Alley Cats - Escape From The Planet Earth

Filmed in 1979 at the band's rehearsal studio in Los Angeles by director Dennis Dragon.

[@lovecraft57]

I am the current drummer for The Alley Cats, Randy started the band again in 2013 I joined in 2014. We play fairly regularly in Southern California, in fact we are playing a show today at the Redwood bar in LA. Randy is a wonderful human being and an amazing guitarist/song writer and I am lucky to play with him and the current bassist Apryl Cady.

[@curtcrosby3844]

Alley Cats are rad! Seen you guys a couple times at Sardine

[@JulioCesar-hk2pr]

Vida longa ao Alley Cats !

[@laurabethita3008]

The Alley Cats are amazing with the current line up (as well as all past line ups). Apryl and Matt are a great rhythm section.

[@giulioluzzardi7632]

You are the drummer in the coolest bsnd on this planet at this critical time in Human evolution, you lucky lucky barstool. Be strong be happy.! ❤

[@ezkibela]

So you are Slim Jim 😂😂, nah just a joke couse its another band that got the same name , i was searching for that New line up you talking about just to watch it and that band poped out when i wrote Alley Cats 2006 : kzbin.info/www/bejne/nJ7NfJhvrK5riLcsi=mI6cynWA8YSElCLg , the fun fact is that there is a coment in the coment section from Randy Stodola himself calling out the guys saying that they have stolen his bands name , and he is kind of rigth couse they started in 1977 but i give the benefit of the doubt to then couse they migth didnt know your band , they play very different kind of music , but yeah now that they know they should change the name. Greetings from Basque Country.

[@popproqx7208]

Just discovered this Band yesterday.....wtf....I'm 35 years late.....like finding a diamond in the ruff...

[@crittercosner2877]

I was digging through a pile of junk in grandma's spare bedroom and found this record, along with an 8 track stereo, record player and Atari 2600. Going to be a fun time.

[@InFamousProductions]

keep that record! super rare!

[@artedeluxe]

Heard it once in the early 80s in a obscure night time radio show in Rio de Janeiro : I've never forgot the refrain : but never heard it again : not even knew who sang it ! until today : Thank you so much !

[@bcancun123]

She’s so freakin awesome. Great Band !

[@adammackintosh]

Wow, I got to play Alley Cats songs with Randy last night in Long Beach. What a blast! Anyone else notice the hand written 8x11 flyer for the Go Go's on the wall behind them "opening" for The Alley Cats? Randy is the sweetest guy, had me cracking up all night, still sounds AMAZING on guitar and vocals despite having his head cracked in by robbers. He still has that Telecaster. Amazing man.

[@giulioluzzardi7632]

Hope he still hss those cool Fender amps too.

[@polanenporje8462]

LYRICS - Bound together by doomsday chains Little monkey creatures run through this twisted plain Chasing a messiah that never came Drenched in the sorrow of this evil pain They question not this endless search What has value and how much is it worth They can not be saved from this eternal curse Escape with me from the planet earth Escape with me the pain of growing old In this dark , dark night that's always so cold Escape with me from everything that hurts Escape with me from the planet earth Give me give me one last kiss That's all that i'll miss When i leave this world When i leave this world Tomorrow , tomorrow when we're gone Everyone will carry on They'll forget this song Tomorrow when we're gone The time is late , but then it always was I charge my brain with an electric buzz Suddenly there's a violent lurch Together we'll escape from the planet earth

[@stacyblue1980]

Thank you 🌹

[@erikreedy9397]

This is my favorite Los Angeles punk rock band. They captured the sleazy streets on wax better than anyone else; although X runs a close second in my book.

[@giulioluzzardi7632]

This is the best thing I have heard for centuries. The only thing that betters this is the sound of a volcsnic erruption.

[@Scotty-P]

They really were SO good, and Dianne is SO HOT! Cool that I was just viewing/linking some classic 70's footage and this is filmed by the legendary Dennis Dragon!

[@LittleBigVathole]

Iconic background this should be a t shirt

[@normanbates9994]

Love for Randy, Diane and john

[@Johnphillipsousanightmare]

I want to escape from planet Earth. I love Alley Cats!!!!

[@duanewhiteman9284]

URGHH A Music War is what I remember.

[@TheWynos]

Haven`t heard this in 30 years!

[@irvinhansen7173]

Great song. Really captures their sound.

[@mtc3000]

Saw them while on vacation in LA in the early 80s. I'd thought they were tight and would go national. Good songs.

[@adammwalch]

Love you guys

[@MarcBrewer]

Nice to see this! There's too much junk on You Tube.

[@mariopollano]

Beautiful song

[@Andrew-bn7rr]

Kinda reminds me of the stranglers, punk at its roots but looking for more.

[@chriscoughlin9289]

I always got that feel too - even when they were brand new during my misspent youth in South Bay LA.

[@duskmemories1191]

This was one of my 80s favourite song, maybe because I am natural born escapist! thank you for uploading it!

[@carlitos5984]

Escapist?

[@chainsawteddybear]

@@carlitos5984 a weakling who can’t face reality

[@Kingdiamond27]

Why can't this time come back again :(

[@missionpants]

AWESOME!! PURELY AWEASOME!!

[@kennatouye3644]

you all the above suck and this is not music,... it's fucking sick madness

[@Riverman61]

Fabolous....!!

[@starkparker16]

These people are rad

[@PayingDebtToKarma]

No one can compare to the Alley Cats, tasty stuff!

[@Gravewurmz]

Bruce Campbell brother plays the drums i forgot about that

[@buffyslaysme]

I love the music, but I can't understand one word. except when they say Escape from the planet earth. Love the Urgh the music war song

[@cooltime5578]

I love randy Stodola I know him in person I see him all the time

[@omfug7148]

what happened to Diane? I was in the original LA punk scene but didn't get to know Randy until I got on facebook a decade ago, I asked him about Diane and he used the sad emoji.

[@markroberts1301]

I'd love to buy a full video of this session, I've seen other videos from the rehearsal studio as well. I have been a fan of the Alley Cats for an awful long time.

[@marshallberle]

The only complete DVD is their performance at the Whisky a go go circa 1979. To purchase: laughdomerecords.myshopify.com/admin/products/56299402

[@markroberts1301]

@@marshallberle Thanks I recently bought the Whiskey DVD and love it. I'd sure like to find the full version of this one though.

[@chrisg.9599]

Singer looks like a young Harry Dean Stanton

[@lynntalmon]

Omg so good

[@synholiday]

WHO DARES DISLIKE SOMETHING I THINK IS COOL!!! Oh wait, I'm not in middle school anymore. Nevermind.

[@claudioortolan2110]

"plastic zipp" radio base 81!!!

[@ryandeanlindgren9054]

😎

[@ivanstoler1920]

Love this, have it cassette i found many years ago in a mega record store for .99 but what is that thing on her head?

[@estebansteverincon7117]

Ivan Stoler It's called 'hair.' :P

[@mournblade1066]

Love the Alley Cats, and I love this song, too. But this song always cracks me up because he sounds like he singing with a mouthful of mashed potatoes or something.

[@MoonLinusJ]

[@danielscissorhands]

He sounds a lot like Peter Murphy in parts of this song, if Peter Murphy had marbles in his mouth.

[@chriscoughlin9289]

I think you've got that the wrong way round. This band was a central piece of the scene at Brendan Mullen's Masque nearly 10 years before most people in America had even heard of Bauhaus.

[@acacac182]

Kurvajó! means fucking good in hungarian. i like them.

[@dampergoldenrod4156]

Sound like a British band were they from Briton or Los Angeles?

[@AngelsTakeMe2Heaven]

LA - Lomita to be exact

[@amoirnoir6428]

Are we just gonna ignore the fact that John looks like Bruce Campbell?

[@joeshmo2713]

All body control.... lost

[@peterlynch8768]

punk

[@luizconte838]

Vocals: Donald Trump Drums: George W. Bush

[@lowbasik5107]

Luiz Conte ahahahahah

[@marcomugnai6380]

Al basso Obama?

[@lowbasik5107]

😂😂😂😂😂