Never Breathe What You Can't See

Never Breathe What You Can't See
Studio album by Jello Biafra & Melvins
Released	October 19, 2004
Recorded	2004
Genre	Punk rock
Length	40:15
Label	Alternative Tentacles
Producer	Ali G. North, Marshall Lawless
Jello Biafra chronology
Machine Gun in the Clown's Hand (2002) Never Breathe What You Can't See (2004) Sieg Howdy! (2005)
Melvins chronology
Pigs of the Roman Empire (2004) Never Breathe What You Can't See (2004) Mangled Demos from 1983 (2005)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Piero Scaruffi	[2]
Pitchfork Media	(7.3/10)[3]
Punknews.org	[4]

Never Breathe What You Can't See is an album by Jello Biafra and The Melvins. It was released in 2004 through Alternative Tentacles (Virus 300). The liner notes claim that Mohamed Atta and John Ashcroft helped Biafra with the lyrics of "Caped Crusader" (in truth, some lines are lifted from each), and invite the listener to "spot the difference." Plethysmograph, which deals with the government tool which measures arousal in sex offenders in regards to different stimuli, features the lyric "If Stuart could talk what would he say?", which is the chorus of The Dickies song If Stuart Could Talk, which is also about the singer's penis.

Track listing

• All songs written by Buzz Osborne and lyrics by Jello Biafra, except where noted.

1. "Plethysmograph" (Music: Biafra) – 4:49
2. "McGruff the Crime Dog" – 4:18
3. "Yuppie Cadillac" (Music: Biafra) – 4:31
4. "Islamic Bomb" (Music: Biafra) – 6:19
5. "The Lighter Side of Global Terrorism" – 4:35
6. "Caped Crusader" (Music: Biafra, Osborne) – 6:08
7. "Enchanted Thoughtfist" – 4:18
8. "Dawn of the Locusts" – 5:12

Personnel

• Jello Biafra - vocals, credited as Osama McDonald
• Dale Crover - drums, Percussion, Lead Guitar on tracks 3 and 5, credited as Saddam Disney
• Buzz Osborne - Backup Vocals, Guitar, credited as Jon Benet Milosevic
• Kevin Rutmanis - Bass, Slide Bass on track 8, credited as George W. McVeigh
• Adam Jones - Guitar on tracks 4, 6, 7 and 8
• Tom 5 - Backup Vocals
• John The Baker - Backup Vocals
• Adrienne Droogas - Backup Vocals
• Wendy-O-Matik - Backup Vocals
• Loto Ball - Backup Vocals
• Johnny NoMoniker - Backup Vocals
• Ali G. North - Backup Vocals, Producer
• Lady Monster - Backup Vocals
• Jesse Luscious - Backup Vocals
• Marshall Lawless - Producer
• Toshi Kasai - Engineer, Mixing
• Matt Kelley - Engineer
• Drew Fischer - Engineer
• Mackie Osborne - Art Direction & Design

References

1. ^ "Never Breathe What You Can't See - Jello Biafra". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r707655. 
2. ^ "Melvins". Piero Scaruffi. http://www.scaruffi.com/vol5/melvins.html. 
3. ^ http://pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/15425/Jello_Biafra_Never_Breathe_What_You_Cant_See_with_Melvins^{[dead link]}
4. ^ "Jello Biafra With The Melvins - Never Breathe What You Can't See". Punknews.org. http://www.punknews.org/review/3390.