I remember seeing this performance on telly in my teens and being struck by 3 things; Firstly, that John Maher was not only a fantastic drummer but possibly the coolest man on the planet. Secondly what a unique stage presence and voice Pete Shelley had (who bizarrely I always thought looked like a slightly camp version of Peter Gabriel here). But mainly I was just struck but what a great band they were, with every song they play here being an absolute corker. This is the first time I've seen this since then, so thanks for posting!
He does look very cool 😎 with the shades ! He's now a photographer of some renown ! One of the Scottish Islands , don't remember which one , but he takes beautiful atmospheric photographs of the Island ! Check them out , they are quite stunning !
I had a chance to see them with my buddy before he passed but something came up and we couldnt go. Never saw them and I will resent this for the rest of my life, I am sure my buddy feels the same.
0:06 Nothing Left, 5:41 Autonomy, 9:46 Moving Away From the Pulsebeat, 15:18 Noise Annoys, 18:28 You Say You Don't Love Me, 21:28 ESP, 24:08 Walking Distance, 26:21 Why Can't I Touch It?, 31:17 Everybody's Happy Nowadays, 34:40 Harmony in My Head, 37:56 Fast Cars, 40:24 Ever Fallen in Love, 43:20 I Believe,
I can hear the influence of The Buzzcocks in so many other bands from way back when right up to the here and now. I can still remember being so embarrassed asking for their Orgasm Addict single at a market stall in a time that seemed like everything was in black and white. If anybody asked me what a punk guitar band sounds like this is where I’d direct them.
first saw live Buzzcocks in 1979 age 14 supported by Joy Division & saw them lot's over the years always Brilliant & probably the most important punk band ever more the the Pistols were etc R.I.P Pete Shelley
I saw the buzzcocks live supported by the slits in 1978 then joy division 1979, always brilliant live, such a shame we lost Pete Shelley at such a young age. 2 years passed and still the music will a.ways live on RIP
Love how you can see Pete look up the moment Diggle misses a note at 12:56 and then they seamlessly jam their way into giving him a do-over, which he does flawlessly. No band has ever sounded better than this.
Keep searching out these fantastic live Buzzcocks gigs as if i ever needed convincing they were just the best ever! Im 70 next year and hope to see them at them playing live again soon.
People are complaining cuz our beloved Pete is gone. As wonderful as he was, he wasn't the whole band and I'm for giving em all a lil love by showing up!
I'll go as well. I love, love, love Pete but all the old punk bands are coming back. This may be our last hurrah guys; pay the other musicians a bit of respect and love. Show up.
Ah, how fine it was! Saw them once in this era, 1979-1980, again in 1991 when the Greatest Hits CD came out, and a year later for "Trade Test Transmissions." Equal parts Mersey Beat and white noise is how I described them, then. Shelly's XL-1 solo album fits in nicely too. I was delighted when my daughter enjoyed"Telephone Operator". Got your "Dad Rock" right here!
My God dude ! What are you talking about ? They can barely play their instruments but I love them ! They're known for their lyrics and being the 1st pop punk band, remember their first chance to play before the Sex pistols they turned down the oppo because they had no confidence in their musicianship !
@@jessiecruz9290if that’s barely playing your instruments then bring it on. I’m a guitarist and we don’t all have to play like Steve Vai or Yngme Malstreim
Great performance, memories of the 70's flooding back..... now 57, so I'd go back in a half heartbeat!! To be a teen again.... Dunno why, but Rick from The Young Ones (Rik Mayall) always reminded me of Pete Shelley. I've always wondered if it was intentional.
Would have been late 1989 in the first reformation with the original line up which only lasted a few months . I saw them in January 1990 and they already had ex Smiths drummer Mike Joyce .
Fuck me, how can you fuck up the solo on Pulsebeat ? Always used to laugh when watching the Stranglers cuz Hugh would always fuck up at least one solo and you were just waiting for which one it would be, most embarrassingly normally Golden Brown but don't think even Hugh could fuck up Pulsebeat
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John Maher one of the best drummers ever
I remember seeing this performance on telly in my teens and being struck by 3 things; Firstly, that John Maher was not only a fantastic drummer but possibly the coolest man on the planet. Secondly what a unique stage presence and voice Pete Shelley had (who bizarrely I always thought looked like a slightly camp version of Peter Gabriel here). But mainly I was just struck but what a great band they were, with every song they play here being an absolute corker. This is the first time I've seen this since then, so thanks for posting!
Maher so underrated. Who’s Peter Gabriel? Shelley leagues above mate. 😀
Johns a bloody machine.This my third time viewing this show Absolutely brilliant!Been a fan since 77.
@@kevinhein5562 saw them at Brixton Academy.
John Maher one of the BEST DRUMMERS EVER!
He does look very cool 😎 with the shades ! He's now a photographer of some renown !
One of the Scottish Islands , don't remember which one , but he takes beautiful atmospheric photographs of the Island ! Check them out , they are quite stunning !
RIP Pete Shelley. Thank you so much for your contribution to rock music.
I had a chance to see them with my buddy before he passed but something came up and we couldnt go. Never saw them and I will resent this for the rest of my life, I am sure my buddy feels the same.
This video changed my life.
Same here. I don't know how many 100's of times I've watched this since March 1990, when I first seen it on ITV's Nightbeat.
Eran de mis favoritos en los 80', y ahora que tengo 56 años los veo por primera vez en directo en este vídeo.
Jodida maravilla del universo.
One of the best bands ever.
0:06 Nothing Left, 5:41 Autonomy, 9:46 Moving Away From the Pulsebeat, 15:18 Noise Annoys, 18:28 You Say You Don't Love Me, 21:28 ESP, 24:08 Walking Distance, 26:21 Why Can't I Touch It?, 31:17 Everybody's Happy Nowadays, 34:40 Harmony in My Head, 37:56 Fast Cars, 40:24 Ever Fallen in Love, 43:20 I Believe,
THANX!!!
It's " Walking Distance" after " ESP" otherwise great job!
@@johnned4848 Cheers, I'll change it, I always get the titles of those mixed up...both Garvey compositions aren't they?
@@DS-qu2rs yes and great tunes
Cheers for uploading this, absolutely brilliant. Some great live versions of great songs.
I can hear the influence of The Buzzcocks in so many other bands from way back when right up to the here and now. I can still remember being so embarrassed asking for their Orgasm Addict single at a market stall in a time that seemed like everything was in black and white. If anybody asked me what a punk guitar band sounds like this is where I’d direct them.
Full coolness in how you said well hey here is a prime example of punk.
When Britpop and Madchester came along, I heard Buzzcocks' influences everywhere.
first saw live Buzzcocks in 1979 age 14 supported by Joy Division & saw them lot's over the years always Brilliant & probably the most important punk band ever more the the Pistols were etc R.I.P Pete Shelley
I saw the buzzcocks live supported by the slits in 1978 then joy division 1979, always brilliant live, such a shame we lost Pete Shelley at such a young age. 2 years passed and still the music will a.ways live on RIP
@@ianbutterfield8768 I saw both those. Middleton Civic Hall with The Slits was my first live gig I was hooked. Still am
Pro tip: you can watch series on flixzone. Been using them for watching all kinds of movies these days.
@Kole Justin Yup, have been watching on Flixzone} for since december myself :D
Explain the importance when the Pistols were before them 😂😂😂😂
Love how you can see Pete look up the moment Diggle misses a note at 12:56 and then they seamlessly jam their way into giving him a do-over, which he does flawlessly. No band has ever sounded better than this.
I noticed that too and I'm glad you mentioned it.
That fuck up took him another 30 seconds to recover from, he's playing one note after that for 30 seconds 🤪
Diggle broke a string, so he had to improvise. He got a replacement guitar during the drum solo.
Come on, i love them, but they aren't exactly on the top of their game here. Their playing is not on par with their best performances.
Keep searching out these fantastic live Buzzcocks gigs as if i ever needed convincing they were just the best ever! Im 70 next year and hope to see them at them playing live again soon.
Not without Mr. Shelley
My age is 64
People are complaining cuz our beloved Pete is gone. As wonderful as he was, he wasn't the whole band and I'm for giving em all a lil love by showing up!
I'll go as well. I love, love, love Pete but all the old punk bands are coming back. This may be our last hurrah guys; pay the other musicians a bit of respect and love. Show up.
Ah, how fine it was! Saw them once in this era, 1979-1980, again in 1991 when the Greatest Hits CD came out, and a year later for "Trade Test Transmissions." Equal parts Mersey Beat and white noise is how I described them, then. Shelly's XL-1 solo album fits in nicely too. I was delighted when my daughter enjoyed"Telephone Operator". Got your "Dad Rock" right here!
Magic mood on stage that night.
where was this gig //?
those snares hit that guitar riff right in the delicates
This is great, great stuff!
Shelley was super cool! A true ART-ist.
Insane musicianship. This is my formative music, never realised how technically adept they were back in the day and ahead of their time.. Good god.
watching it at almost 58 yrs old and every song is unreal, i think i am enjoying it more now than back then be/c their was so much music to consume.
My God dude ! What are you talking about ? They can barely play their instruments but I love them ! They're known for their lyrics and being the 1st pop punk band, remember their first chance to play before the Sex pistols they turned down the oppo because they had no confidence in their musicianship !
@@jessiecruz9290if that’s barely playing your instruments then bring it on. I’m a guitarist and we don’t all have to play like Steve Vai or Yngme Malstreim
Pete looking particularly beautiful here! :0)
Magnificent. RIP Pete
Secret Public member
the first anarchopunk band of all time
40:25 is ever fallen in love. The best song I have ever heard. It gives me the chills. Boredom is also a good song.
u can't have heard many songs
This is fantastic. Thank you!
Legends 1000%
I was there. Thanks for uploading ❤
"Everybody's happy nowadays." - Brave New World - Aldous Huxley.
I forgot how good this band were.
A tip : watch movies on kaldroStream. Me and my gf have been using them for watching a lot of movies recently.
Love buzzcocks great music from the eighties
Wow! This is fantastic!
BUZZCOCKS RULE!
This is the slowest tempo I have ever heard them play these songs live! 🔊
Drummer was pacing himself , for the later parts of the show.
@@FractaliteI think his monstrous drumming on "Getting Away From the Pulsebeat " took it out of him. Amazing performance
Harmony in my head.....😂😅❤
John Maher hadn't played the drums in 6 years before this tour.
1990 seems longer ago than the 80s to me. one of my favourite bands.
Lol. Same here
Strictly magnificence!
The masters of master pieces.
thanks so much for posting, this concert and quality is unreal!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Shelley totally ruled!
Seen them at creast hotel Sylvania Sydney Australia 🇦🇺 small gig but rocked the neighbourhood. Ha ha yeah 😄
excellent band. lockTight. thanks for posting.
If these guys got a nickel for every 90's punk band that used their riffs..
😊
音の影響は凄い!!! 解放される。
they are tight as ....f ' in fab
Just fucking brilliant , saw them many times at the late , great , Glasgow Apollo
Great performance, memories of the 70's flooding back..... now 57, so I'd go back in a half heartbeat!! To be a teen again....
Dunno why, but Rick from The Young Ones (Rik Mayall) always reminded me of Pete Shelley. I've always wondered if it was intentional.
I too am 57 and soon to be The Great 58. Enjoying this forgotten treasure, thanks and beers on me for whom posted this and to us being 57!!!!!!
@@retroman3819 and many more to come I hope... I plan on being much much older in the future.
Thanxx a lot for posting, man !! 👻
R.i.p Pete ❤ 🏴. Aberdeen.
¡que buen bajo! chingones
brilliant
cool as fuck...awesome band
Thanks for this could you please upload the gig from the Alexandra Park from 1978 ?
nice one
XOXO!!!
someone really needs to do a mash-up of pulsebeat & saucerful of secrets.
So who mimicked who??? Johnny or Pete????
❤
Wow!!!
Does anybody know the precise date/venue of this performance? It's not even labelled on the CD/DVD that's available.
where was this filmed and what year you just forget how good this band was
Would have been late 1989 in the first reformation with the original line up which only lasted a few months . I saw them in January 1990 and they already had ex Smiths drummer Mike Joyce .
When and where was this gig? '89, '90?
Wich year please ?
Steve Diggle is consummate.
Was this around 1980?
Ice got jealous.. coz they so cool
What's the name of the song, they start playing at the beginning? It's driving me crazy!
First song is "Nothing Left" off the Love Bites album
The Buzzcocks
The FN Balls.
Pete has a slight look of a young Johnny Marr about him in this.
Year please?
When?
Details on this show? Seems well into the 80s. The band is so locked in and looking so fit.
I first saw this in 1995 on BBC so I think it must have been filmed in the early 90's
1990 Cebtral Studios Nottingham original line up (2nd)
@@pablobrad100 Thank you so much -- appreciate the info.
1989 dec 7th birmingham hummingbird, top notch gig the one in paris 2014 is a corker as well
used to see pete in the local morrisons. rip
In what town/suburb?
holloway rd, london@@c.s.4428
When and where was this?
where was this gig/??
Not sure , maybe Brixton acamdamy,
I went and it looks familiar
joder que conciertazo, lo ves desde la primera a la última. Luego dirán que los punks no saben tocar... XD
Fuck me, how can you fuck up the solo on Pulsebeat ?
Always used to laugh when watching the Stranglers cuz Hugh would always fuck up at least one solo and you were just waiting for which one it would be, most embarrassingly normally Golden Brown but don't think even Hugh could fuck up Pulsebeat
He broke a guitar string.
this in not pop rock. its only rock
Song 2 much? Blur and Elastica ripped off Buzzcocks.
Yep, definitely heard Song 2 in there.
Green Day, even more so.
@@rocftcdenlaf I fucking hate Green Day!
@@mralt604 As you should. 7th rate knock-off.
I'm sorry to say but this show in my opinion is lacking emotion, it doesn't feel like rock and roll.
much better without the lead singer on this who has since been replaced
You can't seriously be suggesting that Buzzcocks are better without Pete Shelly!!? 😮
Comedy Gold 😂
That's like saying the Beatles are better without John Lennon.
On my bucket list