DIAMOND HEAD - Helpless - Live - 1980
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17 жыл бұрынDiamond Head on UK TV BBC Midlands "Look Hear" program 1980
Line-up
Sean Harris (vocals)
Brian Tatler (guitar)
Duncan Scott (drums)
Colin Kimberley (bass)
@martkent8210 3 жыл бұрын
imagine being the band who influenced Metallica,and not getting appreciated for half a century
@ThunderAppeal 3 жыл бұрын
You mean like The Ramones?
@lawrenceacuesta6460 3 жыл бұрын
So gay
@martkent8210 3 жыл бұрын
@@lawrenceacuesta6460 what??
@wicketandfriendsparody8068 3 жыл бұрын
@@ThunderAppeal the Ramones influenced ME-tallicA wha!?
@danielolsen1566 3 жыл бұрын
@@wicketandfriendsparody8068 I mean thrash is a mix of punk and metal
@linweixiang6186 3 жыл бұрын
The birth of thrash metal
@AtropalArbaal-dk8jv Ай бұрын
Venom was far better, and I'm not a Venom fan. Listen to Morbid Angel
@agapintheclouds6159 8 жыл бұрын
I love this band. The vocalist had an amazing voice.
@leomessi7058 5 жыл бұрын
Sean Harris! When Dave Mustaine started Megadeth, he wanted Sean Harris to be the singer of his new band.
@amieekennedy2792 4 жыл бұрын
I love it too!
@Hoscitt 3 жыл бұрын
He's the weak link for me! Each to their own 😄👍
@shucksful 3 жыл бұрын
Total poser...But, his voice reminds me of CHER. LOL.
@mateoclaure6237 3 жыл бұрын
He had a bit of a Robert Plant thing going on
@deadlift65 8 жыл бұрын
A metal song without a guitar solo... This raw, almost punk-style energy, reminds Iron Maiden's first album. :-)
@TheRedSetterr 7 жыл бұрын
yah even Metallicas version has a Kirk Hammet solo for that end bit because replicating that kinda perfection would be impossible...
@leandrocampos2602 6 жыл бұрын
Maiden always had solos in their albums. Terrific solos.
@minners71 5 жыл бұрын
@deadlift nothing like Iron Maiden what drugs are you on. Compared to maidens first album this is almost pop.
@outis439-A 5 жыл бұрын
@minners71 This is nwbhm
@murilloorlando 3 жыл бұрын
Actually this is a shortened version, that they play live. The studio version is twice the length and has a solo.
@Justafoo_04 3 жыл бұрын
Dude sounds unbelievably good in the studio and on stage
@IronDuke_xX 11 жыл бұрын
Excellent singer, no tricks just skills.
@giankarlotorriani5163 2 жыл бұрын
Sean Harris was a monster, and this Diamond Head its just absolute greatness...
@edoslacker 14 жыл бұрын
one of the must underrated bands ever!!!
@sillydillydokieo 16 жыл бұрын
damn he has a good voice. one of the best songs ever.
@nevermore300 14 жыл бұрын
Saw Diamond Head many times and they were one of the best bands NEVER to make it big. I've still got their singles in a box somewhere.
@claraboomday 17 жыл бұрын
I saw Diamond Head three times back in 82-83 this vid is nothing compared to watching them live.Sean Harris was one of the best front men ever and i've seen a few in fact the band were just amazing...the sad thing was that when the original drummer and bassist packed it in they were never really the same band again...but in saying that the Canterbury album was amazing and so ahead of it's time!!
@MUZZER81 Жыл бұрын
Why did they leave the band?
@claraboomday Жыл бұрын
@@MUZZER81 I wish I knew the answer...
@MUZZER81 Жыл бұрын
@@claraboomday ahh fair enough, I've seen them twice but I'm only 27 so it was only Brian who original member but I met him when I was 18 luckily enough and he had all the time in the world to talk to us. Felt like I was talking to superman 😁
@claraboomday Жыл бұрын
@@MUZZER81 great fella!!
@suicidebysasquatch4873 3 жыл бұрын
Good to see they are getting some real recognition now..I hope they can see this and what a fkn shame they didn't become bigger like iron maiden
@shoominati23 7 ай бұрын
Because of treacherous family member management of the band and their affairs, when really - it should have been handled by a professional in the industry. and probably not touring the hell out of the US at the start of their career, thats how bands like Judas Priest and Iron Maiden had them licked!
@FrankieAmadeian. 2 жыл бұрын
I love the guitarist's tone. Nice, twangy, overdriven, right up my alley. Long live Diamond Head. Edit more than two fucking years later: BRIAN TATLER. HIS NAME IS BRIAN TATLER. AND THE BAND IS BACK AND ALIVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@voleraabriganov550 Жыл бұрын
Long live Diamond Head! Band is great!\m/
@NigelFortune 7 жыл бұрын
Best NWOBHM band by a mile. How bloody Saxon and Def Leppard made it and these guys didn't is a fucking crime..
@esspeez Ай бұрын
Probably because it's generic and lacks any original melody
@AtropalArbaal-dk8jv Ай бұрын
I listened to these guys for a few months in '89. There's a reason they're forgotten. They're utterly generic.
@TomJoneshkk-gv5zw Ай бұрын
So generic it forged the whole Metallica sound yeah? Okay it's not that mind blowing, but that's not the point... It's their fucking energy that I love. And Saxon? If you don't get how Saxon mind it, you should look at bit closer at their er... Aesthetic *coughs*. it's pretty obvious without being too overt if you get me...
@AtropalArbaal-dk8jv Ай бұрын
@@TomJoneshkk-gv5zw You act as if Metallica are actually relevant. Always an overrated band. Mediocre drummer. Ok lead guitarist. The only stand out musician was Cliff, and he was only a member for five years or so.
@AtropalArbaal-dk8jv Ай бұрын
@@TomJoneshkk-gv5zw How is their sound any different from hundreds of other bands? As far as their influence on Metallica, Sabbath was a bigger influence, ESPECIALLY Cliff. Not to mention The Misfits or Budgie.
@macacodorado 13 жыл бұрын
love the voice of Harris
@nosherz 15 жыл бұрын
I only seen Diamond Head at their peak in a small local club where they came back & played at least 4 times and everyone loved them. Maiden, I've only ever seen at Donnington so it's not practical to compare them - but both great bands in their own way.
@metallooney 16 жыл бұрын
This just proves that a good song is a good song regardless of how old it is!!!!!!!!
@RiggySmalls 13 жыл бұрын
Talent pure and simple. Those who know music, know how important this band are.
@Mitzi73 11 жыл бұрын
Everyone should thank England for inventing heavy metal.
@dimebag6384 4 жыл бұрын
Birmingham is the home of metal sabbath, zeppelin, priest, diamond head magnum etc 🤘
@Flaco-ip7cl 4 жыл бұрын
Everything was invented in the American continent... Disco.rock.cumbia reggae salsa.rap Thrash metal. Merengue . cumbia .samba.blues .etc Come on bro
@Mitzi73 4 жыл бұрын
@Antonio Gates. 😂. Metal was invented in the UK, broseph. Learn music history.
@dimebag6384 4 жыл бұрын
I've never heard of any yank classical composers.... but the indigenous Americans weren't into composing classical masterpieces lol the rest comes from Africa lol
@thgdz 3 жыл бұрын
Id say UK stsrted heavymetal with sabbath , judas priest, venom and such but US perfected it with bands like metalica , slayer, death and such and such
@The420Earthling 10 жыл бұрын
34 years later and the metal fans still get looked at the same way these kids did by the other ones LOL they just don't get it mannnnnnnnn
@lobowolf9406 4 жыл бұрын
Right
@Satanicbunnies 14 жыл бұрын
In my opinion, Sean Harris is probably one of the best heavy metal singers.
@estivengonzalezsolis2100 10 ай бұрын
Este tipo me recuerda mucho a Led Zeppelin 🤔
@eddieburton6667 4 ай бұрын
sound like joe tempest from Europe
@jacobmotosicky439 3 жыл бұрын
Great song from one of the absolute best albums of metal. I was 16 when I found Lightening to the Nations in 2015. How amazing does a, basically underground, album from 1980 have to be to still find a way through time like that
@pawlio66 Күн бұрын
I saw them that year supporting Sabbath...and it still sounds as good as it does in my head.
@tyreekmurillo4524 9 жыл бұрын
when you look at bands like these you can really see how metallica were influenced by them
@omarrodriguez6298 8 жыл бұрын
Mustaine was the real diamond head fan . thats why,,, no diamond head. No mustaine. No metallica. No megadeth!!!
@KubrickLives 8 жыл бұрын
+Omar Rodriguez Lars actually followed Diamond Head on tour in Britain(1980) before he even met Mustaine. Mustaine may have been a Diamond Head fan, but the first band he always mentions is Angel Witch as influence.
@wewantgore666 8 жыл бұрын
+Omar Rodriguez amen
@kamilorebeca77 4 жыл бұрын
Que recuerdos me trae esta canción, simplemente una verdadera obra de arte
@primitivebeans 7 жыл бұрын
This is some just good music, no matter what genre you're into
@nosherz 16 жыл бұрын
Watched these guys play 3 gigs in the early 80,s and their ability to get the whole place rockin from start to finish, was the equal of any band i've seen live - and i've seen em all !
@w5527 4 жыл бұрын
I love seeing the 70s and 80s clash here. The stage and fashion reek of the 70s but the style and energy of the 80s are ringing out even before they were there yet. Crowd on the left- 80s, crowd on the right- 70s
@bustermcnutt2452 4 жыл бұрын
The energy came from 70's punk.
@SlimBarista 4 жыл бұрын
And the trends keep flowing haha. I like your analysis.
@tiffeholm 4 жыл бұрын
I wonder if this live performance is where Lars Ulrich got his inspiration for the “St. Anger”-snare... 😂
@claudiosarra2889 3 жыл бұрын
Actually, since Metallica used to be great fans of Diamond Head, this question is more serious than it may seems...
@doomguy8324 8 жыл бұрын
This is so rockin..just a really cool tune...cant help but get into it...
@jimmyknight9882 5 жыл бұрын
Legendary! Get this album in your collection . One of the best albums I've ever heard
@DarkTwilightGuitar 10 жыл бұрын
legends
@EDeeire 12 жыл бұрын
I love how these guys are opened to citing Punk as a big influence on them, this song is a perfect example of that. Sick Band!
@thenodfather 11 жыл бұрын
A great great band. An inspiration to many. Thank you Diamond Head for the great music.
@lizzyfan1986 16 жыл бұрын
Saw and met em' in 2002 in their only US appearance in New Jersey! Nice guys!
@ashleymonday298 2 жыл бұрын
Man they made some real bangers. The earwormiest of the nwobhm bands.
@HazeDisallo 13 жыл бұрын
Sean Harris voice is HOT!
@ThommyofThenn 10 жыл бұрын
this is so good
@blauth Жыл бұрын
So amazing and ahead of its time
@hectormorales5974 5 ай бұрын
I think metalica and megadeth are thankful with these masters....great band
@777nickNick Ай бұрын
yes i think
@sinclairZX81 16 жыл бұрын
Total respect! We owe these guys for twenty years of Metallica!
@johnross2924 Жыл бұрын
34 years now 🎸🇬🇧
@raphaelagosto6973 4 жыл бұрын
Bring back the 80's ,, please..
@alexandreteixeirabenjamin6539 3 ай бұрын
Legal que é ao vivo mesmo com equipamento e tudo. Bemo programa de tv!
@hwy_74 14 жыл бұрын
this is not fair, they should be the biggest metal band in the world. people needa do more for them so they can get bigger. they are still touring and making albums and they kick as much as as ever!
@samjenko 16 жыл бұрын
sean harris was one of the best amazing vocalist nuff said
@deansley174 3 жыл бұрын
Damn this is killer!!!
@Fanina16 9 жыл бұрын
Was playing this song in my dreams last night. X)
@w5527 4 жыл бұрын
80s guys on the left, 70s guys on the right The divide was real
@jro341 3 жыл бұрын
Good point!
@aaronquy1968 3 жыл бұрын
LMAO
@mineralt 3 жыл бұрын
Yeah it was, and I didn’t even really notice it at the time...now it is so clear
@americasmaker 10 жыл бұрын
i love this fuckin shit, that boy bad, this the blues here
@mikewhite5806 Жыл бұрын
very raw and great!!!
@TANTRUMrecordsUK 15 жыл бұрын
excellent footage!!
@DANILO22280 9 жыл бұрын
El heavy metal de finales de los70 y ochentas es la ley del rock duro y de todas sus vari antes es lo mejor
@Azuetallica 2 жыл бұрын
si solo viviera en esa era🤘😋
@THESNEAKERADDICT 6 жыл бұрын
🤘🔥🔥🤘
@chetwalters4418 3 жыл бұрын
DJ Delz?! Never knew you was into diamond head bud 👍🏻🤘🏻
@IronCobra95 14 жыл бұрын
you would never see something on the BBC like this nowadays.
@minihats 16 жыл бұрын
I saw Diamond Head in Peterborough couple weeks ago. Got Tatler's pick and a set list! \m/
@Rachelnymetal 9 жыл бұрын
gorgeous voice
@dadbrad852 7 жыл бұрын
At 0:49 replace the lyrics from The Mechanix or The Four Horseman. I.E. "The horseman are drawing nearer! On leather steeds they ride....they come to take your life!."
@JeffWithAnF 5 жыл бұрын
Dad Brad I’ve listened to both these songs for years and never caught that! Good ear!
@dimebag6384 4 жыл бұрын
Kill em all 45% diamond head 45% motorhead 10% metallica lol
@tyso9267 3 жыл бұрын
Finally some else heard that. Surprised they didn’t get sued!
@Wolveten 3 жыл бұрын
listened to this today!
@64807adn 17 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the upload.
@justinmcneal3095 6 жыл бұрын
Tatler is jamming!
@DowntownTB13 14 жыл бұрын
i love and respect Diamond Head so much because without them there would be no Metallica. This is cuz Lars put an ad for a guitarist who wanted to do Diamond Head covers. So without Diamond Head that would have never happened, and hence no Metallica. I didn't know Diamond Head until I started listening to Metallica, and now they are one of my favorite bands!!!!
@iceonaboy 15 жыл бұрын
Best gig I was ever at, Diamond head, Glasgow Apollo `80, they did about 3 different encores, fuckin awesome!
@IghtBettt 11 ай бұрын
These truly deserve so much more recognition their impact is so obscure these guys along with that sabbath song invented and set the standard for thrash
@whyismynametaken123 11 жыл бұрын
My understanding is that when metallica first started "covering" diamond head songs, they only said it was a cover if someone asked (at their shows). I remember reading a quote from James more or less saying this. Kill Em All is basically one big Diamond Head ripoff...
@zarni000 4 жыл бұрын
yeah essentially metallica was a big ripoff before burton. burton really made them go big and then they just continued on with mindless riffs with no real substance. the only musician of any substance in metallica is kirk hammett but his brilliance seems to get lost in the hetfield machine.
@JordanT.Zacharias 4 жыл бұрын
zarni000 Every band you listen too is a rip off of the Beatles so let’s not go there mate
@zarni000 4 жыл бұрын
@@JordanT.Zacharias lol and the Beatles are a ripoff of rhythm and blues artists
@TheDirthound 3 жыл бұрын
@@zarni000 True that.
@ericw.9907 3 жыл бұрын
@@zarni000 "nothing new under the sun"... someone just finds a way to add a new flavor to it.
@16penney 15 жыл бұрын
Believe me, there was NO pop music that even remotely sounded like this in 1980.
@colmhain 3 жыл бұрын
Nope
@life_of_riley88 3 жыл бұрын
Angel Witch's lp baphomet in the late 70's was pretty darn close.
@dokuom Жыл бұрын
おいらが生まれる1年前のライブに、映像を残してくれた方に感謝…！
@sanderkill5 12 жыл бұрын
Great Video, Thanks
@TheLordGoat 10 жыл бұрын
No Diamond Head= No Tallica.
@mauriciom5555 6 жыл бұрын
jajajjajajajajja
@funzjag 6 жыл бұрын
Gore Elohim True!
@sgraham1hotmailcom 5 жыл бұрын
Diamond Head appear to have been heavily influenced by Zep right here.
@funzjag 5 жыл бұрын
stephen graham More in stage presence/ moves, not so much in music. What’s your take on my statement, Mr. Graham. I hope that you are well today Sir! 🙏🏼
@sgraham1hotmailcom 5 жыл бұрын
@@funzjag Now that u mention it, I think u may be right. On this track, the Led Zeppelin similarity that assails the viewer may be mostly due to the visuals. Thanks, man.
@bolidst7928 10 жыл бұрын
Lord it just blows me wayaway when young sprouting metallurchins don't know who or why is DIAMOND HEAD, come on...
@spike007980 14 жыл бұрын
I absolutely love diamond head
@MrJDBZ 12 жыл бұрын
Awesome!
@metaldog4642 3 жыл бұрын
Dude reminds me of the guy in Overkill.
@Justafoo_04 3 жыл бұрын
Bobby Blitz!
@1984craine 7 жыл бұрын
the leather reds are TIGHT.
@auxillianwarghost5123 7 жыл бұрын
Literally.
@errolwaguespack7196 5 жыл бұрын
great band..
@damaged31 15 жыл бұрын
+1 freakin awesome band!
@bolidst7928 10 жыл бұрын
DIAMOND HEAD were/ARE the ORIGINALS the REAL McCOY the JEN-YOOO-INE ART-TEEE-KALL (the entire killemall album is contained within "Sucking My Love")
@450celtic 9 жыл бұрын
I see Lars in his green jumper
@LordStompyHarpLoonyTunes 2 жыл бұрын
That's some super early head banging stuff. Great times!
@rastagideon8236 3 жыл бұрын
Damn, headbanging goes way back
@loudnessloud8336 3 жыл бұрын
Boootoinggg..
@CraigAWhelanJr Жыл бұрын
Goes even farther back than this session...Ozzy Ozbourne and Angus Young were banging their heads in the early to mid seventies. \m/
@BradUnivoxJams 11 жыл бұрын
This band really reminds me of UFO for some strange reason. Might be the flying V and how the song sounds like Lights Out
@DanielWickham 4 жыл бұрын
UFO were one of their influences.
@8192968 15 жыл бұрын
Que buen grupo! Que buena rola!
@laurenzgraffilpenstein8117 3 жыл бұрын
Tatler / Harris great duo
@HersgoryJigurda 7 жыл бұрын
is this proto-thrash?
@danikalero6357 7 жыл бұрын
a lot of NWOBHM is, no doubt about it
@silentbloodyslayer98 6 жыл бұрын
Иван Гулиев nah, listen to sympthom of the universe, that could be considered proto thrash.
@javiice595 6 жыл бұрын
Yes proto thrash
@RCD97-hm5mv 6 жыл бұрын
Stop giving music all these stupid fucking sub-genres. It’s not fuck by Proto-technical- progressive-mathematical-power- thrash metal or whatever the fuck people wanna randomly come up with. It’s just metal. Stop unnecessarily giving metal all these bullshit names
@Javy0088 4 жыл бұрын
Punk, Heavy, Speed, proto thrash
@scusemewhileiwhipout 3 жыл бұрын
fun fact: you're not here because you heard diamond before you heard metallica
@bearbryant3495 3 жыл бұрын
Au contraire, I've been a Diamond "Head" for a very long time.
@19mychaellee71 3 жыл бұрын
Says you. \../. >"< .\../
@user-vm7ku1ws9p 3 жыл бұрын
I first heard diamond head on brutal legend
@daves4645 3 жыл бұрын
Fun Fact: you're full of shit.
@gmac9133 3 жыл бұрын
2 fun facts: 1. many of us were listening to Diamond Head well before metallica ever existed. 2. you’re a dumbass.
@mykylc 15 жыл бұрын
You got that SO right!
@LoveArt86 2 жыл бұрын
What a vocalist 💪💪💪
@crisprtalk6963 3 жыл бұрын
Leif Garrett killing it on vocals!!
@derhampaul2182 Жыл бұрын
Ha ha
@timurrude8028 8 жыл бұрын
Where did it go now? The sound, the way they look like, everything was tasty, i mean not only Diamond Head, but all NWoBHM bands. i can't understand nowadays rock music, it just not fun for me at all.
@oximofo9 8 жыл бұрын
Just like anything. It got stale and morphed back into Hard Rock, with Hair Metal going back to punk after the Grunge purge.
@chrismichaels7636 6 жыл бұрын
young headbangers :-)
@chriswarren151 3 жыл бұрын
I love.how tatler makes his solos into riffs.Inovative.
@misterniceguy9957 3 жыл бұрын
garage days was metallicas best album because they didnt write the music for it.
@Anybodyelse2294 3 жыл бұрын
It is still my favorite
@misterniceguy9957 3 жыл бұрын
mine too
@jakeaablog1470 8 жыл бұрын
the lead singer looks like bobby blitz(overkill) lol
@FirstLast-ol9cs 8 жыл бұрын
35 years ago, yes.
@jamesrockford2626 8 жыл бұрын
+Jake Aablog he does look like blitz except this guy here can actually sing
@FirstLast-ol9cs 8 жыл бұрын
+James Rockford Blitz is one of the best metal vocalists.
@jamesrockford2626 8 жыл бұрын
Peter Ahladas really according to whom? you have to write great songs to be the best or one of the best.. Pretty much all overkill songs are forgettable
@FirstLast-ol9cs 8 жыл бұрын
+James Rockford according to who?
@trilogyopus Ай бұрын
Very interesting band. They are so authentic.
@waynegiles9320 Жыл бұрын
Saw them in this year in Swindon as a 17 year old ❤
@wexenhex 7 жыл бұрын
sounds like Led Zeppelin AND pre-Iron Maiden
@bevolkisch4628 3 жыл бұрын
You can tell this is where Metallica basically got their sound from, but they improved on it a lot.
@lovelybegum9662 3 жыл бұрын
much more distortion
@bevolkisch4628 3 жыл бұрын
@@lovelybegum9662 It's because Metallica used EMG active pickups in their guitars!
@BradentonSlick 3 жыл бұрын
Adding a second guitar is what did it. It's not rocket science.
@gayuhthoriq6174 4 жыл бұрын
Amazikin!!!
@JahJahBruh 11 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the upload i was wondering how they looked in those days.
@EDeeire 10 жыл бұрын
Sounds like Punk to me
@andrewmcintosh2703 3 жыл бұрын
Try cleaning your ears out.
@infernus44 9 жыл бұрын
I would never speak ill of the dead, and he was a cool guy, BUT Cliff Burton nicked more than a little from this Bass Player!!
@chrisretro81 9 жыл бұрын
Well lets be honest..All of Metallica nicked everything from this band early on :D \m/
@naturesembrace2354 9 жыл бұрын
Sylvan Screams Nope, Cliff was introduced to Diamond Head by Metallica and Cliff looked like he always does way before he met Metallica. Maybe it's a bass player thing?
@Iheartdgd 5 жыл бұрын
Eh, the rickenbacker was incredibly popular around this time (much more than today) and the only other thing that’s similar is his hair.. and we all know how popular long hair was back then. Cliff was an unreal musician.
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