melvins 8/7/09 blank club san jose

[the ether bunny]

what an awesome night. its 5 am. and i just got home. so, now its time for a review!,

i headed towards san jose with 2 friends at around 6. we stopped by the best burrito shop ever on the way. we parked walked to a liquor store, chugged a beer, and got in line. luckily, some friends were already there, and we got a spot near the front of the line.

there were no special guests as advertised.... just MELVINS. 2 sets. a setlist that could kill.

so all four came out, buzz told a story about how their new sound guy got swept up in a coke scandal, and he had just showed up. they had to do a quick impromptu sound check, jared sang the theme song to wkrp cincinatti, and they played "the smiling cobra and left the stage. 30 minutes or so later, buzz and dale came beck out and played as a duet. i cant remember much of the set list, but they ended it with skin horse. this flowed into the main riff from POTRE, then they played the talking horse, then they went into the part of POTRE that has lyrics. it was fucking stunning.

other songs that i can remember:
they covered mr dna by DEVO!
night goat
hooch
the bit
billy fish
suicide in progress
...
im drunk, tired and drawing a blank.

the show ended at 1230. we went to a local bar, drank more, and danced til 2. went to a friends house, and drank more. got breakfast, and now im home.


i almost forgot! merch:
devil t shirt
a new t shirt with that WWII eagle that buzz made a gig poster out of recently
gig poster that had a velvet graphic on it. shirts were $20, poster was $10.

hopefully someone will help me fill in the setlist gaps.

[the ether bunny]

i  forgot to mention... the stage was tiny. the stage was a quarter circle in the corner of the venue. dale and coady were right up front, while buzz and jared were behind them. super fuckin' bad-ass.

[bUTTHOLEmAN]

what an awesome night. its 5 am. and i just got home. so, now its time for a review!,

i headed towards san jose with 2 friends at around 6. we stopped by the best burrito shop ever on the way. we parked walked to a liquor store, chugged a beer, and got in line. luckily, some friends were already there, and we got a spot near the front of the line.

there were no special guests as advertised.... just MELVINS. 2 sets. a setlist that could kill.

so all four came out, buzz told a story about how their new sound guy got swept up in a coke scandal, and he had just showed up. they had to do a quick impromptu sound check, jared sang the theme song to wkrp cincinatti, and they played "the smiling cobra and left the stage. 30 minutes or so later, buzz and dale came beck out and played as a duet. i cant remember much of the set list, but they ended it with skin horse. this flowed into the main riff from POTRE, then they played the talking horse, then they went into the part of POTRE that has lyrics. it was fucking stunning.

other songs that i can remember:
they covered mr dna by DEVO!
night goat
hooch
the bit
billy fish
suicide in progress
...
im drunk, tired and drawing a blank.

the show ended at 1230. we went to a local bar, drank more, and danced til 2. went to a friends house, and drank more. got breakfast, and now im home.


i almost forgot! merch:
devil t shirt
a new t shirt with that WWII eagle that buzz made a gig poster out of recently
gig poster that had a velvet graphic on it. shirts were $20, poster was $10.

hopefully someone will help me fill in the setlist gaps.

Nice! Thanks.

[Jozzy]

Smiling Cobra? Sweet! I hope that stays in the setlist.

[erin]

Mr DNA? Are you fucking kidding me? 

[dijk cheese]

cool


chugged hehe. nice.

[thor]

during that buzz/dale duet, they did Alice Cooper's Battle of Dwight Fry, too. That place was small!!!

[Buick GN]

Isn't it fun to see a show and not know the set list?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!???



New Shirt!
Buzz art!

[Idlehanz]

Isn't it fun to see a show and not know the set list?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!???



New Shirt!
Buzz art!

It used to be   Now when I know the setlist I can film the closeups better! 

[bUTTHOLEmAN]

Isn't it fun to see a show and not know the set list?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!???



New Shirt!
Buzz art!

It used to be   Now when I know the setlist I can film the closeups better! 

You should bring in an assistant with another video camera.

[Buick GN]

Bah, that's just part of the filming. Let it flow.

[Idlehanz]

Isn't it fun to see a show and not know the set list?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!???



New Shirt!
Buzz art!

It used to be   Now when I know the setlist I can film the closeups better! 

You should bring in an assistant with another video camera.

There will be another camera at the Eugene show tomorrow.  MrKilgore!  Though I'd never call him an assistant.  He's filmed more shows than I've probably attended.  He's an old school bootlegger.

[Idlehanz]

Bah, that's just part of the filming. Let it flow.

I used to.  Now I want a really good looking video.

[bUTTHOLEmAN]

Oh, and if possible, ask some questions to the melvins + fans, and video tape it.

[Idlehanz]

Oh, and if possible, ask some questions to the melvins + fans, and video tape it.

Well, I don't really go that far.........Besides, my last experience in Eugene made me believe there's very few fans and a lot of morons that just want to hear loud noises and get fucked up.