| Melvins Vs. Minneapolis | ||
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| Live album by Melvins | ||
| Released | August 2 2008 | |
| Genre | Sludge Metal, Alternative Rock, Grunge, Experimental | |
| Label | Amphetamine Reptile Records Burlesque of North America | |
| Melvins chronology | ||
| Nude With Boots (2008) |
Melvins Vs. Minneapolis (2008) |
Pick Your Battles (2009) |
Melvins Vs. Minneapolis is a live box set by Melvins. Released in collaboration between Amphetamine Reptile Records and Burlesque of North America, this 3CD collection comprises numerous live recordings by The Melvins from 2000 - 2006. Many of these sets would take place at Grumpy's, a bar that The Melvins would frequent playing and was owned by Tom Hazelmyer. Two discs would be full sets while the third disc would be a CD-ROM containing ten other performances. Notably, two performances at the Walker Art Center on 8 February 2003 would be re-released as Hung Bunny / Roman Dog Bird in 2016.
It would be released in the following editions:
Edition of 30 on yellow card stock First Edition of 666 copies Second Edition of 333 copies with different sleeve
Tracklist[]
Disc One[]
20 March 2004 - Grumpy's Downtown
- 1. Let It All Be
- 2. Lovely Butterfly
- 3. Manky
- 4. Hooch
- 5. Youth of America (Wipers)
- 6. Night Goat
- 7. With Teeth
- 8. Tipping The Lion
- 9. Queen
- 10. Promise Me (The Gun Club)
- 11. Black Stooges
- 12. The Fool
- 13. The Meddling Idiot
Disc Two[]
24 March 2006 - SOO VAC (1 - 10)
8 February 2003 - Walker Art Center (Second Set) (11 - 12)
- 1. Introduction (David Scott Stone)
- 2. Pigs of The Roman Empire (Melvins, Lustmord)
- 3. amazon
- 4. AMAZON
- 5. The Bloated Pope (Melvins, Lustmord)
- 6. Let It All Be
- 7. Hooch
- 8. Black Stooges
- 9. At The Stake
- 10. Shevil
- 11. Hung Bunny
- 12. Roman Dog Bird
Disc Three: Set One[]
18 September 2000 - Grumpy's Bar & Grill (Set 1)
- 1. Missing (Cows)
- 2. Snake Appeal
- 3. Okie From Muskogee (Merle Haggard)
- 4. Tipping The Lion
- 5. Promise Me (The Gun Club)
- 6. At The Stake
- 7. Lovely Butterfly
- 8. With Yo' Heart, Not Yo' Hands (Malfunkshun)
- 9. Adolescent Wet Dream (Pussy Galore)
- 10. Halo of Flies (Alice Cooper)
- 11. Tequila (The Champs)
Disc Three: Set Two[]
18 September 2000 - Grumpy's Bar & Grill (Set 2)
- 1. Night Goat
- 2. Wispy
- 3. We Reach
- 4. Let It All Be
- 5. Revolve
- 6. amazon
- 7. AMAZON
- 8. Cherub (Butthole Surfers)
- 9. The Bit
- 10. Youth of America (Wipers)
- 11. Tequila (The Champs)
Disc Three: Set Three[]
19 September 2000 - Grumpy's Bar & Grill (Set 1)
- 1. Intro
- 2. Tequila (The Champs)
- 3. Okie From Muskogee (Merle Haggard)
- 4. Missing (Cows)
- 5. Snake Appeal
- 6. Tipping The Lion
- 7. Promise Me (The Gun Club)
- 8. At The Stake
- 9. Lovely Butterfly
- 10. With Yo' Heart, Not Yo' Hands (Malfunkshun)
- 11. Adolescent Wet Dream (Pussy Galore)
- 12. Halo Of Flies (Alice Cooper)
Disc Three: Set Four[]
19 September 2000 - Grumpy's Bar & Grill (Set 2)
- 1. Let It All Be
- 2. Revolve
- 3. Night Goat
- 4. Wispy / We Reach
- 5. Cherub (Butthole Surfers)
- 6. The Bit
- 7. Youth of America (Wipers)
Disc Three: Set Five[]
15 October 2001 - Grumpy's
- 1. Intro / Black Stooges
- 2. Oven
- 3. Anaconda
- 4. Ballad Of Dwight Fry / Halo Of Flies (Alice Cooper)
- 5. At The Stake
- 6. Let It All Be
- 7. The Bit
- 8. Manky
- 9. It's Shoved
Disc Three: Set Six[]
16 October 2001 - Grumpy's
- 1. Intro / Oven
- 2. Anaconda / Intro Broken String
- 3. Halo of Flies (Alice Cooper)
- 4. Anaconda
- 5. At The Stake
- 6. Let It All Be
- 7. Night Goat
- 8. Night Goat
- 9. Cherub (Butthole Surfers)
- 10. The Bit
- 11. amazon
- 12. AMAZON
- 13. With Teeth
- 14. It's Shoved
- 15. Snake Appeal
Disc Three: Set Seven[]
9 February 2003 - Grumpy's
- 1. Intro
- 2. The Anti-Vermin Seed
- 3. With Teeth
- 4. Night Goat
- 5. Revolve
- 6. We All Love Judy
- 7. The Brain Center At Whipples
- 8. Let It All Be
- 9. The Fool, The Meddling Idiot
- 10. Hooch
- 11. Mombius Hibachi
- 12. Promise Me (The Gun Club)
- 13. Foaming
- 14. Black Stooges (First Half)
- 15. Black Stooges (Second Half)
Disc Three: Set Eight[]
19 March 2004 - Grumpy's (Coon Rapids)
- 1. Let It All Be
- 2. Lovely Butterfly
- 3. Homosexuality Song
- 4. Hooch
- 5. With Teeth
- 6. Tipping The Lion
- 7. Queen
- 8. Promise Me (The Gun Club)
- 9. Black Stooges
- 10. It's Shoved
- 11. Halo of Flies (Alice Cooper)
Disc Three: Set Nine[]
25 March 2006 - Grumpy's Bar (Downtown)
- 1. Noise Intro (David Scott Stone)
- 2. Pigs of The Roman Empire (Melvins, Lustmord)
- 3. amazon
- 4. AMAZON
- 5. The Bloated Pope (Melvins, Lustmord)
- 6. Let It All Be
- 7. Hooch
- 8. Joan of Arc
- 9. Happy Birthday / Black Stooges Drum Intro
- 10. At The Stake
- 11. Shevil
Disc Three: Set Ten[]
8 February 2003 - Walker Art Center (First Set)
- 1. Hung Bunny / Roman Dog Bird
Personnel[]
Melvins[]
- King Buzzo - Guitar, Vocals
- Dale Crover - Drums, Vocals
- Kevin Ass - Bass, Vocals
- David Scott Stone - Bass (2006 Sets); Electronic Introductions (Selected Sets)
- Lustmord - Guest on "Pigs of The Roman Empire" (Selected Sets)
Other Personnel[]
- Wes Winship - Artwork
- Jeff Sebastianelli - Engineer
- Geoffrey Nicholson - Engineer (Disc 1)
- Tom Herbers - Mastering