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There's already a live album of the Melvins doing Houdini, and honestly, I think it's better than the original in a lot of ways. Why? Well, the original was their big Major Label, maybe we can "make it" album. Now they are once again an underground band, albeit with several more years of playing experience, so their take on these songs is totally fresh.
I still don't favor the trend of bands touring on their old records when they are fully capable of making great new ones, but there is much more sense in the Melvins doing it with Houdini than Sonic Youth doing it with Daydream Nation (which they can't hope to do as well as the first time.)
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