Stray Cats- "Rock This Town" & "Runaway Boys" on Countdown 1981

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Komentáře • 314

  • @hmackie6823
    @hmackie6823 Před rokem +10

    know why Brian is so good,he looked way back in music history and learned from the best

  • @hmackie6823
    @hmackie6823 Před 3 lety +30

    I ALWAYS believed...THAT'S how you play music...with a passion...and those who love music,as you do,will see what you see in the sound.

  • @Eppofranken
    @Eppofranken Před měsícem +1

    This gig was in the Merwehal in Dordrecht, The Netherlands and it was my first concert ever. I was 13 at that time and how spectacular and impressive this still is :-)

  • @hmackie6823
    @hmackie6823 Před 3 lety +10

    Brian was literally the only guy with his talent playing this style of music...I love it

  • @68topper
    @68topper Před 4 lety +67

    Lee Rocker still playing with a broken D string, outstanding!

    • @bluewallinc7878
      @bluewallinc7878 Před 4 lety +5

      The stakes are higher considering the first song is in D!!

    • @eroc4686
      @eroc4686 Před 3 lety +2

      Well his name is Lee ROCKer afterall!

    • @marianmerkus1914
      @marianmerkus1914 Před 3 lety

      @@bluewallinc7878 ijua

    • @marianmerkus1914
      @marianmerkus1914 Před 3 lety

      A CRAZY good song, I heart it the first time when I was twelve tears old.😅😅😊😚😘

    • @hmackie6823
      @hmackie6823 Před 2 lety +1

      u do what u gotta do

  • @BruceLee-zd9bw
    @BruceLee-zd9bw Před rokem +5

    What a band! What a sound! What a look!
    👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

  • @susancheetham7036
    @susancheetham7036 Před 4 lety +22

    One of best live bands I saw in the 80's. So much energy ,style. Just plain fuckin cool 😺

    • @garymay799
      @garymay799 Před 4 lety +2

      You not wrong girl this and something else best .live obviously.

  • @michaelhester1328
    @michaelhester1328 Před 3 lety +10

    Stand up base very cool,stand up drummer even cooler,add genius guitar, great vocal,only 3 guys but WOW!

  • @hmackie6823
    @hmackie6823 Před 3 lety +10

    Brian is one of those special ppl that come along so few and far between,who does what he wants,whether you like it or not!

  • @olliegonna
    @olliegonna Před 4 lety +20

    2020 needs a blast of good stuff from the past bring it back .

  • @thinghammer
    @thinghammer Před 2 lety +1

    Setzer never compromised. The baddest kitty in the litterbox.

  • @andrewbirch5638
    @andrewbirch5638 Před 3 lety +5

    I ❤ this rockabilly sound

    • @debbymabalcon2789
      @debbymabalcon2789 Před 3 lety +1

      Me to makes me fell young again and just boppin and hoppin and having a hella good time😁👍👋🤗

    • @debbymabalcon2789
      @debbymabalcon2789 Před 3 lety +1

      Their music is fantastic!!!!!!👍👋

  • @andysandel9325
    @andysandel9325 Před 3 lety +7

    ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE THANKS FOR SHARING THIS

  • @thepompking8842
    @thepompking8842 Před 6 lety +90

    I love how I can hear the bass clicking and slapping so good rockabilly to the bone!

  • @markmcstea5258
    @markmcstea5258 Před 5 lety +14

    Lee on 3 string bass - totally unphased. This is what they sounded like in the pubs in UK in 80.

  • @thorn_8049
    @thorn_8049 Před rokem +4

    Brian is the best guitar player of all time!

  • @robinmorris5416
    @robinmorris5416 Před 4 lety +13

    I remember that we had oodles of generes in the 80s, and these three kids come out blasting that old school rockabilly, and gene Vincent swagger and proceeded to slay us all. Just a giant burst of lightning and they got it right out of the gate.

    • @KingRiverVlogs
      @KingRiverVlogs Před 3 lety

      The drummer for stray cats looks so much like Gene Vincent it isn’t even funny.

  • @waderivers99
    @waderivers99 Před 4 lety +9

    they were always very underrated as if they were some sort of novelty band but they were absolutely great performers and Brian was very underrated as a singer and guitarist,

  • @PingCrosby1
    @PingCrosby1 Před 4 lety +3

    kudos to the bass player, just cracked on with his broken string....true musician

  • @stevewilson9479
    @stevewilson9479 Před 4 lety +3

    just love stray cats..im next generation but my DAD played it all the time & we use to jive together!love them memories..thanks Cats!

  • @daanje1062
    @daanje1062 Před rokem +2

    Excellent sound energy and style.

  • @hmackie6823
    @hmackie6823 Před 2 lety +2

    Brian is beyond Special...we all know it :)

  • @debbymabalcon2789
    @debbymabalcon2789 Před 3 lety +3

    Brian is still so good looking🤗💕

  • @hmackie6823
    @hmackie6823 Před 3 lety +1

    were they calling him KING back then ...'cause that's what I call him today!

  • @toddpenlon1774
    @toddpenlon1774 Před 4 lety +5

    One word can sum up these cats!! MONSTER'S

  • @charlesfernandez7443
    @charlesfernandez7443 Před 4 lety +4

    You gotta love these guys. ! Theyre great. !

  • @hmackie6823
    @hmackie6823 Před 2 lety +1

    no one plays like him...no one

  • @georgiethumbs2438
    @georgiethumbs2438 Před 4 lety +2

    How great a standup bass player is Lee? So great that he busted a string and didn't miss a note

  • @deemdoubleu
    @deemdoubleu Před 7 lety +19

    You've got to have PASSION and these guys have got it in spades

  • @hmackie6823
    @hmackie6823 Před rokem +1

    You'll get more.!

  • @RastaSaiyaman
    @RastaSaiyaman Před 6 lety +40

    This band changed my life.
    I was a little tyke when those songs came out and I was watching TV and I saw Brian rocking that big orange Gretsch guitar and it was almost a religious experience, it was as if Brian came through the screen and told me
    "You little dude, yes YOU, shall be like me, now get yourself a guitar and start playing."
    I did and my whole life is all about Guitars.

    • @user-qk5wv1cg5r
      @user-qk5wv1cg5r Před 5 lety

      good story

    • @bartschwartz7217
      @bartschwartz7217 Před 4 lety

      RastaSaiyaman they say a Gersch is nothing feat but brain knows his way around
      The Gretchen and always loved all his music

  • @shawni321
    @shawni321 Před 5 lety +4

    They were/are a crackin' good band. They play the hell out of their instruments.

    • @jjp.8690
      @jjp.8690 Před 5 lety

      Shawni Ysais . If your in a three man band you better PLAY boy.

  • @ghostrider-ek8gu
    @ghostrider-ek8gu Před 3 lety +2

    These guys ROCK!

  • @stuartwray6175
    @stuartwray6175 Před 4 lety +26

    Tremendous performance. Great atmosphere/ audience.

    • @randythomastheinsecures5404
      @randythomastheinsecures5404 Před 3 lety

      Check out my new band Randy Thomas & the Insecures
      czcams.com/video/wTdPLHO5f0s/video.html&ab_channel=RandyThomas%26theInsecures

  • @PauloSantos-gj6nf
    @PauloSantos-gj6nf Před 2 měsíci

    Coisa incrivel este baterista o cara tirar son de um só Tambor...

  • @stevewilson9479
    @stevewilson9479 Před 3 lety +2

    this is so good to see at last..not heard it since i was 7 or 8! just love the music..

  • @GoogleSuckMyCockk
    @GoogleSuckMyCockk Před 7 lety +9

    Absolutely no D string on that bass and absolutely no fucks given

  • @ColinPottersBar
    @ColinPottersBar Před 4 lety +3

    Saw them last year in London. Still sounded as good!!

  • @markpartington6551
    @markpartington6551 Před 4 měsíci

    Out fooking standing

  • @hmackie6823
    @hmackie6823 Před 2 lety +1

    Brians is MORE than a Guitar Player

  • @mister5633
    @mister5633 Před 5 lety +21

    There is no other band for the last 40 years that can play like Stray Cats

    • @melgrant7404
      @melgrant7404 Před 5 lety +1

      True😻😻

    • @carlmarks8170
      @carlmarks8170 Před 4 lety +3

      REV HORTON HEAT

    • @SD_Marc
      @SD_Marc Před 4 lety +1

      The Blasters in the same year could blow them off the stage.

    • @rolitamedia.emanagers
      @rolitamedia.emanagers Před 4 lety

      @@SD_Marc First... I hate to compare artist I love... I love The Blasters and the Stray Cats, but I disagree, I had the privilege of attend both Cats and Alvins back in early 80's and neither Phil or Dave can match Brian on guitar picking and even singing. But I repit, them both are among my favourites

    • @rolitamedia.emanagers
      @rolitamedia.emanagers Před 4 lety

      @@carlmarks8170 He is terrific showman and amazing picker... A crazy fan of the Stray Cats by the way :-)

  • @GotLotsaFaith
    @GotLotsaFaith Před 4 lety +20

    K, so number one: The bass play has a BROKEN STRING on his upright bass (omg that is so fucking punk rock). Number two, if I were you, I would just thank your lucky stars that the Stray Cats ever existed because there will never be anything like them ever again. From here to eternity...

    • @KingRiverVlogs
      @KingRiverVlogs Před 3 lety +1

      They are the best rockabilly band to ever exist besides maybe Elvis Presley and The Blue Moon Boys which were his 50s band from Sun Records who inspired Brian Setzer to start the stray cats. And how the drummer stands up while he plays is so punk rock as well.

  • @braydenyonts3758
    @braydenyonts3758 Před 4 lety +3

    Rockabilly forever!

  • @TheitaniofRome
    @TheitaniofRome Před 4 lety +6

    Beautiful guitar

  • @jeffpower1490
    @jeffpower1490 Před 4 lety +4

    ROCK N ROLL

  • @marianmerkus1914
    @marianmerkus1914 Před 3 lety

    Crazy Good!!!!That where the 80's.😊😊😊😊

  • @RODNEYCSLANGENFRANCE
    @RODNEYCSLANGENFRANCE Před 7 měsíci +1

    STRAY CATS !!!!!!!
    : )

  • @boltsdluna
    @boltsdluna Před 5 lety +10

    Great Guitar

  • @kathygomes3778
    @kathygomes3778 Před 2 měsíci

    Love this band long liive rockabilly

  • @jorgecastillo1318
    @jorgecastillo1318 Před 4 lety +1

    So nice!!!!

  • @k.asherman4754
    @k.asherman4754 Před 6 lety +9

    Go Jim go!!! 🎶

  • @alanstevenson-graham6268
    @alanstevenson-graham6268 Před 4 lety +7

    I've been a fan from the start, and that includes the Brian Setzer Orch

    • @sandrinerousseau6579
      @sandrinerousseau6579 Před 4 lety

      Brian ? On aurait dit un ange rock qui joue divinement de sa guitare jusqu'à ce que l'on en meurt d'amour....😘

    • @sandrinerousseau6579
      @sandrinerousseau6579 Před 4 lety

      Slip jim et lee rocker sont mimi Aussi hein ? Voila Pas de jaloux ...

  • @mottthehoople684
    @mottthehoople684 Před 4 lety +2

    In 2020 I wish music we got back to the basics like this

  • @Getyabootsoffskinny
    @Getyabootsoffskinny Před 4 lety +4

    Great to see this. Thank you for uploading. Stray Cats are a fuckin amazin band

  • @stephaneroger925
    @stephaneroger925 Před 4 lety

    Merci pour ce Souvenir. J'ai retrouvé mes jeunes années.

  • @Deadbuck73
    @Deadbuck73 Před 4 lety +4

    You know it’s gonna be greatness when ya see an upright bass!

  • @hafke001
    @hafke001 Před 5 lety +114

    Eddie Cochran would have been proud of them.

    • @melgrant7404
      @melgrant7404 Před 5 lety +2

      True indeed

    • @billhaleyrock2471
      @billhaleyrock2471 Před 4 lety

      Eddie Cochran would have killed her.Stray Cats are a shame for the Rockabilly.

    • @rolitamedia.emanagers
      @rolitamedia.emanagers Před 4 lety +8

      @@billhaleyrock2471 Wow!.... I respect that you don't like them, of course, but calling them a shame for Rockabilly is totally misplaced... Don't know your age, but if you are younger than 50 sure you know who were Eddie Cochran, Gene Vincent or Johnny Burnette thanks to Stray Cats or The Cramps

    • @gustavoalejandrojosescavuz4706
      @gustavoalejandrojosescavuz4706 Před 4 lety

      @@rolitamedia.emanagers Who dislikes Bill Haley dislike Rock and Roll and its father!!!!!

    • @Carlos-ej9hj
      @Carlos-ej9hj Před 4 lety

      @@rolitamedia.emanagers bad day this guy 😝

  • @juancarloscorzon2315
    @juancarloscorzon2315 Před 3 lety +2

    Buena música para un espíritu positivo👍👍

  • @THERRYtheBERRY
    @THERRYtheBERRY Před rokem

    BEST QUALITY

  • @ronaldrabanes2452
    @ronaldrabanes2452 Před 4 lety +1

    the goat rockabilly band!

  • @jcs7642
    @jcs7642 Před 4 lety +2

    breathtaking

  • @rajb5595
    @rajb5595 Před 4 lety +3

    Underated ..... pure passion and talent mix

  • @rikkidee
    @rikkidee Před 4 lety +12

    Was at the Farewell Australia Tour at the Forum Theatre in Melbourne. It was so awesome, then Brian came back and I got to see the Rockabilly Riot show. Just wish The Brian Setzer Orchestra would tour Australia.

    • @michaeldrew2912
      @michaeldrew2912 Před 3 lety +2

      unfortunately a lot of performers won't get to do a final tour because of the bat eaters.

    • @KingRiverVlogs
      @KingRiverVlogs Před 3 lety +1

      The Brian Setzer Orchestra is an awesome show to see, I’ve seen them. I think you’ll like it if you ever get to see them

    • @rikkidee
      @rikkidee Před 3 lety +1

      @@KingRiverVlogs Oh man I envy you. Must have been quite a show. I've seen the concert Dvds and Blurays and they blow my mind. Can only imagine how astonishing it would to be there live. Brian Setzer just seems to have so much fun on stage with the Big Band. 🤘 🎟
      Kind regards Rikki

  • @apolloroma6783
    @apolloroma6783 Před 5 lety +2

    saw him first time ledo beach long island in 1982 then Union Theater nj 1983.. they were raw then Sound Great

  • @djek1976
    @djek1976 Před 4 lety +2

    Busted string EPIC!

  • @marksoquetjr4693
    @marksoquetjr4693 Před 3 lety +3

    Like Hendrix, The Stray Cats had to travel to England and then come back to America to make it big.

  • @PauloSantos-gj6nf
    @PauloSantos-gj6nf Před 2 měsíci

    Eu acho incrível como este batirista tinha esta agilidade pra tirar son de dois simples tambores ao contrário de muitos que precisam de um arcenal de baterias.

  • @sandrinerousseau6579
    @sandrinerousseau6579 Před 4 lety +1

    Runaway boy et rock tais Town restent pôur moi des incontournables. J'adore toujour ... enfin j'ai kiffe tous l'album ...

  • @tobiashochscherf463
    @tobiashochscherf463 Před 3 lety

    Saw them in 1992 when i was 14 with my 2 brothers and then 2004, 2008 and last year and it was sensational everytime 😊

  • @bruceleroyhoffman
    @bruceleroyhoffman Před 3 lety +2

    Brian Setzer is the greatest of all time rockerbillies.

  • @hmackie6823
    @hmackie6823 Před 4 lety +10

    All I had to do was see this guy play and I was hooked,after ofc,I heard his music

  • @melgrant7404
    @melgrant7404 Před 5 lety +3

    Brian omg😍❤❤wish I were that girl on stage!love him❤❤

  • @robertdarrigrand2746
    @robertdarrigrand2746 Před 3 lety

    Gracias a la vida rock and roll !!

  • @stevewilson9479
    @stevewilson9479 Před 3 lety

    just love this when i first saw TOTP...I was dancing all over the place when i was only 11..then i got into PUNK!!

  • @debbymabalcon2789
    @debbymabalcon2789 Před 3 lety +1

    Damn their band and music is stilly great!!! I've loved the stray cats since 1962 and their still great as ever so glad i searched them keep it up till you drop LIVE YOU GUYS👍👋📀😍💕

  • @gretschguitars3403
    @gretschguitars3403 Před 6 lety +3

    I love Stray Cats from Japan

  • @sandyotelli8886
    @sandyotelli8886 Před 5 lety

    Inrockuptible for ever ⚓nd celtic strenght!💪

  • @lenaneckina6220
    @lenaneckina6220 Před 3 lety +1

    Сколько животной энергетики и ража !

  • @hazeldevlin4423
    @hazeldevlin4423 Před 4 lety +1

    Badass...sweet.

  • @sandrinerousseau6579
    @sandrinerousseau6579 Před 4 lety

    Certaines reprises m'ennuie.. surtout quan l'original est un must ! Merci

  • @JohnnyFight8536
    @JohnnyFight8536 Před 4 lety +8

    🐺,,,"The 0nly Thing That Matters..
    ...In The End",,😼

  • @gustavoalejandrojosescavuz4706

    This is real Rock and Roll!!!!!!

  • @Simpleton.6644
    @Simpleton.6644 Před 4 lety +11

    NICE to remember back to the days when no one held up their phones during a concert... Flea only wishes he could be that good on a BASS.

    • @bloski1995
      @bloski1995 Před 4 lety

      He's playing with one strimg broken

  • @elvisl2493
    @elvisl2493 Před 4 lety +1

    Les meilleurs 👍👍👍👍

  • @Carlos-ej9hj
    @Carlos-ej9hj Před 4 lety

    Good future, this guys yeaaahhh!

  • @rock69dynamite
    @rock69dynamite Před 5 lety +3

    it's the root of punk' bily !
    swing & shuffle & rock ’n’ roll !
    shaiaaaaaaaaaaaaa !

  • @joaquinramonvelascorubio7278

    Qué buenos!!

  • @therockabillie
    @therockabillie Před 7 lety +6

    We're gonna rock this world.

  • @patricecolella8041
    @patricecolella8041 Před 3 lety

    J'avais oublié les stray cats... Rafraîchissant... Comme Billy Idol d'ailleurs

  • @piesdescalzos8943
    @piesdescalzos8943 Před 4 lety

    Fabulosos

  •  Před 2 lety

    Cool!!

  • @salvadornobrega1230
    @salvadornobrega1230 Před 4 lety +2

    Som pra quem tem personalidade!!!!!!

  • @corvettezcorvettez
    @corvettezcorvettez Před 4 lety +2

    This concert was recorderd in Holland in 1981 at the concordia in Bussum .
    It started 1978 hosted by adam curry.
    The show ended in 1993 .
    The stray cars were huge in Holland .
    Elvis my nr 1 ,but these guys
    My favorite guitar player and rockabilly band all times. Great artists 🙏💪💪.

  • @taboomarnoo
    @taboomarnoo Před 4 lety +6

    Such a rad time in history! Grateful I was a part of that generation, back when "Hey man, cool bowling shirt!" or, "Dude, where'd you get those crazy pink slacks?" were some of the sweetest complements one could hear.

    • @RicTic66
      @RicTic66 Před 3 lety +3

      Stray cats got most of their stage gear in the Kings Road London. Johnsons for the trousers and shirts, Robot for the shoes, American Classics and 'Flip' for the vintage stuff. You could but some fantastic stuff in the late 70s early 80s and the Kings Road was really the only place to get it. Eventually the prices became ridiculous as much of the 50s/60s stuff became rare. In 1980 you could buy red selvedge Levis in good condition for £10, an original embroidered bowling shirt for £7/10 and fantastically well (British) made brothel creepers, loads of styles for £20. You can still get the shoes, but they're £200+ now. Johnsons sold all new gear under 'La Rocka' label. They produced all the pastel peg slacks and box jackets, leather gear with the skull and cross bones studs and buttons, Japanese rising sun motifs on everything, tribal prints and biker boots. Johnsons was expensive though.

    • @taboomarnoo
      @taboomarnoo Před 3 lety +3

      @@RicTic66 Super cool info, thanks! In the States, Los Angeles in particular, Melrose was the place to shop. Flip was super cheap in '81/82, $5 shirts (sometimes cheaper), $10 pants, and cool Flip Jeans for, I think, $20. Cowboys and Poodles sold new old stock 50's clothes and shoes (kind of expensive, but not bad at all considering what they were selling), and Let It Rock! sold new Rockabilly clothes from England, like what you described at Johnsons (definitely more expensive). We had loads of orignial 50's stuff here at that time that you could mine in thrift stores throughout the county if you wanted it bad enough.

  • @sandrinerousseau6579
    @sandrinerousseau6579 Před 4 lety +1

    Franchement .. c'est indemodable. J'ai hyper kiffe en 1980 et je hyper kiffe en 2020 ... whaou ! Ca dressé les poils de les bras ! Ils ont tous bons les petits chats errants...

  • @friedaromeijn
    @friedaromeijn Před 7 lety +2

    Just can't get enough.....

  • @hmackie6823
    @hmackie6823 Před 2 lety

    Had I met Brian in early 80's I was the perfect drummer for him then

  • @markmunger9978
    @markmunger9978 Před 4 lety +3

    I have this on vinyl: I need to take a moment and convert to MP4. This and Setzer's Orchestra on CD ... This should knock out the virus!

  • @user-lr5ph1gk5j
    @user-lr5ph1gk5j Před 3 lety +1

    Моя молодость

  • @hmackie6823
    @hmackie6823 Před 2 lety

    how did I miss this