Songs EP]]''.
"Steve Instant Newman" and "As It Was" are re-recordings of "Disinvite" and "Easy As It Was" respectively, as heard on the ''[[Melvins! (album)|Six Songs]]'' EP.


"Leeech" was originally a song by [[Green River (band)|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 criticized their claim of ownership of it, teasingly saying that they inappropriately attributed the song to themselves.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ws3rOyyem6A</ref>
"Leeech" was originally a song by [[Green River (band)|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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ws3rOyyem6A |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211212/Ws3rOyyem6A| archive-date=2021-12-12 |url-status=live|title=Green River - Leech [Great Audio]|date=July 10, 2011|publisher=[[YouTube]]|accessdate=April 1, 2021}}{{cbignore}}</ref>


The song "Eye Flys" appears on the soundtrack for the film, ''[[Kurt Cobain About A Son|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 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]]''.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://bravewords.com/reviews/melvins-Electroretard|last=Popoff|first=Martin|authorlink=Martin Popoff|title=Melvins Electroretard|magazine=[[Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles|BW&BK]]|date=March 5, 2001|access-date=April 1, 2021|archive-date=April 14, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180414205605/http://bravewords.com/reviews/melvins-electroretard|url-status=dead}}</ref>


==Critical reception==
==Critical reception==
{{Album reviews
{{Album reviews
|rev1=[[Allmusic]]
|rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
|rev1score={{Rating|4|5}}<ref name="allmusic">Raggett. Ned. [{{Allmusic|class=album|id=r12925|pure_url=yes}} Gluey Porch Treatments review] allmusic.com. Retrieved on 2011-07-25.</ref>
|rev1Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name=allmusic>{{AllMusic|last=Raggett|first=Ned|id=mw0000268229|accessdate=April 1, 2021}}</ref>
}}
}}


[[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."<ref name="allmusic"/>
[[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."<ref name=allmusic/> [[Dave Grohl]] described it as heavier and better than [[Black Sabbath]].<ref name=grohl/>


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
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===Side one===
===Side one===
{{Track listing
{{tracklist
| title1 = Eye Flys
|title1 = Eye Flys
| length1 = 6:16
|length1 = 6:16
| writer2 = Melvins
|writer2 = Melvins
| title2 = Echo Head/Don't Piece Me
|title2 = Echo Head/Don't Piece Me
| length2 = 2:51
|length2 = 2:51
| title3 = Heater Moves and Eyes
|title3 = Heater Moves and Eyes
| length3 = 3:52
|length3 = 3:52
| title4 = Steve Instant Neuman
|title4 = Steve Instant Newman
| writer4 = Melvins
|writer4 = Melvins
| length4 = 1:31
|length4 = 1:31
| title5 = Influence of Atmosphere
|title5 = Influence of Atmosphere
| length5 = 1:51
|length5 = 1:51
| title6 = Exact Paperbacks
|title6 = Exact Paperbacks
| length6 = 0:43
|length6 = 0:43
| title7 = Happy Gray or Black
|title7 = Happy Grey or Black
| writer7 = Melvins
|writer7 = Melvins
| length7 = 2:01
|length7 = 2:01
| title8 = Leeech
|title8 = Leeech
| writer8 = [[Mark Arm]], [[Steve Turner (guitarist)|Steve Turner]]
|writer8 = [[Mark Arm]], [[Steve Turner (guitarist)|Steve Turner]]
| length8 = 2:32
|length8 = 2:32
|total_length =
}}
}}


===Side two===
===Side two===
{{tracklist
{{tracklist
| title9 = Glow God
| title9 = Glow God
| length9 = 0:51
| length9 = 0:51
| title10 = Big as a Mountain
| title10 = Big as a Mountain
| length10 = 0:57
| length10 = 0:57
| title11 = Heaviness of the Load
| title11 = Heavyness of the Load
| length11 = 3:06
| length11 = 3:06
| title12 = Flex with You
| title12 = Flex with You
| length12 = 0:54
| length12 = 0:54
| title13 = Bitten into Sympathy
| title13 = Bitten into Sympathy
| length13 = 1:45
| length13 = 1:45
| title14 = Gluey Porch Treatments
| title14 = Gluey Porch Treatments
| length14 = 0:48
| length14 = 0:48
| title15 = Clipping Roses
| title15 = Clipping Roses
| length15 = 0:49
| length15 = 0:49
| title16 = As It Was
| title16 = As It Was
| writer16 = Melvins
| writer16 = Melvins
| length16 = 2:51
| length16 = 2:51
| title17 = Over from Under the Excrement
| title17 = Over from Under the Excrement
| length17 = 4:39
| length17 = 4:39
| total_length =
}}
}}


===1999 CD reissue bonus tracks===
===1999 CD reissue bonus tracks===
{{Track listing
{{tracklist
| title18 = Echohead
|title18 = Echohead
| note18 = Demo
|note18 = Demo
| length18 = 0:32
|length18 = 0:32
| title19 = Flex with You
|title19 = Flex with You
| note19 = Demo
|note19 = Demo
| length19 = 0:58
|length19 = 0:58
| title20 = Don't Piece Me
|title20 = Don't Piece Me
| note20 = Demo
|note20 = Demo
| length20 = 2:20
|length20 = 2:20
| title21 = Bitten into Sympathy
|title21 = Bitten into Sympathy
| note21 = Demo
|note21 = Demo
| length21 = 1:30
|length21 = 1:30
| title22 = Exact Paperbacks
|title22 = Exact Paperbacks
| note22 = Demo
|note22 = Demo
| length22 = 0:46
|length22 = 0:46
| title23 = Glow God/Big as a Mountain
|title23 = Glow God/Big as a Mountain
| note23 = Demo
|note23 = Demo
| length23 = 1:55
|length23 = 1:55
| title24 = Heaviness of the Load
|title24 = Heaviness of the Load
| note24 = Demo
|note24 = Demo
| length24 = 3:04
|length24 = 3:04
| title25 = Happy Gray or Black
|title25 = Happy Gray or Black
| note25 = Demo
|note25 = Demo
| length25 = 1:59
|length25 = 1:59
| title26 = Heater Moves and Eyes
|title26 = Heater Moves and Eyes
| note26 = Demo
|note26 = Demo
| length26 = 4:29
|length26 = 4:29
| title27 = Gluey Porch Treatments
|title27 = Gluey Porch Treatments
| note27 = Demo
|note27 = Demo
| length27 = 0:52
|length27 = 0:52
| title28 = Eye Flys
|title28 = Eye Flys
| note28 = Demo
|note28 = Demo
| length28 = 3:11
|length28 = 3:11
| title29 = Clipping Roses
|title29 = Clipping Roses
| note29 = Demo
|note29 = Demo
| length29 = 0:55
|length29 = 0:55
}}
}}


==Personnel==
==Personnel==
*[[Matt Lukin]] - [[bass guitar]], [[Singing|vocals]]
*[[Matt Lukin]] – bass guitar, vocals
*[[Buzz Osborne]] - vocals, [[guitar]], [[liner notes]] on 1999 Ipecac [[reissue]]
*[[Buzz Osborne]] – vocals, guitar, [[liner notes]] on 1999 Ipecac reissue
*[[Dale Crover]] - [[Drum kit|drums]]
*[[Dale Crover]] – drums


===Additional personnel===
=== Additional personnel ===
*[[Mark Deutrom]] - [[Record producer|producer]], [[Audio mixing (recorded music)|mixing]]
*[[Mark Deutrom]] – producer, mixing
*Carl Herlofsson - [[Audio engineer|engineer]], mixing
*Carl Herlofsson – engineer, mixing
*David Musgrove - second engineer
*David Musgrove – second engineer
*[[The Mascara Snake|Victor Hayden]] - original artwork, executive producer
*[[The Mascara Snake|Victor Hayden]] – original artwork, executive producer
*[[Mackie Osborne]] - new artwork on 1999 Ipecac reissue
*[[Mackie Osborne]] – new artwork on 1999 Ipecac reissue


==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{Reflist}}

{{Melvins}}


{{The Melvins}}
{{Authority control}}


[[Category:Melvins albums]]
[[Category:Melvins albums]]

Latest revision as of 01:25, 3 September 2024

Gluey Porch Treatments
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.

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

Background

[edit]

"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

[edit]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

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

[edit]

All songs written by Buzz Osborne except where noted.

Side one

[edit]
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 Turner2:32

Side two

[edit]
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

[edit]
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

[edit]

Additional personnel

[edit]
  • Mark Deutrom – producer, mixing
  • Carl Herlofsson – engineer, mixing
  • David Musgrove – second engineer
  • Victor Hayden – original artwork, executive producer
  • Mackie Osborne – new artwork on 1999 Ipecac reissue

References

[edit]
  1. ^ a b c d Raggett, Ned. Gluey Porch Treatments at AllMusic. Retrieved April 1, 2021.
  2. ^ a b 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.
  4. ^ a b c Apter, Jeff (2009). The Dave Grohl Story. Omnibus. ISBN 978-0857120212.
  5. ^ Robbins, Ira. "Melvins". Trouser Press. Retrieved April 1, 2021.
  6. ^ "Green River - Leech [Great Audio]". YouTube. July 10, 2011. Archived from the original on December 12, 2021. Retrieved April 1, 2021.
  7. ^ Popoff, Martin (March 5, 2001). "Melvins Electroretard". BW&BK. Archived from the original on April 14, 2018. Retrieved April 1, 2021.
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