Do Melvins fans still listen to Melvins music?

[black stallion]

are Melvins fans more interested into having a particular variant of  the album than into the music of the boys? are you still listening to Buzz guitar riffage or Dale's drumming? is it worthy to discuss about Melvins music anymore?

fight!!!

[dead mike]

Well, what do you mean by that? Do I still listen to melvins back catalogue? Yes, all the time.

Do I buy every variant, reissue, EP, re-recording, guest-musician album, and (should it be in the offing) new album? No.

I haven't heard a single note of Working With God, or maybe I heard one track and instantly decided it wasn't for me. But Five Legged Dog was fun.

[black stallion]

 i noticed there used to be more talk on here about new releases, musical direction the band took compared to the previous album, line up influence on the music, tracklist etc etc..  now the discussion is more about the "object" , got the red vinyl, got that reissue ...

obviously everyone can do whatever he wants, not my intention to tell what a fan should do. i was just curious if it was just me or someone else had this feeling

[amazonAMAZON]

I think it's a good point. I love the updates in the album discussion channel when someone talks about their least favorite song from an album growing on them. Some parts of the Melvins catalog I had to learn to listen to a particular instrument or performance to "get" the track.

Also I noticed on that 2017 Spotlights set they played "Soberdelic." I was there and I don't particularly recall it now, but I wish they'd do that more often. I wish they'd play more of that album

I also wish I wasn't the only taking an interest in the Love record. That's such a wild listening experience and it gets no attention on this board (or anywhere else).

[))))((((]

I haven't heard a single note of Working With God

Wow!!! See, i would NEVER do that personally. Even if i hated a new Melvins album i would still give it at least 3 FULL listens.

musical direction the band took compared to the previous album, line up influence on the music

Actually now you mention that, it does seem like AGES since anyone mentioned much of this sort of thing.

[dead mike]

I haven't heard a single note of Working With God

Wow!!! See, i would NEVER do that personally. Even if i hated a new Melvins album i would still give it at least 3 FULL listens.

It's the lineup. I don't think Mike Dillard really adds anything that Dale doesn't. If anything, he takes away.

i noticed there used to be more talk on here about new releases, musical direction the band took compared to the previous album, line up influence on the music, tracklist etc etc..  now the discussion is more about the "object" , got the red vinyl, got that reissue ...

obviously everyone can do whatever he wants, not my intention to tell what a fan should do. i was just curious if it was just me or someone else had this feeling

We're all old enough to have descended into our "weirdo hoarder" phase.

[))))((((]

It's the lineup. I don't think Mike Dillard really adds anything that Dale doesn't. If anything, he takes away.

I actually agree somewhat. In a way i don't want there to be any more 1983 albums but i do still enjoy them. I mean both records have some really cool tracks - but then it seems their humour comes out much more there. Which im not a fan of. Still, you need to check out 'Caddy Daddy'!!!

[dead mike]

Still, you need to check out 'Caddy Daddy'!!!

Shan't.

[the bloat]

I still listen to Melvins on a daily basis! I have all their songs on iTunes, even the deep cuts, and just put them on shuffle and let them play. Often times it seems like it's lots of different bands playing through as I listen from song to song, since they have unique styles depending on the player, collaboration or era.

Each time a new release comes out, I like to think about where it fits in in the larger discography, whether they're trying new things or rehashing the old. It's been a while since love and death came out, but I feel like this board was pretty into it and discussed it deeply.

[Nizamark]

i spin a lot of mlvns, but rarely listen to anything post-2013 or so.  it's not that i don't like those records. (though i have no interest in the acoustic stuff).  most of the recent albums are very good and i enjoy hearing those songs live.  but my hot take is that the last truly great release was the bulls & the bees.

[Bigval]

but my hot take is that the last truly great release was the bulls & the bees.

I would've agreed with this statement entirely until they released PAT.

[SchnabelA]

My Melvins go with long breaks in between and that makes me go "Jesus how good it is, this is why the band is the best band on earth" when I first listen
to the band. It keeps it fresh and new. For instance I`ve never been huge on "You set me straight", but as it came on via shuffle on the car stereo it came
on in a new way, right there and then it was the best track they had ever made, although I heard it several times earlier, but always viewed it as one of the
filler tracks on Houdini.

[amazonAMAZON]

Since I started with Stoner Witch and dipped in for the next ten years or so I still have old stuff to get to really know. The big one for me the last two years is Ozma.

I think HAT and Tres Cabrones still have more to give me as well. And the 10 Songs and earlier stuff is all a blur still. I don't doubt that Colossus will continue to reveal things when I revisit it. Working With God and This Machine are probably the two most recent ones I have yet to play until I know them note for note.

That said, I have been obsessed with a few other bands the past year. I love knowing that I'm never done with Melvins. Every new album, EP, or tour setlist will launch me into something that inevitably has me rabbit holing.

[Colonel Cheese]

Still, you need to check out 'Caddy Daddy'!!!

Shan't.

sounds more like you should be dead inside mike instead of just dead mike ; p

[GrimReaper]

"It's all about the music".

GrimReaper August 24, 2022