Basses Loaded

Rock · 2016 · 12 tracks · 45m

Basses Loaded

A revolving door of six legendary bassists brings a chaotic, low-end heavy energy to this collection of sludge anthems, oddball covers, and baseball-themed humor.

It's like a heavy metal baseball game where everyone keeps swapping instruments and nobody cares about the score.

A heavy, beer-soaked celebration of the bass guitar that balances crushing riffs with a mischievous sense of humor.

Basses Loaded · vs · Melvins

Humor Satire+1.4σ

The writing leans notably further into humor satire than the rest of the catalogue.

Tracklist · 12 Tracks · 45m

01

The Decay of Lying

6:35

02

Choco Plumbing

4:12

03

Beer Hippie

5:16

04

I Want to Tell You

3:14

05

Captain Come Down

2:54

06

Hideous Women

3:05

07

Shaving Cream

2:31

08

Planet Destructo

6:06

09

War Pussy

2:48

10

Maybe I’m Amused

2:45

11

Phylis Dillard

4:21

12

Take Me Out to the Ball Game

2:07

Moments Worth Waiting For

The way the upright bass on Planet Destructo creates a bizarre jazz-sludge hybrid that feels both sophisticated and filthy

The jarring transition into the novelty Shaving Cream which breaks the tension with pure vaudevillian absurdity

The massive, wall-of-sound low end on The Decay of Lying that reminds you why this band owns the sludge genre

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