Ridiculous On-Stage, Between Song Banter

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I was going to start a thread called "greatest thing ever said on stage", but I guess I'll revive this one unless someone can find one more appropriate. My first three nominations would be:

"Ever get the feeling you've been cheated?" - Johnny Rotten in San Francisco, CA

"You're all a bunch of fucking idiots!" - Jim Morrison in Miami, FL

"Who won the war?"/"I have a hard-on!" - Grace Slick in Lorelei, Germany

"We're different from the other bands here tonight. We're punk rock. Fuck you." - Calvin Johnson of Beat Happening onstage at some sort of grungefest in Seattle, 1991.

Alicia Titsovich (sexyDancer), Monday, 31 July 2006 14:20 (seventeen years ago) link

Ian?, some dude and I getting in a disagreement with Cex over the merits of the non-Dischord Shudder to Think discography.

Machibuse '80 (ex machina), Monday, 31 July 2006 14:44 (seventeen years ago) link

on stage?

Alicia Titsovich (sexyDancer), Monday, 31 July 2006 14:47 (seventeen years ago) link

yes

Machibuse '80 (ex machina), Monday, 31 July 2006 14:48 (seventeen years ago) link

to be fair, it wasn't a stage but that dude doesn't deserve a mic or laptop either

Machibuse '80 (ex machina), Monday, 31 July 2006 14:49 (seventeen years ago) link

Shellac, All Tomorrow's Parties, 2004.
Albini asked the audience who they thought had been the best act of the festival, and the majority of the audience screamed 'Lighting Bolt!!!'
Todd Trainer: 'Oh yeah. You'll all be humming those tunes when you're older. You trendy fucks.'

CLASSIC.

Ruairi Wirewool (Ruairi Wirewool), Monday, 31 July 2006 15:04 (seventeen years ago) link

for those yet to hear the genius of paul stanley's banter

dr lulu (dr lulu), Monday, 31 July 2006 20:25 (seventeen years ago) link

er..
http://ggth.typepad.com/tng/2006/01/kiss_stanley_in.html

dr lulu (dr lulu), Monday, 31 July 2006 20:26 (seventeen years ago) link

Isn't there an Eddie Harris album of all stage banter?

Jordan (Jordan), Monday, 31 July 2006 20:34 (seventeen years ago) link

in fairness, Mr Trainer, Shellac's tunes are also rather unhummable

Thomas Tallis (Tommy), Monday, 31 July 2006 20:38 (seventeen years ago) link

three years pass...

Dude I totally sing Lightning Bolt riffs in the shower, xpost to people I don't know from three years ago.

Anywho..... Goat vs. Liar thread has me listening to Jesus Lizard stuff I haven't dug out in a while. Bits from Show where they opened for The Damned at CBGBs are makin me laugh.

"Are you here for the Damned? Should we leave?"

After the last song in their set, "Thanks, check it out, there's a band from England up next."

the jun togawa of farting (╓abies), Tuesday, 3 November 2009 04:34 (fourteen years ago) link

Been really into the Paul Stanley record the past few days.

Are we sure it's Slayer on that Charles Bronson 7"? The dude on there sounds pretty Euro to me (I don't have it on me and am relying on old memories here, tho). Would love to find that whole recording.

CharlieS, Tuesday, 3 November 2009 04:39 (fourteen years ago) link

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4CNpwirurg8

Robyn Hitchcock knows what he's doing.

(nutty nuggets at HEB) (Eazy), Tuesday, 3 November 2009 04:52 (fourteen years ago) link

Daniel Johnston fan and member of Glass Eye, Kathy McCarty, was just hilarious between songs. There's a 45 Glass Eye put out with their cover of "Satellite of Love" and the B-Side was a track called "Rock of Hand" that's a hoot. Always remembered this awful gag from a Glass Eye show: "Have you heard about the new corduroy pillows? No? They're making headlines!"

ellaguru, Wednesday, 4 November 2009 22:13 (fourteen years ago) link

I'd like to hear more from the Stick Men With Ray Guns guy, his little voice cracks me up...

"There's gotta be a singer somewhere out there that knows every single song we've ever written."
"I got it! They're talkin about me! ... We came down her and we're glad you found us...We don't care if ya don't like us or if ya like us we came, that's that, we wanna see you guys...I'm from fuckin' Texas! I love everybody! FUCK REAGAAAAN!"

the jun togawa of farting (╓abies), Thursday, 5 November 2009 02:08 (fourteen years ago) link

herhere

the jun togawa of farting (╓abies), Thursday, 5 November 2009 02:09 (fourteen years ago) link

Grant Lee Phillips plus Robyn Hitchcock is hilarious.

tal farlow's pather panchali (James Redd and the Blecchs), Thursday, 5 November 2009 02:27 (fourteen years ago) link

one year passes...

Not on stage, but love David Johansen at the start of this cut of Pills:
http://www.willardswormholes.com/?p=474

"What you macho motherfuckers getting all ATTITUDICAL about, man? We know you both got COCKS!"

Pizzataco Five (admrl), Friday, 9 September 2011 20:43 (twelve years ago) link

I was going to start a thread called "greatest thing ever said on stage", but I guess I'll revive this one unless someone can find one more appropriate. My first three nominations would be:

"Ever get the feeling you've been cheated?" - Johnny Rotten in San Francisco, CA

"You're all a bunch of fucking idiots!" - Jim Morrison in Miami, FL

"Who won the war?"/"I have a hard-on!" - Grace Slick in Lorelei, Germany

"We're different from the other bands here tonight. We're punk rock. Fuck you." - Calvin Johnson of Beat Happening onstage at some sort of grungefest in Seattle, 1991

These are all rubbish

Master of Treacle, Friday, 9 September 2011 22:34 (twelve years ago) link

'Sing it Axl' re. Westerberg and Stinson is hilarious

Master of Treacle, Friday, 9 September 2011 22:35 (twelve years ago) link

Yeah, you're also shite, Calvin

Master of Treacle, Friday, 9 September 2011 22:38 (twelve years ago) link


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