Wow! Talk about putting something off till next week. For starters, I've seen The Melvins more than any other band. I spent most of my time seeing live bands between the ages of 14 to 45. I moved from Austin back to Portsmouth, VA (right next door to Norfolk, VA) in 2011 and it slowed down drastically. We used to get a lot of bands here in the 80's and 90's however it slowed down in the early 2000s. I moved back and forth between Texas and Virginia from 95 - 2011. I would come home for a year of so and then move back to Austin when I got sick of Virginia. Why did I ever leave Austin in the first place (especially Austin in the 90's when it was still under a million people)? Life happens and sometimes you gotta go home and regroup. Long story short, I've seen 1000's of bands and ever since Eggnog, I've seen The Melvins on almost every tour. Twice a year sometimes. The Melvins are one of my favorite bands and I rip off Buzz a lot when I play zee heavy music (yes I said zee as in "zee Germans, Tommy" I just watched SNATCH).
So if you are a Melvins fan then you know that they have put out a lot of records. Some are amazing. some are just awful, and even they will tell you that and they don't give shit if you like it or not. Sometimes they do it on purpose (see PRICK for ex), and more recently they have been just putting out what they feel like and it would seem that the days of getting a consistent album full of songs that just flat out rock and follow The Melvins traditional style of songwriting are kind of over. Now as far as consistent Melvins albums go, I would say that after That's not to say that they have lost their edge. The Melvins still bring it live, and for my money they are still one of the best live bands out there. GO SEE THEM! Even if you have to drive 3-4 hours. It's worth it.
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