No review yet, but a placeholder for now. Some of you might be thinking: what? two dates? Yep, that's right. I just found out the Melvins will be playing another show tonight, again in fucking Eindhoven (it sucks to be dedicated, and I could really use some extra sleep), but it will be worth it hopefully as they will be playing in a small cafe, and an extra long set list is promised.
Short note about yesterday then: Porn was avant-garde noise, beautiful, Big Business rocked so hard and was so mighty and powerful, it almost brings tears to me eyes when see them, goosebumps everywhere. Melvins were as solid as I was hoping theyd be, and I loved to hear the new material, among classics like Eye Flys and Boris. More later.
Quote from: norecess on September 15, 2008, 05:47:25 AM
I just found out the Melvins will be playing another show tonight, again in fucking Eindhoven (it sucks to be dedicated, and I could really use some extra sleep), but it will be worth it hopefully as they will be playing in a small cafe, and an extra long set list is promised..
:o damn,double Melvinicday!life can be fuckin good sometimes!!how far is Eindhoven from Amsterdam?i suppose you'll leave after work today,have a good second show man!
beautiful avant gard noise,eh? 8)
About Porn: if you listen to it with an open mind, you'll really like it. Everything is a bit more loose and free, and in a way this new form is only logical, according to the following pattern: guitar > feedback > noise > sounds. The riffs hardly even matter anymore - it's all about the sounds that come from it.
From door to door it takes about two hours to get to Eindhoven, I'm guessing it'll be the last train again, which leaves 23.30, so we'll be home around 1.30 again.
Quotebut it will be worth it hopefully as they will be playing in a small cafe, and an extra long set list is promised.
Goddamn, you lucky bastard! :P
Extra long setlist you say? How do you know that? Anyways, sounds great. And I totally agree about the Porn set.
Quote from: bathroom creep on September 15, 2008, 07:27:53 AM
Extra long setlist you say? How do you know that?
It says so right here: http://www.therambler.nl/
"The band played in the Effenaar last Sunday and ended up in The rambler afterwards. The Melvins were quite impressed with the space so they decided at that very moment to do another performance on Monday. This is the opportunity to see this giga band in The Rambler. They will play an extra long set."
Be sure to let us know the extra songs played Maar!
Quote from: Idlehanz on September 15, 2008, 08:06:47 AM
Be sure to let us know the extra songs played Maar!
Hmm... maybe.
Quote from: Alex- on September 15, 2008, 10:57:32 AM
And why in the fucking Rambler? I saw videos of that place and Melvins just dont deserve to play there. How can they like that place :?
I really don't understand you. Don't you realize how great it is that a band like the Melvins will play in a small cafe, just because they feel like doing it? It's not about the money, but just because the opportunity is there. It was their day off, they also could have taken a day off - which I would have done probably. I saw High on Fire in The Hague a few months ago in some shit hole in The Hague and it was fucking awesome, I'm hoping for the same thing tonight.
Quote from: Alex- on September 15, 2008, 10:57:32 AM
Hopefully they will return with their original drummer soon. There must be something special next year right? The Melvins anniversery..
I doubt if they'll do a European tour with Dillard but I think there's a good chance he's coming with them to play at ATP.
great , M !!!
2 shows, sick !
Did some pics brother?
Quote from: norecess on September 15, 2008, 11:59:31 AM
Quote from: Alex- on September 15, 2008, 10:57:32 AM
And why in the fucking Rambler? I saw videos of that place and Melvins just dont deserve to play there. How can they like that place :?
I really don't understand you. Don't you realize how great it is that a band like the Melvins will play in a small cafe, just because they feel like doing it? It's not about the money, but just because the opportunity is there. It was their day off, they also could have taken a day off - which I would have done probably. I saw High on Fire in The Hague a few months ago in some shit hole in The Hague and it was fucking awesome, I'm hoping for the same thing tonight.
Quote from: Alex- on September 15, 2008, 10:57:32 AM
Hopefully they will return with their original drummer soon. There must be something special next year right? The Melvins anniversery..
I doubt if they'll do a European tour with Dillard but I think there's a good chance he's coming with them to play at ATP.
I talked to Mike last month and he's gotten his passport :) So that's a good sign.
Quote from: Idlehanz on September 15, 2008, 03:45:32 PM
Quote from: norecess on September 15, 2008, 11:59:31 AM
Quote from: Alex- on September 15, 2008, 10:57:32 AM
And why in the fucking Rambler? I saw videos of that place and Melvins just dont deserve to play there. How can they like that place :?
I really don't understand you. Don't you realize how great it is that a band like the Melvins will play in a small cafe, just because they feel like doing it? It's not about the money, but just because the opportunity is there. It was their day off, they also could have taken a day off - which I would have done probably. I saw High on Fire in The Hague a few months ago in some shit hole in The Hague and it was fucking awesome, I'm hoping for the same thing tonight.
Quote from: Alex- on September 15, 2008, 10:57:32 AM
Hopefully they will return with their original drummer soon. There must be something special next year right? The Melvins anniversery..
I doubt if they'll do a European tour with Dillard but I think there's a good chance he's coming with them to play at ATP.
I talked to Mike last month and he's gotten his passport :) So that's a good sign.
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Well, I just got back, 1.25 am now, grrr..... Unfortunately it didn't start right away at 9.30, as I hoped. Around 9.30 a 'Moss loop' started for half an hour and then Porn started. They skipped the noise intro and went right into that riff, Moss on guitars, Coady and Dale on skins and that roadie with a piercingthrough his lip on bass and effect pedals. They did a short jam/set and then BB went on. One new song compared to yesterday, so three new songs in total. The Melvins went on a bit before 11 but nothing special. Civilized Worm, Kicking Machine, SIP, Billy Fish, Tipping The Lion, Honey Bucket, the ASA trilogy, My Generation, then I left to catch the last train. It was a real nice bar, decently priced beers, and a good wide stage, so enough space. I stood two meters away from the stage, watching BB from so close was quite a thrill. Put out my earplugs when Buzz hit the stage, my ears are still ringing. It was cool, BUT, no new songs (maybe later???), no full Melvins set with strange/unusual songs, and I had a train to catch, and it was on a weekday.
No pics, Beto.
What can I say... It was an awesome show! We had some problems with the trip organisation. Actually there were three of us that had planned to go but the guy who should drive got sick and I bought some train tickets at the last minute. So it was just two. The guy who was with me was an old friend of mine who I see about twice a year and who is a kind of a weirdo. He doesn`t talk most of the time and acts pretty strange. We arrived in Eindhoven at about 6 pm and split for some time so that I could get something to eat and he could look for a coffeshop. At 8 pm we met Maarten and Co at the venue. It was nice to meet them. He bought us the tickets prior to the show because it`s hard to get tickets for foreign concerts over here. Unfortunately we only talked for five minutes or so. I was looking for them at the show but couldn`t find them anymore...Thanks again for the tickets!
When we got in Porn was already playing. They sounded great and I was happy and looking forward to a nice concert evening. I bought the See you in Hell shirt at the stand. Big Biz got on stage totally blew me away again. Jared`s vocals were a bit too quiet as on the last times I saw them. The new songs were absolutely amazing. Can`t wait for the new record. After another short break Melvins got on stage. They seemed to be in a great mood even though Cody had some difficulties with his pedals. The setlist was the same as on the previous shows of course but it was totally exciting. Dog Island was so powerful and mighty that I`m still shaking. Eye Flies...To hear Honey Bucket and Tipping the Lion was great. I think they played them on my first Melvins show in 97 but I only knew Honky and GPT by then. The Senile medley was great. BORIS! Oh my god. I love the Melvins. At the end Jared jumped down the stage and performed the voice part in the pit. I think he broke some glass with his mic but couldn`t see anything...
After the show I was looking for my friend who was missing. I waited outside the venue for about 30 minutes. Nothing. I got a little worried because he had our train tickets in his bag. As I said he acts pretty weird sometimes and he is known to dissapear without a word. I managed to get him on the phone and it appeared that he walked out the venue after the first 2 songs because he decided that it would be funnier to find another coffeeshop to drink a cola !!!!! He said he got lost in the city and couldn`t find his way back to the venue. Apperantly there was no need for him to contact me whatsoever. Finally I found him in the middle of the city and we caught the train at the last minute. We had to wait outside the trainstation in Venlo for 4 hours. I will definately get sick tomorrow...
Got home at 7 am
Can`t wait for the next tour !
I won't be satisfied until the melvins play a zillion shows. More more more! Gimme more!
Hey Mar, we were right in front of the stage actually. We stood where Jared went into the crowd during Boris. Before he grabbed that guy and held him in the air, he held another guy, who stood right in front of Ingrid - she was afraid she'd be his next victim! And yeah, it was glass he broke indeed, with another bottle I believe. I thought it was funny that instead of actually watching Jared, most people took their cell phone out and made pictures of him.
Ah, that's sort of relieving that you admit your friend acted a bit strange, he. Yeah he did something strange with his eyes when I shook his hand. I know some weird people but this guy left quite an impression.
You had to wait for four hours!!!???? Because you had to find your friend or was the waiting part of the schedule already anyway?
Haha, I tried to shake hands with your weirdo friend, but he was busy with his ipod :)
I really liked the whole show (all 3 acts) on Sunday, but yesterday when it started too late, I didn`t really feel the need to see porn again. Especially not after the half an hour loop effects! But big business kicked ass. Buzz's guitar doesn`t sound good. Sometimes I didnt recognize melvins songs until half a minute into the song or something, because I couldn`t hear what the guitar was playing at all. But it looks cool though...
Quote from: norecess on September 16, 2008, 02:53:46 AM
Ah, that's sort of relieving that you admit your friend acted a bit strange, he. Yeah he did something strange with his eyes when I shook his hand. I know some weird people but this guy left quite an impression.
You had to wait for four hours!!!???? Because you had to find your friend or was the waiting part of the schedule already anyway?
He`s strange. I could fill books with stories about him! I think it started with a huge amount of mushrooms he had in Amsterdam some years ago..
No, the waiting was part of the schedule. The next train from Venlo to Germany was going at 5 pm or so. Longest 4 hours of my life. But it was worth it of course!
Well, let's get it over with. Some kind of review. Like I said before, I really liked Porn quite a bit. As more of us do I suppose, I don't consider them a band opening, but more as an opening of ther evening. The problem with music like this is that it's hard to describe. I just happen to like a free approach to music. Call it ambient, drone, noise, soundscapes, I don't care, but when it's done well, I can listen to it. For that reason albums like Grey Daturas - Return To Disruption and Oneida - Preteen Weaponry will probably end up in my year list of 2008. What Moss does these days seems to me like the logical result of him moving away from the classic approach to guitar, and moving more towards a sound oriented approach. When Dale came out on Sunday, he started to polish the sound a bit. He played several beats, but never repeated the same thing. Think of a collage of Melvins drumbeats. Coady joined him too, although I would take just Dale any time of the day. I think Coady is a bad ass drummer and to watch the man in action is phenomenal, but I've kind of had it with this two drummer thing. It looks impressive, but the sound they produce doesn't blow me away to be honest. Big Business were so good and powerful, it was magical and beautiful. Goosebumps during Just As The Day Was Dawning - what a great song (a better song than any Melvins song off the past two albums). Dale of course joined them for a few songs, traditions. He's kind of sloppy at times but they rock, so who cares? The Melvins. I am such a big Melvins nerd and have heard them so often that watching them live completely takes away the surprise element. So watching them has become a confirmation of what I already know: they rock, and they deliver, ad they are super tight and solid, and they know how to put on a great song. Buzzo stepping around his spot looking angry is like a dog trying to find its place to release its turd. It's funny when he loses some dots of hair while he's rocking out.
Yesterday was disappointing because I had hoped for a full Melvins set with some rarities, which didn't happen, I think. I still haven't found out if they did any other material. Watching Big Business from so close by was really cool, and like I said, they played another new song. Someone taped the show but I didn't contact him, maybe it'll turn up somewhere.
EDIT: Btw, apparently Tour EP III sold out last Saturday, a day before I had the chance to buy it :(
Quote from: norecess on September 16, 2008, 11:41:40 AM
Yesterday was disappointing because I had hoped for a full Melvins set with some rarities, which didn't happen, I think. I still haven't found out if they did any other material. Watching Big Business from so close by was really cool, and like I said, they played another new song. Someone taped the show but I didn't contact him, maybe it'll turn up somewhere.
EDIT: Btw, apparently Tour EP III sold out last Saturday, a day before I had the chance to buy it :(
They played some country song about marihuana and other drugs and Sacrifice. After Sacrifice Buzz left the stage and the rest played a bit of Boris. Dale sang a bit.
EDIT: His aluminium guitar looks really nice, but it only sounds good on a few songs. I like it a lot when they play Eye Flys. In Ghent he broke a string on his aluminium guitar and got his Les Paul for the next song. When one of the roadies restrung the aluminium guitar and wanted to give it back to Buzz, he didn't want it!
Ah, so I missed Okie From Muskogee and Sacrifice. How did Sacrifice sound? Was it the Lysol version or the mellow and loungy version?
Ah yeah, Okie From Muskogee.
Sacrifice was the Lysol version.
Oh btw, thanks for posting that they played at the Rambler, because I wouldn't have know otherwise. I think me and my friends were the only Belgians there...
Not a problem!
I must say on forehand I expected something different from the description on the website of The Rambler. Apparently by extra long set they meant the same old set plus Okie From Muskogee. Now I've never seen them playing Okie From Muskogee so that would have been nice, but I'm not exactly dying to hear it either (as opposed to Hog Leg for example). To see them play Sacrifice in a small bar like that must have been fucking sweet, though!
Still, it was a unique opportunity to see the Melvins in such a small and nice place, so I don't regret that I went. When the Melvins play in my little 'frog country', I just have to go. But watching them while you're checking your watch constantly just plain sucks. Still, I had a lot of fun that night and the train ride back was hilarious, but that's another story.
Quote from: norecess on September 16, 2008, 11:41:40 AM
It's funny when he loses some dots of hair while he's rocking out.
:shock:
Quote from: norecess on September 16, 2008, 11:41:40 AM
EDIT: Btw, apparently Tour EP III sold out last Saturday, a day before I had the chance to buy it :(
#-o
Quote from: norecess on September 17, 2008, 05:45:48 AM
Not a problem!
I must say on forehand I expected something different from the description on the website of The Rambler. Apparently by extra long set they meant the same old set plus Okie From Muskogee. Now I've never seen them playing Okie From Muskogee so that would have been nice, but I'm not exactly dying to hear it either (as opposed to Hog Leg for example). To see them play Sacrifice in a small bar like that must have been fucking sweet, though!
Still, it was a unique opportunity to see the Melvins in such a small and nice place, so I don't regret that I went. When the Melvins play in my little 'frog country', I just have to go. But watching them while you're checking your watch constantly just plain sucks. Still, I had a lot of fun that night and the train ride back was hilarious, but that's another story.
So did I. I thought they were going to play more older songs. Like on the American tour right before they recorded Nude With Boots. In the end they played about as long as the day before. They just skipped a few songs in the beginning...
Sacrifice was nice! So was the bar, I really like bars like that. If I'm ever going out in Eindhoven I'll be sure to have at least a few drinks there.
I've seen them 3 times in 4 days now. I don't think I would've gone to another show if it was nearby. As much as I love the Melvins 3 times in 4 days is more then enough. :P
Also Buzz was using a sm 58 instead of his regular mic (sm 57?).
Quote from: nXs on September 17, 2008, 01:56:55 PM
I thought they were going to play more older songs. Like on the American tour right before they recorded Nude With Boots.
You mean that one-off as a duo?
Quote from: nXs on September 17, 2008, 01:56:55 PM
Also Buzz was using a sm 58 instead of his regular mic (sm 57?).
Eehm.... I don't know?
Quote from: nXs on September 17, 2008, 01:56:55 PM
I've seen them 3 times in 4 days now. I don't think I would've gone to another show if it was nearby. As much as I love the Melvins 3 times in 4 days is more then enough. :P
Too much is never enough.