Stag (Melvins album)

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Stag
Melvins Stag Front Cover.jpg
Studio album by
Melvins
ReleasedJuly 15, 1996
Recorded1996 at Sound City, A&M Studios, Entourage, Falconer (London)
Genre
Length50:56
LabelAtlantic
ProducerMelvins, GGGarth, Joe Barresi
Melvins chronology
Tora Tora Tora
(1995) 		Stag
(1996) 		Honky
(1997)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic4/5 stars[3]
NME2/10[4]
Spin6/10[5]

Stag is the eighth studio album by American rock band the Melvins, released in 1996 through Atlantic Records.

Track listing[]

All words and music written by Buzz Osborne, except where noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Bit"Music: Dale Crover4:45
2."Hide" (instrumental) 0:50
3."Bar-X the Rocking M"Music: Crover, Mark Deutrom, Osborne2:24
4."Yacobs Lab" (instrumental)Music: Deutrom1:17
5."The Bloat" 3:41
6."Tipping the Lion" 3:48
7."Black Bock" 2:43
8."Goggle"Music: Crover, Deutrom, Osborne6:30
9."Soup" (instrumental)Music: Crover, Deutrom, Osborne2:39
10."Buck Owens" 3:11
11."Sterilized"Music: Crover, Deutrom, Osborne3:30
12."Lacrimosa"Words: Deutrom - Music: Crover, Deutrom, Osborne4:40
13."Skin Horse" 5:16
14."Captain Pungent" 2:21
15."Berthas" 1:25
16."Cottonmouth"Words/Music: Crover1:56

Personnel[]

  • King Buzzo – guitar & vocals; all instrumentation (2), backing vocals (7), moog (9), bass (11), drums (12), interlude guitar (13); engineer, producer & mixer (1–3 & 5–15)
  • Mark D – bass; additional guitar (1, 3, 6, 7), all instrumentation (4), slide guitar (5), backing vocals (7), moog & drum beat (9), guitar (11, 12), vocals (12), interlude guitar, baritone guitar & piano (all 13); engineer, producer & mixer (1 & 3–15)
  • Dale C – drums & percussion; additional guitar & sitar (1), bongos & backing vocals (7), moog (9), guitar (11), all instrumentation & vocals (16); engineer, producer & mixer (1, 3 & 5–16)
with
  • Dirty Walt – valve trombone (3)
  • Mac Mann – organ & grand piano (3)
  • Bill Bartell – guitar (11)
  • Mackie Osborne – drums (12); illustration & design

Additional personnel[]

  • GGGarth – engineer, producer & mixer (1, 3, 5–7, 9, 10, 13–15); backing vocals (7)
  • Joe Barresi – engineer, producer & mixer (1, 3, 5–7, 9, 10, 13–15)
  • Alex Newport – engineer, producer & mixer (8)
  • Chris Kozlowski – engineer, producer & mixer (11)
  • Stephen Marcussen – mastering
  • Ron Boustead – mastering
  • David Lefkowitz – management & fan club

Charts[]

Album[]

Billboard (North America)

Year Chart Position
1996 Heatseekers 33

References[]

  1. ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20161220165808/http://teamrock.com/feature/2016-12-14/the-10-essential-alt-metal-albums
  2. ^ Mallon, Tom (May 2002). "Melvins - Hostile Ambient Takeover". CMJ (101). ISSN 1074-6978.
  3. ^ "Stag - Melvins". AllMusic.
  4. ^ Cox, Tom (July 27, 1996). "Melvins - Stag". NME. Archived from the original on August 17, 2000. Retrieved November 3, 2019.
  5. ^ Michel, Sia (September 1996). "The Melvins - Stag / Biohazard - Mata Leão". Spin. Retrieved November 3, 2019.
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