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{{Infobox Album | <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
  Name        = Houdini |
  Type        = [[Album]] |
  Artist      = [[The Melvins]] |
  Cover      = Melvins-houdini.jpg  |
  Released    = [[September 21]], [[1993]] |
  Recorded    = 1993 |
  Genre      = [[Sludge Metal]]
  Length      = 54:50 |
  Label      = [[Atlantic Records]] |
  Producer    = [[The Melvins]], [[Kurt Cobain]] |
  Reviews    = *[[All Music Guide]] {{rating-5|4.5}} [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:un0xlfaegcqq link]
*''Mark Prindle'' {{rating-10|8}} [http://markprindle.com/melvinsa.htm#hou link]
*''Piero Scaruffi'' {{rating-10|6}} [http://www.scaruffi.com/vol5/melvins.html link] |
  Last album  = ''[[Lysol (album)|Lysol]]'' <br /> (1992) |
  This album  = ''Houdini''<br />(1993) |
  Next album  = ''[[Prick (album)|Prick]]''<br />(1994) |
}}
'''''Houdini''''' is an [[album]] by [[The Melvins]], which was released in 1993 through [[Atlantic Records]]. It is regarded as one of the band's more accessible records. Track 5, "Honey Bucket", is a fan favorite. Critics and long-time listeners agree that the song is one of the band's finest moments. The Melvins were one of [[Kurt Cobain]]'s favorite bands (they hailed from his hometown of Aberdeen, WA) and he was friends with the band as well so he went into the studio with them to produce this record. He produced tracks 1, 7, 8, 9, 12 and 13 along with Melvins. He played guitar on "Sky Pup" and added percussion to the percussion-only sprawling noise of "Spread Eagle Beagle".
'''''Houdini''''' is an [[album]] by [[The Melvins]], which was released in 1993 through [[Atlantic Records]]. It is regarded as one of the band's more accessible records. Track 5, "Honey Bucket", is a fan favorite. Critics and long-time listeners agree that the song is one of the band's finest moments. The Melvins were one of [[Kurt Cobain]]'s favorite bands (they hailed from his hometown of Aberdeen, WA) and he was friends with the band as well so he went into the studio with them to produce this record. He produced tracks 1, 7, 8, 9, 12 and 13 along with Melvins. He played guitar on "Sky Pup" and added percussion to the percussion-only sprawling noise of "Spread Eagle Beagle".


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*[[Lori Black|Lorax]] - [[Bass guitar|Bass]]
*[[Lori Black|Lorax]] - [[Bass guitar|Bass]]
*[[Dale Crover|Dale]] - [[Drums]], [[Vocals]]
*[[Dale Crover|Dale]] - [[Drums]], [[Vocals]]
==Charts==
===Album===
[[Billboard magazine|Billboard]] (North America)
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Chart
!Position
|-
|1993
|Heatseekers
|29
|-
|}
{{The Melvins}}
[[Category:Melvins albums]]
[[Category:1993 albums]]
[[it:Houdini (album)]]

Revision as of 13:02, 12 June 2007

Houdini is an album by The Melvins, which was released in 1993 through Atlantic Records. It is regarded as one of the band's more accessible records. Track 5, "Honey Bucket", is a fan favorite. Critics and long-time listeners agree that the song is one of the band's finest moments. The Melvins were one of Kurt Cobain's favorite bands (they hailed from his hometown of Aberdeen, WA) and he was friends with the band as well so he went into the studio with them to produce this record. He produced tracks 1, 7, 8, 9, 12 and 13 along with Melvins. He played guitar on "Sky Pup" and added percussion to the percussion-only sprawling noise of "Spread Eagle Beagle".

The back cover is an illustration of the band, drummer Dale Crover on the left, bassist Lori "Lorax" Black (daughter of Shirley Temple-Black) in the middle and guitarist/vocalist Buzz "King Buzzo" Osborne. Note that in the illustration, each member has 6 fingers.

The entire album was reproduced live and released as A Live History of Gluttony and Lust in 2006

Track listing

  1. "Hooch" (Melvins) – 2:51
  2. "Night Goat" (Melvins) – 4:41
  3. "Lizzy" (Melvins) – 4:43
  4. "Goin' Blind" (Simmons/Coronel) – 4:32
  5. "Honey Bucket" (Melvins) – 3:01
  6. "Hag Me" (Melvins) – 7:06
  7. "Set Me Straight" (Melvins) – 2:25
  8. "Sky Pup" (Melvins) – 3:50
  9. "Joan of Arc" (Melvins) – 3:36
  10. "Teet" (Melvins) – 2:51
  11. "Copache" (Melvins) – 2:07
  12. "Pearl Bomb" (Melvins) – 2:45
  13. "Spread Eagle Beagle" (Melvins) – 10:13

Some vinyl copies include a cover of "Rocket Reducer No. 62 (Rama Lama Fa Fa Fa)", originally by the MC5, instead of "Spread Eagle Beagle". A Japanese CD release (catalog# AMCY-625) also contains "Rocket Reducer No. 62 (Rama Lama Fa Fa Fa)" as the 14th track at the end of the disc, coming after "Spread Eagle Beagle".

Personnel

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