Melvins or The Melvins?
Which one is the real name of the band?
snivlem
I'd say it's 'Melvins', but when I mention them, I referer to them as 'the Melvins'.
Melvins
or
(the) Melvins like the cover of (A)SA
Quote from: anaconda on November 23, 2008, 10:09:29 AM
(the) Melvins like the cover of (A)SA
I've always considered that a typographic feature or something, that got taken way too seriously. I have never interpreted that as a different spelling, have you?
i think that was melvins trying to be funny with the
whole Melvins or The melvins question.
Quote from: norecess on November 23, 2008, 09:15:12 AM
I'd say it's 'Melvins', but when I mention them, I referer to them as 'the Melvins'.
This.
I dont think its really one or the other... I consider both to be equally sufficient enough.
Smellvins.
Sunn O))))
MELVINS...
just like COWS, SEAL, MULE.
Then there is THE JESUS LIZARD =D>
It always depends on what sounds better in the respective situation.
I don't really think it matters though. SNIVLEM is still my favorite spelling. It sounds quite cryptic.
This whole argument was hashed out in wikipedia. I'm convinced Buzz read this and got a kick out of it.
It was right around the same time as the Melvins Super Fans.
Next thing you know, (A)SA, and (The) Melvins.
Here it is:
It's the Melvins; not 'The Melvins'.
That's disputable as for wikipedia it's The Melvins, btw Moral support is not a musical instrument. 87.123.193.44 16:48, 18 May 2006 (UTC)
Brilliant. Check with the Melvins themselves; look at the albums, and then tell me where the 'The' is.
I have, and so had the wikipedia-guy who moved it from Melvins to The Melvins a while back. The truth is: the band is not clear about the name itself (26 Songs, Gluey Porch Treatments (Ipecac rerelease), Hostile Ambiente Takeover, Sieg Howdy!, Never Breath What You Can't See, The Maggot and Colossus of Destiny all carry the "The" after quick look over my collection here in fornt of me), by the way you are the vandal because you have edited the page removing the "the" from within the text where it should have been, the article here is pretty good (actually more accurate than most other biographies for this band even on serious or creditable sites) and it's been vandalized a lot, (partly by Nirvana fanboys who want to put the name Cobain in every paragraph and don't care about truth (just look at the Nirvana article) or fans of The Melvins who want to be funny (last think I remember is the recent "When Buzz was a little boy..."-edit, this is a encyclopedia that takes itself seriously not a humour fanside form the likes of "The Melvins Are Gay" run by Brian of themelvins.net. I don't think we should countinue to fight over the actual naming and just add some disclaimer that the name is disputed, even by the band itself.
You're right.
"The Melvins Are Gay" website is NOT run by Brian of themelvins.net - just wanted to clear that up. --70.50.180.66 July 31, 2006 07:15 (UTC)
Well he says he did, brain (themelivns.net): "I made the melvins is gay site, I thought that was common knowledge by now."
Are we sure that wasn't just sarcasm on his part??
No, but this is about the Melvins so we can't be sure about sarcasm on any part.
Brian of themelvins.net DEFINITELY created the Melvins is gay site. This is a fact.
What a bunch of fags!!!
And then it came up again:
Name, pt. 2
Even though the band uses Melvins and The Melvins somewhat interchangably, it's still OK to use the word the in running text either way. I plan on rewriting the article at some point to mention the inconsistency and adding in a few thes to make the whole thing a lot more readable. Anybody have any objections or articles they want to point out where they talk about this? Torc2 00:14, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
And then again in June of this year!
Why is the article called "The Melvins" now ?
Their MySpace and offical website show them as "Melvins" Gothbag (talk) 21:59, 18 June 2008 (UTC)
It was moved without consensus by User:Johan Rachmaninov, check the article history. ---Superfopp (talk) 22:33, 18 June 2008 (UTC)
You can always ask an admin to move it back. Channel
I've always loved this quote from Ipecac:
Melvins
(The) Melvins
Nude With Boots
It's 2008 and The Melvins are still called ?family entertainment on another level.? Almost 25 years, over 25 albums and still counting. Maybe they?re just too dumb to quit.
AND? Some people STILL think the Melvins should be called "The Fucks" because they're so fucked.
Boris does it best because you know what you're going to get.
BORIS = Loud album
boris = Quieter Album
So if they were to do the same naming for example:
MELVINS = Maggot
melvins = bootlicker
M3lV1NZ = COD
Officially, I think it's Melvins, but unofficially, I think they love to be called Nirvana 2.
Quote from: Eye in Triangle on November 24, 2008, 06:55:25 AM
Officially, I think it's Melvins, but unofficially, I think they love to be called Nirvana 2.
This is what his Wikipedia entry says:
Quote from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_BuzzoBuzz Osborne (born 1964), also known as King Buzzo, (birth name Roger Osborne) is the guitarist/vocalist/songwriter and technically the only remaining founding member of the Melvins. (Drummer Dale Crover is often regarded as a founding member, but he joined after the band was formed, though before they had yet recorded an album.) Buzz Osborne is also a founding member/guitarist for both Fant
For me its...
Melvins
i refer to them as 'the Melvins'
the record before Nude with Boots i title as (A) Senile Animal yet i do not consider (The) Melvins to be the band that recorded it. Get me?
Also it's good to see that im not the only music fan who is really pointlessly obsessed over tiny details like this. It's like when Sonic Youth called themselves The Sonic Youth on 'EVOL' or The Dillinger Escape Plan's records where the band are always titled as such yet on the most recent release they cut out the 'The' from the band name. :x That kind of inconsistant thing pisses me off :x :x :x :P :x
Is it:
A) The Stooges
B) Iggy & The Stooges
C) Iggy & The Fucking Stooges
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/2/27/StoogesRawPower.jpg/200px-StoogesRawPower.jpg)
Quote from: SpaceFarm on November 24, 2008, 06:10:03 AM
Boris does it best because you know what you're going to get.
BORIS = Loud album
boris = Quieter Album
You forgot B0r1s = stupid new live album.
And who could forget...
Misfits or The Misfits or Misfits (With Trademark symbol)?
i could see buzz finding fans' frustration with the band name semantics quite amusing
Quote from: Eye in Triangle on November 24, 2008, 06:55:25 AM
Officially, I think it's Melvins, but unofficially, I think they love to be called Nirvana 2.
:lol:
Quote from: norecess on November 24, 2008, 07:05:03 AM
Quote from: Eye in Triangle on November 24, 2008, 06:55:25 AM
Officially, I think it's Melvins, but unofficially, I think they love to be called Nirvana 2.
This is what his Wikipedia entry says:
Quote from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_BuzzoBuzz Osborne (born 1964), also known as King Buzzo, (birth name Roger Osborne) is the guitarist/vocalist/songwriter and technically the only remaining founding member of the Melvins. (Drummer Dale Crover is often regarded as a founding member, but he joined after the band was formed, though before they had yet recorded an album.) Buzz Osborne is also a founding member/guitarist for both Fant
Quote from: norecess on November 24, 2008, 08:28:45 AM
Is it:
A) The Stooges
B) Iggy & The Stooges
C) Iggy & The Fucking Stooges
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/2/27/StoogesRawPower.jpg/200px-StoogesRawPower.jpg)
The correct answer is C)
Two totally different bands. Like "The Who" and "The Guess Who" or "The Verve" and "The Verve Pipe" or even more confusing, "Nirvana" and "Nirvana".
The Melvins recorded such classics as "The Maggot" and "Gluey Porch Treatments" while Melvins recorded their own classics like "Stoner Witch" and "Ozma". It's easy to see how two bands with the word "Melvins" in their title could get mixed up.
What about Electric Wizard, or The Electric Wizard?
And, if you really want to get confused look at the great American rock and rollers John Cougar, John Cougar Melloncamp and finally, John Melloncamp.
Quote from: Pelican on November 30, 2008, 11:53:02 PM
Two totally different bands. Like "The Who" and "The Guess Who" or "The Verve" and "The Verve Pipe" or even more confusing, "Nirvana" and "Nirvana".
The Melvins recorded such classics as "The Maggot" and "Gluey Porch Treatments" while Melvins recorded their own classics like "Stoner Witch" and "Ozma". It's easy to see how two bands with the word "Melvins" in their title could get mixed up.
What about Electric Wizard, or The Electric Wizard?
And, if you really want to get confused look at the great American rock and rollers John Cougar, John Cougar Melloncamp and finally, John Melloncamp.
Don't forget to throw in John Cougar Concentration Camp!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Cougar_Concentration_Camp
john cougar melloncamp. (def. i refuse to drop the cougar)
prince or wacky symbol?
beyonce....or sasha fierce?
garth brooks or chris gaines?
etc.etc.
melvins and the melvins are interchangeable. no one really gives a shit. king buzzo or roger osborne? roger if you're nasty. obvs.
I'm gonna have to say Melvins, though I refer to them as the Melvins all the time.
Per Slick Rick, they are the Marvins.
this website is called themelvins.net, not melvins.net.
but the band's official site is melvins.com (http://melvins.com)
the plot thickens....
Their Myspace is just Melvins too....
By the way, do you know which single Here Without You is from? I don't think I have that album. It's a sick beat Dale did.
(the) melvins i think should be the winner.
Quote from: Uncle Fester on December 04, 2008, 03:04:58 PM
(the) melvins i think should be the winner.
i agree fully....good job unk
Quote from: nothintothenotice on December 07, 2008, 04:28:07 PM
Quote from: Uncle Fester on December 04, 2008, 03:04:58 PM
(the) melvins i think should be the winner.
i agree fully....good job unk
Quote from: anaconda on December 07, 2008, 05:21:14 PM
Quote from: anaconda on November 23, 2008, 10:09:29 AM
Melvins
or
(the) Melvins like the cover of (A)SA
Quote from: Uncle Fester on December 04, 2008, 03:04:58 PM
(the) melvins i think should be the winner.
Search eBay for Melvins swag.
Put in Melvins, then The Melvins. The results are totally different.
Go to Gigposters.
Melvins and The Melvins both have different entrys.
The correct answer is there are actually two completely separate bands inhabiting the Earth in oposite dimentions.
The only time the two seperate bands have ever co-existed was during the recording of (A)SA, hense the use of (The) Melvins.
Furthermore, if you watch Blade Runner and sync up (A)SA to begin when Decker "retires" Zhora it will be totally clear to you.
I think Buzz couldn't give a flying fuck how the name of his band is spelled.
Quote from: anaconda on December 03, 2008, 09:27:36 PM
but the band's official site is melvins.com (http://melvins.com)
has anyone noticed they changed it?it's even more stupid :lol:
Quote from: norecess on December 09, 2008, 06:42:00 AM
I think Buzz couldn't give a flying fuck how the name of his band is spelled.
im sure as long as he has a place to sleep you can spell anything the way you want