minor threat-detroit 1983

[CaptainJondlechit]

I saw Fugazi here in Detroit; late 80's, Blondies; but this is a few years before I could legally slam.

[ManilaSyndicate]

Man, that was a great gig. The amount of energy generated in that small room is amazing.

Is this really from '83? It looks earlier. Weren't they a five-piece by then?

Much credit to the person who filmed this historic film for posterity.

[003937]

moonboots 

[slapperham1]

It first looked like Ian was holding a Freddie Mercury style mic stand - that made me smile.

[zeropanixxx]

who are the dumb ass fucks that disliked this?!

[turboslut100]

i hate mosh pits now. they lost all meaning theres no unity only seeing whos top dog im tired of it. Theres no more fucking unity

[CRASHCIRCLE2]

punk rock is for outcast only

[salvinni]

Thats true slam dancing. "moshpit"

It wasnt about running in cirlces being a tuff guy beating the piss out of ea other.

It was controlled pent up shit release.

You helped some1 up if he went down.

It was fun.

Unless the sids strolled in.

[Demonoftheforrest]

@salvinni my hometown in California still does that, you like a dick or a douche bag if you don't do it

[DetroitSquirreL]

GUILTY OF BEING WHITE!

[roxanneiscool]

this is so greattt. I wasn't even alive haha. What place was this show at?

[mohawk1020]

@roxanneiscool Serbian Orthodox Church in Ecorse

[ashesrosebud]

i dont do drugs and sleep around but i like the drink best two out of three right

[wisesatyr72]

No drugs and no alcohol but plenty of sex..straight hypocrites

[MrichardK]

What venue is this? I don't recognize it. Is it where they used to have Grounds Fest, on a college campus?

Thanks.

[YourMomEatsMyCock]

where is his acoustic guitar and hairy forehead wife?

[jamisxxx]

i enjoyed this

[goooooooooot]

best video ive seen on youtube. wish i was there

[dasvortex]

The real thing .

[aFattyanda40]

damn this is dope

[rgsibley]

This show was in Lansing, Mi. June 82 with Meatmen and Crucifucks. Was there and remember it well...

[kidrobot001]

Don't forget Whipping Boy!

[CaptainJondlechit]

@rgsibley Huge Meatmen fan! Tesco is great. Flint HC scene had some great bands too! The anti-establishment HC of the 80's was the only thing good about that decade. Now it seems like the 80's are being dragged back with hair metal; Reagan supply-side economics freaks, Smurfs, Thundercats, GI Joe, Transformers; redone; ugh. A perverse crystallization of the same old status quo recycling itself. No originality; no broke, awesome local scene. Just Avril Lavigne and Green Day, sad. That was fun.

[bowlthai]

PUNK AS FUCK!!! Awesome!! The discography is gonna live in my car cd player for some time!!Thanx for posting!!

[wonatesics]

wow, minor threat in downriver. id love to know whee this is. best video ive seen on youtube so far.

[fu4kool]

this is not the greystone hall. i'll have to look up my flyers and give you the place and date. it was at some hall downriver.

[maestro48239]

was that at the greystone? i miss minor threat! 5/5 great post

[roastedlampost000]

LOLLAGE at 2:40!!!!!!!!

[gsi19975]

yes, that's a black guy. that's how it was. all are welcome. black white brown pink gay straight. outcasts united.

[SuperUnison92]

@gsi19975

This comment made me smile. You're completely right. Punk Rock is for the degenerates of society.

[batfuckinsane]

@gsi19975 dont be racist include green and purple!

[TheLr747]

@gsi19975 that right but not every body got it 73

[TheLr747]

@gsi19975 that right but not every body got it 73 84 87 back then. Straight Edge X from

[clotis67]

yes yes yes for those that know this is it.

AWESOME

[willywonka091]

MINOR THREAT IN DETROIT! FUCK YES. i wish it was twenty years ago again.

[sacanajero2008]

look to brian baker at 1,04

[Punkforbrains]

The guy at 1:23 has some TIGHT fuckin pants hahaha

[petamoment]

hardcore bien hecho!!! viva minor!

[DominoEffect8993]

<<<<<-likes it up the ass, hahahaha good stuff

[wojoxdjc]

What kind of pompous asshole posts something as classic as this and disables embedding?

[BeatleFan93]

I think Minor Threat is a great hardcore band but the qulity of this video bites!

[lemmingguy1]

Back then we had video huge video cameras on our shoulders connected to heavy VCRs which had to be carried around as well, so enjoy this great archival footage. It looks fucking great, that is to say it looks real. A real moment captured in time. Beautiful.

[ikey303]

minor threat=best hardcore band ever.

[dontchokeonwords]

you are correct.

[libertyshwaa]

hey ikey303

yeah! hey btw have you ever heard Sons of Ishmael? hardcore out of canada. 80s shit message me with your email and ill send you some mp3s.

-Squirrel

[RATTTHEPUNK]

yeah they had the most energy out of any hxc band ever

[YellingInMyEar]

Holy shit did I just see a black guy!?

[ikey303]

so?

[YellingInMyEar]

Haha, i was just kidding. It's just rare to see black dudes into hardcore (although I have seen a few instances in places ;))

Not forgetting Bad Brains of course!

[aitorxu]

what a bunch of american pricks, a mean the people in the auddience, minor threat are great!!!!

[SleeeezyE]

yeah, what a bunch of jerks. Moshing and singing along at a hardcore show....what assholes.

eat a dick.

[milsfran]

They were the only HC band where their fans memorized the lyrics and sang along on stage. It was rad at the time because no one else had such a commited, albeit tiny, fan base that literally knew all their songs.

[MacklinReed]

haha, what? the only hardcore band that people sang along on stage?

[arieleast]

I've seen videos where people were singing Bad Brains and Black Flag songs.

[PentagramSchematic]

@milsfran ...are you serious? how many hardcore shows have you been to, milsfran?

[samhainsexhc]

i do what i can.

[mskilj]

I've known of this band for almost 20 years and I must say they are as fresh and as exciting as ever. They have an eternal spirit in their music

[sillyblackgoose]

I agree, they never get old, or repeatitive.

They are always a great listen.

[badbrains123]

this is when hardcore was about passion, not how many pairs of vans authentics you have, or how punk you look on myspace.

[samhainsexhc]

i totally agree. also bad brains are the SHIT. saw them in baltimore at the virgin music festival. it was intense.

[badbrains123]

thanks, they are, but I saw them this past year at riot fest and was kind of disapointed. Much respect to them regardless, but HR just isn't into it anymore.

[samhainsexhc]

yeah i could tell hr wasn't himself. they just don't have that PMA or energy anymore.

[conxtantine]

and when punk meant something and nobody wanted other people to call him punk . . now everyone wants to be punk lol

[JAYDED]

indeed notice how no one is wearing vans in the videos kids now a days think vans are the quintessential hardcore punk shoe,bahaha back in the days everyone wore nikes or boots

[mynameisfiller]

what about all-stars?

[elementx2z]

haha I agree, although i do have a pair of vans myself, but never had the thought of being more hardcore in my mind when I bought them, so when did it become a law to wear specific things? Back in the day no one gave a fuck, why should anyone start now!?!?!

[milsfran]

In the day, Vans were only distributed on the west coast and a very limited number of other shops. They did an active mail-order biz, but you had to go through effort to get them. Even more unusual, they were made in the USA. Unless they were canvas, Nikes were for rich kids.

[YourMomEatsMyCock]

what "days" do you mean?

I grew up on the east coast and could purchase vans at bmx and skate shops in 1984

nob head

[RubbedLung]

Yeah I used to buy em out of a big box where they were all jumbled together, with the laces tied together to match a pair. One box was "Off the Walls" and the other were the "new" "Cabs".

[samhainsexhc]

yeah you can't really skank in combat boots...

[JackSmith07]

Great drums. Too bad the quality is so poor. These guys should do a reunion tour and put out a high quality live album.

[roneugenius]

Damn, thanx for posting...... and making me feel 38!

[ric1977]

i'm not sure is from '83.

in '83 they were 5 in the band... and i thought they had bigger crowds in '83.

fucking gret vid.

[RensVanBree]

i think you mean fugazi

but they were with 4 members

[BoomBoxKids]

1987 is fugazi

[xthealanx]

nah minor threat was a 5 piece in 83 with Brian moving to 2nd guitar and Steve Hansgen on bass.

[jack00008]

people probly just didn't want to have their faces kicked in by ian mackeye, behind the camera its probably crowded.

[stealthsquid]

holy shit this is fuckin great

[davehoward22]

that bloke in the black is fuckin huge

[tomdevriendt]

This is awesome!

[MajorityRule]

I wish I had a time machine. If I did, this is where I would go.

[samhainsexhc]

I wish I had a time machine. If I did, i would kick yhe faggot in the blue shirts ass.

[missedindiary]

this looks like Jim Stone's basement...(Negative Approach and other have played there...

[brenthow1]

Oh, PS. Did you ever see anyone slam dance at a Zep concert? And has Zep ever been on ground level with no barriers or guards AFTER they got famous? Time and place.

[sandiegorickk]

these guys sukc green day is way better!!!!

[brenthow1]

I hope to Christ that you are kidding! As to Zep being better, you cannot even compare the two different genres. Tat's like trying to compare Pollack to Da Vinci. Both AMAZING artists' in their own time. It's about time and place.

[sandiegorickk]

i was kidding... minor threat rules!!

[liez4love]

zepplin sucks. bad. all that shit sucks.

[panhead55]

douche loser you are:)

[dandandandan44]

yeah but did zepplin have that much energy? minor threat could put on a better show live any day. zepplin could almost put me to sleep. almost.

[dandandandan44]

in comparison to this.

[cmosher02]

I don't think this is Detroit. They played Serbian Church in Detroit in 1983, and the set list for that show doesn't match this vid. Also, Steve Hansgen's not in this vid, but, they play Little Friend so it's at least 1982. There were only 6 shows without Steve in 1983, and there's only two that I don't have the set list for: Channel in Boston (6/12/83) and Ontario Theater in DC (6/16/83) but I don't think it's either of these. Anybody have any ideas about what show this might really be?

[punkofiel]

my number one hardcore band off all time!!!!!!

glad i saw them!

i wil never forget.

[mryentafo]

True, both bands were great in their own ways. I'm a Minor Threat fan, and I

ve never been a fan of Zep. I think Stadium rock and top 40 rock ruined rock badly. Underground hrdcore and punk is the truest form. No hero worship, it's all about the music and the meaning behind it.

[jwatson626]

HAHAHAHAHA!!! Check out the goon-bag with all the day-glo bandannas on his legs. What a doof.

JW

[corridorsofpower]

music is a feeling that can be simple or complex but Delta shows us how simple it really is and Minor Threat who yodels broke the mold altogether. just go buy some R.L. Burnside dude.

[findingusernamesucks]

maybe . . . maybe . . . but don't forget Zeppelin is great as well

[findingusernamesucks]

all the Zeppelin hate on this page is quite comical . . . I mean if you don't like their music that is fine but I mean to say that Minor Threat is a better band is outrageous . . . Zep plays circles around these guys . . . as for preferences might as well keep them to ourselves 'cause it only makes people seem whiny and pretentious

[SCUMTASTIC]

hahah the ramones were not before motor head

why does it even matter

let me jsut say i like the ramones better

but who gives a fuck

its music

[rudegirlss]

legit

[cohloh]

out of step

the world

[XxDeadlyNinjaxX]

this is one of the most badass videos ive ever seen just because for one thing this video was in my area and 2 its pretty cool too see what it was like back then because i wasnt able to live back then

[corridorsofpower]

I'll have you know that Minor Threat's song "It Follows" is what got me to stop collecting all Led Zeppelin Lp's and buy strictly American Hardcore for many many years. But my world came full circle when I got to see R.L. Burnside live twice before he died and some consider him last of the Mississippi Delta blues which is what Zep is.

[findingusernamesucks]

Zeppelin rocks and so does Minor Threat . . . why does everyone think that you need to swear off one music for another . . .

[corridorsofpower]

I didn't swear 'em off. I had all the albums so I moved on. Try listening to my favorite Zeppelin tune which came out much later on the box set that I bought called "Travelling Riverside Blues" and try to tell me it's not Delta Blues!

[findingusernamesucks]

that's because it's a cover . . . Travelling Riverside Blues was a Robert Johnson song . . . I didn't say they didn't play the songs I just said that they aren't neccessarily delta blues . . . my mistake on the swearing off thing

[findingusernamesucks]

I mean c'mon The Red Hot Chili Peppers covered a Robert Johnson song but they aren't Delta either

[findingusernamesucks]

as for Zep being Delta Blues that's only half correct . . . they were a rock band that was heavily influenced by delta blues but to say they were is a bit of a stretch . . . sorry to get all picky but Blues is my favorite . . . but even punk on a linear line comes from blues cuz blues turns to rockabilly and rockabilly was the inspiration for the 77 punk thing and then to hardcore

[findingusernamesucks]

and if that isn't good enough Iggy Pop started the Stooges trying to make a "white man's blues," I heard one time so there punk being the white man's blues besides blues is really the first DIY music

[iammadedeath]

And the MC5 predated The Stooges (who were actually extremely experimental before they got a record deal).

If you want to know who really nailed the punk attitude, musically, check out the MC5.

[iammadedeath]

Less Zeppelin, more Sabbath. Sabbath inspired The Ramones, the Ramones inspired Motorhead, Motorhead inspired pretty much all of Hardcore, whether they know it or not.

[unluckymisfit]

you do know motorhead had been a lot earlier than the ramones? Get your facts straight.

[iammadedeath]

Get *my* facts straight?

Motorhead formed in 1975, and the first Motorhead album came out in 1977, *after* Lemmy had seen the Ramones play in London in 1976.

The Ramones started in 1974 and released their first album in 1976.

Face it dude, the Ramones predated Motorhead.

[JAYDED]

yup

[jerkbrainface]

shut up and watch the video

[ijsschots]

Such a great band!!

[MrTwigglegums]

yep but id say the stooges were more garage rock/protopunk .and the sex pistols inspired a generation of punk band to start up, while as the stooges had less of an impact on the movement.

[billybobsk8in666]

"stop breathing, im breathing" lol

[xxHellaxxRadxx]

um lets see punk was started by The Sex Pistols, not hippies

[chokethis123]

best hardcore ever

[maxiboy1991]

wtf are u gays on about...MINOR THREAT RULE!!!!!!!!!!

[sk8border777]

minor threat is one of my favorite hardcore punk bands... i dont like any classic rock or anyother type of music actually other than old punk, and crust punk

[bigmanSJH]

who cares about anybodys shit opinion! Minor Threat vs Zeppelin is like comparing salad to steak

[losingallmyfriends]

zeppelin being the salad, of course

[ddddtopher]

damn straight

[rockabillysilly]

Settle down junior. Of coarse it's my own personal opinion...and why did their albums get worldly 5 star ratings...I don't know, the critics have poor taste in music? Heavy metal oriented...nowhere near any form of metal buddy.

[SeanXCore138]

Yea, who the fuck would compare british blues or other classic rock to punk? They serve a differnt purpose and are both great in their own way.

[rockabillysilly]

Zeppelin is and always was over-rated!

[hk5pinkfloyd]

hey dude what videos do you have?

[raffogrunge]

wow ke video mas antiguo de los minor exlente

[caseysniper67]

that venue looks familiar, elks lodge or somthing.most punk bands in 79-85played those places,it was great,damn i miss that shit.

[ZT888]

Check out that 9 foot tall skinhead at 0:04. lol

[rockabillysilly]

How can you tell that guys a skinhead? Appearance alone don't mean shit.

[ZT888]

Well, I ASSUMED he's a skinhead because he has no hair, but hey, I could be wrong I guess.

[crucialblasts]

A Fucking beautiful and explosive document. The band is into their music and doesn't give a shit if there is no reaction from the crowd, because they are the action and reaction: acting in creation and reacting to that creation. Pure uncensored self expression, and there is no dividing line between them and the audience. No fucking bouncer. no fence. Bridging the gap. As direct as a wave from a record in your room.

[manbearpig000]

i mean like punk w/o hardcore or w/e in it would be ramones sex pistols n shit but minor is one of the best out there i thought i HARDCORE scene started in 190 n shit by bad brains

[manthorne]

If you are in college or plan on going to college--I suggest you take a "History of Rock" course. It'll do you a lot of good.

[curroprr]

hardcore, punk.... i don't mind how people call it, i only say "thanks to minor threat"

[kamikazelombardo]

hardcore punk dude, faster agressive and much to say

[rattlingwall]

Are you sure this was Detroit?? They played the Freezer in 82, Serbian Hall in 83, but Serbian had a stage and like 300+ people there.

[fishboy13]

who is the dumb ass in the neon pink boots

[tctebsrules]

haha old school hardcore dancing

[kamikazelombardo]

they are the best hardcore punk band ever, period

[manbearpig000]

well i dont refer minor threat as PUNK but hardcorepunk

[manbearpig000]

ramones werent hardcore,none of the 70's shit was hardcore like the 80's punk

[kamikazelombardo]

bad brains and black flag are hardcore, and they started in 1978 or before.

[saturn11]

yeah...and he would really approve of you calling someone else "gay", too. way to go, loser.

[noclassevan]

im from the downriver michigan area. if only i was born 15-20 years earlier, i would have seen an enormous michigan punk scene. im just glad there are still some of us left.

[ChrisXMetal]

Awesome band. Greatest punk band ever! Straight-Edge LIVES! XXX

[mdp311]

Minor threat invented Led Zeppelin

That is all that matters

Jon Bonjovi left the band and went to Zeppelin. Period..

[noahster1234]

its a discrace that u compare such a shit band like zeppelin with minor threat. the names should not be used in the same sentence

[TRAILBOSS250]

dude, I like minor threat and all, but are you fucking serious? a shit band like zeppelin?? maybe theyd be better if only they had played 4 power chords in all their songs, right?

[skeletonvszombie]

mdp311 you are dumb minor threat has nothing to do with led zeppelin and jon bonjovi was never in zeppelin anys nice try dumbshit

[manbearpig000]

for yall who say this is PUNK im sorry but this is HARDCORE PUNK!!!!!!

[dontchokeonwords]

this is amazing, thank you for putting it up!

[xjuanfelipex]

STRAIGHTEDGE  PRIDE

[jmdkm]

oh man..oh man.. i would kick that guy who likes it up the arse.....

[deanscream]

Nice. Period.

[sandiegorickk]

i wish i was born 20 years earlier.

[bongobrain]

Ah, so this is 'the' Minor Threat. So, so lame.

[kbodness]

Bongobrain: Douchebag, your fucking ignorant, they are one of the most important bands in the hardcore scene if not all music. They created straight-edge,helped to popularize all age clubs and they are in my opinion the best band that came out of the hardcore scene.

[joebootboy]

at the Serbian Church Hall....they played with the Flesh Columns and The McDonalds

[otoantid]

This is punk

[minibikedude04]

totally agree. love them

[urkkilaari]

nice. its cool how they play anywhere they can.

too bad theyre gone. too bad the scene is so small

now :-(

[krumbum1234]

awesome!

[oldoipunk]

Ah, the good ol' days!!! They were just fuckin' kids then! Yes, so was I! Great stuff!!!