These guys were one of the few rare performers where their live versions actually shit on their recorded output.Not too many artists who can achieve that
I'm hitting 40 and i would love to see the younger generations enjoying this great music that we listened to, er, about 25 years ago..........where has the time gone?
This was taken from the Old Grey Whistle Test, a music show in the UK back in the 80's. It always puzzled me that the Ants never released this as a single!
Started listening to this groove and both live and studio versions sound great! Love how he plays with his hair on the album cover! Makes me imagine the photographer tried to keep Adam still from being so antsy! ;)
amazing!!!! i cant believe how good they are live..adams voice sounds even better than the studio stuff,its taken till im 33 years old to realise this. first album i ever bought at the age of 6 was kings. under rated band,but for me one of the best!!
A new collection of creations from Adam would be something to anticipate! Hey, is it me, or is the UK simply awesome? Adam and the Ants, The Damned, WIRE, new stuff from people like the Horrors... Jeesh! Energy meets style and majesty. US can't compare.
I was a teenager in the '80's and I agree with you,I love anything by him-ants or solo. and kings has and will always be my fave album.(then prince charming!) only wish I would have had the pleasure to see him live! sigh!
A restrained but completely exciting live performance... and with Mooney on bass.... Adam crunchy Tele guitar, genuis lyrics, incredible voice n phrasings (and mental facial expressions!).... and Marco.... what can you say? An amazing and truly unique guitarist and co-songwiter. Did pop-rock/power-pop/whatever, ever get better than this? No. (Glad I was a teenager when it happened!)
The best song ever... I love Adam And The Ants... and this is their best song... love it and Im listening to it really often from my original CD, which is the most precious to me from all of my music collection... I wish I could hear it live!!!
So Clever, Been a fan since 1981, This proves they could do it live. Chris Hughes and Terry Lee are faultless, Amazing. Look up a docu called The Madness Of Prince Charming. Brilliant.
Awesome! Love this song and the whole Kings album. In fact, I like everything I've heard by them or Adam solo so far. I'm glad I found out about them because they're very original. Wish I'd lived in the '80s and actually got to live at the time of such great music and performers. Still great to have the music and such cool vids to watch! Love Adam & the Ants!
OMFG this is FANTASTIC!!!!!!!!! I am 15 atm and i am in love with Adam and the Ants!!!! I always thought i was born in the wrong decade! If only i was born 20 years earlier i would have grown up when these guys where in biz and i might have been able to go seen one of their concerts! Its a big shame that they split but i see Adam seems to be doing fine on his own atm haha!
0:10 > That look, the indescribably amazing image when you're only 12, and discovering the world, JUST STRUCK A CHORD way back in the days when Lennon and McQueen left us.
Hell yeah!! I remember watching this with my parents going what the heck is this?? Killer In the Home followed and it was brilliant. Great post thanks for the memories!!
love adam & the ants.. this is the LP album records i have: "kings of the wild frontier" , "prince charming" , "friend or foe" , "strip". and "stand and deliver / beat my guest" single.. and "goody two shoes / red scab" single..
Jesus... that was decades ago people that will never happen again i love adam and i love the ants every thing they ever released..i was young then and now i'm older things will never be the same again...fuck i miss it and i always will, i'm god so watch what you say...
Nicholas Ball They guess they never considered it. The person who thought of adding this song to the trailer may not have been working on the first film as well.
marco has to be one of the most underrated guitarists ever
clean twang or mucky distortion, always playing something interesting
Yep, couldn't agree more. He really drives a riff and makes it great.
There's so many great ant songs , but this is one of the best
exactly
Which is why I’m back to listen to this great live version again! 😎
I agree it's badass!
Yep. This has always been my favorite Adam Ant song. And there are a lot of great ones.
I'm 17 and I've loved them for years now. Adam Ant revolutionized New Wave and New Romantic, he's a genius, and his style is legendary.
Awesome, as tight as a drum and imho it's stood the test of time✌️👍😊
These guys were one of the few rare performers where their live versions actually shit on their recorded output.Not too many artists who can achieve that
Very true! (:
Love how he uses his voice as an instrument. He just goes for it and is not boring.
Adam Ant is one of those performers that can sing like it is coming from the original studio track.
From an 'Antist'
I'm hitting 40 and i would love to see the younger generations enjoying this great music that we listened to, er, about 25 years ago..........where has the time gone?
I'm 32 and I "grew up" with this music because my mam and dad loved the 80s. My daughter now gets to grow up with it. Let's see!
Amazing to see someone 14 years old enjoying Adam Ant. I'm 39 now and when I was 13 I thought he was the best. I was all alone in that.
This was taken from the Old Grey Whistle Test, a music show in the UK back in the 80's. It always puzzled me that the Ants never released this as a single!
Personal opinion: This is the best music video on RUclips. A band who are just so tight, talented and in their prime. A joy to watch every time.
My personal ant-them for my freshman year in college, 1981. Still love it!
He was, and still is, my first Prince Charming. This was such a creepy, fun song. A sci-fi soundtrack for the mind.
And groovy horror film which I think was his thing :)
If u want sci fi creepy etc check out throbbing gristle around 70 to early 80s the only group of individuals who did not sell out
Started listening to this groove and both live and studio versions sound great! Love how he plays with his hair on the album cover! Makes me imagine the photographer tried to keep Adam still from being so antsy! ;)
The new Ant-Man and Wasp say hello.
Fantastic! So special the two- drum sound...and he is still keeping alive with great appearances
amazing!!!! i cant believe how good they are live..adams voice sounds even better than the studio stuff,its taken till im 33 years old to realise this. first album i ever bought at the age of 6 was kings. under rated band,but for me one of the best!!
Spectacular all around! Unparalleled vocals, guitar, bass and drum lines. Thank you Adam.
Marco- what a guitarist.
Excellent! I am an Argentine fan of Adam and the Ants since 1980, when I was 15 y.o. Great ADAM!!!!
He deserved the later commercial success but the early punk / post punk is truly great. This included.
+marc h Yeah dude, I'm here because I just found out that NIN's "Physical" was a Adam and the Ants cover.
One of the best alt artists of all time. Hands (and all six legs) down!
Can't take my eyes off of him ! This and "never trust a man " are my favorites💙💜he's so stunningly handsome XO
Every track indeed was totally original. No Oasis or Blur, Stones or Beatles comparisons to be made here. Nothing like it before or since. Genius.
This is by far the best Adam and the Ants clip on youtube. They are definately in their prime here.
Two drums + three guitars. That's the ants invasion.
Fantastic Marco Pirroni.
Sabbath came first. Ants still rocked on this tune. My all time fave from them. The darkest heaviest tune they had imo.
Antman and the wasp brought me here, but so did good classic rock music. But mainly the recent comic movie.
A new collection of creations from Adam would be something to anticipate! Hey, is it me, or is the UK simply awesome? Adam and the Ants, The Damned, WIRE, new stuff from people like the Horrors... Jeesh! Energy meets style and majesty. US can't compare.
The Old Grey Whistle Test... I remember staying up late as a kid to catch this bitd. Pirroni... an old hand... FaB!!
Yeaaaaaah... I love Adam and his Ants... I love this since my childhood... I love Adam's mad look... really great... I love this song the most... ;)
Kings of the Wild Frontier still one of the best Albums ever- i bought it aged 13 years in 1981-one of the best decisions i ever made
You are the exact same age as me. I got a bootleg tape of the album and listened to it every day those 4 weeks on holiday
Me too..same age as you..It was a life changing album for me and got me through the hardest times in my life.
Good to see a Live performance !!!! There not fakin it track's!!!!! HAil Adamn and the Ant's
Love those looks he does at the camera, he has beautiful eyes so gorgeous
Can't lie, i'm only 18 and I always listen to adam/ Joan Jett/ Bowie. Nothing of this generation really compares, in pop culture anyway.
i just died in the 1st 17 seconds , adam come back your THE MAN
Marco fantastic guitar playing also. What a recognizable guitar riff
I was a teenager in the '80's and I agree with you,I love anything by him-ants or solo. and kings has and will always be my fave album.(then prince charming!) only wish I would have had the pleasure to see him live! sigh!
A restrained but completely exciting live performance... and with Mooney on bass.... Adam crunchy Tele guitar, genuis lyrics, incredible voice n phrasings (and mental facial expressions!).... and Marco.... what can you say? An amazing and truly unique guitarist and co-songwiter. Did pop-rock/power-pop/whatever, ever get better than this? No. (Glad I was a teenager when it happened!)
One of his coolest songs with killer guitar.
This is bloody brilliant. Sounds like a cross between KILLING JOKE and SLAYER.
The best song ever... I love Adam And The Ants... and this is their best song... love it and Im listening to it really often from my original CD, which is the most precious to me from all of my music collection... I wish I could hear it live!!!
So Clever, Been a fan since 1981, This proves they could do it live. Chris Hughes and Terry Lee are faultless, Amazing. Look up a docu called The Madness Of Prince Charming. Brilliant.
This and Dog Eat Dog were two of the best that Adam and the Ants ever produced, imo.
I'd rate "Kings of the Wild Frontier" as a close third.
The 80's are coming back in the States...lots of Adam fans in the US that are going to re-surface..this song is awesome...
True Perfection, I was only about 10 or 11 when this was shown on tv but i was hooked and i'm still loving it all this time on..best times ever!!!
One of the best live perfomances on posted on YT! love Marcos G'tar
"You gave her wings..??"
"AND Blasters..."
This is my fav Ant performance it's got it all. Great sound Great look Great image and Adam at his edgy finest ever. Fantastic.
Just fantastic. Simple stuff but the drive and energy makes it what it is. Just brilliant. Don't step on an ant, he's done nothing to you.
Nice to see and hear a group that can actually play and sing live!
Awesome! Love this song and the whole Kings album. In fact, I like everything I've heard by them or Adam solo so far. I'm glad I found out about them because they're very original. Wish I'd lived in the '80s and actually got to live at the time of such great music and performers. Still great to have the music and such cool vids to watch! Love Adam & the Ants!
100% perfection. Amazing
Another great song by the ants. ooohhh how I wish I was there at that eksact time...
that guitar is unbelievably good , i beg u adam come back, you are beyond good your out of any league known to music,
is Adam Ant ....punk, new wave or alternative.....either way that rocked!!
OMFG this is FANTASTIC!!!!!!!!!
I am 15 atm and i am in love with Adam and the Ants!!!!
I always thought i was born in the wrong decade! If only i was born 20 years earlier i would have grown up when these guys where in biz and i might have been able to go seen one of their concerts!
Its a big shame that they split but i see Adam seems to be doing fine on his own atm haha!
incredible song.... Many Thanks from Florida!!!
Criminally under rated, seriously ❤
Ant invasion top tune outstanding guitar
Brings back memories of the 9:30 club in DC when I saw them in concert back in 82 maybe?
2nd piece of "vinyl" I ever bought - "Kings of the Wild Frontier" - and still have it....brilliant band !
these were an excellent band and still sound great,
I couldn't agree more. I'm 15 and this is just profound music compared to music today.
I just love Adam :) He is so amazing.
This tune is Awesome, the drummers are great!
He had so much energy the right look fantastic costume he didn't just stand there motionless like some so called rock stars of today
I hav'nt favoured a song in a bit but this is going on the play list
0:10 > That look, the indescribably amazing image when you're only 12, and discovering the world, JUST STRUCK A CHORD way back in the days when Lennon and McQueen left us.
wow, bought back many memories, excellent version
the intro gives me chills! forever and always love the ants! :)
I love this more than 30 years now...wow :)
Oh that is effing heaven! Adam and Marco get out and do it again!!!
I hadn't seen this one yet! *THANK YOU* for sharing this!
And that children is called live music.
Killer In The Home's good too. Think they done it live either in OGWT or Something Else
Hell yeah!! I remember watching this with my parents going what the heck is this?? Killer In the Home followed and it was brilliant. Great post thanks for the memories!!
damn good music--still--after all these years!
i saw this when it was first aired on the old grey whistle test great memories
An amazing live performance. X
Bloody hell I remember watching this!! Yeah I think they did play Killer On The Home on the same show. Sheer briliance!!
love adam & the ants.. this is the LP album records i have: "kings of the wild frontier" , "prince charming" , "friend or foe" , "strip". and "stand and deliver / beat my guest" single.. and "goody two shoes / red scab" single..
remembering old and good times, thx!!
Jesus... that was decades ago people that will never happen again i love adam and i love the ants every thing they ever released..i was young then and now i'm older things will never be the same again...fuck i miss it and i always will, i'm god so watch what you say...
Cut my teeth And my little black heart to this loved then and now . ❤
Saw it 3x and it was awesome performance just like you said! :-)
Adam ant is the best ever! So glad his song is in the new Ant Man and the Wasp trailer. I was wondering why none of his songs were in the first movie?
Nicholas Ball
They guess they never considered it. The person who thought of adding this song to the trailer may not have been working on the first film as well.
loved him and the ants when i was 14/15 still think this music is great today im 46
Incredible performance with lots of attitude. I like this!
Love this version !!
Adam had problems. Guy was too intelligent in his spectrum of problems. Just got to say this was his greatest look.
It's like SLAYER meets KILLING JOKE. Fantastic.
"You might not like us now, but you will"
Indeed!
Now... I hear that tone over and over...
Brilliant saw them 1980
Terrific performance. Unique!
I love this song live
as awesome now as it was back in the day!!!
the words, Pub, Kentish Town and Gun, spring to mind.
This is my first time hearing this band, me likey :D
listen to more
My favourite Ants track thisone!!!!
@1967nj Oh man! you just named two of my favorite bands Adam And and siouxsie ! I love peek a boo!
I don't think there was any better song to include in the new Ant Man & Wasp trailer.