Hollyrock, CA 11-30-06

[chopklop]

Got to the lovely Troubadour before anything started which made me happy because I missed the goddamn Venice exit off the 10. After back tracking throught Santa Monica I got there with time to spare. Going to a show a few weeks ago at the HOB on Sunset made me realize what a great venue the Troub is. Great sound, you can kick back on the balcony with a great view or be down on the floor. And it always seems to be properly ventilated. And it is still possible to find free parking in the surrounding area if your willing to walk a few blocks, nothing like that god forsaken clusterfuck neighborhood around Sunset Blvd where your lucky to pay $7 and still haft to walk a mile to the venue.

Anyway, first up was Altamont I believe. I was standing right up front and the bass was ringing the fuck out of my right ear. Couldn't hear the vocals at all and they seemed to be all looking at each other like a band who hasn't practiced in a long time does. They weren't bad though, the BB dude was drumming for them. I remember seeing him with Dead Low Tide and he's just as bad ass as I remembered him to be.

Then we got an appearance from the fabled Hot Sauce. He had a side kick with him this time named Soy Sauce (an asian dude who apparently didn't know da English langwitch) who just stood next to his master the whole time not saying much. Hot Sauce made it clear that his side kick came up with the name himself so he didn't want us to think he was pulling some Laugh Factory bullshit. Then he went on to tell us he was from Tallahassee, FL and that him and Soy Sauce had a comedy routine which he tried to demonstrate. Didn't work out so great... Anyway, after telling the crowd to "shut up" repeatedly he went on to a Queen cover ukelele style where Soy Sauce ripped a bad ass solo on his uke with distortion. After some parting words Hot Sauce says, "Fuck y'all" and that was it.  On his way backstage he started pointing at and admonishing the crowd without his mic. Kind of a surly bastard. Hilarious shit, all of it!

Porn next. Pretty heavy. Dale and two dudes whom I've been seeing for years roadie-ing for the Melvins. The guy who looks like Jesus and then the dude who looks like a pudgy version of David Scott Stone.

Big Biz (who's set was short but bad ass) and then the new Melvins ensemble. Let me start by saying that I had been waiting for a Melvs show to redeem that Jello bullshit at the Henry Fonda a few years back (their last gig in town that I knew of). Since before that they cancelled the Pigs tour before they got to California. Well the wait was definitely worth it. Watching Dale and BB dude from above was worth the price of admission alone. The new bass player sings pretty well and has a bit more range than does Buzz, the two together sounded great! A History of Bad Men sounded amazing. Great show all around. Can't wait for Costa Mesa. But $20 for a fucking tour poster!!!

[norecess]

Great review, thanks. That Asian guy must be Toshi!

[hagus667]

yeah, Soy Sauce was Toshi.  And what's the deal with this Hot Sauce guy?  hilarious.
I was disappointed that the Altamont set was so short, but Porn made up for it.  They had just enough "piss off the crowd" mixed with full-frontal-assault rocking to please me.  And was that Nick Oliveri who came out to sing "Sex Bomb" with them?
I still can't fully wrap my brain around the fucking awesomeness of the new Melvins.  I've been counting down the hours to this show for weeks, and it definitely paid off.  I agree that the Jelvins show was sub-par, but I'm still glad I saw it.  But this...
The first song Big Business did with Dale on guitar was the beginning of over an hour of jaw-dropping rock for me last night.  I can't believe Dale was in ALL of the bands last night!  What a powerhouse.  AND they did "The Bloated Pope!"  The drum soloing (I guess that would be "drum duet") never got old.  My friend Ray in New Orleans saw them a few weeks ago.  His theory is that Dale and Buzz are getting on up there in the years, so they are training Big Business to become the Melvins.  "It's time to pass the torch--you're too old to rock, no more rockin' for you." 
And lastly, although the Melvins put out some of their most classic albums with Rutmanis, and he's one of my favorite bass players of theirs, I'm so glad he's gone, because otherwise last night would not have been possible.  They've taken it to the next level. 
damn.
double damn.

--hagus

[pinkyslim]

Costa Mesa tomorrow night!!!!!!!!!!!!
My ex-stripper wife will be wearing a motorhead shirt snuggling
her D-cups..
I will be sporting my black "Sean Jean" sweatsuit w/ Melvins Low dunk skulls.
Come say HELLO!
X-Mas cheer w/ booze and weed.

[bUTTHOLEmAN]

yeah, Soy Sauce was Toshi.  And what's the deal with this Hot Sauce guy?  hilarious.
I was disappointed that the Altamont set was so short, but Porn made up for it.  They had just enough "piss off the crowd" mixed with full-frontal-assault rocking to please me.  And was that Richie Goodtimes who came out to sing "Sex Bomb" with them?
I still can't fully wrap my brain around the fucking awesomeness of the new Melvins.  I've been counting down the hours to this show for weeks, and it definitely paid off.  I agree that the Jelvins show was sub-par, but I'm still glad I saw it.  But this...
The first song Big Business did with Dale on guitar was the beginning of over an hour of jaw-dropping rock for me last night.  I can't believe Dale was in ALL of the bands last night!  What a powerhouse.  AND they did "The Bloated Pope!"  The drum soloing (I guess that would be "drum duet") never got old.  My friend Ray in New Orleans saw them a few weeks ago.  His theory is that Dale and Buzz are getting on up there in the years, so they are training Big Business to become the Melvins.  "It's time to pass the torch--you're too old to rock, no more rockin' for you." 
And lastly, although the Melvins put out some of their most classic albums with Rutmanis, and he's one of my favorite bass players of theirs, I'm so glad he's gone, because otherwise last night would not have been possible.  They've taken it to the next level. 
damn.
double damn.

--hagus

[Rev. Mike]

That was Richie Good Times doing Sex Bomb.

[CH]

That was Richie Good Times doing Sex Bomb.

Did you cancel your TV EYE dvd with paypal?  I got the dvd yesterday; it's pretty good so far.  They said they'd just sent out all the preorders.

[Rev. Mike]

Paypal was passed the 45 day window, the reason no one had gotten back to me was because the editor had been out of town for two weeks.  I complained about the fact that it had been a month since they said it would ship in a week and they still hadn't shipped, so they gave me a refund, and supposedly they're going to send me a complimentary copy of the issue.

[hagus667]

That was Richie Good Times doing Sex Bomb.

I am ignorant.  Who is this "Richie Good Times?"

[CH]

That was Richie Good Times doing Sex Bomb.

I am ignorant.  Who is this "Richie Good Times?"

He's the guy that sang in the minnie costume.

[norecess]

That was Richie Good Times doing Sex Bomb.

I am ignorant.  Who is this "Richie Good Times?"

There's a search field on the top of this page, it should return several results on 'richie' and/or 'richie goodtimes'.

[CH]

Crowd picture.

[glen]

[CH]

[glen]