Bend, Oregon 23 July 2008 Domino Room

[GrimReaper]

Wedding anniversary today. I'm grabbing the wife and heading to the Airport. Plane lands at Redmond Airport around 0840, plenty of time to hit the Deschutes Brewery before the Melvins show!
Excited? yes.

[Idlehanz]

Wedding anniversary today. I'm grabbing the wife and heading to the Airport. Plane lands at Redmond Airport around 0840, plenty of time to hit the Deschutes Brewery before the Melvins show!
Excited? yes.

See ya tonight Grim. 

[blacksanta]

Happy Anniversary Grim! Maybe one of youse two can post a full setlist. I tried to figure out a way to make it to Missoula but no dice. Two tours missed  i'm making a comp for a friend and I cant decide what to put on there. i figure this tour's set, studio versions, might be a cool way to go.
Have a fanfuckingtastic show!

[GrimReaper]

I'll be at S & M Tavern across the street for a few drinks if someone wants to drink some cocktails before the show for cheap.

I heard the Domino Room is beer only and $.

[duratop]

I think they played the following songs... someone can correct me if I'm wrong.
And the set list isn't in order, but it's fairly close.

Set list:
The Kicking Machine
Dog Island
Dies Irea
Civilized Worm
Nude With Boots
Eye Flys
Suicide In Progress
Honey Bucket
Tipping The Lion
Rat Faced Granny
The Hawk
You've Never Been Right
The Smiling Cobra
Blood Witch
My Generation
History of Bad Men
Star Spangled Banner
Boris

[blacksanta]

Thanks dura

[Mad Arab]

Honey Bucket!

[GrimReaper]

This show was incredible. Any fans that question the relevance of the (A)SA/NWB incarnation of the Melvins will be instantly converted to believers after this tour.

The set was hard. The band dynamics is a wonder to behold.

Dies Irea is fucking EPIC live, unbelievable.

Next to the Domino Room was an empty space called the Annex. I looked in the window before the doors opened and Toshi, Dale and Cody are playing wiffleball. Also looked like the Melvins family has a new 20 passenger mini bus.

Went over to the S & M had a few drinks with the wife then I saw Idle and Kilgore so I went over to the show.

I met Brian Walsby and we talked a bit about the shirt with all the heads, he had some fun with me I think but there's two girl's heads so the bass player morgue is not it. Bought his Manchild II and he signed it, cool guy. The poster with Jesus needed signed by Jarod and after he got to the venue and signed it I bought a few.

Plenty of Merch. Walsby's artwork looked like it was selling well. A bunch of cds, shirts, new BB tour EPIII, some killer BB t-shirts, the riddle book, a drum skin, etc. etc.

Morning Star Rising had a new drummer, none other than Brian Walsby himself. Moss looked totally into this new direction he is going musically. Toshi had a lasar light that he used to create his soundscape.

Big Business kicked ass, It was funny as hell when Jarod asked what song the audiance wanted to hear. Some one yelled Purple Rain for Christ's sake. I really like the sound now with Toshi on guitar.

I had spent the whole day with the wife so when the Melvins hit the stage she was very understanding when I went up front and left her.

Buzz had a colorful MuMu on with western figures I think, Jarod had his gold Roman toga thing on. An aside here: I was at the show in San Diego where he showed this costume to Buzz for the first time.

The crowd was pretty mellow for Kicking Machine, Dog Island and Dies Irea. Like I said Dies Irea is fucking epic live. Well, after the relative calm of Dies Irea the Civilized Worm was too much for the crowd to stand and they erupted. I was caught off guard and my right testicle got smashed between my leg and the stage. I got in a defensive stance for the rest of the show as shit never calmed down from there on out.

Fly Eyes, a blistering Honey Bucket, a cover of the Who's "My Generation"  that, if you were not tipped off, I don't think you could identify it as the Who.

Tipping the Lion is another little suprise.

The Starspangled Banner was a beutiful vocal harmony and double drums. It sounded great. I had a premonition of the Melvins being invited to sing the Star Spangled Banner at a Dogers game.

The (A)SA and NWB songs are fucken great. I couldn't help to think of the thread Turnacus started. He will have a revalation after the Ottobar Show. The revelation will be this: This new music is as relevant to the Melvins discography as any other period. People change and the music changes but it's still the Melvins. They are playing killer new material, it sounds great live, the double drumming is incredible to behold. When the Melvins start playing just their classic songs you know the magic is over.

The last song was Boris. The greatist performance of Boris you will every have the joy to hear. As Buzz and Jarod are ending Boris, Dale and Cody leave them alone on stage.

I am very content right now.

[Boozey McDrinker]

Nothing to add, great show.  Went to the meet & greet, got a signed shirt and poster.  Was cool to see that Buzzo's in to chatting and hanging out with people besides just signing stuff.  Super friendly chap.  Got the satan face shirt at the show.

Didn't catch a name on the first opening band, was that Porn?

[GrimReaper]

Morning Star Rising

A Moss side project for the tour.

[I am the Sun]

Morningstar Rising is noise music, right? Does anyone know if they're playing @ the Troubadour shows in August?

[black stallion]

Any fans that question the relevance of the (A)SA/NWB incarnation of the Melvins will be instantly converted to believers after this tour.

thanks Grim, awesome review,glad you had a great time!i don't need any conversion cuz sincerely i never had doubts about what you have just said!this line up is amazing and the new stuff too,especially live.can't wait to listen to the live version of Dies Iraea.

[Boozey McDrinker]

Morning Star Rising

A Moss side project for the tour.

Cool, thanks, I liked them. 

Also, I just noticed you covered that in your review.  Don't know how I missed that.

[blacksanta]

Fuckin' A, great review Grim. I may hitchhike to Missoula after all. haven't seen Boris around since 97 and I'm eager to hear the NWB stuff.

[anaconda]

Great review grimbo, i feel like i was there. keep it up man!