''Five Legged Dog'' is the 25th album by American rock band
Melvins
Melvins (sometimes the Melvins) are an American rock band formed in 1983 in Montesano, Washington. Their early work was key to the development of both grunge and sludge metal. Primarily a trio, they have also performed as a quartet, with eith ...
, released on October 15, 2021, through
Ipecac Recordings
Ipecac Recordings is an independent record label based in California. It was founded on April 1, 1999, by Greg Werckman (ex-label manager of Alternative Tentacles, ex-lead singer of DUH, ex-employee of Mercury Records) and Mike Patton (Faith N ...
. It contains acoustic versions of songs that appeared on earlier albums and is the first acoustic album released by the band.
Track listing
Personnel
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King Buzzo – vocals, acoustic guitar, sitar; photos
*
Dale Crover
Dale Crover (born October 23, 1967) is an American rock musician. Crover is best known as the drummer for Melvins and has also been the drummer for Men of Porn, Shrinebuilder, Crystal Fairy and, for a brief time, Nirvana. He is also guitar ...
– vocals, drums
*
Steven McDonald
Steven D. McDonald (March 1, 1957 January 10, 2017) was a New York City Police Department patrolman who was shot and paralyzed on July 12, 1986. The shooting left him quadriplegic.
Shooting
A former U.S. Navy hospital corpsman and third ge ...
– vocals, acoustic bass
;with
*
Jeff Pinkus
Jeff "J.D." Pinkus (born October 26, 1967) is an American bassist best known for his work with Butthole Surfers from 1985 to 1994 and since their 2009 reunion.
In 1990, he and Butthole Surfers' lead vocalist Gibby Haynes released '' Digital Du ...
– lead vocals and banjo (track 30, 36)
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Camilla Saufley – backup vocals (track 18, 35)
*Bob Hannam – backup vocals (track 5, 17); photos
Additional personnel
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Toshi Kasai – engineer, mixing
*John Golden – mastering
*Mackie Osborne – artwork
Charts
References
Melvins albums
2021 albums
Ipecac Recordings albums
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