MELVINS play houdini and eggnog/lysol in NOWWW!!

[BSATOM]

Porn on Saturday was WAY better than Friday. Friday they played two chords pretty sloppily for an hour, the ONLY thing that saved it was Dale. Torture for the meek.  Pleasure trance for the damned. Saturday was very good compared with Friday because they actually played songs with Dale drumming again. AS FOR THE MELVINS.  I was front center on Friday, 2nd person from edge of stage. Dales drums sounded SOOO FUCKING GOOD 4 feet away, sharp acoustic dynamics that did not make it over the PA system( I know because I was half way back on Saturday and the drums sounded diffused and not as sharp over the PA, but still killer).  Friday was pretty high energy with a minor pit going on right behind me and lots of pushing back and forth. Since the Melvins are so badass I will note the things that I feel could have been better. FRIDAY... Lets see, Buzz's intro to Lizzy was soooo shrill it was frying the tweeters in the mains, and this is a quiet guitar part.   I could not even decipher Trevor's bass line at the beginning of Night Goat until I watched his hands playing, it was so thin sounding.   The performance otherwise was FUCKING MONUMENTAL...MOTHERFUCKING MONUMENTAL. I left the show so very sweaty and very pumped.  SATURDAY..... Charmicarmacat was a killer first song even though Buzz was out of key a couple times on the slides with his Duracell 9 volt battery guitar slide. Ballad of Dwight Fry was done in its entirety, Buzz sang the last verse which I don't think he has EVER done,even on the record.  If you have never listened to Alice Cooper's original, you cannot know what I mean. Trevor did'nt do the drop note in the bass line during the quiet part though, and that was sorely missed. Dale never did the "do you suppose god wants to heal cancer" part. Probably because they interwove the two EPs together,playing from each alternatively. The Hung Bunny/Roman Bird Dog show ender was a DRAG IN THE MUD, baby. From these few minor nothings you can tell how good it actually was.  I am very critical when observing music, as I am a musician.  I really had a killer time and hope they do a Stoner Witch show and a Stag show...Gluey Porch Treatments?  C'mon guys, keep this trip going. It could evolve into a full series of album shows.  O FUCK YEA!

[BSATOM]

Also Buzz had his good ol  Sunn solid state bass head for a guitar rig, going into a 4x12 and a 1x15 on the bottom. It sounded thin,muffled and squealy compared to Porn and an Orange OD120 all tube full stack. Once the music started it did not matter though. Buzz can make a shitty(IMHO) amp sound good. How does he do it??? Every time Buzz muted his strings the amp would feedback uncontrollably, which was alright because it was true to the record. I am talking about Saturday, and the Eggnog songs in particular, because this is when it became most obvious. He used the same rig both nights though.   THESE ARE NOT COMPLAINTS,JUST OBSERVATIONS.  Also, it seemed like alot o people did not know the music on Saturday. I had Eggnog on vinyl in 94. I first heard the Melvins in 1988. 10 songs. Grinding Process quickly became my favorite back then. Then a friend rekindled my Melvins fever in 94 and it has not waned. It has been a blast hearing them progress through the Atlantic years on to Ipecac and now. I saw a father with his kid at the show (or the reverse) who must have been just barely hitting puberty,was not born when Stoner Witch came out. The kid had on a Melvins shirt and had obviously dragged his dad there, as he was occupying himself by reading a book sitting on the bench. I have been trying to see a Melvins show since 94, and still have my unspent ticket from a Slims show in 94, here is this kid seeing them when he's 12. Lucky kid.

[Dead Cowboy]

Also Buzz had his good ol  Sunn solid state bass head for a guitar rig, going into a 4x12 and a 1x15 on the bottom. It sounded thin,muffled and squealy compared to Porn and an Orange OD120 all tube full stack. Once the music started it did not matter though. Buzz can make a shitty(IMHO) amp sound good. How does he do it??? Every time Buzz muted his strings the amp would feedback uncontrollably, which was alright because it was true to the record. I am talking about Saturday, and the Eggnog songs in particular, because this is when it became most obvious. He used the same rig both nights though.  I should have previewed my previous post and fixed the mess ups.  THESE ARE NOT COMPLAINTS,JUST SALTY OBSERVATIONS.  Also, it seemed like alot o people did not know the music on Saturday. I had Eggnog on vinyl in 94. I first heard the Melvins in 1988. 10 songs. Grinding Process quickly became my favorite back then. It has been a blast seeing them progress through the Atlantic years on to Ipecac and now. I saw a father with his kid who must have been just barely hitting puberty,was not born when Stoner Witch came out. The kid had on a Melvins shirt and had obviously dragged his dad there, as he was reading a book sitting on the bench by the front entry stairs. We come in all ages, sizes, and levels of devotion. I told Buzz I was a die hard and that I listened to Prick every day, we both laughed. He thanked me for coming down from north of Eureka to attend. That felt good.

Buzz is always really swell, unless you pull shitty stunts.

Very gracious guy.

And you are all lucky ass bastards.

[BSATOM]

I am also the guy who yelled "Yup,Dale's a crossdresser!"  He was wearing fishnets on Friday. What a fucking badass drummer he is.  I don't remember them playing Candy-o, but they played Deserted Cities of the Heart from Cream. Set Me Straight/DCH.  What about Pressed Rat and Warthog. Anybody notice that being recited during Sky Pup recently? I noticed it while listening to the Reverb show 9/24/06.  I realized I could modify my posts. Cool. Now when I re-read my posts and feel I was being jerky or pompous...dammit I've been quoted.

[Greasy Statement]

Trevor had fishnets on as  well. When in SF i suppose....

[FartLips]

i saw melvins do dwight fry in entirety about two months after cobain died. 

[bUTTHOLEmAN]

i saw melvins do dwight fry in entirety about two months after cobain died. 

Have you seen cobains wife lately?  She looks rather ragged and worn.

[mopafeena]

i saw melvins do dwight fry in entirety about two months after cobain died. 

Have you seen cobains wife lately?  She looks rather ragged and worn.

and overused?

[M i C H e L L e]

and underfed?

[GrimReaper]

Riden hard and put away wet.

[norecess]

Thanks for the reviews, BSATOM. Hadn't even noticed them until now.

[WOLD]

Arrrrghhhh mateys ....

[bUTTHOLEmAN]

Arrrrghhhh mateys ....

Why couldn't children see the latest pirate movie?
?Because it was rated..

[glen]

jesus h. christo.

that sounds incredible.  tell me the HAG ME part again.

[norecess]

Amazing review, Dudbean. Cheers for that!