so - is it back in?
didn't see it so much of it at gigs last year, but my word, it has been a theme at recent shows.
personally i think it is a slightly strange thing to do...to see someone kick over and jump on a perfectly decent drum kit - or throw their $3000 gat at a mic stand...
on the other hand - it makes for bloody great viewing, and a bloody good laugh.
hmmm...whatcha reckon? cool or old, stupid or bloody brilliant?
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boardering on stupid but circumstances ...
boardering on stupid but circumstances depending can be a good watch.
Keep in mind that larger bands actually get gear given to them for the sole purpose of smashing. I still cant help but think the insturments could be given away to bands who struggle to afford gear, like a charity thing.
Fuck even throw it into the crowd, it would be more use to them then it would smashed on the floor
// larger bands actually get gear given ...
// larger bands actually get gear given to them for the sole purpose of smashing
which country are you in? i can't imagine nz bands being sponsored equipment for the sake of destroying it. got any examples?
Yup......... it's an old one ...
Yup......... it's an old one but
Citzen Band were given gear to break up at the end of their bit on telethon, saddly it took alot of effort for mike chung to brake his gat, finnialy it did, sending a bit of it flying into another bamd members face... blood every where, much to the horror of the presenters......... needless to say that Rubicon are not the 1st nz band not invited back on to the telly after a "staged" smash up.
that is hilarious! "when a child is ...
that is hilarious!
"when a child is born..."
which country are you in? i can't ...
which country are you in? i can't imagine nz bands being sponsored equipment for the sake of destroying it. got any examples?
Yeah Shihad are a prime example, i was talking larger bands..........
Seen a few more low key acts distroy gear also, 2 lane balck top did a good job of munching a guitar last year, pretty sure that would have been at there own cost however
funny story - maton guitars sent a ...
funny story - maton guitars sent a letter to Jon Toogood asking him very nicely to please stop smashing all the guitars they send him.
hahaha, love it. The D4 smashed a ...
hahaha, love it.
The D4 smashed a guitar at Paihia 03/04 New Years, dunno if that woulda been free to them to break.
I went to the Icarus Line last night at ...
I went to the Icarus Line last night at the KA. Cool band, but the guitarist has an anger management problem. Ten seconds after taking the stage he realised his amp wasnt working properly. So he did what any self-respecting badd-ass wannabe would do, he put his guitar through one of the windows.
The guy, painted up like maralyn manson refused to come back on stage until and was fixed. I spent the rest of the gig wondering what he would do next. He just stood on stage brooding (but admittabdly playing tight and aggro) until the last song "Lash" where he decided to take to the drum kit. As soon as the drummer saw him coming he took off and slipped off stage. Mr wanna-be then disposed of the drumkit into the audience, sending people running.
I thought, well, who cares, cos its the band's gear? - until this morning when I took a look at the back of the set list. Sorry Mr Robert Barclay of Eden Terrace. The drums were yours. If I was you I would action that clause at the bottom of the agreement that says "any damages charged at full replacement cost".
rock n roll.
i always had this theory that people ...
i always had this theory that people who smash instruments do this because they struggle to get the aggression out through the music.
love your instruments, but don't fuck them.
would someone PLEASE think of the ...
would someone PLEASE think of the instruments!!!
There is something about smashing shit ...
There is something about smashing shit up at the end of a really good show that I find appealing.
I went to a gig over the weekend in which the band had played really bloody well and put on a great rock and roll show - during which, I was witness to some very good 'guitar behind the head yet still pulling off the lead break', oohh and the singer walked out into the crowd (whilst his band provided a great rock soundtrack), sung along to a few lines before finding a girl to pash - not only him, but the mic as well.
The show all ended with the smashing of wine glasses (classy) and gats and drums all over the place.
Now this band could have just said "Thank you, Good night" and walked off the stage looking cool...but, instead they treated us with a "singer in a fit" stage show.
It was bloody great.
I have to say that, although I think ...
I have to say that, although I think smashing up gear is a bit naff, I have on occassion felt the urge to put my guitar through the amp. the feeling of wanting to find a new way to create noise at the end of a blistering gig is sometimes overwhelming.
in all the name of ART ofcourse....
i'd like to smash my bass through the ...
i'd like to smash my bass through the kick drum whilst giving the fingers to the drummer and spitting on the high hat.
i have, by accident, come close to smashing shit up whilst playing. asctually what happened was we were just about to start the next song as i was having a sip of my beer - sweaty bass fingers and all the beer slipped out of my hand and as i went to catch it, my bass strap broke and my bass made a bloody great smashing noise on the floor.
it was a horrible feeling. (thoughts run through your head like "i hope it's not broken" or "bugger, ive knocked it out of tune...")
still. very rock and roll.
//smashing of wine glasses (classy) ...
//smashing of wine glasses (classy)
*clears throat*
that is if it was safety glass - if it was just a glass glass then it would not be a good result as it can be a dangerous thing to shatter all over the stage and dance/orwhateveryoucallit floor.
i think it was safty glass though, i overheard him talking to someone about purchasing safety glass wine glasses for an upcoming tour...i'm thinking that this particular smashing incident was a trial run for the product.
if so, very rock n roll.
old tricks, seen it all ...
old tricks,
seen it all before...
sure they can smash their instruments with utmost class
but they can't play like jimi H or the who
I would only smash cheap crappy gear, ...
I would only smash cheap crappy gear, say like a Powerbeat kit or something like that.
powerbeat kits rule!...
powerbeat kits rule!
lol...
lol
the best smashing shit up event i ...
the best smashing shit up event i witnessed was after the fall played an exciting show in munich, may 1990; after doing "black monk theme" for three or four minutes mark e smith left the stage. the rest of the band kept playing for about ten minutes, then they each in ones and twos also left. the amplifiers were feeding back a lot and the noise was incredible when a crowd of spectators just climbed onto the stage and started breaking everything. it looked like the security guys were going to push the wreckers back but after a couple of halfhearted attempts to stop them they joined in. after another five minutes there were broken instruments/amplifiers/noses/arms, but not glass since they stopped usuing glass in munich about 1982
ok- hallelujah picassos- summer series ...
ok- hallelujah picassos- summer series gig in 88 or 89- some of my students took me along- i had never witnessed such pretentious tripe- & then the dork of a lead singer- the total tryhard fucking munter- pulls out a $10 vester guit- doesnt bother plugging into the $5 vester 5w amp- pretends to rock out on it- then smashes both- hahahahaha- auckland
i smashed up stuff i was playing on ...
i smashed up stuff i was playing on once- a long time ago- i was drunk- i couldnt play how i wanted- i was suffering cmt- & itd been a pretty horrendous week
go on then what's cmt...
go on then what's cmt
its cliche, its wannabe, and its a ...
its cliche, its wannabe, and its a waste of perfectly good equipment. the only justification would be if the equipment was completely unusable and it was just done for a laugh. can't these bands think of original things to do to make their stage act more entertaining?
but it's cool if the audience does it, ...
but it's cool if the audience does it, okay? i really want to promote the idea of destroying a band's equipment when they suck. not hurting anyone in the process, but really removing from the awful band the possibility of ever performing again... and not paying to see them in the first place! imagine going home and your housemates say hey how was the gig and you can say oh it was cool, the band were grrreat...or you can say oh it was cool, the band gagged on their own turds so bad we had to break all their instruments and set fire to their stupid backdrop. so i agree its not cool when bands smash shit up but it is essential that we the audience do it a lot more. then bands would have to be either really good or really well-armed to set foot in our arenas. music would be the winner
thats so silly... most 'crap' bands ...
thats so silly... most 'crap' bands are those who are just starting out. it takes time and effort to become a good band and if you decided to destroy a bands equipment, before they even had a chance to gain some creative momentum/synergy then there wouldn't be many good bands in future!
When it's honest - a glorious release ...
When it's honest - a glorious release of frustrations or a euphoric climax there's nothing more satisfying to watch. Unfortunately 85% of the time it's a cringe-inducing overdone, cliched, 'rocking out' performance finale.
i do not like you...
i do not like you
what the hell did I ever do to you?...
what the hell did I ever do to you?
I have a de armond guitar that always ...
I have a de armond guitar that always seems to have any frustrations I have taken out on it. I don't know why as it's my fav guitar and has given me faithful service 80% of the time. Once you start wrecking your gear it's not an easy habit to stop. you cross some sort of line.
there's a wellington punk band (dead ...
there's a wellington punk band (dead vicious i think it was?) who had a nice habit of smashing televisions at the end of their sets. . .
at one show a girl jumped on the TV (post destruction) with bare feet and made a bit of a bloody mess...but yeah .. .
hahaha yeah it was dead vicious. i saw ...
hahaha yeah it was dead vicious. i saw them when they did that, it made a big glassy mess.
i thought it was a bit silly really ;) besides i wouldnt mind a tv...why didn't they give it to me instead??
one day, by golly, I'm gonna BUILD an ...
one day, by golly, I'm gonna BUILD an instrument on stage, and it's gonna WORK.
man .. go synth geek go...
man .. go synth geek go
will you teach it to luuuurvve?...
will you teach it to luuuurvve?
i want to be there when it happens...
i want to be there when it happens
grusome - It was Dead Vicious, more as ...
grusome - It was Dead Vicious, more as a political act than a rock'n'roll stunt... more TVs should be smashed, then they might start putting some good stuff on to try and keep watchers watching rather than smashing :)
Disasteradio - You bring a box and I'll bring a stick... together we can make a drum ;)
er, no. smashing tv's just generates ...
er, no. smashing tv's just generates more income for taiwanese manufacturers who will soon create more. id say 'burn down tvnz!' would be more realistic.
or start a 'no more reality tv' campaign.
Just kill everyone who makes, stars in, ...
Just kill everyone who makes, stars in, approves of and endorses reality TV. In the most gruesome and violent way possible.
Then play it on tv.
I might even watch it then
i saw the datsuns play in denmark last ...
i saw the datsuns play in denmark last year. instead of smashing the shit out of instruments, Dolf de Datsun disassembled the kit (as the drummer was playing) and carefully lined each piece of it up at the front of the stage until all the drummer was left with was his bass drum.
there something to be said about irony.
rock n roll.
when i start my band, were gunna throw ...
when i start my band, were gunna throw Burn shit on stage. Most notably magazines which "corrupt the minds of the young"
Sam, I would pay $100 to see your band ...
Sam, I would pay $100 to see your band play, I'll add another hundred if you actually manage to burn stuff on stage.
Actually, I bet you $100 bucks that you never get around to getting a band together.
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*Bitchslaps ralphie for his ...
*Bitchslaps ralphie for his insolence*
I Aint letting nothing get in my way to acheive my Goal.
go hard sam....
go hard sam.
Sam and myself are going on a road trip ...
Sam and myself are going on a road trip up to the homeland of Titirangi in the near future, with $5 and a guitar on our backs. There, we will write a bogan classic about the hardships of life we've been forced to endure, and the sleazy Titirangi scene in general.
plenty of green out in the tit saul. ...
plenty of green out in the tit saul. good cafes too.
good thing you are taking gats...you may need to busk for money as sammys doll money might not stretch past the train ticket out there...
hee hee.
(sarcastic tone to Ralphie) Ha-Haah....
(sarcastic tone to Ralphie) Ha-Haah.
true though. ;-)...
true though.
;-)
where's the Phoenix Foundation chaps? ...
where's the Phoenix Foundation chaps?
they've got a good smashing shit up story... it involves Ouzo :-)
ouzo? the greeky ...
ouzo?
the greeky drinkie?...nasty.
hmmm...pheonix foundation, now I wouldn't consider them to put themselves in the smashing shit up rock style genre....
paselode is another - not what i woulds consider to be in the smashing shit up rock band genre, but appraently they too recently had a 'singer in a fit' episode. It was at the Auckland gig...anyone see it?
is it a wellington thing? to be not so rocky (although they do "rock"..haw haw) but yet have the urge to scream kick and smash?...hmmm....they say wind can change people's moods....
Fat Freddy's Drop are prone to ...
Fat Freddy's Drop are prone to smashing shit up, just not on stage ;-) haha!
and it's usually in the name of being really shit-faced drunk, not RnR.