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Honky is the ninth studio album by American rock band Melvins, released in 1997 through Amphetamine Reptile Records. It is widely considered to be the band's most experimental album. Their first studio album after being dropped from Atlantic, it contains a mixture of traditional Melvins-sounding rock, experiments with drones and soundscapes, and some rather uncharacteristic electronic pieces. A video was made for "Mombius Hibachi". The final track, "In the Freaktose the Bugs are Dying", concludes with more than 25 minutes of silence.

Honky
Studio album by
Melvins
ReleasedMay 5, 1997
RecordedFebruary 12–17, 1997
GenreSludge metal, experimental rock
Length70:53 (45:43 without lacuna)
LabelAmphetamine Reptile
ProducerMelvins & Joe Barresi
Melvins chronology
Stag
(1996)
Honky
(1997)
Singles 1–12
(1997)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
NME1/10[2]

Background


In an interview, frontman Buzz Osborne said that album cost $3,000 to make, three days rehearsal, and six days recording. The project was an attempt to plug the gap after the major release of the previous album Stag under the Atlantic label. Joe Barresi was the engineer on the album.

The album's eight-minute plus opening track "They All Must Be Slaughtered" features co-lead vocals from Kat Bjelland of Babes in Toyland.

This is the last album to feature bassist Mark Deutrom.

In January 2011, Melvins played a series of four shows at Club Spaceland. A special handmade digipak edition of album was sold there, limited to 50 copies. This version had a typo in the album title, spelling it "Honkey".


Vinyl version


A vinyl version was also released by Amphetamine Reptile Records in a limited amount. The vinyl version splits the song "Air Breather Deep in the Arms of Morphius" into two parts due to limitations of the vinyl sides. The final song "In the Freaktose the Bugs Are Dying" omits the 25 minutes of silence.


Track listing


All tracks are written by Melvins.

Honky track listing
No.TitleLength
1."They All Must Be Slaughtered"8:17
2."Mombius Hibachi"1:58
3."Lovely Butterfly"2:10
4."Pitfalls in Serving Warrants"3:36
5."Air Breather Deep in the Arms of Morphius"12:12
6."Laughing with Lucifer at Satan's Sideshow"2:16
7."HOW --++--"3:26
8."Harry Lauder's Walking Stick Tree"3:17
9."Grin"4:11
10."In the Freaktose the Bugs Are Dying" (4:20 without lacuna)29:23
Total length:70:53 (45:43 without lacuna)

Personnel


with

Additional personnel



References


  1. Kennedy, Patrick. Honky at AllMusic. Retrieved April 2, 2021.
  2. Beaumont, Mark (June 7, 1997). "The Melvins - Honky". NME. Archived from the original on August 17, 2000. Retrieved November 3, 2019.

На других языках


- [en] Honky (album)

[ru] Honky

Honky (рус. белый) — девятый студийный альбом американской сладж-метал-группы Melvins, который был издан в 1997 году на лейбле Amphetamine Reptile Records.



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