''Houdini Live 2005: A Live History of Gluttony and Lust'' is an

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by the

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, which was released in 2006 through

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. It is a live rendition of their 1993 album ''

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Background and recording

In 2005, the Melvins were invited to play ''Houdini'' in its entirety by

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for their Don't Look Back series. After performing, the band thought it would make for a good live album, but they had not recorded their set. Consequently, the band then rented an empty warehouse and played the set to an invitation-only crowd. The band played and recorded two sets, picking the best performances from each for the final album.

Track listing

#"Pearl Bomb" (Melvins) – 1:39 #"Hooch" (Melvins) – 2:33 #" Night Goat" (Melvins) – 7:36 #"Lizzy" (Melvins) – 4:49 #"

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" ( Simmons/ Coronel) – 4:34 #"Cop-Ache" (Melvins) – 1:54 #"Set Me Straight" (Melvins) / " Deserted Cities of the Heart" (

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) – 2:51 #"Sky Pup" (Melvins) – 3:17 #"Teet" (Melvins) – 2:45 #"Joan of Arc" (Melvins) – 4:19 #"Honey Bucket" (Melvins) – 2:21 #"Hag Me" (Melvins) – 8:05 #"Spread Eagle Beagle" (Melvins) – 12:30

Personnel

King Buzzo Roger "Buzz" Osborne (born March 25, 1964), also known as King Buzzo, is an American guitarist, vocalist and songwriter. He is a founding member of the rock band Melvins, as well as Fantômas and Venomous Concept. Biography Born in Morton, Wa ...

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, extra

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(track 13),

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Dale Crover Dale Crover (born October 23, 1967) is an American rock musician. Crover is best known as the drummer for Melvins and has also been the drummer for Men of Porn, Shrinebuilder, Crystal Fairy and, for a brief time, Nirvana. He is also guitarist an ...

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, vocals, extra percussion (track 13) ;with *

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– extra percussion (track 13)

Additional personnel

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*Edmundo Gomez– assistant engineer *Paul Barros Bessone– assistant engineer *

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– design

References

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