TWINS OF EVIL tour!

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MMajor

Dale's live show vocals are a key component of the Melvins machine.  Coady is a beast on the kit, but man I'll miss Dale doing his thing behind the kit and on the mic.  Get well & hope to see you again healthy and better than ever!!

amazonAMAZON

I've seen the band a dozen or so times since about 2009. I've never thought Dale's vocals were critical. Jared is the second most important vocalist in Melvins history. Steven third. Pinkus fourth. Then the gang vocals of the BB era are the fifth. And the harmonies of the slithering Slaughter era sixth.

The most memorable Dale solo vocal I can conjure is in Houdini live when he does that ad lib thing in "Sky Pup."

Admittedly it's very hard to find great drummers, and even harder to find drummers who will learn the songs and can do backing vocals.

I guess my point here is overall I think Dale has been underutilized as vocalist. Because of this fact I think his vocals will be my least missed element while he's recovering.

MMajor

Dale's backing vocals add a punch to Buzz's live vocals in manyof the songs.  Songs like Night Goat, Boris, Hooch, and Revolve, to name a few, all have Dale harmonizing with Buzz and I've seen times where Buzz backs off the mic and lets Dale take over verses & it's seamless- their voices are perfectly matched for their live catalogue.  Just my opinion- but I think he's a lot more important vocal-wise during shows than most people give him credit for.  That & of course a master-class drummer.

black stallion

Quote from: MMajor on August 29, 2023, 06:01:58 AM
Dale's backing vocals add a punch to Buzz's live vocals in manyof the songs.  Songs like Night Goat, Boris, Hooch, and Revolve, to name a few, all have Dale harmonizing with Buzz and I've seen times where Buzz backs off the mic and lets Dale take over verses & it's seamless- their voices are perfectly matched for their live catalogue.  Just my opinion- but I think he's a lot more important vocal-wise during shows than most people give him credit for.  That & of course a master-class drummer.

totally agree
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GiveMe45

Sorry aA, but hard disagree.  After this next week I can say I've seen them over 30 times since 1994.  Dale's vocals have always been almost as impactful as his drumming. 

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I really hope that if the worst happens and Dale can't come back as drummer, i hope they kick Steven to the curb and Dale takes over bass duties. Then get some young, unknown drummer who plays similar to Dale to handle the kit responsibilities.

Precious Pupp

Quote from: ))))(((( on August 29, 2023, 11:57:10 AM
I really hope that if the worst happens and Dale can't come back as drummer, i hope they kick Steven to the curb and Dale takes over bass duties. Then get some young, unknown drummer who plays similar to Dale to handle the kit responsibilities.


They should go Godflesh on our ass and use a drum machine.....pop Dale on bass.

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Quote from: Helen83 on August 29, 2023, 12:47:33 PM
They should go Godflesh on our ass and use a drum machine.....pop Dale on bass.
I'd call that a Big Black move.

Nizamark


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Chief Ten Beers

 If Dale was no longer able to do the drum duty and Buzz wanted to continue touring, then Coady would have a big decision to make - Melvins or High On Fire, or both? Could they pull Jared back in occasionally? Buzz seems pretty loyal to Steve and rightly so. I don't ever seeing him getting the boot unless he turns into a slacker.
Could Melvins83 be a possibility? Is Dillard ready to retire as union machinist, and would he be into doing some serious touring?
A bunch of different things could happen.


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Quote from: Chief Ten Beers on August 29, 2023, 04:16:49 PM
Coady would have a big decision to make - Melvins or High On Fire, or both?
I'm sure he would be willing but logistically i very much doubt he (or anyone!) could ever do both. Don't forget Big Business too! Coady confirmed they are still active. It's anyone's guess whether he would go with Melvins or HOF given the choice though.


Quote from: Chief Ten Beers on August 29, 2023, 04:16:49 PM
Is Dillard ready to retire as union machinist, and would he be into doing some serious touring?
From what Buzz has said, i'm 100% convinced that at least will never happen.

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Also something i was thinking about today is the tour after this one! You just know Buzz already has it all planned out and booked for Spring or something. Probably loads more dates too. I wonder where a decision on something like that can be made. Especially with how open ended it could be. HOF supposedly have a new album for next year too so there's a lot up in the air there.

John Schuller

Quote from: ))))(((( on August 29, 2023, 11:57:10 AM
I really hope that if the worst happens and Dale can't come back as drummer, i hope they kick Steven to the curb and Dale takes over bass duties. Then get some young, unknown drummer who plays similar to Dale to handle the kit responsibilities.

Jesus dude. Will you quit imagining Dale not coming back?

CoryCory

At this point I'm wishing Dale a full recovery and good health through all of this.

I'm catching the gig in Indy on the 11th. Full review and all that soon.