(A) Senile Animal

Infobox Album | Name = (A) Senile Animal | Type = studio


Artist = The Melvins
Released = October 10, 2006
Recorded = July 1-14, 2006
Genre = Sludge metal
Length = 41:24
Label = Ipecac
Producer = The Melvins
Reviews = *Allmusic rating|3.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:4xvyxd0b6old link]
*Okayplayer rating|3|5 [http://www.okayplayer.com/reviews/index.php/weblog/more/a_senile_animal/ link]
*Pop Matters rating|8|10 [http://www.popmatters.com/pm/music/reviews/9642/the-melvins-a-senile-animal/ link]
*" Stylus" (B-) [http://www.stylusmagazine.com/reviews/the-melvins/a-senile-animal.htm link]
Last album = "A Live History of Gluttony and Lust"
(2006)
This album = "(A) Senile Animal"
(2006)
Next album = "Nude With Boots"
(2008)

"(A) Senile Animal" is an album by the Melvins, released on October 10 2006. It is their first studio album under the name the "Melvins" since 2002's "Hostile Ambient Takeover". The two remaining members of the Melvins joined forces with Big Business for this album.

Track listing

#"The Talking Horse" – 2:41
#"Blood Witch" – 2:45
#"Civilized Worm" – 5:57
#"A History of Drunks" – 2:20
#"Rat Faced Granny" – 2:41
#"The Hawk" – 2:35
#"You've Never Been Right" – 2:30
#"A History of Bad Men" – 6:43
#"The Mechanical Bride" – 6:26
#"A Vast Filthy Prison" – 6:44

Personnel

*(the) Melvins:
**King Buzzo - guitar, vocals
**Dale Crover - drums, vocals
**Jared Warren - bass guitar, vocals
**Coady Willis - drums, vocals
*Toshi Kasai - Recording and Mixing
*John Golden - Mastering
*Mackie Osborne - Artwork
*Kevin Willis - Band Photos
*Recorded at West Beach Recorders, Hollywood California
*Produced by the Melvins

Charts

Billboard (North America)

Trivia

*A music video for "The Talking Horse" was made and shown in 2007.
*The song "A History of Bad Men" appears in I Know Who Killed Me, starring Lindsay Lohan.