For those who are coming across this documentary, this was in a 2nd/top floor event space that was above a now-shuttered restaurant at the corner of Irving Park Rd and Broadway in Chicago. It was a truly DIY, alcohol-free happening (the cops were VERY suspicious of them punkers) and this was a fair representation of what the local punk scene was like at the time. A lot of the audience were also in bands. The scene didn't always have a legit club, like Cabaret Metro, to stage shows, and this place was a haven for independent bookings. Minor Threat, MDC, and many others played here over its short run. Seems like maybe 2-3 years? Die Kreuzen was the opening band of choice, and never failed to get the crowd amped up for the headlining act. This day was Articles of Faith, who were in a rivalry with The Effigies for Chicago punk's top spot. The Articles of Faith were a hard-left bunch, with the lead singer/songwriter going on to become a professor of political science at American University. The Effigies were soft-right boot boys whose lead singer/songwriter went on to work for the DuPage County (rich western suburbs) prosecutors office. The contrast between the two factions shows that we weren't always a united community, with some competition, and certainly not a monolith. We were a bunch of kids having a visceral, good fuckin' time with our friends and acquaintances, catching each other when we launched off the stage, picking each other up when we fell on the sweat-slicked tile floor. A moment in time, never to return...
Lucky you for being part of that scene in those furious time, fella. It's interesting how the Chicago scene was split in two factions: the earlier, older scene spearheaded by Effigies, Strike Under, Naked Raygun, DV8, Subverts, DA, Big Black and a later, younger scene led by A.O.F., Negative Element, Rights Of The Accused, Savage Beliefs, End Result, Out Of Order...
So happy to have stumbled upon this...saw them in 83 or 84 at the Ritz NYC... This is a multicamera shot...would like to get a clear audio file of this or another show for listening on the car. Thanks for posting!
They look like they're reptilian shape-shifting😅is that why they have such dark inside knowledge? 😳 Angelic reptilians, sick of the rest of their species? I have to wonder..
It was just today I found out that there are a whole bunch of early Ministry songs that were only played live and presumably have no official studio recordings and now I'm kind of bummed out as a fan of their early work. Honestly had no idea.
Wow this is fantastic! Al really does have a great voice for this stuff, sounds just like the studio recording, which is a claim not many vocalists can make. Sucks he was never really into it, he could have been one of the biggest names in the scene. also too bad the audio and video quality is so poor, but it's a video cassette recorder from 1983 so I guess you really can't expect much. Wish I could see an alternate timeline where Ministry stayed with this style, as I am only a fan of their early work and don't really care much at all for anything after Twitch.
Never heard the song "So So Life" and never knew it existed until today. Sounds good and a real shame it never got released in any way. Should have made the album. Edit: Watched the whole thing and there is a whole bunch of unreleased songs in this show. That sucks. (The fact that all there great songs were never released, I mean. Not the show, it's fantastic, just wish the quality was better.)
I miss the 80’s. Maybe we didn’t know everything they were saying back then, but the music & raw intensity is the feeling you interpret in your own mind. Not by looking up things on the internet, but raw feelings & interacting with the scene back then. Goddammm I really miss those times & people!
These guys were ahead of their time. A funky synth pop band with a live drummer. Utilizing some of the remixed versions of “Work For Love” and “Revenge” in their live performance. Nothing to be ashamed of. 🖤🖤🖤🖤
13:15 back left of Ed Boon you can see a Daytona USA arcade machine on back there. Pretty cool to see them have arcade games for them to play outside of Midway.
Man, this is pure gold. Thanks a lot for sharing. Can't believe I just found this extended version today. I discovered the shorter, 18-minute video back in 2004 and I was blown away. Now, with this longer rendition, the hype is coming back strong. Really outstanding material
