The Bootlicker
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 24, 1999
RecordedJanuary 1999
Genre
Length39:59
LabelIpecac[1]
ProducerMelvins, Tim Green
Melvins chronology
The Maggot
(1999)
The Bootlicker
(1999)
The Crybaby
(2000)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[3]

The Bootlicker is the eleventh studio album by the Melvins, released in 1999 through Ipecac Recordings.[4][5] The album is the second part of a trilogy preceded by The Maggot and followed by The Crybaby.[5][6] The trilogy was later released on vinyl by Ipecac (The Trilogy Vinyl, IPC-011, November 27, 2000).

Production

The Bootlicker was conceived as a more pop-oriented album; The Maggot was marked by a traditional Melvins metal sound, while The Crybaby featured many guest appearances.[7]

Critical reception

The Los Angeles Times wrote: "While The Maggot offers more familiar-sounding, metal-tinged sludge, The Bootlicker is a musically richer collection with rock, funk and jazz underpinnings."[5] The Riverfront Times called The Bootlicker "one of the best rock albums of the year: truly beautiful and intelligently (but not pretentiously) presented."[8] Tucson Weekly called it "subdued, dark and kind of pop-y sounding in spots."[9]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Buzz Osborne

The Bootlicker track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Toy"1:09
2."Let It All Be"10:48
3."Black Santa"3:41
4."We We"0:57
5."Up the Dumper"2:23
6."Mary Lady Bobby Kins"3:37
7."Jew Boy Flower Head"6:06
8."Lone Rose Holding Now"2:23
9."Prig"8:47

Personnel

with
  • Eric Peterson - piano (track 9)

Additional personnel

References

  1. "Ipecac Recordings - Melvins". ipecac.com. Retrieved April 2, 2021.
  2. Phares, Heather. The Bootlicker at AllMusic. Retrieved April 2, 2021.
  3. Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 5. MUZE. p. 700.
  4. The Rough Guide to Rock. Rough Guides. November 20, 2003. ISBN 9781858284576 via Google Books.
  5. 1 2 3 "Not Quite Nirvana". Los Angeles Times. August 28, 1999. Retrieved April 2, 2021.
  6. Vivinetto, Gina. "The Melvins: Underground to stay". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved April 2, 2021.
  7. Reger, Rick (July 16, 1999). "The Melvins Travel the Spaceways". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved April 2, 2021.
  8. Roberts, Randall. "The Melvins". Riverfront Times. Retrieved April 2, 2021.
  9. Bally, Ron (August 23, 1999). "Music: Pell-Melvins". Tucson Weekly. Retrieved April 2, 2021.
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