Last weekend I went to the Roadburn festival, and Sunday I went to see Porn, Big Business and the Melvins once more in the Vera, Groningen. The weekend was amazingly good; great people, great vibe, and of course, great bands.
After we had arrived at the camping on Friday we headed over to the 013 venue where Roadburn took place and started with Orange Sunshine, a heavy powerhouse trio from The Hague with Blue Cheer, Stack Waddy and the smell of napalm from the late 60's as their main influences. After their show we went to see the Circle spin off Pharaoh Overlord; simple yet effective, repetitive riffs, without vocals. Very trippy. Porn was up next and played very loud and had a different set list when I saw them a few months ago in London. They also had a cool buble machine (see http://images.vpro.nl/images/34342336). Dale was crushing, and during their set Kurt got introduced by Dale as Bootsy Collins. Big Business slayed. When Dale joined them, Scarlet was dancing on the side of the stage, with headphones to protect her ears, and Maureen and Tim standing behind her. When they wanted to get her away, she was trampling her legs and wanted to stay. She was dancing and having a good time, at one point she waved to the audience and everyone waved back, very cool. See http://images.vpro.nl/images/34342391 for a pic of her. Dale's guitar playing is sometimes a bit too prominent I think, and the guitar was a bit too loud. There was one asshole trying to form a pit, bothering everyone who was trying to enjoy the show, but eventually we made him leave the place up front; what a jerk. The Melvins were cool, but the sound wasn't that good, and Buzz's guitar didn't sound that good, I thought. Still, they were the highlight of the day and everybody seemed quite impressed. Buzz's attitude when he entered the stage was very cool, he looked like he wanted to prove something. The new song is very cool. It's a bit HAT-like, has some references to riffs from Stage and POTRE, and it ends with a cool classic rock riff. They ended with Dwight Frye, and it's a brilliant version with Jared's vocals on it and the double drums. This version would make Alice Cooper more proud than the one on Lysol.
(http://images.vpro.nl/images/34342242+s(560))
The Saturday had an amazing line up as well. I saw the way too loud, and slightly boring, Acid King, The Hidden Hand - who were less bad than I thought they would be - a bit of the 'not-as-good-as-Black Dice' Growing, and also Thrones, Om, Neurosis and Black Cobra. Thrones were amazing! One of the highlights. The set was the same as two weeks ago, but they also played a beautiful, long, heavy and tragic song, maybe it's from Aurane. Om got many complaints that the amps were too loud, but I was busy preparing a joint during the first song. The second song was At Giza, and they performed it amazingly well. The jam at the end of the song reminded me of Sleep. After that I wanted to check out Stinking Lizaveta but it seemed too crowded. I'll check them out in Amsterdam in a few weeks instead. I enjoyed Neurosis, but went to the bar downstairs after an hour. I was tired, drunk, deaf and stoned, and wanted to take a break. I ended up going to Black Cobra half an hour after that, and the band absolutely slayed. Lovely stuff. Two guys, guitar and drums, who play fast and slow, hardcore and sludge. A bit Gluey-era like, very cool.
Sunday I could make a deal with our camping neighbours (http://www.tekhton.com/) from Groningen to take me to the hotel I had booked there, weeha! (Tilburg is in the south, and Groningen up north, +- a 2,5 hour trip.) The Melvins played in a small and nice venue there. Lunica was with me and met Jared in the street of the venue before they had their soundcheck. I was standing up front with Rembrandt and Lunica, and also Galvano/Greven was somewhere behind us, almost like a meeting! I bought a poster that looks like it was made by Scarlet. Pics of that later. The Melvins show ended with Coady and Dale playing Second Coming, and Jared singing the lyrics of Lady In Red. They didn't play Oven that night, but did a bit more jamming than they did at Roadburn.
A friend of mine took a shit load of amazing pictures at Roadburn, and also shot some video clips. He also filmed Scarlet on stage, you can see her really good on that one. The quality of all this is very good. He'll burn a friend of mine a CD-R some time and so I'll get it eventually as well, hopefully soon. One of the Galvano guys taped the Vera show.
This Sunday the Groningen show is also on a regional tv channel in Groningen, including an interview. I hope it will be available on the website as well, or otherwise I'll try to find someone to tape it.
Some photo's from 3voor12:
http://3voor12.vpro.nl/artikelen/artikel/34343900
http://3voor12.vpro.nl/artikelen/artikel/34343970
Well done Cessy. good review.
Superb review, Cess! :D
I'll vouch for that! :D
Quote from: norecess on April 23, 2007, 02:54:18 PMThrones were amazing! One of the highlights. The set was the same as two weeks ago, but they also played a beautiful, long, heavy and tragic song, maybe it's from Aurane.
I think the song they played was Mercuric, but don't quote me on that.
http://www.roadburn.com/frames.html
QuoteTalk about the on demand webcasts. We have been recording the entire festival for Vpro 3voor12, and in the next few weeks, these recordings will be mixed and mastered. We'll keep you posted about when the webcasts will be up and running.
Melvins Big Business - Oven & new song @ Roadburn 2007
http://youtube.com/watch?v=OGf1v88awuM (http://youtube.com/watch?v=OGf1v88awuM)
Some more Melvins @ Roadburn
http://youtube.com/watch?v=Far36BGorKo (http://youtube.com/watch?v=Far36BGorKo)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=URVk1mmHNmc (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=URVk1mmHNmc)
Big business with Dale, and Scarlet dancing
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lEvh9EYrR6I (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lEvh9EYrR6I)
Youre a Heartbreaker!
Moss looks like he is ready to kick someone's ass! Scarlett is getting big!
Quote from: Lunica on April 24, 2007, 04:57:18 PM
Melvins Big Business - Oven & new song @ Roadburn 2007
http://youtube.com/watch?v=OGf1v88awuM (http://youtube.com/watch?v=OGf1v88awuM)
Some more Melvins @ Roadburn
http://youtube.com/watch?v=Far36BGorKo (http://youtube.com/watch?v=Far36BGorKo)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=URVk1mmHNmc (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=URVk1mmHNmc)
Big business with Dale, and Scarlet dancing
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lEvh9EYrR6I (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lEvh9EYrR6I)
you pretty much rule for this.
Quote from: glen on April 25, 2007, 09:30:28 AM
Quote from: Lunica on April 24, 2007, 04:57:18 PM
Melvins Big Business - Oven & new song @ Roadburn 2007
http://youtube.com/watch?v=OGf1v88awuM (http://youtube.com/watch?v=OGf1v88awuM)
Some more Melvins @ Roadburn
http://youtube.com/watch?v=Far36BGorKo (http://youtube.com/watch?v=Far36BGorKo)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=URVk1mmHNmc (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=URVk1mmHNmc)
Big business with Dale, and Scarlet dancing
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lEvh9EYrR6I (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lEvh9EYrR6I)
you pretty much rule for this.
Ohhhhhhhhhhh yeah.
I know Scarlett and Tim Moss.
I think the poster you got that looks like a little kid made it was done by Dale Flattum's (Steel Pole Bathtub) son Eli, because...Eli is a kid and I heard his dad paid him 10 bucks to draw it.
I know.
Whoever draw it, he or she is talented and knows how to make an original poster.
Post a picture of it if you can, I haven't seen this poster yet.
Quote from: anaconda on April 25, 2007, 04:27:22 PM
Post a picture of it if you can, I haven't seen this poster yet.
Yeah, i'd like to see it too.
(http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q90/idlehanz/80289.jpg)
don't tell me idle, you bought the gilt edged 6 color silkscreen version of it.. :lol: love ya pal
Quote from: anaconda on April 25, 2007, 11:22:38 PM
don't tell me idle, you bought the gilt edged 6 color silkscreen version of it.. :lol: love ya pal
ooooohhhh you rat!
No, haven't got that one :)
Its a great poster. We spotted it from the window at the Vera, and it was the only one that really stood out!
Quote from: mopafeena on April 25, 2007, 10:19:28 PM
Quote from: anaconda on April 25, 2007, 04:27:22 PM
Post a picture of it if you can, I haven't seen this poster yet.
Yeah, i'd like to see it too.
(http://farm1.static.flickr.com/169/473264342_e636b2c957_o.jpg)
I bet its made by dales daughter. If not, dale or buzz will leave the melvins to start a solo drawing carreer.
It's been established that former SteelpoleBathtub member Dale Flattum's son Eli did the drawing.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Far36BGorKo
Let It All Be.
Quote from: anaconda on April 26, 2007, 11:06:32 AM
It's been established that former SteelpoleBathtub member Dale Flattum's son Eli did the drawing.
Dale did it and then made his son sign it. :x :x :x :x :x :x
Porn - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fn1RT4Q3cm0 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fn1RT4Q3cm0)
Big Business & Dale - Grounds for divorce (don't know if this is already posted, i think it is) - http://youtube.com/watch?v=YbA_31H8Gsg (http://youtube.com/watch?v=YbA_31H8Gsg)
Another 4th of July.. ruined.. (http://youtube.com/watch?v=yZoQMoP-WHo)
ok, i'm confused... there are two tunes on the VPRO stream after "Oven" and before "Set Me Straight" that are new (to me)... are they both covers? it says on YouTube that the first is a new original called "Suicide in Progress", but sounds more like some 70s boogie rock tune. the second sounds more like an original, but not sure. thanks.
that VPRO site is killer... thanks to whoever posted it -- tons of stuff there to listen to. if i get a chance i'll record and mp3 some of them and post here.
Straight after Set Me Straight they play a Cream cover, Deserted Cities of the Heart (DCH).
Not sure if posted yet but heres a link to a few songs plus an interview with Buzz at the Vera show
mms://wm1.gemgron.jet-stream.nl/oogtv/popeye_29_04_07_628k.wmv (open link in Media Player)
Melvins bit is about half way in the clip.
Hahaha! Thanks Fletch! I can see us in the crowd. Well, not me, cause I'm too short. But Maarten is headbanging all over the place :)
Ha yeh! Damn that tall ass hippie for stealing our spotlight!
We'll get a revenge next time! I bought platform shoes, 40 centimeters tall. Actually, they're platform clogs. So now I'm finally gonna be the taller one. Mohaha.
..I just hope I wont fall down and break like Humpty Dumpty.
I'm completely innocent. I did not block Fletcher's and Luni's view at all, only for those who stood behind me.
You didn't block our view, you blocked the cameras view of us!
Pictures from the Vera website: http://www.vera-groningen.nl/fotoos/melvins_bigbusiness_porn_2007/index.html
Quote from: Idlehanz on April 23, 2007, 11:15:06 PM
Well done Cessy. good review.
wow. I remembered my old forum password, so lets get into this incest group orgy.
maarten, your review is written very well, but.......
the content sucks.
Melvins just were crap. sorry to say it, but these new songs suck cock and that double drumming is useless. besides this big bussiness guy has good vox andBB are a very good band, but I rather hear Buzz singing and Dale drumming.
it seems that with the 2 drummers, Dale is forced to a sort of 'tightness' that is not t h a t special anymore. it always been his STYLE of drumming that rules so much and with this line up (or maybe these songs?) the style is gone.
Maarten mentioned the sound. well that was just a joke. You could see the guys pounding their instruments but than you hear some weak ass 10dB crash sound and a toyguitar noise. no I'm sorry to be so negative in my 1st post after 3 years (I'm guessing) being back on this forum, but I think the Melvins should quit all this collaborations and play for themselves... but hey, we all like the Melvins so much because they do what they want to do, so fuck me...
because there's talking about a groningen/Vera show...
wow... when I saw the Melvins there some years ago (they were with 4 people line up), now that was a lifechanging experience...
=; to: Maarten, Ingrid, Fletcher :toke: :cheers:
Welcome back, Pieter! I hope you appreciate the incest een beetje more this time around.
:cheers: :toke: :cheers: :toke: :cheers: :toke:
Ha Pit, good to have you here. And I'm going to respond a bit to your post anyway. I don't doubt the show you saw at the Vera was more crushing and powerful back then, but I try to experience the Melvins in their current context and development, rather then going back to the good ol' days where they were cranking out Eggnog and all that stuff. The new album is still amazing, but I have to switch my mind a little to fully enjoy the experience, although the tightness and rocking quality of those songs are stuck in my brain since I saw them playing in the Scala last year in London. Not even to mention the Lustmord experience. But yeah, anyway, I'm enjoying the dope and some cheap AH witbier as I should on a Saturday night, and I'll see you tomorrow.
Quote from: norecess on May 26, 2007, 04:16:22 PM
Ha Pit, good to have you here. And I'm going to respond a bit to your post anyway. I don't doubt the show you saw at the Vera was more crushing and powerful back then, but I try to experience the Melvins in their current context and development, rather then going back to the good ol' days where they were cranking out Eggnog and all that stuff. The new album is still amazing, but I have to switch my mind a little to fully enjoy the experience, although the tightness and rocking quality of those songs are stuck in my brain since I saw them playing in the Scala last year in London. Not even to mention the Lustmord experience. But yeah, anyway, I'm enjoying the dope and some cheap AH witbier as I should on a Saturday night, and I'll see you tomorrow.
Heyehey!!!
that's some fast replies!!!
well, I wasn't trying to compare anything to the Vera show from some years back, but I just referred to that place because the Vera got mentioned somewhere in this topic...
just wanted to make a different opinion about the show/recent stuff... but I also said: "we all like the Melvins so much because they do what they want to do, so fuck me..."
HEy, see you tomorrow, looking forward to it!!!!