my old friend Harry's dad, Rick Jones, was the bassist of Jerry's Kids which Rick's brother was the lead of before gang green, and Chris apparently doesn't even remember if he's saying "gimme a line" at the beginning or not 😅 last i heard in 2017 he had a stroke and he's sober now
@@Vindolin 1985 i had it on green vinyl with the album cover being the Budwiser logo but it read Gang Green. I was always a shity skater but boy could I drink. They were the heroes of adolence in the '80s
@@zukimec9 Yes, the green vinyl! I remember copying it to cassette at a friend's house and admiring the color. My skateboard tricks sucked, but I made up for it with top speed 😆
Just finding this in 2024, and I am kinda pissed off about it because I sure could have used this song through the last 40 years of my life. It's adrenaline packed into a great song!
I have loved GG since the late 80's and even made it onto the back cover photo of 'Can't LIVE Without out' recorded at The Marquee club in London in 1990, in 2007 I spent the London show crewing for them and out on the tiles with Chris until 3am. This video may be the last way that I would like to remember them by now, Chris in his element still, before a stroke a few years between then and now has left him unable to play guitar, he is back, singing again, and on tour in the UK this August '23. I may go, but I don't wish to see him struggle ❤❤❤
Every time I sing this song everybody would cut me off that was my song that everybody cut me off so funny love is band love the song back in the punk day
blurry....."a taste, a smoothness, and a drinkability, you will find in no other beer at any price" well... hmmmmm... publicists! drank literally thousands. not had one in many many many years.
hi im a 18 year old guy from norway and i just wanted to say i love this fucking song! me and my friends regularly get together, buy lots of beer and put on some good music and this is one of those rare songs that makes poeple go wild... i'd rather drink than fuck
My punk band - SGM - opened for them on a 5 date tour of Canada. So fucking good. They toured with their own US Budweiser because Canadian bud tastes different.
i figured theyd opt for stronger canadian beer (back then, american beer had to not be above a certain alcohol percentage). get some Schooners or 8% alc Carlsberg Gold. i think Molson Export was stronger. they were serving Carlsberg green pounders in Columbus at a cheater slicks show. Schooner was high brow beer when i was in high school. "an honest brew makes its own friends". Elsinore was the best.
Being that I’m now 56 living as a punk and stealing cars to go to shows it was a great part of my life. I’ve given my life to Christ after years of severe drug and alcohol abuse. Many of my “straight edge” friends decided to “come to the other side”.
Props to GG for balls...Boston in '85 was MILITANTLY Straightedge complete with fuckers wielding hockeySticks to knock drinks from the hands of strangers (Choke vocs for NegativeFX & SlapShot) Certainly not that bad IRL its just Boston was the top spot for SE at the time it was hyped up...Did that personally affect GangGreen? I know our westcoast badboys RKL (must-hear group likeminded with GG) played with local SE acts like Stalag13 & ScaredStraight..Punk rock hardcore being stronger than plain SE-
lol, I had no idea we were one of the big straight edge scenes back then, even though I went to a buncha shows at the time. I guess that reflects on the neighborhood of proud Irish multigenerational crash test dummy alcoholism and drug usage I grew up in, as well as where my general interests lay at that youthful time😁(I do remember the straight edge type talk seeming like some kinda foreign language I didn't even wanna try to understand, it just did not compute with my operating system back then)
good times. Randy. the food they fed bands was great. sometimes we charged out of towners to park in the free lot.they did not know better. this esp worked at Ramones shows. lots of outta state plates.
One of the truest songs about substance abuse because when you'd 'rather drink than fuck' or substitute drink for any other substance you know you've got a problem.
Olivette Community Center for the St. Louis stop that tour if I'm not mistaken. Had the pleasure of bringing the band to STL on their next trip through town. My stepdad worked at Anheuser Busch so I had a lot of Budweiser gear I was trying to send to the band prior to that tour. It kept getting sent back and never signed for because they didn't know who it was from. If memory serves, that is what Chuck told me. Went to Denny's with Glen and Chuck and couple of friends after the show. Those were the days.
Craig Thompson - in St Louis there was a girl who we went to the brewery with and whose house we crashed at. Her parents were away. She is in the movie a bit especially the brewery bar scene. That’s her BBQ at the end I think. I dunno who she is or how we got in touch with her. Maybe thru MRR?
PunkRockGold Don’t recognize her. Don’t remember if I talked to you guys on that tour or not. I know I bought the 7inch Skate/Alcohol at that show. We either had to exchange contact info there or down the line. We brought you to Turner’s Hall next time through STL. Great show.
Yeah I was just on that first run...I’m in the movie too as well as shot it! Can’t remember much ha ha! I still have some picture sleeve 45s! Green vinyl! Sold a couple on eBay for $80...good times. Great band. Wish they’d reform this lineup for Riot Fest or something...
Tl;dr: Surprised I can't find tGG covering this song after searching for 5 min: Not about to go browsing discographies, but I saw Gang Green in 1986 or so, the entire set was kickass. Fucking club was going nuts, they came back and closed with "Whole Lotta Rosie." That was the only time I ever saw the entire floor erupt into a circle pit.
Whoa, hold up - were you in Gang Green? EDIT: Just read the description, derp. Fuck yes bro. The first hardcore mix tape I ever got was in Jr. High, given me by this girl fresh out of YDC (juvy) and it had a bunch of stuff from "This is Boston not..." along with Angry Samoans, Feederz, Ism (!), Gay Cowboys in Bondage (!!), DRI, Code of Honor, Circle Jerks.... But everyone had come up on hard-rock/metal, , and hearing "Rosie" Loud Fast Rules style.... That was really something. Never forget it. Cheers and all the best to you.
I also heard this. And it was in contention for inclusion in Garage Days compilation Record. I have not found any evidence of this however. Anyone got information?
i think Jerrys Kids put out the best music, they could play. this is a classic us punk track and a big snub to the meatheaded sxe scene that kinda dominated boston. classic, im talking top 10 material. Jerrys Kids were called boring live because they were too busy playing to jump around. they had one of the best drummers in any genre, he just chose to play fast and in a punk band. their album was killer after killer. how did Mission of Burma hang with these bands? i always wonder if they were pals or what? cheater slicks definitely didnt fit in and left for the open minded midwest early on.
Tont: a friend just saw Jamie Patterson in Jersey. By chance. Waiting tables. He’s doing good! Where are you? Boston area? Can you send me private message? Dunno how this Shit works! 😅
@@kjones8168 no craft beer? true... maybe was Molson or Moosehead. AKA: skunk junk... but Molson Brador!... only avail in Canada - not us... rare high alcohol beer! In Motörhead bus we drank Carlsberg "special brew" which 9 or 10 %! another fave was Red Stripe "Crucial brew" black can...same 9%+ ABV.... ahh those were the Daze!!!
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Talking about some PunkRock Gold!
the glory days of our youth
As an alcoholic I can vouch for the accuracy of this song. No truer words…
Take care, my friend. It's tempting indeed...
Anything worth doing is worth overdoing!
NO DOUBT ABOUT IT!
'I'd rather drink than fuck' - Ive never heard truer words in a song about substance abuse.
Absolutely, I been sober 90 days, I miss 😢 my vodka
Gang Green rocks as hard as baking soda and cocaine. My introduction to these guys was the This Is Boston Not LA comp and loved em ever since.
What's baking soda Got to Do with It
@@LABuzz-ip4ftCrack foo
my old friend Harry's dad, Rick Jones, was the bassist of Jerry's Kids which Rick's brother was the lead of before gang green, and Chris apparently doesn't even remember if he's saying "gimme a line" at the beginning or not 😅 last i heard in 2017 he had a stroke and he's sober now
Right
The played the Quad the first day I moved into my dorm at NorthEastern University in 1986, WOW!!!
dude!!! THANK YOU for that memory. Class of 1992!
Who is here in 2024? This is taking me back to drinking and skating in Hayward Ca circa 1984
Skating and drinking in 80s West Germany 🍻
@@Vindolin 1985 i had it on green vinyl with the album cover being the Budwiser logo but it read Gang Green. I was always a shity skater but boy could I drink. They were the heroes of adolence in the '80s
@@zukimec9 Yes, the green vinyl! I remember copying it to cassette at a friend's house and admiring the color.
My skateboard tricks sucked, but I made up for it with top speed 😆
I'm drinking and fucking all the time in '24, even though GG guys were more into drinking than fucking. I love Gang Green, we were born to rock.
Just finding this in 2024, and I am kinda pissed off about it because I sure could have used this song through the last 40 years of my life. It's adrenaline packed into a great song!
Been drinking since 1969, age 14.....69 and going strong.....beer only...lol...
Glad someone recorded these guys. 😂 It was quite an insane show always at some unadvertised venue nobody knew about 😂🤣🤷🏿💀🗣️🪖👍🏿👻😂😎😆😁🤭
I started drinking to this then and still drinking today, GenX Life
2 of my uncles were in this band
i know those guys! : )
And you're still alive?
Your uncles are legends. I'll bet they've got some killer stories.
I have loved GG since the late 80's and even made it onto the back cover photo of 'Can't LIVE Without out' recorded at The Marquee club in London in 1990, in 2007 I spent the London show crewing for them and out on the tiles with Chris until 3am. This video may be the last way that I would like to remember them by now, Chris in his element still, before a stroke a few years between then and now has left him unable to play guitar, he is back, singing again, and on tour in the UK this August '23. I may go, but I don't wish to see him struggle ❤❤❤
GG at Alcatraz Festival was good, Chris did the best he could. ❤ 👏👏👏👏
Every time they played it was a powerhouse of beer-soaked chaos. Easily one of Boston’s most important bands.
thanks for the comment, please share the link!
Great tune and also a great two and a half minute commercial for Budweiser
Yea lol but I feel like it's pretty tongue in cheek consumerist, the labels are everywhere hahaha
My first punk band I got to see them this year in Providence ri
I still have this on vinyl from the 1980s when I bought it.
Every time I sing this song everybody would cut me off that was my song that everybody cut me off so funny love is band love the song back in the punk day
I cannot believe in no longer reply to this every time I sing the song all my friends would cut me off this is my main song for years
I love this f****** song so much no one makes a comment you probably weren't there sorry for your luck
WBCN played this song. During prime time drive even. The LAST radio station with real balls.
you are right. BCN was Awesome back in the day...share this link please
GIMME A LIIIIIIIIIIIINEEEEE
Extremely underrated band
Saw them back in the days in Zeche Bochum, awesome
Wow! unbelievable rare unseen footage of this punk band at their absolute peak!
Over 80 bottles since Thanksgiving.
I've lost count and have become addicted,
& I don't even drink.
Use to work for tons of boston/providence punk hardcore bands in the early 80s miss those days. Time machine please
brings back some blurry memories for sure!!! because u deserve what every...
blurry....."a taste, a smoothness, and a drinkability, you will find in no other beer at any price" well... hmmmmm... publicists! drank literally thousands. not had one in many many many years.
hi im a 18 year old guy from norway and i just wanted to say i love this fucking song! me and my friends regularly get together, buy lots of beer and put on some good music and this is one of those rare songs that makes poeple go wild... i'd rather drink than fuck
GIVE ME A LIIIIIIINEEEEEE
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You Norse boys have more enthusiasm then today's American boys. I'm proud you guys didn't eat up Pop culture.
Keep up the good work son. You are well on your way.
My punk band - SGM - opened for them on a 5 date tour of Canada. So fucking good. They toured with their own US Budweiser because Canadian bud tastes different.
i figured theyd opt for stronger canadian beer (back then, american beer had to not be above a certain alcohol percentage). get some Schooners or 8% alc Carlsberg Gold. i think Molson Export was stronger. they were serving Carlsberg green pounders in Columbus at a cheater slicks show. Schooner was high brow beer when i was in high school. "an honest brew makes its own friends". Elsinore was the best.
Fun fact: Canadian beer sucks 🤣
Breath of fresh air.
ironic that two of the local scenes best were polar opposites...ssd straight edge and gang green drink to excess
Though… SSD had a member or 2 that did not follow the no booze “rule” of Straight Edge… just sayin’
@@punkrockgold2685 There's no way Springa never drank or got high hahaha 😆
Eine der geilsten Bands!!! Zeitlos gut!
Nice.
I had this album back in the day.
Saw these guys in Detroit at the Greystone.
Vintage footage of the Budweiser Factory Beer Flight tasting!
Big flight glasses! or maybe they were wax paper cups.. .; )
check my other videos!
Great tune, Ian Mackaye probably wouldn't approve, but who cares. I love the booze too
Being that I’m now 56 living as a punk and stealing cars to go to shows it was a great part of my life.
I’ve given my life to Christ after years of severe drug and alcohol abuse.
Many of my “straight edge” friends decided to “come to the other side”.
Your comment had me laughing my ass off cheers mate
Awesome 😎👍😊
Props to GG for balls...Boston in '85 was MILITANTLY Straightedge complete with fuckers wielding hockeySticks to knock drinks from the hands of strangers (Choke vocs for NegativeFX & SlapShot) Certainly not that bad IRL its just Boston was the top spot for SE at the time it was hyped up...Did that personally affect GangGreen? I know our westcoast badboys RKL (must-hear group likeminded with GG) played with local SE acts like Stalag13 & ScaredStraight..Punk rock hardcore being stronger than plain SE-
Don't drink but that's actually pretty cool to know. Great song too
@@callmeishmael5742 SS Decontroll-Get it away lp DYS-Wolfpack lp Negative FX- S/T lp are suggested if you care to get a feel for it
@@gacdregacdre4262 damn. Good music too, though
lol, I had no idea we were one of the big straight edge scenes back then, even though I went to a buncha shows at the time. I guess that reflects on the neighborhood of proud Irish multigenerational crash test dummy alcoholism and drug usage I grew up in, as well as where my general interests lay at that youthful time😁(I do remember the straight edge type talk seeming like some kinda foreign language I didn't even wanna try to understand, it just did not compute with my operating system back then)
awesome curation of the footage!
thanks! and thanks to Carles Colom for editing skills and input! check my other videos! PUNK!
Great video..great band..great song
Rather drinking then f-ing here😎
Greatest song ever made. Pure.
Thats a great punk tune
Fuckin' awesome! Big Ups from Potsdam, Cheers!
they did a show at the Cameo in Miami . I recall a few cameras set up facing the stage we were stage diving to try to get to them.
yeah a good one...share my link please!
When punk was punk and nobody killed nobody at having fun
just a few bruises...
the only deaths were the overdoses :(
I forget how many times you played The Living Room in Providence (probably due to alcohol!) but I was at all of them!
good times. Randy. the food they fed bands was great. sometimes we charged out of towners to park in the free lot.they did not know better. this esp worked at Ramones shows. lots of outta state plates.
Big love for Big Rich (RIP) ❤️
This video perfectly captures the spirit of the band and song. Really great!
thanks man, pass the link on please!
Done, I linked it on my FB page
Legendary ! :) these boys sure kick some serious ass !
Great images and great band !!
i always wanted to but could never afford to be an alcoholic
bro really
A good alcoholic never pays.
and the tattoos ... thank God I couldn't afford them... now everyone has them... somehow working retail and whatnot,... like how? And they have kids?
@@andrejka_sacred_coach and boys with the long hair?!?! This country has gone to the dogs! 🙄
@@andrejka_sacred_coach
😛not to mention how many of our Straight Edged died of ink poisoning
get well chris always dug your music growing up
are we grown up yet?
@@punkrockgold2685 im 50 now still love punk and hardcore not grown up
@@raybeez55 I will always love punk music and attitude. 48 here👍
Best hardcore band ever!!!
The song is off the chain I loved it back then I love it now punk rock b****
this shits dope thx for posting this video
Holy shit, they actually made a video for this song?
well...i did. by editing my old tour footage!
@@punkrockgold2685 so you met these guys! back in the good ol days? awesome video dude!
Tankard brought me here
Me too
You got the coke give me a line
Lime, man.
C'mon.
I was there
A Lime make it make sense. This is a punk song
These guys fucking killer I still have there frist couple of albums on cassette great shit
share my link please!
THANKS SO MUCH FOR POSTING THIS! Saw GG many many times as a Boston native. Pretty sure I'm in this video slamming for .00000009 of a second.
Yep that might be you! Though much of this footage is from the summer tour...anyway glad you liked it and please share!
Nice one!
This is gold!
Good 'ol Daze !
More Gold coming Shortly!
TOP........😍
Good job with the editing, it's got a great live feel! I did find you sans sideboards 😜
thanks man!
check my other videos! punk. rock.
Nice One AB!!!
One of the truest songs about substance abuse because when you'd 'rather drink than fuck' or substitute drink for any other substance you know you've got a problem.
HEY 👉 'aint got a Drinking Problem 'cept when i CAN'T get a Drink ! 🍺
IM GOING TO DIE WHEN THE SUN COMES UP.
12:22 AM
You still with us bro?
80 proof at lest always
Olivette Community Center for the St. Louis stop that tour if I'm not mistaken. Had the pleasure of bringing the band to STL on their next trip through town. My stepdad worked at Anheuser Busch so I had a lot of Budweiser gear I was trying to send to the band prior to that tour. It kept getting sent back and never signed for because they didn't know who it was from. If memory serves, that is what Chuck told me. Went to Denny's with Glen and Chuck and couple of friends after the show. Those were the days.
Craig Thompson - in St Louis there was a girl who we went to the brewery with and whose house we crashed at. Her parents were away. She is in the movie a bit especially the brewery bar scene. That’s her BBQ at the end I think. I dunno who she is or how we got in touch with her. Maybe thru MRR?
PunkRockGold Don’t recognize her. Don’t remember if I talked to you guys on that tour or not. I know I bought the 7inch Skate/Alcohol at that show. We either had to exchange contact info there or down the line. We brought you to Turner’s Hall next time through STL. Great show.
Yeah I was just on that first run...I’m in the movie too as well as shot it! Can’t remember much ha ha! I still have some picture sleeve 45s! Green vinyl! Sold a couple on eBay for $80...good times. Great band. Wish they’d reform this lineup for Riot Fest or something...
Thats about right. Tell Curtis to move back to Boston.
That rips 2021 get some in your face
SET THE TOWN RECORD FOR BREATHALYZER
GET SOME
This is the only lineup of Gang Green that really matters.
true enuff....
If you wanna be dumb!!!! You gotta bee tooouggghh!!!
Gotta keep the blood ac level up to at least .219
damn!
Tl;dr: Surprised I can't find tGG covering this song after searching for 5 min: Not about to go browsing discographies, but I saw Gang Green in 1986 or so, the entire set was kickass. Fucking club was going nuts, they came back and closed with "Whole Lotta Rosie." That was the only time I ever saw the entire floor erupt into a circle pit.
yeah "Rosie" was a show closer in those days. what city/club was this in?
@@punkrockgold2685 The Metroplex, Atlanta GA.
Whoa, hold up - were you in Gang Green? EDIT: Just read the description, derp. Fuck yes bro. The first hardcore mix tape I ever got was in Jr. High, given me by this girl fresh out of YDC (juvy) and it had a bunch of stuff from "This is Boston not..." along with Angry Samoans, Feederz, Ism (!), Gay Cowboys in Bondage (!!), DRI, Code of Honor, Circle Jerks.... But everyone had come up on hard-rock/metal, , and hearing "Rosie" Loud Fast Rules style.... That was really something. Never forget it. Cheers and all the best to you.
SO GOOD
yesssss
Thanks for leaving a great record ! Thank you ❤️
Nice work but where is the guy with the David Cassidy hair cut?
where is? or who is? yeah pretty close to a mullet... scary.
some dork
I read that Metallica has played this live. Has anybody video on RUclips of this?
I also heard this. And it was in contention for inclusion in Garage Days compilation Record. I have not found any evidence of this however. Anyone got information?
Incredible
they were great. pass on my link
give me a lager give me a lager
Chuck is still drinking beer BTW.
you know him?
@@punkrockgold2685 Yeah, great guy.
cool. were you in bands in Boston back then?
@@punkrockgold2685 Naw, got to know him out here on the west coast. It's fun to see him at this age.
Dude, Gang Green is actually one hell of a fast aggressive version of AC/DC Bon Scott era.
Yes!
i think Jerrys Kids put out the best music, they could play. this is a classic us punk track and a big snub to the meatheaded sxe scene that kinda dominated boston. classic, im talking top 10 material. Jerrys Kids were called boring live because they were too busy playing to jump around. they had one of the best drummers in any genre, he just chose to play fast and in a punk band. their album was killer after killer. how did Mission of Burma hang with these bands? i always wonder if they were pals or what? cheater slicks definitely didnt fit in and left for the open minded midwest early on.
"I rather drink than fuck"!
Bud's Country Lounge 👊👊
Played with them in Gainesville, FL in 87. It was not this energetic line up! 🤔🙄
Yeah this is the classic line up w Stilphen Brothers and Walter! Really the best line up and I saw all of them many times
When you're a 20 year old dropout with too much time on your hands, these are lyrics to live by.
please share this link!
amazing
yep...lets share the link!
Hell yeah!
hell yes! share my link!
Fuck Yeah
oh hell yes!
Drew!!!
Tontileo!
of Blue Fingers! ha ha! how goes? still punk rockin'?
Yes! Tis I. How are you? I miss your crazy self.
Tont: a friend just saw Jamie Patterson in Jersey. By chance. Waiting tables. He’s doing good! Where are you? Boston area? Can you send me private message? Dunno how this Shit works! 😅
wow
share my link please!
😍
Alcohol !? budweiser beer is alcohol ?
kinda used to be... if you drank 24 a day.... plz share the link.
There was no "craft" beer back then.
@@kjones8168 no craft beer? true... maybe was Molson or Moosehead. AKA: skunk junk... but Molson Brador!... only avail in Canada - not us... rare high alcohol beer!
In Motörhead bus we drank Carlsberg "special brew" which 9 or 10 %!
another fave was Red Stripe "Crucial brew" black can...same 9%+ ABV.... ahh those were the Daze!!!
who cares for brands, booze is booze
You fucking wish GG was drinking shitty IPAs , don’t you?
make mine a Strohs , in the old Gold Cans
why does gang green sound like early days of iron maiden lol
This is a compliment I assume…
I don't know what the hell you're talking about laugh out loud
@@LABuzz-ip4ft listen to the first record of iron maiden their earliest shit ever to produce and u can see that head singer is influence by them.
before anyone sees how icky alcoholism is thinking it is cool