Melvins - Queen

[Reubajam]

chillin bassist, so PiL

[calanero]

Melvins are great live I

[xerhoss]

Hear, hear!

Last time i saw them live was at Cellophane Square in Seattle's U-Dist.

Good times. This little ditty's a classic. ;-)

[krillin876]

does anyone know where to get those skidz pant anymore?

[grungesponge489]

Dale Crover is God.

[ridedirtba]

I think Dale played on a Neil Young album believe it or not. I think it was Dale. One of 'em played on a fuck'n Neil Young album and i'm tooo high to remember.

[justinbenson6]

he was also in a neil young video, harvest something it was called idk. cool though

[ryanzuk]

underestimated drummer?

Dale Crover is one of the most influential drummers of all time. Top

[Bloodsport7]

dale is a very underestimated drummer.

[Bloodsport7]

metal's musicianship is not getting drained. its just mixing and turning into deathcore, which is worse.

[justinbenson6]

i love how this band just lets you use your own imagination whether its the videos or the lyrics

[51cal]

lol hes holding his guitar backwards at 1:59

[Kubilley]

Buzz Italy is with You!!! W GRUNGE and '90

[HalfwayHouse12a]

Dude awesome, glad to hear it.

[HalfwayHouse12a]

Look into A Senile Animal, Stoner Witch, Bullhead, or Houdini then.

[Holycowproductions]

first album of theirs I bought was Stag. Epic album tbh.

[crowbarftw]

Mine was Bullhead. Tough listen at first, but brilliant afterwards!

[MasterKrispy01]

My first Melvins album was Houdini, I was floored it was so good! I then bought Bullhead, etc.

[Kingman1989]

I still wish their would be bands that want to start the grunge era again I LOVE THIS MUSIC.

[777v666]

Me and my mates are setting one up in Britain, and not like Nickelback light shit, some super sludgy grunge, mabee with some feedback. We gonna make it heavy again :)

[marcandrethe]

yes he is their lead guitarist

[MasterKrispy01]

You are right my friend!

[Infuzor]

"the dude with big hair"? thats fucking King Buzzo, man.

[facun1989]

GRUNGE WILL NEVER DIE!

[Plebheadbong]

It died a while back I'm afraid..

[cyclotrode13x]

whoo hoooo!!!

[radioactivewasp]

yep

[PieceofMindmusic]

i go to meet dale crover after a melvins show this summer he was really cool and funny.

[onkysago]

I'd give a left nut to meet anyone from the melvins lol

[justinbenson6]

i'd give right nut to see them live

[buzzkilla12]

well its not hard just go see em. ther touring now. ive seen them like 4 times

[Kingman1989]

Melvins,

Tool,

Nirvana,

Grunge bands that I LOVE

[PowerxPunk]

tool is progressive, dip-shit.

[ktinsane]

Maybe he was talkin' about the Undertow album, dickweed. same to you metalmilitia3000

[PowerxPunk]

makes no difference. the arent grunge, asshole.

[PieceofMindmusic]

exactly

[cydonius99]

speaking of tool, "divorced" is pretty awesome

[77headsdown]

deep six...great compilation....melvins, malfunkshun, soundgarden, the U-men

[cellardoor199991]

if u like the melvins check out :

Free Elder (quality is poor)

[SerenityNow67]

There is a really great video interview of the Melvins at serenedominic. com

[felipodrock]

yeahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh­h

[dennisACDC]

1:08

[WiredLogik]

Melvins are good for the soul

[nickkalisz]

sideshow bob exists

[martinrosssmith]

hehe

[118157]

Melvins were hardcore punk when they first started werent they? I cant find any of their early stuff anywhere

[SouMelhorQueTu]

A mix of hardcore punk and trash metal actually

[rusurazvan]

actualy GRunge

[g0thmoth]

Mmmmm..melvins!!!! So tasty!

118157- You can find a few Melvins songs on a compilation called DEEP SIX.(c/z records -pre sub pop label) It was hard to find vinyl back in the day, but it's been re-released on CD. I suggest that for early stuff.

[118157]

sweet thanks

[IronSaucer]

that cowboys got a gnarly bass.

[bobbyChrismikeLou]

Is that a bicycle rim Dale Crover is playing?

[utiyre]

Maybe me, and the Queen, could get a side order.

[xunitetofightoi]

this band really fucking sucks they have no fucking talent fuck this band and his stupid fucking hair what the fuck is up with that stupid fucking hair seriously he looks like a fucking cunt i hope his fucking hair catches on fire along with himself fucking cunt

[kbrokar]

STFU stupid chink you wouldnt know good music if it invaded your country! Fuck you noodlehead!

[xunitetofightoi]

lmao chink who the fuck are you calling a chink your fucking ignorant fuck why the fuck am i a chink im a fucking american you fucking asshole i live in the USA fucking idiot you must have hair like that fuck huh thats why you dont think about the shit that comes outta your mouth before you say it huh fucking idiot that band is fucking stupid and it makes sense now why its so stupid so fucking idiots like you can understand it fucking douche bag go fuck a melvins cd fucking idiot

[kbrokar]

I will go fuck a Melvins cd why dont you go down a couple bottles of ExTenze you damn chink! And my hair is houlder length and black and straight..and i don't have top think before i speak im American! And this band is the shit you cum guzzler, go fuck a blender!

[ConiferTreez]

you have SHIT taste in music, faggot

[sandman503]

and you my friend have no education in music history, the melvins are epic. i will however agree with you i dont like their music.

[tompyle7]

what music do you like? no need for racism, theres plenty of good asian progressive artists so its self demeaning to be pulling those ones out

[kbrokar]

Oh i was just messin with him haha....i'm not racist at all i was just extremely bored that day...so i apologize hehe. And i like all music besides country and hip-hop/rnb.....some old rap is good like nwa, public enemy, and some new rap like buck 65 and sage francis. I usually listen to B-52's, Bjork, Melvins, Tool, APC, Metallica, Pantera, For Today, Primus, Dead Milkmen, Cranberries, Poe, Meshuggah, Nirvana, Korn, Ramones, 36 Crazyfists, Five Finger Death Punch...i could go on forever haha.

[tompyle7]

shit yeah man, huge fan of alot of that - ever get into any mosdef and rap like that?

[ConiferTreez]

mos def sucks

[tompyle7]

what would regard as good rap then? enlighten me, i have a grunge/60-70's progrock/dark rock backgroud

[ConiferTreez]

you've never listened to like, really dark metaphysical type rap? DALEK (they tour with MELVINS) Jedi Mind Tricks Swollen Members (their more mystical stuff) Abstract Rude Freestyle Fellowship BINARY STAR Sunz Of Man K-Rino The Wizard NON PHIXION VISIONARIES have fun, I know I did

[tompyle7]

shit mate, thanks so much - you wouldn't happen to be knowlegeable if there is any sorta jazz-influenced rap? I really think that would be my kind of sound aswell. looks like I got alot of albums to buy

[ConiferTreez]

Freestyle Fellowship is definately jazz-influenced. They have some scat tracks.

I know there's many more, just cant quite think of the names off-hand. I'll get back to ya though

[jrbaylor]

jazzy rap? "Justice System - Take it to the Stage" "Freestyle Fellowship - innercity bounderies" "a tribe called quest feat de la soul - award tour" "Pete Rock & CL Smooth-T.R.O.Y. (They Reminisce Over You)" "Digable Planets - Rebirth Of Slick (Cool Like Dat)" "A Tribe called quest - Jazz(We've Got) & Buggin' Out" "The Roots - Proceed" "De La Soul- In The Woods" "Guru`s Jazzmatazz - Loungin" "main source - looking at the front door" "Souls Of Mischief - From93Till Infinity" "MF Doom-Arrow Root"

[kbrokar]

Naw...not really into that type of hip-hop...basically every band ConiferTreez mentioned i like...metaphysical as he put it haha.

[ConiferTreez]

wow, you listen to REALLY shitty music, except for MELVINS. All the other bands you listed suck donkey balls

[kbrokar]

How can you say Metallica/Pantera sucks? They're like some of the most influental bands ever...and if you don't like Tool your insane! But w/e i guess...its your opinion.

[ConiferTreez]

Metallica's first 3 albums are influential, but that's about it.

pantera didn't influence a god-damn thing

[kbrokar]

K w/e dude...i don't really care what you have to say..theyre bands i like so if you dont thats fine with me...

...damn chink..

[Tessmage]

"Not enough people realize the genius of these guys."

The people who *matter* realize it, so to hell with the rest. They're still hiding beneath a thin plastic veneer that they may never learn how to peel off.

[kbrokar]

Godamn this song is so heavy and badass, and i agree whitedemon

[cotyporta]

dude satorres how can you say no talent dude dale crover is fucking amazing

[kbrokar]

Everyone says shit like that but they cant ever back it up with info....and you must be fucking insane in the first place to say they suck

[ConiferTreez]

you'd be very suprised

[chicago251]

i thought they were grunge

[Infuzor]

sludge to be exact. it's like punk fused with doom metal, fused with grunge.

[ConiferTreez]

not at all

[DrMorbutu]

Isn't it just to big to be put in categories?

[satorres82]

Shitty no-talent is what I call it. Much better bands out there doing similar music.

[Infuzor]

name me some

[CannibalisticFun]

brilliance.....

[aic911]

i know. just entertaining to see such self proclaimed dogma in an open forum. interesting to see how personal opinions can become "fact" in ones own mind. i just like listening to this type music. i know people who hate it and they're still my friends with their own views (no matter how faulty..lol.)

[aic911]

i think melvins are much underated and that if they had more exposure through radio and the like they would be more appreciated by more people. disturbing that most people need radio to tell them what music is good. popularity does not = quality! i can't tolerate any local radio stations. XM somewhat better. and, just because a song is of a certain type or by a certain band is no reason it's good. must be judged individually.

[ConiferTreez]

why wouldn't you just buy the albums and support real people?

[aic911]

i actually have a huge cd/dvd collection and agree. however, unfortunately, artists only get a small cut of album sale profits. they get the bulk of their cash from ticket sales and merchandising. support comes mainly from going to shows and wearing the tee shirts, etc. plus, this is advertising which perpetuates cycle. many of the bands i hear on radio all sound same there is no real originality in popular music anymore. thank god for underground music and the net for exposure.

[ConiferTreez]

MELVINS have successfully become rich men without succumbing to any type of trend

[aic911]

absolutely. i'm glad i found out about them. they have played nonstop in my vehicle since i downloaded from itunes. i think more people would buy their stuff if they had more exposure.

[ConiferTreez]

They don't need "exposure".

They're a rare case where their cult following is so massive, that they don't need exposure. They make enough money off ticket sales/merchandise sales, and it's all Independent.

It's a great standard for bands to set their sights on.

[trilbilly]

all those bands ARE heavy... once youve listened to enough heavy stop, you stop noticin, and it seems less heavy... i don't see stuff like mastodon or the melvins, or s.y.l heavy, but to other people theyre unlistenable... and ruin is fantastic

[ConiferTreez]

Heavy = Dixie Dave's bassrig

[IraeRex]

fantastic. they rule.

[ConiferTreez]

Sepultura, Slayer, & Meshuggah are NOT Heavy bands. They are extreme/intense, but not Heavy.

WEEDEATER are Heavy.

[aic911]

what are your thoughts on lamb of god? in my limited musical knowlege i consider the song ruin (among others) to be fairly heavy. love to hear why i'm wrong on this count.

[ConiferTreez]

I mean, they've written a few rockin songs.

but like you said, I consider bands like E-Wiz & the like to be Heavy.

[aic911]

yeah, i'd not heard of EW till i saw your post. they have really taken the sabbath riffage and made it their own. pretty impressive sound. glad i discovered them. thanx! n e others i should know bout?

[ConiferTreez]

I think E-Wiz took the Sabbath aesthetic and pushed it forward.

WEEDEATER

EYEHATEGOD

KYUSS

SPIRIT CARAVAN

THE OBSESSED

CORRUPTED

SONS OF OTIS

and many more

[aic911]

araya is into writing about war and king chose the path of horror and crime like serial killers etc. they've been pretty influential too.(lamb of god comes to mind...morton and adler are amazing!) but i agree that they went for the shock and awe with the whole blasphemy thing much like deicide and morbid angel. yeah and dime had a knack for making the sickest riffs something to move you. R.I.P.

[aic911]

slayer is lyrically heavy but obviously not sludge like electric wizard, eyehategod etc. my interpretation of heavy is the degree to which a song "weighs" on you..i.e. how profound the experience. i remember hearing pantera for the first time and thinking this is as good as it gets because i related to the lyrics so much (plus great music which got more extreme with each album.)

[sizzledXbrainXcells]

hey shoddywork, GO FUCK YOURSELF.

[jonnyrocketballs69]

that didn't work, my comment had a miscarriage. anyway fuck it, MELVINS RULE!!

[jonnyrocketballs69]

i can't some twat think's metallica are heavier than the melvins. WTF?

metallica couldn'

[jimrobertsid]

why are people talkin bout metallica when they should be talkin bout melvins?? metallicas shit get over it!

[ducadimantova91]

I'm not really sure about that. I think Metallica was the heaviest band in the mainstream. For example, there were certain bands in the '80s, like Death, Possessed and Morbid Angel, that were associated with the death metal genre, so they're heavier than Metallica, even if they were not as popular. And don't forget that heaviness is not always measured in BPM (see Electric Wizard!). So, I think Melvins are as heavy as Metallica, if not heavier than Metallica.

[ConiferTreez]

you fucking suck.

metallica sucked, they weren't heavy. Death, Possessed, Morbid Angel were NOT heavy.

HEAVY = BASS

ELECTRIC WIZARD = HEAVY

MELVINS = HEAVY

[urdisturbing]

You have a very interesting defintition of 'Heavy', but I hope you realize there are very few people who share your view. Personally I beleive the word simply refers to sonic intensity, and there is no one right way of executing it. You just know it when you hear it. I think Wagner and Motzart have written some of the heaviest riffs ever.

Also, the deffinition of heavy has changed a lot over the years. Steppenwolf coined the term 'heavy metal,' so thats another thing to consider.

[ConiferTreez]

ummm, no.

"my definition" of Heavy is the only acceptable definition.

Heavy = Weight

[urdisturbing]

hahaha. ummmm, no. Your definition of heavy was "HEAVY = BASS" Just remember that Black Sabbath never once called themselves heavy. They tried to be the 'loudest' band in the world.

[ConiferTreez]

right.

Heavy = weight

bass = weight

massive walls of bass weigh down on you. get it?

WEEDEATER

Electric Wizard

Those are REAL HEAVY METAL bands

[godsizedhole]

that just depends on how you engineer the recording. how about judging based on musical merit?

[ConiferTreez]

delivery. Heavy is all about delivery

[urdisturbing]

Rockers have been using the word 'Heavy' to describe music since the 60's, and bass didn't become overly used in music until the late 80's. In music, the word heavy is synonomous with 'Extreme,' and it can't be measured with a frequency graph.

[ConiferTreez]

WRONG

on ALL accounts

[aic911]

slayer=heavy

[ConiferTreez]

WRONG

[That667Guy]

OLD Slayer = Heavy, lol

But not the heaviest

[aic911]

Down, Eyehategod, Melvins, Lamb of God, Sepultura: all heavy with good variety and complexity with interesting lyrical content. And Meshuggah for another level of complexity. Also interesting that Meshuggah's first few albums sound much like early Metallica (before they started sucking so hard!)

[ConiferTreez]

no, none of those bands are that Heavy

[fourtoedsloth]

psh. These guys are just ripping off Nirvana. And the lead singer is just ripping off the guy from Coheed And Cambria's hairdo.

[nirvanafan176]

Um...Fourtoed...Nirvana was a fan of The Melvins  , he was their roadie.They are in no way , ripping off Nirvana . Get your facts straight .

[magneteye]

Hey dipshit, these guys have been around long before Nirvana, and were an influence on bands like Nirvana. Melvins been around since early 80's. Get your facts straight kid.

[fourtoedsloth]

Haha, yeah, I know, I just love fucking with music fans.

[kyoobeh]

"fucking with music fans" is NOT leaving comments that make you look like a fucking IDIOT on youtube.

get your shit straight you fucking idiot.

[fourtoedsloth]

My point. There are no people who get so needlessly and easily offended as music fans, and I personally find it funny when people overreact. Lighten up. It's just a band. As Buzz himself said, don't listen to an entertainer about important issues. Why does everyone on the internet take themselves so fucking seriously?

[hardhatarea]

hahahaha, you so funny :) get a rock history lesson

[shoddywork]

so what, Nirvana is just a Creed ripoff band anyways.

[dumbbuff]

do you wish to explain that? k thx

[pussycontin]

hahaha i seriously hope this is a joke and you aren't fucking serious. if so you are a complete fucking gay.

[Velatos]

Nirvana's a Creed ripoff?, You do realize Creed formed the year Nirvana broke up, right?

[thomizz]

agree

[Velvetgoldmine92]

The Melvins just have such a tight sound.

Anything the Melvins did has always been 10x heavier than anything by bands like Metallica, Iron Maiden or whatever. Melvins is the true definition of heavy.

[n3r3m4c]

I'm not really sure about that. Metallica at least. In the depth's of the 80's Metallica got heavier and just plain manlier than anything in existence. This is good shit, but I think the mantle of heavy belongs in the realm of thrash metal, at least for the 80's.

[ConiferTreez]

WRONG

HEAVY = BASS

[n3r3m4c]

Wrong, heavy = writing.

[ConiferTreez]

the writing must be executed & delivered properly

[silentran]

heavy) black sabbath, so take it from there

[blackbirdg90]

im just gonna throw out there that i persionally love the melvens and nirvana

[blackbirdg90]

and yes i realise i had a typo and spelled the melvins wrong

[ducadimantova91]

The real kings are three: King Buzzo, King Diamond and King Crimson.If I forgot someone, tell me. However, everyone is comparing The Melvins to Nirvana, but they are two different genres, the only link could be that Kurt Cobain was a fan of Melvins. I make my comparison, too: King Buzzo makes Kurt Cobain look like a noob. No, I'm not joking. But not only, Melvins crushes Nirvana on almost everything (excluding popularity!): experimentation, riffs, melodies, drumbeats, vocals, basslines, solos...

[ConiferTreez]

I know he was a roadie for them.

I don't care.

What does that have to to with the music?

Know my shit? About some other dudes' lives?

No thanks, I have my own.

[utiyre]

Ok jackasses (can that be plural?). Do your homework. Dale, the Melvins drummer, was the original drummer for Nirvana until ... Anyway, there are 2 cuts on the "Bleach" album that Dale was the rhythm master of. Duh, I wonder why there are similarities. GO FIGURE. I love you all, but go fuck yourselves.

[ConiferTreez]

No, he wasn't.

Some junkie roadie named kurt asked the Mighty Dale Crover to drum for his band's album, so he did, as a favor.

Then Kurt dropped the question on him (do you want to join our band full-time?)

and Dale was like "fuck no, I refuse to play shitty music"

and that's that, end of story.

[worldofwackcrack]

Melvins make pretty annoying and sloppy songs that dont have any distinct sound or any good sound. Kurt Cobain was the true artist that had skill and passion and he made damn good music that has great sound and its distict. and idc what u say to me cuz ill nvr come back to this video to respond to this crap u all call music. and dont dis Kurt Cobain he was a genius.

[ConiferTreez]

You've got it all switched around, buddy.

kurt kobain was a loser junkie bum, that's why his talent-less ass is rotting in the ground right now.

nirvana wrote watered-down MELVINS songs, that's it.

they sucked, end of story.

[shokoroll]

i think both of you are wrong. kurt and buzz are both loser junkie bums. But luckily, i only listen to rock from loser junkie bums. I prefer melvins to nirvana, but kurt did some pretty good songs too. Just my opinion. btw i'm a loser junkie bum myself.

[ConiferTreez]

HAHA Buzz doesn't do drugs.

[shokoroll]

lol..... are you kidding me? do you also believe in santa and the tooth fairy? hahaha

[ConiferTreez]

He doesn't.

Buzz & Dale are legendary for not touching substances.

They're out of their minds enough as it is.

[shokoroll]

you keep thinking that buddy. kthnxbye

[sabbath6663]

then why was nirvana 10 times more popular than melvins

[ConiferTreez]

because the mainstream public has GARBAGE taste in music.

If the mainstream had QUALITY taste in rock music, it'd be a different story.

[123ralle]

why has madonna sold more than pantera although pantera is better? are you seriously asking that, kid? *bang and kick the kid out while listening melvins*

[sabbath6663]

i wasn't saying that i liked nirvana better i was just saying that people like them more not including me

i was just making a point

[123ralle]

as i wrote in another thread, i suck being that kind of respectless. seems that i must sleep a night before finally posting/commenting. nix für ungut. ;)

[ConiferTreez]

you didnt make a point

i explained your "point" with my response

[sabbath6663]

that reply wasnt to you it was to 123ralle

i agree with what you said and that was what i was trying to say

[pennylane71]

i love buzz's hair!!

amazing fucking song!

[jakethebassman100]

First Melvins song I ever heard. I still love it!

[mpfw]

The Melvins are probably one of the most underrated and most influential bands of the last 20 years. Much like Mudhoney, these dudes did it first, did it best and are doing it far better than most of the weak-ass crap that passes for rock music these days.

[ConiferTreez]

Not underrated at all.

Everyone knows the MELVINS are the best.

[xXRheaTARDXx]

i love melivins <3

sooo bloody much

[imyouwithaboat]

haha you go the hell!

[ConiferTreez]

never heard of candle box, sorry.

[PullingTeeth1]

And by the way ConniferTreez has a HUGE point. We are to sucked in to the pasts music that we forget about looking for new great artists. But i dont blame anyone. Everyone in my school listens to Foo Fighters Rihana etc. Makes me sick.

[PullingTeeth1]

SeattleSound your pretty slow.

[vidiot9]

Peace brothers & sisters - take the heat over to the Fallout Boy videos - they deserve it...not The Melvins, lol.

[ConiferTreez]

nigga?

fucking ignorant barbaric motherfucker.

dont comment on MELVINS videos anymore

NO, you fuckin idiot.

your cunt mother really shit out a fuckin idiot.

im trying to tell your retarded barbaric ass that there IS great Rock N Roll out there today, you just have to be SMART enoguh to LOOK for it. Get it? you fucking monkey?

godammit, its like talking to a 2nd grader.