Stag [IMPORT]

Melvins

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 16, 1996)
• Original Release Date: July 15, 1996
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Atlantic UK
• ASIN: B000002J8Y
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #18,632 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Editorial Reviews

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Stag is adulterated Melvins, which is a good thing. Yes, Buzz Osborne, Dale Crover and their bass player of the moment (Mark Deutrom) still pound away to wake the devil. But the trademark metal chuggers frequently give way to surprisingly musical moments. Sitar, trombone, slide guitar, keyboards, and scratches soften the edges of the music. "Lacrimosa" is ambient chopped apart by power chords. Despite its Satanic subject matter, "Black Bock," sounds less like Black Sabbath than the Archies Stag is most appealing when the Melvins betray their roots, and that's about half the time. --Steven Stolder

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best from the Atlantic years, July 23, 2005

By	C. Quinn "totality denier" (County Louth, Eire) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This is probably the best album of Melvins' fairly brief career as major label recording artists. The riffs are heavy, but bright and bouncy rather than mired in sludge, and the 'experimental' elements are always hitched to great hooks. 'Bar-X the Rocking M' has a killer trombone solo, 'Skin Horse' is both hilarious and oddly touching, and 'Black Bock' is probably the most surprising track in Melvins' catalogue.

Less radio-friendly than 'Houdini' or 'Stoner Witch', but not nearly so weird as some other reviewers think. If you want Melvins at their most adventurous, try the excellent 'Honky' -- the next record they made after Atlantic dumped them for not selling as many records as Nirvana -- or the legendary 'Lysol' (also known just as 'Melvins' -- the one with the horserider on the front), the only full album featuring Joe Preston (Earth, Thrones). But there's no Melvins record that's not worth having.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars MELVINS GOING FOR SOMETHING REALLY MAGICAL, July 11, 2002

By A Customer

Some of the reviews for this cd are on the negative side and I just can't understand that. What can I say? I suppose you're not true Melvins fans. I love every track on this cd. I agree it's one of the most far-fetched albums The Melvins have recorded, but The Melvins have been a far-fetched band from the get go. If you enjoy listening to this band at all, pick this one up, it has everything, darkness, simplicity, soft, heavy and even folk. King Buzzo is on top of his writing efforts with songs like The Bit, Bar-X-The Rocking M, Tipping The Lion, and Captain Pungent. It is definitely one of my favorite offerings by The Melvins...Enjoy!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This ain't your mama's Melvins, October 9, 2001

By	"jackswagger" (San Francisco, CA United States) - See all my reviews

The Melvins are one of the few bands to actually improve with the passage of time. With Stag, Buzzo and the boys alienated some of their die hard loyalists by opening up their sound from the slow, brutal, smart metal style they created into something much more grand and kaleidoscopic. This album features(at various points) sitar, coronet, ambient sound ditties, chipmunk styled vocals, and godforbid keyboards. They do all this without compromising any of their massive RAWK spirit. It is one of the most accesible Melvins records(there is something for everyone) and at the same time one of their oddest.

Buy it today!