Name alone says it all...Dennis Hopper Choppers

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XOTQd1sNZA8

Good luck finding it then! If you do get to watch it, pay special attention to the opening scene and dialogue, it plays into the ending of the film, which I think will stick with you. Also keep an eye out for Dan "Grizzly Adams" Haggerty as a "straight" biker!

John Battles said:

I'M LOOKING FOR IT AS WE SPEAK.....Gay - themed films , even ones like this , that used condescending humor , were'nt exactly a dime a dozen at that point in time .... By that , I don't mean strictly underground films , or even more underground porn.

joey fuckup said:

Yeah, this trailer can elicit a giggle or two, but on a serious note, this is actually a very good film. Well "good" as far as drive-in movies go. If you get a chance, check this out, I think you'll be entertained. I have this on dvd, as it came packaged with a bunch of other exploitation films in a "bargain priced" boxed set. But you may be able to find it online (streaming on Netflix?), or your local dvd mart.

John Battles said:

OMFG ! I don't think I've even heard of this !!! The roughest bunch since..."The boys in  the band". HA HA HAAAAA.....THERE'S GAY CAR CLUBS , THERE'S PROBABLY GAY MOTOCYCLE "CLUBS" , TOO . THERE'S THE EXTREMELY BUTCH BIKER NOVELTY SONG "I'D RATHER FIGHT THAN SWISH".....

joey fuckup said:

I know this is technically a music discussion, but I had to include this trailer from an often overlooked classic, "The Pink Angels". Personally, I like some of the tunes included in this film:

I'M LOOKING FOR IT AS WE SPEAK.....Gay - themed films , even ones like this , that used condescending humor , were'nt exactly a dime a dozen at that point in time .... By that , I don't mean strictly underground films , or even more underground porn.

joey fuckup said:

Yeah, this trailer can elicit a giggle or two, but on a serious note, this is actually a very good film. Well "good" as far as drive-in movies go. If you get a chance, check this out, I think you'll be entertained. I have this on dvd, as it came packaged with a bunch of other exploitation films in a "bargain priced" boxed set. But you may be able to find it online (streaming on Netflix?), or your local dvd mart.

John Battles said:

OMFG ! I don't think I've even heard of this !!! The roughest bunch since..."The boys in  the band". HA HA HAAAAA.....THERE'S GAY CAR CLUBS , THERE'S PROBABLY GAY MOTOCYCLE "CLUBS" , TOO . THERE'S THE EXTREMELY BUTCH BIKER NOVELTY SONG "I'D RATHER FIGHT THAN SWISH".....

joey fuckup said:

I know this is technically a music discussion, but I had to include this trailer from an often overlooked classic, "The Pink Angels". Personally, I like some of the tunes included in this film:

Yeah, this trailer can elicit a giggle or two, but on a serious note, this is actually a very good film. Well "good" as far as drive-in movies go. If you get a chance, check this out, I think you'll be entertained. I have this on dvd, as it came packaged with a bunch of other exploitation films in a "bargain priced" boxed set. But you may be able to find it online (streaming on Netflix?), or your local dvd mart.

John Battles said:

OMFG ! I don't think I've even heard of this !!! The roughest bunch since..."The boys in  the band". HA HA HAAAAA.....THERE'S GAY CAR CLUBS , THERE'S PROBABLY GAY MOTOCYCLE "CLUBS" , TOO . THERE'S THE EXTREMELY BUTCH BIKER NOVELTY SONG "I'D RATHER FIGHT THAN SWISH".....

joey fuckup said:

I know this is technically a music discussion, but I had to include this trailer from an often overlooked classic, "The Pink Angels". Personally, I like some of the tunes included in this film:

That IS a real good soundtrack... Davie Allan spoke of playing the huge bike rally , The Love Run , in California. It's bigger than  Sturgis , I've read. The Bikers asked him to play some      C & W , INSTEAD OF BADASS BIKER MUSIC...    There is a difference between the movie soundtrack music and the stuff a lot of Bikers prefer. The Grateful Dead always had a huge following with The Angels. So did Big Brother and The Holding Co. . Blue Cheer , it seems , had a lesser following. Even tho' they had an ex- Angel Manager , and they sounded like a chopper being dumped off the top of The Empire State Building....David Allan Coe , too , has a very big Biker following. I like him , too , but , it's surprising when you realize how mellow music for badasses can be....

OMFG ! I don't think I've even heard of this !!! The roughest bunch since..."The boys in  the band". HA HA HAAAAA.....THERE'S GAY CAR CLUBS , THERE'S PROBABLY GAY MOTOCYCLE "CLUBS" , TOO . THERE'S THE EXTREMELY BUTCH BIKER NOVELTY SONG "I'D RATHER FIGHT THAN SWISH".....

joey fuckup said:

I know this is technically a music discussion, but I had to include this trailer from an often overlooked classic, "The Pink Angels". Personally, I like some of the tunes included in this film:

although a cover, the Johnny's do a great version of Chris Spedding's Motorbikin'

I know this is technically a music discussion, but I had to include this trailer from an often overlooked classic, "The Pink Angels". Personally, I like some of the tunes included in this film:

joey fuckup said:

This band, the Angry Breed, are here on the Hideout, and they're into the biker image as well: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DefUUrerCc0

Yeah, we're going for a biker image although we're not into "real" biker culture. Our thing are the movies and soundtracks of the biker exploitation film genre, mainly during the years 1966-68, although everything we do are our own originals. We're currently working on two songs for a split 45 EP with Italian fuzz masters The Hangee V (due to be released early next year) that will come loaded with... yes, you guessed it - FUZZ!

Btw, I just picked up Devil's Angels which is now out on DVD for the first time. The movie soundtrack is totally packed with great Davie Allan stuff - just check out the first few minutes to get an idea of what I'm talking about:

Fuzz on!

That is SUCH a great film....We , in the states , had to rely on piss - poor , washed out LP or even SLP speed VHS tape copies , because the movie was in the Public Domain (Which I support , but , it also means you can get real crap , even if you did'nt pay very much for it...). It took forever to see a proper video release , and , only , recently , on DVD , here....

Any of you guys like the early 70's Hammer , Tigon and Amicus "Hip" Horror , and can envision it crossed with Badass British Bikers , the strangely - named "Psychomania" (It's about Bikers who learn how to come back from the dead , with unlimited supernatural powers , NOT A madhouse epic.) . Our own "Werewolves on Wheels" pales in comparison , but , it's good for a laugh.

amoebaboy said:

i would like to contribute with this cult brit biker flick from the seventies.

great theme tune 

http://youtu.be/vhsSSQgy9nQ

I'm sorry I said "Of course" so many times. I was'nt aware I was doing that....

A friend of mine met a very drunk Jack Nicholson at The Ritz (Nightclub) in New York , IN THE 80's. He just walked up to him , and said , "HEY , JACK ! HAVE YOU TALKED TO THE MONKEES , LATELY , Y'KNOW , SINCE YOU DID "HEAD" WITH THEM?!"   JACK: " NAAAAAAHH. HAVE'NT TALKED TO THOSE GUYS IN A LONG TIME , MAN." HA HA HA HA HA.

John Battles said:

Good find ! Yeah , Jack Nicholson was in "Rebel Rousers" AND "Hells' Angels on Wheels", if my memory serves me correctly...But , I don't know which movie you mean , that might be the same as H.A.O.W.    Nicholson made his first few pictures in the late 50's , The Cry Baby Killer , I think , was the second. There was another J.D. pic he had a small part in , I forget , then he got with Roger Corman and AIP , and did "The Terror" with Boris Karloff , "The Raven" with Karloff , Vincent Price and Peter Lorre. Then , of course , there was "Psych - Out", some years later , and , of course , he co-wrote "Head" with Bob Rafelson , The Monkees and Murray G. Wanna. "Easy Rider" did'nt even have a working script , we're told , but , it works. Of course , those are just highlights. He was very young , maybe early 20's , when he started out. You should see "The Terror" , just to see a teenaged - looking Jack play a Soldier in The French Army , with NO attempt at a French accent.... 

Bry Nylon said:

Hi John ...got an old 1 sided radio spot - 1min / 30sec / 10sec ...maybe it was the same film under another name 'Hells Angels on Wheels' ? - apparently Jack Nicholsons 1st film -

John Battles said:

Also by the bad , bad Crestones , "The Chopper" . Probably one of the first Rock'n'Roll songs to refer directly to choppers."So if you're cruisin' around , lookin' for a go , come around the South Side of Chicago. I'll show you what I mean when my chopper starts to scream !".

kopper said:

Good find ! Yeah , Jack Nicholson was in "Rebel Rousers" AND "Hells' Angels on Wheels", if my memory serves me correctly...But , I don't know which movie you mean , that might be the same as H.A.O.W.    Nicholson made his first few pictures in the late 50's , The Cry Baby Killer , I think , was the second. There was another J.D. pic he had a small part in , I forget , then he got with Roger Corman and AIP , and did "The Terror" with Boris Karloff , "The Raven" with Karloff , Vincent Price and Peter Lorre. Then , of course , there was "Psych - Out", some years later , and , of course , he co-wrote "Head" with Bob Rafelson , The Monkees and Murray G. Wanna. "Easy Rider" did'nt even have a working script , we're told , but , it works. Of course , those are just highlights. He was very young , maybe early 20's , when he started out. You should see "The Terror" , just to see a teenaged - looking Jack play a Soldier in The French Army , with NO attempt at a French accent.... 

Bry Nylon said:

Hi John ...got an old 1 sided radio spot - 1min / 30sec / 10sec ...maybe it was the same film under another name 'Hells Angels on Wheels' ? - apparently Jack Nicholsons 1st film -

John Battles said:

Also by the bad , bad Crestones , "The Chopper" . Probably one of the first Rock'n'Roll songs to refer directly to choppers."So if you're cruisin' around , lookin' for a go , come around the South Side of Chicago. I'll show you what I mean when my chopper starts to scream !".

kopper said:

i would like to contribute with this cult brit biker flick from the seventies.

great theme tune 

http://youtu.be/vhsSSQgy9nQ

Sailcat had a big hit with "Motorcycle Mama" ('72 ?). I heard it on the radio for about a week , when I was a kid.

Ike and Tina Turner - "The Chopper".

Moby Grape - "Motorcycle Irene".

Iron Butterfly - "Easy Rider" (No relation to the film or Hendrix's similarly - named song , but about straddlin' a righteous hog , all the same. When I saw them , in '96 , Doug Ingle dedicated the song to the owners of all the sweet rides parked outside.).

Vince Taylor - "Jet Black Machine".

Cheers - "Black Denim Trousers (And Motorcycle Boots)".

Blue Cheer - "When Two Spirits Touch" - Actually a very sweet tune. Guest guitar by Tony McPhee (Groundhogs). Possibly the only Biker tune by the ultimate Biker band.

The Leather Boy -" On The Go". Not the 80's (?) act of the same name , but the enigmatic Studio Punk on MGM, mid - 60's (Actually posed in a black leather jacket on the 45 sleeve , a decidedly homoerotic gesture in pre - Fonzie , pre - Ramones America.).

Suicide - "Ghost Rider".

Greaseballs - "Rice Burner" (It's cool. One of 'em is Amerasian. Another is Bill Bulinski from The Electras !).

Girl Trouble - "Sister Mary Motorcycle".

The Pack (Jack Van Horn - Link Wray's Raymen.) - "Get off My Hog".

Motorhead - "Iron Horse".

Chocolate Watchband - "Devil's Motorcycle" (May not be about motorcycles at all , the difficult - to - decipher lyrics seem to be more about comic book - type imagery . But , I don't know. A great song is a great song.)

Brigitte Bardot - "Harley Davidson".

Willie The Wild One - "Willie The Wild One". (The Angels are my buddies , the girls , they love my style ! My hair is long and purple , maybe that's why I'm WILD !".).

Also by the bad , bad Crestones , "The Chopper" . Probably one of the first Rock'n'Roll songs to refer directly to choppers."So if you're cruisin' around , lookin' for a go , come around the South Side of Chicago. I'll show you what I mean when my chopper starts to scream !".

kopper said:

I dunno if Canned Heat could be classified as "biker rock", but the Oakland Angels left their "APPROVED BY THE HELL'S ANGELS" logo on the band's albums :):):):):)

RIP MARISKA VERES::(:(:(:(

Bry Nylon said:

try this one by - shocking blue - harley davidson

 

 

this is the first what come to my mind :P

My favorite biker songs are PJ Harvey's Motorbike and Richard Thompson's 1952 Vincent Black Lightning. I can't listen to music while I ride the Honda but I hum along in my head.

Check out THE DEMONICS-that is great stuff!!!!!They have lots of biker AND surfer feeling and attitude(mid 90s).If you like it harder-the first Cicus of Power-released `88-it`s true cult for bikers.

Here's "Cycle Sounds" by the Angry Breed: