Rock Lobster, The B-52's Live at the Downtown Cafe

[CaliforniaBoy1000]

More COWBELL ! !

[JulietsMan]

4:38 til the end is some of most gnarly rock ive ever heard. this band total petered out after 1988 and became so dull and forgettable. love shack?? *yawn*

[RaguelAngelofBalance]

I wish they didn't go completely mainstream, but instead stayed quirky and progressive in the Mr.Bungle and The Residents type of direction.

[supergabigabi]

thank you so much for that!!!! you're my hero

[ResidentFilmmaker]

OYE! Friggin' Great Vintage Video!

-The Blond One-

[FrankieT67]

Incredible...

[govols110]

These are great videos. Watching all these it makes me think that maybe Atlanta was once a hip town and not the cesspool it is today.

[promotingdetails]

！(๑◕ω◕๑)you are sexy as fuck”

[bjorker78]

Holy sh..t! This is a treasure!

[bjorker78]

Holy sh..t! This a treasure!

[kevdav63]

Needs more cowbell ;)

[999Brazninja]

amazing guitar!

[stepheehrler]

They are so out of control :P

[willamato]

This is fintastic. Thank you!

[mkultra2300]

fucking amazing

[NOOOQUARTER]

2-thumbs up man, thanks a ton for posting, it's great to see them so young. 1 of the best songs ever !!

[MforMarley]

so glad to not see anyone slam dancing. looks very fun, thanks for posting!

[pacard151]

Freaking awesome sound live, and that was in the beginning! Classic groove that had me dancing around in front of the laptop!

[Circumpunk]

When I heard this as a kid, I picked it up for the novelty and silliness in the lyrics. Then i listened closer to the guitars and drums. What a frikkin groove! Wish I could have been there though I was 17 and in Birminham at the time! Thanks so much. I am gonna make a playlist out of your work

[bonniegrrl]

This is awesome!!!! I love old footage of the B-52's! They rocked!!!

[axional]

wow khakis and a wife beater..CLASSIC still being worn in public 30 yrs later !!

[tecdessus]

maxgoffe, thats Kate.

[petrellad]

What an Awesome clip. I get shivers watching this. I remember the first time I heard this song, it changed my life. I threw my Led Zeppelin records in the trash. Thank you for posting this. Rock on my friend..........

[phlashba]

@petrellad That's me too! Nothing was the same after I heard this --- I was 15 in 1978 and my life was changed forever.

[vegomatic2]

Listen to the fabulous sound of the MOSRITE guitar ! Unique ! Great band ! Grande Classe !

[atlantargh]

incredible video/performance... not sure if Cindy and Kate were able to hear themselves; they're comically out of tune most of the time! But what energy!

[maxgoffe]

you can see cindy look at the audience at 0:42 and shake her head hahaa.......she knows.

[pcampbell0]

Gives me shivers. Amazing.

[iammready]

Hey kmills74

How are you and you must know that you have the best vintage B's- Hehe...thank you from the bottom of my black and white heart- winkwink-

[ginarenee2000]

First JR HIGH Dance in 1985...Rock Lobster came on..I'll never forget it!! DOWN DOWN DOWN....laying on the gym floor doing the rock lobster!! Classic Memories of my Youth!

[PAMAROSHOUSE]

brought tears to my eyes

[pfonyt]

Thank you very much for uploading this amazing performance. I can not believe the energy they had there. wOw! Great band, great live and great music! THANK YOU!!!

[MeduzaTr]

genial!!!!!!!!!!!11

[frenomen]

lo maximo!!!!

[thejesser501]

Thanks for posting this classic video! Wow! Even back then they sounded really good!

Cindy and Kate's voices were a little off key at times, but they still sound good.

:)

[digitalArtform]

More cowbell

[chibitiny]

Fucking AWESOME! I saw them in 1980 in NYC but this is the bomb!

[domxsalmon]

thats the greatest thing ive ever seen!

saw em in the flesh last year. Still got it!

[leopardboy]

Yes, thank you. This is amazing.

[jobartor]

Los medicos deberian recetar este video como antidepresivo, es mejor que una anfeta, eso si, mas adictivo... no puedo dejar de verlo!

[useredwin]

Thanks Kmills74, great great stuff!!

[dolina64]

I remember everyone thought they were a joke when they started to become popular. Well it was no joke, they were amazing.

[101Volts]

Tell me more, I'm a big B-52's fan and would like to know what people's opinions on them were when their first two albums were relatively new.

[dolina64]

I remember my friends and I didn't take them seriously although the music was catchy. Most people considered them a gimmick along with other bands like Devo. I think it's because they had a unique sound with crazy lyrics and videos. It was an interesting time in music with disco ending and mainstream rock getting boring. This band was something different and musically better than what most people gave them credit for.

[SQNBM]

dolina64

"It was an interesting time in music"'

We took this record overseas with us,it became popular and was crazy to see orientals cover the music,eveybody just danced to this and had a good time,no one cared how they looked dancing,I was somewhere inbetween,rock,punk,new wave and G-d knows what else,yea,we thought they were a gag at 1st but we loved them!

[troi41]

they always took music to new places. my fav is with david byrne, it wasnt as popular but really was awesome. love the song cake

[101Volts]

Speaking of Talking Heads, There was also XTC. In 1979 they were still a bit like a Punk band with their Drums & Wires album but by the next year they got to be more of a thinking man's band with their "Black Sea" Album. great band once you get into them. There must have been many unique bands at this time.

[bulner1]

This is so orgasmic.

[missteel]

I love how this is the longer version and the better camera views!! thany you again Kmills!

[kmills74]

Did you notice the improved sound and picture quality? I finally acquired the equipment, software and skills to produce a worthy edit. Makes for a rockin' DVD. Gonna show it the opening night of AthFest, Athens' music and art festival.

[mkultra2300]

@kmills74 +1 for great quality thanks for this