Melvins- Houdini
Friday, March 5, 2010 at 5:28PM 
I just started getting into this rather prolific band. If you haven't heard of them, Melvins are a four-piece grunge/sludge act from Washington (no surprise there). They've been jamming since the late 80s and are still releasing new material. They cite Black Flag, Black Sabbath, Swans, and Flipper as influences, but they really have a pretty unique sound that can't really be fully defined. Bands like Nirvana and Soundgarden worshiped them. It's safe to say that Melvins had a strong influence on the whole grunge scene.
For this particular album, Cobain helped produce several tracks and even played some instruments on some of them. This is Melvins supposedly at their most accessible. That being said, it's still pretty strange.
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Interesting concept album... an attempt to recreate Black Flag's famous album, Damaged. As a Black Flag fan, I had to check it out. It's not quite exactly what I was expecting, but that doesn't mean it isn't good. Just different. Way different (and that's probably because I don't even listen to the Dirty Projectors). Anyways, this stuff is pretty mellow and the vocals are nice unlike the usual Black Flagish stuff.
My favorite Black Flag release. This is the only record to feature Chuck Biscuits on drums as well as the tracks "Yes I Know" and "What Can You Believe?" Other than that, you get a handful of alternate versions of tracks from My War and Slip it In. Everything just sounds awesome here--more rawness, more energy, and more aggression. This is the definition of hardcore punk. For Black Flag fans it's an absoulte must have.