My first DEAD KENNEDYS experience! Bass Teacher REACTS to "Holiday In Cambodia"

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➡️ I've always heard the name Dead Kennedys, but have yet to listen until now! Many of you urged me to explore the bass playing of Klaus Flouride, and "Holiday In Cambodia" was a terrific place to start. I love when a song's backbone is founded upon a great bass intro, and the dissonance in the note choices really set the stage for the song's vibe and wholly contributed to the song's deeper subject matter. While the vocals will take awhile to grow on me, the chorus really grabbed me and portrayed a more "positive" sound which contrasted the uneasy feel within the verses. I could viscerally hear the song's message also being channeled through the music, which is an amazing feat when a band can showcase that blend so masterfully. Klaus ripped some perfectly-placed fills and drove the song home with a gritty energy that makes me want to dive into their catalogue ASAP! 😈🤘🏼
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@punkchaos9 5 ай бұрын

The timing of that first pause though

@LowEndUniversity 5 ай бұрын

It happens!

@num1shinfan 5 ай бұрын

I caught that too. Being anti racist was different in the 80s

@jeffk3801 5 ай бұрын

Thought the exact same thing. 😅

@naomiwattson 5 ай бұрын

i almost spit my drink out when it happened.

@Going_Out_In_Style89 5 ай бұрын

Was gonna comment the same thing.

@joe_rockhead 5 ай бұрын

Jello: "You'll work hard with a gun in your back for a bowl of rice a day." Mark: "A little more upbeat here!" Jello: "...and your head is skewered on a stake."

@martinphillips3549 4 ай бұрын

Good music, terrible lyrics

@papipunk5233 4 ай бұрын

@martinphillips3549 what's wrong with the lyrics?

@BlendyStick 4 ай бұрын

@@papipunk5233 With the rise of the "influencer" lifestyle, I'd say the lyrics are as on-point as ever, you could even call them quite prescient.

@Centerfingerblades 4 ай бұрын

Lyrics are still as valid today as when they were wrote 35+ years ago

@someweeb3650 4 ай бұрын

@@martinphillips3549Yeah bro they're saying this because they're edgy teenagers who don't know what they're saying!

@Mattalica-ss9pj 5 ай бұрын

There is no Dead Kennedys without Jello. One of the greatest punk lyricists ever.

@chuckufarley5348 5 ай бұрын

I was so ready to come in saying he still hasn't had a dead Kennedy's experience off of the photo for the video .

@jameswinge2326 4 ай бұрын

100%

@Fabian080690 3 ай бұрын

There's always room for Jello

@ColeWheeler4Lyfe 5 ай бұрын

East Bay Rays guitar tone/style/playing was so haunting. Punk through an echoplex!!

@cl7557 5 ай бұрын

For sure, Ray’s playing was absolutely phenomenal in this song as well. Hell, the entire band. This song is a masterpiece, evokes a lot of emotion.

@madmatteomountain 4 ай бұрын

Perfectly described

@keithcampbell6632 28 күн бұрын

East Bay Ray is THE punk guitarist. A guitarists guitarist. Could have graced any genre but chose to give us this absolute masterpiece.

@evanjohnson5480 21 күн бұрын

It's been making the hair on my arms stand up for.40 plus years.

@brandonfbomb_2327 5 ай бұрын

The guitar is surf turned on it's head, and the bass is blues/r&b, but on acid. The whole trip of the band was to fight the norms, and that includes the music, which is why you recorded this video

@DanHintz 5 ай бұрын

yes, at heart the dead kennedys are a surf band. ray is akin to dick dale.

@tophernates 5 ай бұрын

@@DanHintzsome songs are surf punk. Others are not

@mediumvillain 5 ай бұрын

My favorite full-on evil surf rock DK is Soup is Good Food. The bass does some interesting things like picking up the lead guitar part at one point but its not really a bass demo lol, mostly a surf rock line repeating

@friendshipchampion2434 5 ай бұрын

If I may throw my hat into the ring of people making suggestions: The Damned - Neat Neat Neat Bad Brains - Banned in DC Choking Victim - 5 finger discount

@BonsaiPop 5 ай бұрын

You know when a homie throws out the damned you’re in a good comment section. I’ve always really loved the bass line from crack rock steady if we’re talking choking victim but that’s just me.

@FTCoconutman 5 ай бұрын

500 Channels By Choking Victim is also a great choice

@pbabiesinspace6112 5 ай бұрын

Yeah, good suggestions!

@friendshipchampion2434 5 ай бұрын

The Damned always flies under the radar when talking about punk but they are amazing. Yeah 500 channels is also a really solid choice, kinda flipped a coin between the 2 to suggest lol

@lang13 5 ай бұрын

5 finger discount would be great. No gods No managers is an amazing album from front to back. Great shout for the damned too!

@Tommy-fr5nm 5 ай бұрын

The entire punk series has been so fun. Great stuff my friend!

@jaydee6440 5 ай бұрын

Went to see Dead Kennedy's again last year, Klaus is 74 now & still rocking 💪🏻

@cookiemobers5650 5 ай бұрын

Damn, now I feel old. I'm 63, saw DK quite a few times back in the day... but 74? Shit.

@A_Maggot 4 ай бұрын

I remember buying Klaus solo album on cassette and hating it as a young un. I don't even remember what it sounded like now.

@awesome6323 5 ай бұрын

I was 14 when I heard the Dead Kennedys for the first time. It was live video. Before that I was a metal kid looking for more extreme music. Darker, heavier, faster. But when I saw this live show it klicked for me. It was pure chaos and power, I loved the intensity. Metal was more or less over for me from that moment on. As a young selftaught bass learner the stuff Klaus plays was some black magic to me especially together with the guitar.

@Eldritch-1 5 ай бұрын

Was 12 and never looked back... 50 yo skatepunk.

@NoxiousRob 4 күн бұрын

I was 16 when I first heard the DKs debut single, California Uber Alles in 1980. Bizarrely, it was released on Fast Records, an indie label based in my home town, Edinburgh, Scotland. The follow up single, Holiday in Cambodia was released on Cherry Red records, a larger indie label based in England. They also released the debut album, Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables.

@colinedmunds2238 5 ай бұрын

Jello Biafra, the vocalist, did a collaboration album with Nomeansno, which is another bass centric punk band you'll love

@buzzbomb67 5 ай бұрын

Thats a more straight-ahead punk than typical NMN (relatively speaking). NMN are amazing! I had Andrew Rooney review I Am Wrong, and he totally dug it! Sure, its not the most indicative of their sound but its a great tune!

@DeathMetalDerf 5 ай бұрын

Absolutely!!!

@randomian2344 5 ай бұрын

NoMeansNo. Please review NoMeansNo!!!

@btrenninger1 5 ай бұрын

Yes, Nomeansno is a bass must.

@rootsradical 5 ай бұрын

Adding to the pile of Nomeansno! Rags and Bones is an amazing riff.

@peroskarstorholm4196 5 ай бұрын

Thanks for putting good Punk bands in a musician’s pov. It’s a genre that’s been undeservedly ignored in that respect as a lot of the punk bands were magnificient players in their own right. Going to No Means No from here is kinda natural soundwise. Dominant bass, piercing guitar lines and super smart lyrics and arrangements. ‘It’s Catching Up’, first track from their stellar ‘Wrong’ album is a great start. But btw; you ever heard the bass line on Hit Me With Your Rythm Stick by Ian Dury? Played by a fantastic player called Norman Watt Roy? You should. It’s totally amazing. Like a punk Jaco Pastorius rythmically. Enjoy and keep it up. Dig your stuff 😊

@nastynewm 5 ай бұрын

gang of four - damaged goods

@christophervan9634 5 ай бұрын

THIS!

@aprilkurtz1589 5 ай бұрын

Or "Essence Rare"

@Patterner 5 ай бұрын

i love that song! and the band in general.

@Csmitty125 5 ай бұрын

SOMETIMES IM THINKIN THAT I LOVE YOU

@Csmitty125 5 ай бұрын

@@aprilkurtz1589or Ether

@austin_l 5 ай бұрын

Ned's Atomic Dustbin had 2 bass players in the band. 2 different bass lines playing at the same time, very unique sound. Several of the songs on the album God Fodder are great. I recommend the song Happy to try and play along to.

@daveeatworld 5 ай бұрын

Agreed “Happy” by Ned’s Atomic Dustbin would be great to do on this channel.

@frogmantoad8110 5 ай бұрын

Yes!

@jonjonson8177 3 ай бұрын

Cop Shoot Cop also had 2 bass players

@keithcampbell6632 28 күн бұрын

Neds were the first band I ever saw live. Great band. Really interesting sound with the two bass players.

@vwharman 5 ай бұрын

When you said your preconception of DKs was a ramonesy type thing, I couldn’t wait for the reaction to start!

@jaded9087 5 ай бұрын

I actully had a audible laugh and thought this guy is in for an education.lol

@EtoDemerzelSpaceBurial 5 ай бұрын

Same lol

@SuperLemonAdam 5 ай бұрын

Right!? I was like "Welp, he's in for a surprise if he thinks this is going to sound like the Ramones."

@jeffsmith5311 5 ай бұрын

You gotta recognize/do a song by Propagandhi. Beat Canadian punk rock band. I trust the viewers to pick the best bass line but goddamn does Todd produce some gems! Don't let me down Canadian punk rockers ... let's get Propagandhi into this man's repertoire!! 😊

@alexbruce5684 5 ай бұрын

Lower Order or anything Off Todays Empires or Victory Lap or Failed States

@williamlewis3917 5 ай бұрын

DOA is the best Canadian punk band

@jeffsmith5311 5 ай бұрын

@@williamlewis3917 Music is subjective. Sorry for offending you

@Mattalica-ss9pj 5 ай бұрын

@@williamlewis3917 - Yeah, I was going to say to OP that DOA would like to have a word... 😄😄

@Mattalica-ss9pj 5 ай бұрын

@@jeffsmith5311 - nah, ain't offended here - and Propagandhi is feckin' great - but DOA kind of gets the nod given how early they were doing their thing and how influential they were (even in terms of teaching bands in the US *how* to tour as a punk band). Joey Shithead and the boys were groundbreakers.

@xmisterblackhatx 5 ай бұрын

It's fun seeing a theory player react to musicians playing mostly by feel

@Froyo__ 5 ай бұрын

Patiently awaiting Nomeansno 🙏🏻

@CyberChunk77 5 ай бұрын

OOOH nice one... Lagwagon would be OK too (I don't even really like them that much), though that's more of a drummers band than anything.

@colinedmunds2238 5 ай бұрын

"Rags and Bones", "it's catching up" or "the sky is falling and I want my mommy" with Jello Biafra

@peterdelvillano9432 5 ай бұрын

Big Diiiick.

@erikike1 5 ай бұрын

Metronome

@pauldalton4868 5 ай бұрын

Please, please

@normaleehi 5 ай бұрын

televison's marquee moon would be interesting. ive always felt the bassline was the secret snot holding all the jangle together

@crosslink1493 5 ай бұрын

OOOOOhh, good choice! Tom passed last year, too. RIP

@evergreencollections 5 ай бұрын

oh absolutely

@robpaige2376 5 ай бұрын

You're overthinking the intro - it's the open A string and a simple chromatic run on the D string from tenth to sixth fret, both strings strummed together, with a pick. Trust me on this, I've seen them play countless times. 😉

@LowEndUniversity 5 ай бұрын

You're right! It just sounded very thick so I threw the extra octave in on the D string. I found the Bb a little later in there, couldn't tell if he did it every time or just here and there. Fun part! I'm always down for chordal stuff on bass.

@alansamples325 5 ай бұрын

Well, when you have someone that understands music theory. Trying to react and understand punk rock he's trying to find logic in the chaos... Back then most punk bands, the musicians didn't know what the hell they were doing. And he's also trying to make content off of the very easy song to play.

@brujo1099 5 ай бұрын

@@alansamples325if it was easy you’d have had a career doing it. Punk is more than you think it is. It’s foundational now.

@user-oi3ry9dx9u 5 ай бұрын

@@alansamples325way to over think it dude, nobody cares

@alansamples325 5 ай бұрын

@@brujo1099 have you heard of the Germs ? Or the Dead Boys? Sid Vicious? .....I didn't say they weren't talented... just that they did use theory to write song.

@undying6162 5 ай бұрын

Great selection! One of the most iconic bands ever!

@jimmiejuarez6824 5 ай бұрын

Of all their library of killer bass lines, this is second from the bottom with Moon Over Marin being the least impressive and representative

@dimsinsf1 5 ай бұрын

Some of Klaus's bass lines are on Plastic Surgery Disasters (Winnebago Warrior / Forest Fire / MTV get of the air / Riot) and Frankenchrist (MTV get off the air / Stars and Strips of Corruption)

@jimmiejuarez6824 5 ай бұрын

Stars and Stripes is great because it's mostly chords!

@badelementofstyle5238 5 ай бұрын

I Am The Owl always stands out for me. Not complex, but very memorable

@kevinm3428 5 ай бұрын

Riot is my favorite DK’s song.

@BrickNewton 5 ай бұрын

I love the bass intro on Halloween.

@Joetime90 4 ай бұрын

Forest Fire is just a blast to play.

@TranzparentMethods 5 ай бұрын

East Bay Ray, the guitarist always had some pretty cool surf rock sounds. Jello Biafra, I always said his vocals were kind of like a pissed off goat, and it TOTALLY fit their sound. And Klaus and D.H. Peligro were a great rhythm section, almost jazz like. So there was a LOT going on with the Kennedys.

@snuffcore9686 5 ай бұрын

RIP D.H.

@user-xp8ts5mj4l 5 ай бұрын

I will never forget when this song came up on my playlist with my [then] 4 year old in the car, and he laughed hysterically while exclaiming, "He sounds like a goat!" 😆 He also once commented Matt Freeman sounds like Cookie Monster when he sings. He's never wrong. 😅

@TranzparentMethods 5 ай бұрын

@@user-xp8ts5mj4l That's awesome! Matt Freeman does kinda sound like Cookie Monster.

@blrock07 5 ай бұрын

Nomeansno - Rags and Bones / It's catching up / The day everything became nothing.... Check them out. Rob and John Wright were the greatest rhythm section in punk rock hands down.

@snuffcore9686 5 ай бұрын

Or Big Dick

@goro2533 5 күн бұрын

Phenomenal band. I was going to recommend some NoMeansNo as well.

@shanesmith2853 5 ай бұрын

The DK's are killer! Thanks for this one. You really need to check out The Jam. Bruce Foxton is a brilliant bassist. "Down at the Tube Station at Midnight", "'Eaton Rifles", "Absolute Beginners", "A Town Called Malice" really showcase his work.

@frogmantoad8110 5 ай бұрын

Bruce Foxton is awesome. Not punk. Mod, baby!

@andrewxhodder2014 5 ай бұрын

Best Klaus bass lines are either Winnebago Warrior or Bleed For Me from Plastic Surgery Disasters

@jimmiejuarez6824 5 ай бұрын

Halloween, Riot, Terminal Preppie, Forest Fire..

@andrewxhodder2014 5 ай бұрын

@@jimmiejuarez6824 true. That whole album is absolute fire, especially on bass.

@thesnapperkeeper 5 ай бұрын

Cesspools in Eden is a great one too

@tbx59 5 ай бұрын

A child and his lawnmower

@user-xp8ts5mj4l 5 ай бұрын

Too Drunk to F is a good one, too.

@brianc5518 5 ай бұрын

That's D.H. Peligro on drums who played briefly with the Red Hot Chili Peppers. The song Forest Fire has a really cool bass intro on it as well by Klaus. Check out the song "We've got a bigger problem now" it's The Dead Kennedys doing a jazz version of one of their songs.

@gavinyoung7085 5 ай бұрын

Love D.H. but this is actually their original drummer Bruce Slesinger

@brianc5518 5 ай бұрын

@@gavinyoung7085 Oh man, total brain fart. I stand corrected. Thank you!

@citizenbrain8065 5 ай бұрын

I spent many days on a skateboard to and from school with the "Fresh Fruit" tape in my walkman. Perfect skating music.

@framethree13 5 ай бұрын

DK inspired me so much in life. Their music is still fully relevant. Infinitely skateable. Haha I even named my band after them. Jello's spoken word albums get a bit crazy, but you gotta love the guy for giving a fresh perspective.

@SAVikingSA 5 ай бұрын

same but on a bmx

@flingonber 5 ай бұрын

I was never particularly a fan of punk but I always really liked Dead Kennedys, the lyrics are smart and usually funny AF.

@crosslink1493 5 ай бұрын

I thought their lyrics were the extremes, either shocking and offensive or hilariously funny. No "in-between" with the Dead Kennedys. I saw them twice back in the early 1980s. Heavy security presence at their gigs back in those days.

@LoopORama 5 ай бұрын

Another vote here for Nomeansno! (Anything from 0+2=1)

@jasonhoelscher2758 4 ай бұрын

DEFINITELY!!!!!!

@bassplayer2011ify 5 ай бұрын

Just a quick not the version you listened is off the compilation album Give Me Convenience or Give Me Death. The original on Fresh Fruit is about a minute longer. It's has a guitar intro that lasts about 20 seconds before the bass comes in. Oh the Dead Kennedys one of the best bands to come out the first wave of punk. All of them are truly masters at what they do.

@richardbird9725 5 ай бұрын

this version is the single version, which i find much more immediate and riveting, but then again, it's the version i heard first. that makes a huge difference.

@breakout-akaintensifiedcha5311 14 күн бұрын

And an extended ‘Pol Pot’ middle section

@Miwna 5 ай бұрын

Love that you're getting deep into these old punk songs that were so important during my teenage years. I would absolutely love it if you'd make a video about The Clash - Guns of Brixton. It's not really a punk song but it has really nice groovy bass playing.

@anofsti 5 ай бұрын

It is THE punk song - but I think he should react to London Calling instead. While Guns of Brixton has the best bass line ever (and the first I learnt), it's just the line over and over, while London Calling has a lot more elements

@Miwna 5 ай бұрын

You're probably right. I couldn't really decide which one. Was also thinking about (White Man) In Hammersmith Palais and Police & Thieves.

@pbabiesinspace6112 5 ай бұрын

Thank you. Dead Kennedys are just fantastic. Nothing else like em. In my top 5 of all punk ever.

@charleyharley7318 5 ай бұрын

While you’re on this punk rock journey you should do a video on the magnificent seven by The Clash.

@TranzparentMethods 5 ай бұрын

OH YEAH!!!

@peroskarstorholm4196 5 ай бұрын

Norman Watt Roy plays the bass on that track btw. Known for Hit Me With Your Rythm Stick a.o.

@TranzparentMethods 5 ай бұрын

@@peroskarstorholm4196 That's true.

@brujo1099 5 ай бұрын

The clash is barely a punk band though. Super mainstream and pretty boring.

@user-xp8ts5mj4l 5 ай бұрын

Magnificent Seven is a really boring bassline. Same with Police and Thieves. I play the repeats like 4 times and my brain can't take it anymore. 😅 Most of the basslines are quite easy, but less boring ones are Death or Glory, Rudie Can't Fail, Lost in the Supermarket, even Rock the Casbah and London Calling are more interesting.

@NLTipper 5 ай бұрын

Loving all the videos in this Punk series! And if I’m casting a vote for future videos I’d say Bad Brains (Darryl Jennifer), would be cool to juxtapose one of their fast punk songs with one of the more reggae songs

@catboxvideo 5 ай бұрын

another great Jello side project was Lard, amazing bass and amazing songs

@jasonberezny9705 5 ай бұрын

Thanks for doing my requests! 🤘❤️🇨🇦

@LowEndUniversity 5 ай бұрын

Thanks for the idea!

@justinfaucett2421 5 ай бұрын

This series of punk rock videos keeps getting more fun! It fascinates me that you can hear a song for the first time and know what key (?) the song is in and play it so quick. Amazing stuff. Can’t wait to see what you do next!!

@easytargets9447 5 ай бұрын

I appreciate you exploring punk music and treating it with respect. I like your breakdowns of song and riff patterns/ formulas.

@ericbrocious6047 5 ай бұрын

You really must do a viddie on Rob Wright of NOMEANSNO. “Give Me the Push” would be a good one. Or “Rags and Bones”. Or any song by them really.

@jbjamz7075 5 ай бұрын

Absolutely luv the DK's, huge rabbit hole. The kings of satire.

@markwarren3724 5 ай бұрын

I had the great pleasure of growing up in the Bay Area, and saw the DKs many times in the early 80s. It was always an experience, musically, and socially. Jello Biafra was certainly an agent provacateur, but a thoughtful and well read one. Musically, the band could play. And Klaus was and is a hell of a bass player. Seeing them at places like the On Broadway in San Francisco was very good for my young mind.

@hairy_puck2734 5 ай бұрын

Klaus is my favorite bassist from my favorite band. Love this

@christopheralanfox 5 ай бұрын

Definitely check out NoMeansNo. Also Boss' Daughter.

@Aaron-be2pt 5 ай бұрын

+1 for Boss' Daughter. Vampirates or Voted Best Band are also on the list.

@guitarpunkcovers 5 ай бұрын

+1 for NoMeansNo!!!

@sahamal_savu 5 ай бұрын

Dude, you're the best! Thank you for this! I just joined your Patreon yesterday but if I hadn't, I would do it right now 😄

@LowEndUniversity 5 ай бұрын

You're the best! The support means a tremendous amount. See you over there!

@captainshiner42 5 ай бұрын

"Ill in the Head" is one of Klaus' sickest bass lines. It almost has a King Crimson feel to it.

@elkbomb 5 ай бұрын

YES

@imfallibleK 12 күн бұрын

My favorite DK song.

@Lilrainbocoolkid 5 ай бұрын

You should react to the Toy Dolls - Sod the Neighbors

@bouncingbone 5 ай бұрын

Olga is one of my favorite guitarists but the bass in Toy Dolls... underrated!

@Eldritch-1 5 ай бұрын

Anti-nowhere league would be good too.

@Telefiend 5 ай бұрын

@bouncingbone I am pretty sure Olga plays bass on most of their recordings as well.

@jamesorange5434 5 ай бұрын

Your new bass is beautiful!

@jasonberezny9705 5 ай бұрын

Do NOMEANSNO!🤘❤️🇨🇦

@crocholiday 5 ай бұрын

For realz!! So good.

@markreid9268 5 ай бұрын

Check out Nomeansno album Wrong song rags and bones

@plantcard4341 5 ай бұрын

Finally i found this song i have been trying to find this for weeks thank you for uploading this

@wesleyrostoll7371 5 ай бұрын

This cassette was my first punk album I owned more than 30 years ago and it still holds up. I hear a lot of the singer in Serj from System of a Down. DK really stand out in the unique style the musicians have.

@VIDEOSFROMKARNS-jy8uh 5 ай бұрын

That was great ! Try the second album 'plastic surgery disasters' for bass work , it's really high in the mix and the playing is out there ! ...tracks government flu and bleed for me for example . KF came from a jazz and Motown style background and it can be heard more on this record .

@ricardomoraes9624 5 ай бұрын

Congrats on the channel, Mark!! I found you while reminiscing about Rancid and Matt Freeman, the guy who inspired me to play bass. I am really enjoying all the punk stuff you are covering. You might want to consider these great bands: Face to Face (disconnected, walk the walk, ordinary, burden, what’s in a name); Authority Zero (painted windows, big bad world), Strung Out (speedball, rats in the walls). Keep up the good work!

@mikevega1097 5 ай бұрын

Love it. Keep exploring.

@LowEndUniversity 5 ай бұрын

That's the plan!

@chadsmo 5 ай бұрын

Nice seeing DK, the DK logo was my first tattoo nearly 30yr ago.

@jonathanbarb5516 5 ай бұрын

So good! And I'm so stoked that you're doing a serious and deep run into the punk world. So many good bands and songs with strong bass. I'm stoked you're sticking with it and i enjoy your authenticity. Now ... When will you do some Hot Water Music??!!! "Blackjaw"or "220 Years" would be a great place to start!

@GeorgeGeo 5 ай бұрын

One of the greatest Punk bands ever

@Eldritch-1 5 ай бұрын

Them and Black Flag.

@littleswedishboy 5 ай бұрын

Hey man, I love what you're doing and I'm really glad you're exploring these punk bands. They get overlooked very often when it comes to bass. I know you're getting hammered with all kinds of requests but I want to throw an unusual one your way. In the 1970s Elvis Costello had a band called The Attractions, and their bassist Bruce Thomas was an incredible player, extremely dynamic, very melodic. Not exactly "punk" but bridges the gap between punk and new wave. Their biggest song is "Pump It Up", that's probably what's gonna get you the most views. Great song and great bassline. Anyway, whether you do my request or not, good job on these and can't wait for the next one.

@BiggieSmallpox 5 ай бұрын

Youre very on point my friend. Love the new bass as well. Cheers!

@LowEndUniversity 5 ай бұрын

Thanks a lot!

@CrashRaph01 5 ай бұрын

I just love the whole sound of this song instrumentally, the intro really has that eerie building. I could see this used in a movie as men go into war.

@CrashRaph01 5 ай бұрын

Hey you did one I recommended, Awesome! Love your videos man

@LowEndUniversity 5 ай бұрын

Thanks for the idea! 😉

@morganfarrell8450 5 ай бұрын

Such a great song. Also, glad to see a Dingwall in your hands!

@num1shinfan 5 ай бұрын

Do Subhumans "from the cradle to the grave "

@robpaige2376 5 ай бұрын

Great idea but ... how long would the video be?

@robpaige2376 5 ай бұрын

Great idea but ... how long would the video be?

@nathansanford7716 5 ай бұрын

FTCTTG might be the best punk rock song ever. Anarcho rock opera?

@inkywafflestobygizmo2942 5 ай бұрын

This one has my vote but do the whole album

@num1shinfan 5 ай бұрын

@robpaige2376 shorter than his review of the decline by nofx

@Patterner 5 ай бұрын

oh boy, the memories… DK were on the first punk mix tape i listened to. Fugazi, Ramones, Bad Religion, The Clash were some of the others on it.

@Camel_glasshouse 5 ай бұрын

Fugazi are the 🐐 of punk imo

@pillmuncher67 5 ай бұрын

I once met Raoul Walton, a German bass player originally from New York, in a McDonald's in Munich of all places. I just came from a rehearsal with my Punk band and he saw my bass case and called me over so we could have a chat. I didn't know him, but knew of him, because he's pretty famous in Germany, having played with a lot of famous bands and singers. When I told him I was playing in a Punk band he told me that he learned a lot about technique (as in: fingers) when he played in a Punk band, because it's often so fast that if you play sloppy it doesn't groove. I found that to be the case, too. When I joined the Punk band I hadn't played for four years, and every day for three months I practiced hours upon hours playing eighth notes with a pick to a metronome and records of other Punk bands. It was worth it.

@byronromig1 5 ай бұрын

yes, love getting to see these great punk songs broken down and analyzed!!!!!! keep em coming!

@user-mm6re3br4l 5 ай бұрын

Listen to nomeansno from canada on the wrong LP. Exzellent Punk Bass!

@TheWelwyn21 5 ай бұрын

Not too bad

@GingerBass 5 ай бұрын

That Dingwall sounds great!!!!

@breakout-akaintensifiedcha5311 14 күн бұрын

Guitar player, but I love Mark’s punk reviews. I’m blown away by how he comes to each song fresh, never having listened to it before & figures it out so quick. Amazing Technically interesting, of course, even though I’m not a bassist. Most of all, I like the way he seems to truly get into each song. You can see it in his face. Open & non-judgemental. Very engaging. ~Rat~

@bobconrad-je4vm 5 ай бұрын

Hard to separate the music and the lyrical content with the Dead Kennedys. The intent of both is to make you a bit uncomfortable, to shake you out of a malaise. The dissonance and chaos in the music goes hand in hand with the dissonance and chaos of the real world events Jello sings about. It's uncomfortable, shocking, it truly is punk. That's why I've always appreciated this band

@patsgarage8593 5 ай бұрын

Great video man!! I'm loving all these punk songs

@bluefj-wc3vz 5 ай бұрын

Klaus & EB Ray by far my favorite bass/guitar duo of all time. Saw them many times back in day. 🤘

@thesnapperkeeper 5 ай бұрын

Thanks for doing this one.”Cesspools in Eden” is another one with a great bass line

@Goddzi 5 ай бұрын

Do “Ill in the Head” off Fresh Fruit next! Took me years to realise East Bay Ray and Klaus weren’t just messing about randomly but actually playing technically challenging jazz scales ❤

@eddiegozinya6845 5 ай бұрын

If your checking out punk check out the Razillos, Cant Stand the Razillos.

@thejamesburns 5 ай бұрын

I would LOVE to see the reaction to “Flying Saucer Attack” but there is great bass playing all over that album.

@pauldalton4868 5 ай бұрын

Just wrote the same. One of my favorite all time early punk bass albums. Was listening to it in the car just now.

@StayBunt 5 ай бұрын

Hey Ho, i love your responses and advocacy of what "simplicity" means in music and what power can still be achieved with it. that's what punk rock is in my opinion. Bad Religion is therefore another perfect example... They are also one of the founders of the skatepunk genre. You should like the song "News from the Front".

@ublej 5 ай бұрын

Sooo... You're seeing a lot of NoMeansNo requests, but very little agreement on the song. The reason for that is it's sooo hard to choose. They have a huge amount of variation in sound - from almost a Ramones cover-band to full on Prog epics. 'Wrong' is their most popular (but not only great) album and almost all the requests you've been getting are from that album. Would you consider doing a full album reaction? If so, go with the original (LP) release at just under 40 min, and skip the longer versions with extra songs. There are two songs on that album I don't care for (including the last one - 'all lies'), but the rest are all amazing.

@xavierperez6342 5 ай бұрын

I’m patiently waiting for you to do Want by Jawbreaker. It has a great bass intro.

@erikl85 5 ай бұрын

Not a musician but I've been watching your videos since you started covering punk songs. Awesome that you're doing that. So many classics!

@LowEndUniversity 5 ай бұрын

Awesome! Thank you!

@LetsGoMetsGo33 5 ай бұрын

three basslines i like: "guns of brixton" the clash, "death disco" (aka "swan lake) PiL, "consume" Sick of it All.

@MVRWC 5 ай бұрын

Love everything about this track. Epic.

@mikekristin7201 5 ай бұрын

I was never able to get myself into the dead Kennedys but I absolutely 100% appreciate and respect what they did to influence the generations after them. You can hear AFI bass lines right in Holiday in Cambodia

@Aaron-be2pt 5 ай бұрын

I wasn't a DK fan until I was stuck in a truck going over the pass to a show at Gilman in Berkeley... The driver played Frankenchrist all the way through, and after that, I had to give them 3rd chance. Soon I was hooked. I was never a superfan, but they turned into a band I really appreciate, and they definitely give me nostalgia these days.

@MiLara 5 ай бұрын

You new bass has an absolute killer sound … great purchase

@ObligatoryReference 5 ай бұрын

What I find interesting is that Klaus Flouride was 10 years older than the rest of the band, and had been in an almost-successful group before.

@nicholasbutler4175 5 ай бұрын

Living End would be an awesome react. Double bass player, Australia's biggest pop punk band.

@punkrockplatypus 5 ай бұрын

Great band, great album, another awesome video. I would really like to see a video on Mission of Burma - That’s when I reach for my revolver. The bass line in that song is one of my favorites.

@robbutler1716 5 ай бұрын

If you ever want to catch this song live, Pegboy out of Chicago does a really cool cover of it and still tour from time to time.

@Jettonx 5 ай бұрын

Klaus Flouride what a player! Was a huge inspiration and a big band for me growing up. Always got such a great presence in the band.. shame they fell apart, definitely one of their better songs, favourite of mine gotta be Too Drunk To Fuck!! Love the different bass today too! Real nice sounding instrument you’ve got there brother

@Eldritch-1 5 ай бұрын

My favorite too and police truck rips as well.

@theoldmanfrombeyond6851 5 ай бұрын

THANK YOU!!

@ThomasJFoley-oc3vu 5 ай бұрын

Great stuff!

@toma1548 5 ай бұрын

John Wayne was a Nazi by MDC has an amazing bass intro!

@Asmallfatdog 5 ай бұрын

thank you soo much he’s amazing!!

@Loki_FPV666 5 ай бұрын

Klaus Fluoride is my favorite punk bass player by far.

@maikgrauting2314 5 ай бұрын

First of all a big compliment on your channel, especially because you are doing so much Punkrock/ Punkrock influenced music. I've always been a fan of bass guitar in punk, mostly because people think it is as simple as 1,2,3 but there are a hell lot of great bass players within this kind of music (as you already know😊). I don't know if this has been requested, but you should hear - Cigar- Legacy of the 7 Piles- . The bass player is a machine and fast as hell! And I'm looking forward to Hot Water Music in an upcoming Video. By far my favorite Band for over 2 decades and Jason Black is more than descent on bass! I know State of Grace was requested a lot but their older work should not be missed, especially Fuel for the hate game, Forever and Counting and No Division. Best regards from a mid 40 Punktock bloke from Germany

@Wendelvendel 5 ай бұрын

I love that you did the dead kennedies

@eltruenorodante 5 ай бұрын

My own wish list .... Disconected - Face to Face obsolete absolute - Lagwagon Cross tie - Avail.

@not12listen 5 ай бұрын

There are some details about how Dead Kennedys wrote their songs that is a bit unique. Jello Biafra is not a musician in the respect of playing an instrument, but he knows the sound he wants. He would vocalize the sound he was trying to get to the other guys, then they would play it. This does not mean that what he vocalized was the final sound, but it got things in the ballpark. Per the lyrics, you'll see that the majority were written by Jello Biafra. Per his vocal style, he knows that he doesn't have a commercially sell-able/popular vocal style, but he's a punk - he doesn't care. He is more concerned with getting his message across, versus being praised for being a sweet songbird that gently wakes you in the morning. And he's still writing new music and performing 40+ years later.

@juniordouglas6404 4 ай бұрын

Tim "Rawbiz" Wlliams also played bass for Suicidal Tendencies alongside Eric Moore in drums. Two absolute heavyweights, one very accomplished rhythm section.