REFUSED - New Noise LIVE I think this was just before TSOPTC was released, but they pull it off real well! I had to upload this as that crazy town version was pissing me off!
It isn't poorly synced A/V. The audio's from the 1998 Umea show that's on the re-release of Shape of Punk to Come. (The video is from 1997.) The audio from the actual performance is completely different - they hadn't yet recorded the ambient section in the middle, so Sandstrom (drummer) is just playing a kick beat. That's why the crowd looks apathetic during that section - there's nothing going on.
I love how this crowd has absolutely no idea about how legendary this song is. How can you look bored when any band plays a decent version of one of the best hardcore songs ever?
I was born in 1992, I wish I was a few years olders so I could hear theese guys live..... OH WAIT, I CAN BECAUSE THEY ARE DOING COMEBACK CONCERTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WOOOHOOO
My favorite punk band of all time! That I never saw them live actually really bothers me on a spiritual level. We can't recreate the past, but we can revel in its sheer power to influence the present...and if you are a fan of anything audible, and you have never heard this song, let alone this album...then you are in for a sonic born again experience. So watch...and be baptized in fury.
This is recorded 1997 at a show called P3 Popstad in Umeå, Sweden. I believe the song was initially to be featured on a compilation called sXe as fuck. Funny thing is that in this edit of the video, the original part where there now are techno samples is originally David doing some drumming.
You're right, I think originally there were just some drum beats to fill in the space...the crowd shots during the synth part are probably not from that point in the show. I was going to sync up another live recording I have which I think may be from this concert...but some of the vocals didn't match....shows how tight and consistent they were at pulling off the same set though!
This video is incredibly well shot. Now this is how you shoot a fucking punk show. Dozens of different views, dynamic sweeping shots that give you a great overview of the whole band's image, the crowd is even is into it (though they are very lacking and most of them looked bored during close ups) even if the audio is from the 1998 performance, it doesn't matter. I can ignore syncing issues for the most part and this video is badass. If you've ever seen the actual 1997 performance, near the end kristofer steen's amp or something screws up and sounds bad. But with this overdub, it doesn't even matter, the audio is left intact. Sucks that gear messes up like that.
i love refused and hade the pleasure to see them live many times. i think everyone that likes refused should send email to them every day and beg them to come back!!!!!
@uglyredhonda wow I never realised this, it's also pretty obvious when he says "motion" at 2:02, the mic is down near his side. Is the original video posted anywhere?
@keilan303 I don't think it's Refused's fault. WMG owns Epitaph which released TSOPTC. Probably the band being so high profile now made them go after their videos on youtube, it's not like they'd be asking the band or anything.
Its crazy to think one of them (not sure which one) ended up being a classical music major in college. A lot of them went far in life, a few pretty brilliant people come from this little group here.
my favorite part is where some dude gets up to stage dive when the song momentarily picks up but then right as he's about to the music goes back to the quiet instrumental part and he's just like, "oh snap i guess i better just ump anyway!" haha i love it.
I gave this 6 stars not because this was probably one of the greatest bands to ever exist but also because of your description, Fuck Crazytown, and holy shit does this video destroy my face Kudos!
this is one of the only performances i've seen by them that wasn't a total mess. refused is one of my favorite bands, but if i had seen them live before hearing their studio material, i'd probably hate them.
This was the first time New Noise was performed (and heard for the public). I guess that's why the crowd seems like that have no idea what's about to hit them.
It's fucking hardcore how they blast into the guitar at the beginning after the techno part..was there something wrong with denni's mike? or was he just not singing into it?
@keilan303 Nah... that's just what they do for live stuff. It's the live sound, that's real footage from the show. They just pieced parts of the video together, not necessarily in sync with the the exact moment. They take all the better moves, all the better visual moments, and they put them together tover the soundtrack from the show.
Sorry for my english... This public is to much calm ! This song is beautifull. Every time I heard it (since 8 years), it makes me playing my guitar. A good riff !
I agree with you. it's so funny that the kids are sort of just standing there. shows a certain classic hardcore jock mentality. Henry rollins implied the same thing in the documovie American Hardcore. now it's the reverse- lotsa highschool jocks have taken to wearing eyeliner and growing their hair out. but now they're 'scene', they're 'cool'.
@toalman. They did, yeah. It wasn't all that bad, if you like Refused, then watch it for sure. After this album came out they all got a bit 'yeah we're so good, we'll go on tour and never practice', with predictable results, but yeah. It was alright actually. There's a copy on youtube if you're interested.
The crowd were probably so tame because this was most likely the first time they had heard this, and I'm guessing it would've sounded like it was from another world to them and they had no idea how to react.
Refused had dozens of temporary and stand-in bass players who were never in the band (except Jon Brännström who joined them on guitar) and they were all in their teens I think.
I love this song and this performance, but the video's a bit false. It was put together for Refused Are Fucking Dead - you're hearing and seeing two different performances. It's the video from the January 1997 Popfest show edited to match the audio from the April 1998 Umea performance. One giveaway is when you hear Dennis, but the mic is nowhere near his mouth. (The obvious one is the "down" at 3:54.) Some other parts don't sync. Plus, the ambient parts weren't recorded until late in 1997.
