The Tubes - Slipped My Disco - 12/31/1975 - Winterland (Official)
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- Опубліковано 15 вер 2014
- The Tubes - Slipped My Disco
Recorded Live: 12/31/1975 - Winterland - San Francisco, CA
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Personnel:
Fee Waybill - vocals
Bill "Sputnik" Spooner - guitar, vocals
Roger Steen - guitar
Prairie Prince - drums
Michael Cotten - synthesizer
Vince Welnick - piano
Rick Anderson - bass
Summary:
The Tubes are a Bay-Area band best known for their skewering of popular culture issues of drugs, celebrity, and their namesake: Television. At this Bill Graham-produced show, the Tubes had sold out the Winterland for the first time. The band's stage antics are as lively as ever, owing to the festive spirit of New Year's Eve. Less than 25 minutes into the set they count down to 1976, with lead singer Fee Waybill endlessly insisting that there is another minute-and-a-half to go and feigning a broken watch.
The Tubes had only released one record at the time of this recording, 1975's The Tubes, which was produced by Al Kooper. That record contained the derisive "White Punks on Dope" as well as the disco-rock sales pitch "What Do You Want From Life." Both songs contained ample background noise and bizarre vocals.
We are at some disadvantage being unable to see the stage show (we don't know why exactly the "tube job" during the sketch "A Word From Our Sponsor" is eliciting such whoops, for example); but we can hear sketches like "Sputnik," a sort of interstellar sitcom, and there's no mistaking the live marching band that covers Steve Miller Band's "Living in the U.S.A." after the New Year's firecrackers are done exploding. (Other notable cover choices include the Velvet Underground's "I'm Waiting For The Man," Tom Jones' "It's Not Unusual," and the "Theme From I Love Lucy.")
From their debut record, the Tubes play "Up From The Deep," Space Baby "Malaguena Salerosa," "Mondo Bondage," "Haloes," and the aforementioned "What Do You Want From Life" and "White Punks On Dope." But they had been busy putting material together for six years at this point, and had already prepared a good portion of material that would end up on their second record. From that album, Young and Rich, they play "Tubes World Tour," "Slipped My Disco," "Stand Up And Shout," and "Proud To Be An American.
There is a load of vulgarity and fun throughout this show. And the long and irreverent program comes to a tee when Waybill puts on his "Quay Lewd" alter-ego and introduces his band as the Cocaine Piranhas.
The Tubes continue to tour today.
Forever one of my favorite Tubes songs.
The Tubes were SO underrated. I saw them back in 1980 and it remains one of the most outrageous stage performances I have ever seen. Fee Waybill, the master frontman.
Ive seen them a few times, most recently just before COViD. Still an amazing show - can't wait to see them again!
Saw them at Manchester AO Arena on July 8th. Great session. They were followed by the Hollywood Vampires
Spooner owns this!
LOVE SPOONER, then an now :)
This era with Spooner at the helm was pretty incredible. They have a handful of old live tracks that I wish had studio versions! The Hip Dip!
On the CD...Dawn of The Tubes.
Great musicians and entertaining as hell. You were truly blessed if managed to see one of their big stage shows during their heyday. Truly fantastic.
underappreciated talented muscians
The legendary Synthesizer Effects...😊👍
By the legendary Vince Welnick (R.I.P.)
Possibly Michael Cotten.
Wat een heerlijk nummer blijft dit toch!
Outstanding live band .
one of my all time fav bands..
One of my favorite Tubes songs!
Sputnik slipping his disco! Good one Bill. 🎸🎶🎹
My, my. We were all so much younger 40 years ago.
45
I have always loved me some Tubes!!
Oh my God...I love you
I LOVE THE TUBES. They are Amazing showmen with so much energy. They're one of my All Time Favorites. 🎶🎼
Favorite american rock band.
What a beautiful and cosmic rendition I knew Vince well Nick and I've met fee and Prairie on occasion I love this shit
Far ahead of their time
Simply great and pretty cool. We will never see a band like this again.
Never noticed before how much Sputnik looks like a young Bob Odenkirk.
Funky !
Amazing band.
Like WOW. Excellent
always been a Tubes fan, since just about this time 1975,,, first time I saw them was The Palace Of Fine Arts in SF.... thanks guys,,, and gals..
i love the tubes a little too much. this clip is great!
I love Spooner hes my favorite
"Well the joint was jumping"
Quay Lewd & The Cocaine Piranhas
La banda más divertida del planeta
I use to see them at the Whiskey in Hollywood..so crazy!
The Tubes
"Slipped My Disco"
Young & Rich
A&M Records, 1976
Damn I wasn't old enough to be there
still fabulous
Saw you guys in Brussels after a postponed show somewhere late 70s, early 80s (white punks o/dope show), Concert hall was virtually empty, there was like an audience of 100 people in this huge concert hall, I must have been 16 or so and it's one of the best shows i ever saw ....
Have all the early albums,I was a huge fan.
First time I saw INXS live, at the Stagedoor, Sydney, November 1979, they opened their set with this song!
was hanging out for the TUBES WORLD TOUR.. bugger they never made it to OZ
How I would love to see a video of that performance!
Bill could really belt it
Great show. Winter land was best venue
I could never keep up with the lighted dance floor squares . tripped up over my own feet so many times .
fun band so tounge in cheek. Saw them with the Good Rats in Jersey. Great show. HENNY Young man opened .Go figure lol.
Good boogalooo music
WTF the Tubes played Winterland on New Years Eve???
l thought that was Greatful Dead territory!
1974 "Disco Sux" 1975 and they are playing disco.
Not really disco but a little flavor to add to the point to the song.
they are making fun of disco.
...✌️😷👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
funny song . great satire
Tubes where a unique band ashame they lost their popularity! BUT STILL MAKES EM A GREAT CULT BAND WEEEEEEEEEE Who cares about popularity !Young and the rich easily their best album though they made other good ones to buy the early albums best!
To have been in a band late 60s, 70s, early 80s between groupies, male "groupies"=drug dealers or want to get you high, rock n roll doctors, sometimes drugs that folks would throw on stage but I'd be scared of getting dusted from a wiggy-stick but odd psychedelics and narcotics would be welcome. Just pass on the alcohol.