Interview and performance clips - the Slits

[JUDGExNOCTURNAL]

Totally weak ass voice and the band well, they SUCK TOO...

[localbrewz]

At around 8 mins, that bass is WEAK!!! B4 y'all flame me, I dig the slits. It's just that my 10yr old brother is a much better bassist. Rip Ari

[woody7able]

what is the song their play at 44 secs

[lianjie1963]

@woody7able it's called Animal Space, but an improvised version of a 7" single

[woody7able]

what is the song eheir play at 44 secs

[TimoVERSION]

Can anyone id the two women (and from which band) at 2:15 or so..."..we're just four people, not two women and two men..." definitely not Au Pairs...so who?

[christolz]

Arianna Forster looks very much like her father Frank forster who sang Cindy Oh Cindy  . May they both RIP.

[TheMegachristo]

RIP Ari Up. :(

[PAULLONDEN]

Interesting how Ari always manages to 'dance' against the beat.

Heard it through the bassline.

[oogie11]

 Who is the lady at 2.10? It's not Viv Albertine, is it?

[calebbbuh]

@oogie11 yes it is

[oogie11]

@calebbbuh thank you for telling me :)

[losttango]

Thanks for posting this, really interesting and great live footage. I saw them play at the Rainbow with Don Cherry - he played an absolutely brilliant set in support and jammed with them on their encores. They were SUCH a good band when they had Bruce Smith on drums and that massive bass sound.

[tom51]

God, I would have loved to see them with Don Cherry.

[monsieurbotibol]

Thanks for discovering this great doc! I'm already downloading it from the torrent.

The slits are great and talented musicians, their music is pretty unique, with that rich mix of dub-rocksteady-funk-punkrock-p­op that nobody else has ever done so well.

I missed them just for a few days on my last trip to glasgow, I'm wishing to see them live!

[tigerpantss]

amazing 8.52 whoa!

[STARRBUCK1973]

WUZ THEY ALWAYS JAH RASTA!!???

[Khultan]

@STARRBUCK1973 They were living in mixed and diverse community and were open minded way before forming The Slits. So, go figure...

[STARRBUCK1973]

THATS PEACE!! THANK YOU....

[Khultan]

I love the Slits, That's all there is to it.

[dasneonlicht]

omg 7:20 wtf fantastic.

[AsparagusSpears]

Why'd you cut out Siouxsie?!

[tom51]

This is the way I received the video. I'd love to see it uncut.

[losttango]

Thanks for posting this - really interesting and great performance footage. I saw one of their "rumoured" performances with Don Cherry - at the Rainbow in Finsbury Park in the late 70's or very early '80s. He played an absolutely brilliant set in support, I believe with Lou Reed's backing band, and jammed with the Slits on their encore. One of the best gigs I've been to - they were SUCH a good band when they had Bruce Smith on drums and that huge bass sound...

[beatarded]

Yeah that sucks! big time.

[4x4skin]

Wow was that Kleenex (very briefly)?

[dancatsis]

That's Tony Wrafter on sax.Definitely not Gareth Sager.Yes that is Bruce Smith on drums

[IkillChildren01]

i like them so much.. but i'm still figuring out their music - the rhytims are so weird

[kensatan]

i think that could well be gareth sager from the pop group playing sax...?

[kensatan]

jonny rotten (lydon) went out with ari-up, but ended up married to her mother! is that bruce smith from the pop group playing drums?

[caitlynwillow]

i luv thes grls but i cunt remember iv eye sore dem @ markkee or poxy?

[FOODIO33]

i have this on dvd the doco isnt very long its with another doco called punk in england,by a german director called wolfgang buld....he did another one as well called punk in london,which has interviews with different punk bands.....would have been great to have been there during that time.

[woodentops]

saw em many times. cut was tuff, great mood live. totally unique. it did kind of get slick. really dub style

[FutureTimes]

Classic stuff!

Wow Viv Albertine what a doll baby. Where is this 52 year old lady now? I would love to know.

[JJAAAACCKK]

Great footage.

[girlsahjo]

The Slits were absolutely amazing and Ari-Up has balls of steel! I am so excited to be seeing her at a gig in Glasgow on the 14th August!!

[Beeea93]

yeah girlschool!!

[vickyarg89]

Wow, I'd only heard small bits of The Slits before...not sure if I like them though, but they had some balls (well, ovaries lol) to get on stage and be shambolic and anarchic...excellent upload!

I love youtube...

[nikidijawen]

I love marvin song of "heard it through the grapevine" but the way the slits I didn't think I could like it but I do. so different but sticks to the feel.

[andrewlewis963]

whats awful about being women

[LaaLaa]

The drummer is Bruce Smith.

[tonedabigmac1]

i think it could be budgie

[SHMUJEW]

WHOS THE GUY?

[efectogato]

Palmolive wasn't there.... she was the original drummer ¬¬

[dita86]

which one is Palmolive?

[Morgannalefay2000]

I remember having thier album when I was very young and I really liked typical girls etc. Thank you for the videos.

[RomanBabe]

Oh my. This is bloody awful.

[VL1302]

I remember them from '77, still love the old school punkrock scene to this day. I must confess The Slits never did anything for me musically but I liked the fact women picked up an instrument. It must be good news for their fans they reformed. They never were my cup of tea but good luck to them, they have their rightful place in Punkrock history.

[Khultan]

ManilaSyndicate, you don't seem to possess even  a BASIC , FUNDAMENTAL, GENERAL KNOWLEDGE of music his/herstory.

[theefishlippedone]

good gear,is there more of the documentry?

[svenny]

discrimination and lack of equality played a big part in the slits ethos inthe late 1970's enjoy it Manila - then go back to bon jovi where you belong mate !

[passingchelsea]

think it was kleenex they did a track Heidi's Head

[ManilaSyndicate]

Thanks. You mean they did that song in the film?

[djmirk]

Some women rock better than some men, some men rock better than some women--it's all relative--what the hell do you mean?

[dxmkrew]

wendy from the plasmatics hates you for this comment.

[nikidijawen]

Hahaha, i love the slits! i think men r different than women when making music, but these girls a tougher than any girl playin music music NOW!

[carpenns]

well, have you heard of the whole riot grrl movement?

[nikidijawen]

alittle. i like mpunk music form the beggining of the punk movement

[carpenns]

'ok', all I'm saying is that the riot grrl punk is/was just as tough or tougher. Shows where guys were told to 'get to the back!' and let the lesbians through! no dewds in the pit! i.e. bikini kill in their day

[nikidijawen]

not all girls that are into punk music or culture are lesbians.:/

[carpenns]

Thank God!

[Khultan]

@nikidijawen Can you say that again? It's gonna make me cry.

[jewforgsoc]

who's the woman speaking about them at the beginning?

[drstevie]

i used to dream about viv!!

[BrettCelinski]

viv albertine was so damn hot back then

[soloterre]

who is that girl in black with the dark hair who is always dancing on the stage? Did they have a dancer/backup singer?

[prestolovesvarla]

This is bloody fabulous!Keep posting rare gems like this...thats what Youtube was made for.Cheers!

[sbrackbill]

the live footage is pretty great. i wish there was more of it. i would guess that the sax player is steve beresford

[tom51]

Thanks. I'd love to hear or see any of their rumored performances with Don Cherry.