Buzz Osborne of the Melvins remembers hanging out with bassist Lori Black's mom, Shirley Temple (yes THE Shirley Temple!): ""Shirley is a self- made woman," Osborne said. "Shirley's parents squandered almost every dime she ever made as a child before she had a chance to spend any of it. So she's a pretty tough broad, you know? Their house was unbelievable," said Osborne. "Lots of stuff from the Hearst collection. Amazing sh*t-- they had really great taste. And there was an Oscar sitting there. Shirley talked about her acting a lot. At one point they had her playing drums, and she had a recording of her playing drums when she was a kid, and she sounded like f*****g Buddy Rich. And then she showed us how tap dancing is really just drumming. She tap- danced for us, and she was f***ing amazing."
I tried to get a tone like this for a while. Bought the big muff fuzz for $100 and it sounds good but not the same. Then I bought the $25 Behringer super fuzz and I can get it to sound just like this. 😂 It’s an amazing tone!
One of the most underrated rock / metal drummers of our era. They're a cult band. Buzz and Dale are pretty much responsible for creating grunge, stonerrock and sludge. Dale also laid out Nirvana's sound, and was a big inspiration for Dave Grohl and many, many other drummers.
I didn't see this show but I went UCI during this era and the Melvins played our student center every year, they probably played this show right before or after our show so this brought back so many memories seeing the Lorax on bass and Dale with his gloves and all the pale white skin out in the sun made these shows so fun. I remember at UCI we had strict time slots for noon-time concerts so as not to disrupt the classes and if the show over ran their slot this one teacher, a real stuft shirt, by the rules kinda professor would storm out and shut off the music, it happened a couple times, except when the Melvins played. The Melvins over ran their time slot by 15-20 minutes and professor rulebook just stood there mouth agape, afraid of what might happen to him if he pulled the plug... The Melvins are a freakin awesome band and I loved seeing them play shows like this!
I graduated in 1990 from a So Cal HS. To see that this is what ass hats were wearing at UCLA in 1993 scares me. I was living at this point up off Haight Street and not wearing preppy shit. They were blasting those students with truth.
Joan of arc 2:25 The Nile Song (Pink Floyd Cover) 6:36 Zodiac 9:33 Sacrifice 14:10 Set Me Straight 20:30 If I Had An Exorcism 22:52 Eye Flies 27:52 It's Shoved 37:20 Lizzy 40:40 Copache 45:32 Go back to school 47:54 MELVINS LIVE! [[Setlist ]]
The very ending is funny af. Tiny kid going through his pockets in a Big Black shirt and car ride 'who was that (something) pre-pubescent rock band' while listening to Big Black haha.
I feel like it's part of the charm. I mean these guys are the Melvins, and there not here to please anyone, that's why I love them actually. What a paradox.
The band in their prime. Buzzo's guitar tone alone is unbelievable. I remember seeing them for the second time and how awesome it was to hear him come out and sound check that black Les Paul. Wish he'd bring it back.
@@zippymufo9765 agreed 100%. These solid state amps and the anodized guitars have killed his sound. The Les Paul Custom’s tone is just ferocious. He seriously needs to get it out of mothballs and end this tragic experiment.
I signed the Melvins to Atlantic in 1992. At the time of this show Houdini had already been recorded awaiting release. The Melvins live shows during this period were absolutely on fire! I got used to people standing around not knowing what to make of the band. They scare you, puzzle you and intrigue you all at the same time. In my opinion that’s what great art is supposed to do
No Melvins, no Nirvana. Greatest influential band of that era that most never understood or listened to. I was the latter and discovered the deep dive into their music just in the last few years. Amazing band.
Big Black is some wild shit. I've never heard of Tar, I'll have to check it out. Thanks. I will repay you with a recommendation (but you may have heard of them). Black Eyes
Joan of arc 2:25 The Nile Song (Pink Floyd Cover) 6:36 Zodiac 9:33 Sacrifice 14:10 Set Me Straight 20:30 If I Had An Exorcism 22:52 Eye Flies 27:52 It's Shoved 37:20 Lizzy 40:40 Copache 45:32 Go back to school 47:54
aroud @29:00 really blew my mind the way buzz was making these wild complex shoegaze type sounds. i just kinda discovered the melvins- so far very cool
Jeezus fucking christ, Lorax is just mesmerizing...those eyes have seen a lot. Saw them twice during that era and both shows I couldn't take my eyes of her.
+Shawn S i think drugs got in the way of her playing... i assume she was a fine bass player before this, because clown alley had some pretty cool stuff, and she played bass on ozma and stuff like that like let god be your gardener so its not like she always sucked... watching this though is painful
Here’s kinda an interesting story about that black Les Paul: in Tacoma, Washington there’s an old guitar store called Guitar Maniacs, which has tons of cool old gear and a lot of history here. About 1984 or 5 Buzz walks in with his wild hair and his dad who was all clean cut and dressed in cowboy clothes. He looks around for a while for a new guitar and finally decides on the black les Paul that you see in this video. If you ever get a chance I highly recommend Guitar Maniacs. Awesome store with nice employees and a great history. A lot of the people from the 80s and 90’s bought gear there.
It's crazy to see the crowd here. It's like no time has passed. Style has reverted back to the early 90s. I currently go to school at UCLA, and, besides the grainy footage and lack of iPhones, this looks like it could've been filmed yesterday.
I saw them in Eugene Oregon around this time with this lineup ! still to this day thee heaviest live show I've been to ! bonus points to Buzzo for the Pee Wee shirt 😊
This video finally made me realised he wasn't joking when I met in 1996 and he said 'this is how it naturally grows', thought he did SOMETHING to it haha.
this is great, love the video, of course when i got into the melvins it was with the eggnog ep and then bullhead, and as much as i love the bass lines in those cds i have a sneaky suspicion that buzz played and recorded the bass lines in the studio cause just by watching lorax play it doesn't seem like she really knows how to play the bass lol
william powell Yeah it was pretty much confirmed that she didn't play on the album: www.self-titledmag.com/2010/06/16/primer-buzz-osborne-breaks-down-10-crucial-melvins-records-including-their-amp-less-album-and-the-one-kurt-cobain-ruined/
i knew she didn't perform on houdini and that buzz had hinted around in several interviews that she didn't really do any studio recordings on bullhead, either. but then again that doesn't surprise me.
Legendary - King Buzzo Rock 'n Roll Genius - When you consider Gluey Proch Treatments came out around the same time Bon Jovi was blowing up - It's like KIng Buzzo is from a different f'ing planet.
i was at that show locked my keys in my car in hollywood and had to break my window so i would be across town to westwood within 15 mins to see em lol
Cool story, must be so cool to find video of it. are you one of the ones who clapped or were you too late?
I was in 3rd grade. Ms. Tracy’s class in heritage ca. We were on completely different levels
Rene Lopez I was in diapers 😔
@@dewilew2137 i was being carried by my dad
That's metal
Buzz Osborne of the Melvins remembers hanging out with bassist Lori Black's mom, Shirley Temple (yes THE Shirley Temple!): ""Shirley is a self- made woman," Osborne said. "Shirley's parents squandered almost every dime she ever made as a child before she had a chance to spend any of it. So she's a pretty tough broad, you know? Their house was unbelievable," said Osborne. "Lots of stuff from the Hearst collection. Amazing sh*t-- they had really great taste. And there was an Oscar sitting there. Shirley talked about her acting a lot. At one point they had her playing drums, and she had a recording of her playing drums when she was a kid, and she sounded like f*****g Buddy Rich. And then she showed us how tap dancing is really just drumming. She tap- danced for us, and she was f***ing amazing."
That's fucking incredible.
She's 39 years old here.
Wow, I love Shirley Temple. This is amazing, thank you for sharing.
That's craaaazy.
Best comment ever I love this
This is great quality for 1993.
Diego Noriega I know! It’s amazing.
Yeah, man. It was tough to see back then. everything was blurry and shit.
Expensive ass camera
It's actually normal quality. Even camcorders in the 80's didn't look bad.
It's actually fucking great
That guitar tone is life changing
Fuck yeah
That guitar tone was wife changing. There fixed it for ya.
drop the guitar tuning thats the answer
I tried to get a tone like this for a while. Bought the big muff fuzz for $100 and it sounds good but not the same. Then I bought the $25 Behringer super fuzz and I can get it to sound just like this. 😂 It’s an amazing tone!
Are you out ur fn mind. I can get better tone out of a early 2000s line 6 are u delusional
The drummer is out of this world!
he is also an pretty .nice human too. Love ya Dale.
One of the most underrated rock / metal drummers of our era. They're a cult band. Buzz and Dale are pretty much responsible for creating grunge, stonerrock and sludge. Dale also laid out Nirvana's sound, and was a big inspiration for Dave Grohl and many, many other drummers.
Dale Croverrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
He is from one of the Jupiter's moons, actually
Mr Aero Zeppelin on drums
how young buzz looks. funny how the time flies. 27 years and this band is still awesome.
And still stomps the stage like he did back in the day.
Dude's almost 60.
I didn't see this show but I went UCI during this era and the Melvins played our student center every year, they probably played this show right before or after our show so this brought back so many memories seeing the Lorax on bass and Dale with his gloves and all the pale white skin out in the sun made these shows so fun. I remember at UCI we had strict time slots for noon-time concerts so as not to disrupt the classes and if the show over ran their slot this one teacher, a real stuft shirt, by the rules kinda professor would storm out and shut off the music, it happened a couple times, except when the Melvins played. The Melvins over ran their time slot by 15-20 minutes and professor rulebook just stood there mouth agape, afraid of what might happen to him if he pulled the plug... The Melvins are a freakin awesome band and I loved seeing them play shows like this!
A couple people filmed the UCI show from this tour, at one point I had a couple different angles of it on VHS
@@thejacksaints Hope you can find em
This live version of Joan of Arc is absurdly good.
Fr, I’m glad they started of with that song too.
Holy shit! I was at this show!! No f’ing way!! I never thought I’d see this on video. Thanks so I whoever filmed and uploaded.
Glad to be of service!
cannot believe how good this footage sounds. the place is terrible
I graduated in 1990 from a So Cal HS. To see that this is what ass hats were wearing at UCLA in 1993 scares me. I was living at this point up off Haight Street and not wearing preppy shit. They were blasting those students with truth.
Joan of arc 2:25
The Nile Song (Pink Floyd Cover) 6:36
Zodiac 9:33
Sacrifice 14:10
Set Me Straight 20:30
If I Had An Exorcism 22:52
Eye Flies 27:52
It's Shoved 37:20
Lizzy 40:40
Copache 45:32
Go back to school 47:54
MELVINS LIVE!
[[Setlist ]]
The very ending is funny af. Tiny kid going through his pockets in a Big Black shirt and car ride 'who was that (something) pre-pubescent rock band' while listening to Big Black haha.
I like their cover of Pink Floyd's Nile Song. Such a good choice and they made it sound huge!
That weak applause after they introduce themselves, "Hello we're the Melvins" (Two people clap) So sad
I feel like it's part of the charm.
I mean these guys are the Melvins, and there not here to please anyone, that's why I love them actually. What a paradox.
Well, it is UCLA.
@@punkgrl325 right?
whats up with UCLA? sorry im not american
Clapping is 4 squares
Joan of arc
The Nile (Cover)
zodiac
sacrifice
set me straight
if i had an exorcism
eye flyes
it's shoved
lizzy
copache
"go back to school"
sacrifice is also a cover song (flipper)
Go back to school is the ending song for a melvins show at UCLA hahahahahaha
Hey man, thanks for posting this. You're really lucky you got to live through those times
The band in their prime. Buzzo's guitar tone alone is unbelievable. I remember seeing them for the second time and how awesome it was to hear him come out and sound check that black Les Paul. Wish he'd bring it back.
Bring it back!
His guitar sound is awful these days. Processed digital modeling shit.
They're going on tour fall ,2022. 6-3-22
@@zippymufo9765 and he's doubled down on the idea that it's no different from using tubes. Fucking stupid if you ask me
@@zippymufo9765 agreed 100%. These solid state amps and the anodized guitars have killed his sound. The Les Paul Custom’s tone is just ferocious. He seriously needs to get it out of mothballs and end this tragic experiment.
Unless you listen to the melvins you can’t tell if they are soundchecking or playing a song😂
Bryce Deere Yeah they really suck
GiantxWarrior wrong
@@giantxwarrior3902 u swallow
Yeah fr they can’t play
I spit my beer out on my monitor.............
I signed the Melvins to Atlantic in 1992. At the time of this show Houdini had already been recorded awaiting release. The Melvins live shows during this period were absolutely on fire! I got used to people standing around not knowing what to make of the band. They scare you, puzzle you and intrigue you all at the same time. In my opinion that’s what great art is supposed to do
Thanks buddy! Doing gods work lol
Dale rocking gardening gloves hahah
I laughed out loud when I saw those on him hahaha
Let Dale Be Your Gardener
He did get rid of his speedo around this time.
punk fucking rock man
I think he said actual drumming gloves were shit cause the sweat would make the dye get all over your hands.
This is amazing. Thank you so much for filming and uploading this!!!
I love this era of The Melvins, especially Lorax 😍
Lorax seems to me a very strange girl...?🤔
Fun fact, her mom was Shirley Temple
This sacrifice song sounds like Flipper
@@OmegaRedFanit’s a flipper cover
Always loved the Melvins. Such an awesome band. Still are an awesome band.
Thanks so much for sharing this! As someone who discovered this killer band WAY too late, it’s great to have this view into the past. Cheers! 🤘🏼
How can you stand still while hearing this? I'm not a big dancer myself but the first 2 songs alone makes you wild.
I can’t stand still to good heavy music. Or just good music in general.
No wonder Nirvana wanted to be like them, they are the best band of all time
Since 1983!!!
No Melvins, no Nirvana. Greatest influential band of that era that most never understood or listened to. I was the latter and discovered the deep dive into their music just in the last few years. Amazing band.
Also…
Korn f’ing rules. Deftones f’ing rules. Saw them live a few times back in ‘99-‘01
The would be The Beatles.
HORNSS- thank you so much for uploading this... i am stunned... honestly Mike I could not close my mouth the first time I watched this through...
Chicago represented here.. Video opened with Tar playing in the car and ended with Big Black..
Good ears! Old favorites
Big Black is some wild shit. I've never heard of Tar, I'll have to check it out. Thanks.
I will repay you with a recommendation (but you may have heard of them). Black Eyes
Joan of arc 2:25
The Nile Song (Pink Floyd Cover) 6:36
Zodiac 9:33
Sacrifice 14:10
Set Me Straight 20:30
If I Had An Exorcism 22:52
Eye Flies 27:52
It's Shoved 37:20
Lizzy 40:40
Copache 45:32
Go back to school 47:54
Gracias
Sacrifice is a flipper cover
aroud @29:00 really blew my mind the way buzz was making these wild complex shoegaze type sounds. i just kinda discovered the melvins- so far very cool
That's not playing, that's scratching the strings while palm muting them. Or was that irony I missed?!
Ewan Flean alright Ewan calm down
@@walkingtodawn How am I not calm?
Jeezus fucking christ, Lorax is just mesmerizing...those eyes have seen a lot. Saw them twice during that era and both shows I couldn't take my eyes of her.
She looked like a dead body here. lol
Little junkie demon
just skipped straight into Sacrifice 14:30 by accident, so good!
ME TOO MAN
The reverb on Dale’s snare drum in that song is just so over the top. My favorite drum effect ever.
Man he makes that guitar make the coolest noises
thanks for posting this for all to enjoy.
Still got this show on vhs
The fact that both Melvins and Voivod have covered "Nile Song" is a truly wonderful thing
Polar opposites sonically lol, both still great bands
I recently started listening to “Outer Limits” again after many years. What an unsung hero of an album. “Jack Luminous” is a masterpiece.
Voivod does a great Astronomy Domine too
The tension between Buzz and Lori at this time is easy to see. Whomever recorded this seemed to pick up on it as well.
excsesspool So had they just broke up at this point? What's the timeline of their relationship and her time in the band?
Shawn S she was back for a short spell around Houdini. That's when I met her. She seemed nice...too much junk maybe? no clue
Well being nice and being able to play the bass are two different things.
+Shawn S i think drugs got in the way of her playing... i assume she was a fine bass player before this, because clown alley had some pretty cool stuff, and she played bass on ozma and stuff like that like let god be your gardener so its not like she always sucked... watching this though is painful
Ozma is one of my favorite albums period by any band. I question whether she even did the studio work or it was Buzzo or someone else.
I keep coming back for the performance of Zodiac.
Holy fuck, I can’t believe I just saw this, amazing, thanks so much xxx
Here’s kinda an interesting story about that black Les Paul: in Tacoma, Washington there’s an old guitar store called Guitar Maniacs, which has tons of cool old gear and a lot of history here. About 1984 or 5 Buzz walks in with his wild hair and his dad who was all clean cut and dressed in cowboy clothes. He looks around for a while for a new guitar and finally decides on the black les Paul that you see in this video. If you ever get a chance I highly recommend Guitar Maniacs. Awesome store with nice employees and a great history. A lot of the people from the 80s and 90’s bought gear there.
It's crazy to see the crowd here. It's like no time has passed. Style has reverted back to the early 90s. I currently go to school at UCLA, and, besides the grainy footage and lack of iPhones, this looks like it could've been filmed yesterday.
Best version of “sacrifice”, it should be released by itself I think, should do a UCLA album this is amazingness
I saw them in Eugene Oregon around this time with this lineup ! still to this day thee heaviest live show I've been to ! bonus points to Buzzo for the Pee Wee shirt 😊
this is what we need
Aweome. Sound is darn good. Thanks for sharing.
Well Hot Diggity DANG thanks
Buzz and Dale are a force always have been can't speak for lorax
Lorax played on some of their best albums.
weirdo, stop hating on female musicians
Thanks for the upload.
That dude has some crazy ass hair
And this was the least weird looking hair that’s he ever had. lol
This video finally made me realised he wasn't joking when I met in 1996 and he said 'this is how it naturally grows', thought he did SOMETHING to it haha.
Thanks! What an great bit of video history here:)
Not a cell phone in sight. Those were the days. Epic Eyes Flys!
Only wall street type had those bricks then haha.
@@Ninja_Gaijin Pretty much.
The Nile Song got me into metal. Got to see Melvins a bunch when I was younger, supporting L7 and Rob Zombie.
Fuck yeah! Seems like prime Melvins era. So loud and distorted. Beautiful.
wish I knew these dudes back in the early 90s too buy listening to Mantissa and Soundgarden, one of my favorites now days
Fun fact- Lori is Shirley Temple's daughter!
Cool but glad they got rid of Her, or She left or whatever. Awful.
This is the video that made me a melvins fan
un live magique des MELVINS !
Great show and super impressive recording. Thanks for having and sharing this.
Baby buzzo!!
Well he's 29 on this. :D
@HORNSS thanks for this incredible piece of archive
The second song is a cover of The Nile Song by Pink Floyd.
Thanks alot Hornss
Lorax's bass looks awesome.
This is gold!
Dale has been attempting to murder his drumkit for nearly 40 years now...
One of the Best Melvins setlists I’ve ever seen
Idc that bass guitarist looks dope af bro
You must really like the junkie look.
Wow ! Just came across this ...thanks !
Geez Dale, what did those drums ever do to you?
CPotter Vlog for real
I think they must've said something about his woman
Their rendition of "The Nile Song" was pretty cool. I never thought I would hear them do a Pink Floy cover.
Umm.. Interstellar Overdrive??? th-cam.com/video/a8XWaqOc4KI/w-d-xo.html amazing vinyl. Wish I hadn't sold so much of my rare Melvins stuff..
I was born at UCLA Medical center and I love the Melvin's.
I think i like your comment. If anything im glad u were born
Thanks for sharing the experience!
so fucking sick, I'll be seeing them live for my 1st time in April I am beyond STOKED!!
@HORNSS damn i dont know how you did it, but props for the quality of this video and thanx for posting!
this is great, love the video, of course when i got into the melvins it was with the eggnog ep and then bullhead, and as much as i love the bass lines in those cds i have a sneaky suspicion that buzz played and recorded the bass lines in the studio cause just by watching lorax play it doesn't seem like she really knows how to play the bass lol
william powell It appeared that her bass was turned wayyyy down.
Shawn S ...but she IS Shirley Temple's Daughter.
true and buzz was dating her as well..........so that might have something to do with it as well. lol
william powell Yeah it was pretty much confirmed that she didn't play on the album:
www.self-titledmag.com/2010/06/16/primer-buzz-osborne-breaks-down-10-crucial-melvins-records-including-their-amp-less-album-and-the-one-kurt-cobain-ruined/
i knew she didn't perform on houdini and that buzz had hinted around in several interviews that she didn't really do any studio recordings on bullhead, either. but then again that doesn't surprise me.
Great Concert! Thanks for Upload!
Legendary - King Buzzo Rock 'n Roll Genius - When you consider Gluey Proch Treatments came out around the same time Bon Jovi was blowing up - It's like KIng Buzzo is from a different f'ing planet.
wow..thank you for sharing
Nothing wrong with Lori’s bass playing
She's no virtuoso but at least she could stay in the pocket.
Yeah right.
Good one
hahaha Completely messed up Eye Flys and at the same time added to the ambiance
@@humbertosandoval55 shes just up there noddin out. i love it
Thank you for the upload!!
Lori Black is 40 years old here!
Seriously?
Thank you very much for this upload!
That's one way to play Purple Haze
This footage belongs in a museum 🤠
i never knew Joey Ramone played bass in the Melvins
I choked on my uvula reading this
Mark Vickroy 😂
Mark Vickroy I think that’s Lorax
Mark Vickroy hahaha!! 😆😆
That's D'arcy from the Smashing Pumpkins.
Well cool. A show that took place 16 days before I was born. Lol. Love me some Melvins. Especially the Bullhead record.
I was the guy nodding his head in approval at 24:15. I was also Dale Crover.
There's something really relaxing about the quiet parts.
drums sound fantastic
LOVE the Melvins!!!
In 1993 Nirvana was selling out big stages, and one of their main influences Melvins played college gigs without even a guitar tech.
et c'est qui qui est toujours là...?
mais Buzz s'est peut-être entouré aussi de bonnes personnes....
If I had an exorcism is so good live. Even more aggressive then the studio version. I love it so much. Dales gloves are so fucking cool.
The gardening gloves are badass! 😆
bassist Lori Black is thinking, what is this thing? it feels familiar . am i making that sound ?
I remember watching this, sitting in front of the Wooden Center..
I went to class...during my “get good grades” phase. Haha
That cover of sacrifice was powerful
It’s a cover? Whose song is it?
@@DirtyFrankDahmer Flipper
@@harper7157 thanks
So casual and genius in the same time
Sacrifice is Flipper cover.
I can see where they'd be fans- saw them on Lori's headstock!
Badass cover.
great performance in unlikely venue. great quality upload too
Holy shit gig starts with joan of arc. Heavier times
great sound quality btw, esp since it was done outside
The band that never so “no” to a gig.
amazeBalls thanks for sharing