Basses Loaded

Basses Loaded is the 21st album by American rock band Melvins, released on June 3, 2016, through Ipecac Recordings. It features multiple bass guitar players, mainly those who had performed with the band over the past decade. Steven Shane McDonald of Redd Kross makes his debut with the Melvins, while Nirvana co-founder Krist Novoselic makes a guest appearance.^[6]

Basses Loaded
Studio album by Melvins
Released	June 3, 2016
Recorded	Sound of Sirens Studio
Genre	Sludge metal,[1][2] stoner rock[2]
Length	45:49
Label	Ipecac
Producer	Melvins, Toshi Kasai
Melvins chronology
Three Men and a Baby (2016) Basses Loaded (2016) A Walk with Love & Death (2017)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	71/100[3]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[4]
Consequence of Sound	B−[2]
Pitchfork	(5.5/10)[5]
PopMatters	[1]

Nine songs from the album were previously released through Amphetamine Reptile Records on two limited edition EPs (Beer Hippy and War Pussy) and in a split-release with Le Butcherettes (Chaos as Usual). A version of the song "Choco Plumbing" appeared on the Cartoon Network program Uncle Grandpa in the episode "Uncle Melvins".^[7]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer	Length
1.	"The Decay of Lying"		6:35
2.	"Choco Plumbing"		4:11
3.	"Beer Hippie"		5:15
4.	"I Want to Tell You"	Harrison	3:13
5.	"Captain Come Down"		2:54
6.	"Hideous Women"		3:04
7.	"Shaving Cream"	Traditional / Bell	2:31
8.	"Planet Destructo"		6:05
9.	"War Pussy"		2:47
10.	"Maybe I Am Amused"		2:45
11.	"Phyllis Dillard"		4:21
12.	"Take Me Out to the Ball Game"	Traditional / Norworth Tilzer	2:07

Personnel

• King Buzzo – guitar & vocals
• Dale Crover – drums & vocals (1, 2, 4–6, 8–10), bass (3, 7, 11, 12)
• Steven McDonald – bass & vocals (1, 4, 6, 9)
• Jared Warren – bass & vocals (2)
• Coady Willis – drums & vocals (2)
• Mike Dillard – drums & vocals (3, 7, 11, 12)
• Jeff Pinkus – bass (5)
• Trevor Dunn – bass (8)
• Krist Novoselic – bass & accordion (10)

with

• Kristy Joy – backing vocals

Production

• Toshi Kasai – engineer, producer
• Mackie Osborne – art