Buzzcocks - Moving Away From The Pulsebeat

[derekmac61]

this & white man by the clash are my favourite songs ever. amazing live performance by the Buzzcocks!

[andreaneilcmc]

I don't remember any more gay punks. Were their any?

[antoniarocanrol]

WHAT A INTRO!!

[TalkToTheBody]

poor Steve Diggle, so hard to hit those high notes from 3:10 onwards when the high e string is dangling below his knees :)

[chchchcherrybomb37]

Matt Helders is the new John Maher (INMYOPINIONPLEASEDON'TATTACKM­EIFYOUDISAGREE)

[GeniusPivot]

Heehee.

You said Buzzcocks.

[ZanyMe]

Great song, I love playing it on drums. All punk energy in 5 minutes.

[freeyamind69]

I have this gig on VHS, would love to have a DVD version :)

[ZLUGGO]

Tremendous tune and one of the best bands ever.

[moonieparone]

this vid brings back some great memories of seeing them live in '89or '90,at the Powerstation.and seeing the orig clip on radio with pictures in the early '80s :) classic

[andy7666]

I love this band so much.. When they play live they always genuinely enjoy themselves.

[CobwebsundStrange]

when/where was this?

[kellymonster77]

i think its the same recording of a cassette tape i have so if thats the case

March 1979 at Hammersmith Odeon

[mrblifil]

@kellymonster77 Looks like it was the first revival tour, they all look a tad older and the tempi were a touch slower because I don't think Maher had touched a kit for years before they had reformed.

[Jontydog]

i think its nottingham 89ish its from the live legends vhs i think

[hawkeyepierce12]

current buzzcocks' drummer danny ferrant does this song a little differently, but it's still fantastic.

also, check out "late for the train" on youtube which buzzcocks also play on their current tour as well as this gem.

[hazzlim]

he's my drum teacher (dan farrant) he's a brilliant drummer. nice guy as well. I'm gonna ask him to teach me this

[hawkeyepierce12]

hazzlim~

lucky you, if he's as good a teacher as he is a player, you'll be able to play this one in no time at all.

all the best.

[ComteLafon]

agree about Maher (always looked the coolest) but I didn't rate Topper quite as much as I did Rat S. Though I sort of thought Kenny Morris the best of the lot. The other Morris, Steven, turned out not bad either.

Somehow thirty years ago I never thought I'd be having this conversation... ~ !

[Scrotemeister]

John Maher was/is a bloody fantastic drummer. Him and Topper Headon were the best of their generation.

[regreagan]

cozy powell

[MoreToleranceNow]

Agree. He played with such enthusiasm and added to the music, rather than just keeping the beat (which is hard enough in itself). One of my favorites.

[southernsteve1]

Can't remember the year, either 80 or 81, or even both, Maher was voted second in the best drummer section of the NME annual poll. First was Cozy Powell......A fantastic and original musician, and a great band then and now...

[TCBandage]

You ain't lying-

John Maher is amazingly talented.

Textbook precision.

[chrisnewcastle61]

@Scrotemeister the drumming on this made me* buy the album when we were listening to it on a trip to HMV Oxford St in 1978. It came in it's own silver carrier bag.

*ok, it was my mate Dave that actually bought it. I just taped it later.

And here we are, 31 years later, and I just saw them live at the Mouth of the Tyne festival - fantastic

[Swedoman]

Without a doubt one of the buzzcocks best songs..in my opinion..The drumming was spot on and soooooooo good....ever fallen inlove comes soo close to this song..but im afraid this song is better i feel..:):):)

[JGTMTE]

One of my favourite Buzzcocks songs :-)

[beautydaddy]

I take it back, they still have the "edge."

[peterpringle01]

No, he's in U2

[paybacktime62]

love it !

[tzntoe]

Someone told me this drumming was very close to a Cozy Powel track...which one?

[peterpringle01]

Dance with the Devil..it is on youtube

[kirky67]

Aye, the songs are very similar - in that there are people playing drums on them.

[peterpringle01]

Twat!!

[KoinoPinchHitter]

bassist seems not to be John Maher.

In short, is this an film of the 90's?

I think that it influenced tunes of bands of neo psychedelic if it says in this tune.

I'm sorry by a saucy comment.

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[sham64andahalf]

Thats because his on drums. Steve Garvey is on bass.

[cheekysausage]

@sham64andahalf Garvey is a top bloke. He bought me a bag of chips after their gig at the Glasgow Apollo back in '78 or '79 when Joy division supported.

[cellinas1]

John Maher was the Drummer, Steve Garvey was original Bassist

[kubicapanis]

the best drum beat ever

[tomte090989]

Shelley/Diggle. Charisma personified.

[row4n]

Not heard this for years, it was always my favourite from the Another Music LP - I wrote "LP" fuck me

[davemcteer]

Brilliant the punk era...we are all showing our age now as we approach 50 but do we give a bollox..not likely and we never will.

[arebee0304]

unfortunatly some of us are approaching 50 faster than others but I agree with your seniment hahaha

[kyrilliondaemon]

wish i'd been alive to see it

but no worries, the music'll last forever and i can enjoy the music till i'm past 50 myself lol

[suzypie400]

How talented are this band? I am practically in love with Steve Diggle.

[boogerbenson]

Fucking brilliant! What a cool as fuck drummer! Is he a robot?

[goodysun]

The year Keith moon died, John Maher was voted best living drummer in the NME poll, and I've always thought it was 'cos of this track. What a stonker! My mum used to go mad at me for drumming along to this on the settee! Between this, the U.K. Subs and the Banshees, 'Sceam', I confess holes eventually appeared! Ah, happy days.

[jonahrazorcuts]

Thanks for posting this sham64andahalf.I based my drumming style on john Maher's.

Pulse beat is my favorite.All my mates used to come down to my ma's house and watch me do pulse beat all afternoon.

I believe John set up his own firm,something to do with VW's.Jonah Razor Cuts.

[goodysun]

Just seen your comment. Check mine out for a ditto! (Along with Kenny Morris of the Banshees.)

[CrazySean]

This is such a cool song. Did they play this at MSG when they opened for Pearl Jam? They definitely should of if they didn't. I remember the set was mostly fast punk and I never heard of them before that night. Eddie Vedder said later on that night that if it wasn't for the Buzzcocks, they'd probably sound like Good Charlotte or something.

[mistique5]

saw buzzcocks in 1977,jesus that makes me old dont it lol,the slits were there 2 at portsmouth lacarno,its gone now,great times and music era.

[parsi62]

Saw the same tour early 78 with the Slits at Newcastle Mayfair - also gone now. Fantastic night -first concert I'd ever been to and still the best

[mistique5]

Cool era i think .

[lioii]

1st gig for me too. Dublin September 1978, still have the ticket, it cost £2 and The Sinners supported. Great memories of the gig, I was scared stiff of all the punks! Brilliant though!!!!

[whiskypapa]

Pretty good sound for live. I dig the drum bit. I always try to replicate it with pencils & my hands. Yes, I have no life. Took a girlfriend to see Buzzcocks back in 1993. She wasn't impressed since she was into Joni Mitchell, Tori Amos & Kate Bush. That ain't BUZZCOCKS!

[hawkeyepierce12]

before the second instrumental break, steve diggle breaks a string on his guitar & has to make up the last part of the rift. during the drum solo, he replaces his guitar.

[hawkeyepierce12]

have this video (live legends)at home....must have played it a thousand times in the past 17 years.......still sounds fantastic!!

[SunnBurn]

Great song! Great band! Love Steve Diggle's playing on this. None of that 1000 notes per second garbage. Just tasteful, melodic playing that gives the song exactly what it needs.

[harveybullocks1281]

John Maher looks like Steven Colbert in sunglasses @ this show.

[fango2006]

This drumming looks so simple and sounds so cool but it's a real bastard to play. I love the way he's just cruising along. Great song.

[tzntoe]

Wasn't heavily into this band but I did have something called ' Razor Cuts' which involved loads of aggro with the crowd; in Leeds, I think. Mad.

[topman165]

havent seen this footage before, great track, I remember buying this back then as an aussie import 12" on the wizzard label clear vinyl WOW, when i saw the buzzcocks just 3 weeks ago at the churchill in bromley they played this in their set & still sounds great

[lilandy62]

excellent stuff sham,takes me back to my youth.forgot how good this group was.thnx for da memories

[pint6x]

bleedin' brilliant - last track from their brilliant album "Another music in a different kitchen" - never seen it live before - excellent drumming throughout.

[lagowski]

Do you know when & where this was recorded?

[hawkeyepierce12]

this was recorded in nottingham england at the central tv studios, 14th dec '89...it was the last gig on their first tour in 8 & a half years. you can find it on a video/dvd called "buzzcocks-live legends". drummer john maher left the band after this gig, but returned 2 years later to fill in a number of dates when his replacement mike joyce (ex-the smiths) left.

[KIERSZTEN]

tanx sham loved the buzzcocks