Is it true only 5 people showed up to an Albany Melvins show?

[Rusty Shackleford]

I saw PORN with Billy on bass at sxsw 05 in a room about 15x15 with 5 other people.  they played wine, women,... & kept eating tacos throughout the set.

[black stallion]

awesome Rusty,i think on myspace there's a video from that night

[Rusty Shackleford]

I can't find it.  Any help would be appreciated.


edit: I found it.  A few more then five. 

[black stallion]

it's a short and shitty videoclip.i'm not sure if that is what you were referring to
http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=6068996&searchid=1b523dff-8d52-4062-948a-5351b5c8fa22

[Rusty Shackleford]

Yeah that's it. 

It says 2004, but it's 2005.


I think

[norecess]

It'd probably be awkward to try to start a mosh pit.

I've seen that happening so many times, it always looks pathetic.

[bathroom creep]

I saw Black Cobra + Saviours in the smallest room I've ever seen a band in.  No stage, just a very small shabby old room.  I guess we were a total of 15 people in there.  It was fantastic.

[Mount Ambulance]

After seeing C.O.C many times back in the day ... they seemingly disapeared for a couple years ... then their "new & improved" version came back to town after that couple years when their then new album "Blind" dropped ... by this time hardcore was completely dead ... I think there was like 7 people there!!! For C.O.C!!! Best crossover band ever!! It was sad ... you could tell they were bummed out ... but they played amazing ... they cut it short ... and we were bummed ... plyed an encore out of them w/ a joint of sticky greens ... lots of fun!

Saw Melvins on the SA tour in Toledo ... didn't count but I'd say only about 20 people ... but they kicked ass ... even took a request for an encore ... a request! an encore!! They hit Sacrifice & Loose (Stooges) with the BB boys on drums and Dale on bass ... awesome!!

I've also seen Fishbone play to some pretty small crowds over the last 10 years or so ... but they always put on the best show you ever saw ... true pros!

[cara]

I saw Black Cobra + Saviours in the smallest room I've ever seen a band in.  No stage, just a very small shabby old room.  I guess we were a total of 15 people in there.  It was fantastic.

that sounds like it would be really awesome.

[bUTTHOLEmAN]

Farty: How about the Descendents and All?

There's a huge difference between emulation and rip-offs.

both are great.  i got to open for all once too. super nice dudes. i even got to sing the line "you fucking homo!" in "loser"(not that there's anything wrong with being homo)

You got to sing with All, and you ate with the melvins at a cracker barrel!!!
but i did see bill stevenson naked. Sick

that sounds like it would be really awesome.

[FartLips]

Farty: How about the Descendents and All?

There's a huge difference between emulation and rip-offs.

both are great.  i got to open for all once too. super nice dudes. i even got to sing the line "you fucking homo!" in "loser"(not that there's anything wrong with being homo)

You got to sing with All, and you ate with the melvins at a cracker barrel!!!
but i did see bill stevenson naked. Sick

that sounds like it would be really awesome.

and opened for neurosis, hung out after the show, and then drove to memphis with them in tow to their next gig, got in on the guest list, and got this lousy t-shirt!

[Chief Ten Beers]

 I saw Skeleton Key in Buffalo, late '02 right when Obtainium came out. There was me and three other people checking them out. It was fucking weird, local band started at 11PM, good crowd. The Black Keys played next, everyone was there to see them. It was like 2AM when SK went on, and everyone bailed before they even set up. They still played a great set.

Saw Greg Ginn play to an empty house of about 5 people too last month. I really dug his set and the band was great. It was just kind of sad that no one cared enough to check out a legend like Ginn.

[turnacus]

Ginn shoulda lifted weights and put down the bong, maybe he woulda been cast into movies and shit

[fraxs]

Saw this on another message board...

Post #50 , 11:12 AM

i remember when they played in albany in support of a senile animal.

5 people showed up.

it was sad.

I don't remember them playing Albany for that tour.
I did see them play Albany in 2001 w/Folk Implosion @ Northern Lights
There was 50-75 people there, tops.
I saw them the next night at Toad's in CT and it was packed! A few hundred people.

[Chief Ten Beers]

 As I remember they didn't play Albany in '06, it was Troy(Revolution Hall) which is like a suburb of Albany. Joe Lally opened and Buzz/Dale were his backup band.  I remember because that was a week or so after Buffalo.