Melvins 1993 Headbangers Ball

The Melvins chat about their lives.
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[@JohnyeWest83]

"The lyrics pretty much speak for themselves." That's fucking great.

[@Croot_Music]

The Melvins on MTV.....things were very different.

[@cysquatch5862]

Primus and The Melvins on the same tour... I can't keep thinking about that or I'll get depressed because I wasn't there.

[@dillsnufus]

Houdini is under Perfect Albums in my book

[@nathanielbaker6884]

it's my favorite album

[@heyhonpuds]

All of the Atlantic stuff is some of the best music ever released on a major label.

[@Thomsonthetube]

Ive met Dale twice now and both times he was the nicest coolest guy. Melvins 4 ever!!

[@emmaduncan2991]

the Melvins, confusing metal and punk fans since 1984!

[@theoneandonlyrustyshaklefo6256]

Fun fact: The previous Bass player was Shirley Temples daughter.

[@mallorynicole8130]

We fucking knooow.

[@NickNicometi]

FerShirley Temple?

[@uncooldispatch5438]

Lorax 🥰🥰😘🥰

[@jdrobinson3468]

Are you serious?

[@DeadWhiteButterflies]

"and I see you've brought you're new bass player..." *Dale holds up photo* Such brilliant funny men, I I can't stop laughing.

[@redthreads9147]

Rikki Rachtman looks like he'd rather be at home purposely ripping holes in his jeans.

[@mattmiller4821]

he was such a poser

[@IRieAsAVirus37]

Or bent over in a ritual, empty vessel host puppets for the Parasites!

[@eliotttttt]

@@mattmiller4821 yeah it kinda makes me cringe. I have a hard time watching his interviews.

[@warshipsatin8764]

i loved it when dave mustaine would give him shit

[@theduder232]

The Melvins are still loved in Olympia.

[@sabbracadabra8367]

Can they still fill decent clubs?

[@Andrew-kb4px]

They recently Co-Headlined with Ministry and yes they sell out big clubs often.

[@HollywoodColt]

When MTV was worth watching.

[@Jareeee]

30 years ago. Holy shit I remember watching that when I was 13. Houdini is one of the best metal albums ever.

[@mugwye1]

"The lyrics really speak for themselves." Hahahahaaaa. Take that, MTV.

[@666slink]

It would've been badass to see The Melvins with Primus!

[@eloyamaya2353]

The most awesome thing about this all including the music is the fact that kurt shows he cared about these cats and que te acknowledged they were talented and produced this album for the Melvins keep rocking Melvins .

[@gasmaskestore8018]

These guys were his idols, its not like he was giving them a shot...

[@MattiusFincham]

They're also all from the same region. Kurt tried out for the Melvins at one point and never got the gig. The Melvins started in 83, Nirvana in 87

[@daskrunkly3213]

@@MattiusFincham yeah and dale crover was the original drummer for nirvana. he also came up with most of the drum parts on bleach, recorded the song if i must , a couple songs from incesticide , and he also created the drum part for drain you for the most part and taught dave

[@MattiusFincham]

@@daskrunkly3213 Dale drummed for Fecal Matter, but so did Mike Dillard at one point. The first Nirvana drummer was Aaron Burkhard (I probably spelled that wrong lol). Then Dale filled in for that demo, then Dave Foster, then Chad, then Dale again, then Dan Peters, then Dave

[@Overlorddz]

haha once upon a time The Melvins gave Kurt his very start!! Dale was Nirvana's go-to-drummer until Melvins moved to San Fran. He was a full member in hindsight

[@ibanezrockerdude]

i love how tool's in the backround

[@johnybaltimore3687]

the melvins are the best interview in the business

[@GoldenNuggetRec]

that last ...and kurt cobain THANKS FOR STOPPING BY

[@GenkiGenkiPanic]

Great interview. Way to go, Chino.

[@garth_garthalgar]

i know right! i thought kevin smith...chino moreno.... oh that guy

[@uncooldispatch5438]

Shove it shove it shove it !

[@campbellfiles9019]

Buzz is a true comedian

[@christhayil8354]

Totally miss these days. Can hear Anthrax "Room for One more" in the background...another killer album from 1993.

[@Niarfor]

Why? Don't you like the slop that's out there now? It's good! What is WRONG with you!?!?!?

[@bobsdadsbird]

domination thru amplification!

[@TheGreatPumpkin]

Ahhhh this makes sense. If you watch the Primus video DMV -1993 Buzz is in it with Claypool.

[@zargmatt1051]

We make great pets.

[@jeffjackson8591]

Great show saw it in Iowa City..

[@dyr234]

love dale crover's acid king shirt

[@JasonPizzolato]

He was married to their vocalist, Lori. I saw Acid King & Altamont (Dale's side-band) play together at the CD release party for MELVINS - "The Maggot" in '99. Dale & Lori were both super-cool / down-to-earth people.

[@dyr234]

@@JasonPizzolato Lori is a serious sludgy player and she has always seemed real cool and mellow about everything.

[@dillsnufus]

man back then i could've got that album on vinyl for reasonable prices.

[@KazPranks]

God they seem like such cool people

[@r8dj]

Was Riki Rachtman ever not a dbag? I remember him answering a viewer's mail, calling him a poser. He flew into this nerdrage about how he couldn't possibly be a poser since he had tattoos....lmao

[@piggsquigg983]

+r8dj ha. did you see when he interviewed bad brains? shit was the fucking worst

[@TheLordGoat]

he knew he was hated by any reputable musician back then lol

[@emmaduncan2991]

sure Riki is a poseur, but he was still better than the original host, the guy with the poofy blonde hair, who looked like he wandered in from a lionel Ritchie concert.

[@bennievargas2673]

@@emmaduncan2991 Adam Curry wasn't bad Kevin Seal ruled

[@REPVILE]

He was the biggest of all ironically

[@voronOsphere]

Melvins rule!

[@WeirdoSheep]

Tool in the background.

[@tickedoffnow]

I never realized before how attractive Buzz actually is

[@daleweber2579]

I wonder whatever happened, to that Headbangers ball back drop set and especially that art work Rob Zombie painted while with White Zombie. Wonder if Glenn Fricker saw this episode back in the day. Got idea for his #2 shirt

[@osabbas]

That's actually pretty interesting. I looked it up. The kid was nicknamed the "Acid King" which is obviously where that band got its name.

[@PineyCreekGhost]

5:06am blind drunk lovin the melvins

[@BOTNETLOL]

Buzz has the best laugh

[@JasonPizzolato]

And some of the sickest riffs ever, my Pepe Cucumber friend! lol ;)

[@KingCrimson82]

Buzz is the opposite of lonelyness.its the cool you forget about until you meet it again

[@boredom535]

our teacher once asked us to tell our fav lyrics or whatever quotes and i wanted to read the lyrics to hooch but unfortunately i wasn't allowed lol

[@theinternetkilledmusic2054]

Dale reminds me of Garth Elgar.

[@madsrasmus]

love buzz here, mtv high on themself.

[@SludgePunkGrunge]

love the acid king shirt with ricky kasso's picture on it. thats fucking hilarious to me.

[@stevenimeson902]

Genes idea for them to cover goin' blind that's comedy

[@Longshot593]

Back in the day when MTV played......music videos.

[@Weirdman920]

aw thats too bad, i wish u could have meet my grade 12 English teacher. Him and I both read it out loud and then i showed a bit of the song

[@bobvolpe8824]

Them elvins...😜

[@19451412]

@M33TM3DUD3 Yeah, I'd assume so. I just meant, it'd make more sense to play a Melvins song during the interview, since that's who they're promoting

[@RestrainingHollywood]

Buzz.!!

[@1zv]

its annoying being 18 and being into all this sort of stuff (and mike patton/soundgarden etc) cos no one else has a clue :(

[@Longshot593]

"Big Gun" by AC/DC

[@jeanmeyer9354]

i want Will bé new melvi's 's bassplayer

[@SludgePunkGrunge]

@zealberg you are correct sir. think he produced an album of theirs and or played on one. bit hazy on that one.

[@jammysau]

@1zv, its cool man, i remember playing a black flag song at a high school party a few weeks back, and everybody was proclaiming, "you're weird" I ENJOYED THE SPOTLIGHT!!! AND I HOPE YOU DO TOO

[@rocknroll_jezus9233]

That's awesome

[@yerkil28]

revolve

[@pueltoviolence]

Dale with the Acid King Shirt! Fuck yeah!Makes sense tho, he was married to Lori at that time.

[@WeGachaMetal]

Back in the early/mid 90’s, many people bitched about HBB. Looking back on it… not so bad. Played vids from Houdini and Stoner Witch too

[@nathanielbaker6884]

i wanna be buzz's hair

[@mugwye1]

He won't shut up and let them talk!

[@makeithurtful]

hmmmm, think you meant talk about their new album 'HOUDINI' since this is from that time period. Still awesome interivew though.

[@droolglop1110]

How would your jeans rip in that exact spot?

[@joseparedes1905]

dale con una polera de acid king, que weones mas capos weon, la raja

[@n0tett]

Buzz Osbournes sober awkwardness has become a recent obsession of mine. Their music is OK but very captivating, Buzz will constantly try to be funny and fail 99% of the time and it's weird as fuck.

[@TheLordGoat]

never seen buzz fail, hes brutal

[@XTheSonofTheSunX]

i think you're referring to "buzz aldridge"

[@jlwaddey9579]

i usually laugh. imagine how surreal, awkward and annoying it is to be interviewed! how can you not appreciate self-deprecating humor? its not the jokes themselves as much as the mindset behind it, which is just goofy and playful, in perfect juxtaposition to most of their songs! shit i think its pretty refreshing

[@n8tehgr8est]

actually Buzzo is legitimately funny

[@dadiopimp]

I would personally call buzz's humor straight mockery. He makes fun if everything even himself

[@M33TM3DUD3]

@19451412 I think Tool played in 1993's Headbangers ball Just as Alice in Chains, maybe the bg music is about the event, not the interview

[@bobowrathsovine.]

what is the music in the background playing around 4:30 right before Aerosmith's Living on the Edge?

[@danno4235]

Mindfunk- Goddess

[@666slink]

@tarman2 Damn! That does sound sweet! I'll have to win a lottery so I can go check it out.

[@boredom535]

tha facken melveenz

[@T11LMG]

tools demo of sober is on

[@onyachamp]

porno for pyros at the start. cheers I needed some cool music to listen too

[@Shouldersization]

:o porno for pyros in the beginning! i was just listening to that song. fucking twilight zone

[@silvercoulter]

Why the Aerosmith Love in an Elevator in the background?

[@ginghamslut2176]

1:44 Sober

[@stanleysteamer3212]

Where did buzz get that afro from?

[@19451412]

Why are they playing Tool at 1:45? Did anyone else notice that?

[@IRieAsAVirus37]

Salmon eggs lol yes!

[@IRieAsAVirus37]

Domination through Amplification!!!

[@socketofdavis]

"aah a lot." Buzz is extremely unimpressed by the question

[@badbrain7163]

Houdini is 😘

[@onyachamp]

you weren't born in the 70's were you?

[@smalllhank]

Why is sober playing in the background?

[@SavertonJr]

How was it

[@H1N1777]

2:10 Pantera - Hostile

[@KazPranks]

1:05 ...such as Nirvana.

[@formusicplaylist1]

what song is in the background at 3:34?

[@danno4235]

Mindfunk - Goddess

[@Renewed-Value]

Buzz and Fat Mike look similar here

[@branimirs]

Does anybody know the song that starts at 3:00?

[@pauljenkins6807]

Good question

[@kunkushun1]

crashed his car lol

[@hayzeephantayzee]

"Gene Simmons faxed us the lyrics to the song and they were WRONG!"

[@Victor.Spoils]

No gowns necessary.

[@Mattenthehatt]

lmao dale being all weird n shit

[@1zv]

@ThatLankyAfrican they're joking....sense of humour much? and yeah i saw les last year, quality!

[@eirikwegga]

@ThatLankyAfrican Wow, some people really can't take a joke.

[@AngryBirds51]

3:34-3:37

[@TheThinkingGremlin]

Daniel Johnson looks like King Buzzo.

[@JimmyDoogs]

I love Shirly Temples daughters bass playing but right at the beginning of the video he's complaining about the bassist being an "idiot" Jeez Buzz was too hard on some people.

[@666slink]

heheheheh......rikki rachtman.

[@duckinacoffin]

@ThatLankyAfrican sarcasm?

[@phonkdaddy]

Riki makes me Frown!

[@Beefmouth]

wow it would be very boring being interviewed by that guy, he blows as a TV personality

[@JQLLC]

"the lyrics speak for themselves", oh that's so funny Lost icka toe rest Might like a sender doe ree 'Cause I can ford a red reed Only street wide, a reed land On a reed land MTV deserved to be mocked. This band would have been big without that worthless network. Remember, when soundscan, which determined actual sales, made Nirvana popular not MTV

[@ladyintheradiator187]

Probably because Ricki Rattman nows NOTHING about the bands he interviews.

[@seckeblutegel]

houdini. great album but not nessesarily the best only because they sign on a major label, Rich.

[@leavinghope1970]

Houdini Live is better.

[@marcuse.9522]

Oooooohh the melvins.. the only contribution to music they did was inspire kurt Cobain to make awesome music and albums that those guys coudnt make themselves.. .. .. the end..

[@chrisknight3734]

Cobain is a good role model for people who view success as being rich, on drugs, and burnt out creatively. The Melvins on the other hand are ceaseless workaholics who will still be working long after this comment is forgotten.

[@marcuse.9522]

@@chrisknight3734 im not complaining.. they always will be the godfathers of grunge (hands down) .. sad that life handled a really tough deck of card for those guys.

[@mallorynicole8130]

The ignorance in this comment is absolutely amazing. Bravo.

[@marcuse.9522]

@@mallorynicole8130 accept the facts Mallory. It wont hurt as much.. trust me...