Props to the bass player for desperately trying to set the tempo with eye contact and his head but I guess Kottack had already started falling asleep by then!
Props to the bass player?!?!? He's as bad as the drummer is. His anemic bass solo was a joke. I played as good as he does when I first started playing bass back in 1985. 🤣😂. I give him props for making the trainwreck a bigger wreck with that bass "solo" 😂🤣🤣
....ahhhhh....the ole "everyone turn and look at the drummer and bob your head up and down to get the tempo up to speed" move.....I remember those days.....
It makes me laugh as an ex pro drummer when people knock Ringo or Phil Rudd! Their bands could always rely on them being rock steady,it what makes a drummer great first!
I feel deeply sorry for the band. Its obvious that James is not in good health. I have my suspicions as to what is causing his playing to slow down so much. James you need to get help.
I Knew James. He was in Buster Brown with our Old Singer ( After Buster) Johnny Edwards, who came into Northrup' ...late 80's Sacramento. This is really difficult to watch. We lost him today....( jan 9) it's not funny. We ( You...if you were there) were witnessing the 'very end'...of a life. A sad downfall. James was a tremendous talent, before the Alcohol and Drugs took him. Early Kindom Come; The Scorps ...( for 'most' of those years) He was on Fire. Top of the World, and playing Stadiums. Yeah...this is dreadful. Fly Free James. No more pain. No more Addiction.
@@zippymufo9765 I'm guessing you're a RUclips doctor, a RUclips polygraph, test administrator, or the personal assistant, or distant relative to James that knows his exact situation during these troubling times?
From all the negative comments, I expected this to be terrible. It's passable. I would have loved to see this incarnation of Kingdom Come before James' passing. They've been criticized since day one and what I don't understand is, if people hate them so much why are they constantly watching them and talking about them? Do something better.
Kottak denies alcohol played a part in his performance in a recent interview: "I wanna say about eight or nine days ago, maybe 10 days ago, in the middle of the night, like four o'clock in the morning, I was in a dead sleep and I just rolled off the bed and I cracked three ribs on my left side. And I went to my chiropractor guy and he says, 'Oh, you have hairline fractures.' And I'm, like, 'Oh, great.' And dude, it's just been non-stop pain. It's not just my ribs; it's head to toe. That's why things were a little bit slower. 'Cause I took ibuprofen and the usual, Aleve or whatever, but, man, it was an uphill battle from the time we started. And it was just - I mean, not pain; I'm talking pain-pain, big-time stuff. That's no excuse, because the show must go on. But, yeah, I was a little slower than usual. But also we [usually] have a click track, of course, 'cause we might have a little bit of playback. Something was up with that, so we were flying solo… And [when] you don't have it, you go, 'Oh-oh. Okay. We'll do this.' It was just an off day, and there's nothing you can do about it." "I always sleep on the left side of the bed, and I just somehow, in my sleep, rolled off the bed and landed on my left side. I mean, that's really it. I wasn't drinking - nothing like that. Yeah, I have a few white wines here and there, but nothing like that. I just rolled off the bed. And that's the first time in my life that's ever happened where I actually fell off. I woke up and saw stars. It took me 15 minutes to get off the floor. These things happen sometimes, and there's nothing you can do."
Name recognition on bands is a farce to me. I have known many well known musicians who get gigs on their name and not their talent. Many just get a gig now based on their past and then fuck it up or blow it off because they think how they play doesn't matter...local musicians have a fire still, and would way out perform many "stars".
@@jasonhook3884 not big enough...it screwed them bad and im sure they knew about his issues. Everyone was original here...I think the one guitarist with the blonde hair wasnt..maybe he was...but there were enough original members to leave James out of this.
Wow, how can this be? i’ve seen AC/DC 11 times now since 1991 up until the Rock or bust tour. I think I’ve got used to seeing an incredible Rock band pretty much every couple of years. I can’t believe how bad this is. It’s fucking car crash but it’s amazing to watch. Best wishes from England
This is just sad. This is one of many examples thru the history where the band fail to understand people pay money to watch them. The audience have all right to expect the band to take the show serious. It is disrespectful to show up drunk in the middle of the day and expect the audience is ok with that. This was not ok in whatever way you look on it.
This will go down in history as one of the all time worst performances EVER!!! From Hard Rock to Stoner Rock tempo within seconds. Singer super “pitchy dog”
Are your ears not working? Anyone & everyone can tell he’s slowing down as the song processes. You can also tell by the guitarist & bass player turning to him, hoping to make eye contact so they can get him to pick up the pace.
@@DM-il1hf so what? Is this the reason to blame the drummer? Do you know the reason why he's slowing down? There were plenty of concerts where drunk or sick Lemmy was playing badly. (I'm Motorhead fan just in case.) Noone was blaming him. That's how support should look like. Everyone could make mistakes. That's not the reason to cancel him. Rather to help, understand and support. Otherwise don't listen to it, go and listen to some pop / electronic music with programmed drums, they would be even (and artificial). That's rock'n'roll. Musicians could get drunk and have bad concerts.
Saw another video with commentary and it was a total train wreck. Kottak is a mess. They call keep turning around and nodding their heads to get him to keep the tempo. At one point he stops completely. This is why he was fired years ago from the Scorpions and his wife kicked him to the curb. He was a bit messed up at the M3 Festival a few years ago. Nowhere near this bad. Went on a rant during before a song after a brief solo. Would not shut up.
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Click track bug … but slowing down is super anticlimactic, and very unnatural as everybody tends to rush when excitement comes, not sluggishly crawl to a stop. 😅 No one would complain if they had sped-up.
Start listening at 1:30 and then click right at 4:50 lol.
Hahahaha
That's fkn hilarious!
Had to watch the whole thing to check if it was the same song.
When you start your set by yelling “Good Morning!” and your drummer is already drunk, it’s not a good sign.
I think they're all on more than drink.
James had broken ribs not drinks.
Best comment ever! 🤣
And now he's dead because of it.
Props to the bass player for desperately trying to set the tempo with eye contact and his head but I guess Kottack had already started falling asleep by then!
LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
You mean kotex
Yeah saw that. He’s on the fetty perks. That’s not just alcohol unfortunately.
I think they had backing vocals on “tape” so they had to “keep-up” with a sequence that kept slowing down. An ugly glitch for sure.
Props to the bass player?!?!? He's as bad as the drummer is. His anemic bass solo was a joke. I played as good as he does when I first started playing bass back in 1985. 🤣😂. I give him props for making the trainwreck a bigger wreck with that bass "solo" 😂🤣🤣
....ahhhhh....the ole "everyone turn and look at the drummer and bob your head up and down to get the tempo up to speed" move.....I remember those days.....
My band never had to do that with me,as half of them I played to a click even live,I preferred the click lol!
One of the drummers I played with went the other way. We had a punk beat to Skynyrd's Gimme Three Steps.
He was eventually sacked.
I always have him the circle motion like speed up roll faster
@@thegeordieweatherman8460 Had a guy like that, couldn't even sing the lyrics that fast
He went from 140 BPM to 120 in the course of 3 minutes.. surreal.
I think it ended up closer to 100 BPM but either way it was disgusting!
My man is making vaporwave in real time
i enjoyed your performance in Spider-Man 1 by Sam Rammy
a good example of why a good drummer is so important to live music
Yep......just like the guitarist, bassist and keyboardist.
It makes me laugh as an ex pro drummer when people knock Ringo or Phil Rudd! Their bands could always rely on them being rock steady,it what makes a drummer great first!
cause he can't play. Used a drug?:)
@@bourboncowboy7715 you can't get drummer is lamo
@@batphink2655Phil Rudd is a drumming monster
He hits hard
Drummer : "I wonder what this song would sound like as a ballad".
That is awesome hahahaha The song should be called Sh*t it Out. Sometimes, giving up is the best option.
I can imagine what was passing through bassist mind.."thanks God this song is over..."
and then realizing it was only the first song of the set...
Yeah wait until you hear the bass solo, it makes the drummer sound like John Bonham
One of my all time favourite musical performances. Steven Tyler absolutely owning it on bass 🤘
Kottak probably will get headphones and a click track for his next birthday
He won’t be needing it. He’s dead. 😂😂😂
Kottak was a good drummer. Watch him many times with the Scorpions. Is sad what he has become
He’s an asshole. Couldn’t have happened to a worse person.
I heard he was fired from Scorpions because he was drinking too much. They tried to help him, but it didn't work out..
One of my favorites.
Kingdom Gone.
Good heads up drumming. He didn't want the band to get too tired so he saved the set by slowing things down. Real team player.
This is why the drummer is the most important band member, if he's fucked, then everybody's fucked.
I fully expected the drummer to break it down into a waltz eventually.
I saw Kingdom Come supporting MAGNUM in the Uk in 1988, they were absolutely AMAZING
I feel deeply sorry for the band. Its obvious that James is not in good health.
I have my suspicions as to what is causing his playing to slow down so much. James you need to get help.
Is it just me or is the drummer dragging them down to the depths of Hell.
I Knew James. He was in Buster Brown with our Old Singer ( After Buster) Johnny Edwards, who came into Northrup' ...late 80's Sacramento. This is really difficult to watch. We lost him today....( jan 9) it's not funny. We ( You...if you were there) were witnessing the 'very end'...of a life. A sad downfall. James was a tremendous talent, before the Alcohol and Drugs took him. Early Kindom Come; The Scorps ...( for 'most' of those years) He was on Fire. Top of the World, and playing Stadiums. Yeah...this is dreadful. Fly Free James. No more pain. No more Addiction.
the bassist is one strange looking fella
Sure the drummer is having a stroke, but the other members awkwardly meandering around the stage before the song starts is just as bad
Find the bass solo, it's worse than the drums
Worst intro ever to a concert also...let's just meander around like it's sound check and no one is there.
This performance is strangely addicting, I keep replaying it
me too :)
I agree. I keep watching it over & over. Haven't laughed this hard since I saw Vince Neil with Motley at the Stadium Tour Atlanta last night.
spinaltap quality lol
Hahahah The same here
@@Thrashmetalman ''Goog morning, Cleveland!!!'' )))
My God, the drums but also some of the off-key vocal yelps. Dire!
The song started at 70 bpm and went down to 61 bpm!
like listening to a cassette when your batteries on your boom box are hanging on by a thread.
Probably lower than that
Hell yeah,.. this is starting to sound like the Melvins as the song goes on. Drink more
LOL
Best comment on here.
No one ever wondered why Kottak got fired from every band he ever played for
I would have thrown my guitar at the drummer.
Then headbutted the old drunk
He had broken ribs.
@@wingerfan1 Lie 😂
@@zippymufo9765 I'm guessing you're a RUclips doctor, a RUclips polygraph, test administrator, or the personal assistant, or distant relative to James that knows his exact situation during these troubling times?
@@wingerfan1 It wasn't a physical problem- he was an addict. RIP.
The little girl with the huge earphones on her head cracks me up 😂
Poor kid probably wish she was watching Billie Eillish or Post Malone or some modern artist. But still, she got to see a once in a lifetime bass solo
RIP James Kottack
From all the negative comments, I expected this to be terrible. It's passable. I would have loved to see this incarnation of Kingdom Come before James' passing. They've been criticized since day one and what I don't understand is, if people hate them so much why are they constantly watching them and talking about them? Do something better.
Kottak denies alcohol played a part in his performance in a recent interview:
"I wanna say about eight or nine days ago, maybe 10 days ago, in the middle of the night, like four o'clock in the morning, I was in a dead sleep and I just rolled off the bed and I cracked three ribs on my left side. And I went to my chiropractor guy and he says, 'Oh, you have hairline fractures.' And I'm, like, 'Oh, great.' And dude, it's just been non-stop pain. It's not just my ribs; it's head to toe. That's why things were a little bit slower. 'Cause I took ibuprofen and the usual, Aleve or whatever, but, man, it was an uphill battle from the time we started. And it was just - I mean, not pain; I'm talking pain-pain, big-time stuff. That's no excuse, because the show must go on. But, yeah, I was a little slower than usual. But also we [usually] have a click track, of course, 'cause we might have a little bit of playback. Something was up with that, so we were flying solo… And [when] you don't have it, you go, 'Oh-oh. Okay. We'll do this.' It was just an off day, and there's nothing you can do about it."
"I always sleep on the left side of the bed, and I just somehow, in my sleep, rolled off the bed and landed on my left side. I mean, that's really it. I wasn't drinking - nothing like that. Yeah, I have a few white wines here and there, but nothing like that. I just rolled off the bed. And that's the first time in my life that's ever happened where I actually fell off. I woke up and saw stars. It took me 15 minutes to get off the floor. These things happen sometimes, and there's nothing you can do."
So that's where Tommy Lee got his excuse.
@@giraffesareselfish9563 I think James got his excuse from Tommy. He has one kid with Lee's sister. Maybe heard it from her.
In other words, alcohol played a part in his performance.
Kottak hitting the bottle again...
Or sleeping pills.
And again...and again...and again...
Sounds like his hitting the drums with it.
Quem veio pelo Régis Tadeu, deixa o like. Hehe
I would say things start to be audibly odd around the 2:00 minut mark
The bass player looks like Maliki from Children Of The Corn.
Kottak: it’s my first time ever playing this song, and the last time in the band.
Kottak was the original drummer
Wow! I Always Loved Kingdome Come ! I know All there songs !
Chorus remind me Def Leppard's "Another hit and run"
And he slows it down more wtf
Hoy falleció Kottack...así que, no se irá más de tiempo.😢😢. RIP
Wow..that was painful. The drummer started pretty strong and then forgot how to play!
Name recognition on bands is a farce to me. I have known many well known musicians who get gigs on their name and not their talent. Many just get a gig now based on their past and then fuck it up or blow it off because they think how they play doesn't matter...local musicians have a fire still, and would way out perform many "stars".
@@erockscott1184 True. It also helps to not be an alcoholic. Lol..
@@erockscott1184 James being the original drummer of the band was probably a bigger factor honestly.
@@jasonhook3884 not big enough...it screwed them bad and im sure they knew about his issues. Everyone was original here...I think the one guitarist with the blonde hair wasnt..maybe he was...but there were enough original members to leave James out of this.
@@erockscott1184they are all the original members except for the singer.
Spinal Tap just signed Kottak.
Wow, how can this be?
i’ve seen AC/DC 11 times now since 1991 up until the Rock or bust tour.
I think I’ve got used to seeing an incredible Rock band pretty much every couple of years.
I can’t believe how bad this is. It’s fucking car crash but it’s amazing to watch. Best wishes from England
I think it's the first time a metal band ever put me to sleep good night
Lenny wouldent take this drumming!
It can't get more rock n roll than this.. way to go dudes!!
Maybe Lars can teach him how to keep tempo.
…even Lars is better than this….
good drummer gone bad:(
Sounds like a first time high school talent show band minus the talent.
OMG THAT'S THE BEST TRAINWRECK I'VE SEEN IN A LONG TIME. These guys are trying to out do Wes Scantlin from Puddle of Mudd. 😂🤣😂🤣
Did they even rehearse??
Sounds like the drummer washed down a couple of tablets of OxyContin with a bottle of wine before the gig.
Sounds like the drummer can't hear the rest of the band 😴💤🍻
Sweden Rock for the win!
Sad to Watch. One of my heroes destroyed by drugs and booze.
Me too 🥺
Watching this made me super sleepy 😴
In all fairness he was pretty solid by the time he reached his final tempo 😉
Big up the rhythm guitarist for trying to give the drummer a beat.
The bassist too. They were both trying but nothing could help James...
At least they're actually playing I guess and it's not a recording.
What a real train wreck. I'm glad I saw them on their first tour with Lenny
Steel.Panther.....just got competition 🤣
Say what you will about Steel Panther, but they rarely fuck up a song.
R.I.P James Kottak
So... was the drummer just nodding off or falling asleep or something? Just got tired? Was Sweden really hot that time of year? That was weird.
This is just sad. This is one of many examples thru the history where the band fail to understand people pay money to watch them. The audience have all right to expect the band to take the show serious. It is disrespectful to show up drunk in the middle of the day and expect the audience is ok with that. This was not ok in whatever way you look on it.
james kottak is sleeping??????'
Started OK then went to total hell. That drummer has massive issues.
Return of good times
This will go down in history as one of the all time worst performances EVER!!!
From Hard Rock to Stoner Rock tempo within seconds.
Singer super “pitchy dog”
Go watch Peter Criss and Ace Frehley do Hard Luck Woman at Creatures Fest, and then tell me this is worse.
Does anyone know what was going on with the drummer slowing down and not keeping time?
@@Nine_Hertz 4:08 and the guitarist showing the drummer how time is supposed to be kept is very Spinal Tap.
Alcohol
To busy getting drunk looking up conspiracy theories getting angry black people are on billboards forgot how to play drums
I still like the song even played like this it is a great song, the singer is cool.
High as a kite or falling asleep from drugs, whether recreational or medicinal - sad.
It almost messes with your head listening to it because its not something you hear often in such a dramatic way
What a shame.. I saw them with the Scorpions in the 80's they sounded awesome then
Sad such a great band❤
variable tempo
Great drummer. So many hate comments unfortunately :(
There are no reasons to blame the drummer at all.
Are your ears not working? Anyone & everyone can tell he’s slowing down as the song processes.
You can also tell by the guitarist & bass player turning to him, hoping to make eye contact so they can get him to pick up the pace.
@@DM-il1hf so what? Is this the reason to blame the drummer? Do you know the reason why he's slowing down?
There were plenty of concerts where drunk or sick Lemmy was playing badly. (I'm Motorhead fan just in case.) Noone was blaming him. That's how support should look like. Everyone could make mistakes. That's not the reason to cancel him. Rather to help, understand and support. Otherwise don't listen to it, go and listen to some pop / electronic music with programmed drums, they would be even (and artificial).
That's rock'n'roll. Musicians could get drunk and have bad concerts.
If you go from being the drummer of the Scorpions to doing this maybe it's time to evaluate yourself and career lol
REMINDS ME WHEN MY CASSETTE TAPE RUBBS AGAINST THE PLASTIC AND DRAGS! OMG! STOP THE SHOW!!!😂🤣😭😂😝🥵
Is the drummer drunk
Kottak isn't off, he's playing like a prog drummer
Que Desmadre
No Lenny Wolf - no Kingdom Come.
Saw another video with commentary and it was a total train wreck. Kottak is a mess. They call keep turning around and nodding their heads to get him to keep the tempo. At one point he stops completely. This is why he was fired years ago from the Scorpions and his wife kicked him to the curb. He was a bit messed up at the M3 Festival a few years ago. Nowhere near this bad. Went on a rant during before a song after a brief solo. Would not shut up.
playback speed 0.5? oh it wasnt me...
Well someone is getting fucking fired
Wonder why the drummer got kicked out of Scorpions 🤔
This gives me Led Zeppelin vibes from Live Aid
damn they slowed down LOL
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saw an interview with Kottak..he was blaming the clik trax being outta whack..lol and said he had broken some ribs etc.
😂 high like a seagul
Is the drummer falling asleep?
That seems 100% intentional. Should have let the drummer get the last doughnut...
Lenny Wolf where are you?
is it just me or does the bass player look like the Geico cave man??
why is it sooo sloowwww??? speed this up to 1.25 or 1.50 and stop milking the fans! lol
This was the worst show I’ve ever seen…
Too drunk again? His previous highlight: ruclips.net/video/QupxaEKCMKA/видео.html
Wow he went full send drunk on that one. Well played well played.
Click track bug … but slowing down is super anticlimactic, and very unnatural as everybody tends to rush when excitement comes, not sluggishly crawl to a stop. 😅
No one would complain if they had sped-up.