The Bootlicker

For other uses of "Bootlicker", see Bootlicker (disambiguation).

The Bootlicker
Studio album by
Melvins
ReleasedAugust 24, 1999
RecordedJanuary 1999
GenreSludge metal
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, February 7, 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. ^ a b c "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.