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The Bootlicker
Studio album by Melvins
Released	August 24, 1999
Recorded	January 1999
Genre	Sludge metal
Length	39:59
Label	Ipecac
Producer	Melvins, Tim Green
Melvins chronology
The Maggot (1999) The Bootlicker (1999) The Crybaby (2000)

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AllMusic
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music

The Bootlicker is the eleventh studio album by the Melvins, released in 1999 through Ipecac Recordings. The album is the second part of a trilogy preceded by The Maggot and followed by The Crybaby. The trilogy was later released on vinyl by Ipecac (The Trilogy Vinyl, IPC-011, February 7, 2000).

Production

The Bootlicker was conceived as a more pop-oriented album; The Maggot was marked by a traditional Melvins metal sound, while The Crybaby featured many guest appearances.

Critical reception

The Los Angeles Times wrote: "While The Maggot offers more familiar-sounding, metal-tinged sludge, The Bootlicker is a musically richer collection with rock, funk and jazz underpinnings." The Riverfront Times called The Bootlicker "one of the best rock albums of the year: truly beautiful and intelligently (but not pretentiously) presented." Tucson Weekly called it "subdued, dark and kind of pop-y sounding in spots."

Track listing

All tracks are written by Buzz Osborne

Personnel

• King Buzzo – vocals, guitar, noises
• Dale Crover – drums, percussion, vocals
• Kevin Rutmanis – bass, slide bass

with

• Eric Peterson – piano (track 9)

Additional personnel

• Tim Green – producer
• Mackie Osborne – art

References

1. "Ipecac Recordings - Melvins". ipecac.com. Retrieved April 2, 2021.
2. Phares, Heather. The Bootlicker at AllMusic. Retrieved April 2, 2021.
3. Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 5. MUZE. p. 700.
4. The Rough Guide to Rock. Rough Guides. November 20, 2003. ISBN 9781858284576 – via Google Books.
5. ^ "Not Quite Nirvana". Los Angeles Times. August 28, 1999. Retrieved April 2, 2021.
6. Vivinetto, Gina. "The Melvins: Underground to stay". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved April 2, 2021.
7. Reger, Rick (July 16, 1999). "The Melvins Travel the Spaceways". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved April 2, 2021.
8. Roberts, Randall. "The Melvins". Riverfront Times. Retrieved April 2, 2021.
9. Bally, Ron (August 23, 1999). "Music: Pell-Melvins". Tucson Weekly. Retrieved April 2, 2021.

• 1999 albums
• Ipecac Recordings albums
• Melvins albums