If you've just discovered this band and this song, and love it, I highly recommend you get their albums - "Rocket From The Crypt - Hot Charity/Cut N Play, Rocket From The Crypt - All Systems Go 2, Rocket From The Crypt - Scream Dracula Scream."
Then buy all of these other excellent albums that Speedo "the lead singer" had a hand in as lead songwriter or co-writer - "The Sultans - Shipwrecked, Hot Snakes - Audit In Progress, Drive Like Jehu - Yank Crime, The Night Marchers - See You In Magic."
That was a really cool day. A bunch of us from SD took the day off and went to the CBS Studios to show our support and give it up for the greatest band in the solar system!! Come on Speedo, one reunion show won't kill you...
i heard the drummer is atom willard who is now with angels and airwaves... is that true? does anyone know? cuz that drummer doesnt look like him to me
Pretty sure that's Mario Rubalcaba. Wikipedia says he " (also known by the pseudonym Ruby Mars) is an American drummer from San Diego, California notable as a member of numerous rock bands including 411, Chicano-Christ, Metroschifter, Clikatat Ikatowi, Thingy, Sea of Tombs, Rocket from the Crypt, Battalion of Saints, Mannekin Piss, Hot Snakes, Earthless, and the Sultans. He has also played on albums by The Black Heart Procession and Pinback. Also formerly a professional skateboarder."
Fuck to the yeah! One of the best live bands EVAR! I also saw them opening for Rancid circa 1996. First Avenue in Minneapolis. They were one of those bands no one wanted to follow on stage.
I saw them opening for rancid at the mu sic farm in charleston sc. it was one of the best live performances i've ever seen. reading your comment brought back great memories.
i believe you. i read on Wikipedia that "Apollo 9" is now a teacher somewhere in SD. i met him years and years ago when RFTC was opening for Rancid. i think it was 1996.
Whatta bunch of poseurs! Whatta bunch of Hives wannabes! Just kidding. If you like this, you should check out Rocket From The Crypt's lead singer's other bands' vids (Hot Snakes, Drive Like Jehu) or go to his uber cool record label website, swamirecords(dot)com.
Ohhhhhh just the most awesome act live. No band I have seen since have matched them ...and I've seen a *lot* of bands over the years. God bless you Speedo !
angels and airwaves is shit, rftc was "the shit", i would give my nuts to have been in rftc or let alone see them. so what if rftc didnt go big, they may have not had a lot of fans, but their fans were the most devoted.
agreed. He used rftc to crawl up the ladder then played for probably the worst band known to man. What kind of assholes have the cover of there album just be there faces against a "space" background. its embarrassing, i'm embarrassed for them.
no, only John Reis (the singer/guitarist)is in hot snakes.
Now Rick Froberg is in Hot Snakes. Who was also in Drive Like Jehu (better than RFTC and Hot Snakes for my money) with John Reis back when the signed a simultaneous deal with Interscope in 93.
ok, so they only kind of blow. i actually dont remember why i said they blow. they are ok i guess. i think someone said rftc was at the bottom of the hot snakes, rftc, drive like jehu threesome. i was probably drinking late at night and got pissed and started talking shit. i hope this doesn't get in the way of our friendship.
oh haha, no biggie. i'd have a hard time comparing dlj or hot snakes to rftc being that they're completely different bands. pretty much everything john reis is involved with is sweet though, imo.
the only thing i bought was this mini little music machine rip off 5 inch thing. it's rad and pink. i had to listen to "paint as a fragrance" over and over and over again when i moved to golden hill in the early 90's . my roomate loved that cassette. it didn't stop.
a few years later i bought that pink little record thingy. sympathy put it out. it's rad.
best and most underappreciated live band of the 90's - Mudhoney and Soundgarden were HUGE fans...they'd all show up whenever they'd play the Croc in Seattle
Mario from Earthless!!!!
plan913 3 days ago
quens of stone age - litle sister .....steal this!!!!!!!!
ugovorsvragom 2 months ago
@ugovorsvragom rocket from the crypt has been aruond longer i think
misterjingles666 2 months ago
@misterjingles666 i mean q.o.t.s.a copy this ;)
ugovorsvragom 1 month ago
holy shit!! from the days of drive like jehu to this, almost as good i might add
Jpanetta 5 months ago
Now I know who's QOTSA's "Little Sister"
IDIIDIDD 5 months ago
@IDIIDIDD youre right!!!!!!
ugovorsvragom 2 months ago
rocketfromthejiveasscrypt!!! want sum git sum bad nuff take sum!
MrBlackbrains 6 months ago
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If you've just discovered this band and this song, and love it, I highly recommend you get their albums - "Rocket From The Crypt - Hot Charity/Cut N Play, Rocket From The Crypt - All Systems Go 2, Rocket From The Crypt - Scream Dracula Scream."
Then buy all of these other excellent albums that Speedo "the lead singer" had a hand in as lead songwriter or co-writer - "The Sultans - Shipwrecked, Hot Snakes - Audit In Progress, Drive Like Jehu - Yank Crime, The Night Marchers - See You In Magic."
musov 8 months ago
themelodees new band from the south of uk
the website is a .com
check them out
themelodeesuk 9 months ago
This is perfect!
atomicpork1 10 months ago
Mr.O'Beirne is not my teacher. Not just because I don't go to the school, but also I'm 42.
tooninoz1 11 months ago 10
@tooninoz1 he teaches instrument too though O_o
YAHOOISNOTG 7 months ago
Very GREAT!!!
KAIMAUERADAM 1 year ago
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great song!!! guys. if u liked this u will love the song MEDITATING MELODY !!! search it its the first one
1313RAH 1 year ago
hell yeah O'Beirne is my teacher
MrNinjacat3000 1 year ago 2
@MrNinjacat3000 does he teach in san diego?
brenhampsten 7 months ago
RFTC is an energy band. Always pedal to the metal.
staticview 1 year ago 2
didnt the y play live on judge judy
anelphabet 1 year ago
Best drummer ever.
sbeacher 1 year ago
swami !? is that you singing?
hoppyone 1 year ago
fuck ya mario rubalcaba on drums
DOOMERSANDSKULLS 1 year ago
RFTC is great !!! I had the great pleasure to see RFTC live in Germany 2001. What a great concert !!!
captainsworld 1 year ago
class track great band
denzprhd 1 year ago
This band deserve so much more. Long the the RFTC!!
pentry73 1 year ago
Damn it, they were soooooo good!
pentry73 1 year ago
FUCK
666fuckyouasshole 1 year ago
Do you know how lucky you are to have a rock and roll legend as your teacher?!
hothearted 1 year ago
Atom is such a sick drummer.
Pedowfyl 1 year ago
@Pedowfyl that's not atom . . . that's ruby mars . . . mario rubalcaba
enablerofhavoc 1 year ago
They are so much better live!
habdalena666 1 year ago 2
One of the best bands to come out of San Diego. John Reis you're awesome!!!
noknife83 1 year ago
Top three live show I saw in the 90s! Maybe two of the top three spots. John Reese is one bad ass MF'r.
AveryIslandTV 2 years ago
flawless.
downpeninsula 2 years ago
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so fake
Marnixfromhell 2 years ago
This band was so bitchin.....
HollywoodSummitShow 2 years ago
This is better than the studio version.....ace!
1961dexter 2 years ago
RFTC + Skateboard, best thing ever... Blood, ramps, sun, sweat, friends, tricks, handplants... Good Ol' Times hell yeah
TonyCroydon 2 years ago
This band was so fun, so made for good times and fun as hell to skate ramp to....... What a band.
MorganMonroe1 2 years ago
I will never get used to a thin Speedo.
jonnywotsit 2 years ago
he's waaaaaay thinner now than in this video
mchank 2 years ago
christ they were good
rudiment2 2 years ago
total understatment!!! Fucking Increadible
maddyb91 2 years ago
That was a really cool day. A bunch of us from SD took the day off and went to the CBS Studios to show our support and give it up for the greatest band in the solar system!! Come on Speedo, one reunion show won't kill you...
plarmich2112 2 years ago
2+2= ROCKET FROM THE CRYPT
RFTCraig 2 years ago 2
Fucking the best. I miss you guys
mdkbae 2 years ago 5
Fuuuck, I miss you guys!
Glueman71 2 years ago 4
DUDE i was at a MARS VOLTA SHOW that night. Amazing how seeing that date totally reminded me where i was. AWESOME
oceanmeetssky22 2 years ago
Has the lead singer lost loads of weight here? I thought he was a big fat bloke?
cistercian0girl 2 years ago
atom was the original drummer. its ruby mars in this clip
lesguru 2 years ago
who heard the trumpet phrack right at the beginning of his entrance. you can see it in his face
zerozeon 2 years ago
i heard the drummer is atom willard who is now with angels and airwaves... is that true? does anyone know? cuz that drummer doesnt look like him to me
dugie77 2 years ago
Pretty sure that's Mario Rubalcaba. Wikipedia says he " (also known by the pseudonym Ruby Mars) is an American drummer from San Diego, California notable as a member of numerous rock bands including 411, Chicano-Christ, Metroschifter, Clikatat Ikatowi, Thingy, Sea of Tombs, Rocket from the Crypt, Battalion of Saints, Mannekin Piss, Hot Snakes, Earthless, and the Sultans. He has also played on albums by The Black Heart Procession and Pinback. Also formerly a professional skateboarder."
gleeclub1 2 years ago
good times
uthersex 2 years ago
if I was Mr, O's student I would give him a blow job for extra credit .
YokoUno30 2 years ago
Fuck to the yeah! One of the best live bands EVAR! I also saw them opening for Rancid circa 1996. First Avenue in Minneapolis. They were one of those bands no one wanted to follow on stage.
shogun96 2 years ago
I saw them opening for rancid at the mu sic farm in charleston sc. it was one of the best live performances i've ever seen. reading your comment brought back great memories.
gregwcullen 2 years ago
This is seriously the only good music their time our time and future time!!!!!!!!!!1 LONG LIVE THE DEAD!!!!!!!!!!
RFTCraig 3 years ago 5
paul o'beirn is my teacher im not kidding he is at my high school he's the sickest teacher
dannnnnyjulio 3 years ago 46
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atlasperros 3 years ago
i believe you. i read on Wikipedia that "Apollo 9" is now a teacher somewhere in SD. i met him years and years ago when RFTC was opening for Rancid. i think it was 1996.
bigkatmanning 2 years ago 6
@dannnnnyjulio haha mine 2, SDHS D:<
waza660 1 year ago
@dannnnnyjulio what does he teach? haha
chichileeroo 1 year ago
@chichileeroo Marketing he is a cool teach XD he bought us pizza in the last day of skool but only to my class since we were his favorite students XD
DemonWolvesPro 1 year ago
@dannnnnyjulio yea i know he is my marketing teacher he is a cool teach he always putted us movies and he dosnt want the student eating fast foods
DemonWolvesPro 1 year ago
@dannnnnyjulio Dude, you have the coolest teacher EVER! Lucky.
EliR58 6 months ago
Who *wouldn't* have wanted to be in RFTC ??!! One of the greatest live bands ever. Awesome.
13teenthfloor 3 years ago 10
good god these guys rock!!! shame they're not still around...great clip of a fantastic song!!!
jaydubya73 3 years ago 12
hahah Mr.O'Beirne the saxophone player that's my teacher yeah
chrisgarcia619 3 years ago 36
Learn from that man!!!
I was at the live taping for this in 2002, and man.... did we give it up for the band!!! Good times!! Long live the dead!!!
dirako 3 years ago 12
Really??? Damn you are lucky!
noodle654 3 years ago 9
Haha! No way! Is he still with the band?
Offspringfan64 1 year ago
Great band.
jdoncbus 3 years ago 3
MORE COWBELL!!!
Kurzgan 3 years ago 2
Mr. Blonde singing! Hahahaha just joking
otutitsnileameuQ 3 years ago 3
Lol
tylerx12 3 years ago 8
rip rocket... we miss you... =(
cocolaum 3 years ago 5
smitten~
cspebbles 3 years ago 2
Hell yeah!! Love it! WAY better than On A Rope.
SPIKRR 3 years ago
Fuck me, I always saw the quiffs and thought these'd be shit rockabillies.
But they're good and I'm surprised.
CoyoteJaw9 3 years ago 2
is that sarah silverman playing drums?
msininism 3 years ago
freaking sweet.
hotsnakes1 3 years ago
they fuckin KILLED on this performance...so freakin GREAT. LONG LIVE THE DEAD!!!
mrNobody100 3 years ago 3
what album is this song on?
moby6002 4 years ago
This song is on "Live from Camp X-Ray."
drumloops 4 years ago 3
Thanks!
moby6002 4 years ago
i thought it was from Atticus... Dragging the Lake II?
88lostprophets88 3 years ago
Well that's a compilation album if i remember correctly?
And I guess the album on here is RFTC's own release
joeythegiraffe 3 years ago
ohh thanks
88lostprophets88 3 years ago
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Whatta bunch of poseurs! Whatta bunch of Hives wannabes! Just kidding. If you like this, you should check out Rocket From The Crypt's lead singer's other bands' vids (Hot Snakes, Drive Like Jehu) or go to his uber cool record label website, swamirecords(dot)com.
musov 4 years ago
Ohhhhhh just the most awesome act live. No band I have seen since have matched them ...and I've seen a *lot* of bands over the years. God bless you Speedo !
pintommy 4 years ago
best rnr band ever. Speedo is the coolest!
wearafrown 4 years ago
my dad went to high school with him
maddyb91 4 years ago
i wanna meet your dad.
myassishaunted 4 years ago
Best live band is pretty accurate. First saw them at CBGB in 1990 and was hooked forever.
fleetwood86 4 years ago
whos the drummer now?
xvaughanx 4 years ago
WAS the drummer, they sadly plassed the river of styx in 2005.
the drummer in this fine video is ruby mars
jamesreidxox 4 years ago
why did atom lleave andwhy the hell did he join angels and airwaves????
xvaughanx 4 years ago
No one really knows why he left, probably just wanted to do different things.
Why he joined Angels and Airwaves is a mystery that could only be solved by a Private Investigation Company run by God, Jesus and Tom Selleck.
jamesreidxox 4 years ago
lol your right there i mean he went on to be in some other great bands (alkaline trio,special goodness and well offspring)
but angels and airwaves its like jesus going off to work for satan, satan being tom delonge
xvaughanx 4 years ago
dude he wanted to do bigger and better shit
chriscop 4 years ago
I'd agree with the Shit part, and the bigger part does go without saying (sadly), but on the issue of better, there we will have to disagree.
jamesreidxox 4 years ago
he wanted some fucking money. After RFTC didn't hit big enough he bailed.
myassishaunted 4 years ago
angels and airwaves is shit, rftc was "the shit", i would give my nuts to have been in rftc or let alone see them. so what if rftc didnt go big, they may have not had a lot of fans, but their fans were the most devoted.
singsongs 4 years ago
agreed. He used rftc to crawl up the ladder then played for probably the worst band known to man. What kind of assholes have the cover of there album just be there faces against a "space" background. its embarrassing, i'm embarrassed for them.
myassishaunted 4 years ago
atom isnt there?
BlinkGuitarsSum 3 years ago
is it not the guys from hot snakes - mario
shinty23 3 years ago
no, only John Reis (the singer/guitarist)is in hot snakes.
Now Rick Froberg is in Hot Snakes. Who was also in Drive Like Jehu (better than RFTC and Hot Snakes for my money) with John Reis back when the signed a simultaneous deal with Interscope in 93.
WakMasterA 3 years ago
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drive like jehu fucking blows.
dirtydodger 3 years ago
not quite.
pcdisbraindead 3 years ago
ok, so they only kind of blow. i actually dont remember why i said they blow. they are ok i guess. i think someone said rftc was at the bottom of the hot snakes, rftc, drive like jehu threesome. i was probably drinking late at night and got pissed and started talking shit. i hope this doesn't get in the way of our friendship.
dirtydodger 3 years ago
oh haha, no biggie. i'd have a hard time comparing dlj or hot snakes to rftc being that they're completely different bands. pretty much everything john reis is involved with is sweet though, imo.
pcdisbraindead 3 years ago
word.
dirtydodger 3 years ago 2
This is their best song IMO.
Sesquipedaliantique 4 years ago
WOW! YOU GUYS KILL! I'm gonna listen again!
moondevil41 4 years ago
the only thing i bought was this mini little music machine rip off 5 inch thing. it's rad and pink. i had to listen to "paint as a fragrance" over and over and over again when i moved to golden hill in the early 90's . my roomate loved that cassette. it didn't stop.
a few years later i bought that pink little record thingy. sympathy put it out. it's rad.
PHAEDRIDER 4 years ago
ROCK!
mwinbery 4 years ago
"Alright, lets shoot this from the waist up" Great Reference, stellar band.
nilbog26 4 years ago
best and most underappreciated live band of the 90's - Mudhoney and Soundgarden were HUGE fans...they'd all show up whenever they'd play the Croc in Seattle
sonicyouthyumyum 4 years ago
agreed....i fucken love rftc
venomxfunk 4 years ago
ripped it (as usual).
megasum 4 years ago
this song is fuckin cool yeah.
DIEKNUTDIE 4 years ago
wow i don't think i even knew about his. they DO sound great. RIP
golgi20 5 years ago
Sucks the stopped playing!
Forthcomer 5 years ago
the are so nice!!!
hammedhatten 5 years ago
speedo is so hot.
corporatexpress89 5 years ago
LMAO! the dude lives up the street from me!!! hahaha...hes kewl
maddyb91 4 years ago
these guys sound great live
thesidekick 5 years ago
:_____
nanocoll 5 years ago
legends
thederson 5 years ago