http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.238&rws=%2Fmelvins%2Ftop-tracks.rssEvery last Grunge star cited the Melvins as a major influence in their sound, but none of them produced anything as heavy. They may have taken ten albums to produce a single hook, but the Melvins' sludge-caked, Sabbath-inspired tracks are undeniably a force of grandeur. They embody the strange contradiction of being exceptional musicians who personify apathetic stoner kids. At first listen, the Melvins produce filthy hesher rock, but through time, layers of fuzz and distortion reveal themselves as masterful arrangements, even as they become as overwhelming as a night of huffing tar. Even Karlheinz Stockhausen's "Helicopter String Quartet" sounds feathery after two minutes of the Melvins' <I>Lysol</I>. Don't forget to lift with your knees. - Marc KateGrungeen720Mon, 23 Nov 2009 04:25:39 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.238&rws=%2Fmelvins%2Ftop-tracks.rss Every last Grunge star cited the Melvins as a major influence in their sound, but none of them produced anything as heavy. They may have taken ten albums to produce a single hook, but the Melvins' sludge-caked, Sabbath-inspired tracks are undeniably a force of grandeur. They embody the strange contradiction of being exceptional musicians who personify apathetic stoner kids. At first listen, the Melvins produce filthy hesher rock, but through time, layers of fuzz and distortion reveal themselves as masterful arrangements, even as they become as overwhelming as a night of huffing tar. Even Karlheinz Stockhausen's "Helicopter String Quartet" sounds feathery after two minutes of the Melvins' <I>Lysol</I>. Don't forget to lift with your knees. - Marc Kate http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1504796&variant=play&rws=%2Fmelvins%2Ftop-tracks.rss Alt Metal Tue, 18 Apr 2000 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Melvins on Rhapsody Online 1504796 tra.1504796 Melvins art.238 0.99 Runnin' On Fumes alb.246976 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/2/4/7/7/637742_170x170.jpg 2000-01-01 00:00:00.0 2000-04-18 00:00:00.0 true I Can't Shake It tra.1504796 251000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1504796&variant=play&rws=%2Fmelvins%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1504796&variant=data&rws=%2Fmelvins%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1869899&variant=play&rws=%2Fmelvins%2Ftop-tracks.rss Grunge Tue, 21 Sep 1993 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Melvins on Rhapsody Online 1869899 tra.1869899 Melvins art.238 0.99 Houdini alb.132461 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/0/5/7/1537508_170x170.jpg 2008-12-23 00:00:00.0 1993-09-21 00:00:00.0 true Hooch tra.1869899 169000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1869899&variant=play&rws=%2Fmelvins%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1869899&variant=data&rws=%2Fmelvins%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.21355430&variant=play&rws=%2Fmelvins%2Ftop-tracks.rss Grunge Tue, 8 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Melvins on Rhapsody Online 21355430 tra.21355430 Melvins art.238 0.99 Nude With Boots alb.21342844 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/4/3/2/4/1724234_170x170.jpg 2008-07-08 00:00:00.0 2008-07-08 00:00:00.0 true The Kicking Machine tra.21355430 166000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.21355430&variant=play&rws=%2Fmelvins%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.21355430&variant=data&rws=%2Fmelvins%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1869901&variant=play&rws=%2Fmelvins%2Ftop-tracks.rss Grunge Tue, 21 Sep 1993 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Melvins on Rhapsody Online 1869901 tra.1869901 Melvins art.238 0.99 Houdini alb.132461 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/0/5/7/1537508_170x170.jpg 2008-12-23 00:00:00.0 1993-09-21 00:00:00.0 true Lizzy tra.1869901 284000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1869901&variant=play&rws=%2Fmelvins%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1869901&variant=data&rws=%2Fmelvins%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.25468483&variant=play&rws=%2Fmelvins%2Ftop-tracks.rss Grunge Tue, 27 Sep 1994 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Melvins on Rhapsody Online 25468483 tra.25468483 Melvins art.238 0.99 Stoner Witch alb.25462323 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/8/7/0/1550785_170x170.jpg 2008-12-23 00:00:00.0 1994-09-27 00:00:00.0 true Queen tra.25468483 187000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.25468483&variant=play&rws=%2Fmelvins%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.25468483&variant=data&rws=%2Fmelvins%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.25468485&variant=play&rws=%2Fmelvins%2Ftop-tracks.rss Grunge Tue, 27 Sep 1994 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Melvins on Rhapsody Online 25468485 tra.25468485 Melvins art.238 0.99 Stoner Witch alb.25462323 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/8/7/0/1550785_170x170.jpg 2008-12-23 00:00:00.0 1994-09-27 00:00:00.0 true Revolve tra.25468485 284000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.25468485&variant=play&rws=%2Fmelvins%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.25468485&variant=data&rws=%2Fmelvins%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.25468482&variant=play&rws=%2Fmelvins%2Ftop-tracks.rss Grunge Tue, 27 Sep 1994 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Melvins on Rhapsody Online 25468482 tra.25468482 Melvins art.238 0.99 Stoner Witch alb.25462323 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/8/7/0/1550785_170x170.jpg 2008-12-23 00:00:00.0 1994-09-27 00:00:00.0 true Skweetis tra.25468482 72000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.25468482&variant=play&rws=%2Fmelvins%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.25468482&variant=data&rws=%2Fmelvins%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.25468484&variant=play&rws=%2Fmelvins%2Ftop-tracks.rss Grunge Tue, 27 Sep 1994 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Melvins on Rhapsody Online 25468484 tra.25468484 Melvins art.238 0.99 Stoner Witch alb.25462323 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/8/7/0/1550785_170x170.jpg 2008-12-23 00:00:00.0 1994-09-27 00:00:00.0 true Sweet Willy Rollbar tra.25468484 89000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.25468484&variant=play&rws=%2Fmelvins%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.25468484&variant=data&rws=%2Fmelvins%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.21355431&variant=play&rws=%2Fmelvins%2Ftop-tracks.rss Grunge Tue, 8 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Melvins on Rhapsody Online 21355431 tra.21355431 Melvins art.238 0.99 Nude With Boots alb.21342844 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/4/3/2/4/1724234_170x170.jpg 2008-07-08 00:00:00.0 2008-07-08 00:00:00.0 true Billy Fish tra.21355431 234000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.21355431&variant=play&rws=%2Fmelvins%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.21355431&variant=data&rws=%2Fmelvins%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.21355432&variant=play&rws=%2Fmelvins%2Ftop-tracks.rss Grunge Tue, 8 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Melvins on Rhapsody Online 21355432 tra.21355432 Melvins art.238 0.99 Nude With Boots alb.21342844 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/4/3/2/4/1724234_170x170.jpg 2008-07-08 00:00:00.0 2008-07-08 00:00:00.0 true Dog Island tra.21355432 454000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.21355432&variant=play&rws=%2Fmelvins%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.21355432&variant=data&rws=%2Fmelvins%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.25468486&variant=play&rws=%2Fmelvins%2Ftop-tracks.rss Grunge Tue, 27 Sep 1994 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Melvins on Rhapsody Online 25468486 tra.25468486 Melvins art.238 0.99 Stoner Witch alb.25462323 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/8/7/0/1550785_170x170.jpg 2008-12-23 00:00:00.0 1994-09-27 00:00:00.0 true Goose Freight Train tra.25468486 278000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.25468486&variant=play&rws=%2Fmelvins%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.25468486&variant=data&rws=%2Fmelvins%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.25468488&variant=play&rws=%2Fmelvins%2Ftop-tracks.rss Grunge Tue, 27 Sep 1994 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Melvins on Rhapsody Online 25468488 tra.25468488 Melvins art.238 0.99 Stoner Witch alb.25462323 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/8/7/0/1550785_170x170.jpg 2008-12-23 00:00:00.0 1994-09-27 00:00:00.0 true At The Stake tra.25468488 476000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.25468488&variant=play&rws=%2Fmelvins%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.25468488&variant=data&rws=%2Fmelvins%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.12000770&variant=play&rws=%2Fmelvins%2Ftop-tracks.rss Grunge Tue, 10 Oct 2006 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Melvins on Rhapsody Online 12000770 tra.12000770 Melvins art.238 0.99 A Senile Animal alb.11999407 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/2/4/1/7/1327142_170x170.jpg 2006-10-10 00:00:00.0 2006-10-10 00:00:00.0 true Civilized Worm tra.12000770 357000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.12000770&variant=play&rws=%2Fmelvins%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.12000770&variant=data&rws=%2Fmelvins%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1869900&variant=play&rws=%2Fmelvins%2Ftop-tracks.rss Alt Metal Tue, 21 Sep 1993 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Melvins on Rhapsody Online 1869900 tra.1869900 Melvins art.238 0.99 Houdini alb.132461 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/0/5/7/1537508_170x170.jpg 2008-12-23 00:00:00.0 1993-09-21 00:00:00.0 true Night Goat tra.1869900 281000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1869900&variant=play&rws=%2Fmelvins%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1869900&variant=data&rws=%2Fmelvins%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.25468492&variant=play&rws=%2Fmelvins%2Ftop-tracks.rss Grunge Tue, 27 Sep 1994 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Melvins on Rhapsody Online 25468492 tra.25468492 Melvins art.238 0.99 Stoner Witch alb.25462323 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/8/7/0/1550785_170x170.jpg 2008-12-23 00:00:00.0 1994-09-27 00:00:00.0 true Roadbull tra.25468492 204000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.25468492&variant=play&rws=%2Fmelvins%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.25468492&variant=data&rws=%2Fmelvins%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.25468491&variant=play&rws=%2Fmelvins%2Ftop-tracks.rss Grunge Tue, 27 Sep 1994 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Melvins on Rhapsody Online 25468491 tra.25468491 Melvins art.238 0.99 Stoner Witch alb.25462323 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/8/7/0/1550785_170x170.jpg 2008-12-23 00:00:00.0 1994-09-27 00:00:00.0 true June Bug tra.25468491 120000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.25468491&variant=play&rws=%2Fmelvins%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.25468491&variant=data&rws=%2Fmelvins%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.21355425&variant=play&rws=%2Fmelvins%2Ftop-tracks.rss Grunge Tue, 8 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Melvins on Rhapsody Online 21355425 tra.21355425 Melvins art.238 0.99 Nude With Boots alb.21342844 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/4/3/2/4/1724234_170x170.jpg 2008-07-08 00:00:00.0 2008-07-08 00:00:00.0 true Nude With Boots tra.21355425 217000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.21355425&variant=play&rws=%2Fmelvins%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.21355425&variant=data&rws=%2Fmelvins%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.25468489&variant=play&rws=%2Fmelvins%2Ftop-tracks.rss Grunge Tue, 27 Sep 1994 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Melvins on Rhapsody Online 25468489 tra.25468489 Melvins art.238 0.99 Stoner Witch alb.25462323 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/8/7/0/1550785_170x170.jpg 2008-12-23 00:00:00.0 1994-09-27 00:00:00.0 true Magic Pig Detective tra.25468489 333000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.25468489&variant=play&rws=%2Fmelvins%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.25468489&variant=data&rws=%2Fmelvins%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2839992&rws=%2Fmelvins%2Ftop-tracks.rss Grunge Tue, 11 Oct 1994 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Melvins on Rhapsody Online 2839992 tra.2839992 Melvins art.238 0.0 Stoner Witch alb.164124 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/2/9/8/6/1286892_170x170.jpg 2003-03-21 00:00:00.0 1994-10-11 00:00:00.0 false Revolve tra.2839992 284000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2839992&rws=%2Fmelvins%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2839992&variant=data&rws=%2Fmelvins%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.25468490&variant=play&rws=%2Fmelvins%2Ftop-tracks.rss Grunge Tue, 27 Sep 1994 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Melvins on Rhapsody Online 25468490 tra.25468490 Melvins art.238 0.99 Stoner Witch alb.25462323 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/8/7/0/1550785_170x170.jpg 2008-12-23 00:00:00.0 1994-09-27 00:00:00.0 true Shevil tra.25468490 389000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.25468490&variant=play&rws=%2Fmelvins%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.25468490&variant=data&rws=%2Fmelvins%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1869903&variant=play&rws=%2Fmelvins%2Ftop-tracks.rss Grunge Tue, 21 Sep 1993 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Melvins on Rhapsody Online 1869903 tra.1869903 Melvins art.238 0.99 Houdini alb.132461 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/0/5/7/1537508_170x170.jpg 2008-12-23 00:00:00.0 1993-09-21 00:00:00.0 true Honey Bucket tra.1869903 181000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1869903&variant=play&rws=%2Fmelvins%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1869903&variant=data&rws=%2Fmelvins%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1869902&variant=play&rws=%2Fmelvins%2Ftop-tracks.rss Grunge Tue, 21 Sep 1993 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Melvins on Rhapsody Online 1869902 tra.1869902 Melvins art.238 0.99 Houdini alb.132461 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/0/5/7/1537508_170x170.jpg 2008-12-23 00:00:00.0 1993-09-21 00:00:00.0 true Going Blind tra.1869902 272000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1869902&variant=play&rws=%2Fmelvins%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1869902&variant=data&rws=%2Fmelvins%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1869905&variant=play&rws=%2Fmelvins%2Ftop-tracks.rss Grunge Tue, 21 Sep 1993 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Melvins on Rhapsody Online 1869905 tra.1869905 Melvins art.238 0.99 Houdini alb.132461 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/0/5/7/1537508_170x170.jpg 2008-12-23 00:00:00.0 1993-09-21 00:00:00.0 true Set Me Straight tra.1869905 145000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1869905&variant=play&rws=%2Fmelvins%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1869905&variant=data&rws=%2Fmelvins%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.25468487&variant=play&rws=%2Fmelvins%2Ftop-tracks.rss Grunge Tue, 27 Sep 1994 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Melvins on Rhapsody Online 25468487 tra.25468487 Melvins art.238 0.99 Stoner Witch alb.25462323 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/8/7/0/1550785_170x170.jpg 2008-12-23 00:00:00.0 1994-09-27 00:00:00.0 true Lividity tra.25468487 555000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.25468487&variant=play&rws=%2Fmelvins%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.25468487&variant=data&rws=%2Fmelvins%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2839990&rws=%2Fmelvins%2Ftop-tracks.rss Grunge Tue, 11 Oct 1994 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Melvins on Rhapsody Online 2839990 tra.2839990 Melvins art.238 0.0 Stoner Witch alb.164124 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/2/9/8/6/1286892_170x170.jpg 2003-03-21 00:00:00.0 1994-10-11 00:00:00.0 false Queen tra.2839990 187000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2839990&rws=%2Fmelvins%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2839990&variant=data&rws=%2Fmelvins%2Ftop-tracks.rss