Combat Records, Sweet Pain, Kelly Nickels, thrash metal and indie labels!

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Combat Records, Sweet Pain, Kelly Nickels, thrash metal and indie labels!

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This is a long one! Combat Records, Sweet Pain, Kelly Nickels, thrash metal and indie labels! Here I discuss what it was like working for an indie label in the 1980’s plus the Sweet Pain story!
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@cpinga5 Жыл бұрын

Have always loved the Sweet Pain record. That band was underrated and before it's time for sure. True NYC Glam/Sleaze Rock!

@coachsaldana5708 Жыл бұрын

Yes! Finally Sweet Pain. I've been asking for this ever since he began doing this

@user-hv1kl1bh6n Жыл бұрын

I love hearing about record and distro company stories from the people who actually worked there. Would love to hear even more from you if you can think of more stories about your day to day life at Combat and Important.

@jamesthompson2804 Жыл бұрын

This channel is so under the radar. Your stories are gold, man. Looking forward to your book (and more vids, of course!)

@beforeiforget1985 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching!!!!

@jacobcoughlin24 Жыл бұрын

Glad you made time for a video keep them up!🤘

@beforeiforget1985 Жыл бұрын

Thank you 🙏

@vwbusman64 Жыл бұрын

Loved Sweet Pain thanks for telling the story!

@beforeiforget1985 Жыл бұрын

I have no nudeswirl stories unfortunately. Thank you for watching 🙏

@shanegreen8485 11 ай бұрын

Sweet Pain...one of my favorite albums of all time. I converted the tape to MP3 decades ago and it currently resides on my phone for road trips. Glad to hear you own the masters. We just need an official Sweet Pain release on CD....with bonus tracks....and a live DVD.....

@beforeiforget1985 11 ай бұрын

Ya never know! Thanks for watching! 🙏

@shanegreen8485 10 ай бұрын

@@beforeiforget1985 I'm now reading your book and loving the vibe. It's like I'm sitting with you in your living room, drinking a few beers, sharing the experience of the 80's. What I wouldn't give to go back in time and experience the early days of Twisted in the clubs and Motley in the Shout days. Epic times, dangerous times. I was a few years behind you but we survived...and continue to thrive.

@kcep_nitsuj Жыл бұрын

I’ve been enjoying all your videos. You should think about recording an audio version of your book. I think you’re a great storyteller.

@beforeiforget1985 Жыл бұрын

Thank you 🙏 I will be doing an audio version at some point.

@gregorybrucemurdoch3755 9 ай бұрын

Neat story...reminded me of the glam band Pretty Boy Floyd...who recorded their debut album before (I think) they had played any gigs...cool t-shirt...Cheers, Greg 😃

@beforeiforget1985 9 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching 🙏

@bcprzygo Жыл бұрын

🤘🏼

@dragonfly1694 11 ай бұрын

Great stories, no doubt memories for life! Ace Frehley had an agreement with KISS where he couldn't do anything for awhile after he left because of KISS' Polygram/Mercury deal, where they pulled a fast one on the label, negotiating & signing as Ace was leaving. ANTHRAX was 100% Megaforce til they got the Island deal, when the did a split distribution deal. Megaforce later set-up the Atlantic deal for TESTAMENT, OVERKILL etc. POISON were part of the 2nd glam wave & weren't signed til late '85, 1st album dropped '86, around same time as CINDERELLA, TESLA etc. Perhaps you meant DOKKEN for '84 👍

@beforeiforget1985 11 ай бұрын

Thanks for the info! 🙏

@Joybuzzard 11 ай бұрын

I was curious about Combat Records because their logo was on the early Megadeth albums, but none of the other bands on Combat ever did much.

@beforeiforget1985 11 ай бұрын

Very true. Thanks for watching 🙏

@scottanderson4175 Жыл бұрын

I never heard of Sweet Pain but I just listened to Knock your socks off and the first thing that came to my mind was Taime Downe owes you big time 😳

@beforeiforget1985 Жыл бұрын

🙏

@ammo4568 Жыл бұрын

btw...after listening to this latest addition of "Before I Forget"....I checked out the Sweet Pain tunes on youtube. Has a faster pussycat vibe

@beforeiforget1985 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching 🙏

@DeskChickenVideo Жыл бұрын

I have an autographed Sweet pain record from way back win that I won off of a New York radio station that used to play metal on Saturday nights after midnight. Always thought that album was really killer.

@beforeiforget1985 Жыл бұрын

Cool! What station? WRTN? K-ROCK?

@DeskChickenVideo Жыл бұрын

@@beforeiforget1985 WRTN, Midnight Metal I think was the name. I have to dig it out. Might have a signed 8x10 too.

@beforeiforget1985 Жыл бұрын

@@DeskChickenVideo nice! Matt Oshaughnessy!

@DeskChickenVideo Жыл бұрын

@@beforeiforget1985 yes!! Damn, you have a good memory. Obviously based on this great channel.

@beforeiforget1985 Жыл бұрын

@@DeskChickenVideo thank you 🙏

@LonniDelane Жыл бұрын

I'm at 18:11 and I'm like and yoooouuuu... plaaayyyyyyy... tambourine???? Yeah. That's it. Tambourine. 😂😭😂🤣😭😂

@LonniDelane Жыл бұрын

No wait. Are you the front man? God help us all. 😂😭🤣😭😂

@LonniDelane Жыл бұрын

I just listened to a minute and a half of Shoot for Thrills. It's actually not the worst I've ever heard.

@snstyvr7597 Жыл бұрын

Could you comment on Nudeswirl? That s/t album on Megaforce was awesome. NJ band, I think. Any stories on the financial downfall of those 80’s labels would be great too! Thnkas.

@CheapSushi 11 ай бұрын

So curious, what's your thought on the kind of "bubblegum glam punk" that flared up around the early-mid 90s? Bands like Heart Throb Mob, Glamvestite Vampirez, Guttercats, etc?

@beforeiforget1985 11 ай бұрын

If they had songs they would have made a bigger impact. It’s all about the songs, same reason LA Guns wasnt bigger. Thanks for watching 🙏

@shawnfranklin9581 Жыл бұрын

I’ve worked many Anthrax releases. They are Megaforce all the way til this day.

@shawnfranklin9581 Жыл бұрын

I also work with Glen Cummings from Ludichrist who were on combat.

@shawnfranklin9581 Жыл бұрын

Ritchie Ranno!! I did a live album for then from a gig in 78.

@beforeiforget1985 Жыл бұрын

@@shawnfranklin9581 thanks for watching!

@shawnfranklin9581 Жыл бұрын

@@beforeiforget1985 would love to get an audio book of your upcoming book!

@timscimeca978 Жыл бұрын

I could listen to these stories all the time. Yeah, totally right about the music scene today, Nothing original and people turn to the 80s, like crue or gnr for their rock fix. Is this the death of rock n roll?

@beforeiforget1985 Жыл бұрын

Rock an roll is dead, long live rock and roll! Thanks for watching!