Sitting here with my jaw dropped to the floor, and in disbelief that my 15 year old self was in the room. Dale is on fire the whole night. Best Night Goat ever. And Specimen is so heavy it made me nauseous.
What amazes me the most is seeing the actual full 2 hour, 3 set evening and how different the vibe is compared to now. Present Melvins is a tight machine. This was a looser band. And those first two sets are really unique in Melvins history. Since these shows they have continued taking big risks, but I don't think they have ever been more bravely vulnerable than they were here.
I'm curious what others think.
https://youtu.be/W6x2WWI3PJ4Setlist:
Set 1: Experimental (buzz on bass, mark on guitar)
Planet Destructo
Eye Flys
Lacrimosa
June bug
Sky Pup
Set 2 : Semi-Quiet
At the Stake
Cow
Tipping the lion
skin horse
goose freight train
captain pungent
Berthas
Cottonmouth
Set 3 : Heavy
Revolve
sweet willy rollbar
Road bull
buck owens
the bloat
the bit
night goat
specimen
the Green manalishi
Queen
Antitoxidote
Sacrifice