The Gories- Land of A Thousand Dances

[Darci2u2]

Lol ROFL lol lol

[TheJohnsonsOfficial]

NA NA NA NA NA NA NA (Insert strange early Kinks 60s garage gibberish then scream into the mic)

[slvrsurphor]

f the white stripes copycats they have no soul at all

[ACDC392333]

@slvrsurphor They were before the White Stripes. Detroit is where garage rock is from, Jack White didn't invent it. Bands like ? and the Mysterians, MC5, Alice Cooper and the Stooges were cranking out lo fi classics before White could even walk

[slvrsurphor]

f the white stripes copycats

[MachinegunApe]

There ain't a thing wrong with that. Brilliant guitar sounds, primitive drumming, great singing, Just awsome!

[JMo27]

It doesn't make sense to me why people hate on the modern bands who had great influences such as Gories. Who cares if it sounds similar. That's what music is all about, taking something and giving it your own little twist. Nothing is original. Not only that but it gives the kids now days a chance to hear something they might not have if that modern band didn't exist. A lot of good music is put on the back burner but new bands like the White Stripes bring it alive once again.

[clifton250]

i remember flicking through the independent noise section of a particular record store back in the early nineties and actually purchasing a gories record. nice to know i can actually see them perform all these years later. thanks youtube for reigniting a passion. i will definately be checking out amazon to see if there are any cd's available, pretty soon! excellent stuff! cheers!

[Frisbieinstein]

Funny.

[HEMHEM6969]

くそかっこいい

[bigkd69420]

maybe a little too much

[bierboy1000]

abfahrt!!!!!!

[thearmpitlover1]

Great!!!!!! once in a life time you have to see them life!!!! the armpit lover

[mrthomaskt]

the gories take songs and kick them in the nuts...

in a good way

[SonicMew]

why does it always have to be one band or the other? its not like you have a max of 10 bands you can like, like em all

[TheRaPPeram]

two words, people. two words shoved into one! BLACKTOP! BLACKTOP! BLACKTOP! almost as memorable as the Flint, Michigan mega bowl! Seriously though check them out. Mick's band in like '94 sick album. one time thing. If you don't believe me. Believe Jack White. He told me. twice.

[malkiebroon]

yip god bless crypt and sympathy records

[MutantBlues]

wow, thanks youtube you finally recommended something to me that is awesome. I forgive you for all the nasty comments on every video.

[davidheadon]

I love how the kick drum appears not to even have a skin on it-

Like it's just there to hold up the tom-toms...

The Gories need a snare drum, the same way Keith Moon needs Hi-hats.

[XxDarkXScorpionxX]

i remember thissssssssssssss ♪ nananan aranananaaa

[kives1985]

Youtube recommended this video to me. It doesn't know me as well as Netflix does, but I have to say, it got me right this time. I favorited the hell out of this video.

I like when the woman loses her drum stick.

[saznrai]

@kives1985 lol! woman! I thought that was a man! lol!

[able421]

The Gories couldn't play for shit, but man could they write some catchy songs. Can't wait to see them in Seattle all grown up.

[shavedeyeball]

KICK ASS!!! Whitey Stripes arti farti rip off

[jdarrah17]

@shavedeyeball -- Jack White says The Gories are a big influence for him. I don't see a problem with that AT ALL. Jack White has serious talent. I do prefer the Raconteurs & Dead Weather to White Stripes though. But I like anything Jack does. Gories are cool too.

[Detroit1967]

Better than the Whitey Stripes

[goshenperc1]

Never heard of these guys. I'm not going to judge based on this video, but I'm hoping this wasn't one of their best shows. Bad interpretation of a good song.

[SpammerOvTheGods]

goshenperc1: they were always that sloppy live; that was part of the charm. Not everybody got it - but then again, not everybody has to.

#@!

[rnrstooge125]

the mummies do a great cover of this as well

[CptTractor]

Amazing video thanks a lot !!!

[residentialparking]

This is the stuff rock and roll is made of!

[HopelessDoom]

Kiss is from New York, not Detroit.  ;)

[ColossusOfRhodes]

woah. KISS...is KISS. this comparison is really unfair.

[7ratla7]

@dpd326

Hey, I love both!

[flaperke]

@dpd326 Yes! Yes! F**k KISS !!

[ralphocop]

@dpd326 I know Detroit Rick. Ehs a pretty cool guy and doesn't afraid of anything.

[jimmybomb11]

im not really into this kind of music, but theyre sick

[tummielvr]

No version is better than what Ike and Tina Tuner did on The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour

[gta3plyr]

0:38-LOL

[hgldypgldy]

sometimes you wonder how bands get record deals.

[vergarihno]

You are an idiot sir

[HectorVector85]

You have to be Britney or authentic... I think this is authentic mate.

[VoodooCramps]

In this case, by being amazing.

[joshkamikaze]

everything i ever wanted from rock n roll.

[31fik]

great sound

[ethuhmastuh]

y'know, people need to stop saying the gories suck. THEY DO NOT, to their fans at least - it's subjective, so instead of being negative about a band you don't like, why not go be positive about a band you do like?

[hebneh]

Do the Watusi

Like my little Lucy.

[drewjustforyou]

why did they bother tuning their guitars if their singer isn't even going to try to keep a tone? Don't get me wrong, I think they sound good (especially the instruments), but it falls on ears that wish they were deaf once they start screaming at the mic like it insulted their dead grandmothers.

oh, and the instrumentals are not that original, but at least they play with a good groove, unlike the unoriginal pop bands who seem to just play to get paid.

[salus52]

way to completely miss the point, you overly technical turd

[Neofran15]

damn get sum talent...

[salus52]

damn get sum grammar lessons...

[Neofran15]

I got an A in my comp2 class my third semester of college. I am a writer, dick head, I can assure you I have perfectly good Grammar, I just choose not to write to my full potential on Youtube.

[salus52]

then why are there so many grammatical errors in that sentence? that's so sad that you feel you have to lie on the internet to defend yourself. somebody has low self esteem. :(

[badjackbrowning5]

@Neofran15 Haha, dick head shouldn't be a parenthetical, most of those commas should be periods and grammar shouldn't be capitalized. Beyond that those two sentences are spot on.

[trustthedarkmen]

this band is the best fucking thing ever

[maxmusic94]

this is sick

[SecondHandSam]

perfect

[minesisbigger]

I think it sounds bad...

I guess i don't "get it" either

[teddy5549]

The "getting it" thing isn't a huge deal. There's people who like lo-fi garage music and there's people who don't. It's a niche genre. I love it with every part of my being but non of my friends with their great tastes in music can't stand it.

[frenzexperiment]

gories,blacktop,dirtbombs,king sound quartet...

I can't have enough

[OhLordyEmmGee]

This is pure grit and soul right here. Can't wait to see them this summer.

To the critics, I would just say that The Gories embody the true spirit of rock and roll - they just picked up and started playing how they believed it should be played, almost no experience, just pure grit and soul. That's what music is about, not computer-smoothed voices and empty riffs pumped out by some corporate "indie" boy band.

[vergarihno]

This summer? Where? When? Why?

TELL ME, TELL ME, I MUST KNOW!!!!!!

[OhLordyEmmGee]

Haha, that was my same reaction when I first heard rumors last fall - they're having a reunion tour this summer! 2 shows in Memphis, 1 in Detroit, and 2 weeks in Europe; check their Myspace page for more details. (Sucks that they aren't touring more extensively in the US, but hell, I'll gladly hitch and squat my way to Detroit for this!!)

[lunayouth]

1980's

[Ian3985]

so was this the detroit seen after the 1960s? Were the guys in with MC5 and others? Or is this way after? Before?

[porfavormeudeus]

Hahahahah Yes, here they do look like they're from the 60s

[sgds12]

WELL... joss885... You poor soul, you just don't get it, and that's O.K.!

YEAH! GET IT!!!

SUFFER ON... my friend, suffer on...

:)

HA!

[cassiopee70]

super... a decouvrir !!!

[sedelman2]

This is fucking incredible. Love, love, love, love, love, love, love, love them.

[TheEyesores]

waah they can't play waaah it's not polished enough... waah it doesn't sound enough like 3rd generation punk recorded digitally in a studio with sampled drums, pitch corrected vocals, session cats.. etc.. They're not "great" musicians but this has energy and even better they do what they do without giving a fuck what "produced punk" types think. That in and of itself puts this a lot farther up on the punkometer than many bands who can play "better".

[BMNoodleS]

they blow

[punkrockxzz]

ive heard better, but i give 'em credit. Really raw, but they did kill it a tad bit. I dig his fender mustang!

[jojoblow01]

they murdered it ! . but credit i suppose after listening to some of their other stuff .

the mustang is cool too but he should have learnt to play it first . raw doesnt =ability in many cases

[joss885]

shark sandwich - shit sandwich

[joss885]

well thats a couple of minutes of my life that I cant get back. Is it just me or is this just shittier than shit. Dont tell me, this is supossed to be considered cool cus its postmodernist shit. anyway still stinks of shit. learn to play or just fuck off.

PS keep the net positive ;)

[jojoblow01]

`need somebody to help me sing it one time !`? yeah and to fuckin play it !! the only thing `cool` about this are his shades . ` no gories , no white stripes `? well i could well do without either of them !. this is shit garage and they are a waste of video tape and oxygen .

[Scheckywhite]

Can't believe they're re-uniting this year! Two dates in the US and two weeks in Europe!

[calamitejane]

rock n roll orgasm

<3

[Whitestripes08]

lol is everyone in Detroit still mad at the white stripes?? <.<

[sandytherabbit]

just the people who are pissed that they didnt make it as far. and no one here is mad at meg.

jack i think was thinkin with his pee pee a lil too much. thats about all i guess.

and yeah he didnt give a few people credit where credit was due. thats a biggie around here. as well as it should be anywhere.

[oOxCOPIxOo]

WTF!

[SevenRiderAirForce]

Hmm, they killed an awesome Wilson Pickett song. Everyone is saying they're genius, which is true, because it takes one to screw up a song this much

[mxr9000]

This is garage as f%ck!!!

[JeanScrash]

hahahahahahahaha 00:38 xD omg hahahahahahaaha

[Drummer2k7]

umm

[mmredfern]

omfg they suck

[starlightgong]

no, they're pure genius

[TripleSixMovesQuick]

Don't blaspheme. You're not fit to breathe their air. Man, kids these days... Don't even recognize genius when it stares them in the face...

[elbratzo]

tell ya something. you suck.

[jquast01]

lol this is so awful, its great

[jquast01]

my bad, it was only great when the awful drummer dropped her stick, and the band got all confused. then it just got really awful.

[mototool]

wild wild sound

[CrAzY4CiNdY]

dont know it......DONT LIKE IT! :'[

[beiberfan]

ouch

[Juiceboxxxpoptart]

what the hell is this?

[jcdfms]

this sucks!!!!

[waheffect]

That is a very wild garage song.

The perfect description of rock'n roll garage.

[gunsanddrugs]

yes sir.. !

[HaloHappytimes3]

the ending sucked

[Gertrudia]

wtf, this is horrible

[gunsanddrugs]

u just dont see it or hear it or even get it do you... u must like rock music lol..!!

[KcSR78]

whoah... I would never have guessed that "The Residents" actually made a cover of this! Well, it's just as great as the cover.. (I like it:D!)

[gunsanddrugs]

yeah! rawknroll keep it in the garage, keep yer rock and saving the children piss.. id rather go and see this any day than U2 or the likes in a fuckin stadium, gimme danger! they play it better than us, but thats primative for ya.. and we dont even care. shake! thats what its all about.. groovers and shakers..

[LunaManor]

The gories are amazing, yeh.

[MammaleousMaximus]

This is kinda disturbing.

[courtneycoke]

why do you people write such long comments that no 1 is going to read??♥

[riprhodes]

Mick Collins. Genious!!!

[rockenstein61]

you know, I always loved The Gories. I love them more seeing how much all these squares hate em and bad mouth em. and I notice none of em ever tell us where to hear THEIR great music. it's hard to do anything this great- it's easier to put someone else down. you critical dchebags - no class. no testes.

[tomlynch42]

Your right the fuck on, pal! The twats that piss on these guys never would have found the gig back in the ol' days. Good thing theres the intermenet fer them.

[mojo82]

The Gories were an influence of the White Stripes, per their book. i even saw a videeo of Jack and Meg with Mick on youtube. They were great live as u & I know. i hope the dirtbombs make it 'cause they deserve it

[COLASM]

thank you for posting

i learned a lots with the gories and i m still learning, it's difficult to say what, RnR? zazen?

[dorunman123]

this is fuckin sweet love this shit!

[Markandliam]

That was the worst song cover i have ever heard. They butcherd a perfictly good song. =(

[Amishexmachina]

You're kinda missing the point. Who the hell wants to hear a straight cover of land of a thousand dances?

[alexdelaville]

Sorry I like a lot the "ultraglide in black" album of the Dirtbombs but this cover is not was i would call "awesome", it's sounds like a very bad garage band from 60s , ok to sound raw can be very cool but here I think they miss their point, its sounds like 14 years guys wich have started to play 6 months ago

the wilson pickett version is far far far better

[papertigerlove00]

yo momma :)

[tomlynch42]

Your a dope. Have fun at the next Dave Matthews show at your nearest Enormo-Dome.

you deserve to pay out $8.00 a beer becuase you got goood taste. You fart. Don't respond to this, you'll look lamer then you already are.

[JaEuerMeister]

As much as I do love garage music, the mighty Oblivians and all kinds of noise with attitude, I must say, the Gories did indeed SUCK. They were trying hard to sound like crap. They were posing, not unlike hair metal bands, only in another direction.

[tomlynch42]

I was there I saw it first hand & it didn't suck. The Gories were alot of fun & we all had alot of good times in Detroit before any of this garage band mania took off. It was a tight little scene & if they posed nobody gave a shit, nobody noticed what the hell was going on anyway until the Sub Pop single came out,then they broke up. I hope you had fun in your own scene we sure as hell did!

[eeelectricboogaloo]

oh shush.

[Tinhow]

NAAAAA nanananaaaaaa nanananaaaaaaaaaa nanana nanana

[DarkTurles]

What the heck is this crap?

[ipalindromei]

there would be no white stripes without the gories

[Escepticus]

big über LOL!

[zbelm]

"there would be no white stripes without the gories" - I'd be happy to have the Gories without the Whites tripes

[joscofe]

@zbelm Me Too!!!!!

[mrthomaskt]

@zbelm i agree if you look at jack whites amp its a 1485 silvertone which is also the gories main amp, the white stripes basicly copy little things from other more obscure bands and mash them all together. which is good because it helps young people find good older less out there music

[nickothompson]

@zbelm Why? These guys can't sing nearly as good, and Meg never drops her sticks..lol!

[lewolfecourage]

@nickothompson HEY!

I see you troll.

[zackertack]

@zbelm actually the sonics are to blame for all this awesome music :D

[HAGFISHproductions]

why don't you go fling poo

[jessicagallagher]

This is quite possibly my fav. youtube video.

[eccyovbryn]

thts shite

[chgosatrap]

dang, he sound like the anasthesia wore off in the middle of a root canal

[haupper]

At the start you can see Mick studying the pegs on the end of his guitar wondering what they're for.

[dogjones65]

Ha! That's hilarious!!!

[unholy12345]

wow, this is the worst music i have ever heard in my life

[herrska]

did they origanally do this song?

[TongueKungFu]

Wilson Pickett did it - the original is even better - and the Mummies covered it too

[Omega481]

so did roy orbison

[alexdelaville]

actually Wilson Pickett cover was inspired by Cannibal and the headhunters cover of Chris Kenner's original

[roxxan23]

i'm so in love with mick collins right now.

[fuzzprobe]

The Gories are it!! I knew in 1995, in Orange County, trying to get my Vespa P200 to run right, listening to them on the turntable while I was in the garage. I met Mick Collins on my 21st birthday when he was on the Blacktop tour.

[sonicmilk]

even when she dropped the stick they held it together. they've got the spirit.

[aolivas71]

Great footage of a lost great band!!!

[bluesbreaker13]

Awesome, I've showed this video to all my friends and none of them seem to get it, lol.