Yei!

This "Teenage" noise will never catch on. Wish it was a "Live" recording cos they sounded even better.

WHAT TV ARE YOU USING MY GUY

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I saw them about 10 times in San Francisco 1977-79, back when a 15-16 year old could get into '18+' music clubs. They, along with the Offs, Dils, Crime, Weirdos, Screamers and Nuns* were the most consistently good live early-punk California-originated bands I saw. The Zeros, like most 'underground rock' bands from the 1975-77 San Diego and Chula Vista underground-rock scene, were originally HEAVILY influenced by some 1950s rock and more 1968-1976 'proto-punk'/'hard-glam' and lots of 1964-1967 era: 'garage-beat' rock (e.g. the Sonics, Count V, Standells, Wailers, the Who, Link Wray etc), 'hardcore-R-n-B' (e.g. early Rolling Stones, Downliners Sect, Yardbirds, Pretty Things, Chocolate Watch Band etc) and proto-psychedelic-punk music (e.g. the 13th Floor Elevators, Velvet Underground, MC5, the Misunderstood etc), and in 1976-1979 they usually covered at least one song from the 1960s at every concert (like the Dils did). In 1977 they complimentary were dubbed 'the Mexican Ramones' for good reason (even though they were American born and domiciled). In February 1979 the Zeros played after The Clash's set at the truly underground '1839 Geary' venue ('word of mouth' advertising; the most beautiful (ex-mid-19th century synagogue and prior Jim Jones cult church) and best sizable punk and money-value venue ever in SF, which was closed down within the year after the Christian cultist owners in South Korea, contacted by SFPD, realized it was being managed and used for non-religious/Christian purposes by socialistic anarchist punk rockers and rastas), The Clash were literally the worst band by far that played that night and a huge disappointment to me (they did not play well live or anywhere near as good as on records of the time), the Zeros and Negative Trend however, using the same sound system, were at their best and it was even better because they played AFTER the Clash and 85% of the [scary-dangerously overcrowded audience] left the venue immediately after the Clash's set. *musician Alejandro Escovedo (elder brother of Zeros' co-founder Javier Escovedo and pop-star sister 'Sheila E') was originally a founding member of the Nuns (arguably the first San Francisco 'punk' band, and premier and first and only 'house band' of San Francisco's Mabuhay Gardens in 1976, the first venue in San Francisco to host punk & 'new-wave' bands) and went on to be a founding member of Rank And File ('cowpunk' pioneers) with the [Everly-Brothers-of-punk oft compared] Chip and Tony Kinman brothers (founders of the Dils) and the short-lived True Believers with his brother Javier.

The Mexican Ramones

I LOVE THE ZEROS!!!!!!!

"What is punk"?, "it's something the younger kids are playing, not your 38 year old ROCK STARS". Still holds so true today.

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This song is badass. They are badass.

I saw the Zeros 2 or 3 times in San Diego in 1977. One show was with the Weirdos and Hitmakers, another show was with the Screamers. Great band and energy - small energetic crowd (punk was very much an underground, distained phenomenon at the time) - this was before slamming or moshing - lot's of pogoing. Also saw the Zeros with the Muffs at a reunion show at the Troubadour in LA in 2012. Still sounded great!

What guitar is Javier using? Looks sick.

That guy doing the interview wanted to know how punk rock would develop. If he only knew it would go on to develop into the more hardcore D beat/ crust /anarcho punk that would have shocked audiences in 1976. LOL Then there were freak shows like GG Allin.

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I used to live in Chula Vista in 1990

Weren't there 2 zero's bands? These the same guys who went to purple hair?

This isn’t the original audio. This is the studio song edited to grainy analog audio.

Wonder the show make them Lip sync? For the sake of archiving a dead time in the name of romanticism, this is great.

Adam's St...lol. I saw the Circle Jerks and Adolescents there.

GTA 5 vibes

The 'Mexican Ramones' nickname is kinda funny but ultimately misleading. These guys are like the Ramones, in spirit and attitude, and the sense that they are/were a distinct rock n roll songwriting force with their own vision, style. the Zeros sonically are closer to the, Heartbreakers and Dolls (hence the two-guitar lineup)/proto punk garage stuff, which they obviously share this influence with contemporaries like Ramones. I've always likened their sound to the Saints, from the otherside of the world around the same time. The Undertones too share a lot of common ground.

Great song. But the bass player seems like hes having a difficult time trying to play the instrument.

These guys fucked so many white women they didn’t have time to grow mustaches 😂

God bless y’all amen 🙏

6:55 "i guess were gonna have to wait and see how it [punk rock] develops in the future" he had no idea

this is real punk rock...

This looks like from 1932

I was at this gig on my first visit to the left coast. Saw them again 1 week later at Winterland Ballroom. Power stuff!

Who has possession of this footage? Asking for a possible Dangerhouse Records documentary. [email protected]

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The Avengers in there prime.check out the Winter land San Fran 1978 show

Love the guitar mix on these tunes. Wonder if they knew Jack, Chrissy or Janet ?

alle halbe stunde stefanie heinzelmann auf ndr 2. ich kann es nicht mehr hören. was machst du bloß, fabi??? hier, das ist gute mucke.

The interviewer had a HUGE hard-on.

Currently reading the book 'Under The Big Black Sun' and from what I gathered so far this band really blew people away in the LA scene when they played the Orpheum. They were really well put together, and had noticeable musical talent.

Love their sound. Thanks for sharing.

1:50 drumming

Fucking lol at the drummer.

They would load all their gear into their parent's car and drive from Chula Vista to the gigs in LA.

Even the video is pUNK !

El Vez on guitar!

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Drummer should have picked up the pace....I like it,they're kids and that's what counts.

When I heard this song in gta I thought the song would be from a underrated punk band that was formed in 2012 or something but I was wrong

This is a wonderful glimpse into the early days of punk. The Zeros formed in 1976 in Chula Vista, California, just 5 miles north of the Mexican border. The four members attended Chula Vista High and Sweetwater Union High. Soon they were a tight little band playing their first gig in Rosario Beach, a town south of Tijuana. And before long they were regulars on the L.A. punk scene. Their first release on Bomp (8/77) was the two songs you're hearing in this video. Two excellent punkers, for sure. It might be hard to remember when punk was the new kid on the block, but please watch the whole video. Starting around 6:30 the interviewer tentatively wades in on this new genre. From San Diego TV, this is a priceless artifact from 1977, the year punk took off.

GREAT live.....in the day!!

Didn't know these guys were real! I always listen this song on Channel X (GTA V radio.). Awsome song! It kinda reminds me, when i drive in a BADASS classic Mucle car (In the dessert). Then driving on a one left/right road. Then on the left/ right of the road some sand, cactusses, and some desert mountains. AND TURN THAT SONG ON THE RADIO!

Holy crap, she was a hypnotist! Brilliant. Sorry I missed them.