Attack of Life: The Bang Tango Movie (2015)

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  • Опубліковано 20 жов 2024
  • Directed and edited by Drew Fortier.
    Shot by Anu Gunn & Drew Fortier
    Produced by Joe Placzkowski, Anu Gunn, Drew Fortier, & Howard Benson
    RockIt Club in Tampa Florida footage shot by Mark Adams.
    All Music Herein by Mark Knight and the Unsung Heroes is the sole property of Mark Knight and appears here courtesy of Mark Knight. All Rights Reserved. www.markknightandtheunsungheroes.com

КОМЕНТАРІ • 372

  • @mattreagan4347
    @mattreagan4347 2 роки тому +52

    I keep coming back to this film over and over again. I've probably watched this doc 50+ times (no joke). There is something amazingly profound about what it captures. It's about the 80s and rock music and bands, sure... but, man... It captures something so much more than that. I'm not smart or eloquent enough to put it into words, but it really hits home for me, something about human life, people's dreams, and when things just... don't quite work out perfectly, and the way we all can sometimes latch onto the past. How quickly time passes, how we all chase after happiness, and how sometimes we get *so* close to our dreams, and yet it's never quite what we thought. I'm mangling my words trying to describe it, but this is seriously a fantastic film that really hits deep on so many levels. Thank you so much for this documentary!

    • @blakejohnson996
      @blakejohnson996 2 роки тому +3

      Me too! I'm glad to know I wasn't the only one!

    • @erikbaker6949
      @erikbaker6949 2 роки тому +4

      I think you described it much better than you though.

    • @angelbuny9
      @angelbuny9 7 місяців тому

      Excellent film!! I'll always love Bang Tango!! Actually, I'm rockin' it in my car as we speak. Joe's badass as an entertainer and was super cool when I met him at Rocklahoma in 2009!! Keep kickin ass guys!!

    • @noblsht
      @noblsht 6 місяців тому

      they absolutely did put a very good music they could stand on their own for sure , grunge no, thanks Soundgarden was OK

    • @danalarose846
      @danalarose846 5 місяців тому

      Same here. There's something special about this.

  • @lalaboards
    @lalaboards Рік тому +9

    If there were ever a time that we needed Bang Tango back ,it's now in 2023 .What a great piece Drew produced .

  • @mandibandi6535
    @mandibandi6535 5 місяців тому +4

    I loved Bang Tango.
    Kyle Kyle was amazing. I had no idea about the accident.
    So glad a gifted artist lived.

  • @misterjameswest
    @misterjameswest 4 роки тому +27

    The 'ghost' singer has to be the most incredible music thing I've ever heard of!

    • @johnj.baranski6553
      @johnj.baranski6553 2 роки тому +4

      How'd they find him for the video

    • @arcarajj
      @arcarajj 2 роки тому +1

      I’d love to know who he is. I live in Chicago and hung at & played at the Thirsty Whale circa 86-92. Joe got sick in the Chicago area and “The Ghost Singer” was from the area. That singer deserves mad ass props!

    • @batvette
      @batvette Рік тому +2

      He nailed it didnt he!

    • @Skoora
      @Skoora 2 місяці тому

      It’s actually a better story than the the Ripper story with Priest ala the Rockstar movie. Just a true fan, not trying to make it more than just being in the moment and being there for the music….then disappears into the night. Props to that guy for figuratively and literally ending ion a high note 😂

  • @jeffthompson2051
    @jeffthompson2051 2 роки тому +6

    Wow, Thank you Drew for this film... I loved Bang Tango growing up... In '89-90 I was in 10th grade, fkn screaming Someone Like You in the car on the way to school.... Just amazing inspiration for a kid pretending to wanna be a rock star... 5-6 years later (summer '96), I got a college summer job at Urban Outfitters in Pasadena, CA... Joe had a sister named Julie, who was the GM. She was so gorgeous. I had massive crush on her, and always asked her about Bang Tango... Towards the end of that summer, she fired me, for always being late to work... But man, I miss those days, Nicola, Kamlin, Cal, JP, Christine, and gorgeous Julie... And especially Bang Tango... Loved that band and love this documentary... Cheers!

  • @ZKAttack
    @ZKAttack 2 роки тому +11

    Drew Fortier did an amazing job with this documentary!

  • @snwbrdr1030
    @snwbrdr1030 4 роки тому +14

    these guys were one of my fav bands when they came out. I got to meet them all on a couple different occasions when they were playing the legendary Toads Place in New Haven CT. Really cool down to earth guys. Had no problem just hanging out with a 17 year old kid shooting the shit after the shows. So very underrated. They should have been way bigger than they were....

  • @j0hnnykn0xv1lle
    @j0hnnykn0xv1lle 2 роки тому +10

    Bang Tango was a very special band for me, I discovered them when Dancin On Coals came out and worked my way backward into the catalog, buying all of the albums immediately. I did this with a number of bands when I was in high school. I graduated in 93, and when Dancin On Coals came out, I had a girl I was really "in love with" and so Bang Tango tattooed itself on that girl. And now I think of her every time I hear Midnight Struck. Dancin On Coals blew my mind. Then I was in college when Love After Death came out and I met a band from Austin, called Seed, who had come to Milwaukee. They knew of of the guys in BT and they were giving me inside details on Love After Death - because at the time, all you had were magazines, and rumors, and MTV. So when they told me it was called "Shed" I was like what? Then it comes out and I was told it would only be an import - I had to track it down. A kid from the UK I think it was shipped it to me. And yes I still have it. Great band, in my mind legends. If you guys are reading this, I love you to death.

  • @shaolin3074
    @shaolin3074 7 років тому +8

    Saw them once in a dive bar in the Bronx (Blackthorn), back in the early 90s. I couldn't believe they were there, felt like they deserved better. Great band and good guys!

  • @Iwreckit13
    @Iwreckit13 Рік тому +5

    One of the best bands ever. Magic. Epic talent. Unbelievably incredibly insane. Original. Sick. Heavy. Hard rock. Super special. Fuck everyother band in this Era. This will always be one of my favorite bands ever !!!

  • @nomo9344
    @nomo9344 3 роки тому +7

    I happened across this documentary while traversing down the ol' UA-cam rabbit hole with whiskey in hand, and I'm glad I did. Having been in several Southeastern circuit bands in the late 80s and early 90s, I'm a bit familiar with the grind; however, the grind that these dudes have willingly subjected themselves to for all these years is a true mark of dedication, coupled with insanity. You might be able to even throw in a dash of hubristic shades of Ed Wood-esque obliviousness. On a side note, I had a volunteer roadie gig yesterday which required loading in and setting up a fairly large PA. I'm feeling the pain today. Hats off to those who are still able to do this type of work , especially those who are chronologically challenged by Father Time. Thanks again for such a meticulously insightful documentary. Nice job!!

  • @christineschrader2246
    @christineschrader2246 8 років тому +19

    Thank you for sharing this with all of us. It's fantastic! Bang Tango is one of my favorite bands. I have been a fan since the beginning. Watching this brings back so many memories. Well done!

  • @hassimirfenring4753
    @hassimirfenring4753 2 роки тому +1

    I remember cruising in my 1988 Celica blasting Bang Tango as a teen. Good Times!
    Great movie. Thank you.

  • @d.bateman3165
    @d.bateman3165 8 років тому +38

    Great band! Kyle Kyle is an amazing bass player. They should have been bigger.

    • @kellymccombs1247
      @kellymccombs1247 6 років тому +3

      I had a signed pic of Kyle Kyle hanging in my dorm room! :D

    • @kristopherkrueger4617
      @kristopherkrueger4617 6 років тому +4

      D. Bateman Joe's voice is the turn off for a lot of listeners

    • @kristopherkrueger4617
      @kristopherkrueger4617 4 роки тому

      Joe is/was the weak link. Better writer than singer. Also, a better Screamer came into the picture.
      Chris Cornell, Soundgarden.
      Imagine CC singing "Attack Of Life"!

    • @stevenbunyon5874
      @stevenbunyon5874 3 роки тому

      They would have been bigger if they wouldn’t have released Dancing On Coals.
      Love After Death should have been their follow up to Psycho Cafe

    • @Hangryoldman
      @Hangryoldman 2 місяці тому

      ​​@@kristopherkrueger4617Nah , absolutely not.
      I'd rather hear Joe sing than a yarling cat bellowing it's last breath.
      All the "grunge" singers sounded the same even as different as they were.
      Joe had a unique voice that popped and it was undeniable who was singing.

  • @danoguitar
    @danoguitar 2 роки тому +4

    I have been a fan of Bang Tango since they first came out. This documentary is top notch and is well worthy of an official release. I thought I knew a lot about the band but this has every detail you could want to know. Great job!!

  • @jasonwhitecrow
    @jasonwhitecrow 8 років тому +8

    Beautiful, man. I haven't been on that kind of emotional roller coaster in a long time...and it felt good. The glory of the music. The heartbreak of being cast aside. The struggle of survival. Yeah. It's all there. For me, this documentary encapsulated the feelings and frustrations of my generation. We watched the music industry throw our heroes to the wolves while force feeding the masses what they thought we wanted to hear. Thank you for taking the time to share your vision and showing the world what really happens more often than not in the music biz. Truly a work of art.

  • @erickent4248
    @erickent4248 5 років тому +6

    Really well done documentary. As a kid I loved bands like this, and it was crazy how as of 1992 they were quickly all gone.

  • @h85rocks
    @h85rocks 2 роки тому +2

    At 52 myself, I slightly remembered the band, barely knew the music, and definitely didn't know the story. But man, upon rediscovery, that first record is a classic. The musicianship and arrangements are outstanding. You know, it's better to burn out than to fade away. Thanks for this.

  • @hollywoodhayley82
    @hollywoodhayley82 8 років тому +12

    Thanks for making this,my husbands been raving about it since he saw it,and he saw it again with me.Great job,covered everything,really really cool band

  • @the_original_jt
    @the_original_jt 9 років тому +11

    Well done. One of my favorite bands of all time. Incredibly under-rated, under appreciated, but very talented and entertaining to those that were in the know. Hopefully this film puts more people into the "In the know" category. Thanks so much for your work.

  • @SeaOfMadness
    @SeaOfMadness 4 роки тому +8

    This is great - Brilliant job; loved that band and every few months I have a little binge on those albums. Not sure that Joe really comes across that well in this....

    • @gwts1171
      @gwts1171 4 роки тому

      ...that's Joe, though.

  • @elahrairahz
    @elahrairahz 3 роки тому +10

    I fucking love Bang Tango. I always have since their first album. They should have been waaay bigger than they were.

  • @angelal.9449
    @angelal.9449 8 років тому +7

    SO thrilled to see this - it's AMAZING! I haven't given up on you - been a fan ever since "Someone Like You"! Igree, this band deserved better & should have been heard by more, they were so freakin' short-changed!!! In my little area, I promoted the heck out of your band!! I remember having some really ticked off conversations with the local radio stations for not playing your music enough so, I had decided that I would be your sounding board for my zip code.... I played your music SO many times for my friends or anyone I came across that I actually had to replace the cassette three times from wearing it out!!!! Not tooting my own horn but heck yes, I totally LUV you guys!!!!!!!!!!

  • @TheCocmoose
    @TheCocmoose 8 років тому +4

    Hell Yeah! Thank you so much for not letting this sit on a shelf. Great Movie!

  • @susiegomez4102
    @susiegomez4102 6 років тому +8

    This was fabulous!
    Thank you for sharing this with us.
    I enjoyed their music so much, loved the original line up.
    Kyle Kyle, one of the best bass players.

  • @juzzamuzza2529
    @juzzamuzza2529 8 років тому +8

    So glad to find this! Both guitarists were a massive influence on me! Unashamedly a Bang Tango fan for life.

  • @metalgod6998
    @metalgod6998 8 років тому +4

    Great band. They bring back memories because of this great radio station out of Long Beach KNAC, no longer around unfortunately.

  • @misterjameswest
    @misterjameswest 4 роки тому +4

    Great documentary, had to stay up late and watch! Even though they weren't huge for 20+ years, they all should be proud of the music and success they had. The music lives on; and I just went to play some Bang Tango tonight and that's how I came across the doc. Best wishes and good health t o them all!

  • @BTSARMYmom0613
    @BTSARMYmom0613 7 років тому +4

    Amazing documentary. Thank you so much for making it and for sharing it. The original lineup was amazing...nothing against the current members.

  • @ChadDestruction
    @ChadDestruction 6 років тому +1

    Thanks for posting this. I had the pleasure of seeing , meeting, and partying with this band twice in 1988.PHENOMINAL shows both times. In fact one of the best live bands I've ever seen, keeping mind that I saw izzy n Adler era GNR, Motley, Kiss, Ozzy Faster LA Guns, peppers, Ramones , Misfits, autograph, VH, metallica, all by this time. Mark, Kyle K, and Tigg were notably the coolest to this teenage kid thanks so much guys.All played so incredibly and were consummate showmen.If any of the band are interested I have photos of the inside signing and an original flyer from the 1313 gig.Thanks for the memories!

    • @batvette
      @batvette Рік тому

      Tigg is absolutely a straight up, stand up regular guy. I knew him in '85 when we worked a snack bar job together in San Diego. Still trade texts with him once in a while about politics. Hes doing well living in Chino Hills and plays with Mark Knight still.
      When Psycho Cafe dropped they WERE destined to be the next GnR. Nirvana's Nevermind came out and changed everything.

  • @thelurxx
    @thelurxx Місяць тому

    Kyle Kyle just absolutely blows our minds, no words. What an insane talent. So glad he survived.

  • @melance
    @melance 4 роки тому +3

    I just started watching but Dee's rant at the beginning had me in stitches.

  • @leslieyao3073
    @leslieyao3073 4 роки тому +3

    Thanks for making this documentary!

    • @drew.fortier
      @drew.fortier  4 роки тому

      Leslie Yao My pleasure!! Thank you for watching it!! :)

  • @michaelbrisendine2873
    @michaelbrisendine2873 8 років тому +4

    I really enjoyed this. Brought back a lot of memories. Thanks for doing it.

  • @ReelConnection
    @ReelConnection 6 років тому +2

    Good job brother...I could really tell your film was a work of passion. What a great watch. I've seen other band docs with big budgets that were only half as good as yours. Thank you for all your hard work and dedication to the craft.

  • @PhilJohnsonFunny
    @PhilJohnsonFunny 8 років тому +1

    This is really great Drew... It's interesting to see a documentary that's essentially about the other 97% of bands. So many of these stories could have come from so many bands. I think you did a great job showing that, at the end of the day, it's still about playing music, no matter how many people might be standing in front of the stage.

  • @migsmora
    @migsmora 2 роки тому +1

    Thank for the doc. They most definitely deserved more. To bad we didnt have social media back then like we do now, could have easily put their music out to so many more to hear. I think it can still be relevant today if it was put out there for people to discover.
    Wish all the guys the best and thanks for the good times.

  • @theophany1770
    @theophany1770 7 років тому +1

    Thanks for this, stumbled on it by accident. Incredible work man, needs more views

  • @cheranguista
    @cheranguista 8 років тому +7

    Good documentary , kind of sad at the end; empty gig... , as a musician a relate to this a lot, thanks for the director

    • @ThirstyEye
      @ThirstyEye 7 років тому

      A little sad, but I dig that the band (far as I can tell) was still giving it their all.

  • @stewtube_VO
    @stewtube_VO 2 роки тому +2

    Well done, Drew. Always loved Bang Tango and we played the s*** out of em at KNAC. I just popped Someone Like You and Love Injection into our library at KLOS today, so they'll get some spins from time to time here, as well. Shhhh... Don't tell my PD. LOL.

  • @dianedi5122
    @dianedi5122 8 років тому +1

    i was talking with my bro a few years back, and he was playing little bits of music, trying to see if i could guess what they were, from the late 80s, and he was surprised i remembered Bango Tango, Someone like you.... how could i not, i loved it, but being a teen at the time and not having internet yet available, i didnt get to hear other music of theirs, because it wasnt available in Australia or our music shops, and we simply couldnt get it, until now... the internet is where i find the music now, instead of having to wait for Rage music on abc to play the heavy metal hour (that wasnt in when we liked it, but it got us through those boring teen years... Bango Tango just like others is what teens now like, we were just ahead of the times thats all

  • @chrisbarnes8962
    @chrisbarnes8962 8 років тому +1

    Thanks for posting the movie +Drew Fortier! Really liked it - great job! Always loved Bang Tango since I first heard Someone Like You in the 90s. Wish Joe had talked about Beautiful Creatures though. Loved the two BC albums too.

  • @MrMichaelrg
    @MrMichaelrg 8 років тому

    Thanks for posting this! BangTango has been my favorite band since the early 90's this is a real treat!

  • @mrbeastmaster69
    @mrbeastmaster69 8 років тому

    Thank you Drew for letting the fans see this and for all the work you put into this. Great job!

  • @samanthar1214
    @samanthar1214 3 роки тому +3

    Fell in love with Bang Tango when they released Psycho Cafe, then life happened and the band fell off my radar, but every once in awhile I'd return. Just listened to some of Love After Death. What a waste that album didn't get released like it should have. There's a couple songs that immediately made me think of Avenged Sevenfold, tells me how ahead of their time Bang Tango really was. They easily could have been a massive band even still.

  • @jklsr55
    @jklsr55 2 роки тому +2

    Man.... That last shot of the empty show... Sad sad.

  • @SapoMalo1967
    @SapoMalo1967 8 років тому

    Thank you so much! Been a fan since the very beginning... What a trip down memory lane...

  • @mcboogaloos
    @mcboogaloos 5 років тому +1

    I saw these guys at the Cactus Club in San Jose back in the day... I'm 51 now and I was 21 then still remember how hard they rocked

  • @roberttraner-mcdermott9434
    @roberttraner-mcdermott9434 6 років тому +3

    Incredible. Great work. I was a huge fan and we used to ride our motorcycles down to LA from Santa Barbara just to go see them. Kyle is one of the best bass payers I've ever heard... As a Cult fan, I always felt the influence on them. Like most great bands, you had to see them live to really get it.

  • @todd-1
    @todd-1 8 років тому +1

    This is great! Thanks for sharing!
    Psycho Cafe is a timeless record and still one of my favorites.

  • @tonitaylor1494
    @tonitaylor1494 8 років тому +2

    great documentary! I worked as a photographer for a local fanzine from 87-97, and had the opportunity to shoot and meet them and many other bands. But like my music counterparts, I was among the "other 97%" of photographers who paid our dues but didn't achieve the fame we deserved...LOL!

  • @michaelwills1926
    @michaelwills1926 3 роки тому +1

    I was down with these dudes BITD. No one else knew who they were but that just made them even more cool to me.

  • @jerryross821
    @jerryross821 4 роки тому +1

    Fantastic film of an interesting band. Saw them live in LA back in the day. Great insight into the rock world in general really. Thanks for the passion and vision to get this put together. 🤘🏼🤩

  • @dennisbudgell8802
    @dennisbudgell8802 3 роки тому

    Thanks for putting this documentary together, Drew! I really enjoyed it. Best wishes to all involved and here’s to Bang Tango!

  • @musictodiefor6961
    @musictodiefor6961 7 років тому +1

    I think that Psycho Cafe is one of the best cds that i have ever owned.
    They reminded me of Prince musically.
    The guitars sound amazing on every song and that funky bass makes the music stand out.

  • @TheZman1978
    @TheZman1978 8 років тому +12

    bang tango was held back because they did not have a huge ballad single to top off the psycho cafe album. ...a song to cross over to top 40 radio .if you noticed in 1989 the bands that did have those types of tracks ( Tesla, winger, Skid Row the list goes on) were able to enjoy platinum / arena status rather than also ran status. so, whoever was managing bang tango back in 89 made a major mistake by not ensuring that they had a marketable ballad to cross over with. definitely a missed opportunity. then again, you could say that about a lot of bands from that era.

    • @88vandal1
      @88vandal1 6 років тому +3

      TheZman1978 great observation, and so true

    • @blakehornal6129
      @blakehornal6129 5 років тому +1

      But that would have been following a formula rather than being who they were. And they wouldn’t have had that original magic mashup sound unless they ignored the formulas. So in essence, they didn’t hit bigger because what they were couldn’t be that.

    • @kristopherkrueger4617
      @kristopherkrueger4617 5 років тому +1

      Good point. Get a ballad on radio = Cha-CHING!! I wish they had better luck, but totally respect them, the original lineup, for seeing it as far as they could. Once Kyle Stevens left, it was never really the same.

    • @kristopherkrueger4617
      @kristopherkrueger4617 5 років тому

      "Emotions In Gear" was pretty cool, kind of a "power ballad" but with extra juice from KK's bass!

    • @andysalter7192
      @andysalter7192 3 роки тому

      Wouldn't have mattered to much at that point, even if they had the big ballad and it sold well they still would have ended up in the same situation, the 90s killed even bigger bands like Skid Row , Tesla , Ratt , Dokken , Poison etc ....
      I saw the modern Skid Row in 2018 and there was maybe 50 people there .
      And they were touring with GNR and had a number 1 hit and a number 1 album.
      They were just victims of the time .

  • @mattreagan4347
    @mattreagan4347 4 роки тому +1

    Great doc, super entertaining and really well-done, a really interesting look at the band and the changing music scene over the years. Thanks so much for making and sharing this

  • @kristopherkrueger4617
    @kristopherkrueger4617 5 років тому +8

    "Love After Death" was available in Germany in 1994/95 on a label called "Music For Nations". I bought a copy in Frankfurt.

  • @AuntieNita74
    @AuntieNita74 4 роки тому +1

    Just watched this again. Getting all excited to see them this Saturday at the Whiskey! 🤘 all og members. Kyel Kyle was ahead of his time with his hair...its the color and cut i tried to accomplish for years because of him. Haha...i should of just brought pic of him to when got my hair did and said this is the cut im going for lol.always dug his hair back in the day. I always felt they were underrated. Gonna be so cool to see them all on stage together again. 🤘👍😁

  • @BFahz
    @BFahz 8 років тому +3

    Great documentary, but certainly very sad at the state of music and how a great band was missed and basically left to play clubs for life...

  • @setupandtakedown
    @setupandtakedown 8 років тому +1

    Thank you. Seriously, thank you for this.

  • @georgelarson594
    @georgelarson594 7 років тому +1

    bang tango is an awesome band, and Joe leste is a kick ass singer. this movie is awesome.

  • @wammywest9105
    @wammywest9105 5 років тому +1

    My band De-La-War opened up for Bang Tango in Wilmington.De.Great time.we let them use all of our gear except guitars.And we partied it up.They were releasing their newalbum.

  • @TheTowerMacMaolain
    @TheTowerMacMaolain 6 років тому +6

    Joe Leste (Joey Mc Elyea) was a friend back in our school days in Chula Vista, Ca. Hope he is doing well.

    • @themanonthestairs2121
      @themanonthestairs2121 5 років тому +1

      I talk to his son Tim on Facebook from time to time, he's a cool guy and great lyricist. Must take after his father.

  • @ExclusiveShots
    @ExclusiveShots 4 роки тому +1

    Drew Fortier Thank you! Bang Tango will be like Nikolai Tesla, now not have the succes what they should, but
    IN THE FUTURE THEY WILL BE FOREVER, because the good guys, good things.will be there with people and never lost!!!!!!!!Pro is pro and will...
    Lot of love from Hungary... Joe, Kyle K., Kyle S, Mark, and Tigg pls live long, release music, release the demos, Eating Crowd, .So abuse was fantastic, I wonder for all. Bang tango's later members, thx for keep the fire burning! You ALL has great hearts guys. Peace!! BIG LOVE(and sorry for my grammar...:))

  • @jasonkennedy2497
    @jasonkennedy2497 8 років тому +1

    I saw Bang Tango a few years ago on the 2nd stage of the M3 Festival in Maryland(one of the best hair/glam fests) Joe sounded great, so did the rest of the band and happy to say the area was full, which was approx 2-3 thousand people for BT.
    Hair metal association helped and may have eventually hurt BT, but many bands tried to ride that wave and then turned their back on it, see Whitesnake.
    I loved the sound of BT and I've bought all the albums and I know most people don't realize that there even were albums after dancin on coals, or shocked to hear BT released a good album in 2013, just like many other hair metals acts are doing.
    The original hair metal bands are still putting out cool tunes and there is a great new wave of hair/sleaze metal out there as well, so go and find it!
    Rock on Forever!

    • @jasonkennedy2497
      @jasonkennedy2497 8 років тому

      +Drew Fortier my pleasure, great rocumentry

    • @kylewarfield4617
      @kylewarfield4617 6 років тому

      I love the M3 festival and I'm from Baltimore I try to go very year.

  • @shorerocks
    @shorerocks 4 роки тому +1

    I dunno what made me (most likely a German album review), but I got Psycho Cafe when it came out, on CD, and me and my wife loved it. One of the most played records of that year. I think its a classic, and Dancin' on Coals was great, too. They lost me in the 3rd album. But I will pull the records and listen to them again. I mean, it's 2020, how many years did I not listen to them? Great film, Drew.

  • @poppycock6572
    @poppycock6572 Рік тому

    I got that tape... and was absolutely blown away!!!
    (Psycho Cafe) loved the bass and Leste's voice. I thought "Am I the only one who gets this band???" This documentary tells me no.
    Also, when AC/DC was on the fence with their singer dilemma, I immediately thought how Joe Leste would have been perfect!!! Axl did ok but ultimately its best that Brian is back.

  • @SoCal71RS
    @SoCal71RS 8 років тому

    This was cool. Thanks for letting us see it Drew. Those first couple albums were great!

  • @blakesoutherlandLasVegas
    @blakesoutherlandLasVegas 4 роки тому +1

    one of my favorite music documentaries ever..............

  • @davidbackhaus3296
    @davidbackhaus3296 8 років тому +1

    A fantastic watch! BT was one of my very favs in high school. A hard rock/metal band that featured the bass! What a concept... miss Kyle Kyle! Would love the band to do a reunion, just a tour and then joe can go back to the current line up or whatever.... would be great to see!

  • @shanedemorais7397
    @shanedemorais7397 2 роки тому +1

    Love their debut album! Still listen to it today! Well not today, last year.

  • @chrisjensen5568
    @chrisjensen5568 3 роки тому

    I saw Sea Hags, Bang Tango, and Bulletboys in San Francisco at a club i don't remember. I worked at tower records and got the tape for Psycho Cafe and fell in love with it right away. They and the Bulletboys were SO great at that show. I hated the Sea Hags. But that show totally cemented my love for them. They were so great live!!

  • @1alfonzo2
    @1alfonzo2 9 років тому

    Outstanding work Drew......far better content and representation than so many other films of this nature. I also did not know of Bang Tango till that night at Liquid Joe's, and am so glad that you came to talk to me before you went on stage. That alone made the gig all the more relevant. Give my regards to Joe , Lance, Rowan and your drum man (I need to look him up, he is excellent) i have also subscribed to your You Tube channel and I see you have been extremely busy with various other artists......You Rock!!!!

  • @alphatoddio
    @alphatoddio 3 роки тому +2

    I bought both albums on cassette plus the all live no jive ep 😎...they should have been much bigger...no doubt

  • @channingaustin
    @channingaustin 5 років тому

    I LOVE LOVE LOVE THIS BAND!!! Thanks for putting this out for the fans :)

  • @amrakarmaMisophoniac
    @amrakarmaMisophoniac 9 місяців тому

    I grew up playing guitar and watching headbangers ball. Bang Tango's Psycho Cafe is one of my favorite albums of all time. A masterpiece. \m/

  • @andykokiko7157
    @andykokiko7157 2 роки тому

    Love these guys. I still listen to them. They should’ve been HUGE! But still thankful their stuff is out there! Original line up kicked ass!

  • @wilbertrobles1123
    @wilbertrobles1123 2 роки тому

    The good stuff ! I love the 97 percent! Thx Drew for posting !

  • @heavychevy4616
    @heavychevy4616 2 роки тому

    the bass lines alone are worth the price of admission!

  • @georgef8510
    @georgef8510 8 років тому +1

    I'm proud of you little bro...congrats!

  • @kilterkaos1
    @kilterkaos1 4 роки тому +1

    I love the band I got a couple their CDs. I was into them back in the 90s and I still jam on them! I’m 55 years old. I also like Shotgun Messiah and Seduce who I would put in the same category as them.

  • @craigrussell24
    @craigrussell24 8 років тому

    love Bang Tango all the way back to Psycho Cafe. one of the best live shows i've ever seen (and heard) was them in 1990 @ World Stage in New York. thank you Mr. Fortier: a job well done.

  • @ametalman66
    @ametalman66 2 роки тому

    Bang Tango Crushed! Truly one of the Best bands that did not get their due!!! Truly original🤘😎🤘

  • @kristopherkrueger4617
    @kristopherkrueger4617 5 років тому +6

    Correction: Chip Z'nuff made the point about "Grunge".

  • @syfman6
    @syfman6 2 роки тому

    Saw them in the 80's. One of the best shows I've ever seen!! 💚🎸

  • @LipstickLeatherWithRyanTrush
    @LipstickLeatherWithRyanTrush 8 років тому

    Bang Tango Attack of Life Review
    I have been a fan of Bang Tango since receiving Love After Death in 1994 for Christmas. Upon hearing 4 years ago that a documentary was being made of the band I was in anticipation to watch this. Most of the bands I REALLY like never had the hits/exposure that I would ever think a documentary would be made so bring fourth Thee Attack of Life!
    For anyone not familiar with Bang Tango, they were carved from a different mold then the average hard rock band. Not every song being about Sex, drugs & Rock N Roll & with a huge bass sound separating them from their peers.
    This very interesting documentary focuses on the major label releases by the band along with the recent album ‘Pistol Whipped by The Bible Belt’.
    I really loved seeing the band in the studio recording Pistol Whipped In The Bible Belt. I would have loved to see footage of the band recording with Howard Benson…who knows this footage may not exist.
    I always enjoy guest appearances in documentaries. There’s no shortage here-with an intro by Dee Snider appearances with Matt Star, Mandy lion, Howard Benson, chip Z Nuff, Amir Derakh, Rikki Rachtman, Michael Licata, Anu Gunn, Kevin Rodgers, Chris Demakes, Paul Ill, Troy Patrick Farrell, nick Rozz, Chad MacDonald & Ted Poley
    Attack of Life has a great focus on the fans-with several being interviewed & offering their option on the band. One of my favorite moments of the documentary is the story how the band played a show with no original members & a D’Molls backdrop!
    It’s rare that a singer gets a 2nd chance at a major label & major tour…I was surprised Joe had no interest in discussing Beautiful Creature’s. I expected Kyle Kyle to discuss his band with Faster Pussycat singer Taime Downe, Newlydeads had a cult following. I could see people saying Joe didn’t come across good in this documentary…different then when Joe was on Geraldo Heavy Metal Moms. I appreciate his honesty & you can tell the band was having fun recording the recent cd.
    It’s nice to see a band still around for the love of music & fun, changing up their setlist & making new music…not going through the motions like a lot of bands ‘Phoning it in’. I can’t wait for a new album with the current lineup!
    I find a documentary well done and worthwhile If I learn something while watching it-whether it be on a subject I know lots about or hardly anything. I’d say being a major fan of Bang Tango I learned lots watching this documentary and I highly recommend it!
    One of my favorite things about this documentary is that the producer is obviously a HUGE fan of the band & their current guitarist! Great job Drew…I look forward to more documentaries & seeing you play live with Bang Tango!

  • @jimmyagates
    @jimmyagates 8 років тому +2

    Excellent work - well worth watching. Love Bang Tango

  • @TONERAVENTUNES
    @TONERAVENTUNES 8 років тому +7

    Personally I Love This MOVIE!
    I've seen it over a dozen times!
    tone^-^raven

  • @vincewyldemedia4892
    @vincewyldemedia4892 4 роки тому +1

    Even now, this band is underrated and unappreciated. It's sad that Joe and the original lineup can't really get along. But, it's an all too familiar story.

  • @thomasosteen7110
    @thomasosteen7110 6 років тому +1

    I graduated in 89 and this girl gave me the psycho cafe cd because my name is Kyle and she thought it was cool that the members names were Kyle. I absolutely was amazed at their sound ...played this cd all the time at to my surprise no one and I mean by one knew who they were but would ask me to make a copy.... got to love memorex

  • @GarnetBethel
    @GarnetBethel 8 років тому

    Please release this on DVD. It's a great doc & they were one of my fav bands in the late 80's early 90's.

  • @mikeparkermikeparker
    @mikeparkermikeparker 3 роки тому

    Thanks for all the work you did to make this wonderful document. Psycho Cafe has been one of my top favorite albums from that era of pop metal. I like all types of metal including the lighter stuff and the extreme stuff. Psycho Cafe just hit me hard in a special way, so I really understand all the people who say they were a bit different than other bands from that scene. I've listened to that album dozens of times over the years and I always return to it to be blown away all over again. I also love Dancin' on Coals. I did not even realize they had recorded anything after that and continued in various lineups, so this was a fascinating documentary for me. Overall pretty sad but very interesting. I think you portrayed the history and the different viewpoints in a very fair, balanced way. The viewer can reach their own conclusions about personalities and so on. It also really encapsulates an era and a subculture as a somewhat typical story of a band that didn't find the success they might've achieved in slightly different circumstances, so it's interesting beyond the specifics of Bang Tango and really satisfying for a fan of that era of music like me to get a sociological sense of what happened--a fan like me who had no firsthand involvement of any kind in that scene, just someone who got a CD and listened to it at some point. I have to say that even though I found the whole video interesting as a fan of the band, it would be worth watching just for the "ghost singer" subplot, which was a mind-blowing climax in an otherwise humdrum tale. Like holy shit, that actually happened?!?! Pure magic.

  • @dchrisi
    @dchrisi 3 роки тому

    Thank you, Drew. Amazing work

  • @pauleeroth
    @pauleeroth 8 років тому +2

    Great film. I've been a fan since '89 and have had "Love After Death for 22 years and I'm in Australia(How can people stateside not have it?!!). Bizarre. I hope they can at least come for tour of Australia, every other two bit hack seems to...

  • @virginiak55
    @virginiak55 8 років тому

    Thanks for this. One of my favorite underappreciated bands. Got my hands on a copy of Love After Death back in the day, enjoyed it too! I still listen to those first few CD's.

  • @bradleyevers9664
    @bradleyevers9664 6 років тому

    Great work Drew on a Great film I ran across listening to some old 80's metal. Would be honored to see you again someday soon. Seen Dave Ellefson about a week and a half ago with the Ron Keel Band and got to witness Ron signing the contract with EMP for his new album coming out in May. Also Congrats on the engagement Bro!!!!!!!

  • @ExclusiveShots
    @ExclusiveShots 4 роки тому

    Thanks Dude, Big Love For You and For Bang Tango guys. Have a nice Day, keep up in these hard times, be positive. We are poor country but for a concert (after the pandemic) with the original lineup I can put up all in! :D Love from Eu, Hungary

  • @leespears6914
    @leespears6914 8 років тому

    Saw you (Drew) with BT here in Chicago at Red Line Tap. Please come back. It was a blast to talk to you. Great to see your film! Great job.

    • @leespears6914
      @leespears6914 8 років тому

      Of course I did. And you did a great job that night. I still hope to get Joey to sign that LP for me. But it was great to get a pic with you that night. I think I still have a clip from that night I have yet to post anywhere. I will have to check and see if its worth posting. Keep me posted! Ill be there!

    • @leespears6914
      @leespears6914 8 років тому

      Thank you Drew. Again, GREAT job!

  • @Palace-of-Madness
    @Palace-of-Madness 3 роки тому +3

    Someone Like You. Kyle Kyle may have been the coolest looking dude ever.