The Wipers - Over The Edge (live - 1983)

[KrazyKonspiracyKult]

Cool but the guitars are mixed way to low . Who's the dude in the beginning that looks like the bastard offspring of Brian Gregory and Dave Vanian ?

[TheColdcut74]

I like natural lite and my muzzleloader

[antonpurplehand1]

Northwest Passage is a film by Mike Lastra. He is working on another one on Portland's Satyricon club. You can see more on his youtube site MikeBrainfollies

[joshgb]

I went to the premiere of this documentary. When Over the Edge came on screen the audience of mostly old Portland scenesters when ballistic. If it's possible to both bawl and jump out of your seat at the same time, I think I did it. This song will still kick your ass and take names.

[RodbyW3]

when he says at 4:12 : u know i really try... he does something with him's head like : this is not the true, im liyng... ahah :p

[RodbyW3]

a bti more and this bass give an orgasm...

[GoneMr1984]

Greg is the coolest dude on the planet

[SC0zzese]

greg sage rocks

[mattlove1]

Our drummer left the Wimps to join the Wipers.

[vacuumnose]

i want to see this documentary so bad. were did you get this footage

[slashyrface]

@vacuumnose you can rent it on netflix!

[spaceorbison]

@slashyrface does it have streaming available? If it does I'll go renew right now.

[TheTrainRex]

Greg Sage is the biggest influence on my Band Flight 19. And we're all 15

[rainings1000]

Greg Sage has always been an inspiration to me.I knew him when lived in Portland and saw the Wipers countless times usually w/ The Neo Boys.He was a big influence on my first band; Suburban Guerillas and his influence continued w/Rain and now The John McConnell Band.Greg is the epitome of an uncompromising artist.

[puketastic666]

the guy with the moustache and glasses looks like a cop

[mgmads]

@puketastic666 He probably is.

[elementz1986]

The thing I like about Wipers is that they were so musically intriguing for a punk band. Unusual chord/tempo changes, great solos and lyrics. The only punk band I could compare to them is Wire but I like Wipers better :)

[BevisFriend2010]

At the time it probably would have been deemed a bit 'smarter' than punk.I consider this to be garage rock moreso than punk.It's more 'Mclusky' than 'Pistols' (strange comparisons I know given that the band are American.)But if you listen to a few tracks of each you'll get what I mean I reckon.

[jacobladders]

started off with is this real? been a fan ever since greg sage is a true genius

[prinznevsky]

history... "nostalgia is the symptom of a dying culture".

things will never be the same, and we cannot replicate the past.

[stickinginthepin]

Awesome Dead Moon sweater.

[txteabagger]

@stickinginthepin ithink that IS the dead moon band members

[tattoofu]

Holy shit, I was at this show! Greg Sage is a riveting live performer (in addition to his amazing recorded works).

[xreddragonx]

I'm surprised that the singer has stated the band didn't really to really fit into "punk" then. Seems perfectly punk to me, I mean in terms of what punk should have been about. I mean if it's just preferring not to be labeled, that's cool. But to me, this is up there with the fairly few examples of perfect punk.

[Jorf420]

Psychedelic surf punk. <3

[TheTrainRex]

Greg, get out of Arizona and come back to Portland! The music scene here sucks it's just a bunch of generic whiny alternative bands!

[MrHooLee]

@TheTrainRex .....there is a new genre of death metal/black metal bands in the Portland area that are just now coming up...they are raw, talented and have roots buried deep in Portland punk music culture (whether they want to admit it or not !)...they just are not quite catching on yet !..check out my page ! DoomSower, Spear Induced Carnage, Caustic...there are a bunch ! they rock live ! come on people support local music !

[xreddragonx]

@MrHooLee Death and Black Metal? Come on man.

[MrHooLee]

LOL !

[LoudProudNPunk1]

I've been into punk for some 13 years now. I don't know why it took me until a few months ago to get into Wipers... such a great band.

[redshaftedflicker]

WIPERS OWN--fuck grunge.

[4dbandit]

If this isn't the inspiration for Nirvana and all the grunge bands of that era, I don't know what is.

[povertiescage]

One of the best ever what were you doing in 1983 ?

[4dbandit]

@povertiescage I was living in Portland, watching the Wipers.

[UncleSeth]

Best ever.

[kappser]

Greg Sage was a true artist. An Original.

[roejogan8]

@kappser who's a scenster douch now? go fuck yourself bitch.

[kappser]

@roejogan8 Again. Chill.

[lethrneck4]

epic...the song and the whole album

[WipersLegend]

I posted several songs from Land of the Lost, Follow Blind, The Circle, Silver Sail and The Herd for anyone interested. Lets get the Wipers back out there!

[jek21]

The Wipers are the ultimate combination of punk and pop. It's just perfect music. One of the best bands ever.

[jiannis72]

AWESOME...

[MysticalManEusine]

forty million dead moon videos and one wipers?!

nothing against dead moon, just weird is all

[nippledancemouth]

fuck yeah Portland punk

[dzjair]

@nippledancemouth \m/ yeeeeeaa

[theseer27]

great song. i love the first verse so much that i overlooked the second. grow up and be a man...drop dead right where u stand...simple but powerful lyrics. gregs the man.

[AVIATIO]

Really this is awesome. I love the melody. Makes you feel like you're flying through the air at Mach 7 or what not.

[MrMactell]

"i think the wipers were critical for providing people with a shot in the arm and boost to their morale when it was most needed"

[downer12256]

greg looks like bruno on amphetamines

[90sRockWhore]

kinda like billy bob thornton a little bit, he looks kinda sick here though

[RebelThoughts]

This is one of the greatest punk songs of all-time! hands down! It's too bad this band never really got the recognition they deserved though.

[90sRockWhore]

Greg didnt really want to be a huge band,

the wipers were just a project for him, he didnt want to tour and be in the press.

he wanted the music to be a part of the listeners imagination, so that we'd get a deeper perspective on it. instead of being a commodity.

too bad they stopped.

[clubhappybest]

@90sRockWhore honest question - can music be a part of the listeners' imagination anymore?

[BluesCreation09]

And also, this man is not money hungry. The Wipers box set sells so cheap and the music is great. Anyone out there who wants punk music must get it before some mother&*^()) sell them on ebay beyond your reached.

[rocktillidie999s]

@RebelThoughts

Why, who needs recognition.

[axelrudipel]

@RebelThoughts They didn't get the recognition they deserved becuase Greg Sage didn't want his music to go on any major label, but then they'd go mainstream and Greg didn't want that. In a way their lack of recognition was their own fault.

[boofrogrock]

@axelrudipel I agree, but I wouldn't call it "their fault." I would call it Sage's CHOICE.

[teamtash]

Long live The Wipers! This is musical perfection!

[AJvolocity34]

I used to laugh every time I'd hear the phrase, "Portland Pride." Thats before I discovered bands like this one and Poison Idea. I live over 1,400 miles away now and I love hearing this stuff. This song still makes my head crawl. Ex1le444 is right, this is about as punk as it gets.

[charold3]

What a guitarist! What a song! What a band!

[thesoundofconfusion]

my nipples got hard.

[kcin1004]

its kinda interested how sage is right handed but plays guitar left handed. i dont really see that a whole lot.

[ex1le444]

I just watched this again and need to post again because this is such a classic performance. It rates very highly for me personally as one of the greatest Rock moments captured on Film. Awesome......

[brttt13652012]

dont play with death i have hope

[brttt13652012]

tell me

[RickyWagons]

I love a lot of music and a lot of bands, but somehow...Greg Sage is my hero. Over. Done.

[ex1le444]

punk rock anthem!!!!!!

[RebelThoughts]

It's criminal The Wipers never got their due. This band is simply incredible. Their song "Sinking as a Stone" is a masterpiece!

[alienboy07]

awesome

[Awesomo4003]

spent so much time listening to their albums it sure is refreshing to see some live footage thank you very much

[cumshotfeminist]

Nothing wrong with that. Nirvana (Kurt mostly) led me towards many good bands. No shame there.

[Cx203]

yep same here, if he wasnt for him i would of never found out about Scratch Acid, The Melvins, and The Wipers.

[shifzr]

the beauty of wipers performances makes me want to scream. still.

[alexissod]

they played also in thessaloniki,mid/late 80s.

they were one of the biggest influences of a great local band,trypes.

wipers for me are one of the best punk rock bands ever.

[nigletgook]

hellcows, i remember them I saw em a ton of times, and death midget another band from Portland. The wipers were the best!

[nigletgook]

Wipers rule, kurdt cobain said wipers were his biggest influence, now if the wipers would just frickin reform. pleaaaaaaaaaaaase!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!...

[808mle]

Greg Sage ROCKS! Wipers FOREVER!

I saw the Wipers back in the day in good old PDX...they remain the gods of punk rock..

[Zatzzo]

this isnt about fuckin cobain, i cant hear this shit anymore! theres other bands, this video for example is about THE WIPERS. fuck nirvana.

[Hydraxis]

Having grown up in Portland during the 80's, the Wipers were by far my favorite local band. Their sound help shape my tastes for years to come. They were introduced to me by the Church of Northwest Music on KBOO around the release of Over the Edge.

Between them and the Hell Cows, those only local bands I regret missing live during the 80's.

[wichtelland]

2 legendary live gigs in Nuremberg (Germany) ; never forget

[tzifosgr]

Great band, great live gig in Athens, Greece back in 1986 or 87 @ Club22..

[roejogan8]

Nobody would know The Melvins if it wasn't for Kurt. FUcking stupid punk ass kid. You lying fuck!! I should kick in in your ribs for being so fucking dumb

[direweasal]

Hi snuggles, please stop calling me. I need a break, my ass is so sore!

[1993name]

nope i found out about the melvins at last fm, and im not being offensive so what the hell

[roejogan8]

Kurt mentioning Greg's name actually gave him alot of exposure and if you were smart you would realize that. The Wipers are too old of a band for kids now to get into, most people heard of the Wipers thru Kurt if you want to admit it or not.

[1993name]

no not really, im 15 and i discovered them thru the melvins

[chrissstopherG]

i just saw their record Is This Real? at a record swap and the cover intrigued me

[Debaseme]

Punks never considered them as "punk music" when the wipers first came out, as Greg Sage intended the band to be. Today they're one of top influential band considered by most punks.

[offbeat00]

Great band. I saw them open for the Dead Kennedy's Eugene Oregon 1985

[disorder269]

THE most under-rated band. And one of the best ever.

First saw them 25 years ago in Athens. Remember Greg? "First time with a crowd".

[MindDoser]

Amazing band..One of my tops at my disqotheque with The Dubrovniks ;) Glad to see the clip here

[frontroomautos]

Master of sound. Supreme .......period

[BraSilGoO]

the Wipers one of the best bands of all time

Over the Edge for me the 5th largest disk in the history of rock n'roll, the punk rock ..

Greg Sage is the man!

[trza27]

The wiper were and still are the sh*t. So talented with his lyrics and how he harmonizes with his guitar. Just a really good band.

[natestormpdx]

Mark Sten talking about " A shot in the arm" Another unintentionally ironic statement.

Great video, thanks!

[frontroomautos]

Greg knows sound, I am 100% right about that. No distrespect to Cobain (he was way behind in what he was doing & a mere student)to mention him in the same sentence as Greg is detremental, Greg knows sound, sleeps, breaths & eats it,there is nothing fake about Greg.Greg don't need Cobains name mentioned in the same breath, it was the other guy who wanted Gregs name mentioned in the same sentence to enhance his credability. Greg is genuine.

[punk91]

I swear there is something special about those left handed guitarists...

[punkrockxzz]

greg is one of the most unrecognized talents of all time! i love the wipers!

[kc7fys]

Greg used just the right amount of distortion--kept his tubes sound really hollow and then added the most killer Echoplex. Even live, he drug that Echoplex along and had it set up on a stool in front of the amps, spinning away. The disintegration of the decay envelope in Greg's reverb was what gave his sound such an ominous presence.

[9eyeh8chu9]

wow dude I dont know really anybody with the scoop on gs's sound. I've tried to emulate it for years with varying degrees of sucess. There just isnt enough information about gregs rigs on the net, I guess that just shows how underappreciated he still remains.

There should be a guitar geek on him.

Anyways thanks for sharing youve been most helpful

[kc7fys]

I caught these guys at The 7th St. Entry in about 1986. I snuck my brother in with a KFAI guest-list. (Thanks, Viva!) It is forever in the annals of maybe my best punk show ever.

[dCOMPOZED62]

Really great music!!!! You can tell were Kurt Cobain Got his Inspiration from!!! Both legends in my book!!!

[ForgetHer12]

wipers siempre wipers!!!

[wipers75]

is this real?

verdadero underground

[Olguka]

la banda favorita de mi novio JOSH!!!!

[Awesomo4003]

i dont think greg sage could make a mediocore song even he tried jesus this guys a legend

[riotgrrrl7]

i live for this...

[pugghead]

lol

[primitivelink]

Fucking AWESOME! Over The Edge is one of the greatest albums of all time, it was my soundtrack to high school, this is the TRUTH!

About LIFE.

I still get bummed when I think how I was supposed to see them, around the time they recorded the live LP, but my "friend" never showed up; I see him the next day, he's still tripping on LSD, smiling, "I stayed up all nite talking to..". I'm supposed to be happy for him? What a schmuck!

Hey, anybody know what Greg sings between 2:48 and 2:51??? Help!

[pugghead]

You're right, Marge. Just like the time I could have met Mr. T at the mall. The entire day, I kept saying, 'I'll go a little later, I'll go a little later...' And when I got there, they told me he just left. And when I asked the mall guy if he'll ever come back again, he said he didn't know. Well, I'm never going to let something like that happen again!

[RickyWagons]

Greg Sage is my hero! I've been waiting 10 years for "Electric Medicine", I wish he'd finish it already.

[wipers75]

wipers

geniales

lima , peru

[saturn2006]

I'd love to see additional footage from this show. Does anyone know if it is available?

[AVPunk2]

Greg Sage is my favourite musician of all time! "Over the Edge" is my favourite song of all time! "Over the Edge" is my favourite record of all time! And this is my favourite video on the whole of youtube! WOOOO! I watch this pretty much everyday. WOO!

[leftnutnamedchancey]

HELLS YEA!!!!!!!

[AVPunk2]

haha! OH YEA!!!!

[danerectal]

Buy this DVD and then go to Zenorecords. Greg Sage runs it himself, and he's never had a bad release.

[blogvolume11]

my life would never be complete without the wipers... long live greg sage!

[AVPunk2]

haha yea me too! What's your favourite song by them?

[blogvolume11]

fucking hard to say! power in one is just awesome and after I had a near death experience while listening to rest of my life it has become a very close call! I guess I love 'em all equally! lol

[youhops]

hey guys, yesterday i was in a club dancing to this powerful track once again and it blew all that hey-i-am-a-partyguest-with-not­hing-to-say -feeling all away. THANXX we love the wipers over here in germany that much!!

[rollinstrummin]

OmG! Greg Sage's guitar work made my heart beat out of my chest:0:)

[mattesino]

greg grunge god! thx so much 4 this video...

[zimmyfromhibbing]

the best band to ever come out of the pacific nw.very few bands give me the chills.greg is a beast.

[COLOSSALYOUTHmusic]

Portland bands like The wipers and Poison Idea really carried the seattle sound before any of that really happened.

[djsundancekid]

Bloody marvellous...

[Cheivi]

CXHINGOOOOOONNNNNN

[pdxjoe3]

Musicfest NW 2008!Hopefully the replacements will open

[dhbugias]

Thank you for this wonderful video. Wipers are unique and Greg Sage is the leader.

[satinhooks]

gonna nexflix the shiit out of this. Thanks!!!! Finally a taste of what was going on. THe hadow of the drummer between Greg and bassist. Blows my mind.

[paulmk88]

I heard that people used to call greg sage the "jimmy hendrix of punk rock"

[brainrust]

ogqozo, the documentary were this is from is about the Portland late 70s/early 80s DIY scene in general, not specifically about the Wipers. If only someone would make a documentary about the Wipers, that would be fantastic.

[ogqozo]

This is the best Wipers video on all over the YouTube. It just plain rocks.

[slashyrface]

i feel kind of bad uploading it though because it's from an independent documentary, so if you guys could get that through netflix or buy it online, it would ease my guilt

[ogqozo]

A documentary about Wipers? I'd really love to see it in its wholeness. But what's the title?

[Lcacique]

Documentary is called Northwest Passage. It's not just about the Wipers...

[primitivelink]

Well I thank you slashyrface, cause I can't afford to buy the DVD right now,

so no profits are lost from me.

But I WILL buy it, as will anyone who got so absorbed in this album cause it reflected their life (songs like Over the Edge, Romeo, No One Loves An Alien, The Lonely One, Doom Town, etc); and the band of course.

You don't need to feel bad.

I thank you!

[DazzlingKillman]

beh i have no words....thank you so much for this incredible video!!!!!!

i'm just sorry that we can't see the whole show....Greg in the '83 was totally outstanding

[DazzlingKillman]

wow...never saw it before....

[Sicofonia]

What can I say, this post made my day :D This footage is astounding, thank you very much for posting ;)

[mantzak]

I had the luck to see them back in the 80's in Greece 3 times in the row ,they where amazing as their LP's

Thanks for posting and thanks to Greg for all those songs

[violetadecaballo]

BEST BAND EVER!

[cxcmb]

thank you...

[pernicketty]

Great to see people giving the Wipers some credit for what they did. It's been a helluva long time coming though. Like all true innovators Greg Sage was largely ignored while so many of his imitators went on to fame and commercial success. I think it's generally true that the further ahead of your time you are the longer it takes for your talent to be recognised. If I'm right then Greg must be one of the greatest innovators of 20th century rock.

[Califragistico]

Who are the imitators?

I want to know because I've listened few songs of the wipers :( and I didn't hear other like them or greg sage, so i don't know who are the imitators :P

Thanks ^^

[pernicketty]

If I start naming names my inbox is gonna fill up with so much crap so fast. Sorry but I'm not goin' there. If you're familiar with the Wipers' material and the Portland/Pacific NW scene from the 80s onward and if you listen to what people are saying in this clip I would've thought the answer to your question was self-evident.

[washadam]

these are not imitators. this is the original lineup to the Wipers.  get your head up out of your ass, califragi-faggoty-whatever.

[pernicketty]

I've waited a lot of years to see this. Can't thank you enough for posting it.

[paulmk88]

agree

[AVPunk2]

WOW!!!! Thank you for this amazing post!!!

Great to see other Portland punk artists too!

Thanks Dude!

[AVPunk2]

WOW!!!!!!!!! Thank you for this amazing post!!!! This is my favorite wipers song!!!! Awesome to see other Portland punk artists on this video too!

Thanks dude!