I felt well and truly bludgeoned by the end of this epic show. Not necessarily in a good way either. To be honest the droning grunge of (the Men of) Porn set the tone for the whole evening, although Big Business (above) stepped it up a few gears and were actually really enjoyable.
In case you don't know the two guys from Big Business are also in the current Melvins line-up, so that meant that Big Business's set merged into the Melvins set without a pause, Buzz just kinda materialised on stage and things carried on, except the music started to sound familiar to anyone who has heard 'A Senile Animal'. The thought of the Melvins with two drummers is staggering and they are both so good they are enough of a spectacle to carry the set along themselves, but near the end I was weary (this was my first venture out after my op after all) and luckily I got a seat at the back otherwise I would have baled out before the end. Rock n roll me! I was also desperate to hear a piece of music that would stay with me, rather than just be impressed by the noise they were all making up there.
Still as a spectacle and an event it worked really well (though the Black Box need to get some bouncers who know how to do deal with an excitable punk rock crowd) but by the end I was craving something else, some variety.
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