MELVINS — Ozma (review)

MELVINS — Ozma album cover Album · 1989 · Sludge Metal Buy this album from MMA partners
5/5 ·
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The second best grunge album of 1989.

Out of all of the classic 80's and 90's Melvins albums, Ozma seems to go past the radar, being stuck between the groundbreaking Gluey Porch Treatments and the classic Bullhead. However, I've always felt that Ozma shows the band at their grungiest and sludgiest best.

Most of the songs are short, with only two songs going over 3 minutes, but shattering. Dale Crover's drumming lumbers along and is straight to the point, but thunderously powerful. Don't know if it's the production, how much force he's using, or both, but I'd say this is one of the heaviest drum sounds I've heard on any album. Special mention to the cymbal tapping of Revulsion / We Reach, the relatively quiet tapping makes the pounding that much more effective.

Buzz's dooming power riffing and Lori Black's heavy bass also drawls along, and the former's always eccentric vocal styling creates the definitive Melvins experience. Just turn on opener Vile, and you'll know what you're in for. Other favorite tracks include Oven, Green Honey, instrumental Love Thing, and the fantastic grunge sludge cover of The Cars' Candy-O.

Short and sludgy at it's finest.
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