The topic of this awesome documentary is something that all of us music lovers can totally relate to, talking about first records and profound memories of early musical discoveries. It was cool to see such honesty and everyone really diving into their childhood. Years ago, I never would have imagined guys like Paul Bearer, Choke, or John Joseph listening to AM radio in their youth! The music and video editing on this film are fantastic.
I was at Woolworth's on 34 st in Mahattan. That Sunday the Beatles were on the Ed Sullivan Show .I begged my grandmother to buy me Meet the Beatles ,she did and I loved her and that album...I miss you Grandma xxxoooxxx
Man my dad used to take me to the record store all the time. I'd mostly listen to his music, as I grew up we'd go get cassette tapes. But I got a CD player when I graduated 8th grade and all by myself I bought on CD in 1994 Ween- pure Guava, Black Flag - loose nut & Iron Maiden - Fear of the dark.
My first record was a compilation called “Heavy Metal” which had Jimi Hendrix’s Freedom, Deep Purple, MC5, T-Rex, Alice Cooper, Led Zeppelin and a bunch of other great stuff. I had seen it advertised like one of those K-Tell records on television. Oh yes, it also had Black Sabbath, Iron Man which inspired me to make Master of Reality my 2nd record. I got it at the Hudson’s Bay and since i was a little kid with no money of my own, maybe 10 years old, I had removed the price tag and snuck it into the dollar bin when the cashier wasn’t looking and when the cashier was looking at me i went and grabbed it from the dollar bin and took it to her cash out where she charged me a dollar for it. The first thing i heard that really made my knees shake was, in fact, Shakin’ all Over by the Guess Who, which i heard on the radio in my older sister’s room. I was perhaps 8 or 9 and i remember i got excited and started jumping up and down on her bed.
OMG This was SO enjoyable. Thank you for posting it. These musicians are just the best! And love your choice of background music. Doesn't the Moving Targets song sound so good in the outro? And love Paul Bearer's choice of The Outcasts' album, one of my favorites showing first class, intelligent punk does not have to be played 100mph. Or even 60mph. And nice to see a shout out to Generation X's debut LP, my favorite punk album. (The British version of course) Big up to all responsible for this. You made my night.
Three Dog Night , with Jeremiah was a bullfrog. Then 45 by Bachman Turner Overdrive but I forget the song. And "Get Ready" (cuz here I come). Bought those two the same time, felt like I was some 8 yr old music officionado .
Such an enjoyable documentary! I wish more attention would be paid to the CTHC scene (Anthrax), which was such a great place, especially in its original location. I moved from CA to Germany back in 1999 and had to sell all my records.😢 There is/was a record shop on Polk Street and they bought all my records. Such a sad day for me, even though I had recorded them all on CD … that was back when you had to play the record REAL TIME all the way through, no just clicking music files and moving them from one spot to the other. Anyway, I had the original Vatican Commandoes 45 signed by all the original members (hung out with them in high school). How I wish I had kept at least that one. Might be worth something these days. Thanks for the great documentary and all the resurfacing memories!!! ❤
Amazing! I’m so glad I watched this. I grew up in suburban Maryland & saw almost all of these people either at Y&T records or Joes Record Paradise, or I saw them play live. I also knew Jane Simkin who the one guy talks about having died on 9/11. I was a kid going to high school in Wayland MA & my sister & her little sister were best friends. She was a cool girl & im glad he would save The State record she gave him- wonderful! I also learned every Shudder To Think song & went to NYC to try out when they were without a drummer for a minute. As a little kid my dad worked in Geargetown & I would see the early D.C. punks walking around with crazy hair.
Awesome! I’m glad that you enjoyed the film. That’s cool that you tried out for Shudder To Think. Great band! Did you play with any bands I may have heard of from the good ol days?
@@jasonblackmore4627 I doubt it, unless you made it to Safari Club🤓 I played there a few times in the late 80’s. W/ a metal band called Malediction. I played at D.C. Space, the WUST music hall, & a few others, but never played the old 9:30 Club, & I really wanted to. I had to settle for watching my friends play there.
Thanks for making this video. It was so amazing to listen to people my age who play(ed) music I listen to and listened to the same music I did growing up. Being influenced by both my mom and dad and their musical tastes and being the youngest of four kids and being influenced by their tastes at a very early age. Growing up on the Westside of Los Angeles and born in '65 having young parents, mom had four kids between 19 and 25 years old, she a stay at home mom and closet hippie, dad was aerospace weapons executive but, behind the suit smoked pot and drank and occasional drugs but we lived a mile from the beach near Venice Beach and we had a 2nd house in the local mountains and there were sone rules dad laid out, we would have no tv up there. He would bring his stereo, really nice Girard turntable Marantz receiver Fischer speakers and we were allowed to bring any records we wanted, and he and mom had their records and all six of us would get to play whatever music we wanted for an hour. No one was alowwed to turn it off and you could make fun but not be mean. If you didn't like it you could go outside and enjoy the mountains. I was 9 or 10 at that time. Maybe 8. So I was exposed to big band, Nat King Cole, Frank, Ink Spots, Aretha, broadway musicals like My Fair Lady, Westside Story, and then Johnny Cash, Glen Cambell, Merle Haggard, Beatles, Janis, Elvis, Zeppelin, Bowie, Stones, Yes, Sabbath, Who, BadCo, Suoertramp, Steely Dan, Skynyrd, Eagles, Queen, and so much more. I was that little kid who my older siblings would have to let me hang out or they weren't allowed to go wherever they were going. My mom thinking that they couldn't do anything bad with their little brother around. Wrong. I was smoking weed and drinking beer at eleven and my sisters were both really pretty girls and their friends were hot, and always guys hanging around and most were musicians and surfers and those guys introduced me to some of the coolest music and taught me to be even more of a music snob through musicians not just good songs. Of course I went to school from Jr High and high school with 3 members of Suicidal Tendencies, and was into the punk scene from 9th grade on. The Sunset Strip was my stomping ground at night, and old Hollywood and any underground clubs and all the iconic LA venues, The Whiskey, Starwood, Gazzaris, Palladium, Madam Wongs, Club 88, Fleetwood, Palomino Club, The Country Club, The Mint, Coconut Teazer, Canter's back room, too many places throughout the LA area. Definitely spoiled when it came to music and going to shows. KXLU Loyola Marymount University radio station 88.9 FM was a huge influence for new music. The campus is in thr neighborhood I grew up in and I played baseball on their stadium for my 13-15 year old years of playing Babe Ruth League and I would go hang out in the radio station with the DJs and listen to what they were playing and request stuff and they would give me demo 7 inches from various bands, I still have those some are rare and worth some good money now. I've spent my life involved in music in different capacities.
What an awesome doc! My first single was either 'American Woman' by I think The Guess Who, or 'Smokin in the Boysroom' by Rick Derringer? First album was Alice Cooper 'Billion Dollar Babies' but my mom made me take it back because she didn't like the demonic baby on the cover and gatefold... So I switched it for 'Alice Cooper's Greatest Hits'.
You can always spot an old punk rocker by the T-shirt he (or she) is wearing, if it's a cool looking top you know or not, even if it's not a top with a band's name on it but it's got a great design such as the shopping cart design, (which is a great T-shirt design) you can bet the wearer is an old punk rocker. Great T-shirt designs is a hallmark and legacy of the punk scene, up till punk T-shirt designs were just film stars, car manufacturers and university logos. That was a hyperbolic comment, just a little bit though........
27:28,... I think we have the same father, .. lol. I HATED country music even prior to learning how to play guitar/bass. I still do and I don't know why. I love every single thing about music, except country... It just makes my stomach hurt like I got kicked in the nards... lol.. *: )*
Nothing personal, but not really being in to *HC/Punk* that stemmed from the *USA* as opposed to bands that hail from mostly *GB & Japan,* can someone tell me the name of the ripper that kicks in *13:40* of this doc? Thanks in advance. ✌🏼
@@dasilva10101 - Holy shit, man. I so appreciate that. Because not only is the fast & frenzied music right up my alley, but the lyrics themselves (which I had not originally heard from the snippet of the song in this doc) speak directly to me so profoundly, yet frighteningly, as well. Minus the drugs & booze to “help” ease the pain.
