''Sieg Howdy!'' is the second album by

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and

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. It consists of songs recorded during the same sessions that produced their first collaboration '' Never Breathe What You Can't See'' but not used on that album, plus remixes of four songs from the first album. The opening track, a cover of the

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classic " Halo of Flies", has special significance for Biafra and The Melvins, as Biafra had heard The Melvins cover it when he first witnessed the group perform live. Also featured on the album is an updated version of "

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" with new lyrics by Biafra about the recall campaign that placed

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in the California governor's office, as well as " Those Dumb Punk Kids (Will Buy Anything)", a song where Biafra openly criticizes his former

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bandmates. The remix of " Enchanted Thoughtfist" is the first time Biafra and his fellow co-conspirator in

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of Ministry, have collaborated on a recording since the sessions for '' Pure Chewing Satisfaction'' and '' 70's Rock Must Die''.

Track listing

In the track listing on the back of the CD and booklet it lists "Kali-Fornia über alles 21st Century (Live)" as 5, "Wholly Buy-Bull" as 6, and "Voted Off the Island" as 7.

Personnel

* J Lo – lead vocals * Kim Jong Buzzo – guitar, backing vocals * Kevin Rutmaninoff –

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(1–6, 8–10) * Dale E. Sitty – drums, backing vocals ;with * Adam Jones – guitar (3, 7–10) * Dave "The Incredible Hulk" Stone – bass (7), backing vocals *

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– additional guitar (9)

Additional personnel

*Marshall Lawless – backing vocals, producer *Ali G. North – backing vocals, producer *Jesse Luscious – backing vocals *Lady Monster – backing vocals *Tom 5 – backing vocals *Adrienne Droogas – backing vocals *John the Baker – backing vocals *Loto Ball – backing vocals *Wendy-O-Matic – backing vocals *Johnny NoMoniker – backing vocals * Toshi Kasai –

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*Matt Kelley – engineer *Andy Gregg – live sound and recording on track 7 (Seattle, WA: 12/30/04) *Shawn Simmons – live sound and recording on track 7 (Seattle, WA: 12/30/04) *

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– mixing on track 7 *

– remixing on track 9 *Marco A. Ramirez – engineer on track 9 *

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– Remixing on track 8 *Deaf Nephews (

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& Toshi Kasai) – remixing on track 10 * Camille Rose Garcia – illustrations * Mackie Osborne – design

References

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