Almost? apparently it`s exist and i`m sure there is more and more the propper comment of yours should be hey where is the rest ? cause there is but it`s own by some selfish bastard who dont know what "SHARING" means and special at this era where digital helps archive analog , tapes wont last forever! - The same year , other place guess what`s happening: czcams.com/video/5NAPYIMMbWQ/video.html
Rikk Agnew is a very under-talked about guitarist. He played with Adolescents, he wrote all the music for the best death rock album ever made: Only Theatre or Pain, and was on the only D.I. albums that I ever liked: Team Goon, Horse Bites, Dog Cries, and Ancient Artifacts. The dude knew how to compose timeless songs.
Classic D.I is some of the best American punk out there still. Same with Adolescents, blue album. Aggnews solo stuff is fucking solid aswell. Such a talent and a punk,musical visionary. Legend if you will. For a live set the quality is good, still got that rawness that makes it gritty n punk rock.Poor fella still struggling with alcoholism. Same as myself, so I understand. But yeah as you say,his talent def underrated. Kids of the black hole still my fave Adolescents tune,always will be. Would of loved to of been at this gig. 80s punk gigs ,well what else can you say??
@@colddaze6680 I agree man. I'm an older coot of 52 years old. I did get to see some crazy shows in the 80s. I did see Adolescents open for FEAR and Toy Dolls in Hollywood somewhere in 1991 or 1992 (I know it was the very early 90s). Yeah years ago I discovered his solo album All By Myself. Damn it's killer. I didn't realize he pre-released O.C. Life and Falling Out, prior to being in D.I. I know Agnew really abused alcohol, which is why he became heavy-set physique-wise. But I thought he stopped because he was having health issues. Yeah bro, addiction is an ugly thing. At 52 years old, I hop back and forth with beer, and smoking. I'll quit for periods, but then binge. Addiction is no joke. Well hang in there bro with any addictions you're struggling with. When I'm able to stay clean, it's usually when I occupy myself with a project. Take care of yourself.
I don’t have grandkids, but the li’l folks at Bull Moose Music hear this when I get my record choices on the store’s sound system. I play Bad Brains in class if students seem sleepy.
It was awesome growing up near Fullerton back in the late 70's early 80's some great house parties with bands like The Adolescents, Agent Orange and Social Distortion.
For some reason, seeing a bunch of angry teenagers simply upset at rejection and being outcasted is better than watching any popular music video these days
This is real therefore it reaches into the unreal experience level , shit nowadays is lost, tryingn to be what's not real, therefore the reality becomes banality
@@reidellis1988 I'm with you, I was 13 during this era. In Milwaukee, we had all ages shows on the weekends at Yano's and Cafe Voltaire (which became the Odd Rock) along with various VFW Post type places. This footage is prime example of how dangerous hardcore/punk was. Nothing like LA with their gang stabbings and shit, but I saw my fair share of heads getting kicked in. Also, the pit wasn't as fucking sterile as it is today, I see shit from today, everyone is just running in circles, faux punching the air. Can't tell you how many black eyes, bloody cuts and other shit I got, and I was a big dude (still am). As corny as Mike Ness sounds nowadays when he gives his "back when punk was dangerous" speech at shows, he is right. I cant stand watching "mosh pits" from contemporary bands. Pu$$ies.
No Way (0:00) Word Attack (2:29) Yur 2 Late (4:20) [Rikk Agnew song, appeared on his solo album "All By Myself"] Who is Who? (8:17) Kids Of The Black Hole (10:03) (15:50) Things Start Moving (18:44) Curtis "Sparky" McCracken- Vocals Rikk Agnew- Lead Guitar Frank Agnew- Guitar Steve Soto- Bass Casey Royer- Drums
@@christophervaldez8746 Wow, no shit? I had no idea they even played any gigs in '82 (with or without Tony). I always thought they broke up at the end of '81 and didn't do anything (as Adolescents) until they reformed that line-up in '86. First I've ever heard of this 'Sparky' guy. Was this just a one-off gig? Or did they keep it going for a while in '82?
RIP Steve Soto, last time I saw them was with Dr. Know and Gang Green in 1986 @ the Hung Jury Pub in D.C. Checking them out on Sat at the No Values Fest. Cant fucking wait!
Steve Soto (RIP, olde boy) was wonderful, and I will never forget our conversations outside Linda's Doll Hut. Tony was crazy, and I enjoyed the crazy moments we had and which I doubt he, too can recall. Rikk! Axes, speed, warehouses, Fullerton, the duplex off Commonwealth, El Duce and too much more.
Steve is actually my cousins moms brother ( so his uncle ) . I’ve remember him briefly at some family parties when I was a little grom but he’s always my favorite and once my mom introduced me to the adolescents I’ve been hooked by the age of 6. A few years ago when I was a teen being at shows and I would make sure he’d spot me from the pit. This video is absolutely legendary Soto forever ❤️
Hay I think I met ur cousin. I was walking back from school and I met her when she was taking her kids out of school. She had an adolescent sweater and said Steve Soto was her uncle.
Its amazing this type of old footage is turning up more and more. I cant believe people have been holding onto this stuff for so long. Glad they are finaly putting it out. Amazing time.
+BeachChrisBoy You're very lucky Beach Chris. What I would give to have seen FEAR, T.S.O.L., Adolescents, Black Flag and Circle Jerks at the Starwood, Godzilla's, or Cuckoo's Nest back in the early 80's. SoCal Hardcore forever!!!
Saw radolescents play on the same tour a few days later in East LA. Played to a crowd of about 15. Easily one of my favorite shows. Saw the adolescents a couple weeks later and they weren’t nearly as good as Rikk’s group
This really is cool stuff. Being a San Francisco punk we had that stupid rivalry with LA. We couldn't match the L.A. scene for.its sheer size. Seemed like there was always a show I wanted to catch in the Southland. We had the DKs and the Avengers to.name a few but the best shows were usually an LA band playing up in the Bay Area. The Adolescents almost never played up in SF. I was always a big fan of them. One of the best shows I ever saw was Black Flag with Henry Rollins and Suicidal Tendencies at Ruthie's Ballroom in Berkeley 1984. The biggest circle pit I'd ever seen. A few times we'd go to the Cuckos Nest and almost always there was a big fight after with the cowboys from Zubies. We had our problems in SF with the black people from The Palladium snd almost always lead to a large scale brawl with lots of cops on Briadway at our punk meca the Mab.
This was around the time Only Theatre of Pain by Christian Death was released. I always thought Rikk was booted out of Adolescents and went to CD at this time. I didn't know he was bouncing back and forth during this time. Interesting footage to see. RIP Steve.
He said that CD supported Adolescents one night and he liked CD's style, so decided to start working with them. He'd already been booted from the Adolescents about 4 times, apparently.
(5:40) Oh, hell yeah. That guy gets up on stage wearing a kilt and does a stage dive. Back in '81 I wore jeans, a kilt, engineer boots, spurs, bandanas everywhere and (sharp!) spiked wristbands purchased from bikers at the San José Flea Market.
Crazy. I've been a huge Adolescents fan since the early 80's and this is the first I've ever heard of this 'Sparky' guy. I always thought they broke up at the end of '81 and that was it until they reformed in '86.
You're right and that fuckin' sucks. He literally "replaced" Tony for like 12 shows at most and this goddamn archival footage includes him. That's shockingly poor luck for Adolescents fans who would have died for the real thing with Tony blowing the crowd away at the front of the stage.
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The sound quality and footage are actually really solid. Almost no footage exists of them from this era, so this is a gem.
I second your comment, amazing footage of this amazing band!
Almost? apparently it`s exist and i`m sure there is more and more the propper comment of yours should be hey where is the rest ? cause there is but it`s own by some selfish bastard who dont know what "SHARING" means and special at this era where digital helps archive analog , tapes wont last forever! - The same year , other place guess what`s happening: czcams.com/video/5NAPYIMMbWQ/video.html
@@biomechanical22 serious question, are you sure and do you know someone has more footage like this... thanks
I went in with low-expectations and was pleasantly surprised, the sound isn't terrible... its not great, but listenable...
@@biomechanical22No worries Im defiantly gonna clean this up and put on dvd!
Rikk Agnew is a very under-talked about guitarist. He played with Adolescents, he wrote all the music for the best death rock album ever made: Only Theatre or Pain, and was on the only D.I. albums that I ever liked: Team Goon, Horse Bites, Dog Cries, and Ancient Artifacts. The dude knew how to compose timeless songs.
Not to mention his guitar style was the foundation of many of the melodic hardcore and pop punk bands of the 90s. He was way ahead of his time.
Funny you mention DI, as Casey is playing drums in this video.
Love those first couple of DI records
Classic D.I is some of the best American punk out there still. Same with Adolescents, blue album. Aggnews solo stuff is fucking solid aswell. Such a talent and a punk,musical visionary. Legend if you will. For a live set the quality is good, still got that rawness that makes it gritty n punk rock.Poor fella still struggling with alcoholism. Same as myself, so I understand. But yeah as you say,his talent def underrated. Kids of the black hole still my fave Adolescents tune,always will be. Would of loved to of been at this gig. 80s punk gigs ,well what else can you say??
@@colddaze6680 I agree man. I'm an older coot of 52 years old. I did get to see some crazy shows in the 80s. I did see Adolescents open for FEAR and Toy Dolls in Hollywood somewhere in 1991 or 1992 (I know it was the very early 90s). Yeah years ago I discovered his solo album All By Myself. Damn it's killer. I didn't realize he pre-released O.C. Life and Falling Out, prior to being in D.I.
I know Agnew really abused alcohol, which is why he became heavy-set physique-wise. But I thought he stopped because he was having health issues.
Yeah bro, addiction is an ugly thing. At 52 years old, I hop back and forth with beer, and smoking. I'll quit for periods, but then binge. Addiction is no joke. Well hang in there bro with any addictions you're struggling with. When I'm able to stay clean, it's usually when I occupy myself with a project. Take care of yourself.
Everyone in the audience is well into their 60's now. I wonder how many of them still listen to them with their grandkids.
no grandkids but 58 and still listening and attending concerts occasianally..
Me too..
@@secondhandmanwhat a cool guy u r bro keep doing ur thing
57 and doing the same brother @@secondhandman
I don’t have grandkids, but the li’l folks at Bull Moose Music hear this when I get my record choices on the store’s sound system. I play Bad Brains in class if students seem sleepy.
R.I.P. Steve Soto ❤️
Jacob Infranca :( I didn’t hear that. He was always a nice and well behaved young man when I was around him. Sad to hear.
It was awesome growing up near Fullerton back in the late 70's early 80's some great house parties with bands like The Adolescents, Agent Orange and Social Distortion.
For some reason, seeing a bunch of angry teenagers simply upset at rejection and being outcasted is better than watching any popular music video these days
This is real therefore it reaches into the unreal experience level , shit nowadays is lost, tryingn to be what's not real, therefore the reality becomes banality
A unique era that will never be duplicated, kids made music for kids.
i dunno, im 50 and here i am....still. probably identifying more now.
52, and here.
@@reidellis1988 I'm with you, I was 13 during this era. In Milwaukee, we had all ages shows on the weekends at Yano's and Cafe Voltaire (which became the Odd Rock) along with various VFW Post type places. This footage is prime example of how dangerous hardcore/punk was. Nothing like LA with their gang stabbings and shit, but I saw my fair share of heads getting kicked in. Also, the pit wasn't as fucking sterile as it is today, I see shit from today, everyone is just running in circles, faux punching the air. Can't tell you how many black eyes, bloody cuts and other shit I got, and I was a big dude (still am). As corny as Mike Ness sounds nowadays when he gives his "back when punk was dangerous" speech at shows, he is right. I cant stand watching "mosh pits" from contemporary bands. Pu$$ies.
I'm going to be 60 this year, and was goin to shows from 80 on, still going. Your Absolutely 100% correct!! This early era cant be duplicated.
10:04 Kids of the Black Hole
I remember buying some music equipment from Frank Agnew about 1981! I went to the same high school. Man I'm old.
Troy High School?
Anaheim forever!
All i can say it was a great time to be alive. Up Another Octave Records!!! La Mirada, BP forever
7 people don't like it?!?
???
it's not getting any better than this...
No Way (0:00)
Word Attack (2:29)
Yur 2 Late (4:20) [Rikk Agnew song, appeared on his solo album "All By Myself"]
Who is Who? (8:17)
Kids Of The Black Hole (10:03)
(15:50)
Things Start Moving (18:44)
Curtis "Sparky" McCracken- Vocals
Rikk Agnew- Lead Guitar
Frank Agnew- Guitar
Steve Soto- Bass
Casey Royer- Drums
frenchabortion That's not Tony in this vid. It's a Fullerton guy they called Sparky. At this point (1982) Tony had already formed the Abandoned...
Christopher Valdez your 100% right, Tony was a lot more energetic!!!!!
🙏
@@christophervaldez8746 Wow, no shit? I had no idea they even played any gigs in '82 (with or without Tony). I always thought they broke up at the end of '81 and didn't do anything (as Adolescents) until they reformed that line-up in '86. First I've ever heard of this 'Sparky' guy. Was this just a one-off gig? Or did they keep it going for a while in '82?
@@Brewzerr I don't think this line up lasted too long. Rikk joined Christian Death, Frank & Steve were in Legal Weapon, and of course Casey had D.I.
this is what southern california punk rock is all about!
who is causing the problems Soto addresses during "Kids of the Black Hole"?
THIS GETS ME SO JUICED I WISH IWAS IN THAT CROWD MOSHING HARD!!!!
RIP Steve Soto, last time I saw them was with Dr. Know and Gang Green in 1986 @ the Hung Jury Pub in D.C. Checking them out on Sat at the No Values Fest. Cant fucking wait!
This show wasn't in O.C. or L.A. - it was in Santa Barbara (Goleta) Ca, Friday March 5th, 1982. Overkill, Ch3, and Black Flag also played that night.
i believe you
Christian Kulbe that. would. have. been. the. coolest. show. ever....OVERKILL TOO?!
thats a good show fuuuck i was born in wrong era
I thought it was the Nest?
@@ric9759 grew up in costa mesa ,wish i got to fight cowboys in the 80's though
History recorded in a clutter on the FLOOR!!!
Steve Soto (RIP, olde boy) was wonderful, and I will never forget our conversations outside Linda's Doll Hut.
Tony was crazy, and I enjoyed the crazy moments we had and which I doubt he, too can recall.
Rikk! Axes, speed, warehouses, Fullerton, the duplex off Commonwealth, El Duce and too much more.
Man drop some el duce stories please
RIP Steve Soto
Steve is actually my cousins moms brother ( so his uncle ) . I’ve remember him briefly at some family parties when I was a little grom but he’s always my favorite and once my mom introduced me to the adolescents I’ve been hooked by the age of 6. A few years ago when I was a teen being at shows and I would make sure he’d spot me from the pit.
This video is absolutely legendary
Soto forever ❤️
.....your cousins moms brother. So, Steve Soto was your dad? Or he was your uncle also?
@@refluxcatalyst7190 They might be cousins from his dad's side.
Where was this recorded?
Hay I think I met ur cousin. I was walking back from school and I met her when she was taking her kids out of school. She had an adolescent sweater and said Steve Soto was her uncle.
Wow what an awesome early show from one of the best punk bands ever!
I had just turned 18 when this came out. I was a Whittier Ca punk😎🎶🖕🏽🔥💯
One of the greatest bands I ever saw live. Adolescents at the Hung Jury Pub in D.C. 1986.
I was 14 ... Jeeez they changed everything for me
Its amazing this type of old footage is turning up more and more. I cant believe people have been holding onto this stuff for so long. Glad they are finaly putting it out. Amazing time.
Rikk Agnew is such a legend, a decent and kind and funny AF guy
I'm just a victim of society a slob!!
Great album, one of Orange County’s best bands.
Shit video? This is pure gold!
I meant the quality :P The material itself is pure gold though.
Yeah, of course! :)
Sandro Codazzi Proof that turds can in fact be polished to PURE GOLD
+FastAndUgly Goddamn right we can..
+Sandro Codazzi I know, right? Some people have never seen a "bootleg" before. ha ha
Amazing! So many great memories at the CooCoos Nest Costa Mesa!
never been able to find anything from this era live, thanks a lot for this
Thanks for posting. Love it.
Rip Steve Soto
NO way! ♡
Super rad to see such smooth footage, pure wonderment!! Great band for the ages!!
This is pretty rad to see. I’ve only ever seen footage /shows from the 90s on. Thanks for uploading this.
Shitty or not, brings back true memories of my youth at the Starwood, Masque, etc...
+BeachChrisBoy You're very lucky Beach Chris. What I would give to have seen FEAR, T.S.O.L., Adolescents, Black Flag and Circle Jerks at the Starwood, Godzilla's, or Cuckoo's Nest back in the early 80's. SoCal Hardcore forever!!!
that's how all the good punk song sound like tbh
March 5th, 1982 - he mentions John Belushi's death 'today' so its confirmed...
2:22
I LOVE IT ! THE QUALITY AIN'T BAD AT ALL. THX FOR POSTING
Wow, this footage is a treasure!
Great recording. Brings back alot of memories Florintine Gardens w/Misfits. Just Adolescents
TOTAL GENIUS!!!.
Thnx for uploading this historical video
Dronemf S. douche bag
Why'd you call him a douche bag?
Thnx for uploading most things you upload.
gonna go see them on Saturday
good...and. fantastic....👊
the good ol'days
isn;t that you talking to Hokey after Kids of the Blackhole?
This band is really good
that pit looks so fun
Rick Agnew!!!!
Awesome!!!!!
Amazing!!
I'll never forget meeting Casey at a Jack in the Box in Hawthorne.
How cool is this!!?
Holy shit The Liar with different lyrics! Not sure if I prefer this, the 1986 demo, or the studio version on Brats In Battalions. Awesome video
ya and a different harmony not a fan
@@u4tmradio def not for everything! Thank you for checking them out and giving them a chance. They’re one of my favorites lol
sick!!! the Radolescence are coming to Santa Cruz Feb 4. can't wait to play with these dudes ... LEGENDARY
Saw radolescents play on the same tour a few days later in East LA. Played to a crowd of about 15. Easily one of my favorite shows. Saw the adolescents a couple weeks later and they weren’t nearly as good as Rikk’s group
THANK U - this is a gem. Spot a chick in the audience and win a prize :p
A great band! Top 10/20
This really is cool stuff. Being a San Francisco punk we had that stupid rivalry with LA. We couldn't match the L.A. scene for.its sheer size. Seemed like there was always a show I wanted to catch in the Southland. We had the DKs and the Avengers to.name a few but the best shows were usually an LA band playing up in the Bay Area. The Adolescents almost never played up in SF. I was always a big fan of them. One of the best shows I ever saw was Black Flag with Henry Rollins and Suicidal Tendencies at Ruthie's Ballroom in Berkeley 1984. The biggest circle pit I'd ever seen. A few times we'd go to the Cuckos Nest and almost always there was a big fight after with the cowboys from Zubies. We had our problems in SF with the black people from The Palladium snd almost always lead to a large scale brawl with lots of cops on Briadway at our punk meca the Mab.
Fullerton, Orange County is where this band is from 👍🏽
Anaheim/Fullerton forever!
And good ole Casey
Pure fucking gold! Regards from Brasil!
sick ass video dude
This was around the time Only Theatre of Pain by Christian Death was released. I always thought Rikk was booted out of Adolescents and went to CD at this time. I didn't know he was bouncing back and forth during this time. Interesting footage to see. RIP Steve.
He said that CD supported Adolescents one night and he liked CD's style, so decided to start working with them. He'd already been booted from the Adolescents about 4 times, apparently.
R. Navarro It probably depends who you ask, lol.
And they are barely around 20 yo! Fantastic!
i was there
EPIC......get off the couch and go see a show!
Oh Yeah 13:00 Soto laying down the law!!! this is great!!! sounds great...ill take what i can get. thanks...
When my best friend first told me about The Adolescents around age 14 he called them "Adol cents".
haha, said the same thing at about the same age. Adol cents.
Why couldn't I have been there? Whyyyyyyyyyyyyy
great!!!! and by the way, How I'd like to see a video of Christian Death original line up from 81-82 with Rikk
Kids of the black hole
+Travis Miller: Second song is Word Attack
🖤
RIP SOTO
Just as mosh pits were starting and slamming was coming to a close
Rikk a news solo album
Too good
3rd song is UR TOO LATE by Rick Agnew
Wow!
Oh shit, You see that speaker cabinet jump into "the black hole" at 10:42...Dayummm! hahaha
This is fucking awesome!!!
(5:40) Oh, hell yeah. That guy gets up on stage wearing a kilt and does a stage dive. Back in '81 I wore jeans, a kilt, engineer boots, spurs, bandanas everywhere and (sharp!) spiked wristbands purchased from bikers at the San José Flea Market.
Damn dude, did you use those to fuck people up in the pit when you stage dived?
Now where was this
how long was i suppose to wait before i gave it the thumbs up?
10:40 BY GAWD FROM THE TOP ROPE
Kids of the BLACK HOLE!!!
wow
Fucken cool !
the song at 4:21 is your 2 late, by rick agnew. I think it sounds a little better when he does it with the adolescents.
I prefer Rikk's version, his vocals just suit it.
Did these guys ever do a show with Sub-Humans? If not that would of been amazing experience to see!!
I want to know what bass steve soto was playing here
Sudden urge to go watch Quincy
i think that was Curtis "Sparky" McCracken on vocals. Replacing Tony for a short time.
Yep
That was Tony
Crazy. I've been a huge Adolescents fan since the early 80's and this is the first I've ever heard of this 'Sparky' guy. I always thought they broke up at the end of '81 and that was it until they reformed in '86.
You're right and that fuckin' sucks. He literally "replaced" Tony for like 12 shows at most and this goddamn archival footage includes him. That's shockingly poor luck for Adolescents fans who would have died for the real thing with Tony blowing the crowd away at the front of the stage.
Whatever happened to Curtis? I went to school with him in Fullerton
you're fortunate to be able to hear or view this phenomenal group. Tony: is this footage at the Olympic Auditorium?
whats the third song. after word attack i think
What venue is this at?
is this the old school self titled lineup minus Tony ?
9:07 check out that awesome sporadic guitar solo haha
3 people could'nt handle real music!
Is that Dennis Dannel of Social Distortion to the left of Soto? Leaning on the cabinet?
I knew Dennis pretty well and no it’s not. Does look kinda like him tho!