WOW! :D
definitely their rawest and heaviest work to date IMO
Vile Vermillion Vacancy will be kicking my ass for weeks!
Been listening to it the last couple days. It really is worth checking it out. Personally, it really makes me wonder how massive Gluey and Ozma would have sounded had they been recorded properly.
Quote from: the bloat on October 29, 2007, 04:47:13 PM
Personally, it really makes me wonder how massive Gluey and Ozma would have sounded had they been recorded properly.
Add Bullhead to the list! :P
Haha, here we go again!
Quote from: Dudbean on October 29, 2007, 06:39:38 PM
Quote from: the bloat on October 29, 2007, 04:47:13 PM
Been listening to it the last couple days. It really is worth checking it out. Personally, it really makes me wonder how massive Gluey and Ozma would have sounded had they been recorded properly.
?!?!?!?
I feel stupid for not having noticed that when I replied. Of course I know the stories of the weird Ozma production and how Bullhead could have sounded thicker, but I have never, ever, had problems with Gluey's production.
About Gluey, somehow I prefer to listen this album over headphones and crank it out loud, over through speakers.
Anyway, yes, Making Love demos fucking kick ass. I love Buzz's vocals. Great release.
Thinking of buying this. Is the quality better than 26 Songs (the better sounding ones off that album)?
Quote from: SpaceFarm on October 30, 2007, 06:32:07 AM
Thinking of buying this. Is the quality better than 26 Songs (the better sounding ones off that album)?
It was recorded in Dale's bedroom but the quality is definitely not lacking in my opinion.
Check out http://myspace.com/bifocalmedia to hear Dime Lined Divide.
Thanks for the link, it sounds great.
Creepy Smell on Making love is even better than on Ozma, if it was not for the shitty quality. Damn the Melvins for not releasing a new version of Ozma.
I think this is my favorite CD right now. I have been listening to it non-stop. This might crack my 10 ten overall Melvins releases. I think the sound quality is the most endearing factor and it proves to be yet another unique release in the Melvins dense catalog. It's garage rock on steroids.
whats the book like?
Quote from: martyr on November 20, 2007, 06:27:17 AM
whats the book like?
I think it's awesome. The Melvins tour diary is great. There are some really funny comics in the book for example about Black Flag, Grunge and 80s hardcore mascots (damn funny). If you haven't checked it out yet you should definitely do it. It's worth every dollar.
I also really like the cd. Goood stuff.
just when you thought you could solidly say you heard every song ever was written and recorded by MELVINS.
this thing is GRITTY. takes me back to the days of yore.
go buy it.
I now think there was a fuckup in the production of the whole thing. The pitch of every song seems to have been increased by a semitone.
Compare these recordings to the ones that ended up on Ozma. Every single song up by a semitone.
maybe they did it to mask the hiss and pops from the original 20+ yr old source cassette?
also, sometimes old cassettes have that slightly sped-up thing going on.
Does anyone have a copy of the 'making love' kiss cover that was done during this session that doesn't appear on the cd?
Melvins version:
http://thesickos.free.fr/making_love.mp3
KISS version:
http://thesickos.free.fr/KISS-Makin_Love.mp3
I really like the way his voice cracks on We Got Worries Here.
thanks
just picked this up at the Seattle show. the CD is fucking great. the book is hilarious. the shit he says about Greg Ginn, hahaha.
to anyone that doesn't have this. GET IT. definitely a must have. thank you Walsby for sharing this with the world.
get it? fuck you man. dont tell me what to buy.
Turnacus here, gonna give an instant, raw review. A blogcast without the blogging.
I'm gonna open up the package and put the cd in my computer. Alright this is something neat. I like it. Actually this is really good, I did not expect to be pleased, but what can I say I am. Ok, now I'm gonna press play and listen to the cd. Ok, the sound quality sucks man-cunt. But, what can I say, it's interesting to hear evolving Melvins's tunes. Buzz's voice sounds higher pitched, in fact, it sounds like Jared Warrens. This is probably because Jared and Buzz are half-brothers/father-son/nephew-uncle.
But yeah, I plan on reading the comic book too. Well played Walsby.
Quote from: turnacus on January 05, 2009, 02:22:01 PM
Actually this is really good, I did not expect to be pleased, but what can I say I am.
Obscure demo recordings of awesomely Melvins songs NEVER let me down :)
The vox on vile vermillion vacancy remind me of Tweak Bird at first.
Quote from: Andy Wood on December 14, 2007, 03:35:52 PM
I now think there was a fuckup in the production of the whole thing. The pitch of every song seems to have been increased by a semitone.
Compare these recordings to the ones that ended up on Ozma. Every single song up by a semitone.
Probably due to the machine it was recorded on. I'm having the same type of issues trying to digitize some old cassettes... the tape decks from back-in-the-day got wacky, with one machine playing at a different speed from the next... even the same models, one machine could be drastically different from the next... FWIW
I'm listening to this right now and I haven't listened in awhile but it's still even more awesome than last time I heard it... they should have used the unreleased songs from this session instead of those more mediocre tracks from Ozma like Cranky Messiah and Agonizer... Dime-Lined Divide and Excess Pool are WAY cooler. Even the original version of "Vile Vermillion Vacancy" rocks hard. LOVE THIS. Their songwriting was awesome during this period.
Agonizer mediocre? pffft...
GPT/ Ozma was the first Melvins I heard and the way that opening riff in Agonizer unfolds is one of the things that got me hooked.
Hell Yeah, Agonizer is right up there ... with the best! Sheeesh!
Agonizer and dead dressed have some crazy time signatures. And that's
Quotewhy I love these guys.
In an unsent letter to Dale, Kurt mentions V.V.V. It's in the Journals book.
Also at the beginning of one of the many different versions of Outcestide I that I have, you can hear the very end of M.L. demo version of Revulsion playing (its mainly a little feedback and a bend of a guitar string) just before If You Must begins.
I wonder where ever it was booted from, if they had both melvins and nirvana on the same cassette tape?
i really need to get this!
Quote from: perzo))) on March 22, 2012, 03:00:57 PM
i really need to get this!
Yes you do. These are some of my favorites.
Quote from: turnacus on January 05, 2009, 02:22:01 PM
This is probably because Jared and Buzz are half-brothers/father-son/nephew-uncle.
So.... this was a joke, right?
Buzz babysat a young Jared.
Quote from: anaconda on October 06, 2013, 12:36:39 PM
Buzz babysat a young Jared.
Buzz babysitting any child is worrisome.
Anyone know the story behind the cover, like who's the big eared fella, what's the good cracker all about, and so forth??
This song has been sloshing around in my head lately.
https://youtu.be/DhI4vpQzfQI
You're telling me that's not Andy Griffith? He's a native to Walsby's general area and has a notorious reputation as a prick in real life.
Quote from: meezer on September 15, 2016, 10:56:33 PM
Andy Griffith...... has a notorious reputation as a prick in real life.
Well, that answers my next question concerning the identity of this masked law-rider.
(http://i1048.photobucket.com/albums/s377/ryanswen/http___i.imgur.com_RXCly87.jpg) (http://s1048.photobucket.com/user/ryanswen/media/http___i.imgur.com_RXCly87.jpg.html)
:lol:
I love the hell out of this CD. I'd really like to get Manchild 4/pick your battles now. I know it's on iTunes but I'd prefer a physical copy.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDyvP2MxQEo
^^^oh wow
It all makes sense now, Anyway these Demos are a Treat, much like a salty Ritz Cracker.
I was watching 'Psycho' today and noticed 2 song titles were said in the dialog of the movie.
1st is when Arbogast meets Norman. Norman mentions that he washes the sheets every week whether they're clean or dirty. He said damp sheets give off a 'creepy smell'..
2nd is when Lila and Sam visit the Sheriff. The Sheriff makes a phone call and states 'we got problems here'..
Pretty obscure but I wouldn't be surprised if Buzz was inspired by a viewing of Psycho when naming the songs.
Quote from: homeless_dad on July 05, 2025, 08:58:56 PMI was watching 'Psycho' today and noticed 2 song titles were said in the dialog of the movie.
1st is when Arbogast meets Norman. Norman mentions that he washes the sheets every week whether they're clean or dirty. He said damp sheets give off a 'creepy smell'..
2nd is when Lila and Sam visit the Sheriff. The Sheriff makes a phone call and states 'we got problems here'..
Pretty obscure but I wouldn't be surprised if Buzz was inspired by a viewing of Psycho when naming the songs.
Holy shit!! Homeless DAD!!!! OH DUDE!!! Hows it going man!!!!
Yes I wouldn't be surprised if you were right about creepy smell, I've wondered about that.
Gonna have to watch psycho again now. Nice!!
Good call.
Quote from: Dumpster D on July 05, 2025, 10:21:50 PMQuote from: homeless_dad on July 05, 2025, 08:58:56 PMI was watching 'Psycho' today and noticed 2 song titles were said in the dialog of the movie.
1st is when Arbogast meets Norman. Norman mentions that he washes the sheets every week whether they're clean or dirty. He said damp sheets give off a 'creepy smell'..
2nd is when Lila and Sam visit the Sheriff. The Sheriff makes a phone call and states 'we got problems here'..
Pretty obscure but I wouldn't be surprised if Buzz was inspired by a viewing of Psycho when naming the songs.
Holy shit!! Homeless DAD!!!! OH DUDE!!! Hows it going man!!!!
Yes I wouldn't be surprised if you were right about creepy smell, I've wondered about that.
Gonna have to watch psycho again now. Nice!!
Good call.
Hey D!! Hope all is well. I'll try not to be such a stranger but life just gets busier the older I get.
Anyways, I want to rewatch it and see if I missed any other song titles.
Peace homies
Really cool find! I'm confused how "We got problems here" is related to the Melvins, though.
Oh, oops, duh, it's "We Got Worries Here"
Oh, oops, duh, it's "We Got Worries Here".
Quote from: amazonAMAZON on July 07, 2025, 11:14:43 PMOh, oops, duh, it's "We Got Worries Here".
Nice catch. For some reason I remembered the song as We got Problems here. I just went back and rewatched the scene and confirmed he does say worries not problems. Chalk it up to my old man
brain. :x