Sieg Howdy! Explained

Sieg Howdy!
Type:studio
Artist:Jello Biafra with The Melvins
Cover:Jello-Melvins-sh.png
Released:April 26, 2005
Recorded:2004
Genre:Hardcore punk
Length:47:59
Label:Alternative Tentacles (Virus350)
Producer:Ali G. North, Marshall Lawless
Chronology:Jello Biafra
Prev Title:Never Breathe What You Can't See
Prev Year:2004
Next Title:In the Grip of Official Treason
Next Year:2006

Sieg Howdy! is the second album by Jello Biafra and The Melvins. It consists of songs recorded during the same sessions that produced their first collaboration Never Breathe What You Can't See but not used on that album, plus remixes of four songs from the first album.

The opening track, a cover of the Alice Cooper classic "Halo of Flies", has special significance for Biafra and The Melvins, as Biafra had heard The Melvins cover it when he first witnessed the group perform live.

Also featured on the album is an updated version of "California über alles" with new lyrics by Biafra about the recall campaign that placed Arnold Schwarzenegger in the California governor's office, as well as "Those Dumb Punk Kids (Will Buy Anything)", a song where Biafra openly criticizes his former Dead Kennedys bandmates.

The remix of "Enchanted Thoughtfist" is the first time Biafra and his fellow co-conspirator in Lard, Al Jourgensen of Ministry, have collaborated on a recording since the sessions for Pure Chewing Satisfaction and 70's Rock Must Die.

Track listing

In the track listing on the back of the CD and booklet it lists "Kali-Fornia über alles 21st Century (Live)" as 5, "Wholly Buy-Bull" as 6, and "Voted Off the Island" as 7.

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