tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4032450846239938332.post5756716781265912223..comments2024-01-25T05:48:13.938-06:00Comments on Mad Mad Mad Mad Movies: DVD Review: GG Allin & the AIDS Brigade, Live in Boston 1989The Vicar of VHShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06832137990485130735noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4032450846239938332.post-1897039453806726532010-11-17T12:23:55.907-06:002010-11-17T12:23:55.907-06:00Sam has had the pleasure of seeing GG live back in...Sam has had the pleasure of seeing GG live back in his NYC days. I think the ex saw them as well. But they're a few years older than me and way more punk, at least they'd like to think so :)Jennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13299640716799276127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4032450846239938332.post-52869735109407660932010-11-17T11:48:11.225-06:002010-11-17T11:48:11.225-06:00Dr. Morbius, I admit that with the rise to promine...Dr. Morbius, I admit that with the rise to prominence (dare I say "mainstreaming"?) of punk since its beginnings in the 70s, together with the broadening of music geek circles thanks to the 'net, that awareness of GG Allin is more likely now than ever before; however, I'm fairly well convinced that if I did a quick person-on-the-street poll, I'd likely get upwards of 90-95% "Huh? Who?" responses--at least in my stomping grounds.<br /><br /><i>I think this is an instance where the bootleg had more of the cache` of the underground than an official release. </i><br /><br />It may well be the case. After all, a grainy, masking-tape labeled bootleg VHS tape would be objectively more punk than a shiny mass-produced DVD, wouldn't it? (Maybe not though, with the means of production ever more accessible.) I haven't seen HATED, but I might be interested to. Is it worth it?<br /><br /><i>I kinda miss dangerous punk.</i><br /><br />I have to admit that punk as a musical genre is not something I've educated myself about to a great extent. I was a metalhead in high school, I'm afraid, jumping straight there from my elementary/jr. high doo-wop and 60s rock n' roll fascination. :P I always feel that I should learn more, but so far haven't made the effort.The Vicar of VHShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06832137990485130735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4032450846239938332.post-9273732847797508752010-11-17T11:33:08.078-06:002010-11-17T11:33:08.078-06:00It's probably safe to say that most of the wor...<i>It's probably safe to say that most of the world has no idea who singer-songwriter/performer GG Allin was.</i><br /><br />I don't know if it's that safe of an assumption, given that punk has pretty much conquered the world by this time. You're probably right, but you might not be as "right" as you think. There are a LOT of music geeks out there.<br /><br />Back in the mid 90s, when I was part owner of an alternative video store, we had a bootleg video of one of G G Allin's shows. It was among our top five renting tapes. Go figure. Oddly enough, interest in Allin didn't translate to Hated when it came out. I think this is an instance where the bootleg had more of the cache` of the underground than an official release. <br /><br />I kinda miss dangerous punk.Vulnavia Morbiushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04722740955194993451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4032450846239938332.post-62855217553735154252010-11-17T11:00:42.530-06:002010-11-17T11:00:42.530-06:00I figured you might have snuck out! Who knows what...I figured you might have snuck out! Who knows what shenanigans you got up to in your tender youth? ;)<br /><br />Yeah, I didn't even mention GG's death and infamous funeral. I figure I'll leave some things for the curious to find out for themselves. :PThe Vicar of VHShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06832137990485130735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4032450846239938332.post-26719199788203544582010-11-17T10:58:54.459-06:002010-11-17T10:58:54.459-06:00Nope, I just saw the Murder Junkies. GGs been dead...Nope, I just saw the Murder Junkies. GGs been dead since '93, so I never had the chance. My mom wouldn't let me go see Metallica back then- could you imagine if she let me out of the house to see GG?Jennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13299640716799276127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4032450846239938332.post-32698324585238758342010-11-17T10:46:51.093-06:002010-11-17T10:46:51.093-06:00Jenn, did you actually see GG live, or just via ta...Jenn, did you actually see GG live, or just via tapes? I kinda hope the latter, for your sake!The Vicar of VHShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06832137990485130735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4032450846239938332.post-71430194199554778822010-11-17T10:39:55.368-06:002010-11-17T10:39:55.368-06:00The Murder Junkies still perform and they played i...The Murder Junkies still perform and they played in Richmond maybe two years ago. I went, but it paled in comparison to seeing a GG performance, to say the very least. There wasn't anyone like GG, that's for sure. Although El Duce comes close...Jennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13299640716799276127noreply@blogger.com