(A) Senile Animal

June 2021 (A) Senile Animal studio Melvins Melsenile.jpg Digital cover October 10, 2006 July 1–14, 2006 West Beach Recorders, Hollywood Sludge metal stoner metal 41:24 Ipecac Melvins A Live History of Gluttony and Lust 2006 Nude with Boots 2008 (A) Senile Animal is the fifteenth album by the American rock band Melvins, released on October 10, 2006 on Ipecac Recordings. After bassist Kevin Rutmanis' departure the two remaining members of the Melvins joined forces with Big Business, a duo consisting of Jared Warren on bass and Coady Willis on drums. Background On the line-up change, frontman Buzz Osborne spoke to Kerrang! in 2008, stating: When it became obvious we wouldn't be working with Kevin again, me and Dale were very discouraged fellows – I was bummed out for 18 months! We didn't know what we were going to do, but we knew we were going to do something. We'd played with Big Business and Jared [Warren]'s name had been batted around when we were thinking of bass players but I thought instead of just getting him, why don't we just get both those guys? We thought about two drummers a long time ago and messed around a little bit but [getting Coady Willis, Big Business' drummer] was the best decision we could have made. I'm not afraid of making changes and everything's worked out perfectly for everybody including Kevin. This record is one of my favourites and I think we're just scratching the surface of what we can do with these guys.Treasure Chest: An Intimate Portrait of a Life in Rock: King Buzzo Kerrang! June 14, 2008 1214 60 A music video for "The Talking Horse" was made and shown in 2007. Musical style (A) Senile Animal features Melvins' signature sludge and stoner metal sound. AllMusic critic Greg Prato noted: "Although they started out primarily as a punk band that slowed down the riffs, the Melvins have also always mixed in prog rock-like bits, such as the tricky rhythms of 'Blood Witch' and the King Crimson/Tool-ish 'The Hawk.' The album also contains some of the group's most straightforward compositions in some time, including the metallic/new wave-ish ditty 'A History of Drunks. Critical reception AllMusic 3.5 5Prato Greg A Senile Animal — Melvins http://www.allmusic.com/album/a-senile-animal-mw0000745256 live https://web.archive.org/web/20250114185150/http://www.allmusic.com/album/a-senile-animal-mw0000745256 January 14, 2025 July 3, 2017 AllMusic Drowned in Sound 8/10Purdem Grant November 14, 2006 The Melvins: A Senile Animal https://drownedinsound.com/releases/8725/reviews/1305182 live https://web.archive.org/web/20181104125938/http://drownedinsound.com/releases/8725/reviews/1305182 November 4, 2018 July 3, 2017 Drowned in Sound The Encyclopedia of Popular Music 3 5Larkin Colin Colin Larkin (writer) The Encyclopedia of Popular Music Omnibus Press 2011 978-0-85712-595-8 5th 950–951 Melvins Music Story 3.5 5Yven Anne Critique de (A) Senile Animal, The Melvins http://www.music-story.com/the-melvins/a-senile-animal/critique dead https://web.archive.org/web/20140911133902/http://www.music-story.com/the-melvins/a-senile-animal/critique September 11, 2014 June 2, 2026 Music Story fr Pitchfork 7.3/10Moerder Adam December 12, 2006 Melvins: (A) Senile Animal Album Review https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/9656-a-senile-animal/ live https://web.archive.org/web/20250114172734/https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/9656-a-senile-animal/ January 14, 2025 June 2, 2026 Pitchfork PopMatters 8 10Murphy Sean G. January 19, 2007 The Melvins: A Senile Animal https://www.popmatters.com/the-melvins-a-senile-animal-2495784907.html live https://web.archive.org/web/20070121124611/https://www.popmatters.com/pm/music/reviews/9642/the-melvins-a-senile-animal/ January 21, 2007 June 2, 2026 PopMatters Punknews.org 4 5Daley Sloane October 31, 2006 Melvins: A Senile Animal https://www.punknews.org/review/5771/melvins-a-senile-animal live https://web.archive.org/web/20251006222031/https://www.punknews.org/review/5771/melvins-a-senile-animal October 6, 2025 June 2, 2026 Punknews.org Stylus Magazine B−Sam Roudman November 17, 2006 The Melvins: A Senile Animal http://www.stylusmagazine.com/reviews/the-melvins/a-senile-animal.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20070320235956/http://www.stylusmagazine.com/reviews/the-melvins/a-senile-animal.htm March 20, 2007 November 28, 2006 Stylus Magazine AllMusic's Greg Prato wrote: "The transfusion of new blood has made one of rock's gnarliest beats even -- gnarlier!". Drowned in Sounds Grant Purdum stated: "In lieu of live albums and collaborations aplenty, A Senile Animal couldn't have snarled to life at a better time." Track listing 41:24 The Talking Horse 2:41 Blood Witch 2:45 Civilized Worm 5:57 A History of Drunks 2:20 Rat Faced Granny 2:41 The Hawk 2:35 You've Never Been Right 2:30 A History of Bad Men 6:43 The Mechanical Bride 6:26 A Vast Filthy Prison 6:44 Vinyl edition The vinyl edition was released as a 4-LP box set from Hydra Head Records. Each LP featured music on one side and an etching on the other. This was limited to 300 copies in a variety of colors and designs. Personnel Coady Willis – drums, vocals Dale Crover – drums, vocals Jared Warren – bass guitar, vocals King Buzzo – guitar, vocals Additional personnel Toshi Kasai – engineer, mixing John Golden – mastering Mackie Osborne – art Kevin Willis – band photos Charts +2021 chart performance for (A) Senile AnimalChart (2021)PeakpositionUKRock 25 Melvins A Senile Animal 20210708 June 2, 2026 true References Category:Melvins albums Category:2006 albums Category:Ipecac Recordings albums