She was cute as hell back then. I wonder what she looks like now.

Yo tambien!

And the fact that she is sitting down and is semi calm seems strange.

Looks like princess Diana. I always wondered what she done in her spare time.

@@danielthomassladeslade7679 Lol! Really she kinda does look like her! Good catch!

the mohawk guy is the living 80s big mohawk guy stereotype and he is so into it, I LOVE BAD BRAINS

It sounds like shit. Pretty easy to not like it.

yeah..I don't recall stage barriers appearing at shows until......86 or 87...

it was always like that......until the new generation arrived

Finally something worth reading & remembering!

Just go to you local punk backyard shows , they still do em like this. If the crowd ain't dead

What no selfies????

Because hardcore bands don't make it to that place. Hell, I'm still shocked the Ramones made it.

@@voiceofreason1208 ramones not even hardcore

Because it''s BEYOND Rock & Roll.......its literally its own genre

@@albeanie7977 I think that was his point. The Ramones are about as "punk" as the HOF gets. No way a hardcore group is getting in

They got nominated in 2016. They need to be nominated again.

Saw them back in 1989 at the Astoria here in London,amazing show but nowhere near the energy on display here due to size of the venue.

That's exactly how I feel. Many thanks to whoever preserved this footage.

Jason McCullough skancore

I was 17 ... 2:21 standing in the far left corner wearing a plaid shirt. ha ha

Trek Fan-Gal that's awesome if you're telling the truth

it certainly looks like me and I was going to shows from '82-'84. had a lot of plaid shirts back then. :)

lol, my photo is kate bush! :)

I was 22. I miss those days terribly.

Such a compelling presence.

I WOULDN'T CALL THIS PUNK ROCK, THIS IS MORE LIKE PROTEST MUSIC, ALTERNATIVE HARD CORE

@@IronMan-uf6gj : This bands as others emerged from the Punk scene and then became their own thing.

Absolutely

Hardcore Punk

Far from it. Everybody copies HR

HR gets so much shit these days. Hes in his older years, he went hard for so long. He deserves to chill and take care.

not at all. everybody knows this guy is awesome.

Arguably THE greatest frontman of all time

I wish people would stop using "××× is underrated" to mean "I like this". Who exactly is HR underrated by?

One of the greatest live experiences musically ever. It will never happen again and some of us were lucky enough to get to live it.

before they ruined south beach

Yes, the energy of a BB show was unmatched, closest I've seen would've been 1991 Fishbone.

ha

Bc they from the late 70's...plus they ripped their name off of a Ramones track too, so people did not take them seriously

Under rated!? They are one of the most well respected an imitated of all the 1st wave American hardcore bands.

These guys gave birth to Henry Rollins and Minor Threat.

Excuse the Milly, "Underrated" is their patented (vapid) word it seems.

Alex Rees "it's so punk"....... fuck you man....... lol

Mr. Bigglesworth pma

That is not punk at all

@@999Diemonds It's his own style. I agree

I WOULDN'T CALL THIS PUNK ROCK, THIS IS MORE LIKE PROTEST MUSIC, ALTERNATIVE HARD CORE

That is exactly how I feel. That album is my favorite hardcore record of all time. Even with the subpar production it still metls your face off, even now. They were definitely ferocious.

El Leeway they are in the rock and roll hall of fame dumbass

No, theyre not.

The whole hall of fame is a hot mess. They have no idea what they are doing. So many great Rock legends who are still not inducted.

Entire harDCore scene due to Bad Brains, Clash show and Cramps show Feb 79.

Hall of Fame, my a$$... corporate junk on parade

Is that true???

@@user-dr1ue8wt3b I swear to god it is - I remember him mentioning it in Bonus content on Portlandia IIRC - google "fred armisen bad brains" and you'll find some stuff

wow

Sadly, there is a criteria for the Rock & roll Hall of Fame that they don't meet. I don't think their records sales even come close enough to be considered. Still, I think they are one of the greatest bands of all time. I have a short list of "greatest bands ever" and they are near the top.

@@RumbleFish69 Their record sales dont come close because most of their albums were traded, gifted, or bootlegged. Thats how we got our music. 8th generation recordings on analog cassette tapes. Those were the days. Hardcore Punk rock then was king.

Ramones were more of pop punk my guy

Rudimentary peni is better

Because they're wannabe tough with only their headbanging to show for it.

Mosh pits were fantastic back then. Along came the 90's and idiots came along and ruined it. Now Mosh pits are just a bunch of dickheads looking to hurt people.

@@1974greymalkin or just walking/running in a circle. Crushed like a sandwich,, going in a circle. I despised that dancing/skanking was frowned upon in some shows. People complained if you tried to actually be creative in your movements. The raw get into the feel of the music is better. Love this. Depended on the club/venue in regards to what was allowed. Stage diving was fun at one time. Until people just parted like a opening in the sea. If the stage was high(if there was one)you'd land close to your noggin.

Mosh pit??? You're the one who sounds like some metalhead!

@@ThinkerOnTheBus Oh no, are you 14?

He'd give you the shits if you saw him coming at you stage diving....

@@TheGrandmasterMan Lol

What is skanking

@@theultimatemk4567 Look at the video of how HR dances

@@theultimatemk4567 One step beyond...

Why because their black and playing hardcore lol keep wishing.

if you like this you might like my brothers music. She has a car is a good song by him, his name is Stu Morris

@@PatrickMorris-sm8dv Hipster !

@@layditms2 your are the biggest hipster i know

Just another yuppie.

Yuppie hipster Society yup 👍🏻

I was in my teens in the 80's and was big into the scene but it never occurred to me the Bad Brians was a black band. I listened to their music and it was cool but unless you saw a show or pictures in a album you might not have known. The internet was a decade off.

Stop it! You didn’t know either! Not until you watched sonic highway..... amirite?

The Bad Brains are black?

Strength to you brother.

I know dude my brother saw HR last yr thinking he would play at least some Banned In DC classics but instead it was down right terrbile he told me HR is just weak as hell now even when they play their HxCx material he only played like 3 songs and there were scene kids so movement was downright horrible too he couldn't even sing fast either I am told its depressing the integrity is gone...

DR. Know was really digging the drums. They were locked in.

I discovered them late myself. It has become my favourite band of all time.

I wish

LOL No. My parents weren't this cool.

Lord Destiny fuck my parents. I was there.

They Absolutely Were NOT.

Im a parent and FUCK YEA i was there 1980s

What do you mean?

Green DayPlayer94 mallcore

Ricky X Is that a thing?

This isn't hardcore tho. Its punk.

BlackTea7 Back then Hardcore was punk. The first wave was more “artistic”, the second wave was more streetwise. Some people called it Hardcore. In the UK it was called New Punk, Real Punk, then Hardcore, too. After some Hardcore bands crossed over to more metal style then the modern Hardcore was created. Bad Brains helped create East Coast hardcore

exactly

Shit like this inspires me so much! I want hardcore's roots to be revived, this generation needs it. It is the pure opposite of today's manufactured crap.

Alex Rees FAAAAACTS THAT!!!

No way I'm going to "put my hands in the air, and shake 'em like I just don't care." Yecch.

Actually fuck off. Producers and DJs put as much work as any rock band or punk band would have into music. Stop acting high and mighty and enjoy the fuckin' music.

@brockjms1 - A testament to your statement is the fact that this video shows that there are asians, white, black, etc., ALL enjoying this great music together!

they are not black, they are brazilians.

voctor silva no they're Jamacians

most Brazilians are BLACK and Bad Brains are black Americans. So yes, arguably the best hardcore band ever are black. This is pretty typical-especially when whites then try to strip them of their blackness since they can't deny they're greatness.

Meursault40 but brazilians are black americans too

In the 80s ?

yea....me too.....Sitting on the edge of the stage. Jumping off the stage. Shows were fun. few if any fights, and great music. It was a scene unparalleled at the time, and unsurpassed to this day. The only thing that comes close at this point is the rap scene.

if you like this you might like my brothers music. She has a car is a good song by him, his name is Stu Morris

Corpse Desecrator some day you will get old, dumbass. And your lame statement will kick you in the balls. And it comes a lot sooner than you think, son.

Pseudo Smith on the contrary there are a lot of bands and frontmen like HR such as Wattie of The Exploited, Tony Martin of The Varukers, Anthony of Battalion Of Saints, John Joseph of Cro Mags, Kurt Brecht from DRI, Bill Milano of MOD and many more I can go on forever with the list of bands and frontmen as old as this still with a good amount of the energy they had in their prime yrs still making strong records I will admit maybe not as awesome as prime yrs so I scoff back at your ignorant statement no such thing as "getting old" I will still be a music fond person and musician in my 50s its all about devotion and passion to the music not some BS phase. So piss off. Respect my opinion and I'll respect yours.

@Corpse - HR cant help suffering from mental illness! Don't expect him to keep performing like he did just to keep people like you happy. You're ignorant to mental illness and the fact that not all people age in the same way!

Ok then you got me there I thought it had something to do with Rastafarian way of life he went on to later I wasn't aware that he had an illness and some people are unlucky then and I am aware people age different I just didn't known that was the case with him but does this argument really matter anyways now? I still like this vid and early Bad Brains so who cares no need to be a PC police.

Not being 'PC Police' just thought you should be aware. No worries all's good. There's an HR documentary coming out soon called 'Finding Joseph I' You should check it :)

Jim,yes you so right....

thats Polly

Morganna Lefay who's that?

wasn't that Claudette sitting next to her (white jacket) ... totally bad-arse chick!

yes You knew Claudette too? and Leon, and Bubby lol

+Morganna Lefay, I used to see Claudette at shows. Remember The Ontario, D.C. Space. The Bayou? Although, those are D.C. clubs. But we used to make the trip up to NYC to see shows frequently. This is a CBGBs I think. Leon? Very tall, thin black dude? Knew him also! Again, also here in D.C. Don't recall Bubby though. Too bad I can't find any retrospective photos. They must exist somewhere.

lol People didn't do that Handsign 😂🤭

@@ttllymxico I wasnt born yet haha

so you weren´t at the show