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 (fifteen years ago) link
how dare people age, who do they think they are.
cramps were always grotesque
― Shakey Mo Collier, Friday, 3 October 2008 18:33 (fifteen years ago) link
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 (fifteen years ago) link
the napa footage on youtube looks like somebody filmed their TV while watching the video
― Edward III, Friday, 3 October 2008 18:36 (fifteen years ago) link
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 (fifteen years ago) link
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 (fifteen years ago) link
there is something magnificent, about the cramps
― 100 tons of hardrofl beyond zings (Just got offed), Friday, 3 October 2008 18:42 (fifteen years ago) link
I've never seen the Cramps live. I should be smacked. Hard. Idiot!!!!
― peskypesky, Saturday, 4 October 2008 04:48 (fifteen years ago) link
What in the fuck?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jAaT4btz-GA
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 (twelve years ago) link
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 (twelve years ago) link
*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 (twelve years ago) link
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 (eleven years ago) link
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 (eleven years ago) link
http://scaryideas.com/content/26375/
:-(
― StanM, Sunday, 6 May 2012 20:12 (eleven years ago) link
Hanni El Khatib is fuckin horrible btw
― puff puff post (uh oh I'm having a fantasy), Sunday, 6 May 2012 20:29 (eleven years ago) link
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 (eleven years ago) link
Maybe they didn't get permission or a cover was cheaper?
― StanM, Sunday, 6 May 2012 22:19 (eleven years ago) link
that's possible. there's a great human fly cover by sonovac they could have used.
― stirmonster, Sunday, 6 May 2012 22:37 (eleven years ago) link
such an amazing band
they really deserve a career-spanning box set
― what's up ugly girls? (Shakey Mo Collier), Tuesday, 3 September 2013 18:49 (ten years ago) link
True - but I'd like to see a feature-length documentary even more. There's amazing local news clips from Memphis TV in that Big Star doc, must be tons more great stuff out there.
― brio, Tuesday, 3 September 2013 19:31 (ten years ago) link
that panther burns footage is the shit
― szarkasm (schlump), Tuesday, 3 September 2013 19:39 (ten years ago) link
shitty quality version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BUwbo_7pCnA
― brio, Tuesday, 3 September 2013 19:45 (ten years ago) link
I wish Ivy would play guitar again - totally underrated.
― Elvis Telecom, Tuesday, 3 September 2013 19:52 (ten years ago) link
Yeah - would be nice to know how she's doing these days.
― brio, Tuesday, 3 September 2013 19:58 (ten years ago) link
was just looking at the Cramps section of my local store, I could swear that all of the LP versions of their regular studio albums were counterfeit pressings. Really hope Ivy does some kind of comprehensive reissue campaign, and yes a box set would be v nice.
― money, chicken and other DNA (sleeve), Tuesday, 3 September 2013 20:10 (ten years ago) link
I can't blame Ivy for effectively retiring but seems like curating their legacy would be right up her alley. of course, there are probably legal/label problems up the wazoo, who knows who owns what
― what's up ugly girls? (Shakey Mo Collier), Tuesday, 3 September 2013 20:20 (ten years ago) link
"just try and imagine how little I care"
― a hard dom is good to find (Edward III), Tuesday, 3 September 2013 20:22 (ten years ago) link
"nobody stops a take of the fuckin Cramps in the fuckin studio!"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDpNNwJLcQQ
― what's up ugly girls? (Shakey Mo Collier), Wednesday, 4 September 2013 17:52 (ten years ago) link
amazing
― brio, Wednesday, 4 September 2013 18:14 (ten years ago) link
There seems to be many of these types of compilations, anyone hear this? What's recommended?
http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-beat-from-badsville-vol-1-trash-classics-from-lux-ivys-vinyl-mountain-mw0002410502
― Gerald McBoing-Boing, Saturday, 22 February 2014 20:35 (ten years ago) link
That looks like a fun set. I downloaded these years ago:
http://blog.wfmu.org/freeform/2009/02/lux-and-ivys-favorites-mp3s.html
but should upgrade to higher quality sets like this one when I get the chance.
― EZ Snappin, Saturday, 22 February 2014 20:51 (ten years ago) link
Ned pointed out on twitter that some of those have been cleaned up and the series expanded by the original compiler. Available here:
http://kogarsjunglejuice.blogspot.com/
― EZ Snappin, Saturday, 22 February 2014 21:04 (ten years ago) link
who in the hell needs that cleaned up? it'd be better to have an unmastered underwater shortwave wax cylinder molten 96kbps cassette version
― massaman gai, Saturday, 22 February 2014 21:15 (ten years ago) link
exactly
― curmudgeon, Sunday, 23 February 2014 21:14 (ten years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3VDtPU2lJJE&feature=youtu.be
― Οὖτις, Tuesday, 21 October 2014 17:02 (nine years ago) link
O_O
― schlump, Tuesday, 21 October 2014 17:04 (nine years ago) link
Jesus they were great.
― The Complainte of Ray Tabano, Tuesday, 21 October 2014 18:14 (nine years ago) link
thanks!
Voodoo Idol 21:40! Love!
― nostormo, Tuesday, 21 October 2014 21:15 (nine years ago) link
glad i saw them live..
― nostormo, Tuesday, 21 October 2014 21:16 (nine years ago) link
yeah their Halloween shows were a treat
― Οὖτις, Tuesday, 21 October 2014 21:16 (nine years ago) link
is this for real?
https://www.instagram.com/p/BIsNGXEAL0v/
― Οὖτις, Thursday, 4 August 2016 15:22 (seven years ago) link
http://dangerousminds.net/comments/a_fan_made_the_cramps_a_fake_star_on_the_hollywood_walk_of_fame
― StanM, Thursday, 4 August 2016 15:55 (seven years ago) link