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The Crybaby
Rock · 2000 · 11 tracks

The Crybaby

A collaborative fever dream of sludge riffs, avant-garde noise, and bizarre guest spots. The final piece of a trilogy that refuses to play by any rules.

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It's the Melvins doing a variety show with Leif Garrett and Tool, and it's exactly as weird as that sounds.

A playful yet unsettling descent into collaborative madness and sonic deconstruction.

The Crybaby · vs · Melvins
Spoken Word+3.0σ

The vocals lean far further into spoken word than the rest of the catalogue.

Tracklist · 11 Tracks
01
Smells Like Teen Spirit
5:03
02
Blockbuster
3:10
03
Ramblin’ Man
3:15
04
G.I. Joe
4:00
05
Mine Is No Disgrace
8:22
06
Spineless
4:02
07
Divorced
14:43
08
Dry Drunk
4:04
09
Okie From Muskogee
2:10
10
The Man With the Laughing Hand Is Dead
11:27
11
Moon Pie
12:45
Moments Worth Waiting For
The jarring contrast of Leif Garrett singing a grunge anthem over sludge riffs
The fourteen minute sprawling collaboration with Tool on Divorced
Hank Williams Jr. style vocals meeting heavy distortion on Ramblin Man
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