As DM reported several weeks back, Melvins singer/guitarist Buzz “King Buzzo” Osborne went on an unlikely-seeming acoustic tour this year, and released a now sold out tour-only acoustic E.P. on the Amphetamine Reptile label. (It’s since been announced that he’ll be releasing a full length acoustic album on Mike Patton’s Ipecac label in June.) Osborne has always been an affable storyteller in interviews, so it was no surprise to hear that his stage banter in these intimate shows were just as worthy of the ticket price as the music, but THIS story, told last week in Chicago about Nirvana/Foo Fighters/Them Crooked Vultures/total rock god Dave Grohl, is just AMAZING:
Poor bastard COMPLETELY BLEW IT.
In case you were wondering how the music on the tour was, here’s Buzzo’s acoustic rendition for the Melvins’ classic “Boris.”
And here’s Alice Cooper‘s “Ballad of Dwight Fry,” which the Melvins memorably covered on their self-titled 1992 album (a/k/a Lysol).
Many, many thanks and compliments to YouTube user timetogiveyoueyes for sharing these videos.