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Title: Specimen, Dallas, Jacksonville
Post by: cellphone on November 19, 2004, 05:28:16 PM
I know Dallas and Jacksonville are pretty much the same thing in spirit, but is  Specimen sort of the source of these two?  Kind of sounds like it.
Title: Specimen, Dallas, Jacksonville
Post by: blacksanta on November 24, 2004, 06:27:36 PM
You might be right about this, they are similar in terms of the overall tempo and feel. I think with Dallas and Jacksonville they tried to take out any variety within the tune to serve their purpose of revenge. Specimen is one of my all time favorites, especially REALLY FUCKING LOUD on a good stereo. Even Specimen feels more like a jam than a well-honed piece.
Title: Specimen, Dallas, Jacksonville
Post by: alnis on November 24, 2004, 11:19:20 PM
Specimen's one of my favourites too....I wish they still played it live.

Alnis
Title: Specimen, Dallas, Jacksonville
Post by: anaconda on November 24, 2004, 11:30:01 PM
it's always sounded like an improvised jam that clicked,
maybe they dont remember how they played it..so it doesnt
ever get put in the set. haa
Title: Re: Specimen, Dallas, Jacksonville
Post by: (the) Razor on May 15, 2014, 04:11:30 AM
Melvins aficionado's - what period was this fine song recorded in?

Who's on Bass?
Title: Re: Specimen, Dallas, Jacksonville
Post by: jules on May 15, 2014, 06:00:32 AM
Quote from: (the) Razor on May 15, 2014, 04:11:30 AM
what period was this fine song recorded in?

"Recorded for Stag at the last minute"  (from the notes on the 1-12 CD)
Title: Re: Specimen, Dallas, Jacksonville
Post by: (the) Razor on May 15, 2014, 06:13:13 AM
Cheers,

Wonder why it didn't make the cut. Only reason I could think of is a noticeable sound quality difference between it and the rest of the Stag songs. Wonder if Buzz ever talked about it in interviews.
Title: Re: Specimen, Dallas, Jacksonville
Post by: jules on May 15, 2014, 06:18:10 AM
Quote from: (the) Razor on May 15, 2014, 06:13:13 AM
Cheers,

Wonder why it didn't make the cut. Only reason I could think of is a noticeable sound quality difference between it and the rest of the Stag songs. Wonder if Buzz ever talked about it in interviews.
I assume it was played live frequently between Stoner Witch and Stag as it appears on Tora Tora Tora, too.

*edit*  If you look at the Tour Archive, it looks like they were playing it during the June/July 1995 tour (with White Zombie and Babes In Toyland)
Title: Re: Specimen, Dallas, Jacksonville
Post by: (the) Razor on May 15, 2014, 07:44:57 AM
I'd love to be able to remind Buzz that this song still exists! I actually think it's one of Melvins' finest. Would be even more so now with Coady.
Title: Re: Specimen, Dallas, Jacksonville
Post by: jules on May 15, 2014, 06:20:21 PM
Quote from: (the) Razor on May 15, 2014, 07:44:57 AM
I'd love to be able to remind Buzz that this song still exists! I actually think it's one of Melvins' finest. Would be even more so now with Coady.
Would be a great one to finish with.
Title: Re: Specimen, Dallas, Jacksonville
Post by: Satchel Paige on May 15, 2014, 10:37:52 PM
i dont know if this is what you were getting at...
but jared on bass
dale/coady on drums
=specimen

, fine with me
Title: Re: Specimen, Dallas, Jacksonville
Post by: heartandsorry on May 16, 2014, 06:55:13 AM
One of the best "unrecorded" (well, for an album) tracks from that era for sure!!!!

Another absolute fave being the inaccurately titled "NOISE" from the barbaraal 7".
Title: Re: Specimen, Dallas, Jacksonville
Post by: jules on May 16, 2014, 07:42:19 AM
Quote from: heartandsorry on May 16, 2014, 06:55:13 AM
One of the best "unrecorded" (well, for an album) tracks from that era for sure!!!!

Another absolute fave being the inaccurately titled "NOISE" from the barbaraal 7".
You got that right!

(spoken in the same voice as the old guy talking to the cop, sweeping snow off his his driveway in Fargo)
Title: Re: Specimen, Dallas, Jacksonville
Post by: (the) Razor on May 16, 2014, 07:44:03 AM
Does the cop in question bear any resemblance to that poor Fedex guy that was stranded on that pacific island?
Title: Re: Specimen, Dallas, Jacksonville
Post by: jules on May 16, 2014, 07:46:37 AM
Quote from: (the) Razor on May 16, 2014, 07:44:03 AM
Does the cop in question bear any resemblance to that poor Fedex guy that was stranded on that pacific island?
Fargo - You got that right" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x-XEHwUBubk#ws)
Title: Re: Specimen, Dallas, Jacksonville
Post by: (the) Razor on May 16, 2014, 07:53:38 AM
Classic.  :lol:

Although I'm growing to like the TV show quite a bit. It was great to see Carl Showalter's red ice scraper again!
Title: Re: Specimen, Dallas, Jacksonville
Post by: jules on May 16, 2014, 08:00:24 AM
Quote from: (the) Razor on May 16, 2014, 07:53:38 AM
Classic.  :lol:

Although I'm growing to like the TV show quite a bit. It was great to see Carl Showalter's red ice scraper again!
:lol:  Haven't seen it yet.

While we're on the subject of the Barbaraal single, does anyone here have both copies of the Barbaraal 2 comic that came with it? Two were produced, one in Dutch and one in English.
Title: Re: Specimen, Dallas, Jacksonville
Post by: meezer on May 16, 2014, 09:12:41 AM
I would love to hear Razor and Minnesotan bartender guy have a conversation. Two greatest accents. Ever!  8)
Title: Re: Specimen, Dallas, Jacksonville
Post by: buddy holiday on May 16, 2014, 09:14:22 AM
Quote from: jules on May 16, 2014, 08:00:24 AM
While we're on the subject of the Barbaraal single, does anyone here have both copies of the Barbaraal 2 comic that came with it? Two were produced, one in Dutch and one in English.
i have the english version. radster from next door might have a dutch version?