We Reach: The Music of the Melvins

We Reach: The Music of the Melvins is a tribute album to the American rock band Melvins, contributed to by a variety of artists. The compilation was released on CD by Fractured Transmitter Recording Company on August 23, 2005.

We Reach: The Music of the Melvins
Compilation album by
various artists
ReleasedAugust 23, 2005 (2005-08-23)
Length65:23
LabelFractured Transmitter (FTRC004)

Track listing

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No.TitleArtist(s)Length
1."Night Goat"Mare3:00
2."Honey Bucket"The Dillinger Escape Plan2:42
3."The Bit"Mastodon4:29
4."Zodiac"Strapping Young Lad3:59
5."Claude"Pig Destroyer1:15
6."Oven"High on Fire / Keelhaul1:27
7."Shevil"Meatjack6:15
8."Joan of Arc"Strapadon Factory (Devin Townsend, Burton C. Bell, Brann Dailor)3:21
9."Boris"Isis / Agoraphobic Nosebleed9:01
10."Revolve"Pitch Black Forecast4:30
11."Easy as It Was"Eyehategod3:11
12."Anaconda"Dog Fashion Disco4:30
13."Raise a Paw"Disengage1:15
14."Hog Leg"Blessing the Hogs5:22
15."Laughing with Lucifer at Satan's Sideshow"CKY / Gnarkill2:40
16."Copache"Maritime Murder2:48
17."Bar X the Rocking M"Made Out of Babies2:47
18."Echohead/Don't Piece Me"Pincer 22:51

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
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AllMusic     

Alex Henderson of AllMusic gave the tribute album three stars out of five, calling it "slightly uneven". He said that "most of the time, the artists try things that work" and "while We Reach probably won't appeal to those with only a casual interest in the Melvins, it is a lot of fun if one is a hardcore fan of their innovative sludge."[1]

In a review for mxdwn.com, Steve Mangione said: "We Reach: The Music of the Melvins is an amazingly odd assortment of bands taking on over 20 years of material from [Melvins] and incontrovertibly making it work." Speaking on the artists involved, he stated "there’s a number of unknowns on this compilation that certainly hold their own among such big names ... Melvins fans will surely enjoy watching these rising stars of metal pay rightful homage."[2]

References

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  1. ^ Henderson, Alex. "We Reach: The Music of the Melvins". Allmusic. Retrieved 18 April 2011.
  2. ^ Mangione, Steve (8 September 2005). "Various Artists – We Reach: The Music of the Melvins". MXDWN. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
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