6.20.10 - Club Paradise/ Boston

[Braykfast]

Looking forward to tonight, I have to pull a shift this morning, grab my gear, then drive two hours and book into the hotel with two buddies who have never seen the melvins (or isis) before (let alone know their music). I talked them out of going to a red sox game for this show.

This will be shows number 4 and 5 for me, and they can play any fucking thing they want. They are NEVER disappointing.

[jonE5]

I'll be there tonight. Can't wait! I'm driving in from Albany, NY. Bringing two first time Melvins  "Virgins',  myself. I look forward to seeing their heads get torn off.

[the_consumer]

this is gun b goooood!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

except for that whole "sittin thru Isis" thing.

i like it when the melvins open up for themselves.

[Melvy]

The show is sold out (728 capacity) tonight.

Due to it selling out I had to cough up $109 for two tickets on Stubb Hubb but it's worth it.  Making the 2 hour & 15 min drive.

Monday's show isn't sold out but this is the one the Melvins are headlining so fuck tomorrow's show.

[jonE5]

The show is sold out (728 capacity) tonight.

Due to it selling out I had to cough up $109 for two tickets on Stubb Hubb but it's worth it.  Making the 2 hour & 15 min drive.

Monday's show isn't sold out but this is the one the Melvins are headlining so fuck tomorrow's show.

WORD!! My friend. Tonight's the show. Leaving Now got a three hour drive for this. Hope they have that poster. Gettin it!
-I'll be wearin the Dude "Abide" shirt. And the Melvins belt buckle I'm 6'5" so say hi you can't miss me.

[booji]

Just got back from the show, it was incredible. I was the first person in the door, the box sets are completely sold out for the tour.

[booji]

Totimoshi went on first, then the Melvins, then Isis. Tomorrow should be the Melvins' headline show.

[MrLuck87]

I was the first person in the door, the box sets are completely sold out for the tour.

Damn really?!?  They are only half way done with their tour.

*I stare at mine with a devilish smile 

[Melvy]

Totally pissed off, tonight was "supposed" to be the Melvins headline show and it wasn't.

Also, the crowd was dead.

[Manky]

Isis is playing last at every show they are on.
Melvins gave them the "headline" spot when they announced their breakup.

[jonE5]

The show was AWESOME!! We got to Boston a bit after 7, should have been earlier but we lost over an hour stuck in traffic coming from NY. We got to the door and had a bit of a scare, one of the dudes I brought DIDN'T BRING HIS ID!!  RETARD! I almost hit him. We're over three hours from home, and you didn't bring your Id? We were real cool and talked our way in, I honestly couldn't believe they let him. I was fully prepared to let him wander Boston for a few hours, and listen to the show from the alley out back.  While standing out front, waiting. I saw Jeff  Lachance deliver the Boston poster. So once inside it was straight to the Merch table. First thing NO BOX SETS! -Walsby hinted that their might be some down the road, but he was pretty aloof about it. They had both new shirts (L & XL only) $20, Belt Buckles $10, The "Roccos Adventures" Mag Which is awesome, grab one. They do have the split 12", no color options. They have ASA and NWB on vinyl also. They did have used drum sticks! Dale and Cody I grabbed one of each. They only had a few of those, get there early if you want one. No official price Walsby said make an offer, 'Five Bucks Each?' Done. They had to open the box for the Boston poster for me. Got the first one! $20.
-So after spending all my money, I was bringing the Merch back to the car. I look up and Dale Crover is walking toward me! I felt like such a fan boy. I'm just like "Hi there" -(carrying poster/two drum sticks/a 12"/a magazine/two shirts etc..)-  He said Hi. My friends were like "Who was that?"  "Only the greatest drummer ever" I said.
- We got dinner before the show, great Thai @ Brown Sugar thanks to Tinnitus (Thank You) Really good food!
So Melvins were NOT headlining, like everyone, including my self thought. The ticket lady said that Melvins gave the headlining spot to Isis for all their dates togeather. Bummer.... Big Bummer. But I was still seeing Melvins and could leave early once Isis started boring me (that would be after 3-5 songs)
Melvins came on @ 9:30 SHARP. Dale and Cody have new matching outfits sort of a kung fu outfit with big fuzzy shoulder pads, Amazing. Buzz had a new Mu mu also same as the medical one. But with H.A.T. inspired donkeys on it. Jared's outfit is ridiculous it's like He-Man meets Ace Freeley.
The set was killer. Every time I see this lineup it's better. So tight! The set list was same as they've been doing, the new stuff sounds so great live, and the old stuff is totally fresh sounding. Black Stooges KILLED. Pig house I really enjoyed But the Lysol stuff @ the end was by far the highlight of the evening. Hung Bunny, even though it was abbreviated sounded EPIC  and right into Roman Dog Bird. I could have died happy right there. Jared and Cody seemed really into playing the old stuff too. Just perfect, the only thing that would have made it better would have been.. More Melvins. I was supprised they didn't play My Generation, being that it is kind of the centerpiece of the new album. All in all awesome night . Hope they never stop touring.

[erin]

they had the belt buckles at your show?  I specifically asked for one at the DC show and was told there were none. Bummer.

[Melvy]

Melvins
1. Sacrifice
2. Civilized Worm
3. Black Stooges
4. Pig House
5. Electric Flower
6. Anaconda
7. Black Block
8. The Kicking Machine
9. Billy Fish
10. The Water Glass
11. Evil New War God
12. AMAZON
13. The Talking Horse
14. Hung Bunny
15. Roman Bird Dog

Isis
1. Threshold of Transformation
2. 20 Minutes / 40 Years
3. Collapse and Crush
4. Not in Rivers, But in Drops
5. Ghost Key
6. In Fiction
7. So Did We
Encore
8. Holy Tears
9. The Beginning and the End

Still really pissed we got 5 songs short because ISIS decided to break up. They're playing two damn shows there, it's really unnecessary to let them headline both.

Once again, would like to say very disappointed with the crowd there. There was no movement at all and it seemed like half the people weren't familiar with any song that came out before 2006.

[d3vil0ck]

surprised at all the isis hate. they were amazing, really into it you could tell since it's the last time in their home town. melvins sounded awesome too, amazon was fucking KILLER... got dale's stick too. great night. really looking forward to night 2, i wonder if there will be any new posters.

the crowd was indeed dead for the melvins, picked up a little for isis. i know myself and my friends did. we got there a little late so we were in the back for the melvins, but yea, just lots of head nodding going on. hopefully it's a little more energetic tonight. the show was still awesome though.

one of my friends forgot her ID as well, she is 21 and had to show the dude multiple credit cards, and her triple A card which was registered in 2007 to prove she was over 18. haha. funny shit. whoever is reading this, don't forget your id.

[WhiteBeltJones]

I left after the Melvins' set not so much because of my feelings for Isis, but because nobody on earth could have followed what had just transpired, especially the Hung Bunny/Roman Bird Dog Bird finale. Awesome how they book-end the set with the Lysol stuff.

By the way, I'm pretty sure Isis is closing all the shows they're doing together for the simple reason that Totimoshi uses the Melvins' gear. The singer/guitarist appears to be handling a lot of their live sound, too.