Dale Crover

Dale Crover is an American rock musician. Crover is best known as the drummer for The Melvins, The Men of Porn, and, for a brief time, Nirvana. He is also guitarist and vocalist for Altamont.

Biography

Crover joined The Melvins on drums in 1984, following (original drummer) Mike Dillard's departure. In late 1985 Crover played bass in Fecal Matter, a band he formed with Kurt Cobain and Greg Hokanson. After Hokanson left the band, Cobain and Crover recorded Illiteracy Will Prevail on a 4-track in December 1985 at Cobain's aunt's Seattle, Washington, home. Crover played bass and drums on the demo. Fecal Matter disbanded in 1986.

Crover drummed on Nirvana's ten-song demo recorded January 23, 1988 at Reciprocal Recording Studios in Seattle. With the exception of "Spank Thru", these songs have been released:
* "Floyd the Barber", "Paper Cuts" and "Downer" â€" Bleach
* "Downer", "Aero Zeppelin", "Beeswax", "Hairspray Queen" and "Mexican Seafood" â€" Incesticide
* "If You Must" and "Pen Cap Chew" â€" With the Lights Out

Nirvana and Crover played a 14-song show in Tacoma, Washington, the night of the demo session. Three cuts from the show â€" "Downer", "Floyd the Barber" and "Raunchola/Moby Dick" â€" appear on With the Lights Out. Later in 1988 Crover and Melvins' bandmate Buzz Osborne relocated to San Francisco, California.

Crover rejoined Nirvana during a short west coast tour with Sonic Youth in 1990. Later that year Crover drummed on a demo version of "Drain You" with Cobain on guitar and vocals and Dave Grohl on bass. The track appears on With the Lights Out.

In 1994, Crover founded the band Altamont with Joey Osbourne and Dan Southwick of Acid King. He was also once married to Lori S., vocalist of Acid King, but they have since divorced.

Discography

*1996 - Dale Crover: Drumb
*1999 - Hank Williams III: Risin' Outlaw (drums on "Cocaine Blues")
*2004 - The Men of Porn: Wine, Women and Song

with Altamont

Album Cover	Date of Release	Title	Label	Catalog Number
	May 27, 1997	Wanted Dead Or Alive (split album with Acid King)	Man's Ruin Records	MR-072
	October 13, 1998	Civil War Fantasy	Man's Ruin Records	MR-085
	May 1, 2001	Our Darling	Man's Ruin Records	MR-2020
	November 1, 2005	The Monkee's Uncle	AntAcidAudio	AAA-995

with The Melvins

Album Cover	Date of Release	Title	Label	Catalog Number
	1986	Six Songs	C/Z Records	CZ002
	1987	Gluey Porch Treatments	Alchemy Records	VM103
	1989	Ozma	Boner Records	BR16-2
	1991	Your Choice Live Series Vol.12	Your Choice Records	YC-LS 012
	1991	Bullhead	Boner Records	BR25-2
	1991	Eggnog	Boner Records	BR28-2
	1992	Salad of a Thousand Delights	Box Dog Video	BDV002
	1992	Dale Crover	Boner Records	BR33-2
	1992	Lysol (aka Melvins)	Boner Records	BR35-2
	September 21, 1993	Houdini	Atlantic Records	82532-2
	August 1994	Prick	Amphetamine Reptile Records	AmRep 031
	September 1994	Stoner Witch	Atlantic Records	82704-2
	July 15, 1996	Stag	Atlantic Records	82878-2
	August 26, 1997	Singles 1-12	Atlantic Records	AmRep 063
	May 5, 1997	Honky	Amphetamine Reptile Records	AmRep 064-2
	1998	Alive at the F*cker Club	Amphetamine Reptile Records	AmRep 072
	May 17, 1999	The Maggot	Ipecac Recordings	IPC-002
	August 23, 1999	The Bootlicker	Ipecac Recordings	IPC-004
	February 7, 2000	The Crybaby	Ipecac Recordings	IPC-006
	November 27, 2000	Gluey Porch Treatments	Ipecac Recordings	IPC-012
	February 6, 2001	Electroretard	Man's Ruin Records	MR2002
	April 16, 2001	Colossus of Destiny	Ipecac Recordings	IPC-014
	April 1, 2002	Millennium Monsterwork 2000 w/Fantômas	Ipecac Recordings	IPC-019
	April 15, 2002	Hostile Ambient Takeover	Ipecac Recordings	IPC-020
	March 11, 2003	26 Songs	Ipecac Recordings	IPC-038
	September 16, 2003	Melvinmania: The Best Of The Atlantic Years 1993-1996	Atlantic Records	5050466574428
	March 9, 2004	Neither Here Nor There	Ipecac Recordings	IPC-047
	August 23, 2004	Pigs of the Roman Empire w/Lustmord	Ipecac Recordings	IPC-054
	October 19, 2004	Never Breathe What You Can't See w/Jello Biafra	Alternative Tentacles Records	Virus300
	September 26, 2005	Sieg Howdy! w/Jello Biafra	Alternative Tentacles Records	Virus350
	May 16, 2006	A Live History of Gluttony and Lust Houdini Live 2005	Ipecac Recordings	IPC-076

with Nirvana

Album Cover	Date of Release	Title	Label	Catalog Number
	June 15, 1989	Bleach	Sub Pop	SP-034
	December 14, 1992	Incesticide	Geffen Records	GED 24504
	November 23, 2004	With the Lights Out	Universal Music Group	B0003727-00
	November 1, 2005	Sliver: The Best of the Box	Universal Music Group