06-20-2002, 03:53 PM
ISIS/MELVINS Northsix, NY 6/19/02
Isis came on about an hour late--but it was definitely worth the wait! They’re a five piece band, 2 guitarists, bassist and keyboardist(!)/noise maker that create such a tremendously heavy wall of sound. They were really tight and LOUD, it was a spiritual music experience- my favorite bands are the ones whose set puts you on another planet, and I was hovering somewhere around Pluto. They have this playing one simple main riff and just taking it to another level...killer, heavy psychedelia and far from boring! Normally, I don’t like screaming vocals, either, but they were filled with such raw emotion that perfectly matched the music. I have to check out more of their stuff ASAP.
Next, my first Melvins experience, and I sure as hell wasn’t disappointed. They brought their A-game wearing mu-mus. They have such a great sound live, so much heavier than on their albums--- and I think during their set, they touched upon every style of music possible to play! (bonus: Dale played the gong at one point)
A decent pit got started, which for once didn't bother me, everyone was just so into the music, no one was out to hurt each other, they just all danced around like freaks
...well, the singer/guitarist from Isis may have possibly injured himself during the last song when he back-flipped off the stage and no one caught him. But that was just pretty funny...
The Melvins had no interaction with the audience, whichc is their style, I think they may have looked at us a couple times :-) ...but they did have a red sign (kinda like the audience “applause” sign at live tv tapings) that read “Melvins”…They never left the stage before the encore, just waited for the crowd to quiet down (which took like 10 minutes with all the cheering-- the crowd was so into this show!) before they kicked in with some more mind-blowing music. Before the encore, the red sign red "Thanks"
The Melvins kicked my ass!
This show fucking RAWKed! It's always great to go to a show with no expectations...and end up seeing one of the best shows I've ever seen. Don't miss it if you can!
Edited By Spitfire on June 20 2002 at 11:59
Isis came on about an hour late--but it was definitely worth the wait! They’re a five piece band, 2 guitarists, bassist and keyboardist(!)/noise maker that create such a tremendously heavy wall of sound. They were really tight and LOUD, it was a spiritual music experience- my favorite bands are the ones whose set puts you on another planet, and I was hovering somewhere around Pluto. They have this playing one simple main riff and just taking it to another level...killer, heavy psychedelia and far from boring! Normally, I don’t like screaming vocals, either, but they were filled with such raw emotion that perfectly matched the music. I have to check out more of their stuff ASAP.
Next, my first Melvins experience, and I sure as hell wasn’t disappointed. They brought their A-game wearing mu-mus. They have such a great sound live, so much heavier than on their albums--- and I think during their set, they touched upon every style of music possible to play! (bonus: Dale played the gong at one point)
A decent pit got started, which for once didn't bother me, everyone was just so into the music, no one was out to hurt each other, they just all danced around like freaks
...well, the singer/guitarist from Isis may have possibly injured himself during the last song when he back-flipped off the stage and no one caught him. But that was just pretty funny...The Melvins had no interaction with the audience, whichc is their style, I think they may have looked at us a couple times :-) ...but they did have a red sign (kinda like the audience “applause” sign at live tv tapings) that read “Melvins”…They never left the stage before the encore, just waited for the crowd to quiet down (which took like 10 minutes with all the cheering-- the crowd was so into this show!) before they kicked in with some more mind-blowing music. Before the encore, the red sign red "Thanks"
The Melvins kicked my ass!
This show fucking RAWKed! It's always great to go to a show with no expectations...and end up seeing one of the best shows I've ever seen. Don't miss it if you can!
Edited By Spitfire on June 20 2002 at 11:59
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