The Bootlicker

For other uses of "Bootlicker", see Bootlicker (disambiguation).

The Bootlicker is the eleventh studio album by the Melvins, released in 1999 through Ipecac Recordings.^[4][5] The album is the second part of a trilogy preceded by The Maggot and followed by The Crybaby.^[5][6] The trilogy was later released on vinyl by Ipecac (The Trilogy Vinyl, IPC-011, February 7, 2000).

The Bootlicker
Studio album by Melvins
Released	August 24, 1999
Recorded	January 1999
Genre	Sludge metal
Length	39:59
Label	Ipecac[1]
Producer	Melvins, Tim Green
Melvins chronology
The Maggot (1999) The Bootlicker (1999) The Crybaby (2000)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[3]

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.^[7]

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."^[5] The Riverfront Times called The Bootlicker "one of the best rock albums of the year: truly beautiful and intelligently (but not pretentiously) presented."^[8] Tucson Weekly called it "subdued, dark and kind of pop-y sounding in spots."^[9]

Track listing

The Bootlicker track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Toy"	1:09
2.	"Let It All Be"	10:48
3.	"Black Santa"	3:41
4.	"We We"	0:57
5.	"Up the Dumper"	2:23
6.	"Mary Lady Bobby Kins"	3:37
7.	"Jew Boy Flower Head"	6:06
8.	"Lone Rose Holding Now"	2:23
9.	"Prig"	8:47

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