Nude with Boots

Melvins' latest-- the band's second release with Big Business' Coady Willis and Jared Warren as members-- proves they're still nearly as big, as slow, as lumberingly loud as they were in the days Kurt Cobain was trying out for a spot on bass.

At this point in their storied careers, King Buzzo and Dale Crover of the Melvins have pretty much earned the right to sit back and rest on their laurels. And on Nude With Boots, they do exactly that. Where 2006's (A) Senile Animal, was weird, loose, spontaneous, and flush with the energy of two new members (Jared…

Jude Clarke reviews the 21st studio album from influential grunge-forefathers The Melvins, and finds it pretty "heavy", in more than one sense.

As indicated by the "Good Times Bad Times"/"Moby Dick"-esque drum-and-guitar power jam that blasts off the opening song, "Kicking Machine," the majority of Nude with Boots showcases the Zeppelin meets Sabbath in a dark alley, classic rock side of the Melvins.