Today’s suggestion surely doesn’t fit wih on of my
prime selections. I must not brag but I always considered Melvins as Tankard. The
way they proved themselves through a tuff and non metal period (90’s) even
though they came from the 80’s, proves that the members were far more keener to
Black Flag rather than the Sabs (a band often mentioned as their main influence)
and they managed to trademark their sound as a major influence on both grunge
and stoner music.
As noted in wiki: «The
Melvins are an American band that formed in 1983.[1] They
usually perform as a trio, but in recent years have performed as a four piece
with two drummers. Since 1984, singer and guitarist Buzz Osborne (also
known as King Buzzo) and drummer Dale Crover have
been the band's ongoing members. The band was named after a supervisor at a Thriftway in Montesano,
Washington, where Osborne also worked as a clerk.
"Melvin" was despised by other employees, and the band's members felt
it to be an appropriately ridiculous name.[2]
The Melvins' music is influenced by Black Flag's mix of punk and metal on their My War and Slip It In albums,
and other slow punk acts like Flipper and the Wipers, but
also by hard rock and metal bands such as Kiss and Alice Cooper; however, their idiosyncratic approach, bizarre sense
of humor, and experimentation make
neat categorization difficult. Buzzo has also stated that his guitar playing is
more influenced by Black
Flag than Black Sabbath, with
whom they are often compared.[1]
At times they favor slow tempos, and
their sludgy sound was a strong influence on grunge music,
especially Nirvana, Soundgarden, Green
River, and many other bands from Seattle.
These bands however, tended to use more conventional musical structures with this sound. The Melvins have also influenced many bands outside the Seattle grunge scene,
including Tool[3] (who are
personal friends with the band), Boris[4] (who
took their name from the title of a Melvins song), Earth,[5] Sunn O))), [6] Mastodon,[7][8] Neurosis,[9] Eyehategod,[10] and Isis.[11]»
So ladies and gents here u have the top 5 of the Kings of Scorn, a.k.a.
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| MELVINS |
#1 Houdini 1993
#2 Bullhead 1991
#3 Lysol 1992
#4 (A) Senile Animal
#5 Stoner Witch 1994
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| Boris |
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