12/10/2003 Melbourne, Australia Ding Dong Lounge

[Jem]

This gig Farkin rocked they played these songs pretty much in this order:

Queen
Oven
Going Blind
Green manalishi
The Bit
Revolve/hornbearer/brain centre at whipples
Fool, Meddling Idiot
Black Stooges
With Teeth
Night Goat
Shevil

That's all i can remember (think they played more) the set was about 70 mins long according to a mate who redcorded it and the order is a bit out.

Buzz just had one jcm 800 marshall head and one quaddie. Kevin had a big Ampeg head and Fridge, DAles' kit seemed smaller than usual.

Buzz had two pedals only. A tuner and i think a phaser. No RAT tonight.
Kevin had his usual array of gear and a fire alarm on top of his amphead.
Was an absolute spin out seeing them in such a small place.
good one fellas

[GrimReaper]

Jem,

Sober up and give us more info! Who has the recordings?

[Jem]

Mate of mine recorded it and will no doubt have them on the web soon. Probably not 'till next week as we are driving up to sydney to catch them again!
I'll let you know as SOON as they are up. he's an internet man so don't stress.

That cool?

[Anonymous]

i saw them play at the geek show the next day...
fucking awsome..

[eddie]

they threw "horn bearer" in the three song medley? wasn't it "we all love judy" before?

[Ed]

This was a great show. Fully killer style old skool.

Now there's some guy called "eddie" who's registered. Great. Nice and confusing.

[anaconda]

I'm waiting for a Ted, and a Fred to sign up
so we can have Ed, Ted and Fred; the name
Kurt was throwing around before they settled on
Nirvana.......          

[Mobius]

heyo.
Nick here, jem's mate.

Ding Dong gig is mastered and ready for trades.
Sydney Geek show also.
Fantomas full set
Melvins full set
Tomahawk - incomplete set...about 50 mins worth.

Very intrested in any other sources for the Ding Dong show (i have 1 video source coming in and i believe theres another)
as well as the two palace shows (I taped the first night very poorly)

body_soul@hotmail.com

Oodle too

[Anonymous]

Hey, haven't posted anything for a while but been reading those digests....
I went and saw two Melvins shows last week in Melbourne, one was the Melvins own show at a little bar (holds about 300) in the city called Ding Dong Lounge. It was a great show; I've seen them every other time they have been out here and this show seemed a lot more casual/fun than the others I have seen. They opened with Queen, then Oven then Going Blind, then some stuff off HAT.  They played about 4 songs from Stoner Witch, a couple from Houdini (Going Blind and Night Goat) and some from the trilogy. Did the opener from Stag too, and the last song from Lysol (sorry, don't know my song titles...). They played a great version of Green Manalishi, and did one of the quiet songs from bootlicker. It was real hot and sweaty in there but fantastic to see the Melvins in such a little venue, they seemed to really enjoy it.
I went along to the Geek Show the next night at the Palace, a bigger place (about 2000) with a bigger pa, which was good after the tiny one the night before.
This show blew me away, they played pretty the same songs mixed up a bit (Patton also did a coupla songs with 'em), but after the last song from the night before they played the whole 15 minute thing that is side one of Lysol, big guitar intro and all. It was that album that introduced me to the Melvins and I will die happy after seeing it live, never thought I would! Didn't see Fantomas and not really a Tomahawk fan, although I have tried hard to like 'em.
Anyway, hope the Melvins make it back out here again, they are yet to disappoint...

Cheers,

Cameron

[Dave]

but after the last song from the night before they played the whole 15 minute thing that is side one of Lysol, big guitar intro and all. It was that album that introduced me to the Melvins and I will die happy after seeing it live, never thought I would!

Cheers,

Cameron

You're fucking lucky, I would love to hear Lysol live...

[Beto Brasil]

i got this too, but, i can