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Melvins
The Melvins live in October 2006. Left to right: Buzz Osborne, Coady Willis, Dale Crover (behind drum kit) and Jared Warren.
Background information
Origin
Montesano, Washington, United States
Genres
Sludge metal
experimental rock
hardcore punk
grunge
Years active
1983–present
Labels
C/Z
Alchemy
Boner
Atlantic
Amphetamine Reptile
Man's Ruin
Ipecac
Your Choice
Alternative Tentacles
Slap-a-Ham
Associated acts
Altamont
Crystal Fairy
Fantômas
Porn
Mudhoney
Clown Alley
Thrones
Cows
Big Business
Karp
Lustmord
Jello Biafra
Nirvana
Fecal Matter
Tool
Butthole Surfers
Redd Kross
Off!
Website
melvins.com
Members
Buzz Osborne
Dale Crover
Steven Shane McDonald
Jeff Pinkus
Past members
Mike Dillard
Matt Lukin
Lori Black
Joe Preston
Mark Deutrom
Kevin Rutmanis
Jared Warren
Coady Willis
Trevor Dunn
The Melvins are an American rock band that formed in 1983[1] in Montesano, Washington. They have mostly performed as a trio, as well as a quartet with two drummers in recent years. Since 1984, vocalist and guitarist Buzz Osborne and drummer Dale Crover have been constant members. The band was named after a supervisor at a Thriftway in Montesano, Washington, where Osborne also worked as a clerk. "Melvin" was despised by other employees, and the band's members felt it to be an appropriately ridiculous name.[2] Their early work was key to the development of both grunge and sludge metal.[3]
Contents
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1 History
1.1 Early years (1983–1987)
1.2 Boner Records era (1988–1992)
1.3 Atlantic Records era (1993–1997)
1.4 Switching labels and continued experimentation (1997–2004)
1.5 Later period and collaboration albums (2004–2010)
1.6 Melvins Lite, reunion with Mike Dillard and more albums (2011–present)
2 Musical style and influence
3 Legacy
4 Members
4.1 Timeline
5 Discography
6 References
7 External links
History[edit]
Early years (1983–1987)[edit]
The Melvins were formed in early 1983 by Buzz Osborne (guitar, vocals), Matt Lukin (bass) and Mike Dillard (drums) who all went to Montesano Jr./Sr. High School in Montesano, Washington. In the beginning they played Cream and Jimi Hendrix covers,[4] and also began playing fast hardcore punk.[5] When Dillard left the band, Dale Crover took his place, and the band's rehearsals moved to a back room of Crover's parents' house in Aberdeen, Washington. Soon afterward, they started to play songs slower and "heavier" than nearly anyone else at the time.
In 1985, C/Z Records was created to document the Washington music scene, the label released Deep Six, featuring four songs by the Melvins. In 1986 the band released their debut, the Six Songs EP, on C/Z Records (later releases expanded and retitled this as 8 Songs, 10 Songs, and eventually 26 Songs in 2003 on Ipecac Recordings). The album was recorded live to a two track at the now closed Ironwood Studio in Seattle on February 8, 1986.[citation needed]
In December 1986, they recorded their first full-length album, Gluey Porch Treatments, at Studio D in Sausalito, California. The album was released in 1987 on Alchemy Records. Gluey Porch Treatments was later coupled with their second album Ozma for the Boner Records CD release. It was expanded again for the 1999 re-release on Ipecac Recordings with some garage demos.
Boner Records era (1988–1992)[edit]
Crover played drums with Nirvana when they recorded a ten-song demo on January 23, 1988 in Seattle, which later formed part of their debut LP Bleach, and played a live show in Tacoma later that year. Osborne would later introduce Kurt Cobain and Krist Novoselic to Dave Grohl.[6] Later that year Osborne and Crover relocated to San Francisco, California. Lukin stayed and formed the band Mudhoney. Lori "Lorax" Black (daughter of Shirley Temple) replaced Lukin on bass. The band recorded Ozma in May 1989, and released it later that year. The album was produced by Mark Deutrom, who later joined the band on bass.
In 1990, the band recorded Bullhead, which marked a slower, more drone music style for the band. The band then toured Europe; their show of January 23, 1991 in Alzey, Germany was released by Your Choice Records as Your Choice Live Series Vol.12. When they returned to the U.S., they recorded the Eggnog EP, which was released the same year on Boner Records.
Lorax left the band, and was replaced by Joe Preston. Preston appears on the Salad of a Thousand Delights (1992, Box Dog Video). The Melvins then released three "solo" EPs,[7] following the concept and imitating the cover artwork inspired by the four Kiss members' solo albums released in 1978. King Buzzo, Dale Crover, and Joe Preston were all released in 1992 on Boner Records. Later in 1992, they released the full-length album, Lysol, which had to be renamed Melvins because Lysol was a trademarked name. Preston departed from the band, and Lorax briefly rejoined.
Atlantic Records era (1993–1997)[edit]
When Nirvana's Nevermind became a massive and unexpected success, the Melvins were one of many groups to benefit from Nirvana's support. They were signed by Atlantic Records, and their first major label release, 1993's Houdini, entered the Billboard Heatseekers chart at 29. Mark Deutrom replaced Lorax on bass shortly after the album's release, as she was facing trial for drug possession and was struggling with heroin addiction.[8] Gene Simmons of Kiss played bass with the Melvins in 1993 in a concert with Primus, on the song "Goin' Blind", a Kiss song that the Melvins had covered on Houdini.[9]
The Melvins released their second album for Atlantic in 1994, Stoner Witch. Due to its experimental nature, the Melvins took their next album, Prick, to Amphetamine Reptile Records. Record label conflicts prevented the band from releasing any records under the name "Melvins", so the album was released with the band name written in mirror. They returned to Atlantic one last time for 1996's Stag, which entered the Heatseekers chart at number 33. The band was dropped by Atlantic Records in 1997 after three albums.
Switching labels and continued experimentation (1997–2004)[edit]
The band signed with Amphetamine Reptile Records and released their next full-length album, Honky, in 1997. They recorded an August 1997 concert in Richmond, Melbourne, Australia as Alive at the F*ckerclub in 1998. The same year, the Melvins opened for Tool. (A humorous picture on the Tool website depicts the Melvins along with the words "Melvins say...Tool Sux!" spelled out in lunch meat.[10] The photo was taken while on tour with Tool in 2002 in Australia.) In 1998, the Melvins played the second stage at Ozzfest.
1999 saw the beginning of a partnership with Mike Patton's Ipecac Recordings, which began remastering and reissuing much of the band's back catalog. The band also released three full-length albums dubbed (and later packaged together as) The Trilogy: The Maggot, The Bootlicker, and The Crybaby. The latter featured a number of guest vocalists and musicians. Kevin Rutmanis, formerly of The Cows, was bassist during this era.
In 2001, the band returned to their experimental tendencies for Colossus of Destiny, a live set of synthesizer and sampler experiments presented as two tracks (one clocking in at 59:23 and the other at five seconds). The album was described approvingly by one critic as "more like avant-garde electro-acoustic than anything else."[11]
In 2003 Atlantic Records (UK) released Melvinmania: The Best of the Atlantic Years 1993–1996, a compilation of recycled tracks from the band's three major label releases. This release was unsanctioned by the band who had no input into the track selection or (occasionally inaccurate) liner notes.
In 2004, Osborne and Crover toured to celebrate their 20th anniversary as a band, and also released an art book Neither Here Nor There. The book is a collection of art by creators of their cover art as well as friends of the band, and also contained retrospectives on the past twenty years of the Melvins. The book included a CD with selected tracks from their albums.
Later period and collaboration albums (2004–2010)[edit]
In 2004, the Melvins collaborated with ambient artist Lustmord for Pigs of the Roman Empire and with Dead Kennedys singer Jello Biafra for Never Breathe What You Can't See and Sieg Howdy! released in 2004 and 2005 respectively. Never Breathe What You Can't See was supported by a mini-tour with Jello Biafra and Adam Jones from Tool. A planned European tour was canceled in early October 2004 reportedly due to unknown complications involving Rutmanis. Following the tour cancellation, the Melvins finished the year playing a few shows with David Scott Stone supporting the work of filmmaker Cameron Jamie in Europe and the United States.
When asked about Rutmanis and the canceled portion of the tour Osborne and Crover stated that Rutmanis had "disappeared". Fans feared that Rutmanis had departed like so many bassists before him; however, Rutmanis returned temporarily in early 2005. In June 2005, Rutmanis officially left the band with drug abuse rumored as the major cause. When the Melvins toured with Jello Biafra in October and November 2005, David Scott Stone filled in on bass. However, in more recent years, Rutmanis has reconciled with his former bandmates, appearing on their 2013 album, Everybody Loves Sausages and a 2014 7" single.
In early 2006, Crover confirmed rumors of the members of the band Big Business joining the Melvins. Commenting on adding another drummer, Crover said this about Big Business drummer Coady Willis: "He's left-handed, so we want to do this 'mirror image' type of thing. We've kind of fused our two drum sets together, and we're going to try and do some crazy thing with it. We're sharing these big toms in between us."
The band toured the U.S. in the fall of 2006 in support of their album, (A) Senile Animal.[12] The Melvins also toured briefly the United Kingdom in mid-December 2006. Two new songs entitled "Suicide in Progress" and "Billy Fish" were played during the 2007 tour, and appear on their next album Nude With Boots.
On June 16 and 17, 2008, a lineup of Osborne, original drummer Mike Dillard, and Dale Crover (playing bass) played two shows at the Great American Music Hall in San Francisco in honor of Jello Biafra's 50th birthday. Both sets were composed of songs from The Mangled Demos, a collection of early material released on the Alternative Tentacles record label in 2005.[13][14]
In July 2008, their new album entitled Nude with Boots was released. In December 2008, along with Mike Patton, the Melvins co-curated an edition of the All Tomorrow's Parties Nightmare Before Christmas festival. They chose half of the lineup and also performed themselves.
The long rumored (since 2003) remix CD Chicken Switch was released on September 29, 2009 via Ipecac Recordings. Unlike usual remix CDs where the remixer is given a single track to work with, for Chicken Switch each remixer was given a full album to work with and pull from to create their track. The Melvins joined with New Orleans' super group Down and Weedeater for a North American tour in the summer and fall of 2009. The Melvins released their follow up to Nude with Boots, entitled The Bride Screamed Murder, on June 1, 2010.[15]
Melvins Lite, reunion with Mike Dillard and more albums (2011–present)[edit]
The Melvins started 2011 with a series of unique shows. Four of the shows were every Friday at Spaceland's in California. January 7 featured the current line-up playing Colossus of Destiny, Lysol, and Eggnog. Jan 14 featured a Melvins 1983 set followed by the band playing Houdini. Jan 21 featured a two-piece Melvins set followed by the current lineup playing Bullhead. Jan 28 featured the band playing a normal set followed by Stoner Witch.
In early 2011 they had the unfortunate distinction of being on tour first in Christchurch, New Zealand at the time of the February 2011 Christchurch earthquake then in Tokyo, Japan at the time of the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami.[16] They supported Slayer at the All Tomorrow's Parties 'I'll Be Your Mirror' festival at Alexandra Palace, London in May 2012.[17] The Melvins also formed a lineup called Melvins Lite (Buzz, Dale, and Trevor Dunn) that toured through parts of 2011. This line-up released an album entitled Freak Puke on June 15, 2012 on Ipecac Recordings. The main four-piece lineup remains active as well and released a digital EP, The Bulls and the Bees, in March on Scion a/v.
In 2012, the Melvins Lite completed a record-breaking [18] tour, having performed every night for 51 straight days, once in each of the 50 United States and once in the District of Columbia. The tour started on September 5 in Anchorage, Alaska and ended in Honolulu, Hawaii on October 25, 2012.[19][20]
Everybody Loves Sausages, an album of cover songs performed with special guests, was released by Ipecac on April 30, 2013.[21][22][23]
In 2013, the Melvins marked 30 years as a band with an extensive summer tour supported by Honky, Die Kreuzen and Negative Approach. Grunge pioneers Mudhoney also joined the band for two shows on the 30th anniversary tour.[24]
The Melvins were featured on the 2013, Joyful Noise Recordings flexi-series.[25] On August 5, 2013, the Melvins announced a new album, Tres Cabrones, featuring their "Melvins 1983" lineup with Osborne and Crover joined by the band's original drummer, Mike Dillard. Crover replaced Dillard in 1984 and plays bass on the album. Tres Cabrones was released on November 5, 2013 on the band's longtime label Ipecac.
On July 31, 2014, the band announced the album, Hold It In, with a release date of October 14, 2014. The lineup for this album was Osborne and Crover joined by Paul Leary and Jeff Pinkus of the Butthole Surfers.[26] Pinkus had joined the band the previous year as a touring bassist, filling in for current member Jared Warren.
On September 10, 2015, the band announced they would finally be releasing their collaboration with godheadSilo's Mike Kunka, Three Men and a Baby, on April 1, 2016 through Sub Pop. The album, started in 1999 and shelved, was recently finished. Another album, Basses Loaded, was released on June 3, 2016,[27] which features a rotating cast of bass players including regulars Dale Crover, Jared Warren, Jeff Pinkus and Trevor Dunn as well as Steven McDonald (of Redd Kross), and Krist Novoselic (of Nirvana).[28]
On December 19, 2016, the Melvins announced on their Facebook page that they were in the studio recording new material.[29]
On July 7, 2017, the band released the double album A Walk with Love & Death. One of the discs, Love, is a 14 song soundtrack to a short film of the same name, by Jesse Nieminen. The other disc, Death, is made up of standard Melvins songs.[30]
Musical style and influence[edit]
Generally considered as a sludge metal,[31][32][33][34][33] grunge,[35][36][37][38] experimental rock,[39][40][41] alternative metal[42][43][44][35][45] and doom metal band,[46][47] Melvins explored a variety of different styles throughout its career, including noise rock,[48] dark ambient, noise, jazz-rock, avant-garde music, electroacoustic music and punk country.[49] Initially starting out as a hardcore punk act,[50] their sound eventually started to absorb influences by Black Flag's mix of punk and metal on their My War and Slip It In albums, the Butthole Surfers,[51] slow punk acts like Flipper and the Wipers, and also by hard rock and metal bands such as Kiss and Alice Cooper. Buzzo has stated that his guitar playing is more influenced by Black Flag than Black Sabbath, with whom they are often compared.[1]
Legacy[edit]
Melvins' sludgy sound was a strong influence on grunge music, especially Nirvana, Soundgarden, Green River, and many other bands from Seattle. These bands, however, tended to use more conventional musical structures with this sound.[citation needed] The Melvins have also influenced many artists outside the grunge scene, including Tool[52] and Mike Patton of Faith No More[53] (both of whom are friends with the band), Boris[54] (who took their name from the title of a Melvins song), Pig Destroyer,[55] Helmet,[56] Full of Hell,[57] Corey Taylor of Slipknot,[58] Earth,[59] Sunn O))),[60] Mastodon,[61][62] Neurosis,[63] Eyehategod[64] and Isis.[65] AllMusic wrote "their ability to combine punk with a strong Black Sabbath influence had a major impact on everything from grunge to alternative metal to doom metal and stoner rock."[66] In 2017, Metal Injection ranked The Melvins at number 2 on their list of "10 Heaviest Grunge Bands".[67]
Members[edit]
Current members
Buzz Osborne – lead vocals, guitars (1983–present)
Dale Crover – drums, percussion, vocals (1984–present); bass guitar (2008–2015, with Melvins 1983)
Jeff Pinkus – bass guitar, vocals (2013–present)
Steven Shane McDonald – bass guitar, vocals (2015–present)
Former members
Mike Dillard – drums (1983–1984; 2008–2015, with Melvins 1983)
Matt Lukin – bass guitar, vocals (1983–1987)
Lori "Lorax" Black – bass guitar (1987–1991, 1992–1993)
Joe Preston – bass guitar, vocals (1991–1992)
Mark Deutrom – bass guitar, guitars (1993–1998)
Kevin Rutmanis – bass guitar (1998–2005)
Trevor Dunn – bass guitar (2005, 2007, 2009; touring only); upright bass, vocals (2011–2015, with Melvins Lite)
Jared Warren – bass guitar, vocals (2006–2015)
Coady Willis – drums, vocals (2006–2015)
Touring members
Tom Flynn – bass guitar (1990)
Dave Sahijdak – bass guitar (1993)
Billy Anderson – bass guitar (1993)
David Scott Stone – guitars (2000–2001), bass guitar (2004–2006)
Timeline[edit]
Discography[edit]
For a more comprehensive list, see Melvins discography.
Year
Title
Label
1986 Melvins (EP, aka "Six Songs") C/Z Records
1987 Gluey Porch Treatments Alchemy Records
1989 Ozma Boner Records
1991 Bullhead
Eggnog (EP)
1992 Lysol
1993 Houdini Atlantic Records
1994 Prick Amphetamine Reptile Records
Stoner Witch Atlantic Records
1996 Stag
1997 Honky Amphetamine Reptile Records
1999 The Maggot Ipecac Recordings
The Bootlicker
2000 The Crybaby
2002 Hostile Ambient Takeover
2004 Pigs of the Roman Empire (with Lustmord)
Never Breathe What You Can't See (with Jello Biafra) Alternative Tentacles
2005 Sieg Howdy! (with Jello Biafra)
2006 (A) Senile Animal Ipecac Recordings
2008 Nude with Boots
2010 The Bride Screamed Murder
2012 The Bulls & the Bees (EP) Scion A/V
Freak Puke (Melvins Lite) Ipecac Recordings
2013 Everybody Loves Sausages
Tres Cabrones (Melvins 1983)
2014 Hold It In
2016 Three Men and a Baby (with Mike Kunka) Sub Pop
Basses Loaded Ipecac Recordings
2017 A Walk with Love & Death
2018 Pinkus Abortion Technician
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External links[edit]
Official website
Official Melvins forum
Melvins at Ipecac Recordings
The MelvinsWiki
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Melvins
Buzz Osborne
Dale Crover
Steven Shane McDonald
Additional musicians: Jeff Pinkus
Former members: Lori "Lorax" Black
Mark Deutrom
Mike Dillard
Trevor Dunn
Matt Lukin
Joe Preston
Kevin Rutmanis
Jared Warren
Coady Willis
Studio albums
Gluey Porch Treatments
Ozma
Bullhead
Lysol
Houdini
Prick
Stoner Witch
Stag
Honky
The Maggot
The Bootlicker
The Crybaby
Hostile Ambient Takeover
Pigs of the Roman Empire (w/ Lustmord)
Never Breathe What You Can't See (w/ Jello Biafra)
(A) Senile Animal
Nude with Boots
The Bride Screamed Murder
Freak Puke (Melvins Lite)
Everybody Loves Sausages
Tres Cabrones (Melvins 1983)
Hold It In
Three Men and a Baby (w/ Mike Kunka)
Basses Loaded
A Walk with Love & Death
EPs
Six Songs
Eggnog
King Buzzo
Dale Crover
Joe Preston
Tora Tora Tora
Smash the State
Sludge Glamorous
Hurray For Me, Fuk You
The Bulls & the Bees
Live albums
Your Choice Live Series Vol.12
Alive at the Fucker Club
Live at Slim's
Colossus of Destiny
Millennium Monsterwork 2000 (w/ Fantômas)
The End
A Live History of Gluttony and Lust
Melvins vs. Minneapolis
Pick Your Battles
Sugar Daddy Live
Compilations
Singles 1-12
The Trilogy Vinyl
Electroretard
26 Songs
Melvinmania: Best of the Atlantic Years 1993–1996
Neither Here nor There
Mangled Demos from 1983
Sieg Howdy! (w/ Jello Biafra)
The Making Love Demos
Chicken Switch
Video releases
Salad of a Thousand Delights
Live from London 2006 (w/ Fantômas)
Across the USA in 51 Days: The Movie
Singles/songs
"Sweet Young Thing Ain't Sweet No More"
"Love Canal/Someday"
"With Yo' Heart, Not Yo' Hands"
"Boris"
"Venus in Furs"
"Night Goat"
"Honey Bucket"
"See How Pretty, See How Smart"
"Symptom of the Universe"
Related articles
Discography
We Reach: The Music of the Melvins
Big Business
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"Where I Wanna Be"
Single by Shade Sheist featuring Nate Dogg & Kurupt
from the album Informal Introduction
Released
December 12, 2000 (2000-12-12)
Format
CD single
12" vinyl
cassette
Recorded
June 2000
Genre
West Coast hip hop
G-funk
Length
4:25
Label
Sire
London
Songwriter(s)
Tramayne Thompson
Edward Berkeley
Ricardo Brown
Derek Bush
Keir Lamont Gist
Nathaniel Hale
Robert Lavelle Huggar
David Paich
Bobby Kimball
Producer(s)
Eddie Berkeley, Kay Gee
Shade Sheist singles chronology
"Leaving You Again"
(1998) "Where I Wanna Be"
(2000) "Money Owners"
(2002)
"Leaving You Again"
(1998) "Where I Wanna Be"
(2000) "Money Owners"
(2002)
Nate Dogg singles chronology
"The Next Episode"
(2000) The Next Episode2000 "Where I Wanna Be"
(2000) Where I Wanna Be2000 "Lay Low"
(2001) Lay Low2001
Music video
"Where I Wanna Be" on YouTube
"Where I Wanna Be" is the debut single by American songwriter and recording artist Shade Sheist. The song features Nate Dogg and Kurupt on additional vocals. "Where I Wanna Be" found chart success domestically and internationally, peaking at #1 on Billboard's Hot Rap Singles chart and #14 on the UK Singles chart.
Contents
1 Conception and release
2 Critical reception
3 Chart performance
4 Formats and track listings
5 Release history
6 Charts
7 References
8 External links
Conception and release[edit]
"Where I Wanna Be" was first featured on the Where I Wanna Be compilation that Shade Sheist and local producer Damizza executive produced. After writing and recording tracks for other artists, television, film and video game soundtracks, Shade Sheist released his debut studio album Informal Introduction in 2002 under MCA Records. "Where I Wanna Be" was the first single from the album.
"Where I Wanna Be" was written by Tramayne Thompson (Shade Sheist), Edward Berkeley, Ricardo Brown (Kurupt), Derek Bush, Keir Lamont Gist (Kay Gee), Nathaniel Hale (Nate Dogg) and Robert L. Huggar, with production by Berkeley and Kay Gee. The song contains a sample of Toto's "Waiting for Your Love".[1] It was released in the U.S. in December 2000, with a summer release in the UK in 2001.
Critical reception[edit]
Dean Carlson of Allmusic gave "Where I Wanna Be" a mixed review stating "Shade Sheist's Where I Wanna Be hoped to resurrect the forgotten art of summer hip-hop. It failed, of course, but in a gallant sort of way... It was from there, with Nate Dogg and Kurupt chasing each other's slow rhymes at the wayside, that "Where I Wanna Be" eventually became a sort of heat-induced muscle relaxant this side of De La Soul's "A Roller Skating Jam Named 'Saturdays'" or Black Eyed Peas' "Magic," if only substituting their pleasantries for suspiciously placed arrogance. It was an unworkable contradiction when it came down to it, but Where I Wanna Be became the number one rap single for four months in America and went on to crack the British Top 20 the following summer."[2]
Chart performance[edit]
The single peaked at #1 on the U.S. Billboard's Hot Rap Singles chart and was a success in the UK, where it peaked inside of the UK Top 75 at number 14. It remains Shade Sheist's most commercially successful hit to date.[3]
Formats and track listings[edit]
CD single[4]
"Where I Wanna Be" (Clean Radio Version) - 3:47
"Where I Wanna Be" (Original LP Version) - 4:25
"Where I Wanna Be" (Dub-a-holics R&B Switch Mix - Clean) - 5:01
"Where I Wanna Be" (Video - UK Edit) - 3:47
12" vinyl
Side A
"Where I Wanna Be" (Extended Original Version) - 4:51
"Where I Wanna Be" (Clean Radio Version) - 3:47
Side B
"Where I Wanna Be" (Dub-a-holics R&B Switch Mix - Explicit Version) - 5:01
Release history[edit]
Region
Date
Format
Label
U.S. December 12, 2000[2] 12" vinyl Sire Records
UK August 21, 2001[4] CD, 12" vinyl, cassette London Records
Charts[edit]
Chart (2000–01)
Peak
position
UK Singles Chart[3] 14
U.S. Hot Rap Singles[5] 1
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs[6] 49
Billboard Hot 100[7] 95
References[edit]
Jump up ^ Shade Sheist feat. Nate Dogg and Kurupt's Where I Wanna Be sample of Toto's Waiting for Your Love | WhoSampled
^ Jump up to: a b AllMusic - Where I Wanna Be - Shade Sheist - Review
^ Jump up to: a b "Shade Sheist – Where I Wanna Be – UK Singles Chart". The Official Charts Company. TheOfficialCharts. Retrieved 2011-01-02.
^ Jump up to: a b Where I Wanna Be: Shade Sheist: Amazon.co.uk: Music
Jump up ^ [1][dead link]
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Jump up ^ "Top 100 Music Hits, Top 100 Music Charts, Top 100 Songs & The Hot 100". Billboard.com. 2000-11-11. Retrieved 2012-03-14.
External links[edit]
Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics
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Dennis the Menace (film)
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Dennis the Menace
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Directed by
Nick Castle
Produced by
John Hughes
Richard Vane
Written by
John Hughes
Based on
Characters
by Hank Ketcham
Starring
Mason Gamble
Walter Matthau
Christopher Lloyd
Paul Winfield
Joan Plowright
Lea Thompson
Music by
Jerry Goldsmith
Cinematography
Thomas E. Ackerman
Edited by
Alan Heim
Production
company
Hughes Entertainment
Hank Ketcham Enterprises
Warner Bros. Family Entertainment
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Release date
June 25, 1993 (1993-06-25)
Running time
96 minutes
Country
United States
Language
English
Budget
$35 million
Box office
$117,270,765
Dennis the Menace (initially released in the United Kingdom as Dennis to avoid confusion with an identically named character) is a 1993 live-action American family comedy film based on the Hank Ketcham comic strip of the same name. It, however, is not the first live-action Dennis the Menace film; that was Dennis the Menace: Dinosaur Hunter, which premiered on television in 1987.
The film was directed by Nick Castle, written and produced by John Hughes, and distributed by Warner Bros., which released it under its Family Entertainment banner. It concerns the misadventures of a mischievous child (Mason Gamble) with a cowlick and a grin who wreaks havoc on his next door neighbor, George Wilson (Walter Matthau), usually hangs out with his friends, Joey (Kellen Hathaway) and Margaret Wade (Amy Sakasitz), and is followed everywhere by his dog, Ruff. The film also features a cameo appearance by Jeannie Russell who was a cast member on the original television show.
A direct-to-video sequel called Dennis the Menace Strikes Again was later released in 1998 without the cast from this film. It was also followed by a Saturday morning cartoon series called All-New Dennis the Menace. Another direct-to-video sequel called A Dennis the Menace Christmas was released in 2007 with different cast from both first and second films.
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1 Plot
2 Cast
3 Production notes
3.1 Music
4 Video game
5 Reception
6 References
7 External links
Plot[edit]
Dennis Mitchell (Mason Gamble) is a five-year-old boy who lives with his parents, Henry (Robert Stanton) and Alice (Lea Thompson) in Evanston, Illinois, and is the bane of next door neighbour, George Wilson (Walter Matthau). One morning, George (or "Mr. Wilson" as Dennis calls him) pretends to be asleep in order to avoid dealing with Dennis. Dennis enters his bedroom, only to find him asleep with by his prescription medication on his night stand, and assumes he's sick. To make the man feel better, Dennis flings an aspirin into his mouth with a slingshot, causing him to gag and spit the aspirin out, as Dennis flees home.
When Dennis arrives home, his parents learn of the incident he had caused to Mr. Wilson and are both shocked, but because they both have to work, Alice has to take him to stay at Margaret Wade's house for the day. He isn't too happy about this, because Margaret is mean to him. When he arrives, he and Margaret, along with his best friend, Joey, venture into the woods to an abandoned tree house and intend to fix it up. Later, while getting paint from a high shelf in the garage, Dennis tries to grab his slingshot, which was taken away from him by Henry, and accidentally spills the paint on the floor. He then fervently attempts to vacuum it up, but ends up spilling a glob of it which splinters onto George's barbecue grill, while he's cooking chicken, and he tastes the paint and wood splinters as he eats it. That night, Dennis has a set of babysitters; Polly and her boyfriend, Mickey. He plays doorbell pranks on them and they retaliate by sticking a thumbtack on the doorbell and preparing water and flour to dump on the prankster. However, George goes over there to prove that Dennis was responsible for the paint on his chicken, against the wishes of his wife, Martha (Joan Plowright), only to ring the doorbell, stick his thumb, and get water and flour dumped on him, much to Martha's amusement. The next morning, Dennis goes over to the Wilsons' house to apologize for the events of the previous night, but finds himself playing with Mr. Wilson's dentures, losing the two front teeth down the drain, and replacing them with Chiclets in the process. This gets noticed when George gets his picture taken for the newspaper. Meanwhile, a burglar named Switchblade Sam (Christopher Lloyd) arrives in town and starts robbing people's houses, as well as stealing things outdoors and striking fear into children he meets.
Unfortunately for Henry and Alice, they have a difficult time getting people to watch Dennis while they both work. Unfortunately for George, he and Martha are being charged with the task of doing so, as both Henry and Alice are being called away on business trips on the same weekend. Martha loves Dennis as if he were her own grandson, as she and George never had children, and she enjoys telling Dennis a bedtime poem that her mother told her. Alternatively, George is further irritated by him for spilling bath water on the bathroom floor, replacing his nasal spray with mouthwash, and his mouthwash with toilet cleanser, and even bringing Dennis's pet dog, Ruff, into the house for a while.
Fortunately for George, he's been chosen to host the Summer Floraganza, a long awaited summer event. He has been growing and nurturing a rare night-blooming orchid for about forty years especially for it. Despite the investment, the flower dies shortly after it blooms. Alice’s flight is delayed due to a thunderstorm forcing Dennis to stay with the Wilsons for the night of the party. Martha is understanding, but George is deeply dismayed about this. But, at her insistence, he eventually agrees to let Dennis stay outside for the party only with a firm warning to behave himself. He doesn't enjoy it much because the guests pinch his cheeks, so he distances himself from them. However, in his curiosity, he finds himself pushing the garage door button, causing it to open, knock over the dessert table, and make a huge mess. George sees it and angrily bans Dennis from the party. Whilst inside, Dennis hears Switchblade Sam robbing the house, then goes downstairs and finds George's gold coins missing from the safe. Just as the flower is about to bloom, he alerts George of the robbery, distracting everyone just long enough to miss the flower's brief blooming span. Furious about his forty year investment gone to waste and the constant mishaps Dennis has caused (as well as knowing nothing about the robbery), George uproots the plant and severely scolds Dennis by telling him that he is selfish and spoiled, that he has no use for him, that the flower blooming meant more to George than Dennis ever will, and that he does not want to see or know Dennis anymore before telling his guests to leave. Heartbroken, Dennis flees on his bike, and rides off into the night. He then heads into the woods, where he eventually bumps into Sam, who abducts him, intending to use him as a hostage.
Henry and Alice arrive home soon after only to learn of their son's disappearance. They then contact the authorities and his friends to start looking for him. George, now feeling intense guilt and remorse about all the times he's yelled at Dennis and what he had said, especially since he really had been robbed, joins in the search in his car, and everyone ends up looking for the five-year-old all night. Meanwhile, Dennis unintentionally but effectively defeats Sam by tying him up with a rope, setting him on fire twice, accidentally bludgeoning him several times, handcuffing him, and losing the key in a pot of baked beans amongst other things. He then returns to the Wilsons' house the next morning with an injured Sam in the wagon attached to his bike, having also recovered Mr. Wilson's gold coins. Sam is then taken into police custody by an amused sheriff who had advised him earlier to leave town. Dennis and George make amends, and both the Mitchells and the Wilsons become close friends on better terms. That night, Alice tells the Wilsons that she does not have to travel out of town anymore and will stay to work on local projects and Dennis can come to work with her since they have a day care center. George scoffs at this saying he and Martha will be happy to continue watching him, explaining that he's learned some things about children by saying to both Henry and Alice that kids are kids and they have to play by their rules, roll with the punches, and expect the unexpected. Around the same time, just as Dennis is still trying to get the flame out of his marshmallow, it lands on George's forehead.
As the closing credits start to roll, Andrea, Alice's egotistical coworker, finds Dennis sitting near the copy machine as she comes in to use it. He asks to push the button on it, but she arrogantly tells him that he doesn't know what one to push. Sure enough, he pushes the "PRINT" one and runs off with other workers, including Alice, looking on. The paper feeder sucks up Andrea's scarf, her head gets pinned face down on the scanner bed, and the machine relentlessly flashes its blinding light in her eyes, repeatedly copies her face, and spews out page after page of black and white photos showing her various agonized facial expressions as she screams and cries on the scanner bed, eventually getting herself free.
Cast[edit]
Mason Gamble as Dennis Mitchell, a mischievous 5-year-old boy
Walter Matthau as George Wilson, a neighbor and Martha's husband
Joan Plowright as Martha Wilson, George's wife
Christopher Lloyd as Switchblade Sam, a burglar
Robert Stanton as Henry Mitchell, Alice's husband and Dennis' father
Lea Thompson as Alice Mitchell, Henry's wife and Dennis' mother
Amy Sakasitz as Margaret Wade, Dennis' friend
Kellen Hathaway as Joey McDonald, Dennis' friend
Paul Winfield as Chief of Police
Ben Stein as Boss (only as a cameo shot at a meeting)
Natasha Lyonne as Polly
Devin Ratray as Mickey
Hank Johnston as Gunther Beckman
Melinda Mullins as Andrea
Billie Bird as Edith Butterwell
Bill Erwin as Edward Little
Arnold Stang as the Photographer
Jeannie Russell as Neighbor
Production notes[edit]
Mason Gamble won the role of Dennis Mitchell after beating out a reported 20,000 other children who had auditioned for it.[1] The script was written to use certain references from both Back to the Future (also starring Christopher Lloyd and Lea Thompson) and Home Alone (also written and produced by John Hughes and co-starring Devin Ratray).
The film premiered on 25 June 1993. It is known simply as Dennis in the UK to avoid confusion with an unrelated British comic strip, also called "Dennis the Menace", which also debuted in 1951.
Music[edit]
The film's music was composed by veteran composer Jerry Goldsmith, who was John Hughes' first and only choice to write the music score for it.
The shortlived Big Screen Records label released an album of Goldsmith's score alongside the film in July 1993; La-La Land Records issued the complete score in April 2014 as part of their Expanded Archival Collection on Warner Bros. titles.
Additionally, three old-time pop hits were featured in the film: "Don't Hang Up" by The Orlons, "Whatcha Know Joe" by Jo Stafford (from the 1963 album, Getting Sentimental over Tommy Dorsey), and "A String of Pearls" by Glenn Miller.
Video game[edit]
The film also spawned a platforming video game for the Amiga, Super NES and Game Boy platforms. It included stages based off Mr. Wilson's house, the great outdoors, and a boiler room among others.
Reception[edit]
The film was a success at the box office. Against a $35 million budget, it grossed $51.3 million domestically and a further $66 million overseas to a total of $117.3 million worldwide,[2][3] despite generally negative reviews from film critics.[4][5]
On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 22%, based on 23 reviews with an average rating of 3.9/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "Walter Matthau does a nice job as Mr. Wilson, but Dennis the Menace follows the Home Alone formula far too closely".[6]
Roger Ebert gave the film two-and-a-half stars out of four and wrote, "There's a lot to like in Dennis the Menace. But Switchblade Sam prevents me from recommending it.".[7] Mason Gamble received a Razzie Award nomination for Worst New Star but also won "Best Youth Actor Leading Role in a Motion Picture: Comedy" at the 15th Youth in Film Awards.
References[edit]
Jump up ^ TV Guide September 17-23, 1994. pg. 23.
Jump up ^ "Weekend Box Office : 'Park' Paces Summer Moviegoing". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 1, 2012.
Jump up ^ "July Fourth Weekend Sets Off Box-Office Boom : Movies: 'The Firm,' with $31.5 million for the weekend, leads the way. Total movie receipts for the four-day holiday are an estimated $120 million". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 1, 2012.
Jump up ^ "Review/Film; Dennis, Mr. Wilson, Slow Burns And Cats". The New York Times. Retrieved June 1, 2012.
Jump up ^ "MOVIE REVIEW : No Menace, but No Macaulay Either : In the Era of 'Home Alone,' 'Dennis' Is Agreeably Low-Key". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 1, 2012.
Jump up ^ "Dennis the Menace (1993)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved April 9, 2018.
Jump up ^ Ebert, Roger (June 25, 1993). "Dennis the Menace". RogerEbert.com. Ebert Digital LLC. Retrieved April 9, 2018.
External links[edit]
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Dennis the Menace at Box Office Mojo
Dennis the Menace at Rotten Tomatoes
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She's Having a Baby (1988)
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Curly Sue (1991)
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The Great Outdoors (1988)
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989)
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Career Opportunities (1991)
Dutch (1991)
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Miracle on 34th Street (1994)
101 Dalmatians (1996)
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Reach the Rock (1998)
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