Buzz or Dale?

[Uncle Fester]

its so hard to hold in my opinions about dale leaving the band and having coady take over.
lets just put it this way.... simple and sweet.
NO!

[>>>JZS<<<]

If one of them was quitting it simply would not be the same anymore.

Of course it wouldn't be.  It wasn't the same when Matt Lukin quit/got fired or when Lori Black quit/got fired.

  You can't compare Matt Lukin's & Lori Black's bass playing with Fuckin' Dale Crover's Drumming!!!
IMO, The reason the Melvins have been this good for this long is the Fuckin' Osborne-Crover Magic Dream Team.

"Matt Lukin" 

[(((O)))]

The reason the Melvins have been this good for this long is the Fuckin' Osborne-Crover Magic Dream Team.

There's certainly truth to that statement.

[AxelFoley]

Lukin and Black were how long in the band? Lukin 1 year, Black 2 or 3 years? Dale is a member since 1984 - you could say he was in it right from the beginning! His drumming formed the Melvins sound as we know it today. I stand by my earlier stated opinion: Replacing him with somebody else, even Coady, would just be wrong.

[(((O)))]

Yeah totally but if Dale just could not, or would not play with them anymore it would obviously be much more favourable to see a three piece Melvins with Coady on drums alone or any other possible permutation than no Melvins at all. Anyway no more Dale V Coady talk they BOTH rock and here's the proof if you should even need to be told.


Melvins Dale Crover and Coady WIllis - Evil New War God live September 2010

[AxelFoley]

Yeah that vid is ACE I saw it for the first time two days ago DRUMMING GOODNESS

[MrLuck87]

if Dale just could not, or would not play with them anymore it would obviously be much more favourable to see a three piece Melvins with Coady on drums alone or any other possible permutation than no Melvins at all.

Seriously.  Jesus, people are making a mountain out of a molehill.

[Uncle Fester]

If one of them was quitting it simply would not be the same anymore.

Of course it wouldn't be.  It wasn't the same when Matt Lukin quit/got fired or when Lori Black quit/got fired.

  You can't compare Matt Lukin's & Lori Black's bass playing with Fuckin' Dale Crover's Drumming!!!
IMO, The reason the Melvins have been this good for this long is the Fuckin' Osborne-Crover Magic Dream Team.

"Matt Lukin" 

[>>>JZS<<<]

If one of them was quitting it simply would not be the same anymore.

Of course it wouldn't be.  It wasn't the same when Matt Lukin quit/got fired or when Lori Black quit/got fired.

  You can't compare Matt Lukin's & Lori Black's bass playing with Fuckin' Dale Crover's Drumming!!!
IMO, The reason the Melvins have been this good for this long is the Fuckin' Osborne-Crover Magic Dream Team.

"Matt Lukin" 

Right ?  .... fuckin' stupid. 

[MrLuck87]

If one of them was quitting it simply would not be the same anymore.

Of course it wouldn't be.  It wasn't the same when Matt Lukin quit/got fired or when Lori Black quit/got fired.

  You can't compare Matt Lukin's & Lori Black's bass playing with Fuckin' Dale Crover's Drumming!!!
IMO, The reason the Melvins have been this good for this long is the Fuckin' Osborne-Crover Magic Dream Team.

"Matt Lukin" 

Right ?  .... fuckin' stupid. 

Did I miss the joke?  You're agreeing that it wouldn't be the same.

[pinkyslim]

Th Evil God video gives me goosebumps. Brilliant!!

Matt Lukin is a stand up cool dude.
When Matt and I spoke while he was still in Mudhoney,  he made a point for me to relay to BUZZ..."Hello", from Matt

[>>>JZS<<<]

If one of them was quitting it simply would not be the same anymore.

Of course it wouldn't be.  It wasn't the same when Matt Lukin quit/got fired or when Lori Black quit/got fired.

 You can't compare Matt Lukin's & Lori Black's bass playing with Fuckin' Dale Crover's Drumming!!!
IMO, The reason the Melvins have been this good for this long is the Fuckin' Osborne-Crover Magic Dream Team.

"Matt Lukin"  

Right ?   .... fuckin' stupid.  

Did I miss the joke?  You're agreeing that it wouldn't be the same.

Look, it's common knowledge that a band is as good as their drummer.......not their bass player, I'm saying this as a bass player.  You can replace a decent bass player. It's waaaaay harder to replace a great drummer.  So, the joke...the joke is that comparing Lukin's bass playing to Crover's drumming is like comparing a cold turd to chocolate mousse.  
So, yes, it would not be the same without Crover, but it would be about a thousand times more noticeable, as far as the sound of the band, than a bassist change. Seems to me that all of the current members of the Melvins are doing as many projects as they can , not dropping them........but whadda I know ?  Just my two cents.

[MrLuck87]

If one of them was quitting it simply would not be the same anymore.

Of course it wouldn't be.  It wasn't the same when Matt Lukin quit/got fired or when Lori Black quit/got fired.

  You can't compare Matt Lukin's & Lori Black's bass playing with Fuckin' Dale Crover's Drumming!!!
IMO, The reason the Melvins have been this good for this long is the Fuckin' Osborne-Crover Magic Dream Team.

"Matt Lukin" 

Right ?  .... fuckin' stupid. 

Did I miss the joke?  You're agreeing that it wouldn't be the same.

Look, it's common knowledge that a band is as good as their drummer.......not their bass player, I'm saying this as a bass player.  You can replace a decent bass player. It's waaaaay harder to replace a great drummer.  So, the joke...the joke is that comparing Lukin's bass playing to Crover's drumming is like comparing a cold turd to chocolate mousse. 

Except that I wasn't comparing them.  I said, "It wasn't the same when Matt Lukin quit/got fired or when Lori Black quit/got fired." and I stopped at Lori because I didn't want to type them all out.

The ultra important message board question that we're all debating over is, "Is it possible for the Melvins to go on without Dale?"  I think so.  Why not?  We've seen Coady play along with Dale.

Or how about this.  Let's say Dale got the flu before their next tour.  Dale gave his blessing and they played all the shows as a three peice; Buzz, Jared, and Coady.  Would you not go to the show?  Do you think it would suck horribly and have no artistic merit at all?

I'd go, probably love the hell out of it, and miss Dale at the same time.

[alfunso]

I have to go with Buzz, because I am a completely superficial person who judges people only on thier personal appearance and I have to give credit where credit is do re: Buzz's do. It is the greatest rock n roll trademark since the guy in AC/DC started dressing like a schoolboy. It is an international symbol known the world over that needs no translation. It simply says: "hey you muther fuckers r u ready to rock? the answear: affirmative."
  Actaully I would like to start a new poll: " IS it time for Buzz to get a hair cut?" Please weigh in,,alfunso

[anaconda]

I don't know man, if he got a short haircut now with all that grey he just might
end up looking like Rip Taylor or something! It would be weird to say the least!