C'mon
That's what I've been wondering. We'll have to wait for Jules to get there to get a review? :(
Hey there been a while! I went to the fremantle show last Friday. Think it was the first show of the tour ( no helmet).
I was expecting a trio but we were given the full mel/biz lineup. I've only seen melvins once before which was a few yrs back at a festival, where they played a fairly short and upbeat set. This was nothing like my prior experience.
They played what felt like a pretty big set and covered a lot of ground. My memory doesn't serve me very well as I was sick as a dog and hopped up on antibiotics n beer but standouts in no particular order were hag me, youth of america, your blessened, let it all be and pretty much the first half of lysol to name a few. They also played quite a few of the newer ones from the mel/bb era and even a melvins lite song. Only a couple of songs I didn't recognize. Not sure if they were from sausage or cabrones as I don't own em yet.
All in all was a great gig given I was alone, had to drive 50 mins each way, crook n sweating profusely. I wasn't even moving wtf. Who cares got to see my fav band! Was well over an hour an half of intense noise. Buzz was in his usual regalia, Coady was in what looked like a collared soccer shirt. Dale stubby shorts n a grey nylon lookin batman singlet? and jarod button up shirt, scarf n pretty sure a Sikh headpiece lol.
They didn't stop playing the whole time. Every song pretty much led into the next and they didn't really give themselves a break til slowing down on let it all be. The drums never stopped once!! Also none of them uttered a word.. Buzz just up n left somewhere in the second last or last track ( I didn't see any bottles thrown) and never returned. Last time I saw em they finished by crooning some a capella song with their hands on their hearts, none of that this time. Dale looked totally ravaged on exit, frail like. Outstanding.
The end.
Thanks from the USA for the review!
No problemo. If there's anyone who was there, who remembers, should post a set list ( I didn't see any other green/ yellow snivlem shirts). Really was a good one. Decent turn out given I didn't know anyone in Perth would even know them.
http://youtu.be/OdvQgIWP26I (http://youtu.be/OdvQgIWP26I)
Came in here looking for a set list. I was at the Brisbane show two nights ago. Opened with Hag Me, which was huge. There was some punky cover early on that I didn't recognize. They played a couple of songs off The Bulls And The Bees which I am not all that familiar with, but that was a pleasant surprise. One track from Tres Cabrones that I recognized. The Water Glass was towards the end of the set, that went down a treat - they opened with that last time I saw them at some awful festival, really freaked out all the departing Rob Zombie fans. Nothing from (A) Senile Animal or Nude With Boots at all. Hung Bunny was last, then Buzz split and Jared, Coady and Dale jammed for about 15 mins with a bunch of psychedelic lights going off. Great show, although the sound was pretty muddy, which is typical for the Hi-Fi.
Are we really wondering how the reviews are? I`ve never seen a bad review of Melvins and that`s cause they are gods amongst mortal.
Quote from: Oscar on December 09, 2013, 09:55:20 PM
http://youtu.be/OdvQgIWP26I (http://youtu.be/OdvQgIWP26I)
Melvins at the back room of The Great Northern Hotel, Byron Bay... unbelievable!
Quote from: GrimReaper on December 09, 2013, 03:56:37 AM
That's what I've been wondering. We'll have to wait for Jules to get there to get a review? :(
I'll find an internet cafe after breakfast tomorrow and spill the beans.....
Quote from: jules on December 10, 2013, 06:00:15 PM
Quote from: GrimReaper on December 09, 2013, 03:56:37 AM
That's what I've been wondering. We'll have to wait for Jules to get there to get a review? :(
I'll find an internet cafe after breakfast tomorrow and spill the beans.....
Are you in Australia?
Quote from: Schnabster on December 11, 2013, 04:51:27 AM
Quote from: jules on December 10, 2013, 06:00:15 PM
Quote from: GrimReaper on December 09, 2013, 03:56:37 AM
That's what I've been wondering. We'll have to wait for Jules to get there to get a review? :(
I'll find an internet cafe after breakfast tomorrow and spill the beans.....
Are you in Australia?
jules is everywhere
I can't wait to read Juleses revie.
reviews held hostage until big biz tour.
Hoping a video of "City Dump" surfaces soon
Has anyone posted a list of what merch is for sale on this tour?
Quote from: rimb on December 15, 2013, 10:45:38 PM
Has anyone posted a list of what merch is for sale on this tour?
Melvins/Helmet tour-only split $30
Australia Tour shirt $45
Australia Tour hoodie $80
Spider shirt $40
Australia Tour poster $30
Photos in a couple of days if/when I get home.
Quote from: jules on December 16, 2013, 01:55:35 AM
Quote from: rimb on December 15, 2013, 10:45:38 PM
Has anyone posted a list of what merch is for sale on this tour?
Melvins/Helmet tour-only split $30
Australia Tour shirt $45
Australia Tour hoodie $80
Spider shirt $40
Australia Tour poster $30
Photos in a couple of days if/when I get home.
Thanks. Good to know in advance of tonight's Melbourne show.
think ill have to pass on the merch tonight.
not exactly broke...but pretty fucked nonetheless dammit.
I write review soon. Recorded Lysol. Hard to keep my shit together when they played that. Been waiting more than a few years to hear it live.
Melvin's immune to age
how awesome was that melvins/helmet poster. had the lateralus vibe going on...
the sound seemed more than a bit loud (get off my lawn!) and muddy/messy as fuck to me.
some songs at times were completely undecipherable. i wish i enjoyed it as much as past melvins gigs...sadly i didnt...
i only had 2 beers...this could have been a factor...
Hag Me is a great opener
Your Blessend sounded amazing especially with two drummers
Great to see YOA back in the set as it brings so much energy to the show
The Hung Bunny > Roman Dog Bird closer was incredible.
A shame that Buzz said nothing and gave no acknowledgement to the crowd whatsoever. First time I've seen that at a Melvins show.
Also a shame that they sold out of the tour 7-inches in Adelaide and that there was no show specific poster for Melbourne.
Anyway, a fantastic show overall and definitely the best of the shows I've seen with the BB guys over the years.
Would be great to see a review of the Hobart show. Saw Mudhoney play down there a couple of years ago. Great show in a small venue. Crowd really into it.
http://pictureofthewind.wordpress.com/tag/melvins/ (http://pictureofthewind.wordpress.com/tag/melvins/)
From the Meredith Music festival in Victoria:
QuoteThis year's festival opened on a dreary Friday the 13th which had plenty of wind and rain (but thankfully no chainsaw-wielding psychopaths). The bleak weather was soon forgotten, though, as the bands came out to play. American psychedelic crew Deerhunter were the first big international act to hit the stage. Their ambient first song was rudely interrupted by a "big -ss f-cking poisonous spider" whose on-stage presence caused a comical reaction from lead singer Bradford Cox, but when they got going again the crowd was treated to a delightfully mellow set. All that residual serenity was soon shattered by Melvins, whose thrashing and screaming was not very Meredith-appropriate and proved too much for this reviewer. They sounded much better from the tent ...
http://dailyreview.crikey.com.au/a-weekend-with-aunty-meredith-live-review/ (http://dailyreview.crikey.com.au/a-weekend-with-aunty-meredith-live-review/)
I did think they were a weird choice for Meredith, I think The Mark of Cain played there last year too.
Quote from: rimb on December 17, 2013, 02:15:10 PM
Hag Me is a great opener
Your Blessend sounded amazing especially with two drummers
Great to see YOA back in the set as it brings so much energy to the show
The Hung Bunny > Roman Dog Bird closer was incredible.
A shame that Buzz said nothing and gave no acknowledgement to the crowd whatsoever. First time I've seen that at a Melvins show.
Also a shame that they sold out of the tour 7-inches in Adelaide and that there was no show specific poster for Melbourne.
Anyway, a fantastic show overall and definitely the best of the shows I've seen with the BB guys over the years.
Melvins in Melbourne 17/12/13 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_5OjSsBl88M#)
^^ So God Dam Good!!
Melvins & Helmet live pics from The Gov, Adelaide:
QuoteOn a warm summer evening, The Gov played host to Melvins and Helmet in what has to be the loudest gig I have ever attended. Check out these photos by Kerrie Geier while your ears stop ringing.
http://www.theaureview.com/photos/melvins-helmet-the-gov-adelaide-16-12-13 (http://www.theaureview.com/photos/melvins-helmet-the-gov-adelaide-16-12-13)
Adelaide review from Rip It Up:
http://www.ripitup.com.au/music/article/melvins-helmet-at-the-governor-hindmarsh (http://www.ripitup.com.au/music/article/melvins-helmet-at-the-governor-hindmarsh)
Melvins Outro at The Gov 16/12/13 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=44A9wWwH84w#ws)
http://youtu.be/JfUwhq-gP7I (http://youtu.be/JfUwhq-gP7I)
GREAT performance! :D
But cutting out the drum duel and the ending from Evil New War God?! :x ...