Houdini Live 2005 'A Live History Of Gluttony and Lust'

[steve]

Spread Eagle is way better too.

Apart from that stupid squeal right at the start... 

[anaconda]

that's pearl bomb

[(PAUL)]

I've noticed that Buzzo changed the lyrics on most of the tracks.

Or forgot the original lyrics.

[steve]

that's pearl bomb

Nope... Set me straight, too.

[CaptainPungent]

i like that squeal.

[anaconda]

that's pearl bomb

Nope... Set me straight, too.

I hear it there as well, but not on Spread Eagle like you originally posted

[anaconda]

I've noticed that Buzzo changed the lyrics on most of the tracks.

Or forgot the original lyrics.

I noticed on lizzy how he changed 'heavy betty big bone'
to 'heavy metal beach bum' lol

and on teet where he sings 'might even petrify my carpet wheel'  what the??

[steve]

I'm just a moron... I meant Set Me Straight... 

[Uncle Fester]

How does it generally sound?
can you tell its a live recording? The milleniun monster works big band album sounded like a studio recording other than then hearing the audience.

[rimb]

How does it generally sound?
can you tell its a live recording? The milleniun monster works big band album sounded like a studio recording other than then hearing the audience.

Well you can't hear the audience at all on this one.  Sounds like they're playing live in your living room though.  Much better than Millenium Monsterworks.

[Uncle Fester]

Im listening to it right now.
wasnt there a really small crowd for this one?
it does sound farely nice for a live recording.
but millenium monsterworks....... i was surprised to find out it was live.... its a really detailed sound.....you can hear everything fine.
highlights for me are sky pup, pearlbomb and hag me. sky pup and pearl bomb came out very nice live.
trevor dunne is amazing on set me straight and going blind.

[SchnabelA]

Euforicly good, Houdini Live. Nothing more to say.

[ManWithNoName]

I went downtown half-hoping to find it and I did. I knew that if I did find it, it would be expensive as hell but it wasn't all that bad. 19$ instead of 24$. Take that, conda!

[bird]

i loved houdini, but too hear it faster was awsome. uncontrollable flatout noisey riffs to slow dirty chunky fat ones with fat arse beats. sweet! nice and raw, cant use words to explain it.

[blacksanta]

It's been a week, and it's the first  Melvins since HAT that I've felt the need to play through all the way at least once a day. It's weird, houdini was the first melvins i listened too, way back in '94. (On vinyl in the cut-out bin for 5.99 nonetheless  ) It was quickly eclipsed as other albums made their way to me, it always had a transitional too-much-metallic sheen feel to it, Houdini and Prick always felt like a  training bra between the heaviest one can get Lysol and the trippy, smooth and psychedelicly mature Stoner Witch.
The lack of numerous producers, studios etc. makes this re-recording much smoother and less awkward than the original. The sheer amount of people with their hands in the pie imo made the original a disjointed listen. (don't get me wrong, it still rules, this is just my criticism of it).

The one specific thing i want to comment on is how brilliant Trevor Dunn's playing is. It's so smooth, poppy and necessary to the sound. He does melodic things, and even brings out unheard of before melody, to some of the most abrasive noisy riffage ever put to disc. it's a shame he's only temporary.