Fad Gadget - Ricky's Hand

[@flare435]

...I still remember that September 2001 when Fad Gadget played live on stage during Depeche Mode's Exciter tour. It was in Hamburg, pouring rain, ass cold...and during Ricky's Hand that Frank threw his blood-soaked rubber hand into the crowd and fucking hit me...I looked like having had an accident...it felt good and the rest of the evening was brilliant knowing Ricky's Hand was in my pocket...

[@leslijones4443]

Better than a lucky guitar pick

[@chrisccc22]

I just saw Ministry tonight and they closed with this song.

[@MichaelTitera]

That's awesome, @flare435 !

[@indecentanalyst]

I wasn't even born when Fad Gadget made this masterpiece, but I love it! Definitely the hardcore of that time. I used to putvit at the end of the parties when I was a dj, back the late 90's, beginning 2000's. The people were tripping as hell on this tune.

[@georgepaul5612]

I found these guys by accident 5 years ago and it blew my mind how good it is.

[@jeffreytyler5257]

Your interest in Fad Gadget is commendable..."these guys" are actually one guy...Frank Tovey

[@brianartillery]

Video created by film director Alex Proyas. Sad to think that Frank has been dead 8 years now - and never got the MASSIVE recognition his work deserved. I saw him play live twice back in the 80's, and he was simply awesome - a real force of nature. I miss his idiosyncratic music, another one-off, gone.

[@ronycallaert]

My favourite Tovey song back in the early eighties, sad that he's gone.

[@WesJohansen]

This video really beautifully sums up so many of the dystopian ideas that were at the core of early British new wave.

[@CrnogorskiYugo]

Most underrated musician ever...

[@jofach]

Nice 2 hear someone is keeping his spirit alive, great stuff u do, keep it up!

[@leslijones4443]

I have some old single 33’s ; Rickys Hand , The Box... He was brilliant, so good . wish I’d gotten to see him perform. R. I. P. Fad Gadget ⚙️⚡️🤚🏻🪚🪤

[@strangeromance1]

Great song by a great artist!

[@Fotonicpulse]

Was thanks to John Peel and his radio show i heard Fad Gadget playing Ricky's Hand, liked it so much i bought the 45 single and got it played in the jukebox of my local pub, and yes the electric drill that was used on the soundtrack even got a mention how cool was that.

[@garsett]

This is one of the best songs we used to dance on in the Domino dancing in Antwerp. Unforgettable!

[@billymcpike]

A treasure of my 80's Heydays

[@ADRIANAKORAL]

this song bring out lot of memories

[@JockoJonson17]

Never noticed, but seems like the music in Escape from New York uses these exact same synths.

[@dogcalledzak]

Highly under-rated - excellent band!

[@BInRt]

This sounds like a mix of Throbbing Gristle and Skinny Puppy. ..in other words, "FFFFUUUUUUCK YEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAH!!!"

[@chrisccc22]

I just saw Ministry tonight and they closed with this song.

[@turnsoffpain]

@brianartillery You know, it truly saddens me to know that I never had the chance to hear his music live... From his CD music/videos I became quite fond of fad gadget and always knew the talent he possessed, but to find out he was dead 5-6 years before I started listening kills me. Although music is eternal, I'm glad he will always be with me...

[@davidsan01]

I saw Fad Gadget 6 months before he tragically died at the Depeche Mode Exciter tour in Manchester 2003. I must admit i'd never heard any of his stuff before but when opened with this song, i was blown away! Damn shame:(

[@TheShadowOfHumanity]

Loved this song for as long as I can remember.

[@Khardankov]

Interesting imagery. Sydney and Melbourne and Brisbane locations and skylines. For a British band's song that, as far as I know, never made it to Australia.

[@IVIIIVV]

This song always lifts my spirits

[@hotchipco1]

Amazing!!!!!! Speed freak music!!!!!!!

[@PeterWesleyBastone]

yep, love it....shared to the Netshows Radio "Program 105" Playlist on youtube

[@MrLee2e]

cant get this out of my head , love the look of the video aswell

[@symptomy]

great to find this track again

[@slinkdot]

Excellent track.

[@SarahBenedictBoo]

Oh I DO like this

[@Magnus_Loov]

Now I see where the idea to one of Depeche Modes first tracks, "Photographic", came from. Especially when that lead Synth is playing an interim melody!

[@PrimetimeApocalypse]

Fad Gadget is so badass! Long Live Frank!

[@clownfishdesign]

Fad Gadget never got the credit he deserved.

[@kallemero1000]

played this song with repeat one night, high volume and fell asleep!!! nearly got evicted.

[@19887624]

I do not know about the video, but the music is ...Super incredible...

[@nitrovo]

2:34 the devonshire st tunnel at Central tunnel..it looks so cool in this video

[@areyoureceivingme]

@deanyweany70 A Black & Dekker V8 Double Speed Electric one indeed!

[@leslijones4443]

Yep, it’s listed on the credits!🔩

[@djmusicjac]

LOVE IT TOTAL WEIRD IN A GOOD WAY weird, eccentric, bizarre, odd, creative, interesting, unusual melodic futurepop, awesome

[@stevetaylor6052]

Love this guy. He was a god............

[@merrywrath]

I agree! No one wants to be creative and different in fear of not being considered "hip."

[@nitrovo]

Makes Sydney look so awesome. love it

[@u2bst1nks]

if i'm not mistaken this song was released years before the blood was even formed.

[@psychokinder]

Fad Gadget is a genius

[@gill834]

brilliant tune !!

[@niellalien]

@MushroomBluex MGMT is an 'indie' band.

[@toxictv4787]

i agree, but there was loops way befor midi. with Analog tape and analog sequencer. :)

[@kemicon]

Wow good call! It's a similar progression too.

[@erikjohnson3255]

Ministry's covering this on the next album. Uncle Al performed it as the encore on this year's tour (2023).

[@chrisccc22]

I just saw Ministry tonight and they closed with this song.

[@waxyway]

Much much much better than Depeche Mode.

[@georgepaul5612]

Matt Galvao they’re good too.

[@niellalien]

@djmusicjac I get you. I do agree it's closer to futurepop than synthpop. Perhaps...'proto-futurepop', ha!

[@shipcomesapart]

Superb macabre track.

[@igeo82]

Alex Proyas directed a Fad Gadgets video? Didn't knew that!

[@df15gadget]

Video is an early project of Alex Proyas (Dark City, Knowing, the Crow, I Robot ...) called "neon" (see beginning of video) with Ricky's Hand as an inspiration/soundtrack.The Blood definitively ripped off Fad Gadget's tune/melody: Ricky's hand 1980; Stark Raving Normal 1983. Now, please, y'all go buy some Fad Gadget songs to feed his family! (no second hand records/CDs)

[@rhranger]

Love this song do you know where i can download this video and others from fad gadget. Ranger.

[@drecksheep]

REST IN PEACE !!!

[@eyebandmusic]

lovely Sydney!

[@FugalQuease]

gosh. sydney. I don't remember fad gadget touring here back then - I guess he must have - this track was popular in Aus at the time... was this the original video, or made later? (or just a you-tube cut-up?)

[@zrgbrg]

"Reggae Time" :D

[@billc307]

Love this stuff.

[@kaosgumi]

Ah, a young Salik Silverstein at work( director of Trojan Warrior, producer of Dead End).

[@Pistonport-vn3it]

Now that kids is why you shouldn’t drink and drive

[@djmusicjac]

@HAL0INREVERSE you have a good point there about proto futurepop, if you listen to many of the tunes that have some elements of new wave or old school ebm but not exactly called that, so where do they fit? neither are they synthpop neither so they could be called proto futurepop. Its a bit like the italodisco and eurodisco and a bit like italodisco and synthpop. The thing is proto sounds a good word to fit sounds that were not invented back then, well done

[@jwolthers]

Ah the video was made by Alex Proyas from Australia who went on to do Hollywood films such as 'I Robot'.

[@offroadrc]

great track

[@PaulKerseyArchitect]

Ah, a young Alex Proyas at work (director of Dark City and I, Robot).

[@hallowed]

This is mind blowing

[@kemicon]

Yeah Moroder used loops too, appregiators very similar to what Tovey would have used. Before that King Tubby used cut audio tape. But I hear what you're saying.

[@djmusicjac]

@HAL0INREVERSE i know what you mean by synthpop, however synthpop is somewhat smoother in the melodies. When i heard this i did not think synthpop as i heard a bit of melodic industrial in the tune and neither did i want call it that, so i called it melodic futurepop. Saying that futurepop didn't exist then, but i still will call it that

[@lordnavie102]

A vibe and it’s how today’s music is

[@das81]

A middle point bewteen Synth pop and Minimal Wave(Or electro maybe).

[@davidsan01]

Correction, i meant 2001 and he didnt open with this song it was state of the nation. Still a good show though!

[@dack1337]

Cool, its kinda funny my name is Ricky Hand lol btw rip frank :(

[@matthewjames206]

Ministry brought me here 🍻

[@gill834]

Hi,does anyone know where this video was taken as the roads look familiar but i can't think where,thanks.

[@TheNouveauxdecadence]

@Fekall Absolutely, couldn't have said it better. KILLER KICK ASS!

[@niellalien]

@djmusicjac Not futurepop, synthpop. :)

[@666MDD]

best video ever!!!

[@sickolinokio]

the last 150 views are mine !:))))

[@Sidrotten7]

I just Luuuuuvv IT! xD Go Go; Fad!!

[@ArgWoman]

Excelente video

[@nitrovo]

@nitrovo should say central station

[@kemicon]

@kombikrajsta I never liked EBM as a description for any type of music... but if you like it, hey go nuts. Personally I'd file Fad gadget under darkwave or proto-industrial.

[@Pedestria]

wave-wave

[@MushroomBluex]

@TheNineinchsnails wuts mgmt?

[@josephmiller8974]

Al Jourgensen to the rescue again !!!

[@ninashiva67]

Super Mucke !!

[@jofach]

Sure do, got it tucked away somewhere =)

[@daddyo1974]

neon ultra laters..

[@ThePunkPostPunkTribe]

Fad Gadget ebm lol you guys are nut

[@flare435]

Frank Tovey R.I.P.

[@SteveAydt]

Deserves more than 240p. sigh

[@thriddoctor]

Never got the credit he deserved.

[@msdsez]

A # 1; no heap necessary!

[@Thecuregalore94]

Reminds me of a Joy Division early demo song?

[@fabienagitato]

fad gadget excellent

[@soundmanhaven1]

Great i have this on 7in :)

[@iWearLacoste]

Luna Park very briefly at about 0:49 =D

[@areyoureceivingme]

@Hanglands I would DIE without a turntable!

[@Leitmotivation]

forget the radio! :-)

[@garagerockermadrid]

Bright lights, dark room... Oh, sorry, wrong song!

[@das81]

everithings that sounds sophisticated is EBm or Industrial to many goths.

[@frankiesdemise]

brilliant