Is it Victor Penalosa on drums on the Dallas video? He hits hard!!!

Manu , The Groovies are great.....I tried not to be biased , as I saw Roy and Cyril twice , with The A-Bones , and both shows kicked "Le Derriere"  (   I   ) , and I knew the obvious : This is a totally different band . Some people expected them to sound like "Flamingo" /"Teenage Head" era Groovies. Of course, I expected them to sound like Sire Records Groovies.....They did sound harder than I expected , but , unfortunately , they got off to a good start , then it kind of fell apart.  I hope the Paris show is better. Chris Wilson used to live in Paris , or , maybe he still does?

I will see them in Paris on June 12th and will report it...if I don't forget. John, I'm worried after reading your gig's report (thx for it btw!) but you never know how a show will be and... that's the beauty of it after all! Anyway, the FG are a great band, let's party on!

I JUST GOT BACK FROM SEEING THEM IN CHICAGO (excuse the caps. It's very late.)

It hurts me to my heart to say it was'nt very good. I mean, there were moments , some songs really stood out , and at least , they went easy on the Beatlesque stuff , even though I was surprised and a bit disapppointed that they did'nt do "You Tore Me Down" .... as a friend said , they appeared under - rehearsed , and did'nt really gel.    Chris Wilson was trying , but , he was really drunk , and certain assholes in the audience made him angry , but , he managed to tell them what as what without being a tool.

There was a VERY bad vibe in the audience , all these entitled drunks who got in for free ( For the record , I bought a discount Groupon ticket , but , nearly everyone else got the memo that Reckless Records had free passes , when the barely - advertised show failed to sell too many tix at $35 a pop , originally.). First , some brainiac threw a tall boy can (Which must've cost $10.) at the stage. Wilson handled it well , telling whoever it was that it was a cowardly move to throw something at a man who's not in a position to defend himself (The main floor is'nt exactly accesible from the stage , even if Chric were 25 years old and in a mood to fight.).........And , oh , yes , fighting . A couple of fights broke out. Who picks a fight at a Flamin' Groovies show? Entitled motherfuckers who got in for free.

The band , at least , saw the humor in the stage diver , but , that , too , is so disrespectful.

MAYBE THIS WAS JUST AN EXCEPTIONALLY BAD NIGHT , though it did'nt have to be. There were often long breaks between songs , and some confusion about which songs they were going to play.....OR , AT LEAST , IN WHAT ORDER. Wilson almost walked off the stage at one point , and seemed pretty certain the others would follow suit. I would'nt have blamed him . Who throws a beer can at The Flamin' Groovies , even if they are having a bad night?

IT WAS REALLY A BAD TRIP , comparable to when The Cramps played there in 2002 , and Lux threw part of a mike stand in the air , inadvertently hitting Ivy on the head.    Then , their Roadie , Jason (Bomboras , Fuzztones, Lords of Altamont) was delegated to try to keep the jock - punks off the stage with no help from Security. He got the ever lovin' shit beat out of him by at least 20 people, I wish I were lying.

I TRIED TO HAVE A GOOD TIME IN SPITE OF IT ALL......As Melissa said , there is a very bad mojo about that place. I said , it did'nt help that they poured dirt from Robert Johnson's grave into the foundation , when they first built it. IT'S rare that I'd go there , now . Maybe the first five years ,all the greats played there , most of whom are now dead or retired. I can handle it in small doses , but , this dose was cut with strychnine.                         John.

Plenty. About 10 , 20 years ago , I HAD a "Bucket list" , but I did get to meet most of those people , like Lux Interior and Dickie Peterson , before their sad demise. I shook hands with Little Richard , Link Wray , and one Rolling Stone (Bill Wyman) , but never had a real conversation with either.

Did'nt meet Muddy Waters , Chuck Berry or Jerry Lee Lewis (Maybe I'm better off not meeting the latter two). I met Dee Dee and Marky , but none of the other Ramones, Did'nt meet Johnny Thunders (Again , I may be better off.). tHERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE i HAVE'NT MET , but would have liked to. THE KEY IS , GET THEIR TRUST AND DON'T CROWD THEM. Don't do a Chris Farley , and you might even become friends. But , I'M TRULY FORTUNATE IN THaT I'VE BEEN IN THe RIGHT PALCE AT TEH RIGHT TIME. Most of these people have been very cool.

I like to tell these stories , because I THINK , AND i HOPE , PEOPLE WILL FIND THEM ENTERTAINING.

I'm not out to "one up ' anyone or be a braggart. Honest. But , did I tell you about the time......

Lol, damn dude, is there anyone you haven't met?

GG could be VERY outgoing . He genuinely liked to meet people , especially if they shared his passion for Rock'n'Roll......GG's TASTES WERE A LOT MORE VARIED THAN MIGHT BE EXPECTED.

I'm not defending certain things he did , but , everyone that knew him , back then , agrees that he was just an enthusiatic rock and roller. He spoke of just doing a straight Rock show when he got out of Prison. Would people have NOT gone to his shows if there were suddenly no bodily fluids or violence , mostly self - inflicted , involved?

I asked him how he got Wayne Kramer and Dennis Thompson to play with him. He said "You're the first person who ever asked me that !".He said , basically , Wayne was just jamming in clubs (Gang War had just split up and he was minus a band.) , and agreed to play. Then , he found a classified ad saying Dennis Thompson was looking for a band. Neither one had seen the other for years , so they were VERY happy about this surprise GG laid out for them  . HE DONE A MITZVAH !

GG claimed he almost got Thunders to play , as Gang War was'nt yet in rigor mortis , and Johnny seemed possibly opento playing with Wayne again. Who knows?

Yeah, Bite it You Scum is a good song. I agree he was an interesting guy, but more for his personality than his music in my opinion.

Personally, I'm a big fan of the Dwarves. I think they took the best of what GG had to offer, had some good tunes, and don't take themselves so seriously.

I'VE NEVER HEARD OF THAT RECORD , MANU ! It must be a bootleg , if not an extremely limited pressing. IF IT SAYS "mADE IN iTALY" , IT'S A BOOTLEG , MOST LIKELY. A lot of boots were shipped to countries where they were not as east to detect , Italy being one of them. Wow , I'd love to hear that , though...... I passed on seeing The Saints in 1987 , because their then - current album sounded like REM !   Bailey finally got back on the right track with a new Saints lineup that put out two more Punkesque albums abouT 8 or 10 years ago. 

This one is a no-brainer: The Saints Live at Hope and Anchor London 77. Chris Bailey at his best as well as the band. Obviously a wild audience. Main songs of the 1st and 2nd album are played but quite faster than in studio. Really a great Live album. I do not know if it is a bootleg or an official one though.

I think it was budget rock 2007 that they played.  My memory's kinda hazy on the year, but it was definitely worth it. 

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Seriously considering going to boston for the record release. Not many earlier groups (that I never got to see) do I really care about witnessing live at this point, but Real Kids is defintely one of them. Ordered their first album from Sam the Record Man in Sydney Cape Breton when I was 16. It cost me 40$...that was my entire months allowance at the time. ah well. A life changing band though nonetheless

I'M TOLD IT'S ALREADY COMPLETED.......Now , it's just wait , wait , and wait some more.

I saw them twice , late 90's - early oughts , maybe. The original band cancelled a booking here in Chicago , but John and Howie played with a different lineup . I think Billy Cole played both shows.

I was bummed that it was'nt the classic lineup , but, they DESTROYED. They came back , later , using a local , pick -up drummer who'd practiced WITH THEM once , AND THEY STILL KILLED IT !!!

VERY COOL GUYS , STILL COMMITTED TO HIGH - ENERGY ROCK'N'ROLL.

OK no order but

Damned- damned,damned,damned.

Vibrators- pure mania

Wire- pink flag

Eater, eater?

clash,clash

generation x- first one

johnny thunders and the Heartbreakers lamf!

there you go!   and still playing them today!

midnight wave is up 

Not sure you'd dig this, but i've listening to the Sleaford Mods a lot recently. Some crazy brit ranting over Stranglers style basslines and a drum machine. Cool stuff.

Nope, I didn't know them. Thanks!! Some good stuff here, I like The Gits particularly.

Mmm, you may be able to know some of these bands, but have you heard these tunses?

BTW - GG ALLIN "GIMME SOME HEAD". Definitely Bubblegum.  Any song that says Gimme twice or more is up for Bubblegum status , likE "Gimme Gimme Gimme Some" by The Skunks and SOns of HERCULES.

GUM ! GUM ! GUM ! (Anyone remember that Wrigley's Spearmint Gum ad?.)

i JUST PICKED UP THE DIRTBOMBS' BUBBLEGUM ALBUM , AS WELL AS THE LAST STOOGES ' ALBUM. WHAT CAN I SAY ? I'M SLOW.

But , Bubblegum revival is in order , tho' Lava Sutra (Whose great CD should still be readily available from Whitehouse Records, cheap.) flirted with it. Better than that , they got her digits !          oF Of course , The Ramones were chewin' out a rhythm on their bubblegum. I first liked them because they reminded me of The Ohio Express and Tommy James and The Shondells.

The Cichlids were also a funny and good rockin' band , seeped in the GUM.

Some say Glamwas a return to bubblegum . Sweet started out with early Bubblegum hits , "Funny Funny", "Papa Joe'' (Calypso Bubblegum), the great non - starter "Lollipop Man", and , later , "Little Willy " and  "Wig Wam Bam"....... Gary Glitter and Mud stuck to formula , but it worked.

IN A WAY , IT was British Bubblegum , but you could say that already happened with The Troggs' "Hip Hip Hooray" and THE eQUALS' 
lAUREL AND hARDY".....

One from Daddy Frank

YES, "Let's Go To The Beach" , classic.

Agreed, love that Fidlar album. I always wondered if they would put out an album called "On the Roof," though.

This album makes me feel all summery.

I've just re-uploaded the very first episode of THE HOUSE OF WILD DELIGHTS.

 Down there :

http://www.garagepunk.com/blogs/6608/4582/the-house-of-wild-delights-episo

Follow the link and enjoy !