The Melvins-Nude With Boots

The Melvins Nude With Boots: The Melvins have traded their mantle as kings of experimental rock in favor of recording one of the best straight up rock albums of the last five years. Buzz and Warren churn out one great riff after another, while their voices meld together perfectly. Coady and Dale are two of the best rock drummers out their, and on this disc they let you know it . Though I am a huge fan of older Melvins, this album and its predecessor are the two best Melvins albums out there. While older Melvins albums are more historically significant, this one is the most listenable and the most fun. Theres no five minute feedback intros, no ten minute long songs that go nowhere, and no pretense of any kind. Something has to be said for a band that enters its strongest era of live performance and record releases while in its second decade of existence. Do yourself a favor, pick up this album and go to see them live. You will not be disappointed.

Rating: 14/15 former bassists