To this day The Cramps are the best live band I ever saw. I never missed a chance to see them. Still have Lux's harmonica he threw to me after their last show in Seattle. I keep it in a medical specimen biohazard bag. Best souvenir ever. :o)
i saw them after they played the tube at the mayfair in newcastle that night, one of my all time top 3 gigs, had worked the stage crew on their show the week before in leicester & rode over 200 miles up to see them again they were so good!
I saw the Cramps in Berlin in 1986 and it was by far the best concert of the 80s that I can remember. I came out of the hospital with my broken leg and my canes and went straight there. I will always love them. The Cramps are the alarm sound and ringtone on my mobile phone. So - if anyone ever hears the Cramps on the Berlin subway, it might be my cell phone ;-)
@Shaunduhpostman He’s talking about the energy that gave birth to this cacophony, not the music itself. Nothing and nobody truly dies; it just gets reconfigured into something else (or something)
@@HPSwashere Being 53 it would be dodgy as fuck if i even knew what that is! My niece told me, apparently she likes it!Looks a bit Colombine long leather coats and emo shootings to me, but im a old Punk rocker that has had more chemicals than ICI and still here to tell the tale. You half right! I done 12 of toughest jails in UK, sold pot, smuggled tobacco, robbed designer clothes and anything from grand father clocks to gold and watches. Also robbed a few banks in my youth. So half right. I get what you mean like "Puny Earthlings" As i mock from a swing chair in a lair. Got you. Stay frosty.
When you're 16, the music you listen pretty much defines you. I first heard The Cramps in about 1981 and it stayed with me. I saw them live on a number of occasions and they never disappointed. I'm 57 now and I still love them. I just wish Ivy might do something new, but when the love of your life goes, it must be hard to carry on. I got 96 tears in 96 eyes
same. epic. and I was 16. I was 4 when you first heard about the Cramps and I totally still claim them as being within my generation. multi-generation spanning band that flew under so many radars
lovely comment. I bet Ivy's doing stuff. we just may never hear about it... she's such a total guitar hero..!!! I learned to cheat a B by watching her. ha! I can (and do) say "Ivy taught me how..." rest in rock, Lux Interior.
I saw them in '86..at the Ritz or Irving Plaza..can't remember which venue..but I'll never forget that show...Poison Ivy..one of rocks most overlooked and under rated guitarists..and there was no one like the late great Lux Interior..RIP
You are proving your coolness when you cannot remember which venue you saw such a cool band play at. I would not be a different age, 80s were the best time to be young
I should rewatch this to catch the name of whoever did the audio recording of this. They knew what they were doing. This is one of the best sounding live recordings I ever heard. Good 'n Loud, has that raw crunch and at the same time, its CLEAR. Great visuals too, well it's The Cramps after all (miss 'em).
I was 16 when I saw this....electrifying stuff. Probably the only time they ever got to perform live on National TV anywhere in the world I would imagine.
Saw them in Cardiff in 85 or 86, been to hundreds of gigs since and it’s still the best performance I’ve seen, RIP Lux my heart is still with you and the incomparable Ivy ❤️
33 years ago. Sadly only two of these guys left now. I was 16 when this aired and only now am I getting into the cramps' music. And damn, Lux was older than my Dad!
Thank you….iM a little new….Iike what’s inside and bikini girls….best so far….Hope for other good ones….the album art girl is soooooo sexy with her giant self and that open mouth….some girls know how to pose…
I saw them in 1990 at the Glasgow Barrowlands. Best gig I ever witnessed, It was so good I got the bus to London to see them, slept on a park bench in Regents Park and then got the first bus home the next morning.
I remember seeing this at the time, and I was completely mesmerized. Next morning went out and bought their A Date With Elvis album (vinyl, of course!). Brilliant album and brilliant band
Where's the love for Poison Ivy? I don't care who you are, this WOMAN rocks. Taylor Swift isn't fit to carry Ivy's guitar case. Pay attention girls, you can be beautiful and have talent at the same time.
@@sigibson3917 On this we are in total agreement. Nothing sends me into a white hot rage quicker than someone,such as Ivy,who has real talent & dedication to their instrument,is completely overlooked in favor of someone else who at best have a fraction of her talent. Truly it bothers me when much is made about somebody who's talent is limited. Lenny Kravitz comes to mind. His guitar "technique" (LoL) is this... Step 1: Create the most basic of riffs. Step 2: Proceed to play that riff & nothing else for 2 & a half, maybe 3 minutes. Step 3: Create a rough draft of his acceptance speech at the Grammys. Not only is Ivy uber talented,she in large part created the psychobilly sound. Long live Poison Ivy. Long live Rock n Roll.
I've never seen The Cramps ❤ live 😃 but I remember watching them on the Tube in 86 with some friends enjoying a Stoner Party 🥳 🎉 😄 🍸 🍹 🍾 🍾 🍺 🍻 🚬 & and I LOVE ❤️ Them Still 😅 Absolutely 🌟 💯 ❤️ 🌟 🦄 ❤️ 🌟 🤩 🥳 🎉 🪅 🎊
tell the truth. you know u love, watchin poisonivy rocking it out.only got 2 see em live once.best show ive ever seen.freaking Lux climbed up a stack of speakers, like he was king kong. hes all scrunched up, because there wasn't much room. all u can see, is his head. they did a double encore. nobody left when they were done. just couldn't leave cuz they were awesome.
bruh only you can tell that story, thank you, im 26 and i love the cramps that fucked style of they way they lay shit down is so fucking tight, no one will ever pull it off again. thank you for sharing
I remember this well..Came home from school & always watched this..But was this was the best, by one of the best bands at the time...Thanks for the up load...Nice one...
I came across this band about six years ago after loving rock n roll music all of my life. Blew me away. So original with a killer sound. I must still revisit this video in particular once a month at least. Love every single thing about it.
May i chim in...somewhere back in time and space...RODON CONCERT HALL...Athens...greatest ever concert...everybody flew around...bodies everywhere...make this seem like watching mozart...missed so much...travel faster than light i ll come across again...
How the hell did we go from that .. to todays pap .. remember watching this on the tube when it aired n it blew my mind .. never seen anything as raw to this day ...
LOL I was 17 years old and went down to London to see the Cramps at Hammersmith Palais in 1984, spent an uncomfortable night sleeping rough on York Way next to Kings Cross before getting the train back up North. Christ knows what my parents were thinking letting me go without somewhere to stay, different times I guess.
One of the most powerful , transgressive, and rock'n roll video here, despite the quality of image (or maybe BECAUSE of it.....) Can't imagine theme touring with Suicide/Alan vega.....
Sie waren Götter!!!!!! Ich bin so froh sie soo oft live gesehen zu haben eine solche Ur- Gewalt wird es nicht mehr geben Ivy ist eine Gitarren Göttin, Nick Knox eine Rythmus Maschine und Lux der wahre King of Rock'n'Roll
I live in San Francisco, and for a few years in the 80s and 90s the cramps or motorhead would either the Halloween show or NYE show and they alternated. Music really was cool back then.
Saw this tour at the end - Candy DelMar was on Bass by then. Jockey Club August 3rd, 1986. I've seen hundreds of bands perform live, from living rooms to arenas - Nothing compares to seeing the Cramps live - Nothing. It was life-changing.
There's no way in hell we will ever be friends if you don't love The Cramps.
To this day The Cramps are the best live band I ever saw. I never missed a chance to see them. Still have Lux's harmonica he threw to me after their last show in Seattle. I keep it in a medical specimen biohazard bag. Best souvenir ever. :o)
Ha! Great story, my first gig was Iggy Pop who was good, but Lux knocked it out of the park every time I saw the cramps, puts everyone else to shame.
Saw them twice live. Best live band i ever saw.
Odeon Birmingham outstanding
@Colin Hardie I saw them at the Birmingham Hummingbird. Great performance.
i saw them after they played the tube at the mayfair in newcastle that night, one of my all time top 3 gigs, had worked the stage crew on their show the week before in leicester & rode over 200 miles up to see them again they were so good!
I saw the Cramps in Berlin in 1986 and it was by far the best concert of the 80s that I can remember. I came out of the hospital with my broken leg and my canes and went straight there. I will always love them. The Cramps are the alarm sound and ringtone on my mobile phone. So - if anyone ever hears the Cramps on the Berlin subway, it might be my cell phone ;-)
How could all that energy cease!? It has to be somewhere in the universe...
@Shaunduhpostman He’s talking about the energy that gave birth to this cacophony, not the music itself. Nothing and nobody truly dies; it just gets reconfigured into something else (or something)
😂 ur god damn right
they dont make music like this anymore
@Shaunduhpostman Calm down. I was speaking metaphorically. Just expressing my disappointment that their music is
over. Except on Y-Tube. Thx YT!!!
John Spencer Blues Explosion, Black Keys...
56 this year and still love the cramps-the band not the physical issues 😂
58
I remember watching this when it was broadcast. I still remember how awesomely aggressive Ivy's guitar tone was. Savage.
I walked in on a Cramps show while I was on Acid. My life,in those two hours,made SO much sense.
Wtf happened?
That sounds like the coolest and most terrifying thing in the world
Ivy's guitar work on that second song is absolutely amazing! Raw and primal just as it should be.
the hot pearl snatch
Hell yes! Sounds føcking amazing!
I've said it before and I'll say it again
Nick Knox - the undisputed KING of the BIG BEAT!!!
Acid flashbacks at every listening to the Cramps. To be young in 80s was freedom. You poor deluded youth now, i weep for you all.
I weep for myself lol
Lmaaaaaooooo u sound like an anime villain 😂😂😂
@@HPSwashere Being 53 it would be dodgy as fuck if i even knew what that is! My niece told me, apparently she likes it!Looks a bit Colombine long leather coats and emo shootings to me, but im a old Punk rocker that has had more chemicals than ICI and still here to tell the tale. You half right! I done 12 of toughest jails in UK, sold pot, smuggled tobacco, robbed designer clothes and anything from grand father clocks to gold and watches. Also robbed a few banks in my youth. So half right. I get what you mean like "Puny Earthlings" As i mock from a swing chair in a lair. Got you. Stay frosty.
@@delstrain8590 peace my brother i hope you have a rest of the year bro
@@delstrain8590 loooool man said schopl shooter your wild bro xD them vibes dere
When you're 16, the music you listen pretty much defines you. I first heard The Cramps in about 1981 and it stayed with me. I saw them live on a number of occasions and they never disappointed. I'm 57 now and I still love them. I just wish Ivy might do something new, but when the love of your life goes, it must be hard to carry on. I got 96 tears in 96 eyes
Thats true because the first time I heard the misfits was when I was 16. I still listen to them all the time 35 years later.
same. epic. and I was 16. I was 4 when you first heard about the Cramps and I totally still claim them as being within my generation. multi-generation spanning band that flew under so many radars
I got news for ya. When your 58 your music defines ya too😉
lovely comment.
I bet Ivy's doing stuff. we just may never hear about it...
she's such a total guitar hero..!!!
I learned to cheat a B by watching her.
ha!
I can (and do) say "Ivy taught me how..."
rest in rock,
Lux Interior.
Ivy took no prisoners... the badass Queen of R&R is straight up and down the best rockabilly guitarist to ever do it. RIP Lux.
When life was cool...
so true🧞♂
I love how Fur Dixon always looks so psyched. Like, "Fuck! I'm playing with The Cramps! This is so awesome!"
Apparently she was!
:-)
Cocaine and bubble gum! ❤😎👍
I saw the Cramps perform four times between 1985 and 2008. Demonic, dynamic energy and stomping psycho-billy music. Rest in Power, Lux!
I saw them in '86..at the Ritz or Irving Plaza..can't remember which venue..but I'll never forget that show...Poison Ivy..one of rocks most overlooked and under rated guitarists..and there was no one like the late great Lux Interior..RIP
You are proving your coolness when you cannot remember which venue you saw such a cool band play at. I would not be a different age, 80s were the best time to be young
I should rewatch this to catch the name of whoever did the audio recording of this. They knew what they were doing. This is one of the best sounding live recordings I ever heard. Good 'n Loud, has that raw crunch and at the same time, its CLEAR. Great visuals too, well it's The Cramps after all (miss 'em).
Probably one of the most underrated bands ever.. R.I.P. LUX.. they kick ass..
I’ve always thought they were one of the most OVERrated bands ever, but each to their own.
This music will always be too good to exist. Classic.
Pure nasty rock n roll. All hail The Cramps!
If anyone wishes to introduce The Cramps to a blank canvas...this is the track..Enjoy..Christ it's so good!
I was 16 when I saw this....electrifying stuff. Probably the only time they ever got to perform live on National TV anywhere in the world I would imagine.
😂
such a unique sound done well... rockabilly, surf, and punk combined ... amazing
A little bit of everything
Paychobilly
Paychobilly ....lol😂😂😂
That's a new one .
Ivy's tone is sublime
The best band ever to be on the tube...
Saw them in Cardiff in 85 or 86, been to hundreds of gigs since and it’s still the best performance I’ve seen, RIP Lux my heart is still with you and the incomparable Ivy ❤️
So jealous! My son loves them as do I!!!!!
I saw them in 86 in Birmingham, got the train from rugby, I'm now 53 where has my life gone!!!
@@chrismorris5608 I know the feeling lol but had a blast along the way tho 😋
@@hazelthemcwitch yes lol I more bothered what for dinner now a days.
@@chrismorris5608 I have gallstones so nowt exciting for dinner in my house 🤣
This is raw energy ..Cramps at their usual..best live band..xx
Saw them live, Absolutely unbelievable
Brilliance. That's all that can be said. They are to this day my all time favorite band I've seen. Thanks for posting this!!
You and me both..best band EVER
33 years ago. Sadly only two of these guys left now. I was 16 when this aired and only now am I getting into the cramps' music. And damn, Lux was older than my Dad!
Lap it up bro
Saw them on this tour in Edinburgh.....Best band live I ever saw, mesmerising & wow the energy was amazing
Me too!!!!
"a date with Elvis" the best album of the Cramps, Love them !
My fav Live at the Peppermint Lounge but obsessed with them all tbh!
@@hazelthemcwitch You got gooood taste.
Thank you….iM a little new….Iike what’s inside and bikini girls….best so far….Hope for other good ones….the album art girl is soooooo sexy with her giant self and that open mouth….some girls know how to pose…
I remember seeing Ringo on the old Tonight Show. Johnny asked who was his favorite band. He said The Cramps.
Saw this on The Tube in 1986, changed my attitude to music forever, saw them twice live as well, 91 and 2005 I think. Best gigs ever.
Saw them live twice also,indescribable
youtube wasn't around then
@@fungi42021 ha! the tube was a uk tv show in the 80s.
I saw them in 1990 at the Glasgow Barrowlands. Best gig I ever witnessed, It was so good I got the bus to London to see them, slept on a park bench in Regents Park and then got the first bus home the next morning.
Loved the musical talents of Ivy and Fur !
Perfect start to a Friday night! back then
Poison Ivy..soooo..talented...xx
I remember seeing this at the time, and I was completely mesmerized. Next morning went out and bought their A Date With Elvis album (vinyl, of course!). Brilliant album and brilliant band
rock n roll at its best.
Saw them at Larry’s Hideaway in Toronto. A small venue, hot, smoky jam packed … loved it.
Where's the love for Poison Ivy? I don't care who you are, this WOMAN rocks. Taylor Swift isn't fit to carry Ivy's guitar case. Pay attention girls, you can be beautiful and have talent at the same time.
Yasss
yes honey, we know
Ivy is the most underrated guitarist in rock n roll history, the gal could play
@@sigibson3917 On this we are in total agreement. Nothing sends me into a white hot rage quicker than someone,such as Ivy,who has real talent & dedication to their instrument,is completely overlooked in favor of someone else who at best have a fraction of her talent. Truly it bothers me when much is made about somebody who's talent is limited. Lenny Kravitz comes to mind. His guitar "technique" (LoL) is this... Step 1: Create the most basic of riffs. Step 2: Proceed to play that riff & nothing else for 2 & a half, maybe 3 minutes. Step 3: Create a rough draft of his acceptance speech at the Grammys. Not only is Ivy uber talented,she in large part created the psychobilly sound. Long live Poison Ivy. Long live Rock n Roll.
Real Rock and Roll !!!
Inspirational !!!
I remember watching this when I was 15. Loved them ever since
RIP LUX. he pulled imaginary bugs outta my head while poison ivy was giving a crotch show. Great band
Great upload. Thanks
I've never seen The Cramps ❤ live 😃 but I remember watching them on the Tube in 86 with some friends enjoying a Stoner Party 🥳 🎉 😄 🍸 🍹 🍾 🍾 🍺 🍻 🚬 & and I LOVE ❤️ Them Still 😅 Absolutely 🌟 💯 ❤️ 🌟 🦄 ❤️ 🌟 🤩 🥳 🎉 🪅 🎊
Sheer genius great showman RIP fantastic Poison Ivy just sensational.
Still have my pink I’m Cramped pin from the era. Loved them live👻
Brilliant and super cool, seen a few gigs on that tour for the date with Elvis release, great memories.
La mejor banda del mundo! Los amo! 🇲🇽 Los pinches Cramps! ❤
I love the Cramps so much! Best live band ever. So punk punk punk punk rock
tell the truth. you know u love, watchin poisonivy rocking it out.only got 2 see em live once.best show ive ever seen.freaking Lux climbed up a stack of speakers, like he was king kong. hes all scrunched up, because there wasn't much room. all u can see, is his head. they did a double encore. nobody left when they were done. just couldn't leave cuz they were awesome.
can we have that in English please,
Was that the Ritzy, Cardiff gig perchance?
bruh only you can tell that story, thank you, im 26 and i love the cramps that fucked style of they way they lay shit down is so fucking tight, no one will ever pull it off again. thank you for sharing
Paul Robson I was there! 85 or 86 I think, it was a bloody revelation.
I can just keep watching this, especially the finale.
Great footage! I seen them for this tour in 1986. I was fifteen years old and was never the same again😂
Holy hot rock n' rolln' firey DAMN I miss this fucking band.
RIP, Lux. Sacramento misses you sickly
These 1986 European shows are my faves! Fur Dixon is so cute & sexy, Ivy so elegant and cool as always and Lux is so Elvis! Thanks, Johnny!
Wow. Sounds just like the record. Absolutely pounding. And Lux’s brilliant lyrix. Fuck yes!
Saw them circa 1983 at Hammersmith Apollo. I was following King Kurt at the time.....ended up standing next to Dave Vanian.
Huge Damned fan here as well! Very cool. Saw this Cramps tour at the Newport Music Hall in Colimbus, Ohio. Fabulous!
I remember this well..Came home from school & always watched this..But was this was the best, by one of the best bands at the time...Thanks for the up load...Nice one...
happy that it makes you happy....Kashalow
Watched it with my Nan back in 1986. She liked it 😀
I saw them in Birmingham UK early 80s, incredible, just incredible. Poison Ivy x.
Took my 3rd wife to see the Cramps. She was fuckin' horrified. Lol. Great upload. Thanks
Did she want a divorce after the gig?
I was going to say same thing,
Good comment.
you'd think after 2 divorces the dude would have learned to watch for red flags before getting married again
I came across this band about six years ago after loving rock n roll music all of my life. Blew me away. So original with a killer sound. I must still revisit this video in particular once a month at least. Love every single thing about it.
i'd love to of partied with the cramps, still one of my faves
May i chim in...somewhere back in time and space...RODON CONCERT HALL...Athens...greatest ever concert...everybody flew around...bodies everywhere...make this seem like watching mozart...missed so much...travel faster than light i ll come across again...
Damn, what a band!
Remember it well...fantastic!
Best band ever saw
Hell yes,saw them twjce
thanks you very very much
There isn’t a second of this film that isn’t 100% genius perfection xxx
Poison Ivy absolutely on fire in this one!
So.... much..... skating.... done to The Cramps! Thank you so much!
Fur Dixon,one of the meanest,nastiest bass players ever to grace a stage (in the best possible sense)
Remember seeing this band as a young man with hormones raging and thinking that my life would be complete if only I could hook up with Fur. 🤣🤣
Cha, Cha, Cha!!!
Saw them in nottingham 1986.gold pants and everything.fan bloody tastic.
How the hell did we go from that .. to todays pap .. remember watching this on the tube when it aired n it blew my mind .. never seen anything as raw to this day ...
What a Great Band!!!!!!!
What's aside a girl is a very good song
That’d be inside lol
Random recommendation of UA-cam….is how I discovered this ….what’s inside was the first and still my favorite
LOL I was 17 years old and went down to London to see the Cramps at Hammersmith Palais in 1984, spent an uncomfortable night sleeping rough on York Way next to Kings Cross before getting the train back up North. Christ knows what my parents were thinking letting me go without somewhere to stay, different times I guess.
Hats of to johnny!..what a tremendous upload..xx
I bought a date with elvis in 1986 when I was 20 still playing it in 2024 at 58 😊
hope you got your money back, he was dead!
Spectacular! Off the scale!
btw.. this was back in the day, when British TV was good
One of the most powerful , transgressive, and rock'n roll video here, despite the quality of image (or maybe BECAUSE of it.....) Can't imagine theme touring with Suicide/Alan vega.....
Just brilliant!
Great memory
Probably my best life seeing them live
Sie waren Götter!!!!!! Ich bin so froh sie soo oft live gesehen zu haben eine solche Ur- Gewalt wird es nicht mehr geben Ivy ist eine Gitarren Göttin, Nick Knox eine Rythmus Maschine und Lux der wahre King of Rock'n'Roll
Joan Sims on bass...
Not everyone will get that but it made me laugh!
🤣 Carry On...
I live in San Francisco, and for a few years in the 80s and 90s the cramps or motorhead would either the Halloween show or NYE show and they alternated. Music really was cool back then.
Bandas asi ,son gloria del rock!!!!!
Great band
RIP one's friend... We miss you greatly...
great vid form a great band
I watched this when it first aired. even poised over the video recorder ready. Looong time ago. RIP Lux. x
This is music. The real deal.
Saw this tour at the end - Candy DelMar was on Bass by then. Jockey Club August 3rd, 1986. I've seen hundreds of bands perform live, from living rooms to arenas - Nothing compares to seeing the Cramps live - Nothing. It was life-changing.
Thanks for the upload johnny
Different class..xx.
Thanks so much for this gem!
ny fav....
I love the cramps this tube session was just awesome, ivy just plays the dirtiest guitar and lux was just a genius front man, never to be matched
Amazing