Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years

watched pt I and all the extras last night. none of the extras are exactly revelatory but Brendan Mullen sure is charming, he comes off like an Alvie Singer who ended up staying in LA and getting into the punk scene. also my gaydar must be broken because I am having a hard time accepting that Pat Smear isn't gay.

you're not the only one.

and y'know Darby Crash shared a bf/hustler with Paul Lynde.

ha I knew Darby went both ways but no

it was in that book Lexicon Devil.

huh yeah I haven't read that one (I have read We've Got the Neutron Bomb tho)

wow did not know that

at ballgames i prefer to be in the john when the anthem is played, but if not i only sing the last line like Lee Ving: "and the hoooomos too."

<3

lol

per the recent discussion on the Runaways thread about Jackie Fuchs, I did take particular note of some of the weirder/more egregiously misogynist notes (Pat Smear bragging about punching girls, the bouncer talking about not being able to tell the difference between sexual assault and punks enjoying themselves etc.) The scene doesn't have the predatory vibe of Rodney's English Disco but it was still obviously far from a safe space. The main difference seems to be that many of the women involved (and there are considerably more than there were just a few years prior) were more assertive and central in their own right, and not just there for the pleasure of creepy male rock egos. Also, have often wondered why Joan is awol from the movie, given her involvement with the Germs.

yep, as with most hippies, most punks were sexist dirtbags or worse.

Part II DVD extras not quite as extensive as Part I's, but the full interviews of some of the bands are pretty interesting. Never would have guessed that Steven Tyler is an avowed Tuli Kupferberg/Fugs fan, for example. And it's funny to see Lemmy get a little goofy/silly as he gets more beers into him and the interview drags on. Too bad there's no extended fan interviews though, since those are where the real gold is in the movie imo. Still a fantastic document all around.

Lemmy of course still comes off as way smarter than p much everyone else

what is Grohl commentary for One like?

I didn't bother with that. I did watch all the extra interviews and live clips, although I didn't make it all the way through the latter day interview between Rollins and Spheeris which was p boring