Hi All. New guy here. I must confess my sins and digressions but I'm very new to the Melvins having grown up on the NWOBHM. Been searching through some stoner/doom metal and finally landed on Buzz & Dale. I missed them with Ministry in March in New Haven CT and was kicking myself.
Well I saw them Monday in Hamden CT with my son (15). His second concert and first club show. Let me say we were blown away! We were one guy back from the stage on Buzz's side. My son was grinning the whole time. The set was amazing despite me not having the depth to recognize all the songs. Buzz was intense, focused. Dale is a MONSTER! God damn it's fun watching him play, and twice! Harsh Mellow was cool and really enjoyed Helms Alee greatly except for the guitar (pretentious, 2 minutes tuning between songs, dramatic screaming face with nothing coming out, was it all in the right monitor?). HA drummer kicked ass (drums and vocals). The crowd was cool, could have been more enthused, no pit.
I was looking for the set list yesterday and found this forum. Soon realized they don't mix up the set list on a tour (or from one tour to the next) much. My son went to the mall yesterday (day after), which he never does, and found Five Legged Dog on vinyl! Looking forward to building the collection and the deep dive.
Already have the September Irving Plaza (NYC) date on the calendar. I'd expect the NYC show to be a different vibe from Hamden CT, although sounds like the set list will be very similar. Your thoughts on Melvins in NYC?