They're one of only a tiny handful of bands that can lay claim to creating grunge (and also "sludge" in Melvins case). One of the least known, most influential bands of all time. All modern heavy music stems in some way from something Melvins did.
@@MaxWhiteArabiLouisiana I know a few people, (myself included), who enjoy No Limits artists such as Soulja Slim, bounce artists like Mr. Ghetto, and bands like Thou and Eyehategod.
I think people should ask Buzz / Dale less about Nirvana, if at all lol. They've paved their own career, pre-dating, and obviously outlasting the band. I love Nirvana. LOVE Nirvana, but The Melvins are their own band with their own legacy, putting out a thousand albums, singles, still cutting vinyl, doing countless shows. Ask them questions about what they're doing now. This is obviously more relevant considering the connection of Cobain and Houdini, but I mean in general lol
Honestly, even--despite the relevance of the connection, in this interview alone, there are just so many random inserted questions about Nirvana lol. You're interviewing BUZZ OSBORNE, of the MELVINS.
Ive seen the melvins live a few times. Sold out shows. Buzz has played live with Tool. Adam Jobes has played shows with the Melvins. Im not sure The Melvins could be underrated
Im really glad Buzz was asked about his gibberish lyrics, ive always wanted to know what the deal is with the lyrics, every fan points it out but it never gets asked. So thats awesome.
@@BobSacamano666 that's what Ive always done because I'm not good at understanding lyrics well in general, and most lyrics are terrible. Except Buzzo's, his insane/gibberish ramblings end up sounding awesome.
@@Windavinci lol I'd say it's common with noise rock/am rep bands, which the melvins were a part of. Cows and The Jesus Lizard often have really cryptic, weird lyrics that don't always make sense.
I absolutely love this album. "Honey Bucket" is one of my favorite songs of all time. Kurt Cobain actually plays on the album as well. I have to say the Melvins with Down was the loudest show I have ever seen at the Emerald Theater here in Detroit. And that's saying something.
Buzz Osborne is one of the most interesting musicians of all time. I saw them in Huntington, WV last year. I had to go alone because none of my friends or family knew who they were. "Who's The Melvins?" It was crazy.
I was at that show too! Huntington, WV July 2022, with Helms Alee and Harsh Mellow. And my first time seeing them ever! Even got to see Dale drum twice that night! A real treat - and yes, I went alone also. 😂
I used to ride my bike around replaying "Lizzy" over and over. The chorus riff is so heavy and satisfying. Night Goat is the perfect closer live. It has the same tension building and crushing heavy release every time that makes the audience get the most hyped of any song on the setlist.
Buzz is a very gifted and unique artist. Every day I am thankful for his artistic contributions. I am also thankful for the bands that he helped inspire.
Besides being a riff lord, and a phenomenal singer the most admirable thing to me about Buzz is his working man approach and the fact that some of Melvins best work came after they’d already been playing 25+ years. Dare I say role models for youth?
I remember when The Melvins opened up for Helmet in St Louis. They did an in shop gig earlier that day at vintage vinyl. My friends and I we're asking them to play honey bucket. Buzzo said come to the show. We already had tickets, so when we were at the show, they played honey bucket even faster than the studio and the pit went nuts. One of the many good times at Mississippi Nights.
15:22 "I trust the artists, when I work with artists I trust their vision. I've already hired them to do this, so let them do their job." Hell yes to that. Saw these guys with Boris a few weeks ago, Melvins was always a blind spot for me but after that show I fixed that real quick. This was the first one I bought.
What a great interview! Christina has great flow with her questions and kept Buzz thinking and talking. It cracked me up how punk Buzz is with his camera angle. Damn it, are we getting old?
Apparently they still use 2 drummers while touring but both times when they came to my hometown (small venue) they just had Dale with an epic kit. Still sounded like 2 drummers, to be fair. Loudest shows I've ever been to!
I’m a “Texas Blues” musician, a guitarist, BUT I’M A HUGE MELVINS FAN! At 23 in Austin, my pals opened for em WOW my jaw hit the floor, man that was 30yr ago, great video
my story with this album it starts when a sophomore old friend challenged me to play the honey bucket intro (i play drums) when i first listen that i went speechless. I really didn't understand how it's possible play an intro for a song like that and at that moment i accpet the challenge, for almost a month i get stuck on the kit of school and the one's i have at home Later in a band rehersal with him in the room i played the shit out of that intro and now he went speechless, i earn his whole respect as a drummer after that Then i start to listen the whole fking album and the riff tones, the tough hits on drums and sludge atmosphere (the lyrics not so much cause i get it more like internal jokes around the band or something) got me through a endless spiral, even i tattooed the two headed dog on my right arm cause it's just something that i can't just get out of my body. It gets stuck forever on my inner core So i want to thank buzz and dale for making one of the greatest pieces of art and influences on my music taste and sounding fits so well in every mood or every moment i've going or went through
Remember always thinking the album was skipping and pulling over on the side of the road to wack my car stereo before realzing it was the beginning to Pearl Bomb💛 I love how invested this inviewer is with him here and in the previous interview, buzz seems alot happier and enjoying interviews these days You see european interviews from the 90s and the interviewers are always so oblivious and rude. There are some great ones of buzz just seething and glaring at them haha! Or a weird clip i saw of chris cornell at a festival the other day with the german interviewer asking "why is your music so loud!" And chris' retort "yeah! Its great isnt it!" And the guy replies "yes. But why is it so loud!" Haha! So glad the internet has cleared the way for sincere interviewers to carry it into a conversation Houdini forever! Forever now, forever then💛
Great interview! 👍 Buzz is one of my all-time favourite songwriters and Houdini one of my favourite albums. Honey Bucket is just a kick ass song all round! 👌
An absolutely fantastic album! Every song is great and "Going Blind" kicks it over the edge in my opinion. Was the album I discovered the Melvins with. Flawless!
@@jeremymcgrath7965 agreed it’s my favorite if I had to pick. Serious question? Why is it not reissued via ipeccac? Or am rep or boner or whatever under a different name If that’s the issue? I still have my cd with that weird piece of rubber over the name.
Classic album!!!! Buzz's guitar tone/riffs were heavy as shit. I remember seeing the video to "Honey Bucket" back then when it was released and it floored me. Album sounds just as good now as it did then.
Always refreshing to hear KISS getting some recognition for how good they were. So much people having fun bashing them without even familiar with their music except for the popular songs.
TEET, there isn't a stereo loud enough in the world for this song, i crank that song as loud my speakers will hold and i just could never get enough of this song, it sets me off on an adrenaline rush every time, love would be an understatement!!!!!
I never really heard of or listen to the melvins up until a few years ago, but it only took 2 minutes of the first song, I became a fan almost instantly. Buzz Osborne is a riff lord.
Melvis are top notch highly dedicated to music. Sheer perfection in those riffs.. damn.. Met Steve, Buzz and Dale two times.. amazin human beings. Man that sound.. LOVE.
Thank you so so much, it's not usual to hear Buzz talking so openly about things, but he obviously knew what the interview will be and was up to it, as he always does when he sets his mind on something. It would be great to hear Dale's take as well, not sure if Lori would agree to do any press at this point.
I've seen Melvins many times, met Buzz, and Houdini is one of the greatest records of my youth. I like the "Police Chase" analogy about Honey Bucket! Great song. One of my favorite Melvins tracks!
Normally I would agree with you, but in this case the guy is credited as the producer of the album, so he's kind of intrinsically tied to any in depth discussion about it.
@@seanmckelvey6618 Sure, but I think it warrants maybe one question, which Buzz has already given a thousand times in other interviews before. Bringing up Kurt and Nirvana so much and referring to him as Buzz’s “child” just seemed really weird to me. Yes, he was involved at some point, then he wasn’t… it’s not that interesting
@@Balloon_86 Sure, it isn't interesting and in most cases when talking about the Melvins it's entirely irrelevant. But Cobain was very much a musical child of Buzz, Buzz introduced him to punk rock. Fact of the matter is, that Nirvana was a massive, massive band and unfortunately it's now nearly impossible to talk about any music from that era and scene, or adjacent scenes, without bringing up Nirvana or Cobain. It sucks, but that's the world we live in now.
I caught the Melvins in Cleveland back in 2021, or 22? Cant remember Exactly which year, they opened up for Ministry but I absolutely loved their set! THE MELVINS ROCK!!!
saw them on tour with that album in Missoula. I hadn't seen them live before and I was blown away by the dynamic psychedelic parts of that show . So good .
I absolutly love this album and have a huge velvet poster of the front cover on my wall. HAHA, even had a smaller one in my bedroom in the 90's."I already Hired the artist so let them do their job"! What a great end quote. I also loved how he name dropped Soundgarden.
Awesome album and interview. One of the best I’ve seen with Buzzo. Great questions. That era seems historic now. Something interviewers never touch on though is what happened to Lorax? She was out, then came Joe Preston, then back in for Houdini? Although I heard she really wasn’t on it. He mentions Kurt being on heroin then, but wasn’t Lorax also? Lots of mystery surrounds the Melvins Bass Players Alumni….
Lorax and Buzz were dating in the 80's. She was in the band Clown Alley with Mark Deutrom ( who replaced her on bass ) before being in Melvins. Read some stuff about her struggles with Heroin. It had to complicated for sure.
Visiting my cousin in St.Paul, me, my dad, my cousin and uncle saw the Melvins open for Kiss in I think the summer of 1996 at the Rosemont Horizon, we came for Kiss because my uncle and dad were huge Kiss fans we all didn't know who the Melvins were. When they came out and played our jaws fell open, my dad leaned over and said "Man, this band is awesome! Their like a Black Sabbath with shorter songs!" Kiss was cool, the band didn't seem to get along and seemed to be playing for money, the Melvins stood out, all of us that night became Melvin fans.
One thing that drives me nuts as a musician in general and specifically as a drummer: How do they all get into these weird time signatures? Stuff like Hag Me. It's so heavy and sludgy but is not just neanderthalian club-to-the-head but somewhat sophisticated. I had this on full blast yesterday driving home and I am still vibing.
@9:30 100% TRUTH!! Nirvana & Pearl Jam were one side of the coin, Motley Crue & Poison were the other side of the same coin. Look up "Keeping It Real" in the dictionary and there is a picture of Buzz.
I haven't listened to that Kiss album in years. Listened to it all the time when I was 13 in the 70s. He is right about that song, Strange Ways, but my favorite song on that album was always Parasite.
God damn, i appreciate Buzz's honesty and just being a real human being. i am sorry that he still hurts over the Nirvana element. How could he not. But i am not lying when i say that the Melvins, Buzz and Dale, are two of the most influential voices in my musical taste today. This is real post punk, punk rock mentality.
I saw The Melvins with Ministry in 2022 - One of the loudest concerts I've ever been to. They were just in my city with Boris & Hatebreed/Terror/Jesus Piece played upstairs and saw Buzz & the drummer of Boris standing off the side if the stage watching Jesus Piece tear it up - Got to shake Buzz's hand quickly because he had to perform in the basement in 20 minutes. His hair is HUGE! 😆
Stoner Witch was my sophomore and junior years in high school . Not to say it was released during those years. I was class of 2005 so that album and the whole Pacific North West-alt rock wave of popularity had been receded nearly a decade by then but it really fascinated me far beyond was what would have been considered contemporary at the time. 2000's MTV couldn't hold my interest. I got really into Mudhoney and Jesus Lizard and L7 Fantomas and The Melvins. I meant Stoner Witch is basically what I listened too all the time every day for those formative years.
I saw them on this tour and I have to say that Coady Willis will not disappoint you. He was in the Melvins when they teamed up with Big Business and had two drummers. He is the perfect player for the job. Have fun
I keep having this recurring dream where I'm the master of ceremonies in a deathmatch where we round up all the world's billionaires and they fight to the death in a football arena. Winner takes all. I usually have the 7 inch version of NIghtgoat blasting on a loop over the sound system. Seems like the perfect song for such an event.
At this point it is clearly evident that buzz doesn’t need anyone to write songs for him !!!! 41 years of making albums at a alarming speed and never being a low point in there catalog!!!!
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Here in New Orleans the heavy bands 100% credit the Melvins as the biggest inspiration to the sludge sound we're known for now. Thanks Buzz
They're one of only a tiny handful of bands that can lay claim to creating grunge (and also "sludge" in Melvins case). One of the least known, most influential bands of all time. All modern heavy music stems in some way from something Melvins did.
Any sludge + bounce fusion in the bayou?
Slow Southern Steel and Jimmy from Eyehategod, playing the hell out of the first three records. Loved that bit.
I definitely thought about the Melvins when I saw Eyehategod down in NOLA, good call
@@MaxWhiteArabiLouisiana I know a few people, (myself included), who enjoy No Limits artists such as Soulja Slim, bounce artists like Mr. Ghetto, and bands like Thou and Eyehategod.
I think people should ask Buzz / Dale less about Nirvana, if at all lol.
They've paved their own career, pre-dating, and obviously outlasting the band.
I love Nirvana. LOVE Nirvana, but The Melvins are their own band with their own legacy, putting out a thousand albums, singles, still cutting vinyl, doing countless shows. Ask them questions about what they're doing now.
This is obviously more relevant considering the connection of Cobain and Houdini, but I mean in general lol
Honestly, even--despite the relevance of the connection, in this interview alone, there are just so many random inserted questions about Nirvana lol. You're interviewing BUZZ OSBORNE, of the MELVINS.
The Melvin's will always be the most underrated band of all time.
Killing joke
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Ive seen the melvins live a few times. Sold out shows. Buzz has played live with Tool. Adam Jobes has played shows with the Melvins. Im not sure The Melvins could be underrated
Melvins are huge relative to other bands in their genre
Im really glad Buzz was asked about his gibberish lyrics, ive always wanted to know what the deal is with the lyrics, every fan points it out but it never gets asked. So thats awesome.
Thank you! Me too :)
I've also heard him say that you shouldn't be listening to lyrics but the sound of the voice.
@@BobSacamano666 that's what Ive always done because I'm not good at understanding lyrics well in general, and most lyrics are terrible. Except Buzzo's, his insane/gibberish ramblings end up sounding awesome.
Same. Maybe it's a grunge, rock thing 😂
@@Windavinci lol I'd say it's common with noise rock/am rep bands, which the melvins were a part of. Cows and The Jesus Lizard often have really cryptic, weird lyrics that don't always make sense.
I absolutely love this album. "Honey Bucket" is one of my favorite songs of all time. Kurt Cobain actually plays on the album as well. I have to say the Melvins with Down was the loudest show I have ever seen at the Emerald Theater here in Detroit. And that's saying something.
Woah Kurt plays on the album? Thank you music history oracle!
Honey bucket is so great, the one riff sounds like negative creep but then gets even more layers , alwsys thought tad and Melvin’s had great sound
@@broadcastdeez Kurt plays guitar on Sky Pup and drums on Spread Eagle Beagle
I saw Down, Melvins and Weedeater in Indianapolis in 2009 and can confirm it was a seismic event in both volume and excellence!
would love to see them in detroit, must be awesome!
Buzz Osborne is one of the most interesting musicians of all time. I saw them in Huntington, WV last year. I had to go alone because none of my friends or family knew who they were. "Who's The Melvins?" It was crazy.
I've been to a couple of concerts alone from different bands, no shame brother!
I was at that show too! Huntington, WV July 2022, with Helms Alee and Harsh Mellow. And my first time seeing them ever! Even got to see Dale drum twice that night! A real treat - and yes, I went alone also. 😂
Whats interesting about him, his quirky hair? Or his stories that never end?
If you love listening to crazy Buzzo stories you should look up interviews of him opening for Mr. Bungle
I used to ride my bike around replaying "Lizzy" over and over. The chorus riff is so heavy and satisfying. Night Goat is the perfect closer live. It has the same tension building and crushing heavy release every time that makes the audience get the most hyped of any song on the setlist.
So good!
Buzz is a very gifted and unique artist. Every day I am thankful for his artistic contributions. I am also thankful for the bands that he helped inspire.
What a great interview - it is rare that we get to hear about how Buzz approaches song writing! I just wish this was an hour longer!
Actual chat was 80 minutes! Such a hard edit.
Post the whole thing
Besides being a riff lord, and a phenomenal singer the most admirable thing to me about Buzz is his working man approach and the fact that some of Melvins best work came after they’d already been playing 25+ years. Dare I say role models for youth?
riff lord...lol
Do some homework, this guy shits out distinct guitar lines and shaped modern genres
I'm surprised nobody talks about how influential these guys are, too
Gotta love Buzz! Honesty is super rare in the entertainment biz. Mad respect.
He truly never gave a fuck about a public image or PR
I remember when The Melvins opened up for Helmet in St Louis. They did an in shop gig earlier that day at vintage vinyl. My friends and I we're asking them to play honey bucket. Buzzo said come to the show. We already had tickets, so when we were at the show, they played honey bucket even faster than the studio and the pit went nuts. One of the many good times at Mississippi Nights.
What year was this? I saw the same show in Charlottesville Va in like 1998.
Such an underrated & influential band. Most people's favourite bands owe their living to the Melvins.
hahahaha not a chance
@@sebg2086 Metallica
15:22 "I trust the artists, when I work with artists I trust their vision. I've already hired them to do this, so let them do their job." Hell yes to that. Saw these guys with Boris a few weeks ago, Melvins was always a blind spot for me but after that show I fixed that real quick. This was the first one I bought.
Get Stag, next. Then Stoner Witch.
What a great interview! Christina has great flow with her questions and kept Buzz thinking and talking. It cracked me up how punk Buzz is with his camera angle. Damn it, are we getting old?
I love the 2 drummer era of this band! Great songs and devastating live
I love the live footage from that era! That’s what got me into The Melvins to begin with.
@@johnnugent6242 watch melvins live
Hellfest 2011
Apparently they still use 2 drummers while touring but both times when they came to my hometown (small venue) they just had Dale with an epic kit. Still sounded like 2 drummers, to be fair. Loudest shows I've ever been to!
I’m a “Texas Blues” musician, a guitarist, BUT I’M A HUGE MELVINS FAN! At 23 in Austin, my pals opened for em WOW my jaw hit the floor, man that was 30yr ago, great video
May 1990, OZMA tour (Nashville, TN)
The Melvins became my favorite band.
Buzz is one of my musical heroes.
my story with this album it starts when a sophomore old friend challenged me to play the honey bucket intro (i play drums) when i first listen that i went speechless. I really didn't understand how it's possible play an intro for a song like that and at that moment i accpet the challenge, for almost a month i get stuck on the kit of school and the one's i have at home
Later in a band rehersal with him in the room
i played the shit out of that intro and now he went speechless, i earn his whole respect as a drummer after that
Then i start to listen the whole fking album and the riff tones, the tough hits on drums and sludge atmosphere (the lyrics not so much cause i get it more like internal jokes around the band or something) got me through a endless spiral, even i tattooed the two headed dog on my right arm cause it's just something that i can't just get out of my body. It gets stuck forever on my inner core
So i want to thank buzz and dale for making one of the greatest pieces of art and influences on my music taste and sounding
fits so well in every mood or every moment i've going or went through
Remember always thinking the album was skipping and pulling over on the side of the road to wack my car stereo before realzing it was the beginning to Pearl Bomb💛
I love how invested this inviewer is with him here and in the previous interview, buzz seems alot happier and enjoying interviews these days
You see european interviews from the 90s and the interviewers are always so oblivious and rude. There are some great ones of buzz just seething and glaring at them haha! Or a weird clip i saw of chris cornell at a festival the other day with the german interviewer asking "why is your music so loud!" And chris' retort "yeah! Its great isnt it!" And the guy replies "yes. But why is it so loud!" Haha! So glad the internet has cleared the way for sincere interviewers to carry it into a conversation
Houdini forever! Forever now, forever then💛
I like how his cam is angled to focus on his hair
The Night Goat riff is so good they've remade it like 10 times. One of my favorite bands of all time
All respect to Buzz, this interview was awesome!! It was also relieving on a specific level to hear he isn’t over Kurt. All my love to him.
This record has been a major force in my life for almost 2/3 of it's entirety. I'm gonna pump it loud today.
The best
King Buzzo is one of the nicest, and smartest dudes in underground music.
Great interview! 👍
Buzz is one of my all-time favourite songwriters and Houdini one of my favourite albums. Honey Bucket is just a kick ass song all round! 👌
That's a GREAT Interview! It's great!
An absolutely fantastic album! Every song is great and "Going Blind" kicks it over the edge in my opinion. Was the album I discovered the Melvins with. Flawless!
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Great interview! Thank you for sharing.
It’s a shame that Lysol can’t get this kinda treatment, bc it’s such a great record and bc of its name is hardly mentioned
It's soooo heavy, dude..... epic!
Just gotta make sure to clearly emphasize the pronunciation of its "real" name, "Lice-All."
Lysol is one of the heaviest records ever..so underrated
@@jeremymcgrath7965 agreed it’s my favorite if I had to pick. Serious question? Why is it not reissued via ipeccac? Or am rep or boner or whatever under a different name If that’s the issue? I still have my cd with that weird piece of rubber over the name.
Lysol is my favorite Melvins. Oppresively heavy.
I was fortunate enough to talk to Buzz for a minute after a show. Even got to help load the van. Cool guy. Answered all my questions. Very humble.
Reason for being here. Love Melvins. Love this Album ❤
Buzz is a down to Earth straight shooter that just happens to be an innovative Genius.
Classic album!!!! Buzz's guitar tone/riffs were heavy as shit. I remember seeing the video to "Honey Bucket" back then when it was released and it floored me. Album sounds just as good now as it did then.
Killer interview of a legend, chock full of great bits thank you both!!!
King Buzzo is one of the most wholesome guys in heavy music. I love listening to him talk.
Always refreshing to hear KISS getting some recognition for how good they were. So much people having fun bashing them without even familiar with their music except for the popular songs.
They got really corny after Ace left. Parasite is a fantastic song.
You are correct...people who shit on KISS have never LISTENED to KISS
I've listened to Kiss and I'm not impressed they are over rated
TEET, there isn't a stereo loud enough in the world for this song, i crank that song as loud my speakers will hold and i just could never get enough of this song, it sets me off on an adrenaline rush every time, love would be an understatement!!!!!
I love that bass line to “Night Goat”. It’s so nasty.
Fun interview! Buzz is endlessly fascinating.
Saw them play in Auckland a few years ago, amazing. Houdini is my favourite album of theirs 👍🏻
My absolute favorite MELVINS album. Great interview
The Melvins are Kick Ass.
Buzz & Dale frequent the antique mall my wife works at here in Tucson, Arizona and they are genuine, delightful people to be around.
I never really heard of or listen to the melvins up until a few years ago, but it only took 2 minutes of the first song, I became a fan almost instantly. Buzz Osborne is a riff lord.
One of the best albums ever made.. absolutely timeless
Saw them on this tour. Mind blowing club show.
Melvis are top notch highly dedicated to music.
Sheer perfection in those riffs.. damn..
Met Steve, Buzz and Dale two times.. amazin human beings.
Man that sound.. LOVE.
Thank you so so much, it's not usual to hear Buzz talking so openly about things, but he obviously knew what the interview will be and was up to it, as he always does when he sets his mind on something. It would be great to hear Dale's take as well, not sure if Lori would agree to do any press at this point.
Very interesting thank you both and your coworkers ❤
I've seen Melvins many times, met Buzz, and Houdini is one of the greatest records of my youth. I like the "Police Chase" analogy about Honey Bucket! Great song. One of my favorite Melvins tracks!
Why so many questions about Cobain and Nirvana? Who gives a shit? I think this interview could’ve been more focused on this great band and album…
Normally I would agree with you, but in this case the guy is credited as the producer of the album, so he's kind of intrinsically tied to any in depth discussion about it.
@@seanmckelvey6618 Sure, but I think it warrants maybe one question, which Buzz has already given a thousand times in other interviews before. Bringing up Kurt and Nirvana so much and referring to him as Buzz’s “child” just seemed really weird to me. Yes, he was involved at some point, then he wasn’t… it’s not that interesting
@@Balloon_86every dumbass is wearing a walmart nirvana shirt. that's why
@@Balloon_86 Sure, it isn't interesting and in most cases when talking about the Melvins it's entirely irrelevant. But Cobain was very much a musical child of Buzz, Buzz introduced him to punk rock. Fact of the matter is, that Nirvana was a massive, massive band and unfortunately it's now nearly impossible to talk about any music from that era and scene, or adjacent scenes, without bringing up Nirvana or Cobain. It sucks, but that's the world we live in now.
And Nirvana fucking sucks shit, they should never be put in the same sentence with Melvins
I remember riding around as a teenager in my small town in the summer time and absolutely cranking "Hooch". So crushing, so life-changing.
Soundgarden and Nirvana fan here, and Buzz, I understand. LOVE Melvins!
Saw them for the 3rd time recently (a year ago or so) and Melvins still jam SO hard. So so good.
Houdini came out when I was learning guitar and I played it all the way through every single day for about a year. A classic album!
I caught the Melvins in Cleveland back in 2021, or 22? Cant remember Exactly which year, they opened up for Ministry but I absolutely loved their set! THE MELVINS ROCK!!!
Love the Melvins and Christina!
Great interview 👏👏👏👏
Thank you
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A close friend of mine best described Buzzo's vocals as like a mix of Captain Beefheart and Gene Simmons
This made me go listen to night goat, thanks
Got to see them first of this year and they did not disappoint! Still awesome to this day!
Lizzy was theme music of my 1994!
Still one of the best
This album was my first intro to the Melvin’s. It was just so damn heavy!
HAPPY 30TH TO ONE OF THE HEAVIEST ALBUMS EVER MADE!!!👍😈💀...................and one of the cutest album covers ever😀
Melvins Lite with Trevor Dunn is just too perfect. Houdini is still a classic (like everything from the Melvins) 🎉
saw them on tour with that album in Missoula. I hadn't seen them live before and I was blown away by the dynamic psychedelic parts of that show . So good .
"I don't need anybody to write songs for me"
-Buzz Osbourne
Probably the only statement I can agree 110% on as actual truth.
I absolutly love this album and have a huge velvet poster of the front cover on my wall. HAHA, even had a smaller one in my bedroom in the 90's."I already Hired the artist so let them do their job"! What a great end quote. I also loved how he name dropped Soundgarden.
Awesome album and interview. One of the best I’ve seen with Buzzo. Great questions. That era seems historic now. Something interviewers never touch on though is what happened to Lorax? She was out, then came Joe Preston, then back in for Houdini? Although I heard she really wasn’t on it. He mentions Kurt being on heroin then, but wasn’t Lorax also? Lots of mystery surrounds the Melvins Bass Players Alumni….
Lorax and Buzz were dating in the 80's. She was in the band Clown Alley with Mark Deutrom ( who replaced her on bass ) before being in Melvins. Read some stuff about her struggles with Heroin. It had to complicated for sure.
She wasn't on the goodship lollipop either
Melvins never disapoint. Saw them in mid 90s with White Zombies
Astro2000 tour. Melvins
were perfect live.
Visiting my cousin in St.Paul, me, my dad, my cousin and uncle saw the Melvins open for Kiss in I think the summer of 1996 at the Rosemont Horizon, we came for Kiss because my uncle and dad were huge Kiss fans we all didn't know who the Melvins were. When they came out and played our jaws fell open, my dad leaned over and said "Man, this band is awesome! Their like a Black Sabbath with shorter songs!" Kiss was cool, the band didn't seem to get along and seemed to be playing for money, the Melvins stood out, all of us that night became Melvin fans.
I saw that show in Memphis. First time seeing MELVINS. I had just become a fan not even 12 months earlier. I've seen them about 2 dozen times since.
30 years?? Crap, time does fly...
A classic case of ‘your favourite bands favourite band’.
Melvins and Tad never got the props they deserve.
TAD. I still always listen to them
One thing that drives me nuts as a musician in general and specifically as a drummer: How do they all get into these weird time signatures? Stuff like Hag Me. It's so heavy and sludgy but is not just neanderthalian club-to-the-head but somewhat sophisticated. I had this on full blast yesterday driving home and I am still vibing.
@9:30 100% TRUTH!! Nirvana & Pearl Jam were one side of the coin, Motley Crue & Poison were the other side of the same coin.
Look up "Keeping It Real" in the dictionary and there is a picture of Buzz.
Houdini is the SHIT. Seriously the best album of the 90's.
I love their music since 91.
I haven't listened to that Kiss album in years. Listened to it all the time when I was 13 in the 70s. He is right about that song, Strange Ways, but my favorite song on that album was always Parasite.
Always loved Got To Choose. Amazing soul jam and Gene’s backups are insane
My favorite KISS studio album. "WATCHIN US!!!!"
God damn, i appreciate Buzz's honesty and just being a real human being. i am sorry that he still hurts over the Nirvana element. How could he not.
But i am not lying when i say that the Melvins, Buzz and Dale, are two of the most influential voices in my musical taste today. This is real post punk, punk rock mentality.
I just bought the reissue on vinyl last month. The original is $100 +. Might be some reissues still available
Nice..
Houdini is absolutely one of my favorite albums of all time.
Melvins are my all time favorite Band
I saw The Melvins with Ministry in 2022 - One of the loudest concerts I've ever been to. They were just in my city with Boris & Hatebreed/Terror/Jesus Piece played upstairs and saw Buzz & the drummer of Boris standing off the side if the stage watching Jesus Piece tear it up - Got to shake Buzz's hand quickly because he had to perform in the basement in 20 minutes. His hair is HUGE! 😆
Just saw them in Baltimore! They played Hooch! Loved it! Wish they woulda played Lizzie and goin blind too
7:18 🎯
"They like Us, and You don't believe it. You don't see why, because you don't understand it."
I need to give this bad boy another listen.
Stoner Witch was my sophomore and junior years in high school .
Not to say it was released during those years.
I was class of 2005 so that album and the whole Pacific North West-alt rock wave of popularity had been receded nearly a decade by then but it really fascinated me far beyond was what would have been considered contemporary at the time.
2000's MTV couldn't hold my interest.
I got really into Mudhoney and Jesus Lizard and L7 Fantomas and The Melvins.
I meant Stoner Witch is basically what I listened too all the time every day for those formative years.
This album changed my musical perception; in fact, Honey Bucket was the first song I learned to play on the drums.
Dynamite interview.
I LOVE THE MELVINS
My all time fave Melvins album not a dud on it still in regular rotation! I'm seeing them next month , Dale's out but bummer!
I saw them on this tour and I have to say that Coady Willis will not disappoint you. He was in the Melvins when they teamed up with Big Business and had two drummers. He is the perfect player for the job. Have fun
What happen to Dale? I'm seeing them Sunday with boris
@@C_Jj_G Dale's recovering from back surgery or something like that, AFAIK he's doing good but out of commission for a while
@@nite_goat dang . I hope things go well. Drumming can be hard on your back. A good throne helps
@@C_Jj_G He had spinal surgery Coady Willis of Big Business & High On Fire is going to be behind the kit. I'm seeing in a couple weeks myself.
He would make a great professor
I keep having this recurring dream where I'm the master of ceremonies in a deathmatch where we round up all the world's billionaires and they fight to the death in a football arena. Winner takes all. I usually have the 7 inch version of NIghtgoat blasting on a loop over the sound system. Seems like the perfect song for such an event.
At this point it is clearly evident that buzz doesn’t need anyone to write songs for him !!!! 41 years of making albums at a alarming speed and never being a low point in there catalog!!!!
He mentioned Throbbing Grisle. Hell yes
Buzz is the most level headed person in rock a true role model.
Houdini = masterpiece.😌
I love Houdini but Stoner Witch is probably my favorite Melvins album. They're all great though