Stag is the eighth studio album by American rock band the Melvins, released in 1996 through Atlantic Records. This is the final album the band released under Atlantic before being dropped from the label. Promotional singles were released for the songs "The Bit"[8] and "Bar-X the Rocking M"[9] with the latter having a music video.
Stag | ||||
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Released | July 15, 1996 | |||
Recorded | 1996 | |||
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Length | 50:56 | |||
Label | Atlantic | |||
Producer | Melvins, GGGarth, Joe Barresi | |||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [4] |
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 8/10[5] |
NME | 2/10[6] |
Spin | 6/10[7] |
All lyrics by Buzz Osbourne unless noted.
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
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1. | "The Bit" | Dale Crover | 4:45 | |
2. | "Hide" (instrumental) | Osbourne | 0:50 | |
3. | "Bar-X the Rocking M" | Crover, Mark Deutrom, Osborne | 2:24 | |
4. | "Yacobs Lab" (instrumental) | Deutrom | 1:17 | |
5. | "The Bloat" | Osborne | 3:41 | |
6. | "Tipping the Lion" | Osborne | 3:48 | |
7. | "Black Bock" | Osborne | 2:43 | |
8. | "Goggles" | Crover, Deutrom, Osborne | 6:30 | |
9. | "Soup" (instrumental) | Crover, Deutrom, Osborne | 2:39 | |
10. | "Buck Owens" | Osborne | 3:11 | |
11. | "Sterilized" | Crover, Deutrom, Osborne | 3:30 | |
12. | "Lacrimosa" | Deutrom | Crover, Deutrom, Osborne | 4:40 |
13. | "Skin Horse" | Osborne | 5:16 | |
14. | "Captain Pungent" | Osborne | 2:21 | |
15. | "Berthas" | Osborne | 1:25 | |
16. | "Cottonmouth" | Crover | Crover | 1:56 |
Billboard (North America)
Year | Chart | Position |
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1996 | Heatseekers | 33 |