TS: Mekons vs. Melvins

Scott, you need to hear Bullhead. It's the album to beat. Also worth yr time: Gluey Porch Treatments, 10 Songs.

So them vs. anyone will come up melvins.

Unless it's like Jesus Christ and Biggie's ghost singing for Motorhead.

- being the kings and queens of banter!
- the live version of Riot on the bside to Sporting Life
- Great Pop Things
- leading me to Gram Parsons
- The English Dancing Master
- the long list of songs and albums that I'm too lazy to add

But, I've never heard the Melvins, and never was given any information to make me interested in hearing them.

Dude, have you ever actually listened to the Melvins? They can hardly be accused of only doing the same thing over and over again. (Except for songs where they do exactly that, but those songs usually rule)

Melvins, by the way.

Or perhaps the Mekons for the songs they write, and the Melvins for the way they sound.

(Out of curiosity -- and I *am* curious -- 'a small victory' for what? Also, most of us have been doing a TERRIBLE time explaining why it is we favor the band we do, myself included.)

Or more specifically, the Mekons over the Melvins for splitting the difference between the Clash and the Ex.

I admit I kinda don't see how this would necessarily be a negative.

tim reynolds = melvins fan!!
Oh SNAP! Bill Maher? disses the Melvins on Celebrity Jeopardy

when was the melvins' heyday, cuz i missed it. the name is familiar, but i don't think i ever heard 'em. i used to really like the mekons, they are a fun band, but they definitely have some crits who overpraise them.

91-92

When 'Bullhead' came out, that was the thing that made my hairs stand up. Still their best album to this day. then, I remember the 'Eggnog' ep coming out, and we were all blown away by the epic 10 minute track on there ... like, wow, who would have thought the Melvins ( you know, the Melvins of the 45 second tracks from Deep Six) would actually jam out on a 10 minute track?! THEN, they dropped 'Lysol' on us, and we were like woah, never heard anything like this before

and I remember mid-90s when people starting chattering about Earth and I was like dude, whatever, they are just copying what the Melvins fucking PIONEERED on the "Charmicarmicat"/Lysol journey...

They were the fucking kings.

I never got into the Cobain album or whatever. It was all a letdown after the epic of 'Lysol'. I liked 'Prick' a lot when it came out though, even though everybody thought it was lame and a joke..

lysol is so epic and heavy

Mekons, obviously.

I like them both, but at the end of the day, they're both capable of being soul-immolatingly dull.

The Mekons made good albums through, oh, 1987 or so.

Therefore, they win.

The most recent Melvins album is great. I have never heard a Mekons album, but the stories I've read about them and the people who praise them loudly and at length have me pretty well convinced I'd hate them.

My Melvins thoughts (and other people's) here:

http://paperthinwalls.com/singlefile/item?id=143

When 'Bullhead' came out, that was the thing that made my hairs stand up. Still their best album to this day. then, I remember the 'Eggnog' ep coming out, and we were all blown away by the epic 10 minute track on there ... like, wow, who would have thought the Melvins ( you know, the Melvins of the 45 second tracks from Deep Six) would actually jam out on a 10 minute track?! THEN, they dropped 'Lysol' on us, and we were like woah, never heard anything like this before

OTMFM ^^

Mekons last 3 studio albums = among their best.

Mekons Mekons Mekons.

Whoops--last 3 studio albums of NEW MATERIAL. Important distinction.

You go, girl!

Melvins!

MEKONGS

I um ... wouldn't compare the two? If the concept is bands stocked next to one another in the record stores then I would have shot for something a passably relevant ... Meat Puppets vs Mekons ... Melvins vs ... I dunno, Metallica or something.

Am I way off here?

I'd have to go with the Melvins, if only because I've never heard the Mekons. But I did see Jon Langford's interview thing for T&G25 a few months ago, and he seems like a thoroughly nice bloke. In fact, he sounds a lot like my uncle who lives in Nottingham.

I like the mekons too but I'd still take Melvins ,or as mentioned, meat puppets, over them.

the mekons lineup with sally timms and susie honeyman was hella sexy