Crazy Town: The Sad Story of the Band Behind "Butterfly"

Crazy Town: Whatever happened to the band behind the hit 'Butterfly?"
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Crazy Town is a rap-rock group that shot to popularity in the early 2000’s thanks to their single Butterfly which propelled the group’s debut album to go platinum., The band’s story is full of tragedy and adversity & it really shouldn’t have been surprising since there was a lot foreshadowing even before the band formed. . Today Let’s discuss the history of Crazy Town and whatever happened to the group.
Formed in 1995 by two musicians Bret Mazur and Seth Binzer Mazur would adopt the alias Epic, while Binzer would be known as Shifty Shellshock Both musicians had an introduction to the industry early on in their lives with Binzer’s dad being an art director for Chess Records, working for Chuck Berry and Muddy Waters. His father even contribute to the cover art for Crazy Town’s debut album The Gift of Game. & Mazur’s dad meanwhile was a music manager whose clients included Billy Joel and at a young age he would move his family across the country to Los Angeles. Mazur’s father would take his son to recording sessions, where he was introduced to some of the best musicians in the industry but he also saw the dark side of fame recalling to Rolling Stone. “There were a lot of addicts around. There wasn’t nothing mysterious and cool about taking drugs for me.”
Mazur would attend the same san fernando valley high school as ice cube, brad wilk of rage against the machine and house of pain members everlast and dannyboy. At the age of 13 he got his first turntables and began breakdancing. He would earn money DJing at black nightclubs around LA & he would soon start his own production company with a DJ who was double his age This success led Mazur to drive fancy cars, and own his own 24-track studio but wasn’t passionate about mixing albums telling Rolling Stone how artist Sheena Easton forced him to change paths in life recalling
“She was no fun; I wanted to talk to her about Prince, and she wouldn’t say anything,” By 1993 Mazur was done working with Sheena Easton and began working with a hip hop group named Blood of Abraham who collaborated with members of another pop group named Black Eyed Peas. It would be Will I am who introduced Mazur to Binzer.
Binzer meanwhile went through a number of phases in his childhood gravitating towards extreme sports including dirtbiking & skateboarding while later becoming a punk rocker named Romeo and then a breakdancer named Paco while also becoming one of the few whites kids to partake in freestyle rap competitions around LA. Binzer would earn the name Shifty Shellshock for his criminal behavior including shoplifting at an early age telling Rolling Stone “I’ve always been dodgy. When I was younger, I was a shoplifter and then a graffiti artist. When I got older, I was a little shady dealing with women. I’d always be juggling a couple of them. He would go on to explain how he tried to rob a fellow drug dealer who was bad mouthing him and it resulted in Binzer being chased by the police and eventually getting away, resulting in him becoming one of LA’s most wanted. But the police would get their man arresting him at a 7-11 with him recalling to Rolling Stone "we got surrounded by cop cars at 7-Eleven. I was on Fox II News for an extra week, because they couldn’t find one of my friends, so they had my picture with Captured over my face. Binzer would end up serving three months in prison being relegated to the part of the jail typically reserved for murderers. Binzer would tell the LA Times "Until I got caught for everything, I kind of felt like I was this invincible Biggie Smalls bad-ass comic book character. All of a sudden it went from using drugs to being a drug addict, and it turned from robbing people and beating people up because that was the thing to do, to going to jail for it.
Mazdn’t finish my rampage for a couple of days, but he showed me that I had people who were worried and cared about me. Anthony’s this angel who appeared in my life" he'd say.
Following Binzer’s visit to rehab Crazy Town would get another shot at Ozzfest the following year. The band would also ready their follow up single Revolving door, which was in sharp contrast to Butterfly, promoting promiscuity.
Binzer would tell MTV" 'Revolving Door' is about being young, being single, having a great time, and then at the same time being like,

[@rnrtruestories]

I guess some people say it's pronounced "K-Rock" but other people have commented it's pronounced both K-Rock and KROQ.

[@MothmanCold]

Don’t feel bad the best music comes from Canada and I say that as a New Yorker. wouldnt hate a video on matt good or our lady peace!

[@coreyhardwick4660]

No worries, man. Now you know, and knowing is half the battle. 👍

[@coreyhardwick4660]

@@marissac870 Dude, just relax.

[@rnrtruestories]

@@marissac870 you’re funny don’t watch then

[@deadinthewater218]

I was thinking you were just trying to be different.

[@Croot_Music]

Shifty shellshock sounds like a turtle boss character you fight in a ps2 game.

[@elpusegato]

Turtles in Time

[@ldcWhereJustFar]

LOL

[@nomad9752]

LOL 🤣

[@maxbites23]

Todd in the shadows joke

[@daniellee7655]

I thought that was the blue turtle shell from Mario kart?

[@jakedonlon490]

3 minutes in and its impossible for me to feel sorry for this band already

[@sadezem991]

yeah they sound like complete losers, bragging about being "shady with women" and comparing yourself to biggie smalls... lmao

[@kommandant69]

These posers sucked and were loathed 20 years ago. Now I know why

[@PapaShongo25]

This has to be one of the worst bands in the history of music

[@chiarosuburekeni9325]

You can't let this get you though. I was thinking about it the other day and looking up old bands that I like. A shocking amount of famous musicians basically had a silver spoon in their mouth and a bunch of networking cheat codes if you will from the jump. In fact I'd say it's probably damn tough to get known if you don't.

[@Katie_Woo]

In the uk magazine ‘Q’ back whe ‘butterfly’ was released they said “we’re here to take the chili peppers funk rock crown” and I couldn’t stop laughing, bunch of clowns

[@brettcooper3893]

As someone who was born and raised in Alaska, I can tell you that a moose can absolutely destroy most vehicles. They're huge, and a lot of the times the moose will survive and walk away.

[@gabrielaguilar1391]

This comment was more interesting than a video on crazy town.

[@jarifmanx]

Sideneck got kicked by a moose.

[@brettcooper3893]

@@gabrielaguilar1391 lolz. There was one time that a moose got hit by a car down the street where I lived in AK, went through the windshield, bit the lady behind the wheel, and walked off!

[@Superplums]

There were 2 guys where I used to work that went hunting in Northern Ontario and hit a huge moose with their car. One of them was killed, the other in the hospital for months. If you hit a moose all 1400 pounds of it is coming through your windshield.

[@prime8nate]

Moose you got me sprung with that antler ring.

[@brandytruelove3357]

I actually met Shifty at Ozzfest in Charlotte 2001. He and a merch guy stopped me to talk and complement my outfit. He was pretty chill and respectful.

[@jorge.figueroa1]

Having worked in radio when this came out, I can tell you "Butterfly" did not get airplay at Hip Hop (Urban) radio. The song did well at alternative, CHR (Top 40) and some mainstream/AOR rock stations.

[@maresdreams8731]

Yep

[@stevedevice1866]

100% this was college cRap.

[@StevenEveral]

I vaguely remember a "rock" version of Butterfly being played on my local rock station. It was the same song just with heavier and more prominent guitars.

[@dmoralesyethics]

Yes l was surprised when they described butterfly as a hip hop beat. I wouldn't exactly call that beat hip hop at all. I would call it pop. I was young at the time and l heard it on the local pop station.

[@Gizmosadventuresnh]

The beat behind butterfly is a total rip off cover from Red Hot chili peppers.. but it's still catchy AF lol

[@javi__...]

These guys really hit every douchie rap rock bro cliche

[@fancythebold]

You look like You're from the crazytown

[@PopeyeBjj86]

Calm down Kahli

[@hailmaryrecordings8255]

😂 Totally

[@Chino196]

100% correct

[@Chino196]

And it’s guys like that who always get opportunities.smh🤦‍♂️

[@matthew6427]

I remember seeing them at OzzFest'01 and they got booed off stage almost immediately. They tried breaking out "Butterfly" but it just made things worse. I felt so bad for them that day. That would be a nightmare and I'm sure it wasn't the first time it happened to them.

[@madameshadow5222]

According to all the other comments on here saying the exact same thing, it appears they were hated pretty much everywhere they went on that tour. 😂

[@paydro3310]

Yup, seen that happen in Denver at Ozzfest 01.

[@scottenosh4548]

Haha...I remember that. They actually got dropped from Ozzfest. Jack Osbourne had a lot to do with how they wound up on Ozzfest. Jack is actually the reason a lot of great bands made it. Crazy Town isnt one of those bands.

[@jr2904]

@@scottenosh4548 we all fuck up sometimes lol

[@scottenosh4548]

@@jr2904 agreed

[@p.d.l7023]

Seriously though: If you are an addict, you will struggle with sobriety every day for the rest of your life. Hard but not impossible. Lots are out there doing it and winning.

[@Ariesangel444]

I wish my daughter would have, she died of an overdose in October, 2023 in the county jail, the worst day of my life 💔

[@Funknutz420024]

When I was 15 I was gonna off myself, until I heard this song. "GURL U DONE GOT ME SPRUNG WIT DA TOUNGE RAAAAAANG", when i heard those words i knew i wasnt alone. I knew someone understood my pain.

[@MrPhins]

Someone "understood your pain" by singing about getting a ****job from a girl with a tongue ring? I'm going to assume you're a bot. Or at least hope you are.

[@Funknutz420024]

@@MrPhins would you really expect the robots have emotions pains and fears as deep as my comment conveys you are clearly a Chinese Linkin Park troll

[@madameshadow5222]

What a beautiful moment that must have been. Brings a tear to my eye just imagining it.

[@MrPhins]

@@Funknutz420024 Wasn't really that deep, my man. But I'm glad your life was saved by a song about a bj. Makes me wonder if anybody's life was saved by "Hurts so Good."

[@Funknutz420024]

@@madameshadow5222 thank you. I thought I was alone in getting "sprung" from "tounge raaaaaangs", but someone understood me, and if they could find the courage to keep living, so could i

[@stephenbarone4053]

I only assumed these guys were D-bags, but now here’s the proof.

[@cranklabexplosion-labcentr8245]

If it looks and breaths it well it must be…

[@vicdmise]

The worst part is they're NOT D-bags; they're WANNABE D-bags.

[@lastonanisland1111]

Friends don't let friends wear fedoras.

[@unclefoiley819]

Or grow flavor savers

[@lastonanisland1111]

@@unclefoiley819 😁👍 Or get tribal armband tattoos.

[@unclefoiley819]

Stay away from Ed Hardy shirts and Jersey Shore Meatballs.

[@red.5475]

Fedoras are fine, if you wear a proper suit, and tie. It has no other applications.

[@piamessing4730]

Omg I died when I read this. My ex wore one ALL the friggin time. Note. I said....EX !!

[@michaelbyrd524]

They look like comic book characters that are more concerned about image than content.

[@SurlyMontanan]

This is the first time I watched this channel for a chuckle. This was "sad," but not in the way sad is traditionally used- except for the moose, I felt sad for that critter.

[@MelancholyRequiem]

Alternate video title: "The Sad Story of Not Limp Bizkit."

[@tommyschadler9083]

Weak 😄 🤣 😂

[@cranklabexplosion-labcentr8245]

Lol bruh

[@jakedonlon490]

simultaneously a insult & a compliment

[@deadseveredheads]

Lol

[@deadinthewater218]

Ugh Limp is garbage too

[@thedonofthsht76-58]

Love that random ending. "And then in 2019 they hit a moose" 🤣🤣🤣

[@StevenEveral]

I saw these guys at Ozzfest 2001. They did not aesthetically and musically belong there and the crowd wasn't afraid to let them know it.

[@te9591]

Good.

[@matthew6427]

Yup 😂 At Alpine Valley, they didn't last 10 minutes

[@mombosibes107]

I'm always hearing about these dudes in Ozzfest, and I still haven't heard a good review.

[@keithgupton9349]

I can only imagine. Prince was in a similar situation when he opened for the Stones. Jimi Hendrix opened for the Monkees that didn't go over to well either.

[@matthew6427]

@@keithgupton9349 Wait. Are you comparing Prince and Hendrix to Crazy Train?! 😂🤣😂🤣

[@clintonlewis2547]

Celebrity Rehab my man! Never trust a guy who names himself shifty.

[@gratefuldreadness3249]

That's when you know someones career is over that you have to go on a crappy vh1 show where Dr Drew makes more money then "shifty" did his whole career

[@Katie_Woo]

Luke on the channel Rocked covered their album on his “regretting the past” series and nearly pissed himself saying guys nickname

[@p.d.l7023]

"Shifty" just change out the f for a second t = Shitty

[@Katie_Woo]

@@p.d.l7023 my autocorrect changes his name to- shitty shuttlecock 👍👍

[@canondocre8650]

@@Katie_Woo 😁😅😂🤣😆

[@CommodoreFloopjack78]

"The Sad Story of Crazy Town, aka Dollar Tree Limp Bizkit."

[@LeviBulger]

Lmao. Kroeger Brand Limp Bizkit

[@CommodoreFloopjack78]

@@LeviBulger 😁😆👍

[@BrianRRenfro]

"The sad story of how we all had to listen to Crazy Town in the early 2000s"

[@llahhsoj7651]

I absolutely hated that song back then. Same goes for that, I just want to fly song. Can’t remember the name.

[@TheVioletBunny]

@@llahhsoj7651 sugar ray or something that song was garbage. Both songs I’d rather listen to an old man fart on a snare drum than hear either

[@gratefuldreadness3249]

Haha exactly and they stole red hot chili peppers instrumentals

[@blahanger4304]

rofl

[@jr2904]

My mom and aunt loved this fucking song and would blast it...

[@Strimbles]

Their biggest setback was that those 2 guys were total cheeseballs. Spoiled hollywood kids. Rapping Ben Stiller & punk Mark McGrath 😂

[@speculator3gthe238]

Funny comment because Sugar Ray WAS a punk band before bringing in a DJ.

[@Bestintheworld182]

Oh man someone doesn’t know about early Sugar Ray lol

[@michaelross1452]

@@speculator3gthe238 Didn't SugarRay also try the Ska scene? Who remembers Reel Big Fish?

[@cascade3769]

@@michaelross1452 Me.

[@michaelross1452]

@@cascade3769 Aaron Barrett still does gigs

[@Sinnerboy88]

I can add another element of sadness to the story of Crazy Town's Butterfly. My childhood best friend absolutely loved this song.. he died in a fire in 2005 when he was just 18. Every time I hear it it reminds me of him. When we were kids we used to hang out in the pool halls and game arcades and when I was putting on music on the jukebox he always used to shout "Put on Butterfly!" and I would. I always remember it playing when we were playing games of pool or Sega Rally arcade with the rally seat and wheel etc (by the way he was always the absolute best at Sega Rally.. I could never beat him). He was a good guy.. it's true people always say that about people who die but he really was a great friend to have. He had somewhat of a tough life, he was a rock kid.. like myself, he liked a lot of rock and metal.. everything from Nirvana to Iron Maiden to nu metal like Slipknot which was still big at the time (early 00s). I had drifted apart with him for a while and had just started to hang out with him again, I was actually supposed to go hang out with him the night he died.. but for whatever reason I rain checked it, I think something came up and I said another time, then a day or two later I heard he had died in a house fire that night. Everyone knew his as "Turk", that was his nickname. Hard to believe that he's been dead over 15 years now. RIP Turk.

[@andyscott5277]

That’s a much sadder story. Sorry about your friend 😞

[@LotsOfLancelot]

Rest In Peace, Turk. He’s jamming somewhere better now, just know that.

[@givemeahandle]

Wow

[@maresdreams8731]

Turk would have easily forgiven you and knew it was simply just his time so please dont hold any guilt in your hands, My friend.

[@chickengenius4202]

Cool

[@emily4gov922]

The Sad Story of the Band Behind "Butterfly": They are the band behind "Butterfly". The end.

[@delilasloan8914]

This is the funniest thing I have watched on KZbin today.

[@phatnana2379]

They aren't even tho!! That riff is from a Chili Peppers song!! Pretty Little Ditty is the song if you don't already know it Edit: this vid covers that lol. I should've watched it thru to the end first!

[@88_TROUBLE_88]

So, they're _only_ hit is a looped filler riff by another band. Real talent there, for sure..

[@DSPsWifesBf]

Hahaha

[@foogan]

No man. Everyone only knows fucking Butterfly, which is one of their worst songs. Yeah they were douchey, so what, it was rap rock from LA in the early 00s, that was par for the course. Revolving Door is a dope song off the first album, way better than Butterfly. Dark Horse had some lowkey decent tracks, particularly Beautiful. You're The One, Waste Of My Time, and Skulls And Stars are decent. But their whole 2015 album The Brimstone Sluggers is fucking tight as hell. It goes hard from start to finish. Go check it out.

[@maloik6937]

I saw them at Ozzfest in Noblesville, Indiana I think in 2001. They got booed off of the stage.

[@whyzup6593]

What a train wreck...that OZ fans kinda cynically admired

[@michaeldoyle189]

Saw them at Ozzfest in Camden, NJ. They were just awful. One of the 3 worst performances I've ever seen. It seemed most people at that Ozzfest agreed based on the amount of boos and awful shit that was said.

[@beeragainsthumanity1420]

How could they expect anything less?

[@Davido50]

They got booed here in Ohio too!!!

[@michaeldoyle189]

They finished their set and I'm pretty sure it was Epic that said "everyone drive Ferraris." No context. Unsolicited. That was his aspirations for the crowd that day. And I'm pretty sure the crowd's aspirations for him were to **** himself.

[@THETROLLINGTRAIN1]

The “sad” story behind butterfly is the fact that they basically had it gifted to them by the Red hot Chili peppers

[@protoclone138]

It did have that RHCP, Mother's Milk era, sound.

[@OnceWasSomething]

@@protoclone138 the bassline is directly borrowed/sampled from RHCP's Flea. I can't remember the song it comes from, but you'll be able to find it on KZbin i bet

[@protoclone138]

@@OnceWasSomething Looked it up, Pretty Little Ditty.

[@nickh5121]

the guitar riff was fruisciante's

[@DetroitFettyghost]

@@nickh5121 wow.

[@Immortal628]

Of everyone in this "sad story" of posers, drugs, and hair gel, I feel like the moose they hit with a touring van did the most good.

[@Nyarlahotep]

Thanks for the good laugh 😂

[@daniellee7655]

The "Moose" was their biggest hit,lol

[@Immortal628]

@@daniellee7655 That's fantastic

[@RuiLuz]

The moose was the representation of quality music.

[@mnmade9062]

Fucking brilliant.

[@cman86s]

It was John Frusciante who basically brought them to those great heights, when these guys sampled the guitar riff he composed for the song Pretty Little Ditty!

[@YoelDiamante]

Dude just blowed my mind. It’s true.

[@whiskey101]

The best Crazy Town song is Nookie.

[@incredibleedibledez]

I just laughed so hard i shot milk outta my nose & I'm not drinking milk🤣

[@TaylorDelRey]

Brilliant.

[@justinc9777]

That is gold 😂😂😂😂

[@ozarkrenew1019]

That's when they changed their name to Limp Bisket

[@jacquesmatthews4240]

LMAO that's still sayin too much for both bands

[@KPX-nl4nt]

Crazy Town makes Nickelback look like The Beatles.

[@BlackMagick999]

Most savage comment on here

[@simplyhuman3982]

Nickelback is actually catchy though.

[@MitchRimland]

hahahahahaha

[@simplyhuman3982]

Yeah. I actually like Nickelback. Can't stand the other.

[@GVoodoo]

Never got the hate for nickelback.

[@b.w.22]

The lyric “you got me sprung with your tongue ring” says everything I need to know about this band.

[@VeneficaDelirium]

It's so dated. SO dated. Who the fuck even gets their tongue pierced anymore? I bet they thought they sounded so hip and on-trend with that line and thought it wasn't gonna age as badly as it did.

[@b.w.22]

@@VeneficaDelirium - It’s just awful how this song will worm it’s way into your mind and if I think about it, I’ll find myself humming it for ages after. These guys definitely thought they were on trend and very cool - didn’t the dark-haired dude nickname himself Epic? Oof

[@spinespindle9872]

Savage 👌🏻

[@kittykittybangbang9367]

@@VeneficaDelirium Some people still get their tongue pierced, but I had no idea it was a trendy thing back in the early 2000s

[@progz5232]

@@VeneficaDelirium yaeh im sure a drugged out singer cared about if something is going to age lol

[@kmvoss]

I remember a few cute girls in my grade that were obsessed with these guys for about two weeks. It was horrible.

[@Quetzocoatl22]

This was actually parodied in the 2002 film "Orange County." The main character is a high school senior, and in every party he goes to as soon as "Butterfly" comes on all the hot girls form up and dance in unison to it.

[@PRS-qh5jf]

@@Quetzocoatl22 i remember that movie! I used to watch it all the time as a kid lol its got jack black and he does like some Molly and vacuums something yea?

[@brinsonharris9816]

And that was what, 6th or 7th grade? Supposedly they had a huge following of tweens.

[@VeneficaDelirium]

This song just always brings me back to every single school dance when I was in the sixth grade. I liked some cringe stuff in middle school, but this song always had me fleeing the dance floor while the crunchy-haired juvenile delinquents grinded on each other. The hair gel. The ICP. The frosted eyeshadow... *PTSD flashbacks*

[@jimreily7538]

@@VeneficaDelirium Don't think about that stuff. That's horrible. I'm getting second hand flashbacks now. Of stuff that didn't happen to me !

[@seansullivan7928]

These dudes seem like they would jump on every single hype train that passes by. What Binzer doing now, Tik Tok videos?

[@MultiStar84]

He should have gotten into fitness influencing. I remember wanting to look like him when I was a kid, aesthetically

[@blastbeatindustries3191]

They were Hollywood kids who got hooked on drugs as teenagers.

[@seansullivan7928]

@@blastbeatindustries3191 well when I was kid you got beat up for being a poseur

[@brockxxxxsamson]

@@MultiStar84 evidently you just have to become a drug addict

[@BigDaddy-vr2ut]

He put out a song called fly away. About 11 months ago. I liked it.

[@cornpop1363]

they didn't want Butterfly to be their first single because they knew it would automatically make them a one hit wonder. but once they realized being a one hit wonder was going to be the best they could ever do they went ahead and released it.

[@LxL_Looney_Bin]

I remember every single last bit of this era , the hell with getting old 😢

[@justinlast2lastharder749]

I'll never forget them getting bood off the stage at Ozzfest. It was pretty surreal to see it actually happen.

[@COBRAHAWKband]

We opened for CrazytownX in Seattle. They didn’t play Butterfly. There wasn’t a lot of people at the show, but the guys in the band were friendly.

[@BarronVonSchnoot]

CrazytownX is a different band

[@roosterj2599]

Shifty Shell Shock was a hardened criminal who frequently shoplifted. He's soooooo bad. These guys sucked. Not changing my mind.

[@deadinthewater218]

Literally no one wants to change your mind.

[@roosterj2599]

@@deadinthewater218 Thank you.

[@carpepesci]

Saw them when they were opening for Methods of Mayhem 20 years ago. And why was I at a Methods of Mayhem show? I had heard that Stephen Perkins was the touring drummer as Tommy Lee was on guitar on vocals. MOM opened their set with a 10-15 minute drum/percussion jam with Stephen and Tommy. THAT alone was worth seeing the show. Also not the only time I went to a concert just to see the drummer.

[@standinsilence]

Maybe you should go to a Smashing Pumpkins show just so you can see Jimmy Chamberlin?

[@rbilleaud]

I don't know how "sad" their story is. Yeah, guitarist Charles Lopez died of a heart attack back in the early 2000s, and they never had a real hit other than Butterfly, but they're still plugging away. People sometimes rag on "one hit wonders", but you know, at least they had a hit, which is hard to do in the music biz.

[@jimreily7538]

Unless you're already in the music business.

[@ryancorrigan4149]

This song is proof that it isn't though.

[@syahtree3231]

Oh my god, I remember this dude I knew got the girl from the cover tattooed on his chest and he would show it off any chance he could, and all these years later, recently he had her turned into a really bad version of Harley Quinn 😂😂😂😂it's hideous.

[@HangtownTactical]

I really remember the guitar player as a kid. He played in my dad’s band briefly. He showed my my first pot plant

[@WhatIsMatter101]

The problem isnt theyre one hit wonders. The problem is their one hit even had to sample Red Hots catchy album filler.

[@kt114]

I liked crazytown’s music and watched shifty on celebrity rehab. I was really rooting for him to turn his life around but unfortunately he was his own worst enemy. He liked being a rebel too much. I remember a scene in celebrity rehab where shifty left the treatment facility only to show back up smoking crack on the roof. Crazy town is definitely the appropriate name for any band he’s in.

[@tarajones9675]

I remember he also bought a hamster in that show when he left the rehab but before climbing to the roof

[@465marko]

@@tarajones9675 Ahahahahaha!!!! Holy shit that's hilarious.

[@BrianRRenfro]

It's like I have to explain about a lot of bands: "They were pretty good at what they were doing! Just turns out what they were doing itself wasn't very good." Basically the genre they were shooting for wasn't really all that great in the first place, and REALLY hasn't aged well but within that genre they were competent.

[@SkyePhoenix]

@dimebag Darrell Made perfect sense to me!

[@ryancorrigan4149]

No, they weren't. I thought "nu-metal" sucked, but these guys are in a league of their own when it comes to musical diarrhea. Quite possibly the worst band of all time in my opinion. I can't think of a song I hate more. Really. Not even one.

[@greeksdorok]

The amount of unwarranted hate these guys get like your comment really shows how much people like u like to project your inadequecy

[@tylove7992]

Saw'em once at Ozzfest in Denver. Frontman was a jerk, and they got booed hard.

[@paydro3310]

I was there too. LOL!!

[@eganc1976]

I was there as well, we all showed those dbags with our collective boo's... hahaha!!🤣🤣🤣

[@Buster_Piles]

Booed or boned hard? I guess one the the other

[@phatnana2379]

The most memorable riff in Crazytown's ONLY hit song... They didn't even write! It's a Red Hot Chili Peppers lick

[@orb2150tx]

And like 1% of the entire world even knows it.

[@Ralphanthonybianscomusic]

It always pissed me off so much watching that video, and the band’s “guitarist” pretending that he’s actually playing that riff, as opposed to simply sampling a Chili Peppers riff on a loop.

[@orb2150tx]

@@Ralphanthonybianscomusic you and me both, brother

[@DodongoManoof]

Well I bet I could write good songs if I just copied RHCP riffs, too !

[@stuffthings1417]

@@Ralphanthonybianscomusic Or any of the instruments. So few notes in the song. Just use a keyboard. The drums are basic af too.

[@jasonvoorhees895]

I met Shifty right around the time Butterfly came out. He came into a strip club where I was working, looking for a dancer he used to date. Dude was WASTED on something, if not multiple things. I didn't even know what he meant when he said "I'm in Crazy Town!" I was like "Yeah, Hollywood is a pretty crazy town." 🥴 I lived in L.A. for a lot of years, and every so often, I'd meet somebody who had a story about meeting this guy, and it always involved huge amounts of drugs, (Backpacks full, as I was told) and a chaotic Shifty Shellshock, blown out of his mind at some party or club.

[@lovemadness9291]

Nice story

[@srb2591]

Man should have stolen his backpack

[@ellzedd4113]

😂😂😂

[@user-sy4xl3jn4i]

Crazytown were great Shifty tortured by his own demons RIP VIP legend

[@jasonvoorhees895]

@@user-sy4xl3jn4i You had me scratching my head, cuz I didn't recall him dying. Just a couple days ago, huh? I knew his name was Seth, didn't know his last name was Binzer. Well, I'm a DJ, so I'll do what DJ's do: Tell a Shifty Shellshock story on the mic and play Crazytown a few times a year.

[@serialmiller1987]

I was supposed to see Crazy Town in 2019 in my hometown in Northern Ontario, but the show was cancelled as they were involved in an accident when their van hit a moose.

[@Matt_in_Texas76]

There's a subredditt for that comment

[@beeragainsthumanity1420]

You dodged that experience. Be thankful.

[@Nope-sq6dv]

A brave moose have his life that day… May it never be forgotten.

[@serialmiller1987]

@@beeragainsthumanity1420 I had zero expectations for that show. I wanted to understand why I liked Crazy Town when I was 13 and use it as a lesson for my son that you really don't know who you are in your teens.

[@beeragainsthumanity1420]

@@serialmiller1987 Ok, I get it...13? Good times, my friend.

[@OpaqueVisions47]

Not to throw too much shade but did we really need more Crazytown? The fact that I just learned the singer went by the name "Shifty Shellshock" kind of makes me dislike them that much more😂

[@charlie-girl72]

What a negative atmosphere on this track tho. Some have a beautiful story but, i totally loved this one! That low flute rhythm did it! It was something else. A bit cheesy but still it was fun! Never bash artists when they fail or whatever. We are all humans. I never forget this great memory in that summer!🥰♥️🌴 🦋

[@jonathankoziol6573]

They should have toured with Savage Garden

[@timothybradshaw3896]

hey! you keep savage garden out of this! lol.

[@jonathankoziol6573]

Out of it? No I want them to be part of it, maybe with Insane Clown Posse and LMFAO

[@chanelle2819]

hahahah dude

[@spinespindle9872]

Savage👌🏻

[@mrc6032]

Savage garden was actually talented, and the singer had a good voice.

[@DiScreTioNs915]

I actually really love the band, they’re way more than just butterfly. For a time they actually disowned the song since it wasn’t a good representation of the band. I’ve listened to a few recent interviews from both shifty and Bret but I do have a lot of sympathy for shifty struggling with drug addiction for most of his life. They really do seem like they have a genuine love for the craft it’s ashamed no one could see them past butterfly.

[@stevemiller4494]

Well you're a true fan because a true fan will stick with the band no matter what... Most of these other people are just fickle... The kind of people that you don't want as a friend ..

[@thenothing2786]

I loved their album “Chocolate Swordfish and the Bratwurst Flavored Water”

[@chrismizuno239]

Who else uses lady, besides Lionel Richie? Styx.

[@theculturedthug6609]

I know lots of people use lady.

[@chrismizuno239]

@@theculturedthug6609 are they famous artists that get radio airplay?

[@theculturedthug6609]

@@chrismizuno239 What's wrong with Lady ffs.

[@chrismizuno239]

@@theculturedthug6609 watch the video ffs

[@theculturedthug6609]

@@chrismizuno239 I did.

[@mrc6993]

Loving the content. Thanks for what you do!

[@billycole852]

There is nothing sad about a pack of tools getting a comeuppance

[@andrebrynkus2055]

The sad story of a band that frequently made fun of tragic deaths of beloved celebrities in their songs.

[@andrebrynkus2055]

@Bønzëaux Błëuxgrēn "I almost pulled a Robin Williams." "We leave our critics hanging, Like INXS." Screw these guys for lines like that.

[@connorriley7511]

@Bønzëaux Błëuxgrēn another line that’s off-color and in bad taste is “I drink a bottle of Winehouse, and pop a couple Heath Ledgers”

[@rokaanalzeer7148]

They’re a bunch of frat boys who think they’re edgy when really they’re being jerks.

[@kurumi9714]

@@andrebrynkus2055 what was the name of title of those songs?

[@kurumi9714]

@@connorriley7511 name of the song title?

[@mr.martyr8573]

I watched these clowns get LITERALLY booed off the stage. It was insanely embarrassing.

[@infinitejest441]

Posers.

[@ethanlove4695]

It’s never a good sign when the latest noteworthy update from a band is “they hit a moose on tour in Canada.”

[@protoclone138]

I was on a Spirit flight with them, I avoided eye contact so they didn't recognize me recognizing them.

[@jamesr2547]

A one hit wonder that don't deserve more than 30 seconds attention.

[@ericyoungstrom5745]

YUP

[@johnmoeller8654]

Matt Gaetz loved these guys

[@deadseveredheads]

30 secs is being generous.

[@zoomgallygally]

Don't forget about toxic and cool music video lol

[@OpaqueVisions47]

And that "one hit" was absolutely unbearable

[@SpectacularDisaster]

those abs made him so cocky, that he thought the name "shifty shellshock" sounded cool and not immediatly dated

[@MultiStar84]

Those abs take fkn dedication and hard work

[@edwardp.2642]

Those abs is the reason why Cuomo said that he doesn't hate the band...

[@Sundog1985]

@@littlekingtrashmouth9219 an enemy in Two Crude Dudes or something.

[@ering.3978]

Came here for the video, stayed for the comments. These are all so f'ing savage, but I love it!! xD

[@cameronriddle109]

San Luis Obispo, 2010. Me and two friends walked to a nearby bar that wasn't even located downtown (95% of the bars in SLO are located there). The bar, the Z was nearly empty and as we walked in the bouncer asked if we were there for the show. Confused, we said no we just wanted to play pool. The bouncer told us Crazytown was playing and they'll be on soon. Since there was no one there they ended up scrapping the show and just hung out around the bar. I ended up meeting Shifty, played a game of pool w/him and smoked a few cigarettes. I remember thinking how Hollywood he looked because of his leather pants and boots. He also had a Napoleon complex because he had lifted boots and he was still shorter than me (I'm 5'9). He bragged a lot, particularly about the old days when this would have been a sellout show. I couldn't help but feel bad for the guy as I could tell he was embarrassed about the empty bar there for the show. Decent enough guy though, I wished him well when we left. We bumped "Revolving Door" when we got back to our apartment and had a good laugh.

[@johnm994]

Bet you met Chuck Liddell a few times. Heard he was a good dude.

[@cameronriddle109]

@@johnm994 lmao I did indeed. As a matter of fact a few girls I knew were Liddels "friends". On one occasion one of the girls came to say hi to me at my job (a coffee shop) in the morning to grab coffee and pastries for her and Chuck. He wasn't there it was just her but she had been with him the night before and was driving his hummer lmao. He moved away from here some time ago though. Not too long after I moved here actually. I only met him once or twice and the conversation was very brief, but I knew the girls he hung out with as we were friends from the same hometown who had both moved here.

[@johnm994]

@@cameronriddle109 yeah Chuck was a pimp. I was at a convention in Vegas back in 07 and we had our after party at Body English in the Hard Rock. Back then that was one of the top clubs in Vegas. I was flirting with one of the hot cocktail waitresses and mentioned that I always hear Chuck name drop Body English after his fights and the waitress told me Chuck had a 3 some with 2 of her coworkers. This is during the prime of that club so I'm certain the 2 girls were as hot and maybe hotter than the waitress I was talking to.

[@cameronriddle109]

@@johnm994 hahaha I'm from Visalia originally and Chuck was smashing these girls I knew from my hometown. Small town 10's but Las Vegas 7's. Still way out of my league though. I always laugh when I see that clip of him coked out of his skull at the UFC event because he had that reputation around SLO too. Pretty sure he was on one when I met him one of the times. No judgement here he was a nice guy.

[@cameronriddle109]

@@johnm994 Oddly enough I met Glover Teixeira too. He trained for a minute out here too and my roommate trained at the same gym. Ironically my brother in law (who was in the UFC for 4 fights) moved out here about a year ago and trains at the gym as well. He's making one final go at trying to make it back to the big time and decided to switch gyms to change things up.

[@nolagospeltracts8264]

The "Celebrity Rehab" episodes with the guy from CT were hilarious.

[@standinsilence]

I need a Blu-Ray box-set with all seasons. Best reality show ever.

[@karabartley]

Right 😂😂😂 smoking crack on the roof while the doctors try to coax him down.

[@thespeedyviking9682]

The saddest part of the story is the untold part. The part where the moose was no longer accepted by his friends and family because he got too close to Crazy Town. His life spun out of control in a blur of hoof piercings and star tattoos while trying to keep his addiction to maple syrup under control. Unfortunately he was attacked one night by a gang of angry beaver trying to collect syrup debts, he didn’t survive the encounter.

[@heavyglamrocker1987]

😔🙏🏻

[@infinitejest441]

True story bro 😂

[@aliway4136]

My god🤦‍♀️🤣🤣🤣

[@jaredblanke2168]

These guys were like a parody comedy skit, even back then. They were like the Nelson of rap-rock. Nelson, remember that crap?

[@BarronVonSchnoot]

Who?

[@jankmedia1985]

Someone should make a biopic of these guys. Tommy Wiseau can direct.

[@ministerofdarkness]

Damn, the amount of hate on this band is staggering!

[@edwardp.2642]

Let's be honest - they deserved it.

[@joeymorvant161]

I like them, but they really do get hated on. Why pick them?

[@ryancorrigan4149]

@@joeymorvant161 Because Butterfly is literally, in my opinion, the worst song I have ever heard. Not kidding. I'm trying but I honestly cannot think of a single song I like less.

[@joeymorvant161]

@@ryancorrigan4149 Fair enough. All bands\songs are not for everybody. Thank you for your mature, polite response.

[@Dunkaroos248]

It’s deserved. They sucked and rode the coat tails of every other shitty band that sounded just like them at the time and this song was inescapable on the radio for an entire year

[@crazycatman5928]

What made this song was the little riff from RHCP or John Frusciante if you will. Pretty little ditty.

[@edwardp.2642]

One band's little riff is another band's whole career...

[@crazycatman5928]

@@edwardp.2642 lol well said my dude:)

[@edwardp.2642]

@@crazycatman5928 I saw this notion somewhere in comment section of "Pretty Little Ditty".

[@schneir5]

Their song, "Drowning" was pretty good too. I was so envious of the main guy's pec's and abs and piercings in that "Butterfly" music video when it came out, when I was in high school.

[@CreamPuffx69]

Thank you for bringing us back, nostalgia I could play this all day,

[@johnnybraccia452]

Brett is filling in on different bands. I met him when he covered for the bassist for Tessa Violet in San Francisco. Brett fucking rocks, he has great energy on the stage. And is totally cool in person. Brett isn't like a Bassist who just sits back and hits the bass line He jams and lights up the stage like Mark Hoppus. He totally deserves to be in another touring band. And his mom is cool, too.

[@chrismizuno239]

Korn meets sugar ray

[@dwade6322]

Oh! 🤣

[@cris_261]

Zing!

[@marcr-m1941]

I really appreciate the hilarious use of stock footage!

[@4ctmam]

Basically the only good thing about their only popular song is the guitar lick sampled from RHCP.

[@88_TROUBLE_88]

Bass guitar, specifically

[@4ctmam]

@Jew chikd Pretty Little Ditty

[@88_TROUBLE_88]

@Jew chikd off Mother's Milk I think

[@imothy]

yep, i'm surprised the guy didn't mention it. its a 2 bar loop from pretty little ditty. Great riff, I remember learning it as a kid when I as learning guitar. They probably had to pay a fortune to clear the sample, and probably didn't get any partial writing credit if any??

[@88_TROUBLE_88]

@@imothy he mentioned it but that's all he elaborated on it - just a quick mention.

[@lastzombiehunter]

Never even heard of this band .

[@jarifmanx]

You only missed "Butterfly". Catchy, but not that great. Your obliviousness to their existence wouldn't have made the slightest impact in your life.

[@madameshadow5222]

Consider yourself lucky man. Trust me on that. In fact, I’m jealous because I assure you that once that one popular song of theirs gets stuck in your head it’s in there really really good and it just.won’t.stop. 🤦🏼‍♀️

[@kommandant69]

File under: One hit wonders of the early 2000s

[@joshuaarmand5236]

You didn’t miss much

[@slapshot6ful]

It's so weird that Toxic and Darkside were considered flops. Both of those were incredibly popular on Fresno rock channels of the day. Especially 104.1 they played that shit constantly.

[@theunwelcome]

had never heard of the band, had only heard the "song" in some movie, when I googled it up and saw the lyrics I instantly hit the X and now am cursing you for bringing this back to attention

[@Sangria]

Poor moose.

[@madameshadow5222]

Bless that moose. He’s the real MVP in this whole story. Deserves a medal for his sacrifice for sure.

[@_Only_Zuul]

lol this comments! 🤣🤣 just can feel such the lovings for the crazy towns! ❤❤❤ 🤣🤣

[@dreddfan01]

Come on man, don't leave us hanging! Was the moose ok?

[@oba1560]

😂😂😂

[@Katie_Woo]

The true victim in whole story

[@p.d.l7023]

Moose joined the band. Hey, seemed like the thing to do at the time.

[@ZombifiedPreacher1]

Back in 2000 I was working at a goth shop in NY when in comes their singer, he was looking to buy a new belt buckle. My coworker and I had no idea who he was until he proudly mentioned his band and why he wanted the buckle .......my coworker " oh you're in a band, how nice!, me (crickets going off in my head)....he was obviously upset we didn't jump with excitement and so he stormed out of the shop! True story

[@mywhychromosome]

Seriously?? Did he say anything, or just fume silently and turn on his heel?

[@strawberryblondemilk7249]

When you order Chester Bennington & Mike Shinoda from Wish

[@thevinyltruffle]

“3 months in PRISON.” That’s basically an oxymoron. It always makes me laugh when ppl call county jail “prison.” You don’t get sent to prison for 3 months.

[@ATrain11267]

And thrown into PC for his own safety, some fake hard ass who trashes hotel rooms

[@88_TROUBLE_88]

As an ex-felon convict I would actually point out that it's _possible_ although I also cringe every time I hear jail being referred to as "prison".. So, for very specific circumstances such as parole violation its actually common for guys to get hit with a 3 or 6 month sentence in the pen and they get cut loose after that time expires with a renewed parole or flattened sentence depending on the way the judge structures the time at sentencing.. Jussayin, although like I said, I agree that confusing jail with prison is unnerving for someone who has done a good amount of prison time. It's almost like attributing false honor to someone who's only been to jail by claiming they've done prison time and that's where the issue arises for us that appreciate the distinction being clear.

[@JayTX.]

I mean you can if you get good time in county before catchin chain

[@88_TROUBLE_88]

@@JayTX. also true if you're in a municipality that has its good time honored by the state

[@jimreily7538]

Depends what country. In my country prison and jail - gaol - are the same thing

[@CieloRelampago]

Little 8th grade me had a serious crush on the lead singer 🤣 I loved "butterfly"

[@Booyabocka]

The sad story of Crazy Town: “Crazy Town existed. The end.”

[@Mr.PepeSilvia]

That was sad. Poor moose.

[@Jasondirt]

I never remember even knowing they released a 2nd album. But butterfly was Huge and that would be hard to follow.

[@p.d.l7023]

I never heard about that Darkhorse album until just right now.

[@randyblythe8255]

How about a video on how TOOL beat out Taylor's "Swifties" with the release of Fear Innoculum much to the surprise and shock of the self absorbed Pop music fan base??!?!!

[@rickkeehn7676]

For one week. Cool story.

[@dream_in_digital]

A Tool fan accusing other people of being self absorbed. Oh, the irony.

[@justinlast2lastharder749]

The Album was trash though...

[@randyblythe8255]

@Justin Last 2; agreed, it didn't grow on me like a couple of other Tool albums that I didn't immediately love...but I think that's an even bigger insult to the bandwagon elites, and the entitlement complex most of them suffer from. I dunno, at the time that the idea occured to me, it just seemed like an achievement for genres that are typically dismissed as a whole. And the achievement, I felt, could be used to cast light on the musical capabilities of, not just Tool, but so many other great musicians who should be able to hit the charts at the very least. Furthermore, the sheer dedication of metal fans across the board could be acknowledged here. The difference in the reasons behind a metal fans' support, and the majority of "popular music" fans couldn't get any more contrasted.

[@randyblythe8255]

@rick keehn; yup, a week. Rage Against the Machine achieved something similar in the UK with Killing in the Name of recently. This channel DEFINITELY did a video/story highlighting that achievement, and the implications of such an achievement in regards to the metal and other anti-establishment based genres that don't achieve popularity (for what should be obvious reasons). THAT No. 1 Single (downloaded) slot was held for a day or two... maybe a week at most, but that's not the concept of focus here. 🤦‍♂️ The depth of people's inability to construct a thought, that wasn't programmed into their conceptual processing, is both astonishing and terrifying. I'm guilty of it as well, but I'm trying here.

[@lunaticktnichtganzrichtig]

I have to say I'm a bit young and i got to know this band through my mom. There were a few things at the beginning of they're career I didn't know about. But what i for sure can say is that i think Seth learned a lesson after his coma. He still smokes pot and I'm pretty sure he also relapsed a few times. But I met him in 2018 in Berlin and i still follow him on social media. He matured a lot. Since they're not that big i got to talk to him before the concert and he's actually so calm and nice. His douchebag times are over for sure.

[@dwade6322]

When these guys released their first hit BUTTERFLY, every female i knew was in love w/that singer. Shame how things turned out for the band.

[@cris_261]

@Steve A I thought that was David Draiman.

[@HavocFactionmusic]

Ya’ll haven’t heard darkhorse and it shows. That album still kicks ass

[@Ammut6]

Thank you! When I'm feeling down Darkhorse is my go to! ❤

[@Alexandria87]

Finally someone mentioned this gem!

[@HavocFactionmusic]

@@Alexandria87 CANDY COATED PAIN IS LIKE A BALL AND CHAIN

[@barryshaw7304]

You mean licks ass!? There! I fixed it for ya...

[@jaggedpoppet3921]

Leading me closer to death

[@spacesloth6496]

Great video thanksz ❤️🙏🤘😍

[@corythecrow]

Quite the diverse back ground for a group that was but then wasn't. Great story! Thanks!!!!!

[@daveweiss5647]

Wait wait wait... House of Pain, Easy E, Ice Cube, a guy from Rage against the Machine and CrazyTown all went to the same highschool??? Wtf...

[@Peterbluebird]

And your mom!

[@seymourmajor4594]

My band supported these guys in Belfast, Ireland a few years ago. There was barely anyone there; was kinda sad lol Shifty Shellshock was a pretty dead on guy though!

[@dustinbrown7246]

Believe it or not they do alright in the states. They have ties to S.R.H. and do good in that scene

[@mymuses4336]

Interesting but have you done Wendy O Williams yet? I would like to see more of your mini-documentaries on all the WOMEN who have left us or have crazy stories because WE have A LOT of interesting and wild stories, experiences and whatnot as well! Thank you for the L7 too! That was KILLER! LOVE your BAD ASSED channel and much love and mad respect from New Orleans! ^..^

[@KahlessTheUnforgettable]

Your research is USUALLY impeccable. I’m surprised you missed the MOST interesting fact about Seth Binzer. He hold’s the Guinness Book of World Records®️ record for being the world’s TALLEST midget! #TheMoreYouKnow 💫

[@dmitriponomarev8002]

I wish I had the last 11:46 of my life back

[@rustyjames1727]

4 minutes in! I'm going all the way baby!

[@dmitriponomarev8002]

@@rustyjames1727 😂

[@coreyhardwick4660]

KROQ=K-rock

[@Bassmanhill84]

He's Canadian. He doesn't get it.

[@protogenxl]

WXRK = K-Rock

[@chrismizuno239]

Wkrp in Cincinnati

[@Bassmanhill84]

@@chrismizuno239 great show.

[@chrismizuno239]

@@Bassmanhill84 Dr johnny Fever, Les Nessman, and Loni Anderson in tight dresses.

[@EpicLebaneseNerd]

Look, when me and wifey drive along and this song keeps popping into our heads and we sing it or incorporate the lyrics into our daily lingo, then there is indeed something magical about this 1 song.