Hostile Ambient Takeover is the fourteenth studio album by the Melvins, released in 2002 through Ipecac Recordings.
Each song was released as a limited 7" vinyl single (limited to 2,500 copies each) that included exclusive B-sides, which are mostly covers (except for "The Anti-Vermin Seed" which was split up onto both sides of its single).
Track listing
All songs written by Buzz Osborne except where noted.
Title |
Writer(s) |
1. |
"Black Stooges" |
Crover, Osborne |
0:31 |
2. |
Untitled |
|
5:58 |
3. |
"Dr. Geek" |
|
2:35 |
4. |
"Little Judas Chongo" |
|
2:03 |
5. |
"The Fool, the Meddling Idiot" |
|
7:49 |
6. |
"The Brain Center at Whipples" |
|
3:50 |
7. |
"Foaming" |
Rutmanis, Osborne |
7:47 |
8. |
"The Anti-Vermin Seed" |
|
15:51 |
Singles
Vol. 1
Title |
1. |
"Black Stooges" |
6:05 |
2. |
"Foaming (Fast Version)" |
1:55 |
Vol. 2
Title |
1. |
"Dr. Geek" |
2:41 |
2. |
"Return of the Spiders (Alice Cooper cover)" |
3:07 |
Vol. 3
Title |
1. |
"Little Judas Chongo" |
2:02 |
2. |
"Jerkin' Krokus (Mott the Hoople cover)" |
2:56 |
Vol. 4
Title |
1. |
"The Fool, The Meddling Idiot" |
7:24 |
2. |
"Promise Me (The Gun Club cover)" |
3:14 |
Vol. 5
Title |
1. |
"The Brain Center at Whipples" |
3:44 |
2. |
"Today Your Love, Tomorrow the World (Ramones cover)" |
3:17 |
Vol. 6
Title |
1. |
"Foaming" |
7:54 |
2. |
"Arny (Warlock Pinchers cover) / White Punks on Dope (The Tubes cover)" |
3:12 |
Vol. 7
Title |
1. |
"The Anti-Vermin Seed" |
6:35 |
2. |
"The Anti-Vermin Seed" |
6:36 |
Personnel
- with
Additional personnel