What a fucking song. The drummer absolutely kills this. Such a shame they never got the recognition they blatantly deserved. But those who know, it’s a damn good club to be part of
How can Drop the Gun still kick ass this much so many years later? This riff should win the Nobel Prize of rock. This takes me back to the dorm rooms at college in Bozeman, Montana. We literally cranked Full Frontal Attack daily for a year. It was epic, and thank you for creating what to this day is still an impeccable hard rock album!
Sounds like a mix of AC/DC and Dokken. And I mean that in a good way. And now that I think about, a hint of Aerosmith. This song rocks!!!! I’m gonna check it out some more.
A lot of youtubers are doing reaction videos of songs from all genres. They talk about keeping good music alive. I have asked a few of these youtubers to react to this song and gave them some background info on the band and how their U.S. touring got killed because someone was offended. I'll keep plugging until someone does a reaction to this and "Road to Nowhere" and "Serpentine". Then I'll introduce them to "Fire on the Mountain" and "Rock til ya Die", etc. When the viewing numbers start shooting upward, you'll know that I finally convinced someone to do it. I even contacted Sirius/XM radio to try and plug "Fire on the Mountain". It's just one of these things where you have to get ears on it and the rest will take care of it's self. All you other Kings fans have got to help me out by plugging these guys everywhere you can. They deserve to be noticed and remembered.
It takes a special fan like yourself to get behind a band that was pushed to the wayside of rock ‘n’ roll history but God what a band. Kings Of The Sun are one of the greatest rock bands to ever come out of Australia, all the best mate, thanks for your support. Clifford Hoad 😊🤘👍
Still one of the best R-n-R songs around; my younger daughter still loses her mind when this comes on. Heck, she even sings it at pre-school (they hassled me at first, but then noticed the dark blue Crown Vic w/push bumpers and lights). Whole reason why she has a drum pad set is this song
The amazing thing about Cliff's incredible drumming on this song is that he is using a basic kit - snare, tom-tom and bass drum, high-hat and four cymbals.
Well, to be brutally honest, the kit is 5 pieces with one rack tom, two floor toms, bass drum & snare with four cymbals. It's a fairly common setup nowadays.
This song is one of my top 10 songs of forever! Love playing along on my kit of Premiers! Love the rock shuffle kickass craziness that comes from behind! Pound on mate! Perfectly unique sound!, although a college DJ aired them as an obscure Aussie band! Well that was a crock of shit! Genius! How fitting is that song today?
@@andrewkeller1266 Hi Andrew, it is a great track to drive along to. I had my favourites when I was a kid playing along to certain songs, never got sick of it, drop the gun's got that tick-tock rhythm and you can experiment with fills good luck. Cliff
OBLITERATORS = on sound cloud .. Bogga & jeff?,,,,,,, Cliff Hoad lives on a higher wave length' trust me it is true? they are all gold" we need to appricate these guy's..rock on"
Ok. I'm sold. The best dam thing I've heard that's made me smile. This tone is like trying to jog through 4 feet of tar, and the smooth odd timing and chops from the drummer is spot on. Reminds me a bit of different bands. Such as, Russian Circles, Mammoth Volume, Natas, and Lowrider.
@CliffordHoad - Ha, ha, ha...you guys are more than welcome to come through again! Let me know, I'll get you to a couple of "Petrol Head" sites here that will blow your mind. Katya (my younger one) would fall over seeing you, too.
1990!! Awesome video from an awesome band !! Great Aussie rock 'n' roll. For the 2 assholes that disliked this, you should be ashamed of yourselves, very ashamed.
Cliff, you guys are the best kept secret in rock. The last time I said that was after seeing ac/dc as an opening act for Savoy brown in 8/78!!! Deserve all the recognition you can get...nobody rocks like the aussies!!!
I had many a drunken night at a Pub seeing Bands like Kings of the Sun in the late 80's. I remember the Drummer would reach around behind his back to hit one of the cymbals. A girlfriend of mine thought the Band were "on themselves". I always thought the Band should've based themselves in L.A. and been as flamboyant and over the top as they wanted to be. Australia can be a restrictive market for some Bands. I preferred to see this Band and others with drunken mates than with my girlfriend.
Any of you bands out there looking for ideas for a film clip, this is how you do it! a great band style shoot. None of that standing an old factory pretending to look cool and doing the same shit everyone else has done. Actually have an IDEA first like this and do NOT skimp on the editing. Look and learn boys and girls. oh and dont suck to begin with, kick arse BEFORE you film it.
joeg816 Thanks mate, music to my ears :) Have heard my latest album, I drum & sing on all of it. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-a3p14_wP39c.html
Saw them live at the Ritz in Detroit for this tour. They tore it up! So much energy and just kicked like this video. Drummer was every bit as cool live as in this video! Reminded me of Keth Moon how he looked while playing and he just threw down. Awesome song that pumps you up. Thanks for sharing!
@CliffordHoad Thanks Cliff- you fellahs coming to the US this year? If you or when you do, hopefully you guys can get up to Seattle. I'd enjoy seeing you guys again- you guys were up here in '89 for the opening of KXRX (now a different format) and it was going so strong that the electrical service blew out. But it was a great show and you guys were a blast.
THIS IS THE SHT BROS & SIS"S, DONT GET ANY BETTER THAN THIS! TOLD THE GUYS AT WERK TODAY MATTER OF FACT, THIS TOONE IS "THE PARTY STARTER ANTHEM.... bitches.
Remember listening to this song when it came out on my local rock station WAAf. 107.3 they played it always . swimming in my pool with my friend we would always sing this song & jump in the pool when you guys would say he came out screaming I don,t wanna die. awesome song. love it memories. of being a teenager.
Had this as a ring tone for some time! This is an awesome song & so is the LP Full Frontal Attack. Rock Til' Ya Die is DEFINITLEY worth owning as well, brilliant.
93 Rock in Sacramento, CA had this on heavy rotation when I was a kid but I couldn’t find the album in stores anywhere. I had a recording of it off the radio back then but couldn’t remember the name of the band. I found this video recently and it brought back a flood of memories! Great song!
I'll never forget just about having a heart attack when i opened up Full Frontal Attack for the 1st time and seeing the Hoad brothers posed with a 440 sixpack '70 challenger. Mopars & rock & roll!!
Thanks Jeff Randall, I’m still loving Mopars, we all know the olé saying “Mopar or no Car, it still goes to this day for me, just like our love for rock n roll, these feelings will never die !
I saw these guys at the Ballard Back stage in Seattle in 199?? Was totally blown away!!! party with them after..... Drank so much!!! I still think once in a while HOW much FUN these guys were!!
I just spent over an hour listening to it and it absolutely frickin' ROCKS, so I'll definitely be ordering the CD and can't wait to crank that baby in the car. Cheers from Canada, as I really hope you guys tour here someday, cause I've seen a lot of great bands in my lifetime and would be proud and honored to witness a Kings Of The Sun concert one day. Crank It Up and Rock Til Ya Die !!!