The Monochrome Set- He's Frank

[walt7500]

I prefer james Foster.

[pirrung123]

Was the drummer speeds up the song ?

[fabiangear]

This was the last time I saw them, rather weird experience, but great show. Good to see them back.

[Dorbid83]

You could all "fashionistas" concentrate in Monochrome Set's music..it's a music video...not a catwalk...

[chchchcherrybomb37]

Lester Square is my art teacher!!!! (Well, I never even knew he was called Lester, he;s known to us as Mr. Hardy)

[dagga36]

ego & drugs..i'd assume

[debugogo]

いいねー（＾－＾）

[nigelbourne23]

Great to see Biddy! He lent me that Jaguar when I made "Pagan Easter" and did some BVs too... good man!!

[nattrass]

three guitarists? ok for Lynrrd Whatsit.... but not for our Monochrome Set surely

[themexicankitchen]

love the fat boy slim feat. iggy pop cover

does it justice

[bgbreakdown]

Still like them as much as I did in '79. Which is mucho.

[jubbytaylor1]

amazin band terrible look, watch jet set junta vid and you will be as clueless as me

[edstyle12]

Isn't it Borat with that cowboy hat and white shirt? :D

[cally999]

Not seen this before. Yes, Bid looks like Ian Astbury but he still looks great. Only Lester and Andy could have rescued this, and they played magnificently.

[woodyfromballarat]

good song. the iggy pop and fat boy slim covers alright too.

[metric1977]

The new members of the band here (drummer/rhythm guitarist) look a bit Wanky, but it's a great version, and of course Andy, Lester and Bid still look cool ..... Though how cool as fuck was Andy Warren ! the coolest bass player on the planet !!!

[JohnnyFox86]

Very strange

[fluorophoric]

IS that really the monochrome set? wtf?

[CherryMielita]

Oh, my gosh. Whatever happened to his wonderful hair, his sweet clothes and charming voice? He looks like someone out of Guns'n'Roses! I'm still in love with him though.

[domdadomdom]

Hilarious! Even a pseudo-American accented aside!

[HarrisonVortex]

Andy Warren is still my bass playing god.

[stillwaiting4godot]

example of how great bands can grow, tight

[Guedingen]

Who fucking cares how they look? Sublime, many thanks

[craigk2000]

if you like this check out the cover version by fatboy slim featuring iggy pop, coming out this year @ normancook. info/ blog

[truethought62]

C'mon now, people, do not judge a man by his hair!! This sounds pretty damn tight, I should say..sounds quite like the old TMS..

[LilacNell]

I think Bid's taking the piss here!

[LilacNell]

I think Bid's taking the piss here!

[EarlyLAPunk]

wow. they really changed their appearance! What a mindfuck. looks like getty lee!

[ndegeochero]

Bid looks like Izumi Mori,a japanese fashion model girl.  Wow!

[nemea23]

Yup, gotta say, he looks good here. Tho he doen't sound as good as he has in past. Guitar & drums great!

[shaw6622]

I prefer the single version of the song, but Bid looks gorgeous in this incarnation!

[Cocrteau3]

I agree with the single version but beg to differ on Bid's looks - what is it that drives a guy that was the pinnacle of cool in his 20s and 30s to turn into someone wearing tight leather pants and a top from agent provocateur when pushing 40 (well today he's close to 50)???

[volekiller]

Hold on - he would have been no more than 33 or 34 when this was filmed in the early 90's, and speaking as a female fan of the band - it certainly worked for me!

[peregrinefalcon11]

Bid looks as if he is stoned in this clip, and his voice cracks near the end. Lester is what makes this piece what it is! Thank goodness for Lester.

[pollux33]

Mehr von diesem Livekonzert! Danke.

[marcgabriel2006]

In Memoriam Frank Tovey (Fad Gadget).

[kidwoofwoof]

now ... don't get the Kid wrong ... the MS were a ... great band ... but that's ... a lousy version ... of a FANTASTIC tune ...

[jonlaidler]

I agree, not a patch on their earlier versions. But Lester does managed to work the old magic. Trivia info, I believe 'Frank' is Fad Gadget. I saw the Set play many times in the 79-81, great live band, very tight. Stopped listening to them after 'Love Zombies'.

[kidwoofwoof]

The Kid, too ... watched them a couple of times ... once with Swell Maps ... which was an odd experience ... Bits of 'Eligible Bachelors' are ... actually ... quite good ... ditto moments on 'The Lost Weekend' ... otherwise ... nothing to ... write home ... about ...

[rumiouex]

I sow them 2 times in Tokyo aroud 1990.

[dallow]

Wow, have never seen them before but never expected them to look like this! Hehe.

Criminally underrated and unknown. Thanks for the video.

[cloonmore]

Thanks, one of my fave post punk bands and sorely unknown and underappreciated. Thank God for Lester -- w/out him this flabby version of a crisp classic would be, well, really flabby.