What if the melvins added a THIRD drummer?

[glen]

Bless you.

Hope it isn't h1n1.

you're a funny motherfucker for a russian.

[Jaron]

Fuck all your ideas. (not really)

Either one of two things.

1. Get another guitar player for rhythm (DDS, Adam Jones, Tim Moss)

2. Enter Lustmord as a regular touring musician.

Can I get a 'hell yeah!'?

[Uncle Fester]

hell yeah if you scratch coady and jarod

[Like Stee]

Say what you will about ASA and NWB, the new line up is the most powerful live version of the Melvins to date.IMO.

You must not have caught any of the Houdini shows.  I remembered them being better/heavier pre-Biz, but had forgotten why they were better and how much better they were until I saw that show.  That lineup pisses all over the four-piece.  I've still never seen a live lineup as good as when Kevin was still around, but with Trevor they come damn close.  Don't get me wrong, the four piece is better than any other band out there... unless it's a three piece Melvins lineup with a top notch bass player.  The Bizvins lineup definitely limits what they can play live as well.  Jared's never gonna play a noisy Kevin Rutmanis slide bass part.  That pretty much eliminates ever hearing anything from HAT and a lot of The Maggot live...

[Like Stee]

hell yeah if you scratch coady and jarod

Hell Yeah!

[nickoctane]

I do wish that they would play more Kevin era. I think that Jared is talented enough to do it.

[black stallion]

Say what you will about ASA and NWB, the new line up is the most powerful live version of the Melvins to date.IMO.

I've still never seen a live lineup as good as when Kevin was still around

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=paeOoc8s8Tw

[dead mike]

I'd rather they add a keyboard player like Mark Mothersbaugh,
Rick Wakeman, Bernie Worrell or even Gary Numan

I'm for the Rick Wakeman idea, provided the melvins live show also incorporates a medieval-themed ice skating show.

[Uncle Fester]

 

[seas of luck]

Call Danny Carey and make an EP.

why I oughta....

danny carey doesn't have the beef to play with dale/coady.  he's all tech, neil perty.   he's not versed in the ways of the HEAVY.  at least make it someone who can WAIL.

You don't like Tool. We get it. Listen to Divorce. What's there not to like? Danny Carey is fully versed in the ways of the heavy. So he's not as heavy as Dale? Who is? Dale isn't as technical as Danny? What's the big deal? Dale and Danny are too completely different drummers. I don't find one to be better than the other. Do I prefer Dale over Danny? Sure. I don't know but to me Divorced is solid empirical evidence that not only can both play together awfully well, but they complement each other in a way that Coady and Dale do not. I'm not claiming one drummer is better than the other or anything like that but to suggest that Danny Carey can't keep up with Dale on account of his "lack of heavyness" is like saying Dale can't keep up with Danny because he's not nearly as technical (... or a different kind of technical). it don't make no sense.

Also, even though I'm a canuck, I will ignore the little jab towards the Canadian hero that is Neil Peart.

oh and, I still can't believe how many people are bitching and whining about big melvins. Are you fucking kidding me? Seems like it was not too long ago that we all had a collective raging boner when we first heard the melvins would usurp the biz. STFU and let Buzz & co. do the driving.

I agree wholeheartedly!

[seas of luck]

I'd also like to say how unfair it is to expect ANY bassist to be better than Kevin.  He was pretty much the perfect Melvins bassist.  His tone was amazing, I LOVED the slide bass and it's hard to picture many Melvins songs without it, and the Kevin dancing makes his stage presence better than anyone.  Jared is a great bassist and I like his tone a lot.  Dog Island and History of Bad Men really do sound great because of Jared.  I do wish he'd move around a little more live.

[Bitches of Copacabana]

Line-up for the remainder of their career:

Buzz
Dale
Trevor
Adam - additional guitar
Sir DSS - additional guitar, noises

[Like Stee]

I'd also like to say how unfair it is to expect ANY bassist to be better than Kevin.  He was pretty much the perfect Melvins bassist.  His tone was amazing, I LOVED the slide bass and it's hard to picture many Melvins songs without it, and the Kevin dancing makes his stage presence better than anyone.  Jared is a great bassist and I like his tone a lot.  Dog Island and History of Bad Men really do sound great because of Jared.  I do wish he'd move around a little more live.

Trevor's as good.  Jared's not.

[Like Stee]

 

Line-up for the remainder of their career:

Buzz
Dale
Trevor
Adam - additional guitar
Sir DSS - additional guitar, noises

[Mad Arab]

Deutrom was the better fit for the Melvins than Kevin in my opinion.

The current incarnation of the Melvins are quite capable of bringing the heavy. But it's whatever they feel like playing that guides their sound. If they want to go Houdini or Maggot heavy, they could. Two albums in and people think that THIS is the only way they will sound? I think we are in for some Melviny goodness ahead that could surpass expectations.