Vardis - Let's Go

[cobohall1975]

Very underrated band.Had the vinyl albums and all the double pack 7" singles back in the day. Still listen to "100MPH",to this day.

[dannyjh9]

@digideus your so right, I was in the front row at Canterbury uni back in the 80s and got covered by Steve Zodiacs talc!!!

Met them all after the gig as well, good days

[sinbad75341]

awesome.......................­.....!

[MERCILESSization]

@hoekiller69, calm down justin beiber

[SuperSpeako]

acbxman I remember spider,saw them in Blackpool at the Tache Club in the 80's walked home to Preston after the gig cos i lost my train ticket HAPPY DAYS.

[badphlegm]

Alan Selway was my teacher last year, and I am playing a gig with him in December. \m/

[Digideus]

Didnt the singer used to put Talc in his hair and leave clouds of it all over the place on stage when he shook his head?

[hoekiller69]

This shit is horrible. Im going to go listen to some Kid Cudi.

[TheEscalofrio]

@hoekiller69 go choke on fake metal

[lester1471]

and it was live no over dubs i stole it off my brother and his other vardis lp the worlds insane lol u aint gettin em back

[acbxman]

Yea the only time I saw these guys was when they supported Hawkwind at Romeo & Juliets in Doncaster 1980, Anyone remener Spider? saw them at Sheff city hall supporting Gillan!

[heavymetalthrashkid]

@acbxman

Yeah i remember Spider."here we go rock n roll"

[crackerHero]

holy fuck this sounds evn better when your drunk! i actually am right now

[twanky]

Went to school with the drummer. Class band back in the day

[MatlockJack]

I bought this record when it was released and saw them live twice in 1981, at Port Talbot and Port Vale, respectively. I have the 'If I were King' single somewhere too.

[wessyfiesta]

This band were from wakefield west yorks uk, i have the 7" if i were king which is a very rare one.

[phoenixcube]

bought this when it came out, saw them a few times, happy days

[phoenixcube]

bought this when it came , saw them a few times, happy days

[rockinamoeba]

What year was that?

[Eldryzif]

@rockinamoeba  1980

[therlref1]

I remember watching these years ago as the support act to Hawkwind at the Hull city hall,never heard of them before that but loved them then and i still listen to them now.

[MetalpuppyUS]

I wish there was a timemachine so we could go back in time and see all these great NWOBHM bands!!!

[mixedsk8]

am i the only 13 year old kid that listens to these unsung heros?

[metalforever2418]

@mixedsk8 im 15

[TheEscalofrio]

@mixedsk8 nah

[10ianpanda]

got the vynil..quality tune..real music for real head bangers.........

[sskubisnac]

Got this on 7". Loved this when it came out.

[kkkaldav]

Been looking for this for years - fantastic

[k2tattoos]

i used to have if i were king on the original vinyll release

[k2tattoos]

i was 14 when i bought this......oh so many memories

[ChaosIgnition]

The one dislike must've been accidental. I mean, who could dislike this?

[gra750]

did anybody go to the live show that was filmed in sept 81 at shepperton studios, London ?

[davidcattoor]

I never get tired of Vardis.

[stashyjon]

great track, but I always prefered 'Situation Negative' the b-side

[rpongelupe1]

MUITO FODDDD....



[beyondtheveilofdeath]

...love this one but it was better live - rawest and wildest!!!!!!

[Joefox40]

LOVED Vardis! Still do..... Where's 'The Lion's Share'? Cant find it on here . . .

[k2tattoos]

takes me back to being about 14 yrs old..the album was amazing, raw but brilliant

[804pillow]

weren't they also included on the Famous PortVale-festival ;with TRIUMPH /BLIZZARDS OF OZZ/ MOTORHEAD?

[summersavannah01]

singer was called steve zodiac- b side situation negative is even better than this - someone please post and make a 44 year old fifteen again !!!!!!!!!!!!!

[erictheviking871]

i was a punk at the time [ still am ] but this was a fucking belter of a tune

[1Regnvejr]

I won´t forget the concert in Wimbledon late in june 1981. It was fucking great. Long live Vardis.

[pubezHead]

i saw these guys at the swanswell pub in coventry, sound lads

[GatorWarrior14]

great song true NWOBHM right here thnx for uploading, first song I heard of Vardis they ROCK!!!!!!!!!!!!

[EddieVH666]

Love that riff love this and love this band they were fast man. nwobhm speed band

[beyondtheveilofdeath]

Kick-ass song but it's better the live version:wilder and rawest!!

[ryk1]

Great live band - saw them in Coventry a few times early 80's

[BassmanRichClark]

Me too, at The General Wolfe, and I got a pint bought by the ledgendary 'Motorcycle Irene' ;-)

[cleveroonie]

I saw them back motorhead in 1980 -

went down well - I did get this single

[diereitertheli]

anyone got the lyrics?

[SerchTV]

I'll give the lyrics to you by a message

[kyejack]

My fave track from back in the day,.. i was 14 and sweated Patchouli oil !!

Saw Vardis in many of the smaller clubs round Notts such as the boat club and the mardi Gras. Steve Zodiacs trick of putting Talcum powder in his hair before coming on stage and letting fly was always interesting when you were down the front,... happy happy days !!!

[andyburnet]

I saw them supporting Hawkwind. Might have been the Levitation tour.

[therlref]

I saw them supporting Hawkwind at the Hull city hall, i think your right it was the Levitation tour. I still have the vinyl LP.

God that was along time ago.

[nwobhmbass]

Me too mate, yes it was

[stenchpipedeathgrunt]

Excellent ! I saw them two or three times in the early 80`s, can`t remember who they were supporting though ?

[transmogrifacation]

i still have this on double pack single!! why has their live album 100mpjh not had a cd release!! its criminal!! i have both albums(worlds insane the other) on logo records if im correct...will someone get the masters and sort it out!! come on i see 'tank' are even gettin the cd treatment.

[2monaros]

Steve Zodiac,what a classic!~ I LOVE 100 MPH..the live album,best of the NWOBHM era!

[MatlockJack]

Saw them in Port Talbot June 1981; they were amazing; ditto the sprint (before the encores) for the last train home; memory lane never seems to change very much.

[mool1965]

Saw these guys in Cardiff Top Rank when they supported Budgie in 1980. Anyone else go?

[the30thday]

Lovely piece of metal!

How I wish that I would have been born 30 years earlier...

[metalbearuk]

Never got the respect they deserved.

Along with Raven, this is proto thrash!

[tinheed58]

brill track saw them in workington bloody loud , happy days from nwobhm !

[jakegizz]

Awesome band! I used to work for them and am still in touch with Gary!

[mesaratz]

hope he is happy that so many ppl remember the band with great love....they were great

[supersonicgo]

VARDIS che storia!

ritorno anni 80! il meglio

[davidcattoor]

I remember them and Gaskin!

[ELBORRACHO86]

classic shit

[malteserabroad]

Thank you mate for posting this. Still have the 100mph Lp!! Wasn't in the UK when the NWOBHM happened and was just a bit too young as well. But how I wish I could turn back time. The golden years of Heavy Metal without a doubt.

[albertmooka]

my god, it brings back memories. My best mate bought this and we played it over and over on a crappy turn table.

When playing live, he was always bare foot.

[livereaper]

OHH yes thanks so much for this.

[Cerebus660]

The first gig I ever went to was Vardis at Stroud Leisure Centre in 1981 when I was 14. I couldn't believe how loud they were!They were supported by a band called 720. Whatever happened to them?

[BassmanRichClark]

I saw Vardis supporthed by 720 too, even bought their (to be fair average) single 45 mph, less than half as good as Vardis' 100 mph, obvious innit

[lathlorie]

This song owns, as do many of Vardis' songs. I just got my hands on an original copy of Quo Vardis on LP today, and it's awesome!