The Cramps, perfection

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I mean, LONESOME TOWN.
The perfect cover of a perfect song.

Marco Damiani, Friday, 3 October 2008 18:27 (4 years ago) Permalink

Yeah I got it off Slsk years ago and can attest to ^

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I KNOW WHAT YOU'RE UP TO (Colonel Poo), Friday, 3 October 2008 18:27 (4 years ago) Permalink

"audio quality is terrible - really the only fun thing about it is watching the inmates get into it"

this, and how band members are perfectly at ease, i.e. brian gregory grinning happily all the time.

Marco Damiani, Friday, 3 October 2008 18:28 (4 years ago) Permalink

it's all on Youtube & video.google.com & stuff.

Saw them a couple of years ago and they're now embarrassingly old. Imagine your granddad in a bikini: that's Lux on stage now.

StanM, Friday, 3 October 2008 18:29 (4 years ago) Permalink

how dare people age, who do they think they are.

cramps were always grotesque

Shakey Mo Collier, Friday, 3 October 2008 18:33 (4 years ago) Permalink

lolz early 80s video quality

more like late 70s! it's smeary b&w but totally worth seeing at least once. also very easy to find.

lux is very old... 62 now?

Edward III, Friday, 3 October 2008 18:34 (4 years ago) Permalink

the napa footage on youtube looks like somebody filmed their TV while watching the video

Edward III, Friday, 3 October 2008 18:36 (4 years ago) Permalink

friend of mine says last time they toured Sweden, grown men were weeping with horror

100 tons of hardrofl beyond zings (Just got offed), Friday, 3 October 2008 18:36 (4 years ago) Permalink

buy the napa DVD

http://www.amazon.com/Cramps-Live-State-Mental-Hospital/dp/B00018D5RQ

watch this one online instead

Edward III, Friday, 3 October 2008 18:38 (4 years ago) Permalink

there is something magnificent, about the cramps

100 tons of hardrofl beyond zings (Just got offed), Friday, 3 October 2008 18:42 (4 years ago) Permalink

I've never seen the Cramps live. I should be smacked. Hard. Idiot!!!!

peskypesky, Saturday, 4 October 2008 04:48 (4 years ago) Permalink

3 years pass...

What in the fuck?

Human Fly by The Cramps, revisited by a classical group. 12 violins, 1 solo violin, 4 Cellos, 1 piano and 1 soprano.

Johnny Fever, Friday, 18 November 2011 17:16 (1 year ago) Permalink

Wow. Will have to check that out later.

Oh yeah, the RIP thread was a different one

tell me things about The Cramps (RIP Lux Interior)

curmudgeon, Friday, 18 November 2011 17:30 (1 year ago) Permalink

*wonders what's going on with Poison Ivy* :-(

She ruled at least as much as Lux did, IMHO.

StanM, Friday, 18 November 2011 18:50 (1 year ago) Permalink

5 months pass...

downloaded a crappy rip of the Purple Knif Show and this is still the best shit ever

Kiarostami bag (milo z), Sunday, 6 May 2012 18:40 (1 year ago) Permalink

OTM. (There's no better rip btw, I've only ever found shitty sounding copies - that's almost part of its charm)

StanM, Sunday, 6 May 2012 20:02 (1 year ago) Permalink

http://scaryideas.com/content/26375/

:-(

StanM, Sunday, 6 May 2012 20:12 (1 year ago) Permalink

Hanni El Khatib is fuckin horrible btw

puff puff post (uh oh I'm having a fantasy), Sunday, 6 May 2012 20:29 (1 year ago) Permalink

they should just have used the original. no doubt some ad exec felt it needed to sound "modern".

stirmonster, Sunday, 6 May 2012 22:05 (1 year ago) Permalink

Maybe they didn't get permission or a cover was cheaper?

StanM, Sunday, 6 May 2012 22:19 (1 year ago) Permalink

that's possible. there's a great human fly cover by sonovac they could have used.

stirmonster, Sunday, 6 May 2012 22:37 (1 year ago) Permalink


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