"Opera is for Adult", I couldn't agree more. Personally, Mozart Opera, and Mozart generally is my musical hero and go-to for Classical and has been for the past 25 years. Verdi, I can't comment on because I've not listened much of his music. However the 'Adult' part very much resonates with me because I raised myself into an Adult listening to Opera (Mozart). It is what centers me. It is the music that I go to that centers me when it comes to everything that is most affirming of my highest ambitions and the BEST part of Life. I have other music, for example 'Metal' that I listen to at the Gym and for times where I'm in the mood for it. Opera and Classical music, and I hate thinking in terms of genra labels because it's really about the individual artist, is a music that tops them all for me and that I listen to for pure enjoyment and rejuvination. For me there are basically 3 music artists in history (best beyond the best/favorites beyond my favorites) that I say I couldn't live without, because without them I don't know who I would be or have to look up to: Mozart, Prince, Nick Cave. There's a book by C.P.E. Bach, "The True Art Of Playing Keyboard Iinstruments, I've been finding tremendous musical sustanence and inspiration reading lately. Books over 250 years old and educated many of the greatest composers that came after. Have you heard of that book? Good to see you back with a new video Mark! Take care!

I was not expecting such a perfectly hotAF black chick singing "my boy lollipop" glad I looked it up kzbin.info/www/bejne/fprYgYF6abxpga8si=q52FjQiKC5qstnrc

VERY NICE WORK....I was 15 & from Ventura a couple of tiny asides...1) Bomber took an equally dominant role with KeepLaughing played drums with a broken hand & the stick taped to his hand.and to think he probably was high or af least up for a couple of days gacked. 2)The area had gnarly SkinHead issues of a racist variety with 2 opposing Gangs the BadBrains won EVERYONE over on their I against I tour date in SB circa 8687 when the Police shut down the show early HR REFUSED TO stop playing the scene united there for 10 to 20 mins by barricading the doors closed with the cops pushed out waiting on reinforcements who ended the show with teargas....It was a huge deal that we had never seen before or since hence the BB IaI reference in the comic. 3) You indeed DID fuck up badly on NoFx I set up a little RedBarn show in IslaVista & the headliners were a noshow...WE ran up on FatMike to play with zero notice & they KILLED IT for 90 mins we were all radically blown away circa just after mystic singles prior to liberalanimation They AMAZED...they (imo & many in that scene) lost that energy charisma & charm quickly with S&M airlines turning into a watered down mainstream act...

These band has always been interesting and certainly know what they're doing. Solid and sounding tight here. True pros. metaltomotown

Maybe, just maybe, I’m an adolescent as relating to opera. I seek out recordings of Caruso now and again because of the Werner Herzog movie “Fitzcarraldo”. It is astounding how beautiful his voice is even on those old recordings. I imagine hearing him live must have been otherworldly. “Googling” the movie just now I learned that Giuseppe Verde was featured in the film via his “Ernani.” I think I’ll check it out in the near future, and maybe, just maybe…I’ll be an Adult soon. Happy new year to you, señor!

I attended the Dallas show at Fairpark arena. I missed Babes in toyland and The Melvins only played a few songs before getting mad and leaving. In fairness the floor/pit sat with their backs to the stage. So, I can see why they got mad and left. The Rev Horton Heat played all over Dallas all the time but wasn't on this bill.

Happy Holidays Mark! (from Roxanne Ducharme)

merry crimmus from a huge fuckin fan!!!

Happy Holidays, Mark.

Can’t go wrong with Verdi. Any full opera recordings released this year that you enjoyed?

do a run through of honky!

merry xmas

Ed Blackwell is one of my favourite drummers ! I can’t remember if he played on organic music society by don cherry but I love that album !!!

I was expecting your Wrapped to be about Queen, Black Sabbath, etc. That was a great plottwist :D i need to get into opera as well. Eno’s music is great (I prefer his music than his brother’s). Skriabin is not that popular here in slavic countries, but he’s great. Mine Wrapped was about Napalm Death & their related projects: Napalm Death, Scorn, Lull, Dark Sky Burial. Swervedriver was the top 5 band. Napalm Death has a lot of short songs, so it was feeding Spotify easily, but this year my heart belongs to „Gyral” & „zander” albums by Scorn. Gyral is for late night listening, Zander is the first thing I was listening to in the morning to wake me up. Also swervedriver was my discovery of the year. Kinda like Husker Du mixed with Sonic Youth. Merry Christmas Mark!

Happy holiday's, homie

what a great album! saw them live in Berlin after it came out. they rocked!

To think we got Tom, Jerry, my buddy Scott, and myself in the front seat of a small Nissan pickup and I survived (early 90's).

I have saw Sunn o ))) live 3 times and they always knock your socks off !!! I love Celtic frosts early stuff up to the album you mentioned!!!

I always thought the Melvin’s changed bass players like mark e smith changed the fall line up !

I never understood why support bands got so much shit from the crowd ? I mean most of the time the headline band chose the support because they like them ! You would think the crowd would give the support band a chance , I saw the Melvin’s live 3 times and each time they blew my head off and I only wish I got the chance to see the band when you were a member because that period has my personal favourite albums!!!

I saw white zombie live when I was 15 and even as a 15 year old snot nosed little shit I could tell they sucked !!!

I never had the chance to get any of the original 7” but I did get a copy of the double cd that’s featured in this video !!!

This album is my favourite Melvins album and all the albums you featured on are classics in the Melvins catalog!!!! Thanks for these videos they are a great insight into the recording of these great albums !!!!

I was listening to tipping the lion the other day and the bass playing in there is just Incredible. Very hypnotic grove locked in with the drums. I’m glad this channel exist, Mark D is the man ! 🤠

Great to see this...Original bassist and song writer here. Time to die was the first tune Strephon and I wrote... Azmeroth I wrote about a fictional demon from an acid trip... Skinned alive, Crucified, Heed no warning, Victimized(Original version before it was mashed up with Garys first tune "Love To Destroy") SlaughterHouse, Born of Hell... all tunes I wrote before I was out. I figured you all would appreciate the trivia as I am an original founding member and I still love this band and all the tunes. Very nice to see this. Still alive and prospering Hope all are well Moose

hey guys... Moose

I met you behind a club in St. Louis, Mo. going by the name of “ Mississippi Nights” during the “Stag” tour. I asked you why you wore the cowboy hat, and you mentioned your Texas roots. All these years later, I’m living in south Texas, and I get it. The sun is awful hot down here. Salud, señor! And have a bit of pity/mercy on us Midwesterners; we just need to keep the sun out of our eyes, not our shoulders and whatnot. And thank you for spending a few minutes talking to a star struck youngster after a show. I appreciate that to this day.

I was there that night! I miss the rock Candy so many great shows

Mark ur bass tone on that album is amazing ! never knew you also played guitar on the album !

How's it going Mark. I haven't been around lately. Hope things are well in the great state of Texas. I think "Stag" was the last Melvins record I actually bought. I admit it, I did some Napstering and some Soulseeking back in the day...

We should collaborate....I like this type of stuff! 💖

I appreciate your channel Mark...thank you for taking the time to share your stories

Hello Mark I'm pretty sure the Sacrilege guys were pretty good friends with the death angel guys and do you have any info on the demo of the same name because I have a very old copy that has the death angel- kill as one demo on the B side with a possessed woman on the cover doing something unscrupulous with a crucifix 😮 thanx for the story

Sick record

One of my favorite fucking songs on this album!

Wow that needs another comment FN awesome thanks again for sharing that treasure trove of info peace and love lloydy

Favourite LP period f I love RKL masterpiece for sure I love all there LPs but this is the best for any music period FN brilliant awesome post thank U so much PS reactive if I come at that as a bommer experimental hc blues I can cope it more outher than that my favourite LP and band period peace and love lloydy

Mark, I thank you very much for this really interesting story and above all for your personal approach. Best greetings and all the best to you from Germany!

Hey, Mark, thanks so much for sharing this story. I saw the Melvins on tour in Olympia, Washington, at the Reko Muse in April 1990, and I bought Gluey Porch Treatments and Ozma at that time. Ozma is still one of my very favorite albums of all time. I appreciate hearing this back story. And I also would love to hear you interview Lori, I am very curious to hear her stories and learn more about her. Do you happen to know if she played bass at that April 1990 show in Olympia? I seem to recall it was her, but I don't trust my memory so many years later... Thanks!

I couldn't help but do a little happy dance when you stated the only way to experience "Pure Digital Silence" correctly was via the original CD, as I have it. I've only just discovered your channel, sir, and I'm really enjoying the background and stories without any grumpy hyperbole attached. Thanks for doing it!

For someone claiming that he had not even listened to - for over a decade - he certainly seems to recall everything ~ just about. So what is the actual motive for this anyways? Doesn't jive unless asked to... But still?...

He invited white people, just say it. He was the one that put Ya'll in the Caucasus mountains. He wasn't evil and you know it. If he was evil, then that would explain it all. You're afraid to share the truth. ..

Thank you so much for sharing this!

a lot of beethoven books on shelf and melvins producer lol

Caught them with Monster Magnet at the Troc in Philly in I think '93 or '94. Zombie was a douche- spinning side kicking fans in their backs as they dove from stage. Complete opposite vibe from seeing Pantera there a year earlier where Phil had the crew remove monitors so we could dive safely.

Album is same age as me! Haha

One of my fave albums till now, Circus of Chaos ! Was waiting for a long time to see the faces and the guys since the eightys. Thanks a lot!

very cool to hear about the making of Rock N Roll Nightmare. The studio tricks like having no reverb will be handy for those of us unskilled in the studio who might try to make something. I'm glad it came to together....or rather you captured a band that always rode the line of falling apart. Your similar description of Sacrilege sort of changed the way i listen to them. Still i don't need to do rails of speed to appreciate the intensity these bands exude....the ultra fast hectic music plays well before i bike thru Bay Area traffic I also appreciate hearing the thumb nail sketch of Doug Moody. As a teenager in Northern Cal while this was happening i would read about him but got little more than "Mistake Records". The bit about his origins in England sort of elevates it to the entangled (and sometimes cool) history of the greater LA music scene. The book Riot on Sunset Strip is excellent in giving us the gory details--though it drops out by the mid 70's. I guess we gotta keep looking to the skies of youtube to fill out the rest of the story ....i do sort of miss fanzines

Man i am so happy to have come across this channel.Love these stories,what a treasure trove of fascinating insights.

Love the change of dynamics from song to songs, also that album cover could be a beer logo! There is beer that's called "bluebird bitter" was the name inspired by that beer?