Jello Biafra & The Melvins - Never Breathe What You Can't See
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Free Music Notes for Never Breathe What You Can't See
Free Music Review: A little disappointing, but.
Hit: 4 Stars
Being a big fan of both Jello and the Melvins, I had some pretty high hopes for this album. You get to expect a certain degree of creativity and/or experimentation from the Melvins, and that isn't really represented here. I suppose it should be stressed that this is more of a Jello Biafra record using the Melvins as his backing band, rather than a true collaboration. Jello wrote all of the lyrics (which are biting as ever), and most of the music (the three or four really fantastic songs on the album were either written by or with Buzz), so this album's not a whole lot different than, say, his collaborations with D.O.A. and Nomeansno.
Not to say that it's a bad CD. It's definitely one of the best of this year. Just don't go in with the wrong expectations, and you'll probably enjoy the hell out of it.
Free Music Review: Good Collaboration
Hit: 4 Stars
Loud and angry, Biafra's distinctive vocals attack everything from "War on Terror" hypocrisy to yuppie drivers against the frenetic buzzsaw punk/heavy sludge of the Melvins. This is a largely Jello-dominated album, although the collaboration works well. Several songs paint a creepy, nightmarish picture of post-9/11 voyeurism, including "McGruff the Crime Dog" and "The Lighter Side of Global Terrorism" (about a security worker who REALLY enjoys his job). Granted, Jello's aren't the most nuanced political lyrics you'll ever hear, but they get the point across. The Melvins rock, as usual.Free Music Review: Entertaining
Hit: 4 Stars
Being a huge fan I'm a little bit bias, I was looking for some spoken word. Never the less I did enjoy it.Free Music Review: Huh.
Hit: 3 Stars
For the record, I don't own this yet. I'm just amazed that it even exists at all. Let's just say that based on what I know about the Melvins (specifically Buzz,) I'm shocked that they did anything with Jello Biafra. The Buzz I knew would have been more inclined to throw moldy tomatoes at Biafra from across the street than to collaborate with him on anything. Then again, it's been a long time. What do I know?
EDIT: OK, I actually bought this out of curiosity. And maybe a little guilt. Sadly, it's just as banal as I assumed it would be. Ever since the DKs broke up, Jello's only means to satisfy his yearning to preach and finger-wag has been to find any functional band who'll have him and somehow convince them to stop what they're doing and become his backup for one record. Actually, in the beginning he was able to convince Al & Ministry to do it for two or three records before they wised up. Anyway, the songs on this are completely forgettable, though it was cute to hear Buzz actually doing a decent imitation of East Bay Ray on one track.
Free Music Review: not so good
Hit: 1 Stars
Melvins are rock stars and have been since the early 90s , alas they dont really have it anymore . Jello is well , a spoken word artist these days . This record here falls short of anything great . It is very generic and there is really nothing special here . Just stick with your old DK records or some of the post industrial stuff he did . As for the MELVINS go no further than BULLHEAD ,OZMA,or GLUEY PORCH TREEATMENTS .
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