This installment features the band going back to what I love about them the most: playing different styles and landing all over the musical map. Drawing upon their credits in the music community, they recorded the base instrumental songs for this record and sent them to friends and told them to do anything they wanted to the songs. What you get is a compilation of the most whacked out collection of songs I think the Melvins have ever released. You get straight up country tunes with Hank Williams III, psychotic rockers from David Yow and Kevin Sharp, dark and brooding tunes from Foetus, Tool and Bliss Blood, electronic experiments from Mike Patton and even Leif Garrett covering �Smells Like Teen Spirit�! I believe there is something for everybody on this disc. As usual, expect the unexpected from the Melvins.

What's most remarkable about The Crybaby is that, despite the fact that every song is a collaboration, the album holds together well. Granted, most of the guest artists possess aesthetics similar to the Melvins. Their garage band credentials notwithstanding (and what band doesn't start out in a garage?), it helps a great deal that the boys are indeed fine musicians. In addition to Crover on drums, the other original member is Buzz Osborne on guitar and vocals. They are joined by Kevin Rutmanis, the latest in a series of bassists. Their musicianship is highlighted on two very long numbers. These guys are prolific � there's plenty more where this came from � and fans of their earlier albums won't be disappointed by The Crybaby.

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