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The Melvins on the road, circa 1986. From left: Buzz Osborne, Dale Crover and Matt Lukin. Photo © Matt Lukin

In the lead-up to next week’s release of the trade paperback edition of Everybody Loves Our Town: An Oral History of Grunge (out March 13; order info here), I’ve been sharing…

I had no idea that the early days of Melvins was so full of…drama. Matt Lukin just sounds kind of whiny IMO, but I can understand the aggravation. Ultimately, Melvins is just the Buzz Osborne show, and whoever wants to tag along can as long as you do what he tells you to do. I think that Lori was a better bassist (listen to her work with Clown Alley - girlfriend could slap the shit out of that thing), and Montesano is a shitty town, but Buzz and Dale could have made the transition a little less painful for everyone involved.

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Matt Lukin, Lori Black, Joe Preston, Mark Deutrom, Kevin Rutmanis, and Jared Warren. They have all been Melvins bassists at some point in time during the band’s history.

Who do you think was/is the best Melvins bassist?

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