I don't know if anyone has posted this yet or read it, but....
http://www.philadelphiaweekly.com/view.php?id=13167
That rules.
That needs archived in the new melvins.net wiki immediately. One of the best interviews with Buzz I've read.
Some nice ranting there.
Isnt he little crumpy? :o
Excellent.
Yummie.
wow! buzz is feelin' it these days!
I can't think of too many bands who are putting out music 20 years after their formation that stands up to their first few albums.
But as far as I can tell the Melvins are as good, if not better than ever. Keep on rockin Buzz and Dale!
damn. I guess buzz has decided to start filling in the blanks instead of saying, for example: "he is no longer in the band, my choice.... you fill in the blanks." etc.
the irratation of the same questions over and over and over and over finally got to him. but I like the way the interviewer presented his questions. not as a question, but as a statement. he just lays a topic on the table and lets buzz say whatever he wants.
..or maybe they DID ask questions, and this is why buzz seems irratated.
Buzz irritation is more than justified. It's his band, why shouldn't he be able to do whatever he wants with it?
http://www.themelvins.net/wiki/index.php?title=The_Bible_of_Buzz
I find myself having the same thoughts aswell, glen.
But when it comes down to it buzz could be making dick and fart jokes all the time and I'd still love the melvins.
Quote from: glen on October 11, 2006, 01:20:52 PM
Quote from: peopleperson on October 11, 2006, 11:02:20 AM
Buzz irritation is more than justified. It's his band, why shouldn't he be able to do whatever he wants with it?
I guess I don't get that people. you are correct, it IS his band (and dale's). therefore he is entirely entitled to make any decisions he would like. but why does that justify irratation? has someone told him "you can't fire rutmanis" or "you can't hire big business"? not that I am aware of. people might express their opinion that they wish kevin was still in the band, but who told him he has no right to fire kevin? (for example)
I guess the only thing that justifies his irratation is the fact that he might be sick of hearing the same questions over and over. but that is the same with any band, isn't it? you think no one asks dave grohl about cobain? or no one asks mudhoney about 'seattle grunge'? kinda comes with the territory of being a professional musician on a global scale. I see why that would become irratating, but justifyably? I don't know...
but speaking on a personal level... I really don't care. it doesn't bother me at all that buzz seems irratated in this interview. actually I find it very entertaining and amusing.
random thoughts. by glenjamin g. whatshisface
Well said and I agree. Yeah, you're just gonna have to deal with certain questions if you're in that kind of position. I guess my main point was that his apparant frustration is no surprise. I was personally very bummed when Kevin wasn't in the band anymore (him being one of my favorite bass players of all time, and being an enourmous Cows fan), but I still buy every Melvins record as soon as I can get my hands on it. As long as Buzz continues to top off my turntable with amazing rock, I don't care about anything else.
word up people. I felt the same way about kevin. I hated to see him go. but as I've said and many other people around here, I put my trust in buzz. he hasn't let me down yet. if he feels a change is in the best interest of the future of MELVINS, than so be it.
besides, I think he made a solid choice in replacements. if you're going to add bass and drums jared and coady are the obvious answer. they already got their own chemistry to bring to the table.
Yes. I raise my chalce.
As much as I don't like certain Melvins LP's especially up against others, look at the fucking track record. So much music out there is so awful. If there's a 'Most unstale 20 year old band in the history of the world', it would be them.
i was very sad to see kevin go also...but.....now..............
i enjoyed kevin's stage presence a lot, but honestly i never really thought of him as a real person. haha! maybe this is funny to say. he was so fucking bizarre that i hardly considered him human. i did like that aspect of him, but after seeing the melvins last night as this coherent unit of musicians each with their own personality and liveliness, i was really pleased. i saw a short clip of the melvins playing in kevin-era today, and it just seemed that something was missing. seeing dale play by himself was depressing in an odd way. it was like he was lonely back there. it was like buzz and dale alone on a stage with some space alien gyrating away in the other corner. as i've already said, in the past i found that dynamic incredibly pleasing, as i enjoy alternate and extreme presentations of reality and perceptive experience, but the new line-up feels very real and grounded and .."full". i am a fan.
OF THE MELVINS! i'm so happy about that.
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Excellent interview, I didn't find Buzz irritated at all but completely honest in every aspect and I like that.
Quote from: Stonergrunge on October 11, 2006, 11:42:40 PM
Excellent interview, I didn't find Buzz irritated at all but completely honest in every aspect and I like that.
He's not honest about his favorite hair products.
Quote from: Vcavallo on October 11, 2006, 09:59:51 PM
i was very sad to see kevin go also...but.....now..............
i enjoyed kevin's stage presence a lot, but honestly i never really thought of him as a real person. haha! maybe this is funny to say. he was so fucking bizarre that i hardly considered him human. i did like that aspect of him, but after seeing the melvins last night as this coherent unit of musicians each with their own personality and liveliness, i was really pleased. i saw a short clip of the melvins playing in kevin-era today, and it just seemed that something was missing. seeing dale play by himself was depressing in an odd way. it was like he was lonely back there. it was like buzz and dale alone on a stage with some space alien gyrating away in the other corner. as i've already said, in the past i found that dynamic incredibly pleasing, as i enjoy alternate and extreme presentations of reality and perceptive experience, but the new line-up feels very real and grounded and .."full". i am a fan.
OF THE MELVINS! i'm so happy about that.
I can't agree more about Kevin's bizarre nature. That's a huge part of why the dude is so great. The Cows are the only band I've ever seen that I was actually afraid to make eye contact with while they were playing. Their stage schtick was so convincing, and besides, they'd make spectacles of anyone in the audience that they could.
Fuck it man. He should just join the Heroine Sheiks. End of story.
I think the only person in the Heroine Sheiks is Shannon at the moment, and he's moved back to Minneapolis. I definitely read that somewhere.
And yes, Kevin was like a space alien. That's what we loved about him surely? That and his bass sounding like an angry elephant stamping on Buzz and Dale on HAT.
Quote from: FART LIPS on October 11, 2006, 10:03:30 PM
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You crack my shit up. I hereby dub you "Cousin Farty."
a designation i will wear proudly! thanks!